Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-02-17

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SATURDAY IvCxolso. ...sss FEB. II.
.-s,SrA,ee IrEsls. '...''
KJetsk hss'tssasa tAs year $4,000
sgsissh u. 30 last year. 'f at
Bssliasiea this year 1900. last year
%, - 6ea6s y sne &Ues- t
Eday<ilis shis yssr 5000, last year TO-.
600 bad. eH' ~
Fasnhgspa this year none, last year g.,
90 he'd.
Blsomaeld this year 100. last year l.,
900 Md.
ponx PAcssxo.-Ths season for pork
hacking % now over, Acssrs. Chambers
haviee suspended operations. The total
number Of hogs bought this season Is about
1900 against "a, 900 last yer.-Ausoati"s
Journal.
The Burlington Hartsys says the num-
Der Of hogs killed At that place during the
season just closed 10 II 100, which il . large
falling on compared with last season.
Mr.. Allison, Of iowa. has introduced n
bill to az sta.dard Of weights and meas
ures, to take effect, il possible, on the LIST
day Of July, 1866. The bill 6xes the stan
dard, il Is understood. in accordance with
the French decimal system.
DsAru OF NExBss CT rns GENERAL As
ssxSLr We are panied to Learn that u. A
Stockman, . membGAaf Abe Lover House
Of the Legislature. 1tAn Keokuk county
died ct his residence in the village Of Rich
mend on the 7th inst. Mr. Stockman wal
q member Of Il . 2Sth Iowa infantry, ans
contracted in the service the disease Of which
he died. was . worthy citizen. ant
highly hed by these who knew him
Ills health was bad for months before hi
death, and he vas not able to discharge hl'
duties q . member Of tho Assembly. :
burlington Hauksye.
Resolutions have been passed by pub
lie meeting at Iowa City, denOuncing al
attempts to collect taxes to pay sjudgmen
obtaincd against the city on bonds issue'
by the Mississippi & Missouri Railroad. :
The grounds taken are that the bonds wer
issued by fraud, without airy consideration
in accordance with the law, and contrar,
to tho vote Of the people.
We note the following r. o. changes il
tiis State for the month Of January. New
Odlces: Audubon Centre, Audubon coun
~. Lat urcs. Dubuque county. Offices
discontinued: Baluka. Clark county
Castle Grove, Jones county. Oswcgo, War
rem county. Change Of name: COLLEGE
Farm, Story county, to Amcs. Given, Ma
haska county, to Oskalooas junction.
MORTGAGES. supreme court Of low
lately have declared that marginal not
on record stating that n mortgage ha
been released, is no satisfaction Of the in
strumcnt on the ground that a mortgage L
DO valid must be executed and acknowl-
edged with certain sclemnity, and DC re
corded IS the law provides. 10 release I
mortgage, . similar degree Of regulart,
must he observed A release must lc
regularly drawn instrument. acknowledged
and placed on record, IN plain terms refer
ring to the original and the book and pag
Whcrcin it Is recorded.
II 10 thought that about 20 or 80 Of tn
members Of the Legislature will be prcscn
at the Rapids Convention at d ,buquc thi
week. Among those who have promise,
to DC present, arc Gov. Stone, General Fit
Henry Warren, Hon. j. Tracy, Of Bnrlins
ton, Secretary Of State Wright, S-nato
Paulk, Senator liant, Senator Stubs. Mr.
Sipplc Of the House ard others VIVA
with the Legislature. the st. Louis Board o
Trade and delegates from athcr promincn
points, there can be no doubt that the con
vention will be success and will. it is t
be hoped, have no little Influence towar,
accomplishing the purpose sought. w
CLEAN from the Herald.