Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-20

The Burlington Gazette claims for ito city
srnpuia,ion Of $4,000.
The Government has released the Rhom-
berg dhstiilery At Dubuque a. we learn II on,
the r.mes-taking = bond for security.
Thieves are operating upon the stores
and dA clangs of kcokux, as We learn from
tho Gate City.
The Cedar Falls Gazette speaks Of great
improvcm cnts In that city during the past
sesson. Cedar Falls Is ono OF The most
prominent inland towns Of Iowa. II han
nun-seus elements Of great success
The Herald says that a horse thief nam ed
T. Il. Clark, was arrested in Dubuque on
ysiaAy. ile confessed the crime on the
spot. The Herald Office sends 90
70 poor blind Dixon. The General
Freight Odics Of the Dubuque 4 Sioux CITY
X. Il has been removed from DUBUQUE to
Chicago.
4. w. Richards, haiiing from 81. Louis,
~. arrested ia Cedar Falls last week, by a
Dubuque officer. aud in his trunk were
found articles showing that he WAS the per.
ron who had robbed several persons IN Du-
baquo recently. So says the Gazette.
james redfori. aged eighty years, died
1t his residence near Columbus City, Louisa
county. on the a9th ult. From the Wspello
Republican ws learn the following facts in
his history: "The deceased was born in
the year 1857, ia Rockbrdgs county. Va.
lis mother died when he was OH infant
IL was taken by the mother Of the late
CIV. Samuel Houston, and nursea nj IN.
ss'ar breast at the same time with the great
Texan. lie vas captain in the second
var with England. ard commanded ~.
company ia which Gov Houston srryed a.
sergeant. After the close Of The war h.
settled near Knoxville. Tenn. and ep,sr.a
IN farming. Slaves which no had given tn
him by his f,ther. be, after educ ,,inc them
set them free. When the Texas war hrul a
cut, he WAS solicited oy his friend aud
cousin. then General Hon ton. to 20 10 rex.
a.. and share with him the e,orles Of Al
venture, but he refused on account ~ Nj.
q religious principles. lie moved "a ms
State in the year 1851 and settled n,,r ~.
lumhus CITY, where he has s,pc, ma,ia II,
hoins. ia hiss been a me fn,er and ru,in
elder in the Associate Church for 81,
years, and vas always respected and love-,
by ail who knew him."
A Washington paper says that. on Mon
day Of last week, young Hocsier couple
snierants. stopped At Morehesd's bridge
and the husband ca,ae 70 the village e.
medical aid. IIis wife soon gave birth 10
pair Of trims, in the wagon The docts
1dsissd then 90 stop At some house, . u,
wsashse was cold. They started, but one .
the babi~s soen died. and before they reach
a Robert Draaca's place the second on
hsd died. And sti!l they kept going. W
sia noe learn Tho fate Of tho woman.
a WooLEx MILr.-We ere glad TO leasl
ehaasesfsin parties frou the Esss have con
aummstsd arrangements for the ersoti0u .
. Ieeeo Wooiea mill near this city, 6e1
airing. NJ. Abraham Smalley hes a In
sersss il the project, and viii see that moth
lar d wansing o. ensure in success. Tn,
min viii - located on the island, near Mr.
Cne's eoopss-shcp, accut : mile below tn
city. This wiil b. gratifying news. indeed
a. ~ rosidensss 81 noseAti0e sd vicinity
Enterprises Of mis- Kind oeonct fail to Prov
ofin<stsmahIe hensllt 20 thep heeat whict
~ - lsAAo1 ~ ~ 6oootty oseuoi
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