Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-23


VERY BusY.-A squad Of about fifty
men, under Alderman Huot. were very active.
ly engaged at Camp NsCisllsn yesterday. fix-
ing up the east row Of barracks for the rsesp.
iion Of the sick and woanded soldiers.
TnE land agents say they are having
their hands full disposiog Of city and country
property. which now meets With ready sale.
This 10 looking brighter for us out here in the
West. II 10 about time.
OUr.-The ladies we're out in fine
feather yesterday. the bright sun and return
Of spring weather allowing them to show their
noses without fear Of their being frost.bittsn.
Lord save % from any more winter weather
until the proper season arrives.
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THE THEArRE.-The last and best
performance of the season will come of at
Lshrmano's Hall next Monday evening. The
celebrated opera. 1.-The Gold Devil" is the
piece selected for the occasion. Mrs. Kenkel
will be assisted BY several theatrical perform
ers from Chicago. Go and see them.
PLEAsNT CHANGE.-The weather for
few days pact, until yesterday. was not at
oil encouraging. Corn planted about that
time rotted very badly. and thousands Of acres
in this section will hAva IN be se-pIAsaea.
There 10 time enough left yet to re.plant and
raise . good crop.
VIcKsBuRG.-Our gunboats on the
lower Mississippi seem to be progressing. A
week or two since they we're heard Of At Nat.
chez. and now they are reported at Vicksburg,
which is distant from New Orleans 4OS miles.
snd from Memphis sS4 miles. towards which
place they are quietly steaming.
Coop JoB.-Messrs. Mitchell l. Poole
have just completed an excellent roof ON the
City Hall building. It is Of shaved shingles,
guttsred with tin, and will last many years.
The water has done 90 much damage to the
inside Of the building that It will have to be
re.plastered right away.
DoGMATIc.-The Township Clerk
has insured the lives of about Eve hundred
and fifty dogs 90 far, and there are ct least .
thousand more to hear from. They had bet.
ter come in and take the oath, for the dog
slaysrs are on their tracks, and woe to those
Who can't show their credentials.
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DIR. GuILBERr's LECruRE.-The lec-
ture Of this gentleman last Wednesday even
ing upon the Life and Labors Of Hannemann.
tho originator Of Homeopathic practice, vas
attended BY large and intelligent audience.
and was really an able and interesting affair
he seems to understand his brsrch Of science
very thoroughly.
A MArHKxArrcAI RIDDIs-Thrss sisters 20
TO market with eggs. The first has fifty eggs.
the second has thirty and the third has ten
Each asks the same price for her eggs, sells
them al and returna home, each having the
same amount Of money. How did they cell
their egg. and what amount of money did
they receive.-Exehange.
This IL question which ws eubmit to the
egg dealers and mathem atieians Of this city.
FRUIT PRosPEcTs.-Strawberries will
abound in this vicinity this year. Peaches
and pfums. 1t is said. will come Up missiDg in
some parts Of the country. Apples. the staple
fruit. bid fair to BE- plenty. The trees have
bloseemsd very full and If no blight or frost in.
tsrvenes 10 destroy them, there will bs larger
crop Of apples in this section than vas ever
raised before So it 10 ell over the North.
vest - far ~ we have been able to learn.
A WORD TO rHB W1sE.-D. Il. De-
Land 4 Co.. Of Fairport, Hsnros county, n.
T.. are manufacturing Saleratus known q
Chemical saleratus. BY . process not used BY
any other manufacturer in this country. Th1
process 10 . secret. discovered BY one Of th,
prepristors, while travelling in Europe. Thi,
process removes every inpurity from the ar-
Ncls and makes It % white % the driver
ssew. It's put up In bright. red papers. very
tastsfully. Get paper and try II.
HAULED UP.-A couple Of wood-sell'
ere on Front street were arrested y~tsrdsy b.
officer Brown. and fined By Squire Wheeler
three dollars each and costs for selling WOOD
not measured By city suthsrity. They hai
been waited upon several times BY the Cit,
Asasurer. and declined to have their piles In
vsstisstsd. They still hold ont and dselar,
that they will cell no more wood until aftel
tAs next meeting Of the City Council. vi
predict that they win cell neus then unlee
they comply With the law,
300 1swARD viii b paid to On,
man, woman o. child. who san Aad 4 she
stsss n Davenport where they can bay eheep
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