Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-26
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last week and steamers were running
between the two points.
The independence Ciriian Of the
10Th says that one day last week, two
loads of Hardin county stone coal
we're brought into that village. The
coal Is pronounced as being Of good
quality.
The Waverly, Bremen county, Re.
publican OF the 9Th notices some fine
stock owned by some citizens OF that
county. Mr.. w. Briden has q short
horn Durham calf which, at one year
and fifteen DAYS old, weighed eleven
hundred and eleven pounds.
The Delhi Democrat Of the 14th
warns the public against man calling
himself II. N. kellogg, who has been
going around soliciting subscribers to
the various magazines of the day. lie
represented himself as an agent to pro-
cure subscribers; and succeeded in
swindling several persons out OF their
money. On writing to the publishers
he was discovered to be an imposter.
The people of Mongolia, Harrison
county, have had an interesting time
over the trial of fellow named Thcs.
G. Ellis, who stole 1896 from MIR.
Thomas Weld. One Justice Of the
Peace (Messenger) thought he had
jurisdiction Of the case, SO he gave the
fellow trial hy jury, and he was SET
free. He was then re-arrested and
taken before the County Judge, who
thought it was unconstitutional to try
the thief over again. He was then
taken before Justice Patch, who
thought he had right to send the
rascal to prison, but his counsel got
change of venue, and took him be-
fore Justice Chatburn, who ruled as
the County Judge did, and let the fell
low loose, who instantly took to his
heels and gave leg bail for Nebraska.
We gather the above facts from long
narrative in the Flag.
The Burlington Howkeye of the
Goth mentions as a sign of returning
good times, that one of the business
men of that town was greatly enraged
the day before on account Of his inabll-
ity to get into the Treasnrers office to
paw his taxes. The office was so full
of people on the same errand, that ne
found ingress impossible.
The Missouri river opposite Sioux
City has been measured, says the
Eagle, and found to be 1850 feet, or
$50 yards from bank to bank.
| The independence Guardian Of the
Goth says that the residence of Mr.
Burnha am, Quasquetown, and all the
furniture, clothiug, watches, jewelIy
DC, of his family, were destroyed by
fire on Wednesday week. The entire
loss is estimated at 81, 900.
A new post office, named Charlotts'
vile has been established in Madison
county, about seven miles from Win
tcrsett, on the road to Panora. A
G. welsh is postmaster.
POTTERY AND STONE WARE MANU-
FAcroRr.-Th he Dubuque Herald ba'
received a letter from ST. w. John
son IL Co." No. l6, Wall street, New
York. on the subject Of organizing {
'joint stock company" among our CT
tizens, for the establishment Of a pot
terry and stone.warc mandatory
somewhere in Iowa"
The letter says that an abundanc.
Of materialfor the finest kind Of car then
ware is found in Iowa, and goes on t.
show how profitable it would be t.
establish such a mandatory here on
large scale. 1t says that it would b.
not only advantageous to the people o
Iowa to have their porcelain ant
earthcnwarc manufactured at home
but that it would also be highly re
munerative to the stockholders" of thu
proposed company"
1t states further that il sufiicien
encouragement is given, by citizen
of Iowa subscribing a sufficient ameun
Of STOCK" the managers of the com
pany will purchase three or fou
thousand acres of land and lay on
thereon a town for the establishment
Of the "manufactory," sell lots, DC.
all of which would be profitable to thos'
f who take stock in the company.
The Herald expresses its suspicion
Of Wall street.
MECHANICAL TYpoGRApHER.-T
Delhi Democrat gives the followin.
description Of newly invented "Me
3 chanical Typographer": "This ma
. chine was invented by Henry Harger
Of this place, who has lately receive,
patent for the same, the object Q
which machine is to produce stereo