Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-03-11

ofi1ce during the day and evening 10 get Ing TO
be sn intolsrabls nuisance. ssd they should
either be kept 1t hone BY their parents or kept
out Of the Office. else they need not think hard
Of it iftbey get some bad ussgs
BED TICK BAxks.-We are confident
islly informed BY one v ho has reason 70 know
something about It. that notwithstanding the
hard tim,s." the apparent scarcity Of funds
among ths poorer clssses. that person can /
shake bed tick In the Patch" to-day without
,attliDg out from from one to Eve hundred DOL
lsrs of solid "spslter." Even these whom the
country is called upon to afford aid, sleep
every night upon their little fully hoard Of
specie Those instances are eontinnally COM
ing to light. Nor have ve any tault to fud
about it. Those Who have been taughs the
most severe Lessons Of poverty. and with their
little pile thas between them and the scenes
through which they have actually psssed. they
can even brave such property ~ the more for
tunsts in life would shrink from. They know
if the worst comes to the worst that they
have the wLerewith to snstain life. It 10 q
great consolation-it almost alla,s even hun.
ger ites!f. and bunts even the sharp tooth Of
impending famine. We are glad to know that
there are those among the humber classer
Who are % we'll OF in the world. and We hope
hs cay will never come when they will be
broug ht nearer the door of want then they sre
now. BY the way. though we would like for
the notion Of 1t, 10 have an account taken of
cash capital in the bed tick banks Of this city
ALLEGED LARCxNY-TkoUBLE AMONG
rHs SssvAHr GIsIs.-A few days ago one oI the
serving girls at the LeClaiTe Houee, named
Mary DonnAhue, missed something more than
hundred dollars in gold from her purse. and
As che Was in the habit Of keeping her purse
concealed about her psrson in the day time.
and putting it beneath her pillow at night, she
came to the conc lusi0n that it had fallen into
the hands Of one Of her room mates. Ann Gil
Ian. and accordingly had Msrshsl Mcneil search
Ann to see il he could discover the lost treas
ure Finding nothing With Ann. Mac then
went to the house Of Widow Gillan-Ann's
mother-whers Ann told him che had about .
hundred dollsrs sewed up between the bed
sicks-ssvings from many years hard labor.
The money-3lO5-was found - Ano had sta
ted, and the matter was brought before Justice
D'ooo. VIM. -s.~. L~..ius ss.erAi ~""o-.~-
several little. Handsome speeches from Stewart
on part Of the State. and Day on part Of de-
feudaute, decided that be could discover no
good cause for holding the defendant to appear
At higher coart We are sorry for Mis-. Mary.
for her money has been ecrsped together by
constant hard labor. and to lose it is far IRON
being pleasant, but we hope it will be . warn.
ing not only to her but to Ann and al ether
servsnt girls who are saving up their little
piles against the day Of need. to put their
treasures in the hands OF some of our bankers
for safe keeping.
LIE CLAIRE COR RRESPONDENCE.
Business - Boat Yard = Paintings - II Il
| Church-Dr. Cor. and III. Southern Reyol.
tiow-Appeal e. Cstissns Of I,dssnport-
| The Inauguyal-ZAe Weathsr-7Ae Sse.ner
La Cyosss. dc.
LIZ CLAIRE, Iowa. March 9.
The opening Of navigation gives promise Of
Iivelier times here than has prevailed for come
mouths past. The Boat Yard 10 doing it's usuai
Spring BUSINESS and, - heretofore it continue
to gives tisfaction to oil concerned. Messrs.
Huntington 4 Milhollsnd have added greatly
to the attractions of the four boats repaired
here this Spring As steamboat painters they
cannot be excslled.
Strong efforts are being made to save the N.
F.. church 1t this place. which 10 nov about
being sold to. satisfy mortgages against it
When tn erection Of this church was under
taken, the subscriptions we're more than suh
cisnt to complete it, and they would ali hsv-
been paid 10 VII due. il the great financial.
crisis Of 81 had been deferred few months
The Trustees Of this church have engaged the
Rev DR.. Cox. Of Chicago. to deliver his cs =.
brsted lecture ON the 'Southern Revolution,
at Davenport. Ls Clairs and Lyons. aud
although it may, % 10 believe it does. take .
North side view Of the question, vs hope that
the fact viii not prevent any from listening 10
it. Ci'isens Of Davenport. you attract the
majority Of our trade; We ere your best cus
touess; il any cash purchases are to be made
by us. you derive the benefit; ~ SIX, then
in return. that you give this church "lit.
We vseh to assure you that We are not in ths
habit Of aeking benefits for Anti-Slavery In
stitu tions, and vs believe thst We are not do
ing 20 nov; however this may be. th.re ar.
many deserving persons. mem bers Of shi'
church. whose only fault 10. they are poor.
Mr.. Buchanan il reported TO have said sfte1
having listened 70 the Inaugural, ''that be va
unable to uudsrstasd its secret meaning unit
be Oh ,uld read it." Well. ws have read it
and are unable 70 determine tha. it has an,
meaning. either secret Of defined. II gives IN,
r. great sstislsction. % they say; but il is =,
difiicolt 70 seii when they srs to bs believed
that We do not know whether they are iu ear
nest or not. That the Inssgural hss seere
meaning. there 10 little reason to doubt Iii
generally believed here, to mean coercion, On.
o ths. it fails to give satisfaction to the nsior
ity.
This morning ths ground is covered viii
. winter blanket. and nov. while write, {,
A. n. II il snoving. and will evidently con
tinas TO do % during the day.
The steamer La Crosse, bound down. is de
tsined here hy the Wind. It will be remem
bsred. that this boat came near beirg lost .,
the rspi's last Fall. sustaining much d.m.p,