Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-19
STATE TIE MS.

| NGytSNF SAYS mat Mr.. ot. JOnn wcHI ~"
to swell he had just been digging 10
fix some curbng, when the sides caved
in and buried him nearly 10 the waist
Mr.. Crowley, seeing his peril, descend
ed with a shovel and worked with
will until he was released, when they
both IN ade tracks for the upper world.
They had just landed on the surface
when the sides fell in, filling the well
to the depth of about ten feet. One
shudders to think of the terrible death
they so nearly met.
VALUE OF THE SORGHUM CRoP.-Thc
Sigourney Democrat Of the 10th pub
fishes table compiled from the Asses
sor's books, showing the amount Of Sor-
ghum molasses manufactured BY the
farmers of Keokuk county last season.
The total number of gallons was GA ,4S6.
The amount, adds the Democrat, rated
at the price formerly paid for imported
molasses-sO cents per gallon-makes
the nice little sum Of $5l,56o.8O, Say
| the cost of the manufacture is 10 cents
per gallon, which is high estimate,
and deduct that from the above, leaves a
balance of profit to the people of s45,
SHIT.
JAMES DoUGHERTY, of Mt. Pleasant,
has constructed machine tor lessening
wagon tires without the expense and
damage attending the usual method Of
cutting and welding. The editor Of the
Ne,cs says he saw two men perform the
operation with the machine on IL tires
in IL IA minutes-a work that could
hardly have been done by two men IN.
der the ordinary process in less than two
hours.
THE Newton Press of the 9TH relates
: that on the preceding Saturday some
t $50 was stolen from the money drawer
in the store of Hugh d Bro. A Pixies
} Peakcr from Cincinnati, who was trav-
, cling through afoot, and who had been
4 in the store, was suspected, pursued and
A arrested, about three miles west of town
brought back and taken before Esq
Newell, on a charge Of petit larceny
, He was searched by an officer, who
| found only 60 cents upon his person
t all he had in the world, he said. The
t announcement of this fact awakened the
> sympathles of the assembled crowd, anc
s a collection was taken up, for which he
: appeared very thankful! As nothing
S was proved against him, he was dis
S charged, and taken back to the place O
). his arrest, and sent on his way rejoic
J. ing.
e A POOR miserable fellow went into ;
: drinking saloon in Keokuk last Tuesday
It and got drunk. His wife went afte1
l. him to bring him away, and the saloor
n keeper pushed her out Of doors, throw
l. ing her down six or eight steps, striking
e her head against a post, tearing thu
g skin and flesh from her forehead till i
h hung over her eyes, and injurng her ter
:, ribly. He was arrested.
l. WE have received copy of tn
b Guthrie county Courier, newspaper
e Just started at Guthrie Centre by J. B
n & N. Besack. 1t is neatly printed
It cnterplising sheet. The Courier com
G plains that it's brethren do not notice
: their "please X' This is wrong en-
b tirely.
l. THE Independence Guardian say
that the cars on the Dubuque & Pacific
Railroad will commence running t.
: Hamilton about the first of May.
: The Cedar Falls Gazette says tina
there seems to be large emigration
from the country above us to Pike
Peak. Tuesday of last week com
!, pany of nine, from Bremen county
~ camped here over night. Yesterday
Tuesday-another company passed
through here. Very few have gon'
from this town. The general impression
4 among our citizens seems to be tina
. they can do better in Cedar Falls thar
they could in Pixies Peak. We thinl
4 it shows in them commendable goo(
n sense.
l. The Guttenburg Register says tina
IS notwithstanding the overwhelming ma
= jorities of votes poled at the late cleo
ton, were polled for the relocation Q
1. the County Seat at Elkader, the peop
!; of Garnavillo have succeeded in obtain
ing an injunction to prevent its presen
=. removal. The grounds upon which tn
J. Injunction was obtained, we are in
10 formed, are writ of error from the de
'e cision Of Wilson on the order for a.
10 election, now pending in the Suprem
d Court; and the ilegalty of the Apr
@ election. The Register is surprised a
:, their action.
- TIE Dubuque Herald says that Fatbe