Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-15

The Good Tsmplar's Lodge a. DEBORAH
has . membership Of one hundred and
thirty.
The whole Of the Iowa. Central Railroad
from Cedar Falls to the Missouri line will
be under contract bv the first Of may.
The Csntsrville Citizen says n coal bank
has been opened one mile from that place
and taken out 200 bushels per day.
In Muscasire Oh Monday, John Brier
made an assault upon Hiram Drake with
un *. The assailant was arrested and fined
81
Twenty car loads Of cattle and hogs were
shipped At Pella last Monday.
The Blade says that ewing to the miser-
able condition Of the streets ia Pella last
week parents we're obliged to take their
Children 10 school On horseback.
Extensive preparations for sowing large
breadth Of wheat are being made 10 Marion
County.
The Blsds notices The appearance Of The
nrst number Of d. Rlla Gazette. the new
German paper just started in thst city.
Six thoussad four hundred head Of hogs
L~sre pscked 10 Dsboque during the pass
ss6Ssn.
A ssgro made an attempt ct highway
robbery shs Other sight in Ksokuk. s..
cssting himself under some trestls work
which spanned . high embsnkment, the
darkey waited until HE victim came along,
= A.,s
was too powerful. and Sambo was pitched
head over heels down the deep ravinc. -
Concluding he had got hold Of the wrong
man, he picked himself up, and absconded
~ safe quarters.
Tho MuscAtins Journal says there Was Z
small FIRE in that city on Friday night, and
rather laments that the flames were cosfinsd
to small limits when discovered. II says
Il does not wish The town any hurt, but
thinks portion Of Il mi ght as we'll be burn.
cd down. Bad ia6usnce.
The Avtumwa Mercury says that The rev
s0us e6lcsrs seized six barrels Of whisky
bslonging to n. 3. Walker Of that city, o.
Monday last, On account Of On alleged fraud
upon she regulations II The Revenue De-
| pastmsnt.
The MsGrsgor Ners says that Fred Wsg.
snsr (not our gay little knight Of the RACER.
va killed BY runaway team in that city Z
few days ego.
The Deputy State Marshal arrsstsd two
supposed counterfeiters near MsGrsesr Z
few days ago. In their possession Va.
found tools and material for countssfsitina
coin. One Of them was Afterwards rsleasst
on his own secsgnixsnce in the sum Of l ,0O(
| The Creeco Times says car load after al
lead ef ties. bridge timber, and lumber, I,
b used In building the railroad west Il
Austin, ere constantly arriving. Il sssml
that every effort will BE- made ts csauect III,
Mc6rsgor Wsstesn railroad and the Mime
sotA Csntsal The csnisg season.
The Marion correspondent Of the Du
buqus Herald says that tAs suit ia the Lin,
county Cosst Of Cummings ". D. s. W. r
| r.. Tor damages because u plaintiff havinI
bssa injured The ti9s the train ran of tn
track between Mssisn and Cedar Rspids
WAS decided in favor Of the railroad compa
ny.
The Marshall ldrance aays that one da]
last week, three Of Mr.. Ava. Anson's chill
drcn in that place, aged three, five and sew
en-, found, laid away aboat the house, quit
a quantity Of the sugar sand used upos
popped corn, cakes. etc, and ate quite q
amount Of Il, and were soon afterwasd
taken violently sick, when Dr.. Statler wa
called in and the matter was pronounced
case Of poisoning. The children are nov
said to be doing well.
Tho wooden mill at Msrengo has sus
pended operations for the present.
The item going the rounds Of the pres,
that DR.. Spencer. President Of the Stat
University At Iowa City, has resigned, il
| untrue.
The ''roughs' Of Muscatins indulge /,
spirited horse races through the prineipa
streets Of that city almost daily, regardless
Of the safety Of pedestrians, ETC., OF the fec
Of the police officers.
Building prospects are very encouraging
70 Muscatins this spring. The Jcurna
says that great deal will 10 done IN tha
line this summer.
1.osse. who was arrested q Msvshall-
town, and taken to Knoxville, charged Will
the robbery q the Marion county trsaWssy
hes had his examination and been dis
charged.
We learn from the Cedar Rapids Tine
that Charles Maly committed suicide b,
shooting himself in the bowels, on Thurs
day OF las, week lie left number of let
tiers directing the disposal of his effects
also will, by which he left his property I,
his wife. In one Of the letters was a 70.
quest that the gun with which he commit
ted the deed might be buried with him. il
order that it might never be again used. Hi
request was complied with The deceased
was . native Of Bohemia, and had AWAY,
been a qaict. industrious and incirensiv
citizen.
Tho Sidney linton tells of two horse
thieves who were caught and summary
sho: Is warning 10 other despersdoss.
The bones and clothing Of child evident
" about year old. were found day bsfor,
yesterday, On the other eide Of the river
back Of the ruins Of the old mill, 10 th,
slough, The mystery is unsolvsd there il
no clue. The clothing and rsmaias wer,
taken 10 Oquawka Junction for On inquest
-DuTssnyton HdWksye.
Tns RELIEr COMMITTEE. cemm;tte
appointed BY the Board Of Tsade 70 solici
aid Sbr those destitute Of seed grain IN tn,
| back counties, hsvs gene to work with
apirit that 10 sose to ultimate ia success. =
The hid 10 collected, snd will - Riven. -
loan. Yesterday. their first days work
made m exhibit Of $500. Il 10 propes e.
10 make the suhesiption $4,000 q las.
dubuque 1twsa
The Quincy Wig says that from euqui-
ries from persons in various parts Of Adam,
county. Il learns that the peach buds Or,
very nearly or quite oil destroyed. Tn,
best report from any locality, on the pre-
cent prospect, b very light yield. AL
esAss fruit, however, premises well, II nj
unlavorable weather occurs hersaftss. tn,
cherries losk rsmaskably well.
The same paper says the report, frsm q
quarters, 10 highly encouraging % . The
prospect Of winter wheat. fsvosahls cir,
cumssancss in he early part Of the ssseou
will put itin fine condition to outlive n,
dasgsss q ths -hasvsss. Nsswishsssndius
the delay last fali in getting in the seed. thu
pssspsss 10 the bsst for several ysars past
-K3s1sk oats CITY.
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