Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-10-08
DAVENPORT, IOWA, SATURDAY, OCTOBER s, 1864.

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become good sound telegraph OPERATOR
For circnlars address (cnclosing stamps)
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DR. FERRARD, the celebrated Spanish
Ply ysician, is at his Office, on Main street,
Davenport. sp6-d&wtf.
Wosrn WunE-S. S. Guyer Of Rock
Island, offers reward Of $500 for the de.
lection Of the thief who stole half barrel Of
oil and five gallons copal varnsh from his
premises latoly Here is chance for some
Of our police expert to make fortune.
The citizens Of Dubuque have made a
sturdy effort to avoid the draft and it is
more than probable that the men called for
will be furnished without turning the wheel
COMMERCIAL CoLLEGE.-Opcn for evening
lessons from Monday Oct. Sd. Hours Of in
struction from A. NJ. to IL, and from to
5, and from to 9P. NJ Diff
FrNEgAL-The funeral Of Mr.. II. r.
Thorington will take place from his broth
er's residence tomorrow afternoon at tuo
o'clock, instead Of four, as previously an
nounced.
EpnSr For tha first tty,n Ia cf
spring there was heavy frost last night
The effects Of it upon the foliage Of the
trccsis very apparent. Well, it is time for
frosts. Our farmers have great reason to be
thankful that all their crops have had
abundant time to mature before any such
visitation
By THE EARs-Thc case of Mrs. Elden
the Chicago widow whom we mentioned the
other day, seems to be the staple domestic
topic at Muscatine just now. We believe
she has not succeeded in recoveri her
property, and states that the lawyers Of
Muscatne have all been retained on the
other side She is determined, however, TO
fight it out on that line, " if it takes all
summer"
ALARMs-A fire broke out about noon
to-day in shanty away down town, but
the flames were extinguished before the
com, anies had time to get to the spot.
This afternoon about half-past two o'clock,
fire caught in the roof of the house ON 9th
street, formerly the resid nee Of Dr. This
tie, and by the judicious application Of a
few buckets Of water the threatened dc
struction was prevented. The engines were
out and ready, but threw no water This
has been bad day to have fire. and it is
very fortunate that no material damage has
not been done.
CpowDED.-The leyee was never so crowd
with produce waiting shipment. Winter is
approaching and in few weeks navigation
will be closed, and it cannot be said that
the moving Of the crop Of this fall has really
begun. The low stage of water prevents
river freightng to such IN extent that it is
feared that it will operate very unfavorably
on the prices Of such products as usually
find market in st. Louis. Sending pola-
toes and onions south by rail is expensive,
but should there be no further rise in the
river this season, there will he no other
way to ship our surplus products of any
kind.
FAScHoN.-A very large and respectable
audience assembled at Metropolitan Theatre
last evening to see the popular play of
"Fanchon, the Cricket" and never were
people better pleased. Miss KingSbury as
"Fanchon,' is triumphant. Those who
have claimed that she stands first among
the thcatricais stars in this character, are
not mistaken The other characters in the
play were handsomely sustaincd-;n short,
TIE EeStuilnar,ce was splendid success
The same play will be repeated this evening.
N" one who likes good acting should fail to
be present
GRAIN.-At the time of the falling off in
the price Of grain, our dealers were not
heavily stocked. SO, fortunately, none Of
them suffered losses worth mentioning
Since that time, owing to the bad state of
the roads reading to the country, as well as
i the inclination of farmers to wait for rise
IN the market, there has been but cornpara-
lively little grain brought to market, con-
sequently our dealers are not doing much
business just now. There are in STORE
at This time about $4,000 bushels of barley
owned by parties in Pittsburg, and this COM
prises the bulk Of grain in the city at the
present time In view Of the certain fluc
tuations in the gold market, buyers vii
move very cautiously this fall.
CENSUS OF Rock IsLAND-The Argm
publishes the following figures as represent
ing the popu.ation Of that city at the pres
ent time
The number of families in this city is =. LII.
The number ofpersons over II yeaTs Of aye = 81
The aunber OF OF males under Il years OF
| age ................. ~
The number Of females under q years of
age............''' OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. l,6G
Total lpopulaion... 7,e2
Children between & 4 years OF age. i,o5
Children years Of age ,.......... ..... .
Children between AL years Of age. ....l, 81
/ Number OF Dutes. Observation-Disclosures.
Number Ot persoEs Oi colOr.... -. !
Number Of idiots. ots.......... $500.
I Number of bind.... ..........