Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-13

Senator Douglas vs. reported sick on
Thursdsy, He may yet y obliged y g Sssth-
Tho los,ee By firs ID he Uaited States ia.
ridg 1859 A. sssi0stsd = Sl4.ss5JO00
Five nen ale in jail ct Cslambia. Ga, fov
attempting to abduct three negroesl
Tho month Of December, 1859. 10 regard.
cd - one of the coolest December on record.
The Due d, Nemsurs. the Due d'Aumule,
and Prince de Joinvills are ct present at Ed.
inburgh.
Some people use sne-haf their ingenuity
70 get iato debt and the other hall 70 avoid
paying It.
The Mestseal Rifle Company vsrs ont the
other day drilling. with the mercury II degrees
below zero. Courageous soldiers.
The number OF banks In Illinois IL lOs.-
Their present circulation 10 o. S5l ,l29, secured
BY es,s6S 600 Of public stocks.
The Hon. John n. LAndrum, Representa-
tive in Congress from the fourth congressional
district Of Looi sana. he's % far recovered his
health as to be enabled to attend regularly the
sessions Of the House.
1t 10 said that the Congressman Of The Al
exandria hstrict, and ssve, 81 others from Vir-
ginia, South Carolina and perhaps other South
ern States. will appear in the House in short
time 10 home made suits.
Mr.. Barnett, . very eminent riding master
in st. Johns Wood, London, has entered the
lists with Nj. Rarey, and undertake. to prove
that the American system Of horse tanning 10
neither new NOR true, but had been tried and
failed long before NJ Rarsy thought Of sdopt-
ing it.
From private source ~ learned yseter-
day that tremendous fire occurred 10 Hiok>
man. KY, last week, destroying nearly one
half Of the town. We obtained no particular.
but suppose the loss must Be in the vicinity Of
100000.
"A check vac recently presented. and paid,
at one Of the Wall street banks, New York. for
$50. 1t was drawn BY John Jay. on the Bank
John Brown, of Ossawatomie." On the back
Of the check are the signatures of John Brown
and Of Nary Brown, to whom Mr.. Brown trans.
fsrred it.
Mr.. Aunan, OF Down6eld, wishing to have
the honey taken from hive without killir &
the bees. and having before heard of chloro.
form being used, felt anxious to try the expert.
ment. He first closed the doorway. then GOV.
0GVO VIC INV VIII CIOtu ~ Ouut OUJ Tue IIRut
- much % possible, after which he commenced
to blow chloroform into the hive. When it Wa
discovered that the bees had fallen aslsep. they
were saeily removed to another hive without
harm to any one, and next morning were I'll
awake and In lively state humming around
their hive.
An interesting decision vas made BY Jus.
tiss Sanford, of Newark. N. j., last week in .
civil suit One man sued another for payment
for the board of his wife for sixteen months. at
six dollars q month. Tho defendant set up
that he had advertised his wife and given pub.
lie notice that he would pay NO debts of her
contracting. The justice decided that while
this might serve - . warning. It was NO legal
way Of getting clear Of the wife's liabilities
that the husband in the eye Of the law, was Ii.
able for the wifs's debts SO long - she contin-
ued such. Judgment was according given for
the plaintiff to the full amount claimed.
On Monday, twelve Mayors in Massachu-
sets addressed messages to their several city
governments, and nearly every one-every one
that said anything about it-recommended the
adoption Of steam engines. Mayor Lincoln, Of
Boston. said. But short time will elapse, l
trust. before we shall have an entire steam fire
department, and dispense with hand engines al.
together" Mayor Dana. of Charlestown. rec
commenced that city to purchase one ct an ear.
ly day. Like language was used by most Of
the other Mayors.-NsUburypo,t Herald