Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-06
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The Psris market gives the city rev enue
Of 81 100000 casually there are 4 900 Tin.
Grant ha wksrs.
The young man in Buffalo who had vitrcl
thrown in his eyes by young woman whom
he had Tilted. has bscoms hopelessly blind.
The Democratic candidate for Governor
in Pennsylvania. !. Henry d. Foster. He ser.
we'd in Congress from ls43 to ls47.
The Savsnan Republican of Feb. 9th.
says that strawberries and asparagus hsve
make their appearance In that market A
quantity OF the came articles were cent bv the
steamers to New York.
-Heenan and Sayers a:e both training, so
those two splendid animals may be supposed
to be fairly doing their best to make themselves
tit to bruce and batter each other in the most
etfectual and savage manner.
"A man died in Cincinnati lsst week from
the effects Of wounds received while fighting
cate. One Of the animals sprang freely upon
his face and Inflicted several very ssriou,
wounds.
The New York papers contain the will oil
Stephen Whitney, dividing an estate Of come
ten or fifteen millions his relatives. Not q dol
lar is devoted to any religious or charitable
purpose.
In some Of the Newspaper accounts OF tbs
strike Of the female operatives in the Linn
shoe trade, the oper .tives are conspicously
| designated a. 'sadies' Are the snobs whc
write these dainty phrases afraid that the fs
male shoemakers will be offended If they are
called womenl
In Saxony, not larger than Connecticut
aud Rhode Island. there are 100000 sheep
England and Wales praduce &c 000.O while
in the whole Territory of the United States VI
raise only 81 900, 000
The total imports Of dry goods for the las
four weeks is larger than for any previous
February in the history Of trade. and 80 pei
cent larger than for tn same period of last
year, the value of the goods entered for con
sumption being over $l3. 100000.
| The artesian we'll which is nov being
bored at Reading. Pa, has reached depth Q
seventeen hundred feet. The water 10 repre-
sented to partake largely Of all the mlnsra
qualities which distinguish the springs at ..Sar
atoga.
| --Florida planters, in large numbers, accom-
panied BY their slaves, are said to be moving
westward to the Mississippi Valley and Texa
in search of more fertile lands. The New Or
leans Crescent thinks the loss of population
will rather benefit Florida than prove det'i
mental, AS the places ofthoss rich planters viii
be supplied by small farmers and working
men.
The city Council Of Alton have voted I,
withhold the payment OF any further interes
on railroad bonds, saying 1--WE have determin.
ed to assume this position until we are salts
fled of the moral or legal obligations to liqui
date any or all bonds issued for railroad pur
poses"
The supervisors Of San Francisco, Cal
offer to give square o. ground worth $3.50
600 for q State house, if the seat Of govern
nent NAV be removed to that city from sacra
mento The project of removal is being muc
asitatsd.
A three years exemption bill. sxemptin
property from execution for three years-bein
desgnated as . relief measure to poor settlers
and others, has passed both houses Of the Mir
neso,a Legislature
AT Mill Point, Mich, recently, the Metho
dist meeting was broken up by some seam
putting capsicum on the stove. Several youn
men were arrested, but the evidence being dc
number Of books in the District library hav
| Ueeu JUL ~ % SuPpooeo ~ 'S'"""''oo'
The strike among the shoemakers Of Ma
tick, Macs is almost as enthusiastic ~ that 0
their brethren at Linn. 10 consequence Of tn
active part taken by Rev. w. G. Babcock, {
south Natick. in behalf Of their strikers, h
has been dismissed from the pastorship Of tn
OF the Unitari Church in that place.
The Canadian Parliament met on Tuesda
last 1t will be an exciting session. Anon
the most important questions to be discussed
will be revision Of the preeent tariff and
dissolution Of the Colonial Union.
Already tro of Mr.. Vim. E. Burtcn's wive
have laid claim to their portion Of his proper
ty. How many more contestants there vii
be, rumor saith not, though she hints that thei
"IIne will stretch out" almost to the crack
| doom,
"A second unsuccessful attempt has beer
made 1t Paris to sell At auction Lamartine
estate at Moureaux. Nobody would bid, b.
cause nobody wished to be looked upon ~ tn
dis,nheritor Of the poet. Such delicacy an
poiteness are not found in real estate specula
tors outside Of France.