Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-04-25

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| Illinois.
BASK CnAxcE.-Thc McGrcgor Branch
of the State Bank of Iowa has changed its
base. and Hereafter is be known as the First
National Bank Of Mctiregor.
| The Dubuque bankers have given NOTICE
tina, they will throw out all currency sA-
cent the National Bank currency. g'ceh'
backs and notes of the State Bank after the
first Of May.
i. The Boar! of Supervisors of buchanan
county have ordered spocl.i eiec'io" 'oi
| the people to determine whether the county
| shall borrow five thousand dollars to repair
in part. the loss occasicned by the late rob
berry of its treasury.
The LYONS Mir,,~ says the winter wheat
IN that part Of Clinton county VIII almost
DC total FIXTURE The present year, owing to
the lack Of snow, or rather the uncvenncss
with VIII 81 I ias been distributed. Next
10 thr fences and IN other places where the
snox remained undisturbcd through the
water the grain ha- sprung mp. but IN the
open fields no crop has appeared.
The Wapcllo Republican gives the follow
ing account of al accident which took place
IN that county ''on Sunday, the 10Th in
slant. John and Patrick Digney. Of Forscst
| Hi. ii the north part Of this county. went
| TO the woods hunting * John, the oldest,
Il I'D Of IS years. was loading his gun, OF
rather seturnng his ranrod after loading,
| the gun went Oft the whole charge entering
his neck "a little below the chin, and lodging
in the back Of his head He died instantly
The Dubuque Times SAYS that there is
trouble of some sort on the wharf on the
arrival Of nearly ever, boat; and Yesterday
| morning, on the arrival of the pcmbina
there was more OF 4 runpuS kicked up than
| usual There are Il number oi wharf rat
Away lying about the letcc who have been
Offered fifty dollars per montl, and found.
and could at any time, have work at that
price, but they demand more, and falling te
Obtain II, cll'lca'or 70 prevent any ono els
from working.
| The Sioux City Hsgisferof the 18th give,
IN account Of the murder Of tlappers on til,
Big Sioux river. about forty miles from
Sioux City, by Indians. The NAMES OF tht
murdered men were Fred Pattcc brother o
1t. Col John Pattcc Of the It'll Cavalry
| ana !. ltliHc~. INC circumstances were ~
follows The two tiappevs named abov,
and another named Whitman. had on Fri
day stopped over night at The house Of Judg,
| Frame in Sioux county, and on Saturday
morning, started fer Sioux City, with a larg,
amount OF turs. Pattcc and Tonnes wen
in a small boat, and Whitman by land No
long after they had separated Whitman
heard the report of four guns in the dircc
| ton of the river, and a Shrek inmcdiatcl,
followed Che reports. Starting towards tn
river, he soon saw the boat floating in al
eddy on the opposite shore, the furs scatter
ed on the bank, but his companions not il
sight. Judging that Indians had done TIL
work, he proceeded Immediately to the houS
Of Judge Frame, and thc latter started 70
Sioux City, where he obtained from Colone
Wilson of the Sixth Iowa Cavalry dctach
ment of twenty men who started al once io
the scene of the murder. They travelled a!
night and arrived on the ground at daylight
the next morning The trail Of the savage
was found and followed vigorously. but Tia
next night rain fell and obliteratcd all trac
Of the them, and the pursuit had to b
abandoned. Considering the military fore
which has been stationed at Sioux CITY, thi
| robbery and massacre were bold acts, am,
will OCCASION general feeling of insecuritl
along The northwestern border
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