Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-28

From tho Detroit Fee Prs.s, Aug. 7lst-l
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PrGmriag Poison Letter - hsWsfa
We have alresdy announced The death
Of Caleb c. Woodbury.. the late fos'mas-
ter at Whi'e Pigeon, BY BIS own hands,
while in the custody Of the Deputy Unl-
ted States Mssshal on the charge Of
robbiog the mail. The two arrived ut
White Pigeon from this city 1t 3 I. y.
OF Saturday last, when Woodbury. at
once retired TO bed. During the low
ing forenoon he seemed cheerful a.
usual, and went about, III company with
the Eeputy NJ .rshal, to procure ball
lie applied to several Of his friends, bat
met with nothing but refusals. finally
he applied to druggist named Charles
Cooper, who hesitaled some time in CIV
ing reply. The officer in the mean.
lime WAS waiting At the door. Seeing
.hat he was to be again refused, Wood
bury sad 10 careless ma.ner, Shy the
way, my wife says she wants some
stiychniue to XIII cats With she says
they have been yelling about the house
ever since I've been go,e. How much
do l wsnt!' aud he palled ont some
change f'om bis pocket to pay tor it,
The diugg.st replied that \ dune would
pay for all that was needed, aud that
amount was put up and given to him.
Soon after he sngg, sted to the officer
that it was about dinner tine, and invi-
ted him to accompany him to his house
10 dinner. The two vent to his resi-
dence, when Mrs. Woodbury. said that
dinner would not be ready for three
quarters Of an hour, TO which Woodbury.
replied that he would go up stairs and
take nap. When dinner was ready a
messenger was sent to call him, but was
unable to get into bis room, or obtain
any response to his knocks. The door
was then forced open by his son, whe"
he was found in bed, dead. A bathing
tub in the room gave evidence that be-
had taken bath, after which he pit on
new linen, and then retired and swal-
lowed the strychninc purchased a. thu
drug store. The work had been thor
oughIy aud surely done. lie died, ap
paren'ly, with much ease. The follow
ing note was found in his kat:
Wm.K PIGEON, Aug. 18th, 1860.
DEAR WIFE II cant get bail and >hao't %
% Jail, go ! take another course. Take good
care Of the children. There is $500 due on the
farm and the mortVag. on the house have
Mitchell pay t. EN- and take the mortgage. Al
ice is well provide for be a good bov
Adrian Henrietta. mind your ma and Jos,
and Cally. l an innocent. We shall! meet
again where we shall he happy. All good
by. c. q. WOODBURY.
A coroner's jury was impanelled, who
returned verdict in accordance with
the facts. he leaves a wife and children
one OF whom, a married daughter, resides
in this city. A second, son about sew
enteen or eighteen yea's Of age, lives y,
home. lie leaves his family few thou
~and dollars in property.
Homestead Bill.
Horace Grecley,it will be remembered,
made tip west short time before
Tie ascend bling Of the Conventions for
dominating Candidates for the Presi
iency and it will be further remem
bcred that in speaking of the prospects
of parties aid Candidates, he said thai
Douglas, in addition to other qualifica
ii MS for popularity, vas All earnest sup.
porter of a liberal Homestead Bur-
This position OF Senator Douglas, Mr.
Greeley cons dered as great element OF
strengt'. Douglas has always lahore
tor, favored and voted for uome>tead
Blll, whenever he has had an oppo,tu-
| n,tv.
On the goth of May, when the Home
stead Bill came up ia the Senate, Mr..
Douglas was absent. And why Death
had robbed him Of darling child! and
Mr.. Douglas was sick himself under the
care of ply sician. But even under
these circumstances, he went to the Sen
ate aud pared off with a gentleman
Who was going to vote against the bill
We appeal to all sensible men inc,
l.rutes) ii it is not ba>e-absolntely
british in the Republic; us to attempt
to make the people believe that Judge
douglas is opposed to Homestead Bill
Let it be remembered that Horace Gree.
ley says Nj. Douglas is not opposed to
that measure.-Furmer.