Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-17

have gone to the-bottom Of the river,
where they will be likely to remain for
some time to come Served you right, fel
lows You should have been at church.
FIRE.-A fire broke out Saturday
about noon. in the two story frame build.
ing on the corner Of Brown and Fourth sts..
the property Of Mr.. Andressen, and had it
not been for the active exertions of few
members Of Hook 4 Ladder Company No.
J would have proved very DISASTROUS. The
fire was first discovered under the stoop,
and had it not been checked At Just tho
time it was, would have had the whole
house wrapped in flames in three minutes
The building was insured for $500, in one
OF Field and kauffman's companies.
OuR SrREETs.-Notwithstanding so
much work and money has been expended
upon eur streets this summer, there is still
a large amount Of improvement required
Brady street is full of holes which lit le
labor would fill up and make even. The
rock has rolled away from the CT nter of the
road bed and needs raking back. Many Of
the crossings are becoming entirely impass-
able and broken wagons are laying about
the carriage shops in profusion. A little
patching up will render the streets and
crossings safe and may save the city . large
bill Of expense
A CARp.-I am gratitied to learn
that the consolidation gives general satis.
faction, and that the consolidated paper is
vcry acceptable to the subscribers OF the
Nems and the DEMOCRAT respectively. Long
experience in circulating newspapers in
Davenport has convinced me that two Eng
lish papers are all that are necessary here,
and have long desired to have it as it 10
now. believe that the whole community
| is of the came mind. thank kind patrons
for the encouragem ent and support tender
to the Democrat and Nems, and hope to b.
able to serve them with paper worthy OF
their patronage as every means will be
employed to render it so, as soon as the ed.
itors and publishers have their arrange
ments completed. Orders for the paper
left at the editorial room will be punctually
attended to. The CARRIER.
EE Last Saturday lady purchas-
ing some articles in one Of our Dry Goods
Houses. had her purse stolen in the follow
ing manner
Having had her attention called by the
salesman. to some fkncy articles, she care
lessly laid her pocket book on the case be-
side her. Being suited, she passed out. for
getting it. A woman standing near her,
noticed the act. and by calling the aiten-
tion Of the salesman, to some other object,
pick ed up the purse and left in great
haste
The lady on finding out her lose immedi
ately returned, but she was to late, her
purse and the thief had gone. The woman
is we'll known by sight. being frequenter
Of the Methodist Church. 1.-THE purse and
contents are returned. no legal steps will ts
taken.
This should be warning to our lady
friends. who are careless about their treas
ures. and when they lay down their pocket
books, look out who is standing in their
immediate vicinity.
BETTER Luck NEXT TIMR.-A few
evenings since young gentleman accom-
panied BY . young lady whom rumor says
he intends soon making Mrs. - started
into the country to pay visit to some Of
their interior ac9uaintence.. The young
gentleman likes fast nag and occasionally
iudulges in . glass Of wine or something
stronger On the night in question, the
happy couple were accompanied by bot
tie Of cordial, and the night being rather
chilly, the bottle % we'll % their heads be-
came exceedingly light The place where
they intended stopping is not more than four
or five miles from town. but by some unse>
countable error the horse took the wrong
road aud ere they were fully aware Of their
Whereabouts they drove into the not very
populous village Of Mayesville. Here halt
va. decided upon. but ~ the young man
could not recognize anything in the vicini-
ty as being familiar. be concluded he had
got on the wrong road, and accordingly
turned hack towards town. which place
they reached shortly after midnight Per
feet secrecy had been agreed upon regards
ing the matter but who ever know lady
to keep secret twenty-four hours The
story leaked out, quite - fast - did
the cordial which the vulgar call Brandy.
MEssRs. EDIroRs Tho Democrat aud
Nems appears to bs very much troubled
about Democrats striking off Leonardo
name-toygetting that rotation IL office is
one Of the principles contained in our DEM
ocratic Platform; forge ttinQ that Mr.. Leon
ard has held the Office Of Sheriff for t,cslvs
years in violation Of said principles; forget
ting that rotten, Office seeking dictovjal
clique in the Democratic Club caamot lead
the party. ~ bulls are led BY rings in their
noses; forgetting that those Democratic Who
struck of the name Of the man Who claimed
he had mortgage on the Democratic party.
and warrantes. deed ON the SherihEality for
life. are better. more true and eons;stent
Democratic that those who raise Q c)amcr
against them. DnooaA11c PIA1yoan.
I-GGzstte.
Democratic PLATFORM" indeed; ve
should like to have The name Of this self,