Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-18

The Ottumwa Mercury says that an old
man BY the name Of Bschmsn, committed
suicide few daya since, at Point Isabel, oy
blowing his brains out with shot gun
The deceased was over 70 years Of age,
A Dubuque gentleman adsertises for q |
wife "who wears her own hair. her own
teeth, her own checks, her own bosom, and
her own calves, Yithou, having gone and
bought them."
We learn from the Dewitt Observer that
an extensive peat marsh, near Cslamus, IN
Clinton county, is being successfully work
ed. A machine with capacity Of forty
tons Of peat per day is berg used.
We earn from the Burlington Hdnk> Ege
that one R8ss ltittuau as been bound over
20 answer to a charge Of rape upon stout
girl Of some eighteen summers. the efisnse
| having been twice committed in room OF
. public boarding house. adjoining which
were occupied rooms. The Ha1k,Lye
thinks it vas = clear case OF rape.
The New Hampton Courier says: "A
private letter from our former townsman, T..
N. Alden, who il living at the Vermont
House, states that he 10 mlking 40 cows
and making so pounds Of cheese pei day
Mr.. Alden 10 on the right track; he prefers
10 make risks in the products Of our native
grasses than to rely wholly upon grain
| crops a. too many Of our farmers do
A little dasgh,s Of Me-. Gibbs, Of Franks
lin county, while picking strawberries in
the woods last week. felt srfatch on one
Of her fingers, while cropping about in the
grass. On returning home the arm began
to swell and became very painful. and the
fact was soon developed that she WAS bitten
BY rattlesnake. The aid Of an experienced
physician saved the girls life.
A sad occurrence took place in Burling
ten on the 10th. Two boys, the sons OF
Mr.. William Fitzpatrick, named Patrick
/, aud Thomas, the former | and the latter
years Of sge were drowned in the river nea
the depc,in that city. The boy with other
of their own age we're in the river bathing
the smaller boy getting beyond his dpeth
the brother attempted to reseue him and
both sank to rise no more in this life.
The Iowa Falls Sentinel mentions th'
!. case Of chi d, about two and half year,
!. old, who got lost 10 the vicinity of tina
4 place few days since. After . night o
h faithful hunting blythe neghbors, and snx
o ious waiting by the almost distracted pa
= rents, the little fellow WAS found early II
!, the morning. He had undoubtedly siep
= soundly on the pvsirie during the night. TO
. when be was found he vas beside the roa'
e picking posies" as lighthearted and insrs.
D. as . cricket.
" Clear Lake which has been higher thi
he spring than for several years, broke owe
Il the embankment on Monday last. and ha
.. been dscharging its waters through tn
n outlet and Willow creek ct ar unusual rate
IL Willow creek is therefore . stream OF n
ID mean magnitude. Unless something
at done to mend the break, Clear Lake mus
III run out in short time. Several years ag
il was allowed to do the same thing, aud
re required three years TO bring il to its OIL
t.. stage u would be . great calausity ~
Il, loss TO those Interested IN the vicinity.
in the lake should be destroyed. 1t is no
IN one Of the most attractive features OF Ii
Id county. II the Inhabitants Of the plae
es know where theft interests lie. they wi
turn out and use every effort TO mend II
* break. The greatest inducement 10 sett
" at Clear Lake 10 the lake. Destroy It Al
e. the price Of property must necessarily |
to decreased -Cerro G0rdo Republican.