Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-29

AULL.- 1uc Weatncr was uniaVOraOl
TO business yesterday. and there was but li,,l
doing 10 town. The market was very insctiv,
NoTIcE TO TAx-PAYERs.-An ad
iournsd sale for taxes will be continued at j
o'clock A. N. A. +. Mast,
Treasurer.
PERsoNAL.-Mr. Clifford, our County
Clerk. who fer several days hes been confne,
TO bic house by sickness was out again yester
day. though by 10 IN, ans a. we'll as we woul,
like to see him.
No DIsPAICHEs.-The line was toe
much out of fix yesterday to convey dispatches
consequently we have to fall back upon ne v,
from the Chicago papers. We hope the Com
pany will take immediate steps to put the lin.
in working order.
SANITARY REPoRr.-Wc have received
the official report Of the Secretaries Of the
Iowa Sanitary commission, who have recently
visited the soldiers in camp and hospital The
conclusion drawn from a hasty perusal is tba,
too earnest efforts cannot be made hy the peo
pile Of the State to furnish hospital clothing
and bedding for the soldiers who are su ffering
from sickness and disease in various forms The
branch soceties cannot be too active in this
matter. The entire public ehould take a i;vs ely
interest in the subject. Thoss who have
gone forth TO fight tho battles Of the country
should not be forgotten by thoee left behind
COINISG MOSEY on BROADWAY
The Wall street kevier for January says:
There is an Insurance Company in this city
that has iust paid TO its etockholders one hun
dred thousand dollars in dividends, on a cap
tai Of million Of dolars, being dividend OF
ten per cent. in six months"
There 10 but one Insurance Company in New
York -and indeed in thi. country, who's. cap
ital is one million dollsrs. land that i. the Home
Insurance Company, Of New York. The each
assets Of the Home are now over one million
five hundred thousand dollars
lie CLAIRE Items.
FIRE On Sunday afternoon the residence
Of Capt A. II. Davenport was totally des.rcye4
ty fire. The greater part Of the furniture 10
this lower part Of the house was eaved; but
all of the furniture and clothing 10 the upper
roome were lost. We are informed that there
was no insurance.
MAD Doc. On Fri lay afternoon . dog be.
longing Mr.. J. IL Mccoy. went mad. and was
Id Lar af,a -
tempting to bite the wife OF MIR. Mccoy. The
dog was bitten by the same dog which at
tackled Mr.. /. NJ Talmage some three weeks
since.
AsoruER-A dog belonging to Mr.. Finley.
In lie Claire. showing symptoms of hydro
phobis and attempting to bite the family. vas
killed last week.
MUD CREEK BRIDGE.-Most people
who have had any considerable experie,o
Ia travelling through this county, have pretty
Distinct recollection of Mud creek bridge in
Aliens Grove township, at Rothstsin's Mill.
During the spring Of the year particularly. for
days ct time. it is quite impossible to effect a
crossing. A year ago last June man lost his
life while attempting to cross there. The OBJ
stacls thus presented has kept no email amount
Of trads ont Of our citv, and has been perfect
eye.sore to the county.
Yesterday the sum Of $3.50 was appropriat.
ed Ly the county to make some permanent re-
psirs there. 1t 10 money we'll appropriated.
and We only fear that the sum is insufficient
to baild the right kind of bridgs-ons that
will stand, and turnpike the bottom on the
west eide Of the creek. 90 that the road bed
will be at ell times sbove high water mark.
Double the sum appropriated would have sc.
cured the desired result though it may be
that il the farmers turn out literally mex,
Spring and hello fill up the low place tha,
$25O viii &c axe the improvement permanent
A NECESSARY lMPKOvEMENT.-Som
days since our contemporary published q
article favoring the consideraton OF buildine
. new Court House for this County. Frou
motives OF economy, and in view Of the pr. Z
snt eonditionloi the. times ws opposed the idea
and do 60 still. We stated at the timeit nigh
be necessary to put in frs proof vault 10 tn
County Clerks Office, AMI ws now refer to th
matter for the purpose Of having the Board o
Supervisors, nov in session, take the question
Of building such vault into consideration
There are nun erous valuable papers and record
10 that office. which. in case Of fire. might b
psrtislly or entirely destroy cd. Avault ehoui
have been iprovided for them long ago. an
It very unsafe anda pre- udieal to the welfar
OF the c'tisens Of tn. County TO DELAY it Longer
The vault should be similar to the one in til
Treasurers office. and. il possible, should be .
located as to be In proper position when
nsw Court House shail be erected, which vi
probably be within the next ten years. at Ii
fsrthersst. We think We speak the mind 4
the public when ws say that the Board shoul
attend to this matter without delay-a.tep
TO Il this present eeseiop. % that the improv
ment can be made during the coming Sprir
or Summer. Because the comfy has Cor
clear Of any loss Of paper or property BY 81
in the Ceart Hoass. farnishss no immaai'
from future disasters.
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