Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-10
Gen. Rice IL in Keskuk.
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The post office at Newport, johnson Co.,
has been discontinued.
The Washington Dsmocrat reports the
death of q Mr.. ummins by the falling Of
key Of beer on his abdomen. .,-
A boy five years old named VIM. Penick
Charlton, Lncas county, fell into . cistcrn
on Sunday last and VAS drowned.
A colored boy, about fourteen years old,
accidentally fell into the water upon the
other side Of the river, Saturday, and was
drowned So say the Keokuk Gate City.
The Council Bluffs Nospareil says the
Mad Missouri is again upon the rampage
Water rose five feet in six hours the other
morning.
The XaUkeye says Hon. John A. Kasson
has gone on an excursion to Salt Lake City.
He will be accompanied from Leavenworth
By Gen. Dodge.
The Railroad bridge over the haquokets
River gave way, the other day and precipi
tated three loaded freight cars into the
stream.
The Boonsboro Index says that since the
completion Of the railroad to that point, Des
Moines Valley coal has become M article Of
export to Eastern markets.
Two men named Geo. w. Holt and Jas.
Merkee fell from the roof Of new house in
Mt. Pleasant = few days since and were Sc
riously though not dangerously injured.
DR.. Hdlingsworth tell us he lost nearly 80
out Of 40 head Of his hogs from ''hog cole
ra." Other farmers in his community have
lost slightly from this cause--none equall
ing to his 0wn.-Gdte CITY.
We learn that Col. John Council, Of To
ledo, has received the appointment Of As
sessorship Of this, the ith collection district.
Col Council was in the oath, and lost an
arm. His office will be at Toledo.-Ioud
CITY Press.
GEN. CRocKER-This gallant officer will
start shortly to Washington City to report
in person, At the War Department The
Reg!ste learns that the General will take
an important command in Texas.
The Vinton Eagle says a son Of J. N.
lnman, Of Eden township, Benton county.
was bitten in the foot by a ratilesnakc a few
days since, but that the lads life was saved
by the free use Of whiskey, taken inter-
nally.
The Charlton Patriot says Gen. John
Edwards started on Tuesday Of last week
Tor Kentucky. and that he has declined to
accept the appointment to the Arkansas
Indian Agency.
The Charles City lnttlligencsr denies the
statement going the rounds in the Eastern
papers that in Northern Iowa the tremend
Gus rains will render the seasons crop an
entire failure. I, says with few exceptions
corn and all other crops in that locality
never looked better.
The Leon .Nc9s says that on Thursday
week last, row took place between two OF
the employees Of McCords Big Show, at
Decatur. during which one Of them receiv
ed pistol shot in his left siae~ as Tho d,tkl
proof having been offered that the shot was
| tired in self defense.
The Dubuque ZTnes says returned sol>
der, late Of the 18th Missouri Infantry. was
outrageous!y beaten and disfigured by four
cowardly ruilians in that city on the Sd inst.
The cause of the assault as the unreserved
manner in which the soldier denounced the
Rebellion.
The Fort Dodge Northrest says Andrew
Kelley of tina. place was accidentally shot on
Sunday last, by James Sherman. while
limiting chickens. Three shots took effect
IN Rcll'y's neck, one in his eve, and one
passed through his nose His wounds were
not, however, considered dangerous, and
hopes were entertained that he would not
even lose the sight of his eye.
We learn from the Clinton Herald that
according to the latest adv .ces received at
the Adlutant Generars office, the Cavalry
Regiments iroM low were stationed as fol
lows FIRST he siment at Atlanta Second
AZ ~ Passport Miss. Third at Atlanta !;
roul'" . Atlanta; Fifth at Edgetield, Tenn;
eiAl' at f. Randall and Montana Seventh
- IT. kearney, and Cotton Wood Springs
| Eight at Macon, Ga, Ninth at Browns
vile, Ark.
| STABBING AFrRAY At GUTTENBuRG.-- Il From
a gentle nan who arrived yesterday, we are
advised Of a stabbing aifray that took place
in Gutenberg, last sunday evening. ltap-
pears that three returned soldiers, Intoxica-
ted more or less, got to quareling in sa
loon, over some trivial matter, when the
TWO attacked the third party. har ding him
| r,uyhlV 10 uot from, than, I'd 4
ing knife. plunged it into the abdomen Of
Joe Meyers. producing frightful wound
from which his bowels protruded. He then
attacked the other man named Levi, stab
bing him in the breast. Both Of the men
live in Glen Haven, just across the river
from Gutenberg. The man who done the
stabbirg is Sam Sargent. When our infor.
mant left, on Yesterdays boat, additional
medical aid had been called from a neigh
brrli { town, but Meyers was not expected
TO recovcr.-Labuque Herald.
In New York 1000, and in BROOKLYN l.
GOO persons return incomes Of 81, 200 and
upward. The heaviest incomes in New
York are
d. W. Clark, $205, 900; J. Cody, S2O5.
900; Ruins l.. Lord, $265, 590;J. C Greene,
$s60,3s4: p. Lo Hard. $242,6 l1; J. X.
Place, Sls7,g57; T. Jeffrey, Z 1929; Geo
Bliss, $oo.43l; David DAVIS, $l92, s7l; VIM.
+. Dodge, S233,90l; Seth Hunt, $l92, 72l;
George Opdyke, t2l0,s77; VIM. Patton.
$lS3.522, and John Watson. $lS9, 332.-
The heaviest in Brooklyn are:
Elisha Packer. 42AS, roo; Horace B. Olaf.
fin. 5000. GOO; ABril A. Low. $42l.7sl; 1.
10 Low, $l9l, 19l. 1871; Ed. w. r. Lyman,
$192, 1897. and John T. Martin, $427, 1856
It thus appears that there are three in
comes in Brooklyn heavier than any in
New York. They are probably those Of
New York business men residing in Brook
lyn.
Coon ADvlcR.-lf the body is tired rest
! It; 1t the brain is tired, sleep. IF the bow.
els are loose, lie down in warm bed and
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