Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-04
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Tho Courier saws FIVE hundred men got
On . tear" in Muscatine on Saturday
nigh,
4 a,s,i,lcry belonging 20 William Basse,
in keokuk. wa. dessro, ed by lire Oh FRIDAY
morning lat. Lose about s.,ooo. no iu-
suYance. -
Brother Racquet, Of the Alton ReusiHe, IS.
Inmates that the vote OF Union eou1iy VII
,hisyesr be about 500. and this would IN
dicate population Of about four thousand.
Ne Arms rong. one Of the proprie! r.
Of Oakland Mills, Henry county, had bis
right hand caught between two cog Wheels
ard badly broaen on Wednesday Of last
week.
Mr. A. II. Winner, OF Bremen county,
s.s week lost his entire crop OF grain,
.bou, five hundred bushels by fire. HE
children were amusing themselves by bum
IMP straw near tho stacks, and the tire
sp.ead and burned all his grain and efa>
nay.
Nelson Allen, son Of X. Allen Of Waver'
". was dio~ned in the Cedar Tiver. on Sat
uriay week He was hauling seine and
stepped into deep hole beyond his depth.
The people Of Mcoregor are ssnguine
they will have railroad connection with -.
Paul. a distance of three hundred miles, by
the 18th Of October
The Sigourney News saws the residence
| Of Absalom Banner, living about three and
| a half miles from that town, WAS destroy ed
| Nv fire on the 18th instant. Nothing was
saved.
The Adair County Register chronicles the
flight of . cloud of grasshoppers over that
region which fairly darkened the air. The
direction Of their movements was south>
ward.
A stack Of grain standing near the barn
Of Abel Child, in Carroll township. Tama
county. WAS struck BY lightning, on Sabbath
week last. The stack was consumed, but
barn, standing near By, was saved.
The Marengo republican denies the story
originated by the Muscatine Courier, that a
child was recently born in church. during
SUNDAY service, IN that city. II says the
statement was false from foundation to
ridge pole.
&. A. Durham, architect, Of Burlington,
narrowly escaped 81 jous injury during .
visit to College Farm While examining
the work on the new College building
| brick fell from poin: two stories above and
struck him on the head. His hat saved his
| SIX ull from fracture.
The Omaha Republican says the great
| Pennsylyania Central Railroad, which WAS
heavily interested in the Kansas branch Of
the Union Pacific Railroad, has Withdrawn
| all il. interest from il and transferred it to
| the NJ g. NJ. Railroad, Though which TO
~ Ipen Do SO
proper.
Joseph Porter, of Mechanicsville, Cedar
County, mad his right arm severed from his
body last week. while attempting to adjust
some Of the machinery of the Touring mill.
The Journal says: 1T appears that the
young man was endcavoring to ADJUST .
belt, which at the time was in rapid motion.
His hand caught in some manner, whereby
his arm was drawn into the machinery and
being unable TO extricAte himself, the whole
arm was torn from the body. Medical aid
was Immediately called, the wounds dressed,
and at last accounts the young man was re-
ported doing well, and is supposed to be
out Of danger
4 little girl aged about five years, was
drowned last week, in Polk county, by falls
-
little girl, when she went down, called for
her mother, then she arose to the surface
and called again, but before assistance
came she sank to the bottom and the body
was hf.le.s when il was recovered
The Iowa State Arsenal in process Of
erection at DesMoines is we'll nigh comp'e
ted Il Is bull, Of a reddish sandstone
found in this State few miles from here, On
the Des Moines river. This stone when
polished is very beautiful. Its colors vary
Some blocks will contain n variety of beau
ti'ul shades and co,ors, running in streaks,
presenting a beautiful combination when
placed in the wall. The building is two
stories high, and some eighty feet long.
The first floor is to be used for the Quar>
termaster,General's Department, and the
second floor Adjutant- Generals Depart>
ment. Ii is wholly constructed Of stone
and iron-not particle Of wood about it
entirely frc-proof. II stands on the west
bank of the Des Moines river, facing the
east, and between the two streets leading TO
the Capitol on either sidc-lo,oa eorrespon>
pendent Chicago Republican.