Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-15
STATE ITEMS.


A NE~ PAPER, Douglas in politics, has
just been started at Algona, the county
seat of'kossuth comfy, by John W.
Summers.
IHE Vinton Eagle has been reduced
in size from an eight to seven column
paper. The editor says it is better to do
SO than to do worse.
TIE Hawkeye says there is fair dis
play at the DesMoines County Fair, and
success is confidently expected. The
display Of cattle, horses, DC, is good.
CITY BONDS IN CouRr.-Two cases.
involving the validity ofci,y bonds, were
submitted to the decision Of Judge Love
at recent term of the U. S. District
Court held at Keokuk. The decision OF
Judge Love is anxiously looked for.
The independence buchanan co.,
Ucilian :-"Our streets are daily
crowded with wagons loaded with grain,
farmers having thra.hed to considera-
BILE extent. Wheat is coming at the
rate OF 1000 to 1900 bushels daily in
all other departments Of business trade
is equally brisk"
ABoLIrIoN1sM IN PUBLIC Schools
The Keokuk Journal says that Adolf
ton songs are taught TO the young ladies'
in the Central High School of that city,
and that the Principal takes The census
of the scholars on politics to ascertain
how many are for Lincoln. Snch public
school teachers rs this should be sent at
some employment more congenial to
their taste and capacity.
DRILL CHALLENGE.-The Burlington
Blues have issued challenge to the
Military Companies Of this State TO a
competition drill on Fair Grounds of the
Desmones Agricultural Society on the
18th of October. The prize is a beau
tiful silk banner awarded to the Blues a
year ago as the best drilled Company
in the State.
New Posi- OFFICES IN IowA.-Post
offices have been established in this
State as follows:-A Worthington,
Dubuque county; Tripoli, Bremen Co. ;
Plymouth and Linn, Cerro Gordo Co. 4;
lngart Grove, Ringgold county, and
Point Pleasant, Hardin county. We
congratulate the people OF Wortbing-
ton on the benefits they have secured
by the location of Post Office among
them.
STATE BLIND AsYLUM.--The Vinton
Eagle says that the work on that build
ing in course of erection at Vinton, is
progressing rapidly under the vigilant
supervision of the lately appointed CON-
missioner, Mr.. James B. Locke, and the
good management Of Messre. Finkbine
& Lovelace, who obtained the contract.
The walls of the second story are COM
plete, and if the weather remains favor
able till December the third may be fin
ished, 80 as to allow the workmen to put
the roof on during the winter In char
scter the masonry is little different
from that of the first story, but the con-
trast is agreeable to the eye. When the
walls are run up fifteen feet above their
present height, and the projection in
front is extended still twenty feet far
thsr, the entire structure will present
proportions not 60 much at variance
with architectural taste as was first sup
posed, when it was learned the original
plan had been cut down in height.
The SEDUCTION AND MURDER CASE Al
Iowa FALLs.-We recently copied a
notice OF the seduction OF two young
ladies by the name Of Larkiu, residing
at Iowa Falls, Hardin county, by AL in-
dividual of the name of Start, stating
that he had married one few moments
before her confinement, and that the
othes had died under circumstances in
dicating foul play. The preliminary
iuvestigation-which lasted three weeks
Terminated Sunday morning last.
Start was bound over to appear at the
District Court which opened on Mon
day. The post norton examination o.
the deceased revealed the facts that in
struments had been used in procuring
the abortion, and also that poison q
some kind had been administered. 1t is
altogether one Of the most horr,d case.
Of the kind that has yet occurred in this
State. The trial will bring out many
facts that have not vet come to the sur
fsce.-Dubuque Times.
How WALKER DIED.-The exac,
manner of Walkers Stalking off, is thu.
given, by an apparently well informed
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