Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-14
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
GE <ERAa. NEWS.

GE NERAL. NEWS.
Chsrred elephants foot 10 one Of the rare
dishes indigenous 10 India.
There were two hundred arrests in New
York New Years day.
Tho Lincoln Monument Association Of
Illinois has adopted memOrisl petition 10
the Legislature. asked aid to complete the
monument.
The President on being notified Of the
action Of the House on Ashlsy's impeach-
ment resolution, said be was prepared to
meet the ISSUE
The Romsn Cashslie church ef 81 Thorn.
- Manor. Chassss soanty Nasylasd' built
one hundred and any ysass sge. - bsso
destroyed By Ars.
lfyeu have . heart q steas let Il u -
the rock Of 1ossb that eushsd visa stsieeso
By The prophets rod.
A Cinsisaati speeuls1se bouGht sis1seo
car loads ofcattls end sAlppsd them b New
York, and in about four vssks tine sold
them asd vsnl on bio ~ hoae oeGkseine
three cents - the entire pesots e HI work.
During ths pest yeae nsasly thess hun
dred thousand einigrants from Europe have
landed On our shseee. Asa modssots Ell :
mate the an sksee son - NO 1osh
brought ~ shsn - ~ ssuntry b not
much lee than tusaty nillions dsllasA
According b The leasssd Shsikhs the
November shswsr sfassteors 49, sssy dhs
in Syria. ---
A steal steamer 10 boiIdinS - run be>
tween New York and Albany in Ave hours.
The Illinois Teachers State Association
think that multiplicity Of test books 10 an
obstacle to mixing thorough scholars in
modern schools, and they think right.
The state Of Wisconsin paid four millious
for the war. and the towns and cities paid
eight millions more.
The French medal hes been handed over
to Mrs. Lincoln.
There are 1913 miles Of railroad In Wis.,
consin.
America has 10000 miles Of telegraph
lines /; Europe 10000.
The oil springs Of West Virginia are boil>
ing over at the low rate Of seven cents per
gallon for crude oil.
Postage stamps in I'll twice the length Of
the Mississippi river, were sold last year.
James Robinson, the famous bareback ri.
der. is IN immense card in Havana. His
salary is $500 per week. in gold.
Four physicians have been in coosultation
over b lsmask.
1t is said that the lack Of snow in Wis
consin is seriously interfering with the
lumber business.
Brown. colored children are called "frae-
tons Of republican currency.
A Missouri woman has applied at the pay
department for paw ~ : cavalry soldier.
Roger A. Pryor is on visit to his fam.
ily In Petersburg.
Prentice says. great ID Fomsy, and tAisty
thousand yeas b his profit.
The French papers disown Maxiuil,aa
rs "a renegade and vascillating tool.
How to cure business inactivity l. bsiee
discussed in all the papers.
Lots Of oil property in Pennsylvania il
being Knocked of under the hammer.
The tenderest flowers in Louisiaus ore
in full bloom.
Nations are grateful to those men who
aid them in slaugh,ering each other.
A 100000 masonic temple is TO be built
in Philadelphia.
A Buffalo revenue collector sues for $780,.
600, his share ofconiiscated goods.
Ohio has a good army record. The
State furnished 1851 men 10 excess Of oil
calls.
California is supplied With oysters from
Shoalwater Bay. on the Columbia river.
The country has had just fifteen years Of
republican rule" -Er.
Comment il unnecessary.
An aged Calvinish woman being aaked
what she thought about Uuivsfsalists, said.
Yes they expect that every ody will b
saved, but We look for better things.
The everal:hundred New Englasl women
who went on the Mercer expedition to Ore
.gon have oil been located-with husban !.
SO says Pacific correspondent.
Mrs. Gen. Williams, l. aoese The lob.
served Of all observers" in Wsshinstoo
society this winter