Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-04-20

tnat new p0st-omce mas Deen essSO
lished at buckingham, Tana county,
and Daniel Connel, Jr., Esq, appoint
cd Pm.
From the same source we ASCERTAIN
that prairie fires are still doing much
damage. The Eagle says that Mr..
Kennedy, late of that place, but now Of
Bruce township, lost his stable, about
seventy five bushels Of wheat, and two
cows. The same day, Mr.. c. Newell,
and Mr.. Bundy, Of Cedar township,
each lost stable. On Friday following
Mr.. John Knapp, Of the same township,
lost his stable, one horse, sctt of har-
ness, q valuable hog, cali, and about
22O bushels Of corn.
The Wapello Republican says the
Grand Jury Of Louisa county have been
iuvestig ating the condition of the Louisa
county Poor House, and found the filth
horrible to look upon and smell.
NEW Com PLANrER.-We snatch
the following item of news from the
Iowa City Reporter:
The last corn planter We saw in oper.
alton was on Dubuque street one day
last week. 1t is constructed something
in thu wise Take an ordinary Chica.
90 wagon, load it with corn, take out
the end board, and start off your horses
at smart trot. 1t works admirably
We saw about the length of three blocks
planted in this way.
Patent not secured yet.
DR.. WIN. ID. TRIBBLEcocK died il
Van Buren, county on the Sd of March
He was Grand Treasurer Of the q. L
of Iowa of +. d. A. NJ.
| AT the Louisa county District Court
last term, Martin S. Cisco was fount
guilty Of seducing Melissa Jane Law
q girl Is years cid and his wife's sister
He was sentenced by Judge Springer t.
two years at Fort Madison, where it il
= supposed he will get over his love 70
the claw"
L. ID. LAMPMAN, engineer of the st
Louis, Iowa and St. Paul Railroad, csti
mates its cost Ola Grinnell at $17,78
per mile and by the Montezuma ront
at Sls,246. This road is designed t
form the link between the Cedar Fall
d Minnesota, and the Northern Mis-
souri, roads, commencing at Cedar Fall
and termica ting in Appanoose county
ISL miles south.
THE Dubuque Times informs its read
ers that another extensive "lead' ha
. been discovered in the mining district Q
Dubuque, by Owens, miner, the e,
tent and richness of which no man ca
tell.
We learn from the Dubuque Time
that Noughton, who go brutally assault
ed Father McCabe at that place, ha
been held to bail in the sum of LOCO
to appeer at the next term of the Dis
srict Court.
! An Association has been formed
for the purpose of establishing Branel
of the State Bank of Iowa at Counci
Bluffs.
The Council Bluffs Nonparel ha
the following: GAIL day we listen to tn
whoa and wha'aw' Of emigrauts, as the,
slowly wend their way towards tn
land of gold,' and every night tn
suburbs of our city are illuminated b,
their camp ires-hundreds cross thu
Missouri at this point every day, ant
yet the season for emigration has no
commenced"
The Waverly Republican record
the sudden death of Mr.. John Miller,
much respected citizen, living a shor
distance north of Waverly. 1t occurre
as follows: while driving his team, an
walking by the side of loaded wagon
he trippel and fell with his head be
tween the wheels. His son, who wa
short distance in the rear, came u
Immediately, but groan from the fa
len man was the only sign of life exhit
tied. Medical assistance was procure
at once, but to no purpose. A po'
morton examination was had, but n
traces Of disease abolt the vital organ
we're found. 1t is supposed his hea
must have fallen between the spokes 9
the forward wheel, and by a sudden re,
olution of it, his neck was dislocated.
CRUELTY OF THE CHECK REIN.-l
. writer in the american Agriculturali,
denou noes the use of the check rein fo
horses as a cruel continuance. Tn