Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-04-09
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ty, arc agitating the question of bnild
ing bridge across the Iowa river, op
posite that town.
The population of Winneshiek Co.
says the Gazette, as per census returns
is about Il, 800. In 1856 it was 1900
showing an increase in two years o.
5000.
A delegation of citizens Of Deco
rah and neighboring towns is to pro-
coed To Prairie du Chen, Wis.,, where
a mass meeting will be held on the
9th instant, for the purpose, says the
Gazette, of forming an acquaintance
with the citizens OF that town, and in
Producing to them, more fully, the val
ne and importance Of making DEBORAH
point in the route Of the Prairie du
Chen and Mankato Railroad, and to
inaugurate new roay already opened
to the river in connection with the
Milwaukee and Mississippi Railroad
Company's new steam ferry boat cal
makee;;" which will run regularly be-
tween Prairie du Chen and Johns
port the ensuing season.
The Hamilton Freeman, says one Of
Ink pa du-ta's band of outlawed IN
dams were recently captured near the
Little Sioux River, and will be sent to
Fort Dodge for trial.
The Anamosa Eureka says of the
cultivation Of Sorghum "Some far
mers will cultivate it on a scale Of five
or more acres. 1t would be well for
each one to raise enough for his own
family, it not to sell, for the money
he thus saves he can use in other ways.
We wish to recall attention to state
mcnt made last fall, to the effect that
the Sorgum can be sown in beds, and
then, after corn is planted, the ground
can be prepared and the Sorghum
transplanted. Being two or three or
more inches high at the time, it can
easily be seen among the weeds when
the cultivator is run through it."
REvULsIoN OF TRADE.-We learn,
says the Muscatine Journal, that con-
siderable flour has been shipped re-
Gently by railroad from this place to
Washington, the present terminus Of
the Oskaloosa Railroad. 1t seems that
the wheat crop of last year was so
scant in that region, that the inhabi-
tants are compelled to draw on us for
supplies till next harvest. 1t looks
like carrying Goals to Newcastle
A new Presbyterian Church edificc
was dedicated IN Lyons on Sunday
week last. The Pastor of the Society
is Rev. Daniel Clark.
The Muscatine Journal SAYS that a
private letter was received at that place
few days ago, from Iowa City, stating
that a swindler has been ''rising the
wind at that place by representing
himself as a brother of Rev. John Har-
ris, and lacking the necessary funds to
visit ''his brother" at Burlington. On
the strength of this assumption, he
succeeded in borrowing money from a
number of Mr.. Harris friends. He is
without doubt vile imposter, and we
hope will soon be brought to justice.
1t is said that the same sharper has
been operating in Illinois during the
past winter on the credit OF other well
known and highly esteemed clergy
men.
The Washington Press, says that
Washington is fast improving not
outstanding the hard times. Bust
mes. is frightening up and building
has been commenced to a considera-
bic extent. We are glad to hear it.
The steamer Blackhawk has made
four trips up the Cedar river this year
as far as Vinton, delivering about forty
tons of freight and taking away near
four hundred tons. The Blackhawk
goes up the river as far as Waterloo
SO says the Democrat.
A mob in Tell Township, Boone CO..
IN this State, recently undertook to
lynch man by the name of Pardce
They surrounded Par lee's house, wher
he and his brother fled to an out house
IN the yard, barred it up and made figh,
The mob then tried to set fire to thu
house when Pardec shot one man deac
and MORALLY wounded another. Par
dee had been tried for larceny and &C
qa'tted, whereupon the mob not salts
ned with the trial undertook to take
the law into their own hands, ala
Kansas, Montgomery, Brown, l. Co.,
Ottumna Statesman.
The Fairfield Je9erson;an has tn.
names Of Isl persons who design
leaving Jefferson CO., for Pixies Peak
and thinks that at least $50 in all viii
1oovo for %bo GSlorJ IS -~llO