Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-22


ASpsEv g. GARR.the Oldest lawyer in New
York, died on Monday.
BArARD TAYLos has lectursd los times
since December LIST.
EuHu BuRzrrr has been lseturing in Mont.
ZEAL to good house,.
F. A. TALLNApGE has resigned his office Of
Superintendent Of the Police Of New York.
CLEVELAND, Dayton and GAINESVILLE papers
report favorable prospects for an abundant
peach crop.
A MARELE Quarry Of excellent quality has
been discovered six miles below Davenport,
Iowa, on the river.
ACCOUNTS Of the crops from Ohio. Alaba-
ma, Georgia and Missouri, are highly favor
able to good hsrveste.
The yellow fever is said to have app cared
unusually early and with great virnlence in
Cuba.
TIE livery stable of !. Chidsey, at Joliet,
was destroyed by fire on Friday last. lIor-
ses and carriages all saved.
ia. McCoRcLE. the defauiting cashier of
the Peoples Bank Of Richmond, Ind, has
been arrested in Texas.
They have rose grated on peach tree
at Pendleton. s. G.. and the tree being in
full bloom, presents q most beautiful sp-
pesrsnce:
SoxK 90 liberated slaves and over 30 free
negroes, are about to embark at Baltimore,
for Liberia.
A NEW bank has been organized in St
Louis, with a capital Of $2OO, 900, called the
Union Bank of Missouri.
WV. WILSON, formerly . member of Con-
gress from the Lycoming District, Pa, died
at Sunbury last week.
The Odd Fellows are to have q grand eel
ebration in New York on the Goth, with
ball at the Academy Of Music in the eve
ming.
Mons CARLrScouRr. who recently made q
successful balloon ascension from Utica, will
shortly make another, says Utica paper, on
horseback.
GREEN, one Of the robbers of the Green
castle, Ind, Bank, has been sentenced to the
Penitentisry for three years. Another Of
the gang is on trial.
r. F. TOMBSTONE Esq. editor of the Mich
igan Farmer, has been rendered the appoint
ment of General Superintendent of the State
Agricultural Society.
A VIoKsBURG paper says that card-playing
among steamboat travellers in the West has
diminished fully One-half within the last
year. and its place has been supplied by
chess
Nh. BARNuM lately attempted to deliver a
lecture on Money Making, at Oxford, Eng,
but was greeted with groans and Kisses, hit
with an orange, and peppered with chest
nuts till he was compelled to silence.
The Winona Republican says that travel
on the upper Mississippi river continues to
be large Every packet from below brings
up immigrants, families and passengers of
all sorts.
A. E. GIBBONS, editor Of the Harrodsburg
kentucky Transcript, blew his brains out
on Tuesday last. Insanity from excessive
drinking, is supposed to have been the
cause The deceased leaves wife and six
children.
THREE five story buildings on West street
New York, cracked on Monday evening and
subsequently partially caved in. The loss
on the buildings. and goods stored in them,
will reach $4,000.
A NAN by the name of Robins, indicted
for bigamy, was tried at Raleigh, N. c., on
Friday last and convicted. On Saturday he
was branded with the letter B on the right
cheek, in open Court-the brand leaving a
mark that he will carry to the grave.
J. r. S. BOND, editor and proprietor Of the
seer of the Poor. He says his long expert
ence in the printing business gives him the
most admirable qualification for that office.
On Thursday last an engine ran off tn e
track on the Charles River Railroad, near
Boston. and plunged headlong down an en-
bankment, nearly fifty feet in height. The
engineer and firemen fortunately leaped of
in time to save their lives.
An Arkansas paper gives an account OF
q marriage in the jail of ST. Francis county,
of beautiful young lady. to one of three
brothers, who have recently been convict ed
of murder in the first degree, and sentenced
to be hanged.
The difficulty between the citizens and
settled, the citizens agreeing to fix the dam
80 that the RATS can pass through without
damage; so there will probably be neither
riot or bloodshed about the matter.
TIE latest musical novelty, reported ty
the Paris correspondent of the Herald, was
recently given in the Palace of Industry, in
which six thousand singers performed. So
pleased was the Emperor with the effect OF
it, that he desired second one given for the
benefit of the poor.
WASHINGTON IRVING attained his seventy.
sixth year on the Sd inst. His neighbors
indicated their remembrance by offerings oil
flowers, and by visits and greetings. Al!
though during the past winter our beloved
and pioneer American author has suffered
from sleeplessness and asthma, he is, on the
whole improving in health.
A CATALOGUE of the rich men of Boston has
been published, from which it appears that
William Appleton is worth $7S4.OOO; the
Fifty Associates are assessed at 81, l92, 900
the heirs to John D. William Show, 81 ,072,
900; Josiah Quincy is worth $63s 900: John
c. Gray. $667 600; and Mrs. Cornelia A
Thayer owns 100000.
A GENTLEMAN just returned from Evans
vile, Vincennes, Indianapolis and Terra
Haute, informs us that he had at these
places good deal of cow ersation with fruit
growers on the prospects for crop. They
| assured him that so far the fruit was safe
and the prospects excellent.