Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-07
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
GENERAL. NEWS.

The houses in Peoria re to be numbered. i
Barnum, the bank defaultcr, has gone 10 /
llssan,.
\ French expedition to the North Pole is
announced.
Blueberries are one dollar a bushel in
Wiscctsin.
A terrible affection has ovcrtaken Tom
Thumb he has begun to grow.
The San Francisco Opera Hous. cleared
Sl5, CTS last month.
A fifty thousand dollars suit 10 pending
between the rival piano agents in Chicago.
In London there are fJur,een thousand
persons connected with the press.
Scarlet fever is at work among the chill
dren Of Cleveland.
Lolita, the charming little actress, has just
bought Sl2, 200 residence in New York.
The Turkish Government has given four
appointments Of Governors TO Christians.
Hon George Bancraft, United States
Minister TO Berlin hss arrived in Paris.
Communication with Cuba, BY sub.
marine cable, is promised by the 10th inst
Gen. Grant wen, to see the Black Crook,
and also went behind the scenes.
The internal revenue receipts for the past
month wee $25, 73i, 100.
The King Of Prussia OF Friday assumed
the duties Of Sovereign Of tie North German
States.
The Sioux City Journal says the wheat
crop is the largest ever raised in that sec
ton.
The sresshoppers in Missouri eat up all
there is, and then are hopping mad that
they can't have more.
Arrangements have been made to have
the celebrated trotting horse, Dexter, appsar
at the Illinois State Fair at Quincy.
The Territorial election, in Colorado, for
members Of the Legislature and county Of
fcers, will take place August llth.
Governor Perry, Of South Caroline, has
written another letter in opposition to re
construction on the Congressional plan.
DR.. George P. Loring, who aspires to be
Governor Of Massachusetts, lately dined the
whole Legislature At his farm in Salem.
One man was killed and three others sex
verely wounded by mine explosion near
Point LeviioIt, Candada. on Saturday.
A private letter from Memphis pu's the
deaths in that city, by cholera and kindred
diseases, at IS zach day.
Lonis Kossuth was chosen member OF
the Hungarian Diet from the city Of Watt
zen without dissenting vote.
The Wisconsin Democratic State Conven>
ton has b,en called to meet at Mad son, on
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dates for State officers.
The paving out Of the cable between
Florida and the island Of Cubs, commenced
on Saturday. The line IS expected TO be
opened about the 10Th Of August.
All the express companies. old and ntw,
have been indicted at Cin,innati for viola>
ton of the postal laws, in carrying letters
which ought to be sent BY mail.
The Jacobin newspapers are publishing
what they cal. "Mason's war record" We
do not blame them. 1t 10 much pleasanter
The Commissioner Of the General Land
Office is taking measures to obtain accurate
information in regard to the railways OF the
United States, for publication in his next
annual report.
The "Capt Bloodgood' reported to have
died Of cholera near Fort I.ernedss was Ed-
. ward Bloodgooj, of Milwaukee, formerly
Colonel Of the twenty second Wisconsin
and lately appointed captain of the Thirty
fourth United States Infantry. He was
enroute TO his command,
In Schuyler county OIll.) about ons
third of the spring wheat is SO badly in>
jured by the "scab," that there will not be
more than two thirds Of . crop. The fal
crop is generally vcrs good, and will be
full crop.
Along the Illinois river. in Peoria, Taze,
well and Fulton counties, and in some
parts Of other counties, wheat mas suffered
severely from the scab.
The largest run Of billiards on record wal
made by Frank Fitch. of Albany, N. Y.
, last week. After making q brilliant two
hundred sround carom table, he succeeded
in 'jawing' reds, and made the unparalleled
score of nineteen hundred and fifty eigh
points
In Portland, |, 300 buildings, mainly Of tn
pine.tilnber order, were destroyed by con
. Migration originating from fire crackers
q Now, the whole burnt district is covered b,
. substantial and elegant brick buildings.