Dakota City herald. [volume] (Dakota City, Neb.) 1857-1860, 1859-12-24

ana the increase ot production there as we'll
"a Other quarters Is astonishing. Il would be-
= wise policy for our cotton cultvaiors 10
postpone sack day by dsvo,ng more atlet-
len to prodsoihg full supply of AT the
necessities OF their families sud farms-by
making each plantation Independent Of the
sorld for graias. meat and stock, aud placing
themselves beyond serious damage by Ary
auctustiou In the price of their staple pros
luut
During the recent remarkable Aurora, IL
WAs everywhere observed in Europe thaiwhere
there we're several wires on a lins Of poles,
the highest we're most affected by the Aurora
The longest ef course also experienced most
electrical asdou
Tbs late see on the Florida eosst has put
ashore ful fourteen thousand bales Of cotton.
rhs insurance 10 Wall street. New York, from
disabled chips rnd damaged ssrgoes, reaebe,
81 ,9tO coo
Miss Vau Whale, Of Cambridge, Illinois,
has been sued FOR slandersus remsfks about A
rsiehbor, A. toe party ,,reoshtly, and aonlyio
ed to psy 81, 600 dsDSges. Ladisa beware
Hon Linn Boyd bAs lssuod card declining
t,o use ot bis name as oendiis.s .0g uahe.
STATED Senator In Kentucky. ca eoso1a. of h.
condition Of bis health,
The members Of Congress express great dis.
satisfaction with the present arrangement Of
the Hall Of Representatives aud an early
modification is anticipated. The presen. seats
cost seventy eight thousand dollars
During the present year, no lees than
doICu churches have hson burned in the
State Of Massachusetts, sOme Of which are
known to have been destroyed by inoeudiaries
The loss Of so many buildings, Of the same
character, in one location, is entirely uppreoe.
dented.
The Mormons are making determined re-
sistauoe TO the au,hority OF the Federal
courts. They are creating courts of their
own, with concurrent Jurisdiction, aud Civ
Ing to tho Probate courts, common law aud
chsnOsry Jurisdiction.
The Democratic members Of tho Texas Leg
islature went into caucus on the 10th ult,, TO
nominate United States Senator, to OIL tho
vacancy caused by the death Of the noble
HendersOR--sizty-tEo members were present
The nance Of Col L. T. Wigfsll, M. D. Ora
hsm, aud Mat Ward we're put In nomination.
After twenty -One ballots had been made, Col
Tigfai vas nominated ~ tho choice Of tho
Democratic party. The election on the psrs
Of the House Of Representatives was TO have
taken place gu the following Friday.
Al recent State Fair 9, Atlanta, Georgia,
there vss ou exhibition printing press in
vented BY Nr. Reynolds. OF AuEustS, which is
described ~ equal, fnOt superior to Hoes
beet" The WritOr adds that It is the first
printing press ever invented or built 10 the
South.
Fourteen youths implicated In the recent
plot in Turkey, we're, without trial tied up Ia
saOkS, With th!rty pound shot At thOIr feet,
aud quietly thrown ihto the BOsphOrOs.
The Baltimore election will bs speedily
brought to Q test Of its legality. Some Of tho
county officers elected have attempted to take
their places, but the incumbSn,s refused to
yield them en- the ground that they were ills-
gslly elected. THIS will bring the matter into
court TO decide whether an election carried BY
force is legal. Any place out Of Baltimore It
would be decided that II was not.
The steamboat Rochester. In attempting to
make a landing two milee above Medisou
yesterday, struck q gasg and sunk IN few
minutes. There we're go passengers on bonrd
but ell we're saved The boat was heavily
freiRhtod, the mos, Of which will be lost
The oss Of the boat aud cargo is about $25
600
There are nine members Of the mex, Goa
gTess " hose seats are contested. OF 2S7 Nom
bers elected, ll6 we're members Of the ,hst
Congress, The msmbsr who has hssn oon5e--
cutiVs elected for the Longest period Of any
ono in the Congress 10 ". z. ". Cobb o!
Alabama. There is only one Smith 10 Con
gress four DAVisos; three Washburns, oil
brothers, and quite a number Of instances Of
the same name being by two differant mem
bers.
o. tn, lost steamer New World, it will be
r. me nbered. one ofthe stewards sold life-pfs
ytTs 10 the sHFishtsd passengers. Rs wa
transferred 10 smother sivrmv' I'D
which, few days since aftsr bsias sr'aitz-
cd for his meannoss, hs vas sesn 30 guasL
bic teeth" and suddenly Jump overheard. BE
was drowned.
Rufus Dawes, gentleman Of fine literary,
ability and high mental sttainmsnts, is dead.
A volume OF his poems, published some years
since, possess unusual merit and bear the
stamp u true poetry.
Mr.. southerlAnd was fued $40 in New York
the other day for kissing another mans wife
against her will. A righteous decision
No man has q right to kiss another fellows
wife without she wants him.
A bin has been introduced In the lover