Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-12


Court .pened at o'clock.
The case of Buddeke 4 Diago not havir B
ben finished Saturday was tken up again this
morning and occupied all the forenoon and part
Of the afternoon 10 examining witnesses and
argument Of cousel 1t was submitted to the
Rogers for Defendant.
Tie criminal docket was then called. The
fret tried was State Us Henry Pieper,
which occupied all the afternoon The jury
retired at 6 o'clock.
Court adjourned till O'clock this Tuesday j
morning
FAULT FINDING.--Wc are often amused
to hear complaints made by cert.in class,
(who seem to be more numerous here in Da-
venport than any place We were ever in,) and
Who might have great deal more coed sense
than they have, or at least show A few day IS
since the draymen were all growing because
they had to leave the corners Of Brady and
Second streets and take their etanls on the L.
ves. On Sunday one ofour prominent citizens
was fault finding because Storms Brass Band
went on the ferry boat to Camanche, and
ploged music o" Sunday and yesterday We were
much talked Of. because we gave an account of
a small fight on Brady street, and do not
know how coon we may be challenged by the
injured Tin bis opinion) party. Who would be
an editor
PERsONAL.-We had the pleasure
Of shaking hands yesterday morning with our
old frien Charley Asmussen, who has just re-
turned from the Usage River country. where
he has been staying ever since last spring. act.
ing as clerk On the steamer Belfast. which boat
is laid up in that river for want Of water to
get out Charley says he has no notion of
returning to tie Usage as long as he can
grub out a living in a civilized portion Of the
Union
Provisions are very high up there, and the
prospects OF harvesting a crop this year are
enti. ely blasted. Coffee is ceiling for 81 l-2
cents per pound; salt IS per sack, and po-
tatoes brought from 81. Louis cost Is per
bushel. The river is confounded low that
the soft shell turtles have to eight" the ducks
over the bars. Hog and hominy are the prin-
ciple articles Of food Charley thinks the Bel
fast viii probably be able t, get out in Noveul-
Der next if not then, not until next spring
Capt. Force will remain until he can either get
the boat cut or sell her.
INCENDIAKIEs ABOUT.-Last Sunday
,uha ha -, E,o lo1
caused by the burning of the Franklin House.
in Rock Island, Charles E. Putnam, Esq, who
resides on the North Fast corner of Perry and
Elev enth streets, judging from the light that
the fire wac in this city. thought that he would
come down town and see what property was
being destroyed by the devouring element
lie had not gone more than half block from
hie house when. CHANGING to look back, he no.
tced that the windows of his wood shed we're
Illuminated. and running back discovered a
box. filled with combustible material, setting
in the middle of the floor und all around it
the boards in blaze. With the assistance
Of q neighbor the fire was extinguished. with
but little damage to the building. The incen-
diary had probably supposed that Mr.. Putnam
would go down town when the alarm of fire in
Rock Island was sounded, aud then he would
have fine opportunity, during the excitement.
to secure goodly quantity Of plunder. That
he had accompiices in this city and Rock ISL
and We have no doubt, and that these scamps
are at this time prowling around our city is
very likely. 1t would be we'll for our citizens
to keep sharp eye on the villains and ii
eau 1T, shoot them down like dogs
KIsLEY's PANORAMA oFrHE THAMES
This magnificent Panorama will be in exhibi-
ton on Monday next. the 18th OF June. In
speaking Of this Panorama, the Toronto, (Can.
ada) Leader Gays:
No one should lose the opportunity Of
passing an agreeable evening in visiting one Of
the most beautiful English scenes ever por-
trayed upon canvass.
To those who are familiar with them, they
possess charms Of no ordinary interest, as they
serve to bring back vividly to the mind, all
the tender and endearing recollections Of by
gone days-and to those who are not, they
tend to enlightcn and instruct in many of the
historical associations with which the beauti.
fu! banks Of our Father Thames abound.
The Panorama, il must be understood, is
not merely representation of the city of Lon
don alone--it commence with the river in
Gloucestershire. passes through the city Of Ok
ford, giving all che principal towns. castles, viii
lagos and mansions down the pool of London
All these sketches are original, and every one
taken on canvass on the spot by Mr. Rsley and
his artist, who passed six times between Oxford
and London in small boat padded by him.
self
There are 100 Tsbbeaux in the Panorama,
and most of them are singly worth the price
Of admission, and have been . source Of
great labor to the artist aud the sketcher.
I'VE would instance one Of them as present
in our recollection. namely, the Mem Houses
of Parliament, one Of the most elaborate and
finished specimens of architecture we have
ever seen transferred to canvass on so''colos sal
q scale, and is invariably admitted by all who
have seen it. to be the best drawing of that
immense structure ever taken.
"The bridges in London are admirably Civ.
en-; there is no monotony. for nearly all are
different-row passing over one, now under
he arch Of another and again broajsids views,
% that the mind Of the beholder ia not only
pleased and instructed with the correctness