Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-11

1 lst door west Of Main street, on SIKH.
Fos SALs.-My HOMESTEAD, corner Of 9th
strest. .snd W ssefn Avrhae, tor e6pOo
cash Posses. ion given June goth.
mvll.dlv Arsrix CosBss. j
UorsE PArxrxss WANTED. good
house painters can end employ At good
wages ., my shop, on Third street between
Brady and Perry. >. N OuSS.
CnAxor or Trxs Arrangements will
soon bs made for change of time Of the ar
rival and departure oftrAins. It cannot w
made too soon either.
CoLD.--Residents on the bluff tell Us that
they foand frosen ics about their premises
this morning. in smaii quantities A little
ice It this season Of the year, II very dan
gerous thing.
SPa,xKLlNo.-Dcacon French has got his
sprinklng teams IN operation, and keeps
the streets in excellent order, notwithstand
ing the tendency Of the wind to raise the
dust
BusY.-The lumber mills are ripping up
Rats ., lightning speed these days. There
will be no complaint of scarcity Of lumber
next fall, although there is pretty lively
shipping demand, which may keep the
yards from bein,; overstocked.
TEARING DOwN.-Orders have bern given
to remove the Government lumber from the
stables on Rock island street, below Thind
,trect-wcst side. There will be consid
cradle Government lumber and sto K upon
the market in month or two.
GoLD.-This commodity is getting to be
drug in the markets. far - any spccu
lation il concerned. Those who have hith.
erto been dealing in it seem to have lost all
confidence in rise. and are Withdrawing
from the Heli. 1t is thought by some that
it vi go as low as $l.2O within ten days.
DuLL.-The markets are extremely dull
the farmers being busly engaged in putin.
IN their corn. Very little produce is com
ing forward Some farmcs who have their
last year $ crop on han.i, seem d sposel to
hold il, lest there should BE- = failure in the
crop this season-in wh ch case they expect
to market the old crop at ha, dsomc figures.
Jrrr. DAVIS Washington dispatches do
not speak 50 confidently Of the capture OF
jeff. Davis. to day. There seems TO be
grave doubts Of the ability Of the pursuing
troops to overhaul him. Either this report
is bogus, else there has been some humbus-
ging practiced in former reps rts.
SEVEN TURTLES Particular attention is
iirectcd TO the ncw ad scrlis m IA of Seven
Thirties You can get IN I'm ut either Of
the banks in this city, and now = the time.
You will want them mach when the Ian i.
all taken up, but then you can on,v get
them at a heavy pr .m,um. Make your ap-
plications at once, and you will mokc money
by the investment No taxes, remember.
on the seven thirty inves mcnt.
PRoNPr SET ExT.-The Iowa Central
Insurance Company is getting mp an envia-
tie reputation for settling 5 losses very
p 6mp,ly. On the 18th Of April las: the
barn Of John II. White. Clint county. TO-
sethcr with contents. was destroyed by fire
The necessary proof were iilel with G. W.
BIrli game. General Agent Of the company,
LAY 9th. and on tha, day the loss-$4Uo-
was adjusted and paid.
TROUBLES ABo'T INcoMEs.-The Govern
ment Detectives after taking notes
among the Distilleries at different po,r Is in
this State, and having become well convin-
ced that enormous frauds were being prac
iced BY the propfietors thereof, have caus-
d the Dis,iileries to be seized snd some OF
the proprietors have been PLACED under ar
rest to await trial, and in case they arr
found guilty Of the alleged frauds they will
he made TO suffer the extreme penalties OF
the law. U, Gle Sam has determined that
false returns shall receive their jast deserts-
Detectives will probably look INTO the
false returns Of income thas, it II feared, are
being made SO, to avoid trouble, Yet no one
attempt to evade the Law in letter or spirit.
Those who have not made their rcturns I"
the Deputy Assessor Of This county, should
do so at once-without fail.
Corrox CooDs. While gid has beer
'uimhlng AMI the war closing. one would
n aturally think that cotton goods wcul'l b.
falling also, but in.teai Of that they have
,one up from IS % 80 per cont. WHAT is
{ he reasoni We will try and give it. The
manufacturers Of cotton gsois in this coun
.sy did not calcul,te upon the war. closing
this season. They kne ju.t about how
many yards would he rsquirssito tilithe de-
nsnd in the loyal States d .rins tn present
season, and manufactured ac,orlinsly. BIT
il hsppene th,t ths var closcl, rnl direct
" thereafter southern ports we're thre~as
open to taie. aai millions Of yard. ,h,, 4
we're manufactured f,r ths Nor n .rn N ,rkst
AVE been taken anl are still going South
to sapalv the pressing de,n IN for e'tt.sr
goods there. This ne = f'Atn-e drained the
n.rxet sn.l 6sse. ths calculations Of m ,nu.
fscturers and iehhsrs. fns goat saf .itv /
1t staols gods in market At this .lay nts
hid the eff t to run uD the price. Our
merchants here csnaot, for love-or money.
get ~ manv goods Of De .irAble styles-eith-
er !" prints or mus'ina, As win suppsy the
demand. Supply and demand rules the
pr'ces in the market. The supply is very
=" the demand il immense, therefore
standard cOttOn p,o1s -. Nth .~., IN