Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-30

DEMOCRAT 4 NEWS
s.M. Psrrsxc,il 1 Co., No. 81 Park Row, kew Yo.r
and state street Boston, agents in those cite
snd are 10 take and subscrp
sions for At our lowest rates
C. H. 6CaivsH % Dearborn street, ChicaGo.h .h author
sed 10 receive advertisements for this paper
THE CITY.
FouED.-See Advertisement.
Bur your CoNFgcTIoNERIEs, CIGARS
&c., a. Osbs', No 10 West-Seccnd street.
Military Uniforms and Equipments
furnished at .hort notice BY Erskine. 1t No. I.
West Second street.
L. L. Ocns pays the highest cash
price for GOLD. SILVER and DEMAND
NOTES.
II you want . good variety Of the
best Winter Applee, call At L. L. Oehs. op-
pesits City Drug Store.
SKAT1Se.-The yourg people Of Du
tuqus are having . Say time on skstss Th'
ball opened on wsdaesday last.
TnE New YoRkERs.--The member
Of the Excelsior Society will 6od an Interest
Ing ad srtissmen In another column.
Private families are requested to no
tice the advertisements Of Board Wanted, II
another column.
CLosHD.-The river has closed ut Le-
Claire, as We le-rn from gentleman who
came down this morning. People were cross.
ing on foot yesterday aud to-day. fev
more cold days will close it here.
CoLD.-Kehoc l. Carhart have just
opened lot Of woolen goods Of every descfip'
tion, 10 which the attention OF the public II
invited. Store opposite LIE Claire House.
ANOTHER SRNsATIoN.-The notod
dwarf quarte.te-0sn, Tom Thumb and wife
Commodore Mutt ard little Minnie Warren
are making tour Of the Wee.. and will sp.
pear in our city In q few days. They make
up most attractive nsd wonderful show.
MANY of The officers stationed here
have had Their hearts made giSd by the pr"s'
sbce Of their families. Auopg the number
Major Ten Brock. Capt. Crem. Lieut.. Will
lisms, Lieutenant Elieon. Others ere expect
ed soon ..-,Siour City Register.
MUSTERED IN.-The mastering in o
the h Cavalry was completed to-day. Th'
regiment i e now in the hands Of U.cie Sam
and will soon he ready for service.
The Alta Battery vas mustered into service
several dsys ago.
THE GROVER AxD BAKRR SEWING
MAcuIsx--ths best and most perfect in use
They have taken the hghest premiums o
all the State Fairs held in 1851, 1852 and '6s
Sec standing Advertisement.
The public are cordially invited to call and
examine our large stock Of family aud manu-
featuring machines, making both the Grover
d Baker and shuttle or lock stitch. Office
corner Of Brady and d e.rcets, over Wads-
worth's store.
BREAKING GROUND ON THE NORTHERN
BRAScu or THE PACIFIC RAILROAD. I'VE lsarr
from Z. Cook Esq. that In pursuance OF in
struc!ioas received fron headquarters thst
Contractor Williams has been sent TO Ono .
the point a. which the Northern Pacific Rail.
road is to strike the Missouri river, and that
on Taes day (tC-morrow) the lst day oi De
cember, . force Of hands break earth on thil
great railroad! Ga that day the hsreulear
labor Of strstching the iron rail from oul
Western borders to the Pacific coast 10 TO b,
begun. It 10 an snofmeus work one tha,
will take many yssrs Of hard labor and in
voivs the expenditure Of many millions Q
treasure. but one that will retult in untole
benefits to cur country. The infection nov il
- have the road graded a. far - the Plate
Valley, q distance of about lS miles, thi
winter. 90 ~ to be ready for the iren - 600,
as navigation opens in the sprirg. This give
tha company . fair etart. and will greatly
facilitate it's operations next seaecn.
Our citizens have the right TO congratu
late themsslves upon this early actien Of TIL
company, and We suggest that the businet
men Of Davenport meet at ssme appointed
place tomorrow evening and take such actor
% the MAGNITUDE Of the enterprise mar .ug
ges.. Cur citizens have . very deep interes
IN this matter, and 1t 10 but proper that theJ
should signi.y their Cue appreciation thereo!
ENFORCEMENT oE THE LAws.-The
Laws the State VI Iowa saye: "lhou shall
not cell Intoxicating liqucre, excepting lager
beer, native wine and sauer kraut." Whether
this Law has been enforced Or not IL not Ill
,us 30 So we leave that question With th'
od;ssrs u the ", the members Of the Stat,
LsGisls4ure and the Provost Guard. Al al
svanss lbrs has been etaggsr made at j; Il
this City recently, inasmaeh ss our diminutiv'
fellow eitixsn Dr.. Aliermsn Wunderlicb, ha
been prosssnted for its violation. The com
plasssnt. whoever he may bs--for his nam,
has co. come &c our kno *!edge .: sH;s writing
AYERS that the City Father afofesaid. hss sols
iotcxicatirg drinke st HE saloon, other tts,
those mentioned above 20 exceptions. tn,
trial vas set for this afternoon bsiors Sqcir,
Wheeler. We are Informed that the noctol
is indiguant ~ this aetios, and ws can't blame
him tor il, He declares that he will pay rt
fns, which is. oicourss qusetion that be ha.
,he right to decide upoo. A. the L qncr L.u