Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-07-29


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A PITCH DowH SrAIRs.-Last even
leg number Of he provost gard vsrs Sit
ting On the railisg surrounding The ares sf The
General Hsadqsartsss. when The weed vsrk
gave way. and some half dsssn 81 then vsr.
piled promisesously iats the basement. No
bones broken bot several ssrs heads we're The
result ef shs sapsiEs.
New PEAcaEs.-The first peaches in
the market we're received ls.t .vssisg by
Starr. They came direct iroa Chssey Nun.
gsrs farn. in the Sos.hers part Of Illinsis. and
are Of excellent quality. Ar. Starr viii oos-
tiaus t. receive this kind sf fruit daily BY sx.
prsss and Be ready q al times 10 supply the
public at tho most rsssssabls terms Call and
gss sems peaches.
THEArRIcAL.-The Camp Mcclellan
theatrical trssps propose - give oss sf their
excellent psrfsrmaocss 10 the village st No.
line ese sishs this week. The trssps 10 be.
coming qsits popular. and we hope that II will
como sows ssos night and give oar citizens .
little amussnest. The proceeds Of their plsys
are applies fsr the benefit Of ths Csnp No.
Clsllsn Hospital.
TaE SECOND CAvALRY.-Our friend,
r. B. Wilkie, has On Interesting letter on the
s.esnd page Of this issue, which treats upon
the daring szploits Of The Second Cavalry in
the recent Aississippi campaign. It will be
found Interesting TIE Second Cavalry is one
Of the fsvsrite rsgioests sf the State, asd a.
ways makes bread mark when an sppsrsus.
ity 10 offered.
THE PRlsoN BARRACKs.-Col. Rev.
nslds received dispatch this msrning from
Quartsrmsstsr General Msigs instruosiog him
TO locate the prison barracks on tie Islasd iu.
asdiatsly above the Davenport property. a.
ths land below the railroad is reqsirsd for ar-
ssnal purposes. In aeoerdancs With these in
directions he will proceed 10 work at once
The iifficulsy experienced il obtaining hssde
will probably delay the buildlegs somewhat.
but few weeks will no dsnbt see she quar-
.srs oil ready for the reception Of the rsbs.
WHOSE DUrY is lT.-John Cullers
and Lsviss Callers i've Of shs meet vi!lAinoss
specinsss Of human nstsrs - be met with
any whore. have for long time past kept .
"sohabsss" % Second street. below Ripley.
which has become . stencil 10 the sostrlls OF
all dscsat people. Monday night they had
rev In tAs house resulting In . general
snsshing Of windows. furniture. etc. and
vhst was very msch better. in placisg Jshn
aad Lsviss 10 the jog for thirty days The
children Of this dslsstabls pair. osnsistisg Of
ssss half dozen female vagsbonds ranging
froa Infancy 70 sixteen years Of eye. are left
. shift for thsasslvss. Thisvss and pros.i-
,utes. they are The terror Of the nsiehborhosd.
ssd II tie city authorities have the power.
sbosld be cleaned cut and placed 10 safe Quar-.
tsrs. Every sight . crowd ef soldiers hang
round The hsass yelling and carsssing. keep
iog honest people awake sntil way into the
night. We say l. 10 shame that ssch nuis
auss 10 allowed On one ef esr public streets
and In . thiekly settled and spectacle neigh.
bsrhos1. ssd n the authorities do not sup
press The nuisance the citixsns Of that qnsrter
sill take the matter isto their swn hands and
clsaa ost The house and inmates altogether.
A DARK PgeCExDiNG.-T was .
rumpus 10 Africa this forenoon. A stumpy
little "Americaa Of African lineage" has .
hosss on lsws street. between Third and
Fourth. At the corner Of the alley. HE sams
IL Willian Chsmbsrs. Las. night thsrs was .
meeting Of "pusssns Of solsr" st william
ssebang for tho purpose Of sseisg who should
have what money there might be in the
crowd. 10 the course Of their gambling die.
puts arose and muss folls we'd, which result
ed. IN confirming the Gaze,tss argument. that
siggers can 6e eht. Our sotempsfsry need not
srgse that point any longer-ws admit IT, The
r.sult vss that Chaebers appeared before
Squire Wheeler this norsing. ssd had Kss-
ssdy Norris and W illism Norris arrested for
6gh.ipg. o. trial Keossdy vas cleared and
bic brother vss 6nsd Eve dollars and costs,
amounting 70 nine twenty. 10 order to ge,
even Norris turned sbost and bad Chambers
and his dosky mate. . wsnsh named Love. ar
rested for keeping house Of ill.fams. Both
declared their innocence and stated thst they
we're msrrisd. Upon the stand. however,
Cbaubsrs svors that they we're net married.
but had "li,ed ssgssbsr ten months. jsst a.
half the folks 10 tsvs we're living. II Dc truf
was knows." Ursn this admission the Cssrt
6nsd Chanbsrs $40. and sipe dollars eosts
and Fanny ten dollsrs and three dollsrs cssts
Misc Marry Willians. another dusky maidso