Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-30

e ID stated that there are only 124 law
ysrs IN Rhede Islsnd.
Thess is . fellew on exhibitions in New |
Orleans whose beard measures six feet In
length.
"Tieap-squaw white men" is Indian for
Mormons.
A down east newspaper recently contain
ed the following1n its notice to correspon.
dents: "Truth 10 crowded out Of our col
umns this week."
Nashville has a new daily paper, making
eight now printed in that city.
The Southern Express Company was
recently robbed as BRACES, Texas, of $75,-
900.
There is young man in Bohemia, 20
years Of age, who speaks thirty languages,
Including those of C.ina and Japan.
Broadway is full Of little -four girls sell
ling punches Of violets and other early
flowers At five cents each.
A Boiler Insurance Company" has been
formed in New York, the object Of which
10 W tuctic hktibnt al IVooSH A'N'-'
plosions Of boilers under the inspection Of
the company.
"a man who'll malciously SGT fire to a
barn." said Mr.. Slow, land burn up TWEEN
ty cows, ought to be kicked to death By
jackass, and I'd like to do it,"
The Norwich, Vermont, Military Univcr-
sity was burned on the 18th ultino The
fire is supposed to have caught from de
fective hue. The library, paintings and
furniture were mostly saved, but it is fear-
ed that this calamity will prove death
blow 10 the institution.
The 29th Of June, 1867, will be the eieh-
teen hundredth anniversary Of ST. Peters
death. On the occasion the Pope is to c. n
woke all the Bishops Of Chrstendom "
Rome, whore grand jubilee will be cclebra-
| ted.
Mr.. De Bow has just completed a tour
| through the cotton States, nna he estimates
| the next c,op a, mo. ihaa SEQ, 600 bales
Out Of eight hundred and fifty appliea-
tons, the President appointed ten Wesf
Point cadets, in accordance with the Law
empowering him to appoint annually ter
cadets from Tao country at large.
The census of Boston was completed OF
the It'll 1t shows an intr ease in the pop
ulaton OF the city during the past five
years of ID, 1862, which is not so large n
the growth Of previous half decades. lh'
total population is 1872, 264
The missionary ship Morning Star, whiol
was built by tho ten cent contributions o
sunday school children, and sent ont b,
the American Board OF the Sandwich
Islands, has been sold in Honolulu. III,
| name was not sold with the vessel, but j, !.
given to a rev one, better ADAPTED to tn,
purpose, which is now being bn 1t in Bos
ton.
! 4 salt spring has jus, been discovered il
Shebo, gan county, Wis, hear Grcenbush
The well has not yet been thoroughly test
cd, but 1t ssems to promise wei.
A load Of hay, on II wagon, passing thro
street in Rochester, Tuesday. was set o'
fire, by the friction OF an iron guard on
wheel. The horses and wagon we're saved
Five years arc r. man in the Ohio Stat
Prison, succeeded in mating his escape. =
a few days ago he returned and expresse'
a desire to serve ont his term. The OIL
explanation giycnis laa. while out OF pris d
he got married.
AL Laportc, Ind, we learn inst there ar
some tacaty cases Of small pox. Il
chiefly among the Germans, and was intro
duced, We understand, by cInigrants. TIL
+ authorities have adopted vigorous measure
to prevent It's spread.
Swndlers row make tours of the Ne
York Kitchens persuading he cooks to in
vest in bogus Fenian bonds. One girl ha
$ pro rnised Them 50, when they overreache
themselves by the remark that The "gir
next door had given So ''Sa-cthe CIR
next foor are nagurs." said bridget, an
started for the police Office but the impos
| tegs escaped.
IL A worbinens dining hail has beer est 4
i l.shod at Dublin, on the principle OF sappi'
i ing wholesome .ood at COS, prices. 1t AZ
commodities nearly 1000 PERSONS daiIs. ri
/ the Price OF O. OF dinner 0 soup, beef. p
tatocs and pudding, IS only four and . ita
r pence. Hhc egil5rs ana uighwashers al
IHiics o. RAM 'nd wealth, 80 havo yr'ur
tcersi o. sve '.cis se.I ioea - ;ho .astiiat1I
unti! il becomes self supporting.
II General Fran, ?. Blair ha, been apso;n
: ed United States Collector II St. Louis
!, vice Dr.. Tausiig, Radical. removed.
Il There has been grand religious avail
i ching in Cleveland, Ohio. The Rapsi,
+, church has hal 100 ace ssions and Il
. Methodist JOS, with editions to 9th,
hGrches