Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-07-08
THE CIT Y.


ARrHuK's Magazine, for August, has
arrived and 10 nov for sale at the news depots
TO-DAY hss been fearfnlly hot, and
we may sxpect TO hear Of many sun strokes in
the harvest helds.
Fop SAL..-A tirst.rate I" header
very cheap for sssh. For particulars enquire
Of C. Boil, Metropolitan Dining Rooms, or OF
Elder Hsrt,sl, on his farm.
ADVICE TO SENSIBLE PEoPLE.-Buy
your boots and shoes of Warmer, let door
above the post Office, He makes the best work
iu town, and, a. to prices, no one can compete
with him.
MR. JoHx Il. Curry left this morning
Tor the East to select en- entirely new and
slegan. stock Of jswelrV TO open bis new
store, which will be fnisaed in short time.
John will make some capital selections.
RARE CHANCE.-One of the best sa-
oons in the city for sale cheap. now doing
good business; good reasons given Tor selling
out. Also u large stock ,i wines ana liquors
st coat prices one year ago. lnquire at the
Chicago Ale aud Oyster Houss, Brady street
or nosi.e the Post Office.
BARRIER Il NoRrn. Agents.
"AEorHER sRIcHMoNp' IN THE FIELD
Our people were SOW TO swallow the good
news from Vioksburg. They had not forgot
ten the fail of Richmond ard were inclined 10
allow en- extended latitude to all accounts Of
the great victory. Towards night, however.
when il was aseer,ained that nothirg contra
dic,ory had been recsiued. they allowed their
good feelings 10 exhibit themselves in var'e-
" Of ways. Some wers contsnt to button
aole their friends and talk the matter over,
o,hsrs laughed, shoutsd and cut up all kinds
.f queer antics The more enthusiastic resort.
ed 10 the "nowin bole" and did not leave IL
ap,i they were ready to overflow themselves.
A uusn.ity Of powder was procured, and
the big gun. under the management OF Prof
Tilebein, tslched forth fire aud thunder for
several hours. strasssrs band and the mar
tisl band from Camp Mcclellan came out and
followed by an imneAss throDg marched thro'
the principal streets. ard up TO the resisence
OF Mr. Hoffman. Here quantity OF fireworks
we've sen. OF, spssohss were made by Colonel
Grier, snd Eessrs. Gur.ey, Lane and Powers
Down town the sKies were blazing with FIRE
workssnd the air was rent With !oud hossnDas
to usayen Tor tho glorious success oi our stms
The r.ioicirg wss continued way into Toe
night, and many . head OF hair, We doubt not
tuggsd lusttiy this morning to escape from the
excited crsnium of its poseessor. Well may We
rejoice. and be exceedingly glad ln 9 big
thiug-a biz thing tor everybody.
TIE PRHs&sr PKosPECT,-Ihe news,
a. it has flashed oyar the wires fer few dsye
pust. 10 of the nost ohesribg character. While
Lee with bis force. IL Mary and and Ponnsyl-
vsdis /. suff.ring de..M after dsies'. and is
being driven into close querten upon the TO-
tomso With every prospect OF the capture or
des,ructon of HE army, Vicksourg, the long
beeiessd VcksLuFg. surrendered unccnditlor-
ally. with it's fofces amounting 20 nearly TWEEN
ty-h i've thousand msn. lae patience and -kili
Of Gen. Gre ut has probably aecoppllshsd
more in this siege than open force and assault
could have achieved. The most Of his army
Duing now relisvsd, a large portion Of It can
DO sept TO rel utorcs Gen. Banks, and We may
look Ter the pssdy reduction Of Port Hudson
This will relic v. the Mississippi Of its lsat for
midabl. obs;r -ction, and I, is hoped thst nay
iga,ion viii be apsediiy resumed through i,s
whole length and New Orleans become again
tn. grea. uisrt of the North-ves,
While these important successes are being
gained in the South-west the prospect 10 shIi
more cheering in the East. Ia o short time the
rebellion will be confoed TO the Cotton States
wen il the rebeis DO not auccunb before
With the emeun. Of forces under Gsnls. Couch
ard Meade, now 10 fall pursuit Of the flying
ard demoralixad forces Of Gen. Lee, there 10
no reason Why the, may not march directly
upon Richmond and restore Virginia and
North Carolina 10 the Union; this 10 more
probable. II the eucosss In Msryian and Penn
sylvania Is as great As W are led to believe
from the dispatches. and II rns, be considered
as nearly certain, when We rscollset that Gen.
Dix is rear Richmond by way OF the Pehibsu.
lA with . force sufficiently largo 70 seriously
threaten i, without other assistance.
On the whole we do not see but that the re-
bsilion 10 pretty near its last lsgs unless IL
speedily receives sssistsnce from foreign pow
srs. which 10 not .. all likely. 1t may have .
sckly existence through the hot season BY In
trenchiDg itself 10 the cotton states, including
South Carolina. but the blow it 10 now rsceiv-