Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-17
Hero and There AID Everywhere.

Here and There AID Everywhere.
The city debt Of Boston is about >e.7uo,-
O0O
There are now 2ls vessels laid up 1t Chi.
cago.
The San Francisco papers are urging the
project Of line Of steamers to Japan.
The San Francisco markets are quiet and
prices unchanged.
Tho Charleston e. C.) papers notice The
appearance Of fresh shad st that port.
What tree represents person who per.
sists in incuraing dsbtsf Willow, (willowe.)
The Nsins law IL nullity and farce in
Michigan, The papers of that State say there
has been great increase in drinking in the
last two years.
The President has appointsd Hon. Charles
J. Faulkner, of Virginia. ~ Minister to France.
"A Tennessee paper Gays: THE inaugura.
ton of the Governor was celebrated BY the
firing Of minute gsns every half he~v."
1T is said that Mr.. Toombs will shortly in
troduce into the Senate, carefully prepared
general bankrupt law.
-Nswspapers in nearly al the Southern
States speak Of cold, frosty weather with the
mercury in some instances, near zero.
The Legislature Of Nebraska have passed
. memorial and resolutions asking Congress to
make an appropriation to build psnitentiary
for that Territory.
1t is stated that there are now in Canada
forty hve thousand runaway slaves from the
he IL - -
one thousand dollars each, they amount to
forty. million dollars.
The new Supreme Judges of Iowa have been
sworn in. Judge Love drew the short term,
and IL, consequently. Chief Justice. Judge
Baldwin drew the four year term, and Judge
Stockton the long term.
At Pittsburgh tho weather 10 quite warm.
There are ok feet Of water in the chanel. and
still rising. and navigation will b resumed
soon. A number Of boats are now loading for
Cincinnati and other points below.
1t has bssn calculated that the hsirs on
the tip Of dogs tail, of the average length Of
Is inches, (tail. not hair) are made 10 traverse
5,4ss miles by the simple act Of wagging. du-
ring an ordinary happy life Of nine years, two
months and eleven days. which il the mean
lifetime Of dog.
The Hon. Isaac !. Stevens, Congressional
Delegate from Washington Territory, has stated
that within one mile Of the shore of Puget
Sound there 10 more timber than can BE- found
on oil the tributaries Of al the waters Of
Maine.
Recently in Montgomery, Alabama, quite
. crowd assembled near the capitol 70 witness
= camel blowing match. To test the eompar.
stive strength Of the camel and mule ono or
the latter vas obtained .snd the contest became
quite spirited and exciting. The result vas
decidedly in favor Of the camel.
The Governor Of the States Of the Union.
including the Governor elect Of Kansas. are
sixteen democrats. sixteen rspublieana and two,
ocratic Governor are In thirteen slavsholding
are, Of course, ell In the free States
The Kansas Territorial Legislature has
passed. over the veto 81 Gov Medary, by !
two thirds vote Of quorum. joint resolution
10 meet ct Lscompton. The eonstitutionaliey
Of THE vote 10 questioned. The majority Il
Lawrsnes and the minority Remaining aG Ls
compton. each claim 70 b. legal body.
Judge Cradlsbaugh thinks that the entire
Mormon population Of Eastern Utah does not
exceed 5000 vetss, Of whom not more than
5000 are entitled 70 VOTE The Gentle popu-
lation Of Esstern Utah be estimates ct 500
voters, that Of Western Utah be puts dovs at
5000 voters. aud - thsrs 10 IN sbsoluts ssr>
tainty Of an increase Of $4,000 or 10000 il
the Spring. be hopes - outsvots the nosmens
ct the election next year.