Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-28


into the box by gentleman from New York.
That We think must be malicious and false
piece fgcssip.
~ In the New Orleans Picayune Of
the 4th inst.. we find the following acknowledg-
mens Of the receipt Of . copy Of Davenport
Past and Present:
Davenport Past and Present" including the
early history, and personal and anecdota rem
iniscsnces Of Davenport (Iowa) with biograph
es and likeneeses of its prominent men arti~
cles upon the city statistics, dc. BY Franc
Is Wilkis Davenport, Luse Lane 4 Co.
The above 10 condemnation Of the title OF a
neatly printed volume. which has been sent to
us with the compliments OF the Mayor and
Common Council Of the city Of Davenport,
Iowa." and for which they will please accept
our thanks.
Davenport is the point on the Iowa shore OF
the Mississippi, $3.50 miles above st. Louis,)
where the great Chicago and Rock Island
railroad bridge crosses the river 1t was first
settled in 1897, Population in 1858, estimated
at 1900. The volume before us contains a
handsome photographic view of this fourishing
and rapidly increasing city. The we'll execu-
ted portraits Of old Black Hawk and ksokuk
add interest to the work and those Of som of
the principal citizens, past and present, such
a. Antoine LIE Claire, George Davenport. one
Of the original proprietors, after W ON the city
was named, James Macintosh and others give
it increased value. The biographies are well
written, the public buildings Of which engrav-
ings are given show . substantial prosperity,
and the statistics which are very full, are sx
ceedinely interesting
Ac1 tba .1;,or ,n;obt borA aJ1a1 that n. -
export nou contains nearly 5000 inhabitants.
ARREST OF CoUNrERFEITER.-A
young man aged about twenty -one, named
VIM II. Shew, and who resides in Prime eton
in this county. was arrested yesterday for at
tempting to paas counterfeit money upon sew
eral of our citizens. Young Shew first offered
his bogus" at the store of Otto klug who
detected the character of the money and re.
fused it. He next tried 1t at the store of E.
Burwald, who also refused it. Klug had strong
suspicious that the young man was we'll aware
that the sills- .Are counterfeit and he deter
mined te have him arrested. He accordingly
started for officer Assmussen. but by the time
they had returned the young man had made
of. A short time after he was spotted in front
Of the LeClaire House and was Immediately
taken into custody. Upon searching him it
was found that he had $500 of the Interna.
,onal Bank bills, and sl2o of the bills of the
Lafayette Bank, both Illinois Institutions
The bills were all fives, and are passably exc
cuted.
Young Shew was taken before IL. 4. Claus
sen Esq, and in default Of !; 900 bail, was re-
msnded to Jail lie has passed some of the
money on Mr. Kelley Of the Debolt Exchange,
on BAIT, Laxarre 4 Co., and Oh Lahrman. Hi.
father, who is respectable citizen of Prince
ton. was sent for yesterday. The young man
does not bear the appearance ofa criminal and
if we believe his story he is not one. He say
he got the money Of Mr.. Smith in payment
of note due his father We trust he may
prove that such was the case, otherwis it will
very likely 60 hard with him. Look out for
this and other species Of bogus currency that is
floating about There is big pile of it in this
.tate, and We shall be very likely to come in
for our full share
MILo WHlTE's CHRISTMAS BALL.
This party a. announced came off on Monday
vening in Davenport's Hall, in our sister city
Of LeClairs. A party of young gentlemen
from Davenport was in attendance. and as
usual. they enjoyed themselves. When We
entered the Hall there was sixty or seventy
ladies' present, and even . greater number q
Gentlemen. We have often heard Of the mum
Der and beauty Of LeClaire ladies, but we have .
never before had the pleasure of satisfying
ourselves of the truth of the report We are
now fully satisfied that LeClsire can boast of
a ereater number of beautiful women than INV
other city in the state Of Iowa. We make the
assertion boldly; and We will make another
assertion, that LeClaire contains as many
ladies entirely ignorant Of what constitutes
the leading rules of etiquette. as any city in
the United States. We think We know what
vas the cause of some fifteen or twenty of the
ladies leaving the Hall At the early hour they
did, and We will cay that We think they had
no good reason or excuse for 20 doing and they
are very censurabls therefor They :violat-
ed the universal lave of hospitality for the
purpose Of displaying silly and unlady like
spite. If they did not wish to associate direct,
~ with ladies present, they we're not obliged
90 to do, but could have remained entirely
within their particular 'eet." But thanks tc
the ladies Of LsClaire, the Ball went on, and
with some thirty Of the most beautiful and
accomplished Of Iowa's fair daughters, and q
like number Of gentlemen, . few hours Of real
social enjoyment was passed, and the merry
party were not at all weary, when Milo an
nounced that the Virginia reel would be the
last dance.
On the part Of the gentlemen present from
this city, We wish to return thanks for tae
kindness and hospitality extended to them
They will long remember the Christmas Ball
Of 1859, and they will not coon forget The
gross insult and unlady. like and ungentlsmsnly
manner in which they we're treated BY certain
individuals Of the good city Of LeClairs. A
pocket edition Of some treatise on etiqustts
should Be their constant companion. Verify
they ere sadly in want Of sonsshisg Of III
kind. We for the first time hsd . eeod lsol
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