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Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27

have thus thrown of its max and has
done what the party in every state in
the Uniosaimilarly situatea, would do
proseribed the foreigner! The Repub-
lican party OF Massachusetts, are bnt
acting out their nature-doing just
what its leaders intended it should do
nothing more-nothing less. 1t 10
carrying out, to the letter, the plan
laid down by the Know Nothing party
~ il existed in "a and IS. True they
do not 90 the whole figaro at once
they do it little by little until every
foreigner who steps foot on their soil
shaII.have to be there t'cents one years
before he shall be permitted TO cast
vote or hold any Office Of trust or
honor.
Now, how is it with the Iowa Re
pubI,cans. The same spirit which act
yates Massachusetts republicans to
prescribe their foreign brethren, con-
strains the Iowa Republicans from do
ing 80. 1t is not that the American
wing Of the Republican party in this
State, does not desire and are not
bound TO carry out this same pro
scription, when it shall he SO situated
that it can, oh, no but it so happens
that the Germans hold the balance Of
power in this State, they are the very
life-blood of the Republican party, and
should the Germans leave it, there
would not be another Republican
officer elected, or Republican meas
ure adopted, between this and dooms-
day and hence it Is that the repub-
lican party Is 30 careful Of its German
ally; hence it is that the proceeding
resolutions have been addressed to the
Republicans of Massachusetts,. 1t Is
from no principle Of honesty or good
viii existing between the American
portion Of the Republican party and
the Germans-not at all it is merely
to pull the wool over the eyes Of the
Germans and keep them on the track.
The Central Committee Of this
State is fearful that the late circular
published by the Germans Of Massachu-
sets will have the effect to drive many
Germans from their fold, hence they
trump upthose hypocritical resolutions.
1t is all stuff-al CANNON; mere
sham or pretence, and as such should
be regarded by every German citizen.
Let the American wing Of the Repub-
Iican party be SO powerful as to be able
70 wipe out the foreigners right of
suffrage, and it would be done at the
very next session of the Legislature
Thcse are the facts Of the Casa
tlac statement, and the Germans
should treat them accordingly.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27

~ Mr.. Haskin's full account of the sal
I'D and champagne interview Of Mr.. Key
and Mrs. Sickles, in April year ago, is -
follows:
Before going to New York, Mr. sickles
came to my seat in the House of Repressn-
tativ es, and desired me, as having been ia
miliar with himself and wife for years. to
drop up occasionally and see his wife, and
see If she wanted anything; the day fol-
lowing l had occasion to 60 with my chill
dren and wife to Georgetown to get some
shoes. and when We got opposite the Presi.
dent's house the request Of Mr.. Sickles &C.
CURED to me; drove up to his door, help
ed my wife out in hurry, rushed up stairs,
opened the front door and the door Of the
little library without knocking on entering
the little library found Mrs. Sickles and
Mr.. Key seated at . round table with
large bowl of salad on 1t she was mixing
it; there was . bottle of champagne and
glasses on the table; excused myself for
my abrupt entrance; Mrs. Sickles got up
flushed and invited u to take . glass Of
wine with her; after sitting there for .
moment fastened away with my wife; on
entering the carriage, or imm edistely after
entering it, my wife said ian attempt to in
terrupt witness being ineffectual) that Mrs.
Sickles was bad woman"
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27

TESTIMONY FROM A RETURNED PIKE
PEAKER-Col. p. T. Stone, Of Fair
play, Wisconsin, informed the editor
Of the Dunleith advertiser that man
BY the name Of Stinter or Stickney, Of
Dodgeville, stopped with neighbor Of
his Sunday night Last. He told his
friend that the reported richness Of the
Pike's Peak gold diggings, was amag-
nifcent humbug. He stated that he
went there IN December, prospected
steadily for three weeks and got Sl,7O
in dust. He left March 5th, and came
BY Fort Kearney to Kansas City, il
company with ten others, on foot, and
lived on the way upon . little corn
meal and buffalo meat. There are hun
dreds in the mines who would have
come along if they had supposed they
could in that way reach the Missouri.
He Was asked how it was that Denver
City had some three hundred houses
~ reported, if there was NO gold IN the
country more than he says! His re-
ply was that lot Of town speculators
had done the building-the houses are
al log cabins. M. 8. stated that upou
hin reaching the Missouri b vas Offer
Cd 800 by . person whose name he
gave, if he would report favorablv Of
the diggipgs. A paper to this effect
hs vas requested to sign bat he refus-
Cd. On his way throaoh Iowa he
thinks he met ct leost two thousand
teams ~ rosss for tAs PEEK, Con-
esrnisg maay II thoss Who ere nov
It The diggings Mr.. 8. says they keep
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27

