Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-20

rs arc growing thick around Yves,
=, on. Fase,,e county, a. we learn oy 'ne
Cai7n.
Ms .Jeseph Parkhurst, OF Agency City,
,.,nui,,ed suicide by drowning en- the 10th.
She WIS dcfangcd.
YIN. Srain, OF Montrosc, met With 20
YER, accident while out hunting last Tres-
CAV. HIS gun accidentally discharged and
lodged the coa,en,s in the muscle OF his
arm. lsrcc-E,inp IL in such . msnnsr tnat
au2utaticn 10 probable.
Ssvsns5 >tlve miles ofO age Orange hedge
are TO BE- planted ia Marshall county this
Spring. AID perhaps 100.
The Iowa City Republican gives an &C
count Of man named jack Miehss, who.
while in tn act OF splitting wood, nearly
severed his foot at the inssep BY slip u
the axe.
Gen. wilson-the soldier who captured
Jed Davis and his pettieoats, passed through
Burlington on Monday. on his way 70 keo-
kuk, accompanied By his stan.
The Shell Rock 81 iefso has column 20
coun, OF beautiful mirage which appeared
n TIA, region on the last day Of March
Hoes, and groves thirty miles away were
plainly cisterntble.
An cstraordinary affair occurred Al Win
ti1rop sta,ion, rear Dubuque, last Saturday
Tie Dubuque Herald says that . young
bauuful AID accomplished lady Of . well
10 DO farmer, was made the victim and &C.
ac "a On PROMISE Of marriage by = q!
Lo,rfco, who lived but shor, distance iron
tha, place. The Il her learning the "situ
atom Of Affairs approached the villain, re
yolver in hand, and would probably hav
put an end to lie exstenos had il not bee,
Tor tho interference Of third party. Tn
seaucss made tracks. and will probably Civ
Winthrop . vide bsrth.
The Muscatine daily Courier says that al
Indian who has besn about that city 10
,ome tune, received . terrible nutilation q
the machinery Of Chambers Mill. the othe
aay The accident occurred bv the break
,pc Of a rod, which struck bic legs belo,
the knees and broke the both. The un
fortunate fellows wounds were found to b
30 severe that Anpution became necessary
Both feet aud portion Of one leg were cu
I'll.
lie DOpu0OOIo 1uCOSUt0 SODS8UtO =
amusing account Of moon struck youn
ph~mAlo in that county trying TO gaivani,
her-elf she had fallen several fathOt1s in
10 love ui,h young man lately, but d
young ,nau d,du't tumble corresponding!
The disappointment was great and 50 81
concluded to qlit life, aud endeavored
effect her purpose ny swallowing box
palsn, powders that arc used to wash o
hrssa 10 give u the appearance Of oliver.
whe,h,r she intended TO prison OF galva'
ire herself 10 not known. A doctor "
called aud by ID ninistrring something le
than pound Of j0 lop. soon relieved the de
creature Of the poison, silver plating n
love spasm, and no serious damage result
from the rash act.
The Marshall T mes contains An accou
Of sad case Of dro xing In that county.
john Hudson resided the south bank
lhe i.inn Creek, And his daughter was goi
over On visit to the residence Of Mr..
" nrijngs who resides west OF town.
CON any with daughter OF The last naiu'
hey we've ON hor. eback and Miss Giddu
hao safely crossed the bridge which "
submerged ~ ,hv water the Creek he,
very ms,. Miss Hudson rode into the v
Ter bu, ~ love down that the horse mis-
% stepped III the bridge.
father saa the occurrence aud ran
her relief lie could not AwIm but
once plunged IN aud tied to save
daughter lie scixcd her and rose AID ss
one or twice, when they separated
meath the surface aud he VAS seen no mo
Tbs daughter in4c Ee the lsat time a
toaied II few rod, when she also sank, IA
was not Afterwards seen. a young III
who VAS ~ith these ladies threw rails a
pieces oil wood into the current. but nc
II them aoated near eocuRh TO enable
drowning persons TO seize them. I
Creek is very narrow aud crooked, and
secms very strange tina, person should
drowned in il; but they undoubtedly
their presence Of mind and were unable
make any ludicious eForts 10 aave III,
selves The bodies were afterwards
covered Mr.. Hudson Was 40 years
and his daughter IS.