Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-14

1t is a just saying of an old writer, ths,
men. like bOoka begin and end with blank
lesves-infancy and senility
A son Of Hon Lewis D. Campbell, Of Ohio
aged about "a years. vac run over at Hamil
ton Ohio. on Thursday last. by . heavy freight
train, and was instantly killed.
When an IrIshman first tried peaches, H.
eaid he liked the flavor, but the seeds lay hard
on his stomach
Bonner. of the New York Ledger, now has
four horses that cost him $l4 900, with which
he takes daily drive.
AT the village Of Eauclaire, Wisconsin,
N. b Boyden, receiver Of public money, was
gagged and the Government safe robbed of
1880.
The Chicago Herald say that the railroads
ceLtering in that city have determined to issue
no more passes or haltfare tickets to clergy
men.
The Morse telegraph patent expires in
1861. and will then be free to the public. 1t
sill cause considerable extension Of telegraph
lines. and will give rise TO great deal Of CON-
petition.
Three States have abolished the death pen.
atty. viz:
Michigan, in ls46; Rhode Island, in 1852
and Wisconsin, in 1853.
"A cavalcade Of Winnebago Indians, gaily
attired in fancy blankets, with leggns and blue,
passed through Winona Minn., last week, to
visit their old stamping ground east of the
Mississippi.
The indomitatle Aaron Jones writes to the
New York Herald that Mr.. Jem Massey is no
gentleman, and that he Aaron) would be de-
lighted to fight Tom Paddock in England in
the same ring and on the same day that Heeuan
and Sayers eettle their little difficulty. Aaron
is evidently spelling for fight,
The great fight between Tom Sayers Of
England. and Heenan of this country, Tor the
championship Of the world, is finally arranged
to take place near London on Monday the 9th
of April The stakes now up are slOO or $500
. side, which will be doubled before the bat.
tie!
The introduction of camels into the South.
ern States has been attended with great sue
cesa At receut plowing match in Montgorn>
er4 Ala, the strength Of the camel. compared
with that of the mule, was tested. The result,
in this particular case, was decidedly in favor
of the camel.
The great popularity Of Mr.. Irving's works
may be inferred from the fact that, during the
past ten years. Mr.. George P. Putnam. the pub.
Usher has disposed of something over 600, 900
volumes.
The London Court Circular states that
Madame Jenny Lind Goldsmidt has made up
her mind 10 appropriate no email portion OF
her f,rtune to the endowment and erection oi
! an asylum for decayed sing-rs. upon the prin
cple Of the Dramatic College Otto. her hus.
band. it 10 said. renders her very unsssy, by
foolishly squanderlng their money % fast q
they make it. BY gambling.
-Gillick, the murderer Of his wife, who
vas to have been hung At Dubuque on the
29th Of April, 1859. but whose counsel pro-
cured stay Of judgment, has now been sss
fenced to Be executed on the 9th Of April
1860 Gillick is about 40 years old, and has
been in the Dubuque jail over two years-
They have ct this time five convicted murder.
ers in the Dubuque Jail. Their names are
Gillick johnson, Clifford. Mooney. and Glib.
bona
CONSERVATIVE BUSINESS DIs RcroRY. The
Richmond Wkig says arrangements are making
in Richmond fer the publication Of Direc
tory, 10 be circulated extensively In the slave,
holding States, in which the names Of ell the
conservative business frms of the northern
cities are to Be printed. % that the southern
merchants may avoid the families in their deal
ings in Philadelphia. New York. Boston and
other northern cities" The Richmond Dis
patch thinks that in order to make the work
still more effective, ''the political complexion
Of all the New Euglagd manufa -turers ought
to be sscsrtained and published, 60 that the
south may not only not buy from them direct
y, but may not deal with any conservative
nrm IN the north who is known to patronizs
those fanatics in any shape or form"