Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-28
STATE ITEMS.

500 tons Of rails are now en- route for the
Dubuque & Sioux City road.
Webster county is building bridge
across the Des Ioines.
The Sioux City Journal says that place is
full Of strangers hunting locations.
DR.. Guilbert, OF Dubuque, is soon 20 com
mence the issue a Masonic paper, to be
called THE Evergreen"
Contracts for the telegraph line from Du-
buque to Minneapolis, and from Dubuque
to ST. Louis, arc let at S22o per mile, and
4 work commenced Oh the same.
The Clermoni Leader has changed hands
IL ID. LindIey taking the place Of George
d. Edmonds.
The Dallas Gazette is jubilating over The
prospec, of two roads through that county
| the Rock Island on one side Of the coun-
" and The Valley road through Abel.
On Sunday evening last thirty seven car
loads Of wheat left Marshalltown for Chi
cago, in one train.
They have man In Marshalltown named
Asa Barrows, eighty six years old, who vo-
ted for Thomas Jefferson in 1903, has al
ways been Democrat.
The destruction Of Rhomberg's distillery
sheds at Dubuque was q $50, 900 fire-sl5,
600 insurance. II was the work of an in
cendiary, says the Herald. A reward Of
$500 is offered for the man who did it.
The Dubuque Times says that the Cen
trail Go. is about to put on another ferry boat
and barges for transferring cars between
that place and Dunleith. The barges will
be large enough to carry five freight cars
each.
The New Hampton Courier learns that a
heavy force will soon be drawn off FROM the
McGregor Western and put 10 work on the
Land Grant railroad, starting at some point
east Of Cslmar and running southwest till il
strikes the 43d parallel.
Within the past six weeks about 80, 900
pounds Of mineral have been taken from the
'Tom Kelley estate. The lead 10 now being
worked on the land Of Plat Smith by Mr.
Waters. Four thousand pounds Of mineral
are taken out per day, with no end III sigh.
The level OF the Dubuque Level and Lsad
Mining Co.. is said TO have opened rict
prospect. from fifty TO one hundred
thousand pounds Of mineral can probably
be raised, when il will be necessary to rur
. drain in 20 draw of the water. The sup
ply of mineral will be almost inexhaustib!,
when the water IS removed.
On Saturday last. a Mr.. Stuart whipped
the editor Of the Bentonsport Signal, fo
abusive articles. Mr.. Bailey attempted L
shoot Stuart, but was caught by bystand
or, and in she scuiile the revolver vas dis
charged, the ball entering Bailey's RICH
breast and coming out at thc back Of tn
shoulder. His life was despsired Of at las
accounts. SO says the Fairfield Ledger.
j. NJ. Edwards, formerly . citizen OF Fl
Madison, where he was ADMITTED to prac
tice law, and afterwards published the Co
lumbus City Enterprise, . blatant rndica
paper, and later a radical deputy United
States assessor for Louisa county, in thi
State. was recently arrested in Missouri an,
brought back to Wspsllo, in Louisa county
on . charge Of forgery. Hc is now in Jail
We have been informed by reliable author
ity that over two-thirds Of the convicts il
the penitentisry In this State are thieves
who were, when out Of prison, shinin,
lights in the party Of great moral ideas =
and intensely loyal TO other peoples prop
erty and the niger. There seems TO be
natural affinity between radicelism and rob
bery.-kcokuk Constitution.
Usage is excited over railroad matters
The surveyors of the G. +. 4 II !, Il bav
run line through abe west end Of town
cutting up lots with vengeance Tn
town IS laid out square with the world, an
the survey rms through in very nearly
ncrlhwostery direction
The Postmaster General has establshe,
the following post Offices in the State O
Iowa durin" the month of August:
Russell, Lucas county;
Tyrone. Monroe county;
Sylvan Retreat. HUMBOLDT county;
Lime Greek, Cerro Gordo county;
Dunlap, Hsrrison county.
L. w. Babb.t has resumed edtoria con
troll of the Council Bluffs Buge, ard prom
Uses 20 advocate the principles of the Dem
ocratic party as laid down by jefferson a.,
Madison, and carried out by Prcsiden
Jackson, Polk end PIERCE he also prom
ises to issue daily if sufficient encourage
mems is given him by the Council Buffers