Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-27

The French Government has determined
to MAKE eloehes fos shs army svsey year OF
peace n the same quantities - 80 country
vas at var, for The Empire /" pesse.
The Alton 80 works estabDishement 10 70 be
sold on the nth day Of March. under deed
Of trust.
THE Students Of the South Carolina Col
leQe. at Columbia, have come outin snlts OF
grey kerseys Of the Southern make
Some genius has ascertained that the
White House and New York resemble each
other. inasmuch as both contain Maiden
Lane.
The Peak Family Of Bell Ringers are an
route for Pixies Peak. where they intend to
spend the summer. The Poet says, Sweets to
the sweet, and We cay Peaks to the Peak.
France will appropriate next year $780,
600, 600 to public works, such as bridge build
ing Improvements on rivers, improving sea
porte, dc 45o Kilometres of railways are to
be opened before Jan /, 1861.
Ten thousand dollars are the damages
| claimed by an itinerant Snowman, In New
Orleans, against the city for the refusal OF
license.
| The crew Of the United States steam
freigste Mississippi, when paid off 1T Chales>
| ton, Massachusetts, contributed the sum Of
$50 ward the fund for the purchase of Mt
| Vernon
The accounts from the wine MARI cts Of
France describe considerable excitement, and
a general disp osltion among the dealers to ask
exaggerated price,. In brandy there has been
. marked rise.
Petitions ara in circulation in Boston for
presentation to Congress. praying that the cop
per cents may be retired from circulation 40 a
nsadlsss aud unpopular part Of the specie cur,
rency.
The London correspondent Of the Rir.
mingham ost says:
| "Kossuth has disappeared suddenly from
among his friends and there can be little
doubt has gone to Hungary, with revolutions.
~ designs"
| The Siamese Twins are still living in Sur
rey Co. North Carolina. At a late revival
the wife Of Chang vas baptised Chang and
Eng seemed 10 be much concerned for them.
selv es, and requested an interest in the pray.
ers Of the ministers
Last Fall the postmasters throughout the
country were requested to put up boxes in
! their offices, TO receive contributions for the
Washington Monument. The plan has been
in operation about four months. and returns
have come in from S4l places. The aggregate
| amount received is -. $40 81. Nearly $4,000
places have not been heard from at all
| James, earl Of DUH Esk, in Scotland, was
set upon by the New York ticket svindlers
while passing through the city on Wednesday
last to take = steamer home, and being a
stranger to American customs was straight
1 AZ k:.1vot
than the pastsboard. He appealed to the
Mayor, and the scoundrel was made 10 refund;
but is left to fleece people Of less consequence
with impunity.
As an intesesting freak of nature, Hon.
Amass Walker relates that trees nay be so
grated as to produce apple. one half Of
| which il Of one kind Of fruit and the other Of
a different kind. A foreigner in his employ a
fw years since made the experiment. and Mr..
Walker has raised an apple. one halt Of which,
is genuine Baldwin and the other hall, Rox.
bury Russet.
ARCTIC PALATEs-Bills Of fare vary
much, even in Greenland. / have en-
quired Of Peterson, and he tells me that
the Greenland Esquimaux there are
many Grecnlanders Of Danish erigin)
are not agreed as to which Of their ami
mails afford the most delicious food
some of them prefer reindeer venson
others think more favorably of young
dog, the flesh Of which he asserts, is
"just like the beef Of sheep" lie said
a Danish captain, who had acquired the
taste, provided some for his guests, and
they praised his mutton! After dinner
he sent for the skin of the animal, which
was no other than large red dog =
This occurred in Greenland, where his
Danish guests had resided for many
years, far removed from European NUT
ton. Baked puppy is real delicacy
all over Polynesia; at the Sandwich
Islands l was once invited, to a feast,
and had to feign disappointment as
we'll As l could when told that puppy
was so extremely scarce it could not
be procured in time, and, therefore,
sucking pig was substituted,-Mc Gin
tocks Voyage Of the Ebr.
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