Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-02-25


FoRT DoDoE.-.The Fort Dodge,
), ebster county, Sensinel Of the 18th
says, Dr.. J. s. Olney has resigned the
office of County Superintendent Of
Common Schools, and A. N. Dawley,
Esq, has been appointed by Judge
Pease "A his successor.
CEDAR RApIps.-A letter in the
Linn County Register, from Cedar
Rapids, says that town contains seven
dry goods stores, two clothing stores,
three drug stores, six lawyers, six
preachers, seven doctors, four church
es, eleven denominations, and nine or
ten liquor saloons.
GAMBLERS FOR PIKE's PEAK.--A
company Of gamblers passed through
Des Moines recently, for Pixies Peak.
We learn this from the Journal which
says party Of men. with lady and
children, passed through our city the
other day, en- route for the gold mines.
They had three wagons and buggy,
and among the loading we're, we IN
derstand, billiard table, aquantity Of
liquors, and fast horse accompanied
the train.
STORY Co.-The proposition in Sto-
~ Co., to offer $4,000 for the loca-
ton Of the State Agricultural College
within its limits, was carried by vote
of the people, on the 7th, by large
majority.
RIVER OPEN.-Tbe Muscatine Jour
nal of Monday last, says: Yester-
day afternoon, the ice in the river OPP
posite the city made another start and
continued moving till it all run out
The river is now almost clear Of ice,
and we may expect the arrival Of
steamers in few days.
Last winter, it will be remembered,
the river was open all the while ex-
ccpt about five days in November
Two steamers visited our wharf on
the 18th Of January, but there were no
other arrivals till the l4th of March.
Iowa CRY DRAGooNs.-The "Iowa
City Dragons" made their first public
parade on Friday last, and ELECTED uni
versal admiration, both for the ele-
gance and good taste of their uniform,
and for the precision Of movement and
soldierly bearing.
PERsoNAL.-The Iowa City Repub-
Hcan notices the return home of LIE
Grand Byington, Esq. His energetic
and successful labors at Washington
on behalf of the North West with ref
erence to the next National Agricult-
ural Fair will be remembered.
Steamers are now running to keo-
kuk, and as the river is clear of ice, we
expect to be able to chronicle the arri-
val of boats at this point soon. The
packets will commence their regular
trips about the first Of March.
The people of that portion of the
State feel it essentially due to their in
terests, and we can only regard it in
the same light, and As the means Of
rapidly improving a country, which
from its location and former incursions
of Indians, has suffered relative dis
advantage, although presenting natural
inducements unsurpassed by any 9TH
er list of counties in Iowa.
The matter is now before the Interi-
or Department, and we trust will soon
be brought to favorable issue.
The New MAYOR OF BURLINGTON.
Tho Hawkeye has complimentary
notice Of Mayor White, the newly
elected Chief Magistrate of Burlington.
1t says that he proves a most efficient
officer.
FRozEN.-The Des Moiness. Journal
says :-uelornbreak, living near Han
over, came to town on the cold Friday,
and on returning at night froze both
Of his arms. Gangrene ensucd rem
dering amputation necessary. The
operation was performed by DR.. Farmer
on last Sabbath, assisted by DR.. Grim
mel. The unfortunate man is doing
we'll, and has undoubtedly learned a
salutary lesson, and in future will avoid
too free libations Of the ardents.
A SrEAMBoAT.-The Journal also
says :-Messrs. Tisdale l. Co. are bull
ding = steamboat on the Island near
Court Avenue Bridge. 1t will be 100
feet long, Is feet beam, and will be
flushed complete in this city-making
it emphatically a home pro iuction.-
Hemingway builds the engines. We
trust these gentlemen.
ACCIDENT TO Col. HEAru.-Wc
learn from the Dubuque Sun that our
riend Col. II. II. Heath, OF Dubuque,
very narrowly escaped drowning on
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