Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-06

Hog cholera is raging in Mahaska
county.
The potato crop in Csnsrs, Iowa is i'm
msnse. q
dubuque has new gas works capable
Of supplying city having population Of
rs 1000.
The iron for the "plug" railroad from
Lyons TO Clinton has arrived at the latter
place.
"A company Of fifteen is to be formed
for the manufacture aud sale Of the Iowa
marble from Quarry, Msrshall county.
Clinton 10 largely represented 10 the con-
psny and will be the hsadqsar.srs for ito
oanufssturs and sale. The Iewa marble
has already become famous for il beauty.
and ito mauufaeturs will evidently become
. source Of profit to al who are connected
with The business.
Governor Merrill Was the frst man 10
vote in Dss Msinss. The city gave 800
msj'rity for suffrage. The RAIDS carry the
city by 600 gain Of 500. Speaks bad
for the Democracy at the capital city.
The Dss Moines Register gives . glib |
account Of a..nsgro shosting a Democrat 10 |
that city on election day. Try him with . |
colored judge ard jury now.
A miller at Iowa City found . bag of
gold. $3.50. in . grist of buckwhsat. He
returned it to the owner and received . SO
gold piece. 1t had bees placed in the griss
four years ago and forgotten.
Another destructive Ere 10 recorded 10
the Iowa Falls Sentinel, q follows: "Mr.
J. McManes inform us that great damage
was done in Jackson township BY prairie
firss on Monday evening last. Starting
from the southeast corner Of Ellis, it sped
on its furious way through Jackson, burn
Jog fences, stacks. and into the big woods,
doing much injury to the young trees. In
its course It destroyed . stable, q lot Of hay.
hogs and horse for Mr.. Seabury. In his
efforts TO get his horse out Of the burning
stable, Mr.. s. was very badly burned, 80
much 90 that Tears are entertained Of his
recovery. The east and south line fences
on Hunters farm were also burned, and
much other damage done"
Tho Pella Blade has intel gsncs that .
fire broke out on the prairie neal; Gaesburg
J on Tuesday Of last week, which. reach, d
= the farm of . widow named Wilcox. In
t fighting the flames, to prevent the burning
r Of her stable, her clothes caught. fire, and
+. she was 20 seriously; burned before her
| children could rescue her, that her life was
| hay and grain stacks, 100 bushels Of wheat
G and other property, was destroyed, but the
4. house was saved. 'In The meantime, the
Gre kept on across tho prairie, spreading
destruction before il, crossing a road about
quarter Of mile north Of Mrs. VS.
house. Is next caught in the stubbls Of
Mr. Skyorow's fed. destroying his wheat
stacks, containing about 200 bushels OF
wheat, and passing from there into his
cornheld, destroying about hve acres Of
corn Here its Roadway was checked, and
: tbs fire extnguished.
, COZ
BnicGs House., CHICAGO We notice that
our old friend y. II. SIX inner, the we'll known
proprietor of the Briggs House, 10 doing q
a most excellent Business this fall, his "a
nous hotel being filled most Of the time
/. with guests from al parts OF the country
: and abroad. This house being central and
admirably located, and in the very heart OF
tho business centre Of the city, Is alwavs
r found to Do especially popular with the bus
mess men Of tho West, the accommodations
being in no respect inferior to the best no :
tels in tho West, whilst the charges are far
1, moro moderate. The cuisine Of the briggs
, House has reputation for excellence Sec
ond TO none III the country, and the gentle
manly officials AZ the eff @ are no pains
, IN placing their guests at home and sur
rounded by every comfort. Like the Aston
House, OF New York, lis reputation is
world wide, and no business man ever stop
. ping at the Briggs House will 10 dsposed
70 leave it fer any other llouss. Travellers
are paid every attention that is needed and
are made to feel perfectly at homo bv the
three gcntlemanly clerks, Messrs c. &.
Wilton. A. h. Wei, and W. T. Wentworth.
who are to De found Ia the Fee For good
cheer and solid comfort, while away from
heme, commend US to tue Briggs House,
Chicago.
/ "a
VIM. b. Ogden, who has been inspecting
the Union Pacific Railroad, gave the follow
ing description Of the process OF laying
the track, in recent lecture to the students
Of the Chicago University:
side track or "turn out" one mile in
length, is put down at every ten mile sec
ton, and a telegraph tent pitched, bringing
the world into communication with tina,
station. The construction train has two
boarding cars, with accommodations for
500 men, and tents for the same number,
while some swing their hammocks under
r the cars. The washing, far eclipsing any
) OF our city lauudriss, was in full operation,
and the culinary department was turning
out bread at the rate OF six barrels Per day.
1 The necessity Of trsarms was not ignored.
the men being trained to the use Of guns
| ~ WSH - plChS. l0o wafer IRAN. contain
' ing 30 tanks, stood upon side track, and
. was connected BY . hose to the steam
pump At the rear Of the train. A long
Train. leads d with ties, was upIoaded in & j. .
: minutes by gang Of 90 workmsn, mule
teams taking them briskly to the place
= where they we're being laid. After the ties
. are laid. car loaded with iron rails il push
. ed to the end Of the track; two rails euas
cd and spiked the car pushed . length
further, and two more rails laid, the car
!, tipped over on lie side, OF the track, when
!. another takes ito place, and y on al in,in;
tum."
: CoaaOA Crop fer lSoe.
The total crop reaches 2 49S. S95 bales.
while the exports have been !, 657 o 8 bales,
aud the home consumption SS5.Ol5 bales,
, leaving stock on hand ct the close of the
year Of IS. $50 bales. The stock Of the cot
ton, at tina interior towns. Sept. J.. 1868,
not included 10 the report, is s.ey7 bales,
against 3.70S bales last season.
The total receipts at the Gulf and Allan
tic shipping ports this year have been