Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-28

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oil poison in the blood. and performs rad
lcal cure. Read testimonials elsewhere.
THANKs0ivIsa DAY SxKnox.-There will
be Thanksgiving service. held in the Baptist
church. corner of Ash and Perry streets, on
Thursday Ito morrow At II o'clock A. NJ.
Posr OrrlcE-The Post Once will be
closed to-movrow from 10 o'clock A. N. till
81 o'clock P. n, to enable the employees
TO return thanks for themselves and eat
tu,kies for their friends. There are fsw
harder work ed individuals in the communi>
y thas those connected with the Post
Odace. and even half . holiday is something
they know how 70 appreciate
We ARE AGsEEp The Chicago 7ri-
Jsns nrgcs the enlargement ot the Illinois
and Michigan Canal for the passage Of
steamboats, and the construction Of simi,
lar canal from LaSalle 10 Rock River. and
thence TO the Mississippi at Rock Island
For the execution of the work it proposes
tax Of two mills annually on the taxable
property OF the Stste.-R. l. Argus
The same on this side let it be done by
all means.
CovsR Ut fmE vrxEs.-Now is the time to
see thrt grape vines aud oil other tender
plants ase we'll covered up for the winter.
Almost any day We may expect the air to
be Oiled with snow, the N srcury down to.
wards the cellar, and the winds careering
like legion Of fnrics. Cover ur the plants
before the stormy days are upon us.
Tss 0ALAxv.--Evsry lover Of good read.
ing reads the GALAXY. II Is time we'll spent
The No. December number has arrived,
and contains, Archie Lowell" Earl
Mord." "Wa!t Whitman and his Drum
Taps" "The American Cavalry Of the Rev
olution," "America. the Land Of Wealth."
"was lie Mad!" ::'Mosby and his Men,"
"Hliothrope," 1.-THE Calvering,." "Mr
Swineburne's Poems," "Nebula,," etc a
choice collection from the most able pens.
Call for tho GALAXY At the News Depets.
| BML or FARE.-We are indebted to Col.
Thos. B. Hunt. Tor copy OF the Bill cf
Fare discussed by the Army Of the Tonnes.
see at the Burnct House, Cincinnati, on the
10th inst. II is an extensive document.-
one in fact. that We should much rather 10.
tice "on the spot than at This unsatisfac
tory distance. Not less than eighty eight
dishes were prepared ior the brave boys Of
the Army Of the Tcnnessee--to say nothing
Of the wet groceries" served on the occa.
sion. The assault must have be en- one that
bravely sustained the bri!lian. reputation of
those brave men. No doubt oft
GoING TO FRANCE Our friend John Ack-
Icy, ESQ, Of the Davenport Library Associ-
alton, has lately received letter from the
Rev. j SC. Abb 1T, in which he announces
tkc important fact that he is making ar,
sangements to 20 70 France in short time
for the purpose Of collecting material p,c
psratory to writing the history Of the life Of
Napoleon III. No American citizen could
visit France under more favorable auspices
than Mr.. Abbott, whose able history Of Ma.
poleon furnishes him the most ample pass
port into all French circles. We wish him
abundant success and hope to have the pleas.
urs Of peruaing the proposed history.
"HoLD on To IT. Ir."-Referring TO the case
of"J. Atwater 4 Co., Tobscconists, Dsv-
enport"-in horn-we barely have to
say that Mr.. kuhnen received . Telegram
this morning from Turner, Knight 4 Co.,
Gainesville, No.. the parties who shipped
the 90 caddies to the aforiaid Tobacco
mist requesting him to "hold on TO it,
that is the tobacco. Friend Kuhnen has
very good "hold" upon the tobacco bust
ness Of this regon, bus he doubts very
much his ability to "hold on to the Atwa-
ter shipments-,hc same having vanished
on Saturday last. Hereafter, we advise
Turner, Knight & Co., to do their own
holding on. and not put too much conf |
dsnce in white man-for he is sometimes
mighty onsartin.' "llow does your mcr
schaum color y"
How ARE rot WILLIAMS 4 Co og-This
is one Of your sharp firms. is Williams & |
Co. Williams L Co. provoke US to bad |
temper, and1wsrs either Of the scoundrels |
present We should initiate his countenance,
or perish IN The attempt. What makes us
banker TO smite Williams L Co. is thst they
havs psesansd b think they could sell Us
on The Prize Concert Ticket dodge, viz:
CncINSApG Nov. -, 1866.
Nm. J. J. RsosAapsoR Your t,cke. No.
363, ,OO6 has drawn prize valued At $.5.-l
Ihe charDes and expenses on the same
amount 1925 Please remit US that amount
and state BY what Exlress prize sent. Ad-
dress WnLiAxs L Co,
~ IL Actuaries.
Thars no luxury! Anybody can get that
sort Of prizes every dsy in the year. We
have no patience with such common. place
shs,cssEs end lara That dodge played out
years ago. We couldn't be induced to part
With the Ave dollars, usr the. twenty i've
ceats either on any such shabby prctense,
and the &75 we donate to the thieving firm
which We hope they viii spend for poor
whisky and get the deiirium tremens iuc
rably.
DAvExroer On. TRADE -Since the pass>
ing Of the ordinance prohibiting the storing
Of large quantities Of Kerosene and other
oils within Ne city limits, 70 have noticed
tAat sstns ale building stsrchossss at ether
places in accordance with tie provisions Of
the ordinance Q. T.. Webb has a stsse
house neAt the railroad bridge, capable Of
holding thses:er foue hundred barrels. We
undsssisnd from his travcling agent, Mr.
Hobsen, that country dealers arc besinnine
- see shas they can get their supply Of oils
1T Davenport at mors favorable rates than
By going east. The tendeocy Of this j.,
cur city can end Il doing good wholesale
6sDlns-s. Our lssding merchants oil have