Daily Davenport Democrat., 1865-12-30

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TIA On YnAs.-lsfscs nnr nat Issue
he Old Year will have bsss nsnbersd
among the things thae were, and ne New
fsas sshrsd int snistense. PsnA y
ths Ab:ssy q eur Republics No sSe ha'
been heavier laden With events Of impos'
tanss than shs 90 Just pa9ins soay. IL
scenes, yst ftssh in The reeollsction Of the
vugld, will liss sn ~ pases Of history, till
TINE itself has ceased to be. Especially wil'
il bs remembered BY the generations Of
lAnerica shet till follow h our wake. teom
the very Brst day Of 1885, till the capture Of
,Rishnond, ths fats Of eur .0overnfnsnt
seemed suspended in > scale. Destruction
ed pssssrvatioa sssosd evenly balanced,
end Tie uaivssss looked on in Suspense and
ave, - though tao Gods were striving for
the mastery, and earth we're the prise Of the
contest The dark and bloody struggles, the
decisive campsigns, and the unparalleled
triumphs Of our armies must be re@enber-
ed while . spark Of national pride
and honor exists in the hearts Of
American cit Gems. The rebellion has pass
ed away like some collosal empire. It seems
hardly possible to realize that the Power
that % laesIy threatened the very existence
Of our Republic, 10 now at our feet q pow
sslsss % he Indian tribes Of the desert
In future years men will ponder in amase-
msnt over the details Of the highest strife
that ever convulssd the world. Whether
they consider the myriads Of combatants en-
gagged, or the 6erceness and blood shed that
marked the struggle; the extsnt Of the ter
ritory operated over, Or the magnitude Of
the resources employed, the result will bs
alike.
Yet strange to say, amid all this uncer-
tainty and confusion, our internal commsscs
has been iumeasurably on the increase, the
roar Of manufactures has filled our cities
the, tide Of immigration from
Europe has received an additional impulse
from the very fact Of the defamation Of our
and stranger passing through
the Nortnern otssss' --.,'a- acarccly have
discovered an evidence Of the tremendous
conflict being carried on, save in the ,nus
tering Of fresh squadrons to supply the
waste BY battle and disease. AZ if to aid
in healing the wounds Of war, Providence
has blessed Us with bountiful crops, and
our granar;es are filled with stores Of
wealth.
With the new year there dawns nobler
mission than that Of murder and devasta--
ton. The abhorrent tracks ofwar are to he
and fields Of waving grain to
flourish where men dyed tho earth with
their life blood, or rushed in the intoxica
tion of battle, to the mouths Of cannon, or
On glittering hedges ofhostile bayoosts.
May the New Year be one Of peace and
plenty, and may magnauiinity and forgive>
ness to our vanquished opponents, mark
every seasen Of it, course. May Heaven
avert the psstilence that has wrapped for
eisn lands In death aud mourning, and at
the Close. hsd our nation united, happy,
and at peace with oil the world.
Nsw YsAs's Mar At HAVE newx CoxE
sns Paicss.-Ladiss, now is the time to
make purchases at the Dry GeOds Stores Of
Hsrsberg 1 Co.,, at Nos 5 end Z Metropoli
tan Block. Their stock Of plain asd fancy
goods is the largest AMI most complete west
Of Chicago, and the figures at which they
are nov selling are as low IS any establish
snent in Iowa can afford. They have NO.
only every article Of comfort or elegance
which you can call for, but they have it in
every style in which it is manufactured
Receiving their goods direct from The most
reliable houses Of the East, and in large OF
ders at time. they are not only enabled to
warrant them to wcar we'll, but are also able
to sell them cheaper than any one who or.
ders small quantities. They consider it no
trouble to show their goods, aud having :
full force Of courteous assistants, are always
pleased to do 50. Call on them, aud Famine
their shawls, cloaks, balmorals, hosieries,
ladies' woolen and mixed goods, iiannels,
pubiss, etc., etc. They are selling 1t Holi.
day prices
SsnnLs At LAr.-Ths city school au-
thorities are employing number Of brick
masons In building new, safe, and servicea-
ble 6ues to the Stone School House. The
flues in this house have ever been very do
fsctivs and dangerous, several times has
the building caught Ere and came near
unto destaaction on account Of those imper-
feet chimneys. In tearing them out the
we're at loss to see how the house
could BE- kept from burning, 80 very defect
i've had been their construction. The de.
fect will soon bs remsded, and the house
made much more saf. and comfortable.
3 4AnalAoEs IN l86t.-By reference TO the
records Of our worthy County Judge, for.
the year 1865, We find that there have been
just four hundred marriages solemnised in
Scott ceunty in that time. A gsodly mum.
Der surely for population Of $4,000. Our
Sountry-ee rather the young folks thsreef,
Ars coming nobly up to the fslnllment ofan
important conmandment Of Sacred Writ
Nay the eight hundred persons, meet i'm ).
nediately interested, live long and b pres:
porous and happy.