Among the laws passed by the legis-
lature OF Massac husetts, was one rela-
ting to the collection Of money fraud
ulantly withheld by Attorneys at
Law" which declared that ''if any at
torney-at-law shall unreasonably neg
lect to pay any money collected BY
him for and in behalf Of any client,
when demanded by the client, he
shall forfeit and pay to such client five
times the lawful interest of the money
from the time of the demand until it
il paid"
The nece asity Of such law, argues
the dishonesty Of the Massachusetts
bar. Remarkable isn't it y that the
people should Ieqnire a LAW to pro-
tect themselves against LAwYEas.-
Chicago Tr16nne.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27


TYEy are eeapisiaipg already at Nsw Or
leans that IL vssthr 10 sncon0ooly hoe
MARY PAms. the pssrtituts vhs killed her
sister ct Shsboygas. Via, hss been convis-
ted Of msnslaughtsr in the second degree.
Jas s. PAaxEs and Augustus Weiser have
confessed 70 having get fire TO several houses
in Grsenvills. s. G. The penalty i death.
LosD CAxPsElL's bill, allowing juries to
decide certain cases by majority vote. has
been rejected by the British House Of Lords.
by vote Of to %.
JERoNE BoNApARrE, the supsivor Of all the
brothers and sisters Of Napoleon l, "still
lives" at the age Of Is. He WAS the young
est Of the family.
Dr. VIZ. SAwYER. the Oldest SURFING grad.
nate Of Harvard College, died in Boston.
April Is. aged SO. He graduated in l7ss.
By his death, the Hon. Josiah Quincy Sc.
nior, becomes the oldest living graduate.
NINETY NINE liberated slaves and over
thirty free negres are about t. embark at
Baltimore for Liberia. There are also forty
slaves Of the MeDonough estate ct New c.
leans who will sail for the African Reput &
An order has been issued ct the Poet Office
Department in Washington to the effect that
clerks who leave during Office hours for the
purpose Of drinking spirituous liquors, do 70
ct the risk of removal from Office.
SoLos ROBINSON recently presented soms
vine to friends in Connecticut, which was
drank and highly praised, ate which he
assured them it was made from the juice
Of rhubsrb (pie blant) ct the rate Of 500
gallons per acre, in Washington.
DUsING the carnival, at Lsghorn, > man
dressed as Louis Napoleon, and wearing
mask like him, appeared In the streets.
He had In his hand . folio labeled The
Treaties of 1915" At every step he took he
would tear leaf out Of the book and
trample it under his feet.
GaEAr destitution 10 ga 4 TO exist in the
inland counties Of Cana6 -.iddlesex and
Kent are reported to be Suffering from the
want Of the necsssaries Of life. the crops
having been destroyed bv inse . The
Provincial Commercial has assisted these
counties in the purchase Of seed grain to the
extent Of 100000 each.
TIE Hoe presses built in England for the
London Times do not give satisfaction. The
English builders would not allow mechan-
ic sent by Mr. Hoe to assist in building them,
to enter their works, but kept him at Lon
don till some mechanical blunder made his
advice necessary. The presses could have
been built in six months; the Englisa me-
chsnics were two years about them, and
now they are pronounced failure.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27
QUIZ SPECIAL PDHEsN PEAK
CO.'S 0ENPON OENCE.
9uHesooe uooo The Doboesv eoa
husdes q EOegsonos


