Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-27
THE NEWS.

Several cases Of suuetroke are reported in
ST. Paul.
The Jones McCoole prize fight takes
place on Saturday Aug 31st.
Ten thousand people visited tho camp
meeting at Desplaines, ILL., on Sunday.
The "Black Crook company exhibit I
Peoria the whole Of this week
The peach crop in Maryland is said TO be
almost Unprecedented.
Sanford Conover, psrjurer, is learning TO
make sheos in the Albany Psnisentisry.
Grain is coming into Chicago at the rate
Of one hundred thousand bushels . day
Elections for The first Parliament Of the
new dominion Of Canada commence this
week. An exciting time Is expected.
The township of Kickapoo. Peoria coun
ty, has subscribed $50, 900 to the stock CT
the Rock Island l. Peoria Railroad.
There seems TO be a strong probability
that colored man will be elected Mayor
Of Wilmington, NC, at the approaching
election.
The money value Of the crops this year
as estimated BY writer in New the York
Tiu,ts, will be $4oO, 900 900 greater than
last year.
A severe thunder storm occurred at
Grand Island, l2o miles west Of Omaha, on
Aug, % The lightning set house on fire
and injured one man severely.
The National Labor Congress- recently in
session in Chicago, decided that it was in
expedent to insist on eight hours ~ esal
days work at present.
The Central Illinois Annual Conference
Of the N. L. Church, will meet At Mon
mouth, September s. Some two hundred
ministers will be present, besides many Wis
itors
a despatch from India announces that
the tea markets in China have opened ct
prices one third lower than at the opening
of last year.
Tho citizens o! ST. Joseph, Missouri,
have voted An appropriation Of $500, 900
in city bonds, for the purpose Of building
or completing three railroads from thst
point. One to Council Bluffs, another to
Des Moincs, Iowa, and third directly west
30 Denver.
The ties for the Kansas Pacific Railroad
have t. bc transported from the eastern
border, and are es imated to cost, laid down
one dollar each Fuel used by the locomo.
tivc~ hss all to be transported two hundred
mil s. As ths road progresses eastward
his expense increases, for - Jet no good
coal hrs been discovered.
Man Ctr IN TWO BY A RAiLaoAD Can
A mos terrible and heart t-rending catss
trophe occurred . few miles east Of Dun
lslth. en- Saturday mo, ming, the particulars
OF which We condsnse from the Dubuque
Herald Patrick Walsh, son Of respects.
BILE widow Of Dunlieth, has been q brakss>
man on the Illinois Central Railway, his
tram being due At Dunleith At 1890 A. ~,
Saturday. A few miles before reaching
Dun'sith, . reaper ON . platform car be-
came icgglsd into an unsafe position, and
Welsh and the conductor proceeded to 60.
cure il. This done, both climbed from the
platform car to the top Of the freight car
next in front, and proceeded, the conductor
leading the way, over the tops Of several
freight cars to the caboo.e-ths train Of
course being meantime under full head way.
The conductor reached the caboose safely,
and expected the brakeman to follow imme-
diately. At this moment his attention was
arrested By a sudden jar to the caboosc. a.
If il had run over some obstacle upon the
track. and on looking out be discovered
the mangled body Of Welsh, lying across
the track far in the rear II would appear
that in stepping from the last freight car to
the caboose, the unfortunate man occidental
y slipped and fell across the track. The
wheels Of the caboose had passed across
him disgonally-or rather through him, for
on attempting 70 raise the remsins. the
upper and lower portions Of the body were
found to be connected only BY the auspen.
iers to his pantaloons. The maneled re-
mains were gathered in blanket, placed
upon the train, and taken to HE home In
Dunlieth. The agony of the aged mother.
the only brother end sister. under the unex.
pected and overwhelming blow cannot BE-
described.
ARRBsr OF FoRoss.-A man whose
name is registered as "Hafry Williams.
Grand Rapids Democrat" was arsessed q
the Julien House, between / and o'clock
this morning, ON . warrant sworn out bv
7. II. Oliver, Marshal Of Bellevue, who VA
present. The prisoner 10 accused Of for
gerry. He was taken TO the callsboese.-
HE name, - gives b the warrant, y Hsssy
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