Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-15

The wsshisstoe Fsvss statss that ths
pspslatleo Of that esusty b lS.s70.
John Callahan, Who vss hit evssshe bead
Nth essw hsr the other deg BY . fellow
operator, and whose life was disParsd Of 10
recovering.
Circuses and exhibitions Of that class do
not trouble Ksokuk and Mussalins very
muchvfn consequence Of the high licenses
imposed upon them.
A lad Is gears old was drowusd ~ the
Dee Moines river ct Csaton. few nights
ego. while attempting to cross that river in
10 skif. His body was found four miles be-
low.
A deaf and dumb writer who has recently
been employed in The Keokuk C0nsiifution
oohc.. Vas robbed u several dollars at his
| boarding house IN thae city net long ago.
Pretty mean business sobbing the deaf and
dumt.
Van Busss Cosoty has II, ~ psogtspo~
sgsisst 5,599 in 1865 The Qaobef 81
dwelling houses has increased in the same
time from 2.3l5 t. 1850. Fasmu.g ton has
7l2 popslasion. Keosanqus 6ss, BIrming>
ham $40. and Bentonspo1t 5lt.
DasssLlsay 4xnCss. - We lessn that Gen
Belknsp, U. s. Rsvsous Collector for thie
District. yestssdsy seised tho disti'Icsv o.
Mr.. Walker, near this city. for IN alleged
violations Of the Revenue laws Of the United
States, aud TUNED il over 70 the posssssioi'
, Of The Dsvuey q. S. Mssbsl. $50 not
learn upSe shss particular charge The aelz
, u,e was msde.-Bnriiaoeon Asgas, 18th.
) Wspello County BY the census of 1867
shove Q population OF l6,e3O--a slight in'
} crease since 1866 The number Of acres Of
3 land inclosed has increased from 95.774 &c
p 1881. The city Of Ottumwa has 2 954
E people Edo, vile 1855. and Agency City
5ss 1858 those places had: Uttumws
1888; Eddyvills l.l75; Agency City 5s2.
. Muscssine County has 2O,7O9 people. liv.
ing In 6.475 houses. Toe number OF voterl
il 5.245. Of militia 1894, Of unsaturalizet
!. foreisness 1893, Of chsldsen between aut
81. 0 $50. Too yesrs. the population wal
~ 24l increase 3,46s The city Of Mus
.. ca,"e has 1866 people now. against 5,27;
IN 1866 an increase 0f nearly One-half
Grape Growing.
The Des Moimes Register has the follow
ing relative to the cultivation Of the era y
l., IN Polk county. The business 10 rapid!
: extending Il, oil parts Of the State, and
may SAT. ly be said. We think, that twenty
: years will see lows one Of the leading,
. not the principal vine.growing and vine
producing States in the whole Union: "Fsv
: people know to what extent grape gro~,nl
is being prosecuted in tbis county. W,
. are informed by . fruit grower Who Is mucl
: interested in this subject. that probably no
: less than 100000 vines ale alre dy plansv'
]. in vinsysrds In Polk county, end prepara
!. tioss ere bring made TO largely increase tn
y number nsxs spring The varieties Or
CONCORD, Clinton, Delaware and Hartfor,
Prolific. also . few Diana, Noston'a VI
Rogers Hybrids, Northern Mnscat ne, &c.
" &c. Ninc>tenths Of al, however, are Con
y cord.
: "Nsarly all of these vineyards are on
% end Two ysass old-some lev ere Older. :
= In fsw yesr~ grapes will surely be abund
: ant here, end Il 10 I" be hoped that enoue
!. Of thas moet healthful fruit will soon be el
pused To sole on our streets, at . price .
cheap that oil may be able to enjoy shis Iuz
/. ury to fullaess Grape vine growing
also getting to be quite On item Of esu
m~.e. We srs infornsd y he sans q
!. thority that - effort Il nov uaAine
~ different parties in this county, to grow o.
~ and halt millions Of roots for shipping
rs Probably half that number will be raise
"A and shipped East. Last fail nearly half
- million were raised here and eh,pp. to
!. lisoiss Indiana, Ohio. Pennsylvania, Ne
= York, Kentucky Missouri, ~ other States.
- Cory, it is said, is inci easing 81 rapid
- in population that il now :anks next TO Err
- among the cities Of Northwestern Penn
= :, -vlvsria.