Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-17

hear from me again. d. N. X.
STATE ITEMS.
The Keokuk Gate City says that one
concern in that city sells over 1000
dozen eggs per week, to steamboats,.
SUDDEN DEATu.-Thomas Switzer, a
brick mason, who residcd in Keckler-
vile, died very suddenly, yesterday
, morning at O'Clock. He had been
quite unwelI for some time previous
TO his death, but retired to rest Satur-
day night, apparently in much better
health. He got up about midnight to
got some medicine, and, returning, tell
to the floor just as he had reached the
side Of his bed. lie was assisted into
bed by a neighbor, but died in few
minutes afterwards. His disease was
thought to be cramp colo. He was an
industrious and worthy man, and leaves
a wife with two children in destitute cir
Muscatine Journal
SINGUL,R AND FATAL ACCIDENTAL
week ago last Thursday, an infant son of
Mr.. Dewitt Carpenter, of this place had
some kernels OF corn in his mouth, "a part
Of which he swallowed. His parents
noticed that it troubled him some, pro-
ducing spells Of coughing, and and a
continual utilization Of the throat, and
called 10 medical men, who, upon exam
ination OF the child, could discover no
cause for alarm,and so the matter rested
until last Monday, when the little fel-
low was sized with violent tit CT cough
ing, and upon a piece Of sugar being
handed him, he put it to his lips, handed
it back without tasting, and Immediately
fell corpse. We have heard his very
sudden death accounted for in this man
ner: A kernel Of corn must have lodged
in the upper portion Of the windpipe,
aud during the act of coughing, which
exhausted the air from the lungs, the
kernel, which had become much swol-
len and enlarged from the warmth and
moisture, was discharged and fell to the
lower portion of the windpipe, which is
much smaller than the upper part, filled
up the aperture SO closely as to prevent
the lungs from receiving their necessary
supply Of air, and consequently causing
almost instant DEATH Cedar Falls Ga
zette.
Horrible Outrage Upon a Woman IN
Pennsylvania.
On Sunday night last, series Of the
most barbarous cruelties we're inflicted
upon Mrs. Riday, residing in Oxford
borough, Chester county. On Monday
night previous the house had been en-
tered. Mrs. R.day waking up. alarmed
the burglars and put them to flight. On
Sunday night last, Mr.. Ridsy went to
church and left his brother at home to
take charge of the family; but his BROTH
err also started away, and shortly after,
about 8 12 o'clock, man entered and
asked if she knew him. She looked at
him and saw that he wore tomahawk
breastpin, and from that recognized him
as one of the burglars who had been
there on Monday night. lie said, "Yo on
-, If it had not been for you would
have got all away" Mrs. Rldsy then
ran towards the door he caught her,
locked the doors, thrust the key in her
mouth, but finding the key would not
gag her, he also thrust the burning can
die in, which seriously burned the root
of her mouth. He then tied her on
the chair, with both hands behind her;
kicked her several times, slapped her
on each side Of the face to straighten
her head up, then taking haudker-
chief from under her apron, made use
Of it in fastening her head back to
The chair.
Taking up griddle which was on
the stove, he spat upon it to see it it
was hot, and placed it upon Ter
breast, burning part of the flesh to a
crisp. He then tied her feet on the
baking plate of the stove. After sprink.
ling turpentiue over her dress, and
setting candle behind her, so that her
clothing might catch fire, and while
in the midst of other acts too horri-
bic and indecent to mention, man at
the door cried, eyes, yes"' as if to
signify the approach Of some one when
they both left, locking the door after
them. Shortly after the children, who
had been up stairs, came down and
moved their mother from the stove
AN alarm was given. the door was
broken open, and in few min
utes there vas large number Of pc,-
pie present. Yesterday, Mrs. Riday was
not expected to live, her limbs, feet,
breast and mouth being bur ned in many
places to crisp. These and other in-
juries of far more serious nature render
her recovery almost impossible. She des-
cr'bed the demon-like perpetrator as a
tall, thin man, with heavy whi>kcrs, in
clined to grey, and would recognize him
Il brought before her. Several have
been arrested, but liberated on her tail
ing to recognize misunderstanding
Union.
BELL AND EVERETT. Political ne.
cessities sometimes reverse the apparent
proper order of things, placing those
first who should be last, and last those
who are first in talents and position