Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-28

/ Ovu'oev.-The~ Dubuque Herald
bays tlat Dr.. Beld1G hss in his posses-
ion . Smlll blas:sgg, which was talbo
ftoA the iSeptev Of . hea's egg. BOsh
were apparently perfect in shape, SHE'LL
&c. This, ifooi IN extraordinary. il II
least . very rare case. We should like
some philosopher to inform rs just how
the little egg got there.
MYsrERlous.-Thc Dubuque Herald
says that . day or two since the people
in the vicinity ofOenfral Market noticed
that the saloon of Mr.. Maggie, in that VI
ciuity, remained closed during the day.
fearing that something was wrong, the
door vas forced, and the proprietor
found lying in q state Of insensibility.-
Medical aid was Immediately procured.
the stomach pump applied, and large
quantity Of Iaudamum was removed
from his stomach. A bottle labelled
"Laudanum-Poisou'' was found near
him. Upon inquiry it turned out that
he had not eaten anything for some ten
days. The laudsnum, he stated, was
given him by bis brother-although for
what purpose did not transplre. The
physician stated that the immense guam
tity Of the laudanum he had taken alone
prevented it from being fatal.
Rev. A. X. Moulton has retired from
the Usage losoam. Moultou is 40 ex.
cellent preacher, a good editor, and like
the most of editors-an exemplary
christian.
AccIDEET.-The Sigourney Democrat
Of the 18th mentions that few days
previous son Of Joseph Craig, Of War
rem township. while riding in pursuit Of
COW, his horse stumbled, fell upon him
and injured him fatally as was sup
posed.
Nor THE MAx.-The Burlington
Ua'okeys of the 22d, last Tuesday says
that it now turns out that the man ar.
rested at Council Bluffs, and brought to
Ottumwa, supposed to be Liant Nc
Comb, one of the murderers of Laura
Harvey, is not the man. He bears q
strong resemblance to McComt, and de-
ceived many persons who thought them
selves able to recognize the murderer.
CHrLDs, the alleged mail robber, is
having = trial at Dubuque. He was a
stage driver, and is suspected of having
stolen from the mail some 500. The
penalty for robbing the mail is very Sc
we're. In Childs' case the result il from
ten to twenty-one years in the Peniten-
tiary, at hard labor, and for second Of.
fence the penalty is death. 1t is death
for the first offense, if during the rob-
berry any assault is made with deadly
weapons upon the carrier, even though
he may not be injured.
A. J. FELT, Esq, has become connec-
ted with the North Iowa Times as asso-
ciate editor. The accession is good
one, but we doubt il the Times can be
much improved, as q spicy and accepta.
bic newspaper.
THE Burlington Gazette announces
the death of Richard Barrett, one Of the
early settlers Of the city of Burlington.
he was SIS years of age, and the owner
Of the Barrett House. 1t is said that he
made conditional donation in bis will
of $4,000 to the educational fund of
Baptist church.
The Dubuque Times learns that a
man and horse were struck dead by
lightning during the storm yesterday
afternoon, on the prairie sbo1t . mile
and half east Of Manchester, in Della
ware couoty. The informant was not
acquainted with the name Of the de-
ceased.
CHANGE AND APPOINTMENT Mr..
B. Robinson has been appointed United
States Mail Agent on the Mississippi
river, between Rock Island and Keokuk,
vice J. s. M'Kenny, who has been re-
moved to the B. Il NJ. R. railroad.