Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-19
DAILY DEMOCRAT.


At wheeling boy u nineteen has just
married woman Of 6ity Ave.
Alfred Buchanan was expelled on the 2ots
ultimo. from Malta Lodge Of Masons, Nor
wich, Ohio, for un-Masonic conduct
A man in Men,real swelei up and died
frou, spply ing coal oil TO bruise. lie sa'o
he felt Ill afre.
A New York milliner has just paid $780,
900 cash fer palace on the Fifth avenue
for business purposes.
The steamer Ashland landed q Boston
on Tuesday, plank eight ieet and hai'
vide, cut from one Of the great California
trees.
There are about 500, 900 negro "tramps'
10 the South, and the contributions they
levy in begging and stealing are not less
than ive million dollars.
Count D'Orsay. Eugene Sue and most Of
their associates composing the roll. o. the
young men Of $780," in France. have oil
been moved down in the meridian
Of their intellectual fame BY coffee, wine
and RIGHTEOUSNESS.
The old house in which Dean Richnoad
was bern, 10 still standing in Barnaid. W..
and 10 pointed out to strangers % the birtn
place Of the great railroad and political
king.
The United States Treasurer recently re-
esivsd the following curious note, tndosing
two Confederate postage stsops:
"October l, 1866.
"R uder unto Caesar the things that ere
Cesar's, and unto God the things that are
| Gods.
"Yours, penitentially,
"CoSsciEsCK SrRicKES.
THE Virginia annual Conference Of the
Methodist Episcopal Church. 50 18th, vii
meet in Norfolk on Nov 2lst
A lady in Jersey City on her death bed
accused her husband OF poisoning her. The
poor man was quite startled until, y, a post
morton examination, consumption was clear
~ shown as the cause
About the beginning Of last month ves-
sci Was wrecked on he east coast of Ireland.
The crew we're saved by the people on shore.
and the daughter Of the Captain Was saved
by . constable, through her clnging to his
whiskers, and he bravely brought her on
shore in this manner
The earl Of Leicester, husband Of Amy
Robsart and f.vorite Of Queen Elizabeth, as
tot ished the England Of his time BY spend
ing $50. 900 on the castle Of Ken,lworth.-
This sum 10 equivalent TO f3O0, 900 At the
present time, OF 81. 500, 00O-the amount
which Ne~ York dry goods merchant, A.
T. Stewart, is now spending for bis marble
house on Fifth avenue.
A saloon keeper in Wausau, Wis, COM
plains in letter TO he Central, that some Of
his customers have joined the Good Tenn
plars and now refuse 10 pay the bills they
had contracted when frequenting his saloon,
The Cambridge (Mass.) School Commit
tee adopted resolution that corpoieal pun.
;shment shalt not he inflicted on any girl in
any school without the consent Of her pa.
rents or guardian, which in each case must
be first obtained. And that corporal pun
ishment shall not be inflicted in any school
without the consent and approval Of thu
Principal.
The Friend Of India newspaper relates
that the Rsjah Of Kolapoor, just before bi.
death, yielded to the persuasion Of those
about him, and allowed himself and wivsa
to he weighed with rupees. the amount
be distributed to the Brahmins. The Rajat
weighed only 1000 rupees, while his two
wives weighed 5000 rupees each, making il
oil $4,000 rupees.