Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-16

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9th inst.
A new Methodist Church WAS dedicated
at A, anosa on H. 10th inst.
A railroad bssdge n Manchester, Dels.
ware county, has just been completed.
The Keokuk Constiution says there IS q
least 100. 900 gallons Of beer made, annually,
At that place.
Elmer z. CrandAll. for eleven years citi
zen of DUBUQUE, died in that city few
days since.
They have . theatre at Keokuk. The
"Serious Family" is being put through
with Miss Annie Morgan Davis IS "star."
There ere twenty State, and about sixty
civil cases on the docket Of Jones county
The District Court commences on the 18th
inst.
Judge Conklin, who lately retired from
the bench Of the Iowa City district. has
opened Law Office in Vinton, Benton c0un-
| ty.
ID. T. McAfee sold his farm Of $50 acres
one mile east of Marion, Linn county, for
100000 WIN. c. Story. Of Iowa City, was
the purchaser.
We learn from the Mitchell Press, that
Hon. Gran Favile lately sold his farm a.
that place to Mr.. Brownwell, from New
York, for $1,000 per acre.
West Point, Lee county, has four or five
churches, two mills, number OF schools, two
hotels, two drug and a half dozen other
stores and is thriving.
The question Of establishing q woolen
factory at Bellvue, Jackson county, is being
agitatcd. The Journal publishes y long
communication favoring the enterprise
The delaware county Union declares tina,
ID. Jones new wooden factory is success,
is crowded with customers and work, and il
kept running almost constantly
a boy eight years old, son of L. Vance.
was thrown from horse in Dubuque, .
few days since, and. striking on his head,
Was very seriously injured. 1t vas thought
he could not live.
| The citizens Of Peterson, in Clay county,
and Cherokee, in Cherokee county, must
have been in imminent danger from the In
dians, as the "stockades' have been made
habitable, and force Of tuo soldiers station.
cd at each plae. No danger need now be
| ipprehendcd.
The Burlington Haukeye says: "Mr.
Comstoc<. the man who was shot on Mon
day night, was still alive last night. His
recovery is considcLed very doubtful He
IS conscious, and we are informed suffers
but little pain
In Council Bluffs, says the Nonpariei,
there is al increasing demand for all kinds
OF town property. There is quite an inqu>
~ for residences, and business property is
in good demand. Messrs. Officer K Pussy
have just purchased Of Mr.. Bayliss the west
division Of Empire 81 ok, for cash down.
Numerous changes are also represented in
| out-lots.
The Iowa City Republican says: Hon.
| q. Clark and Mr. Dye have maac their Wis
j. TO st. Louis and returned, and report
very favorably. They say that we can
have road here if We but take hold Of the
work earnestly, and with a spirit equal to
to its value to us. st. LOUIS men are fully
! alive to the imp rtcnce of this great work,
| aud gave our committee every assurance
| that could be asked If them"
John }. Logan has contract to furnish
$500 ties for the Is. & NJ. X. Railroad, to be
used on the first four miles east Of Charlton.
We also learn from the Patriot that on Tues,
day James Holmes, in the employ Of Dr. J
| ID. Holmes, in his mill in Charlton, as en-
ginecr, was found dead on the shaft his
neck broken, skull fractured, ard arms and
legs mangled. II is supposed that he was
caught in the machinery while engaged n
greasing it. He was o sober Industrious
aud intelligent man.
The DesMoines Rsgister says The State
House is oil fixed up in readiness to receive
the Assembled Wisdom. The Senate
Chamtcr and the Hall Of the House are
transformed into very attractive places
The carpeting, mating, and papering and
painting display judgment and taste
Everything has been done to render thu
members comfortable and happy, SO that
| they will be able To a ldress themselves t.
the subject of legislation without being NOR
titled and interrupted by their surroundings
IN the Capitol. We have made no
inquiry about spittoons; but knowing
that the members Of the Iowa Legislature,
one and all, are innocent Of the habit Of
chewing tobacco. we infer that those vessels
which ale usually insu'tcd by being sp,
upon will not be needed"