Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-10-25

MOLINE IrEns.-Nesly all of Il


stockholders of the Moline W.tsr Power CON-
pany, ere ., present in Moline What they
h.v. done or intend to DO 10 no. known yet
Nm BANGS shot his COW ca Monday - che
was attacked with hydrofhobia-they have
Zoe, great many fine css,l', hogs, etc.. in that
ueighborhood lately by the same fatal malsdy
Tax editor OF the Indtps'1lens has been pre-
s.n,ed with some fine ches.nuts, grown in the
garden of Mr.. Geo. Rode. of that place TuE
Lud<psndent asks, .Is MONS TO BE BURNED up'
Within few days prst soae villain or villsins
have fred the school house twice, and alec
tried 10 burn up Dr. 9. Amser laiu's Block He
calls on the trustees to appoint vigilance
committee TO protect their property and
lives"
Pixies PEAK.--We had the pleasure
Yesterday of . conversation with Samuel
Adams, Esq formerly Of De' Moines. and lat
terly of Pike. Peak. Hshas been selected BY
the mining population as delegate to Washing
ton to look after the general interests Of that
section. l1c 10 now w HiO ~ W W 0euiuS
We learn from him that the mining prospect
in that region.is not as aatteriog as could be
wished He says that Of $50 quartz uil!s
that MT more than ten are doing good pay
ing business Experiences may regulate this
matter, however. Many mlls are now for sale
At ons.half their original Eastern cost. The
mills crush on shares no longer. As q general
thing it did not pay. He says the u 5. cen
Gus indicates q population IN the Pixies Pea X
Mining District Of 10000. though larger re-
suit was expected. He says there are man y
returning to The States and many going to the
mines He considers the agricultural Uros-
there this year. Corn asd garden vegeta bl.e
we're good. He would not advice any body to
90 there now to labor in gulch mining nor
even with quartz mills without first going out
and examining the ground. Good advice, we
think.
SINGULAR CoNDUor.-An elderly man, who
had been stopping some eight days At the Og-
ilvie House and representing himself as a mon
on Monday OF last week. leaving an o.d coat
and carpet sack filled with worn-out and worth
LEES clothing He had visited . number of
persons in the city and offered t loan them
money At per cent, and in some inst lnces the
papers we're drawn up. lin waich the old gen.
tlernan exhibited remarkable shrewdness aEd
caution,) but when every thing was ready he
money was not Forthcoming. He said Putnam
Rogers. OF Davenport, we're his attorneys
with whom he had deposited money, but
letter has been received from Mr.. Rogers de-
nying it. Mr.. X. states, however, that man
answering to the description OF this Iniividuai
called on him some weeks ago and left his card
on which was written "a. B Clark, 10 low
s1oin street, Boston" He had some common
place conversation with him. but no business
arrangements were entered into between them
o'ru Ss.iA~,s ~G ci--A.oc,: $500 i.i. Ala....
~ above At the Ogilvie House. but gave his
name to the lsndlady as Goodenough. He Is
either insane or knave l. is supposed that
he left this place Oh foot. We have not hearl
that he succeeded in swindling anybody ex-
cept his landlord. He is short. 'eavy man
about 55 years of age. coarsely dressed, good
ia!ker. appears to have Travelled much, ar d is
we'll acquainted with the lnha oltants of almost
every New England jtown.--Knsea.iusJ Journal