Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-06-18
Republican Nominations.

The republicans hsvs met In State Couyen.
ton aud made their nominations, which. in
part, have resulted contrary to general eIpsc.
tsisn. The Grimes and kirkwoOd faotions
met in force. each determined to carry through
their favori,s candidate. Grimes hung HE
hopes Of cafe return to the U $. Senate up
on the nomination of Elijah Seils while
kirkwood. who has en- anxious eyo upon
Grimes seat. founded his success upon the
nomination of BriEsdier General Fitz Henry
Warren. For months th csc plotters for posi-
tiou and party spoils have been setting their
traps and striving With most fervent zeal to
| win the lead. But the chances hung pro-
vokingly even. neither being able to gain .
march on the other. In this condition they
met ct the convention. There was another
grand struggle for the asceudsnoy. but with
out success. 1t became evident that much
bitter feeling wes aris ng from thic encounter
Of rival factions, and that If persisted In it
could result only 10 open rupture and defeat.
rhis being too evident. the third man. Col.
Stone. Of the 22d infantry. was brought 10 ss
. compromise. and upon going into conven
t,on. was nominated on the first ballot The
w.e1om of this mov omen, can be readily seen
The nomination Of this man brings . heavier
, task upon the democracy than If either Sslls
or Warren had been nominated. Bot the de-
Decracy are in earnest. and II a judieious
90 uination is made will give the opposing
osnd. date the closest run that hes ever been
made in lowe.
preme beoch. We have ell along regarded as
tIsd fact Hs will make . good run. but is
aot candidate that cannot be beaten.
FIsHIKG PARTIES appear to be the or
der Of the day Just now. Every morning nun
the iauented Isaac Walton may be seen cross-
ing the ferry bound for Rook River or wind
ing their way up the Mississippi to " The
Rocks. where the finDy dsnzsns Of the dep
delight to eoneregsts IL may be vastly en-
tsrtaining and pleasant TO cit under the broil-
ing rays Of the sunifor FIVE or Elk hours TO catch
| . string cf fish one can purchase at any huek-
,ter establishment Tor twenty five crDts-bui
ws esnt see H." Give US a quiet snooze un-
der the spreading foliage Of 40 ancient oak in
preference to . bake on the Rocks. or the
| classical and romantic shores OF Rock River
Fish s.sysrs may be Q new term in these psrts
out it is very applicable TO thoss greedy fsi-
lows. Who not content with What fish they osn
L.. L. I'll To.
them With a seine, taking q moe, unmanly ad.
vantage Of the un.uspecting and dsi.nceies.
fi-h. There should be . Law passed Lflictibg
. heavy penalty upon those convictsi OF Fl h
lug 10 the river with seirs-thoussnds Of ish
are thus annually destroyed without beneftiug
any one
LILIpUrIAN BRIDAL PARrr.--Gen.
fom. Thumb aud wife. Com. Mutt and Minnie
Warren. With B. I. Bsrnum. E-q,. the five
| notsb biss in . group, and the only Carte Dc
visite sbo wirg their exact relative size. with
| sccurste likenesses, correct and clearly de-
fined ou,lin.s in the drsss. Sold at Is cents,
Two for 26 cent?. five for so eents. or 81 per
| de1sn. sent by mail. poet free. on receipt Of
price, at Nms Demorest's Emporium of Fssh.
| ZONE. No. 473 Broadway. Every Photographic
album should contain this, tho most interesting
Carte de Visits yet published; also . Photo
graphic Carte de Visit~ Of Nine. Denorest 10
cents or both togsther rs cents, or copy Of
Nine. Demorest's Mirror OF Fashions" with
both Carte de Visite for 40 cents, sent post
free, or either Carte de Visite. and the Mir
ror Of Fashions for 80 cents. Either Carte de
Vists will be cent to yearly subscribers TO
ams Democrats Mirror of Fssi iona ss a
pr emiuu, besides so cents worth of extra pat
terms.
YOUNG men, square yourselves for
tho draft. The work of sDroiiusnt 10 being
| completed fsst. II anything allie you. you had
better be hunting it up at once. elso you may
6nd out too late that you are physi ally de-
NOR allied. The hsads Of tainilies should be Ia
king the census Of their offspring to see vbsth
sr they have got enongh to procure an sx-
-mpsion. II not. psrhaps you can adopt some
!fyou only act 10 tins. The father Of fam:
~ Of sixteen children, all under twelve yszrs
| oi age, 10 Jass % sscure 80 though ne bad his
right leg smputsted eloss up to his ears Our
.dvics sto look around shsrp and see how
you stand both In point ef ply ysiqas and re-
sponsiblliiies Every man should make On
| nonsst estimate OF oil these matters.
THE ARSENAL. is un ierstood that
the plans submitted by the Board Of Conmis
sioners that visited this place . few weeks
siocs. have been adopted st the War Depart
msnt. and that o. soon 20 possible the work
will bs omusncsd-probsbly within . month
or six weeks. 10 visw Of THE work, We shall
zee lively time among meshsties. - the
this season, and probably every season for ssv.
sssl years to come.