Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-07-01
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stolen meat. A short time since, he
was convicted Of stealing hog, and q
few days since, stole cali, for which
iudiscretion be was fined $50, and
s25,45 cents costs. So saws the Jour-
nal
During the month Of June, in the
city Of Muscatine, there we're only
three deaths, and in May only one.
This is pretty good for . city Of FIVE
thousand inhabitants.
The Dubuque Times is informed
that two St. Louis firms have within
the last sixty days deposited with the
Messrs. Langworthy Of that city, $780,
600 for the purchase Of grain to be
shipped At that point for st. Louis.
Two persons recently knocked down
the sheriff of Pottawatamie county,
and escaped from jail. They were re-
captured, when one Of them threw 3
club at his attendant, and again effect
ed an escape. He was retaken, how
ever.
The Council Bluffs Bugle says
large number Of emigrants are con.
stantly passing through that city to
Pixies Peak, Oregon, California and
Utah.
The people Of Iowa City are con-
sidering the propriety Of building q
free bridge across the Iowa river At
that place.
PARDON OF Nix. SHELLADY.-The
Iowa City Reporter of the Goth says ::
"Our citizens have learned with ex-
treme qualification that Mr.. Samuel
Shellady. one of the Boyd Wilkinson
defendants, has received an uncsndi-
tional reprieve, and is once more a
free man.
The nature of his case was such
the we'll established character of the
man was such, that all classes of people
all parties and ACCOMPLISHMENTS.
ted in petitions to the Governor for his
pardon, and they had the satisfaction
of readily attaining the much desired
object of their wishes.
Mr.. S. returned from Des Moines on
Saturday, and was welcomed home by
numerous friends, at the Mansion
House, on Saturday evening last. The
full proceedings had on this occasion,
are necessarily omitted, for want Of
room in this issue"
The Corydon Democrat says that
most of the documents arriving at
that place under the frank of Hon. S.
K. Curtis, consists of Mameluke Lini-
ment circulars, &c.
A picnic will be given on the Fair
Grounds near Oskaloosa, on the 4th of
July, for the benefit of the Mahaska
county Agricultural Association. A
gate fee of 20 cents for each individual,
and 25 CITE. for each carriage will be
charged, which will be appropriated
towards fitting up the grounds for the
next State Fair.
They have q Scotchman named Andy
Gaffrey out in McGregor, Iowa, who
beats DR.. Winship of Roxbury in lift
ing. He can take up 1900 pounds
without straps or any other helps, and
says he will lift the weight of the Rox-
bury champion with the champion on
top Of it.
Coble, who shot Dr.. Bissell in Mar
shall county, about fortnight since,
is now in Jail in Iowa City.
The Gutenberg Register says that
from the first Of April up to the 10th
inst, Fleck l. Bro, of that town have
shipped $4,000 pounds of bacon and
lard 700 barrels Of flour $500 sacks
Of wheat; 1924 sacks of corn; 1850
sacks Of oats 500 sacks Of barley; 80
sacks of potatoes 100 pigs Of lead !;
100000 dozen Of eggs; 1900 pounds
of butter; 60 sacks Of honey grass aud
timothy seed, and 1000 pounds of
hides.
A MorHER's LovE-AN ACT NOBLE
AND DARING-A MARROW ESCAPE
On Sunday, small boy, tour years
old, SON Of Mrs. Cowdeo, living in
Reds lower addition, who was draw
ing water from a cisteru, with a cup,
having a string attached to it, over
balanced and fell, headforemost into
the water which was several feet deep.
His mother hearing the noise made by
the fall, Immediately ran to the cistern
and plunged in, although the water
Was up to her chin. The little fellow
had sank to the bottom, and it was
with great difficulty he could be res
cued. True to the instincts of . devo.
ted mother, she succeeded in recover
ing him and stood in that perilous po-
sition, with her son high above water
until . ladder was procured, BY the
ueighbors, by which both mother and
child we're rescued from their prccari.
Gus position.-Keokuk Journal.