Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-19

tho hIu VI VI'Suss D0iiS >"e"~s's''s ~
Co., wholesale merchants - Darlington,
committed suicide on Saturday BY hanging
himself in tho fourth story Of the grocery
department of bis business house. No
ciuso ID assigned for the rash act. lie
leaves wifs and three children. he was
worth considerable money.
The Muscatine Courier SAYS that cne
Of the Seymour (lnd.) express robbers was
arrested on Friday 1t some point between
that pace and Washington. lie was taken
east on the .rain Saturday evening.
Tho Sigourney N,rs state, that the
eng neers are making a preliminary survey
for the extension Of the c., r. l. 4 P. R. Il.
branch At Warrington, having nearly reach
ed Slgeurney, and end tho route much
moro favorable than was expected.
The Upton Advertiser says that late
experiments have proved that only one man
can get any silver out Of the Cedar county
ore. and that people generally believe it a
humbug.
Sec etary ShefFer furnishes the Lyons
Mirror with the following item relative to
the State Fair;
The cash receipts were &1,2o0-some
s., 400 less than last yssr; premiums, 81
600-$1 900 more than in 1867. Cash on
hand at opening, 5000. "Will pay up and
not have flint left So it can be Get
down (to tell the truth. and lay it to the
weather. that the Sociely fell round thou
sand short o. meeting expenses.
The Nusca,ine journal Of Saturday
says brakesmsa on the freight train bound
west Friday night is missing No account
has yet reached there Of his fate.
"A lodge OF Odd Fellows was organized
at Mu.ca.iae on Friday, with the following
officers:
S. G. Stein, N.G.
w. II. Stewart. Y. g.
X. Cadle, Secretary.
J. Brdgman, Treasurer
Ben. Beach. Warden.
}. 6sshsm, Conductor.
s. kahn, Guardian.
II. Molis, X. S. N. G.
j. Erb, l.. s. N.G.
p. Stein, Il. s. V.G.
j. Humberger, L. S. V. G.
The Journal says Of the order there.
The now organization starts cut under the
most favorable auspices, having already =
large membership, among which are some
Of our best citizens, who manifest great
pleasure in having placed the order in such
. ilourishing condition.
"A &2o0. 600 capitalist is going to build
an elevator 1t Des Moinss.
The Dubuque Herald has tho follow.
ing particulars OF murder and suicide:
1t was the young man who bad stabbed ard
killed bis girl while out buggy riding In
Wisconsin In juno last. Some 81, 900 re-
ward had been offered for him, aud dstee-
tives have been upon hs track ever since.
He vas detected and taken into custody
while trapping in Nebraska. But % they
were on their way from Council Bluffs hs
took dose Of striehnis, which, it seems, he
had concealed in his clothing for that pur-
pose, having made up his mind never to 70
to Michigan alive. His body wss boxed
and taken to his homo BY tho detectives.
He was . splsndid looking young man, %
years Of ags, and about s feet inches in
hight. So ends tbs last chapter in the life
Of man sho might, under other circum-
stances, have been regarded 40 an orna-
mcnt to society.
David Spencsr.a . harness thief, jumped
through car window while the train Was
under full speed near Burlington on Mon
day last The train Was not stopped, and
the result Of the leap for liberty 10 not
known,