Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-08
STATE ITEM =.

The Iowa RIVER is to be bridged at Bef>
mont.
Fireworks were prohibited in Des Moincs
on the Fourth.
Mr. Johnson living near Stineyvi!lc. Mon.
roe county, has threc legged chicken.
The tie storm in Benton county did
g.e,t dea OF damage. Many buildings were
dam ,eej
Alexander Smith.a farmer in Hardin Co,
Tell dead white p.oaga,ng in his iiea last
week
The physicians Of keokuk say that CITY
was never AS healthy before as just now
That is the trouble all over the country.
The Clinton Heraid tsIs about a chan
being made Mt back ,m,,h's shop in that
city which will be Gao feet long.
A fine horse be onging to 5. G Hall. Of
Hamilton. was struck by lightning and Kills
I'd tho other day. N NJ II, who lives near
Hamilton, had tw,g cd horses drowned.
The Lansing Union says that 40 Indian
aud died in few hours after from the ef
tets of the bite.
The T,pton Advertiser announces the
death Of Jno winciori. Esq . vel known
lawyer OF ihStpscc. HIS disease was hem :,
arrhagc of the bowes
The Montezums Republicans 81 ates that
.lnring the storm on Sunday ght week n
coubc Of hou IS wer bio IN ov.r near Grin
nell, and woman seriou -'y injured.
The Belle Plane Transcript says that .
hree We cd cuid. he da"g hter Of NJ
.ionlley, fell from SEC nj story VIVID "
III L. the sileNal aud, stfsn. e t. SAY es-
capped without injury.
NJ. BIN, of Alba has just ,ecov,rei a
mare stolen ffom his premises f,ust, en-
mDn. ego. She was IN IN han l. of q
pc.ld or who said he purchase her o. Il '
cry stab re keeper at Des Moims.
The youngest child OF Mr. E. Whiting, OF
Sidney. Fremont Co.. a boy two years old,
w,s scslded TO death Thursday. the Goth
ult by fading backward into tub Of boil
my paste. The little fellow lived but . IL "
hours after the accident.
Young man in Fairfield, member of the
firm of Sharp & Son. called the editor OF the
io,rd Democrat to account for nm article in
that psper which was not palstable. The
''satisfac ion be received was salutaI =
| VIC Nouiik Nhou - euiu ~ udNe
been lawfully licked"
A brakeman on tho G. L N. W. R.R..
While walking backward or the track near
LeGrsnd. caught his foot IN the ''frcg" OF
the switch. which threw him across tn.
rack and held him fast till the train came
along as nc had beck"nsd, and ran over
him, passing over the thighs. causing death
in ABOUT four hours. The deceased was I
son Mr.. SpOoner.
On the morning Of the Fourth, o. Oliver
Terry and Gus N lkeseli Were firing . salutt
, With the cannon, Il exploded prem surely
burning them severely. Tcrry's hand "a,
badly lacerated and portion Of the thumt
. had to be amputsted. M,keselrs hand.
. and face were terribly burned, aud At e d
twas thought he had Loaf one Of his eyes
, but we understand now, that his ieiurie,
are not considered serious. - Musratin
Courier.
Kelley Davis, who 10 known hcreabo ut
4 - pr,fesaional foot>racer. gambler, etc.
~as shot near Grsgory's Landing last Eli
4 dav. white attempting to evade = caupls o
officers from Warsaw, who were pu, SUN,
him. Report saya his oHense consisted i,
I stealing money from party in Warsaw
The shot took effect in bis back, making
severe, though not dangerous wound Th
officers, il seems, acted without proper an
thoriiy in the case, and Charity Wa,era an
who did the shooting. was tried at Aiexsn
drs. and required To give bond in the sun
o $500 for h,s appearance Mt Couri.-Keo
lux Constitution.
The Burlington Aawkeyc says: We un
derstand that Chief Engineer Cameron ha
c"mrleted . survey from Burlington I
wapello, by way Of Dry Run and Hurle.
8 follow The d,stancs 10 twenty six an,
!, one miles, and an easy grade. Tn
Lne"es 70 are nos Engaged suIvey,pg tn
route " m kossu,h to Wapello, BY Wha
e y known M the Morning Sun roots. r.,
= directors expect 10 be ready to locate tn,
+, road oy the hrss OF August. and it OIL, RI
mains Tor The people interested in tho A IL
L ierent routes 10 come up promptly vii,
Il their subscriptions Of stock.
= Judge Richman u Nuscat;ne 10 .bou, :,
= publish volume of poems.
Hon Oran Favillc is recov ering his hea,,l
!. quite rapidly.
The Nashua Post Justly says; 9TH
y people IL the Cedar Valley have 4 Z q
u deal 1t stake In the projected line from s.
= Louis to ST. Paul ei0 Bu,lDgsen, Ceds
a Rapids. vinson Waterloo. The line now /
. operation from Waterloo to wavcsly, an
the protected line rom wsverly 10 Auat
va M hua, Charlvs City, Usage and Mite
e Ell, Will b. the hrst cor nection between s.
n Louis and St. Pail by rail- THE line Ircr
! ws,eslso 70 Austin is but link in IN
chain, and the DAY is much nearer 1t han
than any Of us believe sheu the sutire lin
viii - IN snnsise osder."