Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-03-12
THE CITY.

9 THE CITY,.
The war among the boot and sho
men continues
REMEMBER the ball at the Scott House
Gillett is making splendid preparations.
Merchants and others wishing nea
job work at fair prices, are INVITED to test ou
faclities
BLANKS LAWYERS are informed tina
the best blanks in this market are kept a
this office
The road. leading to the country arc
said to be very dry and smooth. Faruerl
never had a more favorable spring so far
WANTED-A little rain TO sober down
the dust which was a little too general on Sat
urday to he pleasant
TALL.--One wheat buyer alone pur
chashed on the forenoon Of Saturday over fl
teen hundred bushels of wheat. That is a
| good forenoon's work we decide
HE Pixies Peak fever is not so killino
| by far as 1t was one year ago. Some are get
ting ready to 20, but the number is not very
| large.
oCR merchants are eXpecting-and
with good grounds, too. we think, good trade
this coming Spring and Summer They are
making judcous purchases.
TIE lie Claire House is not quite strip
ped Of furniture. Mr. Smith is fast converting
1t into cash. Chances yet for bargains. See
advertisement
REAL estate dealers inform us that
there ,s an increasing demand for good farming
lands. Some are purchasing ard others rent
ing.
The editor acknowledges serenade
from he Excelsior Glce Club, which is com
posed Of the finest vocal and Instrumental per
formers in the city.
OUR churches are well filed on Sun
days Of lac. The preachers are getting more
interesting, and the people more attentive. a
religious revival is confidently expected
ANY one in want of good boots and
shoes. can find them at j. G. Todd's. lie is
selling goods very low to close out his pres
ent stock.
NJ. IL NJ. X. Rive shall publish in
our next issue the counter statement of. b
Grinnell, which lie a reply to the pamphlet,
recently issued hy T. NJ. Isett, Esq of NJ. sea-
tine, which We published some weeks since
Cart. LITTLER is still looking about for
the man who fired Judse Grants barn He
doesn't feel very friendly towards Justice
Claussen yet, for letting MacGrady slip through
his fingers So easily
FINE WAGoN.-kuhnen IL Co. came
ont Saturday afternoon with their new and
splendid Travelling Wagon 1t is grand al
fair and will make kuhnens fine cigars and
tobaccos 90 with iush.
EMIGRATIox from our city has almost
entirely subsded, while we notice the cheering
fact that there is a constant influx of Stranger
Slow to be sure. but steady, and we ,rus. per
manent. Cheer up.
WE DON'T know whether or not a
copy Of the resolutions adopted by the Ger
M olli ln haap IN sba Hon E1
ward Bates, but il he should receive a copy
wouldn't he feel cheap, though
Book BISDING.-Persons having old
books, music, or anything else IN the line
which they wish bound in good stvle at low
rates, will do well to leave their orders at th.
Office
THE Council Of lie Clare stands
four Democratic and four republican Alder
men. The Mayor elect, DR.. James Gamble, is
a Democrat, hence on a tie vote the Democracy
will be in the ma oritv.
FIXED FACr-It is an incontrover-
table fact. that John Bechtel. the present in
He has not q friend IN tho council-except,
perhaps the mayor. He likes John with
vengeance.
RuNAwAYs are becoming as popular
once more az they were last Summer. There
were three or four attempts made by frisky
animals on Saturday, only one Of which was
successful in causing any destruction Of ve
hices
GooD.-We understand that our
friend Dick Sylvester, editor of the State Re
porter, of Iowa City. has been invited to de-
liver a lecture in this city at an early day.
We bespeak large audience for him if he
should accept the invitation.
GERMAN THEATRE.-A grand per
formancs may be expected at the German The
a.rs this evening. Those who wish something
decidedly entertaining will not fail to attend
The beautiful and accomplished Mrs. Obern-