Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-03
THE NEWS.

The Missouri river is filled with ice at
Omaha, and navigation has virtually closed
for the season.
The wo, DDS on the knobs. near New Al
bany, have been on FIRE for some time, and
great deal Of damage TO property has re-
suited therefrom.
a lady in Newport. while yawning, one
day last week, opened her mouth SO vide
that i. became locked, and required two
physicians to shut it.
The schooner Carthagens, from Chica-
go, with a cargo Of II, 900 bushels of whcst.
vent ashore on Saturday night a mile be-
low Oswego, n Y. The crew was taken
off in life boat. The vessel and cargo are
. total loss
More Coolies have arrived at New Or
leans, In spite Of the discovery BY those
Who have employed such labor that they
are not suitable for the purpose for which
they were imported.
The tow-boal Yankee, Of the Mississip-
pi Valley Transportation Company, while
bound from St. Louis 20 New Orleans, with
four bargss with msrshandiss. sunk of
Plumb Point. Two of the barges are . to-
tai loss.
-As elderly gen.lsnsn Of Michigan City.
Ind, named Ferris, who was badly crushed
By railroad cars. some two years since, then
having his legs and ribs broken, was found
lying on the railroad track, lsss Thursday.
With his skull fractured BY passing train.
Parties who ere conversant With the
visws q Secretary Stanton assert thss the
30 'ate will ssjs,. any nominatiss for Ssers-
tsss Of Was i"ts,dsi v supsrssds the lsss
Secretary, and viii. BY decided majority,
declare Secretary Stanton 70 bs lawfully
satitled to hold the Office irrespective Of the
Presidents order or desire.
-Gensral Grant has approved The ssn-
tsncs suspsoding General custar from rank
and pay for one year. General Grant, in
reviewing the testimony, says he Is con
vinced that the Court, in awarding 80 le-
nisut sentence for the offsnsssof which the
accused is found guilty, must have taken
into confederation his previous services.
Lat week detectives arrested two boys
named Grow and Briggs, who were impli-
Gated with Lane in throwing . train of the
track on the Toledo. Wabash and Western
Railway recently. BY their swn confession
thsv are The same parties who threw . train
of the track on the Peoria and Logansport
Road. nssr Reynolds, Ind, about year
aSo, in which two persons were killed. The
boys were arrested between Lodi and Will
Transport, and taken to lafayette, Ind.
"A swindler, calling himself X. T. Cole
man, bearing forged isssess Of introduction
from Il. B. Cla6in. Of New York, has ob-
tainsd $1,000 in ssrssscy from the First
National Baak Of Chaslsston, 9. c.. besides
check fos 81 900 On the National Bank Of
Augusta, Ga, BY depositing checks on the
First National Bank, and the Suffolk Ma
tional Bank. Of Boston. He deesmped lase
Aoaday, and nothing has since been heard
Of him.
A number Of wealthy and fashionable
ladies' Of New York city. vho have been
in the habit Of using hair dyes for the pur-
pose Of coloring their hair. have become
convinced that the use Of these compounds
10 highly detrimental 70 tho health, 10 many
instances causing the most deplorable con-
sequences, such - headache. vertigo. etc.
These ladies have decided to wear their hair
gray, ard We learn that gray hair is fast be-
cemiog fashionable, and 10 held BY dealers
~ double the price ssksd fos stbsr coloss.
A. high % forty. and even sevcnty 1--we dol
hss hsve bssa paid IN that city foe vss1
snail bunch Of essy hais.