Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-01-13

u SoO OsO D0osV VI VsAsoSsUs WIN 49, ~~o~T
ton Of @. Y. Lamson, who was elected .
member in place Of Mr. Eddy, deceased.
There we're entirely too few entries for
compssitiea for premiums In The various
classes arranged fee The Winter melting
There VEN lNssn satsiss II essays, four el
field crops, and but two Of sorghum. A
resolution was offered to elect represents
tive Of ths Sosisty 70 spsod ths winter IN
Washingten City 70 take care Of Iowa AZ
sicultnral istsrssts. asd appropsiasins
$1,000 for that purpess. TSis was referred
to . special committee. The subject Of
memorislising Congress on the improve
msnt Of the Mississippi River ::wss referred
TO . committee. Resolutions were adopted
read3rming the declaration that the sstab
lishmsnt of the National Department oi
Agriculture, was . wise and beneficial
messure-salling upon Congress for their
continued support Of it, not sparingly, but
with libsrslity and cordiality-and sndors
ing Hon. Isaac Newton, Commissioner for
the management Of the Department. A
committee Was appointed to memorializs
Legislature, to levy . tax on degs-ths
fund raised thsrsfrom to be applied to in
demnify owners Of sheep against loss sus
tained by the ravsges Of dogs. The Com.
mittee 70 visit tho Illinois State Fair, made
. report which wss not particularly aatter-
to the directory.
The State Fair of 1865 was located At
Burlington, DesAoines receiving "a votes
Dubuque, the only competitor, receiving
81. The precedent Of the Society has been
uniform in the practice to hold the Fair but
twice at any one place; but 50 great
was the success At Burlington, aud
SO general seemed the desire Of the people
to have it located there, that the rule was
departed from.
A resolution to ask the Legislature to
take immediate steps to complete the Geo.
logical survey in this State, was, after .
very animated discussion voted down BY .
vote of IA 10 16. 1t 10 believed, however,
that the survey will be resumed, and
brought TO . very successful and useful
The Executive Committee were instruct
ed to open correspondence with our dele
CATION in Congress, to engage their infiu-
ence and aid in assisting to develop the
great agricultural interests Of the country.
A rambling discussion, or rather relation
Of experience is now going on IN the Court
Room. Mr.. A. b. Lyman, of Hamilton,
Marion county, says he has certain cure
for Hog Cholera; that his hogs were attack.
ed, and were very bad with the disease. He
gave following mixture in milk tea
spoonful each Of copperas, Alum, Sulphur.
Cayenne Pepper. Another delegate neves
failed with arsenic; or coal oil.
DIR. PARRY's LscruaE At GRlswoLD Col
LEcE. Last evening WAS just suited to keep
people within doors-gusty, muddy, and -
black as Erebus. A good many, however,
At Girls Sold College to listen to
DR.. Parry's entertaining and able lecture on
Mature - . Teacher" The lecturer
handled his subject in the spirit Of true
and showed in forcible argu-
ment, enriched BY many apt illustrations,
the powerful educating influence Of the OBJ
iects Of Nature on the mind that Is sincerely
given to their investigation. His plea 70.
the establishment Of museums and Natural
History in connection with al institutions
Of learning was well timed and convincing.
We regret that so many Of our intelligent
citizens were prevented, on account of the
inclemency Of the weather, from attending
this valuable lecture.
1t was announced that on account Of the
arrangements Of the Associated Congress
for public lecture next week, the third
one Of the College course would be deferred
ill further notice. Thus far, these lectures
have been . decided success.
IIsAvY SALE OF REAL EsrArE.-J. NJ. D.
Burrows former estate. bought under FORE
closure ofmortgage about two years ago, BY
[Ienning& W Woodruff, of St. Louis, vas yester-
Day afternoon sold at public auction at the
Court House. The sale originated FROM the
1eath Of one Of the parties Of the firm men,
Iioned, and ~ an equal division Of the
was called for BY the heirs, the
sale was the result. Almost the entire
estate was purchased BY Judge Grant. For
The Burrows Mill property, including the
three large four story stores, and the waro
house used BY the Northern Line Packet
Company, Capt. Rhodes and Buford, Of the
Northern Line, bid $55.C00. Judge
Grant bid $55,50O, and secured
The property. In addition to these the
Judge also purchased Let No. l, in fract-
onal Block No. n, in LeClairs's sixth addi.
ion to the city Of Davenport, near the De
pot for 340O. Also the west half Of lot No.
in block No. 81, with four story brick
formerly occupied BY Burrows 4
Pretty man IS store, IS, 100, and number
# lots in Burrows Addition, and farming
ands in Muscatine county, At very reason
lbls prices.
HorEL TnIEr.-An Irish porter recently
n employ at the Burtis, was arrested ves