The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-06-30

I'll. C.d.r Valley T;mo

The Cedar valley ftsrea
cat, Potatoes snd Oats, our
will give = large yield. The
~ cor. wc fear, = slnlost On
d. Even the second plantmg
oas TO give hopes Of more
ia yield. This failure Of
,btc.lly to be traced to the
Z, with its cold storms Of
,r of the destruction Of msny
from the ground sgnirnis. On
coupled by Mr.. Pollock, on Prai-
X, few miles west If this place,
animals have entirely DESTROYED thirty
;, which gave promise Of nm extensive
,cld.
A BusY CIry.---An idea of the busy APP
pcarancc Of things in ctr city might bc given
in one brief statement, viz: A gentleman
tells us TINT In passing from Conns old pork
house, corner II Exchange and First streets,
to the Dcs Moincs Railroad depot, he count
ell one thousand and seventy men engaged
in building, upon public works, and quarry
ing stone for building purposes. This isjust
about half mile travel, on direct line
And il il n fair sample Of the state ii things
oil over the city.-ksokrk Gate City.
ANOTHER MrRprR.-The quiet village of
Cascade, in this county, was thrown into an
unusual state Of excitement last "Wednesday
BY the murder Of Que James Newell, an old
citizen of Jone, county. The pcrpetrator
OF the foul murder was citizen Of the same
county, by the name Of Michael Flanagan,
who j. now safely locked up in our county
ja:l. From the testimony taken by the Cor
oncr, il appears that the deceased had been
engaged in quarrel with young man by
the name az McNally in front of his fathers
Grocery Store. A few minutes prior to the
tine Of Flanagan striking Newell behind the
ear with an axe handle, some high words
ha / pasrcd between them before the fatal
blow was struck, but nj the time Flanagan
committed the foul murder, his unfortunate
victim was quietly standing near the gro
ccry.-Dr1uqu 1riJ.
Gorko VISA compan, Ct .;orweei-
an, passed through this city q few days
STAGE on their way to Story county. They
are frpm Illinois, where they had lived for
several years. Receiving good prices for their
improvements in our sister State, they are
seeking cheaper lands and new homes. We
welcome all such to our Statc.-fotea Ctr
RsysJiioaa.
Iowa CouSTy.-The Pro-Slavery De
mocracy At Iowa county, met at Williams
burg, on the 18th, and nominated the fol-
lowing ticket Judge, W. II. Wallace
Treasurer, A. J. Morrison; Sheriff, J. W.
Watson Coroner, James NJ. Kortz; Pros
ecutor, II. NJ. Martin. A ron Of s. J. Muir.
ply, 10 years Of age, residing three miles
west Of Marcneo, accidcntly discharged the
contents Of gun into his own body, csus-
ing his death.
A PROFITABLE Cow.-Mr A. J. Bing-
ham, OF Elk River township, Las cow six
years old that gave an average Of thirty.two
pounds &c milk each day last week. This
COW calycd last March and has had no extra
feed, but runs at large on tho prairie. Who
can beat this Will some Of our farmer
friends weigh their milk for one week and
give Us the figures
BooSE Co.-The Boone County Meas has
just started in Doonesboro'. IL is Republic
can in politics end well conducted. The
Iowa City Republican, says that the editors,
Messrs. Capon and Sanders, " throw their
Gag to the breeze in gallant style, and will
make their influence felt in that section Of
the State. We trust that they will receive
vigorous support"
INMioRArIoN.-The tide Of immigration
into Northern Iowa and Minnesota has sci
in like great food. They come in drove>
past our Office - one, two, three, five, ten
wagons IN . string drawn sometimes BY
horses and - often by n string Of oxen long
enough to make breaking team, with the
old folks driving and the children and cows
bringing mp the rcar.-Chickasa@ Co. Rsprb'
iicua.
RiaHI. - We learn from the Council
Bluffs Chroaotypx that when the Hon. Jas.
L. Orr, Of South Carolina was in that city,
he made some valuable purchases within and
adjacent to the city limits. This illustrates
that Mr.. Orr has really considerable more
confidence in northern than southern insti-
tutions, - Gar ~ true prosperity Is con-
cerued.