Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-05

Here add There asd Everywhcre.
Col Lockridge. q fllibuster. has gone TO
Brownsville, Texas. to lock after Cortinas.
The publishsrs Of the Iowa School Journal
refuse TO allow their paper to BE- considered -
one Of the organs Of the Board Of Education.
Colonel Stetson. Of the Aator Honse, New
Yo X, has hoisted . flag on his hotel. bearing
Daniel Websisrs memorable Liberty and
Union-now and forevsr-one and intepera-
BILE"
Jim Lane s&id. In his late Topeka speech.
that ne had progressed so fast in anti slavery.
that they could cut cross ties OF an Underground
kaitroSd out Of him.
Mr.. sickles' sps ech in the House few
days ago is pronounced by the editor Of the
Cincinnati Commercial. keen, close, and argu-
incentive one; the writer thinks the language
was most fo.cibe and discriminative.
You're spelling yourself and you know
it and why will you drink cor Drink. all
great men drink. You see I'm building up
mysslf a character for a great man, and I'm
pudding for the foundation =
The English papers announce that an
agent from France is in England. negotiating
| for the purchase Of large steamships. Ooly
one, the European, had yet been taken.
Wisconsin is one Of the Western States,
and its chief productions are pretty girls rail-
road bonds. mink and other skins, seed wheat.
Soma Of Malta tax titles, corner lots ard white
fish.
The Iowa Farmer, published at DesMones
| has started the proposition OF building what 1t
terms, the Back Bone Line" Railroad. from
Oskaloosa via Des Moines and Fort Dodge to
Sioux City.
The Mayor Of Jacksonville lately had
boy before him a witness In suit. lie was
asked if he knew the nature Of an oath. Yes
id WELL" was the reply Of the boy. He was
not sworn.
The assessors in, kentucky and the Secre-
tary of the Board Of Agriculture, report corn
crop Of $4,000, 900 bushels. Admitting this
estimate to be correct, and the value Of the
crop would be about sl:o,c00,oo0
The Imports at New Orleans for eleven
months of the present year have been *l7,-
100000, against Sl5,75O.00O for the corres>
pondng period Of 1858. The exports for elev-
en- months foot up ssS,25O.0O0. against $780,
5000 for 1858.
In the FRS. Congressional District Con-
vention Of New Hampshire held on Wednes-
day last, Hon. John S. Wells and Hon. Josiah
Minot were elected delegates to the Charleston
Conv ention. The Concord Standard thinks
. they may vote for Franklin Pierce.
The Memphis avalanche says the name Of
the Hon. Jacob Thompson, of Mississippi, will
be presented for the consideration of the
Charleston Convention. The Avalanche adds
that there are strong and powerful influences
conspiriDg to advance the claims of Mr.. Thomp-
son."
"A man was cured of hydrophobia in Italy
lately, by swallowing vinegar in mistake for a
medical potion. A physician at Padua heard
of this and tried the remedy upon patient
He gave pint of vinegar in the morning, an
other at noon, and third at sunset, which
cured him.
1t is calculated the entire world OF smo
k.rs, chewers and shutters consume two mil,
lions of tons of tobacco annually, or four thou
sand four hundred and eighty millions o.
pounds, occupying in its growth five and hal
millions CT acres, and that about one fourth o
the human race are in the habit Of using it.
l. T. Wigfal, jus. elected Uuitel States
] Senator from Texas, is said to be man of con
{ siderable ability and fine orator After hi
I election he made very conservative speech
&. He announced his opposition to the reopenir
of the slave trade, and against slave code fol
the Territories He would vote against both
@ He would support James Buchanans admins
n tration as long as Mr.. Buchanan stood upoI
= the Democratic platform.
: The Democrats Of Ohio county, Indiana
S at their recent County Convention, in appoint
ing delegates to the State Convention. deter
mined to be sure and certain the grea
y question, 60 they resolved as follows:
V That James Buchanan was our choice fs
! | .,t ~, ~ Il
: ministration has been wise and patriotic, ant
We will continue to give him our cordial cup
port That the delegates Of Ohio county b.
:. instructed to support delegates to the Charlee
= ton Convention favorable to the nomination o
> Stephen A. Douglas as the candidate for Presi
4 dent in 1860"
= The DEBORAH Republican has been discon
/. tinued. The editor sends q last ehot in thi
n, wise:
; 1--WE issue the last number Of the Repnblicd,
: in order to fulfill our legal notices We bi,
C alieu forever to the chair editorial for tn
K reason that publishing county paper don
4 pay, particularly when you are always anxiou
to patronze, provided it costs nothing, but tn
moment you call on them for dime, they a
}, once flare up We have now $4,000 out.
:. those who are in ebted to us for the last tw,
q years have honor enough left to pay up W
\ | Will very kiHuiy tildnk II Hot We nav
= the consolation of knowing that their account
will make a beautiful bonfire"
. The new treaty with Mexico secures to tn
-" United States the right of way, In perpeuity
c for three great transit routes across Mexico
: viz: across the lsthmus of Tehauntepec; iron
s the Rio Gr,nde across TamauiFas, Coahuis
" New Leon. Durango, and Sinaloa. to Mazatlan
on the Pacific; and from Arizona across Sonn
ra to Guayamas. on the Gulf of California. |
gives also tho right to transport goods, free Q
\ duty. to and from Arizona or California
il through Mexican territory, and the right I
protect the transit routes by force Of arms.
, necessary.
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