Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-23
STATE ITEMS.

Claytcn county cost 1870 votes al the
late election.
Hon. Geo. 6. Wright viii deliver the 6rss
texture of the Muocst,ne course.
The Burlington 4 Cedar Rapids Railroad
is beng surveyed. The Wapclo Republi>
can say. il posses through that place.
The Herald says that Geo ullch, of Yves,
Dubuque, had his nose kicked from his face
by horse the other day. Both jaws were
also badly broken.
The Wilton Chronicle contains lengthy
communication from q. +. Bsker about the
Wilton Seminary, from which We learn it
will probably soon tske rank as college.
Dubuque county has IS school districts
700 sub>distf:cts. 1886 pupils, 10 school
houses, 2o7 teacbers-aversge wsges-inaies
81 81, females 1921 FER week average
cost Of tuition per scholar, summer, IL cts.'
winter, 10 cents per week. Paid teachers
during the past year $39, s46.6l. Value OF
school houses $2s2 10000.
A vigorous effort 10 being made to erect
a monument to Gen. Crocker. At Des
MONIES. Generals futile, Williamson and
Baker have been appointed committee 10
present plans for the monument, ana the
ID and 18th infantry. Gen. C.'s old regis
ments, and also the brigade commanded by
him, are 10 have an opportunity to contrib
ute to the expense involved
The IIawkeyo says that the new bridge
across the Mississippi at Burlington is pro
crossing rapidly The bridge 10 located
about three>quarters Of mile below the bu-
sness center OF the city. Some three hun
dred hands are now at work The who.e
length of the bridge, between the two shore
abutments, is 2,237 feet. There are IN oil
ten piers. Six of the spans are 250 feet
each another 10 200 and another 20 !;
while the draw is 362 feet. the draw pier in
the cente. Of this space will be, in diameter
at the top, thirty four feet The other piers
are, at the bottom, l7x5i feet and at the
top 7xl3 fcst-all constructed of solid first
ciass masonry. The lower COR down the
river) end Of the pier is circular, while the
upper end 10 Gothic in form to break the
ice. To make the structure doubly sure,
however, against the ice, icebreakess will
be put in above each pier. The piers are
built Of Joliet, Illinois, stone, solid, light
colored, and making . fine appea, ance.-
Four hundred cubic yards week are nov
being lad. The bridge will be Of iron
Prstts truss, aud the lowest part twelve
feet above high water mark. The whole
work is under the direc, on CT z. Ii. Hud
son, resident engineer.
A copper mine has been discovered neal
Clark vile, Butler county, and quite sun
has been expended in mining with partia
success, as We earn from the Dubuque
Times. SIX months ago farmer in sink
ing q well came upon some hard substance
that bis drill would not penetrate, SO he LEI
OIL drilling having obtained plenty OF wa
ter Bat the water seemed to color every
thing green that was cooked in 1t, and The
family became sick from its use. Thei
poultry died and their stock became dis
eased. To test the water they 'boiled u
down" and iound that PARTICLES of copper
(or oxide Of copper were left in the kettle
The farmers in the neighborhood formed I
JOINT stock mining company, aud after con
siderable outlay Of money have succeeded
in blasting down shaft TO within three fee
of the substance upon which the drill stop
ped. Daring the last three days som'
nall scales ot pure copper. which locke
as II they h.d .'mashed Of a body OF th'
same ma .eYal by tie drll, have come Vi
with the water Mcssre. Clark, Dobbin
& Co the proprietor. q the shalt, cherlsl
rest hopes # discovering copper NINE
and OF pioneering the wa. which will lea
10 tac development .. The mineral deposit
II ,hc region What sar the geo'cglcs
ana meteorological fraternity to this.
few uinie days viii decide the question a
TO whether copper is in Butler county 0
not.
, Doi~a BGrrrR A few days since. az
lndy sonnected with n certain mission wa
visiting one of the public Institutions 70
the rcsormai on Of juvenile delirquents, sh
, would ask The different urehins for wha
miStlcm, amor they were in there. Ii wen
, III ill she cane 20 a rather hard-lookin
boy, who evidently didn't like the "sys
tenn" when she asked
"WhAt are you in he:c for"
"For stealing coat, msrm."
"Well. aren't you sorry for it Z
"Yos" fgloomily.)
Wont you try and do better ne1
time ~
"les: I'll eteAl two.