Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-07
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-.Cripolins Hall' 10 the name Of new hall
| iust complsted In Bristol. X. ].
| The scarlet isvsr Is very prevalent and IA
tai ia New York. Last week there were g
deaths FROM It
The Lssvsnv erth Regisfev states that the
ice in the Missouri river ct that place 10 Il
| inches in thickness.
Whenever prisoner 10 admitted to the
Cincinnati Jail, he h put through eourss Of
| iniation-ffty cents being the fee.
Eight hundred citizens Of Baltimore have
peti,ioned the Leg stature OF Maryland TO re-
move Judge stump from Office
George Augusta ssla describes Lord
Broughams nose - - marvel-protubernnt
rugose, aggressive. inquiring ard defiant; I'M
| ovsly, but intellectual
There are already between three and four
hundred men at work making the excavations
for the parliament buildings 81 Ottawa. the
new capitol Of Canada.
An introduction of the Spanish custom OF
silver anklets for those who choose to walk out
in short petticoats. 10 thought Of by the ladies
in New York.
"A London letter says Thackersy's Cornhill
Magazine 10 considered to be y failure. 1t ID
! not one Of the type to please the million. or
even enchant few.
"A Maine paper states that Elder Peck, the
Black Republican defsulting State Treasurer.
is making "a clean breast Of it. We hope he
will keep on and clean his whole body.
The erection Of market houses in Phiiadsl-
phs has proved grand investment Market
street 10 cleared Of its ancient membranes
| and the markets are made better than Of old
The Royal family Of England comprises
eight children, all OF whom enjoy good health
are blessed with amiable dispositions and have
the benefit Of tho best Of paternal care.
"A church is about to be erected blythe Rus,
sian Government near Inkermann. the fund'
for which are supplied by the sale Of cannon
balls which have been picked up at Iukermanr
and Savastopol.
Hume, the Connecticut Yankee tailor W he
swapped his Spiritua,ism for Russian Prn-
cess, has perpetua ed in his family his powers
az medium. A late letter from him in Lon
| don says he receives intelligent communities
tions through his infant son.
"A british s.hoolmaster at Boardman
Ohio, has been put under bonds for beating q
young lady OF eighteen with an OK CAD until
her back was black and blue. The girl wal
good looking and had resisted the teacher,
advances to courtship.
Hon. Charles ]. Faulkner. the new minis.
ter to France, is in New York city, and viii
sail this week for Europe. Mr.. Faulkner viii
be accompanied to France by his family. except
Mrs Faulkner, who will 60 out with party
in May or June.
The lottery system in Maryland will b.
broken up by the new code" adopted by thu
Legislature The fact has caused. it 10 said
general rejoicing il Baltimore. Delaware ap
pears to be the only state which braves public
opinion in this matter, and there gambling i,
encouraged to builo churches, though it ruin,
families and prostrates industry.
The subject Of everlasting children il
has public schools hiss been considerably dis
cuseed ct Salem, and 40 Q consequence the com
mittee of the classical and high school hav,
reduced the number Of daily recitations from
four to three, with decided benefit to tn
school.
EE Last week at Fulton, Oswego
county, N. Y, the Poormastcr was call
ed to provide the nccessaries of lite fol
a family named Roche. The officia
found them in house, the floor o
which was half covered with water, mut
and filth. The mother was a ravinl
maniac. Three children were playing
aronnd, on each Of whom was u thicl
coating of dirt. BY the stove, which
was destitute Of fire, lay the bodies Of
children, entirely naked, who must have
been dead four days, as they were blacl
from modification. Misery and dcgra
dation could reach no lever depth thar
this.
eW The widow Of Sauterre, thu
brewer, who play ed SO prominent par
in the first French revolution, and pro
sided at the execution of Louis XVI, i,
still living. She resides in the Fanbourl
St. German, and affirms that she has il
her possession the keys of the Bastile
also = number of curious minutes AM
manuscripts relative to persons VIII
we're imprisoned in that fortress.
I ExpRERss FoM LEAvENwoRTHTo CAL
FoRNIA.-Jones, Russell y Co. have con
tracted with the government to run
horse oynreaS from from this civ To Gal