Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-04


The Marion Herald Of the Gath
says that Mr.. James r. Brow, the for
mer editor Of that paper, William
Palmer and T ,;el Mitchell, lef. Ms
rion on THU lay last for the Rocky
Mountains. On Monday last, Henry
Sutzin and his son, levi Byers AID
John Nentzer started tor the renuted
land Of gold. About 3 oxen Others
are getting ready to start this month.
Among those who have gone, and are
going, are some Of Ma-'on's best and
most respected citizens.
The Eureka says Anamo has nine
resident lawyers, another on the way
there, and three students undergoing
the "hardeuing process" and yet,
with all these disadvantages, the peo-
die have . reputation for honor and
morality.
The Dubuque Herald says the ice
on Sunday moved en- masss from be-
low Seventh street. 1t continued its
course towards the Gulf for little
ways and then stopped. There is now
passage some hundred yards wide,
and extending from shore to shore, of
clear. water, over which all sorts Of
crafts may move without difficulty
Fearing that the upper portion may
move and drive them against the low
or, the Ferry 20. will not bring out
the Ferry Boat at present. They are,
however, running yawls, and thus af-
fording passengers all necessary con-
venience.
FELL IN.-The Herald is also re-
sponsible for the following: A day or
two since . certain Doctor, in a tre-
mendous hurry, (who might have been
going either to or from a patient took
a short cut across . vacant lot, on
corner of Clay street, up town. The
entire lot was covered W.. slush and
water, while in the centre was wide
sand pit, some six feet deep, and also
filed with water. The Doctor steam
ed along using his cane as sort of q
cow-catcher. He reached the pit
his cane slipped in, but thinking it q
ditch or some small cavity, he gather
ed himself for a leap, and landed up to
his neck, exactly in the centre, with a
great splash, and some considerable
astonishment. The new hydropathist
succeeded in getting himself out drip
ping and shivering. "Children," said
he, impressively, to a large and much
amused schoo! crowd, who had wit
messed his immersion, Children, be
very careful, theresa hole out there"
With this philanthropic warning he
mizzled.
Quite a religious revival has been
going on IN the Congregational Chu:
at Danville, Des Moines county. &C.
three weeks past, and some sixty me-"
converts have Joined the church.
The Wintersett Madisonian, the
Harrison County Flag, and some other
interior an western papers of our State,
are down upon Pixies Peak gold stories
as very great humbugs.
Tho Keokuk Gate City of tho oath
says that the bridge and dam at Farm
iugton and Bentonsport, on the Des
Moines river, have been carried off by
the breaking up and running out of the
ice in that river.
BLooDED STocK FOR Iowa Cry
The Republican says Mr.. c. d. Bent
and Mr.. +. Kimball, Of this town, have
lately been making some valuable ad-
ditions to their we'll known and Justly
celebrated herds Of stock, among which
are the imported Suffolk Boar, Prince,
imported by Jacksoe, Of New York
City, from the herd of His Royal
Highness, Prince Albert !; and a young
Boar from the same importation but Of
a different family. Also, fine New
Oxford, or imported Oatswold Sheep,
prize Ewes and their descendants, from
the stock of Andrews, of Connecticut.