Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-08
IOWA ITEMS.


have already been taken BY the Buslinsto
building Society.
In 1857 Mlscatine county paid "a, ,294
for killing wild animals-to-wt 49,
645 gophers at zoe for each tail, 90 wolves
at Is per scalp, 10 wild cats, 2lynx and
one catamount At the samo per scalp. The
Journal thinks the bounty business will be
suspended.
The Des Moines Register denies that
Hon. John A. Kasson owns an interest In
that establishment Il says the Register
company is composed only Of +. N. Mills,
J. w. Mills and j. NJ. Ross.
The Courier learns that Mr.. Arnold 10
building . steamer Tor towing purposes st
the head Of Muscatins Island.
The Muscatine City Council calls upon
ihs legislature ITO secure substantially the
same mode Of collecting taxes OF cities and
towns now acting under special charter, -
is provided for the collection OF revenue Of
cities and towns acting under Chapter 81 Of
the code Of 1860, and amendments thereto
About 800 Instruments Of writing were
recorded in Dcs Mones county tBurling-
ton,) in 1867.
The Hawkeye says thats3o5 marriage IL
censes were issued in Des Moines county in
1867.
An old gentleman named Lockhart, said
to be l5 years old, recently died at O.ka-
loosa, says the Herald
The Burlington Hankcye learns that a
man named Collins Edwards, b6 years old,
WAS killed last Sunday in drunken row
near that place. Arrests were made, and
post mortem held, which resulted
in finding that death was occasionsd
by rupture Of the spleen (h,therto discased)
probably By kick.
B. f. Allen, of Des Moines, has erected .
two hundred thousand dollar residence du-
ring the past season-the best in the
State.
number of the Old Settlers Of Marion
county met At Knoxville on the 2Sth uls.,
and an association was formed for soca al
and historical purposes.
TIE Musca.ine City Council is taking
steps TO ascertain the extent Of the indebt-
edness Of that city, also the number Of
judgments outstanding against il.
Senator Fairall and Representative Irish,
sf johnson county, have located At Des
Aoincs for the winter.
The Daily Bugle is the name Of n new
enterprising daily paper, published u
Council Bluffs, BY q. II. Babbitt, the frst
number of which has come TO hand. IL has
. wide-awake appearance-Democfstie in
politics. and bound to succeed.
The Bugls claims that Council Bluff 10
the railroad centre Of ths Missouri Slope,
and " sincerely believe in that doctrine
too. Give US that place oil the time in pre-
ference TO Omaha.
The Buols says that the only railroad
bridge crossing the Missouri river, crosses
Il .. Council Bluffs. and those persons and
spsculators in the East, who have hereto
fore seemingly ignored the existence ofsuch
. city - Council Bluffs, would do we'll 10
make note Of this fact
The banking house Of II. Markell L Co.,
sfDubuqus. closed its doors yesterday morn
ing, with liabilities amounting to *65, 900.
Their assets are estimated At from SIC 900
to $4,000.
The post OH 70 at Lisbon. Linn county
was entered BY burglars last week and oil
the letters cut open. The Cedar Valley
Tmes SAYS it is not known how much
money was obtained from the letters.
A Dss Moines special says that the in.
coming and outgoing Governors are hard st
work on their messages, which will proba.
bly, be delivered on Wednesday Of mex,
wsk. The latter will be long, and contain
an elaborate review Of the condition of the
State at large. The former will be sho-i
and uumistakable in terms.
George Sponcs, Of Wilton, has instituted
. suit to recover 10000 damages from Drs.
Ross and Witham, Of Wilton. aud Dr.. II
Mex enon, Of Muscatine. This man, Spence.
had his arm injured while coupling cars,
and the above doctors smputated it, and ha
bases the suit on the ground that the injury
did not require the srm to be amputated.
Ottumwa has taken unto itself New
Silsby steam FIRE engine, together with hose
carriage, and all the necessary items for .
6rst class Ere department.
A new -four mill-of stone, three stories
| high, is to be erected at Nashua
The Annual Meeting Of the State Agri
cultural Society will be held at Des Mcinss,
on the 8 b, 9th and 10th inst
Edward Mccormick, . we'll known Du-
bsqus printer, recently died IL st. Louis, q
| - learn from tbe Herald.