Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-17

ngs is meeting Of the nesSe u voo Aosor
louae, New York, on tho cath Of July
Telegraph.
STATE lTEM0.
The Dea Moinss Rsoistsr learns that the
ore ea'ing the grape vines in
come plaocs in that vicinity.
The Nonpareii states that the steam fsrs
~ boat between Council Bu6s and O0shs
burst her boiler on the morning Of the 0tbs
A Mrs. Stearns Of Clinton county, step
ped on . round stick one day last week.
which rolled under foot, throwing her down
and breaking her leg.
The Maquokets Ereslsior savs there is
ver,,able panther ranging about the timber
north Of that plscs. II has been seen 1t
different timcs by several persons.
The Knoxville oter records the danger
Gus, perhaps fatal. woundtse Of young
man named Bsughman. by the bursting OF
. gun which he was about 20 shoot.
The lightning undertook the enforcement
Of the hog Law 10 Iowa Falls, few days
since. BY striking into . nest OF pigs and
killing 30 at one stroke. So we learn from
the .SentiNel.
The Vinton Eagle records couple Of ain
gular exhibitions of mean villainy, being
the shooting, by acme unknoWn person Of
valuable mule belonging 10 teamster, and
q col, belonging to farmer.
A Decatur county farmer recently shot At
cat from his door step and hit yQman in
an adjoining yard. nearly csosing l,>F death.
Had the ball varied one sixteenth Of On
inch, it would have killed the woman in
s,anty.
Tho Marshalltown Times gives some
scalp" items as follows: "Numbcr Of GO
piers caught in Nc, shall county from April
10, 1867, TO July 9th, 16.203; $3.50 d.
number Of squirrels, rats and rabbits. from
sumo lat, '61, to July 9TH, 2.3Ts bounty,
Slls9O Number Of wolves, from April
10Th to July 9TH, 90; bounty, Gs7 Co.,
Number of wilt cats, / bounty, $500.
Two men, giving their names as Horace
Sanders aud u, Brooks stole = raft Of logs
10 Boone county one day last week, and
floated It down to Des Moincs. Tho owner
80 n discovered his loss aud Immediately
followed up the raft, and when he arrived
here, he found the rsscals trying TO sell the
logs TO one Of our millers. They were ar
rested, taken be ore Justice Crane. scon.
fessed their guilt. and were sent to Boone
county for trial. Dss Noines Registsr.
FRrAx oY l.'anrSINa. have beer in
formed hy our old friend Swan Of u rath
singular lightning accident which happened
near Norwalk, on the 9th inst. The houss
OF Mr.. McClary was struck. the flash passing
down INC stove>pipe, melting one Of the legi
OF the stove, and passing from there across
ire Hoor to where Mrs. McClary was restine
on the bed In its journey it tore the shoes
from the feet Of the woman, turning the
kin Of one foot as black rs African tan
y, one was hurt, with the exception Of the
lady being badly shocked.-Des Mcine,
Rcgister.
The Dallas Gazette states that Mr. Chris
German, son of WIN. German, W Beave,
township, Dallas county, was struck b,
.gh,ning on sunday evening. the 22d ult.
while stopping at Mr.. Ratticen's house
about three miles from home. The light.
uing struck the chimney, tearing il tc
pieces; ran down tho stove pipe about two
feet from the bed in which Mr.. 1nrman wal
sleeping, and 50 shocked him that he re.
manned scnseless tor three days. Since thu,
time his legs and feet have bsen covered
with blotches which, when opened, would
disehasgs large quantities Of matter
A New Orleans paper hes tho following
which 10 said to refer 10 Maj. Gen. Heron,
formerly Of Iowa "Towu talk, in Nev Or
leans 10 busy over millinery bill Of eli :
900, run up since January last, BY leader
Of hams ton, one OF rare beauty, whose hair
was bright and eyes as sunny - those ol
any lady Of the land, but whose great ex
pectations have como - naught since tho
boltsm fell out Of the Flsss National and
J.cob Bankers banks. The young man 10
the oeAss 10 . form,r Pittobusghes, lseserly
from Dubuque. On ex-hajor General, an In
cnmbsnt Of what promises to b. fat public
office At New Orleans. lie can't psy,
and the milliner has appealed TO the
courts.
The Cedar Rapids Times has seen the fol,
lowing stsasgs thiags: ''Some time sine.
- were shown grub worm, from thu
mouth Of which Was growing . spsout O
some vegetable production, about two inch
es long The worm, though dead vas In Z
pcrfscs state q preservation The questions
are. did the sesd from which the spsou,
originated, end it, way into the worms
mouth after death, Or did the worm die
while In the Acs d swallowing Il; q did
any one ever beer Of grub wos0s spout
ing? We alec say recently . grape leai
| which measured 1874 incheo. In sdditiou
TO these, d.. Camburn showed ~ two per.
perfectly formed. firmly grown togethes
strawberries, each having Distinct item
and among our own berries We found four
perfectly formed berries, having only one
sem.
The Upton advertiser has the following
amusing account Of how . fellow Wal
''shoved OFT to sea" without knowing hov
he was showed: Last Mooday . young
German couple who could net speak or un,
derstsnd werd Of English, accompanied
by an elderly German Who could. presented
themselves before the County Judge. aid
desi, ed . marriage license. As soon .,
they had obtained the necessary document
they requested the Judge 70 unite them ia
the bonds Of wedlock. which he according,
y proesedsd - do; and Whenever ie wsG
necessary toe the groom to asseat - the in.
Mnogess!tes pat = him. The el6ssly Reaele.
%an would give him On aifecsionate poke ia
... o "o.' - the came time telling him to say
ya"s' And The bashiul ssai. ssvaveA''
W." us ya~ed'' hiosslf iato she poeae
'n.'.a"cn'si - edsctually ss though he nm.
desfooe every wssd ~ The eess. onv Th.,
then ors~n,zsd sssn&:sss late n avh ..,y
sqosd, and vent their way, their co.r,s
nances. though dovncast, radiant win :;
lert JOY" WV" 81
tbs Secretary Of The lsssrios has rece;,.f
report frem the Govesuoens Coum;ssics
era IN connection With ahe Union Peci11
Railroad, stating that they have exsmiret
] the eleventh section Of forty milee Of a..