Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-03-30

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-vsska psshaps; nay ~ eoashs. fhs
sharp men Ars dull in market and the wise
men are confoundsd. A gentleman informs
Us that wheat was beisg oferedin Chi.
caso last evening in quantities 70 suit, 1t
ts.ls .ithsst psreaass,s Z Thst ispst much
like business in that city. Immense quantie
ties Of grain and pork ere held in that city on
speculation, and unlsss cid comes seon, there
will be panic among that class Of holders
who have not got the financial bottom equal
to ths emergency that viii suspass anything
We have had lately Nothing win ssve them
but The advance in gold, and upsa that
question there seems to be . great variety
Of opinion. Soas claim that Il will advancs
to 81 90, others that Il has found perma.
neat basis for some tine to come, Il 4l 80;
while others, still, clarim that the bottom 10
q el.S5. Who shall decidsi Who shall
penetrate the veil Of uncertainty No one
knows for certainty; aM viii have to trust
to luck; those who ars out Of the msahss Of
speculation will do well to keep out, and
those who are in had better keep cool and
do the best they can. II
AfLrrARr.-Eve ~ thing in the military
line IN and about Davenport, is At perfect
stand still--the militia not excepted. The
various Offices are hardly doing enough to
pay rent and gas bills. Recruiting amoupts
to just nothing At al to speak Of, and 10 the
provost marshals Offices but little il done
except to haul over the Goals an occasional
deserter. So We 60: and then, in the mill
tia line, which few weeks ago promised so
much, positively no excitement prevails.
Take, for instance, the Thorington Guards !;
they have no Captain. and the apathy Is SO
great that quorum Of three cannot be got
together 20 hold an election. True. the
country expects something more creditable
from this distinguished branch of the SER
vice; but then everybody is expecting peace
In few days and what's the use of Gle citing
, Captain to lead US on to deeds of death
when there is no such place in existence ?
Truly military business is at discount. It
ought to resort to liberal system Of adver-
tising. -.
RIVER NHws.-The steamer Muscatine,
Capt. Robinson, is out on her first trip this
season; n.. gone to Dubuque and will re.
turn on Saturday to this point. The Mus-
catine has been put in perfect order through
out and will be popular boat in this trade.
Tomorrow morning At o'clock the fast
sailing and well fitted boat James Means
will leave for Dubuque ard make regular
time. Capt. Jerry Wood is good man to
take ride with up the river.
The popular Davenport and Fort Madison
packet New Boston, Capt. Buford, Clerk
lem Parkhurst, leaves promptly At nine
o'clock to morrow morning for Fort Madi
son. This is the boat to travel on and to
make shipments.
The river is reccding triAe. tits tho't
that there will be no trouble in reaching La
Crosse BY the middle Of next week.
SPECIAL MEETING OF rnE LADlks.-There
will be a special meeting of the ladies Of the
Soldiers Aid Society, in the lecture rooms
Of the Christian Chapel, on Friday evening,
At n o'clock when Mrs. Wittehmyer, just
from the Christian Commission, Washing.
ton, will address them. An urgent appeal
il made to oil ladies interested in this noble
cause to attend this interview with one Of
its most ardent advocates who leaves the
next morning for her field Of labor.
Coz. SEC. Sold. AIp SoCIErY.
INTERESTING LErrER-We publish in this
issue very interesting letter from our cor
respondent =" Thomas" of the goth BY .
perusal thereof it will be seen that the
boys appreciate very highly the truly be,
nevolent and highly patriotic scheme Of the
Asylum in Iowa, for the orphans Of our
Oc4O SclulcfS.
RsrvRNED.-Our young friend ]. s.. Mac
kenzie and wife arrived home from the
washoe region few days since. He is Of
the opinion that it is good country to be
in and thinks Of returning soon.
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Br neglect,ng the precautions which COM
mon sense dictates many fall victims to
their own i-nprudence. We have seen the
young and beautiful girl, the hope and pride
Of her parents. Hef cheek flushed with an
ticipation, and her eyes beaming with the
gay dreams Of life. We have seen all this
cganhcd for shroud, by neglecting = com.
mon cold, which had settled upon her
Lungs, &c. Itmight have easily been cured,
if it had been attended to in time. Now,
when your Lungs are first diseased with the