Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-18

The name Of the Zo,ca Citizen is
,hangcd to Hvs State Register.

CnAnRcu 10 XotS0 ctdte xSe4tSteF.
The shipments from the the Clifton
station on the Oskaloosa branch Of the
NJ. Il N. railroad from Sept. lst., 1859.
to January LIST, 1860, foot up: Wheat
10000 bushels; corn 10000 bu; 1000
head Of hogs, besides cattle, dc. Smart
place.
The Washington Press is arguing the
feasibility Of Incorporating the village
Of Washington.
Coal AND IaoN.-On Friday last
we visited the coal bank now being
opened in the northeast end Of the city
b, J. w. Dixon, Esq. The bed of coal
is about three feet thick, Of a very SUI
perior quality, resembling, very much,
what is known in Pennsylvania as the
Diamond coal, being clear Of all min
eral substances, and seems to be in
great abundance in that part OF the city.
Some six feet above this fine bed of coal
vain of very rich iron ore has been dis
covered. When it was first discovered
this vein was only about an inch thick,
and increases in thickness as it is follow
ed into the hill. The ore is very rich
and heaxy, and it is thought to abound
in large quantities.
We should like to see the quality Of
this ore tested by some competent per-
son. If the ore should turn out to be as
abundant and rich as it is now thought
to be, it is valuable discovery for this
county and city. We hope MIR. Dixon
or the city, one or the other, will take
measures to have the richness Of the ore
tested. We shall have more to say on
this subject again.-Ottumwa Union.
A Cleveland Sell..s.She Walks IN beauty
Like the Nisht.''
The local of the Cleveland Plain.
dealer, who is the funniest man now a,
large, gets off the following. Brown
was among the sold:
When Sam Medary published the
Ohio Statesman, he discharged a com.
positor one day. 1 shan't co. SAID the
compositor. 'What in 5 the reas-
on said Sam, in still, small! voice.
Because said the compostor, Il don,
see how you can get along without me-
Sam was rather pleased at the fellows
impudence, and told him to 90 to work
again.
That was rather cool. We have
heard Of other cool things. In Mexico
the banditti rob the priests, and then
make the priests bless them at the pis.
toI's muzzle. Our readers must have
heard of the bloodthirsty boy in Ar
kansas who plead guilty of numbering
his father and mother with a tomahawk
but with tears in his eyes begged the
judge to show mercy to poor orphan
We have something of tremendous
~ icy nature to chronicle which hap.
pened here at home.
Last week Mile. Melville was an
nounced to walk one hundred consecu-
tive hours at the Clipper Shades, Seneca
street.
Mile. Melville appeared, and with a
slow and stately tread perambulated an
elevated platform in tights and an alb
breviated dress. Sho was graceful in
form and 1.-THE in motion. Her face sic
kept closely yelled.
Mile. Melville drew large audiences
The receipts during the 100 consecutive
hours amounted to over $4,000.
Stories of Mile Melville's peerless beau
ty circulated freely and were eagerly
swallowed.
Gentlemen undertook to converse with
Mile. Melville, but she only shook her
head in reply. She was French and
could speak no English.
Among the most constant visitors at
the Clipper Shades during the walking
was young farmer from Marion coun-
ty. He fell in love with Mile. Melville.
lie became what is sometimes called
dead struck His feelings got so
worked up at last that he offered her,
through her business man, his hand in
marriage, after being assured that she
was chaste and amiable. The business
man conveyed the offer to Mile. Mel
vile, who said she would think of it.
AT length the walking closed and Mile.
Melville disappeared. The young farm
er hunted wildly through the CITY for her
but she was not to be found. He met a
retired sporting man who told him that
the walking lady's parents resided in
Newark, New Jersey, and that in all
probability she was there with them
Thanking the retired sporting man for
this intelligence, the young farmer in.
eanely started for 1.-THE .Jarsies." No.
body knows where he now is.
We are rapidly approaching the
spoint-the GOODNESS Of the thing
mile. Melville is young Irisllman with
blazing red hair and whiskers. He is a
we'll known character ronnd town. lie
adopted the walking dodge to raise the
wind, aud did it pretty efectualIy. A
female dressmaker prepared his costume
and his glossy black curls he procured
Of we'll known barber. While some
will doubtless say they knew all about
it, it is still believed that he succeeded
in selling some fifteen hundred of our
fellow citizens. Even the Press, the
Archimedean lever which moves the
world, was somewhat deceived. This
fellow is evidently highly disreputable
character, bnt under the circumstances
we find it difficult to be angry with him.
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