Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-24
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There is to be camp meeting about
FIVE miles from Rockville, on the 10th
Of August. The brethren generally,
are invited to attend.
MAD SroSE.-Mr.Evans, merchant
Of the village Of Paris, Linn Co., Iowa,
has maidstone" which he says he
has used successfully in fifty-nine cases.
As he charges nothing for applying it.
he cannot afford to advertise.
CHIcKAsAw CouNrY.-We are in
receipt of a letter from gentleman
residing in Chickssaw county, from
which we extract the following:
last week the returned Pixies
Peakers and others, went into the
big woods, opposite the village Of
Chickssaw, in search of ginseng, and
found it very abundant. Many persons
have made from 50 to IS per day.
Mr.. Graves. q merchant in Chickasaw
village, has bought nearly 500 pounds
in four days, and other merchants
bought a large quantity during the
same time. The big woods are eight
miles wide, and nearly twelve miles
long, and it will take years to dig
them oil over. l have seen an account
in some papers that there was danger
Of people starving in this country, but
if there has been any danger hereto
fore, it is now removed, as ginseng is
as good as cash, and none hut those
who won't work, need starve. Mr..
Albertson has received about twenty
loads Of old wheat from Blackhawk
county, which he is now converting
into flour. SO the famine is over. |
never saw the crops look so well as
now. Our prospects for harvest are
Aattering indeed, and none need hest
tate about settling in Northern Iowa,
on account of famine. Most of those
who started for Pixies Peak from this
county. have returned, and are well
satisfied to remain. The roads arc
better than they have been for two
years"
From the census Of Dubuque conn
ty, inst completed, we learn that there
are in the county, 1913 males, and
l4,663 females. The number entitled
to vote is 1922; militia, GOAL; for
eigners not naturalized, 1866; be-
tween 5 aud 81 years Of age, l,55O ;
blind, q; deaf and dumb. 10; idiots,
8; acres imnrovni. an. 1so' -e.~a 80
improved l47,l93; miles Of railroad
finished, 45; unfinished, none col
leges aud universities, l; pupils at
tending same, Sc; acres Of sorghum,
1861 acres in orchard, 35l: bushels
orchard products, 900; acres of Hun
garian grass, 40; tons ditto grass, 60 ;
acres in meadow, l2,l37 tons OF hay,
22,73l bushels of grass seed, 336 ;
acres spring wheat, 2l,326; bushels
harvested, l So, 7O3; acres winter wheat,
474; bushels harvested, 4,842 acres
oats, 1882; bushels harvested, 1885,.
$40; acres corn, l9,s9s; bushels har.
vested, COL 40; acres potatoes, 2,l26
bushels harvested. 1916 hogs sold
4.937; value of hogs sold, $ll,llO;
cattle sold, 1927; value of ditto
$55,OOS; lbs. Of butter manufactured
247 1902 lbs. cheese, 1850; lbs
wool, 5,4l4; lbs. mineral raised, 4,4lO,
325; value do, 8; value of do
mestic manufactures, S6O,23l; valu,
of general do, S4S,S52 value agrical
tural implements, s65,274; numbc
dwelling houses, 5,36S.
The Mt. Vernon News, reports a,
OK from Jones county, five years old
measuring eighteen feet from the ii,
Of his nose to the end of his tail, an,
weighing 2,l0O lbs.
The late frosts through the northern
counties seem not to have been par
ticularly destructive, farther than in
juring garden crops to some considera
ble extent. Com is touched, but fas
recovering. Small grains look well
MITCHELL CouNrY.-We learn from
the Mitchell County Republican, tha
black birds and gophers have destroye,
q great deal Of corn in that part of th,
State. Several farmers have bee,
obliged to replant. OF gophcrs, tina
paper TINS speaks: "Thev destro,
corn, potatoes, garden vegetables, ant
fruit trees. Two Of our farmers. Ia.
year killed between four and five him.
dred Of them, apiece, and thus materi
ally lessened the number upon thei
premises. Others are slaughterip,
them largely this season."
ARRESTED ON CHARGE OF Mrp
DERIVE learn from the pubuou,
Sun of yesterday, that Sheriff Hayde,
and Detective Swivel arrested, abou
eight miles from Cascade, on the 1911
INST, man named Joseph Letche,
charged with the murder of Henricl
Sountag, whose body was found in tn,
river at Davenport, in March or Apr
last.
Locker states, We are informed, tina
when near Davenport last fall, tina
Sonntag made him = present of hi
watch, and said at the time, that the,
would not see him any more, and tina
ne supposed he had jumped over
board.
The Iowa City Relief Committee
report nett receipts amounting t.