Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-17

y.S.s C,seesst, Of de Ksokak OsnssSs-
~. ~ go elected City printer.
The 0.enwood Opjsisn nstices that
s,eat MANY cottonwood trees orc being ct |
out all over Mills county.
An eight hundred pound bell. sounding
a clear % . tea bell, has recently Ueen
swung on the school house 1t Magnolia.
A young lady going homo from prayer
meeting 10 Burlington the other night. was |
II suited By rutiian who insisted on welx-
ing home with her.
Work ON thc Sioux City branch q the |
Union Pacific Railroad has been c0mmenced |
A. 81. John. the point Of IT'D istssssclaea |
With the Chicago and Northwestern soad.
A little Sky eas.older. sen Of NJ. Tuck
or. vas reccntly attacked ~ fseo1lons tee
In the streets Of Sioax City, aad was savsd
from . horrible death only ~ prompt aid.
AZ u was, he received sems terrible scass.
A little daughtss u NJ. Svsp. living
some four miles fse0 Buslingten, wns ias
stantly killed last Tuesday, BY having
gate fsll on be-. Shs was e saly danaheses
ana her parents are nearly frantic with grief.
nsthss Reeeeyaef 49, W ,idiss
hicls. Sua 6eioss ~ ts6m ssuldb6 Stoppsd'
the wheels passed ovss hsr-bssaking both
lege bslsw ths hnee, end one am. II D.
ooeah Repuh1iesmr eeem vhlGh - a0lsaq,
speaks q eeaaai sssivlsy n Sndal0 -
that peiae r r.s..
re eat O;ty Of the l4tA Ne he follow,
ise "Ths ssgulas train % the Ft. 1adi
sen road doe Gere q ~ o'saeck r., ysstsr.
day. colliloa wi1ro fbaseleue tessns hees
Msaeross bridge. throwing three freight eara
hon ~ uoee. TIE sggine 40 sess were
ssGIsvEat 1an1nesds bsctny ss have 90
fssssj y sake u any sscidsas Detailing
, anv one on the train.
, l. Ths ~. Pissssat Jtsrnsl lsesps fspo ~
Rev. 8. A. Wriehe, Of Colsmbss Ct1g. lhal
laid her babs in cSsdls 70 sleep, and pass
: "a out q the room. rseusniog In shout this.
y miautss found the child dead. As she
; entered the room cat jumped Of the era
. dls (which had sucked the child's breath
nAmss are Ayers.
ROBBERY AT Iowa CIrY.-From thu Re-
: publican We learn Of . robbery that took
place in L No City Sunday night. Some
light fingered gentleman ransacked thu
: boarding house Of Mr.. Jordan, on Jefferson
street. and gathered up some SO worth o.
. spoils. lie entered the sleeping room o.
. Ross Calhoun and Mr.. bryan and took {
wallet containing about $40. In Mr.. Dry
ans pants were abopt 800. but tho gentle
0 man did not discos 4 thauh, hi did discover
asd take wittfhim M. b. vasch. lie wen'
below to the sleeping room Of Mr.. Jordan
. ans relieved his wallet Of $40.
Tho Burlington Hsskcys says man has
been playing very shrswd sams - In thu
: State 10 this way H. goes y . town and
advertises for sale carriage and team o.
, horses. After week or 10 the day " sall
arrives aud no goes 10 ncighbsving town
aud hires the oui6,, having j. on hand in
time for sale. Thus he 10 not compelled d
have on hand in his iii .ht . cumbsrcus
sQuipagc, and he Furthermore sells Il aftSl
hong advertisement in q manner that
avoids suspision. Ono man res arrested
4 Who had three advertisements ~ encs. IL
!. dIling his last engagement" be was discov
sssd hut yet escaped With his money.
Y The Dubuque Times tells OF . tlngula
accident which happened on branch tract
} u the ID. 4 8. G. Il. r, near tiat city
"Duving the past few months an embark
: ment for = track which accommodates th
planing mill aud lumber yards near il, ha
been built across . slough. Yesterday
D construction train was. upon II and . scor
( Of men were engaged n throwing dir. iron
the Hat cars. when the enbankment CAV
way, ard three Of the cars, with score o
: laoorcrs, we're thrown into the slough. III
} laborcrs fortunately managed, after goo,
, deal Of splashing and struggling on the par
Of somc Of them, with assistance from 9th
crs, TO yet on land. a. Devoted set Of mel
: as ever got out Of water alive
Some Indiansrelics have lately been dis
= covered in Wapsllo county. The Ottumw,
4 Courier says: Whilst grading road lead
ing to the ferry landing ct Port Richmond
in this county on Thursday last John Pros.
= ese dog up the remains Of three Indians
! One Of them had apparently besn . chief
ju dying from the ornaments found in biz
gave Thess wcfc solid silver bride.
. Bit : sid hasd-prsbsbly : Wsisllst--
, about quarter OF an inch thick, and selid
aad squarv plate 81 silver. In the nave.
: we're fcund osup>ksttles, bottles, asro~a
&o--EocA grave ssasnsa 70 have 6ssa bees
J died with wood ashes, % The bones wsr,
/ i0bsdded in them. Two Of the grave
|. vsee oaly sheos zoe md half q 10 h
dsp1hs whilst the elhss-lhat Of the e11sf-
vas four fsss Deep"
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