Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-18

MADAME JrxEl, Wpow OF AARoS
BUsx.-This lady is still living. and
annually visits Ss.stsgs. The Sara
toga .Ssstinet says:
she comes here ostensibly to look
after an estate which she owns, locat.
ed near our village, but like other
ladies, she mingies with and seems to
enjoy the festivities Of this gay water
ing place with as much delight as if
she vas the reigning belle Of the sea-
son.
Msdame Jumel, once the wife and
now the widow Of the celebrated
Aaron Burr, is indeed a very remark
able woman. Although she has out.
lived most Of her contemporaries,
having attained to upwards Of eighty
years, she seems to be just as full OF
life and vivacity as She was forty
years ago, and apparently possessing
all her faculties unimpaired.
che still keeps up her splendid
country seat, which is located at
Washington Heights, on the Island
of New York, and which she has
owned for upwards of half century.
This residence, which is unsurpassed
for the beauty of its location, was at
one period during the Revolutionary
War, the headquarters Of General
Washington, while the American
army was encamped at Fort Wash
ington. The mansion and grounds
have been adorned by Madame Jum-
Ell, BY many rare objects Of art col
Iected by her during her travels in
foreign countries.
A LETTER in the London Times,
speaking Of the revival in Ireland,
says that, during the last three
months, twelve persons have been
committed to the Belfast Jail as
dangerous lunatics," whose loss of
reason is attributable to religious ex-
element.
The VALUE OF CuBA TO SpAIE.-
TIE receipts in the Cuban treasury,
the last six months, exceeded ten
ions Of dollars. In the preceding
months, they we're $4,000, 900,
King total for the year of 49,
900, equal to about one. third Of
the revenue of the United States for
the same period. One third of the
Cuban revenues is from land ssrentes''
a perpetual rent exacted from the
government as a condition of the
original grant to the holder the re-
malndcr Is principally from customs.
The treasury receipts exhibit 9 steady
increase Of million Of dollars annu-
ally. Beside the direct revenues to
the government, Spain makes the
island contribute largely t. the main
tainance Of her home industry, BY
excluding all competition OH the ISL
and with he products sent thither
flom Spain. The Cuban pays "A tax
OF at lea: 50 or SO to the Spanish
farmer on every barrel OF flour he
consumes, and it is by thus adding to
the profits OF Spanish labor, that the
people Of Spain are enabled to bear
the excessive taxes imposed at home.
In this way, Cuba may indirectly
help Queen Isabella to raise $40, 900.
900 more in Spain than her subjects
could pay into the national treasury,
if deprived of the monopoly of the
Cuba trade. The island is therefore
q most valuable possession to Spain,
without which her government would
sink into bankruptcy
In Baltimore, the naturalized
citizens were almost entirely cxclu-
ded from the polls through fear Of
the rowdyism of the Americans :"
but the majority Of the latter has
been reduced to few hundred, and
the Retormers entertain strong
hopes Of being enabled to redeem
the city.-Repeblican.