Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-15
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OFFICIAL PAPER OF TIE CITY.
SATURDAY MORNING.. FEB Is, 1862
THE CITY.

CHOICE Winter Apples tor sale q
Shields. conner Of Perry ssd Front ssreeta
THANK. 70 w. C. Warmer for late
6les Of Bosom papers
24o Below O.-Call at Farrands
/ and take look At some Of those fine fur se,t'.
/, They Will be comfortable.
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The young folks have got another
lien on slsighiDg and ass enjoying it without
regard 10 the stete OF the weather.
Our compliments are due Represen-
tasivss White. F.irall. Stanton and Senator
Que. for fsvors from the capital
THE opening Of navigation has been
postponed until the temperance Of the
grounding. which viii be in about four OF
five weeks
LADY's BooK.-We think the Godey'a
Lsdy's Book for March is among the most ex'
cellent ever issued. Ladies will lose . rare
treat If they fail 10 get It.
RRpA,RrNo.-The Albion Mills are
running on half time-the other half being
devoted TO overhauling and making necessary
sspare. In fact vs think wheat is too high st
the prssent time to make milling profitable.
CoLDEsr YET.-The general impress
sion about town yesterday was that Thursday
night was the coolest on record. The most re
zero ct 8 o'clock. A. NJ, A few more such In.
teresting periods would lead people to believe
The. old winter is getting his back up.
CoLL,s1oN.-A couple ofboys shedding
down the Lluf on one Of the lower streets,
yesterday. ran into COW which was crossing
,bs path. The slsd struck her sth wsst her
bows, and down she came, smashing the sled
and squeezing the yourg ehsps into very
uncomfortable sod dangerous position. Some
Ing more serioue.
DuLL.-There was but little doin g
yesterday in the way Of trade. 1t wac too
+" blasted" cold TO leave home All day long
the mercury hevsred aboat zero, and the nu.
man family huggsd their warm stoves as their
lsst frierd. Merchants eat on their stools and
looked 10 vain for their customers. We think
it was about the coldest piece Of weather ever
measured off TO the loyal people Of Dsven-
port.
Orr THE TRACK.-Thursday nights
train from Chicago. when . short distance this
eide Of Geneseo. ran upon broken rail. which
threw the rear trucks of the rear car from the
track. This broke the coupling. and the train
went on some distance, leaving the car stand.
ing still. The passengers were ".hock up" con.
siderably. but no one vas seriously injured.
Yesterday morniog's train vss delayed
about three hours in consequence Of the scci
dent Of the eight before. This cold weather ID
herd on rai:s
SOMETHING N1cE.-Onr friend Gil.
Hckox brought MS around basket Of sea-
board luxuries. in the way Of Holsters. eels and
smslt, for which he hss our profoundest thanks
We shall luxuriste on tbe epicurean plan.
By the way. there will be nice little down
esst supper at the Davenport House tonight
at 8 oclock, st which some OF these delicscie,
will be served up. together With other good
things that you don't see every day. GIL
knows how to do the thing up right. and viii
have feast for king. Call around gentle
men and enjoy good warm meal Of sea6osrd
rsrities. Remember. eight o'clock.
FIVE years ago this month, or about
this time. . gentleman arrived in this city
fron the East. with ready cash to the smount
of twelve thousand dollars. He Vas . young
man, single then. and ambitious to make .
ces that the Wset presented for rare speculs-
tioas. 90 be sold ont the patrimoLial acres
which had Just fallen to his lot in sober New
KAgisnd. and With the proceeds. - above
nAmed, came here 10 invest. He invested.
Many Of our readers remember. too we'll, how
shs real estate fsvsr was upon the people sha,
spring. They were perfectly mad for town
lots, Wild prairie. or any other kind Of dirt.
He Inv ested % too many did-thst 10. gresdily,
buyisg about twice - much % be had MOT ey
to pay for-giving mortgages for the balance.
He considered himsslf . fortunate buyer, and
was confirmed in that belief by selling several
small parcels for nearly twice what be gave
He might have sold the whole at the same
I Gnne. 1u.So~ shaA m>>n,Ahl> .r.n->. h.X I.
thought that . ysar's rice would sosbls hin
70 aehisvs still greater tbiags. 20 hs invested
anew the proceeds Of sslss and kept bic land,
out Of the msrkst-waiting for the next spring
He waited The crisis came on be waited
anxiously watched and waited. The country
VS. in IN awfal struggle; be watched his in
vestmsnts and thought the storm would soor
abste its fury. and still hoped that brigh,
day would dawn. and that the road to wealth
would be cleared Of its obstructiona Many
Of our readers folly realize the deep and psia.
ful saxisty Of this man. He cav bis chsnee,
constantly falling of, his lasds constantly
growing lees valuable. and made desperate ef
for,s to ave himself. Not 90 inch Of bic pos
sessions we're entirely his own. and oil his ef-
iorts TO turn himself only plunged him further
into The oire. The mortgages we're obliged
70 forecloss to cave themselves. We scsrcely
need follow the sobjset fssthsr. The entire
investment vas Lost. and over the hesd Of oul
hero dsbss aress. He left THE State soms tvs
yssrs sioss. With barely enough 70 take kiu
4 he@e We heard Of him lately. The turu