NEBRASKA CRY, April II, 1859.
DEAR Dick Between snow storms
and some Of the coolest anc most dis
agreeable weather which have ever
experienced at this season Of the year,
We arc contrary to our expectations
still detained at Nebraska City. Yet
while we regret the inability TO pros
ecute our journey further, we still con-
graduate ourselves that We are not
now upon the barren plains without
wood or shelter or feed for our teams.
We shall remain here until the grass
is sufficiently forward to enable us to
start in safety, being able to do so at
a very small expense.
During the past few days, news Of
the most favorable character has been
pouring in upor US from the mines, but
the same ,ness ngers also speak Of =
great amount Of suffering upon the
road. Men upon foot without any pro-
visions whatever an with but . single
blanket lave been frozen or are in .
state of starvation or worse still, drlv-
en- to desperation are engaged in the
work of stopping teams and robbing
and numbering their drivers. A per-
son arriyed in this city day or two
since brings sdvices from the St. Jo-
seph and Leavenworth route, stating
that he saw over two hundred dead
oxen and numerous parties Of men
who had abandoned their teams and
we're endeavoring to work their way
to the settlements on foot. Rven
while | write, six men have just
come into town, who left this city
some three weeks since. They state
that theywere met by large nnmberof
persons on foot, stripped Of their teams,
provisions and everything, with the
exception of their clothes and started
on their way homeward. These recur-
rences are the inevitable result of the
reckless character of that portion of
emigrants who have started for the
mines on foot. 1t Is an utter imposi-
bility for man to carry sufficient pro
visions upon his back to last him
through to the mines, and the only
alternatives before him are either to
starve or to rob passing teams. All
emigrants will, of course, see the neces-
sity Of going out in parties of sufficient
strength to protect themselves from
these assassins. The last news from
the gold mines is most favorable. The
discoveries upon Boulder Greek, sixty
miles north of Auraria are being work
ed to great advantage. From five to
twenty dollars per day are being taken
out, at least, so say the letters Of the
Nebraska City boys to their friends in
this place.
send you small specimen Of the
shot gold taken out at this point which
is part Of six hundred dollars worth
of the dust which arrived few days
since.
We hope to be able to start some
time during the coming week; if not
you may expect to hear from me
again at this place.
TALMAGE.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27
Dissolution Of Cepartuership.

TVHD copavtnership heretofore existing between
i The undersigned in the F0spdssy aad Machine
business, in the city Of Davenport lowe, this day
dissolved BY mutual oooeout.
TIE business viii hereafter - conducted b David
Townsend and Ralph Collier, under the name and
styie d TOvneenA Collier, who are authoriss 4 70
settle The buAiness Of the late nSm Of Townsend
HASoo & %.
Dsvsepsrt, Iowa, March u, 1850.
DAVID fOwnsBuD.
]. O. HAYDS,
apg1-6tW 1ALpd COLLIDB.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27

Nors.-For every fraction over FORTY an addition
al delegate has been SLOWED.
Particular attention Is called TO the elton of the
Democratic State Conventions for several past years
prohibiting all representation by proxy votes.
The several County Central Committee, are espe-
ciay requested 10 see that county meetings be held
for the purpose Of sending delegates
JAS. A. WILLIANBON,
tA'n STATE Dem. Er. Cn,a.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27
1ndlAna Banks thPOwlng out Illinois and
Wlsconsln Currency.

o.os...
Wiseossin Currency.
In relation to the action Of the
Board of Directors of the Bank Of the
State Of Indiana, regarding Clearing
House, already reported by US, it was
resolved to throw out the notes of ILL
nois and Wisconsin Banks. With
reference to this action, the Indianapo-
lis Journal says:
1t was also determined BY the
Directors, we learn, to throw out the
notes of all Illinois and Wisconsin
Banks. The discount Of l per cent.
heretofore placed on this currency''has
had the effect Of driving large por-
ton of it out of circulation here, and
the refusal to receive it on deposit
hereafter on any terms, will drive 1t
all from our midst. The Illinois Banks
have circulation Of about 81 10000
and the Wisconsin Banks of about
$5,OO0,OOO. Many Of these Banks are
located at inaccessible points, and the
cost of procuring redemptions or ex-
changes Is greater than those holders
Of the currency are willing to submit
to. This currency cannot be exchanged
in Chicago for Indiana or Eastern cur
rency short Of 14ala, while Eastern
exchange is purchaseable there with
the notes Of the Bank of the State or
those of the Indiana Free Banks for
saa prem. The discount Of ] per cent.
now placed on this currency does not
cover the cost of converting it into
available funds.
The action OF the Board Of Direc-
tors Of the Bank Of the State
in reference 10 the Western Banks,
We. nearly unanimous, one branch
only-that at Laporte-holding an ad-
verse position. The chief business of
this Branch is with Chicago, where
the bulk of Illinois and Wisconsin cur
rency centers, which constituted the
reason for its opposition to the action
ofthe majority Of the branches.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27

mum - to the real condition Of the
country, in order 10 make something
oat Of TIE incoming emigration, aud
thus ct out Of the countrv.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27
CHICAGO.
PROM
G. q. oCRlvEN'S
GENERAL ADVERTISING AGENCY,
No. 81. DEARBORN ST., CHICAGO.
GRAND TRUNK RAILROAD
OF NADIA

