Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-04


BLCR GRASS NAIL, arrives At 2 n. closes 1t II y
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
AHrry NAIL, arrives and closes at II Y Tuesdays
and Fridays.
ANANosA NAIL, arrives and closes st II Y, on
Thursdays
The Office will be open on Sunday during the
Summer from . to 10 An.
THE CITY.
One THOUSAND DOLLARS of County
Orders wanted by Thomas Orr, No. ls, Brady
street.
Those fine peaches, pears and apples
for sale at SsARas are not bad to take Try
them.
LvELY.-East Davenport is looking
very lively just now. Two large -four mills
are in active operation and large amount OF
wheat is being bought by dealers and millers
The enlargement Of Carter's brewery
is progressing rapidly. and it will be finished
in a short time. The demand for this beverage
will be very large this Fall and Winter.
APPLES, pears, peaches, &C., are quite
plenty 10 this market At the present time.
Citizens are alec regalng themselves on rich.
juicy watermelons. Pitch In. the doctors say.
FREE CLAN CHowDEK.-Charley Bell,
corner Of Secon and Perry streets, will serve
up q real Yankee clam cho wder this morning,
at ten o'clock. Farmers and citizens are all in
vited
Cow KILLED.-During the thunder
storm on Thursdsy evening, q COW belonging
10 Mr.. Passmore at Wilton, was struck by
lightning and killed instantly. The storm was
pretty heavy through that section.
A HlNT-to the man who works the
pump. If you want to draw . crowd Why
don't you put ice into your barrel, and keep .
cup close byf The result can be imagined ss
we'll a. described.
No DAMAGE.-A person informed us
yesterday. that the rain storm Of Saturday
night did not do much of any damage in the
country. Some corn on steep hillsides got
washed little. but as general thing the
damage is Of no account.
Two Horses KILLED BY Lightning.
T~o valuable horses belonging to Mr. Cover.
Of Iowa City. were struck by lightning on
evening The storm ct Iowa City
was very fierce. Heavy wind, repeated c'aps
of thunder and continuous lightning made
night hideous for some time.
In TRouBLE.-We heard an individu-
al cursiug fisrcely yesterday because some one
had killed off his dog by administering meat
with strychnine on it. This Is . dangerous
manner of disposing Of dogs and should not be
practiced. Sausage makers never buy dog
that has been killed by poison.
STRUCK BY LIGHrNING.-We learn
from Mr. Girdon. Clerk Of the steamer Kate
Csssell. that four buildings were struck with
lightning and q number Of cattle killed in
Keithsburg during the thunder storm Wednes-
day night. We may expect to hear Of great
deal Of damage being done by the sharp light
ming which accompanied that terrible storm.
DOUGLAS CLUB AT HICKORY GROVE.
The Democracy Of Hickory Grove Township
will meet at Msysville on Saturday evening.
the llth inst. for the purpose Ct forming a
Douglas and johnson Club. There will be
talented speakers in attendance and . rousing
good time. Let the Democracy turn out to .
man, on this occasion.
THEsE ere now two years delinquent taxes
standing against the DEMocRAr Office, unpaid
Gazette.
At no time during the past three years has
the tax bill Of the County against rs exceeded
our account against It; and many times the
County has been indebted to 10 hundreds ot
dollars. Through our neglect the matter hal
not been settled up.
DEMOCRATS Do Your DUrY.-Every
Democrat Of this city is requested to be pres
ent at the Club meeting, ct LeClaire Hall, to-
night This 10 the first regular meeting Of ths
Club since its formation. and there 10 larg.
amount Of business to be brought up. Lei
every Democrat consider It his bounden duty
to attend, and give in his voice to night. II
these times. when the safety and peace Of th'
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