Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-11

L,cursrso's polSos.-The Upton

L,GurSrxo's poISas.-The Upton
Democrat learns ,hst Deputy Sheriff
Bierly, living about ten miles fromtowo
was struck by Lightning on Monday
last. He was no; killed, but remained
on the ground in . state ofinsensibility
for some time. A horse belonging TO
Burgert, was killed, and stack OF wheat
near Mechanicsvil.e, was struck aud con.
sum.d. The Washington Press says that
FIVE oxen were killed by single stroke
Of lightning on Thursday; also at
Brighton twenty-oine sheep were killed
10 the same wsy-one steer, fine horse
aud another lot of nine sheep we're kill
ed. A fine barn in the edge Of Jetfer-
son UNITY, vas struck, and barn and
| contents OF grain and hay consumed.
The Mnscatine Journal says that
"crimc and debauchery are on the in
| crease in our city. 1t is impossible to
walk the streets without observing that
the number of idlers and vagabonds
hanging about the saloons Is greater
than ever before, while nymphs du pace
with painted faces and gacdy fiummery.
can be seen parading the streets at al
most any hour. Formerly they kept at
= respectable distance, on the opposite
shore of the river. Now their haants
are in our very midst. Can nothing be
done to break up these dens Of infamy {!
| We have been requested by number OF
citizens to assure our worthy City Mar
shal that any effort he MAJ make to en-
force the law against them will be back
ed by the whole moral power OF the peo-
Pile. II the law cannot reach them, an
outraged community may take the RENE
Lv into their own hands and who then
vii. be responsible for the conse-
quences." How different from the quiet,
peaceatle, and orderly city Of DAven-
port.
SMALL Pox.-Tne Dc Witt Stund
urd says that small pox has made itsap
pear.nce in Olive town.hip, Clinton
county.
COOP PRoFlr.-The De Witt Stand
ard gives the following
One Of our citizens rented 80 acres o! plowed
land near the depot at
81 SO per acre. ..............$l! 90
| 20 bushels Of seed at IS cents per bu..... 400
| Putting in the crop, Is cents pet acre..... 241o
harvesting and threshing, s. per acre.. 1850
| Sucking 655 bushels Observation-Disclosures. 6,53
| S322so
The 50 acres averaged &c IL bushels Of whe t
to the acre, s74 l.2 go Ib... but would yield
81 lb.. 1t Was sown, harvested, thrashed AMI
marketed at Chicago within 30 days, ard net
| I'd IS cents Der bushel-or total OF S595.Sl,
l-2. The clear profit in 90 days are $L72,O7,
Il2.
TnE editor Of the North Iowa Journ-
nj has been presented with clump Of
wheat consisting of SO stalks, which
grew from One kernel. The straws, put
together, would measure l89 feet. The
heads would average about 20 kernels,
making l,26o kernels as the fruit of one
The wheat was raised by Mr.. Joseph
Savoy.
MISSOURI Observation-Disclosures from
Missouri indicate that the Democratic
party of that State have elected their
Governor and probably the entire State
ticket by good majority. The Brock
inridge vote in that State is almost too
small to mention, and yet Missouri is set
down as one of the sure States for 3. &
L. Thus at breath another fond hope
Of the boilers is swept away. Missouri
will give Judge Douglas rousiog ma
jority. Can't the 3. l. L. party point
o9t State in which they hold better
hand Let them, rather, take warning
from this severe rebuke, throw aside
their opposition, and join in the ranks
of the conqueriog Democratic army.
| New MEXICO TO APPLY FOR ADM,s-
SION. 1t appears that the people Of New
Mexico are anxious to become one of
the great confedcracy Of States, and in