Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-02

We learn from the Eldosa Ledger that
Mr.. Marshall, . Wisconsin capitalist. has
promised to build WOODEN factory near IL
dora.
The Argus says that building company
10 abou, - be formed ia Burlington TO
build what, it don't ssy-stores, dwellings
or both, We presume. Good plan.
The saue paper SAYS that Hrs. Moore,
who shot Epstein in burlington the other
day, ia out on $500 bail.
There was a sl2, 900 fire at Salem, Henry
county. tbs week-lhe property Of Henry
Woodward. Insured Tor $1,000 or t. 600
says The IIawksye.
Tho Keokuk Constitution Gays that }.
Beebe bet $3.50 sgsinss $50, that be could
husk 100 bushels Of corn between ''sun and
sum-" He Won tho be. and the name Of
being . champion huskist.
Wyrich and Taylor. Who, In . drunken
spres, ran over and killed little child in
Keokuk, have been held to bail in the sum
Of $500. Too light, says the Constitution;
90 cay We.
The Journal Gays that . young man
named Sanderson, Of Upton, acting as
brakesman on n construction train. fell be-
tween the cars few miles west Of Musca-
line, q, three . clock this afternoon, and
was killed. Twelve cars ran over him, aud
en-, his hady ent;.civ IN two
TIE Bloomfield Guard learns that Mr.. W.
| q. Moore living west Of that town short
distance, discovered hidden treasure on
the land o. Vim. Frady. Tho amour, is
variously reported =, from $1,000 to $lo.-
600 in gold, Who Buried it? is the ques-
ton that is asked, but as yet unanswered.
The population Of Muscstine county, as
shown by the State census Of 1867, Is 90.
500. Ia 1860, it was l6.433, and IN 1865,
1924. In point Of population it is the
tenth cot n,y in the State, il being in this
respect behind only Clay ton. Clinton, Des
Moines. Dubuque. johnson, Lee, Linn, Polk
and Scott counties. In 1860, it was the
fifteenth county-tays the Journal.
The Herald says there WAS strike ofths
street railroad hands this week in Dubuque
for e.. 90 per day. Result: they went and
new ones took their places ct $115.
The Free P.ess SAYS that . man near
Mt Pleasant, doctored his horse with cas-
| tor beans. The animal died Immediately.
Thinking perhaps that the beans caused
the death he though be would satisfy him
self on the points, 50 ate some himself
aad still lives. He may yet become mar
tyr to science.
The Wn,erset Madisonian gives an in.
tcres;ing and valuable report of the condi-
ton aud prospects of that county, closing
with the following general remarks: "FoI
natural advantages. the county will com
pare with any in the State. The very hes,
Il water il abundant in all parts. North,
Middle and South rivers traverse the coun-
y from West 70 East, cutting it up into
barrow prairies, with heavy bodies o! tim
} Der Oh StCH sue. N0 nave iIcA
supplies Of lime stone rock, Fhich is Of the
very bes. quality Tor building purposes.
Coal is also found in various parts Of the
county but a. wood is plenty, coal has
oeen worked for but little. Our prairies
ne mostly high, dry. and rolling, The
I population Of the county row numbers II :
/ 100 ard i, Is increasing very rapidly.
Persons who have travelled extensively
pronounce this one Of the best ii no. The
very bes, county in the State. Altogether
| 4 presents extraordinary inducements 10
cnigran.s desiring to iind a pleasant home
md to better their condition.
! Tnr DEMOCRATIC GRAND ARNY.-The
late elections in Ohio, Pennsylvania aud New
York show the following vote in round
numbers
Rep. Dem.
! Ohio .243 900 240, 600
! New York $4,000 1000
r.g.g.