Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-05-06
LATEST Y1Om THk naNEs.
NEWS UP TO THE MARCH.
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Yesterday at noon we had an inter
view with Messrs. Joshua Stout and
Caleb Supple who has just returned
from the mines, having LEFT the dig.
gings on the seyentesaM AZ March.--
bringing several days later news than
has yet been received. They left Rock
port, Mo-, last tall and arrived in the
mines on the 10th of November. Thcy
returned by South Platte route up 10
within about seventy miles of Omaha.
They then crossed over the Platte
river on Shinn's Ferry, aud say fiaukly
to us that they experienced MORE DIFF
FIcuLTY on the seventy miles Of the
North Platte route than during the
whole trip. They are going back in a
few days with drove Of cattle; they
90 by the great central route from Ne
braska City. These gentlemen inform
us that the miners are making in the
Spanish diggings, where they were at
work, from 50 to $40 per day. The
miners are in fine spirits, and highly
encouraged and clated with the pros
pect. The Indians give them no trouble
they have mostly left to 90 down along
the Santa Fe route.
Coffee and Sugar are selling in the
mines at so cts per pound, whiskcy 50
per gallon, molasses IS per gallon
lumber SO per hundred, oxen $50
per yoke. The miners claims arc 80
on the the river by 100 feet deep
There is plenty of timber in the noun
tains for lumber. They met two saw
mills on their way for the Mines
These facts can be relied upon as con-
tanning the truth about the mines, the
latest and entirely reliable.
vrom the speech Of Mr. Brady on the Sickles Trial
PuDishmont Of Aduitersss.
First. Among the Jews, BY the law
of God the adulterer and the aduitercss
were both stoned to death.
Second. In Greece, Lycurgus dcci-
ded that adultery should be punished
the same as murder.
Third. The Saxons, by their law,
burned the adulteress to death, and
over her ashes reared a gibbet on
which the adulterer, her accomplice,
was hanged.
Fourth. Some Of the Northern Ma
tons of Europe suspended the adul-
terer to hook by the offending parts,
and left him sharp knife, with which
he was compelled to intlict elf-punish-
ment, or expend his guilty life in pro-
tracted torture.
Fifth. In England, in the reign Of AL
free, the woman was shorn and stripped
to the waist, driven away from her
husbands house, and, in the presence
of her relations, was scourged from
tything to tything, until death ensued;
while the adultcrcr was strung up to
the next tree.
Sixth. In France, under the laws OF
Louis the Debonair, both parties suf-
fered capital punishment.
Seventh. Constantine inflicted CAPT.
tai punishment against adulterers OF
both sexes, and Justinian, in his refor-
nation Of the code, left the same pen
atty menacing male adulterers.
Eighth. In the vicissitudes Of time,
adulterers were condemned to be
scourged and banished, or scourged
and doomed to row for life in the gal.
leys Of France.
Ninth. The Spanish laws deprived
the adulterer of that Tough which
he had violated the laws of society and
the sanctity of the marriage bed.
Tenth. In Portugal, the adulterel
was burned to death with the adulter-
ess but if the husband chose to save
his guilty wife from this fearful chas,
tisemenl; she was set free with fine
Eleventh. In Poland, the adulterel
was taken to the nearest bridge leading
to the market town in or near which
he resided, and was there nailed o,
hooked to the main bridge post, a
knife being at the same moment put
into his hand to enable him to free
himself by the mutilation of these
parts. Quibus presumisset peecare.
Twelve. In the Kingdom of Bohe-
mia, the penalty of the adulterer wa.
decapltation, and that of the adulteres.
was perpetual seclusion spent in menla
drudgeries and in penancc on breac
and water.
Thirteen. In Roman history instan-
ces frequently occur Of adulterers being
put to death and until the enact
ment Of the lea Julian, the HUSBAND
had a right Of summon1ng all the rels
tons of the adulterous wife, and trying
her on the nemicyclinn,, the hearth
stone Of the household, and there ane
then adjudging her to death.