Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-12-13


THOSE new winter styles Of dress
goofa just arrived at Whis'er's. are the very
thing. ladies. Dfop 10 and look at them.
SINCE the thinning out OF our military
wood has taken pitch down in p,ice. A
very good article was selling ia the streets
yesterday for s. 50 per cord.
SUPREME CouHr-Among the recent
deGlsious Of the Supreme Court now stt.uy at
DesMolnes notice the case of Mackot 4
Corlin, vs Hart 4 Hart appeal from Sc T.
affirmed
LahcENY.-Tho case Of John Scanli,
sgains. Mis-, Jennings. all OF Hickory Grove
Township, was tried before squire Wheeler
yes,erdav. and resulted in ffinp the defend
ant dollar and costs $40 in all.
DrssoLuTloE.-By notice in ano.hcr
column, our readers will observe that The well
known and popular clothing house Of Mos5 Il
Rosenberg has teen Dissolved Mr. c. R3sen.
berg will continue the business at the znu.e
lace. Give lin a call.
THAT man must be poor indeed, anl
destitute Of spirit who would be the receiver
of the cold cherty q the world when first
class hoarl can lie ol.,air Il at The Scott House
at the low price of 81 80 per week and /,
ward-.
THE State Auditing Board is still
crinIfng owov et tla Rtrtis Iouaa
number Of their visitors does rot appear 10
diminish in III. leaal. some leave with anil
ing countenanees uhi!e otAera look e,utn
enough The Board will scarcely flush bu-.
ness this week
NOTWITHSTANDING the bad roads,
hnsGesa was decidedly brisk yesterday. Err
dy and Front etro~ts ~'ora arow.iai oith =,..s
loaded with grain and farm produets Prices
are ruling low, hut the farmers must live and
pay their debts anl therefore cannot holl on
for rise,
SINCE the appointment OF Mcssrs.
Brown and Severance as inspectors, II takes
considerable more wood to make q cord than
uu1er the old arrangement The consumers
swnlled by the wood dealers. They do Lot
Ike the new administration of things at all
CuFAp LlylNa.-W ith -four at 1915
per barrel, and pork at $3.50 per hundred,
there should be no suffering from hunger in
tlis burgh. All kinls Of vegetables are very
low, beef ls selling at cents per pound and
other things in proportion. Mouse OF starving
uuder such circumstances
A GENTLEMAN ust in from Muscatlne
inf.rms US that one eternal Sabbath appears
TO reign in that city. The streets are deserted
save by an occasional pedestrian, who hurries
along rs ii ashamed t. be caught in day light
The dirty jealous egniba Of the Journal are Of
but l.,le account. They do no good or hurt.
TEACHERS INsTITurE-The County
Super ntendent invites the Teachers Of Scott
and adjoining counties, TO meet in the School
House corner Of Sixth and Warren streets, on
Saturday, Dec. 2lst, at IL o'clock A. NJ, to taxi
measures for holding an Institute in February
next Believing an Institute Will be Ct much
good to ell concerned in educational matters,
oil live and active teachers are requested 10
meet as above.
OuR ENGLISH Cousins IN BAD
WAY-Ihe arrival of the nausa brings Us the
rather startling. but not wholly unexpected
Intelligence, that our cousins over the water
have received deadly insult in the stopping
Of their Royal Mail steamer, and the taking
as prisoners, two Of her pasaepgers-the ro0e
Commissioners, Mason aud Slideil. When th'
news reached Liverpool, the city was at one'
tarown into a state Of intense excitem, Mt
Conaols declined laal per cent. Indignation
meetings were held, at which strong reso,u
tcns were passed calling upon the Govern
meIt to avenge the Insult 10 the British Has
at whatever ccst Some Of the more wise an'
600, OF The big nlen Of Liverpool, suggested
the propriety of letting the Government man
age the matter. and as the Government doe
pretty much as il pleases in the old country
we preaums they viii not depart from thei
rule in this instance, but viii take the matt
into their own hands, and seltle it to satisf,
themselves.
England does not crave a fight with III
United States Just at this time. She has to
many valuable possessions within easy reac
OF our army and navy. She se.s. too. tha
the Yankees are Incompatible in putting q
immense army OF splenjidly equipped troop
in the field, and she knoms that TIE presel
ruuber of our armed forces could easily /
doubled if it was found necessary. For da
oS two presume. the excitement rathe
Interesting, but John Bull coon geis over sue
things, and returns to his roast b. ei, satis6e
to let the Ccmmoners aud Lo.ds aght it Oh
between themselves,
1he aews elso states that Dir. Yancey ha
returned from London TO Liverpool, with th
intelligence that the British Government, ha
decided to recognize the pfvateer Nashvill
as a national vessel, and allow her to reiit q
Southampton. as they had before done tn
james Adger We can hardly credit th
news as correct, but when the mails Of th
Dlusa are received will probably receive il
confirmation or denial A day or two vi
settle the matter.