Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-24
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second story door of . Muscatiue hotel,
and fell twelve feet upon the Iewalk.
He was somew what bruised, but not seri-
ously injured, says the Journal.
Coon SHIrMENr.-On Saturday last
1850 .acks Of produce were shipped
from Muscatine. This is equal to $4,000
bushels, says the Journal That is do
ing tirst-ratc for Musca,ine.
New FEERY.-A new ferry boat is
about to arrive at Clinton. The Herald
says tie experience Of the past week has
FULLY demonstrated how much it is
needed, and her arrival will be an coca
sion Of great JOY to shippers there and
elsewhere on the line Of the railroad.
EXECUTION OF CLIFFORD Clifford,
the murderer, was executed at Dubuque
on the 10th inst. The execution was in
private-only few officials, clergy and
reporters were admitted. Clifford was
about "a or % years Of age. He and
| another man committed murder for a
few dollars.
A LADY COMMITS SUICfDE-The Os-
kaloosa Times says that Miss Frank
Bowen, Of that place, committed suicide
at the residence of her father last Tues.
day evening by taking strychnine. She
fingered only about half an hour after
taking the fatal poison. Medical aid
was summoned, bat proved Of no avail.
The cause for the rash act as yet re-
mains secret.
RECOVERY OF STOLEN UoRsEs.-A
| pair of horses were stolen some time
since from Mr.. WIN. Carrick, in Sioux
City, Woodbury. county. Last week
he recovered them near Elk Point, in
Dacota Territory. They we're stolen by
party Of Yancton and Sioux Indians.
They gave them up without resistance.
LYNCH LAw.-The Magnolia (lIar-
rison county, Republican says tive learn
from Josiah Crum, who arrived here
from Council Bluffs to-day, that three
men have suddenly disappeared from
that city, under suspicious crcumstan
ces. On yesterday morning one of them
was found hanging to tree near that
city the others are supposed to have
shared the same fate. Nothing definite
is known. 1t is supposed they were
horse thieves
CLINTON Co. WHEAT CRor A care
full estimate shows that Clinton county
has produced this year over million Of
bu.hels OF wheat to spare, after provi
ding herself with breadstuff and seed
for the coming season. This, at present
market prices, will bring into the county
from to 100000 dollars. THIS is is re-
lief from right source.-Lyons Mirror.
How TO KEEP SWEET PoTAToEs.-A
correspondent Of the Oskaloosa UeroM
gives the following method Of keeping
the sweet potatoe through the winter
81 use dry sand and put them in; it
does not matter how the sand is dried
IN kiln, in a log heap, or in the sum-
50 that it as dry-that is, all that is re-
qored. l prefer drying in a log heap,
as it costs four times less and Is just as
good. Any family that has little room
with stove In it, may keep a box or
two Of eight or ten bushels without
much inconvenience. The boxes must
be raised six or eight inches from the
floor. aud they must not be nearer than
four inches from the wall. Fill the box
with potatoes, and then put in sand !;
cover the potatoes with sand. There is
4 good deal said about Kindred sand,
but 1t is all fudge. have also known
them to be kept well in buckwheat
chat In order to keep potatoes with
success, there must be thermometer
kept i'll a room. The mercury must not
sink below 400 if it does, the pota-
toes will chill and rot it also must not
rise above 60 Q, or they will grow.
never lost any of my potatoes except
by letting them get too cold. A Their
momcter enIy costs dollar, and every
man ought to have one"
In TRoUBLE.-The Gazette is in