Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-12-31
DAVENPORT IOWA WEDNESDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 81. 1862


II ls62.-Tas is the last dav Of il. No
nar now livngihas ever ,ern a more rrma X
bhh year--pothing ike it has ever hesn
knan aimee tho foundation OF tho Govern
met And NAV iia Ike never he repeated
lhn b it ha. brought considerable prosperity
IL ms likewi.a been tho hatbnger OF darkest
hdvrpit,. Il nas been fruitful and yet n
leaful year. Though the earth has yielded
bomtifu!ly. so. too, has II drank up the rich
llloi oi our dearest hul heat ireni., md
Irwdlo ted up The boiic. and with ,hrm The
Isaest earthly hopss Of tens oi ,houaanle.-
IA lhmgh 1t has placed fresh lampe oi hope H.
Eouo households. In others aud hy lar tie
krater nlmher i has snutIs them ont ierey
Ter. II wa have drank AT ths ioun' ain Of y
40. too, ha g We b,an forced to wade through
| OILS of ffaterpal blood: though much III"
| anl strength has been gwen. life sud strength
ha, been taken with an itaatiate hand -
| There is moaning and weeping throughout 'hr
LAID III. badge II sorrow htngs ont nt every
dor land lscrraled hearts thtch In slmo-t ~
er, hosom The year was born amid the
i smoke ot hattie. II dies ere III. sun VI eace
brake through the gloom lis O N NJ wa@
n,,sd as tho coming oi the era wherein the
/ fas OF the nation would be decided IL ny
/ hass been--sur.ly the d,elsion is not foi
i wa, though 1t il poesibc that ~o. Is no YET
writen upoa our national temple. ihe NIX
year soon takes thu . ace oi the present -
/ Want ii bIirgs we can but walt to zee. iho
/ pe.ce i. hoped for hy the good. It's adsent is
I no! probable War viii MT ,ske its iron
! heel from the land during the ear'il'a next err
cut;a,d we only ~sieoW. its coming "a VI.
+ tal. a e,.p in the dark -hopine that II - one
.tep nearer to the light OF dsy--one step ntar-
| er 10 the goal oi pence
ATTENTION, Sol IERs.--Lieut. W. a.
! Desenport, OF tins ciiy. WAITS hitssn more
good :, id..f boys Tor Company {, 18th low"
! lhsniry. He prop asea 10 pay ior sooh recruit
/ trs dolinre over and above the government
bouut, for all who shall enlist within the next
Il ten days Now i. Your chance, boya. to fointo
I a good Company with good men. Can Mt hls
Office in noG nan'a block, on Main street. aud
III prove this o. portunlty before II IL 30 ls'e.
dt2e 'l~
+ AnusqMENrs TON iGhr AND To MoR-
/, Rew NIoar This evening toe members i
Rescue Inginr Go. No give good bail o.
L,hfman's. The Coacofdis society glse tDetr
annual tall at The h.w German Theatre. 10
morrow evening Cameron gives q party IN
I.shrmau'. Hall, and Mr.. Primm. Of leClaire,
g,ves party in Dav.npor,s Hall 10 that city
Whites band iurnle es the mnsic ior the lattel
party.
MAcAnAMi2IsG ON friend Ia~ls oi
the r.nusy iv.u.a House, has commspcsd mac
a amirlng Iowa street IN froni oi hi- premises
and will soon have Lis bali Of thestr.et nies.1
covered over with a sutstantlai coating II bro
rock II other owners Of properly on oui
Ure.,s would d.rplay the same degree OF ~
lei prise in maoadsaxlDg 10 front OF 'he same
our streets would 90 N be in most eSc.len
condition, At an expense that would not b'
fsn. We hops 90 zee o,bers doing like~iss
ORGAsIzEp. The horse force Of thC
9Th Cavalry ms bean organized. and arrauget
by bundiels accofding 10 color. There ~
sevriai o.inpsnier oi bal y, ore or t.o OF tgr,ys
on. Of bta.A. and ons ot creams. aud son,
u.xsd. Capt Ausworth drew the black' sh,el
is probably the most desirable cOior In
regiment musters ser a thousand men, sh
twelve h. ndreJ horses
o SECURE your New Years gifts AT De
woe d Cruml,ons. Rock Island. They have
stock un,quall.d in The West br magnitud
0 and maani;i .ence Books. toys. musical il
q struments, fancy ar'icles for the toilet and
: lhousand her th;ugs TOO numerous to men
i iion.
OLp SKITLkRs Of Scott county are re
que.t.d to psy psrlicuis. attention 10 an ad
..rtisement in another column, N which the
are particularly interested. Let the pioneer
turn out and he merry.
: Persons holding stock in tho Ne'
,, German Theatre ASSOCIATION can exchange
o for tickets on the next performance dsy whc