Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-20

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LOCAL ITEMS.
LADIES will find . perfect assortment ol
white goods, drers trimmings, shawls, Hosiery,
etc., at Streepcrs, No. Z, Metropolitan
Block. Call there and buy.
FRANZ MEYER, next door west of the First
Nantional Bank, has very select stock Of
cloths, cassimcrcs and furnishing goods.
Call and Leave your orders1Dr spring cloth
ing.
INVOLVEMENT II. llahn, the proprietor
of the Union Bakery on I'd street between
Brady and Perry, has leased lot near his
place of business and is going to erect .
fine three story brick building thereon this
season. We are glad to hear it, and hope
TO see many follow suit.
PERsoxAL.-Our friend Capt Dttoe, the
person who died,-by rcport--down in Ar
kansas last summer, and whose obituary
we wrote, called upon US to-day, having
just arrived from Memphis. He has our
thanks FOR late Memphis papers. lIereports
that city in universal mourning over the late
national calamity; that hitherto avowed
sccessionists abandoned their disloyalty to
the union aud curse the hand that caused
this national sorrow.
BE- GENEROUS We understand that
Capt Dernody will call upon our fellow cit
liens soon. with subscription paper, to
raise funds TO assist Mrs Schultz to reach
her home. Her husband was drowned last
evening, her furniture has been mostly lost,
and she is left with her two orphan child
ren without cent to supply her wants. As
der similar circumstances, SO treat this OBJ
ject of charity when you have an opportu.
nifty to do so.
HuNBuG 1T is good thing to be hum.
bucged, when by that operation one re
ceives an actual and valuable benefit. WI
learn Of several instances in this city, wher,
invalids have received highly importam
benefits by Dr. Ncwton's treatment. Now
il don't matter whether it is "all in you
eye or elsewhere, so long as the fact is an
parent. We know nothing about DR.. New
ton experimentally, but whether he is
humbug, quack, or subject of any other de
moralzation. as he does good to humal
being In distress, we go in for giving hin
due credit We might specify, but that il
unnecessary. W- i---- - ---..-ance O
several who have been treated that thel
have received great benedt-probably man!
have not, apd for the good he does let hin
be credited. He leaves this city on Tues
| day evening next
FALSE RrMoR NAlLEp.-Areport has bee
in circulation about town to-day, that whe
the Lady Jane went to pieces at the rallroa
bridge last evening, the employees upon II
bridge prevented the distressed passenge1
and crew from climbing upon that structur
This is too grossly false and improbable
deserve patient hearing from any man
reason. Besides this Mr.. Clemens, mate
the unfortunate steamer, and sever-l othe
|, who saved themselves by climbing upon u
bridce assured US tha. the men station
there did all that was in their power to
sist them. Four men climbed up on
bridge. and one woman and two men VI
pulled up by the bridge men with a II
that they thew out. We trust that this
nut an end to this false and inhuman
l. port.
, BRrNG THEM BACK We understand Il
If several parties in town and below, h'
y picked m several pieces of household fur
!. turc that belong to Mrs Schultz, whose h
II band was drowned by the wrccking OF
q Lady Jane last evening and We arc mt
Is panied to learn that one or two persons
~ picked up articles have refused to give III
a, up unless they are paid for the trouble (!
:" is hard to believe that any one is SO unc
di.ionally dcvilish as all that but such
ing the case, we warn them that if they
tain the furniture of that poor, distres
an and bereaved woman, that it would h
been better for them if they had been dI
ed long ago and shot dead in the first 5
mish, Bring that furniture back 1t
dy be unhealthy IS keep it.
'ir, New Public HALL.-We understand
ng a project is ON foot the object Of whic
the erection Of new City Hall in this tc
.ir It is proposed to form joint stock con
le' ny to carry out the plan to erect o.
lot ing that shall contain hall OF ample
rn portions-that will accommodate at
1900 pcople--to be so arranged as reg
led led entrance and exit that it could be cl
st., in case Of any calamity, in three minute
es asr It is proposed, we understand, to ha'
use constructed after the plan Of Bryaa's
MS Chicago, with inclined floor, galleries,
two and to have the stage large and commodl
ant mt and fitted with appropriate private ro
attractive drop curtain, and scenery q
ed to the use Of public meetings, conc
r, theatres, and festivals. The lot has air
L. been purchased, it being that fine con
dious one at the northeast corner Of 4tt
Perry streets. very central location,
easy OF access from all parts Of the city
II. McVickcr, Of Chicago, has volunt,
to furnish the company with his exper
in the matter Of plans, general and pa,
lar; and it must be confessed that wh
does not know about such matters is n
worth knowing. In short, it has bee
> termir ed TO erect hall 1t IN expense
less than $40, ,0o0, and SO have it arr
in al its appointments Is to make