Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-23


ing to join he regiment at Jefferson City.
THE most complete assortment Of dry
goods in the city is at Whsles's His stock is
Of The beet quality. and his prices shade low
er than any competing concern.
WASTED TO kENT.-A comfortable
the city, with five or elk rooms. Apply at this
Office.
THANKs.-Charlcy Bell will please
accept or thanks for a bottle OF superb Cor.
dial Gin, an article which has no superior in
the county.
TIE coal haulcrs are delivering the
best quality of coal in the city at ten cents
per bushel. cent lower than it Is furnished
at the yard. They find plenty Of custom RS,
are told.
The grain business continues brisk,
and the market { r mot kin 70 firm and rather
encouraging. This is just the time for farmers
to bring in their wheat. Tie roads are as
taken along wi,hou, difficulty.
Nor DEAD. Capt. James Baker, OF
the Iowa 18th, arrived in this ctv on Tuesday
uight from JeiFtrsoa ely. The C.ptain has
been reported dead. but it was mistake lie
has been very sick. AMI was given over t}
the doctors, but got well in spite OF them, and
is now as we'll and hearty as ever. H. is De
tached tor .ix months for the recruiting vice
n thi. state.
WORTH IIAvING.-Ihe ice bridge
between ihis eli AID Rock I-!aad is lib-raii,
pstronized every hour in the day. Oar dry
goods dealers cay il would suit them hugel,
to have u simiinr Arrangement all the year
round, as it increaecs their sales hand o'Del,
The Rock Island ladies' are judges of goods
and they come 70 our nerchauts 10 spend their
dollars Wien they desire any thing nice and
reasonable.
No! Once for all, no we haven't got |
any County Orders. and, what is more. We
don't exrect to have ony. We are induced to
OF aeli.piotection. 1t seems as though the very
devil was let looee after orders, aud expected |
to find them over here on Perry street. Not
l.ss than dozen people applied at our ofi:.
yesterday for City or County Orders, and it is
becoming altogether too general. We don't
want any orders. When we have any we viii
1t you know. aud give the thoussEd and one
brokers chance to bid on them.
GARRoTER IN TowN.-kcep a sharp
lookout for your throats these dark Lishls
There is person now rusticatng u our city
as we are credibly informed WHO has jus'
served out q two years term in Sing Sing fcl
garro,ing. He is out this way probably in
ssarch OF new fields OF Industry, and may be
practcing his eubtle art upon the throats and
pockets of some uususpecting individual before
he is aware Of it. We don know hat it is OF
any uss to advise our fliends to leave their
funds at home. for tho reason that they are
not generally accused Of carrying the article
RE-orENISG.-Char Bell, corner OF
turned from the east, wishes to info, IN the pub
lie that he has resumed business at his old and
reliable corner, and would say to his acQuain
tances generally that they will find this morn
ing ct 10 O'Clock, one of those fne lunches
spread at hi. place, which he respectfully in
vites the public to Partaks Of. viz: Clam
Chowder, Turkey, in the preparation Of which
charley is an tai. Those liquors Cha ley
brought with him from the east are most as
suredly the finest stock ever brought to this
ci y. The public will be mindful that he al
ways has and intends to keep on hand the best
of every thing the market affords We say.
give Charley hearty welcome as one Of our
inst,tut,ons.
New MUSICAL AssocIATIoN.-Byt the
removal Of many Of its leading members from
the city. and by the common consent Of those
remaining, the Davenport Philharmonic socl.
ETY. became defunct. 1t did very we'll while
it existed and treated the public TO several
pleasant entertainments. and doubtless did
considerable to improve musical taste in this
city. For some time there has been no regular
musical organization in our city, but we notice
| that the lea ding vocalists have now organised
new society. On Tuesday evening the 2ls,
| inst, was organized the Davenport Musical
Union" which has for its object improvement
in vocal music. The following officers were
| elected:
| Presidemt-G. F. CARPENTER.
| I':ce president-D b. SHELLEY.
| Sstrttary-C F. BUswELL.
Treasmrer-J G. WALLACE.
| A con ,tttution and bylaws were adopted. and
J. C. Wallace was elected musical director. A
musical committee was elected, and the chair
| appointed musical examining committee and
also q committee on finance. The regular
meetings Of the Society are on Wednesday
evenings Of each week. We wish the new or
ganization great success. and hope to hear frou
Il frequently.
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