Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-11
DAVENPORT, IOWA. THURSDAY, MARCH II. 1869.

SnLLlss FAM ~ SAxPLn-A PAruss
APPLlaD FOB. For the most original joksrs
and the NEST original lodges, commend -
to Kentucky Yankee. A certain Real
Estate agency in this city, being esthetic
somewhat in nature. keeps numerous plants
cesspicusssly displayed in I've frsss slics
windows. Various have been The ssnjss.
turss for such display. bat the agent be-
Ing neted for keeping . secret, has sue
cssdsd in bsfling all attempts st succsssfsl
inquiry. But "sssrsts will out" On
Saturday, farmer came in from the sssn>
try with . bag filed with dirt-gsnuins
soil Of the prairie, rich aud alluvisl and,
en.ering the office of the sfore mentioned
agency, deposited it upon the table, and
enqursd for the imam NIT lame back and
eye glasses" George sad be vas out.
"Vsl you gives him mine bag" Som in
came the agent. lie looked at the bag Of
dirt, struck . position corresponding to
that of bslky horse. and looked. George,
what's that! A sample sir. Thunder !
Sample you say the glasses were shift
ed, and thrusting his hand into the bag,
he brought out = hand-full. Itwss soil,
and no mistake. lie locked around to see
how many glasses Of beer the bag called
for, but it Was no joke. There was the bsg
aud on it the following note:
March 6, 80.
l. W. HARRISON.
Please sell fssty acres By
this sample for the most it will briag, for
eash. gold. AMI obliGe, Ysurs truly.
Signed
We heard the agent csming. end had 10
leave before ws could make out the signs.
turs.
This method Of selling land, 10. il must
be csnfsssed, purely original, and has
many thiags 10 commend Il to sgsnts in
general. We learn, hewsvsr, that . pat
sut has been applied for. When last seen
our agent stood in the Same classic posi-
tion he first assumed, With his best glasses
we'll poised In their proper pace, letting
the sell fall from ono hand into the other,
then into the bag. and repeating sstto soce.
1.-Two and . half per csut.-forty acres
ssmples-eood thing-besr-thst reporter
Ii csn't Be ssid Of the one who buys
this. III . ssnss dss fsxrs ssr m terrsis
aride.'"
We learn the following additional psrtisu-
lars Of the murder Of Dr.. Hershe from the
Journal Of yesterday: "Dr. Hsrshe had
bic life insured for three thousand dollar.
Two thousand in the Connecticut Mutual
ans one thousand in the Brooklyn Com
psny The policy in tho latter named
company was taken cut only about three
months ago. His correct age is 43 years,
Q months aud % days.
The following is the certificate Of the
surgeons appointed to examine the body
during the inquest
MsssAfiNs, Iowa, March, ..
We, being duly sworn. .oertify that ws,
physieians and surgeons Of Museatine,
have this day made sn inquest Of the bedy
ef Christian uershs, of Muscatine, and |
And that hs came to kis death from the |
effects Of gunshst wounds in the small Of
the back. region Of the kidneys, where We
found thavssvsn distinct slugs had entered |
I've Of which W extracted frem beneath |
The skin Of the abdomen, having entirely |
penetrated the body. The ether Ave had |
lodged IA the spinal column and cavity Of
the abdomen. Aud that in eur opinion
the above slugs we're the cause Of his
death. g. N. Cops. MI
P. A. AusrIH, NJ. D.
The Corsner's jury, consisting Of Col.
". B. Keeler, 0. W. I.kel, and J. o. Par
ham, rendered q verdict in accordance with
the facts in the ease.
The murdere. plead guilty and waved an
examination. He is . Swiss, about kix
fsot in hight, between thirty and forty
yesrs old, and with physiognomy animal
like in appearance. He has been in this
country only few years, and seems TO be
wsfully ignorant OF our laws and customs.
He kasa wife and three or four children.
Tss RIvRR.-Ths river romans clear Of
ice at this point.
At Dubuque the weather 10 VAIN and
pleasant, with very little ice running in the
river.