Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-29

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Brseklyn, New Hak, ~ now nsrs Than
600 miles Of streets.
The R0psess Bugsnis hes addressed .
letter Of coincidence and sympathy to Mn.
Liucoln.
| The Boston stores have oemmsnesd 70
close at 3 o'clock On Saturdays.
The first cheese factory in Illinois l. to
b in operation this season, in the vicinity
Of Hainesville, Lake county.
Valuable conRscated prop~ty. lately be.
longing to Jefferson Davis, was sold iu New
Orleans . few days ago.
In Western New York the fruit prospects
ere good, no damage having been done by
New York City 10 said 10 contain l50, 900
Germans. Of these, "a. 900 are Jews, 49,
600 are Roman Catholics, and 81 900 are
Protestants.
The Emperor Napoleon is Of the same age
- President johnson and JEFF. Davis-ffty-
seven. The Emperor Of Russia Is forty
seven, and Victor Emanuel is forty-hve.
A religious revival ia in progress in Phil
adelpha, and preaching and extra religious
services are held in several churches every
evening
The Liverpool police are w,-tching the
American steamers, to catch the assassins
for whom . reward is offered. John II.
Surratt is believed to have sailed in the Pc
ruvian, which left Quebec on the 18th.
W. S. Stewart, m anager Of . New York
theatre. went to Washington to get Booths
body, but was informed that Booths body
lies where neither he or any other mortal
man will ever see it again.
The army worm has made its appearance
on several Of the Government plantations
in Louisiana. Should tho evil assume the
proportions which it did last year, it would
be terrible calamity 10 the State.
By tho Gre in Niblo's Garden, in New
York, Mr.. William Wheatleys wardrobe,
and also the entire wardrobe in the theatre,
except that which had been in use, was de-
stroyed, and the whole loss is estimated at
5000. The performances will be con.
tinued, however, IS usual.
The Burlington (Vt.) Tmes says that
fifty five thousand deserters, under one Of
tho last proclamations Of President Lincoln,
have within ten days past emigrated from
Canada, reported at Capt. Glcason's office,
and returned to the Federal service
Bishop Whipple, of Minnesota says the
Christian Times, is reported very sick at
Jerusalem with the Syrian fever. lie was
kindly cared for in the family of Bishop Go.
bat. II is hoped that he is now improving,
and that the worst is past.
Judge McAfee, Of Bloomfield, Davis coun
ty, has a pocket book in his possession
which was once the property Of Abraham
Lincoln, grandfather Of our murdered Pres
ident. II was made by sister of Daniel
Boone, and is curious piece Of mechanism.
1t has the name Of Abraham Lincoln on it
in needle work. 1t was made before the
Revolutionary War.
The Grand Trunk Company are perfectirx
arrangements for opening a direct commu-
nication from Port Huron, their western
term nus, to Chicago, by way oil Lansing.
Allcgan and New Buffalo Thus do they
expect to compete for large share of the
traffic of the great West The people along
the route are said to be taking hold of the
| enterprise in earnest Tn Grand Trunk
toHhpdIiy pToposc 10 iuriiiSu Tue Hcn anu
| rolling stock, if the people along the route
will grade and tie the road
The New York Ne,cs contains an account
! Of retired merchant in that CITY, who
| caused his tombstone to be constructed and
set up in his bedroom, with the proper in
scription-datcs blank Clipped out, that
upon retiring it might inspire him with
thoughts best fitted to admonish him of the
uncertainty of life, and the possibility of
sudden death. The other morning, not APP
pearng at his usual hour, the servants went
to his chamber, forced open the door, and
found his body PROSTATE od the floor, with
the tombstone fallen upon his head, which
was crushed by its weight.