Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-27
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important discoveries OF gold, platina and
tin have been made in Missouri.
Eight hundr d citizens of Baltimore have
pe,tioned the Legislature OF Mary land to re
move Judge stump from office
The biggest man in the Maine Legislature
is the Hon. Samuel Whitney, Of Presqus Isle,
and he is the only Democrat in the Senate.
Not since 1912. it i. said, has business
been more thoroughly Frustrated in ! hiladel
phia than at present.
Peter Davis stole turkey in Burlington,
cause he would not send him to Jail for long
er time than thirty days for it-said he stole
so as to get board for the winter.
The Kansas Legislature have passed
joint resolution over the Governors head, ad-
journing the session from Lecompton TO Law
renee
In 1885. only twenty-fv years ago, there
we're not five t.. ousand inhabitants between
Lake Michigan and the Pacific ocean now
there are more than two millions.
1t is said that Elder Peck is making q
clean breast of the Maine treasury defalcstion.
He says that he expended $780, 900 to elect var.
ious Republican Congressman from that state.
1t is said that there is young mana re
porter with ono of the Troy, N.
y, papers, who can write out a whole speech,
sermon or lecture from memory, and that he
| never takes notes.
1t used to be estimated, when canvas was
exclusively used, that every gun on board .
ship of war in the United States navy cot
from 81 900 to $1,000; the cost is now nearer
$4,000 in ssrew steamers of 40 gums $50 900
in steamers Of Is guns. and $40, 900 in steamers
Of six guns.
"A western correspondent Of the Journal Of
Commerce reports that the fastest sleighing,
probably, that was ever heard Of was done on
Lake Erie. party travelled one hundred and
fifty miles in thirteen hours and half
Several valuable diamonds have lately
been offered for sale ia Paris, brought from
bombay. There Is one, as yet uncut, which
the owners value ut 1926, 900 Isl 900, OOO) He
has been offered seven millions Of francs for it
in Paris.
The Dublin Nation contradicts statene mt
said to have been made by "Swiss paper"
that the Emperor had refused Marshal McMa-
han permission to accept the sword from Ire.
land
The Juarrz party have achieved signal
| victories in Mexico, and advices have rsachs ed
Vera Cruz from England, leading to the conf
dent expectation that Great Britain will form
ally recognize the Liberal Government.
We see it stated that the Court of Appeals
Of New York has decided that the Erie Rail-
road Company is responsible for damages
growing out Of the delay in the transportation
Of freight caused by the strike Of engineers q
.sv L - y
| though the SUI erior officers were without the
slightest fault, the corporation was responsible
for the damages caused by delay in trans.
porting property which resulted from the
| strike"
Perhaps no state has taller set of officers
than Iowa. John w. Jones' Treasurer, is six
feet three; Jonathan w. Cattell, Auditor, six
feet two; A. B. Miller, Register, six feet. and
Thomas II. Benton, mot old Bullion, Secreta
~ of the Board of education, is alec elk feet
| The Secretary Of State, Elijah Sels, makes up
in width what he lacks in length
The railway Companies of this etate are
| deriving a very considerable revenue from the
transportation of cotton. an article that until
quite recently has been transported by water
| from the southern cities to the eastern manu-.
factories. 1t is now brought u the Mississip.
, p river in large quantities to St Louis, thence
| shipped by the Illinois Central. Michigan Cen,
trail, Great Western, New York Central, and
| W estern OF Massachuse to to Boston and other
| markets This route is found to be equally
cheap with the water routes, and much more
expeditions. The shipments compose several
car loads taiy.-CincinnatiP Press.
1t is estimated that there are now some
q 900 runaway negroes in Canada-the poor
victims OF cold and starvation. for which the
managers Of the underground railroad" will
have to render final account The nuisance
| has attracted the attention Of the Canadian
Parliament. Few respectable whites are able
to live in their neighborhood. In one county
this winter. every sheep has been stolen, and
the value Of real estate has fallen to mere
nothing.
New Jersey lives like high u ayman upon
extortions from people who are unfortunately
compelled to pass through her territory. The
annual expenses Of the State are about 5000.
| 600, and Of this sum $l25 900 is allied from
the dollar tax upon through passengers over
her railroads between New York and Phila.
delphia. In addition to this, 100000 comes
from discriminating tax upon the capital
stock Of corporations. and nearly the entire
balance OF revenue from the interes. on State
investments. So the people themselves get
along without being taxed.