Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-03-31


open - far up ~ .NcGresor, and is rising at
Dubuque. The Muscacine, Capt. Robinson,
will be down tomorrow, and leave for St.
Louis. She is going straight through and
is tip top boanto travel on, or to send
freight
The Savannah, Capt Carlton, will be up
/ from St. Louis tomorrow morning, on her
way to Dubuque. Step aboard and take
passage.
The Charlie CheeveI leaves for Dubuque
TO- morrow morning at o'clock. Step right
aboard Of the Charlie and send yonr freight
by her also. She is tip top caaft, and should
be patronizcd by everybody.
The Keithsburgh, Capt. Campbell, is the
regular and reliable packet for Fort Madison
tomorrow morning. Give her your patron
age and you will have no reason to complain.
Capt. Campbell. is good man to travel with.
The Petrel went up this morning with
barges in tow.
The America went down this morning,
and the Mollie McPike has been At our Levee
all day. loading for st. Louis, and leaves
when she gets through.
| There is some little excitement about
freight. The wild boats last above mention
ed. are making raid on the Northern Line
Tariff, carrying for % cents per hundred
10 cents cheaper thanrhe other boats. The
Northern Line will see theiH25 cents and go
better if necessary. This competition will
be kept up during high water probably. af-
ter which the wild boats will haul off Hon
orable competition is the life Of trade.
| PRACrrcAL ADvERrIsExESr.-1n another
column see the truly affecting lines by the
bard of "Western Hall" This Hall whereof
We read is the great Clothing Emporium
Of Chicago, where more men and boys
are dressed during the year than at any
other single house in that city. Always re-
member that place when you go to Chicago.
j. II. Smith & Co. are constitutionally op-
posed 70 high prices; and poor goods are
objects Of their special contempt. You will
find neither there. Call and see the Smith
family at "Western Hail. They will
please you.
| Love AND LARcENY.-Under this caption
we find the following item in the st. Louis
Press, of the Goth:
The case Of Edward + Chapman for lar
ceny was tried before the Criminal Court
yesterday. Some curious developments
were brought to light, which show bow
base and depraved men sometimes become.
The person mentioned above received a lib
eral education, and is Of respectable parent
age. His mother, who is said to be . very
estimaLle lady, is still living. Chapman is
young man some 26 years old, of good
stature, and pretty fair looking. Last year
he was engaged in selling books in Daven-
port, Iowa In his peregrinations he made
the acquaintance Of Miss Rosetta Jones. a
tvpe-sctteS in the Davenport Gdzette office.
Miss Rosetta is Young lady of some six
teen summers, and quite fair to look upon.
Its presumed that they Immediately be-
came smitten with each other, for it was
stated in the court room bv Miss Rosetta
that in week their acquaintance ripened
into an improper intimacy. They shortly
after left for ST. Louis. and on Their arrival
stopped at the City Hotel. he promising to
marry her when they got here. But he
put the marriage off, and his pecuniary re
sources becoming at length exhausted he
stated to her that he would have TO get q
boarding house, as hotels were \ little too
expensive ~ then took her to Miss Jen-
hie Patterson's, house Of i'll fame on 10th
street Here she stopped some time, and
, Miss Jones states that while living there she
often pawnej her clothing to enable him tu
make go I'd appearance. She then stated
that about the latter part Of last November
9 sine saw him take hair braid belonging t.
, Miss Jennie from her bureau, and pnt it in
his pocket, and that he sold the s,me. A
wig maker OH Fourth street testified that he
bought the braid from deiendcnt, and Miss
Jennie Patterson sworc that it was her pro
perty. He was arrested. but managed tc
see Rosetta, and on again pouring tale o
low into her ear. renewing his promise o.
( marriage, and telling her II she would say
that she did it that after his release ht
would procure bail for her and get her re
lease. She finally consented. and told ths
, officers she was guilty and him inr Ocent. :
But Rosetta was doomed to disappointment
for SO soon as he was released he forgot her
Sh" fingered long time in Jail, bit finall,
became discouraged; she began to realiz'
what al enormous scoundrel he was; how
he had deceived and ruined her. She thel
$ resolved TO forever free herself from such
b rascal, and took steps to procure his arres
t and her own liberty. The jury in his cas-
last night, at nine o'clock, had not come t,
a conclusion. Her case will probably com
up to-day, and no doubt will be nolls pross',
IS TIE STATE FAIR. Edwin Smith, ESQ.
n one Of the members Of the State Agricultur
!, al Board returned from Burlington thi
n morning, where the Board has just been il
e session. He reports that the citizens of Bur
0 lington arc keenly sensible to the outrage
perpetrated upon those who attended tn
6 State Fair at that place last Fall, by tn
hotels, and that their Local Committee hav
pledged themselves that the disgrace shal
!, not be repeated; but that everything withi
!, their power shall be done to wipe it out. T
= this end they will take steps to provide 70
!. the entertainment Of exhibitors and visitor
!. at other places than the hotels. The peopl
Of that place are in earnest about the matte
!. and will throw open their houses during tn
). Fair. On the strength Of these provision
!. the Board concluded to let the Fair be hel
y there this yesr. The Board il determine
, to spare no effort to have the next State Fai
the best by far that has svef been held !
3 Iowa, aud We hope they will succeed.
CnAxoR.-Our quondam un'sd has uNdel
= gone the drying process, and is now tein
y about on the wings Of the wind, much I
y the annoyance Of all outdoors and indoo'
= - we'll. Il isa nuisance; and we expe'
y. Uncle Charlie French to be out with his tw'
:. 90 horse watering pot 70 abats it shortly.