Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-14
THx PATcH.-That tract Of classic


On the fret day Of Msrsh the present occu-
psn.s Of that tract are required TO svacuats
| the premises, and remove their residsrces to
other quarters. The land is then TO be sur
vsysd and divided up into blocks and lots. af-
Ter which the properly will be offered for
| rates.
| The location 10 an excellent one for dwell
| Iisgs-particularly for mechanics and otaers
| Who desire 10 reside near the manufacturing
center Of tbs city. or yet tor other purposes
| the land 10 highly valuable. Mr.. Swits will
| BE- ready to accommodate customers 10 tims TO
give them chance to build next season.
The improv emsnt is = very desirabls one a.
Il will do msch towards imprevirg the upper
petition Of the city.
AusALe or IowA.-We are in receipt
Of the 9th numbsr Of this valuable quarterly
publieation. Published under the au'pioss o.
the State u!atsrisal Society. and edited BY
| the Rev Jas. Storrs Howe. THE number, -
those that have preceded it. 10 devoted to the
history Of Bsott county. This history was
carefully prepared aud written by our fellow
citizen willard Barrows. the ''seott Cous,y
Historian" and will be found 10 be very inter-
eating. l. 10 intended 10 tske up tho history
Of each county in the State In detail The
work will be On isvalaabls one. But = limi.
ted number are published, aud surely each il"
habitaDt Of the State who takes asy interest
in the history and progress Of this growing
| State, should become a subscriber and remain
90 I'LL the end. The terms are only fifty cents
The last number 10 published by Luse. Lane
4 Co.. Of this city. in excellent style. Nov
10 the time to send 10 your subsci ipfion for the
year 1854.
TnE RIoHr MAN.-Dr. Burtis has
succsedsd in closing arraps sments whereby
he seeur ~ the services OF our energetic and
popular fellow citizen, A. Y. bisst. lsis Coun
| ~ Treasurer aud Recorder, ~ chief elsl K end
bu.iusss manager In The Burtis House. The
| strict business qualifications and proverbial
oblieing disposition Of this gentleman emil
nsntly hts him fer that rsspsaibls situation
On Monday next he asssmss the duties Of the
| place. and h. was never known to fill any
| stasicn public or private with anything less
| than the meet complete atiefactioL, 30 We sx
| pest 10 zee him become most popular and
valuable acquisition to the management OF
The BurIis Houes. We congratulate the Doe
tor upon bis selsetion.
/
A MYsTRRY.-Last night At about o
o'clock young man named Van Hern hired .
| horss and suttsr at Ihenpsons d HilIs Livery
Stable to go to East Davenport to . dance.
While there bis team vas taken away, As be
| alleges. by wapsis Leonard. AT ali events !.
was taken away, and at . late hour in the
night came back to the stable, without any
rnnning, with . bullet hole In bis hip The
! police have been 10 ssArch fer Nv WAp.is." but
at three o'clock he had not breD found. 1t is
thought. perhaps. that he got into trouble
sonewhsrs. and WAS 'hot by some party yet
| unkpown.
GUEss Nor.-Ths Gazette states in
| ing officer at Camp jeff Davis refused to let
parties in this city contribute to the needs ei
ths suffering rebel prisoners during the late
severe weather. This 10 not true Dor is ther .
q shadow Of truth in the assertion. Col onsl
Johnson. up.n being requested to permit the
distribusion Of soms neosssariss Of life. thank
| sl the geutlsmen making the reqss.t and ted
them that suppliss which he was unsb to
obtain were greatly needed, and that he
should take great pleasure in seeing that do
nations we're properly distributed. and fur
ther, he encouraged the benevolent acts.-
Will the Gazette retrsct9
| A Card.
! DAvssPoar Jar. . 1854.
This 10 to certify that my wife's eyssieht
hiss been failiag for the last three years, and
ssssntiy shs became almost blind. and remains
Cd in that state for ten days. called on Dr.
Adler. eur fauiiy ply ysiolan. and on exaulning
her eyes, he fosna her lslt eye vas cataract
and The other % sxtrsnsIy nssr-sighted. hhol
shs rscs;ssd no benefit from Ahes sAssssev. Pro
fsssor Bsrohsrdt was then resoamssdsd to ~
By Dr. Adler, and be fitted her With pair ol
glasses. which en- happy v cay che has been
greatly benefited BY. She osn zee to read
Zoe print. (stened) LouIs Hasssar
Nor 4 MIss.-It 10 fact worthy ol
mention that during al the stormy wsathes si
she beginning Of this year. the mails on The
Davenport and Nsquotsta and the Davenport
sad Lyoos stage lises. ron BY n. @. Davis 4
Sons. sf the PsnssylsaDia House. rot singll
nsii missed. while othsr 'hAss hy rail end
stage. were closed for ssvsral days. These
lisss are doisg % sxeslIsst business under th.
new management. The travelling public viii
always 6sd good sesoumodatiors aud be pu.
through % tms-sssry time.
t Be SvaE You'a8 RIeBr THEN &C
AnEAD.-This Il sn cid maxim. the author
chip Of which 10 commonly attributed 70 On,
David Crockett II 10 . safe one to act up.
on. but the rreesstion sounssllsd by the Ole
gentleman may bs disregaraed with impunitJ
BY those Who are ''hsedsd" In the direstisl
Of Ban Perry's tailoring establishment oppo
site the Post sfiee. They can rect assured
shst they are ''rieht"-ali they have to do i
to go ahead
Il AnplvAra-The IN, n nnrn1oe nf a.