Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-17


The THEATRE.-A great bill will be
presented at the Thsatrs this evening. on
which occasion Mile Zoe appears for the first
time in . speaking part. She has astonishsd
everybody with ber.psntomimic achievements
and may do 90 again With her recall powers..
The play 10 the famous drama OF "E.msralda.'
ATTENTION PENNsYLvANIANs !-Ev-
cry native cf the State Of Pennsylvania in
Scott County, is expected to report in person.
this evening. A. the Pennsylvania Houss. in
this city, and partake of the festivities Of the
occasisn. Every effort will be made on the
part Of the MANAGEMENT and mine host to
make the festival perfectly agreeable and sat-
isfactory 10 all.
Housekeepers and those who have
made arrangements" to 60 into that line Of
business. should remember that the place 10
purchase table. glass, oh ina and silver.ware is
at Webb's. There is no article in .his line
that he is rst able to supply at very low fig
ures. He has also full supply Of mirrors and
mirror plates Of all eixes. also kerosene lamps.
and oil, together With all lamp fixtures. Call
aud see his stock before purchasing 6 elsewhere.
FRozEN TO DEArn.-A member OF
The Invalid Corps vas found dead near the
ou. posts Of Camp JEFF Davis. yesterday morn.
ing He had been to town aud had taken on
30 much whisky that he was unable TO navi-
gate With certainty, but succeeded in nearly
reaching the Camp. when the fumes Of the
liquor overeams him and he fell snd never re-
gained bis feat again. Hs was found frozen
stark dead 10 the morning. Our informant.
who was at the Camp at the time, did not
belonged.
REcRu1rs.-The men are arriving
slowly. A squad Of twenty-five came 10 since
our last ISSUE 1t 10 said that the quota of
thia State under the first call was illed on the
5 h o! January. A correspondent of the Chi
easo Js~ nal. writing from DesMoines. in,i-
mates that b . is 90 informed by Gov. Stone.
I'll states further that the quota Of Iowa under
The Last call (f5r 200 900 nsn) is 5000. Prob
ably ons tho usand recruits have b cen enlisted
since that time which leaves s GOO ts be raised
before the 10th oftMarch. good deal Of
work can be done in three weeks, but accord
ing to the present gait not over five hundred
men will be furnished. 1t ia likely, however.
thai as the day of conssrlptioa draws near
there will b. an extf scrdinary effort made 10
mes the feqaisit'on. Let all DO theif best to
a void the disgracs of draft 10 Iowa. Let her
he one of those States which furniEh their
quotas Voluntarily. tt.f
DIsrRrcr CouRr.-The Soap and
Candle Factory nuisance case. which was taxi
en- up on Saturday last continues 10 occupy
the attention of the Court. and will hsrdly be
terminated before tomorrow night. Twenty
eight witnesses have already been examiu cd
on both siaes. and as yet the supply eeems to
be exhaastless., Upon this, case. in which ].
p. Coates is defendant. hangs The de stinies Of
ssme four or Ave other cases Of the same sort.
so. of course. this one requires TO be conducted
with much skll and delberation. The gsnsr-
al opinion among the members Of the bar not
directly iotsrested is that the case itself, from
1t extreme length, hasbecome great nuisance.
But they are evidently wrong In their conciu-
sions es
F The counsel on the part Of the prosecution
consists Of Lane 4 Day and E. Cook; ON
the part of the defence. Davi son 4 True. Geo.
II. ps,ker and Erost ClAuessn. st8s
Books FOR CAnp AND HonE-James
Redpath. Boaton, Announcer . series Of ten
cent books for the camp firss. Of much high
or class than the dime pubicaiions now 10
the market. They will contain from sc to l24
psgea, new type, good papes-"neatiy boupd
In grseabacks."' No / is-""On picket duty
and oshzr taiss." by Miss LsMs Alcott. whose
hospital sketches bas been one Of the moet
popular books of The season. 4 No 2 b "Clo-1
telle, tale sf The sonsk. !" with I've fissillus-
trations. No s-"Ths Vsndstta. : one Of Bal
sae;s best tales, translated fos The publisher.
NoA-is GulliverS TIavels ip Lilliput. Ne 8
isyvistos Hags's eloqasot description Of ths
battle Of Waterloo. Fash number 10 CON-
plsts 10 itsslf cad unabridged. Ten cents
cent to the psblisAsr vill sessrs spseinss
copy. psetsss peid, p any homs q camp ad-
dress-or City cents for the list above an
sounesd. No l Il ont. aud the dve will ali
be publishsd before Che close Of Fsbruary.-.,
Adlsssa Jaass Rsdpash. psblishss. Destsn. 9
Cor CAuaar Al Ir.---Several weeks
ago. ! mAa giving his name q John Hsubriskl
~es enlisted BY NJ. AAshsws. rssralung sgsatl
st Fows City, and was ssss With others 10 THE
Si,y-vas duly ussssrsd asd paid the sum o.
$500. Ihss ssus lnighg hs nssased - de-
cert from Camp Mcclellan, sad in due time
ss1s Ne 10y dsvS u Basasagsos. ~Gsss hsa
sas ag.ia enlisted by Ne, Ratlsdgs, the agent
stthss plsss. - Jshs N. Haabars. He vas
ssns ~ Hssdqssrssts asd wss assis msstsrsd
into sssvlss aoa .sas y esap.l Pay day caas
and be fsignsd sistssas, ed requested Capt.
Ward to draw his e7s. asd bsios Il to hin.
The captain sosssatsl to Ido 60. aad the scamp
ras ik ! III ~sy u ,Aaks ssothsr hSat from
Uncle Sam. While Capt. Ward was down Il
shs Disbursid u BE sssaisg shs squsd paid
ID. Hamburg. in visv Of his prospective sue
ssss. got drssk, snd ~hiis IN ! state Of ias-
tsls>A - br4Gaet shie sapleisA eHiestr1
tss told ts Capt. ". On bic return 70 eanp.
(ad The ssoss1rA. iasl@A Ailef eItllA 9his sss-
"a e!s. ves arrssted: Hs vss PAT Z iesss