Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-08

The land sales in Polk county for last
week am sunted to over &27 900; Scott coun
" same week, $50, 40.
The Argus says that there are NOS lee
than ono thousand men employed r. OUT
lington upon the railroad bridge anu ci'y
improvements.
The McGregor Times -.ys shat mrs. Vas
KEY. sister TO Capt. E,stnan, gave pirth 20
t,,nic,s shout . VIZ since. One OF the lit
lie ono. died I'd now we make the melan
chol, rscoss of the mothers death on Mon
dav ~. al, leaving husband With the sad
r rs Of great loss and seven children to
care for.
The Burlington Hawkeye says that the
body Of Charles Rodeson was found, at 10
o'clock Monday uorais6 saspssdeAk by the
neck from . limb Of 3 tjss, absut AQ aartef
Of . mile from the raiIsosd depot, on the
east side of the river. When discoveged
life vas sxtiact, ithsssh the body WI Sill
warm.
The Des Moinss Statesmsn says that
Gleason, Who has jsss been tried in the U:
S. Distric. Cont 10 that city and ssntenced
70 be hung, on being asked w6euR hede.
sired an effort 10 Be madc loe che ee0mu-
ta.,on of sentence to Imprisonment, answer
ed e,nphasically that ''he would fet0br die
| TO. morrow than again 60 TO the penitentia.
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The Burlington IIawkeye says that the
railroad bridge Ut Quincy will probably be
ready for trains BY the first OF next August.
Its length, from shore TO shore, is . nile
aud four rods. The supcrstructure will be
Of iron, elevated twelve feet shove hi II Va
ter level The estimated cost 10 million
and half Of dollars. The stone for the
piers is obtained at the Gafron and Nauvoo
quarries, upon the Iilinois side.
The Dubuque Herald says that the sx-
tension Of the d. 4 8. 9. X. X. 10 progress
ing favorably under the supervision Of the
contractors, Douglass Brown 4 Co. A
force Of 100 men and 80 teams are grading
the road from Iowa Falls westward, and
Nick Denton 10 - busy a bee in swarm
time overseeing the men and pushing the
work forward. Another section will b
commenced to-day ,at Webster City with
about half tho above force.
The Register says that the Sioux Cisy
branch Of the Union Pacific Railroad 10 nov
compisted u The Little Sioux river, ant
passenger tsains will commspcs running 4
that point. ON Nosdsy usxl. The grad
ing 10 completed some twelve miles thi,
side Of OnAwa, or within twenty eight milei
o. Sioux City, and large gangs Of hand
are now engaged in grading in this diree
tion. There 10 no doubt but that the roas
will be completed to Sioux City early j,
the csning sprise
! It 10 said that the devilmeut OF boys Of
Hailow cen, at M. Vernon, resulted 10 tn
burning Of one Of the best business block
in that place, with . loss OF somewhere be
tween twenty and thirty thousand dollars
besides ommitting other punishable deprs
dations.
II The Ansmoss EarekS 30 moved into usv
! 7 and commodious quarters that they hav,
been building and just completed, ct quite
, . heavy expense, whish will be likely y
mako them feel 1t home and put them be
yond the reach Of exaetiDg lsadlesds.
The Hawksys says thst then were $40
900 cigars made in Burling ton during the cur
rent year; also 10000 lbs. Of tobacco.
The report that Pap Branard Of tn,
Iowa City Republican has not sniled sine,
the election is now corroborAtsd by TIT
Muscatins Courier. His heart lies buried
not near New Salem, that We know Of, bu
all over Johnson county generally. He, too
will never address another woman rs 'your
aiIectionately-"
Or TO 10, rns Pooh INDfAN.--''Nobl
red men Of the plains, bouncing on TN
guarded trains, when you come and wher
: you 20. Sherman's scouts would like 4
know. Burning here aud seAlping there
east and west and everywhere. prowlin,
like . tiger cat. night and day along III
Platte, stealing boldly At your will, Gil alon
the Smoky Hill, first you come in psrtie
small, now In numbers that appal, spread
ing death and devastation, rob bing ranches
burning stations, such persistent visitation
does not claim QUE admiration. Mr.. Io
nov quit POUR tricks, surely you'll get in
n now just stop these ugly capers, o
we'll send you 10 the Quaksss. flour boy
start on the seout. surely they will wip
+ you cut j; 70, bold rcd man Of the Yves,
here your stay 10 Short ct best 70 On,
hunt the buffalo, We can spare you, Mr.
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