Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-03


Artemas Ward, the 'tgrate American
Snowman relates, in his peculiar style,
the following:
ixsiDUNr IN UTlKY.
In the Fsul of 1856 l showed my
show in Utiky, . trooly crate city in
the State of New York.
The people gave me . cordial rsccF-
shun. The pres as loud in her prases.
day as l was given descripshun of
my Becs,s and Snakes 10 my usual flow
~ stile, what was my skorn & disgust
to see big burly feIler walk up to the
cage con,ainin my wax fggers Of the
Lords Last Supper, and cease Judas
Iscariot by the feet and drag him out OH
to the ground. He then commenced fur
TO pound him - hard as he Good.
"What under the son are you abowt,"
orile l.
SEE he, "Why did you bring this pus-
syanermus Gus. here fur p h he hit
the wax figger anuthcr tremenjis blow
on the he'd.
SEE l, "You egrejus ass, that airs
wax flyer, a representative Of the false
Postle."
SEE he, chats all very we'll fur you
to say, but but l tell you, old man, that
Judas Iscarrot can't show hisself in Uti-
KY with impunerty by darn site = with
which vashun he kaved in Judassis
head. The young man belonged to | Of
the fust families Of Utiky. ! sood him,
and the Joory brawt iu verdick Of Ar
son in the 3rd degree Credut Jud(es.
eW One Of the speakers at the Lynn
meeting Of shoemakers said the journey
men shoemakcrs in Massachusetts num-
bsrcd about $4,000 men, and if they
concentrated their political power they
could do almost anything they wanted
to. They could make laws for the pro.
lection of the laborer, and could do
away with the competition Of prison Ia
Dor, and prevent the repetition of such
an event as is now taking place in Rhode
Island, where the prisons are filling an
order from Louis Napoleon for 100000
brogans, because prison labor is cheaper
than the pauper labor Of Europe can do
it.
GENERAL NEWS TIE MS.
In Germany wooden railway bridges are
not allowed by the official administration Of
railways.
PLAT, of the Mcacaheek Press, getting
desprate ct the ladies. bids them do their d.
ivinest"
The national revenue for the six month";
ending the 3lst Of December exceeds, by
.23s. OOO. the same period last yeass.
Akin. who has just been sentenced to
death at Morris. New Jersey, for murder, killed
bis victim in order to gain the paltry sum nj
$40.
In Philadelphia last Tuesday evening q
| respectable female gave birth to . child in the
streets. She WAS alone and friendless. and
was repeatedly refused shelter.
An English poet advertises in q public
journal that he wants to borrow $4,000 on q
manuscript poem. the estimated value of which
is $4,000
"A boy named Henry Blaisdsll. Is years Of
age, was committed to Jail for some misde
meanor, at Woodstock, VT, on Saturdsy::nighl
last and on the following morning he vat
found dead in his cell. having committed sui
eide by hanging himself.
| "A miserly, old lady in Northampton. Mass
who has lived in great appsrant dsstitution
for many years, mainly supported BY charity
died recently, and in her trunk was found q
long stocking full Of FIVE and ten dollar gold
isces, and roll Of bills Of the first Issue o.
the Northampton Bank.
"A contemplated palace ball in Havana
was lately postponed by royal orders, while u
the sane time eli were notified that NO more
pubic gayaties Of any kind would he allowed
until the na tionsl honor lad been vindicAted
| in Morocco