Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-17
THE CITY.

LUNCH, this Sunday morning, at
the Phoenix Saloon.
TEACHBss' examination ct the School
House. eosnor Of Sixth and Warren streets. On
Saturday next, u . o'clock, AN.
MoDsRArrNG. - The weather wa
more rsssossbls and mild on Saturday though
cold enough for al Water purposes. The
streets we're crowded With business.
MnEoRruNR.-This 10 . world of mis-
fortune. and one OF the saddsst to good house
keeper IL TO be afflicted With heavy. sour
bresd. biscuit, ste. II you ere ever troubled
in this way get D. B. De Land 4 Co.'S Chsmi.
cal Sslssatus. when you ~ill be surprised By
its charming results in removing the cause Of
your misfortune
FAIR. - We understand that st.
Luke. Society, Of this city. purpose holding .
Fsir and Festival At Metropolitan Hall, on
Wednesday evening next. at which time those
beautiful goods sent BY the New York churches
will be offered for sale. Oysters and viands
Of all kinds will be in abundance. We be.
speak . general attendance.
ALMOST FIaE.-Saturdsy morning
when Mr.. Blstt. fruit dealer on I'd street. or.
posits Ls Clsirs Row. opened bic store, he foand
the room full Of dense smoke and FIRE opera
tiag in the vicinity Of the stove. The applica-
ton Of few quarts Of pure family cider very
soon put an sud to the trouble, and the estab.
lishmsot is going on in Its usual course. A
narrow sscsps for the fruit trade.
Gil HIcKox's SUPPsR.-Saturday
evening, - per arrangement. about forty Of
the friends OF Gil Hickox. the popular landlord
OF the Davenport House. assembled to partaks
OF sumptuOus sUppsr Of fresh HOLSTERS, smslt,
and other dslicaciss prepared ~ only Mrs.
Hickox can prepare such things. To cay that
the supper vas excellent is faint praise; it vas
superb. The guests did ample justice to the
good things spread with lavish profusion on
the board. and oil retired fully convinced that
Gil 10 trump. and will do to tie to
ARrIsrIc.-Saturday We visited the
studio Of Mr.. Rouse. in Burrows block. We
found the artist comfortably located and sur
rounded with faithful creations Of his active
pencil. Portssiture seems TO be his espscia
forte. and in most cases be exeels. Az iar %
We sav hs confines him self to the mono.
cromatic psncillins. Several portraits Of we'll
known citizens exhibited great faithiulness and
genuine artistic merit. We would recommend
that our citixens give Mr. Rouse an occasional
call and zee what wonders can be performed
in the pencilling art. Those who wish to have
> faithful sketch Of their phyeiognomy ear be
gratihed, We presume.
! OFF The TRAck.-On Thursday, the
locomotive. used by the Coal Valley Mining
Company, burst . fue and was laid up In
order to keep the coal moving. Mr. Cable bor-
eswed locomotive from the Rock Island
Railroad. until the other should Be repaired.
and While coming In With . train Of fifteen
cars. on Friday night. Il struck into . snow
drift and went of the track, taking along three
cara The accident occurred ont near Cam
den, in the marshy part Of the road. The loco
motive is about half buried in mud and badly
injured 1t 10 thought that it will cost several
thousand dollars to get the machine out and
running again.
GRAIN AND LUABER.-1t is said, by
those Who take notice Of such matters, that
the farmers are laying iu more heavily for
lumber than they have ever been known to dc
before. Almost every sled that lea ses the city
ct this time takes away load of lumber. The
yards are selling very ch hesp-so cheap tha,
now is the time to build barns and fences .,
half the cost Of former years. Go almost any
evening to the Psnnsylvanis or Scott House
and there viii be found bar room full Of cub
s,antial fsrmers from Scott, Muscatine, Ceda,
and Clinton countiss, who have brought IL
their losds OF wheat. got their money for i
and have loaded their sleds with fencing o.
beilding lumber, preparatory to an earlI
start in the morning. Farmers from Musea.
tine and Cedar counties come here With thsi
; grain bseause they can get from seven to min
| cents more per bushel for Il than at Nussstin1
o. load Of 6tty Bushels this make about fou
dollars difference In their favor. A. they ger
orally bring their ovn horse feed and TAX
care Of their own teams. the landlords civ
tAsa sssblisg f.r their horses asd . good sup
pr. lodging and brsskfsse for thsasslves ie
sbeat ssvsnty.6vs cents. which still leave
, them handsoms profit for their trouble
coming further TO msrkst. Then ws presum
they buy their lumber little more reason
able here than they could at any other poir
: within hundred miles. Our dealers unde,
stand how 70 arrange the matter sssisfaetsril,
l. 30 taking Il togsshsr. the farmers Who brin
. their grain from distance make good thin
Is out Of It. This 10 undoubtedly The market {,
them to pstropizs.
Our yards will be pretty veil drained b
the opening Of spring. but the mills will pr
baby Be pat In operation ~ early - possibl
: Those who pretend to be posted in the trad
ny thst laubse viii Be eonsidersbly high
. next yssr than during the prssasa PsshaI
hey ars right-at ell svsass. Il IL ebsap 10,
z asd farmers are doing we'll 10 take sdvantal
Of it
u Legaslotive Summary.
6 In the Senats ys.tsrdsy, the United Stat
. Treasury Demand and State Bank Note bill y
:. passsd By vste Of Is to IL. 4 joint lssolutie
= iosrodnesd b. NJ. AoCrary, Of Lee, vindicsail
:. ID. Other matters Of interest, which ts have .
room 10 potioo. Vago alan hAforn thaf hodv