The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-05-07


Of Iowa. for shs purpose Of bsiliiac Rail.
road frso Lassing tovsrd Ne South Bend
Of the Ainassesa River under the title Of
Lansiag. Norshssn LOVE and Southern llin.
neso,a Railroad. The Directors are abls
and energetic men. The road wili run
from the Mississippi ,hrsssh Ne Northern
Cosn ZEE Of Iowa.
LAss'ss The Lansing (Alamakes COY
M'ryer Of the 10th ssys that upwards Of
enc hundred s,rasgsrs' diaed The DAY Be.
fore At the Amsvican Hotel In that smart
river town.
RApisEss.-Ths Dubuqss NsrfAsess Of
the 9eth reports "ssvsral wssxIy locking
bunehes Of radshss. fer sale in that asshse
for dime bunch"
CsDAa RAHDs.-Rsv. 0tors Howe Do.
liversd an Addssss on Csloniss,ion q. Cedar
Rapids, fs~ days since. A pike ~ss
taken from the Cedar River. at the Falls,
weighing % pouads. Better was sslliss
Al 30 etc last week, from Groceries. The
fond has been asasly raised for free brsdes
=, the Rspids ; and the bsildisg Of the plsss
10 already under contract.
NJ. PLEAsAHr.-Our sister city 10 ssisv.
ing he wonted property striving herd 10
overtake Iowa City. We learn from The
Home Journal. that Senator Harlan 10 sbou,
to pu' up 6as residence there. bishop
hsmliae has alec concluded a make that
place his psrman enl sesidencs. The Com.
m,ssionsrs Of the Keokuk, II. Pleasant sod
Muscatine Railroad, are marking on, the
l'"e Of the road to NJ. p. and putting the
grading under oontraet.-less Cay Rep.
TsE Moanoss AsD INSANE, Both con.
tiaue with W. The former, to the numhsr
q several huadred. are sncsmpsd On the
west eide Of he River swsitine the ecu.
ing Of several hundred sainis nov On the
ocean, ibid.
PRorIrs OF Iowa FAaniss.-Ms. J. Nc.
Fadin one o: our farmer subscriber il Wan.
sipinec township. incidentally msationed 10
u, a lew days ago. while paying aaothsr
year . subscription 10 the Journal that be
emigrased 10 this country little over three
years since, with only oAoo 10 money and q
span Of horses and wagon. Nov be owns
iara Of $50 acres. pretty veil improved,
with but little ineum bssncs, having caid ios
!, aud its appur,snsncss with the products
o. the soil. Last year he raised 600 bushels
OF wheat, and THE year, IL the season 10
good, will have . much larger eros. We
give this isstance ~ exhibit the fass the
chances for making homes aad fortunes 10
this part Of Iowa. are not oil gone yet
.MSsessias Jexrasi.
Basnsa Co.-Ths Mschssies Of Wavss.
y are organising IN Assosiasios ed form.
mg stsriG Of priees for each branch Of their
business. A eous.y Agricultural Society
l. also IN course Of orgaais ssioa.
MARSHALL Cousry.-Ths ladies' Of L..
grand, Marshall county. broke up liquor
shop and split the liquor. demolishins juss,
decantess, cssks. &C., without mercy
They we're brought up and one lsdy bound
over. Several cases Of small pox reported
a. Marietta. The lawyers Of Msrshall Asvs
formed Legal Association. The Oh.
jecs Is TO promote good feeling among the
members 81 the oar. legal discipline. &c.
Three new mails are TO - established one
from vinton 10 Nsrshsll ose fron Cedar
Rapids to the sane place. and one from
Marietta to For, Dodge. The price Of lots
At Marietta has advanced go pr cent. The
pact winter. A new hotel b 70 be built The
season.
AaoraER DaiDEe.-At the lsle session of
the Illinois Lsgislsturs charter IVES grant.
ed, giving permission to build railroad
bridge across the Mississippi river as Du.
buque. II il understood that THE Il a
mo~meas Of the Illinois Rsilsesd Cen pany
To obtain connection with the Dub uqus and
Pacific Road nov szssaiiag westward.
BLACK HAVE cousrY.-s,eps Asvs been
taken :" Incorporate - . city Cedar Pals.
Two young men who he'd stolen osoo iron
NJ. Miller, Of Frasklin eesa.y. were o..
res.ed Al Cedar Fslls % Thsssdsy o. lee,
week. rhey had ea9S Of The mossy left.
A considerable smsaas Of bsasay and ~his.
key was destroyed ., Esss Waterloo. On
the so,h Of March. By ooess nsssiass.
Dsnoins cousry.-TAs Sum q ssvsn
thousand dollars hes ssea rsesivud int The
county treasury Of Dsaoias. from he sals
Ut swaap Lands.
CAlisoasiA EusoaAsss. Yestsedav a
e'mpsny bound for the 81 Dossdo crossed
Oh the ferry boas q this Joint, ompanisd
BY their cattle and hs,rsss, mskias ell .
party Of tAirty.sis. y'Asy are IRON Kane
county. Illinois. and sspscl 10 unite with Q
company At lo~s City, tsiiss the svsslssd
route through the South Psss. Their dee.
'iaation - Gras,. vslls.. Califosnia. - c..
msseAe Regsstes.
FiRE.--rhs, barn Of Francis Hopkiusoa,
10 MuscsiiSs county. wss destroyed b IRE
ies days since The Journal says Il con
,,ned 100 bushels Of core. SSo bushsls Of
n-ts and 80 bushels Of wheat.
OuraAeE.- IAN sissnpt vss nsds Q few
nights since. BY . soapis Of sssgs.dsivsss /.
ON the route between Dysssvilie and Dv.
hague. to violsss the person Of Mary L..
e..s. a German wonss sssiAsn, Of Dubuque.
her screams secured assistance ten The
rtssengers 81 . stsgs bshiad then. and one
o the viliaiss. Irish Mite" sliss Jeha
Donlsy vas arrested.
AastAss Letter issa nsjss Wluians-.La,sss
hso II 1ssatiss.
Gov. 0rimes has taken sleos 70 fn,niah