Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-13

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ats Pm, daily, exbept Sundays.
Blue GRASS NAIL, arrives st 2 4, closes st II \
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
ANITY NAIL, arrives and closes st II \ Tuesdsy u
! and Fridays.
AHAM0sA MAIL, arrives and closes at IL n, OF
| ThursdayA
The Office will be open on Sunday during tn,
Summer from to 10 AN.
THE CITY.
CE See advertisement Of servant
girl wanted. An excellent situation can be
obtainsd.
U The sleighing is superb and
those who are fortunate enough to posses q
cutter are imp rowing it.
W We should judge that the livery
business must be lively just now from the mum.
Der of slsighs scooting round
ALL RIoHr.-Capt. Trout has the
incest fish. oysters. and fattest venison to be
found in the city. Also host of other nice
things to tickle the palate. The Capt. is al.
ways on hand himself
UPsET.-A load of lhay was upset
while coming down the Harrison street hill
Yesterday. throwing the driver on to the side
walk injuring his shoulder and spraining his
ankle. Several other wagons barely escaped
sharing the same fate.
~ The shoe dealers say that Ded-
rick is selling boots and shoes 90 per cent
cheaper than they can buy in Boston. No one
Who is posted will deny the fact. II you want
the greatest bargains ever heard Of call at 46
Brady street. first door above the post Office
The DEAoCRAr says We are accustomed
to pursue disgusting subjects" perhaps We are.
% We have been pursuing the editors Of the
Democrat for some time.-Gasette.
Keep your long proboscis at q respectable
distance, old fellow, or you may have it shat
tered some time We decline insuring it.
RsMovED.-Mr.C G. C. Boyles, one OF
our prominent dry goods dealers. is about to
remove to Cincinnati, where he proposes en-.
tering into trade with his old partner, Mr.
Gossage. We much regret losing Mr.. Boylss
from among our business men. but he has set
his mind upon going and we shall be obliged
| to let him slide" Success to mr.. c. G. B.
wherever he may pitch his tent.
SUIT AGAINST THE CoUNTY.-We un-
derstand that q suit was brought yesterday
against the county for forty dollars It was
brought by Benjamin Dutton on a county
order for that amount The Justice gave
judgment for the amount claimed. We sup
pose that it was done in order to get a man
damus against the county officers to compel
them to collect the tax, and II that be insuffi-
cent, to levy an additional tax to pay the
county's debts.
FRANK LEsLIE's AND HARPER DIS.
rANorD We have in our office . large and
correct diagram Of the city of Lawrence. Mass.
the scene OF the late dreadful calamity. This
diagram has been gotten up regardless Of ex-
pense. by gentleman we'll acquainted with
the locality. and correctly delineates the mills,
and surroundings where the Wholesale slaugh-
ter Of human beings took place. We fattsr
ourselves that this plate is . little ahead Of
anything that will appear in either Of the great
illustrated papers Of the mstropolis 1t can
be seen at oil hours, free of charge.
RAscALlrY.-There are number of
"roughs: about the city. vagsbonde who have
no visible means of livelihood, but who live by
stealing and plunderiug the unwary. It is .
common practice for them to get hold Of some
green countryman who has some money known
among these dstestsble characters - - seed" !"
and by some device Of scoundrelism rob him
Of his money. They either dssoy them into
some low doggery. get them to playing cards.
and then put the cards up on them, or else
they get them to drinking. kick up . muss.
beat the countrymsn and rob him. This IL
what they call "skinning . seed" and is con-
stantly done in the low doggsriss that infsst
town. The Marshal should look after these
fellows. and advise them to leave.
ENrRRPRIsE CT THE Iowa PREss.-
There 10 no better way to judge of the enter
prise and spirit Of q Newspaper than to glance
over its local and commercial columns. II these
two items are neglected in . nswspspsr you
can Get it down that the editors care but little
what kind ofa paper they give their patrons,
20 they get their money. The papers Of Dav-
export and Dubuque are the only ones that
pay especial attention to these two depart
msnts. Glance over the daily papers Of Mus
eatine. Burlington and Ksokuk, aud it will be
found that the local department 10 almost On.
tirsly neglected. and - for market reports, no
such thing can be found in tseir columns
Take the Burlington Hankeys for instanes-
Under Ito local head will generally be found .
patent medicine advertisement, or some other
Kind OF notice no local items can be found
We have often attempted to get up relative
report Of the state markets, but We can never
and the material in our state exchanges. We
should like very much to see change in this
regard. Nothing adds more to the character
ofs paper than to keep up its local and com.
msreisl columns.