Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-23

A eeaprukmpn in Esfals, 8. g.. 49,.
ieok 16bu~ ouS hoGDst's nese Be CO -
cotaou OArshousae He sueosseec ~" ~
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The Agricultural Department o. wss"
iueton estimates the deficiency IN We 49, ns,
crnp. a compared With )ast {sas, o 49,,
006 buehels-nsarly alfin the West; OsoeI
crops ;ass good, except tobacco vn'eo u
The effects Of On earthquake were sensi-
Div fele ebout Q o'clock On Thursday morn
ing, 18th inst, at Memphis, Lagrange,
Holly Springs, Oxford and Grenada. At
Memphis the shock was severe enough
TO cause people to run out Of their houses
The Chippewa chief "EIole 10 the Day"
10 one Of the solid men Of Minnesota, q far
~ money, goes. He has splendid farm one
mile square, end . ce0eoetahle dwelling, .
large stock Of horses and cattle, and an in
come Of $4,000 year, free Of income
tax.
Another instance of the evils Of carrying
revolssfs eccusredia BufEaloa few days ego.
I An iatoEisated nan, Who vas put on street
car, attempted to draw . revolver to shoot
the conductor, when the weapon exploded
in his pocket, causing his dealh in . few
hours.
want to see Grant mighty lad, do you p
said . blue-coated veteran 10 the people
crowding aboard the cars the other morning
on their way to get . squint at our famoul
General. wall, Why in thunder didn't
you come down to the front. when be want
0d In va,, hav ~
The harvest in Nebraska, according to tn,
Nebraska City Ne,ss, has been successful
Notwithstanding the recent heavy showers
the whest and other small grains thscugAou,
the territory have been in reasonably goot
condition. The yield per acre this year il
large, and the grain remarkably plump ant
sofia,
Two gentlemen living in Richmond, Will,
passing through the upper part Of the city
tho other night met four negr,
soldiers, and neither party yielding the way
collision eOsued, which resulted in one o
the white men being so severly injured by
blow froms brick IN the hands Of negro
that he disd the ensuing day.
Romano GoyxRxAESr.-It is said tina
about 400 Government horses have beef
spirited away At Omaha during the last few
weeks. The matter is being investigated b.
the Government authorities, and some par
ties have been arrested. The horses ar
supposed to be taken by soldiers who dis
pose Of them to accomplices.
CIoARs SEIzED.-Thc proprictors Of lead
ing hotels in Boston, were surprised las
week to find their stock of cigars seized b,
the Internal Revenue officers and carrie,
to the U. $. Marshars office upon an allcgc,
violation Of the Internal Revenue law. Non
Of the boxss Containing 250, o00) had an.
stamps Int. Rev. upon them nor any thin
to show that they were imported.
A Hsrald's correspondent writing frou
Aspey Bay, says the conclusion reached b,
those engaged in various capacities in lay in,
the Atlantic cable, is that nothing has oc
CURED to occasion the least doubt on thoi
part Of the successful laying and working
Of the Atlantic cable, but on the contrar
their confidence in the undertaking ha
been largely increased by the expericnc
they have obtained.
Ketchum, the forger, is probably waitin,
Iquicuy IN New York with his 'swag" Q
100000 until the affair blows over. In tn
mcantime thc firm will probably compount
with their creditors, the forged paper taket
up and destroyed, and the forger resume
his place in society with additional ecla'
from his "slrcwd financial operation the
only sufferers being the creditors and the
innocent members Of the firm.