Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-14

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return, which he left, together with
the sleigh, at a Backsmith's shop this
side of his residence. He then mount
ed one of his horses to ride home, and
It is supposed that he dismounted to
open the gate leading to his house,
and after closing it, found himself un-
able to mount again from the effects
of the cold, and perhaps sudden at
tack of rheumatism, to which he was
subject. The ground for rod around
lis body, was beaten hard, evincing
that it was not without hard struggle
that he yielded to the icy clutch OF
death. The case is a sad one. Very
hard is it for "a man to yield up life
to feel his blood freezing IN his veins,
to struggle, gasp and die within call of
wife and children to die alone, with
no WIlutsS Uut tHc SOiciun, PieiSoo
stars =; no prayer, no whisper of hope'
no loving hand to clasp as the trem-
bling mortal wades into the cold
waters of deaths river-all this COM
mands our shuddcring pity.
Verdict of Coroner Leist in accord
ancc with the above facts.
F,RE.-The May Flower restaurant
at Keokuk was destroyed by fire a
day or two since.
YELLOW FEVER AT BURLINGTON
The Burlington Ga=ette speaks thus
regarding the gold fever at that city.
"This seems to be the all-absorbing
topic nowadays. At the breakfast
table, at the dinner table--when the
evening circle is made UPON the
street corners, in the store, in the bar
rooms-almost everywhere YOU are, OF
90, Pixies Peak and the new Eldorado
grccts year ears. Talk to man about
business, and ten to one his answer
will be Pixies Peak. Make a remark
about the weather and you are likely
to receive in answer, 1.-THE new Edo
RADIO" Enquire as to the health Of
his family, and "irom five to fifteen
dollars per day." grcets your ears
Pixies Peak is in the mouth of almost
every one. Outfits are talked of, and
old and young seem to be seized with
common mania-a trip to Pixies
Peak, the new Eldorado.
SPIRIT LAkE.-Capt. II. 3. Martin,
of the company that weat out to relieve
the citizens near Spirit Lake, writes
that his company numbers thirty, cx-
elusive Of officers. They left Fort
Dodge on the oath of November, and
after seven days of tolls and exposure
arrived at the Lake. They had not as
yet seen any lndians-it was sup
posed that they had fled before his
arrival.
EXPosURE.-Mr. S. ii. Packard, Of
Sioux Rapids, left his home, 80 miles
west of Fort Dodge, on the Cd Dec
for Dubuque, on horseback, The first
prairie is 40 miles across without q
house upon it. On account of the icy
track, he made slow speed, and only
reached what is called the "big slough
by nightfall. Here he broke through
the ice in crossing, and walked up and
down all night to keep from freezing
The next day-his horse following
him-he trudged along and about
daylight of the following night, reached
the house of Mr.. WEIGH, who prop
crly cared for him. He had been two
days and two nights without food, anc
was SO badly frozen that both fee,
have since been amputated.
ROME r. r. CONVENTIONAL mum
Der of citizens of Mnscatine started OF
Monday to attend the Railroad Con
vention held at Rome on Wednesda,
last. The delce alton was composed o
Messrs. J. Green, J. B. Dougherty, II
S. Compton, J.. s. Hatch, 0. p. Waters
Mr.. Kennedy, and John Mahin, Jr
John, 1t is presumed, will take some
"notes," and after his return "wil
print them" The citizens of Musca
tine feel lively interest in the pro
ceedings of this Convention. Rome
is situated between Flournoy, (the
point where the Muscatine and Tiptor
Railroad is projected to intersect thu
Clinton and Cedar Rapids r. r. anc
Anamosa. The object of this meet
ing is to devise means to build THU
link.
The Jrws.-The Dubuque Erpres,
d. Herald has got itself in trouble BY
speaking Of q person incarcerated il
Jail - q German Jew. The Jews saJ
that when Methodist il arrested, NJ
mention Of biz religion d made BY th,