Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-31

6PH; closes At SPN.
ILLIEols WAY NAIL, arrives 8 y; closes st Pm.
DuBroUE WAY MAIL, arrives at 8 n Tuesdays
Thursdays and Saturdays; closes At s ? y Sun
days, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
CP RIVER NAIL TO LYONS, arrives at 6 \; closes
at \. daily. exbept Sundays.
bLUg GRASS NAIL, arrives at 2 n. closes at IL \
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
and Fridays.
ANAHOsA MAIL, arrives and closes At II y, on
Thursdays.
The Office will be open On Sunday during the
Summer from to 10 An.
THE CITY.
Martens Pic NIc.-See advertise
ment Of Martens grand pic mic on the Island
BEAR in mind that Strawberry Fes-
tival Of the ladies Of Ste Ma. guerte's church
this week
OVERCOArs we're considered essential
to human happiness and bodily comfort yes
terday. Good coal fires were quite indis zen
sable.
The Great West will be out to day in
oil its glory. Single copies. gratis; five copies,
free; clubs Of one hundred supplied on the
same terms.
The ball at Lahrmann's Hall on Tues
day evening passed off very pleassntly as we
are informed. Circumstances prevented ne be-
ing present on the occasion, but it was a sue
cess, not outstanding
Strawberries are getting very plen-
ty. AMI consequently are very cheap. We
have accepted several invitations to 90 out
and eat strawberries and cream. and as et
A Coon looking man with Yankee
proclivities sttracte / . constant crowd on the
cernsr Of Second and Brady streets yesterday.
His little threading machines walked off like
ducks, leaving bright quarters behind Such
is life
PERsoNAL.-M.yar Caldwell returned
home yesterday morning. and the city Is ~M
right again He has been on visit to his
Eastern friends and comes back much refresh
ed. We are obliged for eastern papers Of late
date.
Brass BAND.-In our Report of the
Firemen's Review yesterday, we emitted to
mention Storms.Br Band in the right place
His band did" tho music for the Rock leland
companies. and Strasser's Band for tho Da-
venport compsnies Both the bands do up the
mueic in glorious style.
In little item in our paper. the other day,
in regard to the suspension of trAins Of cars 10
Coal Valley, we said that coal was selling. at
come points on the river. At little less than at
this place. This is 90 error. There is no point
above st. Louis where coal can be obtained at
. less price than at this place. and only one or
two where it can be had ss low. 1t is selling
here for two dollars ton, or ten cents bush
el.-Aryus.
GRIrTY.-Secretary Price, we under
stand. refuses to permit the City Assessor to
road, for the purpose of ascertaining the names
Of the resident stock holders. Whether that
kind Of play will work remains to be seen. 1t
is thought that the company in question will
be obliged to pay . little tax. We shall see
what We shall see. hooks or no books.
CITIzEN's Mass MEErING.-The tax
payers Of Davenport are requested t. meet at
the LIE Claire Hall on Saturday evening next
at half past o'clock. to take into considera-
ticn the city indebtedness, and especially
whether it 10 necessary to levy tax Of lS
mills on the dollar as proposed by the City
Council.
Able speakers will be on hand. Come one
come oil.
A Muss.-A couple Of draymen got
into . controversy yesterday about placing
their drays; both wanted the inside, an d both
got to hard words, from words to blows, and
from blows to Justice Blood's Office. where .
very mild fine Of fifty cents and costs vac i'm.
posed. That is bad business. Draymen like
the rest Of 10. are not over flush With money
and should spend it to some better purpose
than paying fines for misconduct.
Quick WoRK.-Just one week from
the tina the wind blew down the Rock River
Bridge the trains were running over it again.
Seven spans. Of about two hundred feet each,
have been replaced, and the Rock Island road
is oil right now. Send on your freight. there
will BE- no detention now.
Too much praise cannot be awarded TO Mr..
Tracy. the Superintendent, Mr.. Whitman, the
assistant Superintendent, Messrs. Stone 1
Boomer. the contractors. and 'he army Of men
employed. for their energy and perseverance,.
To-MoRRow the census takers through.
out the Union. enter upon their duties They
have long job before them, and not pleas
one either. by tbs way. 1t is expected and ur
gently requested that no man will ask the GEN.
su' taker any questions whatever relative to
the returns made by his neighbor. or any one
else. Any attempt to pry into such matters
VIII % considered b; each IF gsntlemsnly con
duet on the part Of the inqu.sitor. The in
stroetions to Marshals are very strict on this
point. and it viii save them much annoyance
every one will answer all questions prompt
y, and neither seek to examine tho census
books or ssk any question: pertaining to an