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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

"a'oer' NC are unable to give the toasts
and addresses vh'c', we're. off.red after
dinner' or a.jn-i desc-'n, on of the glad re-
u.i'ns VIC trok rl.ce aeer separations
Of years.
-Lc uee a4,l,ea Li. ncatsss hGgt
up .neif o'd friends, find oni Who vas msr-
.'eo' nov many yonnker. TIL y got, and
no" .ae'r mixing it, which advice was
doiy 10 lowed By the ki1ancss of General
hooman, capsciols bill ing ne-r the
sr"onos nao heCn cleared Of It's contents,
'"o'o"S"'y cieinci, and otherwise fitted up
'o' a'''c'hs tall t. 'Lis quite number
r'''!eu ana "rlppei the 'sht f.n.as,ic tcs"
to their hcsrt's content When we left the
sronncs everything was passing OF in the
most agreeable m,nner MI seeming d b. en-.
joy'ne themselves to the tmos,,wh:le Nature
contrion'ed h'r safest sir rshn. ard hlucst
eAes " -as'asnt The ple.sares Of The occa-
SION. IL Is . DC sincerely hoped tals
c'ia' Mug '"ahi.er OF rcca ng il- memories
Of the past. an of drawn. our old Pioneers
'ose'nef on 'he very ground where they
struggled, vii not bs a,io we'd 10 ,c discpn.
tinued.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

Bur fora Dry Goods at ouo klugg's, No
52 Second st-cet lunl7dt
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08
Manufacturers of the Floral rerfumery
J :ssme~ -. Kirk A On snmu,

facturors OF staple and Fine Toilet Soaps, Can-
dies. and dealers in Soap Makers Materisls
Nos ID aua .s RIVER street. Chicago. ly2adsm
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

yyOnr School efooix ixs 8, Rsl.lsu.
nner's new Eooi. store, No. So,
iSrndy stree.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08
'rsaOs. y. lLEH. N. n.

DHYSICiAN AND SURGEON. Ofioe. cor
i ner Main rnd "a eireets. Residence 9th
etreet. between Scott and Western Avenue.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08
Bny yOur school books nc lp1msn.
sner's new Hook seerc, Ne. -.
Braay streea.

fixsr CLAss DRY 0oops llousg--Ilsax-
sEKG. GOODMAN 4 Co., WHOLESALE AxD Re-
TAIL DEALERS II SrAPLE AND FAKcr DRY
Gccps. WuiTE GooDs, Nor,oxs. CARPErs'
Rrcs. ETC, Nos. 8 ARD MEraorulirAx
BrItpiSG This house is in constant receipt
BY extras. OF all the latest and freshest STYLES
"a soon as they appear in the market. thus
sfiardins the public the opportunity of pur-
chasing the very latest styles ~ soon A.
they could get thrm if they lived in New
York.
Country dealers will find it greatly 70
their advantage to examine our goods and
prices before looking elsewhere.
In styles and in prices we defy csmpeti>
tion.
IxroRrAvr kSD REAARxApL..-Durin
the existence Of the Asiaiic Cholera or Chol-
era Morbus within our city, not single case
he's occurred within The eleva ed. we'll drain
ell and cleanly district known ~ Fulton's
Addition. Nor has the Bestd Of Health,
with oil its careful and persevesing invsssi>
cations, found OF reported single nuisance
within this district. whilst every other ward
and district has been afflicted with the ehol.
era, and nuisances hsve been reported By
the half column.
This healthy district overio ooking Ahs
clear and pure waters of the rapids Of the
Mississippi sad rnonopolixins shs view aud
advantages that will accrue from the vast
ana costly arsenass uo~ being erected upon
the adjacent island. is in the market aud Of
iered for sale in lots ., BY the acre at one
third OF the price pad 10 .ess desissb,s loca.
tiOns
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

