Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-28

LARcExr.-A one armed soldier named
Mike Gallagher, was arrested ct Rock Island
on Saturday, for stealing . revolver, and
sent to Jail.
The 34rm.-The 34th Iowa Regiment,
6lO men, will arrive in Davenport early to.
morrow morning. E. g. ODIoxss.
August 2sth, 1865.
New RATES. We are requested TO state
that the new passenger tariff on the M. X
VI. Railroad does not 20 into effect until the
first Of September.
LAncExY.-Justice Blood bound Alva
Chambers over for trial to-day, in the sum
Of 800, on . charge Of stealing bolt Of
flannel, fran the store of Wise 4 Co.
FESiAXs, ATTENTION. Regular business
meeting this evening at u o'clock, at the
fenian Hall, corner Of Fifth and Brady
streets.
CARPENrERIS6.-Wcc call the attention Of
our readers to an I'd advertisement in another
column Of Thomas Cochran, Carpenter and
Joiner, Commercial Alley, opposite .Le po.,
office.
BANSocK CirY.-This elegant craft re-
Gently built at LeClaire, and to be CON-
mandcd by Capt. Erastus Carleton, one Of
our most popular steamboatmen, will soon
be furnished and placed in the trade.
Bold TnlKr-A well dressed young gent
called at Rock Island boarding house on
Saturday, aud stated that one Of the board
ers had sent him for his best black suits Of
clothes. He was suspected, and fefring
arrest, dccamped in hurry.
CRops.-The farmers Of Rock Island
county are al busily tl,rashing out their
grain. The yield is fair. Prospects for q
good corn crop arc fiattering. We have
received notice from Hardin county cor
that this years harvest has
been the latest known in that section for
the last decade. The grain is mostly in
stack, yielding tolerably.
AcciDENr.-On her late downward trip
the steamer Highlander bursted her steam
pipe and was compelled to lay to. The
large number of soldiers who took passage
on her from this place, were transferred to
the steamer Davenport The Highlan-
der will be detained from the trade but n
very short time.
WATCHES AND JEwELRY.-We take pleas
ure in directing the attention Of the public
to the card Of A. S. Corkin. in another col
umn. lle is successar to j. Il. Curry on
Brady street between Sd and 4th, and will
spare no pains to give perfect satisfaction
to all who may favor him with their patron
age. Give him call when you desire any
thing in his line.
MOLINE IMrRovRMENrs-Mr Gilbert B.
Shaw is erecting an edition 10 his wooden
factory, in which he intends to put two
spinning Jacks The business of the estab-
lishment is to be increased by the addition
OF looms, jacks, carding machines and other
machinery to the amount Of five or six
thousand dollars. Two new broad looms
have already arrived, and as soon as the
new building is read fol the jack, they will
be put up M the main building. The whole
community is interested in this enterprise.
Moline Republican.
COMMISSION HousE.-By reference to ad'
vertsement it will te seen that our we'll
known fellow citizens, Howard Darlington,
Thos. Ruick and B. B. Brayton have formed
a copartnershp under the firm name Of Oar
lington, Ruick & Co., for the purpose ofdo-
ing general commission business in Chi
cago. These gentlemen are all well known
in this section as men Of energy and intcg
rity, and will form a strong firm. They com
mence business on the first Of September.
We bespeak for them full share Of Iowa
patronage.
AccIDRNr.-As John Mathews, a youth o.
about sixteen, living on Rock Island street
above Twelfth, was retiring on Saturday
night, a kerosene lamp which he was using
exploded, covering him with the oil contain
ed therein. lie was Immediately covered
with flames. Rushing down stairs, he wa
rolled in blankets by the members Of thu
family, in which manner the flames wer,
extinguished. lie was drcadfully burned
and suffered the most intense agony. DR.
Atkinson was called in, and the patient j.
now believed to be in fair way for re
covcry.
UNIVERSITY OF NorRE DAME.-In another
column our readers will find the advertise
mcnt Of the University Of Notfe Dame, In
diana. In the press Of all parts Of ths
country we read the most flattering com
ments on the good management and supc
riority Of this institution. Having care
fully perused one Of its catalogues, We are
satisfied that its course of studies cannot bs
surpassed BY any seat Of learning west o.
New England. The strictest attention il
given to the cultivation Of sound morale
and polite department in the pupils, and to
the acquisition BY them Of . complete classi'
cal and commercial education. The build
ings Of the University are palatial and com
Portable, while the terms are moderste
enough for the means VI al.
DoN'T LIKs lf.-Wno cares Z copper
whether the Gazette likes Gen. Benton's &C.
ceptancs or not. The soldiers have chosen
him for their representative man in Iowa, or
the anti-negro suffrage issue, and they an
going to give him their vote. We are moi
aware that either party, having candidate,
in the field, have anything to say as tt
which way the Democrats Of Iowa shall cast
their votes. The probability Is very strong
that the soldiers party will get that vote
and that is what the Gazetts is growing
about. If our party voters-eveu such