Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-01
State ITEMS.

-Buena Vista has law and d.efase. |
Population. $50.
Tho Illinois Central Railroad has
agreed to lease the entire line Of Dubuque
and Sioux City road.
An Iowa Elitorial Excursisn 10 the
Rocky Mountains 10 suggested by the
ksrtkeest.
A large German settlement has been
started at Lixsrd, Posahsntas county. Coed
bye raw prairie.
Tho building season 10 opening lively
IN Dss Moinss. Numerous ssw buildiags
are projected.
Mr.. Hill, Of Vernon Center, Isws, has
100 hives Of bees. from which s.7os pounds
OF honey was produced last year.
The editor ofths Ottumwa Courier has
got enc house and lot more than he wants.
Strange but true.
Anna d. will seen lecture "us Hawk
sJes" She 10 an ornament to her gender
the others also.
The National Bank Of Davenport has
more paid up cash capital than any other
four companies in the State.
-Wintsrset has ~ ministers. 12 doc
tors, IL lawyers, Who attend to the world,
the flesh and the devil 10 that region.
Three sons Of Isrssl ScroSsy, Of Cedar
township, Black Hawk county, were
drowned last Tuesday By slipping through
the ice.
A young man named Tucker had
foot nearly cut on with an * u hosse
raising in Appasssss county the other
day.
An Illinois farmer he's moved 70 0fun.
dy county Of this State. end bought . thou
sand acres Of land. which b will break up
the coming season.
The total real estate salss in Museatine
county for 1868 vas Elm .43l. being
$S55.s4s Of city property, snsaly oil here,
and $3.50 Asa Of farm property.
Tho Common Csanoil Of Leon have
passed an ordinssss prohibiting the sale Of
lager beer and native vine and tho playing
OF billiards within The cooperate limits Of
tho town.
The Dss Msiucs Revisfer records ths
death Of "Old TAllsr"--ths most famous
war-horss Of Iowa. He carried General
Tattls through many . fight. wss often
woandsd. bot escaped the dangers Of Wal
to die peassabiy 10 h,s own stable.
Tho Fremont: 7'mes says: Land II
being taken up 90 fast ssw that before d,
lat Of March not farm will b lsfl fer rem,
within ten niles Of this town. Farmers
who rented land hero last season cleared
from. 81 900 TO 81. 900 on every farm"
The Bedford Southress says that on
Saturday morning, the 18th ult. the body
Of n female infant was discovered in the
stock well Of Mir. J. q. Barnum, Of Jackson
Township. in that county. A girl supposed
10 be the mother and murderer Of the child
is under arrest.
Mr.. II. q. Lsufer was killed few days
ago. about two miles east Of Ogden. by
being ran over by q freight train. In at
tempting TO jump On . moving train h
slipped. fell town between the. snow banl
aud che oars, rolled under tho train, por'
ton Of his head being severed from TIN
body. and otherwise terribly mangisd.
The Steamboat Rock Citizen speaks o
n smali farm in that section: ''Ths larges
farm anywhere 10 this section, Is owned b.
Mr.. Gsorge Wells. about six miles east .
here in Grundv county, and contains abou
elk thousand acres. MI. Wells has nov
sigh,ec, hundred acres under the plsw
and inssnds to Do some more breaking Il
the sPring."
Tho Wintsrsst kdaisosisn says. "Ou
rAilroad prospects arc Frightening. and
they so continue, eur road 10 sure thing,
Wintcrsct and Madison county need a raj
road aud We believe they will soon have it
They are tho kind Of people who d;
not travel backward when they place thsil
hand TO the pillow.
Triton Was the guest Of a Mr.. .Torbc
while at Dubuque, and wassshewn abou
tho city. Under the head Of "decsptiv
appearances" the Herald relates tina
while riding about the city the following
cslloquy took placs between some stree
urchins: "Ses them I've fellows there
going alsngs" eyes," replied the ether
"rhsm's gamblers; ths0's the saes that
been getting int stores and stsAlinl
things" The boys Of this city are sadl,
dsmsralixsd whom they can't tell the differ
snos between gamblers aad literary gentle
men.
The Aarsnee Rspxhicss has this no.
tcs: ION the soth dsy Of Dsssmbsr, 1858
ny cen Williaa Left his Asms Ia WslteI
Township, Clinton county. Iowa, sino
which tune have had ne.-koswisdgs Q
his Whereabouts, although dilligsnt search
aud inquiry have bssn made. Being AK
isus to learn bic whereabouts, appeal 4
tho public for Information. HE go 10 II
ysars snd 7 months, height about 8 feet Il
slim. has dark hair, blue sysa; clothing
when he left was blss jeans. Pssons Civ
ing Information 81 him will b suitably paid
for their tine aad trouble. Address jobs
Curnans, Dc Witt Peat Ofliss.
The Jews OF Keokuk maintain the fol
lowing status. - per cotsespsndsnes il
Gate City: "Thsrs are no more than q
Jewish families in esr city, comprising 81
grown up adults. The number u sterel
kept BY chem b Is. They have Ladies
Benevolent Sseisty; maiatain seAssl o
their own, which. with the support o. thsil
religious worship in hal. costs then
about $1,000. Few as they are. every shad,
Of opinion. in religion ana politics 10 rep.
resented by thsm-fro~ the mos, Consery
live to the Radical; frem those who ~o>,i
lay down their lives for The natioA's sake
TO those, who, like many Of our Americaos
are entirely indidersat. Among them ar
four who served - privatss in the Fedora
army, . considerable percentage, which re
flutes Of oacs tie ssoasstiens Of THE snemie
Of their race. that they hare net eon.sibu
ted their share towards putting dewn th