Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-07

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The Dubuque Tinss says there is much
4 O9Sstssfeit U. s. currency sfloat.
Hon. John a. kssssp ssersed On ~ g
(3nst.. On . trip to Salt Lake. He will be
I Adcoapanisd BY Gen. q. n. Dodge.
Francis Lampson was recently arrested
in Worth county, charged with horse steal
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The HaSk- Eye says that there is place
| id Budiogsen whsvs tsgus gvvss6ssks en-
be bought at forty esnts On the dollar.
| B.. A. Lakins' Of hamilton codnty, had 4
portion Of one Of his thumbs shot of, the
other day, while he was hunting chickens
An extensive coal mine has been discov-
cred in PoweshiSk county on Land owned
by Mr.. Cowaa. 2 ~
John Burden, well known citizen of Du-
buque. died few days ago as we lesrn FINN
the Times
The Northern Iowa Methodist Conference
meets at Upton on the 18th Of September.
Bishop Simpson will preside.
The Johnson county soldiers, as we learn
from the Iowa City Republican, will hunt
prairie chickens on the 10th inst, for the
grand Sodisrs' Dinner Of the following day.
John Gharky, late Of the West Union
Pioneer, has moved TO Appanoosc county,
Iowa. lie will publish a Democratic
paper there entitled the ".SoutA loua
Times" Y,
Mr.. Henry Oaks is opening . farm Of
2,4oO acres-the largest in this section
u country-abcut one mile from Mason
vile. lie is stocking it with sheep and
cattle.
The Chicago journal denies the truthful
ness Of the report that Maj. Cen Frank
Heron has taken up his residence In Pitts
burg. lie designs to resume his residence
at Dubuque.
FEELS iT.-Thc Journal says the return
OF the soldiers is putting lively counten>
ance on business matters in Muscatine.
That city has been sadly under the weather
for long time, and needs a tile vitality
about as bad as any village we know Of.
Iowa is destined to rank high as wool
growing State. In 1860 there were only
25s,22s sheep in the State. II is estimated
there are now in the State 1,474,922, which
at four pounds per head would produce
$685., 6ss pounds Of wool
The Dubuque & Sioux City Railroad
Is rapidly extending It's line west. Trains
commenced running to a new station. Park
crsburg, Butler county, on the I'd inst,
and will 20 station beyond that in u few
days.
The Iowa City Press says that Mrs. NJ.
J. McA.rnish has obtained in the Cedar
county District Court, q Judgment Of g.
900 aga inst the NJ. n NJ. Railroad Company
for dam ages in the killing other husband on
that road in 1862.
HarMan Baughn, young man living in
Council Bluffs, had 5000 stolen from him a
few days since lie had gone into the water
bathing, leaving his clothes on the bank ::
and his money was taken during his ab
scence. Two persons suspected of the theft
were arrested.
Bold Nail RoBBERRv On last Monday
the mail sack on the route from oskalooss
to this place was cut open 10y Robert Shis>leI
the mail carrier and robbed Of quit a mum
l,er of letters. The letters discovered hac
all been broken open. A number of then
were mailed at Little Rock and Fort Sniti
and were from soldiers to their families -
Most Of them arc directed to Tallcyrand
IL is believed that no money was obtained
from any Of them. The accused is now un
der arrest awaiting an examination. He is
| young man about Is years of age and is q
son of the mail contractor ON the route from
Springfield in this county. SiyoarnGy Ner'
cythe %
A. c. Bow en-, of Sand Spring, has in
vented machine for raking and loading hay
at the same time The rake is the width oil
the wagon and the teeth in somewhat pitch
fork shape. This rake, or fork rake, is con
nectcd to the top of frame which moves on
hinges and rises and falls back wards and
forwards. The vehicle travelling along /. I
hay is raked up, and the frame rising over
the load, the rake is discharge and sinks
back for another hundred pounds or SO. In
this way the raking and loading is perform
cd at a single operation. A patent has bee n
applied for.
second Congressional District.
The following are the figures of the pop