Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-30

ter from our army correspondent with the 18Th
Regiment, appears on the second age OF this
issue.
The rush at Whisler's continues.
New Goods are constantly arriving AID the
!, op!e know 1t il to their interest 10 purchase
tLere.
Asorukh beautiful play viii be pre-
sented st tie German Theatre. this evening.
The full arti.,;c force Of the establishment. will
appear.
DwIonr, Of the United States Express,
will please accept our thanks for copies Of s..
Louis papers in advance of the mail.
y ongArER, ttcr-tittllg and more
durabl. eut Of clothes cannot be got than a,
K krau.e's store. HE goods are all light.
and his cutter is ingincible on fits
PEesoN Sheriff Thorlnoton and
Eberezer Cooe nrri. I'd home from Washington
% ~.tuflay evening Whether they brought
any Arsenai home with them OF LOT We were
unatle to learn.
NEW YEARS PgEsESTs.-Le it still
he remembere1 that Starr has OF hand o fine
lot of New Years presents for children and
grown ,etsons Gail On Starr when you want
any thing in the line.
uNAwAY.-A vigorous run AVA CON
duct.d ty spsn OF sp ri,ed farm horses. and
dark green farm wagon, took place on Sat
urday The advance was made up Perry
.treet 10 Thiri, aud down Third til! tl.y stop.
ped-proyided tLey stopped Mt all There
were seser.l narrow eseapes, AMI cone fine
| -od ,ing accoiu pllsael.
TnE river continues 10 be packed with
iltntng ice. though the prospects for speedy
| close on .'a.criay were considerably reduc. d
! by I mo4erat.ns Of the weather. 1t ls yet
possible that the Ferry boat nay be out again
be ore lesg Coal la,.l,rs are nnxious!y look
ioe for some decisive action one way or the
0 h.r.
PoRK TRApF.-Dressed ho.s have
commenced coming in uy the cord, and IIice'
are Advancing slowly but steadily. We Lay,
itch is now coming in. Entire loads average
over iyur hunlred pounds to the hos. W.
hope the market will consirue TO improve un
ii a good living figure is reached.
The "tEBELLIoN RECORD. As thl!
excellent work progresses, its great importane
becomes more and more evident Every pag
contains matter OF deep interest hith in aitc
days cannot easily be obtained from any 9th.
source. Indeed i; will be work which vii
have place uiJa the same shelf with all stan
dard historical works, and will he az genera.
consulted hy the stud.n, Of American histor
as lLose Of Abbott OF Irving. Again. We ea'
nestly recommend ahi urge our readers wi
wish to Preserve a valuable record Of all th
events Of this war, TO become subscribers
costs but Is cents per week-is issned in pspe
I binding and .Mhelli shell wi!h faithful sts,
.ngr.vinss Of ali the leading military men {
the nation. As we'll should We think OF hay
ing a Atrary without dictionary as wautin
/ lne IStteItOL hSN'Iu p'i'FhSH y -
Putnam, New Yoik Subscriptions taken
{ the Ne~s-DeFo,s here, or at tie publishers.
AKMoKY IRospEcIs.- " We think til
I PROSPECTS Tor the !scatlon OF tie National Arm
e cry 6 Ibis point are daily becoming n,ore fl
0 yol4j.}e. ~ all events il would seem that Il
chances Of this point are in advance OF tho
OF Chicag, Ii the ArE.tty comes into Z
Western States st al.. vii. probably lie loca
ei at ths POINT. Chicago las male and
probably stil making great efforts - carry {
\ the palm. tut ii cyeIdonc the thing, a v
Xpect that sAe Vii! ue len OFT 9! tie cou
entirely. Her Petitions are known 10 lie beg
i, tc a great extent Eosgesiss without numb
were peri rletlated. THIS * all inyes.igate
and it will operate against her. Tie nigh
IT Efforts OF Ling John, who proposed, in ca
Congress- should re use Chicago the ioeaue
hat Hin is membeis sholl IL vote against bi
appropriatipg srst-iance to the soldiers. l.
the worst kind OF an effect, aud viii sour
minds OF mary geo men against tie claims
Ca;cago We shall see
Z Exu!p1rIoy or TIE YouEG MEMS d
BATTING CLuB.-It NAV not be generally kao'
that there s Literary Society, compose q
Young men, in succes-ful operation in i)ay
port. For the last year and ha.i, iffeen
twenty of tie yourg men Of Davenport ht
+, held meetings. weekly, for improvement
literary exercises. They have teen rsma
ably quiet, and have persistently hidden Il
- li,ht Under a bit shell
At the reques. Of many friends. they deei'
Bile to give an exhibition, ard on Friday event
Pee. 9Th, about seventy Of their iiiends
sembled in tie third story Of the State 81
are building, where The Club holds It's r:ieetil
8. and Witnessed with pleasure the exercise
the evening.
During he evening. Wn. Stevenson, Eug
will Brown ard Lowe +. Cook furnished Uost
O cei.nt Instrumental music, ard the two
.dv laued ,ourg geEtlem eli sang two songs, vi
brought forth tie greatest applause. j
:; iaute,lan resd criticism On proceed
Of the previous meetrg; Eduald T. {
: read an essay; Mr. Cham terl lain also sal
couic song, with such 8, ccess that he
again called cut and sang The Dutehm
Pnlosor by Howard NJ. Smith then ga
comic saluiatoiy, Introducing 10 the auii
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