Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-07

PRooF of the hi ID state ofmorality in
our city continues TO be developed dsily. The
police office has been birreu Of items and n-
cldents for the pas. eight or ten days. Squire
Whseler's occupations gone. and the city
treasury is not thriving by reason OF the trans.
grsssions Of the people.
Tns shipments from Davenport for
| the week ending March b, are as follows /:
| $50 barrels OF Il ,uf q, 900 bushels of wheat.
5000 bushels Of barley, 3 400 bushels Of corn
| y 900 bushels OF oats, so tons OF corn meal, 10
tom Of bran, $500 bushels of potatoes, 25. 500
| pounds of cut meats.
Rev SrYLHs.-Franz Meyer, frs door
west OF the Na,i,nsl Bank, he's rece we'd an
nshing goods. which he otfers for the spring
| trade HIS goods are eql,l q quality and
price to any that can be lou, d in this market.
Cali and examine them.
PERsosAL.-Wc d;soc. sspoc al a,
izen II. Parks. Esq of Chicago. IA wi
be sesn, he is IN the produce business. and ".
are authorized to etate that at all times he will
be pleased to attehd to any business in hi. ne
Tor people in this state. We take pleasure in
recomn ndiEg him to the public.
THEATRIcAL.-The bull for tonight a.
the thsare IL splendid one, aud
'cannot he too higiey spoken of II conssis OF
the Chimney Corner.' and ''Jnm 10 Jim" and
will be pres.n,sd with pleasing effect. The
iorme piece sir Thomson has plsye ed for fiji
tyDlgnts in succe sion in NV York City, aud
u hitting drama has no superior.
CHANGED uANDs.-Mess,s. Mahony
l. Hu,chinsou have severed their connection
with the Dubuqle Hera Their successors
nrs Patrick K bb. F NJ z ebsch and u. N.
Ham The Herald is extensively circulated,
AMI has been prosperous sheet We hope II
viii, 10 none the less SO under i.s new man
agement
GERMAN TnEArRE.- Schlller's sub
blim- production OF William reli" was pu.
on the boards al this establishment last night
10 a manner whic, We have never ssan excel
ei any where. Mr, Pisiier, ns Tel. appeared
TO surpsss himself, aud pressn,ed such y char
aster as one suppose the hero of Switzerland
&c / ave tsen, and the audience fully apprsc
ed his efIor, as was maniiested by the frs-
hat ka a,
The pay
LECTURE. The Library Association
OF this city has been fortunate in securing
an engagement with the Hon. Martin H. Bo-
wee, Of Wisconsin. VINO will lecture at LIE
Claire Hall. in this city. on wednesday eve
ning as announced in another colunn. Mr..
Bovee ranks high among the Intelligent lee.
turers OF the day, aud his effort in this city
will undoubtedly prove very interesting to the
public. We hope to see this effort Of the Ii.
brary Association literally encouraged.
PosrpoNED.-Major Duncan has re-
ceiv. q telegraphic diepatch. dated at Wash
ington, D. c.. on the 9Th inst, informing him
that the order Gated the % inst. calling for
draft ip Iowa on the 10th iast., has been
Suspended uttil further notice. 1t 10 therefore
uncertain When the draft will take place in
this Statej it may cous 90 the first OF next
month, as hes been intimated. or may not
come at oil under III present reqoisi.ion. Our
impression 10 that there will be no draft 10
Iowa under any existing call. Certainly there
will be none If the people c"ms forward
promptly and fli or very nearly fli the qso,as
In the several sub-districts IL is bes. 20 be
on the cafe eide; therefore fl; up the =, quisi-
tions v;thou, delay.