UW6NU 1hCVA O011mVnU
OF NADIA
GA DELIGHTFUL AND ROMANTIC ROUTE-n
IRON IHs WEST TO
B0stsn, New Ysrk and the Eastern states,
Via the Kieiigan Central, Great WSstsvm, Osdens.
burgh ana Vermont Central and
Grand TPunk Railrsaa Of Canada.
Passengers By this route have an opportunity Of
Waiting some Of the crane est and most wonderful
scenery in the world, including Toronto, Niagara
Rapids Of the 81 Lsscrsnce, QuebRc Aontresl,
White Mountains, the Tubular bridge, Ia early
miles in isngtt), Lake Champlain. Falis Of Mont
m0rendi, Hwds0n RtUer, &C., etc.
On and after May l, 1865, baggage will checked
through from Ohicsso.
TO EMIGRANTS.
Passages may be secured at the once ofthe compa-
ny In Chicago BY sailing vessels from London. Liver
pool, Plymouth, Glasgow, Bristol, Hull. Aberdeen,
and Nontrose An agent Of the GRAND TR UNK
RAILROAD experimenting the removal Of emf
grants and baggage At Quebec free of charge.
Fare from >SO to SIS to Chicago, including cooked
The Mammoth Steamship
L. VIA r. II AN.
o. q, 500 Tons, AnD TOO FEET lone
Is under contract to this company for one or more
trips tc Portland this year. Tourists return tickets
from Chicago TO the chief towns In Europe will short
y be issued. Tickets from Chicago for III points
East, also for the Leviathsn, for the n. o. O. O.
Cos ships b obtained 1t the once Of the Grand
Trunk Railroad, No. IS Dearborn street; Chicago.
DxHAN0s ON 1uROPs.-0ght Drafts on London
a. nvs dollar: per pound 'sSriinf may 30 procured
oaso:
Agent Of Or. Trunk = %, Of Canada.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27


The numbers from l 70 $4,000 corresponding with
those nambers on the ticksts printed on separate
slips Of paper encirCled with small tin tubes and
plaoed 10 one wheel.
The first 119 Prizes, similarly printed and Of cir.
cled, are placed in another wheel.
The wheels are then Tevolved, and . numbr II
drawn from the wheel Of numbers, and at the same
time . Prise II dawn from the other wheel. The
ID to the audience. and registered BY the Commits
stoners; the Prize being placed sgan INST the Number
drswn THIS operation 10 repeated until the PrIses
and the two succeeding Numbers TO those drawing
the 1sst mine P-ises will be entitled 70 the 446 Ap-
Proclamation Pris-s 1or example: II Ticket No
bersd 1928, l29a9, 1881, 1882 will esch b entitled
70 500. II Ticket No. $50 draws the 900 Prise,
those tickets Wondering 648. $40. Sol, 659 each
b. entitled TO $780, and on according to tho above
scheme.
CERTIFICATE OF PACKAGES will be sold at tbs
following ra'es. which 10 the risk:
Certificate q Packasesof 10 whole Tickets, $50
4" - 10 uAf 20
l0Qusrter %
In Ordering Tickets or Certificates,
Enclose the money to ADDRESS for the tickets mr.
dered, receipt Of which they viii be arded by
first mali Purchasers can have tickets eAding In
any figure they may designate.
The liSt Of drawn numbers And pYizss will be sent
to purchasers Immediately after the drawing.
+" Purchasers will please write their sigma
lures plain, and give their Post Once, County and
state.
Remember that every prize IL drawn and pay
able In fnll without deduction
All prizes OF 81 900 and under paid immed-
ately after the drawing-other prizes ~ the usual
time OF thirty days.
All communications strictly confidential.
Address Orders for Tickets or Certificates to
KINNEY Il CO.,
6AvANNAH, GA.
OFFICE MASONIC HALL BLOCK, BsLL ST., sAvAN-
~ A list OF the numbers that are drawn from
the wheel, with the amount Of the prize that each
one 10 entitled to. will be Published after every
drawing i'm the Savannah Daily News.
apr20
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27

