Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-11


II said y. 4'oea'ss g'' 5000 r.
An intact daughter Of w. Aarsly. died
10 O.sge county. n . I, Stdsys since. rom
the poisonous eifsc>eof .plesr btu res9ved
while asleep.
1T 10 announced that Forrest. the TRACED.
ian. ~iIi mste his 6rst appearances since his
r.tirem ent. st Niblos on the l6.h OF SsPssm-
Der.
I'VE have the testimony o: . noted pick
pocket named Philippe. recently arrested In
Paris, to the effect that e.ipoiins sffords better
facilities for practising thshs on the unWary
than any styis previously worn Being de-
tsched from the body. ample opportunity -
afforded to cut the dress and get ct the purse
without detection.
The astronomer Hsrschel has predicted
that England will this yesr Be visited ~
storm If . violence unprecedented IN the an
male of the globe. Pc, h.pe the 4" ttorG may
| proceed from the French coset
According to the returns already receives
| at the L. nsus Bureau ct Washington. the crops
| 10 ell the Northern sDd Nosth-W edern Ssaaes
are immensel. heavy this year. 10 Psrnsy'
vaniA they are represented to be nearIy.n mol
quite. double Of those last year.
On a railroad in England. has been placed
a i connective which has projecting over IN
frame OF the engine. large adjustable m'trors'
set in proper angle. BY means OF tue re
fi.cters the engineer has view Of the who'e
train behind him. go that in case Of a casualty
TO any OF the care, he en- seeit rshscted ID
the mirror on his engine. Some trial trips have
been made with this sp aratus. and they are
sta ed TO hive been very satisfactory lhese
mlrrors can be applied at 20 great Ell ense' 70
every locomotive.
The Clinton &c. W Courier OF the 18TH
states that l3 years ago. MIR Joseph "hitnes''
Of that village, railway conductor. then hv're
10 Scotland, had the misfortune to run neeoie
into his heel. which troke, leaving the point
half 30 firmly fixed therein - TO b. file the q
forte Of . ply stefan TO withdraw II lie cen
tinued lame Tor sLne time. but eventually 81
pain left him, and be felt no Inconvenience
from the intruder until Wednesday. the 10th
inst. when he experie ced a sharp pain 10 nj
side under the arm pit, which so annoyed n.n
that he had the spot examined ~ MIA ~
who. after little effort. succeeded 10 d's'ods
| ing it with her naiied fingers, the identlca
niece of needle which had so bsf1.d the doe
tor. aimed and aided ~ he was, with hl'
probes and lauces Is years before.
Madame Lola Montez who was lately re-
por.e ed to be ut the point Of death from para:y
sic, has been removed % a he,lthy locality OF
Long Isiaud, aud her coovalessnce is progress
lug favorahIy. Shs ha. lost the .uss OF bel
lei side. but ser physicians have hopes OF bel
ultimate recovery.
Broke THE BANK.-A correspondent,
Of the Cincinnati Enquirer tells Of :
Breckenridge Betting LAub which was
recently organized in Kentucky. with
capital Of fifty thousand dollars, to be-
that Breckenridge and Lane will carr,
the State. Both the Bell and Douglas
men around there, thinking the instltu
ton a good one, and that it ought to b
literally sustained by generous public
went into it handsomely--so very hand
somely in fact, that the stockholders o
the concern began to think they wer'
getting a little too much of a gooc
thing, which might turn out to be no
such a deuced good thing after all
and accordingly took down their sign
and suspended right in the midst o
the heaviest run OF business that hst
ever been seen in that pa,t OF the coun
try.
GRAIN is safer when threshed ant
stored in the bin, than exposed in tn
stack to the uepredations Of rats ant
mice. Thresh early, and market a
soon as remunerAting prices are offered
Secure granarios from ver'nin. II weevl
appear, fumigate with sulphur.
MILLET OR Hun GARIAN GRAsS.--Cu
for feeding green to stock, or for curing
for Winter use. lfintended for hay, i
should be cut before the seed ripens.
PorA1oEs-IIarvest early sorts, ant
prepare tie ground tor fall sow ing.