Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-09

The fisheries Of Lake Michigan are said 70
produce 81. 5000, 600 annually.

Here and There aad Everywhere.
The fisheries Of Lake Michigan are said 70 |
produce 81, 5000 600 annually.
A Joint resolution has passed the Legisla
ture Of Virginia recommending. on the part OF
heir delegation in Congress. the union Vt oil
the elements Of opposition 70 Black Rspub-
licanism" and its candidate for Speaker.
There are nov ono hundred and thirty
three convicts in the Iowa Penitsntiary at Fl.
n dison. More extensive accommodations will
soon have to be provided for this numerous and
rapidly Increasing class.
Gen. Houston WAS in Austin on the 9Th
inst. making preparations to locate himself and
fan lily in the capital for the winter. II 10 said
the General attaches q good deal OF importance
to the movements in regard to Mexico.
"A new Democratic paper lie about to be
started at Waverly, to be called The Brenssv
County Argvs 1t is to be under the control OF
William Pattee. Eq.
The Cincinnati Gozette the leading Repub.
lican paper In Ohio. in An article giving advice
to the delegates who may 60 to the Black Re-
publican National Convention at Chicago, says
that the man to be selected should be no ultra
ist and have no record justly obnoxious to any
portion OF Tue COUISueTdcy, NuO euouiO " soA
en- from one of the Western States.
The John Brown fund is constantly In
creasing If his family are not robbed OF II
they will be comfortably provided for, which
is more than WAS ,he. case during his years Of
neglect Of them.
"A company has been organized with
capital Of half million dollars, for the pure
pose Of bringing water from the Platte river.
six miles above Auraria. by . ditch across the
plains into Denver, Auraria, and Highland. in
order to supply the city farmers and miners
along the line Of the ditch with water.
Tho Charleston Courier, Of Thursday, says
1t has the beet authority for stating that meas
ures are in progress for q general meeting OF
the preside nts and directors of the southern
railroads to provide for the southern manu-.
facture Of locomotives and other railway equip
ments
The signs of the times indicate that the
Black Republican party 10 fast breaking up
The national Union party which is now form,
ing all over the Northern States will take from
the Republicans all the conservative men,
while the upholders Of Seward's Ibrutal and
bloody manifesto together with the impending
crisis endorsers, will 20 over to the Garrison
and Phillips school.
-Ksnsas is . liberal community. Twenty
days residence there entities a man or woman
to apply for = divorce. and twenty minutes
suffice, az the song has it, Ito set the risoner
free" In nearly no time the wicked husband
ceases from troubling and the weary wife 10 ct
rest.
"A gentleman who writes to Us from Paris.
under the date Of Dec. 7th, informs US that he
l. - De- ho
inst, and learned from him that he stood to
win three hundred thousand dollars upon bis
American horse Umpire for the next Derby, q
an outlay Of three thousand dollars. BY thil
it appears that Mr.. Ten Brock WAS shrewd
enough to get all his bets ION early. when
his unknown colt stood discredited at the rate
Of 100 to Wakes Spirit.
The persons Who escaped from the Fort
Madison Jail on the 18th were Isaac Owens
Thomas Burns. Eugene Ridgeley, Phillip Nash
offered for their appreh ension, or $l25 each fol
the four first and s25 for the lsst Owens anc
Burns were confined for the murder Of tht
Irishman at Montroee.
"A bill has been introduced into the Legisla
ture of Missouri to sell out three Of the railroads
for the sum of $8.50o,O0O. The roads to b'
sold are the Pacific, on account Of which State
bonds have been issued to the amount of 81,
900 900; the North Missouri, for which bond
have been issued to the amount of 81 $4,000
the Iron Mountain, for which bouds have beer
issued to the amount Of $3.50O,OOO and tn
South west Branch, for which bonds have beer
issued to the amount of S2,SOo.OOO.
The Albany hntcker5oeker thus chronicle
the arrival of Hon. William II. Seward in tina
! city -
The quiet Of our city was interrupted la.
night by the long looked for and mueh>talket
of !" Irrepressible Conflict" We had suppose,
this nondescript was a myth, but ito arriva
last night. encased in boots and brseehes, anc
enshrouded in an overcost and shawl, hat
! proved this statement 10 be mere "glitterini
| generality" Its arrival was weleoI cd viii
the firing Of cannon, the burning Of tar bar
rels and discharge of rockets and Roman can
dies 1t proceeded up State street amid tn
shouts of our Oldest burghers.
The Richmond, Va. Wing, ammo unces tn
arrival in this country Of the statue OF Henri!
Clay, ordered some fifteen years ago by tn
ladies of his native State. The work is now il
the city of New York. Permission will b.
asked by the Legislature to place it on tn
public square, but the formal Inauguration vii
not take place probably till the ensuing ami
versary of "the great Commoners" birthday
| Five years since, farmer in Illinois. not
withstandiug all his neighbors insisted that h.
was playing the fool. set out on his farm 90,
peach trees, and this season was offered $1,000
for the crop, which he afterwards sold in tn
lot for GA 900.