Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-04-02


| Death of Col. Ahowalter.
From paper publ'shed in Plesidio, Mex
ico, ws take the following:
Il il OUT painful duty this weak to an
poupce the death Of Col. Dan Showalter
which occurred in this city on sunday. III,
4th INST, at half pas: fivs O'Clock, p Y.
Calonel Showalter was 4 native Of Greer
county, Pennsylvania. He was for severa
years . citizen Of California, and in 1860
vas elected +, the Assembly from Mari poss
county. Soon after the adjournment Of the
Legislature in the spring Of 1861 Showslteu
started for Texas to join the Con derate
forces. Entering the army - private, his
valor and bravery brought him no notice.
He participated in many hard fought bat
tie was At the retaking BY the Contedsrates
Of Galvsaton, Texas, on 1st Jasusry, 1868.
and for his gsllantry on that OCCASION. was
made Lisat. Colonel af the Fourth Arizona
regiment. Subsequently he vos elsc.c
Colonel Of that regiment, and pinmand cd
as such when the Confederate stmiss were
disbanded. At the close Of the war Col. 8.
came into Mexico and reached tbs port on
the 18th Of August last.
| Col. Showalter Was man Of COMMANDING :
appearance, was possessed Of the NOBLE st
and most generous impulses, aid was the
soul Of honor. He was held in Ugh esteem
by his fellow soldiers, and in tic walks or
civil life his urbanity and genialdisposition
| made him friends among all m0 who ap-
preciate genuine worth.
On Monday afternoon the remlns OF Col.
Showalter were inferred in the foreign bury
ing ground near this city. His sneral v as
attended by the greater part Of ne Ameri
cans in this city, who, with thousands in
other lands, will long keep fresh and green
the memory of the lamented ShowalteEi
Col. Showal,er vas yet in tbs prime Of
life, being only about 37ycars aiagc.
WHOLESALE DRY GooDs.-Wc ore pleased
to notice that another first. class Dry Goods
Jobbing House has just been opsned in this
city, BY Messrs. Partridge, smith and
Streeter. These gentlemen. although cid
| in the business, are With one exception new
to Chicago. The senior member Mr.. T. L.
Partridge, has for eighteen years past been
! a partner in the house Of JAS. Buns & Co.,
Detroit, Michigan. He is thorsugh busi-
ness uan Of sterling integrity an unblem--
! ished character. Mr.. Eben i. Smith is
known by most Of our business nen here,
az well as by the trade Of the Northwest,
having for the past two years and a half
| been connected with the house Bowen
| Brothers, IN which he has occupisd lead
ing position lie was for many 'ears eh
gagged in the jobbing OF dry good. in De
tioit, partner Of Zachariah Chaldler, af-
terward of Town, Smith & Shcdo'. He has
had large experience, ard kn"vs his
business Mr. james p Strecter nmes to
US from New York, where he has (een en-.
! gagged in the jobbing trade for sevesil years
in the house of Mcssrs. Arnold, t,nstable
& Co Is a smart, tnterprising yeuns man
Of un1oubted integrity, and hss many
friends in the Northwest Mr.. ENwartl
Gould, well known rs an old Nv York
merchant, is n special partner in his new
firm. Mr. i'ho,aas l.. Kishmore. urmerly
Of the firm Of Rusimore, Gene 4 Co., OF
! New York, is also connected with tits house
as residen. buyer in the Eastern market
his long experience in purchasing vii ena
bic him to secure bargains az we'll a. to
/ purchase all kinds Of goods upon he NOS,
favorable terms. They have leased the new
and elegant double store in ">rragues
Block Nos. "a and &c Michigan Avenue,
adjoining the Adams House. This store, in
some respects, is probably the finest for Job
bing dry goods Of any in this CITY Run
ming through from one street to the other,
it has al excellent light. and is finished in
the most approved style. We learn that
this new house intends to sell their goods at
very low prices for cash. They have already
received 1 large and att, ,active sto.k, among
which can be found some special bar ,ains
! Dealers will do well to call and examine
their goods before purchasing. See adver-
tisenent Oh first page Chicago Tribune.
BANK STATEMENT The fourth quarterly
statement Of The Davenport National Bank,
which appears in this issue, makes highly
gratifying exhibit to the stockholders and
the public. A. might be imagined from the
healthy showing of the surplus figures, the
bank will declare divds nd o. five per cent
| (Sl0, ,00o) on the FIRST Of next maath, viii h
will make ten per Cent on its capital stock
OF S20O,oo0 during the year. Ills is fully
equal to the highest expectations Of those
most interested. The officers have but to
pursue the even tenor of their way in this
seme style, to prove their competency to
Keep bank.
TnE HoasE TANER.-Prof. Mas, The
Horse Tanner. is truly public bcnefactor
lie is rendering all kinds Of unmanageable
horse.6esh perfectly doe,le. Daring his
stay in town he has been tested with
horses possessed with devils, all the way
from sessn to seventy, each, and in not
single inst snae has he failed to cast them
out, leaving each animal Is manageable a
. dray horse. He knows his business, and
those who own nnbroken, undriving, kick
ing, baking, unmanageable horses will
show themselves sensible BY giving him
cali at Smiths Livery Stable, where he will
stop few days longer.
i PoLIcE CoURr..-Fouss Juveniles, Messrs
Phillips, Barlow, Jameson, aud Town were
arraigned before Justice Blood this morning
and examined on charge Of stealing an as
sortment Of petty articles varying from ap
pies to calf skins. Being found guilty thel
were sentenced to five days confinement il
the county jail. Owing to the sudden. sick
ness Of . member Of the Justices family
several cases were DELAYED.
TnF receipts and shipmentsper C. 4 K
, 1. snd n. 4 N. r. r. east and vest for tn
week ending Saturday night, March Sls'
are IS follows:
Shipments. 4,cO) bushels; barley
) $500 bushels; oats, 1000 bushels; wheat
500 bushels flour. $50 barrels corn mea
300 barrels midd7ags, 1000 pounds; luu
Der. 10000 feet; shingles, $4,000; cattle
: 500 head; hogs, 125 head; nerchsndis'
300 tons.
RI Recsipts.-Barley, 400 bushels; coal, 20
tons; wheat, 1000 bushels -four, 400 bal
rels merchandise; s75 tons.
, &1O RswAnD.-MoNRY Losr-On Brad
. bstween Fourth and Fifth Streets, on Satu
3 day evening last, pocket book, contain