Bur fora Dry Goods at Uuo kugg's, No
OF Second street. Junl7dt
PERRy's Morn ASD fREcgLE LOTION
Cnioastna, or Mothpatch. ta!so called Liver
spot and Lcn.igo, or Fiecklea, are often
very annoying. particularly to ladies oflight
complexion, for the disco,orea spots show
more plainly on the fac Of blondc lhan of
brunette; but they greatly mar the ho.u
y Of either, and say preparation that viii
.ehcctuslly remove them witho { iuiuri,g
the texture or color of the skin il certainly
dcsidoratum. DR.. B. {. Perry, who has
made diseases Of the skin a speciality, has
discovered q remedy for these disc colvrations,
which s at once prompt infallihle. For sale
by Hitchcock & Starks, and stevenson d
Carnshan. Prepared only by X. &. Perry.
Dermat0logist, No. 10 Bond Street, New
York, and for sale by all druggists. Price
~ per bottle. Call for Perrys Moth and
Freckie Lotion. FuLlER. Fiscn X FULLER,
Wholesale Agents. Cnirago. Ill. spl4ly
Rich sarowsls ~ Hair prod need.
The natural color restored not dycd.) and dis |
ease OF the scalp, falling OIL. dc efcc,ualiy cur
% by using MAGuIKL'S HAIR COLOiING
RESTORATIVE BALM. ffice q per bottle -
Prepared and sold by J. h {. MA8tlRE. drug
gists. St Louis oeti2dwly
To Cure Chi. r Sever. re, MA
0UlRE'S A0uE MiSu iE. put up by J. &C
MAG(ffVF -, in,.. ,,Vfrra a. rn,..ln..y.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

COMPLAINT. ar.. speedily cured by using Ma
gvire's Compound Extract of Benr- Plant Pre-.
psred Only BY j. & C. Msguire. ~. Louis. ard
sc'd by all druggists. y Scosfact. ChicagoL,
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

PaiNrfL AccipENr-At about 3 o'clock
yesterday afternoon, while T. ". Gill, ESQ.
wa, hewing timber for Hiram Prices new
book. he made a missing stroke. aud With
his AK cut cash two and haf inches in
length, and TO The bone. immediately beside
the knee cap OF his right leg. lie was taken
60 DR.. WATERWAYS Office where his wound
was dressed. as Mr Gl is lame in the
left leg, TIE wound will b. peculiarly trouble
some. Ills family reside at Dcs Moincs.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08
E"y your sc';or' = "i.-as E>iuEn-
mcr's new isDOsS Sssre. 10. A..
Gsrndv street.

AsESr 4 Bnos.'- C,rly,ro@ -,no @
the many machines rarti,nliry worthy e
notice ct our rre-s is tte by, me,ti H.
cl tuliv''or This Is, s..a u eyce.;ior,
the best, simpest and utilit, combirei.-
The manuiaclory is al Muscs.i 9. The
pa,entees are ae!l hnowo, and Tue cul:va-
tor needs only ir ,ra! to s'a'd a. No.
unsurpassed. ser6.1lw.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

Sr. CLARA's AcanAuy -Wc refer our
readers to the advertisement elsewhere of
this prospering institution. 1t is siiuated
iiieen miles northeast OF Galena, and sew
enieen les east Of Dubuque. The grounds.
are very xlensive, the situation .a,nhrous
ard arfeeahse, aiforling every advantage
that parents can desire .or the physical, ae
vel as mental Improvement for their chill
dren. The routine of instruction embraces
the various branches Of an elementary train.
ins, together with those VIII h constitute
the higher departments Of a finished educa.
40,
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

There we're about dozen ea,sles, all OF
which showed splendid stock. The judges
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

T~ Cure Chi. 4 +evcr. get MA
0UIRE'S A0uE Mi'i' iE. put up bv J. &C
MA0UIRE, ~, l.on,s iRfrEal sOp.r bo..le
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

! OM S0.S
iAukegau. II
|Ious-. inch
P,-, " helesa
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|, & t'arrshal
(Druggisis gct
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

E,.7. oTr6sss,
&C., &C.
Ware. Roo
Y and prom
he Eureka
Dnitor hest
so many OF
nine at No
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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08
DuG0Y HORSES.

