Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-09
DAILY DEMOCRAT.


Queen Victoria has ten grandchildren.
The National debt was reduced $500.
coo during the month Of April.
Mrs. Harriet Bcecher Stove has become
a member Of the Episcopal church
Ticknor 4 Fields have sold 10000 copies
Of their new "Diamond" edition Of Longs
fellows poems.
The Suritualist, Williams, who starved
his child. is in jail at Norwich In manacal
condition.
A portion Of the rock of Freelsy's marble
quarry At Spring field, Massachusetts. iell
recently and killed i've werkmen.
Each Of the printers in the Hartford
Courant Office has Get his thousand ems to-
wards the Artemus Ward monument fund.
Mrs. Davis has gone f,oa Fortress Mon>
re- 20 Washington for the purpose Of con
fersing with the President upon the release
Of her husband.
The Common Council Of Buffalo has pass.
Cd an ordinance which fixes penalty Of $50
for swearing in the street. with imprison>
fnent in default Of payment.
DIR. W. w. Hebard, who lectured upoa
the effects Of alcohol on the human system
at Boston, said nc thought the time would
come when legislation would restrain the
sale Of opium, the betel nut, tobacco and
pork, IS well - liquor.
The eldest and most notorious keeper Of
houses Of ill.fame at Hartford. Connecticut,
has professed religion, and now is a regular
attendant II church aud an earnest SChris.
tian, and A. consequence, one Of the lows
est sinks Of iniquity in the State. has been
broken up.
The Michigan City (Ind.) Enterprise says
there are three German girls. living eight
miles from town, who walk in TO the Ger
man school every day, and return at night
They have missed but one week during this
cold, hard winter, aud were OILY detained
then because of their mothers sickness.
A man at Stratfcrd. Conn, killed cat
recently and buried her. but when no went
to the grave short time Afterwards, he
found her quietly seated upon it. She did
not give her murderer chance TO take
another Of her nine lives, but took . speedy
and fnal leave Of Tho neighborhood.
Albert N. Davis, tho clerk Of the Aassas
DIT House Springfield, Mass, who received
. pistol wound in the knee, last Deessnoer,
died on Sunday April l4th. The vousd was
received from pistsl which Sdfsppsd from
the coat pocket Of traveller, aad exploded
- Ne. Davis was hsnding the coat ever the
counter.
"Damsgss oa6, 00o'' sssms to BE- The pre-
vailing figure q San Francisco, By late
papers Ne 80 the San Jsss Railroad Co. has
been sued for 425, 900 damages for lsbor
sr's arm crushed; the Daily Alta 10 sued
by an aggrieved house carpenter for as,
600 damages and the owner Of . runaway
horse 10 sued fsr e25, OOe BY . mas whom
said horse knocked dswn and injured
The sheep fever in Vermont 10 still cpl.
demic. attacking men. not sheep, and show.
ing . remarkable fondness for travellers
from the West. The disease from the very
first has ragged most viruleotly in Addison
county. One Of the pioneers aud especial
exsmplars Of the disease. Mr.. Hammond, Of
Middlebury-in Vermont, he il" H lon" has
just sold seven ewes at the fancy price of
$4,000.
In Salem, Mass, during athuuder shower
a few evenings since, young man was pros
trated BY tho lightning while walking in
the street. At the time he had . steel
framed umbrella in his hand, with wooden
handle, the frame Of which was completely
ridd!ed and thrown to the opposite side Of
the street The breast OF his coat was some
what torn, and the waistband Of his flannel
shirt hung only by . shred, while the sleeve
was partly torn open. What is more strange,
on the shoes which he wore were steel
buckles, apparently untouched, while the |
top Of one Of his stockings wss literally un>
raveled. The young man was not injured
in the least, only experiencing. on the fol>
lowing day, little numbnsss in one Of his
hands. All he remembered of the affair is,
that he saw largo ball Of fire. When lie
reached the store whore he is employed, and
whittier he directed his steps as soon - he
recovered sufficiently. he loosely asked him
If they ever saw On umbrella stsuck BY
when, to his surprise, his atten-
zion Was called to his tattered garments. and
be fos the first time realized what an escape
he bad.