Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-16

4 4 !. Glen. cbris and ss.if we've It NJ
0riopr . fsv dsya since.
! Msnros ssssty ~ raased ~, 900 to cid
in the extension Of the d. & N. Railroad.
A company has been organized 1t Cedar
Rapids and Kingston, the object Of which
j. to develop pstrolcum.
| Linn county is moving in the matter Of
getting up grand reception for returned
| soldiers.
Tho Sioux City Register says that the re-
| cent rsirs washed away the bridges over
Elliott Creek, on the Corrcctionville road.
The Sioux City Register complains that
the army Of the fronticrreceives its supplies
from st Louis, instead Of Western Iowa.
There are thirteen applications for di.
vorce in the District Court Of Jefferson
county.
Gen John Edwards, Of Charlton, has
gone TO Kentucky. He refused to accept
the Indian Agency rendered him.
The contract for furnishing the Iowa
Penitentiary with supplies for the ensuing
year, will be let in October next
II is reliably stated that line Of telc.
graph will be completed from jefferson,
Green county, to the Missouri, this summer.
company Of the Veteran Reserves, on
duty at Keokuk, were mustered out on the
18th inst.
The Des Moines Register says that the
crops in that county and in Jasper, are not
whit below the average.
Mr.. d. Green, formerly Of Burlington.
VINO lost his voice several years ago, has had
1t completely restored by the skill Of physi.
clans in Paris.
The Boonsboro lnler says that since the
completion Of the railroad to that point, Des
Moincs Valley coal has become an article Of
export to Eastern markets.
The Kcokuk Gate city says that General
"ynders son, who so cruelty starved our
prisoners in AndersonyIe, was formerly
resident Of that city.
The new Evangelical Zion Church Ger
MANI at Burlington, has lately been dcdica-
ted. The cost Of erecting the building is
$4,000
The Catholics of Fort Madison arc about
erecting 3d. 900 school house. The Cath
Ole church at that place has membership
oil 200.
Aparty Of rufiians beat the City Marshal
Of Abba very badly few nights since be-
cause he had complied with the ordinance
and impoundcd stray hogs.
Trains on the Dubuque and Sioux City
Railroad are running to Pafkcrsburg, Bat.
Ter county, the next station west Of New
Hartford
The United States tax collected in the
Stcond Congressional District, exclusive of
tax on whisky and manufactures, ;u,ounts
to ! 1911 one for the past year.
man by the name OF Higgins had his
hand badly crushed 10y an accident which
occurred to him day or two since at the
tily Mills Eeokuh.
Among the army promotions VIC notice
the name Of James H.. Boucher, Of Iowa
City, Ercvet Lieut.. Col OF volunteers en-
the medical staff
During the frs six months Of the pres !
cmt year, So buildings were erected at Wa
terloo, Blac. Hawk county, at cost Of
$4,000.
Capt Samuel H. Mocr, formerly a mem
Der Of the Legislature of this State ded
suddenly at Omahu He edited the Glen
wood 7imss in early days.
freight train on the Dubuque anl
Southwestern Railroad broke through
bridge over the Maluo!seta River on Monday
last, prccpitating three loaded cas- into the
stream.
a number of citizens of Des Moinos, late
y from Montana. have returned 10 that city
all having left their fortunes in the noun
sains. They don't advise emigration that
way.
Albert Jones aiids Young. stole a coupl,
Of horses from II. kncpprr at State Centre !
fcw nights Since, and the next day he of /,
ierod to sell them at Nevada Being sus !
pectsd, nc skedaddled.
James Sherman and And /
Fort Dodge, were orr &c" Ne"es' ~
ems the oth"- hunting PFa'''c on'."
:. , Tho fornnr accidentally
.,,e contents Of his gun in Rei!eys iaeci
wounded, but didn't kill him.
At railroad meeting at Dcs Moincs a few
laws ago, DR.. Brooks said that he was au-
,horizcd by the officers Of the nes MONIES
Railroad to pledge the completion OF the
road to that city by the 3lst of Dec, 1866,
providing the citizens subscribed literally.
MASONIC ITEMS.
| Tho foundation stone for 2 Bsw Masonic
| re.u IL. was laid in Adrian. Michigan, on