Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-04

the Generals . safe jousnsy.s pleasant hens
Ia the Metropolis, and long and useful life.
COMING. Father Kemp's Old Folk
Concert Troupe has sigoifisd its intention to
appear 10 this city 10 The eourss Of few
weeks. aod give our citizens. one Of their :
iqus and interestisg musical psrfornanees.- =
Due notice will be given o ssason.
SRvERE ACCrDRNr.-We learn that
Capt. Rsynelds. while 10 this city yesterday.
slipped upon the sidewalk. and falling, die o.
catsd his left elbow. Tho case va attended
to By Dr. Bsrrows, aud the pstieut vas soon
ma de whole.
CATTLE FRozKN.-We learn from q
t.rusr from WI 6s d Te~ nship. tbst tho late
-svere storm hss bsen unprecedented 10 eevsr
,ty ost that way. He sslis - that many cat
tie we're frozen 10 death IN that vicinity. lhe
Oldest inhabitsot 10 that precinct rsmembsra
oothiog 40 severe ir the line Of winter
weather.
THR 5TH WARD.-The fifth 10 cons
ing In out Of the draft nobly We undsrslsud
that about fifteen men have been enlisted in
the past few days. which comes up pretty
close upon the quota. A half dozen uors Will
make the completewent. There is but one
lay more IN which 1902 bounty will be paid
Take The benefit Of that in time. also the elU0
sitisens Lounty, which makes $a02 clssr profit
Tas MrRDEa TRlAL.-Ths case
the two soldiers charged With the murder al
the negro, Geo Frame. came up for haari.g.
~ per adjournment. before Squire W.eei.r
this morning. Upon bringing the case to trla.
the counsel fer the asisnss. J. W. Stswari.
E.q.. put IN . plss II vast of risaissio,, and
the defendants refused to plead. The court
proceeded with the case. on the part Of thu
prosecution-the ds'suse. the while. taking
no part Whatever in the proceedings
Major Ten Broeck, OF the 9th Cav
elry hss arrived 10 the city. He comes through h
with the corpse Of HE sieter-in- -la v Who died
.. sioux City. He Intended to go through TO
Portland. Me but owing to red tape could no,
get immedi.te leave Of absence from this Dis
trict. 60 be inferred the remains in hia charg.
At Clinton.
The Msjor 10 looking we'll and seems to have
enjoy cd the Iadiau campaign Of the past sum
msr very we'll Indeed
First NATION AL BANK STATEMENT
rhs second quarterly statement Of th. Frs.
Natiossl Bank. Of Davenport. ~as published
. eur SATURDAY. EVENING" i.sue. and v.ry nat
urslly ersst.d some surprise. 1t hss been
known. Of course. that IL e insti' utlon vas do
ing an excellent business, bot those not post cd
!" its operations bad no idsa that Il vas in
that highly prospercus condition thu. the
statement Indicate.
This bank went into operation six months
ago. Its prospects, at that time were fair.
thougl i,s stockholders were Of the opinion
that their dividends for the first year. after
raying exl enscs OF organisation and The cur :
rent expenses. would be vary email, ,-even il
aay dividend at all we're declared. But in
THE they we're most agreeably mistaken, for
net four moutas from the day Of opening for
business, it declared . dividend Of 70 Per
cen, fret having paid oil expenses Of organi
sa.ion and the salariss Of its of csrs to date
Two months have elapsed siccs the dividend
! vas declared. and We nov find the concern in
| . condition TO pay aasther dividend Of five
per cent.-its expense account, and have sur
plus of Ave Ahundred dollars Of the two
mont he profits. The showsa degree Of sue
eses very seldom realised ic banking. Il srov'
that the National Bank sys,em Of this city
has strong bsld upon the public; It shov,
good usgsment issids the counter and ears.
| ful and timely finanseering among the officers
Other figures tbaa these quoted 60 10 chow
the prosperity Of ,bis Bank. lts deposit &C.
count three months from the day Of opesine
vas Sls, ,742.9S. Three months later " End
IL e3ss, ,etO. .e2-s gain Of $lOl, ,507 20; aud u
~ add to this the u s. deposits which sr.
made 1t this bank by direction Of the Secre.
| tary Of the Treasury, ve 6od the increase il
| the deposit account to be el36.5ls.O5. III
paid up cspital is SIS. 600, yet the intere.t o.
| El10 V0U - uJWbUH IutO tso COuSSes ouO 81 u
hss on hsod more than twice the amount o.
lssds that the Bsoking Act seqsirss it to keep
| Thus, Il seesss that the sosessn s dosblJ
stroSx, asd more than trsbly renumsrativs &
shs stockholders. t. .sss esk1
The policy of This hank i TO keep the note,
Of other banks cut Of circulation. 1t receives
shs irsues Of al rseponsibls eonesrns. bat s'
ohcs eends then home for redewp wption-psy-
ing out nothing but illegal teDders." This Il
right Iudividuals ~ yell - banks shoult
adopt the cane liss Of policy and very sooI
the thousand aud one different kinds Of eur
rsney that is floating aboat wosld Be bsrrst
from circulation here.
2Thus Il u sssa that the sxpsrimsst of -
tablishipg National hank here has been
grand sasesss. Il meets vith favsr aosp,
j lie n6sSes. esd kslses u hss sssplssed II
fese gsar viIl psobetiy essssst svssy ssal
Il ftse eoooeeo io1ho 0oosa IT, 0oUaUWs O.
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