Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-21
STATE ITEMS.

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,on.po,t Iowa, have got their paper mn
in operation, and are turning out news
paper very fast
Col. I'D. Graham, Of the I. ,. corps
of Engineers, has been taking ohsei'a-
lions at Mu.catlne, with view OF deter
mining the exact latitude and Longitude
Of that city, with further view oil nav
ing ii fenced IN.
The Page county Ueraid is informed
,hat tho burlington IL Missouri RIVER
railroad will be let to Charlton tins
-pling.
The citizens cf fremont county vote"
last week against appropri1ling Their
swamp lands and proceeds for the ben
eli, Of the CouncIl Bluffs Il St. Joe.
railroad.
Mr.. and Mrs. Daniels, late publishers
Of the E'ayle at Independence, are about
TO start spiritual paper, called the H's-
ing 1Ede. The Nrilian regards it as
AN unprom sing enterprise, but voucLes
for the good character OF the pro-
jjcctons.
"Monons," the name of Il town III
CLAYTON countv,s signifies "Pralrc Flower.
The editor Of the Granville Journal who
has recently been to the place, reports
about 800 inhabitants, three churches,
three hotels and three stores.
Man Snor.-On Tuesday morning
there was great excitement III our
streets, caused by the report that Michael
Gill, who lives few miles from town
had been shot the night before, which
proved % be true. 1t seems that on
Monday James Gill, "a cousin OF the man
who " as killed, had some d fliculty with
Michael Muvancy about lead OF wood
in which Gil! was finally whipped. That
nioht about 10 O'clock, with sevcral
iricnds, Gill went to Muivaney's house,
and attempted to b,cak in, for the pur-
lose of beating him, as they said. AS
ihcv were coming in the door, Muvan-
cv fired his gun at them, and the whole
charge of shot took effect in GlI's face
just below the eye, killing him Instantly.
Mulvanev gave himsfll up to the au-
thotitics, and his examination Is now
progressing Lyons Mirror.
Two Black-Repub!ican Slave"Owners.
In the present House OF Representa-
tives there are two individuals, named
respectively John Covode and John /.
Potter. The !Criner represents the nine
teenth con gressional district in the State
of Peunsv.vania, and the latter the first
congressional district in the State OF
Wisconsin. They have both become
notorious as signers OF the Infamous cir
cular recommending tia circulation OF
Helpers vile book They are known as
black republican abo,ilionists of the
most ultra opinions; and among their
constituents profess to regard slave-own-
ers as they would lepers. But Potter In
! Milwaukee, and Covode in Westmoreland
county, and Potter and Covode in
Washington, have different views and
different practices.
1t appears that two negro walters at
the Avenue House, in this city, were ar
rested by the police charged with "a VIC
lalon OF tho city ordinance which re-
quires resident free negroes to be
registered and to give bonds for their
good behaviour. The accused confessed
their fault, and were condemned to pay
the legal penalty. Straightway Potter
and Covode went to work to exempt the
negroes from the sentence of the Just
ice. No lodging, nor persuasion, &c
threats moved the magistrate. Coyode
and Potter were at their wits end
The bright idea then struck them to al
dress the Mayor, represent that the ne.
groes We're their servants, and therefore
exempt them from the municipal ordi-
nance in question and thus free them
from the fine which they were con.
dcmued to pay. No sooner said than
done. Potter and Covode are not men
to stick at trlhe.. They wrote, accord
ingly, to Mayor Berret. Potter claimed
chs servant" Lewis Gibson, and Covodc
demanded the ''rendition' of Jacot
Armstrong,-his servant who had "some
d ihculty with the poIice.' AS it would
be UNJUST to suppose that either Potter
or Covodc would tel an uatruth in or
der TO enable a negro 10 eyaic the law
and as the o.. y ground on which thei
servants could b. protected from t.
operation would b. That thew ere Slave.
"bo1dd to service or labcr."-it ncccs-
saliy follows taat the aboltonist. Pot
ter and Covode have bought :. negr,
apiece and have resolve! tp Gown up
rather than pay the $40 fine and max,
the pub lie believe that the Servants ar,
free nogroes.- Constellation.
CHEAP FARMS Horace Greeley i,
one OF his recent letters t. the Tribune
Las the following AS to The cheapness 0
farms III the Wcst at the presen
time:
r ! say emphaticaly to the iudustriou
ana frugal, Who contemplate m'gratin,
from the East 10 Tie West, if You cal
Il br!rg moderate amount of ready mean
: With You, tie Inducements for such mi
g grafton were never greater than now.
Judge that, in good hand, $500 will to
day buy more land, or quarter sec,io,
with better Improvements, than 800,
e would have bought two or three wear
. ! a,r With 81 1aD c,.h =, Ill,