Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-10

10 now found upon the memorial. 1t be-
ing life like picture Of the great Amer
lean Author, it causes this work to be
largely sought after.
Here and There and Everywhere.
The debt of Indiana is stated officially to
be 81, 16S.757.
The fret jury ever smpannelled was in
England, in $40.
-" 1t 10 all around my hat" % tho hvpo-
critic said when no put on mourning for his de-.
parted wife.
An appropriation Of $4,000 for . monu.
ment to the late Col. Benton, has been unani-
mously passed by the Missouri Senate.
The Philadelphia census shows . popula.
ton Of 6SO.O0O; an increase of 27l 1888 since
1850.
The New York Tribune tells the Republi.
cans that more than likely their party will not
elect the next President.
According to the last State census, Fsbru.
ary. 1859, there we're 100. 900 slaves in Nilsson.
ri, valued ct So. OOO. 900.
In Australia when q bank euspends the
usual practice 10 to take the President to
the nearest tree and serve him in the same
manner.
The Charleston Mercury publishes card
addressed to the interior merchants OF South
Carolina and other Southern States, and signed
by fify>eight importers and wholesale dealers
asking them to buy their goods in Charleston
instead Of New York.
The census Of the United States Of 1850
shows the population to be 23,l9l,S76 l,
will be taken this year, and will doubles fig
urs into the thirty millions. Rather . large
family.
The New York papers estimate the mum
Der Of parsons at the Central Park, New York,
on the day after Christmas. at one hundred
thousand. including some very expert lady
skaters.
The New York correspondent Of the
Charleston Mercury says the recent Brown
panic has had most disastrous effect upon the
trade with the South, particularly In the Jew
elry line. One agent, whose sales were $780,
900 worth per annum, ia now mourning at the
loss Of most of his customers.
Gov. Banks. 1t SCENE. is hardly prepared
to march up State street. at the next annual
muster, behind an escort Of darkies Still he
has no objection to receiving their votes would
even be willing to "lst the Union slide" in .
certain contingency pertaining to the everlast>
ing niger. and is particularly in love with
Joshua r. Giddingsl
"A sewing circle is described a. . popular
needle and thread asssmblage, ct which fan
nels and reputation are pitilsssly punetursd,
and under garments for infants and scandal
cloaks for adults are manufactured-and all
made to fit.
my son. haven't l told you three times to
go and shut that gate 7" said father to four
ar old.
Yes" said young America, +" and haven't
told you three times that wouldn't do it 2
You must be stupid"
The policy in regard to Mexico recon.
N. nded by the President. We perceive 10 a.,
sailed By set Of politicians whose misfortune
or fault it has been, for more than quarter Of
q century. to have been uniforrsly on tie side
of the foreign nation in every case Of contro.
versy between the United States and any other
country Washington Con.titution.
IN. P. Willie. In bis play Of " Tortesa, the
Usursr." makes one Of his charaetsrs say, that
lever since the Hood, water has had the taste
OF sinne rs," therefore he preferred wine. He
probably obtained this droll idea from . Ger
man poet. whose lines are translated thus:
" Then to the Lord old Noah said,
The water now tastes very bad;
because there have been drowned therein.
All beasts, and msnkind in tn sir sin
IT'S therefore, Lord, even think
would prefer Some other drink"
The example OF the Democratic National
Committee in selecting the birthday Of Messrs
Buchanan and Douglas for the meeting Of tho
Charleston Convention, seems to have been OBJ
served BY tho Republican Committee, for The
18th of June. when the Chicago Convention 10
to meet. 10 the birth day Of Gen. Scott. Who
will on that day, 1860. be seventy.four years
old.
"A call 10 published for Union meeting. to
be held in Portsmouth, n H., the goth inst. !;
also, for one 10 LEVEL. Mass, on the same day
and in Bsrnstable Macs, on the 30th.
A call, already numsrously signed. 10 circu.
lating in Connecticut, for . manufactursrs' meet
ing. to be held ct Aeriden, Jan 18th, for the
purpose Of adopting ouch resolutions and tax.
ing such action, - will tend to allay the pres.
cut unhappy excitement, which has % ssrious-
y disturbed the business Interests and rsla-
tons OF the country. and - materially weak
ened the ties Of common political and social
brotherhood among rs"
A PoPuLAR EsRoR CoaRECrKD.-A eoprsspon.
dent Of Of the Boston Journal explains the
matter:
Explosions are not generally caused by
contact Of the fame with the fluid itself, but
With gas the. :: slxsys escaping from the
sgad when s Spi iss = tninK they may sot under.
l;g1ssd ia. NJ: :" shsy Do not .!lo. h. flame =
touch the fluid itself. but the invisible 90
arises, touches the flame. the lamp exPiodes'
and the consequence ere ed. and perhaps H.
tel Never bring lighted lamp WITHIN . 'o'''