Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-09
STATE ITEMS.


W inter- set, IN this state.
The sum o! &25 600 has been subser'
thus fer towards ia, Cedar ,,iis Gel
lcsc
&C unity Ditle Society has recently ben
o'gan I'd Henry county.
All ,h- ctu'chcs ~ vin'on are holding
protra I'D msstines, resulting in much
tood.
r y. Do,worth hss been appointed As
sss.ut Assessor for Chickasaw county. 10
p.a., oil B. y. Morton.
The dis,illery Of J. d. Stone, At Niota.
oopos;.. Fort Madison, wss burned on
Tuesday lat. Loss 100000; no insure
aacc.
The Dubuque Tmes reports 81 sssly in
creased interest Observable In religious
mates t~ensy.thrcs persons have ueitsd
wis, the Methodist church. and ia the Coo.
srsxa,ional. The msobers generally have
become seriously awakened.
The Tyscn Creek Oil Company, meas
Fort Madison. avs vigorously boring (or PEI
noleusn wealth. They have gone through
ninety feet Of solid rock. They think Ire
indications favorable for striking oil.
There are, O. appears from the minutes Of
te Iowa baptist State Convention. held
last Oc,obsr =, nj Independence, $4,000 mem
bers OF Baptist churches In Io~s. There
arc in the State ak BAPTIST institutions Of
learning. The Des MONIES University. the
central University 1t Pells. the Addison
Collegiate Institute at West Irving, the &c.
dar Valley Seminary, II Mitchell, and the
Southwest ern Iowa Seminary At Sidney.
Tho Masonic brethren Of McGrsgor, a,
recent meeting Of their Lodge. were sur
p,ised lust after they had adjousssd, By the
appearance Of 50 10 100 ladies ''travsling to
the E.ss." with baskets centsining pies,
cakes, nuts, confectionery, and I'll other e.
tet-rss necessary for the mske-up Of 6rst
class collation. and who proceeded to take
possession aud run the "Lodgs'' one night
10 suit their own ideas Of social propsiesy.
81. Msry's church, the splendid Catholic
Crhedrsl ct Dubuque, will b consecrated
o. the 10Th Of the month. The kt. Rev.
bishop llennessy will deliver the eonsecra.
ton sermon. Two superb organs have 81.
ready been placed in the church. Professors
li,lman,le, Of Milwaukee. end Qclbush. Of
Cincinnati, well known % celebrated organ>
lists, are 10 be present, and assist IN the SER
vices.
The Methodist centenary c0lleoei0n nov
foo,s up over "a. e0O. 900. and Il 10 not yel
al 10. Il wiil undoubtedly sssch o4,oOO,'
900. Of this sun,, Daniel Drew. Of New
York, gave 100000; Nj. Baldwin,. Of
Ohio. tlOo. 900: Mr.. Rich, Of Boston, 175,
900; and many others from $4,000 4
100000 each
The average value Of the ,220 Baptis
churches in the United States In 1850 va
el.7oO Of the 1888 Methodist churches,
$4,000; Of the b,O6l Psesby terrain church
Is. $4,000; OF the 1894 Congregations
churches, $4,000; Of tho 1880 Romisi
churches. OF the 2.1l5 Episcopal churches
and Of the 4A0 Dutch Reformed churches
$4,000; Of the 264 unitarian churches
$1,000; and Of the 90 Mormon churches,
$4,000.
George +. Kingsley, Of Blue Grass, Scott
Co. Iowa, VAS ''coniidenced' out Of $500
yesterday afternoon by "gen,leman" With
"check." who owed = little bill" % mar
in the Methodist Church block. - Chicago
Jymaai.
The Davenport DsnocRAr says hundred
OF acres of lands are changing hands ever J
week in Scott County" This has . bad
look, and leada oye 70 the conclusion thai
'hs people VI Scett County think they cas
u ID better lsnds in other sections 81 th'
St.c. We had always supposed that Scot
County was one of the best " icultusal dis
iricts in the State. but according to thu
Dva 'cnAr's account We hsvs all tho STINT
been m'stakcn.- Dubuque Times.
Not so fast, BRO. Barnes. The people o
scsu County don't think any such thing
They arc only dividing with the many new
corners. We have nos heard Of any leaving
the County TO try che lands Of other eeun
tics as yet. Your first impression was cor
rec. lIersa ter don't he 50 chsngesbls. :
Ynu can bet your bottom stsmps on Scot
County-.vsry time.
Among a number OF recent conhrOationl
hy bv the Senate, was that Of n. ID Brown
,ng. E.q.. as U. s. District Attorney Tor ths
: ate Of Iowa. Mr. browning is . broths,
OF ,au Secretary o. the Interior. lie hs'
been ing resident Of Iosa and 10 vel
known 10 the early members Of the bar -
lie is q gentleman Of good legal Abii.iel
and a,ta,nm.nts, and will doubtless dis
charge the duties Of his new Office viii
credi, to himself sni 20 the satisfaction o
the general public.
4 Nsw RAiLnoAD.--A movement 10 or
foo, at Dubuque, Iowa, 10 construct Q rail-
road from ,ha, peint to Monroe, IN Wiscon'
sin The distance between the two points
j. about Gu miles railroad completed
u Monroe, would give Dubuque, and that
portion OF Iowa dependent upon the Du,
tubue system Of railroads. direct connec
ton via GAINESVILLE. with Lake Michigas al
Kenosha % Chicago.
We are not certain - 70 che condition o.
the proposed route between Monroe and Du
bu3ae; but We are under the impression
ths, n portion Of Il 10 graded. lfso, III,
task Of building tho road 10 eoopaa asisely
ANAL one, and when finished il viii afiort
lar e aud furnishing portios u Iowa th'
choice Of leo routes TO Chicago. There i!
some considerable complaint At Dubuqus
and vicinity thG the lIinois Central ID no
always what il should DO in the shape o
freight fascs, Accommodations to shippess
aud so forth. Whether these charges ar
yell or ill-iounded, another road viii b. I
great advantage. ~ Il viii keep ffsights
subject TO competition. The only troubl,
may be that "a soon % the road shall b,
tnilt il may fall into possession Of som
".n,nop3'y," and thereby defeat The end o
its construction. Railroads ore like fishes
in that the big once eat the saall ones, an,
hence tits difficult 10 secure the benefits q
competition except IN = ssw and far.bs
tween localities. Chicago Times.
Revenue 1aaacalasy.
Il b pretty veil understood ansee u
psop!s slsas dishssesly b psacsiced Il eear
every official department. but the extent
thss dshonsety b not appreciated. The Z,
port Of Treasury detective Whe receot
visited the custem houses on the Canada
bvsdse, gives soos idea Of the rascality d.
prevai's IN the Revenue Department. I'll
d.tc ssivs in question visited twenty thrt
custom houses, and out Of that nunber 81
cecded in making arrangements with twei
sy-two Of the Q tiic a.s in charge, . dsffar
the Government by smuggling goods IN
the United States. One honest custo
house officer ont Of about too dossu No
what reason IL there 10 believe that the Go
crnment r.v. nue officers generally arc Al
better than the tes.ty.shses referred to |?
l, i. Just possible that the proportion Of OF
ciM rascais on The border Of Canada
greater than elsevhsse, but ~ tail 10 .