Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-05

/ regular monthly meeting this afternoon.
Mayor French is absent from the city.
The city tax sale is progressing finely
and will continue several days The chances
for sceurulatiug property through this chan.
nel is excellent.
ACcIDENT.-As the Eastern train was
coming 10 last evening, The parallel rods on
the locomotive we're broken. which caused .
short delay. No great damage wss done.
ISsuRASCE.-There is at the present
!, tine 90 less than forty Insurance Compsnie
J doing business in thissStats, OF " hich thirty
| five are foreign and five domestic companies
Most Of the former are represented in this city.
BErTER.-Wheat took an upward start
yesterday and commanded 6Oafj2 cents some
choice lots bringing as high as 63 and "a cts
per busi,ei. This is encourag ing provided i,
will only remain ON the ascending scale.
BAcK.-We observe that w. II. +.
eGurley Esq. has returned from Washing gton
E~here he has been for some time engaged in
furtherin gAhe interests Of the armory question
Mayor Davenport, of Rock Isle nd, has returned
also
RuSAwAY.-Thc team which hauls
barrels to Barrows' mills started for run yes
terdsy evening on Front street, and in so DO
iag frightened gang Of dray horses and aw ay
they scattered At full speed in all directions
making the barrels and dray pins fly 10 lively
style. Nobody hurt.
IkDlsPENsABLE.-Ify ou want healthy,
light bread. biscuit and pastry OF all kiuds
use only D. B. DeLand & Co.'s Chemical SAL
erstus 1t is truly the 'house.wifs's fayorite"
and is indispensable in producnY the above
results. You cen &c. it of all respectable
dealers everywhere.
| PRRsoSAL.-Gen. Baker arrived In
town last night on the Western train. He re
csived information by telegraph en- Monday
evening. that his wife wac sick, and left De:
Moines 10 time TO make the connection a,
Brooklyn, and took private CONVEYANCE 70,
| Clinton last evening.
Scorr HoUsE.-This house continues
| to be . public favorite and bensfactor. AZ
usual. everything about the concarn is in
order. and tie guests are as fat and contented
q set of mortals as one would wish to see
Long live the Scott House, and may Humphrey
| continue to prosper. See advertisement.
IcE BUsrNKss.-The ice packers are
| about closing up their business for the season.
Mr.. Altman puts up about 200 tone. Mr..
Peck about thousand tone, and Mr. keua
fully sufficient TO eurply the ice demand Of
the city for the coming summer. No better
ice was ever packed.
CHANGE.-Our friend Dolphus Tory,
| Eco, has resigned his position as "locsl" edi
tor of the Gazette and is superseded by Mr.
| Fleming. the former enterpr.sing " local,
| Either Of them are we'll up in the business
Mr.. TORY leaves to-day for the East to engage
| in some other kind of business. We wish him
much luck, long life and speedy marriage
MAD DOC KILLRD.-A mad dog was
shot on Second street, between Perry and
Rock Island. yesterday by Mr.. Booth The
animal had bitten sc seral other dogs in the Vi
cinity. This idea Of having mad dogs all win
ter aud ct al seasons Of the year is q consum
mate humbug and We call upon the Legi.ls
ture to pass law aboishing "Dog Days'-
that period Of the year which was especially
Get apart as time in which dogs might &C
mad.
Town PHoPERrY.-This article is