Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-07-16
sTA1E ITEMS.

TUE kEQkUK CogNTY ,DEFALC ATIoN.-G
d. Woodi1, Esq. attorney for Ike okuk coun
| ty in the matter against a. S. Alexander,
| has just closed the examination of the
Clerks books. covering jomc three terms,
while Mr.. Alexander way Clerk of the Dis
| trict Court, some years since The nice
little sum Of tceuty-onezundred and Muty-
fcc dotiars and .ftty-ight cents was found
to be in his hands unaccounted for, and
| which he has-n9* paid over In his last
! to be in his hands, uhaccoun:cd for, on re-
cording instruments Only, the snug little
sum Of four hundred andAseventy nine dol
lars This was for only ;onc term of two
years This SUM he has a $50 paid over to
the county, as alsoscvcral hundred dollars
to individuals for bverclargcs on tax re-
ceipts. The County Treasurer department
remains to be examined : There is deep,
but as vet restrained, Indignation in the
community against Observation-Disclosures
journal. ~-.,-s~
HORSE TnIEr-On Friday night last,
rascal whose name1wc are unable to learn.
stole horse frS1n Mr.. Cannon, near Ashley
in this county. and made way for TT Dodge
with it. The horse being soon missed by
the owner, Ne started to Iowa Fails and for
tunatclv arrived there before the thief came.
Seeing hiS41Orse bestrodc with suspicious
looking Stranger he went up tc~hlm and
told tl.e chap that he had his horse,
where upon the rider put spurs to the
horse a1d in : twnhling was beyond reach.
Stopping at tic lower part of town to enquire
The way, the horse was recognized and a
wrong direction being given him he was
soon lost. and hearing the pursuers APP
pronching he jumped /olf the horse and
took to the bush. Thf horse was recovered,
and the racsal wandered round and finally
brought up at Alden where accommodation,
gentleman from I6wa Falls took him under
their kindly carej and delivered him over
to the authorities, but not before he had
under the persuasive influence of rope
acknowledge having stolen the horse-E
doro Seninsl. 9th.
KILLED RY 1NDTASs.7We have just been
informed by Col. ~N'fiffs)pr.>. l,&s Of the 9th
Iowa Cavalry, that CAPT Pltflner, natural
list, appointed by the EovernAent to accom-
pany Gen. SiMy,s expedition against the
Sioux Indians, was killed blythe Indians
few weeks ago. When the Expedition had
reached point about 100 niles above Fort
Sully, Capt. p. rode some tlfec miles in adj
vance OF the column1to make some obserya-
tom, when he was s;irrouyded 10y party
of1ndians and shot. "A (quad'o Of soldiers
were sent in pursuit Of W. murdcrers. who
succeeded in dispatchiNg three Of them and
brough their heaa2xinto camp as trophies.
dubuque Herald.
DESTROYED WnEAr.-h this county MANY
of the farmers, probably a(ajority Of them,
are cutting their wheat for ktraw and fodder
purposes, ths--htads having been entirely
destroyed'by the chilthl bug. Several
farmers have told us ttN fhe bug has also
ruined I large portion6f tteir oats. In three
of the counties, adjoining this, the bug has
to great exte,f rendsfed whole fields Of
wheat cnthey worthless dubuque Times
A Bro Sale. W. Ensign has sold his
Morgan Mare !" Fannie 1toA Chicago gem
tlelnan for 81 100. TVS s q big price. but
Fannie is the fastest mai yer owned in this
neck Of woods, AMI will j time become "a
nous for her tro'tine ability.
killed : the cxplgkoy of an aEa/at the
celee3tif Of ths< BIC c&rk John
3hsfzst,.h,E. Frazier ks.,sn,
E9Ny bounty, wpsl khockingly Ib,l fned by
1eAhes takpn no while cans(ns, fruit
dQ the lth inf- She, died tho ext day.
TaE, DEsrRuess as-Gov: BR1ToaD's
HOusE.-The destruction Of Gov. Rr,d.