Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-09

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vsss county, rs lately bufasd y dsath b
b. clothes catching fire.
a large amount u thisving was de0e n
Iowa City on tie night bsssss ahaahaGiviae
Mills. restaurants. and stores, were sntsrsd
and many srticles distracted.
President Weaver, late Of Western Col.
Iess. has noSed 70 Lscemptoa, Kansas,
where be will dedicate his services to the
Embellishments u . college.
RAILROAD EXTENSION. Cedar Valley
Railroad 10 opened to-day from Waterloo. 70
wsverly, distance Or fifteen miles. This
road is owned by the Dubuque and Sioux
City Railroad Company.
The Dubuque Herald has lengthy q.
count Of . seduction case which commenced
in w!nncshick county and closed up in Du-
buque. The victim Il young girl. The
scducer il man Of advanced age. Having
accomplished his purpose, the hoary villain
deserted the girl, taking with him her
money and miscellaneous property.
The Decatur County News asserts that
the wolves in that section arc destroying
large numbers Of sheep, and the farmers are
organizing clubs and Offering bounties, in
addition to those provided BY lag, to hasten
the destruction Of these natural enemies Of
the sheep.
BorNSv Juxpsas Aanssfsp. men
calling themselves brothers, and named
John and Edward Hood, were lodged in Jail
yesterday. Deputy Hawthorne arrested one
u them in Freeport and the other in Ros-
coe, lll.-DuCuqss Herald.
The county-seat OF Wright county has
been removed from Liberty to the geo.
graphical center Of the county. A new
town has been laid out there and IS . con.
siderable portion Of the surrounding prairie
is still government land. it will doubtless
soon be settled up.-Neradd E,yis.
Within the last two weeks between ten
and twenty thousand dollars Of gold dust
from the Idaho mines have been bought in
this town, brought here BY returned miners.
10 thn frct Snfa
tude Of which our citizens do not seem to
fully comprehend. That there is an mex.
hanstibls supply Of gold in the Idaho mines
10 now fixed tact.-Siou1 CITY Journal.
A fIoRMsLs CASE CT FRrrzrxo.-A man
named Patrick Hughes was brought to the
cnunfy house last Thursday with both Of
his arms and hands frozen in severe man.
ner. lie was formerly from New York.
and laboring man. and has bscn in this
country but . few months. He came from
Lytton's. several miles from town. He lost
his way during the cold snap q couple Of
weeks ago, and laid out all night, freezing
himself in such manner that amputation
will be necessary to save his life. His arms
are swollen. the skin has burstcd, and NOR
tification already set in. The county ply
stefan went out yesterday to attend him.
Dubuque Herald.
SHEEP IN IowA.-A gentleman whose fig.
nrcs are known to he reliable, hands Us the
following paragraph:
I'm 1850. "a per United States census,
there were 2js, 1928 sheep in the State. Bv
the State census &c January, 1863. there
were sos, 1898. Since that time there have
been not less than 600, 00O head imported, i
end estimating the natural increase at only
twenty five per cent. after deducting losses,
etc.. there will be sheared in Iowa next
spring not less than 800, 900 sheep. These
will average about four pounds Of wool to
the heard, producing about 6,OOO, 900
or At present pricea about $4,000, 000."-
De- AoiNes State Rooster.