Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-20

the aggre gate loss By the recent fir
at Dubuque ia set BY the Herald at $s5.
600; insurance $50 800
A powerful revival is gong on in th
Baptist church 1t Darlington.
Tho Register believes that NJ. Palae'
q Polk city, Polk cssnty. b tho Oldest maj
10 the state-being lo4 ysars Of ase.
The Register rscords - uoparalIslst
sass Of enterprise In Scott cssnty. TO- vii =
".he edisor-in-chief ofth Davenport grav'
and gsy Gazette vent mad on the 17tl
last Caass-Chsgrin in. being ssugA'
stealing the literary bsntlinss Of other sdi
tors. whom he eonfssses dent knew on
decimal part Is much as he does 'hissslf.'-
10 thus going mad. 90 far in advance o.
DOG days, the Gazette only exhibits II,
usual enterprise"
Gov. Merrill Offers 4 reward ef $500 fel
ehe arrsat Of J. II. Stafford. The mufdsess d
John Minert, of Alanakes county, Oct 10,
1867.
breaking through the Ics has become
an everyday oecurrsaes st Nuscatiss-go
slow.
The democracy Of Dee Moines eouaty
esnd the following lise Of delegates to the
otate Cenvsbtien 10 b held u Dee Aeinss
sn the Goth: A. c. Dsdgs, B. J. Hall. Jus.
sus Clark, D. J. Sales, L. T.sdrick, 4. P.
Bentley, John Conrad, Wesley Jones, John
8. Fear, A. W. Carpenter. Z G. Wright. E.
". Strong. 8. W. SNOW, Gee. Krischbaum,
Z: N. Todd, Eastus Chamberlain, u.
obrisn, Y. Il. Shelson and Shields Edges.
The Marshalltowu Weolsn Mills turn
out 25o yards Of cloth daily.
Tho income Of the City Marshal Of
hons'eel'o last year. says d. 6xprsss. uas
eeoo. .ooo, ,ooo,o 900. .o55, besid.s the hsnos.
-Ar. M. L. Ayers, editor Of the Dsla-
vass county Onion, aonsuness in bis lest
that be has taken unto himself wiie-ths
widow Of the late proprietor Of the Usisn,
esus securing help meet ed print-shop q
the A0e time.
a number Of the citizens Of Ksokuk
hass organizeds : "wsstsrn stock Brsslise
Association The Aaoeissen proposes 70
breed Oil kinds Of stock and procure some
Of the best breeds 10 The essotry.
Tho Burlington Hawk.ys lsaras that
the safe Of the Lsuisa County Treasury was
brokss open last Nsndes night. aaa ~ 900
stolen. The TREASURED. MI Krsmsr, vas
II the of1cs until eleven e'closk that nieht.
and the County Csek and ono Or two others
passed through the court house q about
twelve o'clock. on return ron the lodge
meeting. The building vas entered through
. window. and the safe broken open By
means OF steel wedges, . slsdge, and crow
bar. Tho sledge and other tools were taken
from blacksmith shop nearly. From the
amount Of work done in the short time IL 10
thought that number Of PERSONS were en-.
gagged, but nothing definite known in r..
gard to this The safe was large sized
one. and was thought to b. burglar proof.
Some two or three years sgo an unsuecsas.
ful attempt was mace to blov open the safe
chased to take the place ofthe one then
damaged. Currency amounting to $40.
600 was deposited in another drawer of the
ssfe, which was not found whether the
thieves supposed they bad oil Or we're press
cd fer time, Of course. 10 MISTER Of conlsc-
ture. Just about day Wight farmer reading
. shert distance from tsWn, came into Wa
psllo with bis wagon, and noticed stranger
going out Of town. He wore tan colersd
suit and was carrying carps! sack. Upon
inquiry at the hotels it was found that NO
stranger had stayed over might in the place,
and the impression is thas his man wss
connscted with the robbery. IL Was track
cd several miles in the dlrectioo Of this dly,
bat must hsvs left the main travelled road,
- nsthing more could b heard Of him. A
number Of citizens Of Louisa county are in
pursuit, and il is to be hoped the money
will be recovered and the robbers captured
The Treasurer has offered reward Of g..
600 for the money and $500 for the person
or persons by whom it wae stolen. The
money taken WIS oil public funds.