Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-01-15

W NtuupuyV VA dAiit HAS Dttii
chosen Engrossing Clerk of the State Sen
ate.
According to recent decision Of the po-
lice magistrate it costs a man Just $l5 to
get a pair Of gloves in Muscatine, when the
storekceper isn't around.
A Muscatinc miscegenator is at Des
Moincs to urge thc..passaec of the universal
suffrage net, This is supposed to include
negroes, apes, Indians. and balloons.
A correspondent from Nevada, Story
county, states that n couple Of youths OF
about 10, sons Of the most Respectable citi-
zens Of that place, have been detected in
petty burglarics, the spoils of which have
amounted to about $500. The parents have
paid for the stolen articles, and the affair
has been hushed up. i.
Mr.. Sutherland, Of Muscatine, who re.
gently committed suicide at McGrcgor
Iowa, was "A years Of age, and unmarried
lie formerly was q merchant in Racine
Wis, and also in Muscatine. lie was wei
known in Chicago, and at St Joseph, Mich
igan, in each OF which places he had broth
cr living. lie was led to suicide by fail
ure in speculation.
A woman in Butler Centre committee
suicide few days since by hanging hcrsel
to Abed-post Name not given.
The store Of Messrs. Matthews & Son, II
Rockford, Floyd county, was entered b,
burglars on the night Of the 23l ult, ans
goods stolen to the amount of $3.50 Tn,
Sheriff arrested two individuals named Per
rim and Smith. ON suspicion, but Perrin sue
ceeded in efiecting his escape.
The Norwegians of Lansing had CRANE
ball one day last week The Journal
thinks that place very much needs lock
up for the confinement of roSdcs. Mr..
Joseph l'obcrg and family leave that place.
this week for Salem, Oregon. lie has been
aresidcnt Of l. for the last nine years The
journal also says: "As Andrew J.anser,
Of Centre Township, was coming to T.ans.
ing on last Saturday, he stopped at San
gers, near Milton, to water his horses. A
COW came up behind the horses, they tool.
fright, ran away, drew the wagon over him,
broke his left leg above the knee, and cut a
bad cash in his forehead over the right eve.
Mr.. Deremo came along with wagon, and
putting the wounded man in, took him back
to Milton, where Drs. Drummer, Nachtwcy
and Davis happened to he, by accident, and
the wounds were speedily and properly
dressed, aud at last accounts the uniortun
ate man was doing as well as could be ex
pected under the circumstances"
Judge Ohrt, the absconding cx-Judse Of
Des MONIES county. has written note to Ii,
Burlington Hnrkeye, communicating Ger
tificate from his physician, DR.. Theme, dc.
nying that Judge Ohrt has been threatened
with delirium tremens during the five year,
he had attended him. The contrary hat
been charged. DR.. Theme says, however
he has noticed that Judge Ohrt's mind wa
disturbed, and that he was insane durin,
his last sickness, and was not responsible
Tor his actions when he lett Burlington.
A resolution has been adopted by the De
Moincs county Board Of Supervisors, appro
priating $500 for the purpose Of combinin,
With other counties in the Reputation @
railroad bonds.
The Hamilton Freeman says lead has bee
found in Hamilton county near Rock Grow,
and says that the specimens found ar
equal to the lead in Dubuque and Clayto
counties.
Judge Evens, who has been County Jude
Of Story county ever since its organization
excepting one term, surrendered that offic
On the LIST. inst to r. II. Mitchell. Count
Surveyor. Judge Rvcns stillholds the olIic
OF Recorder Of the county. We gather frol
ne Nevada -Egis. "a
Two young ladies-Miss Bell and Mis-
Bcal-and some other persons we're poiso,
I'd on the 9th ult. at Manchester. Delawar
comfy, by eating cheese, which was /
some manner tainted. The persons a
recovered, after suffering somewhat severe
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