Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-05-06
STATE ITEMS.
The total valuation Of Jefferson Co.,
is $3,l47,50O.

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The total valuation Of Jefferson Co.,
is $3,l47,500.
Several thousand" pounds Of maple
sugar have been made 10 Madison Co.
this season.
Bishop Lee will make his annual
visitation to the Episcopal parish in
NJ. Pleasant, on Thursday, May 18th.
LOUISA CousrY.-The Columbus
City Enterprise estimates the number
OF acres of wheat sown in that town
ship at 5000. The prospects for a
good crop are hattering.
EMPTY The County Jail is now
empty, as far as Des Moines county is
concerned, there being but one prison
or in it; and that one belonging in
Henry county.-Hawheye.
The Vlnton Eagle records the death
of T.. Humphrevill member Of the
bar and formerly Prosecuting Attor-
ney ofthat County. He died Of con-
sumption.
-Four hundred and seventeen wagons
crossed Manning's ferry on South
Skunk within ten days ending April
2sth.
DROWNED. - An irishman named
- Burns who lived in the north
east part of the city, was drowned on
Sunday last, in Rapid Creek, about 4
miles above the city. He was hunting
cattle and attempted to ride horse
across the creek. When about mid
way in the stream, the horse struck q
log nnder the water, which threw
Burns off, and he was unable to reach
shore although the water was but
about 5 10 feet. The deceased leaves
a wife and four small children.-Iowa
city Republican.
NJ. Il NJ. RAILRoAD.-One hundred
men are engaged on the Mississippi &
Missouri r. r., at Brooklyn, Powe-
shiek County. About the same num-
Der are at work at Homestead, Iowa
county. As soon as possible, work will
be commenced on the whole line be-
tween the City and Grinnell. So says
the Marengo Visitor.
We are informed of a painful case Of
suicide that happened about mile this
side of Grinnell, on the 10th inst. The
wife of Mr.. Burrell, who has been in
low spirits for some time, caused by
religious excitement, threw herself
head foremost into a well, and when
she was found the vital spark was ex-
tinguished. She endeavored to destroy
herself several Years ago by taking
poison, but failet an account ofhaving
taken too large quantity, -Neoton
Press.
WADE FOR PREsIDENT.-TheT Upton
1drertiser comes out IN favor of Sena-
tor Wade, of Ohio, as the next Repub-
lican candidate for President; and
thinks that he and the Philadelphia
platform will cone nearest securing a
union of all the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
than anything else.
We would respectfully suggest the
name Of Henry o Conner, Of Iowa, for
Vice President. That ticket would
shave as close as one of "Wade Il
Butchers" razors.-Stote Reporter.
Mr.. S. S. Crandall, of Wintersett,
has returned from his Pixies Peak eX-
petition, and he gives very unfavor-
able account of the elephant" he saw.
As soon as he returned to the frontier,
some of the enterprising papers there,
published what purported to be letters
from him, giving very fatterlng &C
counts of the mines, though he never
wrote a word of said letters. He re-
ports, also, that a man who, after five
months digging in the mines, laid up
ten dollars worth of gold dust and
brought it to Council Bluffs, the mer-
chants and others of the town spread
the report that the man had brought
back fire thousand dollars north of gold
dust. The Nadisonian endorses Mr..
Crandall as man whose statements
is perfectly reliable.
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