Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-06-20
DAVENPORT, IOWA. THURSDAY JUNE 20. 1867.



ARRIVALS rp>DAr.
eUcxss osAfs. Cspt Hight, 81. Lsu,s.
Dusueus, Capt Ward, 81. Paul.
KEITHssuso, Capt. Campbell. Fl. Madison,
bsH CAnpsslL. Capt Piesess Cliuson.
BunlluosoS, Osps. 0s>6a, D. Losis. q
SucxsR SsAss, Capa Hight D. Paul.
DuBueun, Capt Ward, 81 louis.
K1rassuno. Capt. Canpbsli. r. Msdisen.
The Buriinstsa u ~ dsly Nssthsrn
Line to 50. .Psal, end vill depart this
evening u Gbsss o'clsek.
The Nuseatins will srivs end dsysrt fes
St. Louis and intermediate peials d about
Q ?. H., te>day. ~ Ee
The fest and elegant 1eSsthssn Lihs peek
st Minnesota, Capt Thes B. Hil, will ar,
rive here, and depart fes 81. Paul so.mor'
row.
The Northwestern Unioa Line steamer
Phil Sheridan. Capt Hutchinsoo win 80 ~
II An early hous te.morijw morning.
The fine passssgsr peckss New Bsstso
Csps. Gfinosll. .::will issss Sss ~ Nsdisse
in the morning. q. o. MSshsf in she a.
foe.
The rssulas ssi-vsskly sssanbsat Bss
Campbell. Capt. PisssA win espart to-mes-
row. st ' H., fss CH6nN. !. U. Duncsr
agsat y
The St. Louis R4esNisss nys that I
man named John Jepae wAs drowned OF
the 17sh. The deeeass1 waS farmer from
Illinois, and was about moving to wiscen
sin with his family. ens t0sk peseags 81
board the steamer Sucker StAse. md 10 th,
afternoon be brought his win end child OF
board ths steamer. About three o'clock b,
vent on board the steamer Princess, which
WAS lying alongside the Sucker State, ans
remained few miuutso, when he attempted
to return, aud, nisoi6e Ms feoting, fell int
the water between the boats. whea b,
rose TO the suslaee Tho 4Isss time the clsfl
threw him rope, but be faissd - catch it
siaking again. was carried under The Bee
and was drowned.
rrun PA.m T,,Al o. kcwr,s.-ws hsv,
been permitted to pseuss isttss from I
highly respectable Ohioage citizen, who w
| present d The late trial oY oowing machine,
In Paris, ftuo WhisA itapDsaso thas the -
mor Of W. A. Woods 1ashias gs1tisg q,
award was salirsiy 6sumss, end bed =,
foundation in fact. The writer says:-
"These were tvsg1yyew n1Wsso at til
trial, including Wotds, xsCespisk's, pa'
re, "OiipSss," "R1ckeys." asd III th'
Ensiish eakso. E'sh had tive acsse O.
uixed crop-cloves. .lnsssns, 2se Gs1ee, I'M
knew - what "a, % cut The bottoa
ives sols, full Of ston0 aad nol.-hills, enc
the crop bad'y down asd hssvy. Only ~.
machines cut Of The twenty tive suocssdst
in cutting the two acres, and these wsr,
the Mccormick and Wood. Wood had th,
advantage Of level ground and dry weather
while the rain came On before AoCormicl
got half through. as Wood and six etherl
commenced an hour or moro ahead Of thu
others. Both these machines came out veil
Wood gained in time, and Mccormick had
the praise Of york The machines met usxl
day to continue, bat, owing to the vet, al
wss postponed till July. Mccormick ssandl
| A No. / at present. and. though no efieia
decision hes been given, most people gram
Il the first prize. -.
We give the abeye extract to correct o.
erroneous opinion that IN award had beet
made. We venture the prediction that ths
Chicago reaper and mower factory will car-
~ of the prizes on both machioes. Chico
% Epenisg Journal. N