Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-11-08
THE CITY,.

HE CJ Y.
Losr.-A gentleman shawl, small
purple and white plaid The finder vii. be
literally rewarded ny leaving it at this office
The great race comes off tO-mOrrow
afternoon at three o'clock. Get your minds
made up to zee some splendid trotting.
We call attention to the advertisement
Of II. s. Risey in another column. Give him
. call. when anything in his line is wante ed.
GONG IN CRowDs.-Immigrants are
comm 10 Iowa in focks Every day we see
them Iassing through our streets TO find homee
on the interior praries. Things 10 workin
1T IS pleasing to notice the Christian
fortitude with which our defeated candidates
bear up under their msiortuues. 1t canuo. be
said OF them that their hearts are set upon
such vsni,les as office
ADD, your hemp "baw OFF, was very
good. No one would suppose that you ever
robbed hen roosts. or sucked eggs in you,
younger days. How malicious pereons do
abuse you. little one.
The Election Board were busily Gu
gagged in sscertaining how many candidate
we're defeated st the election on Tuesday. 1t
was lorg job. we were informed. We could
have decii-u the question without that nesl
less trouble.
WE have on hand few hundred bal
lots, which. 10y some mistake, did not get into
the ballot box On Taesday. which We offer to
the defeated candidates. or any other proper
minded persons very low for cash. We war.
rant the goods.
TWIN CRY TKAcK.-This afternoon
the trot between Mish-qnA. Ii and Silk Stock
| g for purse OF 800. mile heats. best two
in three, in harness. comes off over the Twin
City Course. The horses have been put through
q thorough course OF training. and We may ex.
psct to see . very pretty race. Horses start
punctuslly at three o'clock.
TURNER'S BALL.-The Turner's of
this city have completed their arrangements
for series Of parties to be given At Lshrsan-
Hall. the first Of which trsnspire this evening
Judging from the past. We can safely assert
that these parties will be all that one could de.
be very pleasant. Remember the
first party this evening At Lahrman's.
Tue day was spent yesterday by the
fortunate in congratuistiog one with another
upon their success in the election. and the
possibilities and probabilities of acquiring GER
tain Offices in the gift Of the President.
The defeated were cross and didn't care
whether school kept or not.
Business was dull nobody being disposed
to do more than they could possibly get along
with.
A WELL known and responsible cti-
zen Of Davenport informs us that in conversa.
tion with q Republican from Rock Is and. he
Wos tOiu SuUS AtuCOiu "OuaO NV uOSo ICCeIv0 GU
. maj ,rity of the votes cast IN that precinct,
had the Republicans not stuffed the ballot box
ss with illegal tickets. He says large nun.
Der Of ,llegal votes were cast, aud that most Of
them were straight Republican. The Rock
Islsnder appeared to think the matter q very
good joke. Well. psrhsps it was.
SLEEPY.-We noticed number of in :.
dividusls about town yesterday. whose ey.s
had not been closed in sleep for twenty four
hours. We were among that number unfor-
tunstey. We don't mind setting up alI night
occasionally. when there is any satisfaction to
be derived from 1t. but as for doing that kind
Of Wide Awsks" business which We were en-
gsged in on Tueedsy evening. 10 not 90 pleas
ant BY . long shot Let those who like it
practice it.
CARLEssN Ess. "A farmer from Long
Grove yesterday, after getting load Of pro-
ducs weighed on Burrovs scales. drove of. and
into Mr.. l.. p. Coates buggy, standing in front
Of his warehouse. breaking . shaft, throwing
do wn the norse. and upsstting the buggy and
doing cansidsratie damage thereto. He was
brought up by Constable with
. small piece of paper. and by settling the
damages and paying the costs, was let of.
We think it will learn him lsseon.
We TRUST our c'lizens, both in Ia
veLIort aud elsewhere, will not furgst tue
great trot between P.airis 10y and Bi.ck
Bird. for purse Of - 900. wa,ch conss of to-
morrow after noon. /, is Got everyday thss ws
have an o. por,uni.y of witnessing q trot Of
hvs mile heats b.,wees such splendid animate
a. have +nte' ed for this urse The Associa.