The vac = spscrdid display II nine en-
tries, among which were Bob Schenek."
Joe ooksr," "Tkc Cook" Weir. "John>
ny" "Nositor." jim Smith "rsuny," e;c.
The red card vent to "Bob Schenck," and
Joe Hooker" the blue. .~nf
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

There were some eight or ten entries,
ameog which We notice Bsardsley's .'l1sm>
boit," 0alligan's "Chub," Alvord's Colon
~ Prtee's "Pct," Dick Ilarrissn's pony,
etc. The red card was taken by "Ilum-
boedt," aad tas "Colsnsl" walked of With
ths blue.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08

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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-08
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Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29

JOHN F. LEwIs-HIs TESTIMONY.
Mr.. John T. Lewis, of Rocking
ham, "a Union man lately defeat.
ed for Congressl was Summoned
to give testimony before the Re
construction Committee. When
asked, s'if the people in his part
of the country were loyal" he re-
Piled. "Yes, as loyal as the mem
berS of the Reconstruction Commit
tee." His interrogater then asked,
''if it would be safe for a Northern
man to travel through his sec
tion?' "Ryset7y safe. unleSs there
should happen to be a Dutch sol
der there aoho might knock ham ~
the head and rob HIM" This is
just the kind of testimony which
those who know the character of
Mr.. John F. Lewis, would expect
him tc give. Many men, and we
fear most men, WHO had been de-
feated for office, as Mr.. L.has been
and whose brother had also been
defeated as his had been, would
have been prejudiced to such 9
degree, as to have had their testl
mony warped, and would no
have done justice to the South
-Stduntoas Spectator. III shi
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29
Ts,uple Of The alnses.
F1REsIDE THOUGHTS

Just within the narrow circle
Formed by yonder glowing ring.
Weird-like phantoms dance and culver
While to life my fancies spring.
In the years gone by forever
With their train of JOY and woe,
Close upon their failing footsteps
All the hopes of long ago.
Sitting in the cleaning freight,
Filling all the quiet room,
With the gay and joyous laughter
Ringing through the dusily gloom,
Warm and loving hearts and tender,
Voices with their cheerful call,
Sounding out life's sweetest music
To the shadows on the wall.
Has it died away forever?
Has thy life been spent in vain?
Do the echoes only hnger p
In the fancies of thy brain?
Dearest ties on earth are broken.
Cherish'd hopes have long since fed;
Yet of life the grace and sweetness
Is not numbered with the dead.
Ope thine eyes, oh idle dreamer,
There is work for thee to do
Fold the past within thy bosom,
And begin with life anew.
Thank the giver of this blessing,
Live, that when thy work is done,
Heav'n will open wide its portals,
And the goal of life be won
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29

3 "CoNTRABAND" .JUsTICE.-T h e
M,srJreesboro' Monitor of the 10th
inst, says: "We learned a few
DAYS ago of a case of justice being
administered on the system of col
'ored testimony, and colored judge
and jury, the first we suppose
since the passage of the ''colored
testimony law" On plantation
where some twenty or more con-
trabands were employed there was
one who was continually taxing
things which did not belong to
him, and suspicion having fixed
the guilt upon him, told the thief
that they intended to bring him
to town for trial, or for fear of not
getting justice shown him in the
courts here, they proposed to Or
ganize a court within themselves
and try him, either Of which he
might accept. The thief accepted
the latter court, and a judge was
appointed from amongst them, a
jury empannelled, and all the ey-
idence in the case submitted to
them, and the colored jury deci.
.ded that che was to receive 2OO
lashes with a hickory, and to leave
the plantation, which was admin
istered to the darkey, after which
he was compelled to leave"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29
FIFTY.TwO.

Tn fifty-two to-day, Tom,
I'm ffty-two to-day;
Ny limbs are growing weaker,
My hairs are turning gray
Yet, it does not seem so long, Pom,
Since l was young as you; q.
And scarcely can ! realize
That 1 am ffty-two.
I've witnessed many changes,
/ have seen bright hopes decay;
And all the dreams of early life
Like shadows pass away.
I've drank of sorrows bitter cup,
Nor scarce knew what to do.
Yet, still I hope for better days,
Although I'm ffty-two.
I've been deceived and fattered, Tom,
Defrauded of my right,
Still de I trust in Him above
1t can't be always night.
, A day Of brightness yet will dawn,
The right 1 will pursue,
And trust in Gods good providence,
Although I'm ffty-two. .
Good lessons / have learned in life,
Among them have found,
Though friends are very few indeed,
q Acquaintance abound.
I'll trust my own exertions, Tom,
An upright course pursue,
And keep brave and trusting heart,
Though I am fifty-two.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29
The Rattle Snake Poison.

