Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-06
DAILY DEMOCRAT.


The DEBORAH Register states that Bishso
Ames viii preside st the n. e. Conference
1t Deecssh, September 18th.
Joseph G. Nichols, . young nan, ~ ::
Gently drowned near Clinton. See AtrssA
Dr.. I. o. Day Of Decatur City has mss
rins compass one hundsedand seventy yssss
old.
Mrs. Adelins Pattee, . colorsd woman,
tried to commit suicide At Bellevue by tsEs
ing laudanum, but failed Of her purpose
The Annual Fair Of the Cedar County
Agricultural Society will be held on the
18th, 18th and l4th Of September. 1869, q
Upton.
Three borses ~ers stolen in the vsstsrs
part Of Floyd county, and were subeequsnt
" recovered ID Minnesota. See Mitchell
Couaty Prsss.
Twice lately the Boone County AdescaS
has been called y print posters offering re-
wards for the recovery Of stolen horses.-
So it goes oil over the Stste.
The finest mare in Decatur County, the
property of Alexander Caldwell, is absent
nov in company with thief The Eater.
prise thinks there ought to be no prisoner
taken when that thief shall be found.
The Consis.ory Of Rome has elected
Rev. J. Honnessy, Of st. Jo., to b Bishop
Of the Dubuque Diocese. A petition has
been for~ arded to the Pope 10 divide the
Diocese Of Iowa
Messrs. Hutchinson and Ainsvorth, OF
L.. T>~1>~ <(4no al ss,x h. nsakA
side Of that pApcr-over 10000 ems-proved
Il and distSib lted about On equal amount Of
matter in one day Of eleven hours.
The Temperance Platform says ''lead>
ing clergy man Of keokuk recently assured
Us that in the higher o. circles Of that city
ladies use intoxicating beverages at their
tea parties, and other occasions, and not .
few Of them drink to intoxication."
In Cedar county, Iowa. recently. two
husbands traded wives, the one giving the
other 81 800, The citizens MT liking any
such merccnary matrimony, booted the
boot.sc.ting husband and his ill>gotten
wife out Of the county, but permitted the
bootless one to remain.
Mr.. Packard writes TO the Glenwood
Opinion that the material prosperity Of
Montgomery county is increasing in won.
derful degree. There are three bricks
yards in active operation At Red Oak Junc>
ton, and several new buildings are going
up. That place 10 now the county seat.
The Maquoketa Ercelsior gives very in
tesesting account Of the exploration Of the
Great Cave at the forks Of the Maquoketa
River. The exploring party were under
ground four hours The facetious and
graphic Local Of tho Excelsior gives wood>
eut illustrations a. he proceeds in his des.
csipticn Of the cavesnous resources Of Jack.
county.
The Charles City lntelligencer states
that some boys at Marble Rock, Floyd Co.,
took. or mistook an idiotic or crazy man
for horse thief the other day, and hung
him until nearly dead in . vain effort 70
sxtort confession from him. These self
appointed officers Of informal (in)justice
will receive proper attention from regular
appointed officers Of the law.
Miss I.ottie Robinson, Of this place, was
somewhat startled few days ago while
breaking hens egg, to see small snake
about six inches long and as large rs apipe
stem, come out with the yolk. The egg
was common hen egg, the yolk perfect,
and she snake coiled up in the white.
The snake is bot led up a.d on exhibition
at Robson L Waterbury's drug store
We have seen il, and can vouch for the
truth Of what We say. We regard II as one
OF the most singular freaks Of nature, we'll
worth the investigation Of the naturalist
Faystts Union.
MuscArISE ACADsxY.-At . meeting Of
citizens held last night, Articles Of Incorpo.
ration ere adopted and other preliminary
steps taken toward the establishment Of .
first class academy in our city. The amount
Of capital stock is put vt $4,000, and may
be increased TO $4,000. lii proposed to
sell this stock in shares Of t25; and, so SION
rs g, 500 worth II stock is taken, the stock.
holders shall meet aud elect board Of
trustees, who shall have power to make Ill
needful rules and regulations for Carrying
on the school, Muscdtine journal 4th.
As an illustration Of the rapidity with
which the water rises in the Cedar River,
capsizing things generally, is related by the
North losc0n: A Norwegian who had
loaded his wagon ct Brush's Mill stated to
ford the river, then to I'll appearance q it,
usual stage. He stopped however near the
middle Of the stream to water his horses
While they were drinking the flood came.
and in . moment, where hsd stood the
wagon, was = scarcely distinsu,shable and
intensely active mixture Of -four, horses,
wagon-box and Norwegian, foundering and
gasping for dear life. All were rescued in
: slightly damaged condition, bat W imag-
inc that the Norwegian will keep sharp
look up stream when crossing the river
in future.