Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-11-23

ONLY ONE GINA reduction mas been
ordered by the Post Master General Of ons
cent on the postage Of drop letters. The
old rates en- newspapers and circulars re-
main unchanged. TIE public will spprs-
cia.e the change.
i, ne used for that rurPsss, bst has ine snassed
Z" t-asey from 4 former one, an9 haviug ~ ~
f. remedy al hand, applied the Pais Killer FIRE
r. for about hheen minutes q evsaiag. and reps
I'd the applscaii0n very briefly the ne 1t morn III
/. which ehtirsly destroyed the i-Iou. and incres
my confidence in the utility Of the rsmedl:.
Minister " wealeyan Methodist Church
L. TINS PAIN kG1.a.En
TnsArnicAL.-Aas agsr Wyatt concludes
his season At Rock Island. thss evening, With
the great moral drama Of Jack SHEPPARD"
The ferry boat will make trips after the per-
formance. Welearn that he has been lib.
orally patronixed during his engagement
among our neighb rs.
READY voR rns TRADE.-Sam Perry
No. 45 Brady Street, 10 prepared for his
usual amount Of fall end winter trade. HE
stock Of ready-n ade clothing can bs sur
passed nowhere in the city for variety Of
styles aud durability Of material. lie has
also on hand complete assortment Of gents.
furnishing goods, which he manufactures
| TO order at the shortest notice.
Boor AND SHOE EMPORIUM ID. B. Garlic
ton, No "a, Brady street, above Third, has
now for sale the completest stock Of boots,
shoes. and CATERS to be found in the city,
and is disposing Of the same at the lowest
possible rates. lie 10 also manufacturing
" order in the very best style.
LEAVE YouR ORDERS their estab
ishnent near the corner OF Second and
Brady, Remington 4 Co. have on hand
most extensive and assorted stock of gents
furnishing goods, comprising cloths, cassi
meres. satinets, and every thing else in their
line that can be DESIRE, which they are
| making 10 order in all the latest and most
| fashionable styles. at the shortest notice.
In UNION rmGRs IS SrREN0rH. We
learn that our friend, Rev. P. p Ingalls,,
General Agent Of the Iowa Soldiers
| Orphans Home. and Miss Mary E. Kibben,
Recording Secretary Of that organization.
apprcciating the above maxim, were mar
ried at Mount Pleasant on Monday last.
THAT EARLY WINrER-" The oldest in
habitants," and other sage people have been
advising US for several months to prepare
tor IN ''ear!y and severe winter" We have
yet time enough to enjoy the prcdicte'l Sc
verify, but we think the press had better
drop Oft the " early" part Of the prophecy
| A PRAISE WORTHY DONATION. We learn
that a gcntlcmaa residing in Philadelphia
has forwarded two hundred and fifty vol
umes for the library Of Griswold
College. in this city. This is indeed .
followed bv others from our citizens, a. we
learn that all such will be thankful , receiv.
| cd.
| POPULAR ARRANaExRNr.-We learn
that Lieutenant llennc is making arrange
ments for the erection Of . stand in the
Post Office for the sale of tobacco, cigars,
meerschaum pipes and fancy notions. As
he has been rendered helpless in the service
Of our countr. no one could DO more de-
serving Of the patronage Of the public, and
no one will be more likely to receive it,,
than he.
The LECTURE. Who has not heard of the
| Rev. John 5. q. Abbott, and read his elo
qucnt descriptions Of the wars Of France,
under the great Emperor! On Saturday
evening, November 10th, he will lecture be-
fore the Davenport Associated Congress, at
the Congregational Church. "Frsnce and
her Emperor" he has chosen for his sub
ject, and our citizens may expect something
rare and entertaining. The lecture will com
mencc At eight o'clock. Tickets can be pur
chased At the Post Office, and at any Of the
bookstores.
A NEw CouNrERFEir.-A very dangerous
counterfeit $50 grecnback has just been
discovered At the Treasury Department. It
is the best executed counterfeit Of United
States currency afoat It may be detected
by the bill being indorsed in circular bor-
der instead Of octagonal borders, as the gen.
uine. Tie transverse. which lies through
the large figures, 80 dollars, at the ends. al
30 fails to enter, as in the genuine. and the
outline Of people and shade to the eyes Of
the picture Of Hamilton are somewhat heav
er than in the genuine.
Our NEw POSTMASTER. Gen. Add. II.
Sanders has at length arrived in our city,
| from his trip to the East. According to
the Gazette's issue Of November 10th, ''the
Davenport Post Office constituted the pri>
mary object of his mission, Charles Mason
consulting and sidirg therein" General
Sanders has, therefore, been entirely sue
cessful, a. the public will he pleased to
learn, and will soon enter upon the duties
Of his Office. That he will make one Of the
most popular postmasters We have ever had
We hav'nt = douot. His long residence in
our city has rendered him familiar to every
/ VesS Sssc Assc~ SsvsuG sn0uuSA ~ WHICH u
supported the principles he SO long advo-
Gated, has given him wide and honorable
reputation. and the long business expert
encc which he has had. renders him emi
nently capable Of performing the duties
which will devolve upon him.
REINroIUsD--Bro. Russell has got
"Quil" to help him. 1t has long been evi
dent that he WAS weak At that point, 20 the
aid is most opportune. "Quill" notes
reformation in the DsMocRAr. He saw Us
once dsep-stesped in political sim 'disloy-
d withal. addicted to strange ways. But
"Quill" being prophet for,told . change
Of heart, and nov claims consideration -
Is one blessed With the rare gift Of reading