Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-12

usual amount OF sickness prevails at Web
ster City. They have bad 1o4 days Of con-
,insous sleighing in that region.
D D. Miracle, Of Webster City has been
appointed Deputy Assessor for the counties
of Hamilton and Wright.
The FIRST farm house built in Burlington
was corstruc cd Of timber brought from
p.t,sburg, Pean., a: cost Of $50 per thou.>
ard.
A fellow By the name OF John y. Grimes.
from Missouri, was arrested in Webster
City few days ago on charge Of passing
counterfeit money.
i horse wssstolen last week from Mr..
Pearce. Of HOMER. An alarm WAS soon CIV
en- and the thief and horse captured
The Ringsold Record says that German
family living northwest Of that town, MAKE
practice Of gathering up all the dead
lambs In the neighbsrhocd and cook and eat
them.
A new Commandesy Of knight Templsrs,
named in honor Of Baldwin, the first Cru
sadcr King Of jerusalem vas instituted ct
Cedar Falls, on Wednesday Of last week.
A. s'low XIII . most sumptuous banquet
was served up. The Sir Knights ~oeksd
Ill night entering the Order Of The Red
Gross on four candidates. and that Of the
Temple on three, not leaving the Ledge
Room urtil haif>psst siE o'clock Tuesday
morning.
Mr.. Thomas Ksrecy Of New Providence,
Hardin county, has recently married bis
brothers widow. Mr.. Ks brother perish
ed in q rebel prison and now Thomas is
promoted from brother in>law to husband.
The Eldora Ledger from which we CLEAN,
says that one hundred barrels OF -four were
recently shipped from Chicago to Iowa
! Falls. What a comment on the improvl>
dence and shftlsssness Of the farmers
hose greedincss led them &c empty their
eranariss 70 the last bushel!
The Alton Rereille gives an account Of q
csand April fool sell which came off in Al
ton on the 1st On Monday morning, fam
ing handbills were circulated oil over the
towa, announcing that "Psof. A. p. Rllfrst
would lecture on Phssnology At the Court
House this evening. Heads selected BY the
audience will be examined and charts given
without charge. Man knov Myself!" At
sunset the bell called the people, and they
went; and the eagerly anxious crowd, after
waiting an hour for the tardy Professor,
had their great ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS"
by fellow who interpreted the handwriting
on the wall to read Prof. April First. The
scattsration Of the crowd is said TO have
been rapid Well wager our interest in
the moon. that Bro. Racquet. Of tho Rereille,
with his imp, essibls vein Of fun, WAS re-
sponsible for that great gathering Of "fules. :"
-Des Moinss Register.
In the Gate City we see the sccouht Of
the sudden death Of Patrick Norrissey.
With two or three others he WAS ct work
on an excavation ofths streets IN that city
and when the accident occurred they were
eating dinner the unfortunate man being
under the overhanging earth which slid
down Upon him and killed him almost in,
stantly.
The Dubuque Times says that son Of
Mr.. Weber, aged about ten years was kill
ed by horse ct Key West last Sunday.
The lad went into the barn and was pssine
the horse just 40 the animal had raised it.
foot, which, when coming down, caugh On
the pocket Of the pocket Of the boys Goa,
forcing him to the floor. While the lad Wal
in a recumbcut position the horse AGAR
raised $ foor. and brought it down on tn,
boys head, breaking the skull. His scream!
attracted his mother, who carried him int,
the house where he died in half an hour
BETTER AND BETTER ut will be seor
from the return OF Representatives, that tn
House is about eren-with the chances il
favor of the Conservative element Ii thi
should prove 30 be 50. the victory will b.
great indeed At oil events Rddicdiisu
will be ia a minority in the Legislature =
That 10 glory enough for one l-Nes Hdrc'
Rssister.