Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-06-14
The fetal receipt Of the great Fair up 70
Monday night, amounted to 119l, ,O62. 10.


Our thanks are due Mr. Tilebin for late
st. Louis papers.
l. II. SrouT.-Ws call the attention Of
our readers to the card Of Mr.. /. II. Stout.
Mr.. Stout is competent commission mer.
chant, who will not fail to give satisfaction
to those who send him consignments.
The pleasant rains which We have had Of
late are doing an incalculable amount Of good
to the crops, and may yet arrest the hand Of
destruction which has been menancing our
boundlsss fields. With the strain upon our
resources which the war has long made, We
could scarcely withstand IN extensive fail.
ure Of crops.
ALI day long have the clouds been con-
tending with the sun for the dominion Of
the heavens. Like smiles amid tears the
golden rays struggle through the masses Of
broken, drifting clouds, to light up the par
tial gloom, and then to disappear as sud
denly as they came. Blooming June seems
to have fallen heir to the changing robe Of
departed April.
Those Of our realers who wish to get the
best articles in the Glass ware and Crockery
line, and At the cheapest rates in the mar
ket, will do well to give c. T. Webb call
ct his establishment in LeClaire Row. He
always keeps . complete assortment on
hand, and never objects to having it in.
spected. 1t is always an object to purchase
the best articles, but it is still more so when
it can be done at the cheapest prices.
IxvERrrSo NAruRE.-Fowler, the eminent
phrenologist, is down on the system of
trundling infants backward in their little
wagons. lie says that it is destructive to
health, and If not stopped, will in many in
stances, result in permanent injury and
death. Tho opinion of Mr. Fowler 10 enti.
tied to great respect. It is evident that in
bis treatise on this topic, he has special ref
erence to Davenport, where the practice Of
keeping the backs Of children in the direc-
ton Of travail, is almost universal.
STRAWBERRY FESTIVALS appear to be quite
the rage not only in Davenport, but every
where else. We can't pick up an exchange
without seeing the inevitable local in rcla-
ton to the latest festival, which is always
pronounced to he decided success in =
good cause" Well, they deserve to DO
successes, and will continue to be such as
long Is the ladies manage their details. We
consider them as much Of an institution as
the 4th Of July, and to be unable to say
that you have been at the "last festival is
to be behind the times ct least score Of
years.
FATAL AcclDENr.-An old gentleman by
the name Of William Douglas, was thrown
from wagon near Hickory Grove, with such
violence ~ to cause his death after eighteen
hours Of intense suffering. He was accom-.
panied, At the time, by his two sons, John
H. and Thomas Douglas. They were riding
in light spring wagon, and the accident
happened as they were passing over small
culvert. Mr.. Douglas was in his 74th year
was in excellent health, and had just arrived
from Chess Springs, Cambria CO., Pa, tt
visit his sons and daughters, all Of whom re-
side in this county. A more shocking af
fair could scarcely be conceived.
TnE MANLY ARr.-Our brave boys from
the war can scarcely overcome the desire t
mako use Of their long experience in militia
~ affairs, and sundry interesting skirmish
cs are Of daily occurrence in different local
tiles of the city. Our citizens must remem
Der, however, that the same spirit whicl
makes them quick to support their opinion
with blows, is the power that has carried U
through the late protracted war, and stamp
cd victory on our banners. Also, they mus
remember that liquor is generally the caus
Of the little differences, and nothing NOR
serious than pulverized visages the result
The boys have come in contact with ever
other antagonist, in their career, except tn
Serpent Of the Still, and if their new enem,
sometimes "noors" them, we must make al
lowance for the circumstance.
GoLp.-Although the U. s. Governmen
has 90 signally vindicatsd its power in tn
f,el6 sAe xv;afoy, IN Hha csh;sS.& er,l Ia I,