Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-26

Connecticut man, who had his arm
neatly cut of in . saw mill, picked up the
member. shut Oh the water from the nill,
aud walked home with his arm in his hand.
II 10 in contemplation to build q railroad
from Rock Island, ON the Mississippi river.
via Galesburg, to Beafdstown, on the Hi
nois river, and thence via Winchester.
Whitehall, Grssnfsld, Faisview, and Ed
vaudeville To 81. Louis.
A mortgage Of $40. 0O0, 900 is said to have
been lately gwen by the Hartford and Erie
Railroad Company, and recorded in the
Clerks office of Putnam county, N. Y.
A tour Of the world will soon be a very
easy undertaking. When the Pacific Rail
road is finished, from New York to San
Francisco it will take seven days; from San
Francisco to Hong Kong, by way Of Ys-
koma. twenty days, from Hong Kong, by
steamer, to Suez, thirty two days; from
Suez to Paris, six days; from Paris 70 New
York, ten days; in all, seventy five days.
a curious method Of killing rats 10 re-
commended in German journal Is very
efficient. A piece Of new or unuss sponge
is cut into small pieces, which are smsared
! with butter and placed within reach Of the
rats, next TO dish o: water. The rats sat
the sponge, and, becoming thirsty, drink
the water. which swells the sponge, and, in
short time kills the animals. which are
found dead oil around.
The late Colonel Hazard, the Connecticut
powder man, leaves an estate Of about ~
900 900.
Pittsburg has thirty three iron, eight
steel. and two copper rolling mills. The
iron mills have daily capacity for 200
tons.
Mr.. Eaton, Of Auburn, Mass, has on his
farm an elm moro than two hundred years
old. Six cords Of wood have been trimmed
from IT within sixty years.
Plug tobacco packed in peanuts aud ap-
Piles is the latest device to defraud the rev
enus. The fraud has been discovered at
Norfolk, va.
Exciting competition in tho paper collar
trade IN North Bridgewater, Mass, has car
red the price down to one cent box.
The best salarisd office in the county Of
Essex, Mass, is said TO be that Of the
agent OF an manufacturing company-fif-
teen thousand dollars year.
One hundred and seventy one German
newspapers are published in the United
States, OF which fortysix are dailiss.
Farming is to-day the most important
Industry IN California more important
than mining. So says the San Francisco
Bulletin.
The Hartford CO., Oourant suggests the
erection Of cotton factories in that CITY. Il
says: "a mill cspable Of running SO. 600
spindles can be built for 100000. We
have the figures from . gentleman who has
erected score Of cotton mills in Msssachu-
sets"
A Yankee in Worcester, Mass. has in
vented and patented new fish hook. The
shank. instead offending in an eye, doubles
almost its entire length, 90 that the hook
looks like a hair pin with . barbsd hook on
one shank. This centinustion Of the shank
acts - lever to turn the hook In The
mouth Of the fish and insure catch.
The Detroit Post says: About four
years ago four gentlemen in this city In
vest $4,000 each, making $4,000 capital.
In manufacturing enterprise here. They
have made since that time $3.50. OCO. and
their net profit last year was over e7b..
VOO."
Among the miscellaneous items or OK.
penditure Of the United States House OF
Representatives lest year were S762 for kid
gloves and ga for Martinique snuff. The
miscellaneous appropriations would bear .
reduction.
Italy is new issuing paper money. The
engraving Of whish We done in thie
country.
There are said to b but nifty three stock.
holders in the Union Pacific Railroad.
An irTeverent story is told of . Young
man who made application for membership
OF church, and was placed on probation
fer the usual period. His conduct having
been exemplary. he was notified that he
would DO received, but replied that he had
about made up his mind 10 Join FIRE CON-
pAny.
1t is predicted that in the course of a
few years the telegraph will, in . great
measure, supszcsce the post Office. In
some countries Of Europe, te.sgrams are
now transmitted very cheap. In Paris the
tariff has recently been reduced to Eve
cents for twenty words, sent any where
within the city.
The Hartford 7smss advises peeple 10
get up before FIVE o'clock in the lmeraine.
and "see Venus, the beautiful morning
star" Whsssupsu newly sassisd man
takes oeession to INFORM The zSu>s that be
can "ses Venus without the trouble Of ~.
ing at that unsssuiy hour" Happy man l
Prentice says Charles A. Dana seems
to have stepped very suddenly and uncers-
moniously out Il The ranks q ~ iupaash-
srs. and his sxampls 10 golden enc"
Most emmy naA will conesdo that Il leox
very foolish tn zee boy drag heavy slay |
up steep hin fur the ilssting plssliuf ~ |
ridin' down again, but it appears tu me
that that boy IL sage bi the side ov the |
young man hoo works hard oil the week |
and drink hiz stamps up Satterds mighty
Mn. THAD STEVENS said In the House |
that he did not think L would have hurt |
Senators much il they had psrjured them |
selves Tor the purpose Of procuring . con-
victioa Of the On Prssisnt. At first We
were going to gay that in this sas IN q. |
traordinasy remark, ashocking remark and !
oil that sort Of thing. But " might %
veil stop calling any thing that some Of eur
representatives say extraordinary and
wee mat rsads Osif daily precoe1ines Gu
possibly b ohoo1>d a nnv thinp ehev nov