Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-07-21

The two men engaged In the shooting q
Mr.. Watrous. station agent 1t Einton. Ar.
w Z condition \ s.ln precssious.
The grading on the Dabnaue South
western Rail k.Iad has beea completed TO
Cedar Rapids, iowa The iron, already pur-
chased, Is in transit between New York
anu Chicago.
The sgd Iowa is scattered from Daven.
port, Iowa. to New Orleans, Lou lana, and
OFT Of 800 members only abou. two hun
dr. d are with the Regiment Cor duty.
The Sioux City Register thinks that an
army Of considerable size is needed on our
Western frontier to repcl Indian invasions
a warehouse in Oskaloosa, owned by
iIowarn, Rogers q Royce, was consumed
By fire or Sunday evening, 10th inst Loss
s. 500.
Capt. V. J. Williams, Of the 9th Cav
airy. has been appointed Provost Marshal OF
the lst brigade Of the North Western Indian
expedition, and his company las been Sc
lectcd by Gen. Sully as body guard.
The Keohuk Con,sitp,ion, in speaking
Of the prevalence Of small pox in that city
to an alarming extent, said it was spread by
the clothes Of a small pox patient, which a
woman had taken TO the river side to wash.
and which party Of Irish children stole
while she was gone after a washtub. So
much for dishonesty.
Fix ErIDEaIc The Wapcllo Rerujli-
can says that during the past week the fiux
has made is appearance at that place, as
Stunning the form Of a serious epidemic
One death occurred on Saturday and three
on Sunday. The disease is mostly confin.
cd to children II is also prevailing to an
alarming extent in the neighborbood OF
Grandview.
--Da, il Harrison had one eye knocked
out and the bones Of his cheek broken by a
slung shot in the hands Of pimp and gam
bier, George Berry. The affair occurred at
Burlington day or two ago. as we learn
from the Burlington Xd,sk Eye.
DRow.ED-We are Informed by Mr.
James, Sgouney, that German, named
J. &. Staaf, was drowned in North Skunk
river, between Sigourney and Lancaster, on
Saturday last lie tried to cross the river
at ali old ford not now used in consequence
of back water. He was in a buggy. lie
has a brother in Pittsburg. Pa, and his pa
rents are inGe'many. He was from Column
bus City, Louisa County
ARREST OF SUPPOSED IIohsE THIEVES
Justice Sncclodc, OF Cassyillc, Wis. writes
ms that on the ,vening Of Friday, the 18th
inst., he caused the arrest Of two men and
tao women, who had in their possess on
several horses. described as follows: A
working t attn Ca three year old c!aybank
and Il rcd and white spotted bold faced
horse, clghl or nlnc wears ODD; a te- year
Odd uaS mare !: large brown mare with q
.iousc colored colt dark brow II mare, and
Il bay .lia.ecolt about three years old, APP
,'arentL al pet.
lhe squire says tie men acted ". y
iuccrly, and that circum>tantial evidence
.oav!iiccs HIM that the horses with them
iave been stolen. Persons who have lost
property of the above description en- obtain
further information by writing to him
Da0uque Itmes.
The people Of Dubuque have been very
nuch excited It = Case VI "innncsnt big.
amy a. i'll. na,ve'y called by tie noelc.t
lines Some years asu the wife Of circus
performer csme to Dubuq1e With her iath
er ard brothers, while her husband wa
travelling Two or three years passed
s~ay without her hea. ing from him, and
abe married we'll to do farmer VI tie
county, with whom she hes liscd very Gun
trntedly. At tho tims Of Der marriage Der
brother gave her . certificate, which be
said wss divorce. After long search the
hrst husband msde bis appearance AID
sought the assistance Of the sheriff to r..
store him to bis marital rights. Tho vile
and last husband were surprised to learn
thet the certificate OF . divorce Vas not
valid, and that che continued to be tie
lawful wife Of the new couer. She seems
disposed to follow her frst love, but hest.
tatcs least be nov seeks her merely to Oh.
tain it'll prop"r'y 81 p"e.esses.
1t Is stated by an administration journal
that Mr. Lincoln excuses his failure to carry
oas against Vallandiyham the provisions OF
ms order of expulsion, on the ground that
ne Is not yet officially aware IF the cxile's
return. Why don't some very loyal citizen,
anxious for the honor Of the executive.
Arouse the P.esidsnts official attention?
Ba'nur' S fat woman, Jane Pi<hton. for