Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-23

The Kalamazoo Gazette cay that The peach
buds as Kshmazoos and IN thAt vieinity. are
killed. z %
There are nsv confined 10 the Michigan
state psison 500 eonvicts, aad the ell accom-
modatfous are only sufficient for $50.
The Commissioner OF Patents announces
that the Agricultural Department will have
nothing to distribute for some time. except tea
plsnts : y -
The fire At Alton. Friday night. con-
sumed L. 5. Senator Trumbulrs law Office and
librsry. The loss to him is estimated at 81 900,
covered by $500 insursUce. WI
Mrs McCabe, Of Cincinnati. died last Sat,
urdsy. st the age Of one hundred and six
years She Was twenty two years Of age st
the Declaration Of Independence.
The Lsports Qnd Herald says that be
tween 800 ant 500 persons contemplate leaving
St. Joseph county this Spring for Pixies Peak,
and . large number will 60 from Laporte also
The citizens Of La Crosse. wis are CON-
PEELED to close their schools ut the end Of the
present term, which will expire in about q
week, owing to the want Of the necessary
funds to carry them on.
The Ionan (Aiicb.) Journal says that the
maple sugar prosi ects are very poor in that
vicinity Thus far there has been bnt very
little made, although preparations had been
made for q large yield
The Charleston Mercury says there was
gr@ at ferment in that city over the rumor tn at
the Democratic candidates would be notified
to meetln Baltimore. 1t claim. that the com
miLtee have no power to make the change.
As rope was being tightly drawn by the
on ward passage OF q steamb. at at Louisville,
Ky, lew days since, it slipped suddenly over
the bows, aud striking one Of the deck hande
shot him like an arrow from bow with such
violence against pile Of freight - to cause
his instant death,
The Cincinnati police pointed out one oil
their wealthiest citizens 10 . newly -fsde ed
policeman as a roted burglar, and as the ver-
dant but Jealous novice couldn't catch him in
the commission Of crime. he arrested him for
vagrancy. The vagrant turned out to be VT nth
a couple Of million Of dollars.
The editor of the Valley Tan, the Gentle
paper in Utah, has been denounced by the
Mormon Church authorities, in consequence Of
some structures published in his journal, and q
! the civil authorities have notified him that
they can no longer be responsible for his safety
| he Will have to hght or run.
| An English traveller deeclibes the speech
less auaxement with which wild Arab chic
Of the desert watched in = tent near Cairo
the development of Photograph Of the great
Sphinx. When the features Of the mysteriou.
sculpture were revealed on the glass; the Arat
| turned to his companion. and, pointing to the
photographer, exclaimed lie is the oldest
son of Satan"
Austria is completely bankrupt. On tn.
let of January, 1859, there were ten and hal
millions of pounds sterling in bullion in her
banks. and f3S,700.O0O Of notes in circulation
ut per cent. discount. Att commencement
of the present year, the bullion had decreased
to IS 900 900. while the circulation had in
creased to f46, 10000 at discount Of % per
cent. which ON the lst OF February last had in
creased to 80 per cent.
DIFFICULT OPERArIoN.-Ye stcrday ,
very difficult operation was performed
by DR.. Underwood, at the Julien House
upon Miss Mary A. Morrison, OF Tempt.
Hill, Jones county, in this State. 1t wa
the removal of q steotomatous tumol
from the interior of the ear. The lady
is some II years OF age, and has beer
afflicted with the tumor for the last l:
years. 1t was some two inches in length
and nearly half an inch in diameter
The outer edge of the tumor reached te
the outer portion of the ear, while tn,
inner part was separated from the brair
by very thin bone.
DR.. Underwood succeeded in cutting
it out in little over half an hour, will
the loss of very small quantity o
blood. Her sense ofhearing, which ha6
been lost, returned Immediately, and sh.
left, much relieved at the loss of he1
troublesome visitor. We learn that sht
has visited most of the prominent physi
clans Of the northwest, all of whom de
clned to operate upon her, fearing 6 fata
resuIt.--Dnbuque Herald.