Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-15
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
STATE ITEMS.


The Mt. Pleasant Journal comes out 10
avor Of Hon. James Harlan for the Prcsi-
dency.
The Times SAYS that the Jones County
Cheese Co. sold ten tons of cheese TO Du-
buque house at 10 eenssper pound-Ss.0oo.
Mr.. Fred. Hinler, OF Iowa county. set fire
% . stump rear his new barn the other day,
aud burnt both up.
The recent Catholic fair at Des Moines
took in $a,5222s. Mss Mary Movers won
the o, era cloak by over 200 majority.
The Herald com plains Of extensive frauds
At the Dubuque Elevator. It grades down
in receiving and grades up in delivering.
Another survey Of the c.. r. 1. 3 P. R.
R. Is shortly to - made between Lewis,
Cass county, and Council Bluff, - We lesrs
from the Mes enger.
The Transcript says that the amount Of
seventy five thousand dollars has been ex-
pended in building within she corporation
limits Of Eddyvile this season.
The Eldsrs Ledger states that thirteen
cars Of iron have arrived on the ground Of
the Eldora L Acxley Railroad, and that
three weeks will briog the engine within
sight Of Eldora. We watch the progress Of
this road with inter ct ~ 1t 10 one Of the
Or rs that points this way from Minnesota.
$l4.O0O worth Of the Harbor Improve
ment Co. property VAS sold at Dubuque
recently on mortgage foreclosure Il was
Dough, in by the Company. The Times 10
informed that the Central folks bound them
selves to make at least s40O, 00O.worth OF
improvements on their purchase, IN build
lngs and filing, before tue close OF 1869.
A correspondent Of the ST. Louis Repub-
iicsn SAYS 'ha. Capt. Lewis Bisseli, in .
cor, mupication TO the Missouri Historical
Society, vindicates the truth OF history by
| showing from irrefragsbe evidence that
the old Council Bluffs, so named BY Lewis
i Clark, WAS not near tho present locaton
90 called. 1t was precisely where the city
of Omaha now is and where Fort Atkin-
son was subsequently located. In 1920 the
| Missouri washed tue bascof the biuH, thong Oh
at present il is considerable distance from
it. At that time, says General Bissell. the
Government recognized the last named
site IS Council Bluffs, and communications
from the different departments were direct
ed to that place as such. The General says:
Now. by what art Of legerdemain OF for
VIA: motive the legitimate name Of Council
Bluffs has been purloined and transferred
across the river into the State Of Iowa (soms
| four miles distant and some miles from the
bank OF the river, to the old Mormon town
Of GAINESVILLE, 10 beyond comprehension. =
Omaha, Il appears, has been blufFed out Of
| y name.
Real estate sales in Polk county during
the past week amounted to &43,674; Scott
county, about 100000.
The Local Of the Maquoketa Excelsior
says be had the pleasure Of eating some
chestnute few days since which we're rails
ed near that city BY Dr.. Usher. The trees
on which they grew we're planted some %
years ago. Oflate xanp the chestnut has
received more attention 10 this State. and
uow nearly every nursery 10 supplied with
them % we'll - other trees.
The Burlington Argus says that the grad
ing on the Burlington and Cedar Rapids
road 10 progressing finely. They have done
an immense amount OF work. 1t will not
be long before the section between here and
Wspelo will be completed. By the close
Of another season We have reason to hope
that the cars will be running between here
and Cedar Rapids.
| TERsIBLs AccIDENr.-As we 60 to press
We learn, IRON Nelson Cone, Esq Of the
horrible death Of a little daughter of Ste
phen Steward, q farmer Of Bluff Creek
township, Monroe county. The little girl
rode out on the evening of the 4th inst, tn
drive up the cows, but staying longer than
usual, the family became alarmed and wen,
| in search Of her. Il was then some time
after dark, aud they could see nothing OF
her, or Of the horse. but on arriving At or
near the place where the cows we're usually
found they heard the groans Of the horse,
who seemed to be in distress. They at once
proceeded to the spot, and there beheld the
crushed and mangled remains Of the little
| girl lying beneath the horse. who Was strug-
Cling to rise, each attempt only crushing her
the more. When they removed the horse
they found that the girl was st:ff and cold in
dsath-hsr head and breast being complete.
" smashed. II is supposed that the horse
he'd probably stumbled and fallen into the
ditch, and owing to the peculiar situation
Of the ground, was utterly unable TO extri
cate himself. The little girl Was doubtless
killed BY the first.- Eddyville Transcript