Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-04-06

pGoto00o 70 8D0Ws - UsesSss -
fs,,sed thss there ere sev in THE city three
- skiilful srsstsess--ee bbessssisssl Seek
,obbers-as The city of New York ahsrds.
owing that large snsssts sf ssssy ese
held here N the bants. By 0evssnssat sms'
sss. sss., as1 psssanisg ssnsvhst spss ne
insssarisy Of wsssssa bank vsslss asd sa'ss
sssl by The military, thsy hsvs taken Up
osasssrs here iss sbs special paspsss eskisg
I haul u gfsssbssts. This iaiss"saoe. vs
prssuns, 10 slsssdy 10 psssssslee q sss bsss
oi,ssrs asd disbsnisg omsiala ss1 u they
have .et alrsady dose - they sheslA o. ssss
take oil necessary precautions v prevent ssy
such srrangsusst o. The part Of thsss unvsl-
cone visitors. Asids frsn isdividaai shost Il
10 The lssy u The city In iss corporate ssps-
city, to Il opss organize . requisite police
force to guard the property Of our s's'ssas
assiast dasgsr.ss Our streets ere nightly
shreudsd in Egyptian dardnsss-ws have no
police force, and what stronger induss@snt
then The absence Of light and watehtalssss
could burglar or hish~syuan ak for ! II
10 an open bid for robbery. arsoa and nsrdsr.
The mysterious dissppsasanss Of NJ. Bryant,
in our city, 10 quite enough to open the eyes
Of our slsissss, we're there nothing else to put
then On their guard. There Il not less than
one million and quarter Of dellars constants
u laying in the Bank and 0overnm ment ssfes
in ear city. This fact taken in connection
With the aloest sstirs absence Of prssautioa
for safety on the part Of the authoritiss. cen
ssitutss great indussasnt for seeking plum
der. How long. Msssra City Officers. 10 this
stats Of affairs to bs psrmittsdf IL It Just the
way to conduct businsssi Neglect to furnish
The proper safssaards can only have the effect
to force osr eitissns to form vigilance commit
tees. whish will take the matter of purifying
the moral atmosphere Of Davenport 10 their
own hands. Such . step is already being ss-
riously advocated at this time. 1t has come
10 that pass that It is unsafs for man to walk
our streets alone after ten o'clock At night
Men ark Knocked down and robbed In The
heart Of the city; sorrsptloD, prostitution. dc.
bsuchsry and crime Of the darksst dye holds
court in our nidst. and yet nothing IL done to
uproot The evil and dispsrss the participants.
The good name Of our city il at stake and the
property Of our sitissns 10 constantly In jso-
psrdy. Il this not quite - serious matter
for The Common Council to consider ~ the nm.
svsnness Of . sidewalk or The imderfsetion Of
. guttsri Really, W thisk 90, and trust that
the hour Of action Il not far distant.
SrcoND CAvALHY CoNINa.-Captain
Egpsrt has information that leads hin to infer
that this noble sreiment. having enlisted 10
the Veteran Corps. will arrive in this on fur-
loueh some day this week. This rsginsnt
contains good many Seots county boys. and
Il 10 proposed to give II good round rsesp.
tion, and ~ srsst our citizens will take es-
pedal psiss to So, the project carried out in .
manner that will do credit to the city. Capt.
Rsbsrt viii keep track Of its progress north.
ward and iuform the public through the city
prsss when II will arrive in town. 1t has been
suggested that meeting be held this evening
for the purpose Of making the necessary sr-
rsngsns6p. Il ID expected that the regiment
vill disembark here about 700 strong. There
10 NO time to be lost In attending to this mat
ter. 10 snrsrt
N. +. SAssAsn scnooL.-At the annual
election Of officers for the Sabbath School Of
the n. 4 Church, held on Monday evening,
The following officers we're elected for the en-.
saing year =: Hsa
Sspsrintsxdsmt- Snlly.
Assistans Superintendent 8. Streeper.
Ftssuls SxpsrintSndent-Hrs. DR.. Worley.
Sserstary-Louis Fluke.
Librsrsas-J. J.. Severance.
Assistant Librassan-R Lowry.
TSeaswyey-Aiss Frank 1idlar.
A Sabbath School, auxiliary to the above,
has been organised, to meet ct the Brick School
House in North Davenport. The officers elect
ed to serve for tse ensuing year are: M
Sxpsristssdsss- s-William Ade.
Assjstont Sxpsristsedsnt-S. F. Mitchell.
Female Sxpsrintsndent-NissH Holmes.
Sseraayy-J. F. Newbern. s..s
1rsaswysr-Miss Brock. -.
LibroSSaH-A Norton. .,ss,..s..ss,, s...- \
Assistast Librarias-C Lowry.
OPExrxs DAY.-Nra Mccullough, No.. -
Brady street, has this day opened alarge and
elegant stock Of Spring Millinery and .hilli-
merry Goods. Her sister, Niss Dorney, has just
returned from the grand openings IN Nsw YUrk
City, having gone there expressly for the pur.
pose Of selecting our Spring styles Of Pattern
Bonnets. We invite the ladies u Davenport
and vicinity to examine our stock before pur.