Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-01
STATE ITEMS.

Horse thieves are plying their trade a,
Moscow.
The name Of the ST Charles Hotel, si
Muscatinc, has been changed to the "Elch.
elber9cr House.
AT o,tumws. the Fenians, Sunday Schools
and other organizations, will unto with
the q. A. RS in celebrating the Fourth OF
July.
Andrew Kelley. Of Fort Dodge, lowe. re,
ceived the degree Of Master Of Accounts in
the commercial department Of Notre
Dame University, South Bend, Ind., this
week.
The Des Mopcs Register 10 engaged in
showing Why Gen. Grant should noo BE-
c scted President. (ien. Grant will feel
badly when hc hears Of il.
During the severe thunder storm Of SUM-
day night. tho 2Sd mat, the barn beloneine
TO the Exchange no:el. in Quincy. was
struck by lightning and entirely consumed,
together with its contents. including two
horses and colt. The lose il about et.>
200. Insured in the fo~a State Insurance
company. Of Keckuk, for $500. The West.
ern Stage Company lost one horse and
some harness, &c.
"a individual pretending 10 ~ deaf and
unmo. has been humbugging our citizens |
curing the past week BY selling poor photo, |
graphs at large price, aud also sslisitine 1
aid IN other ways. lie has ~ good use Of |
his torsae as any man we have ever seen,
and We unhesitatiwly pronounce him Z
scoandrcl.- Oskaloosa Herald.
We understand the same humbueger il
now IN tins city trying his game on here.
y dose OF boot will no doubt helm his
plugged ears and wordess tongue. STATE
-esDfsr
caarer Aldrich. editor Of the Marshall
town Taes and Chairman Of the Executive
Committee OF the State Editorial Associa.
u-n. announces meeting Of that body, to
oe held at Clinton on the Sd day of Octo>
b-r. during the STATE Far. Peter Melendy.
Esq. President Of tile State Agricultural
society, has generously offered to make ali
necessary arrangements n, IN =, ,,I.c. 6s.n
n. u. Baker has also accepted an ,ovit.t;or
TO denver an address before ths as.a,;..;.,.
Further arrangements viii. in t,r,. =.
nounced. - AZ"
The State Register says the c,s..,
train which WAS due here yesterdav NEE,
ing at 1:S0, when about sixteen mile. ~,
Low OttumwA met with quite an accident,
resulting in the smash>up Of eleven platform
cars. Stopping At Independence. I car load
Of corn vas added TO the train. being attach
ed Immediately in the rear Of the tender
Owing to some detection In the Wheel n,
journal, this car was thrown from the traei.
and when coming on . bridge aceose :
creek eight or ten miles from O.oumvs
Asoke he front coupling. end vas throvr
from the track. Twelve ilas c.rs ,-..s;.s.
y followed IL and were eli piled nm n .
hsspee wreck. The passsager case' which
we're he rear ones Of lhs train, r,o.;,.S 49, :.
Injury. bats heayy jsr and shock. No on.
was hurs, and no damage deoe but What
can be easily and spssdily semUdied. The
train was under charge Of Conductor
Patch. The tsaia which lslt hsrs It seven
o'clock night before lase, When Il reached
the scene Il the accident - sunt baek With
she qaessneerp Of the wrecked asinv and Or
rived here q noon Yesterday. Tko bridge |
10 satd = have Ten repaired ysoou(6ay, sod
t0analuSllsnn rsgnlazly = ksse1efurH |
n 4 MI.