Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-27

Dubuque 10 10 b Undissd next week.
Lee county WAS named after Gen. r. E.
Burlington il to have . new city drsc.
tory.
-Marsballtown has, Philosophical So
sisty.
"A Hsnrys county negro goes to Fort
Madison for term Of three years.
Story county votes upon the question
Of SO. 900 court house next October.
Jackson county towns are preparing
TO vsts taxation for railroad purposes.
People we're able to cross the Missouri
river on planks laid down on the ice last
Sunday.
The Village Crock weolen Mills, near
Lansing. recently burned, are to be rebuilt
as soon ~ possible. The loss Was $40, 900
no insurance.
-Hor. ID. Franklin Wells, State Superin-
tendent Of Public Instruction. died At Iowa
City or Tuesday last Of plcuro pneumenis,
aged SO years after eight days illness. He
- - hhtivc VI OHSiOa
county, New York and had resided ia Iowa
about Is years. lie was first in this State
. teacher in Muscatine, next q Professor OF
Theory aud Practice in Teaching at Iowa
City aid on the resignation Of Oran Fla
will, was By the Governor appointed to fill
his place-a position he maintained till the
day ofhis death. Concerning the deceased
the Des Moinss Register truthfully remarks:
"As public officer he was ever courteous,
and although his labors were onerous and
his respor sbiliti-s great. he discharged oil
With marked fielity and promp'ress. As
n citizen. he Was characterized by steady de-
vot'on to ell that can make people truly
great. His influence was always given in
behalf Of justice and humanity and in So
c,e.y he will long be remembered for his
nobility Of character ard christian example.
In his death the State has lost . noble
worker, and the common schools sage and
master guide-one whose counsels will be
remembered long years hence" Tho fu.
neral took place at Iowa City this day (27.h),
attended by all the State officers.
-Muscatinc has . SCOT, 900 bonded debt.
-Muscatinc folks are forming farmers
club.
-Otiumwa has established . night 20.
lice.
TO get even with ncws-spongers, .
gentleman in Muscatine cuts the latest dates
from The heading Of his paper and puts
them upon his papers that are week old.
The epongsrs come 10, sit down, hunt up
the paper with the latest dato ands square
themselves to devour its contents. TIE
result may be imagined.
The Jasper county safe robbers plead
guilty when brought into court last week
Rose stated that his right name WAS Abel
Richardson, and that hs had been mem.
Der ofths Seventh Kansas regiment during
tAs entire war. His attornies
and Ryan offered testimony Of previous
good character. and appealed to the court
for elemency.
The journal says hat . Muscatins
parson rode twenty miles through mud,
storm and roaring cataract, in order 10
marry . rural couple. The knot lied, the
ehsrgss we're demanded. Parson msdsstly
declined setting any price, whsreupen the
slshted groom thanked him for his trsu-
bic, and kindly presented him with plug
Of rs~y tobacco!
--Des Moines has . new hali--capaeity
S00-the only one there.
Iowa weather gaugers still affirm that
au unusually severe winter is in store for
Us.
-Msrshalltcwn fines delinquent alder
men I've dollars . pop. Serves them
right.
-Linkensals has Recollcctions Of Four
Years in Washington, and is going to lee.
ture about it al over Iowa this winter.
The widowed mother Of Young Cooney
who chiseled the Dubuque Times. has made
provision for her sens populations.
The Iowa Mutual Insurance Company,
at Wyoming, is winding up its Affairs. It
has over $1,000, 900 ct risk assets princ-
"a " limited to Premium notes.
John Schmidt. Of Dubuque. had his
hand torn in pieces recently by the burst
ing Of . gun while hunting
dubuque conundrum Why are
Rhombsrg's rats like Rhomberg Because
they have got the stamps.
The city debt Of Dubuque amounts TO
SIS for every man, woman and child In its
borders.