Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-23

ILLINOIS WAY MAIL, arrives Q NJ closes at Pm
DUBUQUE WAY MAIL, arrives at n Tuesdays
Thur.days and Saturdays; closes At s PN Sun
days, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
CP RIVER MAIL TO LYONS, arrives at p n; closes
at Pm, daily. exbept Sundays.
BLUE GRASS MAIL, arrives At 2 n, closes at IL \
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
AArTY NAIL, arrives and closes At ~ \ Tuesday,
and Fridays.
AsAAosA MAIL, arrives and closes At u \, on
Thursdays
The Office will be open on Sunday during the
Summer from . 10 10 An.
THE CITY,.
sR- The trial Of young Ritner will
be commenced this morning in the District
Court
az The river is falling rapidly, and
leaving the lee high and dry on the land. A
raise Of . few inches would set 1t ip motion
down stream
sB Nine canary birds were burned
up in the 6rs on Brady street. Friday night
Some Of them we're considered very valuable
az SINCERE.
DANGRRous.-We think it quite dan.
gerous to attempt crossing the river at the
present time. The warm weather has melted
the ice, and it is no y very rotten.
sW The bag containing the Chicago
daily papers was mislaid by some means and
did not arrive in the mail Saturday night
We are consequently without our usual selsc-
tions of late news
EI- There are great many in our
city who are about to depart for the auriferous
regions of Pixies Peak. We do not wish to die
courage any one. but We are inclined to the
opinion that fortunes can be amsesed - quick
here - they can in the new Eldorado.
RuNAwAy.-Last Saturday night .
span of horses started at rapid rate up Main
street. and turned up Third street, and ran till
they came to the corner, when the turned up
Brady. The last We saw Of them they were
running up the hill on Brady street. No great
amount of damage was done.
rW We think Mayor Price should
offer proper reward for the detection and
conviction of the villains who set fire to the
buildings on Brady street Friday night. We
have detectives in our city who would be very
apt to hunt those fellows to their holss, il they
thought they would stand chance Of being
renum Grated for their pains.
ry' Last Friday two stripliugs got
into dispute on thu lsvee. The discussion
vaxed warm till one applied to the other the
epithet of a falsifier, and the rising genius not
liking this replied with salter' upon the M.
ssl appendage Of his companion. They we're
separated before much damage Was doue to si-
thsr.
Row. Late Saturday night a row
occurred at place on Second street known
- Melodeon Hall. During the performance
an attaehee Of the Hall and an outsider got
into some dispute, which cane to blows-
Neither were much hurt, but the outsider re-
ceivsd few taps on the face which left their
mark. The outsider was elected from the
Hall, and the show was stopped
~ We call attention to the state
10 another column. We believe this is the old
sst Insurance Company doing business in Iowa.
Its solvsncy 10 we'll attssted by its statement.
and parties insuring with il will be sure TO
have al honest leases paid promptly. Macklos
4 Corbin are. and have been for . number Of
years, its agsnta
~ During the night Of the burning
Of Woods confectionery store. but few could
be found 10 man the brakee. We would 10.
form those who paid no attention to the COM
mands Of the ChisfIEngineer in regard to this.
that there is an ordinance compelling them to
assist. It would certainly look better mi them
70 lend helping hand, instead Of leaving
it to few t. do al the work.
MELoDEox HALL.-This place Of re-
sort will be open this evening - usual. A
piano will be added 10 the instruments, and
Joe Cook, the celebrated delineator Of negro
charact re, It is expected will be sufficiently re-.
covered to bs present and take his place among
the performers On Saturday evening "Mose"
"Lary O'Brien." "Ths man that
couldn't get warm" and sam Small" to per.
lection. Strict order will be enforced.
&
EE Two draymeu got into fight on
Saturday afternoon, near the corner Of Front
street. A dispute arose from some cause when
ons eeissd drsy pin and attempted to bslabor
The other, but Was unsuccessful, - he was
caught by the man whom he attempted to
to strike and lain upon his dray where be vss
checked . little, which led to . cessation Of hoe.
tilties.
ADDITIONAL PROOF OF INCENDIARIsM.
Since our article wm prepared on the recent
fire. further dsvslopements have come to light
which proves conelusivsly that Woods confse>
1onsry wss fred by an inesndiary. I've
watch dogs, the property Of Mr.. Nardsn, we've
fYuad on Saturday. with their throats cut
Who could have committed this dastardlv
cot is more than We can possibly imagine, but
We hope that II the .psreon or persons who
the act can be discovered. thew
will BE- brought TO that justice which they 90
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