Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-15

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ELECTION RETUEss.-LEE COUNTY
gives . Democratic majority OF 800 for the
State ticket Mason's majority in Lee, 10
AGO. The county ticket has Democratic
majority.
HENRY Cousrr is reported 10 have gone
Republican, by $50 majority We think
this wrong report. We look for Demo
cratic gain in Henry.
DEs MoIsEs County gives . Democratic
majority Of 300.
JOKES CousrY gives Democratic majori-
ty Of 300.
DELAWARE CouNrY Democratic by 100 ma
jority.
BUCHANAN CouxrY Republican by $50 ma :
jority.
LOUISA CousrY gives $50 Republican ma
jorty.
Iowa COUNTY Democratic majority Of 80.
A gain.
MARSHAL County Republican majority. A
Democratic gain.
Polk County Republican 90 majority,
A Democratic gain.
CEDAK COUNTY Republican majority of 100.
A large Democratic gain.
PowEsuIEK County Republican majority
of about 25O.
BOOK County is doubtful Republicans
claim Representative.
GA GAME OF BKAG."-The ancient
maiden of the water gas" organ takes ex-
ceptions TO our informing the citizens OF
Davenport of our future intentions and pres.
ent prospects. There is evidently jealous
feeling in her breast, which the virtuous
Adelaide should at once extinguish. That
our circulation in the city of Davenport and
county of Scott is fully equal to that Of the
Gazette. we assert and can prove. That the
circulation of the Gazette was equal to that
OF the Democrat and the Neacs prior to their
consolidation, We deny, and can show it,
falsity That the circulation of the DEMO.
GRAFT AND News BY the fret day of January
will be one third larger than that of the
Gazette, we intend to demonstrate satisfac-
torily.
Our six steam power presses are the best
manufactured, aud we shall, as soon as we
can get settled, put up very fine piece Of
machinery in the shape of an oscillating en-.
CINE, which we intend shall run our presses,
and do better work than the Gazette ever
dreamed Of turning out. The Gasetts says
we have not steam power press In our Of
fee. This might with truth be said of our
neighbor's office. as no sane person would
call that old, noisy "horse fiddle" which the
Gazeus Uses. press. We have six ma
chimes which are to be run by steam, and
we intend to apply it soon.
word about idle boasts. old lady. Who
has done all the blowing and self>lauding
in this city for the past few years? The
maiden senior editor of that sheet Of i'm.
maculate purity-.the Davenport Gazette. to
be sure. You are the piece Of egotism that
has earned for the Gazette the cognomen OF
.'wheeser" May you enjoy it for lifetime.
Rock ISLAND ITEMS. - From the
Argus we clip the following items
Many Of our people are talking about
change in the names of all streets running
parallel with the ri yer. and having them
called by numbers. instead of the names
they now bear. The change would be a
good one. Strangers are often troubled to
a scertain localities, and a change of this
kind would at once obviate the difficulty
Leave the names Of the cross streets as they
are, but number the streets running paral
lei with the river beginning with lst street
and go on back to the bluffs
An ear of corn. with eight small ears
growing in circle around it, has been left
at our office. 1t grew in field belonging
to Mr. Joseph Buck. on Rock River. above
Camden. This beats the Democratic ear. of
Mr.. Francis, in Pleasant Valley.
A letter has been received ct Cordova,
from Mr. Marshall, at New York. saying
that the iron for the railroad 10 secured
Don't throw up your hats until the news is
confirmed, then "halloa as .much as you
please-Port Byron Times
Sorno parson undertook tn rob the honeA of
the editor Of the Port Byron Times, on the
10Th inst The editor says he lost oil his
spoons. The burglar then entered the
apartment Of David Mccall, but the pre-
sen,ation of rifle caused his sudden exit.
Mr.. Emaneul j. Pershing,the former editor
OF the Argus. is on visit to his frsinds IN
Pennsy lvania.