Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-16
10 W A 1T L MS.
From the Crescent Reporte

From the Crescent Reporter.
Tall Ambrose Belts of Dewitt has
showd the editors the C2intonian stalk
Of white flint corn, fifteen feet IN length
and DR. Kelley boasts an ear Of English corn,
/ "a inches in circumference
JoSEs Coat the late term Of the District
Court in Jones county. Eugene Millard was
sent up to the Penitentiary for three years,
for burglary at Anamosa and Samuel Ev-
erson six months to the County Jail for petit
larceny.
Is Iowa.-Mrs Jane Fell, one of the sur
vivors of the Central America disaster, ar
rived at her home in Glasgow, jefferson
county. She hears nothing from her hus-
band who, together with the So 900 of their
California earnings, was unquestionably
lost.
AccrpEST.-The keosauqLa Mirror Of the
End inst. learns that two spans of the Farm
ington bridge gave way on the saturday
previous precipitating 100 head Of cattle in
10 the water, and killing three.
TrrrcN.-The Pubhc School ofTipton con
sists of four Departments: A High School
Grammer School, secondary and primary
schools having in attendance ut the pre-
sent time 202 pupils The Democrat chroni
cles wild geese en- route 70" the south.
Slorx CuY-Ihe E4ns of the Sd learns
that the Land Office for the District will
open for entries, DE on the , st of November
Next ID. Carson of Sioux City is cousin Of
the celebrated Kit. Foutenelle and Bank
of Nebraska notes were circulating on the
81 of October. Dressed pine lumber is only
worth sloo per 1000 feet.
Pacific Cuy-must bea "right smart
chance Of place" We learn from the En-
terprise that IL. }. Graham, Il "friend and fcl
low Democrat has been appointed Post
master: that Lodge of the l. @. o. f. had
been instituted IA Lyceum organized
among the Yong Men and various pcliti
cal associations in iull blast
CEDAR Co-A Memorial signed by numer
ous citizens was read in the District Court
the other dav, asking the Legislature to pass
a law requiring County Judges to offer re
wards for the detection of horse thieves and
stcaers of stock generally. A new chapter
of the Masonic Order has been instituted at
Upton:
Wells Spicer, High Priest-No bill has
been found by the Grand Jury against Reg
ulators
The foundation of new Court House is
underway.
WArELLo Co-The Statesmen reports the
total receipts Of the County Fair to have
been $6ls. Sixteen lady equestrians com.
peted for the premiums. which were awar
ded as follows the lst, a SO side saddle to
Mrs Williams the End. $50 sett of Jewel
ry. TO Miss. Hale: the Sd, knives and forks,
sl3, to Miss Hattie Wood and the 18th
five dollar pin, to Miss Ilouk
SrRAwBEsEy.- Garreston Of Richsnd
keokuk Co. has in his garden what he calls
an "eyer-bcaring strawberry" He found 1t
growing wild in Highland Go. Ohio, and it
possesses the remarkable distinction of bloc
ming and bearing fruit through the whole
season.
ExrERrgIsrSG.-An old citizen Of Tama Co,
named Whiteside some weeks since launch
ed craft &c feet long by feet wide. upon
Deer Creek, branch of the Iowa River, with
the intention of going to Cairo, Tennessee by
the way of Iowa, Mississippi, Ohio and Cum
berlaed rivers. The Tribune says he came
to the County several Years since in the same