Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-31
STATE ITEM -.

The town Of State Centre, Marshall corn>
ty, is 10 he incorporated
Samuel Hull, from Marshall county, was
badly hurt by falling tree. lie was badly
brai ed and had rib broken.
The depot of the c. X l. dP X. r at
Newton will be of stone. 25Nl00 feet, the
Dest yet built on that road west ofthis city.
The Clinton county 1drocdte, published
at Wheatand, has suspended publication.
The people wouldn't support It, ard there's
the end Of il.
The young ladies of Mt. Vernon have
hymn books with lookng> glasses in the
backs, SO that they can arrange their toilets
during preaching.
Sidney StebbIng. aged %, was drowned
a. Marshalltown q few days ago. His body
has not been recovered. lie had no rela-
tives in that reglon.
| The harvest IN southern part Of the state
is now over, aud the best crop in sh,ck ever
before gathered much greater in Quan tity
and OF excellent quality in the main.
| The Upton Airertiser announces the
sudden death Of an old citizen Of that place
Mr. Frederick Horn. He went to the sts>
bic to feed his horses, and soon afterwards
was found dead.
I We understand that Jas. A. Mckinley,
Esq has rendered his res guation as Assist
ant Attorney Of the Dubuqne & Sioux City
Railroad Co, position which he be 5 - :
Tor the last three yearss.,xlih credit and
ability. A"N
80. "' ~ =. 4 man. son Of f. d. Roseman
y 80 rleasant, ~aa instantly killed by a
= Kick fsom n horse. last Saturday morning
As he entered the stable to feed the animal
he received kick, frscturing The skull and
causing death almost instantly.
T. A lad by the name Of Jacohy, l6 years
old, was arrested few ago in Alton for
horse stealing. lie stole the horse near
Red Oak Junction, Montgomery county
He is farmer boy Of Rnggold county, and
has been bound over TO the next Court.
A prominent citizen Of Ouumwa, Mr. A.
Dombach, committed suicide on Tuesday by
taking strychninc. lie represented one Of
tho wards in the city council, and was On
ornament 20 that bedy; was man Of strict
ly temperate and moral habits, and . thor.
ough>going business man.
1t is related 70 the honor Of Mr.. A. AM
derson, Of Primrose. Lee county, that last
spring when wheat was selling q famine
prices he was offered % per bushel for his
wheat ~ the granery. but refused, selling il
to his neighbours At 81, in email quantities,
A. they needed it, say ing il Was enough.
The Ottumwa Courier states that on Sab>
bath last while Charley Ovens and his wife
tcolored people) were in that city attending
church. some degraded wretch broke into
his house and cabbaeed every stitch of his
clothing, even 10 the sheets on their beds.
IL will cost the poor fellow 1900 to replace
his stolen goods. The property taken was
oil the poor fellow had.
sad case Of attempted suicide occurred
1t McGregor last week. A young lady about
~ years Of age, Of eqcellent private cha,ac
ter. attempted to destroy her life By tahins
arsenic, but an overdose, . teaspoofui. pre-
vented immediate fatal effects At the
present time, however, she is in precari-
GUS condition, and cannot probably recover.
The csuse Of this attempt upon her own life
is the usual one. disappointment Of the If,
fairs Of the heart.
A company has been formed in Ksokuk
for the p irpose Of working the "Muscovite
Lode, CLEAR Creek county, Colorado. The
ineorporators are X l.. Rudick, |. N. A.
men'rout. L. j. Bruce. A. NJ. Carpenter, NJ.
X. Taylor. j, W Kittle, B. II Smith. W.
N. Sturges. q. w. Ogtlvie, S. G. Bridges.
John Givin, l.. A. Cassidy. J. NJ. Bill,nes
and &. I. Davis. The capital stock is $lo0..
900 in shares of 500 each.
Boyd & Co. Solicitors Of Patents, eos
Pine street, St. Louis, No.. officially repor.
to the DsMocRAr the following patents
granted Iowa and Missouri inventors for
the week ending esd July 1857:
J. Heuermsnn. Davenport, Iowa, Fire
Escape.
W. & J. What. Independence, lows,
Sso.ier and Cultivator.
va J. what, Independence, Iowa. Sul>
Aey Harrow ana Cul,ivator.
n . Harris, Dubuque, lows, Snow Plow.
D.. s turner. Marshalltown, Iowa. Stove
", Wellington. winter.et, Iowa. Cburn
u;n. "'e''n"es' Pleasant Grove, Iowa. Bee
r. 8. Asnsll. wrigh. City, No.. Chm,
We learn from the Waterloo Cou,;.. ~.
"lhc full amount Of subscsi psions ana ,;sh.s
OF way required Of Blackhawk coup,vS -
the furtnerance Of the lows Northern Cen.
trail road, have been secured, and tina, m.
committse having the matter in charge have
perfected favorable G. ntract with the com.
pany-hav'ng turned over the done tions.
ana received in return an agreement, prop.
cry secured, TO complete the grade Of the
toac oeiore the LIST Of October. 1868, and
having u IN complete running order before
december LIST, 1869. Those who have sub>
scr'oed are not to be called on for sny ass
sessments or way, until one>fourth ~ The
grading 10 done, and thereafter only omar
| leslv, = ooch quarter Of the vo.l 49,.