A SCHOLARS OPINION OF THE WoRID.-The
Hon. A. B. Longstreet, the President of
the South Carolina College at Clumbia.
gave to the graduating class of that in.
stitution not very cheering prospect Of
the world on which they we're about "a
enter, when in his farewell address. he
"You are embarking upon q stranse
world, my young friends. Il banished Az.
tides, poisoned Socrates, murdered Cicero
and sroctfed the Lord Of Glory. II:
spirit OF 1hsmistociee, Of Aslitua. Of Anthony
and Caiphas, 10 still in the world-ereativ
subdaed and law-bound, to be sure. But not
extinguisbed. You may expect, therel6ra.
1t tins9tol b dsprssssd 6y ysur rivals
condemned fer You patristism, end tep.
msntsd for your bsas6stoss ; to have vour
confidence abussd. your integrity derided,
and TO suffer . thousand impoaitions In
smaller nattess-from these from vhem
yea hid right 70 expect better thinss"
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27

a LING 4 WILLIAMS having removed theiY
IA Lamb Yards to the coraer Of Harrison and
Fourth streets, now prepared to offer great in
ducemenss TO pcrchasefs OF Lumber, having
The Largest and Best Assortment
IN THE CITY,
Consisting in part Of the following. namely:
COCOON II Fencing, fYem IL to 81 feet long.
800 900 II Timber, Josts and Scsntling, ali lengths
aAd sizes.
100000 n Flooring, dressed and undFeesed.
200, ono IT siding, dressed and addressed
200, 100 II Clear and SECOND Clear Boards and
Plank.
20O,0Oo It Poplar, from a to inches thick.
100 bdls Of No Chicago Shneles, consisting Of
Shaved, Cut and Sawed.
8NO bdls Of LAths.
800 bills Of Pickets, TX and inches
Also large aes ,rtment Of Doors and SASH
Also . large assortment Of 81 Kinds or Hard Wood
for Carriage and Cabinet Aakers' use, al Of which
W viii eell ct the very lowest market prices 1t our
new yard, conner Of Harrison and Fourth streets,
Davenport, Iowa.
ALLINQ WILLIAM.
P.S. Also 9o0. 900 II Of bridge Timber, saved ex-
pressv TOR Bridges, &c. apr6 d8m
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27

~as pemoc ray Of Iowa are hereby notified thst
sh. n nccrs,c etats. CoaveGsion for 1858. gill -
held -
Des Moanos, Thursday, June 13d. looo.
IN the Capitol. o. 10 o'cicch, A: =.
The pureose Of the Convsasion 10 to nominate
adz,cs for the folio wins oees, to be nled 81 tie
ensuing october eiectiont
one GorWnSv,
O~s Assssnaas Governor.
7Ayse Judges Of Ae Supreme Court.
Also 10 al. Ut such aysten VI organization Of the
Parts a, may be hest calculated 10 secure tbs ,ri-
rmph Of our principles and Scninees.
Tho rasso Of representation viii DO oas for ever,
100 yotss csst for San. a.i DGuglss, secretary
stata Ia October, 1865. a. folloWs.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27

A new marvel has been discovered e
North Fairfield. Ohio, in the shape Of living
colt or cantaur, having the body Of . horss.
but . head resembling that Of human De.
Ing.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-27
A Clerical Wife POisOner Captured

[rrom the Pittsburgh Chronicle, Of April 18th.
We learn from a private srurce, that
Smith Mcdonald, City Sergent Of
Wheeling effected a very important
arrest near that place, on Sunday last.
About month since, as our readers
will doubtless recollect, we published
the details of a poisoning ease near
Belinden, New Jersey, in which =
Methodist minister named Harding,
was charged with taking the life Of
his wife. An inquest was held on the
woman's remains, put pending the vir-
dict Of the jury, the husband fled, and,
though the most d,ligent search was
made for HIM, no traces whatever Of
his whereabouts could be discovered.
The jury in the meantime, continued
their investigation, and the evidence of
the mans guilt being strong almost to
conviction, they found that Mrs. Har-
ding came to her death by poison ad-
ministered by her husband.
A reward Of $500 was offerd for the
apprehension of the fugitive; but
nothing whatever could be learned Of
his movements, until Sunday, when
Officer Mcdonald succeeded in cap
turing him. 1t appears that McDon-
aid was informed that . man bearing
a strong resemblance to Harding, had
taken up his residence in Falrmont
and thinking possibly he might be the
person, he resolved to see him and
satisfy himself whether or not his sus-
picions were correct. With this view
he visited Paramount, and was gratifi-
ed to learn that the stranger and fugi-
tive were one and the same person.
He was carried to Wheeling by the
first conveyance, and is now in Jail in
that city awaiting . requisition for his
removal to New Jersey. He is young
man of about twenty-five years Of age,
and highly educated. His wife, with
whose murder he is charged was an &C.
complished and beautiful women. aud
her death produced the most intense
excitement among her friends. The
evidence Of the prisoners guilt is, ~
we have stated, Of a very conclusive
character, and he will doubtless meet
with the reward which = crime 20 1t.
rocious merits.