Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-07-13

~The Fort Dodge Se~sisel gives list
Of - buildings nov being erected in that
town--Ons of then IL three story hotel.
for which the proprietor he's refused the sum
Of el0.O 00 rset for I'VE years.
HThe wife Of Lowell Bagley. Esq. Of
Dyersville In Dubuque county, presented
hun with three 6ns boys u one birth lsst
week. The mother ind boys are said to be
doing we'll
Anosnn MuaDEa.-A. J. Yancey, young
and respectable farmer near IAporte City
Black Hawk County, was deliberately fho'
down by jacob Harmon, = few days Ince
lie died almost instantly -Dere had oesn
a dispute between them Of some 'non''''
standing. Harmon. who bears bsd charac'
Ter had thre stened the life Of Iancey pre-
vionslv and deliberately shot HIM down
Win ,iAe while he was 1t work IN his
Ella III, vas arrested. and the public in
dign.,ion was 81 great that he narrowly es.
.a7..d lvnching.-Ws trust that the law Will
have lis course ON the wretch.
~ The Knoxville Republican says that
in place Of finding but little Of last years
crop as was supposed. there is plenty Of
]
also says the prospect il excellent for an
abundant crop Of wheat, corn. oats and po
tatoes.
REAL Estate N FoRr DoDGE Something
over one year ago. b. +. Brown, Esq,
bought two lots on Williams street, in this
place, for which he paid $500. A day or
two since he sold one Of them for Sl20o
What place in the East can exhibit rise in
the value Of real estate equal to thisl-
lSenfiaeJ
~ Alexander Graham, formerly resi-
dent Of Desmoines, was drowned ia the Des
moines river, eight miles below that place.
few days ago. He was bathing at the
time
~ The house Of Mr. BENJAMIN Gregg.
three miles from Burlington, was destroyed
by fire with nearly all its contents, on the
ith inst
CowBIDING. keokuk Times relates
that cowhiding affair came OH in the vi.
entity Of Twelfth and Morgan streets, and
as usual, woman was at the bottom of il
A young man had been visiting young
lady. The uncle Of the girl diseoy cred that
the gay deceiver had wife whom he had
deserted, whereupon the uncle took the
matter in hand. and administered the rebuke
aforesaid. q, these wicked men
tn The St Charles, Floyd county, In
hHiyencer says Mr.. Robert Carr Of this
village has shown us . large number of what
he terms "potatoe bugs or flies. They
are jet black, about three-fourths Of an inch
in length. lie informs us that they are
making sad havoc among the potatoes by
eating up the tops. leaves. stems and all.
He had pint If the parn,ints ia an old tin
pan. which he had brushed off from the pc
tatoe tops in his garden"
SHOOTING ArrRAy-Wm. Tade and An
drew Tweedy, residing six miles northwest
of this city, and two and half miles from
summitville. had dispute some months
ago, in relation TO the location of road or
fence. Since that time Tadc has had a
grudge against Tweedy, and has, We under
stand several times attacked him. Yester.
day he made the third or fourth attack
coming al Tweedy with fence stake
Tweedy warned hun off and finally drew u
revolver, when Tate struck him. Tweedy
fired three shots, two of which are supposed
10 have taken effect. Tade walked home
bu, is reported to be dangerously, if not NOR
tally wounded.-heokak Post.