Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-09
CHICAGO.

! erS Assacia'ion will meet NJ O.kaloosa on
I iac laih. Matters OF great interest will
come before the meeting, aud arrangement
vi he n.dc for yrand sheep shsali,s les
iival
I a SPRINGFIELD, Illinois especial ,ay.: jas.
Z + Nj bn,l vile aud two childrcn, an &c
count al whose capture by the Indians,
S"iuc twtaiy Yeas ago in the Snake coun-
! ny. and ,ha.r Intermediate history, appeart
N the Linirn Advertiser OF Jan 3pth, pass
ed through this city to-day en- route fer
! NuScat'ic, .a, to Jein Their relatives who
had long siuce given them upas dead The,
verc materially assisted on their Journey by
tlic ,,asalnor ard The mcmbe-s u Tie A.
'mniY. Ms kimIail il a sis,er Of the c,l.
obrate1 s'pl Kit Carson.
\ i>pa'eh irom LansinE, Mief, SAYS
~ state Temperance Convention winch
iaet IA tbs city Yesterday had stormy
IiH,e and did net adjourn until near mid
a. h', reselul'oa Yas finally pas cd ,,eciar
az IT iaexrcdcr. % form new pl,,y On
4, qseslian q temperance, Is a distinctive
issuc
:, company has been organised 1t Topeka
Kansas, with a capital Of $4,000 TO dam
the hansa, River. and build n caral TO get
the water power for manufacturing putlo-
ses.
TIE case Of Sl IS. U. ii. Crosby. ct. a, !.
came up oefore Justice DeWoi, Yesterday.
but on account OF the absence oil Mr.. Rob
erts. counsel for plaintiff, it was continued
until Wednesday afternoon next
1t is showing quite hard here tc-night.
The ieaifnl struggle between a desperate
character and the police, on Monday night,
out ct which the Chicago papers made such
thrilling narrative, seems, in the light OF
the Ia est developments, to have been fear
full only to poor Black berger, who died this
morning from the effects of wounds received
from tie valorous police. At the inquest
this afternoon, before Coroner Wagner. the
jury returned verdict of unjnstiiatle shoot
ing. and policeman Freedmen, who fired the
SHOT trough the abdomen, WAS arrested aid
lodged In Jail. Tie other two members Of
the police engaged in the row, remain ut lib.
erty. 1t seems that Bac kberser was an un
derszed man, armed only with small pocs-
ct knife, instead of powerful ruiIian. be-
dug defiance 10 Tie officers a. the point Il
a loot long dirk.
ILLINOIS LEGiSLATUgs.
Five commissioners from the Senate and
ten from the H0use were appointed 10 visit
the various locations bidding for the Ar
riculturc College and report.
The Senate ~ day, after striking out NJ.
Forts amendment, passed the snti<ware
house monopoly bill--2l t. Mr.. Patton.
one OF the nays. Afterwards changed his
vote 10 yea
The House passed a bill, creating the
Office Of Attorney General. viii a salary o,
50 500
The Senate refu cd to aaop, the House
res luton proviGi z or reesss |, II ruesGs,
aid final adloari aen. on the as,h.
Tie RS lamoa far adj iurament On tie
2Nih. wes alsa lost.
Tho loa,oat a on. adjourned un.il
Tg~sdav.
a Vaiacy dispiteh SAYS ib4 j. e;iminar,
al constructing the or RI bridge OYER tho
Mississippi river at This point is being
pushed forward rapidly. Sixty thousand
do lars have already been expended in ma
'c..al and the work viii be pushed on the
opening oil navigation.
Jasper 4 Smith. of that city yesterday
packed a lot Of II hogs. the aggregate
weight of which were 1921 pounds. The
'arscst weighed J67 pounds, and the small
est AGA pounds.
About 200 tons Of leo have been pac'S
cd in Quincy this season, most OF & 10 f,r
shipment South.
The number Of hogs packed this ,ason
rs estimated at $4,000, against 10000 last
season.
CHICAGO. Feb. e.-Abcut y o'clock this
morning. . bar .seodr named Wilson. in 4
saloon adjoining the Post Office building. |
was shot down in cold blood. Two msn
iiarcd Wright and drilled. got into . row.
when one o! them took refuge behind the |
eorrtcs whercnpon the ctsNr vino wa, tie !
stacking party, became ragged at the bar
tender cad ;,nncd his batteries on hi,n.-
Fi.en the murderer ", carea or. tue scene. |
zoe Geofes Scoiield. win, ia. hi:hert, bes a !
in the background. II drew "a revolver and |
shot his victim in the hcai, villa whom he |
Ne had ust Exchanged word l,efore thi.,
oe bed seemed to take but little intersa-s IL !
the ffAsass sDukjni The exetssmssa winch I
followed, the Murderer escaped witfsutif be
ing uuticsd. ThsmurteIcr has tesn en-
p'oyfd q -bc6x.kesptr ia wholesale boot
md shoe estabIissres "''~o- died in half