Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-29

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SoLprsRs' SuppEs.-The preparations
made BY the ladies' Of our city Tor entertaining
the veterans Of Companies B and c.. ID In
fsntry, TO hight, at LcCiaire Hall. are on the
mo.t ample and inviting scale. LsClsirs Hall
10 bedeeks q % either side With Union hsea
And st the upper end is ths following appro-
prisse motto
"oua Gusrs. rss HEaors or DossIsos. sHl-
LoH AsD CoaINrn."
% the right baud side 10 banner repre-
sso,iDe The Goddess Of Liberty. ssd 10 sooth-
place the inscription
"Ws MouaN Qua BRAvs DsAD."
Arms ere dispossj sbOus the Hall IL good
taste also paintings and pietsfes In tastsfnl
s.yls. At the lower end Of The hall are stands
for vslrsshmsnts.
The Armory Hall presents DO less attract.
i've appearance Three long tsbiss lsnetbwiss
Of the Hall. aud one across the upper sod. are
slaborA.sly ct by the skilfuI hands Of the Ia
dee, ADd decorated With every de'icscy that
Gao please The eye or tempt the taste. There
vas never such . rspsst eet out in any public
hall In Davenport. nor vas there ever 90 many
skilliul hands snd willing hearts intest upon
providing . supper before ia our city. The
Hall 10 handsomsly decorated. Let there be
full attendance this evening. Every body Is
invited.
.
Tss Davenport people have been par
ticnl larly favored this winter By . professional
visit from DR.. saunders. the celebrated foot
Doctor, Of New York We are not in the habit
OF putting travelling doctors. but in this in'
stance We feel i, our asty to speak = lev
words in praise Of this public bsnefsctor. He
10 . true gentlemen, and we believe the beet
operator 10 his profession. Too much canse4
BE- ssid in his favor. He effectu ally cures all
he promises to curs. This community has
been much benefited by his remarkable ma.
sipulation. We wish him a long and happy
lite. and oil the prosperity imaginable. We
are sorry TO cay that tn-morrow is bis last day
In Davenport. We hope he viii not forget us
would not wish TO lose him isrsver. He goee
from here TO Rock Island, where We hope he
will give - COED ~ account Of himsslf al he
has In Davenport
Almost A TRAaKDY.-BilIy Babe,
notorious ruffisn, and member Of the ID To-
fantry, went into Putnam's saloon this after
noon, where he. met Sergeant Bswell, and
drew revolver upon him. There being sew
srAi presant, prompt action was taken, and
the weapon wrsstsd from him before any in
Jury was done II seems that Babe has had Q
long standing grndgs against Bewell sod that
he has threatened to take his life. and We are
tsld, to accomplish that end this morning he
went 70 livery stable, hired hor.e and car,
risgs. end being somewhat under the iuAu-
snss Of liquor, declared his intention Of taking
Bswell to ride. for the purpose Of conaumat-
ing the foul deed. He was promptly arrest.
ID, aud We hope that he will meet his just de-
ssrts.
"MAJoR" CONSTABLE AGAIN.-This
accomplished swindler, who leetursd heres-
bouts on India some years since and borrowed
sundry Gums Of money which he had failed to
pay, hs. turned ap again. and. as we expected
10 merited disgrace. The Washington corres-
pondsnt Of the Cincinnati Commercial. under
date of the 10Th inst. .thus sketches the Majors
military career In this country:
A. 40 early stage in the war. an individual
named Constable-a tall heav Y set, red inous-
tached Eugliehman made himself conspicu-
ogs in Cincinnati. and sncceeded in getting an
appointment from Gen. Fremont. as Captain
o. Artillery. Soon aftsrwsr he vas put in
charge VI the mortar boats of the Mississippi
Elotilla. bat did not continue in that capacity
long, being removed for the good Of The naval
service. He next turned up 10 this depart /
ment. aud brought some sort Of influence to
bear upon the Secretary Of War. which
resulted in . commission Is Major Of the
fret. Virginia ARTILLERY and assenusnt
70 Gen. Woois staff On my ssrival IN
Washington, IN Dscsmber last, saw the gen.
tleman sttutting around Willasd's Hotel in u
very Dompous and sock oey manner--as large
as lifs and twice as simpudsnt-the iSsntsc Il
10 iividsal Who euccsedsd in drawing the wool
over Gen Frsuonrs eyes. and who is accused.
whe ber justly or unjustly. l cannot sly. Of
having ngaesd 10 . general borrow>snd-
nseer.pay sntesprise in Iowa. q few years ago
laeo ooW hin sstsrday. entering the Senate
gallery with the air Of . Foreign Minister, and
,a-t heard Of him to-day 10 an official order
ffoo The War Department. ae having been di =
ersesfnlIy dismissed the service Tor extorting
money from prisoners. while serving on Gen.
Wools staff Where be vill next turn up, il 10
dfiicult to cay. but it 10 we'll 70 put the public
% their gussd against him. He 10 Intensely
English. and dsvilishly iwpudept. and can be
known from the rest Of mankind BY these gen.
er4l qualitiss He will not BE- apt = try his
tortunss in tie West again. being pretty we'll
"played out 10 t.a. section.
JcaNsoN CONVICTED The jury 10 The case Of
The People " A. q. JehneOn. this morblpg,
rhursday 16sh) rendered verdict OF guilty
of The murder OF the listle girl, Lorsnie Rowe.
We believe there hes nsvsr been verdict req.
dsrsd here which gives moro general satistas-
tioo. for ~ do not suppose there 10 = man In
the coamnnisy Who doubts that be killed the
girl. And - leasa. fron enc Of the jurymsn,
that there was not . msa on The jury Who md
any dosbts % to his guilt nor did the Jury
difisr at sll. except aboat eons ninsr and us-
impoetsnt pointA ~
johnssn he's lad the cid Of the most able
ekillful and iudsfasigabls atternsys, Mesess.
Geo. W. fiessants Ard Jehn B Hswlsy, vhe
have done oil that was possible to do to save
hin. They even succeeded In getting two
physieians (quite te the establishment Of The
rublis) 70 testify that they did not believe the
holss in the skull we're sassed By forss, bat
that the niecas of the skull dronneA out IN