Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-20

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vGAsAL Aoclpssr-A German named
Robert vessdeger, efNuscatine county
accidsusaIIy slipped while pitching hV
and I'm the handle Of the pitchfork into
his abdomen, causing death in > few
hour. So nays the Journal.
BuxoLARs continue playing their
pranks about Burlington, ~ We see BY
the Hawkeye.
LRGs BsoKEH.-Mr. F. A. Kelbouro,
of Montezuma, had his legs broken the
other day, near the knee joints. The
accident was occasioned by his sled
sle~iug from bridge, Percipitating the
entire team Of four horses, upon the ice.
One Of the horses fell upon him and
caused the accident. So says the
Oskal0osa Times.
A sswspArEs 10 about being started
at Eddyv,lle. by the editor OF the Fair
field Je6ersonion.
A BRUTE VAS fined Is and costs, the
other day, in Dubuque, for whipping
his wife.
Commemorative men by the
name Of French and McNauars, charged
with doing counterfeit business, were
we're sent to Jail IN Dubuque, in default
Of 81 900 bail imposed BY Justice. So
Gays the Herald.
Tho NIAGARA n Japan...What the Jap.
anese Thsn. Of =, and tlOw they Use
sand Dahlysen GuHs.
The New York Times publishes Sc
ries Of interesting letters from its cor
respondent who accompanied the jan
anese Embassy on its return in the Nj
agara. We make the following extracts:
FsIsArx NIA0ARA, Ysdo.
November Is. 1860
Well, the day after our
arrival, We waited, with some ANAL feel
ings Of awe and curiosity, for the COM
ing Of japanese grandees OF rank, to
welcome their Ambassadors home, but
We waited i'll vain. Presently, how
ever, there came alongside lot Of old
junks for the personal baggage Of the
entire Embassy-and such collection
of plumber no pen could describe
which being passed out Of the ship, the
kamis themselves appeared, arrayed in
their illuminate powers. to follow their
effects. 1t was at the hour Of high
noon, and under brilliant sun, the sail
ors tripped aloft and IAN out and stood
with linked hands along the broad
armed yards, the full quad OF marines
lined the quarter deck, the officers
cleaning in lace and bullion, the drums
rolled as the great lackered Treaty box
was borne to the gangway, followed BY
the Ambassadors, the sailors hoarse
musical hurrahs arose 20 the heavens,
and guns pealed forth royal salute,
and then, while the Ambassadors
tumb'ed into dirty old sampan Of
boat, and huddlcd together III its bow,
the white japanese flag, with the red
sun, came fu,tering down from the
fore, and the mission OF the Niagara was
over!
AS relief from this excitement, and
while we were ,all waiting in nervous
anxiety for the pro missed rcvels in Yedo
to begin, there came on board present
f.- tho GROW. This consisted Of the
following articles, to-wIt: One large
Muscovy duck in bird cage; q huge
Brobdignag white radi.hes; three moult-
ing chickens in basket; one venerable
rooster. SO very tough aud sinewy- look
ing that hle grandfather may have been
40 ostrich or an admiral and finally six
small boxes Of raw and not sweetly per-
fumeo fish, accompanied by some dabs
of boiled rice, most Of which succulent
matter the sailors very wrathfully |
kicked out Of the ports so soon as il
came on board.
THE PRIME MINISTER'S eUPREAELY INDIF- |
TRKRNT ABOUT The UNIFIED STATES.
Mr.. Harris inquired Of the Minist or
if he had heard any detailed account OF
the Embassy in the United States /!
Prime Minister replied with the faintest
approach to a sneer, as he knocked the |
ashes out OF his pipe, "that the days
we're very short just now, and he had
good deal OF business on hand, but he
hoped at some future time to hear more
on the subject" May Heaven convert
and bless him for not caring to learn
more of the most stupendous humbug
OF this nineteenth century. When there
vas nothing to eat aud the saki getting
low in the little bottles, we all arose.
bowed and marched out of the p. essence,
took last series Of hand shakes with
the Ambassadors. and so passed out be-
meath the portals Of the palace.
The JAPANESE INFKINGIKG ON AMERICAN
PATENTS, AND TRYING TO HIDE THE
THEFT.
On the 10th of November, the pres
ents for the Tycoon were landed. These
consisted Of beautsful battery Of Dahl
sren's field and boat guns, gunboat
and machinery from the Navy. together
With large quantity Of small arms and
also from the Department
Of War. These were taken TO q place
called Oomnree, ten miles down the
gulf from Yeddo, the place selected for
"a rflllArv pracs,oo H..~ .,,n..