Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-11-04

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A correspcndsnt 10 The New York 1r'o.
s.s vho vas on board the III fsted steamer
s.. Johu, 100 the Hudson River, ct the t'ns
Of her explosion, . few days ago, ana a"out
4, yiiehe. esvo the terrible scene aoon0 ne
passeneers. most of whom were asleep
their bertla a. the time Of the explosion.
The tpaputus which nearly oil OF them obey
a. snen bdns awakened ard teir'ued~Dy
rtAj Mock, wsS to spring to .ne noo'' my
their screams And yells as their feet vent
ankle aSep into the ecslding MOOD are rter
Ale ;rd..cr;h.ble. Few OF them had pres
ences Of mind enough to climb again into
800 Mako but Ia few moments OF Ath.
e. aecoude. the saloon was psopled with
terror stricken and agoni9ed forms, mostly
in their night clothes. splashiug wildly about
ID The boiling water. e" sDs ~
One man in bis agony, tried to pull the
from my perch bu by repeated directions
4 l Il length induced him TO get upon chair
I ssw . mother, with . child on either arm,
dashing franticaliy through TIE water, and
every time she wo1ld lift up her naked feet
! could see that they were boiled V crimson
hoe. Reaching down, lifted one Of the
children to my side; but she let the other
one fall into the water. scalding it severely
but not fatally, think, before could also
possess myself Oft then seized her by
the hair and assisted hey 10 . position on :
chair, where abe managed to stand until the
water had subsidized.
l might relate numerous other instances
but IN al consciencs, the above am INVISIBLE
enough. The water subsidized very rapidly
1t having al run out in = few minutes &C
ter it, appearance. But the groans and
ehrieks Of the scalded and m 7tilated was ths
most dreadful experience Of my life. IL
about 10 minutes after the explosion ths
ferryboat Morristown came alongside and
took Of about $50 Of the passengers.
Several OF the passengers occupying The
stat.rootus Immediately adjacent 70 the ex
p)osion wore hurled from their berths, com
ptetely across the saloon. and terribly
manngled, while others were literally boiled
in their beds.
THR MUnRAlx IN ENoLAND.-The myste
ricus plague which has proved so destruc
tive to cattle appears 10 have Infected also
the feathercd tribe It has been discovered
in Scotland among swallows. All went
well with them till tho middle Of June last,
when the whole suddenly disappeared. Not
. twittcring cmigrant could be heard or
seen. All remained mystery until few
weeks ago, when, in looking into some
twelve or fourteen nests, swallows were
found sitting upon eggs. but dead, dry, and
shrunk up. The faithful incubators had
persisted at their post Of duty. Perhaps the
next new plague that we hear ST will be dis
covered among insects.
IMPORTANT TO THEATRE GoEAs.-An ex-
military officer was elected from one of TIE
New York theatres for putting his feet on
the back OF the seats. He commenced an
action against the officer Of the house fr
doing so. The case was tried, and the CON-
plant dismissed. The Court d cided that
the proprietor Of places Of amusement are
fully justified, as it is their duty to do, in
removing at once, aud by force, If necessary
any person, man or woman, who places
their feet upon the bncE of seats, or by talk
ing. whispering or making loud noise Of any
kind, disturb any portion Of the audience,
even though it may not interrupt the per-
Torrance at all
TnH statement Of the public debt, rs It
stood or the 3lst uti'no, gives the total At
$2,7io,s54,74s, bearing an interest Of
$l3s,93s,07s. The amount Of legal tenders
in circulation is $63s. 7O9,5s1 The amount
Of coin in the treasury is O., 454 1877, and o
currency, $3s, SOC, SOL. Since the statemen
on the 30th of September, there has been
decrease Of about $4,000, 900 en- the debt
and over $44, OOO, 900 in legal tenders.
80.
REBUILDING or THE TEMPLE. The Jews
both in this country and in Europe, hav
for several years past been making grea
efforts to raise subscriptions for the re
building Of the Temple at Jerusalem, per
mission to that effect having been given t
them by the Turkish government Their
10 sublimity of purpose about the move
ment which must claim the respect an,
sympathy Of all Christendom.
The Democratic viewsof the negro prob
lem recognizes in the African, as he now is
. creature who has ciaim upon our pro
lection; and it leaves his future status
matter dependent upon himself II the ne
groes, as class, develop capacity for an,
privileges, nov the exclusive possession O
the whites, those privileges will in time b.
extended to them Chicago Times.
An exchange makes the singular state
ment that Mrs. Henry Ward Beccher pro
poses to read her husbands lectures, upo
invitations Of lyccums and literary insttu
lions, Mr.. Becchcr's health preventing hiu
from undertaking another lecture cam
The LACROSSE Democrat says: "Johl
Wilkes Booth is an angel compared to Gen
eral Benjamin +. Butler, ard a thousan,
times more model man, aud more respect
cd all over the world than this shoulder
strapped beast, Ben. Butler"
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STATE ITEMS.
The Rsgister says 500 buildings hav
been erected =. Des Aoines during the seas
on just closing.
The Lyons Airror says II. Richard, q
that vicinity, died on the Slst from bro
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