Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-17


Iowa City, the 3 O'Clock ?. m. train from
Muscatine, and the 2:l5 p m train from
Davenport for Iowa City and Muscatine
viii be discontinued
>rprrrrg hos got al elegant assortment o
white goods OF every varics; ra:aso's, fans
&c, 8c Call and see them: alsc his large
stock Of perfumcrie-.
THE attention oi our readers IS dire ct 4 q
the card Of ". A. Inea.ls. il another column
Mr. ingalls, is a scientific afchiiect AMI re
sponslhie man - transact business With
His Office i, over Maetloi Bank.
ROBERT kgAtsr i turning out some very
nice suits IF clothing, anl cat be beat il
this country. J'rr., who presiles over th.
shears. has the reputation of being one o
the hes; cutters this side Of Chicago. Re
member the place opposite the Nationa
Bark.
Hoo CnArS Baoxr.-J'ir Savanna, whiie
while coming over the Upper Rapids, this
morning. broke her hog chain, and was
compelled to lay up at Rock Island all day
for repairs. She leaves for St Louis thi.
evening
paid oti and discharged to-day, their term o'
enlistment having expired
tol lrier started for the East this morn
ing, on furlough of thirty days
The 10th Iowa Infantry is expected here
soon.
PicTuHE P.iNriSG-.I T. Mccrcw, late
Of Baltimore, has established gallery on
Brady street, two,locrS helow ith, wcs. side,
and is prepared to paint photographs in the
bc,t style in oil, water, Indian ink. winio
and ;yo,. type. Also, copies taken from
old ambrotyPc. daguerreotypcS, &c. CAD
and examine hi, specimens
TuH best place in the city to buy boots
and shoes is at Child & Co.'S, on Brady
street, below second. They have one OF
the best stocks in the State, and sell cheaI-
cr than any other house in the city. When
anything is wanted in that line, alwal ;
call on them, and they will hc sure to suit
you. They purchase their stock in large
quantities in Boston, for cash, thereby get
ting heavy discount over small Dealers
Call before purchasing elsewhere.
TuE RAILROAD BRlpGE. We are informed
that the platform pier Of the Rock Island
bridge is not as badly injured Us it was at
first anticipated. The process Of It's rc
construction has already commenced. \
large portion Of the wood work is unin-
iured, but will all be removed. and the en-
tire platform built Of solid masonry Had
it been built Of that material before that
great loss Of property would have been
avoided. II is the intention TO have it re-
stored TO perfect order again within forty
days
METEoroLITAN LIVERY STARLE.-This pop
ular establishment has changed hands.
Messrs Benton Il Ho,ington are the pre-
sent proprictors, and the public will ur
doubtcdlv congratulate them upon their
success This stable has been established
s.!cral years. and has always carried the
reputation OF being little ahead OF any other
in the city. Mr. liasht, its former pro-
prictor, has taken much pride, and spared
no expense in establishing it. and its new
occupants viii be sure to sustain its rotor
ETY.. Ii has about twenty five fine horses
and carriages, and harm, sses. Mr. Benton
is one Of the pioneer liver, men of Daven
port, and in that capacity TO one is more
competent, or o.ligng.
TnoIGu LOST FROM SIGnT 70 MEMORY DEAR.
Some time during the campaign Of lo5'',
when Ere mont entered the lists against Old
Buck. strong partizan of the opposition.
merchant in this city, who then did and yet
continues to do business on Second street.
between Brady and Main, in the fervcncy
Of his enthusiasm, purchased an elegant
portrait OF the candidate who parted his
hair and wore his beard in the order of ma
ture, and after the manner Of the carly pill
grims," and hung the same in ocnspicu
Gus place in his best show window For
long timc-long after the heated contest
was overall through the four years that
made up Buchanan $ term Of oiiicc-through
the next Presidential campaign, and after
the campaign-and still further On through
the years of LincolnS administration. and
nearly up TO the time of the Cleveland Con-
yention. that benign and bearded conten-
lncc hung there in that same window, the
observed of innumera be observers. It had
become a sort of local something
with which every citizen had become per-
fectly familiar and which he as much ex-
pected TO see as to and fro he passed, as the
open do ors Of the substantial house where
IN it was displayed. But time works great
changes in the human family as well as in
The opinions of men, and our merchant
friend has proved no exception to the rule.
he became an officer cf Mr.. Lincoln's admin
stra.ion and one Of his firmest adherents.
His first love, with hair parted in the mid
lie, aspired once more to Presidential hon
,rs, in opposition to his rew love. A spirit
,f coldness cnsued, and the familiar portrait
xas removed ard placed among the rubbish !
where bats and moles most do congregate
Alas for the instability Of human affections.
Those whom we count our nearest friends
,ur chiefest idols to-day, may be the sub |
ects of our most bitter aversion to-morro,r