Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-25
STATE ITEMS


The United States District Court, Judge
Love presiding, is in session at Dubuque.
Extensive preparations for building are
being made in Anamcsa for the present
season.
The police of Keokua have made de-
scent on the frail egyptians Of that city, and
ruthless,y driven them from the place.
A youu~ lady in Dubuque, has five low
ers who court her increasingly. The Times
suggests that the quin.ette draw cuts.
We learn from the Nevada 1Egis that
two bridges spanning Skunk River in s'o.y
county have been carried off bv 'hs h's"
waters.
The Dubuoue Board Of Trade, and simi-
n, hoaeas a. oebss boards Ia lewa, nav
ps.sed resolssioas In favor Of pro rate RAID
foad TARIFF
A,.rss portion ~ sbs britss across Cs-
,.r River. At Cedar Rapids has been wash
ed svay By The late foods. The Cedar 10
now falling.
The Ansing .'ossaal says some scalswag
stole the street crossing the other night,
over which the editor had TO crcss on biz
way 70 his home.
The Ksokuk Consultation leasns that
coloFed woman BY the name Of Mary Sipr,
living on Sugar Greek, was killed By lights
ming during rsceat storm.
The Herald says the psws in the Univess
salist church Of Dubuque we're rented few
days ago Cor nearly three thousand dollars
Eleven slips brought 500 each.
Two men, George Jack and Asher Hol-
comb, were dsowned BY the sinking Of .
scow in Coon River, at Des Moines, . few
evenings ago. 1t Is feared two others were
also drowned.
The Clermont Leader saws that one day
lost VI eek Artemus Craft in attempting to
cross Turkey river near Thompsors mill
about two miles above Auburn. was acct.
dentally drowned with valuable span of
horses.
There has been . controversy in the
Methodist church st Keossuqus, upon the
question Of the introduction Of instrumental
music in the church services. The quee.
ton after bsins debated pro and ses, IVES
decided by formal vote Ia favor Of the
music
Iowa SunvEYix0 ARcnlvEs-Ths Dubu>
que Herald says the commissionsrs OF the
eenesal land of3eea has completed his In.
structions to Phineas W. Hitchcock SURF
veyor General FIR the district Of Iowa and
Nebraska By act Of Congress, July 18th,
1866 the Office of the Surveyor General
was removed 10 Plattsmouth Nebraska. SBy
! the instructions Of the commissioners, the
surveying archives Of lowe will rs>
! main at Dubuque the surveying of The
) State having been completed. and they will
+, b turned over to the State authoritiea
. when the Legislature shall have passed On
e act for their reception.
: BAsBAw Yesterday, Robert
. Switzer. OF Durant sold his fine four yeal
old Bashaw colt, Comss, TO Mr.. B. +. Aker,
Of Leavenworth, Kansas. for $4,000. He j.
the 6nest colt We have ever seen seen from
u Bashsw, Mr.. Aken tiled hard 10 purchase
!, q . old horse, himself, having come here fcl
that exltess purpose. lie offered. his owne
Mr.. Green. $4,000 for him but was refuse.
Mr.. A., informs us that We cannot find
two year-0ld Bsshaw colt that cen b.
bought for less than $500. aud only on,
that can be got for less than 81 ,O0o.-Tses
; ders are beginning 70 appreciate Bashaw
stock or they would not hold his colts s,
utg't. Inc VuTCu1SeI OI OOmaS Is very
: much disappointed that he has to leav,
without Bashaw but he has fine represen-
: ia,ive in Comas.
. AT the recen. trial OF 20 inch guns a
Z Fort Hamilton, New York harbor, u rang
J, Of four miles was attained with proiectiIe
weighing 1000 pounds.
a The Illinois State House Commissioner
: have returned to Springfield. after seeing
h The public buildings Of Ohio, New York
= Tennessee and the District Of Columbia.
It is stated that Agricultural Newton ha
i applied for . position NJ reporter on tn
n Nee York Female Dsily
o II is announced that Mr.. Alexander II
: Stephens has abandoned politics altoghth
g er.
= General Marshal +. Mooee hes been con
firmed Governor Of Washington Terri
tory.
9 There 10 v BE- suspension bridge owe
. the Dee Aoines River, ct Keossuqua Pre-
n possls for the stone wark have been adver
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