Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-04-29


ever will be afforded at Sands 4 Co.'s Auc-
ton Store to morrow morning and afternoon.
The best goods are vet to be offered and you
can have them at your own prices. Don,
fail to attend for you can get the best dry
goods at half their real value.
WAR MrrTIxa.-A war meeting rs to be
held ut the German Theatre tomorrow even
ing. for tho purpose Of enlisting the atten-
ton Of the public in the work Of raising re-
cruits for the 100 days service. Talented
speakers will address the meeting. Let
there be a large attendance on the occasion.
SNIP CANAL CoNvENrroS.-Wha hat action
il to be taken in this city to send delegates
to the Ship Canal Convention to he held At
Dubuque next week Davenport should
surely be represented there, and to that end
a meeting of citizens should he held at once
to appoint delegates who will attend with
out fail
WHOLESALE BooT AND SHOE Trade
Child Co have made extensive arrange
mcnts for the jobbing business in the boot
and shoe line. Country merchants will
please notice that they have the largest
stock ever offered in Iowa, that it was Sc
ccted by the Boston partner who takes such
advantages of the market as to enable them
to sell at the very lowest prices. They sell
goods just rs cheap as can be bought in
Chicago. This they guarantee to do. Mer-
chants who care to save expense, will find
this stock the most profitable ono to them.
NoTHlxG LIKE IT-When you buy any
thing there is nothing like buying what
will be the most servicable The cheapest
goods are generally the dearest. Families
who desire to coonomize in groceries will
find the most carefully selected and EST as
sorted stock at Parks & 1Iosmer's, south
east corner Of Brady and Fourth streets
They have evcrything in the line-all fresh
and sweet prices low-goods sent home
free Of charge, e,-satisfaction guaranteed Or
the money refunded and expenses paid
Give them call and see how prompt deal
ers conduct business.
FIELD OrrIcDgs FOR THE New REGI,IsIs.
We are authorized by General Baker 10
state that at this time no appointments
whatever, nor gnat;ons, have been made
for field officer; for any new regiments, and
further that none VIII be made until the
Governor arrives home This is Il highly
important matter and ought to ie carefully
considered before any step is taken. We
do not apprehend that the authorities will
find any difficulty whatever in finding The
requisite number of officers to fill all the po-
sitions in the entire regiments. If privates
could only be picked as readily, ten days
would suffice to raise the entire ten thou
sand.
Choice MILLINERY GooDs-The only
complete stock of Fashionable Millinery
goods TO be found in the city are kept by
Mrs. Mccullough, west side Of Brady street.
one door below 4th st. The facilities of this
popular establishment for procuring freshly
imported goods and for producing the very
latest styles are of the first order She
buys directly from Importers in New y York,
and in large quantities, by which means she
gets the advantage of the very lowest fig
ure she buys no goods that are not of the
latest style, and none she cannot guarantee
to give perfect satisfaction. Her prices arc
moderate her employees masters Of the mil
linery art no wonder her goods are SO
much sought for.
Country dealers will find her wholcsaling
facilities ample and her prices as low as can
be made in Chicago.
TRIAL OF TKE PICKPOCKETs.-Jpon the
prisoners, Battomly, Smith and Baker being
brought into court before Squire Wheeler
this morning, a separate trial was granted
and the man Battomly was the first te
plead f. f. Cook for State Frank Plum
er for defendant Several Witnesses Con
ductor McChesny. Isaac Phillips and others
testified as to the actions of the accused al
the Depot yesterday morning. 1t was
shown, as stated yesterday, that the,
crowded about the old gentleman, whom i
Is alleged they had selected for their victim
and that Baker, who brought up the rear
ie't tor the locality, pulled away the ole
gents coat and thrust his hand into the OH
gent pocket, when McChesny caught hin
in the act.
lhc testimony, though Of a circ;mstan
tlai character. strongly points out thes,
three chaps as pick pockets. After tn,
summing up the court held the defend
ant to bail in the sum Of $780,
I - Mso, probably, will be his confederste
when they shsll hase had oseir. .s1ia,sO ID