Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-31
IOWA NEWS.


Miss Mary Harris. who killed Burroughs
ct Washington . year or two ego, is now
residing in BurIins nston, says the Argue.
The Catholic Fair at keokuk realized e.
13l - We learn from the Gate City.
A span Of valuable :horses we're lost BY
breaking through the ice at Muscstine on
Friday. Three men came near sharing the
same fate, but were saved. ss We learn
from the Journal.
The editor Of the MuscAtine Journal feels
hurt that his name should have been omit
led from the list of aspirants for State
printing, in paragraph published by the
Chicago Journal. What Of it! With
sue1 an excellent chance for obtaining the
priz-, be ought to be abeve such petty bck-
erings.
Two men were seriously injured between
LeClAire and Princeton last week, by the
wagon in which they were riding, running
of steep bank The Register says the
road has long been in dangerous ccndi-
tion.
The Manchester Delaware Coz Union
announces the death, ct New Orleans on
the 7tb inst, OF Capt. Alonso Clark, Of the
4.h Iowa Cavalry.
Serious complaints are made by the Cen
terville Citizen, Of organized bands Of horse
thieves, operating in Iowa and Missouri
who have thus far escaped the clutches o.
the Law.
The altar Of 81. Peters Church, Ksokuk
was robbed on last Friday night Of ssvesa
Of its ornaments. For some reason, sayi
the Constitution. the thieves did not disturb
the more costly articles about the altar, and
censeq quently those carried away BY them
were Of triling value.
The ice is safe and sound at Dubuque, q
- 70 bear up the heaviest loads, - VI
learn from the Herold.
Mr. John S. Ruanels, of McGregor, has
been appointed By Gov. Merrill bic psivat,
Secretary. Mr.. R. 10 lawyer, and said Il
be an excellent business man and En,
scholar.
The marriage licenses Of Dubaqss soun.
y for the past year number s72 in 1866
S6s; in 1866, S5A were issued-says shs
Times.
The new monastery st New Msllersy
Dubuque county, Of the Cissercian Order, il
said, By the Times. to b. when completed
NE largest Of that Orde. IL the world. The
following description Ne copy from that
paper:
The main buildings will be four in mum.
bsr, and will b. erected in the form Of Z
square, surrounding court one hundred
feet long By the same in width. They will
b Of stone, each superstructurs being thir-
ty-two feet high, resting on Easements
twelve feet deer.
The southern wing Of the cleisssr will b
the NEST imposing edi0ce, ~ Il 10 to Be the
Church. Il win BE-, with the Sscristy, two
hundred and 6fty seven feet long, and with
in il will b Ave shapels, each nsusd after
saint Of the Cisteseian Order. At the east
end Of ID tower will rise 10 the heiaht Of
two hundred feet. 10 will b visible, stand
iog - il will, on elevated ground, for miles
In every direction. In the tower . huge
bell is to b hung, which will sound the
heuss, day and night, and eall 70 worship
all who may wish 10 attesd mass il the
church proper.
The church proper viii b one hundred
end eighty feet long, and thirty feet ia
width. It's chapel viii bs 50x30 feet.
The main structure Of the sast side Of The
eleistes will be ninety-six feet long, and
will contain chapel rooms and lecture
rooms. Il will also contain the business
room Of the institution. The scfiptorium
viii be attached to it. The second story
will b. used - dormitory.
The building at the north Of the square
viii be two hundred and fourteen feet long.
This win contain the library, refeetry, cal
| ifactory, store room and bread room. The
second story will b one great dornitosy
From the sefectory covered psssage-way
win lead 10 a kitchen wing, s0xss feet
And exactly opposite, aaother passage way
wiil lesd TO the infirmasy, the dimsnsions
Of which will Be s0x66 iest.
The wet building win - . haadsooe
sel0es, eas Aondrod on1 tWsosy-sight feet
lo0gs with t9o oeosisD oixtesa end 1Aseo