Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-12-21

cation at ,hs Office and proving property.
| OUR provision markets are maxim,
keys. game. chickens, rabbits. etc are abund
! ent.
SMASHED. "A horse ran away with a
light buggy OF Fourth street yesterday, smash
ing it badly The horse broke his halter auj
thus got change to put for home.
MARK ETING.-Farmcrs are bringing
in their fowls butter and eggs rlentlfully We
think ei her Of these commodities are shade
higher than Tia ey should be
ALL Rlcnr AGAIN. The telegraph
wires are again in working order, and our
usual dispatches will be found in this Issue
Thy are iu,l of interest
The river was heavily crowded with
floating ice Yesterday aft ernoon, and We should
not he srrprised to see 1t close up any of these
cooi nights. The ferry boat was making ts
trips regularly yesterday.
PURCHASE Your TICKsTs.-Those in
tend ng to be present at the New England Fes-
tival tonight should procure their tickets
without delay in order that preparations can
be made for the number present.
THANKS. We are under obligations
to the Young Settlers for complimentary tick
cts to their Annual Festival which is to take
place at LeClaire Hall on the s.h of January
next We hope olr young friends will have a
full attendance and good time.
The New England Festival takes place
tonight at the Bur,s House. and very pleas.
ant time Is expected. All New Engl,nders
living hsreabouts are expected to be present
and join in the festivities of the occasion. The
lovers Of pumpkin pies.
IlEALTHY.-Thc doctors state that the
sanitary condition of this city was never bet
ter than at the present time-in fact there is
not half enough practice to keep half of the
fraternity busy. Such state Of affairs may
be fun .or the people but it comes mighty hard
on the doctors.
TIE valiableness Of the weather is in
variable. From pleasant sunshine it passes to
col winds from fair winter weather to pat
tering rain, and snow and elect, and then to
ice, The fine seighing which so gladdened
the hearts of the people few days since, is
gone. and the prospect is that the people will
have to get through Christmas without that
luxury.
THE scarcity Of silver change con
tinues TO be matter Of serious complaint
among our merchants, and we have heard il
intimated that i, is the intention of some of
them to issue small shinplasters, as was done
I twO years ago-redeemable in currency when
in Gums of one dollar and upwards
We don't think that such an operation will
meet with favor in this community, and We
warn those who mediate doing 1t to let that
kind Of business entirely alone.
COUNTY and City Orders are selling
at pretty fair fgure-better, at ali events.
than Illinois deprecated currency. We under
stand that brokers we're paying 80 c snts for
these orders Yesterday, and sellirg at 90 -
That is pretty good in comparison to what
they were several months ago. The demand
Ia pretty brisk. And by the way, Davenport
City Orders are in demand and at GOO figures
About % IL is the buying price and 80 the
selling. They are getting scarce
PERSONAL AND MINIsrERIAL.-We
were gratfied to learn yesterday from q gen
tleman, who is informed on the sutj ct that the
Hon. John Johns, late OF this city, and former
'y editor of the Daily Morning Ne,cs, Judge,
etc, Is now residing in Alexandria,
y. Z, and having rsnounced the world, the
hesh and the devil, has entered upon the sa.
:red study OF theology, with q view of taking
Holy Orders. We wish him success in the
Jew field Of labor to which he has so suddenly
md TO many unexpectedly, been called.
NOTHING LIKE Ir.-The "go ahead
irm OF Devoe & Champion, Rock leland. are
n The field again with anothe, "big thing
hey wish to increase their already large trade
'nd how offer to give s Stereoscope and twelve
''o"s to all who buy goods of them at retail
o the amount of So between this and January
a. 1861. They have the bes, stock Of Toys,
y org boxes. Ladies Travelling Bags, beautiful
III Books and Holiday goods generally, to bs
ound vest of Chicago The princinle thsv
CT on spend money to make money" always,
'ins. y! course, every body will avail them.
elves OF this chance to procure a S,ereo scops
n article which affords so much enjoyment to +
be family circle. -