Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-04

FoR RENr.-A fruit and confectionery
stand, on I'd street. next door east Of Metro
politan building. Apply on the premises te
div FRED DEUTSCHMANN.
Shipments by rail from Davenport for
the week snding Nov. 90 3: l7s7 bbls flour ;
e,4oO bu barley; 4.s0o tn oats; $500 bu oi
wheat; 773 sacks malt; 500 live hogs; $40 dead
hogs; $500 lbs hides.
PARTICULAR attention is called to the
Advertisement Of Messrs. Parker d Van Tuy'
of household goods At auction. This lie rare
opportunity, and our citizsns Who are need oi
rich houeehold furniture should not fail to at
tend.
CHRIsrMAs PREsEETs.-Curry has .
lot Of fine standard gold jswelry-smbracine g
pine rings. chains. bracelets. etc. Of the latest
styles also watches Of Gil kinds-for christ.
mas prsssnte. Call and see them. Store on
Brady street first door above Sd, w.st eide.
CONTRACT AwARDEp.-Thc contract
for furnishing the government with one hum
drsd and four artillery horees hss been
awarded to Mersrs. Kelly 4 Co. Now farm.
srs bring on your artillery hofses. They
will pay So, the highest ca-h price in green
backs. At Smiths Livery stable.
DRL1aHTFuL.-This is as fino spec
linen Of Decen Der weather as ever blessed
the country in which We live. The roads are
In excellent condition in every direction, and
farmers are making the best of their time in
marketing their grain and closing up their
fall work.
Doors AND SHoEs.-There is no qnes-
tion but that ths best and largest stock Of
boots and shoes ever offered 10 this city 10 to
be found at Child 4 Co.'S. Brady street below
2d. This house has . buyer constantly in the
Boston N arkst. who watches all the chances
and keeps up the stock ~ it shooid be kept
Always call there before purchasing elsewhere
FORAGE CoxTRACr.-Thc contract for
furoisbing corn. eats. hay and straw. for the
Military Post, for which bids were Advertised
In this paper few days since has been award
st to WIN. Chambers, Esq, Of tbis city. lie
10 . rood. competent. reliable man. and will
fill the bill or perish In the attempt, every
time. The length Of the time the contract il
TO hold and tho amount Of forage to be fur.
nishsd, is indefinite.
ARRIVAL OF REBEL PRIsoNHRs.-
Last evening about dark the fret iustallmen'
of prisoners recently captured by Gen. Grant,
army as Chattanooga. arrived BY The Chicago
4 Rock Island R. r.. and we're placed in quar-
ssrs q the barracks provided fer prisoners o
war; upon the leland.
The detachment consists Of about i've hum
drsd men, and 10 the 6rstiof large number
that are to follow a. fact ~ possible. Thss'
that have arrived are for the most part OF thu
a4tb. 25th, 26th, 9th, 29th and 3Oth hissis'
sippi rseiments, With very few Alsbamisns
They we're thoroughly inspected last evening
before being marched int qsarters. Col
Ruah oermitted them to retain what Confsd-
crate funds they had about their perssos, u
order that they might not depreciats in BIZ
hands, and h. be required to make up the de-
6eit "when this cruel var 10 over" and tht
nr,seners return 10 their bonea The green
backs" and psstal currency that they possess
"a vss taken away to be kept on deposit un
Ill thew are released The Colonel and BIZ
alerks countsd over the pile after It had bseI
taken. and asesrtainsd that the five hundrst
men we're possessed Of the snug little aggre
I e.te sam Of siz dollars and torty-6vs esnssl
|, The men are priseipslly young. stout
\ healthy locking fsllsws. and are pretty CON
for.ably provided with sls.hing and blsnkes'
L and look - though they could manage to b
. comfortable 10 their new and eommodieu
y quarters on the Island. They are free to tai
\ Of The late 6ght. and ere pretty sure that
| vas lively s6air. but that they never eoul
have been captured had they not been se'
pr,eed by "Old 0rant's blue devils" - the
\ are plssssd to term bic ssldi.rs. They q
| free 70 say that they vish the var vss owe
1 : !, dent think the South can ls eonqusss,
They are Of the opinion that their qnarteI
A 1 seeomme iatious will bs found ecmfsrts
bic. and iha. their stsy will be 90 agreeable :
eould bs expected. In manner they are gen
erslly tacitGrn, and wish rot TO b interfere
With By outsiders one way or the other. The
are pleased that Csl Rash hss Issued an or
der ebutsing them out from the vulgar sass
The ioqaisi'ivs and curious might % veil sss.
a home - 70 g ovsr with ths, view Of scrap
Ing the sequaintance Of these representative
lef the sunny south.' for ths rslss ssd reesla
lioas Of the Post are most ssrist. Whsths
sAess Il any pArtssu'ar display Of great gsosr
alshsp 10 time sstsisg of the fov Of yanks
isqsisisivsssss l. qaestioa thst vs hsev b