To ascertain the power and
amount of poison, DIR. Dearing
performed the following expert
ment:
The snake was very large and
vicious one, and very active at
the time. He took eight half
grown chickens, and allowed the
snake to strike each, under the
wing, as fast as they could be pre-
sented to him. The first died i'm
mediately; the second after few
minutes; the fourth after more than
an hour; the fifth after twelve
hours; the sixth was sick and
dropping for several days, but re-
covered, the seventh was only
slightly affected and the eighth not
at all,
With my second remaining
specimen, | was desirous of per-
forming several experiments as to
the action of this poison on the
blood. The following is one:-
The snake was quite active, and
as any one approached the cage,
began to rattle violently; but
twenty-five or thirty drops of
chloroform being allowed to fall on
his head, one slowly after the 9th
er, the sound of his rattle gradual
ly died away, and in few minutes
he was wholly under the effect of
this agent. He was then adroitly
seized behind the jaws with the
thumb and forefnger, and dragged
from the cage and allowed to par
TALLY resuscitate; in this state a
second person held his tail to pre-
vent him coiling around the arm
of the first, while a third opened
his mouth and with a pair of for
ceps pressed the fang upward,
causing flow of the poison which
which was received on the end of
ascalpel. The smallest quantity
of the poison being presented to
the blood between the glasses, q
change was Immediately perceived
the corpuscles ceased to run and
pile together, and remained stag
nant, without any special altera-
ton of structure; the whole ap-
pearance was as though the vital
ity of the blood had been suddenly
destroyed, exactly as i'll death from
lightning. This agrees also with
another experiment, performed on
a fowl, where the whole mass OF
the blood appeared quite liquid,
and having little coagulating pow
er. The physiological action OF
this poison on animals is probably
that of most powerful sedative,
acting through the blood on the
nervous centres.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29

A soldier of the Second Colora-
do Cavalry, who passed through
one seasons bushwhackings IN
Missouri, all the battles of the bor-
der, and through an Indian cam
paign OH the Arkansas, writes the
news from Indiana that ''he never
realized the horror of war till he
got home to Indiana and found
his gal married to a stay-at-home
dry goods clerk. oa ~
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29

Forneys special telegram from
Washington, underdate of the 25th
ult., says that already hungry demo-
cratic politicians are swarning
there for pay and proyender, en-
couraged by the Presidents course.
The special makes sad blunder.
The hungry politicians are but
buzzards attracted by the scent OF
the .sdead duck"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29

The MANNER OF THE PRESIDENTS
SPEECH.--We have had a variety
of editions of the Presidents speech
from the steps of the White House,
and still greater variety of COM
ments upon it from all sources,
but hitherto we have had no &C
count of the manner of its delivery
and reception, except what could
be gathered from the bald reports
of the stenographers. The Wash
ington correspondent Of the Wor-
cester Mass. JSpy, who says that he
stood in the portico close behind
the President throughout, supplies
the want. ~
After minutely describing Mr..
Johnson's personal appearance,
the writer proceeds as >follows:
His voice is clear, harsh, pow
erful and penetrating. When he
seems speaking with most excite
ment, he is evidently the coolest
man in the world. | watched him
with the awakened interest of one
who felt the magnitude of the
crisis the speaking was creating,
and am convinced that all be said
was weighed and measured, and
meant to bring about certain re,
suits. When the tumult of ap-
plause which greeted his strongest
denunciation and most virulent
attack was snrging around, those
cold eyes and that crafty smile
could be seen calculating the en-,
! tire scene and its accessories.
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29

The dear ladies occasionally get
served right. Here is an instance
given by the Cincinnati Enquirer:
At the corner of Plum and Sew
enth streets, a lady got into a car
which was well-flled-the pass
age way crowded, and every seat
occupied. The gentleman rose
from his seat, beckoned the lady
forward, and she glided into it
without nod, a smile, or q SIM
pie 'sthank you, sir," not even look
ing at him. "Oh," said the gen.
tleman, "excuse me, Miss, my
package is under you! Please let
me get it! She arose to her feet,
and he in turn glided gracefully
into his seat, renlarking, ssif q seat
! is not worth 'thank YOU it is not
worth the having" The lady
/ looked as blank as possible, II
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29

FAYETTEVILLE, TENN: MARCH 20, 1856.
The Joke of the Season.

