The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-05-24

an, h...,,ful State arc many whom weha
ls.,h srses remain 10 the older States'wner
t,A.v .eec;redtAat art which renders ,hel
IL exeepsiSesA,e here. Ths Osksieos
Hsrs,1sf the lesh says, Son lsst night d
I.,ore room Of A. N. Abraham Of our cit
zee sseksn oeen.a trunk eersied on, ia'
the public square. and rieed Of its conse Mt
also gold watch ard chain with one hur
dred and twenty -four dollars in money va
taken"
Il sPaAcucAL JoKE.-Practical jokes ar
des picsbie things, the mora especially
, one who is the subject Of them. Hackie
. Of the Dubuqus Tss5xae, recently Puhiiaf
ed an enigma, !. frsi-rss< enisma. - ne tern
sdl,, bu, which upon being solved did nc
, I,usn out so well. The answer reads thus
l.Hackley wants a We, Nurse"
Il rsRaY Boar Syxx.-The Steam Fer!
Boa, al this place struck snag nesr th'
foot Of the island on the other side OF the nv
! r and sunk to the guards. Ihsfs w.
J unite crowd Of men, women and cnaofen,
n..;jes t.ams and live stock, aboard, ano
- ..,;.s IA :. ! fusion was decidedly excl.
! ,;nr ~ Joss Of lire OF damage to proper
-. e.r.rred howevsr, other than knock nS
hole ia shs best.-KsskSk Wkig.
i Nxsros. Jasper Co.. contains a popula'
lsion Of about 1000 souls; hss eight dry
good stores and oshers Ia proportion; Tires
churches; three high schools; splendid ho'
,el in prospect. and any quantity Of build
lings under way for the summer.
Sulcins.--Aa inquest was held on the
body Of Tolm.n Stoddsrd. living near Port.
Hand, in this county. BY Michael Nedro5.
EsQ. He 9as missing from the oOsh Of last
.nonrh. srd on the 17th inst. was discover.
| lying near his premises By some boys
huniir9 cows. His throat was cut from ear
ear, ana down to the neck bone. A rsxor
vas found near him. aud Indications went
| 10 show that the wounds we're lnhicted ~
lie own hss1s. The Jury rendered The YER
iict sce- rdiagly. No ressons can b -.
sgnsd tor the rasn act. He was man 10
essy circumst snces, 6ftesn hundred and
sixty deilsrs beiRg found in IN unlocked
shest in the house. He was pretty well up
n years and lived By himssli--a bachelor.
ErosaRgss Repshiiess. I.
Steaness Alice. Michigan and Badger
state have sseen y "nsds" the port Of Fl.
Des Msiaes; che river has been con high
for some tine. 90 says the Citizen.
NuscA1sss STILL soiSe AIEAp.--A COM
pany Of heavy capitalists from Ohio have
30 roainsd for piece ofgrlund near Green
| & Cos. pork house, for the purpose Of erect
ing an extensive foundry. A gentleman Of
tbs city also proposes TO build machine
shop near the same place.-Josrnai 20ia.
Dusuorx IcE.Lsss.--The Lansing Iatsl.
liseaosr says ths. the Dubuquers will have
to dispense with ice-eresm and cooling bev-
srsges the present summer, or pay an enor-
nous expense for their Injuries. The ice
houses on the Island opposite the city have
been swept away. and very little except
that provided by the City H o,el remains to
s1pply the demand.
OrrunwA.-The Courier observes that
the demand for lots in u,tumwa has be come
90 great that two additions have been laid
out to the town and new residences and
stores are rapidly going up, and fnrthe,.
-sccnsidering every thing thss may be said
in her favor, hse railroad prospects, her I'M
si-~:.-. later power, her great abundance
OF stone and coal about her, her present pop.
ulaiion OF 500 sosls and business of 5000,
600. she offers an inviting field for capital
and enterpriss.-Iora Reporter.
TaE Nrw CAriroL.-The Burlington
Gasssts gives bre description of the plan
of this tuiiding shortly TO be erected at
Fort Demoine, for temporary purposes by
private subscription and 4, an expense Of
$4,000. 1t says:
"Ths bai!dingis to be 100 fee, long by
IS wide, and three stories high. The fret
aoor 10 divided into eight or ten committee
rooms, and an ONCE and vault for the Treas.
urer OF State. The second door 10 divided
into rooms for the Governor and other
State officers, SGpreme Court Room and
Library Room, both of which ara II BY %3
eer each The third door into two cspa.
eIous halls for the House and Senate-lhe
formsr - feet 50 in the ciear-lhe latter
81 BY s. ieet-both chambers 10 be proyi.
ded with An eighteen foot ceiling, and the
whole building 10 be heated with furnaces.
rhe Representatives and Senate Hall, be.
sidss being capable Of accommodating one.
bird more members than are authorised by
the Constitution. will also be supplied win
ssrgs and convenient iobbies."
ctpAa RAsips AFTER pr.ising Cedar
Valley a. the Gar len Of the West, the C..
dsr Valley Tims turns II the town of CO
jar Rapids snd.sys that it ID jus, beginning
10 grow. That the present season will
make it new city. Over 200 dwelling.
viii be added, which will contain IN ave-
rags Of say I've persons to each, q low e. ii.
mate, and We have LOCO added to the popu.
ion This season. In January 1857, the
population will not fall short Of $500.
Foa THE MoRnoss.--Ssveral dozen of
Mormon carts or wheelbarrows have been
brought down the river landed on Inc
ievee, destined for the Mormon epcsmp.
a.ent near Iowa City. The wheels Of these
sehicles are Of the size Of the ordinary chr.
mage wheels, and the bed 10 cons,ruciedl
H1eeb hAe tuas VI soHmUD nalu.caft wit, |
bows and canvass for covers We learn
hat all The sble.bodied men Of this eompa-
~ Of Aormons are required TO walk and as
sist ia pulling or propelling these esr,s, In
y hieh their provisions and other necessi-
lies will be covered. The women, chill.
dren and inyaiids will be carried in wagon,
n the ordinary wsy.-Ausratin Josr. Oh
inst.
Iowa RIvEA.--The same paper says that
be Dan Convers would start ,ha, evening
" lowe City. Tha. she has freight enough
o. two trips at that wharf and sufficient for
hree more At this point. Il adds that these
-iPs II uninterrupted by accident or delay
ill be more remuneraive than an entire
IF h<,- a.. AZ.