Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-23

Of the 4th Ward, who received his appoint.
ment June 9th
TBE legal Investigation growing out ol
the late rough and tumble fracas at the Ii
| Mile House will be commenced tomorrow
before justice Blood. Il viii probably con-
sumo several days.
IHr Ferry Company is having a little
more business than it can perofrm with its
present facilities. The ferry boat Daven-
port was sold few weeks ago, aud a. vet
Capt Robinson has not succeeded in pro-
curnd another boat.
OUR SIDHwALKs.-We notice that the Ac-
ton Of the City Council in regard TO side
walks is having salutary effect. Many of
the old " rattle-traps about town are being
r.noved and replaced with good, substan-
tial material. The city authorities will see
that delinquents are properly attended to
when the limit allowed has been passed.
" tn good, sound sidewalks all through the
city and gas on the principal streets, our
town will present much more civiliz ed as
pect.
Col DRY, Inspector General Of G eneral
Grants staff, arrived here yesterday, and
left this mornir- for St Paul /. is under
stood that his mission to this part Of the
country, at this time. is TO make some inves-
LEGATIONS into the policy Of the Great North
western In5isn Expedition. i seems that
doub. are being expressed as to the sc'uud
sense o. keeping six or eight thousand vet
eran .roo ps out on the border to look after
the red mon. Some say that it is all a hum
tug--that one regiment of men, properly
disposed along the frontier, can afford am.
pie protection % the pioneers. To ascertain
the facts is the object Of Col. Duff : mission.
Tnr MooSLie1l fEsrIvAL.-It is great
pleasure to De abe u say tnat .ae Festival
at frs void College Grounds, last evsning,
was a auecess-snd more too, 1t exceeded
the highest expectation. OF those energetic
ladies and gentlemen who prepared the oe-
casi on, and surrey those ~ no attended were
take By surprise at the corarleteF ess OF the
ARA -erne ais ana the .-oye.-y q tbs enter
tain,nent. lie college eA4 wa= brilliant
ly illlmiaated, az also were ,ne grounds;
the shade trees we're 1eckei out il many col
ored lgats, vita most '.eazidg effect. The
reifeshnen. room va pro '-dei v.'ii' all me
deicsc Hes oi the season, With were ols'
peas.l f.. al hour or two, n .vea, preiu-'
son. = wss sic no; 1grceabia l's'lTal
eser hsed II ca: city. and We 9eeotrn cad
mat hereafter gatherings o. ,ae Kind be rlt
led penl up haiis ii ne cho.,ad streets, /
but olt smony the trees, whers PLENTY oi |
flesh air and aoualss., room to circulate !
can be enjoyed. We can congratulate the |
mar ayers upon their success
CULTIvATIoS or ToaAIors. - There is |
scarcely Z vegetable, unless it be the potato,
that enters so largely into consumption by
the masses Of the people as the tomato.
They are not only eaten through the sum
mer and fall. in the various STYLES Of dress
'i6, '0l "iO t"e ihto 'tiis anu Jas 'ilu pre-
served for winter use They are rs easily
eaativat ed Ia ANY vegetable, and yield pro-
f,lsely if a little cara is devoted to their cul.
ture. The Cnitnrist has sope remarks on
the culture Of tomatoes which are worthy Of
attention. 1t says: g There is diversity
Of opinion IL regard to the culture of toina-
toes. Some prefer to allow the vines to
cover the ground at will others prefer trel
I;ses or frames. The French method is As
follows As soon as cluster OF flowers is
visible, they top .he stem down TO the clus-
tcrs, so that the flowers terminate the stem.
The effect is that the sap is Immediately
impelled into the two buds next below the
cluster, which soon push strongly and pro-
duce another cluster Of flowers each When
these are visible. the branchst0 which they
l,escng is slso' topped down to their level
and this is done five times in succession
BY this means the plant becomes stout,
dwarf bushes, not above eighteen inches
high. In addition to this, all the laterals
whatsoever are nippcd Of In this way the
ripe sap is directed into the fruit. which &C.
quires beauty, size and excellence unat-
tainable by any other meahs."
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SHARP PRAc1fcE.-We have just heard Of
8 piece Of sharp practice which will do to
relate. A woman, claiming to be the wife
of one Peter johnson. vent to a smartlittlc
town not many miles from Rock Island, 4
few weeks since, for the purpose Of looking
after the effects Of her husband who had
died very recently, where she operated with
shrewdness in, the, Affair." 1t
seems that about six years ago, she and
johnson separated from each other, con-
cludng TO live together no longer as man
and wife, having obtained, however, no le-
gal proof Of the fact. About six weeks
since she MARI. ed again, not knowing where
johnson was or not having heard from him
since they separated, and as she Was about
leaving for Idaho with her new husband she
accidently became acquainted win the of
Johnsons death, and with = prolnp,ness
worthy Of . better cause started for Rock Is.
land county, where after showing her mar
riage certificate proving her to be the wife Of
deceased. she obtained what was left Of John.
sons personal propery. after the expenses
Of bis funeral, &C., were subtracted there
from and immediately left. Shortly after
aha had gone, nom0 az the frienda of .Iohn.