Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-11

WE leAru Hiat w, directors VI tho
Mt. Pleasspt Braugof the State Bank
las cdmmcnee ED Y y erection of build:
ing ia that place, to be Of brick, 90 by
go feet aud three stories high.
CLEAR ATMosPHERE.-Says the Mt.
Vernon News 1--WE are lately tod by
man living down at Cedar, % miles
from here, that he could see the College
cupola from any spot on his farm. "A
city Oh hill Cannot be bid"
WmEAr.-wc have . specimen OF
wheat from the field OF L. w. Seeber,
near Sabula, that is little ahead Of any
thing VIC have seen this season. 1t is
Spring wheat, in the head, uear y filled
out, and if the whole field is the sane,
it will be ripe for harvest in two or
three weeks, at mo.t.-Bellerue Oou-
rier.
A MARVELLOUS EscArE-We we're
credibly informed that on last Saturday,
few miles east Of Carthage, a young
lady, whose Eamc we did not learn, was
oyertaken H. the woods by the wind
storm, and was blown more than two
hundred yards, without touching the
ground when she alighted, compare
lively unframed, by the side OF new
post fence, to which she chung until the
storm subsidized Such escapes are tru-
ly miraculous, and show that we are
preserved by an Almighty power.
The same gentlen an informed us that
!. sheep was found, dead, in the fork OF
standing tree, about thirty feet from
the ground. How far it had been car
ried, or to whom it belonged, our in
,ormant conld not tell-Heokuk Jour-
nal.
IMMENSE LEAF.-A pic plant leaf was
left few days since at the office OF the
Knoxville Journal, the stem of which
measured Z l-2 inches, and the leaf 20
feet in circumference.
Tue Montazuma Republican goes in
to extacies over recent raiu-storm IN
that vicinity. The crops have suffered
sadly for the want of moisture.
TIE Glenwood Times says that the
crops never looked any better in that
vicinity than they do at pIesent-Good'
A Victim Of Popular Indignation -A Ma =
OvcrpOwered by ssSupcsiOr n umbers''-
Very singular il True.
A man named Henry Van Deusen,
representing himself to be q citizen OF
Onendasa county, New York, made his
appearance at the Central Police Office
last evening. related 4 story OF appeal
ing cruelty pursued towards himself,
ard asked the protection of the city au
thorities. lie stated that some time
since he went from New York to WIS
consin, where, from some cause OF which
he protested to be profoundly ignorant,
tho people gradually came to regard
him lnlmically, and finally concentrated
their forces against him to put him
down. He said no less than four thou
sand persons pursued him wherever he
went, yelling aud hooting behind him
like demons, curs'ng him from morning
till night, and filling the air with their
flendsh and horrd imprecations. On
one occasion the whole diaboIical pack
surrounded him, and, each taking hold
Of his coat-tails, swung him around 'sith
fearful velocity, till he thought he should
lose his senses, and become as devoid
of reason as they themselves appeared
to be. At length the officers OF the
State went to his assistance, and afford
cd him temporary relief from the j'bcs,
and threats, and inhuman conduct of bis
hellish tormenters. But the cessation
Of hostilites lasted but little while,
and Mr.. Van Deusen was compelled to
seek safety in fight. lie went to Free
port, ILL.,, but was amazed to find, as
he did find, that his enemies had follow
ed him there, and, not content with OK
ercising toward him the most maIig
nant as well as unaccountable oppession
themselves, had prejudiccd the citizens
of Freeport, and induced them to treat
him with the same untor bearing aud vii
famous hatred! Annoyed, harassed and
tortured beyond measure by these re-
peated acts of internal cruelty, he deter
mined to submit no longer without a ter
rife struggle to regain his freedom aud
independence. Frenzied with rage, he
turned upon his savage foes and slew
three or four thousand of them, the re-
msinder fleeing before his looscned
wrath. Mr.. Van Deusen then came to
st. Louis, only to have his almost insap-
portable troubles continued and increased
for here he found awaiting his arrival all
those he had killed at Frecport and scve-
raj Thousand more. Il desperate enconn-
ter cnsucd. Mr.. Van ID. bravely faced
his antagonists and fought them, single
handed, for four hours and fifteen
minutes, when finding the odds against
him too great, he was obliged to con
TESS tina he ran. He had been chased
twenty miles and the ferocious hell
hounds were still OH his track.
Capt. Kick was good enough to
quiet Mr. Van Deusen's fears, and, lest
he should be again overtaken, INC ordered
him to be placed out of danger, and he
was accordingly furnished with well
guarded retreat at the calabOose.
We own that we look with some
grains and scrnples Of doubt upon the
entire accuracy of this exciting nara.