Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-25

A hug. lynx killed near Burlington
last week.
The population Of Iowa is 10 se enum>
Grated this year.
Burlington i. enl aging season Of re-
iigisss revival
--Dss Moinss has had a vslocisrol down
Court Avenue.
Tho Muscatins mink skin thief has
been captured.
A startling ssss Of hydssphsbis 10
Waterloo last week.
A vide wake Fsrt Dodge girl has
get l2o dollar vslscipeds.
1890, 900 expended in improvements
10 Waterloo last year.
-Ons Arm ct Council Bluds have
slaughtered 5000 hogs this season.
Iowa piomisss every smart women .
COED education At the State University.
The B. G. r. 1 N. n. X will b. graded
from Burlington TO wspslle BY Nay next.
De Msinss proposes to nsld the nent
State Fair. end introduce vsIocipede races.
DE. Warren, Of Ouam~a. had leg
broken last week BY the upsstting Of an
omnibus.
Public meetings are being held in
Frsmost county in the interest Of the Bur-
hnstsn 4 Missouri Railroad extension.
The Cedar county Board Of Supervisor
have forbiddsp The aymsnt Of either prin-
cipis sr interest Of tho railroad bonds.
The dogs are making sad havoc among
the shssp near wapello. Four farmers have
lest nearly all their Hocks.
The Benton osuaty Board Of Supsrvi>
ssrs have paid 100000 for gopher scalps
aud refuse longer to pay bsuntiss for such
luxaries.
The contract for grading and tising
the Iowa Southern Railroad from the Davis
county line to Pulaski Mae milcs from
Bloomfield. was let last week.
There are 272 orphans in he home at
Cellar Falls. The youngest IL three year.
eleven. Al present only ono child 10 in the
Aesnital. There are not single death in
1868, and there has only been one in TWEEN
y seven IN ,nths. Tn. schssls arc well
graded. and the children receiving every
care.
The State Psss say that pious locA Z
itv in that county supports . mis,ster by
voluntary contributions, ana that among
eshsr things. ne received from one Of che
faithful . whole hog, which he cut up and
saltsd dswn. thankful no doubt 70 the lib
ssI dessr. IL turned out, however. that
the hog vas diseased, and 30 tho parsor
pulled il cut Of the barrel and threw it int,
the yard Of him who gave il. Arow wa'
the consequence aud the church il closed
MS ccagrsgatisn thinking HIM entirely tos
<rticu!Ar for their use. Rather rough or
the parssn. ws think. He ought to "cst
What 10 set before him and ask no question,
for conscience sake"
The Waterloo Reporter saws that a
remarkable case Of death by insanity re,
ssntly occurred near Ray mond station, in
this county. reported as follows Mr.. Tim
othy ~ an having hired a Mr. Sexton q
break prairis.for him last summer. and in
an effort to settle there was difference TO
tween them Of two dsllars. Both parties
being obstinate, they rsssrted to law On
the day Of trial, the case being called. Ry an
spsang to HE feet. exelsiming, I'm oil
aighs. glsry to God T. and throwing 81 his
HE ecst add vest, ran cut, 10 the csnstssna-
tiea Of the bystandsrs, giving them lively
raes. when he Vas caught. il required
the beat sGsrts ofthrcs men TO retain him,
He continued in . wild sats Of insanity
several days. and died on Tuesday the 18th
inst: The attending physician attributes
the Cause to the insempera,e use sftebacco
- he was an insstsrsts smoker. Smokers
vill do veil to take heed.
The Citizens Of Otumwa ere On tn.
lesksut for the Washingtsn branch Of che
O. AR. r. r. The Cspprhesd says
"Thsse sa prias waiting fer Ottumws
which she has saly to reach out for and
ssd grasp. live will, ~ can have the o..
tssaisn Of the Muscatios and Washington
read 70 this point, but II vill take work and
and money 70 do Il. We must reach fss
she prize o. - may Do certain 70 will no,
get t. In this connection let Us urge upon
eur people the importance u taking hold d
this Washington road It once. Let 1
meeting be called At all events, and SEE
What can b done in the prsmisss. W.
have called attention to this prsjec. hereto
fore, and remarks have besh favorahly 70
esivsd BY The Washington papers. Ia fac.
Ne are assured by the washing,on people
that If they ere only met half wav hv OF
tu0sa, the work viii he accomplished.
Nov IL the time to strike II We arc 10 do
anyshiug at all, let US be atit :"
There are 81, 900 barrels Of apples stored
in Boston.
"Nos guilty" said an Omaha jury "but
IL the prisoner is smart he will leave the
Territory before night" He loft.
The old South Church. Boston, which
has iaat made its gallery seats free, owns
5000. 900 worth Of property.
A 6f,y dollar counterfeit grssnbact has
bees detected, in which old Benjamin.
fssekl,a hes too many buttons on his vest.
rners 10 no harm in . glass Of whisky:
provided it's allowed 10 remain in the
glass.
Audubon and his wife made THAR h,;a.,
"trip in 1909 down the Ohis, from pits.
bureh - Louisville, on q A.. beat.
A anatear thsatsr has latslv bean atari.
- q the Bioghamton. n. Y, iu.briss.
sayiun. The patients are actors. mana.
gers aud setisncs
rhs construction Of grand Union Rail
Road depot sn the east eide Of Chicago i,
bsiag seriously advocated.
The fif,isth anniversary Of Odd fellow
chip 10 the . .ited States will be celebrated
81 Indianapolis, on the 26sh Of next Apr.
Tue Supreme Court Of Georgia has deci
dsd tcat tenant owes rent upon bis house
aftse IL bad burned down, fer the balsnc,
Of the eoetraet, the same - il ere ha.
aee occurred.
Nssburyport. Mass, is in = bad eonii
sisa, ssligiausly. Six Of her pulpi,s Or,
svasnas. sAsr fesmsr eoeapaats having beer
nnasnn4 n nahnp nastoeaa No lay~a A. IL 81. Il.