Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-19
STATE ITEMS.

si.y st Iowa City closed on Wednesday
last Ihe Reputliean says il has bsea the
most satisfactory year ever passed By that
institution
The First National Bank Of Iowa City has
hitherto been receiving trunks, boxes and
packages Of bonds and other articles on
speciaI deposit II gives notice that ii will
90 so no longer.
The johnson County Teachers Institute
opened on Monday last with an attendance
Of nearly one hundred teachers, says the
Republican.
The Iowa City Weolen Mills claim to
have realized net profit Of 81 900 during
the past year. or 30 per cent. on the first
years business. Good enough.
The Constitution says the river was full
Of running ice at Keokuk on Wednesday,
with far prospect OF closing.
The Argus says a wagon loaded with bar
rels of pork broke through the ice ct Bur
lingon, sending six barrels into the water
-ccyonu recovery.
The Courier says that Lemp & Sells, Nus
catine pork packers, bought q LOG recently
that had six less-the two extra ones grow
ing out Of the knees Of the front limbs, and
perfectly formed.
Two hundred and sixty Thousand dollars
worth of the Des Moines Valley Railroad
Bonds are offered in the New York market
s per cent. interest.
From Hugh n. Thomson. Supcrintend
ent Of the Iowa College Farm, the Des
Moines Register learns no has discovered
some excellent peat beds on the College
Farm. He tested il thoroughly, and found
it to be Of excellent quality. He says i.ex-
lists in large quantities in Polk county also.
man-name unknown, walking across
Walnut street bridge, in Des Moines, in
spite Of warnings Of a hole in the walk,
climbed over the guasd-so!d the man who
warned him to ''go to hell" then fell
through the hole upon .he ice below. lie
was picked up, medical assistance called,
but to NO avail. The Rsg;stsr says he is =
man probably 80 yesrs Of age, black hair.
no front teeth, dressed in dark clothes, had
three dollars In his pocket, but no papers
that would give clue 10 his name or resi-
dence.
The Journal favors the formation Of .
building association in Musoatinc.
The Nashua Post says the Cedar st that
point is going to be bridged, Al a cost Of
50 600.
The Herald says that during recsn. fes-
tival at Oskalooss, ''while several urchins
were indulgin- their appeti,es a side ia
bio TO An extent somewhat unusual, ore Of
them exclaimed: Isay, boys. leare the leGs
ofths table" Middling graphic.
The Charlton Democrat says 'it costs
more to bring freight from Burlington to
Charlton, (l35 miles, than from Boston to
Burlington lover 1,50O miles). Il costs
more per 100 TBS. to send freight from Bur.
linston to Charlton than il does from San
Francisco 10 New York 5000 miles,, and
Jet fortunes are rapidly made, and these
cheap lines Of transportation are rapidly
growing rich. We cay this 10 not just We
know Of parties, farmers, who have left this
country and returned to the elder Stsaes,
just because it costs them more to get their
produce to market than it is worth. Some
time ago We had . bill Of freight shipped
from Chicago. The charges between that
place and burlington (2lo miies) were nine
dollars, and from Burlington to Charlton
the charges were fourteen co!la,s'
The Ms. Pleasant Journal continues to
sccli Ssnstor Sumner fo- bamboozling the
Iowa Athens out OF his promised lecture
1t figures up a l,ss to the lecture associa !. On
of k42515.
The Rs7. j. W. Houson. oil Dubuque, is
pI eaching series Of sermons defending
dramatic and torpsichorean amusc,uents-
not sparing the abuses which they have
fallen i.;o. lie is Of those Who think
amusemcnts wholesome for mind. body and
soul, AMI many there are vino say amen.
The Hsrsh says tha. the ferry boat Sas
running, though 10 some disadvantage, on
Mond.y last st Dubuque. transferring
freish. enough to meet pressing demands.
The Railroad Bridge across the Nissisnip-
pi at Dubuque, as We learn from tho Herald
is to consist Of two spans Of $50 feet each
four Of 225 feet each. md . draw Of $50
feet, the two openings of which being 100
feet zach. Top chords Of fixed spans, cast
iron; Of draw and floor beams, wrought
iron +; foundations for abuyr,ents, except 1t
east end, to te Of piles driven 3, feet from
center to center. sawed Of perfectly level
Within two % three feet Of bottom of river,
and fep-rapred upon which will BE- laid
foundation OF square timber laid solid. bolt
cd together with inch bolts, loser cnd Of
piles 10 osshod with iron. Masonry Of rock
ranged work Of the heaviest and most sub
s;sntisl quality. Piers. except draw, round
~ upper end eigot feet wide end 20 feet
long at high water mark. Draw pier &C.
tagon. - feet diameter ct top the up-
per end Of the piers between Low and
high watss 70 be protected With we'll fitted
ison tops Of piers to be stone running
clear across. From west end Of Bridge to
9Th street to b on trcstls work on piled
foundaticns-slough spans IS or 60 feet Of
. clear made bsaced bridgo-all to BE- com.
pletsd BY January lst 1870. It's agreed
that the aggregate earnings Of the bridge
shall not b. less than $4,000 per year
thus to provide for interest on construction
expenses and form . sinking fund Of $50.
600 per year on principal-ths company 70
pay all taxes, etc. Bids for contracts 70 be
opened January 18th.
The Iowa City Press says that young
psdagogue from the country was fined IS,
oy squire AeLssry On Saturday last, for 50
verely walloping one Of the young ideas
committed to his cate.
The Prsss says that the selection Of an
1npartizan school board for the Iowa t.;tv