Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-14

A case Of email psx 10 reported at Dc
Witt.
Mu,eatins city has been divided into
three election precincts.
Elder Robbins, twenty I've years pas.
tor If the Congregational church Of Musca-
line, cslsbratss his silver wedding Ito that
church, on the 18th inst.
The Journal don't remember a duler
grain market in Muscasins in the past two
yeus than at present. Scarcely enough
grain comes in to supply the mills, and If .
shipper g,ts hold of two loads day 10 j,
greatly c'sted.
-Des Moines county voted by large
majority against proposition to authorizs
the Board of Supervisors to compromise
tae county railroad Indebtedness.
-chauncy Graham Lawrence, one Of the
early ssttlers of Dubuque, aged II year,,
and who WAS . member Of tho Gray Beard
Reg mont, died q. his home on the oh
inst
Hon. n. q. Hedges. OF Ksokuk, . well
known citizen. has left that place to settle
In Dss Moines. Des Moines and her De-
mocracy have made noble accession.
The Fort Dodge Northeast states that
in ten days all tho grading ON the Iowa and
Minnesota Railroad, between the county
line and lndianols. will be completed
About eight miles remain 10 intersect with
Dss Mcines.
Tho second State Christian Convention
Of losa is to be he'd at Dubuque on the
Sth. 9th and 10Th OF December.
The Lyons & Maqnoks,a Railroad ad.
voea,es are still making strenuous sndsav-
ore to secure tho same. Meetings are being
held. subscriptions raised, and hopes are
getting stronger.
j. Eigar Thompson, the widely known
railroad man Of Pennsylvania, and Prssi-
dent OF the Central road Of that State, 10
one OF tho Trustees Of the Burlingt ton, Cs-
dar Rapids and Minnesota Railroad Cons
pAny, upon which bonds are about TO be is.
sued with view 10 laying iron early next
spring.
Tho. contract for building the Cedar
Falls 4 Minnesota Railroad was let in Du-
buque on the 10th. Its present terminus
10 ~ Charles City, Floyd county. By the
terms Of the contract il isspscitied that the
line shall be completed to Osags By the lst
Of July next, and to the State line BY the
1st Of next October, 1869.
Two little grls in the habit Of getting
shavings At shingls mill At Dubuque, cot
IRE last Friday evening 70 some Of them
''lust 70 zee them burn" The show was
bigger than they bargainsd fer. and the
mill. which belonged to Peterson. 4 Christ
man. and which Was valued At g 900, was
entirely destroyed.
The Dubuque Times raises and the
rats have raised IN important internal rev
snus qusssien: Some 5000 worth Of
stasPs were postsd enc day upon whisky
barrels in Rhemberg's distillsry warehouse.
The rats having taste for the paste where
With they were stuck on, ate them al Of
slick and clean. Rhembsrg won's pay for
any more stamps, the rats won't oonf.ss
Judgment, and whisky can't Be sold with
cut ito patriotic insignia. Nov "~hst.
the reason init Rhsmbcrs's whisky -
Fred Boshmlsr.: post Office thief, 1t
Waterloo. when be was post master. has
been admitted to bail in the sum Of IS 900
The Exporter says that his admissions Of
guilt arc Of such character ~ to coavic,
him. The systematic robbing Of monied
letters passing through b. hands, has been
continued for over year. by his own ar
Acknowledgements. Ills detection and ares,
Vas tho cause Of much ex 'itemen,. A. ,av.
BY few knowing ones, no suspicion rested
upon him.
-keokuk 10 compromising her city
debt. Nsw bonds have been issued 70 .
$4,000 bondhsldsr, bearing intsrss. at the
rate Of tive per cent. per annum for the frs,
I've years At the rate Of four per cent p.r
annum for the next Eve years; at the rat.
Of i've Per cent. per annun for the nsxt i've
years and At the rate Of six per cent. psr
snnum fer the last ass years said bonds
= DO dated Oct. LIST, 1865. payable to J.
2dsar Thompson or bearer, with annual
'N.tsrsst and coupons attached according to
the rates absvs specified.