Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-11-24
DAlLYi DEMOCRAT.


Gen. J.. n. Tatns i nov in K.etuk.
The fen,as had . sscisl re union and
bail n Keoksk a Tuesday eseaise Ast.
John II. Sdbbs, late Lieut.. Colonel ofthe
18th ro~s fnfanssy has been promoted TO .
full Colonelcy.
Two Somen we're a7eated in Musntine
On fucsday evening last, stealing sundry
goods from different stores. ,.
A Young Mems Association has been
formed in Burlington for the purpose oiss
curing lecturers for . winters course.
Rev. j. n. Kisch has accepted the paste
rate Of the Lutheran Church 1t Eddyville.
Rev. Charles Axtel' has been ms allied
Pastor Of the First Presbyterian Church at
Dubuque. .e
william r. Southland Of Hardin Cssnty
recently became insane, and has been sent
to the Asylum.
Mr.. Brambaugh Of Panors recently had ,
valiss, containing q 900, burned up At Day
ton, Ohio.
The Beethoven Musical Association Of
Eddyvllle will hold two weeks Conven-
ton, commencing on the 9th inst.
Captain p. II. Lemon, late Of the goth In
fantsy. now or Panora. was lately united in
marriage " Miss Emma Baxlsy Of Panora.
The North western Packet Company
lave been offered SEQ, 900 to remove their
eadquarters from Dubuque to Prairie du
Chien.
Dr. YES Of cattle are crossing the ferry 1t
Keokuk, almost daily, on their way to the
east.
The vicinity Of Wilton appears to be in
tested with gang Of horse thieves.
The Gate City learns that T. r. stintson
furnsr resident Of Keokuk, fell from .
ladder, at Warsaw, ILL.,, broke his arm
and laccrated his face.
Twenty five thousand eight hundred
acres Of land have been patented to the
State by the General Cove, nment. as in
demnity for the sale Of swamp lands.
Six stages, on an average, have lately
been leaving Pclla each day for Desmoines.
The Pella Blads says that the amount Of
travel going over the road. leading in and
ont IF pelia 4 enormous
A black bear weighing over 400 pounds,
was killed . few davs since in tree, in
Warren coun'y by party Of hunters. lie
vas five feet eight inches in length.
We learn that Ton. Surgison, workman
n Buffers pork house, r.ccived severe in
jury on the head, Yesterday by 60 niog in
contact with "A large hook. An artery was
severed aud his case is considered critical
-.Nusedtine journal.
The Iowa Wesleyan University at Mt.
Pleasant was unusually prosperous during
it's recent term. Two hundred and thirty
students were in attendance. The Univer>
" furnishes about 40 teachers for the presen,
TALL and winter for different portions Of the
State.
On the night Of the 10th inst, n bay
| mare was stolen from Mr.. Noah Rodebush
about two miles north Of Wilton; and on
last Sunday night bav stallion was stolon
from John Evans, three mi es north Of Mos
COW. A reward Of twenty dollars IS offer
ed for the return of either Of these animals
The Burlington haukeye is responsible
for the following Nine years ago, At the
age of seventeen, Samuel Martin, now Of
Burlington, left Manchester, England. fol
this country. At that time Mary Campbell
was fifteen. and the two vowed "eternal &
deity" Samuel arrived safely on this side
Of the great wat ers, and for more than eight
years, toiled with the hope Of earning tn.
means Of bringing his intended bride to him
| At length he accumulated the necessary sun
and dispatched It to her. True to her prom
se, and in opposition to the wishes Of hei
friends and parents, on receiving the money
Mary embarked for our shores. In abou
hree weeks from the time she left Manches
ter, she arrived in Burlington, withoul
money, and without an acquaintance in tn.
country save her intended husband. Or
making inquiries for his whereabouts, she
learned that he had gone to Idaho. She
vas in despair. Mr.. Skinner, the ticket
agent at the Burlington depot, offered her
In seven weeks afterwards Samuel arrived
from Idaho and on Monday last, the tive
we're married