Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-27
STATE NEWS.

Col. S. G.. Van AndA, Of Manchester,
has been appointed United States Commits
siousr.
The pugilist banker and congressional
candidate. J X. Graves, Of Dubuque, has
recently been arrested for street fighting.
Pitching quoits has become very
popular Amusement among the good people
Of Musca.ine, ard in that they excel
| Prof s.. Coon, a scholar OF recog-
nized ability, and principal Of Anamosss
graded school, died last week Of rhsuma'
tism Of the brain.
The Herald thinks the cars will 30
running over the Dubuque bridge BY New
Rears. The draw 10 located between the
erst and second piers on the east side.
The Ledger says that the matrimonial
market in Fairfield has dropping tendsn-
cy, 10 consequence Of the hot weather.
Waterloo had her frst municipal sles
ton last wesk--slscting mayor, marshal.
aldermen, &c. No political contest.
According to the assessor, the city Of
Cedar Rapids-real and personals worth
over million and twsnthy thousand dol
lars.
Mills, Adams and Montgomery counties
have given to the d. Il N. X. X. the right
OF way through their respective counties.
The Council Bluffs Nonpdrid has been
enlarged, and its editor has gone pleasuring
northward.
Richard Moaghsr. an employee on the
G., R |. a. Z. r. Il. accidentally los, his
life last Friday in Des Moines-says the
Stafssman.
| The Hdekeye announces that Grant
black and tanner club is about to BE- organ
lied In Burlington.
The ladies who 60 in bathing At Mus
catias are seriously annoyed BY boys diving
down amongst them from long distance.
And worse than all. the boys don't wear
bathing clothes. See Courier.
| Several years ago, says tho Burlington
Hasskeye, Senator Grimes, declining TO de-
liver an address at the commencement Of
the Iowa College. proposed to give them
something better. to-wit, . section $40
scres--of land lying in that vicinity, which
he did. BY recent sale Of thres-qusrters
Of this land. tho college has realized
$4,000
/ During the glorification at Fort Dodge,
over tho nomination Of Pomsroy. two an
wills burst while being fired. and several
persons we're severely wounded, says the
Northeast.
The Register says that the llawkeys
Insurance Co. Of Des Moines, has come in
under the new insurance Law, and received
its certificate from the Auditor.
"A letter arrived At the Des Moinss
sfiics addressed to "ths prstticst girl in
tewn. SO extreme was the modesty Of
the Dss Moines damsels, that the letter was
uncalled for, and the post master. George
Tchnor, not having tho moral muscle to
take the responsibility of naming her him
self. sent tho miss:vc to the dead letter
Office piece Of glaring recreancy TO an
important trust--cnc Of which he never
should have been guilty. OFF with his
head
Asher & Adams arc preparing to pub
lish a new map of Iowa.
Clinton lumber sales for last week
amounted to $s27, $40 feet; shingles,
1880 lath, $4,000.
The Iowa Age has been selected by the
city fathers Of Clinton rs the official organ.
Tho burglars are doing Clinton very
hand omely. as We learn from the Herald.
lone thousand two hundred and TWEEN
ty nine Mormon smigrants, principally
from Lincolnshire, England, passed through
Clinton last week, en- route for Utah-says
the Herald