Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-31

Troubles are like dogs, the smaller they
are the more they annoy you.
The Georgia Legislature has passed the
stay law over the Governors veto. and q
Law Furnishing horse thieves and burglary
wish death.
BY the last census Of London it appears
that there ore more Scotchmen there than
in Edinburgh, more I,ishment than in
Dublin, and more Jews than in Palestine.
The late Mrs Douglos is again widow.
General Williams, to whom she was lately
married, died ct the house Of his sister, in
Boston, Massachusetts, on the 23d inst, Of
brain fever.
Rents have been raised forty per cent. in
st. Louis.
Mrs. Elizabeth Ball, Of North Carolina,
has been sent enosd BY military commis>
! sion. in that State, to one years imprison
,nent in the Peuitehtisry, for killing ne
gro.
Il is said an order has been issued to
muster out all volunteer forces over Ia. 900,
which number will be retained % standing
army of observation on the frontier.
There is flutter among the oil companies
caused by the failure Of several banks at
ritusville, Oil City and franklin, where
many Of the oil companies havtthe funds
deposited.
An old mar named Rhode, committed
suicide in Delhi, Ind, last Thursday night,
by cutting around one Of his arms to the
bone, and bleeding to death.
Thomas w. Knox, the well known jours
nalist and author. will accompany the over
land telegraph expedition from San Fran
cisco through Siberia, China and Russia to
Western Europe.
The union Of Chila, Bolivia, Ecuador and
Peru against Spain, will offer = population
Oft, DOC, 900 Of people and territorial area
OF ,000, 900 Of square M los for tho old
country 70 contend with. A good many
folks to subdus and good deal Of land to
travel over. Mslgarejo, president Of Boliv
10. Is - likely to visit Madrid - the
queens forces are to walk tho streets of
Lima.
A stranger went 10 the Oollins house,
10 Ravenna, o., ON Wednesday evening Of
last week, registered his name % E. r.
Payne, Cleveland, o., and paid for his lodR
ing and breakfast the next morning, after
which he went out, and was not again
seen until the next afternoon, when he
came into the house in dying condition,
and expired in less than two hours, from
the effects Of poison and liquor.
Henry Ward Beecher made q speech 1t
Philadelphia, Thursday evening, on the
question Of Decentralization" in which he
said, in reference 20 the rebel States: II
hold that it would be better that the States
should be brought into the Union to NOR
row, every one Of them. And, in this re-
gard, allow me TO say that cannot 20 with
either the President or Congress. would
bring al in ct once"
A band ofon hundred gipsies, with a
regularly appointed queen. who who was
appointed two y ears ago 10 serve seven
years, are located on tho dividing limo be-
tween East Cambridge and Sommervilie,
Mass. They get their living BY horse
trading and fortune telling, and will soon
go to canada, whence they came six months
ago. The queen has . beautiful chariot
for travelling, with apartments for her child
rs we'll as for herself.
Arsrsaleus FArAIarr.-Ws learn thst
on Sunday last, Mr.. Amos Truck. living in
Locke township. lost three children. two Of
them dying within the day. and the other |
on the evening Of the same day. 1t is
thought that the fourth child, who has |
since been attacked with the same com
plant, will also die. A number Of physi
oie NJ wers called in but could give no sat |
isfaction ~ to what caused their death. It |
10 certainly matter thst should be thor> |
oughly Investigated Goshen, Ind, DEM
he's accepted tbs resignation Of Maj. Gen.
Palmer. We are grati6isd being able to
approve one act Of The Major 0ensrul-the
tender Of HE resignation. II be shall be
half Is happy in private life - the people Of
Kentucky ere in getting fid Of hin, the step
VIII have been most successful one. He
came here one short year ago with the fair,
est promises on his lips, and was universal
y welcomed BY the people. In less than
sixty days - had violals4 every pledge be
had made, and now leaves ~ universally ex.
sesated.-Leriagtos Obaerpsr.
Luck.-A writeo Of much experience in
The world says"T asvsskssw u slslt riser,
bard working prudent nan, sassGsl u bic
earnings and strictly hoa.6 We complain
I'd q bed luck. A god character, god |
habits, aad iron indussty !; ~ iMpfsfnabls /
y tie as1snlts Of q ths III lack that Seo,s
Dvse dfsansd u. Usnseally thess Who
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