One of the best things we have
read since our Columbia correspOn.
dent sent us description of con
traband wedding, is one of a sim,
liar character, described by the
local of the Mobile Register and
Advertiser. 1t appears that a ne
gro couple had been living togeth-
er for some years as man and
wife, but "widout de circumference
of de law" They disagreed, sep
Grated, and the weaker vessel laid
her case before ''de Bureau"
| where the charges were heard, and
Sambo and his Dinah were senten-
ced to be married. In order to be
sure that the sentence was proper
ly executed, the couple were plac-
ed under a military guard, and
marched off to Squire Starr's office.
Arriving there, the officer of the
guard remarked, esquire, here's a
couple for you to marry
"All right" replied the Justice; !;
"just step in the back room"
The couple and the officer fol-
lowed him to the room In the rear
of the front office, and after ex-
planning the duties and obligations
of married life, the squire requested
them to join hands.
Bride is Mt gwine to do it.
| doesn't want to hab muffin to do
wild dat niger"
Groom-s,I is MT 'ticular bout
marryin wild de gal. Inebber lub-
bed de wench."
This protest opened the squire's S
eyes like 1.-TWO full moons i'll the
harvest" He asked what was the
meaning of it, when the represen-
tative OF the Bureau informed the
Justice that they were ordered by
the Freedmen's Court to be mar
ried, and he came up to see the
sentence executed. as
With this understanding Justice
Starr told the ''happy couple" to
to join hands, which they did after
much persuasion, and the follow
ing scene ensued:
Justice-"Do you take this man
to be your welded husband, to
love, honor, obey" SC? ea
Bride-"No, / sn't-notmuch
I Doesn't wouldn't hab a four
acre lot full oh sich trash,
Freedmen's Bureau-''Yes we
do, Squire. We take him-go on
with the ceremony" "voaia 4. 3
Justice--"And do you take this
woman to be your welded wife, to
love, cherish, etc? ~ e .aulL
Groom--'.i tole ye. dat [ isn't
'ticular. | isn't hankerin arter de
Grow l kin lib widout de ole
gal" . +s5r
Freedmen's bureau-"Certainly
we take her-of course we do
suits us to a single allspice. Hur-
ry up the cakes"
Justice-"Then | pronounce
you all man and wife, and may
the Lord have mercy on your
souls"
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29
NO. I.
Ashamed of His Position.

Major H. c. Lawrance, agent OF
the Freedmen's Bureau at Fay
etteville, North Carolina, writes
to a friend in Washington city a
strong letter opposing the contin-
uance of his bureau, against which
he arrays a list of powerful objec-
tions. His letter closes thus
81 felt ashamed for myself as
an American, and for my Govern
ment, when, a few days ago, Judge
Buxton, of the Supreme Court
of this State, called atmy office to
inquire as to the extent of the. Ju-
risdiction he would be permitted
to exercise in a term he was about
to hold"
Major Lawrance is plainly a
friend to free government. Here
is another hard hit. He says:
eff a State should establish such
a judicial system, / think the
Federal Government might well
be called upon to enforce its guar
anty of Republican Government to
the people of that State
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29

It has been ascertained thai
large quantities of corn whiskyare
being manufactured in North Car
olina and Tennessee, which pay
no revenue tax, while brought IN
to direct competition with the pro-
duction of loyal stills. ara
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29

A letter from Washington says
IL is believed there that Stokes
and Maynard have been trying to
get into Congress to. the exclusion
Of the remaining Representatives
of Tennessee. ot s''' = i1'
Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1866-03-29

A boarder at a city boarding
house, on being asked how they
lived there replied that the hash
was doubtful, but the beef bully
This dubious compliment failed to
attract new boarder.