Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-03-15

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For Vice Pvesidenf n sysns--------. ---cSc
Fur 3ssosssw T. Ere en- .--.---.ss
BIB woodward -
FLr Aeeres1ry -U.t3 smith 8oI
Sally. III
For Director. three ysors-J r: stibol,-
-, D.,se.o. to a: :ae.:s~y.i S. : s..vens. n.ss
Total number Of votes cast. .-...-..-.----sae
TIE usv,y erected Board gives pretty gen
srsl sstisfaction, and doubtless vil' sxs'e'ss
visdom 10 conducting our schools during the
coming year. Il sursiy fnds the eehools 10 .
prosperous and Asar!shing condition. AMI it 10
20 b hored that stili farthss mssrs OF In
pvossmspt will Be sous ht out and adopted
ARRIVAL OF V8rssANs.-Four hun
deed and forty nsobsrs Of shs 18th lsfassry,
that have enlisted % vetsrass, arrived here
this mornieg. OF course everybody va glad
-dslishssd 70 80 - nssy Of the brave 18Th
bssk In Dsvsopers. and particularly s'sd shss
they have ss-eslistsd in the vs.srsn corps; bus
~ must confess that they have very odd
Wy OF displsy ying their dsligh'. O'hsr places.
both EAss and Wset. take come paine to vel
eotss their returning soiaisrs home, b"t up to
this time tae citiz % Of Davenport have msin.
,airsd . vigorous Ind, fsrsnce uron THE sub-
js,: Oar brave boys come home fr'm the
battle 6slds. whore they have been sp'll'ng
thar blood and risking their lives 10 onr be.
halt. scd no. 90 much as d'pnsatioD OF ss-
shine have greeted them ., the d.pot. much
4 - ~lt In, -.
come them home. snd ex'end to them that
aurdisl sod hearty greeting 10 which they ere
80 richly entitled.
We muss ssy that ws doa's like this style o.
nan ,xemsnt. I,is unbscomiog to any COM
,nunity very unbssoniag 10 the nobis eitJ OF
y .vsuport. and ~ sincerely trust that diff
srsns policy may BE- ioangurstsd. Why doo's
our 81 issos m msst together and n.ks some AZ
raoQsments with rsfsre, ce to receiving re-
tarosd veteran rsgiusnn II. pretty late
10 the day To he sure, TO urge this. but 10
never too late 10 dischs's. cur duties AZ fAs
. we ess. LIT ue have = putlic meeting scd
90 organize thss these disyrac@fu' occurrences
sh.l not ssks place again. W. msy not be
able to give au tina. return = pubic ovs.toc,
but We caa give them warm greeting and
bot dinner. Let ~ do that q. och any how
Who secouds the motion for meeting 90 shis
very eubj=ct?
IMP,ErANr SALae.-The fine dwell
log hou.. on Fourth street. the late rs.ii nee
Of DR.. Fouut tsip. has been purchased hy III
former partner, Dr.. J. n. Adler. for -. .O00.--
Thi. 10 zoe o. the most desirable residences iu
shs city. and 10 purchasing /: Dr Adler hes
ssads bargAio.
The property known ~ ths Sargent Farm.
e,lusted 10 Bloc GrAss township. q fs~ rsiss
below this city. has been purchased by Ds
Boardman, Of Chicago. for $4,000. 1t eon.
tsius $50 acres Of Land and has impr ov emsnts
in hou.es. barns, stables. fsuess. ETC., aeeond
to no iArm In che county Of scott.
The Epscopai Society cs Dursnt. Iowa. has
purch s.ed The splend,d rs-id.rcs srest.ds iss
years ago 10 that place ty H . Do~os. Eco !.
1t gr+st tsrgaiD. 10 be used - . parsonage
Calls for eligible rssi e.tats ccctinus TO To-
e,ea.. very .ncourag,"siy. both 10 city and
improved propertv in II. u"sry.
Very SCARcx.--A merchant with a
Ton of good table butter oouli fasliz. for
toe 10 halt day BY exposing Il for sale 10
auy public place In our city. There ie sb.o-
| Iusely none At al coming into toso. A good
article brings 81 csots per pcand-Dcns at
that. From fair 70 middliux 40 csess--vsry
Iistls doing. Batter strong enough to zip ,hs
base-plats over sni crawl bset sloss. 80
cents, and searce. Batter that viii orsraIk
| Geo. 0sastie demand q % cents per pound
ssd eagerly soaghs foe. Sseh . scarcity IL
this commodity vAs never before ,ksown
s,uss Davenport wss an Iodian eosnfeld.-
Dspnsatioos have started isto the country
offering IS eenss per pousd-bussera,t TO-,
cluded, sed soms Of our messhasts have ts,s-
gsaphsd 70 Chicago for. . ssppiy. The roads
| Isadiog to The country are almoet utterly i'm
psssible, which seeounts5or the esste.ty
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SHow.-A gentleman Who has just
eoos 10 from trip froo. Ced.s couniy. insor,ns
| us that dur pg tke 'a's soow storm. snow fell
.. Dufsns 70 the depth Of six Of eight inches
ane that on Sunday oorning il lay f,ot desp
81 Upton. Ths voads are IN an slmost impAs-
d. u coeditteo. Il zee one Of the most se-
vsfs stos0s Of The prsssss yssr.
RIVER lTEMs.
Tuesday, Nsseh Is.
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