Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-05
IOWA ITEMS.


The Musca.ine Journal says that it 10 ru.
morsd that the Barnhart Broshess, OF the
Nuscatine Courier. have purchased the Dee
Moines Stotesman.
Tho Muscatine Courier says that tho in
forest Of L. D. Ingersoll in the Journal
office vas bid Of yesterday BY Thomas
Hanna, ESQ.,, attorney for the mortgage, At
$1,000. Mr.. Mahin bid the full appraised
value, but Mr.. Sells having . mortgage
upon the concern. was enabled 10 bid high
or. Mr.. Mahin, however. hes possession Of
che Office, and We understand will Try to
keep it. We presume the end is not yet.
We are told that the Nshin Bros. will con-
duet the pepper I'll further notice, The sale
having ended the rsesivership aod disposed
Of the temporary editor.
Geo. W. Van Horns has retired liva The
editorial chair Of the Auseatios Jc urn.l =
He allied il we'll while ~ ~ in Il. s.d
ought to have kept doing r..
Ausestins essnty pays sa5 900 ysas 70
her school teaehssa PIX thosesad ehildrsa
are taught. The @ .urisr says the average
cost IS 81 cents Ter week.
The sssss 3 esistsr says: 1--WE rssrs. v
learn that = .os. Jso. P. Irish, me.bss u
sns hoav from johnson county. has been
sompS ,sd 70 lsavs HE Legislative dssks and
b ONE on aecount Of severe cold with q
= .ssaaenins pneumonis foro. We hops q
hear Of our brother ''quill's" speedy and
entire recovery"
The Democracy Of Burlington were Vie
torious last mosdsy in ~ city slsstion.-
They elected their Mayor by 80 majority,
and four oat Of six Aldsfmen. The Argui
says: The election yesterday passed Of qui'
ely asd nsssly lsll vsts 49, psllsd- III
Democracy started out viii he Intention o.
mot making Political issae. but q the very
eve Of The slsetiou the radicals forced he y.
sus spsn them. and attempted 70 defeat shsil
candidate for Mayor By the cry Of copper
head. snd the like clap trap. whom the De
mocracy met them on the issue and the r.
sult was the triumphant election Of A. W.
Caspeotsr, - good Dsnocsasa = ever lived
By . majority Of 825 over Z. D. Rand, Z
hide-boand republican, and negro worship.
o.. The Democrats elected fous mso %
their ticket. while the Republican,
elected two for Aliermen, Mr.. Cham.
berlain was elected IN the Fifth ward BY 1
rusjotity Of twelve, where the rad,sais illsss
usually had about forty.
Henry ysa Beet's usjosily for Marshal
Of Burlington y SIX hssdrsd and two,
The Des Noines Register says shss On
Saturday evening last, = Sheriff Van Slyck
vas T bringing Weir. The Fsssss.
from the Psnitsntiary Il Fort Mad
ison, to this plscs for trial q the District
Court, now in session hsse, The prissnes
suecesdsd 10 making his escape, The Shsr.
III when be started With him. iroosd The
gay bird, and succeeded b trsnspsetise
him in safety = far = Monroe One mile
wsss II that plses, weis wsst iass ~ -.
" -clsses, and = the Shssif ,hssehs Hin e.
curely isoned, Was allowed 70 go without .
guard. BY some sneaus. lfsbably With
the wooden key which ~as Afterwards
found on the tioor.-Weir released his
wrists from the letters, brsks his way
through the wiadew. ssesesdsd in reaching
the plalfasn, fron which, while the train
WAS going u the rate Of twssty miles an
hour. be made . desperate jump, which
gave him his liberty. A bsstsnan ssw
him jump. gsvs The alarn, tes ears were
stopped, The Sheriff unlaadsds but % sight
os trace wss sAnghs q Ne escaping chap.
The Sheriff sstorned yssteeoay 70 thla
paes. havlss lbuaa - slue . Weifd
WhsssabNAe.