Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-31
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have new tanDery.
Gen. Jones, of Dubuque, 10 going 20 set
| tie in Howard county, rs we learn from the
Fayette Union.
Ten million bricks, according to the Non.
parei. have been made IN Council Bluff.
this summer.
The question OF bridge over the Ds-
Moines river is stoutly agitsting the people
Of keokuk.
An iron and brass foundry is being pa.
up ct Boonsbcro.
The editor Of the Keoknk Constitutio IN
has been shown On elegant design for Glib
bons Opera House, Ksekuk, end says when
IL 10 dressed up and oenamented according
to design. il will be splendid.
The este City says that Keokuk will
soon have tine best post office in Southern
Iowa. 1t has long been behind the times
in this respect.
WIN. q. Bryan, Of Batavia. N. Y, died
recently At Burlington from injuries receiv-
ed from being thrown from carriage. De-
ceased was on . visit TO his friends in Bur.
lington when the accident happened. His
body was sent home to HE family for inter
mens.
Father Donelan, Of the Catholic church
is having q series Of very interesting meet
ings, denominated missions, at the Catholic
church in Burlington. He is assisted by
the learned and eloquent Father Smarius, OF
Chicago, one Of the ablest c!ergymen oi
tha. church in this country. Also Father
Bondraux, Of Chicago, is with them, as we
learn from the Argus.
Gen. G. W. O'Brien, formerly of Du-
buque, and Colonel If the 7th Iowa Cavalry,
was one of the candidates for delegate 10
Congress from the new territory Of Wyom-
ing.
The Waterloo Courier says that seventy.
five thousand bushels of wheat were in The
depot in Waterloo on Saturday last await
ing shipment.
The Keossuqna Republican says that Dr.
Bailey accidentally shot himself in the arm
on Sunday morning. While in the act Of
exclaiming and demonstrating to some
friends how his son was hurt, pistol that
he held in his hand went of, the ball strik
ing The left wrist, and ranging up towards
the elbow, made flesh wound some four or
five inches In length.
Muscatine county has contributed five
inmates to the Fort Madison Psnitentiary
this fall.
The Muscatine Courier says that one
grocer died Of consumption in that city this
week. aud another had HE leg broken. -
Another young man, also. had his leg
broken.
A little more than month ago one Of the
most basefacsd and outrageous swindles on
record, was perpetrated on the First Ma
tional Bank, Of Iowa City. About noon
one day, . rough looking CUSTOMER came in
to the Bank with what purported to be .
bag Of gold dust worth by weight "a, 900.
He represented that he had just come from
Montana, and that he had more gold than
he wanted. Il appears that the cashier
with the most incredible guiliblity snap
ped up the gold, and strange - il may
seem did not even apply the usual chemicss
a tests common among dealers In the af,i-
Gle The result WIS that the mint officer At
Philadelphia, whittier The spurious metal
had been sent, returned . statement that
the stuff was . composition of platina, cop
per and very smsll amount Of pure gold.
The bank paid Sic, 900 in gold and gave .
certificate OF deposit for $4,000. As soon IS
possible detectives were placed on the track
Of the fellow. lie was traced back 10 Ma
rengo, from that to Bairstown, on the
Northwestern RAILROAD, and then to Oma-
ha, where he was lost altogether. At Blsirs-
town he was joined by confederate. He
10 probably among the mountains OF be-
yond in California.
One firm in Oskaloosa recently shipped
forty one hundred dozen eggs to keokuk.
1t took five two-hoYse wagons to haul this
consignment Of eggs to the depot.
The Muscatine Courier says that the suit
OF the County W. The surcties of Hugh j.
Campbell. had been referred to Henry o.
Conner, Esq for adjustment In the early
part Of The war, Hugh J. Campbell, ram
pant radical, was elected County Treasurer.
He served less than two years, went into
the army, and Was found to be some 81, 700
short in his accounts. The county brought
suit against his sureties, and those sursties
have STAYED Off the trial from term 10 term,
and at last the people are informed that the
whole matter has been referred to Mr..
Henry OConnor for settlement. Mr. Jacob
Butler is, We believe, one OF the principal
defendants, and when the county gets any
thing out Of him the people will know it.
It is rumored, and generally believed. that
Mr.. Butler has been Unidentified by Mr.
Campbell for any loss that he may have
sustained. If this is the case, the people
Of this county would like 10 know why he
does not promptly reimburse the county,
or at least turn over what Mr. Campbell
turned over to him.