Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-22

The sa( poz !. becomiDsA prevalent
ease Doboque. e u /
Grhs citisssso of Dubuque sfe sSsaiog
IN effort to have the Mississippi bridged
1t than point.
SOLDIER RonBED.-A soldier, a mem.
bss Of the oh cavalry, wee hacked
down and robbed Of slss 10 Dubuque,
. lev days sgo.
Posr OyvIcE CaANoEs.-The follow.
ing Iowa post Offices have been diseon-
tinued: Sand Greek, Delaware Go,
Harvey Greek, Clayton Co., Boncombe,
Dubuque Co., Aonek, Winnesheik Co.
The citizens Of BrIiogton have sub
scribed 100000 as capital to start
6oOlen factory there.
The city Of DesAioine. has ., tered 10.
70 . contract .th j. n. Starr, Of Rich
mond, Indiana, 20 furnish The city with
gas works by the FIRST OF September,
1885. Mr.. S,arr .1pec,e, however, TO
have them ready by next December.
A BRurAL MURpER-AN OLD MAN
BEATEN To DxATH pY HIs WIFs "A
most brutal murder vas committed a
few days ago in the township OF Prairie
Creek, sb ut Is nils from Dubuque.
An old man name McArdee, about 20
years OF age, "as beaten to death by
bis wife, who confessed having commits
ted the foul deed and gave herself up
10 the author cs. She wa. arrested
aud !oJg. d in all at Dubuque. Three
soDs were also arrested against whom
there are several circumstances that
stron. ly point that some OF them, al least,
we're scces, cries, though the mother de-
{ c!ared their Innocence. So says the
Dubuque Herald.
II MAN KILLED The Dubuque Herald
3 Gays that Benz. Ros' or, who resides near
Peo.ta, came to his death on the 18th
lost, by limb falling GA him while IL
, the woods chopping. lie left his family
in the morning saying that he should re,
I turn TO dinner, but not returning as ex-
pected, his wife went IN search Of him
without success, and returned aud waited
/. until the boys got home from school
/, when they went IN pursuit ,f their "a
Tier and found him dead near the stuml
of a tree which be had cut lawn. I'm
able to take the body OF their fatheI
). home by their own strength and mo-
daring to leave him for assistance, they
. placed him upon horse and the eldes
y (about Is years o'd) got on behind hin
r and held him on while the younger ont
{ led the horse, bearing to the alread,
8 distracted wife the lfelees remains y
her devoted husband.
ADOPTION CASE AT RIcBMoxD.-I,
/ the early part Of last week a young la
e dy. Miss Rebecca Mcclure, an orpha,
q girl, living in the family OF Mr.. PrlndI,
Il Of Richmond in this county, died unde
J. suspicious clrcumstances-sO much 81
a as to induce several citizens there to sent
d 'or Coroner Nee roy, who went to Rich
q mond on Wednesday last and held al
9 inquest on the b dy. Dire. Starke an
g Perlbe made post mortem examine
,. ton OF the case, and We are Informed
e unmi.taksble e. idence that an abortion
6 had been pract ced upon The poor gill
l. causing h. death. There was no rga
: evidence disclosing the guilty part, =
j. The verdict of,hc jay ~as N .cco,.l
: ance with these tacts.-W ashiMgtol
d Press.
l. UK,vERsALIsr FrsrrvAL.-The fest
val 10 be gwen by this soce to r. 8
innds To purchase IN organ for thel
church .p-ns next Tuesday evening a
/ III. City Hail. and will co,t nue. tw,
:, evenings. The gan has been ordcre,
y and 1t Is to cost ~ 700, ties cipiy wei
q knoaing toat the literally Of cur citi
= z-ns ;o"a,ds all such sui i-c,s jus fife
TO them 10 expecting a sum suiiic eat tor
!. z ,od ps't o. the purchase money. TIL
best me ans viii be employed t. maxi
40 this festival a su cess and ss this ,cic
T. Y never does anything BY halves, a
70 mir past acts testify, handsome sun
I. w,l Of lour, c lie the resalt vi the enter
!. isi1meLt.-Uub. Herald.
rmo n ~. ~
lie The total aenonbt Of treasure SHINE,