Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-08
STATE ITEMS.

the KEYS OF ihc county Ndut hDu s3iN,
ana lhcn went 10 the Count House and
fooa all tie money in The safe, about
$1,000, and one drawer from the safe,
leaving none OF the contents except a
few postage stamps. The thief Is al
'arge
The contested Sheriff case in Dubuque
county, has been dec .ded adversely 10
the contestants. The trial has occupied
several weeks.
Wild CAT.-The Bloomfield (Davi.
Coz Clarima, says that Mr.. Wesley
Rayturn last week K He'd aud brought
10 town, Wild cat over four feet i'll
l4ngth. 1t was an ugly looking sarmint.
It vas killed near Soap Geek, in Lock
Creek Township.
TnE DEMOCRATIC MERcuRY.-This is
The name Of rev paper Just started al
Oltnmma, by Messrs. Burton IL Evan,
who are assisted in the editorial depart
meat hy II. b. IIendersholt. 1t is a
seven column paper ably edited and in
GOOD condition. Success 10 the Mercury
an. is principles forever and ever.
OrrawA Pork BUSINESS. - The
.Ve~c",y furnishes the following inter
e-tng pork items:
The rnGbcr Of hogs killed mp to thi-
a.ie-January lists $4,000, and tie
number already bought, 10 be sla2ggh
tered by the 18th in,'., IS 5000 +; making
j ,otsl Of 10000 hogs bought, from the
commencement of The season up to the
present time. The number Of men EN-
,loyrd, is from eighty 10 one hundred,
,lfr.r weekly wares amounting in the
ag!rcg,'e to aboat 5000, and the num-
b ol hogs packed, is five hundred
day. TIE prlce pai J by this firm Is two
dollars fer bundled pounds; g,o-s.
CnpAn Fans SuurM.>ls. = The
Cedar fMl. GaleNe g'ses the shipments
tom that = acc foI The past nine months:
mhlai Dol 8lObu he'll; flour !, 153 DO :;
miscellaneous shipments about li,20o
pounds per month. Pretty good FIR
Cedar fals,
The Dubrqce papers state that
uan manuel >hesrrr, Mo resided at the
\ pine ilon>c, tel DOM stars on Ne"
leal.s 1iaht, aul lroke lis neck, and
a,o aaeturcd lie .sul lie dieA almost
instantly. lie let no family.
TnE Lyors Aegor is informed that
many men now resident II CanaLcEe,
contemplate stating for Ca.f'orn'a ~
Arril with their iami,o-, the WI &c
numbering over enc hundred rcrsons.
iI.c reason g.ycn FIR leavin. Iowa, l.,
+ rllon OF them q. least, IS that the,
weie brought Up in warmer Climate,
tul wish TO secure residence again
whore tic winters are less severe.
Oilers, residing in the vicinity OF
1,uaachc, It j. aid, also ia !, of emf
grazing = the Golden State.
tn: Lyonese are fl ing up petition
y % tctore tie State / ci,atarr, al.
ing lLe retea3 OF. Tie Name Liquor Law,
'nd HE adoption Of The old license
i stem.
Iowa WAe ClAnls.-Wo learned |
from Col. Dewey, duang ms recent visl,
g It's place, that the commissioned 10,
lh.t purpose have passed upon nearly all
The var laims against tins S up to
sic present time. Should there be no
mole troops cll cd FIR, their labo1s will |
soon tc ended.
The aggregate of the CLAIMS allowed /
Wi not lad sho't Of S4O0, 900. Of,hi>
mount about 100000 OF the claims are
o such Il character that they will tie
reimbursed hv the General Government.
ltaving only 100000 for our State To
pay, alter bearing It's proportion of the
national Expenditures Iuston (Iora)
E1yte.
COMMON SCuooLs.-The Xu,cAeYc /
d'aw, eomparIson between the public
>cho i OF liat city and those or Dayep.
p"it an other prominent cities in Iowa.
which shows grca |, t. the disadvantage
# Burlington, aud quite to the advan-
tage oil this ETY.. We give few of the
fi.Crcs. The following Is the average |
I Il.
dubuque. ................... $40
davenport. '...-....'..... ........l ,l5i
heohuk. .....--.-.-......,.. .......... ~
Mount Pleasant. Observation-Disclosures. go
Burlington. ................ ..... 81 /
The number Of teachers employed is
az follows: l,uhuqe 33, Keokuk IS,
Davenport "a, Mount Pleasant IL, Bur
IL glon 4. The 70 lowing is the aver
age estimate per week Of the amount OF
COMPENSATION paid teachers:
Bur'iug on....... So 90 to men; SIS 81 to women.
he"soN $50. - = do 5.6n do
Nj Pleasant. -. ll4j 10 $50 do
nav=uprt 49,. l.i5 do 80, do
Dubuque ........ l".G2 do So do
Inc average cost OF tuition per week
toi each pupil is in Burlington % cents,
Dubuque Il cents, keokl.k 10 cents.
Daeupoit 10 cenis, and Mt. Pleasant 8
cents. dubuque stands 4. the head OF
Tie list as To he amount raised ty dis
'rirt tax Tor the payment of teachers
Tie 81 i a. follows:
lpabn9ne $3.50
heokuk OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. 4,ta
pav, nport. Observation-Disclosures. 3.",7