Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-31

We learn that Henry Clay Deao' % '"'s
Stass. bs4 sssghuy ptpiised e56,ooe fs@
Psnnsylv4 - oll spsinIations. 8
The Id pilton Freeman says Chat beaver
srvq uils3 lsnty =. boess siss, sbess Benz
nets min, and are destroying the young
timber at rate astonishing to the natives.
The Des Moines Conference Of the Meth.
odist Episcopas church 10 in session the
present week Il Gsceo1a, Bishop Simpson
presiding
The total value Of sheep killed BY dogs
in Keekuk county last year is estimated at
thrss thousand three hundred and thirty
seven dollars.
The Sisourney News ssys that the SUBJ
scription Of the North Missouri and Cedar
Rapids Railresd have been opened with
fair success thus far.
One Of the lady attaches Of orion Bros
circus, recently extracted from the cash
drawss 81, 900. and IN csnpsav with . sel
der undertook TO escape, but the party
we're overhauled and the money given up
This occurred At Fl. Dodge.
SUCCESSFUL AT LAsr.-The people Of Mus
catihe have secured their charter for anoth-
er National Bank. The justice Of their ap
plication was too manifest for defeat. We
rejoice At every defeat Of such attempted
monopoly.
Mrs. Turner, Of Ringgold county, eloped
WITH fellow calling himself Leach, who
had formerly been in the employ Of her
husband. She took With her 47O0 or $500
belonging TO her husband and his mother,
and left behind her three children. The
husband has started in persuit.
The Clinton Herald says circulation has
been issued, calling an undelegated conven-
ton to meet at the Presbyterian church in
that city ON the goth Of September next,
for the purpose Of organizing State Sun
day School Convention, and instituting
such other preliminary measures as mag be
deemed advisable, looking to the welfare
and interest Of the Sabbath Schools.
The house Of Thomas VIM, of Cedar
county. was consumed " fire on the 2lst
inst The building contained, in addition
to the usual contents, $500 worth of light
ming rods, which were also destroyed. The
FTipton Advertiser, from which We gather
the above, also states that the Cedar county
fair will commence ON the 18th Of Septcm.
Der and continue three days.
The Pella Blade speaking Of the immigra
ton says "This section Of Marion coun-
~ is fairly alive with people seeking loca.
tons cor farms, town property and bust.
ness houses. One gentleman invested four
teen thousand dollars in land near the city
one day last week, and there are almost
any number of men whose "piles" range
from three to live Thousand dollars, looking
for locations"
The STATE BANKs.-The system Of tn,
State banks, which have been of exccllcn
service to Iowa, has practically ceased t
be, although several hundred dollars Of its
circulation is yet out. But each branch
has deposited ample securities for the re
dcmption of its out standing circulation
So fast as this circulation is redeemed these
securities are. taken up. National Banks
have superseded each Of the branches Of
the State bank except the branch At Fort
Madison. which will wind up its affairs and
20 out of existence. The State Board will
hold no more meetings and the central Office
will be closed this fall.
SAD AND FArAv Cssr.r~v -Or 1re
| w sdnoea~y morning two boys were play
ing with a gun in front of Ricc's blacl
smith shop One Of them, pointing til,
gun straight in the shop door, fired, and in
stanty killed ore Of the workmcn who was
blowing ct the forge. The charge took ef-
feet in his head and breast, two of the shot
penetrating the heart. Lieut.. John Harris
was standing near him, received n portion
of the charge in his right arm and shoulder,
intlcting painful but not dangcrou wound.
He was wounded twice in the same arm
while in the service The workman killed.
was q very steady and exemplary man, had
not been long in the city, and leaves wife
and three children, without protector, and
entirely unproviled Tor auscHsst strangers.
-Iora City Republican.
| INCREASED WEALTH OF IowA.-Thc fol-
lowing is u statement of the value of lands.
town lots, and personally of the State of
Iowa, as equalized by the Census Board in
1868, compared with the equalization of
1863:
Total value of lands town lots and per-
sonaty In 1855. OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. S2l5 O52 i0l
Total value ~ lands, town lots and per
sonaty In 1888. ..-................. 167 los 9Ti
| ihcteNe.--... .-....-.-. SAt, "r+ "
Some of our largest counties compare as
follows:
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