Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-29
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
STATE lTEMos

The attendance ct Iowa College, at Grio-
neil, is about three hundred.
Several thousand dollars have been raised
In Keckuk in the interest of County Ag-
ricul,ural Society.
Water Cure is to be established At Ch ar
Lake, in Ccrro Gordo county. next sum
mer.
One Thornton, President Of School
Board in Tama county, is in jail at Ausca-
tine charged with horse-stesiing.
The oslaoosa Herald notices foundry
and wooden mill as among the other recent
improvements in that latitude.
Muscatine il building an opera house st
. cost OF few Thousand dollars-which
will be an ornament 70 thet city.
0Col. Merrill, Governor elect OF Iews. At.
lended Catholic services On Sunday last
says the McGregor Times.
Douglas, Brown I Denton are pushing
the Dubuque 4 Sioux City Road from Iowa
Falls to Fort Dodge. They wantmore men.
II. Cole, Of Independence had his col
lar bone broken while plsyins base ball .
few days ego.
Tho Rev. J. Effingsr, Of keokuk vas du-
ly installed pastor Of the Unitarian Church
last Friday evening-ihe Rev. DR.. Collyes,
Of Chicago, officiating, says the Cons,itu-
ton.
Pat Richardson says that "Aden White.
our late male pet and devil 10 said TO
have purchased one half Of the Vinton
News"
Miss Martha McGrew, competing fer the
equestrian prize atthe Decatur county fair,
Was thrown from her horse. and had one
Of her arms broken in two places.
An ear of corn weighing one pound six
ounces. and measuring 104 inches long by
Ia circumference has been shown to the
editor Of the Fort Dodge North West. Who
beats itf
The Register learns that Dss Moines city
contains sir thousand lots-half lot for
each mao, woman. and child in the city.
The Manchester Union says that the Con-
gregationsl Church Of that place is now pro-
vided with . settled pastor-Rev. Mr.. Ba-
ker, Of Concord, N. II.
A Mr.. Minard, of Allamakes county, was
brutally murdered by Mr.. Stafford, last
week. Deceased was . fine citizen. The
murderer is yet at large, 80 says the Fayetts
Union.
The Ottumwa Courier announces that
Capt. Z. J. Dudley, Of Agency City, while
engaged in putting his wagon on she run
ming gears, Was ran away with BY the mule
team attached, and 10 injured that &c died
the next day.
At the horse fair At Ottumwa on last
Thursday Tom liver won the first prize Of
$500 in three straight heats. Time: $3.50.
2:42, and 1888. Honesty, owned q Chair
ton. won the second premium Of 800. HE
best time was 2.46.
The Centrsville Loyal Citizen says that
on Sunday, the 18th inst, Peleg Baker Wa
found in the woods with his skull broken
and life nearly extinct. His pocket book
was gone and his horse Vas grazing on the
prairie, short distance off, Though he had
but little il any money with him, no had
recently sold farm and was supposed to
have received payment in full. Whether
thrown from his horse or the victim Of foul
play is stiil mystery.
A migrating couple have given Muscatine
an exhibition Of matrimonial infolicities.
The Journal says: "Thc scissors, and
shears, and razor, and knife sharpening
man is in town. His dorg and wife are
| along With him. They had . big row, at
the corner Of Second and Chestnut streets,
this afternoon. The gray mare proved to
| be the better horse. She wailoped the scis.
sors man beautifully. to the great delight
Of about one hundred aud City half civil
lied democrats who were spectators Of the
| SPORT The man then took his mac hinc
| and came toward the Avenue, his amiable
spouse shying numerous brickbats and
things at him A. he wended his melancholy
way The crowd followed. The last we
saw Of them the wife was giving the poor
fellow fits. lie sharpens scissors we'll, but
his domestic infelicity 10 terrible to think
Of Mrs Scissorsman is worse than she
tiger"
The Ottumwa Courier Of Thursday gives
the following account Of the horrible death
Of person with whom many Of our readers
are acquainted: i've are panied to an.
nounce the death Of Capt. J. NJ. Dudley, OF
Agency City, in this county, and son OF
Hon. Charles Dudley, member Of the last
Legislature. and just reelected to the 18th
General Assembly. Capt. Dudley was en-
gagged day before yesterday morning about
daylight IN putting his wagon bed on the
running gears, when the mule team attach.
ed becoming frightened, ran away, with the
Captain entsngled up some say in the
double-trecs. His body was horribly
mangled, and he remained entirely speech
'ess and insensible until evening when he
died. Capt. Dudley went into the 22d
Iowa At ite organization IS a private. and
by good conduct in action, and faithful and
intelligent services, was gradually promoted
to the command of his company. succeeding
Capt. Parks, who was killed in the Shenan-
dosh campaign under Sheridan. Al the
time of his death no Was engaged in mer-
camille pursuits, as a member Of the Arm Of
Dawson & Dudley. He was young man
universally respected for his qualities Of
head and heart, and his death has cast .
shadow Of gloom over the entire community
where be was best known. He leaves a
young wife but no children TO mourn his
death"