Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-31

| MARTRN1 Nsw billiard TABLEs IN
WoAxNo OaDsa.-Asrten's new billisrd tables
vill Be up and ready for use to-day. They
srs Of Phelas's celebrated make. With his las,
improved eombioatioo cushions. marble beds
and altogether . No. article. We shsll ex.
pset to sss the Phoenix crowded With adalrsrs
Of this elegant game. The choicest wines and
liquors are At all times to be found at Martens
bar Call round.
CLosED.-By notice posted upon
the Banking House in the rear Of Sickles'
Hardware store. yesterday. the public we're
informed that that institution had for the
present, st least, suspended business. When
announced. the news created tremendous
panic among the regular depositors. and an
indignation meeting was .. once called. and .
strong protest signed by the depositors. sent
in 10 the management. We shall not be at all
surprised to hear that the doors have been tat.
tered down. should they not be opened to-day
OVER in the quiet little village Of
Rock Island. there is published . newspaper
which makes its appearance semi occasionally
whenever the fellow Who processes to own
the establishment can beg or borrow the funds
to purchase the four or Eve quires Of paper
upon which it 10 printed. The name Of this
paper is the Ayg.s-why 60 called the Lord
and its proprietor only know-for more stale
AT ~ al &. cn< 10 he fouuA =,
the Republic. The psrer is edited by one Dan
-Colonsl Danforth-and here again We
should be compelled to call upon the Lord OF
the owLer of the name to inform us where the
was at one time Prrser in the Navy Of the
United States, but one day he took it into his
head to take his hat and step ashore, and
report says. his movements (were wonderfully
accelerated by judicious application Of Uucl.
Sans boot toe. which gave him such sudden
momentum that his ears we're jerked out to
length even grearter than those Of Of the
notorious Deacon Darden After Danforth
had accepted the invitation to leave Uncle
Sans employ. he, like an adventurer that he
is, came out to Washington to hunt up some.
thing to do, or somebody to undo, There
was at this time very worthy aad homes,
man from Illinois employed in one Of the De
psrtments at Washington, and this ,man Dan
forth determined to have ousted, and slip into
his warm and lucrative seat. We reesived a
letter entreating our aid in the accomplish
ment of this design, Of turning out good and
true Democrat. and getting a very shsky one
appointed to the post. Our influence was
freely given, but it did not do the Colonel
vny good-he scas not sMccessful. We have
that letter still. and should not have alluded
to it, had not this puppy outraged decency by
publishing private note Of ours. preceded by
. lot Of bic brothel slang Tit for tat, old sin.
nsr-you cannot very we'll get the better OF
us-we guess. But We will now briefly allude
to the subject which has drawn Us out in thi.
rather harsh manner.
few days since an article appeared in the
DsxooaAr AND NEws which unintentionallv re.
aected upon . very estimable young lady o
Rock Island. AZ . gentleman. we felt bound
to make an apology to the young lady. and We
called upon her. and, as We supposed. made
everything all straight and satisfactory. Blu,
1t appssrs this opportunity for indulging in his
favorite slang was one that the Argus edito,
coull not let pass. aud yesterday morning he
came out in half column of low, dirty
Billingsgate. such as none but puppy and
| coward could make use Of, under the circum
stances. But we will not degrade ourselves by
him most sovereign contempt, and may here
after take occasion to express it in . still more
forcble manner.