Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-25
DAILY DEMOCRAT.


NAnaow EscAPr.-The Wintersst Mad
isonian says thss Mr.. Wsrd OF Dss Moines
narrowly escaped drowning one day last
week, in Cedar Creek, small stream near
wintesset. The man was rescued and soon
became all right. His span Of mules were
also got out, but his wagon, loaded with tin
ware, hoated down the river--the Aadison-
ion hearing no more Of it.
J. n. DIXON. the genial "Iocal" Of The
Des Moines STATE '',2ister, who has been
treated for blindness Cincinnati 20 long,
| writes TO tn Register thus hopefully:
II feel assured day BY day that my eyss
will ultimately regain the vigor Of ether
years. Ny pathway hitherto yelled with
clouds and thick daskuess il becoming
bright With he radiance Of renovated vis-
ion. Thank God, caa see again"
The Belle Plains Transcript annosscss
that oaSiage We recently celebrated q
thae placs in : good Templars Lodge. That
10 starting life On temperanes principles.
The engineers Of the c., r. !. 4 P. R. R.
win reach Lewis, Csss County, during the
present week. . The Messenger says
the population Of Cass County Is $500, and
that Of Lewis, the County seat, 500.
Iowa NEwspApERs.-TheJ jefferson Ira
has been diving into Iowa newspaper stas
tistics and says there are eighty i've Re-
publican newspapers, twenty Democratic,
one literary, one educational, one agrieultu>
rsl, and Twelve dailiss. This 10 doing nobly
for . young State only twenty years Old
The character and ability Of these papers
will compare favorably with those Of older
States, snd in fact excel many Of them
Tho country press Of Iowa far cxcels that OF
Indiana, and 10 equal to that Of Ohio and
Illinois.
BURIED IN WELL.-We learn that on
Monday last, while man was digging .
we'll, ct or near Mr.. Croskey's, about three
miles from this city. and when the well was
neas thirty feet deep. il caved in burying
the man under perhaps twenty feet Of
earth. Up TO this writing, his place Of sop.
| ulcher had not been reached. The name Of
the unfortunate man 10 Daniel Afnet.-7d
ma City Union.
Iowa College: .Grinnsll, educates the or
phans Of soldiers and the children Of dis
ablsd soldiers free.
The Osesola Sentinel says very distress
ing accident recently happened to child Of
Mr.. Hubsinpiller, living near that place.
The mother Of the child-the latter only two
years old-was washing, and had left .
bucket Of boiling water sitting on the floor.
into which the little fellow tumbled The
injuries were 90 serious that the child lived
but short time.
On, SHAME, WHERE 70 TnY BLusny-The
Alton Rereiile says that Rev. Mr.. Phillips,
Pastor Of the N. E. church 81 Hopeville,
Cla-k county, has been suspended be-
tween heaven and earth-but from the per.
Torrance Of ministerial duties. Rev. P. hss
been holding protrsctsd meetings in Clark
county. At one Of these points, between
Hopsvills and Ocsola, he was the guest Of
Mr.. g., the father Of three gushing damssls
One Of these, tie youngest. sweetest aud
plumpsst. accompanied ''old sanctity" from
place to place In his general swinging around
his appointments. Rev. p. having . gosd
| wife and three or four "childess" At homo,
wicked people began TO hint 1t evil things
that shouldn't 20 with white chokers. The
gathering storm finally broke, ard in COM
iession Of his sins, ''sld smiles" denied
criminal intercourse with the young lady,
but owned up TO sly plans laid out for an
elopsment and marriage. His wife. trusting
end contiding, has beso Frustrated by the
denouement. and her recovery is considered
doubtful. "Oh, sin oh, shame oh, preach.
| er-kindr I"