Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-03
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TIE ehclsrs ias entirely dinppsaesd
tom keokuk. ST
The Congregataonslist arc building = fine
house Of worship At Burlington. - = -
Ole Bull. ,hc distinguished violinist, is
pisying in the northern part OF the State.
The Bellevue Journal says. the steamer
Lansing has been sold to Ga, Northern Line
Packet Company.
A beautiful monur II Is been erected
to the memory Of Oh s'a Coggshall, late
Of the First Iowa CAVIAR who died at Lit
lie Rock In 1864.
A mass convention was held in West
Union on the 22d ult, 10 further the inter
es's Of the ship canal, by way of the Wis
consin river.
! nrsecssdssse.vish m seg1sr from the
Judge Il the CIR Judic1i DISTRICT, the Sep.
tember term Of W ashing'o on County District
Court will he adjourned from the Sd Non.
day to the 4th Monday Of September.
The grain 10 nov safely cared for, and
aonsiderable new wheat is nov coming to
market. Never vas there more bountifui
harvest, and but rarely 10 grain got up in
- good order a this season. Corn looks
veil snd 10 finely cared for early frosts
oriv can prevent : full croP.-ceddr Zap
~ 2ime1. II
Anosg Tie rsceat victims Of choldsA in
h. Louis, was Psef. John Nolan. kre6ly
. teacher Of Dubuque. He died on the oh
ultimo, aged 80. lie vas on his way from
the South, AMI Was intending to remove 10
Mississippi the coming fall, where he bad
an engagement for himself and vic to teach
ID An scademy. ~ N"ii
The Iowa Convention Of Universalists
will hold its annual session in this city or
Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Sept. 7th,
lsih aud 9th. SThB soilread fare on the
Sieux City q Southwestern reads has beer
reduced ons-halR~ AN persons who attend
pay full fare coming and nothing going. A
generous invitation to be present il ex
tended 70 oil in aud out Of tbs. Stats,-.DM
bMqse Herald. ~
The Dee Moines Register says: "Thl
Christians Of Iowa have just held Stats
Meeting u this pIacs, ctamsncssg On TASrs
day last and winding up on Sunday even
ing. Large delegation were in attendancl
ffon III parts Of abs State. Thaee .Was n
interesting and harmonious time. Meet
isEs sse ssill hssd q ths ehusch, ussninl
and evening. Rev. NJ. Challen, Of Davsn,
vSeS, enc q ths ablses sinister Ia me State
10 cooperating with Elder CASTOR in the 70
vis6l M b prosssea ~
i On 1heesdsy, shs 1eth inca, a.oaes o
slopement occurred IN our town, which
ssems 10 have become certainty. One Bill
, Bradley, . nuisance pertSctMs, persuade,
the wife Of IN honest and hard working mai
to elops with him, and together they start
Cd. The ut tsssd 81 the female, she va
in Lyons shedding bitter tears for her folly
while her beautiful pet vas passing ava,
} his time in beastly intoxicatlon. This Brad
ley is one u the most miserable cusses ths
ever went unhung, and IL We do not mis-
: our guess. ne will receive his juet dues or
, many winters pass away.-Sajuld Gazett,
= A citizen Of this place vas very usatl
{ swindled out Of handsome COLO watch las
!, week ~ gentlemsnly strangsr. whe va
!. p.tsonisng him in = professional way :
, Our friend With the chronometer Vas nt
I anxscusts di~pose Of his property, but va
J promised . liberal prize, and 90 consented [
: allow the strenger to take il to lis c0mpar
= ion, Who Nss - be the real purchaser, 4
j. he. (the ulranger) had massive Que Of III
most uhdoubted purity The gsme tool
n he catch w. hahdcd oser, and the confi
ing geptl man parted sIth his friend o.
% t,ans liscs forever. The strange. atsr p
y tempting to sell il At about half it's val,
., without success, took alarm when il y,
n idkatilSu1 By ,ose Of. sur leading watch m
~ kers, concluded to bid Burlington . for
ID ahieu, and took the next steamer. Huwj
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