Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-07-25
THE ClTY.

THE CITY.
GRrEsE has just received a choice
lot of peaches. at 'h. p f.' ot'ie.
PRAcHes.-Call ht Stars for the
bss. peaches 10 tovo. Hs 10 selling them ss
Wholesale and retail. ~ ebssP.
Or1o KLro is cd nplsting his sewer,
and hereafter will moi bs troubled With water
in his cellar. There re numerous properly
holders who should low bic example.
Nsw OFFICE. Messrs. Parker d
Edwards are fn'shit up Q commodious and
comfortable lav Off on Main street. adjoin.
log Cook 4 Dsury pew building. and will
sosn occupy the san
FaHsH OYsrEa Charley Bell has
. lot Of Mal,by's hsr stiea lly sealed oysters,
very nice, which he serve up ~ his place.
or sell in qusatitiss , sait. Call and try
them.
"TnE OLD HARrr0ko"-W. F. Ross,
Asxsr. ME1xoPoLlrAN BuuD,nG.-Ths Hartford
Fire Insurance Company (chart, red A. D.
lSlO) has just made its one hundred and
fourth ssmi. statement, showing assets
Of $962l6S.65. with less than $4,000 liabilities
LECTURE .-Mr. ii pry will lecture at
L.Cl.irs Hall on Monday plight on the war;
He is one Of the most Int jgsot and eloquent
spssksrs Of the times, as} ws hope that be
may be encouraged. Go hear him BY oil
mesns.
ANOTHER RISE IN w pEAr.-Wheat
made an advance Of FIVE cen per bushsl yee-
tssday. No. new brioss 90 ssnts. and vs
sAsuld nos b supprissd % ss IL ssseh dol
lss pc bvshsl bsfsss The hsr' ~ 10 ever. ssd
pos.isly Il vay be worth III price during
The Fall. Flour went up ~ knty ospts per
barrel The eause Of THE ri 10 somewhat
attributable to tho hurry in III harvest fields,
and also to the disordsrsd stat kot the currso.
ey. W. hope our farmers md get . good
price for their crops this year msks up the
deficit In quantity. u
VtrwrNo TUE CRoPs.-S4 eral of our
influential German eitizeos start 4 this morn.
ing on trip through ssvsral tos Ph'ps OF the
county to examine into the trt state aod
prospects Of the crops. We nttknow what
the result Of their iov vestig ations ~ bs. but
We are fearful that they will find matters .
little dissouraging. We know oiosoo many
pieces OF grain 10 the county that ill hardly
pay the trouble Of harvesting. 1t hard.out
the fact stsres 10 10 the face. Tte crop u
wheat will b. much below the avs1gs. We
have seen pieees In this county. Qdsr and
Muscstius that ere 90 far gone that harvest
will BE- attempted. This 10 very unul lusl. bot
true.
WAR Merr1se.,<rhs people of our
city convened last I. .nlng 10 front Of the lie
Cl.irs House. Al a -.'s q dressed 10 . highly
patriotic and spirited YsnOsr W Henry o.
Conner. Mr.. Hsnsy and ". Ptee. Pon the
.zixsoeis. Of thS-vte.Sns oocssiS P. and
the great necessity II coming, horv.rd
At shis time. and upbssdspg and
.u.t.iDiSs ii. Go,.rnn.nst6,.. :jars(ls' for
supremacy I'D dominion ovss ~ hslli'h trsa-
son ,h.. is ao% s.sliog Is overthrow. We
cant Say how muekusod will rssult faom the
appeals thus msSs tov>ems up to the sup-
por. Of the ~ deg. bat 6oae that those Who
have nassssn the seesss,.y ofsAtion before,
h.,. GOT -. o,,mns ofh now. and SAes the do
nsnd. Of tho eInptry 80 aths constitution vill
b. responded 5e3A DavSl port. and the State
over with such s.gsr prah hp.eess as will leave
no doubt upon the pxD6s @ind<s to the re-
suit. The awful question Il ec\ntry or no
eoun,ry-nation or ne-a a>.ion is s(.ring Ne in
th. face. 1t i. rim Goe ID oui ..} 1t i. for
::.:::!,: :.::: IL: s::,s. s:ss':s & l' Union to
Three hundred thee1o6o ben are called for
-fv. thousand fs/m Ie1 Davenport has
her duty to psffos6. Lst men and patriots
come forth With tbsir ssrcpg-usrvsd arms and
iron dsterminasios 10 thSlf hearts to ssriks-
strike home to thehs1rt II treasos' ana rebel
lion-strike to the very soul' centre this
hated rebellion. Nov Il The tips-not is the
hour. aud let the respoiss b @srydslming.
TaE Continental, Security, LorilIard
and Metropolitan Fire In.uranes Companies, Of
New York. and the New England and Marine,
Of Hartford, are reliable. prompt paying Oh och
Companies. Robert Simpson, agent. south
east corner Second and Brady streets.
Anx1vss. 1ksssaay. July -.