Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-25


where he enters upon active service as
Curator Of the Iowa State University.
THE Musca,ine journal says that the
drainage swamp lands of the western
part of Muscatine county have been let
out to Daniel Harrigan. The whole
length Of ditching will be about ten
miles cost $4,000.
Tue earliest settlers Of Sc itch Grove,
Jones county, we're some Scotch emf
grants, from the Selkirk settlements,
British America, who arrived in 1887.
Three Of them, who are heads Of fam
lilies, still survive.
WArERMELLoss made their appear
ance in Burlington, on the goth inst,
says the Hawkeye.
ApPRorRIArE.-Onc day this week,
says the Dubuque Herald, there passed
through Dubuque, eastward, dilapi-
dated conveyance, drawn by still more
diIapidated horse. Upon the dingy
cover Of the wagon was scratched in
rude letters,
I've haze suffered, fought, dled, and
dug for gold."
THE people Of Wapello are taking
steps towards suppressing the cattle
disease, as recommended by Gov. Kirk
wood. A mass meeting has been called
on the 7th Of August, to act in the
matter.
Wheat, Of new crop. our millers in-
form us. is coming in in cot siderable
quantities, and of excellent quality.
The mi Is, Of which we have two Of
the first class, it is believed, will have
plenty OF business hereafter Ottunawa
Courier.
SEVERE ACCIDENTAL gentleman by
the name of Young had his leg sawed
off at the knee joint, at the Corydon
Mill, on Wednesday of last week. The
leg was then amptuatcd above the knee
by Drs. Bennett and Mather, Of Polk
City. Mr.. Young is a young man, and
has no friends in Iowa. The case is
doing well.
VERDANcy.-Knox went down to the
Court House, yesterday, to raise some
money, by mortgaging some Of his
property. In response to an inquiry as
to whether there was any mortgage on
his property, he said no. but upon re-
fcrring to the books, it was found that a
mortgage was entered on all his imple
menis.
"Fore dc Lord, M.sser Brodbeck, l
ncbcr put 'em dar"
''But how comes your name to be
signed to the Instrument
"Wall, dnzzent know muffin about it,
only dat / len Misser Call one hundred
dollars two years ago, and he makes me
sin dat ar paper to scure wat he owed
me ~
And this is apparently the case. Knox
lent man hundred dollars, and then
executed mortgage on his own proper
ty to secure the debt. Good for Knox
he can boast Of another color besides
being black now, and that is-grecn.
STRANGE CoNDUcr-There are some
strange men in this world, and some of
them reside in this county. ID. r. Hoff-
stutter and Harrison Smith, residents in
this vicinity, were two of the men en-
gagged in the arrest Of Kephart. They
pursued him, brought him here and con-
fined him in JAIL For this they are en-
titled to all credit. These same men,
however, we're leaders in the mob that
took Kephart from jail and hung him.
On Monday last they claimed and re-
ceived their share of the reward offered
for his arrest. They certainly possessed
a great deal Of assurance when they
claimed that reward, after having assist
ed in breaking open the Jail and hang
ing the murderer kephart.-Enrfeld
Ledger.
KILLED BY Ycsterday du-
ring the thunder storm, a man named
Thomas Tobin was killed by lightning
at Mt. Vernon. He was At work in com
pany with several others in wheat field
WHEEL the storm came up, and he sought
shelter under the lee of a whcat-stack.
The others bestowed themselves behind
stacks within four or five yards Of him,
and one, boy, was for a little while sit
ting by his side, but thinking the stack
too email for two, he ran to another. An
instant after, flash of lightning came
which startled the party, with the excep-
ton of Tobin. They were abont torun,
bnt seeing him motionless they ap-
preached him and found him dead. He
had no other mark upon him than
small black spot upon his breast.
lie was aged about % years, and has
nontar relatives in this country. lie
has some more distant living in Massa.
chuset,s. lie was a single man,
and was laborer in the employ Of Mr..
Grace, of that township.-Dubuque
Herald
WE learn from a gentleman who has
lately travelled over Indiana that the in
tens'ty OF the feeling for Douglas ex-
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