Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-18

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On Clay seset. SspssDts u seminary, was
drowned in The NEST distressing mannse.-
H. 0sehes ~ sa0aosd II waahiog. ths
child neantims playing bout on the fosf.
Dnsing hsr aheence flo0 the ses0 tos ~
moments the 1itae boy claubessd into ths
water tub, and when she returned life va
extinct. The chilA was only eleven oooths
old.-DvbSqus Herald.
DtsfarCrfvs Flas Af NAasxco. On Sat-
urdsy evening last, Ore broke out IN TIE
ahoe and harness shop Of Gordon I Ar.
buckle. ct Narsago, consuming hvs bnild-
inea o. he southwest conner Of the public
SQUARE. The houses destroyed, in addition
10 the shove named, were hardware store,
q uiiIinsry store, and ~ rea4eoo q Mn.
walker. Tot4 ios ffoo q. 80 70 % 600.
No insurance, except thousand dollars On
the boot asd shes stock Il 0adqD, We, Il
il believed, had previously carried % The
greater portion Of the goods. Il 10 strongly
suspected that - 81 TIE building on FIRE 10
order to secure the insurance. He hes LEFT
the pla1o.. Iho voloe q Mn. Wakes ree-
idsnee was made up By subscriptions among
the citizens. 0hs b . ~ widsw.-Asses-
tine Journal.
A scn Of Mr. n. N. Mitchell, resident
Of jefferson township, Polk county, IVES
burned to death on the night Of the 9th
inst. Tho house took fire in tho night
when all the inmates were asleep. The
father, mother and older son barely escap
ed. The Rsgistsr says: afeaA
Mr. Mitchell believes the house was fired
by an incendiary. Many others believe,
however, that it was fired accidentally.
A wcnan of gay aatire but loose nomls
has been pcrsonatine the wife Of . promi:;
nent officer in an Indiana regiment at Dies
Moines, and thereby caught several of the
gudgeons every ready to bite when Venus
bats the hooks. Oskaloosa is supposed to
be the next field selected for her operations.
The simple ones' will do well we'll to
heed Solomons warnings Proverbs might
prove very profitable reading to them.
In foolish attempt at racing in skid
with small tow boat, . man named VIM.
Litwiler, with his wife and son 12 years Of
age, was upset into the river about four
miles from Muscatinc last Wednesday eve
ming, and the boy was drowned The Mus
catine Journal states that efforts were
made to dissuade Litwiler from racing, but
in vain.
Mr.. Leonard Evans, Of Paris, in this
county, the owner Of the celebrated mad
stone, informs US that during the last eight
wears he has cured three hundred ana sew
enty nine cases of hydrophobia, and in no
case has he ever failed to effect cure.
This stone has been in the possession Of
Mr.. Evans ancestors for the last hundred
years prior to its coming into his possession.
Forty eight hours is the longest time that
il has ever taken to cure patient-Aa-
rion Register.
A rascal named Norton, alias Robert
Henderson, robbed a fellow boarder at
Rices Hotel at Maquoketa, last week, OF
$50, and dccamped.
Coal mining is about to be engaged in
extensively in Hamilton county.
Mr.. James Mitchell had the entire charge
of shot gun fred through his left hand,
near the centre of the palm, on Sunday last,
ct Grinncll, while swapping cap with his
hand resting on the muzzle Of his piece,
forgetting the gun was loaded. He will
lose the third finger entirely, with the
knuckle joint the rest of the hand may
be saved.
The violators of the Prohibitory Liquor
Law are being looked after at Waverly,
Bremen county. Last week one dealer was
fined 500 and another $50.
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