Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-12-18
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the CITY.
HAvs you seen these beautiful solid
ssla sssss sisA ssyx, rsby. sssrsld, ssd die.
aend setting st Cssrys. Jass call and ~
semsthiag Biss.
I.rssrAsr. Everybody Who is in
vast u Ne richest OAsssess psssssss - b
haA shis sids of Chicago. shosid ssll e..
0sssps's. Ne. ~ l. Clairs Rov. ssd osEs
their sslsssiess. His stest 70 large asd go.
plsss In avery passisslas. and fos iev pssess
ssssot BE- equsllsd ia tbis city. Call osssrs
pssshssisg elsewhere.
Losr, go RswAHD.-Strsyed frsm
ths eevsenasst sosvaN last night bsy mare.
ysass eli. iossssss hssds three isshss hisb.
. star IL her forehead. pen ybsils. With . tell
svssping the grosnd. The above reward vi''
vul b paid foe hss rstssa BY NJ. Fisher, at
The Burtis House
CoxrsAcr AwARpsD.-Ths contract
fer foss ishisg shs sovssnosst With one hun
drsd and fosr artillery horses has been
awarded to Msssrs Kelly 1 Co. Nov fsrosss
briag O your artillery hersss. Thsy vill
pay you the highsat eash price 10 grssebssks,
at snisAs Livery Sssbls.
TaE LADIES can always 6nd . sups-
rior stssk Of shess. gaitsss. asd balnorsl gai-
\ n D.. A. hal
Alse missss, children and infant's shsss, very
nice and very cheap. This 10 the place - get
Ne best goods It rsssosabls prisss
Bur yeur Cbristmss presents Of
Starr. He has the best. largest and cheapest
ssssssssst of oil description Of tsys. slbuns'
photographs. geld psss. psneils. etc. ever 10
Davenport. Call early and make yssr sslse"
tions.
The Rev. s. 8. Howe, editor Of the
Iows A~~sls. 10 aow stopping In this city. pre-
pairing the January numbsr Of bic papsr -
Lnss. Lane Co... who have the control.
These Who vish 70 subscribe sor this valuable
periodical can 90 70 By calling at that sstsb-
iishoent. ~ Mt
METROPOLITAN THsArRE.-J. Tenn
plstos 1 Co. open st the Mstrspolissn to-
aorrev Saturday evening. With an accom-
plishsd dramatic company, and propose CIV"
log shs Davenport public esriss Of thsatrieaI
psrforuaness, which shall BE- In every way
worthy Of liberal pubic patronage. The
opening plays ere given 10 another column.
60 and zee The Performance and jadgs iss
yourselves. Great care will Be taken to pre-
serve the moot perfect order and desorum.
gsod Theatre will doubtless bs veil pstros-
issd in Davenport.
INDIAN TRoPBIRs.-Gep.B Baker has
been peesstsd By the officers Of eth easslry
with sems very fins saaplss Of In dian apparel
arms, end tsiokst. captured st the msmors"
bic battle Of White Stone Hills. Among these
is . esunsil robe, made Of deer skio. sftsr
the pattern Of "BalloI'I perfect fitting shisss"
with deep fringe aoout the bottom. and Or.
.amsu.sd here and there With blue bssds.--
Il 10 On imposing garment and will 6t the
General remarkably veil. 1t comes from Col:
Wilson. Major Ten Broeek ssnds bsa1tifu'
saddle cloth, with ornamental bsad sdgiog ;
snd smother sends big pipe. bow and ar
rows, ETC., These specimens are oil wsrth
having and win make fns addition to the
Gsssrals cabinet Of war trophies. Of which
hs hes Of . few.
Snocxlxo Acc1DE1r-CH1LD ScAlD-
I'D 70 DANA l,ttis child. the dsughser ei
siaes 0ssstsil. who keeps . small store q
the corner Of I'd and Perry sts.. eyed le
mon.hs, met with shocking accident ysstsr-
day nsrsing vhisA rssolssd In iu assth. Ths
issls praetlsr was LETT alone 10 the kitchen. IN
. high chair. placed near the stove o. ths
st.vs and on ths side nsarsss the child. eat q
coffee pet foil Of boiling selss. In 10 childish
aasiss the chair tipped over. falling sovsrd'
The stove; she coffee pot vas ksssksd Of and
iss boiling sontssts we're spillsd upos shs face
arms and clothes Of che child. The tender
Assh We cooked slnoss 70 the bone. Ths
sloshipg held the boiling liquid close to IL
Assh, and before IL soald be removed III
most frightfsl burns we're made. The mos
vas done that could be done 10 save the ittl'
issoesss. but The iDjsriss received we're to'
deep and too severe to sdmit Of surs an'
q half past ten o'clock last evening its pain
vsse allsviated By the hasd Of death.
OsJxcrs or Ir7xR4sr.-Aftsr resi-
denes in this city Of mere than eight ,sars an