Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-28
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STATE ITEMS.


BAprrsr CoxvrNTroN.-Tbe Iowa
Baptist State Convention convened at
DesMoines on Friday last.
The Republican says there are now
200 students 10 actual attendance at the
State University, Iowa City.
Thirty-one teachers were present at
the Teachers Institute at Williamsburg,
Iowa county, last week, Of which TWEEN
ty.three were females.
Iowa county has sent 700 soldiers to
the war, out Of population OF 1929.
Tsma county has sent 355 out OF a
population of 5,2s5.
DoNATroN.-The editor Of the Fort
Madison P2aindealer has been present.
ed with fine over coat by his political
friends. Fortunate fellow it is said
that it quite overcomes him.
BouNTY.-At a meeting Of the Board
of Supervisors of Washington county,
that body appropriated ten dollars to
each soldier who has enlisted from the
county since the war began, and to each
soldier who may hereafter enlist.
FloHr.-A rather serious affrsy &C.
cured in Marengo the day after the
election, between Messrs. Dean and Hos
letter. Both used knives, and both got
considerably hurt. Mr.. Dean has not
been ont since. Upon trial Hostetter
was acquitted, it being shown that he
acted only in self defense.
The Keokuk Gate city sneaks out Of
the charge ofcalling democratic soldiers
tories, by stating that he found the same
term applied in the same way in another
paper-so transferred the libel to the
Gate City. That is very lame ex-
cuse, but the best that could have been
made under the circumstances. 1t takes
a mighty mean man to do that thing.
MACHINE SHOP AND LocoMoTIvE De
STRONGLY esterdav the machine shop
of the d. NJ. & w. II. r. a mile below
town, was burned, together with the To-
connective Marion. The fire originated
either from spark from passing train,
or incendiarism, as the place was unoc-
cupied. The principal loss was the 10
connective, valued at S., 0O0.-Dubuque
Herald.
1owA.-Iowa may be safely added to
the democratic column. We have re
duced majority against us Of, 15,714,to
less than 1000, elected our local ticket
in counties where last year We were
swept by the board, and secured, with
ont doubt, Congressman in the 4th
District. Give us, gentlemen of the
democratic press, credit for what we
have done, and be assured that we are
still "marchipg on."-Dubaque Her.
AID.
SHINpLAsTERs.-O On dit, Marshal Hox
lie, who is the power behind the throne
10 Iowa, having lear ed what is going
on in Burlington, visited our city lew
days for the purpose las it is report
ed on the streets, to arrest all who had
been guilty of putting in circulation this
contraband currency but, on investi.
CATION, found he had too big a job on
hand. lie ascertained that, from the
Wholesale merchants down to the loves,
beer shops, almost every one were en-
gagged in these disloyal practices, and az
the writ of habeas corpus had been a,s-
pended, he would have more prisoners
on hand than lie had bargained ior. lie
therefore wisely concluded y postpone
the seizures, and probably wait instrnc-
tons from Washington we give TINS
tor what it is worth ,ot knowing wheth-
err our city is indicted to the late visit
Of the Marshe' for this object or not
But such ie .he current story.-Burling
ton Arg's.
| ArEMALE OPERAroR.-The police de-
tcotives of New York have arrested an
eccentric woman who for the past five OF
six years has been indulging in a rather
novel mode of making living. Hel
name is Ellen Wagner, with dozen oil
more aliases. She appears about twenty
years old, is brilliant pianist, talks well
and can act lady's part to IA charm. She
resides at fashionable boarding houses
uses her own table silver, and is rather ex