The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-05-27
IOWA ITEMS.

LoAs OF o6O,00o.-The citizens Of Iowa
City voted last Saturday on a loan Of $780,
GOO for certain improvements. the vote be
nc taken on each one separately. The
Republican Of Saturday evening thinks oil
the propositions carried. The vote was
small.
CosRT AD,ouasGD. - Judge Clagae,,
found mistake in HE com nis sion, - Judge
few days since, and suddenly adjourned
the District Court, then in session at Bur.
In ston, much to the inconvef fence OF many
10 attendance, and others WHO anticipated
the settlement Of cases. Judge C. was
commissioned for the 10th, instead Of the
Let District q mistake palps i,ly accidental,
aud which could have been quietly corrected
within few days, without di iurbing IN the
least the current OF business But, such
cuurse would have deprived the Burlington
G szetie of the opportunity VI INDUCING .
a,ny Al Gov. Grimes and 81 tretary Sells I;
a result, not once to be thought OIL Iowa
City Rep
Up! Ur., Ufi.i-In order to keep
pace with the market price for western pro.
duee generally, beef still tends upwards
steadily and rapidly. A fes days since we
quoted steak al l2h cts per pound. II Is
now l5 Where il will be next week we
can onl, guess Those who thought sugar
cured hams dear ~ Is cents per pound, a
fortnight since, will open their eyes when
they get beef-steak at Is and buy lard al
70 cents or butter 4, W cts ID cook a.
We are told that the stock OF beef in this
market 10 down a, The lowest ebb. Ibid
MARION CousrY.-A hnc Court Hoa.e
!. IA process 81 erection at Marion, which
II 10 said. will be one OF ths best public
bu Idings ia the State. The Wheat
Crop (fsll Whest) never looked better In
Marion. than it does this season. according
10 the Journal The Farmers are in 6ne
splrits.
kIvER AT LYoas.-- The Old Mississip pi
has been rising very rapidly tor the pas,
week. Yesterday, II was but six inshes
lower than the big beet stage last year. The
river roads between this city. Camanche and
Sabuls, are impasssbis. -lLyons Mirror.
PAINTING OrricE BURGLARY The Lyons
Mirror says the Office OF the Canaan che
Register was entered last sundav morning
week, and robbed OF enough of the printin .
press to prevent ito being worked, the mail
book. and Q portion Of the edition Of the
paper printed the day before. As the Mir
ror ssys such attempts to stop the issuing
OF paper. no matter what the prcvocstions
may have been, are mean and contemptibls
and the perpetrators richly deserve the pspi
Tertiary. There 10 . reward Of ol00 offered
for the arrest aud conviction Of the person
or persons guilty.
SniPrHe GRAiS TO ST. PAuL.--E. s
Hawley g. Co. shipped on Tuesday nigh,
las, by the Hamburger, one thousand bushe !,
Of Oats, and i've hundred bushels Corn. -
Gran must be very scarce al 81. Paul, Il
warrant the shipment st the high price,
ruling here.-ILyons Mirror
BEAR KiLLEs.-We understand that A
ID. Curtiss killed bear near Burr Oak, il
this county. on the AID uli., measuring
feel inches IN length, and weighing tkre,
hundred pounds.-IOssge. (MiicheIl Co.
Democrat.
A CHANCE ron fARuEas' Boys. AT ,h
next Iowa State Fair. q premium Of o.
will be awarded Tor the hes, acre OF cor
raised BY boy under 10 years Of age, an
$40 for the second best.
MusIo. "A premium of 500 will b.
awarded 10 the best band Of music (brsss
exhibited On the Fair grounds during III
next lows State Fair, and $50 for the sss
ond Entries Tor ,hi. premium must b
made at lesst ten days before the Fair.