Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-24

The Harksye records the fac: thA. Bur.
linptcn In glorying in her new steam nfe
engine.
A new Presbyterian Church ediiice has
been commenced in Keokuk, which IL dis
tined 10 be one OF the finest buildings In
that place. So says the Constitution.
The Webster City Freemcn says there
has pever teen a time during the last ten
years ~hen the crops looked more tlauering
at this tine Of the year than they 90 now.
The Charles City Iafeliiseacsr says
Young man named Bump recently commit
isd suicide ia Hardin comfy, by shooting
himself through the head, because he vas
too lazy 70 work.
DR.. Smith. Of Monticello, has COW which
gives SCI pounds of milk per day, and dor
irg G2 days this spring SIT pounds Of but
ter were made from her mix, after deduct
ing What the family wanted to use.
A young msn named Lewis W. Painter.
residing near Rochester, Cedar county. went
bathing in Cedar river. last Saturday after
noon, when be got into whirlpool ana was
drowned.
A man went down into q we'll near Eldo'
"a last week the wall and earth cayed IN.
covering him up about 10 feet deep. he
was dug out, however. two hours after, al
safe and sound without scratch.
The Monticello Erpress gives The total
number of cattle in Jones county ~ 10. IS2;
horses 1928, sheep 22.044, hogs 23.83S;
total value OF personal property, $l,l43,
29s; value Of land, $2,5lo,2l2; total S.,
sT0,lls.
Track laying has commenced northward
! from Cre.co in this State and southwark
from Owa,onna in Minnesota, the present
/ terminus of the Minnesota Central X. r.
/ In couple pair of years, rail connection be-
tween Iowa and Minnesota will be pera
fected.
The Keokuk Constitution says tina. the
collection on distilled spirits in the First
District Of Iowa, for ten months, ending
June 9Th, 1867, we're $50, 1923 Sc. Shipped
| in bond to other districts. 5,350, 639 gall
Ions; At 81 tax, $lo7, 192.7S. Total $685.
1864.
All the papers all over the State unite in
one unanimous voice in hera.ding the pross
pect Of On abundant harvest. There is
scarcely Q word OF complaint or croaking
among the farmers--in fact all grounds OF
complaint have collapsed and appear only
now and then in the potato bug form, and
weak at that.
The Dubnque Times says that the res
mains Of Tom Kelley, the noted Dubnqu>
mi-er are to be taken from the Catholic
Cemetery and buried in the Knoll ct the top
Of kelley's Bluff The grave will lie neat
" enclosed and plain monument er cted.
Tho same paper says that the steamer j.
K Groves will be completed about the first
Of September.
The Keokuk folks are justly jubilent over
the recent order for commencement Of work
upon the lower rapids. This improvement,
the Constitution argues, will make that
town a great place in spite OF fate. No doubt
il will be an important help, but most inns
portant to the river interests in which oil
the cities AMI all the inhabitants Of the
Great Valley are deeply interested.
They have 1902 schools in Washington
! county have 6,G46 young people between
, the ages of o and q years. 3, 465 boys and
3.l76 girls average attendance st school
, 2,642. During the last year AZ males and
lag females were engaged In teaching ay-
. erage pay per week, 81 80 and $5.65. To.
tai amount paid teachers in 1866, $ls.55s
G0-tuition averaged 20 cents per head.
The steam saw mill Of Mr. Henry Ter
Eyck. at Hooks Point, Wapel.o county, wal
u totally destroyed by fire on the night Of thu
' 10Th inst When the fire was discovered
Q the flames had made such Roadway that !
4 was impossible to save the mill OF anything
near H. About 10000 feet OF lumber,
: lath and planning machine, corn>grinder
c and the machinery used in the manuiactur
$ of cheese boxes were totally destroyed
f The Fort Madison Piainaealcr publishe
. the following iooiings from the censn
schedules of that county The number Q
dwelling houses 1884. aud the population
e 3f,4l7. of whom 500 are entitled to vote
i aud 1881 are enrolled militia. There ar
l.. 3os unnaturalized foreigners. The numbe
between the ages OF five and twenty son
. years, is l.459 The value Of manufac
= lures is 1887 3l, and Of agricultural in
N plemcnts and machinery, $2I5.256. Tn
X value of sheep killed by dogs is 81, 7O4 an
. BY wolves, 81 5l7.