Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-22
STATE ITEMS.

The land sales in Polk county last week
amounted to SlG.32l. says the Register. 10
Scott the sales were over S57, 900.
The Dubuque Times says that it 10 cur
feniiy reported that d. A. Mahonsy Is
about to. OF has, dissolved his connection
with the st. Louis Times.
A company has been fornei in Musca-
tine, az we learn from the Courier. to build
a railroad from that place 70 Wapello.-
There are already the piers Of . bridge
across the Iowa river built and some $4o,-
600 worth of grading finished, which might
be used BY this lie. This the people Of
wspelo could turn over to the Muscatine
and Wapello Company.
The Press SAYS that efforts are being
made 10 start Democratic paper d Wash
ington.
There was double marriage at the resi-
dsncs Of PIiny Fey, Esq., Muscatins. ~ We
learn from the Nuscatins JourEsl-two Of
bis daughters taking unto themselves GOOD
husbands.
Samuel Whitmore, an old citizen OF Jen-
eeson county, died recently. tie represent
\ I'd that county in the Constitutional Con-
vention of ls44. So says the Home Visi-
| tor.
The Clinton Herald has been preparing
for thsnksgiving-tbat 10, laying in stock
of perfectly minced pie. How do you like
IT.
The Herald says that Col. E. p. Ten
Brock is doing an immense business at
his foundry and machine shops in Clinton.
Ed. 10 a sterling fellow and deserves to pros
per.
A son OF +. G. Stanfcld, of Knoxville,
was killed few days ago by railroad ac-
cideu,, near Cleveland, Ohio. lie was %
years old and telegraph operator by trade.
His parents were daily expecting him home
on visit, when the tidings Of his death
came See Knoxville Voter.
The Washington Press learns that Des
Moines pal ties propose TO provide the menu
bers OF the assembly with board and beds
from 81 10 S2l . week. The Legislators
bunkipg together ia . private family can be
accommodated for 81 each. Those who
stop At the Slavery House. and have private
rooms, shall pay 90 . day, each, which is
just the pay per diem Of the honorable gen.
tlemsn. Whether that includes the cigars,
liquors for medical purposes, tooth picks,
&C., We know not. AZ any rate the legis-
lator who stops at the Savery will Put down
his neck oil his wages.
| The Upper Des Moinss- published st Al
gons. kossuth county-relates the follow
ing prairie fire accident ION Monday
morning Of this week, Gre occurred abOu,
eigh, miles west OF this place. inflicting Z
severe loss upon two families named Smith,
and another named Colwell. They were oil
new corners. and were living in . hay stable
while house was being put up The stove
pipe passed through . hay roof, and by
some means the lay took fire, which very
soon found il wsy to the hay stacks in
close proximity. The work of the devour.
ing flams was SO swift that nothing was say
I'd except three feather beds, and whsl
clothing they had on their persons. All the
household goods Of the three families, &62
in money. and sixty tons of hay were con
sumed in few MON snts. There were ia
all eighteen persons in the three families. -
Two Of the Smiths. . boy about eighteen
and q girl OF sixteen, were severely burned
while endeavoring to save their goods from
the fire. Mr.. Colwell was soldier Of the
Union army, and is stone blind, having los,
his eyes by . musket ball passing through
his head just back OF the eyes, in manner
to destroy them BOTH
lloP RAISING IN ILLINOIS Tho Rock ford
Register says: a year ago las. spring, Mr.
+ l.. Collins planted four acres with hops
inst west Of the limits of that city. Thil
fall he gathered the FIRST crop from his vines
and the yield was two tons or 900 pounds
to the mere. which he sold at from % to 81
cents per pound, thus realizing over two
thousand dollars from the product Of he
four acres. We agree with the Register in
saying that his experience ought to induce
our farmers TO enter largely into the cult
vaton Of this crop.
A SCIENTIFIC writer in the North British