Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-07

The Masons Of New York City have de-
termined TO build home for widows, or
phans and tho disabled Of their own order.
Four millions are TO be expended for
nav State Capitol building at Albany, New
York.
II il proposed to bald bridge across the
Ksooehee river. nsasly 2,100 feet long, Asd
costing - 100000.
Nis proposed to build grand hotel q
Dorchester, Mass, At = cost Of million aud
half of. dollars.
The once famous Cequetts Well, on the
Egbert farm. Oil creek, continues to yield
two hundsed barrels per day.
A young man employed IN Ne rolling
mills 1t Bsthlshsm, Pa, has falles heir 70
- estate valued At Sc, 000, 900.
Joseph Ksllss, II Wisssa, Nian., was
esssotsd recently. while sAyiag his prayers
IN St. Patrick's Church, =. Leais, asd rso
bed Of go. Ths:ssbbsrs sscapsd.
In Spriasnsld, Esis county, Pa, . few
sights siaes, Two dogs entered ashesp fold,
aad out Of . nsck Of q, enly three escaped
uahasmed, the rest being either killed a
wounded.
The Day ION TO- Empire 10 sdvissd u .
case in one Of the public schools Of that city
wherein female teacher punished little
fellow until he fainted-strikine him about
81 blows on the hand.
Mi. John A. Goodson, formerly member
Of the Kentucky State Senate and for many
years Mayor ofCovingtcn, Ky. committed
suicide on the nth. Deceased was - yssrs
old. No cause is assigned.
A child Of Henry Beerman, Of Elgin, tip
ped kerosene larup upon itself, On Monday
evening Of last week, and set its clothes on
fire. IL wss burned so severely that II died
on the wednesday succeeding.
A farmer named johnson, residing Gear
Albany, N. ", who was few weeks aimee
overpsid 81 900 BY one ofehs savings banks
Of that city, has bssn arrested and placed
under bail. he forgetting to return the
inoney. .sas arr ,-- 3 -laeE
A lady tainted few days since In the
cars. A medical gentleman present, who
went TO her relief, exclaimed: Has any gen
tleman flask Of whisky or brandy p Over
thirty pocket pistols flashed in the. Air At
once.
Tho Peace Conference will meet in Lon
don on the Tn Of Nay. Il 10 understood
that Lord Stanley, Secretary Of State for
Foreign A6aiss, who 10 70 represent Great
Britain at the Conference will preside over
its deliberations.
A Youxo LADY, daughter Of J. b. B1ebs,
committed suicide last Saturday, 10 Fish
kill, New York. By shooting herself with
. pistol. She bad bsen engaged 10 be mar
sied, but her father placed her in : luHatic
asylum 70 break sp ihs match. The ol1sef.
sfths asyluo, Anaing shs was rot insane
let her 70 home. Lsafning Of the marriage
Of the young gentleman 70 wheml che had
been engaged, she deliberately shot herself.
A Wisconsin pspse Wills the stsry Of .
mao who slspsd Win snother's wiNbs but on
going to the hotel bsakiast table \ Chicago
here such copeeoial spirits most d con-
grexote, was Alled with Consideration Ct
seeing his swn wife With the NAN whose
domestic peace no thought be had wrecked
his own lawful wife back 10 HE own deser>
ted hearthstone.
Tns pebble il peomissd some rich develop.
ments. Bsnnstt Of the New York Herald,
has for long time assailed ruthlsssly Ben.
Wood, Of the New York Ners. Wood has
endured il as long as human nsture can,
and gives warning Of retaliation. He in>
tends to Commence such az exposition Of
his (Bsnnetts) private affairs - will tend
to put step to this reckless disregard Of
The decencies Of life." The subject ID .
geed one. the field wide one, and the pub
lilo will await the revelations with eonsider>
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