Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-25

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A musical convention, 10 last two weeks,
commences 10 Muscasine 10 day.
Dccorah is now connected with the rest
Of the world by telegraph.
An opium>eatcr st Council Bluffs killed
himself suddenly the other day by taking
an overdose Of the poppy.
A man By the name Of Merritt T. Money
killed forty>onc rattlesnakes In one day last
week near Keossuqus.
The Charles City Intelligencsr states that
boy named John Bohar, Of Forest City,
while driving wagon load Of lumber, was
thrown from his seat under the wheels and
almost instantly killed.
The Dewitt Observer contains the follow
ing: "As height train was coming from
the West last Sunday night, . man was run
over and killed near Low Moor. The man
Vas seen lying on the track, but the train
could not be stopped in time 10 save him,
and il passed over him, crushing his skull,
disemboweling aud otherwise horribly
mangling him. The corpse was brought to
Dewitt and identified rs that oi Mr.. John
I. Atwood, Who resided a, Rarnesss. seven
miles from this place"
The pulpits of Des Moines were filed last
Sunday, exclusively BY Methodist divines
WHO We're In attendance upon the annual
conference.
The reunion services of the Methodist
conferences at Des Moines vas attended by
over fifteen hundred people.
Brick Pomery addressed large and en- >
ttusiastsr ...d..rca ~ nes Meis.as ManHav
evening. The State Register, { Radical,
excused itself for want Of space.
The Dubuque Times says that . pros
pectus 10 soon TO be issued in that city for
Masonic publication to be called The Erer =
green. DR.. y. A. Guilbers, who for four
terms was Most Worshipful Grand Master
Of the Grand Lodge Of Iowa. sod is one Of
the best read Masons in the Northw west, is
70 be the editor.
Best cuts Of beef are selling in Muscatlne
Tor ~ cents per pound.
Peaches are selling in Keokuk for SO
cents per buahel.
Sheriff Akers. Of Iowa county. has rccov-
cred six stolen horses within the past two
months, 40 We learn from Che MoSengo Re
publican.
The Muscatinc Journal advertises Messrs.
lngersoll, Grimes, kirkxood, and Hiram
psics, John +. Dillon. Edward Russell, and
other prominent citizens Of Davenport, ns
speakers at the Republican rally at that
place Tomorrow.
The Muscatinc Courier says Ed ward Gun
ningham, OF that city, was arrested and put
in durance vile last Sunday for robbing his
father Of $li2. lie did Abe same thing 10
the amount Of 1925 about year ago. An
sntcrprsing youth.
A man at a private boarding house in
Musestlne WAS robbed ON Sunday night last
Of Sl35. II was taken from under his
pillow while be was asleep.
Mr.. }. y. Bax'on, AN employee at Clarke
4 cowles' pad factory on Friday last va
standing astride Of o circular saw filing it
when TIE engine suddenly started. The
flesh MAS torn FROM his leg in q frighliul
manner.
The hooxuk Gaie CITY Gays stunning
gas exploslon occurred At a drug store in
;hat city tho other day. 1t vas caused by
4 workman lighting match while scarch>
ng for l.a!. underneath tho pavement
The building AMI goods were considerably
injured.
The construction train on the Sioux
City Branch Of The U. i. r. X. had, on Sat
utdty last, IA We learn from the Register got
TO running seven miles west from Missouri
Valley. and track laying was then being
pushed forward 1T the rae of a milo O day.
Tho iron horse will soon traverse the Miss
souri, bottom from Missouri Valley to Sioux
City-thc best strip Of country ia Iowa.
The empire county Of Iowa has a popula-
ton Of $3.50 CT whom % are c,lored -
The males number 20,2S2, the females Is.
BIS The value Of minerals. exclusive Of
coal taken out last year, was $l3i, 100; that
Of manufactures. $500, 16a, of which all
but about 100000 is returned by the city.
Dubuque has population OF 81 ,a22-an
increase of 5. IL since 1868. The popula>
ton of the Talrd Congressional District
complete is III BOB.
Tho body of q man named Jacob Yust
was found in the river near Lansing q few
days ago. There were no marks Of violence
upon him. and II is supposed he vas drown.
cd accidentally.
John Gerbor, living six miles FROM Fairs
field, onmmitted suicide by shooting him,
self. Pecuniary embarrassment.
The Fairfield Y sitor says thu. while
man named J. Hardin was wallins well
near that city tie other day, he suddenly
called to Ice taken cut. A rope was lows
cred, aud he attempted to ascend by cling.
lag 10 it. When near the top, his hold
bi oke, and lie fell about 10 feet to the bot.
tom, striking his head against one side Of
the wall. and his feet against tho other. 1t
vas almost an hour before his friends sue.
cecded in getting him out lie was still
alive. but lived only about half an hour
lon or. His skull wss horribly crushed.
lie was q married man, and shout 80 years
old.
Tho keokuk Constitution says that q
lady bound for c.arinda. Page county, Iowa,
was robbed day or two ago as Quincy Of
all the money she had-abcut $50. Kind
stranger friends raised funds enough 10
send her on her journey.
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