Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-04

--yermont paid from her State Treasury
last year 5000 Tor killing bears
From the satisfies published. IL 10 inferred
that the income of the Sheriff OF New York 10
at laass So, 900 /. year
- Louis Napoleon has secured Newspaper
organ in nion. i, is stated, hv purchasing tie
Morning Chronicle for about 1000.
w. 4. Davidson has been appointed Asso,
ciats Justice Of the Supreme Court Of New
Mexico, vice B. 2. Boone, deceased.
Several fresh chad, caught in the Savan.
nah river. have reached Baltimore. They were
strongly impregnated with silver.
The Sal, Lake valley Tan says. OF over two
hundred murders committed in that Territory
within the past three years. not single offend.
er has been convicted or punished
In the Bank OF England. 2s OC0 notes are
thrown off daily. and 50 accurately is the nnm-
her dedicated by machinery that TO pnrloin one
without being detected, is impossible
The express from Pikss Peak arrived at
Isayenworth ON the 18th. with S2l sos. The
Denver City Aees says that 100000 in gold
uad been sent hy express since October.
in late cas- oil breach Of promise OF mar.
ri ee the strongest evidence Of the defendants
affection " as tire fac; that he Once gave two
cents fer orange ard presented ii to the
laintiT
I'm afraid raid lsdy to her husband,
+" that am going 10 layea stiff neck"
Not IL al. i'm u obabie, my dear. replied the
spouse, I've strong symptoms Of il ever
since We were ma1pd
a petition has been presented to the Now
York Legislature, now in session, laskinr that
the sale If hay may he legally regulated 1t
was alleged ia the petition that it is moi IN
common to find three hundred pound bsle OF
hay bound with forty or fifty pounds Of green
wood, and boulder or two inside.
The Boston Board of Trade have adopted
memorial to the President Of the United
States, requesting the mediation OF our gov
eminent between England, France and Chlre
also, inviting the Board OF Trade o. New York
Philadelphia and Baltimore, to DIN in tho
movement.
The proprietors Of the st. Charles Hotel
in New Orleans, recently imported n special
officer from New York. to stay about the hotel
and keep the thing straight, but on the 18th
inst. he cavsd," and packing his baggage,
left for home, terribly frightened. The sup.r-
he said, TO alarm the devil"
The stages between the City CT Mexico
AID Vera Cruz are robbed every day Twice
in one week the passengers arrived IN tuch
state Of nudity that they were not able TO
alight from The stage-coach before getting
clothes to hide their nakedness Once Carya-
jail carried off the stage coaches with their
passengers.
Tho New York correspondent Of the
Charleston Courier states that the "R. @,
C.'s' have pc itvey started on their expedition
to New Mexico About 500 have left New
York for New Orleans, and many more have
gone from Philadelphia aud Baltimore.
Gov. Latham was inaugurated Governor
of California, at Sacramento, on the 9th inst.
Gov Weller's last annual message gives a graf
flying exhibit of the State finances. The
Treasury receipts last year were 81, no. $50.
and the expenditures $?l6,lS2. The Govern~
or urges retrenchment and reduced taxation
The total funded ard State debt is 81 $50 600 );
the funds in the Treasury, s662.0oo.
The Journal of Commerce says the Metro>
politau Hotel in tits city has been obliged TO
turn away travellers during the past week for
want of room to accommodate them. Mer-
| chants from the south and South west are / O.
ginning TO arrive freely, the time approach
es for opening the Spring trade. III the orli-
| nary course OF things IN unusually large south
ern trade might be expected, on account Of the
good CROPS realized and the improved facilities
for travel and ,ransI.or alton furnished by COM
pieie3 lines of railway; but under the p. esent
excitement 10 confident calculations can be
made.
EFT The New Orleans Bulletin SAYS
that the Principal Of the State Military
College OF louisiana is brother OF the
Hon. John Sherman, the candidate OF
the Republicans for Speaker of House,