Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-08-07

mmSSV VI WcuUSer Guy OSSeIl
a reward Of 600 for the recovery Of Z
span Of bay mares, stolen from him on
the night Of July 18th. One was l4A
hands high, white spot on the nose,
hind feet white. The other IA hands
high, one hind foot white, and q star
on the forehead.
The Crescent learns from the Asses
sor that the population Of Iowa City
proper is about 1900; quite gratifying
increase from less than GOOO a year
ago.
With all the additions, the number
Of inhabitants will foot up not far from
10000.
CLINTON Co.-The Clintonian says !:
at has been our lot for three success
sive years, to visit the farming districts
of Clinton County, IN the latter part Of
July, and the crops at each season,
have to . great extent claimed our at
tention; and we are satisfied that the
yields Of 1857 will be 25 per cent. to
the acre above the two previous years.
WO, ! that the denizens of the Eastern
and Middle States could have placed
before their visions, the sights that have
met our eyes during the present week.
There would not enough Of them re-
main among their rock ribbed hills to
tell the story oftheir early history.
AsHroN.-This is the county seat of
Monona county, and possesses one of
the most charming and slightly town
sites in western Iowa. Some fine i'm
provements are being made there this
summer; among the most prominent is
the Ashton House, large and commo-
dious building Just now completed, and
to lie kept by Ashton himself, an ener-
getic, cnterprising and accommodating
gentleman, the founder of the place.
Crescent City Orocle.
FouND.-The remains of two human
bodies, were found, one day last week,
IN the nsighborhood Of Little Sioux
River, and from the marks about them
are supposed to be the remains of
Messrs. Burkholder and Johnson; they
were members Of the Spirit Lake expe-
iition, and were lost on their way
homc.-Eort Dodge Sentinel.
DrsTREssINa-ANorHER VICTIM OF
SrIRIruALIsM.-A lady, wife of Mr..
Dean Of Wappello, Louisa county, was
brought to this city on Friday night a
raving maniac, caused by the humbug
doctrine Of 'spiritualism." The lady
We understand, was a medium" which
20 wrought upon her mind as to reduce
Ter to her present pitiable situation.-
State Gazette.
BLAcKHAwK Co.-The Cedar Falls
banner announces 5000 subscription
raised towards defraying the expense of |
a County Fair, and that the Ohio Sock |
Company have promised their
choicest Stock for exhibition, so that
without doubt the show of cattle will |
De unusually superior. The Register
tates that the County Fair will be held
It Waterloo on the End Wednesday
md Thursday in October.
BREMER Coat the Democratic
Convention, held in Wa
'erly July 18th, William Pattee ESQ.
presiding, committee Of six, Mr.. =.
being one, was appointed to take into
the establishment of a
Democratic Press in Bremen Co. The
says "oats and wheat prom
Sc an abundant crop, and corn is COM
ng forward rapidly"
JACKSON Co.-The Sentinel SAYS
Our farmers feel sanguine Of harvest
ng the best crops they have yet had
n Iowa" A new Presbyterian Church
O. S. was dedicated at Maquoketa
July oath: DIR. Phelps of Dubuque
preaching the sermon. The edifice is
If brick, with steeple and bell, and
inished and furnished in a superior
lyle.