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


0TATE 1EENAOs
The DEBORAH Rsy;ster states that Bishso |
Ames win preside u the n. Z. Conference
at DEBORAH, September 18th.
Joseph G. Nichols. . young nan, was ::
Gently drowned near Clinten. See AsSssA
Dr.. I. o. Day Of Decatur City has ma
rins compass one hundredand seventy yeefs
old.
Mrs. Adelins Pattee, eelorsd wosnens
tried to coomit suicide at Bellevue BY taks
ing laudanum, but failed Of her purpose
The Annual Fair Of the Cedar County
Agricultural Society will be held on the
12ths 18th and 14th Of September, 1865 o.
Upton.
Three horses we're stolen in The WESTERN
part Of Floyd county, and wsee sueesqusoe
u recovered 10 MinnssosA See Aiscnen
Coosty Pres.
Twice lately the Boone County Adsseass
has been called - print posters offering re-
wards for the recovery Of stolen hosses.-
So Il goes all ovss the State.
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 forw arded to the Pope to divide the
Diocese Of Iowa
Messrs. Hutchinson and Ainsvorth, OF
the Clermont Leader office, set up the outs
side Of that paper-over 10000 cms-proved
il and distrib ated about IN equal amount Of
matter in one day Of eleven hours.
The Temperance Platform says ''lesd>
ing clergy man Of keoknk 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."
I In Cedar county, Iowa. recently. two
husbands traded wives, the one giving the
| other 81 500, The citizens MT liking any
such merccnary matrimony, booted the
boot>eetting husband and his ill>gotten
wife out Of the county, but permitted the
bootless one 10 remain.
Mr.. Packard writes 10 the Glenwood
OpisiOn that the material prosperity Of
Montgomery county is increasing 10 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
| tseosting account Of the exploration Of the
Great Cave at the forks Of the Maquokets
River. The exploring party were under
ground four hours. The facetious and
9rsphic Local Of tho Excsls;or gives wood<
ct illustrations a. he proceeds in his des.
csiption Of the cavernous resources Of Jack.
eounty.
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 u few days ago while
breaking hens egg, to see ANAL snake
about six inches long and as large as apipe
stem, come out with the yolk. The egg
l
and ME snake coiled up in the white.
At Robson 4 waterbury's drug store
We have seen il, and can vouch for the
truth of what we say. We regard Il as one
OF the most singular freaks Of nature, we'll
worth the investigation Of the naturalist
Faystts Union.
MUscAriSE AcADExY.-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 It $4,000, and may
be increased to 5000. II is proposed to
sell this stock in shares Of $25 and. SO SION
as g, 500 worth u stock Is taken the stock.
holders shall meet and elect . board Of
trustees, who shall have power to make ell
needful rules and regulations for carrying
on tho school, Nuscatine 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 loran: A Norwegian who had
loaded his wagon ct Brush's Mill stated to
ford the river. then to I'll appearance st it
usual stage. He stopped however near tbs
middle Of the stream to water his horscs.-
While they were drinking the flood came,
and in . moment, where hsd etood the
wagon, Was . scarcely distinsulshable and
intensely active mixture Of flour, horses,
wagon-box and Norwegian, houndering and
gasping for dear life. All were rescued in
: slightly damaged condition, but ws imag.
inc that the Norwegian will keep sharp
look upstream when crossing the river
in future.