Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-16
STATE. ITEMS.

The Marion county fair commences at
Knoxville on Wednesday, the 18th
The .irgus says that bids for contracts on
the Il. & NJ X. X. are coming in quite lives
~.
There are l.oi3 children between the
ag's of and Il in the Cedar Rapids School
Distriot.
horse belonging to Mr. Fisher. was
Stun to death by bees, near Washington, n
few days ago.
farmer near Washington says tha. he
had patch of watermelons this year which
Melted him at the rate Sl0i per acre.
The farmers OF Chickasaw county have
organized a Protection Society, 10 protect
themselves from hoise>tlieyes and other
"varmints.'
The Nonparcti states thst there has been
i've times the amount Of hay cut END stack
"a on the bottom nsar thu, city than there
was last year.
Bya statement in the Cedsr Rapids Times
We learn that S323 600 have been expended
IN building IN that city this summer These
ard good figures, and show live and grows
ing town.
The Washington Press states that some
burglar stole nearly $2oo from J. p. We'll Of
that county, one night met week. The
money was sewed W in his wif,'s under,
clothes, which were scattered gracefully On
the floor near the bed. "Them's' p con
founded queer money safe
In Washington on Thursday last. a little
boy, four years old, son of VIM. Blair, fell
into cistern and was drowned Ii is suns
posed that lie lost balance while y, er:ng
into the water for an apple he had dropped.
The body was soon rescued, and medical aid
summoned. but all too late.
The keokuk Coastitufion las the follow.
ing account of melancholy atTray: sMr
Fenstermaker, 81 officer Of the law at Farm,
lngton, was thot last Tuesday morning by
a man named kecxien whom he had arrest
ed on charge OF horse stealing The thief
drew . revolver and mortaly wounded Mr
tcnstermaker. and ,hsn made his escape
Prof. liughes,of this city, was Immediately
tecgraphed, and vent up 20 Pennington on
the afternoon train, but the wounds were OF
such character as 10 render surgical aid Of
no avail, and the unfortunate man died at )
o'clock yesterday morning. A post mostem
examination revealed the fact that the ball
not only penetrated the abdominal cavity,
but passed through the intestines at six or
eight points We are Informed that a large
party Of citizens who went in pursuit of the
murderer succeeded IN arresting him at
panvllle. twelve miles west Of burlington"
A horse thief named keehln. was cap
tured AZ Pennington, Van Buren, county.
on the Sth. Soon after his arrest. he drew
q revolver and shot the officer who had him
in charge, making good his escape 10 far as
Danvillc, where he was retakeu. The
wounded mans recovery is considered i'm
possible.
Two young mon named Lcmpiere and
Knoll, hai,ing from Delaware county. and
having two mares and two coils in their
possess on which had been stolen on the
prairie near Manchester, were arrested in
Dubuque on the llth.
The Hon. John A. kasson, of this State,
IA now at Berlin on behalf OF the United
states 20 negotiate, if possible, . postal
treaty similar to the one just concluded with
Great Britain.
John Dcnier. the celebrated tight ropist.
"a astonishing the natives at Burlington.
The winnebago Press notices a rat,le-
snake killed by NJ. Baumgardner, which
measured seven feet ten inches and had
iortyrone rat,les.
The State Register learns that the Hon.
|. l.. Allen. ex>Auoruey General, has been
pronounced incurabe by the physicians of
the state Insane Asylum, aud has been
taken TO his home by his family.
The bonismen Of Edsng,on, the Lucas
county deisulting treasurer, have paid their
liability to the county promptly and honcr>
ably.
The Burlington Argus says that Augus>
tus waldn, boy about fourteen years
old, fell from the roof Of building in the
rear Of his fathers store to the pavement
below, distance Of twenty five feet, but
was not materially injured, though some
what bruised.
Mr.. James Roby had = span Of horses
burned to death in his stable st Marshall
Town last week, and another span 90 badly
burned as to render them worthless.
The citizens Of Dallas county have offer
ed the Rock Island Railroad Company
$4,000 and the right Of way through the
county to build the road through Adcl and
Redhsld. Besides this, there hss oeen
! $50 900 subscribed in the county. and a
citizen OF Adel offers to give the land for =
depot The Vedetie urges the company to
extend the road to Panora, and thinks the
citizens Of Guthrie county will be a. liberal
IS those Of Dallas.
The Nusca,ins Journal relates . singular
circumstance connected with the striking
OF largo oat-rick by lightning:
| Soon after the rick was struck, q hired
man discovered and went on top to pus out
she IRE, there being little smoke but no
Name o. yet. AZ he reached the centre
where the smoke was issuing out, be sud-
denly found himself sinking below his
length in tire and smoke, and only saved
himself By digging his way out through
the side Of the stack. The hole into which
be stepped We: Of course made BY the de