Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-22

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The Iowa Orphans Asylum. i
Rain last week destroyed . large amount
Sfhay on the Missouri bottom lands
Ono new. post ONCE Was establ'sneo IN
the month Of July 10 Iowa, VIZ ; as SODA
Bsr, Palo Alto county.
Rev. Edwin s. McNeal an agent for the
Soldiers Orphan Home, died at Bellevue,
jackson csusty. on the eth inst.
The City Council Of Dubuque has order
ID the erection Of hitching posts in front Of
I'll business places. A good move.
Adjutant II. II. Hukll, Of The regular n.
my. died At IndIanola, Texas, Of Diarrhea,
on the 25th ult. Lieut.. II. enlisted from
Ouumwa.
Gen. Grant will be In Dubuque to-mor-
row (wedWesdAy) and take passage on The
steamer 1tasca for St. Paul.
The train last Saturday night on the D.
V. Il. r. killed eight head Of cattle be.
longing 70 Michael Ross, living near OF.
tumwa.
W. Duane Wilson has accepted the po-
sition as editor Of daily psper at Central
City, G. T.. aud will start for that point
Immediately.
Oska. oosa has four school houses. and
. K departments and eleven teachers: the
| whole number u pupils snroaled during the
year Was 96S, With On average attendance
Of 1881. The cost Of tuition vas 47.29 Ger
pupil for the year.
The b. IN Railroed asks from $50 900
to $4,000 and the right Of way from Lu;.
cas- comfy before letting the contract for
building their road to Charlton. The road
is to be built to Abba Immediately.
Hon. B. T. Roberts has been elected Pre-.
idsnt pro tenn. Of the P<lls, Newton, Mar
shalltown, end st. Paul r. r. The survey
was 10 commence on the l4,h. Col. Otlev,
Chief Engineer Of the b. v. r. r., has
charge Of the work. We gather from the
Pclls BLADE.
Tme Iowa Committee N CHICAGO
lear f.om Gen. Wilson that The commit, q
Of iowans nov in Chicago. have ohta, I'd
contributions fur the Msr>llxil,"wu Or
phans' Home Fair 20 the amount OF 81 rr''
An addition will probably bc made TO THIS
sum before the committee shall finish their
labors -Dts Noin,s hegist,r
Clayton sounty has . population Of %,
222, Of whom ~ are negroes. In 1868 it
had 81 .235, Of whom we're colored. 1t
has 15l 1901 Of land inclosed. Sorghum
yielded Sl& gallons Of syrup 10 the acre !;
spring wheat l8 bushels to the acre oats
334; corn &c. We learn these facts from
the Clay ton county Jonraal.
At Ilazleton, in Buchanan county, thirty
ladies visited a newly arrived liquor seller
recently, and knocking in the heads Of his
whisky barrels, poured the liquor out upon
the ground lie subsequently prosecuted
them, but the jury returned . verdict Of not
guilty. The Guardian says the Court sd-
journcd with three cheers for the ladies'.
RAILRoAps.--A meeting Of citizens Of
Keokuk county, on tn. 9th inst, resolved
to raise $lG0, 900 to assist in constructing
an extension Of the N & NJ. r. X. through
their county towards Cedar Rapids. Keo
kuk is about as populous as Polk county.
but not as wealthy, and therefore not able
to do as much as the latter; but has now
boldly undertaken to do nearly twice as
much "a has ever been undertaken in
! this county.
A society has been formed at Monticello,
Jones county. called the Monticello Horse
Protection Society" The design is to pre-
vent or punish horse stealing. The officers
are y President, Secretary, Treasurer, Cap
tain and two Licutenants. When property
is stolen from . member Of the Society,
the Captain or Lieutenant may call on
any mctnber Of the society as . minute RI
ding man." who shall be under the direc-
ton Of the officer calling him. a fallu e to
20 or procure substitute, involves fine
of five dollars. The pay for services $3.50
per day.
A man in this city had cat, at times it
had kittens. Oee OF the litter was always
L KENT the rest drownr,l lie has little