Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-20

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in Chicago forged bonds Of Buena Vista
county, Iowa, TO the amount, il is thought,
of forty thousand dollais. Three OF the
party have been arrested.
The Advocate says that the coal business
in Boone county is rapidly increasing, but
saws the statement made BY the Inder that
400 loads Of coal were daily being delivered
at the depot 10 huge yarn"
II is said that there were thirteen bridges
on the Northwestern railroad between Gin
ton aud Cedar Rapids either partly or
wholly demolished By the running ice in
the late frsshet and . great deal Of the
track Of that road damaged 10 low places.
The Boone county advocate says that .
dock Of forty or Atty robins have wintered
In the timber around Gray's distillery in
that plece. They have bssn noticed there
every day through the winter. aud tsey sp
pear lively and cheerful As though they
lacked nothing 70 mako them perfectly bird
happy.
The Cedar Valley Times is in favor Of
General N. d. Baker, Of Clinton, as the
next Republican candidate for Governor Of
Iowa. We think tho General is hardly
radical enough TO suit our republican friends.
The Burlington Harkeye says that the
Mcssrs. kilbourne, Leighton 4 Co. have
jast obtained in the District Court of Kco>
kuk, two judgments against the Des Moines
Valley X. n. Co amounting in the aggrc.
gate to 5000, 673.Gs. 1t is intimated that
the road will be sold at Sherifs sale, and
bought in by Messrs X, l.. Il Co., who, as
| Lao.
ated the road.
From the Fort Madison Plaindeaicr We
CLEAN that corps Of engineers have made
. survey between Burlington AMI Fort
Madison and report the route feasible at .
moderate cost. A report may be soon ex>
pected.
A young man BY the name Of Cotton has
been arrested Tor robbing the Postoiiice 1t
Shell Rock, Jasper county, in this State. lie
stole about twenty-five dollars in money
and fifty dollars worth Of postage stamps.
TnE Fassnrr IN rsE Nosrn From the
Dubuque Herald We learn that there has
been severe freshet along the line Of the
Dubuque 4 Sioux City Railroad, washing
away bridges At Dyersville, Manchester,
Earlville and Ottsrvills, damaging the dam
at Waterloo aad causing q Wholesale des>
truction Of fences aud other property and
entailing loss Of many thousand dollars
on the public at large. d. 4 3. G. K. H.
has suffered no damege however, and trains
src running regularly. Al 0alcna the rail
road bridge was damaged 20 such an extent
rs to render crossing unsafe. and two other
bridges were entirely swept away.
From the Sabula Gazette we CLEAN that
there In . strong probability that the work
on the extension OF the Western Union rail
road from SAbula to Anamosa will be prose>
cuted during the summer, and that before
| the winter. sets in again the iron horse will
have entered Maquokcta.
Tho County Trcasurer's Office at Knox
vile was robbed Of $4,000 \ few night
since. The Supervisors Of Marion county
have offered reward Of $4,000 for the
arrest Of the thieves and recovery Of the
money, or e., 900 .os the thieves and S., 900
for the money.
Mudgcs boarding house at Ottumwa was
burelariously entered on Tuesday night,
and two watches stolen thcrefrom. Sec
Courier.
David steward formerly editor Of the
Darlington Gazette. has become associated
in the publication Of the Dayton (Otio)
Empire.
TnE STONE -ORwia CAsE.-Thers were
five indictments preferred against Orwig by
the grand jury of Polk county, four Of them
f,r tho crime Of forgery. and one for en-
bezzlencnt- They were placed upon the
docket, and numbered in their respective
order. The first two, one for forgery and
the other for embexzlsmsnt, are the material
casa, and the ones which tho counsel for
tho State have always relied upon for con-
| viction. The other three not being regard
ed by the State as important, its attorneys
| did not desire TO try them, and they were
therefore dismissed by the District Attor-
ney. The others stand. upon the docket,
but were continued, on motion Of Orwg's
counsel, TO the next term Of court. These
cases will not be abandoned by the Stale,
but tried at the earliest practicable moment
| BuRNED TO DEArH- From letter in the
| Ottumwa Courier we learn that the house
Of William Morgan, in Drakesyillc, was
burned down last Monday, Mr.. and Mrs
Morgan being consumed in the flames All
were out Of the house at one time, bu, Mrs.
Morgan went in to save some valued ,iclc,
and Mr.. NJ. following her, both perished.-
The oharred remains have been gathered
up, and will be inferred. They leave eight
children Supposed loss Of property, 81,
| 700 no insurance
APPROPRIATIONS FOR TUE urrER Missls>
slrri.-Ine river ami harbor improvement
bill now before Congress, appropristes ST.
oo0,o for improving Des Moines rapids,
5000, 900 for he Rock leland rapids, $40,
900 for building and operating snag boats
on the Upper Mississippi, and $75 900 for
the survey Of Western Dubuque
7imes.
few nights since, says the Dubuque
Times. . thief broke into tho 70 .idcnce OF j.
lledley, and stole An overcoat valued at
$50, and several other articles.
ACCIDENTAL DEArH.-Me. John Brazell, q
farmer living in Alamakce county, met with
. fatal accident on Saturday, III. 9th inst,
while returning home from Lansing on 4
load Of lath. On attempting to drive down
. siding hill, bundle Of lath, on which he
sat, MAS thrown of the sled. He fell on his
bead and shoulders, and injured his spine
to such an extent that he died in . few
hours. We CLEAN from the lansing Jour-
nal.
Iowa HoRricuLruRAL SocIwrY. This so.
clcty will offer nearly i've hundred dollars
in premiums on fruits, flowers and ever
green's, 1t their 6rst annual exhibition to be
held in conjunction with the State Fair, at
Clinton. on the cath OF September next.
Tho Secretary Of the Horticultural Socie>
ty, W. w. Beebee, 10 sending urgent invita-.
tons to many Of our interested fruit grow
era and other prominent citizens, both at
homo and abroad, - Join the association.
| Words 81 Inspiration.
II was that able and profound jurist,
Judge Storey, Who said: Republics are
created by the virtue. public spirit and in
telligcnne Of the citizens. They fail when
the wise are banishcd from the public coun-