Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-20
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THE CITY.
PARTICULAR attention is directed tc
the General Order published in this issue.
ATTENTION OFFICERs. q choice
nlitary uniform call at Cones. corner Brady
and Second streets.
MILITARY MGN AITENTIoN.-H you
wish for Uniform and full equipments cal
ON F. +. Erskioe, Eicholl'e Block.
SERVICES AT CAMr.-1here will be
religion. services At Camp Mcclellan by the
Pos. Chaplain. this (suoday) afternoon, at hall
past thre o'ci iock.
No1IcE-Wmrn's DANcING AcA-
DEMY-hlaster e class " i'll commence on Satur.
day morning. the 25th, At 10 A. N. Misses
class the sans afternoon A. 2P.a Y. Gentle :
mans class will commence on Monday eve
ming. the 27th, at Pm.
SuPERvIsoRs' MEETING.-There will
be a ssioI of the Board Of Su Jervisors to
day at the Court House. for the purpose OF see.
ing who is elected in this county. We are not
90 anxious to know about 1t as We were sev =
eral days ago
INDIAN SUMNER R.-Beautiful weather,
indeed. is that which we are now enjoyi
1t is perfectly glorious to live in such an at
mosphere aud under such eky as that which
has oyerhung us for issyeral days past. 1t
makes everybody happy. We hope ii will
continue for . month, at least.
OUR friend Mr.. Guelch, late of this
city. now Of Burlington, and editor OF Die
Tribune At that place. ran for Justice Of the
Peace, and was Stayed by q large majority
Ev n his own party cut him. causing him to
run bshind bic own ticket badly. That is q
cooler on Theodore.
FABULous.-Barley took another start
yesterday. and went up to $l.lo per busbel.
Ths Is goirg into the pictures pretty rapidly,
We should cay. What can be done with a
bu.hel Of barley to get that amount Of money.
with other expenses added, 10 more than We
know.
VoTING IN Tns REGIMEN1s.-We
learn from 1t. Suiter that the nth cast S53
votes, 325 Of which were Republican. The
regiment but the 2s-sure. That accounts
for it.
The 18th gave Is Republican majorisy-a
more even thing.
INTEREsTING LKTrERs.-On the Sc
cond page will be found 40 interes ing letters
-one from the Sanitary Commission that left
this place several dave eince, and another from
our correspondent Clinton Parkhurst. of the
10Th. They show very vividly the firceness
Of the battle OF Corinih. at which 60 many Of
our brave men fell, and where the rebels were
90 severely punished.
CEDAR COUNTY FAIR.-We learn that
tho Cedar County Fair was q splendid success
The exhibition was large. and the stock very
fine Gen Sargent had his herd there, "a al-o
did Mr.. Washbon; and Jo Green's Bsstaw
and another fast nag did up the trotting. We
learn that the stfAir came out ahead in fnan-
cial matters. 1t 10 a good start We should
say.
NEw SUGAR MILL.-Mr. David Dutch
Or is just fnisbing large stone Sorghum Mil
and Refinery on the river road. q short dis-
tan,e this side the town Of Buffalo. We no
sliced on Saturday largs p'les Of the cane s,or-
cd round the mill awaiting its completion We
have no doubt the enterprise will be pay irg
one.
BusY.-DAvcnport was literally crowd
Cd full Of business on Saturday. Flocks Of
eleat crinoline more than . mile long were
h,ating through the streets, and bending over
counters piled up with the latest fashions The
streets we're jamned full Of vagonr. Trade
Was never so lively 10 Davenport 40 at the
present time. Every body ought to be getting
rich, and 10 are told that many are doing that
thing every day.
Ar Davenport. Iowa the ether day. q rat
which was being chased by several persons,
ran up mans leg insida his trousers. It laid
h.ld Of the fesh with its teeth, and held it's
grip With such tenacity that the mans trsus-
ere had 10 be cut, and the rat vas ultimately
taken & With riece Of flesh between bis
teeth. The wound inflicted 10 stated TO be se.
rious.
We find the above going the rounds 10 the
Eastern pspere. though We do not reooIlect Of
having heard Of the circumstance in this city.
II was good joke on the rat.
GolEo Our OF Tue BuslNEss.-Form.
srly there has been . good dsai Of outside
whole .aling done in this eity-a good deal Of
mingliny both Wholesale and retail basiness
Our grocsrs would cell either TO dealers OF
eeosumsrs. By the quantity. and our dry goods
dealers, though most Of them were proieseed-
y retail dealers, did . pretty good trade in
selling By the vholesals to country dealers.-
: oeit vas With other business through the en-
Aar. chan anfep The 1icepsa 1av Il m. HING .