Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-01-21

THE CITY.

HE CITY.
See notice Of Auction Sale in auothe,
column.
REMEMBER the ea.s of Government
goods at IL o'clock this morning. in Msrwini
Block. Perry street. above Sd.
WooD selling at six dollars per cord
Coal at Is and 30 cents-surely our psopl,
may be thankful for thu present mild weather
MILITARY MEN, ArrENrIoN.-lf yo,
wish for Uniform aad full equipments call OF
f. p Erskine, Nickolls Block
Phoenix Insurance Company of Hart
ford assets, lat May, 1862. tb17 .26o93 lia
bilities, s2l, 800. Hrsny B. HoErMAS, Agt.
d. w. VAN EvERA, broker, buys and
sells United States Vouchers, State. County
and City Warrants. negotiates loans, pays
taxes, etc. Office, Sd door below Post office.
The annual festival Of the Burns
Club will como of on Monday evening next.
The sous aud daughters Of Scotia will no
doubt ss usual have glorious lime.
GovERNoR kirkwood was expected
in town last evening, bu, failed to arrive. and
thus disappointed mary who were watching
for him.
No TELKGRApH.-All day yesterday,
and up to late hour last night. We looked IN
vain for newa by telegraph but the line was
too damp
A DRESS pattern for ono dollar is some
thing remarkable in these times Of high price,
bu. Whistler is selling them for that and he
knows what he is about.
GoSE-The enow has pretty much oil
disappeared, aud in Ito place Va have = singu.
lar rarity in these parts-mud. and much Of
it.
COLONEL Sanders leaves 10 join his
regirnsnt Tomorrow. he Is not suite got over
his lamsaesa yet. but thinks he can stand IT,
He will take letters to any member of his
regiment.
SATISFIED Many housewives who
have been using Soda for years have become
satisfied that Dsland & Cos Chsmico! Ea'e-
,atns is better for all purposes than sels. and
therefore cannot be induced 10 use 5 "a Or
any other brand Of aalera,w.
SCARLET FEvER.-This scourge among
the little ones 10 prevailing TO sn alarming ex'
tent in our city, and great caution should b.
exercised by parents in allowing their child
r.u to be exposed to IL. We hear OF four and
We cases in some families. Again We ssy, be
cautious.
SAp.-We regret to learn OF the
death Of an interesting little daughtar OF our
much esteemed friend, Adrian H. Davenport,
ESQ, Of LeClairs. Bya notice In another
column |. viii he ecsn that the funeral takes
place this afternoon at ! o'clock. All the
friends Of the family are invited to attend.
The following is list OF shipments
from Davenport for the week ending January
nth !: 900 bbls -four. 4 400 bus wheat, 500
bus barley, I. 600 bus. corn. 400 bus. osts. 10
lbe. butter, $50 lbs. tallow. 1890 lbs dressed
hogs, $50 live hogs. 1880 lbs. cut msa.',
l76 100 lbs. lard, $40 lbs bolognas for New
Orleans.
RuNs1NG 'EM OuT.-1he Railroad
company has succeeded In pretty well reduc-
log the immenee number OF hogs down on
The branch, and with the exception OF four OF
five thousand Immediately around Washing
ton. but few remain to be moved The freight
ing business Of our Western road has never
been 40 good as it has been this season.
Too BAp.-lt is great pity that the
editor Of tho 0a.eus cannot legally satisfy his
longing after the niger. II he was only q
single man how nice the thing could be fixed
We know Of several lus,y Dinabs who might
bs induced to go far forget their elevated sta
ton % to consent to share the fortunes OF ouI
neighbor. We must confess. however, w
think the dark .kinnsd dsmssls would not b
the gamers by such copsrtnsrsbiP.
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THE highly colored niger narrative
published 10 the local columns Of ysitsrdayi
GaseAe 10, We are assured, all bosh. II tn
white man made the rsmsrks imputed to him
he 10 fool. II he allowed the Digger 10 Gov