Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-14

dated by calling st the nfst door from the
| sprnsr Of Sixth and Main streets. west side
Dos'r FA,L.-Don't fail to 90 your
! self and take your frieods to see the perform
sncss Of the Peak Family, 70 sommsnds 90
Monday evening next. and continue three ~
eninps.
The reason why the people continue
to rush to Wbislst's 10 bssasss he tssps . fell
assortment Of everything in the dry goods
lins--kssps the bsst ard sslls very low. Cal
and sss the new goods
GAY PARrY.-A party Of about twen-
~ couple from the staid iitsls village Of Mo-
lire. turnsd out last evening aud paid a visit
to our oisy. happy time thsy had and At .
late hour returned 80 their homes. highly slat
ed with their visit 70 the Metropolis.
CHOSEN. BY reference to our news
from Des Moines it will be eeen that W. r
Davis. E.q. Of the Board OF Esroilmsnt OF
this district. has been reelected Chief Clerk
Of the Senate. II vas 10 obtain that position
that lie resigned Ms position on the Board
TAXING Tns OArA.-About four hun
dres prisoners on the Island have signi6sd
their desire to taks the oath Of allegiance TO
the United States, and eater The naval service.
The oath viii probably be ad~inistsrsd In
fsw dsys, rnd Immediately after they viii be
sent 10 the ssa.toard to ship On board Of the
U. =. men Of war.
MxErrNG or IRIsnMgN At LIZ CLAIRE
HALL. -Thur.day evening l4.h inst st half past
seven o'clock . meeting Of National lrishmen
will convene at lie Claire Hall aud will be
addressed BY II. O. G. MoCarthy. State Centre
Of the Penias Brothsrhc cd and Secretary Of
the late Irish Congress held in Chicsgo. There
ia no charge for admission. and al irishmsn
are earn estly invited to como. Important
Irish matters will be laid before them.
The FAIR OpnEL,A When poor
Ophsli.. in her madness. asks ipquitingly hsw
che .hall know her lover. she says:
"By his cookie HAT and STAFF,
And his sanial shoon."
lhue u oppeero SOAt sno q q nee OSso 's'
many osg day an emblem efhosor sssh
emblens Of tho latest s.ylss-as also fiss
Winter Caps and Furs--srs offered By Far
/ rand, No. 4 East Second street.
Still CoAINo. "A squad Of about
| Que hundred and forty r.crsi.s arrived last
| night, aud "a many more are expected to-day
The old regiments will begin t. grow rapidly
| In y very short tins. As soon 90 II becomes
| generally known that the heavy boanties are
vet in vogue the work Of enlistment will &c
ahead with rush.
DANIEL O'BpIxN.--Danisl O'Brien,
one Of the scamps Who way laid and robbed
Representative Sanderson, . week sge to-
night, obtained sbail and wss at large until
| Yesterday, when his bail became distrustful
| hat oil vas not a. safe - shOuid be, very
| wisely sent in his re.igna.ion. and Dsntel Wa
| sent up to the county hotel. to board With
| Mike. his confs !srase in crime.
TusArRx. x.- Another good paying
I house w. had At the Theatre 'sst evening
| the benefit night Of the popular astre.s. Mics
Helena. The shows that her efforts to please
| have not been unsppreeiatss.
| Another exce lent bill has been arranged
for to- night. ths leading feature Of which il
| .A.modeus or. the Little Dsvil's SHARE II
you want to see somsthtag really nice 80 thsrs
and take front seat. The psriormssss slsss'
With the popular military drans. "Rssurs
from tho War"
LIBRARY.-We learn that nearly two
husdrsd volvmss 81 new wsrts have jsst been
added to the new library jest oresnissd. This
and the fact that some Of our most sstsrpris-
| ing yousg men hsvs II sev aodsr Their charge
and control, chow that Il hes . sueeessfal ss-
istenee before il.
The lo~ priss Of member tieksts. eply twe
dollars year, plsss absm within the reach o.
| al. snd oil sit,ssna who have any interest Ia
the improvement Of eur yeupg people. shosld
obtain tickets. II yos ssssot sss one your
self have It leausd to yose clerk. Or ts soms
ysuus nan to whom II will be Of bsas6t. asd
help on the esteRpeiss.
nskets can be obtained at the omces o
Cook 4 Drury aud 8. E. Brown. and st the u
bsary Room, known - the School Boafd
Room. The lbeary opsns next Saturday sf-
tsrnooa.
The Des Moines Statcsnan fomarka
thst "DavsDpert b getting t. Be . tsst town.
Gstt;~g - be, iudesdl Pray tell -. Colons
when Dnvsopsrs vas not fsst tow I ~hs'
che had not more snterprisisg sisissss. ssr'
6.e streets. mere Gos bui!d,ags. sers dee b
ssle. mo,s nanuiastsriss, more public and pri
vats schools. mere and better sshool,hesss
mere usrshasts, more asshasiss. mere doe
tsr., more lawyers. more seldisss. oers news.
papsrs, more sorporasisA, more country arouat
IL, more folks. more handsome wsmss. 0sr'
fat battles. more sstsrpriss. more pluck. sns
more style generally than any ether city Il
Iowa. Fest I" You'd think che was sealt
you bet sss the ossans 81 ersis end produs
generally that is so@ing in every day. and th
asnsy hat u ssine psid oss for II @Thi
town of osss can ! BE- slev - way ysa ess e.
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