Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-05-06

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HE old homo In Columbus Ohio.
R.srrx bas len London. and f>ola Moutez
.skes bic place In The lssturing hsld.
sr..rcr wulsAn II. aKwAsp Win leave
Nov York for EasOpe In the stAatnss which
sail. 20 day. tho iih Inst
Tn. atsuben comfy lfnd) Republican re-
ports the divorce Of about twenty couples
q the late term Of the Circuit Court 10 that
county.
p.,. has been a.toni.hed py the an
rouncement Of the death - Alexancer Du-
man. wife. Nobody ~ he had . wife.
A 80, Of ex-secretary Giimer. Of Tyler =
Cabinet. committed suicide on the 25th
inst by throwing himself under the whseles
81 ! locomotive at the railroad depot In
| Washington.
Mn. Tx paosck. the American jockey.
WA. welcomed BY the ringing OF the village
| bells on his recent return 70 his present res
idence, near Newmarket England.
| Mrx,co. since it's Establishment az q Re-
,uhlie which is thirtyieeven years ago, has
| had fifty six Presidents, On average OF one
and a hall Presidents annually.
Brsnor CoBBs, of Alabama, has aent 1860
to the County Treasurer at Huntsville, as
public funds stolen and returned at the con-
fessional.
TuE account Of massacre Of the whole Of
Capt. Ford's Company Of Texas Rangers. by
the Camanche Indinans, 10 pronounced by
| the Austin STATE Gazette, of the 18th ult., to
| be call false"
A MALIGNANT and fa.al disease of the
throat has recently made it's appearance at
Wellneet, Mass In the family OF Capt
| Richard b. Freeman, five children. between
| the ages Of five and fifteen years. have all
died within the space Of twenty-three
days,
MISS FANNY J. YATES, daughter OF DIR.
Charles NJ. Yates, Of Meadville, Pa and
the neice ofPresident Buchanan, with whom
she was q great favorite, almost an adopted
daughter, died at Water Cure establish
ment in Cleveland, Ohio, of consumption,
last Thursday.
| The Cincinnati Gazette states that Pro-
fessor Morse, formerly of that city, took fif-
ty acres of land in Tennessee for debt, at
$40 an acre, or $4,000 for the lot, upon
which he has recently discovered a very rich
lead mine He has been offered 81 900 an
acre for his purchase. but he svalues it at
half million dollars.
They have in Boston two children who
unitedly weigh less than Tom Thumb. The
elder of the sisters is eleven years of age,
weighs fifteen pounds, and is twenty eight
inches 10 height; the younger is aged nine,
weighs thirteen pounds, and her height is
twenty-six inches. They are both perfectly
formed.
CHARLES FENNo HoFFMAN-so long an in
mate of the Pennsylvania State Lunatic
Asylum-is in good physical health but ter
ribly annoyed by illusions of sight and hear
ing, though at times very pleasant and So
ciable-exhlbiting all his old fire and ener-
gy, with recollection Of past scenes and
memories most astonishing to all who have
known him.
An impudent scamp boldly entered q
house in Rochester, New York, on the 10th,
and demanded Of its mistress shirt and q
vest, which she, frightened. gave him, when
he coolly addressed himself in her presence
and began to put them on. He then made
her get him something to eat, and after fin
ishing his meal. very politely bid her good
day.