Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-12

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candidate for State Senator from the 33d
district.
Forty three thousand acres Of public lands
were disposed Of TO actual sett ers at the
Sioux City land Office in July.
We learn from the Anamosa Eureka that
a County Sunday School Convention 10 to
be held in Anamosa, IN Tuesday, August
eth.
The Desorah Register says q man by the
name Of Wise, residing In Pleasant town
ship, was drowned in the Iowa river on the
9th inst.
A woman stole . child seven months old,
at Dubuque, the other day, and went on on
the railroad with II. She vas teiegsaphed
for. brought back and lodged in jail.
Bill Martin, q colored man residing near
the depot, In Msrshalltown. employed q
white man who Gale on him for work, and
while Bill had gone 20 get him = hoe TO work
with, the white man stole Bills Sunday
boots, pants and hat.
We sec by the Iowa City Republican that
. Grape Growers Association has been
formed in Johnson County. II properly
managed this Society may result in great
gosd, not only to its members. and 10 johns
son County, but to the whole State.
The Democrats Of Madison county have
put the following ticket 10 nomination =
Geo. Sewers. for Representative; Dan
Barker. Treasurer; Willis II. Compton.
County Judge WIN. II. Clhmpet, Sheriff;
Geo. Schnellbaca or, County Superintend-
ent.
On last Tuesday night, ~ Dubuque, .
woman named Mahes fell into a mineral
hole. forty feet deep. The Herald says her
relatives missed her and commenced .
search. Her shawl Was found near the
ehait, and they descended to find her lying
at the bottom bruised and insensible. No
bones were broken.
The latest sensation At Dubuque 10 . di-
vorce case. A man who Was married IN
1865, having become On habitual drunkard,
has added the ofirnss OF becoming . IRE
| qucater Of . house Of i'll. fame, and has
abused his wife s%hamefully. The Herald
believes no defense can be made.
The latest sensation At Dyersville: On
Friday, the two daughters Of a wealthy
farmer, having had some dispute with their
mother, bundled up their clothing and Sc
cretlv took their departure. Their absence
was quickly discovered and the fugitives
persued. AZ Farley they were discov .red,
and after mutual explanations they returned
70 their home.
A man got drunk, one day last week and
laid down among the weeds close to the
track Of the ID. IS. G.. X r., near Du>
buque, TO sleep. A train came along, and
she pilot struck him and tossed him to ono
| .,J. hraaL;n. tsa e;ks snd ~,tttou his
head badly.
A farm hand near Cascade, attempted TO
run in front Of a reaper for some purpose or
other, and stumbled. The sickle caught
his right leg Just below the knee and nearly
severed it. DR.. Matthews and another
physician were obliged to amputa;e the leg
above the knee.
The Oskaloosa Herald says that on last
thursday aftsrnoon two little boys, Geo.
Smith, son Of I. X. Smith, and Jimmy
Walker, son OF capt. j. =. Walker, Of that
place, aged about IL years, went 20 Skunk
river for the purpose Of bathing, but in
somc manner got in beyond their depth and
were drowned.
A Mr.. Firth, living in the Eeighborhood
of | uca, Van Ruren county, attempted to
NpNiiit suiSiic tuiuuSt tiC aEtuC) VI u
anum. one day last week. Thu poor man
was impellcd to the rash act by the mere
fact that n reaper which he had engaged
to cut his grain did not come at the time
expected
VIM. Miller. engaged in hauling rock,
near Fairfield, was killed on the 5th inst i,
10y one end Of a bar on his wagon falling
iown and the other end flying up and hit>
ting him in the back Of the head, fracturing
the skull and producing death in . few
hours.
A gentleman by tho name Of Wclch was
struck by lightning and killed in Muscatinc
on Wednesday las. lie had on, at the tune
a si~e,l>rimmed hat, VIII h is supposed 10
have attracted the lightning and caused his
death. Two horses, one Of which Mr.. WEIGH
was riding and the other lea ling, were also
killed at the same time.
The Keokuk gate City tells Of q gentle,
man who be ng quite thirsty. stepped into q
retail grocery at the upper end Of the city
and seeing a can containing what he sup>
posed TO be water. drank . cup full OF its
contents and proceeded to quench his thirst
More easily can his feelings and appearance
be imagined than described, for the bever.
age which he drank with SO much haste
proved TO be coal oil. The poor fellow was
taken sick instantly where il the man that
wou,dn't feel bad under such circumstan-
ces?
The Missouri Repnbi,can says q good
looking young lady met police officer in ST.
Louis . fer days ago, and relsted 10 him
the story OF her wrongs. She stated that
father Was a physician Ot Iowa City tina,
she became acquainted with one II. j. I.or>
ing, formerly . major in q Missouri regi.
ment, who won her affections. Her parents
refused their consent TO the majors pro>
posal of marriage, and she eloped with him
and lived with him without being married..
At Lebanon. H., he deserted her, and she
came to 81. Louis in search Of him.
The Dewitt Observer announces the
death Of Leopold Weis. the hero Of the ''ab.
breviased felicity case published the othes
day. Our readers will r~ecollect that he had
. wife sent to him by the love Bureau" Of
Chicago. After living with him . lev days
she levanted. but afterwards came back. and
lived with him till he died. Some Of the
citizens were suspicious that she Was instru-
mental in his taking OF. but q coroner's ju,
~, which is supposed to know oil things,
after . iair investigation exouersted the wild
ow from all guilt, and decided that he died
with cholera morbus.
The Burlington Argue tells . story Of
come boys who were playing cards recent
ly in . haysmow in the county, during Z
terrible storm Of wind, rain and thunder,
and when the war Of the elements VA It ito
height, . tree near the old barn VAS struck
BY lightning, and .. the same moment 4
very severe blast Of wind upset the upper
story Of che barn and torbled the card
players to the ground amid . perfect wreck
Of boards, beams and rafers. The frs,
thing that vas heard above the din Of thu
tempest vas the voice Of ons Of the boys, n
he crawled out Of the debris, holding last e
the cards: Say f%sIlers, recolleet I played III,
tray for low !" Such . boy should have
better schooling than be can get among
card players.
: ExTRAvAGANcr.-A certain writer show!
his good sense and keen observation by III,
following remarks upon . subject which re
ceiycs too little consideration BY those mos
concerned "if the poor house has any ter
ror for you. never buy what you don't need