Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-01-10

LIE CLAIRE RELIEF ASSOCIATIONS BALL
The Second Annual Ball Of the L. Claire Re
lief Association Will be he'd at Davenport.
ming, Jan. llth, 1861.
The entire proceeds will be devoted to the
benefit Of The poor Tickets 81.
LAuGEL SuMMkns, President
| Isaac n TALMA1x, Secretary
Prize SHooTlNG-Ies esteriay morn
ing number OF cur citizens repaired to the
Island to witness shooting match between
l.. A. II!lebtin aud J. X. Reed tpon eide.
aud Warren De Gear and d. II. Severance up
on the other. The shooting was from u spring
trap. the birds. pigeons. and the distance.
eighty yards Each man had fifteen shots.
The shots made were as follows, the cyphers
representing the birds mtssed:
Tillebein, l lilllll l-l3
Feed, o ! 0llll l-l3.
De Gear, / | | lol l 90 l-l2.
Severance, D ! o i o l Oil
JUsT As WE ExrEcTED-From Mr.,
Il. N. Frettyman, We !iarn that, the story p. b.
llshed in the Gazette few weeks since, to the
effect thtt our late fellow citizen, j. 5. Drake,
E=q,. lad been osdesel to leave Memphis hy
vigilance committee. was hoax. some chGp
fooled the gazette folks cruelty. Mr Pretty
man obtained his inform alton from Mr. J. II
Saunders, who is nov residing in Memphis ana
II ls Of course, reliable. We told the Gazene
editors they had been swindled at TIE time
theS published the nor serscal report aud they
will now have to " "aeknow ledge the corn"
MARKED SPOTTED is 10 Br HUNG,
Sure We have from time TO time given
friendly warning TO certain Of our fellow citi-
zrns. that by their conversation and acts they
were laying th-mselye. open to charge Of
tredson and that in case the Republicans
should ruceeed in squattins Linco, into the
Presidential chair and getting the reins of
Government ut into their own hands their necks
would ot be worth q green persmnlon these
reasonable chaps wiz perhaps awaken to
sense of their danger when We inform them
that large proport,oa ~ their number are
marked men. who have but short time to tar
ry upon this eubnary sphere. They are
booked for kingdom come. and unless they get
out Of this wilderness" before the h of next
March, they will be handed over in a quiescent
state to some patriot surseon-uartyrs to
the science OF anatomy. We understand that
there are different grades Of offending. Some
OF the spots" have already gone far enough
to merit the extreme COMPRESSION
Of the e"wesand" The Chairman of the Breck,
inr,dge Executive Committee is unfortunate in
this respect. Others, who have not tai ken very
active parts against the Reps, are to enjoy the
satisfaction OF having daylight let through
them-to be shot That old fifth wheel Of
tie Bell-Egerett Union party-Ilon. J. J. Lind
icy is to be satisfied i'll the l|. named mar.
ner. Judge Mitchell Geo. Ii. Parker. A. w
Church, Mr Churchill and two or three others
dangerous-and will breathe wi:E difficulty i.
they don't mizzle for the British Possessions
before Honest Old Abe has an opportunity OF
setting ir judgment over them
In friendly way we again advise the gen
temen named in our article to have care
that they are scarce" when the time comes
We have been "spottf d. and know just how i,
feels. To be sure it didn't hurt US much but
it wos all owing to the fact that We compro-
missed. But for You, geutlem.n, there is no
compromise You are hound to 20 up. You
doomed. and may the Lord have mercy on
your souls.