Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-30

Peaches are selling in Fort Madison q
81 90 per bushcl.
There are fifteen hundred pupils 10 lhl
public schools Of Council Bluffs.
Four hundred and sevsuty>ens rsaperl
were cold al Cedar Rapids The present sea
son.
The Clinton Herald says that freights
on the Mississippi have been advanced to
thirty cents . hundred.
That excellent paper, the Dewitt OBJ
server furnishes 10 the following iten: "A
boy some seven or nine years Old passed
through the Merchant Union ESpress Oh
Zee At this place Lest Saturday. 90 bis way
70 Maquokesa, having been labelled Of Nor
salk, Ohio. The boy told NJ. Whitney,
the agent. that be he'd lots Of fun on the
Trip"
Miss Maggie Milan. was tried Il the late
term Of Court, ON shasgs Of 6sowoiog her
III seitmsss child in the Mississippi - LIZ
ons. and wss acquitted. When arrested
she confessed to her guilt; but the Court
held that this sdmission could not Be taken
q evidence, and no witness appearing
against her, she waa acquitted.
The Elkades Journal has seen vegsta>
bic curiosity and de.srites Il thus: "Thess
has been for the past week on exhibitiUn 10
Geo. Mshoney's confectionery store, veg
etsble snaks-called BY some . Japansse
cucumber. The vegetable 10 question Is
five feet eight inches il length. and in form
and proportion exsctly resembling snake
coiled, With head erect. Il has been fur
nished with eyes, teeth. and with red psins
in its mouth, which deeeives great many.
| Il 10 the fisst Of The kind We have ever seen,
and was grown near Strawberry Point by
c. E. Baker"
Tho Oskaloosa Herald says that the sss
cent census Of the childseu iu OskaleooG
scheel district demonstrates the fact thai
there are 40 more girls thas boys in thai
city. The ouQbss - sspestsd are, gisla
562, boys, 5l6.
The Herald also says: 'Jsmes Kennedy
aged about ten years. had both legs badly
crushed BY . freight train st The Chicago
4 Northwestern depot, Fulton. lest Thurs
day evening. Attempting to Jump from
the train, he missed his footing, falling
with both legs across the track. Dr.. Girls
void was called, end amputated betl
limbs sbevs the knee, but the boy
died about fous o'clock Friday Morn
log. A negro named Joe. q
Clinton, fell in lore the Other day, fell on
again the next, end o. the third day trist
to "quit life' With. . cup Of "eold pizsn.
He was saved BY dose ofphysis.
0sIfL Aseur. hay fork ewindless
who operated 10 this county, and who has,
| TeAms.nrH1~ 49, ~ks>~ka ~ ..mAa~a ~ns,
wishseanding their vsntilatiso BY thssatis,
press Of Iowa, have been carrying On thsi
game quite successfully in Block Hswl
county within the lest two weeks. Th'
Cedar Falls Gazette says they succeeded il
vietimiziog quite . number Of farmers. :
Two farmers ors mem toned Who wes
"sold" 10 the tune Of $3.50. The gang ~
stopping in that city, but hearing thst
warrant was sbeut 70 b issued for their q
rest, they suddenly dscampsd 70 eight
upon some other victims In se0s ssnot
county.
A SAD AvvAiR.-The following accoun
off cad suicide q Centsrville. Appsnoos
county, We take from the Loyal Cit
zen. The Citizen saye: IAN ulfostunat
affair occurred near Mosavia, on Sund ~
| TIC lcbO It1Sts n W0Tk VI " U0JUB0 tOu
time . marsisge had taken place between
T. McLanc. Of Monroe county and Mis-
Mary Wood, Of this county. Some misur
Outstanding seems - have occurred be
tween them in q sholt time, and on III
; 10th inst, they mutually agreed to sepsr
ate. They had an interview on the morn
ing Of that day, and she told him that IL b
left her she would never see the sun es
again. lie left, and she then told her pes
pie that she intended to 60 to Des Moline
TO visit ecr uncle. She went up stairs ~
parently for the purpose Of packing up he
clothes, and halt hour si.erward she wa
found hung BY . skein Of thread to iafte
She had iooped the skein about her necl
fastened It 10 the rafter. and fallen forwar
from box on which she stood. When Sd
Vas cut down life was found to be extinc
A coronsr's inquest WAS held over tho bod
and verdict rendered in accordance Wit
the above facts We are informed that n
blame attaches to the young man."