Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-05-06

A LARGE amount Of interesting local
news ia crowded out on account of tie great
length Of or- telegraphie reports.
Nix. WHITl's last prsctlcing party
come off this Wednesday evening.
BUTTER is still selling in tbis market
at 20 cents per pound.
IioUsEksEPERs.- y our attention is
direct d to the Advertisement Of James Doo!ey
Ia another column. He is Determined to be
ahead in the grocery trade. and invites your
special attention to his goods. Cal! and see
/ him.
Cry CouNcIL.-The City Fathers
N Get at the Council Chamber this evening, to
transact such business as mo he necessary for
the public good
KEEP it before the people that Morris ;
Mnsirels give their fire. concert in this city
Friday night. They have few equals and no
-uperiors in the line Of Ethiopian entertain
ment-.
FoR fashionable ladies' dress goods
Of every description. embracing the most ex-
quisits novelties Of the season, go to Wsds-
worth's He has most mag gEidcent stock
just opened.
TnRow aside that shocking bad hat Of
yours, my friend and 60 to Fsrra: d. ard pick
out something neat, tasty and becoming. lie
has all the late styles.
GREAT EASTERN. BY reference to ad-
vertisemsnt II viii be seen that this magnif-
cent steamship will make regular trips this
season between New York and Livert 10
point Of elegance and comfort she lie squall.d
by no ship In the world Finer accon moda
tions furnished to all classes of passengers
ut lees rates than by any other vessel. Ow-
log to her erea, length sea sickness ia almost
entirely avoided Tickets can be purchased
either way. at tho office Of Corbin 4 Dow.
The DAvENpokT HoTEL.-For tho
past four or tv years this institution ha. b cen
under the charge 81 our much respected + ilow
citizen, GiLL HicKox. Eso. who. taking b old Of
it when 1t was worse than no hotel at AL has
by his un,iring energy and universal I,opulari
" brought ii up to It's present snvi able posi-
tion. In the person Of lis hmiable wiic Mir.
Hckox has truly valuable as-i.'a Art, aud We
hardly know how he would hlve got along 80
ceverly without her MD. 1ogt ,her they have
4 Il
their Efforts are appreciated But there are
several much needed i'm .tovernen,s 10 the
" Davenport" and its sur ronudibgs and unlesr
the proprietor concerts TO make them. We
shall certainly have 10 dispense with the eer-
vices Il one good landlord 10 our city The
house itself needs much repairing inside and
cut, n good stabi, il required In pace Of the
one recently burned down, little paint would
do no hsrn, and suDdry pounds OF lime in a
liquid state would prove decidedly beneficial
Mr. Ilickox has fully decided not to rema in
the hou-e unless it can te placed 10 a state Of
rerar, as he can find other places where he
ON make even more money than ir Diven
port, and where good house Will ka gladly
thngs. and not consent to let our friend Gill
leave under any circumstances lhe iate hre
In that vicinity damaged Mr. Hiekox TO the
amount OF over 800, mostly on uninsured pro.
peffy. We underetand 'hat mr. N''io. the
agent In Chicago OF tue 1ifard Inc Co. ms
settled with Mr, "a 70 MS entire 'aiisiae'ion.
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