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

CniCA0o, ga SprinRf1eld special to-
night says. the incorporation Of The Pekin.
Lincoln & Decatur r. X, met at Lincoln
Yesterday. and affected permanent organ
ization as follows: President, B. s. Pretty
man. OF Pekin; Vice President, Z: B. l4.h'
am. Lincoln. Secretary A. y. Ah'er. Lin.
coin, Treasurer. Stock 20 the amount OF
$4,000 dollars having been taken: NEE ag
OF Directors win b. held ON the 7th OF May.
and conntics along the line Of the road will
soon vote upon the subject Of stock.
CsrcAeo, April 25. = The Times Du>
buque special Of last light says Three
disilnct pulsations Of IN earthquake, lasting
about 20 seconds. were felt 10 this city q
81 o'clock this p. m. People In upper sto
ries Of TIE principal baildings rushed T..
the streets epsnises were nade h brick
wails, and furniture dlsplaeo1. Quiao q
aleso Sss : fsw niautss pssvailsd u esns
Localities.
tn 1fibuae has ths fslleeiag eoseials: -
LAwRsncs. Kas. April 9A.-A severe shock
u an earthquake was felt here obout three
o'clock - day, u vas felt I'll over The city
and was Accompanied with . Low rumblioe
nose. In private houses dishes we're shae
ken - asto pseduce Satlling noiee. TIE
The lasgs bsiek husinsss houses were shs~
ken - - to crack the plassesioe as1 Gauss
Il 10 fall fFoo the walls in nearly constssct.
ID buildiaes. People rushed iso0 their
houses, and the streets ~ere imuediately
died with excited crowds. The shock Ne
fell q Junction City, Topeka, wyandotts,
and LeavenwoSth, in this State, and ct St..
Joseph in Missouri. accompanied hy about
the same phenomena as here, though per-
haps tire shocS was more intense in the
western psrt of the State AID especially 1t
Junction City than at this place.
The Journals st. Louis special Of to day
says: The Missouri river is very high,
and boats for the mountains are unable TO
make headwav against the current and are
waiting for decline.
Paul Caburn, adopted son Of General
Hughes Of Sc. Joe, killed J. w. Hanover. at
Denver City on the 12th, BY striking him
With . cue in billiard room. Caburn was
formerly superintendent Of . division Ct
overland Stages. and Hanover . n esseoger
on the same. The latter had denounced
Caburn and tho vigilance committee.
The Journs.'s Caro- special says A
slight shock Of earthquake was felt here q
few minutes after three o'clock yesterday
a',ee Ieen.
A little boy, whilst playing. in the zelda,
stepped into hole in the ground. in which
lay four poisonous snakes, which, on being
disturbed, thrust thei, deadly fangs into the
boys foot, from the effect Of which he
did.
Another fatal cass Of snake bite occurred
near Murphys boro in Jackson county,
Two issls gi'ls while putting eggs undes
the house thrust their hands into the nest
where lay . large rattle snake. and wes,
bitten. The children supposed the hen hat
pecked them. The threatening appearance,
Of the chldrens' hands led the mother /.
investigate the matter, when the scaks WA
found esilsd up in the nest. Both childres
died in lees than - hours.
The steamer Ruth arrived this altsrnosr
from New Oslsaas With the 1llth Infantry
colsfed. numbssing 900 men and o(licers,-
They ere 70 from here 10 Louisville on n,
steamer Indiana, for final discharge.