Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-12
S.GN ElsAI NEWS ITEMS.

Mine Of the Alderman II ST. I.ouis have
been committed 70 Jail for contempt Of court
-Lsst Thur..lsy man attempted to break
into house in 0Ayton, Ohio. The women Of
the hewse bat,<ved biM oy ~sshe head with .
stick Of wood, and then nearly beat him to
death.
negro and hiI wife we're both killed by a
dose 81 whiskey, in S'euhsnviile, Ohio. lately
II killed the negro IN half an hoLr after lie
took it.
Six large elm trees in front of dwelling
iD Molboro, Mass, have been insured by their
owners in the sum OF $500 against loss by fire
or lightning.
During tho election in Montreal for May
or they had out horse. foot and artillery TO
Keep the voting popuance properly iniimiia-
ted
The sum offered bonus for building q
line o. telegraph from the Mississippi TO san
r ancisco was 500, 900, instead Of So, 900 AS
before rei orted.
The library Of the late Vim. L. Barton.
comedian containing over 10000 volumes.
whereof inlly ore-thiri consists Of the various
editions OF Shakespeare and commentaries on
his works, published for the last two centu-
res, will be sold a. auction early this month.
"A man named VIM. Jennings, recently
HE'D in East CAMBRIDGE, H., leaving about
$50 900 He had two wives living at the time
of his death, and this he divided equally be
tween them and their is-uss There Is 10
closhing b tween the two sets Of heirs. and
both branches OF the family will probably nc
quiesce in this disposal OF his effects.
On Friday, DR.. George b. Winshir, the
lecturer Oh ph, steal culture, OF Boston, lifted
~ith his hands 1886 pounds. and Is quite san
guine that within twenty Gays he will be able
to raise with ease, zoo pounds.
Campbell county, Ohio. produced last
year betw cen three and four thousand gallons
OF Catawba wine, which the producers are
selling in Cincinnati at from 60 to 80 cents a
gallon The Cincnnatians will take it and
cell it FOR - and So quart bottle.
The Brownsville Flag says that reports
have been circulating there to the effect that
some rangers who lett here short time since
Tor their interior Texas homes had driven OFT
quite a large number Ct horses and mares from
i.ancho Viejo. 1t adds, somewhat indignant
ly:
I'VE cannot, will not believe the report out
of respect to the name OF Texan. What! ran
gers steal the property they cone here to p; O.
lect, and for which service they have been
paid!'
The Legislature Of New Mexico has passed
resolution petitionng Congress to grant them
a semi weekly mail, running through in ten
days
FIX President Pierce has offered TO take
command of the Ancient and Honorable Al
tiley corps Of Boston for this year. and
A. l,yi,i Naw York
slime during the coming summer, "a the guests
of the city Guard now under command Of
Capt. Mansfield Lowell. formerly Ct the Army.
The "IIonorables' elect captain every year.
john Shed, one, Of the soldiers Of the rev.
olutionary war, died in Fairfax county. Va, on
Friday night last, at the age Of one hundred
and t,rO years i!
The old Arcade building. in Philadelphia.
ia about to be demolished and modern build
irgs placed upon the grounds, by DR.. Jayne.
the enterprlsing owner
There is said to be room in house in
Duxbury Massachusetts,, in which fifteen chill
dren, eleven girls and four boys, were borne o.
the came parents, and y hat is still more sing
ular, the eleven girls were all married in the
same room.
MIR. John Lore OF hnOX county, necendeu
into we'll few Jays since to recover q lost
hat, and fell lifeless to the bottom from foul
air. A neghbor who went t. his aid was also
overcome. but was drawn out alive. Strange
pc nple will continue to enter wells without
first applying the test Of q lighted candle.
Co.
Notwithstanding. Helper, and sixty
eigut republican members Of Congress,
say there is no patriotism in the South,
the people of that section have given
nearly one-half of the entire amount re-
ceved for the completion Of the Wash
ington Monument in the last four
months.