Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-27

With eyeless fish. They are described
as being Of H6ns quality, ssd rise ss the
rate Of about two hundred day.
Where they como from or where the
spring leads is nov exorcising the mind
If the editor of the Pioneer.
THE Dubuque Times says that on
Thur.dsy night last, some thief entered
the Office Of the St. Cloud Livery Stable,
corner Of Ninth and Iowa streets, while
one OF the proprietors was asleep upon
the lounge, forced open the desk, aud
rtole therefrom 500. As yet, the tibet
has not been discovered.
The Wappel!o L"telligencer says that
NJ. +. b. lsett, an old and we'll known
citizen Of that place died very suddenly
on Tuesday from the effect OF aquant'ty
If Batemau's drops, taken by his own
agency in a partial fit Of arrangement.
lie leaves a wife and large family Of
small children to mourn tho loss Of de.
vote d / u band and fond father,fo whom
the deepest sympathy is felt 10 their be-
reavcmcnt.
We took turn through the Prison a
few days since and found everything
moving deceu,ly, and in high order
The new shop is we'll arranged, large and
commodious and when the proper
machinery is put in it will be in shape
to accommodate to advantage many
workmen. SO says he Fort Madison
Plainde0ler.
DRowNED.-As VIC 60 to press, we
learn that Charles Felkenhaincr, a JUS
tice of the Peace in this place, who has
been absent couple Of weeks 10 differ
ent parts OF the county returned to town
this morning Wednesday, and about
one o'clock committed suicide by jump
ing into the river. Cause unknown
Guttenbury Register.
TIE Oltumwa Courier says that a
friend while digging a cellar recently,
found thousands of locusts about three
feet under ground. They were in white
shells, and apparently in good state OF
preservation.
The same paper says the Chinty bugs
have made their appearance in large
numbers in that vicinity. As yet they
have Gone NJ damage.
A YOUNG MAN named Reeves was
drowned in the Dcsmoines river at the
mouth of Sugar Greek, two miles below
Ottumwa, one day last week.
CHARGES OF THE Pony ExPREss.-
For the information Of the mercantile
community we take pleasure in publish
ing the following scale OF rates for the
transmission by the Pony Express Of let
ters to California
Letters not ex 'eeding a oz,..............$ 90
over o., not exceeding os,..... 10 o. Q.
" ~" IT,. 20 90
And SO on, always to be prepaid.
| How THE MONEY GoEs.-The Harpers Ferry
Committee. which found out nothing, and has
been Of no sort of use to the country, as the
majority report .irtua ly confesses, cost the
snug rum Of $4,000
The House ordered 100000 copies Of the re.
pert Of the Covods Investigating Committee to
be printed. The Republican Committee Of
each State ought to order the printing Of 100.
900 more. to scatter broadcast among the peo'
pie.
The above items we find placed side
by side in the Muscatine Journal. Ad-
hitting for the sake of argument that
the Harper's Ferry Investigation, cost
$40, 900, (which it did not,) what will
the people say when We inform them that
the Republican Covode Committee cost
the country over t,co hundred thousand
dol!ors,and the only thing tho Committee
accomplished was to hoist into notorie-
ty contemplate scoundrel who acted
as chairman ofthe inquistion. A pref.
ty round sum for the government to pay
tor Republican elect.oueeriny purposes.
The Big Ugly Party.
The Black Republican party is now
called the Big Ugly party, and they
have justly earned the title. Regarding
the personal attributes Of their candi.
dates aud chiefs, they have evidently