Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-12-09

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The North Iowa Hmss Gays that the Dew.
u now abounds On the earth, end 10 10 bus.
iness up 70 bic syss.
The Winter tern Of Troy Academy, 10
Davis eoaaty, will Commence % the 18th
inst, and continue fourteen weeks.
The District Court for Lee county will
not b 10 session until the 18th inst, hav
iug been postponed one week.
Three fellows vscs lately fined esl In the
aggregate fos raising disturbance in Man
chester, - " learn from The Delaware Co.
Union.
The Montexuma Repx5lisss says that the
barn Of Henry Lucas, near that town, was
burned on Sunday last. Loss 1000. In.
sursd for $500.
Council Bluffs 10 10 have . 6ns Court
House and also magnificent school house
in the fourth ward" ~ We learn from the
Nonpariel.
A little son Of 8. J. Andrews Of Black
Hawk county, fell from . bay stack few
days since, striking on hay knife which
passed through bis leg. He will probably
recover.
Henrietta Templston advertisss in the
Waverly Pheais that she will give $1,000
in gold for the recovery Of 5000 or a.
900 in gold, which Vas lately stolen from
her.
The colored cabin crews lately employed
on the N. w. Packet Company left Dubuque
for Cincinnati, whereupon the Herald con
cludes that the prics Of cologne must come
down.
The work on the Muscatine Court House
progresses rapidly and will be concluded by
by the LIST Of January. Judge Thaycr Of
that city, and late Of the Courier Office has
gone to Boston.
The beauties Of "going to law" were il
Illustrated in Des Noines last week, where,
the time Of the District Court, jury Of 2
men. 80 witnesses, two legal FL ms, and un
counted spectators were occupied three days
in deciding the ownership Of . yearling calf
worth 80.
The population of Iowa has increased at
the rate Of 10000 annually since 1860, and
about 1000 since 1868. Proper allowan-
ances and notifications show the total pop
ulation Of the State to he about 775, 900.
G. b. Rhodes Of Edenvile, Marshall coun
~, has imported some fine stock from Ohio,
Consisting Of cattles, sheep, hogs, and
Jack. The Marshalltown Tins says Mr..
Rhodes has the best farm in that county,
and some improvements that are second to
none in the State. Mr.. Il. is valuable
citizen.
The Baptist church Of Keokuk, Of which
Mr.. Wcstover is pastor, are to erect . new
| church elitcc next season. 1t will be loca
ted on Blondcau and Eighth streets.
Rev. E. J. Gillett, of Keokuk, in commu
nica.ion to the Gate city, urges the pro
priety oferecting a suitable monument in
memory of the late DR.. McGugin.
The Burlington Hawksys says the small
kitchen attached TO the Jail in that city was
destroyed by fire on Sunday morning last
ut about ten o'clock.
A lad named George Gordon, a,cd about
fourteen years, was arrested in Julian
Township, Dubuque county, ON Tuesday
last, charged with arson. lie was arraign
ed before Justice Cantillon for examina-
ton.
The Marshall county Times says that the
citizcrs of Ellora, Hardin county. have
raised the necessary funds and sent to Chi
cago for the material IoS newspaper to be
published in Eldora.
The Pella Blade Gays vein Of genuine
camel coal has been opened At Fuller's mill,
in Marion county. The editor Of the Blade
says he had seen specimens Of the article,
and that in lone places the vein Was fifteen
feet deep.
The Ulin mill, on Soutl, Skunk, Keokuk
county, was sold few days since to Mr..
Wheelock, of Washington county, for S.
500. Two years ago Mr.. Ulin paid $4,000
for the same property.
The Corydon Monitor learns that four
citizens Of Wayne county, Mr.. II. B. Gas
ton and son, Mr.. Gaskell, and a son Of Mr..
Shelby Of Grand River township, who were
engaged in driving cattle across the plains,
were little late enc morning in starting,
AMI got separated from the main train,
when they were attacked by Indians, and
all killed.
The Hon. W. Hclmcs has rec lived no
tice that $4,000 acres Of land granted to the
Iowa Agricultural College has been leased
for ten years BY the agent, the Hon. g. W.
Isassett, Of Fort Dodge. The leases are
given for per cent. on the amount Of the
assessed value Of the lands, with the priv
ilege Of purchasing. A large immigration Of
the best class Of settlers is being invited by
this method. Many of these emigrants
come from Wisconsin.
Tho Cute City, Of Saturday, says: "A
young man by the name Of Bell, whose pr
rents live near Fairfield, Jefferson conn'y,
was employed in the steam saw mill Of Ford
& Co., and while passing through the mill
was caught by the machinery, which sew
cred the right arm from the boiy near the
shoulder. broke the right thigh in two