The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-05
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The chief items Of intersH in oefs ex-
changes ,hrosghou, the Stske are nrela-
lion 10 the immigrstisn to ISea. Oar CO.
te mporaries mite in the conclusion thst !.
is heavier this than ssy preceding season.
DUsuauE.-The Express ssys:-"Noth.
ing indicates more clearly the vast number
Of persons travelling through Dubuque a
the presen, time than the business doing by
some of the Railroad Agents. Mr.. S. B.
Forbes, the popular agent Of the lilinois'
Central Road At Dunleith. and agent also
tor number Of other roads. informed "
tina, his sales Of tickets on Tuesday last
amounted to 81 $50, and during the week
ending on Saturday they amounted to b..
tween $1,000 and $4,000.
LARes IMxrssATios COMPANY The
Static d Western Emigration Company OF
Massachusetts. iucludes $50 persons.--
rhsi7 agent, Mr. George Col'on, is now
travelling IN this State with view 20 make
j selection for the coioay
The Muscatine Journal says the coIaPS-
NJ j. equipped witt suw-iniils, csrpen,ers'
tools and farming implements OF ell kinds,
fulIv prepared 10 establish themselves at
any point aud build up town In few
weeks. The company 10 regularly organ
aed, having its constitution and rules OF
business, and full and perfect arrangements
sor carving on all branches o. business
peculiar 10 the west
We csureadiiy imagine the purchase OF a
isFge tract OF land, the immedis erection
habIants spriaging into existence as i By
magic. The object of the agent is to pro-
cure several thousand acres OF land in
body, 50 that the society msy control It's
division into lots and general superinten-
dence, We wish such tract of LAM
could be had at anything like fair r..tes in
this county. The comp ny In oil respects,
will be valuable accession 10 cur State.
A DucKIsG,--A man fell into the river
Of the steamer James Lyon, on Thursday
afternoon last, and alter hosting down the
stream nearly half mi e, was picked up by
a boy with #. A good ducking and
narrow escape from drowning will make
MIN more careful in the future.--Lyons Ad-
uoceis.
SERIOUS AccipEST.-At Mr.. Nelson's
saw mill, three miles from this city, on
Wednesday last, Mr.. Smith who was en-.
gagged in hauling lumber, was accidentally
thrown upon the saw and horribly mangled,
hsling his leg Amos, severed near the
thigh. Doubts are entertained as to his re-
covery.- Oskaloosa Herald.
DRow bodies OF two men
named Nicholas Morsch and Nicholas -
! we're found in the water near McMullen's
Islsad on Monday last. An inquest was
held by Justice Kriebs, the verdict of the
| iurv being that they came to their death by
drowning. They were hired By citizen
/ Of this place to chop wood, and not return.
/ ing in the evenig rs usual, search was made
/ for them and they were fouad in the water
dead. What effects they had were taken
] charge Of by the Justice, and their bodies
were decentiy buried by his direction. =
! Clayton Co. Herald.
DEs MoINEs RIVER DOWN AGAfs.-The
Keskuk WhiS says:-.The Julia Dean
returned yesterday. After much difficulty
) she got over the dam al Keosauqua, but q;
the river was falling fast, she left be-
freight at tina, place and started down. Sh'
struck rock below Crston, knocked 5 holt
ia her bottom and sunk, but after some de
lay was got aaoat, and is now going tor re
pairs,"
BUTLER CENTER, is the name of new
town recently LAID oui by A. MdiIarky
Eo., within mile half OF the geo
. .sfuphicsl center OF the fertile and urlsh
Jag rounty OF Butler, which Will, no doub,
l. the unity seat. The town Is beautiful
" sjtu. On high dry ground, IN the mid-
! o. The richest farming land in Tue county
Tie enlerprising proprietor has alre.d!
commenced building frat oiasi mill y
thirty horse power, to be used a. Srist az
saw mill He is slso Offering TO mechun
+ lea ana Others " no desire TO locate in Lev
. Town Inducements unsurpassed by any 9th
~ proprietor in the growing West. SIEVE
re-! good buildings have already been erect
: ed. and a nuuiber more are in course o
] erection.- BrtHasr Co. Hsroa.
Srocr RAlsIss MIR. Peter Melendy O.
H ,miltOn county, Ohio, purchased last
week in Butler county 1000 acres OF ianc
near Butler Centre. Mr.. Melendy is vel!
known as successful and enterprsins
dealer in stock. We hail the location o
, such men in our vicinity with pleasure.
Cedar Faas Bonner.
DsJwSED-0n Thursday evening last
; W D. Andrews, OF Kingston, was drowned
. abuul Is miles above this city, while at.
! tempting 10 swim ashore from raft, with
; bic brother. The raft being aground, they
both plunged into the water, when quite
warm, TO 90 ashore for lighters, when the
brother OF the deceased was taken with a
cramp, ans he supported him for some min
utes, until he himself was taken quite Sc
yereiy, and then he sp ke to his brother
and said, save yourself, I ON ready TO die !"
and sank Immediately Cedar Valley Times
29ti
ImMGEAxTs.-The Piqua co. Register
says:-A large number OF movers lave pass
Ell through town this week on their way
West They are mostly bound for Iowa,
10 which and other Western States there
seems 10 be tide OF EN- igratlon flowing by
every channsi-Land and Water
/ A COMMON OcuRREkcE-A part Of tree
was recently found at the depth of SIS feet,
while digging well in Compe,ine Tow a.
ship, Wapelio Co. The tree appeared to
have been about foot in diameter
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