Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-05


and deferential heart.
News Items.
THE artist LeutzA has determined 10 make
Boston his permanent residence.
A rUxuLr occurred, . day or two ago, In
the Lunatic Asylum st Toronto, come pa
tients rising upon their keepers but they
we're overpowered and handcuffed.
ssnATos DoueLAa. after "sobse second
thought has concluded not to 20 on the
stump in Connecticut, after all.
The President has recognized John r.
Voswinkel Dorelen - Consul OF the King
dom Of Netherlands, for the States Of Wis
consin, Michigan and Minnesota.
FANNY FERS. they say, is such an admirer
Of Mr. Beecher that she rents five pews in
his church, for the accommodation Of her
frier DE-.
Tsx parties Who we're married in Cincin-
nat. recently. after four hours acquaintance
in a railroad car, had flare up while going
round to st. Louis on the Martha Putnam,
and separated. The lady returned to Ohio
on the same boat.
TaE Supreme Court'.of. Missouri has deci-
ded that the arrest Of . person for . crime
committed elsewhere on information by tel
egraph and his detention. until requisition
can be procured. is legal.
The gardener of the .Agri- hortic ultural
Society Of India gives an instance of the ex.
traordinary growth Of the bamboo. The
shoof INC p1o NJ al in Ir1,, Lac .cJ ~ f,or
months sttsins1 the height of forty five
feet. and width Of twenty-three inches.
The plant must nave grown the sixth of an
inch an hour. speed nearly if not quite,
visible TO q careful watcher
Fo0Ls NOT ALL DEAD.-The Troy Times
Gays, that q wealthy farmer Of Millville has
brought suit for trespass against pretty
lass Of about "swest SIXTEEN" daughter of .
Methodist clergyman. Who he alleges recent
ly, made marks on his fence IL white picket
one) With a lead pescil, on her way to school,
for which he claims damages The action
has its real basic in snmity between the two
families. The justice, after hearing the case,
reserved his decision.
A SUIT brought against the Pennsylvania
Central r. X. Company by Mrs. Ogier, was
concluded last week. She claimed twenty
thousand dollars damages for the death Of
her husband. who was killed on that road
abont year ago. A verdict was rendered
in her favor of $4,000
II THE population Of New York city in
creases annually, in accordance with the av.
| erage for series OF years past, it will con-
tain, in 1870, 1900, 900 souls.
THE Milwaukee Daily Wisconsin is in
formed by one who 10 going, that at least
100 persons will start from that city for
Pixies Peak the present season.
A NEWLY altered note on the GRANVILLE
Bank of Illinois, has made its appearance in
this part Of the country. They are tens
raised from twos and are easily detected
the vignette being deer. while that Of the
genuine ten is q head Of Washington
which occupies nearly the entire centre o.
the bill.
The steamer Persia brings us advices Of
another great chess victory by Mr.. Morphy
Mr.. Mengredi.u, the President of the Lon
don Chess Club, who went to Paris to play
a match with Morphy, has been terribly
beaten. The winner of the first sever
games was to be the winner of the match
The result is as follows: Morphy Z, Mon
gredieu none, drawn l.
A MERCHANT from Bucyrue, Ohio, returned
from New York q week sooner than he wa
expested, and found his wife away from
home in company with a gentleman of hi
acquaintance, under circumstances leavin1
no doubt OF their guilt. He walked coolly
up to the seducer and cut off his right ca
with one stroke Of his knife, and then tool
his wife and went home. He keeps the ea
in his house, preserved in spirits.
In Dutchess county, N. Y, Henry M
Barnes sued Thomas N. Allen for damage
sustained in consequence Of the defendan
taking his wife from him and depriving hin
Of her society! The defendant stated tina
the plaintiffs wife came to his house in tn,
night, with complaint against her hus
band, and he suggested to her the proprie
ty Of leaving him; aceo, dinghy he repaired
to her house the next morning, and in tn,
plaintiffs absence took her away. Tn,
jury thought he was not proper person t
act AZ judge of Mr.. Barnes domestic ills
and allowed the plaintiff $500 for the los
of his better half.
The TITLE OF MR.-The title of Mr.. i
something to be proud of now a-days, il
contradistinction to Esquire, or Hon. l,
old times it was equally mark of respect
ability, as will be seen by the following ex
tract from the Old Colony Records, Sept
81. 1881:
ut is ordered, that Joseph Plastowe shall
flor stealing four baskets of corn from tn
lndians) return them eight baskets again
be fined vt. and hereafter to be called b,
the name of Josias, and not Mr., as formerl,
he used to be, and that William Bucklan'
and Thomas Andrewe shall be whipped 70
being accessory for the. sumo offence.
Cons PRorEcrloN OF You've DxrR.-Ay
old Canadian hunter declares that the res
son why the wild deer are not oil kille,
when young las they bre Cd once year, an,
and are always surrounded by other ani
malls. which prey upon them, as dogs
wolves, bears. panthers, ETC. is that ~
dog or other animal can smell tie track of
doe or fawn, while the latter is too youn,
to take care Of ITSELF" He stated that b
had often seen it demonstrated.
RAILROADS TO BE SoLD.-The Lexington
and Big Sandy Railroad. KY, is advertise,
to be sold fer the benefit Of creditors.
The Chicago, st. Paul and Fond du La
4. t., under charter from the States q
Illinois and Wisconsin. is advertised to b
cold on tho I'd day Of June next. for tn
benefit Of bondholders for coupons due On,
unpaid IN August 1867. James Winslow
trustee.
The Manitowoc and Mississippi Railroad
- miles in lspgth, having its Western tel
minus at Menasha. WinnebAgo county, Wis