Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-18

leund at Whtoless.
Don't be 10 toebig hurry, tut wait
for the sp,ssdid stssk Of Gents sprisg Ossds
that Esskins h nov parsbseisg 10 the Eastern
oaskst.
GoDsr's LADrS Bsok sos MARCH,
Fsll Of good thipEs. and unus0slly ia.srsssing.
bss been ree,'ted st sssrr'r Call and get .
copy
DAY BoARDsRs vtzxrrD.-A limited
sumbsr Of day bos1dsrs can be aeeomuo-
dated BY s.lliog 4 the first door from th.
s'r'sr Of sixth And M.ia .yes''. west eide
Cold weather or yAfm, the rush still
sonsinsss .. Sam P.r,fs popular clothing ss-
tabIisbmsns. His ,a6ek is yet 4souplsts 10 al
respects. and hieK prices are distise.ly ig-
.'r'd. Call '1b''''' the Post Office.
MrLrAnY.-Cspt. J. w. Walker and
Lieut.. A. Hsrbast, U. g. A., have reported to
1t. Col. Grisr. by order of the Secretary Of
War, ~ Assistant Mastering and Disbursips
Officers. They are nov on daty st Col. Grier's
Office. It is TO be hoped they viii fnd Davsd.
pors Me pleasant
REcRurrs.--Rather dpA to- day.
Since our last is.us oply. .p6elvs recruits bsvs
reported at Hsadqseyfs. Have to make a
littls more stir or H draft viii surely come.
Rscruiting ssepH repor. prosrsss-Provo.s
MsrsbsIs are Oing bu. little In the recruiting
line. Only Twenty days left before the day
of cou:'fp'ioa. No time to be lost.
TnEArRx.-The pop9I4r comic panto :
mine Of DE Dsehalumssds" will be presented
.t Metropolitan Thsstre this evening. This
plsy will be dec,dsd treat 10 the public. and
one that oughtxo secure . crowded audience.
The "Aountsj6 Devil' will also bs presented
again this evening 1t is . good thing. Go
aud b. interested.
Who 10 HR!-The Muscatine. Journal
speaks Of the inhumsn treatment Of little
girl nine years Of age. BY woman in that
city, with whom she was liTing, and further
states that the mother Of the child 10 dead and
that his father resides In Davenport. II this
comes to HE notice, whoever he may BE-. Il 10
to be hoped that he will lose no time In seeing
10 the matter. The legal authorities Of that
place have already intnrfsred and taken the
child from the termegsnt.
LIZ. Col. LrAKs.-The Ney Orleans
correspondent Of the st. Louis BlPabl;csn has
seen Lieu, enout. whel.ett asfGseen. Of the
ae.h Iodiana. who escaped tom Tyler. Texas.
They report Lieut.. Col. L,Gke, Of the goth 10.
Va, who .i.h hi. c,qafna. was e,psursd At
Morgonsa last fall. stiYat Tyler. whore . con-
sIa.r.bl. number Of 6ur soldiers are imprisoo-
I'd. Tyler is the stunty-seat Of Smith county.
due west from vjIksburg, and the third eoun>
" from the eastern boundary Of the State.
Books FOR THE CANT ,FiREs.-No 2
-is ready. 1t is cl.iued + be the cheapest
original work vet publishtd. II contains lo4
pags.. minion. and spidted Illustrations. l.
is sntitl.d-ClotsIie: SFtals Of the Southern
ssates, by ". W. Bs6wn,a native of Ken.
.ucty. Price TEN o.sn; for which it will be
cent to any addrs,i. postage p,id. BY the pub
lishsr, james Rsdpa.b. Boston. Nos. a tale
by Balsas, "the Dickens Of France" win Be
is.asd soon. On picket duty. BY Miss Alsott'
No of this series. has goas to iu I'd edition.
ennn -. .ofA iu Nhean 6ara
SPLENDID IxpRovEMsxT.-Oor entsr-
prisisg fellow sisissa r. B. Pm. Eq. is ma
kise preparations to do bandsons thing in
,h. building liss this eonihs ss..on. Hs IL
The owner Of about lJg feet Of land on
.hs east side Of Brady street bstvsen
oh and 9th streets. sYd on this. ~ soon o.
u. season will pssgAs. =. sosusssss the
erection Of = row Of Awelling houses-sight in
number. and all IN jbis sssal good ssyls. The
vslls ere 10 be Of brick. tso stories In height
With . French root simiIat to that Of The
ssorss at The see)bssss corner Of Brady end
I'd streets. The rosf will be psrlnssted In
front vilh der4ss ~indevs opening from .
.Aird rssgs Of feens. vhiah makes the house.
fsily sqsAlt 10 thrs stesiss Inc height. Soas
of The tenemebts viii have basemsns Kitchens
and others IN be provided With Kitchens 10
the rear. Eteh ssnsssnt vii contain eight
or siss reoss--all shorosshly 6oishsd. veil
ventilated, ind supplied With gss and other
msdsrn imBovsmssts. The location il IN sx-
eel,sst onsi aud NJ. Hill will 6nd no lack ol
esssomees be bic dvslllsgs-svsa though hs
we're 70 bu)ld twiss - many - he has sew
made srrakssmsnts for. NJ Hin does noa
build asy kiap-trsp. shsky. brash-hssp IT.
fsirs vhsnlbs builds dwelling heuss'. bsi
askss tLs& Of sush . aesbstansiAl. vsll order
q sbsrsst(e that they are eessAt Ses at svsu
Aies As.rss sssa ssssspssss l. highly Con-
0ssdable. Oar city y In great sesd Of jast
- inneovem meeea, Thev vii pay.