Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-30

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The State University will opea en- the
18th Of September. -
The track is aid on the burlington Road
70 Fredonia, half way between Ottumwa and
Abba.
Fourteen hundred Texas cattle passed
through Decatur city few days ago, on
their way to Illinois.
The membership Of the 81. T.. Church IN
Mt. Pleasant has increased 50 within the
year just closing.
The Neirs is .hc name o! johnson Jour
mai recently established At wavcsiy.
The new court house at lndianola is to
bc lu' feet long.
A pos. Of the Grand Army Of the Repub-
lie has bsen established st Clinton.
The Clayton County Agricultural Fais
will be held at Farmersburg on the 4th, 9Th,
and 9th Of October.
The Marion County Agricultural Fair il
to be held At Kaoaville, on the 4th and 9th
Of October.
The n. E. Church building II Fest Dodge.
has been dedicated. Rev. E n. H. Elem
ing ofiiciated in che dedicatssy exercises.
A new church, built BY the Chrissisn de.
nom instion. waa dedicated . few days ance
at Prairisvills. Decatur county. Rev. n.
Porter, Of Leon. preached the discourse.
A District Agricultural Fair is TO be held
At Dss MONIES, ON the llth, 18th and lYIh
81 Sepleinbsr.
The Washington Press says that ths
Wool eliD u thse CounV isr this season VIII
be from $50, 90 u 2O0,0O0 poands.
The Indisnois visisov tells a . head d
cabbage, winch weigh ed when stripped
clean. twelve and one hall pounds, and
measured sround the middle three FEET.
Several Sabbath schools Of Pleasant Val
ley will unite in pse-eic aud good time
generally near Benjamin Kittss's, on next
wednesday, The 9th u Sspts@bsr. -
Nc. Pratt, . man Who doesn't take q
newspaper. was aseced out Of go the 9th.
Or day st Wess Union By set Of shaspsrs.
Nine boys, ranging from 8 to IL years
ags, were arrested in Auamosa for stsalian
apples. Eight Of them plead guilty, and
oil Of them were fined.
The base ball match at Mount Pleasant,
lows, - Tuesday, bstwsss the Capitol City
club, u dee Moinea, and tho nsWksyes, Of
Meant PlessAst, rssA|led 10 victory 70 The
latter club. 40
The Ringgsld Record givss the partieu.
lars Of robbery committed In she North.
crn part Of that esuaty. 0sns villains
went to tho houss Of IN old fsenchmAn,
tied him aud hin wife, and then robbed Z
trunk Of $500. They made their escape
but were everhauled end captured.
Michael Hahn, vile made failure in the
mastyrdom business in New Orissns i
making spssehss ~ d. Aoines. 'liis sss.-
cess would have probably been greater had
be not recovered. from mAstyrdom quite SO
suddenly.
Superintendent wilkinson writes to the
Burlington Hasskeye that the next term ol
hOna inalrHction ~ our State Rlinl Asylbu
et V1ntpe, Sin iipn Stptenbcf: ! 1866
Tho psossonpnl0 made sve0At 4te res.
ignation o. Pro1 Niemeter, has 6sen Allied
BY the election and acceptance Of Prof.
l'o'bsn. Of Ohio. Hsis an experienced end
accomplished musician.
ExTRAoRDiNARY WATcu.-A remarkable
curiosity 10 mechanics, Of recent invention,
in London. is watch belonging to . mem.
Ter Of Parliament. designed aud made 81
pressly far him. by Jas. Ferguson Cole. the
celebrated kssssisn watch aud shroaometes
maker. This sniqse pocket ehroaomste,
has silver dislon which ~ nias hands
indicating respectively the hours, minu,eg
aud seosnds; he days Of the week; the
days N the month; the months Of the year
II cor reefs itself for the unequal mos.,hs
that is to say, changes when they have tl,is
y and thirt. >eNe dog, Az also correcta
itself for leap year. 1t 10 so constructed
:lat any slight agitation OF the watch, such
IS the Ordinary exercise of walking, winds
it. Thus 1t may be worn, and will go per
fectlv FOR years without requiring even to bs
opened, although it can also be wound by 4
key in the usual manner. The dial is n.
ranged irso five circles, and within The
largest, the hour circle, 10 n semi circle
showing tho moons age and phases by
means Of gold On = ground Of blue steel. A,
the back II the watch is . gold Indicate,
for ascertaining the time in the dark by
touch. TIE cosnplication of the mechanism
may Be Imagined. and yet the watch is Of
ordinary dimensions, and may be COVE
mently worn in a gentleman's pocket. II
cost the Unm u thres huoAsed Ruiaeas.