Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-01

An Extensive HARDWARE EEs ABLIsa- :
MENT. The attention Of our rca icrs is d.
rccted 10 the card Of the hardware establish
ment of Chas. B. Brown Il Co, of Chicago.
This concern carries the heaviest stock ofany
hardware house in the north vest, and Sc Is
goods Oh 4 smaller margin. II occupies liz .
large store rooms about two hun,ired
feet d.ep-at sc Lake street, opposite the
fremont House, which are densely crowd
cd With every ilnagi ,aole article pertaining
to their line Of business They are the
north western agents for Olmstcads & Dins
morc's P,'cnt Iron Shrinkers, and Leo
nards Patent Seamless Thimble Skeins.-
10 the machinest and mechanc these arti.
cles are considered almost Indispensable,
after one trial. Iowa merchants will find il
greatly TO their advantage TO confer with
Cnas. u. Brown 4 Co., when they want to
replcnish their stock Give them trial.
DR. CONTINUANCE or ruE RIVER MAIL-The
Wu~Cat'Ue uiFh SaNS tut ulScOlli inuauce
Of the river mil between Ro X Island and
Fort Madison is serious blow to the bust
ness interests Of all the towns along the
river, as well as to many points along the
connecting lines OF railroad. II instructs the
Post master al Davenport to forward III
mail to the lower terminus of the route by
the land mail route, ria Rock Island, Aledo
keith>hurg and Dallas. in Illinois. This il
carried by bow on horscbacx, and makes
the trip in from two to three days, provide,
no accident happens. 1t il but little bet
ter substitute for the river mail than would
a mail from Hong Kong tn Kamscha;ka -
The populous cities Of Muscatine and Bur
lirgton are left out cn'ielv, as also ths
thriving towns Of New Boston and Port
Louisa. Under tie present arrangement
letters from Muscatine to Burlington are
from two or three days on the way, wh.r
boats usually make the passage in from five
to twelve hours. Is there the same extent o
navigablc waters any where else in The Unit
ed States without mail service Above anc
below this route the mails are continued =
Why should they not bs here also! Let ths
people along the river hold meetings and
protest against this change"
Assault UPox A CONSTABLE. They had
ahsht yesterday at Aliens Grove Town
ship. constable called upon gcn,len,r
OF Ieaton'c descent who cu,tivatesa q arm II
that ns'ghborhood to serve a notice uuor
him. The aforesaid gentleman didn't w,n,
any notices served upon him, and ..a,los ed
that the law didn,t protest its offi, era in IL.
performances Of their duty, so while m,
officer was quietly re. ding the n,,;c.. hi;
gentleman Of independent notions drew on
4 large knife and cut the officers face, in
flic,ing several severe cuts, whereupon tn
officer knocked the desperate down and CAV
him little dressing about the face and head
which the fellow will probably remember q
long Is he lives. As soon a. he was rcIcas
I'd, he started for the house to secure q gun
and the Constable started for reinforce
ments; and returning with I. pdsss and
warrant, met the fellow very penitent, an,
escorted BY one of his friends who had per
suaded him that discretion was the bette
part Of valor," and as his head was BY thi,
time ssellcd so as to resemble large pump
kin in size. The Constablc finally. througt
the intcrccssion Of third parties. let the pros
ecution rest upon the payment Of casts.