Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-05

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operation on the let inst The law exempt
venison, which can be killed until the 18TH
eW A large amount of coal is now
being brought to this city across the ic'
bridge now spanning the Daddy of waters
very good business in this trade.
Ep We would call the attention O
our readers to the advertisement OF Messrs
Dial & Yantis, real estate and insurance bro
kers They are both old hands at the business
and will attend PROMPTLY and faithfully te
anything entrusted to them.
E1- The Quincy Herald says that
"card playing in the lager beer saloons and
Qrocsries-we don't mean gambling, but simple
card playing for amusement and for lager-is
now the principal occupation. every day, in
this CITY, Of not less than five hundred men and
boys."
That city must have an enterprising popu
lation.
s. G. BALL.-The Sarsfeld Guards
will give ball at their armory on Monday
evening next We are assured that this will
be the best Of the many excellent parties given
by this crac company. The Guards show their
ps,rioti.m by thus celebrating the anniversary
Of the battle of New Orleans
EE The X. T. Argus says that an
accommodation sleigh has been put upon the
river, by Henry Dodge, and runs between this
city and Davenport, carrying passengers Tor
five cents each way. 1t is we'll supplied with
robes and made comfortable for all. A care
full driver and good treatment of passengers
Will secure good business, We should think
rE The Republican Delegates to
the state Convention, TO be held at DesMoines
are as follows:
Geymans-N j. Rusch, c. G. Arndt, l..
Sehricker. II. Ramming and II L Lscner.-
4Americans-John w. Thompson. William Hen
ry F,z Hugh Gurley, Geo. W. Els and Charles
Foster. Irishmen JAS Quinn, B. F. Guy and
Alfred Sanders.
RrcApr1uLArIcs-Germ 5 Am ericans !;
Irishmen 5.
rE The St. Louis Damocrat pub
shes list Of the steamboat disaster on the
western river. during the late season CT navi'
CATION, from which we learn that 62 we're
sunk, &c burned. and lost by explosions.-
500 lives were lost by these disasters. and
sass 900 property destroyed. OF all the dis
asters during the year 5s in number,) 46 CO.
Cured on the Ohio, SO on the Upper Mississir-
pi, 32 on the Lower Mississippi. 10 on the Ar
kansas river, and on the Missouri. Only 2
occurred on the Illinois.
A SNUG TRADE.-We have always
thought Capt. Trout was driving very fair
trade. but we we're much surprised to hear OF
the very large business he has been doing for
the past two months.
During the month of Novemb r. Capt Trout
sold game. poultry, eggs, butter and vegetables
to the amount Of one Thousand one hundred
and ten dollars and thirty eight cents In the
month Of December his sales amounted to one
thousand fourteen dollars and thirty cents.
Thus in tive months our portly friend has
disposed of the above articles to the amount oi
t2,l24,6S. A very nice footing up, aud We
have no doubt the Capt has realized . very
handsome profit therefrom.
STATE BANK SYsrEM.-In these days
OF Bank suspensions there is good deal Of diss
cussion in relation to the different systems Of
banking and as we have only that the State
Bank. it is undergoing pretty thorough sft-
ing.
We think the present Legislature should
amend the bank act, making the stockholders
personally reliable for deposits. we'll as for
the circulation. At present the first indebted.
ness to be paid is the circulation. and if the
other branches are compelled to advance mon.
iss to pay up the circulation, they are entitled
to draw from the property Of the Bank before
the depositors receive anything.
In large towns like Dubuque, Davenport,
Muscatine, Burlington Keokuk, de-, the larger
indebtedness is generally to depositora The
bank law ought to be so amended - to save
them in any and all emergencies There is no
reason why oil the branches should not be liza
bic for the deposits % we'll ~ the circulation.
and particularly should the depositors Be paid
before the other branches. for money advsnc.
Cd 70 redeem the circulation.
Will thsusmbsrs from our county attend
70 this.