Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-14
DAJLY DEMOCRAT.



A e,.,evman in Kew York who has been
troauled ty choils hopes there V TO be no
music in heavca.
Maine will scarcely produce apples enough
for home consumption this season. and
grapes have proved . failure.
The defaultiug cashier Of the Atlas Bank
in Providence has resigned. The deposits
ors win Lose nothing, and the loss to the
stockholders will not exceed $25 ,0oo $15,.
600 being recoverable on the cashiers for
leited bonds.
A lady Who has great horror Of tobsccc,
OF into the New Haven cars, the other day,
and INQUIRED OF male neighbor: "Do you
chew toheeco. sir.' mo, ma'am, l don't,"
wss the reply. 'but l can get you chsw u
zoe want one"
A, Savannah, recently, the stevedores &C.
complished feat which 10 worth reporting.
A shin I over 900 tons burden came into
port. discharged full miscellaneous cargo,
look on board 2s3 bales Of cotton, and sails
ed for New York in twenty live hours.
A "loveiy girl" in Wisconsin, recently
recovered 81, 400 damages in . breach Of
promise suit againss pesfidious lover. Her
lawyer congratulated her on the amount,
when she exclaimed, with ierocious glance
at the lnalcted defendant, and nervously
clenching her fingers, I'D give every PEN
nv OF it Just TO have one coed pull .. his
hair I"
The farm house Of German, named Pes
ter Fisher, OF Lewiston, Minn., sixteen miles
res, of Winona, was burned last Thursday
night. Heck kedeland, an aunt Of Mrs.
Fisher, AGED seventy three years; Jacob
Fisher, little boy, aged six years; John
Boch, hired man, aged twenty two years
Elizabeth Yagle. servant girl, aged sixteen
years, we're consumed in the burning
house.
On Wednesday evening lsst terrible &C.
cago. Burlington 4 Quincy Railroad a. Ceh>
tire avenue, in Chicago. Tho locomotive
ran into wagon in which six persons were
seated. Two Of them were killed on the
spot. Another vas seriously injured. but
will probably recover. Tho other three es>
capped with slight injuries. The killed per-
Sons we're Caspar Orthe.l and son Of John
Krsntz.
The cashier Of the First National Bank Of
New Milford, Ct, 10 . deisultcr to the
amount Of $50. 000 He WAS regarded 40 On
honest and religious man. but got into stock
gambling, With the common result. He
has gone to Canada.
The temperature Of the last month At
Amherst. Mass, differed but one hundrcd.h
Of degree from that Of September. 1865,
which vas sixty degrees, and WAS about
seven tenths Of degree higher than the
Ssptsmbes average for thirty PEARS past.
California's seventeenth anniversary Of
admission into the Unien VAS celebrated .
Few days ago In that State By the Society
Of CALIFORNIA; Pioneers. This Is semaska.
bic society. comprising 1881 members. Of
whom ,005 we're in California before the
rear 1850. In 1861 the income Of the
society was over twelve thousand dollars 10
gold. ~
A calculating correspondent Of British
journal has discovered that famous race>
horse named achievement" hes literally
won bis weight in gold. This, be says, is
represented by twenty>cight thousand SOW
ereigns, which, in round numbers, weigh
four hundred pounds avoirdupois.
r. n. T. Hunter, who has been pardoned
BY the President. says in his petition that
be proposes to direct himself to the pursuits
Of private life. that he submits loyalty to
the authorities Of tho United States, and
recognizes the power Of the General Cow
srnment to establish its policy in the
South no will counsel conformity to that
policy with - much peace and contentmsnt
. possible.
A lad in Auburn, Me-, domesticated q
turtle 10 hogshead Of water in an Auburn
door-ysrd. feeding him and rendering him
we'll acquainted with civilized lite. Thinks
ing. after few weeks Of this life, that the
turtle would relish freedom again. the lad
carried him half a mile and put him in the
river. The next day the turtle re appesr.
ed in his old headquarters in the hogs
head