Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-16
STATE ITEMS.

TIE Mnscs.inc Courier says that the
German Cong,egationsllsts are agisating |
the subjec. of new religious paper, to be
printed in this city. in the German Ian
gusge.
The remains OF John J. Jones, . mem
her of the independent Order Of Odd Fe!
lows, were consigned to their las. resting
place by the fraternity Of Burlington on
Monday last.
The Dubuque Times says that engineers
have connected ,suryeying the Inc ss'ec''
cd for The rsilrosd track from The rairoad
bridge.
The Dubuque Herald contains . state
rnent thst Chicago parties are about %
crest q Mesioe an extensive machine sooP
aud foundry at 40 early day. for the pur-
pose ofmanu lacturing reapsrs, mowefss'c''
sed oil kinds Of farm machinery.
Highway robbers are still pursuisg Their
calling in Appsnooss county. a. We learn
from the Loyal Citizen.
movement 10 on foot for railroad d.
rect from Washington 10 Council Mufs'
pis Oskaloosa. Such . road would be
great blessing to The State The road has
been completed for several yssrs from Da-
venport to Washington, and we hope to
sec it move ahead still farthsr-if not to
Council Bluffs to some other good point
Westward.
The Montezuma Republican says that
Tom Brown and his brother Of MontsIuma
have caught more than q hundred mink
the present season.
Mr.. David Cooper and wife Of Washing
ton county were surprised to find basket
o. the door one morning last week which
contained several blankets, . bottle Of milk
aud . growing boy baby three days old.
The Grinnsll correspondent Of the Mon
texuma Republican says: "Hon. j. b.
Grinnell informs us that be has discovered
on his land near the Cemetery. . bed Of peat
Of unknown depth and extent. and he ID
making preparations 10 have il cut up ssd
prepared for foel. Az On estimate Of the
value 10 which il 10 held, he has already
been offered 81, 1000 fer the aero Of ground
upon which the discovery Was made. Any
addition to the fuel resources Of our State
must possess great interest to our citizens,
and the Development Of them great value. =
The Iowa City Press says in regard TO
the l, N. c. X. r.: 1.-The directors of the
l. N. O., road had meeting 10 Washing
ton last week, and found the project in q
most hsalthy condition. The Board has an.
thorised the letting Of the whole lios to
the North side Of Johnssn Co. The line
South Of lows City 10 far on toward com
plction and it 10 now question Of prompt
payment Of subscriptions. The final loca
ton from Iowa City North will soon BE-
made, and the contractors will Be at worl
im mcdisteiy thereafter. The finest feeling
prevails in Washington and Henry countisl
aud nothing stands in the way Of speedy
glorious realization Of all our hopes in tina
direction.
The Usage North Iowan records tho FOL
10 wing horrible accident which occurred in
that to an last week "A little girl Of sis
years, the daughter Of Mr.. Spencer James
met with . gvievous accident on Saturday
last Her mother had been washing, and
had placed boiler fun Of boiling suds on
the floor. The little girl, in playing around
the room, stumbled into it. The mother in.
stantly snatched her from the water and
as soon as possible, relieved bar from her
clothes but in doing 50, the skin of one Of
the little sufferers legs eamc off with hs'
drawers. Medical assistance was instantly
called, the burns dressed, and tho child is
slowly recovering. Another 81 the many
~arninss against placing deadly psrils in
the way Of children. When will they b.
needed"
The Upper Des Mones gives the follow
ing account Of singular death case in that
region: "Oa Thursday. the 2S,h OF Nov,
Manning Kinney, a boy sixteen years d
age, whose parents reside about eighteen
miles above this place. was sent BY his faith.
er on some business errand distance oil
tea miles. He went TO his place Of destina-
ton, and in the afternoon started on his re-
turn home. The next day. an Older broth
er, who had been absent from home . year
or more, And was returning home on visit,
aud having reached within half mile OF
his fathers residence, found The younger
boy lying dead BY the roadside. The wealth
CT vas not very cold. she mercury ranging
from II to 20 degrees, and his failure to re-
turn on the 2sth did not excite any fears
on the part Of his friends II is thought
that he wis either sei4cd with some sudden
illness, or became weary and faint from
walking. aud laid down, IN sight Of home
became drowsy from the effects Of cold, and
polished ere he nwokc from his stupor. He
was we'll clad for the season, and could not
have persisted from cold, without some other
cause"
The Ksokuk Gate City says that . man
who had been engaged in plotting barges
and lighters ever the rapids. had concluded
that the present stage Of the river would o..
ford him fins opportunity 10 search for .
large quantity Of lead that had been thrown
into the river from steamboat which in
early days bad ran on the rocks Of the rap
ids. In order to rescue her and float her
safely over the rocks, . great quantity Of
her lead Was thrown overheard, and which
was never Afterwards sought for. After q
diigsnt search Of two days. says the rumos,
the spot and the lead were fouud the esti-
mated value Of which VS. $4,000. Later
in the day the story was maguiasd, % that
the lucky individual Vas the psssssscr Of
$4,000 worth Of lead, and that no was en-
gagged in raising and boating il 10 tie s6ofs.
Whether the story is true Or not We were
unable to ascertain, but the fact Of the e. T.
ures swelling from $4,000 to $4,000
makes il look "Gshy"--too unreasonable 10
have much foundation in fact. However
Tor The sake Of tho hard wo, king rap;,ls
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