Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-10

-Four persons escaped from the Fremont
county jail last week.
Union Hall, Clinton, was struck by light
ming Sunday. E,timatsd damage $4,000.
Hatch's store at W:nte-set was burglar,
lied few nights ago to the tune Of els and
. small amount Of goods
Tho Charlton Patriot announces that tho
cars on the Burlington 4 Missouri River
Railroad arrived at that place on the 2gth
ale
All our exchanges from Northern Iowa
report much damage from heavy rams,
bridges, mills. fences and crops being swept
away and ruined
A man named Abraham Abrahamson was
atruck by lightning aud instantly killed
while sitting in his house At Whitewater,
Saturday night.
Tho NIiisoaill gives an account of the
robbery OF an Old man named Boyer, living
seven miles tins side of Winterset, of some
sixty dollars.
George Shissler. oi Muscatine, was thrown
from his wagon the other day and severely
injured. The Courier says his recovery is
doubtful.
Muscatine charges n license Of orc hun
drod doilHre to circuses exhibiting in that
city, and the result is that they don't show.
That spicy little sheet. the Courier don't
like it,
A Norwegian woman near Ncwburgn in
this State, was bitten by q rnttlcsnakc ON the
hand few days since; plenty Of whisky
applied internally and iodine externally
saved her life.
The Clinton Herald says that . young
man ofthat city named Geo. Murphy, forged
an order for pair Of boots, few DAYS ago,
presented u, ana secured such an excellent
pair that It landed him in the Dewitt Jail.
The Belle Plain 7fa.Script says that two
mon in pure deviltry bit of boy S ear near
that place last week. and then threw him
into creek where he would have drowned
had he not been Good swimmer
The youngest child Of Mr.. +. Whiting.
Of S'dney, boy two years cd vas scaded
to death on Thursday, the 10Th inst, by
falling backward into kettle of boiling
paste. The little fellow lived but few
hours after the accident
The hog cholera is prevailing to an alarm.
ing extent in the eastern part of Marion
county
The Sigcurney Ners says the apple crop,
which few weeks ago looked promising IN
thas locality, will prove almost an entire
failure. The trees have the appearance Of
having been visited by . severe frost, ard
the apples are whitening and falling off,
Those who have examined say that the
branches have been stung by some kind OF
an insect, and that . small worm can be
found In each.
A party iof young men went into the
house Of Mrs.. Ewing, . vidsv l.dv. I,;ns
q Warrington. and insulted her. She had |
sne young men crested and fined $40. On
saturday evening last, she received another
similar call She warned the party Oh, cay
.mg she would protect herself if need be-
!nsy sfied 70 break In, whsa che fred on
chem with double basselled shot san
The sAot took effect in the head and face Of
one Of the party. ihjorins him seriously.
The Nuscatins Journal says two men
giving their names as r. e. Brown and
John Muslin. were arrested on suspiciou Of
Of stealing horse which they had il their
possession. The most suspicious circum
stances against lnsm sfe that shsy cSrev !
pistols end bowie knives, and thas tie hOrss
70 more valoeoss tAen farmers USUALLY NATE
49, q. He d light hay, and has eviients
y ossa % sas tori.
AysrRnious DlsA sAsAscs.-A,n IN. "a
inst, M. Nioholas Hartman, living ten milee
from this city on the Winterset road. sola
his place OF &C or 80 acres and wa, 10 70
,eive Therefor the cum Of (o50. The pur.
chaser paid him $50 down and the rest was
70 be paid Whe6 - dcsd vas made. On
Friday he was seen w&Iaing towards North
River. since which tine be shas not Teen
'een or heard Of As he was erievina much
oves having sold HE place il M Thought he
.ae not In his right mind. Es came 10
,cws rom wyoming county, n. Y. last .
Aercn, and ever since hss t~esx,, -....,,;.- I
over coming hither and would tall az ~ q
ing but home. His age Was aim, ee A.. - no."
L - feared that IN tic Of deaponas,... !
has committed snicids.-Des Ioin,. ~.
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A correspondent Of che keokuk Cor,,;,,,
ios. writing from Cosydon, Gays TIA, tvo
lor0e thieves were arrested July I'd. and
|ivee the seslewiag sasisfassory particuiars
they had led Tia animals from che stable.
shsn they we're pounsed upon by the shee.
q and posse who lay in waiting at the sve>
Isssioo Of = detective. One q the esee
re- taken at once Q second no1. end onlS
surrendered after hayiog beoos sI;eheiv
ssnn1d1 re pisod 6hse; IL til cs1ei
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