Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-25
STATE ITEMS.

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The State IL encouraging. The stalk u
large and healthy. The yield Of 'yrsP
must b enormous.
Davis county rolls up . fair Demo
cratic majority THE year. though less oy
several hundred than 10 1901. This is
because the Republicans have gone to
the war
The 30th regiment leaves Keokuk on
Friday. The troops are dissatisfied
with their arms-the Prussian mnsket.
This shows that the men have not seen
service.
Dr.. D. II. Goodno, Superintendent Of
Common Schools in MnscAtioe county,
has resigned, aud Geo. II. Dennison has
been appointed in bis stead, says the
Courier.
Col. Geddes of the 9Th Iowa, and .
Lieutenant of Co D,the same regiment,
arrived in this city on Wednesday. Col.
Geddcs saws that the remainder Of the
discharged prisoners who belong in these
parts will be here in few days. Cedar
Rapids Times.
Col. CouLrER.-The Cedar Rapids
Times announces the arrival home OF
this gallant officer OF the 18th Iowa.
He was wounded three times on the
first day of the Corinth battle, but not
severely. On the second day he was
severely wounded by ball entering the
flesh Just back Of the shoulder blade.
The Colonel, however, did not leave the
field but continued with his command
just as long as there was any fighting to
be done, animating the men by his pre-.
sence and example to deeds OF heroism
and valor.
INFAMOUS OuTRAGE.-On Monday
evening last, as . respectable lady OF
this city, who bad been out on the
plank road to visit friend, was coming
into town. ST. Q was accosted when short
distance this side of Mrs. Mackley's by
a couple of rascals in the dress Of SOL
diers, who seized her and forced into
one of the gn'les in the neighborhood.
where they attempted to accomplish
their infamous designs on her person.
They forced Handkerchief into her
mouth TO keep her from giving the
alarm, and in her efforts to release her
self her dress was almost torn to pieces.
She, however, succeeded by strate-
gem III divertlng their attention, when
she started off and managed to get
away to neighboring house, where
she obtained shelter and protection.
The ruffians carried off her shawl with
them.-heokuk Constitution.
TnE ELApHANrISE AccIDENT.-The
Independence Cipilian furnishes the fol.
lowing particulars of the fall Of the ele.
plant Romeo, through bridge at that
place {:
"The performing elephant "Romeo,'
of MsLie's Circus and Menageric, me,
With serious accident at this place or
Wednesday last. 1t is the custom Of
the company to enter town with the ell
ephants Romeo and Juliet attached to
the band wagon, in place Of horses. A
considerable part Of our village laying
upon the west side Of the river, and the
keeper having been assured by compc
tent Judges that the bridge was perfect.
Iy safe, drove the animals unon it with
full confidence. The east end an mid
die of the structure we're passed over
without trouble, and the numerous be-
holders supposed all was now safe, but
upon nearing the west end, and when
within few feet of terra firma, a space
of some eighteen feet gave way, pre-
cipitating the monster to the river bot
tom below, "a distance of twenty fee,)
| and detaching him from the band way
on and Juliet. The latter wa, in The
advance and passed over safe. The an
imal struck principally upon his back,
and ntteripg few pi,eous groans, gath
cred up and forded the river to the east
side, where be stopped till his keeper
came up. The entire weight Of Romeo,
(eigh,y.threc huudred) was upon a sin
gle timber, and that badly rotten. The
two elephants are considered the best
now travelling. Romeo, is valued at
$4,000, and would have been heavy
loss to HE proprietors. The animal had
so far recovered as to start on Sunday
morning to Join the company at Vim