Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-21
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Hon. VIM. II. Seward has bought large
tract OF land in Hamilton county, near
Webster City.
One hundred and sixty business and
dwelling houses hare been erected IN ced.f
Rapids, Iowa, the past year. They cost
| 1887 ,450.
On the night OF the 9th. Dick Warden.
who lives In o,tumwa. caught boy nam>
ed George Arnold stealing bis grapes, and
shot him in the arm.
The De Witt O5.errer aays that Mr.. B.
Ba,dwell, living near that place. allowed
bis team to run away, and in the dash, had
bis right leg broken and was Otherwise
hurt
Iowa now has twelve hundred and twen>
~ miles of railroad completed and in run
ming order. which has cost in construction
The sum Of &47. 100000. Our prosperity
is walking legs Of steam.
Some Internal rascal, too mean to live
and too mean too die, with righteousness
worthy of devil, cut of the foot ola years
ling colt belonging Ito the City Marshal Of
LeCla.re the other day, in order to crafty
a personal grudge OF hate he had for the
Marshal.
The dwelling house OF Mr.. James Cain>
an, b,u, one mile south Of Lem, Deeaior
county, was struck by lightning on the
night of the l4ih instant, near one corner
Of the brilding tearing off the siding and
shivering two u the s.udding TO atoms. A
ride which was standing in the cornor
loaded was fred oil None Of the family
were injured.
The State Presbyterian Synod, which
closed its session at Des Mones on Sa,ur-
ay evening. made arrangements for taking
the Lyons Female College on the terms OF
sole offered by the agents. Rev. II. L..
Stanley Of LYONS, and Rev. J. b. Moore Of
| Clinton are placed over the institution.
which opens on the first of October. The
synod obtains this institution at greatly res
duoed rates, the real estate, three ediiices
and eight acres OF ground, on beautiful
site overlooking Lyons and the Mississippi
| river.
The Pella Blade tells us that Mrs. Simp-
kins, Of that county, was struck by night
ming one evening last week and seriously IN
jured. She was sitting near the door, which
was open, when the current struck her,
breaking both her legs below the knee, and
knocking her senseless. 1t melted some OF
her hoops, and passed through the floor,
tearing il up Tor considerable distance
around. Her husband was in the house al
the time, and was prostrated by the same
stroke. Physicians were called in to see
the woman, who gave It 40 their opinion
that the lightning had softened the bones Of
her legs, and that she would be Grippe for
life.
Last night fellow named Orson Pleer-
500, who escaped from tho county jail a
year ago last August, was rscaptured in the
city and remandsd to his old quarters. A
couple of days since . gentleman who had
seen Peterson and knew him BY reputation,
accidentally encountered him in Davenport.
lie kept narrow watch upon the fellow,
whom he tracked to this city, and whom
having procured the assistance Of Officer
Richman, he captured as already stated
When Peterson was taken he WAS riding q
fine looking horse, which bad no doubt been
etclen.-M uscdtiae Journal, Goth.
MURDER NEAR CANANcHs.-The perpc-
tration Of an atrocious murder, says the
Lyons Mirror Of the l4h. has just been
discovered. Sometime on the 18th man
on Beaver Island, near Camanche, found a
dead body hanging to the projecting limb
Of a willow tree. The limb Was about two
and half feet above the water, and the rope
tied around the neck with hard knot. He
was taken to Camanche, and a coroner's
jury empanellcd, who proceeded to hold an
inquest. An examination showed that there
was bullet wound in the head, the ball
having entered the left temple and coming
out on the top Of the head. The body was
supposed to have been in the water about
two weeks, and was past all recognition
II was about five feet and ten inches in
height; had on a knit blouse and jean pants
the pockets were turned out, small key
remaining in the watch pocket. Tracks
were discovered leading to and from the
river by the tree. The jury returned yer
dict that the deceased came TO his death By
foul play. The hanging was perhaps done
to create suppostion that she death Of The
victim was the result Of suicide, but thu
preparation of the rope will disprove that
while the wound from the bullet was plain
II the cause. Who WAS the murderer, OF
who the murdered, are entirely matters o
con lecture.
TIE "RIruAL" CoMNis.IoS.-Th concu-
sion arrived at by the Ritual Commission
in England, appear to tel against the higl
churchmep, though the organs Of the lat
ter intimate that the report, after Gil. i:
made mp Of "glittcriHg geaerslties,' tina
really mean nothing. That may lie strain
inc tie pont too f,r-yct impartis,ly con