Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-25
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mekcr, of Silver Creek, were entirely
DESTROYED by fire on the lst inst. MIR.
5. is poor hard working MAD, and
his loss is keenly felt. Loss, about
1880. with no insurance.
AccIpKsT.-The Gutenberg CLAY
ton county, HeraM Of the 18th says
that on TUESDAY night last man fell
into miners shaft, on the hill back OF
town. while drunk, and was consider
ably injured. He fell 30 or 40 feet,
and was taken ont insensible. He
soon recovered, however, and 10 IN a
fair way to get well again. The
wounds consisted OF two cuts in the
head and some other slight injuries.
BRIDGES AT DEs MofNEs.-The peo-
pie of Polk county are called upon to
vote on the 2sth of February, wbeth-
er or not they will author , !the
issuing Of county bonds to the amount
Of 10000, for the purchase ofthc two
bridges across the river in tho town
OF Des MONIES. and the erection Of
another across the Coon, in the same
town.
The Weekly Neacs says that meet
ing Of the citizens Of Mount Vernon
was held on the 9Th inst, which took
strong measures toward preventing the
establishment Of a liquor saloon In that
village, and resolved unanimously that
if any person should attempt to open
:uch saloon in that place, they would
inform HIM respectfully that such a
thing in their midst is contrary to the
sentinel Of the people, and ask him
to remove his establishment but if he
refused to do so, then the people are
to abate the nuisance" las they term
it, by force.
The Blacktu,ok Courier is the name
Of a new paper started at Waterloo,
by Messrs. w. ii. hartman and G. ID.
Ingersoll. 1t is seven column paper
and presents neat appearance. 4 1t is
Republican in politics.
TEAM DaowSED.-On Wednesday
afternoon, Mr.. X. d. Spaulding, an old
resident of lie Claire, was crossing from
Illinois with load of coal, and was
within FIVE roads from the Rapids
Mill, the ice suddenly broke under the
wagon, which was precipitatcd into
the river dragging the horses with it,
and instantly sank to the bottom. Mr..
S. was sitting on the wagon and went
under with it, but instantly rose to the
surface, again sank and ose the second
time Just rs the current was taking him
under the ice, and in time to grasp the
edge of the ice and thus get safely ont.
By means of hooks the wagon and har-
ness were soon recovered, but the
horses were of course drowned.
During the whole OF the forenoon
several teams had been hauling rock
from the Iowa shore to Rapids City,
and one of these had passed almost
directly over the spot where this acct
dent occurred, only half an hour be-
fore
ANorHER.-Just as We 60 to press,
we learn, that team belonging to MIR.
Whitesidc, of Port Byron, has broken
through the ice with a load of wood, a
few rods above the spot where Mr.. 5.
met with his mishap: one horse is
saved and the other drowncd.-Le
Claire Republic.
Mourn VERNON AssocIATIoN.-We
arc Informed that Mrs. DIR. Gamble
has been appointed agent for the
above Association in Lie Claire and
vicinity.
TIrroN r. R.-Thc Secretary Of the
NJ. b. OF the Upton K. r. Co. gives
notice by advertisement in the Mnsca-
tine papers that the third installment
of ten per cent. Of stock in the COM
pany will be due on the LIST prox.
For THE GoLD REGIoN.-A party Of
gold seekers, with a covered wagon
and three yoke of oxen passed through
Muscatine on Wednesday for "Pike's
Peak" The party consisted of four
men--three from Fulton township in
this county. They had stove in their
wagon, snugly set up with the pipe
projecting above the cover. They ex-
pect to go immediately to Missouri and
stop for several weeks, SO they can be
ready to go forward as soon as the
roads are in fit travelling condition in
the spring.