Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-04
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TUESDAY MORNING .....F FEB. !, Ioc2.
THE CITY.
SEVERAL hundred new styles Of dress
goode just opened at Whisler's.
PsksOsAL.-We understand that Jas.
T. Lane. Eeq.. is nov . short visit to this
city from the Legislature.
NoTIcE TO TAx-PAYERs.-An ad-
iourned sale for taxes will be continued At 10
O'Clock A. NJ. A. F. MAST,
Treasurer.
FlRE.-The alarm of FIRE was raised On
Sunday evening about elk o'clock. 1t originated
in the rear portion Of Joshua Burr's residence
on Brady street. but waspronptly extinguish-
ed before it had On made any dangerous headway.
SHIPMENTS from Davenport by rail
road for the week ending Saturday, Febraury
lst
Flour. eco bbs Barley, 1000 hu ; Wheat
IL 200 bu; /; Corn, 500 bu; Malt, 2,22 sacks;
Hides. 3.lSO lbs; Lard. Al GAG lbs; Butter,
1000 lbs Dressed hags. lS0; Live hogs, l20.
Cool MIAT--Thiele, the butchcr,has
purch ased the brick store On the Catholic
Square, now occupied by Tyner Co, and is
erecting on the north side, q meat box. around
which GA ice house is constructed, which will
probably make the coolest place in town.
ABOUT two companies more viii. put
the 10th Regiment in fighting condition. as
far as men are concerned and as there are
about twenty recruiting off cers out in various
parts OF the State. looking after recruits it is
fair to suppose that the regiment will be full
by the end Of the present month at the far
thest. This will probably be the sst regiment
that will be formed here for SOU tine to come.
CARD OF THANAs.-The undersigned
wishes 10 tender thanks to his neighbors ard
friends for their timely aid in putting out the
fire which hroke ont in his premises on Sun
day evening. while he hes prostrated on
s.ck bed and unable to help himself FoI
their kind services he is under special ob.iga-
tions JosHUA BURR
February 4th, 1861.
I. w. BROOKS, Cashier Of the Bur
lington Branch OF the State Bank OF Iowa
writes to the Chicago Tribune as follows
In your monetary article Of the 22d ins... in
your item showing the condition Of the state
Bank Of Iowa. you state the outstanding ctycm
iGtson on the 9th inst, as being sl.e2l, a53
This 10 doubtless Typographical error by
referring to the official statement. you will zee
that the circulation at the date mentioned
above wae only el.2sl.45 The next monthly
statement will show a large diuinution in the
circulation. without any materiAl reduction in
the specie reserve Ct the Bank. At 20 time
since their organization, have the Branches
been in a better condition than At present
This Branch having the largest circulation OF
any Of them, holds in it's vault considerable
amount OF coin beyond its entire circulation.
/ The Branch in this city has held ell alorg
1 about twice as much epece it had crcala-
] tion. The Iowa Banks are sound
! RAILROAD ACCIDENT Y esterdav
! morning as the train from Chicago. due here
at 10 o'clock, VAS running between Pond Creek
and Sheffield. it ran a foul of broken rail
over which the LOGON olive and tender passed
but which threw the baggage car, two freigh,
cars, two coaches and the sleeping oar irou
the track. The baggage and express car re
csiv ed the heaviest shock. and was tipped over
into the ditch. The other cars and coaches
kept right eide up, and no great damage was
sustained by them. Mr.. Watson, Express mes
senger, was in ths express car and had hi.
ankle spraned 10 the fuss. and come other oc-
cupanta got considerably shook up. The trair
vas delayed about three hours. The rail wa
broken in .lsren pieces. The stove in the ex-
press car was pretty hot, and set the car oil
fire. but it was pnt out by the boys pitchin!
snow into it. Some Of the express bills 60
severely ecerched 10 the opera ion.
! FRAcAs. y esterday noon a coupl
of the workmen at Collins d Skeels furnitur
mandatory, while eating their dinner at th
shop, got into . little running conversatio
about some matter connected with their dali
labor, when, unfortunately. come insulting an
taunting words we're unnecessarily made Us
of, when one, named Clements told q othe
named Smith. that he was liar. Smith al
, swered back by taxing an iron poker. abo,
two feet and q half long by half on inc
through. from the stove, and hitting Clemep
over the head-infiicting flesh wound an
causing the blood to flow pretty freely.
third party separated them. and the case can
E up before Justice Blood, who fined the d,
= fendant two dollars and coets which was &c
tied. Neither party seemed to be maligna
- or bad man. but little unruly temper
which both ought to be ashamed, did the e,
tire mischief. Ifyou want to fight. boys, ju
oe 60 down and pitch into the ".eceeh.'
MELANCHOLY SEouEt.-Last fall b
fore the snow came On it was customary vi
y, the boys Of the city to go over on the Is!al
on fne afternoons, and catch the Governme
horses kept there. and have . rough -and.tu u
At ble horseback ride across the common a
through the timber heller skelier. as the ca
might be. 1t was q very perilous business,
frequently the riders had nothing to guide
check their steeds. excepting perhaps bit
rope or piece Of grape vine hitched into
horses mouths. On one of these occasions
Young aud active lsd-Tommy Mason, con
Ia the Rev. J. D. Mason. of this city, was thro,
from the horse be was riding, and pretty
n verely hurt in one of his legs. The wound
,s- came in time bad sore. which gathered. b
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