Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-29

Tsr tax IVY for DssaSh this year 10 ~
O65 $50.
Tus project for . daily religions paper IN
Nav York has been abandoned.
SENATOR SEWARD 10 maksing preparations
for voyage 10 Europe. He will b. absent
until late in the fall.
JAMES B. Clay 10 renominsted for Con-
press in KeLtutkey. Notwithstanding his
dsclination Of another trial.
A LrrrxR from planter in Flor'ia, says
that il has been raiaing almost insessantly
in that region ~. the Lest three monthe-
AsGAso Of counterfeiters were arrested in
ST, Louis on Friday night and over $1,000
in bad coin and bills discovered.
MAarArS LUTHER said "Who loves not wine
woman and song 10 = fool" We quarrel
not with 90 great authority.
A NATIONAL convention Of firemen IL pso-
poeed TO be held in Pittsbusg on the 4th Of
july next.
THr yearly meeting Of the orthodox
branch Of the Society Of friends. in Philadel-
o.,
been held fer several years.
A NEW hotel, FIVE stories high, and other.
wise Gin proportion" to cost from 100000
to $50 900, is about To be erected Of st.
Paul. Mimi. It 10 to he called the MetropO-
Titan.
Nh. EvyRsrr is rsaping glory to himself
and money for the Washington fund by HE
lecturing tour in North Carolina. he has
thus far received about S. 900 in that state
THE Juarez government in Mexico has
made new concessions to the Tehuantepec
road, embracing very liberal grants Of land
LORD NAPIER sold his furniture to his sue
cesscr, Lord Lyons, for 5000, before he
left Washington. This would indicate that
his furniture WAS not very expensive.
MRs. ANN MARTIN, . wealthy huckster in
Boston. has donated to the city landed prop
erty to the value Of 10000 for the use Of
. free hospital.
TEE Centerville (Texas) Herald affirms
that General Houston is busted in the pre-
paration Of history Of his life and adj en-.
lures.
A NAN named Thomas Dorrens has been
arrested and committed for trial ct Ottawa
on the charge of arson. he having set fire to
an unoccupied warehouse which burned
down on the 10th inst.
SENATOR Douglas on Saturday occupied a
seat at the lawyers table in the Sickles tri-
al, at Washington, and lie reported to have
appeared much interested in Mr.. Stan
tons argument for the defence
Hon. WILLIS ALLEN, q prominent and
highly esteemed citizen of Southern Illinois.
and ex.Member Of Congress, died in Will
hanson county on the 9Th inst. At the
time of his death he was Judge of that Cir
cult, to which he was recently elected.
TnK Legislature of Maine has passed an
act, exempting manufacturing establish
ments of cotton or wool or cotton, or both
cotton and wool, hereafter ere cted, from
taxation for q period Of ten yea ! i. the
city or town in which the estabi ,nnt il
proposed to be located, shall give $. III to
such exemption.
The "Cobden Testimonial which the
people Of England awarded to Richard Cob.
den. now in this country, for his exertions
in repeating the duties on wheat, by . vol.
untary subscription. reached the snm Of
$4,000 sterling-t320. OOO-a solid testims.
NAL. worthy of wealthy, generous and
thoughtful people.
ONE evening last week, while Thomas Y.
Howe, Jr., Of Auburn, N. Y, was engaged
In a legal argument, before Judge Shank.
land, in Syracuse, when in the midst of q
powerful effort, he was observed to COM
mence tremblirg-the law papers suddenly
dropped from his hands. and his countensnce
became contorted. and he dropped to the
floor in state Of insensibility. He was CO.
piously bled, and was loved to the syria.
cuse House. His left arm ami lower limbs
are wholly benumbed.