Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-16

Low. IL exporting .oaaasss to other stAlss.
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iauirssisa Aowis into. en- ats p .
rspii hsdbsF d that point.
Dnp.-Csptsin D. A. Nash, brother Of |
Rev. ia. Nash, died On wednesday even
'ing last.
The editor Of ~ Mascatine ybsvns1 hs
received piece Of the rope with which one
Of the cOnspirstOrs was hanged.
There 10 gentleman living at Polk City
BY the name a Palmer, who WAS born thir-
teen years before the date Of the Declaration
Of Independence, being, therefore, lO9 years
of sge
The ladies Of the Congregational church
II Muscatine, propose giving Z fair &hd fss-
tival at fremont Hall. on Tuesday and
Wednesday evenings.
Arcport has been put in circulation that
Sheriff Mahops,, Of Dubuque, u not ex-
pecssd to liz. After flooring the sls Of
thai section so completely, he bids hir 10
live . hsndreasysass. -er s.ar- l
During the three months ending Septem
Der goth, the Governor has commissioned
ninety three notary publics, restored six
persons who were suffering the pehalAy Of
the Law for crime, and one upon condition
that he leave and remain out Of the State.
y, The Dubuque Times says that on last
Sunday evesing sitisen II Apamosa. nam
ed Joseph Guilford, was instantly killed in
the following manner Hell had been visiting
With his wife and three children some miles
10 the country, ana returning home, alight
ed from the wagon, and was standing be-
tween the fore and hind wheels in the act
Of helping his wife ost Of the wagon. At
that instant his horses suddenly took fright
and started to run, turning towards the side
on wlsich NJ. 0uiltosd wss standiuk. The
l,nd wheel struck his breast, thrc wing him
down, and causing immediate death. Mrs.
0ulfotd, with rare presence Of mind, helped
bcr children one by one out of the back
part Of the wagon, and then got out herself,
while the horses were still running, none Of
them receiving any injury. ~
| GENERAL NEWS.
Country property in the vicinity Of New
i 10 Al
Of Westchester county has been sold for
| taxes.
The new Union depot now being built At
Cleveland will be, when finished, the largest
depot in the United States, being three feet
larger than the Central depot in Chicago.
The Elephant Cleopatra. belonging to
John Robinson, Of Cincinnati, died few
days ago. She had recently undergone
severe surgical operation. She was valued
At $4,000 or $4,000.
Gen. Common has issued . circular an
nouncing war TO the knife" against the
Indians, and advising officers in command
Of expeditions never to leave the trail until
the savage > are overtaken and punished.
The day ofjudgment is coming. Libbens
G.. Berry has just recovered Judgment
in the Supreme Court at Poughkeepsie, for
$4,000. against the United ST ates marshal
for illegal arrest and Imprisonment in 1862.
There IS lively time ahead for the Stantons
and Buffers.
| A letter from Italy asserts that the choice
| Of new Pope has been resolved upon, but
that Plus * will not resign until he has
obtained a secret pledge from the sacred
council that they will elect All lllustrous lay.
man, who, at one meetin, is to be made
priest, bishop and cardinal. This mu"h the
letter declares, is certain.
A young lady connected with the Pres
byteria., church at the corner of Atlantic
and Bond streets, Brooklyn. was locked up
in the building last week from Sunday
morning until Wednesday night. by mis-
take Of the sexton, who thought 4" every
body was out" When found, she was
almost starved to death.
MIR. 1Blaxe's Little Hill.
In Artemus Wards new book is the fol
/ lowing:
At Nevada | am called upon, shortly az
ter my arrival, by an athletic, scarlet laced
man, who politely says that his name is
Blaze.
II have little bill against you sir" he
observes.
IA bill--for what?"
''For Drinks"
II s.Drinxs -
ayes sir-at my bar; keep the well
known and highly respected coffee-hou
down street"
But, my dear sir, there is . mistake
never drank at you bar in my life."
IL know 1t sir. That isn't the point. The
point is this: pay out money for good
| liquors do rs you please about drinking
them. but you must pay for them Isn't
that fair ~
Il His enormous body (Which Puck wouldn't
put girdle round for forty doilars) shook
| gleetully while read this this emnent'y
original bill.
IL Years ago Mr.. Blaze was an agent Of the
California Stage Company. There was .
formidable and we'll organized opposition to
the California Stage Company at that time
/. and Mr.. Blaze rendered them such signal
service 10 his capacity Of agent that they
were were very sorry when be rendered his
resignation.
You ere some sixteen hundred dollars
behind in you accounts, Mr. Blaze" said
the President, "but in view Of your faithful
and efficient services. We shall throw off
eight undred dollars Of that amount"
Mr.. Blaze seemed touched by this gener
< ostty. A tear stood in his eye and his bosom
throbbed audibly.
III "You will throw Of eight hundred dollars
E I--you will p he cried At last, Selling the
. Presidents hand and pressing it passionate.
, " to his lips.
; II WILL" replied the President.
"well. sir, said Mr. Blaze, II am gen
> tleman, am, you bet And won't allow
no Stage Company tosurpass rue in polite