Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-17

ysY ~" $500 ~
and ,s'tle in BoOnsbqec. That paper
says that il will pay any one who IN
it.
AporLExY.-Isaac II. Jones, died
very suddenly of spoplexy on the 2sth
ult., .ays the Herald.
FAYErrx North Iowa Observer
is to be the title Of new paper at Fay
cite. Rev. ID. J. Ravens recently eatab-
lished the Ne'cs at that place, but i'll
health compelled him to retire from the
Iaborious duties Of the chair editorial.
Cnops-Thc crops in this county are
certainly very promising. There will tie
large surplus Of wheat raised, and corn
could not be better. The showers and
warm weather have been as fave rable for
corn. as any one could possibly desire
Should the fall prove favorable, corn
will be very cheap; some say It will not
sell for more than eight or ten cents per
bu.hel. Emigran,s to Boone county
this season, can buy sufficient provisions
tor few dollars, to do them until they
can build their farms. Boone county
| Herald
DELAWARE County -CK0Ps.-Ihe
Journui says: "The crops OF every
kind promise IN abundant harvest.
Wheat, oats, corn, potatoes, everything,
is in the best possible condition. Some
Of the farmers Of this county are making
preparations to commence harvesting
their wheat in the latter part OF this
week. Three eastern men-t"rmers
from New York-are each havinga sec
ton of prairie broken, short distance
east OF Collins Grove, in this county"
AcciDENr.-The Maquoketa Journal
saws that German in the employ OF Mr.
Hurst, in the South Settlement, by the
name Of Roast, while engaged with
a moving machine, came very near hav-
ing both feet cut of. Dr. Shepard wa
sent for, who dressed his limbs. and
thinks he may possibly recover the u.e
Of them, although they are severely cut;
amputation may yet be necessary. loo
much care cannot be taken in using
reapers and mowers.
DaowNED. The same paper says
that boy by the name OF Durham,
whose parents reside near Bridgeport,
left his fathers house on the morning OF
the Fourth, and vas found Drowned in
the Maquoketa River on Saturday morn
ing last His body was picked up op
positc the farm of Mr.. J. McPeak.
TIE Herald says the jail at Dubuque
is pretty we'll crowded.
The lIARvEsr.-Our farmers, says thu
Maquoketa journal, have now com
menced their harvest in good earnest
Wheat was meyer known to be better
Many are calculating upon thirty an
, forty bushels to the acre, and some les:
, Oats, corn, potatoes, and in tact, a
} kinds Of vegetables never looked NOR
promising. We are calculating upo'
good times this fail. About time.
e The MAMMOTH PRoDUcE Boar SUM
D At THE RAPIDs.-News was received
5 yesterday morning, that the mammot
produce boat which LETT this place, fe,
days ago, for New Orleans, struck upo
The rocks, in going over the Rapids, Of
: the night of the llth, and sunk. Niue
/ of the grain had been taken off abov
the Rapids, in order to tighten the boa,
which will, of course, be saved. 1t j
not known, yet, to what extent the cal
go is damaged, but hopes are expressc'
: that it will not prove total loss. w
understand that the boat and carg
were partially insured. = Muscatia
journal.
The NUMBER Of Breckenridge mel
who seeded from the Ohio State Con
vention was taco, instead Of fifty as thu
Z telegraph report had it. Their name
e are Hail and Riblett. The other forty
e eight were ''men in buckram," like yer,
t large portion of the "Breckinridge an,
] Lane army" Such men cant kill OF
l Douglas, nor can they make Breckin
ridge President. 1t requires real "hesl
= and blcod' for that kind of work.
The FRIENDS Of Douglas and John
son held meeting at Albany, N. Y, OF
|, Wednesday evening, in Capitol Park
1t was the largest political gathering
ever held in the city, over 10000 per
sons being present
. Here is "crumb of comfort" tina
will keep the rdilsrs in admirable rail
' ing mood, for week at least. Lincoln
+ cake is dough in the Empire State.
A DEMOCRATIC CLUB has been formed
at Boonsbcro' and is doing good work
says the Herald.
Let them be formed in every tow,
and district in tho State. There i
work to &c done lie. us do it, and VIII at
ever we do let it be done with wilt.