Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-11
IOWA NEWS.


Two wagons broke through the iee while
crossing the river at Burlington on Tuesday.
Horses and wagons we're sxtricatsd after
much labor.
A Durham COW weighing l,70o pounds
was sold at Burlington the other day. The
price paid Vas eight cents DER pound, or
4l3G for the animal.
The Board Of Supervisors Of Mussatins
county has repealed the bounty Of twenty
cents on gopher tails. The Courier feels
glad, thinking that"this heavy expense has
been tolerated about long enough"
The Muscatine Courier says that man
and woman whe eloped in Linn county some
time ago, were arrested in West Liberty last
Sunday and taken home. II seems that
The guilty couple left home with horses and
carriage worth $500. and 5000 10 money.
The Treasurer Of Muscatine county hes
had his salary raired to g.. 900 q y ear, hs
70 employ oil help. Heretofore he has
been reeeiuing 81 200 . year, snd the ceun-
y paid his assistants.
A grown son Of Albert Watson, who re-
sides near West Liberty. was poisoned .
few days ago BY an snameled paper cellar,
and suffered excruciating agony till relief
was afforded by applying gun-powder. He
had previously exercised himself into per-
spiration BY RAINING TO the depot in Iowa
City 10 order to meet the train. aud prob
ably irritstsd the skin Of his neck 90 that
the arsenic which 10 to 10 found in high.
y saamelsd collars took effect. Il caused
severe swelling Of the neck and alse Of the
ears, to which he had applied his hands o.
Ter rubbing his neck.
The Iowa City Republican Of Wednesday
says that NJ. Thos. q. Alley died sudden
y in P. Gress's Taylor shop Monday 4. n.
He YES il conversation With one Of the
woshmss, when he complained Of fainsnsss,
fell over end expired. He was about s6
years efags. Some sprisg in this wonder
full washinesy Of life, which had run %
long. suddenly ceased to perform ito part
and the whole stood still.
The Herald thinks that the failure OF
Markell 1 Co bankers. Of Dubuque, per.
manent one, though not very DISASTROUS %
creditors-the assets being nearly equal to
its liabilities. 1t had been lame for con-
siderable time.
The Constitution learns that Dsnisl
Urich, Of Keokuk, was robbed Of 90, 500 by
one of the "light-dngsred gentry" at or
near Fort Wayne, Ind, . few days ago,
while on his wav to Pennsylvania 10 spend
the holidays with his friends. The robbery
Was committed BY cutting out side pockss
Of n. Urich's coat which scntained the
msney.
Five new street cars have made their ap-
pearance in Dss loines.
The Herald says that large and enthu.
sias,ic meeting Of people was held in CIin-
ton recently, 70 consider the rights Of Amer
can citizens abroad.
The Rev. L. Whiting ard wife, Of Du-
buque, celebrated their silver wedding the
other day-cn which occasion they we're
the recipients Of numerous valuable pres
snts.
The Herald says tha: frank Best, Of Du-
buque, railroad employe, while getting OF
from train fell upon the track and had
both loo q = nj ov,n arm. hvoksu
The Dcbuque BANKS show a deposit Of
ts77,l9S "a; the Davenport bsnks, inclu-
ding Ssviugs' Bank, 1929. Os5. 81; loans
and discounts, Dubuque, STA 1928 Daven-
port Banks. 1924.
The message Of Governor Cox Was read
10 the Ohio Lseislatare. Il shows reduC-