Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-14


There are now thirty -five wooden mills in
active operation in this State.
Cars over the Northwestern r. r. expect
to run into Council Bluffs on Thursday.
According to census of Fairfield, just
completed, the population OF the place is
2,0ls.
The fines imposed upon liquor dealers at
the late session Of the Court in WaPeilo
county, amounted to 81, roo.
Mr.. Caspar Dull, a contractor on tho Gems
trail Road between Eddyvile and oskaioosa'
had his thigh badly crushed by falling
tree, on the Cd.
The Dee Moises Register says that the
recent frosts have not injured the fruit at
oil. and that the promise for . splendid crop
10 most 6Attesing.
The Buslineton Argue says that wednes.
day evening some one stole . show case
With oil 10 eontents Of ribbons, bonnsts,
flowers, etc, from . millinery store in that
city.
The Fl. Madison Haindealer says that
burglars broke into the store OF Ilcescr 4
Hale, on Friday night, and tried to break
open their safe, which resisted their efforts,
although they succeeded in spelling the
lock.
Nicholas Tanning was tried the other day
q Independence for beating Philip Smith
over the head with club, ard was bound
over for 81 900. Smiths skull was broken
and there Is no probability Of his recovery.
The prime cause Of thu difficulty il said TO
DO forming oyer intimacy with Smith's
wife.
A clerk in Iowa City says: A very
pretty and nobby young lady called in the
store the other day and requested to see our
lavender kid gloves, whereupon she was
shown several different shades Of that color,
Being little overcome with 40 great va
riety. she asked, Which Of those pairs 10
the lavendsrest.' ;"
JAIL FiouREs.-The number Of prisoners
lodged in the Polk county Jail during the
year 1886. was % follows: County prison.
ers, l04; United States prisoners, 8; city
prisoners, s9-giving . total Of 100 who
have been guests ct the bounteous board Of
keeper Chandler. There are at present
eight transgrsssoss waiting foe the Voice Of
the judse.-Des Noinss Rcgister.
The 0lehwood Opiaisn says, little
daughter Of Mr.. Reckaiellow, about seven
years ri age. was out with hss two beosh<
ess. . little older, burning stubbles. Eager
to assist, che with . handful Of hay was
setting Are to the stubblss, the wind being
high the Are was blown 10 her dress and in
. moment she WAS developed in flames.
She and her brothers sndeavosed to beat Il
out With their hands. bot u vain. While
Hh.a g. ~ A. - -
rode distant. on rsashing which the clothes
were entirely burnt from of her and the
flesh cauterized 10 such degree o. 10 stop
oil circulation. The little sufferer WAS im>
mcdiately cared for BY her anecsonate par
ents end ftisads. boo only lived ill the eve.
ming Of the same day.
ASorssR vicrin. - Yesterday . M.
Schreiner came to the oity from Dysrsville
to sec IL he could not get . little thirty dol
lars out Of the Assets Of Christie and Tay-
los, they having swindlsd him out Of that
amount, . few days since. on . passenger
train. Schreiner was comfortably seated in
tho cas. and Taylor took . seat by his side.
Soon the latter pulled out bis tobacco box,
opened il, remarked to the former that il
was queer concern. and handed it 10
Schreiner. who took it aud also opened il.
Christie came up carslessly, looked on,
took the box, examined it, and tried 10 open
it and could not. VI course lie and TAYLOR
were strangers. Schrciner said it opened
easily enough, and Taylor thought so too
Christie again tried his hand, and then Of
fered to bet Schreiner fifty dollars that no
couldn't oper it in 1--WE minutes. TAYLOR
whispered to Schreiner to take it aud he
would see him through. So the latter put
up thirty dollars, and taking the box, tried
10 opsn it. Taylor held tho stakes ard a
watch. Every half minute he would call
one minute, two minutes, etc., aud in a
mighty short five minutes decided that
Christie had won the bet and walked wsy
with the money. Christie charged him with
giving false time. but the train had arrived
at Epwosth, and Taylor got off. At Psosta
Christie got OF also, and that was the last
Of the sceundrels that day. That's the
way they played their game on passenger
train.
Yesterday, Squire Meyers received infor.
nation that those precious rascals had
swindled . man At Colesburg out Of fifty
dollars. with the same game. In fac, there
10 no telling how many men in the rural dis
tric's have been swindled by these sharpers.
Times
Destttutlom Of lAOmacstcaA Set.
t1crs.
On Friday We saw some more Of the
Homestead settlers from Clay county, and
they gave gloomy account of the condi-
ton Of many Of the recent settlers in that
county.
One Of these men started with his family
IN awagon drawn by n pair Of oxen. (ihe
only stock left out Of 800 worth that he
had in the Fall) for Fort Dsdge After a
lew days slow travelling his oxen gave out
and he WAS compelled to leave his family in
a deserted cabin which nc found on the
prairie. lie informed us that since the 9th
OF January his family had lived on corn
ground IN a eoese mall lie hal no money
when he reached this place. but our citi-
zens with their accustomed liberality soon
supplied him with enough to procure
HOUR. potatoes, meat, &C., TO take to bis
family.
Il il distressing to hear Of the destitution
and suffering Of so many Of those people
away up OH tho Little sioux. Some sys.
tesnaiic effort ought TO be made . sslieyo
them. The calls upon our citizens for aid
have been heavy for The past three months,
and they have been literally responded 10.
-Fovt Dodge Northeast.
NED C1oU0 the lnaaan Leader.
Speaking Of the forthcoming war on the
Plains, The Reese River Rsssills says:
The greet leader Of The lndiass 10 Red
Cloud. OF Aahpilaian. Who i rapseseatsd %
one Of ths ahlsst Indian warriors ct any
lime. He y ahess thirty ave years of are.
lall, handsoms. athletic, and perfect in Biz
nor:smssship q in his ply steal sppearanes.
he has commanded in several battles pre~
vieus 70 the oAsDacss Of Col. Eettsruen's
command, and has never been whipped.
Tie was q Laramie lass spriae, q the Urea
y making eoioyine the farce and treating il
% such without odisguies, ysto accepted I'll
TIE preoenis e0sfsd, bus ~ With H. dee.
'arsies that bic csuntsy oAssl1 nsvss -
eceupis1 y The whites, 90 garsisoned by
them nor should their reads csoss Il Then
no VAS = ~ Asaa Of bul 900 warriors 81
the Ogalallah Sioux, but HE marshaliue &.
600 At Fort Philip Ksaensy shows the in>
uusnne no has over others. and his deter.
mination to make his threat good. He is An
active, energetic, and able warrior. and he
who conquers Red Cloud will do more than
he who conquered Tecumsch, or Black
Hawk, or Osceola.
TINS YEAR OF JuBILxs-This il certainly