Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-25

| oVyo clOs0l08 90 u0sDSoooe 6ooC0. lhIo
cssssfn laughs at competition, aud invites
everybody 10 ealslna esahiae. Nov Is the
tias y lsavs orders h winter clothing.
LsAp no one -iptq temptation but how
ON nsn hdp hei6s tempted ts step into
> new suit Of 'cjoshSe shsn - gees those
magnificent styles n orer. and ander coat
ings end rich pants stuff Just opened .,
Rsmingtos 4 Co.'S lie can't desist. II he
could be shsald not, for, verify there 10
nothing like it.
CITY 1T f. M =.
No TsLroRArn.-The lines being down
Nc are minus our usual afternoon reports.
PsRsoHAL u. 8. Watsoa Of this
city, offielaaed - Gssnd Ontor in the Ma
sonic ceremonies which took place At inde-
pendenoe - Monday last, on the occasion Of
laying the corner stone Of new stone school
bdildtng which d to be erected there. r 9
address 10 spoken Of ~ eloquent, impressive
and sArast.
SiIauT AisTAKA-In mentioning the rs-
a estate purchassd By 4. II. Smith, ESQ.,.
We STATED, - informed, thst ths property
was north sf Ssvssn's Brewery, which
should have read north Of Smiley Knep-
psr's Brewery. This don't change the val
uc Of the property st I'll which Mr.. Smith
has purchased at great bargain.
KseKux 10 sIosyios in tho receipt of .
stss@ Ere snese from the Amoskeag
works. Il 10 The especial charge Of Young
Anssics Fire Conpany Ne. 1.
Burlington ID having steam Gre engine
revival, and u enough can b converted to
that faith before her citizens vote upon the
question, Burlington will have ono Also
She needs such piece Of property.
SrNouLAR.-It 10 stated BY those who
wese present at The late disaster on the Fort
Madison 4 Keoknk Railroad, that to oil out
ward appearance Capt. jelly. who was kill
ed instantly. wss almost unteuchsd. The
anly appearance Of violence upon his person
was slight abnsion Of The skin on the
nsse-but nothing msrs. II said That his
body and limbs seemed to shrink up at
once. 20 much % that ring he wore drop>
ped from il finger u its own weight.
Hors. Tho hop crop Of New York State
IL estimated at about ten millions Of pounds.
which At an average Of SO cents per pound,
mskcs $3.50. 0.OO0. 600. An important crop,
truly.-Prai1e Farmer.
There ore but lew enterprises that would
pay better in this section than hop culture
The hop 10 really native plant ell over
Ic~s. Our soil produces il in great psotas-
ion vathest he aid u manure lbrS tine, At
least IN, ,proAtsep a. Acre d ~sl estab-
lishsd hop vines amesat . several hundred
ddllass PER snaum.
SurroRrsp on Nor s-Another course Of
lectures for the coming winter. is on the
carpet. The Arst takss plses tomorrow
sveuing-en which occasion the celcb, ated
Rev. J. g. q. At6stt talaes the stand. There
can be no question out that his subject,
"Thc Late War in Europe" is very timely.
nes that his renarks will be highly interest
ing an1 tusAsuctivs. Shall the Library As
sociation be supported in their efforts TO
give series Of 6rst class lectures this seas> |
one Let tho number Of tickets sold to-
morrow evening answer in the affirmative. |
The lecture will be delivered at Metropol-
tan Hall~the entire gallery Of which will
- ssssrved fsr ladies aud thsir cscorts.-l
Let the house Be filled in every part.
PoLics OouxI-JusGice Blood has been |
keeping open house % day regardless of the
moist weather, and to some purpose.
John JohnSsa. Jsry Sykes and his ",part-
asr," Nike Carter, were ssvsrally in.re-
'dHted 70 the squire. snd were shown to have
been indulsing 10 freely /. the fsrsy.rod
eePfosts which cost thsss-in The asErs-
6s4e, e40.70-exclssivs Of The cost Of their
drinks. Thsy eashsd u hill without dis.
count.
A BuoAss, Pat MsCosn. who insists that
he cesnA tsu St Lsuis sod y The "bes.
man n Arsetsca." !" arrived upon ths shore
q Dsvsnpsrt tlsh mssnine, fresh from The |
battle 0eldee llliuoia Pa bed not trsmp>
- leN ~ y e1esed fivs ninsess, bs1sse |
hs csssss1sssi 1gAt, IN which he was
feelingly eaoattA when sGBeers Severance
snd CAsts hove II sight. They sailsd
him. HI declared chat hs vas the .sbest
IN Il Anssissn--that b bed easansd |
out Rock Island, ana could Do the ssms
thing here. He was surrounded, but des- |
pite of vigorous resistance was loaded upon
: dry sn1 sastsd u 70 jail, 10 sobee down
and await exaninati9a.
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scorr COUNTY EDucAfloNAL 6rArwrlcs-
The following sumuAsy Of ~ ScAooi Dis
trict statissio o. Scott eosnty, farhished us |
BY D. L 0ofson, Esq, late County superin- |
tendeul, juGs before lie vacated his Office, |
presents soae NY tplsssssine. 6acsa nlsn
ts>siag shepesggss Of ~ edscstioaal work
0~ell - eivpt svidesce Of great in-
cstassih popdSkSaon:
Nunhse Of apAool diericsa Is; ofachools,
%. pupils In school, 0,OS9; sverasc atten |
dance,S,os7 OfveochesU there ere 1913 te
nelss end . %al.s shs g" ssss,se g conpsnsa-
males and te04- ~ fsmalcs making the |
ave51es ca q lsatioa . esass pes week
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