Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-19


Ksekuk last Sabbath.
-Dss Meinss hes slaus Uttered 5000 hses
this early, and is still blood Thirsty.
The New York Tribune learns that
Hen. James r. Wilson will probably sue.
cssd Grimes In The Senate.
Burlington is calling out for city mar
kst. The Arvss says the people have never
half tried 70 secure sne3
The Keoksk branch Of the Lee county
Temple Of Justice come near being burned
hast Monday evening The flames we're
subdusd in time.
The Ststesmas says that crime has
sssaaed ~ epidemic Tern 10 Dss Asinss.
Bsrslasy, thisvisg. rsbbssy and kindred
sntiss:srs unplsasastly prevalent.
The Kssksk Libeesy Association hes
decided upoa . lecture essrss. The Gsts
City says that Tiltes 10 on the list; also.
Henry visosns, Robert Csllysr. and others.
The Rsss says that Washipgt on county
farmers are bsisg swiadisd BY bogus sgri-
cultural implement sgssts. Served then
right; let then patreaiss established and
Trustworthy houses.
The Waterloo reporter records the
death sfMr. Henry Sherman an old resi-
dent Of the city, and one Of the first SET
tiers Of Blaekhawk 90. He was widely
known ~ the proprietor Of the Sherman
House.
Information 10 wanted by George J.
Quala, Of Ossian. Iowa. Of his brother John
J. Qasla, 23 years old. feet inches high.
dark brown hair and vhisksrs-Norwsgian
BY birth. Fears are entertained Of his hav.
ing been murdered.
On the Dubuque 1 Sioux City reed the
Railroad is finished west Of Iowa Falls shout
fifteen milss, the csntractess being ahead
Of tine some. The track will soon Be
laid - Webster City. and perhaps, to Fort
Dodge.
| The Argus Gays that the Indication
are that there viii bs mere new buildiog'
put up in Darlington next season thar
there have been the prsssst. Real sstas
men have ssld mere lets than ever before
and slmest invariably to persons who pro
, pose 10 improve them in another year.
. This Gate Oily puts az insurance e
z nundsum thuswiss. A dwulling Vas dil
. covered to Be on Ore q just fifteen mil
i utss before nesn. The insursacs polio
. upon it. expired precisely II noon. II
/ building saved but suppesing il had bee
. consumed "would or would not the com
Il psny have been responsible for that part I
y il destroyed after twelve o'slscki"
d The Dss Moinss Ssatesman Gays tbs
. Skaters new agricultural rsports:sontain
d vast amount Of carefully prepared statist
J. cal matter pertaining to every branch Of Al
!. ricultursl and mechanical interest OF III
d State, and 10 . more valuable work to Ii
. Western manufacturer aud trader than an
y other which could be placed IN his handl
showing, A. it does, tho entire resources
n from which his wealth in this State 10 ,
.. be drawn. hes. channels Of commerce, &c
n &c.
d E.B. Whitcomb. prominent insurant
!. man and Democrat, in pay ment Of . wsg,
in Des Msinss, on Saturday, sawed tw
cords Of wood in trent Of the Hegister ofEic
The AFFAIR caused much amusement, and
. large crowd was present during the day.
I, John Kennedy, a Seymour cadet, al.
n, squared wager by wheeling negro frol
d che Dss Noinss House to the Slavery Hous
n Who can now say that there are
= chestnut trees in Iowai Read the followir
n extract from the Burlington Ha1keys 0,
good friend. Squire Perry. has growing VI
n on his place near this city. fins lot
u bearing chestnut trees. which he raise
= from the ssed. They bore in eight yea,
from the time Of planting, and now yiel
. largely, the burr having often ~ high ,
i seven nuts each. There are several sths,
in this vicinity who have bearing chsstnr
trees. but they are not 20 numerous % tho
, might and should b. Let more follow til
good example.
n A writer in the Maquoksta Ercelsis
. has the following suggestions amsng o.hel
on the subject of selecting grape vines
. IL 6nd that this town is flooded with . larr
II amount Of worthless trash in the grape vim
. line. from Eastern Nurseries, and sold l.
:, agents who do not know the differsne
between the leaf AMI root of the vim,
= When you buy grape vines 70 to me
: Who have experience in the culture q
. the vine Of different varieties. MANY il
.. this section OF the country, having tris
the various kinds for the last ten Or twsl,
a ysars, can tell you which will ataud our eli
E. mate the best, or the writer Of this artiel
/, will Be glad to give any information in BIZ
i power. The last dry and bare winter va
hard one for the trial Of our vinss. an,
: the fact is that nearly oil Of the best viss
I Of the Fsx Family" those with the whit
dewny undef-lsaf, psrished. The smootl
, grssn-lsafsd species are the best fer thi
latitude, Of which the Clinton is the beu
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