Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-01-16


Mary Oswald and 2. McNcvins were scntto
the insane asylum, from Dubuqsc, last week.
Mrs. SulLvan, an a geA lady living in Du-
buquc. iel on an icy Sidewalk on Thurs
day last, breaking her arm and disloeating
ner wrist
The Supervis ing Architect OF the Treas
urv Department, rronounces the Custom
House nj Dubuque one Of the finest struct-
ures in the Union.
The river rose a foot on Sunday at Dubu-
b1c, loosening the ice, ard rendering the
crossing dangerous. An omnibus broke
through At that point ON Friday, but no Sc
rious damage resulted.
On wednesday, Of last week, the Iowa
State Board Of Agriculture, held IT'S meeting
at Des MONIES, and among other business,
decided the question Of locality in holding
the next State Fair. The vote stood "a
votes for Burlington, to Il for Dubuque.
The Interior Department has recently
issued to the State Of Iowa, q patent for
80, 800 acres Of swamp land.
A young man named Nelson Miller was
SO severely wounded in the arm by the nc
ciicn,,l discharge OF his gun, few days
ago, while hunting near Washington, that
anputation near the shoulder was ncces-
sary.
Collector Aewett and Assessor Arnold
investigated case OF fraud by u mannsac-
turcr a. Mlrshailtown last week, resulting
in an additional assessment 0! { 240. -.
s. D. Wheeler, of Liberty Township, is
Chairman OF the Board Of Supervisors OF
Lucas county The Treasurer has So.
533 A. 0. The county moneys in his hands.
Taxes are due the county to the amount Of
S3j,G72 Is.
4 controversy has been going on in the
Du,uquc Produce Exchange, bcjween the
elevator men and their opponents. Both
pa ties have elected Boards Of Directors,
ths. ,f the elevator men, however, BEN:
consider d Improperly chs sen.
Dr. J Cue has been appointed Postmas
t4r Of Fort Dodge, vice AZ. F. Glc, resign
ed.
Nr J r Pcasly, Treasurer Of the r. &
VI. t. r, informs the Charlton Patriot
that the cars will be running to that place
by June, 1867.
A Mr. Macy was killed a. .Achley, on the
D. x $. {. Z. 4 last Monl ay, BY railroad
accident.
A farmer took load OF hay into Duhu
unc lately, bu, refused the market price Of
c gh. to ten dollars pc, ton, insisting on
iltvcn or twenty doiars. Toward night
| h. started for home, in dis, us', out before
reaching there tun.bled his load 10y the side
OF he raa |, li4l set fire to ii, ondangeriug
the ncighbo.hood.
| The Dubuque Xs,aid SAYS ID. G. Cram,
| Esq, ali attorney ~ liis city, while travel
| my from Manchester, in Delaware county,
to Ekader, IN Clayton county, with team,
last week, met with a scripu, accident -
| The pole became detached from the wagon,
and in attempting to check the horses, Mr.
Cram was thrown out upon The ground, fiil
ing upon his head with such force as ID reii-
der him insensiblc. He remained in this
condition nearly four hours, until picked up
by persons passing, and eariicd to y neigh.
boring house, whore he was kindly care d
for.
The Dubuque HfraM says: " The county
Jail was relieved, last Wednesday. of the fol-
lowing prisoners, who were taken to the
State Pcnitcntarv at Fort Madison to serve
out the tcrIis of their Imprisonment. -
John Kennedy, Tor five years John Walk.
CT, five years Thomas Smith. three years
q ". Davis two years \ fore. consist
ing of jallor Brady, policeman Hardy, ami
another person went down with them, and
were expected to return last evening
| The recent rains caused rise in the Des
Moincs River, which started the ice, and
it came booming down against the impreg
nablc ice barrier Of the Mississippi. The
gorge flowed the water back over the bot
tom and down through the lowands back of
Alexandria Its reported that the country
IS submerged for miles back over The bot
tom in Missouri, and much damage has been
caused, and the ike stock as well as fences
have been sv p; IF from several farms by
the irresistible violence If the bod.