Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-07-30
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THERE are at present seven companies en-.
gagged in constructing railroads in India, un.
der the guarantee of the Indian Govern
ment.
The receipts at the great Handel Festival
recently held in London fell not far short of
$4,000. Deducting expenses, there would
be balance Disco, 900. The receipts on the
last day. when Israel in Egypt" was given
amounted 10 very nearly eight thousand
dollars.
Accounts from Naples state that the vol
cano Of Vesuvius was in an active state of
eruption. A river oflavs, flaming from the
center. was already three miles long, and
was destroying orchards and vineyards
The frozen we'll at Brandon, VT, has at-
tracted crowds Of savans to that place this
season. Scientific persons in that vicinity
ascribe the phenomena to an iceburg, and
that originally, or at some remote period in
the long past. tina tpart of America was the
head of the sea- This hypothesis 10 sustained
blythe fact that severally earslago. inlbuilding
a railroad between Clarmont and White
River Junction, the terminus the Sullivan
Railroad, the bones of an arctic whale were
found on one OF the highest points Of land.
All the land near the we'll is frozen at the
depth of few feet below the surface. An
interesting scientific report on the subject
is understood to be forthcoming.
A You've French soldier writes to his
mother from Castiglione: Dear mother, I
am yet living and lively /; but am not
complete. The surgeon of the regiment has
cut off one of my legs. have been used to
having the leg by me, and the parting WAS
cruel. Do not weep, dear mother. but re.
joice. rather, for will rejoin you now, not
to leave you again. / will always be, now,
part Of your little card party. thanks to the
wooden leg.
JEFFEssoN county, Texas, has no Jail. in
lieu of which, persons sentenced to confine-
ment are fastened, night and day, to rock
in the public square. by q chain attached to
the ankle. If the prisoners ofense, 10 light
or he has previously borne q good charsc-
ter, he is ahowed an umbrella to protect
him from the sun and rain.
TnE burglars entered number of houses
in Pekin Illinois, on the night of the goth
inst. s. d. Peterbsugh lost . gold watch
worth 81 %, and $40 or $50 in money DF.
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PUBLIC meetings have recently been held in
Missouri for the purpose Of adopting meas
ures to prevent the driving of Texas cattle
through the State to the North. 1t is alle-
ged that these droves leave malignant dis
eases along the route. Of which many Mis-.
souri cattle have died.
BETWEEN two and three hundred thousand
pounds of wool have been received from
New Mexico this season. 1t 10 taken to Lex
ington, KY, to be manufactured into blank
cts and the coarser wooden fabrics.
The record of the case of Mrs. Myra
Clark Gaines, about to be carried to the
United States Supreme Court ct Washing>
ton, has been made up ct New Orleans, and
covers 2,l2l pages of manuscript.
TIE movement Of the Alumni OF Harvard
to procure . marble bust for Hon. Josiah
Quincy, 10 noble tribute of respect end
affection to the venerable Ex President that
will meet with universal approval.