Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-08-08
THE GREATEST GOOD oREArEsr N11xpr

MusrsasD Our. The lAth Iowa Iniantr,
and the 81 Iowa Battery we're mustered ou
and paid of to day.
MASS Il MEYER.-For the best cf clothing
at the lowest rates, call on Mass & Meyer
No. II West Second St.
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FRANZ MEYER, first door west Of the First
National Bank. can equip any one in the
latest fashions Of fready made wear, in TWEEN.
ty minutes.
EIGHTH CAyALRr.-Letters recently re-
ccived from this regiment at Macon. Ga,
state that it has received orders 10 be mus
tered out Immediately.
PEssoxAL.--Rev. ]. A. Reed, Agent for
the American Home Missionary Society fcs
Central and Southern Iowa. has returned to
our city from trip to the East.
FUNsBAL.-The funeral of Walter S.
Kendall, late Of the goth Iowa. took place
yesterday afternoon, and Was we'll attended
ESrERpKrsING.-Mr Peter Davis, Of the
Pennsylvania House, is about to erect q
couple Of three story brick houses on the va
cant lot short distance west Of the hotel,
on Fourth street.
Negro suffrage" has play ed
IN ..T-
Hon. c. Ben Darwin, of Burlington, will
soon be along to explain the subject to Us.
BAGGAGE CAR.-The new baggage car
which is to take the place Of the one lately
smashed on the NJ. 4 NJ road is great i'm
provement OH the old style. 1t was built in
this city.
RsxovEp.-Every body interested in the
purchase Of family groceries, should bear in
mind that e. p Burr has removed his splen-
did stock to No. 50 Brady street, and lis now
disposing Of it at the very lowest rates.
KRAusE's Clothing Emporium still re-
joices in its abundance Of ready made wear,
Of the latest styles, At prices to suit the
times. lie car be found opposite the Fisrt
National Bank
PERsoSAL.-John l. Swits, Esq, after an
absence Of several weeks during which time
he has been soourning at Saratoga, Boston,
and New York, returned home yesterday
looking much improved from the trip.
PRoAorloN.-We are pleased to learn that
Col. Add II. Sanders, our fellow citizen,
yesterday received Brevet Brigadler' 8 com.
mission from President johnson, for gallant
and meritoiious conduct. Ought to have
had it in full two years ago.
TRorTING MArcH.-A trotting match for
$500 is to come of at the Muscatinc Fair
Grounds, tomorrow afternoon betw cen Har-
ry Comptons young stallion 'Sam," and
l.. V. Sklnkle 4 Co.. stallion " Abdallah
Chief" The trotters will be in harness, ,and
will run three one mile heats.
The Rock Island Baptist Church excur
sion to Muscatina last night was an i'm
mense success. It was estimated that near
ly seven hundred excursonists participated
in the affair. The Cheever was densely
packed, a. had 70 leave behind over hun
dred who had purchased tickets. We un
derstand that the society will realize about
four hundred dollars profit.
| EXCURSION PARrY.--An excursion party
numbering about five hundred. arrived OF
the James Means, from Clinton, Lyons, Ca
manchc and Fulton, this afternoon, abou
half past two o'clock. As soon as the ex
cursionists had dlsembarked, they scattere.
They will return this evening. We wisl
them much pleasure during their sojourn al
this watering place.
TnE Davenport, while near Dubuque. OF
her up trip, the other day, broke her rocl
shaft, and was obliged to lay over severa
hours for repairs. The Davenport had OF
board the 10th Minnesota Infantry, an,
while the boat was thus detained, a larg
squad started up town. and commence,
pilaging groceries, saloons, boot and sho
stores, etc, and perloined goods promis
cuously. No arrests were made. The
need provost guard up there.
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| In TRouBLE.-Levi j. North, the well
known circus man, Is in trouble. He en-
gagged last spring with De Haven & Co.,
circus company, to travel with them, takin
his two sons and trained horses, at q stipu
lated salary. The firm made money, but 4
Omaha, Nebraska, concluded to do withou
North, and discha,g ged him, breaking thei
engagement. They are still travelling, no,
up the Ohio River, using North's nlme a
the principal attraction. Mr.. North has IA
ken legal steps to right himself. Meanw hill
he is organizing circus Of his own at S,
, Louis.
, SALAEIEs.-In Louisville, Ky, the sala,
. les Of school teachers have lust been re
thus: Superintendent, $500 a year
principals Of grammar schools, 81 ,350
principal of the male high school, $1,000
, principal Of the female high school, g.. 900
Assistant teachers receive from $3.50 I
$500. Chicago principals in the publ
schools receive 81, 400 year, whereas i
Bosto they receive &, 200 in New Yorl
s2.25o; in Brooklyn, $4,000; in Philade