Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-22

1HE change IN time OF arrivals OF
trains from the East works very bad for the
newspaper men Of Davenport as they do not
This compels US to remain at our office until
after everybody should be in bed.
SUNDAY night a heavy rain set in,
which continued pouring down, with slight in
termiseion. all day yesterday. This is a damp.
er on all kinds Of business as it keeps back
produce and obliges the fair sex to remain in
doors. 1t will probably freeze up solid after
the rain ceases
PLUMMER's PLUME PENs.-We have
tried the above pen, handed to us by Mr. c..
G. Pummer, Stationer No lie Claire Row
and pronounce them excellent. They are
manufactured expressly for Mr. F., in Birming
ham, England, and he sells them at the same
figures as do the New York merchants.
UlGn PRICE OF FuEL.-Fuel, both
wood and coal is altogether too high in Daven-
port. There is no earthly reason why we
should be compelled to pay more than seven
cents for coal at the yard. at seven cents it
would pay fair living profit to the dealers.
and they should be satisfied with such profit.
Coal now costs IL IL cents delivered. and We
must say that the article at present sold in this
city is very inferior. Wood is also very high,
being held at s3.5 for very ordinary article.
which, when delivered and cut up, brings the
price to full $500 per cord.
SUNDAY AMUsEMKNTs.-We are told
q popular boarding b use Of this city was last
Sunday the scene of n very interesting occur
rence-nothng less than "set to" between
the landlord and one Of the boarders. 1t ap
pears the boarder, young legal gentleman.
insisted that he had forked over his weekly
board, amounting to 81, while the landlord
was equally positive that he had paid but IS.
Mild phrases. such as "you lie, you damned
we'll, we..will not finish the sentence, passed
betw en- them, followed by several shoulder
cracks" which started the claret and couded
the eyes Of the beligerent pair. The fun
wound up by the sudden appearance of the
landlsdy, who, unlike the old lady in the bear
story, joined her husband in the defence Of
their castle, causing the enemy to change front
and mizzle.
What the total damages will amount to, we
cannot At this time cay, but hope to receive
full particulars in time for an extra this after
noon
TnE GRAND jury AND THE DANCE
HousE.-An the criminal cases having been
disposed Of, and the Prosecuting Attorney hav-
ing gone home, the Grand Jury are quite busy
investigating the subject of Weidemann's dance
house. They are trying to indict it IS nuis-
snce, and no doubt will remain in eession the
whole OF this week, and summon half the town
as witnesses And in the end, il q case is ever
hatched. it will come to nothing-just as the
Indictment under the Maine Law did,
There are, we believe, fifteen Grand Jury
men, each Of whom receives e. per day-thus
making an expense to the county of $50 per
day for their SCI vices. Judging from the mum.
Der of witnesses sent for in this dance house
case, the additional expense of witnesses and
sheriffs fees must run up an additional $50
per day. No doubt ere the matter is disposed
Of, it will cost the county S4OO or $500. enough
| to buy Weidemann out. We shall! have some
| thing to say hereafter about Grand Juries and
the way the system is carried on in this
| county.