Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-21
STATE lTE vas.

lick is TO be executed week from next
Friday, (the eth iust.,) has been con-
structel, aud taken to the grounds
where it is intended to erect it, near Ea-
gle Point.
The Des Moines Register Of the 18th
saws that the Des Moines river at that
point is lower now than it has been du-
ring twelve years before.
The Tines says that company Of
nine has recently left Oskaloosa for the
Pixies Peak country.
TIE Sioux City Register ofthe 7th re-
ports that the municipal election there
passed of very quietly. All the Demo
cratic candidates for city officers were
elected without opposition, and with
the exception Of the Second Ward
where citizens ticket was brought out,
there was no considerable contest for
Aldermen. In the First and Second
Wards the Aldermen elect are all Dem
ocrats: in the Third Ward there is one
Democrat, one Old-Linc- Whig-Bates-
man, and one Republican in the Fourth
Ward the Aldermen arc Republicans.
The Dewitt Standard learns that the
boiler exploded in Anthony's steam saw
mill at Camauche, on Monday last, &C.
riously injuring three Of the workmen.
SEVERAL citizens Of Burlington re-
Gently left that city for the gold mines.
Nh. Il. VAN METRE has retired from
the editorial charge Of the Marengo
Democrat, and is going to the Peak.
His place is filled by c. NJ. Harrison
Esq. We wish the Democrat increased
success, and trust the hopes OF MIR. Van
Metre may be realized at the Peak.
J. II. BARTLETT and G.. II. Hazleton,
horse thieves, we're arrested in Mont
gomery county on Sunday last, having
in their possession horses stolen from
Mr.. Bump of Council Bluffs. The
scoundrels were lodged in Jail to await
trial, says the Bugle. The same paper
says the practice of horse stealing is be-
coming quite common in the neighbor-
hood of Council Bluffs.
THE Bugle says that Pixies Peakers
in large numbers are continually arriv-
ing at and departing from that place.
The Bluffs has become heavy outfit
ting point.
THE Hamilton county Freeman says
that more wheat has been sown than in
any former season, and We Judge that
the corn crop will cover a correspond
ingly large area. The Springs work"
instead of being behind, is all done up, if
possible in advance Of the season. The
indications now are that we shall be
blessed with most abundant harvest.
WIrn reference to emigration the Des
Moines Register says, 1.-The tide of gold
seekers is swelling our streets daily.
Teams by the dozen halt in our streets
by the hour"
MAMMOTH PACKING HousE.-Messrs.
Geo. Gillaspy d Co. are building a
monster packing house at Ottumwa. It.
is to be 100 by $50 feet, and is to cost
$4,000.
THE Muscatine Journal is informed
that the Vigilance Committee in Louisa
county, is great nuisance. The in
formant says he lived in this country
"wheu the howl Of Wild beasts and the
war-whoop Of the Indians were to be
heard, but they did not stike such terror
to the hearts of the inhabitants as the
sly footsteps Of Vigilance Committees,
whistling their shrill signals at every
street corner, and peeping into every
private dwelling house at midnight"
He says they are not content to wait till
q man commits q crime of his own &C.
cord, but they "drug him with liquor till
his reason is dethroned, then set the best
talent.of the place to make him commit
an unlawful act and when he falls into
the snare, incarcerate him in Jail for
term Of two months, at the expense of
the county" He thinks vigilance CON-
mittees accomplish good when properly
conducted, but when made the terror and
annoyance of quiet, unsuspecting and
upright people, are nuisances.
The people of Sigourncy, Keokuk
county, are planting out large sized elm
and maple trees around their public
square, under the direction and at the
expense of Mrs. Lydia H. Sigourney, of
Hartford, Conn, who asked the privilege
to bestow this ornament on the town
which bears her name.
Nsw Posr OFFlcE.-A post office
has been established at johnson Grove,
Story county, Iowa. We learn that
Mr.. John P. Pool is the post master.