Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-13
DAILY DEMOCRAT.



Rev. Mr.. Spurgeon 10 announced -
comm; to New York.
The Msss.s Moxon. Of London, have BE-
gun . subscription for . monument to
Charles Lamb.
The editor OF the Discussion, Of Madrid.
has Just been sentenced TO death eOr articles
which he had published.
There are in the United Kingdom 1000
trades unions including a. membsss about
10000 laborers.
A single chunk Of anthracite coal from
Pennsylvania. weighing six tons, has gone
to the Paris Exposition.
The Young Nsa's Library Association.
ct Dubuque has 4.Ae0 volumes in il liabsa-
y and 81. s?5,7s In Ito treasury.
willisn Csllen Bryant now IN Spais,
says the popalaaioa Of hat eeantsy Il. .
any part Of The world.
In one Of his late speeches. John Bright
said that one-half Of Scotland Is owned BY
twelve pssssax and oae half u England By
one hundred and fly.
Oeve. Fletcher, If Missouri, wants 1200.
900, to repsir his damaged character. he
has put low estimate Of the amount re-
quired TO patch him to responsibility.
The French postofiics receives daily el,>
600 letters whose address il illsgible. Two
clerks are constantly employed in dscip-
herring these chsrades. About 2,309, 900
letters annually defy oil guesses.
The shell boat to DO used bv Brown in
his race with Hamill, on the Aonongshels,
hss been finished 1t Roberts boat yard, in
Harlem New York. Il 10 thirty>Own feet
in length thirteen and half inches beam,
and weighs 81 pounds.
The Cherokee marriage ceremony 10 very
expressive. The man and woman Join
hands over running water; 70 indicate that
stream.
Il costs 81 70 bring ton Of msscAandiss
from Liverpool 10 this country, and e..
5s4 to bring ton Of lstters. The latter are
not corrsspondingly cheap.
Efforts are being made to secure the i'm
mediate erection Of Masonic Hall at Du.
buque Iowa. building association 10 to
be formed composed Of members Of the
Blue Lodges Chapter aud eommaodsty.
There 10 case Of seustship in East Lynn
Coan.. that has been going On for more
than forty i've pears. and during that tine,
With very few exesptioos the gsntle0sa
has called o. his intended on each alternate
Sunday evening.
Oh DISCOVERED IN JACKSON COUNT
Some time ago We mentioned the feet thae
oil had been discovered in Jackson County,
and fresh evidences Of its existence are be-
ing brought to light daily. Old aud expesis
enced petroleum hunters, fresh from the oil
regions Of Pennsy Ivania, state that they
never found richer developments This 10
pastieularly the case sh, It distance below
Bellevue, and from nearly oil the springs
and streams oil can be Skinned from the sur.
face Of the water Il is also stated that the
stones emit IN odor strongly resembling
kerosene. Dssming the isdications rich
enough to warrant such IN enterprise. .
company embracing some Of the most re-
sponsibls men Of the county he's been start
Gu. WIN cneIteS WOvtoiu8 tues sue o8BSee
gate amount Of capital shall b ten lhousaad
dollars, and With the power 70 commence
business - soon % six thousand 10 subj
scribed. Stock 10 now being taken up rap.
idly, and il is intended TO have every thing
in working order BY the first Of June next.
The grounds. which embrace some very
good farming lands. have been leased from
the parties owning them. with the under.
standing that the latter are to share 10 the
profits. Considerable machinery has ak
ready been ordered from the East for the
purpose Of finding aud testing the oi,.-Dm>
buqus Herald.