Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-01

This, That and the Other.

MS, mat ana the Other.
Park Benjamin is lecturing on Matrimony
The IL welded 70 the subject.
To escape trouble from moi.y childrsn-.end
them TO your nssghbors " wishing"
More trouble was expected with the Pitt
river valley Indians Some fifteen hundred
of them had collected together at bend on
that stream.
A man in the vicinity Of North Adams
Mass. lost his wife, married another. and had
one child all in the year 1859. Fast.
"A bin has been introduced into the Aaba
ma Legislature to protect females from insult
and injury at public assemblies.
Judge fancy is Almost recovered from his
recent attack, and will be able TO resume his
seat in court in few days.
Among the recent combinations by the
Senate is the name Of Alexander Dimitry as
Minister to Costa Kics.
1t is proposed in Louisiana to hold o con-
ference of all the Southern States the sub
isct of disseminating trade intercourse with the
North.
There are about three millions Of dollars
in the possession of the Postoice Department,
but which cannot be paid out till an appro.
pria,ion bill be passed by Congress for that
purpose.
The contributions received at Lawrence in
aid OF the sufferers by the late catastrophe
have reached the generous sum of S29,52l.
The Portland (Me.) Advertiser denies the
statement OF the New London Star, that
Neal Dow, author OF the Maine law, has fall
en- from grace aud :elapsed into habits of in.
temperance.
1t is announced in the fashionable world
that the handsome Madame Bodisco, widow of
the late Russian ambassador, will shortly wed
Captain Scott, of the British navy.
Fifty years ago not pound Of fine wool
was raised in the United States, in Great
Britain. or in any other country except Spain.
In the latter country the flocks were owned ex
clusivsiy by the nobility and the crown.
The Rev. Mr.. Clark, who has been travel
ing over the State of New Hampshire as u do
nestle missionary. has it is stated, become ful
ly convinced Of the utter failure Of the Maine
law ~ On agent of reform.
In the Rhode Island Legislature on Thurs
day, an act was passed making the twenty
second day OF February legal holiday, in
stead of the first Of January, as the law now
provides.
Lord Macaulay's death creates a vacancy
among the associate members of the French In
s,itute. which will probably be + He'd by Grote
who was elected corresponding member when
Macaulay was advanced from that class to the
degree of an associate
A couple were married by Ju.tice Barrett
| at Saratoga last Sunday. The village consta-
BILE ascertaining soon after that the woman
had another husband, arrested her. Her first
husband soon appeared, entered into negotia-
ton with the second liege lord, paid him one
dollar and left with his wife for parts un~
known.
According to the statistics Of the Iowa
State Almanac, there are lis periodicals Of
different kinds pabshed in this State. OF
these. 81 are Republican in politics. 80 Demos
cratic, Neutral, Independent, Education
al, 2 Religious, 2 Agricultural, aad / Masonic
This is large number for SO new State.
Mr. Bishop, Of Conn. Commissioner of Pa.
| tents, has resigned, and Sam'l Imam of Conn,
| Commissioner of Customs, is offered the place.
| 1t is said he will assume the duties on tho LIT
OF February, when Mr.. Bishops resignation
tax effect. Mr. Bishops private financial af-
fairs compel him to resign the post.
There are 500 iron works ia the United
States-SS2 furnaces; ass FORCES. and 225 roll
| ing mills, which produce annually about $50,
900 tons of iron, worth in ordinary years $50,
| 100000. Mississippi, Louis ana, Florida, Tex
as. Iowa, Minnesota, California and Oregon
only have no iron works.
| "A Nashville paper says the free coored
persons now in the Southern States number
about 100000, distributed as follows:
Maryland 10000, Virginia 10000, North
Carolina $4,000, Delaware 10000, Louisiana
10000. Kentucky 900, District of Columbia
IL GOO, South Carolina 10000, Tennessee 900,
Georgia 5000, Mississippi 5000; Alabama
5000, Florida 1900 Missouri 200, Texas
| 900, Arkansas 1000
The Rocky Mountain Ne,os in view of the
probable immense movement toward Pixies
| Peak the coming spring cautions against going
| there without provisions for subsistence after
arrival. Every man who gets there before
that time should bring supply Of provisions
and clothing sufficient until the first Of June,
and also come with the expectation Of doing
| little or nothing till then. Vcnison, bear meat,
turkeys, grouse and ducks are plenty there at
! present. and sell very cheaply.
General Robert Butler, Assistant Adiutant
General TO General jackson Mt the battle of
New Orleans, del at his residence at Lake
Jackson, near Tallahassee, Florida on the after
noon of Jan. IL. Only three Of Gen Jackson
prominent officers at that battle now survive,
viz: Gen. VIM Q. Butler Of Kentucky, Major
Shotard o. Mississippi. aud Col. A. r. Payne OF
South Carolina.
-Cardus asserts that lie could throw him
self in a state of ecstscy when he liked The
witches of Lapland answer all questions, and
the priests Of India deliver Their oracles. when
in this state. The trance state of our modern
spirituasts is but the same state In the ec>
stacy of ancient time they pretended to answer
m'ny questions that they could not when a
natural condition, the same our spiritualists