Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-12

| So For Late Neys. see third page.
PoIack gowr.-The Casads robbery ex
animation is ltill continued.
SxTn CAyALRv. dispatch has lately
been received from AdIutant i. Z. Agard
ofthe 9th Cavalry at Sioux City stating that
the regimen. Will soon be mustered out.
P0sJPoSED. FOR the want ol some i'm
psrtsnt witnesses, the ~ amiaation Of James
Foster for stealing SSoo from man on the
steamer Canada has been postponed.
PAID Or AND AgGgD.-Companies
A. b, G, and E. Of the 23d Iowa Infantry,
were paid of yesterday afternoon and r.
ceiyed their discharges. ..a
REPAiKED.-Thc railroad has been repair
ed at Ainsworth, the scene Of the late dsas-
ter, aud trains are now running through
regularly. , rstss
LEyEE business at our levee has been
rather dull to-day. The principal shipments
during the past week have been .caTgoes Of
shelled corn for St. Louis.
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The Hdrleys has the better OF the Gazette
in argument, but the latter is sure to de-
molish his opponent by calling him stu
pld and " insane" That is Its style
Journoi
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LivELy.--Business in our city has b en-
decidedly lively since the advent Of fair
weather. The farmers are Improving time
while the roads are in such excellent condi-
ton.
TUE MARKETS. Barley is nomnally at
so cents wheat brings from Sl.l5 to
l.25; corn brings from AZ 10 4s cents !;
and oats from So TO 40 cents.
TmE SroaN.-It seems that our city and
vicinity wonderfully escaped the ravages of
the late storm. By reference to our dis
patches, it will be seen that the city of Joliet
Ill., suffered 10 the amount of $50 900.
REMOVE ED.-Every body interested in the
purchase of family groceries, should bear in
mind that q p Enrr has removed his splnn-
did stock to No 50 Brady street, and is now
disposing Of it at the very lowest rates.
TIE Nj scATINE CASAL.- Much discussion
is gong on at Muscaiine relative to The ca
nal proposed from Moscow t. that point In
lS4o, Ibis route was surv4 yed by l s..
Engineer, al d reported as impracticable.-
A correspondent in the journal estimates
that To construct this canal it would require
one>half the assessed value Of all the prop
eriy in Nuscatine county.
Enw boAT.-The steamer "Bannack
City" lately built at the shipyard of Zeb
ly q Hines, at Lie Claire. is now lying near
the Rock Island wharf, awaiting the rerep-
ton Of its machinery. II is model light
trade, and under the management of Capt
+. Car eton, will undoubtedly rank among
the most popular crafts of>our waters.
GRAND PIcSIc OF THE SEAsoN.-The
Fenian Sisterhood, Of this city, intend hold
ing picnic at Mitchell's Bluff on Tuesday,
the 22d inst No expense or exertion will
be spared to make this the bes! pic nic Of
the season. Cameron's Band will be in at
tendance. Lovers OF freedom, nationality,
dancing, and other good things GENERALLY,
are invited to oe on hand
A Business lIousE. In looking over the
return of the sales Of the leading Dry Goods
houses in Chicago, we notice that the Bowen
brothers are credited with IS, 100, 900 as
their share. These two truly enterprising
men came to Chicago few years ago, with
but small capital and poor prospects offn
ture business Not deferred, however, by
discourage gements and occasional losses, they
perscvercd, dealing in strictly honorable
manner, and are now enjoying one Of the
most extensive presses Of business fall the
can be traced to their strict honest of deal.
ing, their lberality Of mind, and th.;r free
and courteous manners. Never was the
time honored maxium that "aonesty is the
best policy more completely verified than
in the annals and results of the enterprises
of the Bowen brothers.
Why Soldiers SilOold Not Vote
For Stone.
lst. He has been accused by one Of the
prominent abolition journals Of Iowa Of of.
iering to take an oath, when in prison &c
Richmond, never to fight against the Con