Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-07-27
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AuOIph We,dman cOnmitted suicide AT
Ottawa on Friday by jumping off u bridge
into the illinois river.
Patrick Cannon asthrown from q freight
car at Carinville, ILL., and Killed.
A new hotel is to He built in Richmond,
which is to surpass il style and accommo-
dations any yet erected in the South.
A general ralroad convention is to be
held IN Ottumwa on the 10Th Of August.
The First National Bank At Fairfield is in
operation.
A daughter Of Mr. Turpin, of Pela, was
struck by lightning some days ago. So
says the Blade.
The population Of Dubuque, as ascertain
ed by the censusi Of the present year, is
about $4,000 The assessed value Of tho
city is $2,5oo,O4o; Of personal property
81 100000.
A Chicago me1chant has been arrested
for using revenuesstamps twice over. His
frauds enabled hiih to save $35, while he
will have to pay 81 900 and suffer impris-
onment for each qffcnse proved against him
A soldier was shot and killed by Mr..
Southland, at Jacksonville, Ind, for grossly
insulting some ladies' with whom Mr. S. was
walking, and finally nearly knocking one Of
them down with ! stone.
Out Of = popuRtion of little more than
half million At the commencement Of the
war, Iowa sent in all 1865 men into the
army, - the Official record shows. No 9TH
er State has done SO well.-Dss Nois.es Reg
ister.
A SAvISG.-Carson Wray, Of this coun-
ty, we are informed, recently drove 100 fat
cattle to Chicago pt total expense Of less
than $3.50. and got them there in better
condition than he could have done by rail.
The lowest possible rates at which lie could
negotiate their sAipmcnt BY railroad was
$52O.-Io@a CITY Republican.
John. B. McCard, of Fountain County,
Ind. got caught in the machinery Of his
mill last week, AID was 90 severely injured
that his death eneued.
John Purdue 10 now the wealthicst man
in indianapolis, having an income Of $lO7,-
900 for last year. Not many years ago he
was teaching scl,pol near Cleveland, Ohio,
for ten dollars month, and was actually
warned OUT Of the township where he re-
sided, under the provisions Of law Of the
State, for fear b might become 4 charge
thereon.
The streets of the city Of Hamilton. G.
W., have been fSr three years lit with coal
oil, gas having been discarded for that pur
pose. The bids Tor the present year were
$l2.5O per lightpe annum for coal oil, and
sic Tor gas.
A German in Nex York, named Wagner.
got mad 1t his 1sea last Friday, and drove
an Ak into her head, Matantly killing her.
A woman started FROM Albany on friday
to meet her husband in Nh York, but be.
fore reaching the city JUMPED OF the buat
With babe in her arms. md both were
drowned. Three other chill dsen were with
her on the boat. No cause Isl assigned for
the act.
Crime 10 holding high carnival IL ws are
to credit our exchanges. We night almost
fill one column daily with the horrible de
tale Of homicide, self murder, ~utrages up
on female virtue, arson, etc. Add to these
the catalogue Of accidents rife ID the land,
and the story is sadly sensation.
The Oreeonians are getting stcited over
the discovery Of new gold diggirt., reputetl
to be the richest and most extensive ever
found in the Northern country. The new
district 10 situated in the C0aer d. Aline |
Lots Of big strikes hare been
lnade-in one case 81 900 from 6p0 pounds |
pf rock.
Robbery and murder seem feasfully pre- |
Talent throughout the South. The papers
Ieem with fearful recitals. Fiend4 roam the
country IN Oh sorts Of disguise, represent
ing themselves in any character caculated
70 dissrm Suspicion and obtain inDosmation
?! the peeenAry condition Of thsi( intssdsd
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