Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-16
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The value Of shipments from lnderend-
encc during 1860, according to the Bulletin.
il over hall million dollsse.
Theodore T,ton wsi,c. ~ the Indeptndsaf |
hi- opinion that Iowa all b, the IFS, sac
the Jnivn I as!o.t fcaslc suffrage.
The Press states that Solomon Tucker
las discovered fine. thick win Of coal nix
mites SOU h.acs, - Washington.
The Marion county di<'il,crics have h,d
their examination hr",c tie United States
Cu,nm. - ,me'-. nini h,,i ~ .ca'y lond
int ~ al. it, und t>loyd Tia, more nj rcsi>
Nil, lc naic.
~ car u, Kenny nui ". II IRIS "s Hi"
ois, nrie-t.d sumo two week. aimee. ior the
n urdcr Of the young lady at LeGrand. 10
Marshall county, are both stiil held by the
authorities Of that State, awaiting the rain
er ta.dy order Of the Governor Of lilss LOT
their delivery to the Sheriff OF MARSHALL
county.
A yigosous Temperance movement - nov
in progress ct Des Moines. Nearly I'll the
saloons haze bss0 cloaed, while the hotels
have elected Ill liquor from their pro0issa,
and ths determination 10 e1pssoaod . make
drunkenness . crime unknown in that city.
Smallpox Is raging 1t Berlin, . small
town 8 Of 10 miles south Of Alden, two or
three families being do~n with il. gen.
tleman took II on the cars coming from II
linois. The man thus exposing eommuni-
ties 10 this loathsoms disease BY travelling
on the cars, deserves the seven plaques Of
Egypt.
The Fairfield Ledger mentions the result
Of the great wolf hunt 10 that vicincity.-
About 900 nen engaged in Il, and when
they came to the center, one rabbit and .
dozen turkeys were found-only these and
nothing more Foxes and wolves were seen
but the men didn't keep good line and
they escaped unnoticed.
The editor Of the Cresco Tmes recently
couhted 80 teams within ten rods Of the
office. The number Of teams IN to~ dur
ing the day Was between 800 and 400,
which number the Times considers pretty
good for Ave months town.
The postofics st Des Moinss has been de-
elared first class Office by the department
1t Washington.
A commercial college 10 10 DO opened
soon in Cedar Fal's, a. We learn from the
Gazette.
Some excitement has existed in Mt. Yer
non for . week past on the coal question.
Strong indications Of . vein o. coal have
been discovered about mile from town.
We hope TO hear soon Of the coal, instead
Of the ''indications." Probably ~ shall
before long.
A drummer in Ottumws, the other day,
found out that four aces don't always vim.
lie went in where . couple Of men were
playing and Cecame very much interested
In the exciting game. The msa over Whoss
shoulder he was looking drew four aces,
which the spectator cens,deSed . pretty
good hand. Betting ran high until four ace
man went. $40 beyond his pile, when he
called on the yOnng gent to loan the amount
to him. Considering it SAT, venture IN
der the Circumstances, the man appealed to
handed out the money. Soon the borrower
was taken with q sudden pain and lett ab~
ruptly. After waiting reasonable time for
bis return, his partner swept the table and
left. when the drummer ''smelt q mice"
and has ever since been hunting man with
four aces in his hand.
| A Wisconsin official, NO had arrested .
couple Of rascals, was riding with his pris-
oners, when prairie chicken made its AN
pearan.c, and the officer Drew his revolver
and fired two or thr e shots at it. One Of
the prisoners suggested that he could do
better, and the revolver was handed over 10
him. The prisoner. however, did not t,y
his skill On the chicken. but presented the
shooting>ron 1t the officer to cogitate on
the uncertainty Of man. and 10 return
homo minus the prisoners and $40 re
volver-
gen, cman III the sprngiimc Of life,
whsn walking with a lady. stumbled and fell
On his resum,ng bis perpendicular, the lady
rema' kcd, ''Shc WAS sorry for his unfortu>
nate tanr pas IL didn't hurt my fore paws,
aid he, IL oa!y baiked my knee.
The msjority against negro suffrage in
the District Of Clu,nbia at the election held
little over year ago, was 7 1904 = only SO
being recorded in his favor.
OF course. having protested by so large a
maj ority that they didn't want negro cleo
tors il was the very resaon Why in the opin-
ion Of a radical congress they should have
then. and therefore negro suffrage is inflic.
ted upon them 10y an act of legislation. We
would like to know precisely what ia mesnt
by the phrase "ths people rule" Can any
radical paper tell!