Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-05-15

Ole Bull, enormously reported to have
died at Quebec, recently. is said TO be CIV
ing concerts at ST. Petersburg.
The man who invented the toy called the
'Return Ball." it is said, will net over
500 900 by the invention during the pres
ent season.
The Denver (Colorado) Nescs asserts that
large quantities Of petroleum have been
found in that State.
OMahony has resigned his position as
Head Centre Of the Fenians. 1t was accept
ed by Stephens. Killian has been removed
a. Treasurer.
The Revenue officers at Louisville have
seized the books belonging to the Louisville
4 Cincinnati Mail Line Company, for failure
to stamp freight receipts.
II is thought that either Senator 81 erman
or Senator Pomeroy will be elected Presi
dent pro tenn OF the Senate before its present
adjournment.
Gov. Fenton was hung in effigy in Kecs>
vile, Essex county, N. Y, last week the
repubii"ans OF the town taking that method
to express their disspproval Of the " bite
ball Pla,tsburgh Railroad Bill.
A negro child, says the Petersburg Err
press, was born IN Bedford county the oth>
er day with three heads. Ii died Of
course.
They are fning the hackmen in New
iorA 10Y not giving each passenger, when
ne enters The coach, a card containing the
NUMBER OF mack, name OF owner, and rates
Of iare, as required by an ordinance.
Eighteen bodies of victims Of the Detroit
IRE have been recovered two other persons
are Known to have been burned to death
and seven more are missing.
man has been sentenced in Scotland To
Ten days Imprisonment. for trying to gain
sum't'ance to Masonic Lodge, not being a
member Of the order.
The first week in April the Printing Bu-
resu OF the Treasury Department prin,, d
*4o,OoO In five cent fractional currency
$4,000 IN tens, 1924 800 in twenty fiyes
$l74,00O in fities total, 100000.
Last year member of the Typographical
81 clcty OF Berlin. Prussia, took occasion I,
state TINT Of 1000 printers, there died Is
nine years, 1876 nearly twenty per cent. :
VI these. 1875 died Of consumption, and onl,
ol OF other diseases. More than one thirt
were from to 80 years old. Only two
reached the age Of so.
The practical results of certain scien,ili,
experiments with nitro glycerine, by the
inventor Qf the compound in New Y.rk
demonstrates that simple conclusion does
not produce explosion, but that SINNERS.
oy parking II in sawdust, have taken the
surest method OF making it explode by
over heating the cans containing il.
Jehu Blair, a resident Of Jackson county.
wisconsin, will be los yeas old on he
ioth oil May next. lie was a soldier in the
revolutionary war, as also the war Of 1912
ne never received pension, can walk ten
miles day, keeps his eye.s,ght, and loves
TO converse with strangers.
A lev DAYS since negro violated the
person Of respectable white woman in Pike
county, Ga, under circumstances too re-
voting to publish. lie was arrested and
placed in the custody Of the sheriff from
whose hands he was rescued by party Of
men IN disguise. since when he has not
been seen.
There ~ Tour Or ave bills pending n
congress Tor bridging the Mississippi at va
s.ous points. The Senate has passed bill
,1r ordge to connect the Hannibal 4 ST.
SUsepn With the Pike County L (3real
Wes.eM nallrc.d At Hannibal, No. A bin
has been introduced for a bridge At 8,
Louis, eaotDt bridge II Prsire In Ch;sn
and one RrA bridge ~ wirona' ali e.. ..s,i
road PURPOSES These, with The CI;ntcr a,a
Rock Island end st. Paul bird es = II - !.
seven bridges in alb eopstrucssd Or prc,rc, -
ecrces the Mississippi below the head Of
".yRsnsy 5..gs734.. a.9rtH aa
The great bsdy u the people Of Philadel.
pn'a we're violenlly opposed 70 rsnuiae the
street. cars on sunday, and they carried the
Legislature with them. That bod havine
seiused-:lo, sraat hhs privilege. On aposcl
Wse meds the Postmaster General. IN,
eeela.ea the street railroads mail to0ees.
ene the s4ss nov make regular, trims q,
Senoeyes - y ssEetsd the postmaster d
RAtlAdelphis has caused to De Attached "a
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