Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-07-07

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--LATEST SryLEs.--If you want the latcs
and most fashidDablc styles Of summer hat
or caps, you raast 90 to Farrand's. The
can be had nowhere else.
FAEaEgs are offering as high as FIVE dol
lars per day for harvest hands. Many me
chancs will undoubtedly 80 out at sacl
rates
We were favored with fine shower las
night which cooled the atmosphere for
f:w hours, but this afternoon it has bcel
about as warm as Yesterday, which wa
called the hottest day of the season.
Nrw SIDE WALK.--The firm Of Cook 4
Drury arc making very nice improvement
in front Of their law office. on Main street
by laying down brick side walk.
DriL.-lin,incss on our streets ycstcr
day aud to-day has been decidedly dun
hence the scarcity of local news. Farmer
a%e-nearly al busy harvesting, or gcttin,
ready for it.
Coop Moyr.-By earl published else
where it will be seen that our dry good
merchants have resolved to close their store
at an eaa!icr hour than heretofore. which
arrangement to take effect on and ait.i
the 10Th inst. This move is advisable ane
we hope to see the merchants generally O
our city do likewise.
NAILs.-Advices received here from Pitts
burgh report An advance in nails OF one cen,
within the last week. The same authority
also says that many Of the heaviest dealers
Of that city have been compelled to suspend
operations and clcsc their storas ior want O,
adequate help to carry on their usiness.
Police CouRr.-Mrs Ximmorm and Mrs.
Orendorf were brought up he ore Squire
Wheeler this afternoon, for violating city
ordinance. II appears that their children,
got into difficulty, and to settle the mat
ter the parents interfercd. which resulted in
a regular set-to. They were each fined five
dollars and costs.
ORDERED TO THE FRoSr-The entire We
teran Reserve Corps. on Rock Island, which
have been guarding the prisoners Tor the
81 H., L.
front, and left for Washington last evening
The 4sth Iowa goo day mem will be or
ganized Immediately, and take their place
ON the Island
TIE whole number Of prisoners Of war
who have died at Ro k Island Barracks, dur
ing the week ending July 2d is 49,. II
Previous deaths. 1876
Total number Of deaths. 1853
No new yariola cases.
Whole number sick in hospital 3s2
lr Yor wish to cast good impressions upon
the community and pass for gentleman Of
good credit, you must he clothed from Sam.
Perrys Emporium, opposite the Post Office.
lie has the largest and best selected stock in
The city. His store is throngcd daily with
Anxious customers, who 60 away satisfied
that they have been well fitted, and have got
their money worth. Cali end examine his
summer patterns before purchasing else
where
TBE DAILY CorRIER.-Thc daily issue Of
the Muscatine Courier has started again
under the leadership Of its former manager.
Edward II. Thayer. II presents a very en-
ccuragins appearance, and as its career
has been painful thorn in tire
hides of the aboltionists, we think its fu-
lure will be none the less So It's first edi
lion contains some fifteen columns of read
ing matter, and in point Of ncatncss and IT,
geography has no superior in the State.-
We wish the Judge success.
SHARP PRACTIcE.-Since the destruction
of the pier Of the Railroad Bridge, itappeass
that some of the attaches of the Rock Isl-
and depot and certain commission mer-
chatit have been driving thriving business
It tie expenae Of Davenport merchants, and
70 put the public on their guard, it may be
we'll to relate few complaints which are
being daily made to us. All goods, Of
course, that are destined for Davenport have
to be left at the Rock Island depot for the
cons:gnec to remove Fo, our merchants to
20 there and claim their merchandise nat.
uraliy incnrs some considerable trouble and
expense, Which cannot be avoided, and for
which no one would be blamed under the
existing circumstances; but when they go
there and ascertain that their goods have
been turned over to q ecnnaissiou merchan',
stored away, and that there is storage fee
70 pay, that is an i,npositipa- which they arc
reluctant to adhere to, sha ~ that all the
officers Of the rosd WIN Snl6ubtedly de-
nouncc when it oomcs to ah5if ears Il Is
IN unmitigated swindle. ana uithouta rea-
son to back it. We adviss- ous nyerchants
nYt to suffer . reQatitiea~ ~fsach1npe1lgoUus,
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