Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-14
STATE ITEMS.

The M. Pleasant journal says the court
house Is the meanest building in TIN. city.
-Four hundred and hfty-nine wagons have
been sold in Council Bluffs since June lst.
We leara from the Pauora rsdette that
hog cholera is prevailing in a portion Of
Guthrie county.
The Fort Dodge Nortxcesi chronicles the
discovery Of an extensN3bed of peat one
mile north of that town.
The DEBORAH Republican says 'if rows,
fights. skirmishes, patent rights, snap games
and ssindlers generally, can make a town
lively, Decorah is one of them."
Tue Good Tenplars Of Wilton, viii give
q grand Festival aud exhibition OF tablesux
at the Seminary building in tha, place, ON
Friday evening, August 10th.
In Franklin county two sets Of delegates
have been appointed to the Republican Con-
v~eDtion one set are in favor Of the nomina-
tion IT Col. A. I. Reeves and the other Sc.
for G. s. Chamber.in.
A son Of Isaac Humbert, Jackson wi
ship, Van Buren, county, was bitten by .
rat,lesnake . few day ago, and died by five
hours. lie was in the rear Of q mo es, and
bitten in the foot. lie started to walk TO
the house, but fell helpless before he reached
il.
The loss by the late fire at Burlington is
as follows: Sohenck & Denise, $50, 900.
insured for SIC, 900; Taylor & Lebrick,
$4,000, insured for 1850 Kline Il Scott,
$4,000. no insurance; Peasley & Bro,
$4,000, insured for Z 1880; Clifford, Cragan
d Co., Chicago, aud parties in ST. Louis,
tnamcs %unknown,) $4,000 pieces Of meat.
valued a, $780, 900, probably insured. Total
loss Sl0G, 900.
An old man by the name Of Hazard, who
has been living for two or three years on a
small farm on tho military road a mile and
= half west OF this city. died very suddenly
on Monday las.. lie ate his breakfas, with
usual appetite, and went into the field and
labored for some time, then came into the
house and sat down without complaining Of
feeling unwell. His wife, who was in an
q adjoining room, heard him breathe heavily,
rs If in pain, she ran to him hut bv the
time she could place her hand on his head
he WAS dead.-M Greqor Ners.
Five prisoners, says the Keokuk Gate
City, confined in the new jail at Fort Msdi>
son, broke from their confinement Friday
night, and made their escape. They are
tho Donovan brothers, arrested ZONE week.
ago for stealing a couple of horses from
Johnson's livery stable Gus. Goodrich, ex-
District Attorney of this District, arrested
on an old Indictment. charged with stealing
county funds; Hemstead, q United States
prisoner, and Bill Small, . crazy negro.
whom Major Floyd had arrested for stealing
. revolver.
The new county Jail in which these fo'-
lows we're 'jugged" was considered 50
strong that the ingenuity Of the most ex>
perienced "iail birds" could not effect an
escape from its walls. Leading from the
main hall Of the jail is a small hall passing
to the water>closet; this is lined with heavy
sheet or boiler iron. The prisoners wrench
ed . sheet Of this iron from its faxtenings,
and with a broken knife blade and . small
piece Of iron dug their way out through the
stone wall nearly two feet in thickness.
This wa not done in a night. They had
been working undoubtedly for some time,
and when they were disturbed in any way
they would cease their labors. and replace
the iron shee,ing, thus concealing ell evi-
dcnccs Of their work. Their plot was an
Ingenious one, and successfully accompl sh
ed, AS no traces Of them have yet been dls>
covered.