Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-01-10
NEWS
BY TELEG R.aPM.

Dies MONIES, Iowa, Jan. 9.-The Legisla-
ture assembled yesterday afternoon, and
effected temporary organization. The
Senate was called to order by Lieut.. Gov.
Eastman, the House by Hoyt Sherman, of
Polk county. After appointing committees
on credentials, both Houses adjourned to
ten o'clock, to day.
The Legislature stands seventy re-
pubicans fifteen democrats, and four in
dependent republicans.
At a caucus Of the Senate, last evening,
the following nominations were made: For
Secretary. J. w. Dixon. Of Wapello county;
First Assistant Secretary, }. NJ. West, Of
Beardsley; Second Assistant Secretary, A.
II. Abel, Of Polk Expressing Clerk, W. I.
Kennedy, of Muscatne Enrolling Clerk,
+. W. McJunkin. Of Washington; Sergeant
at Arms, W. 7. Hunt, Of Clayton.
The House caucus, at q late hour made
the following nominations; Speaker, Col.
Wright. If Cedar county; Chief Clerk,
Chas. Aldrich, Of Hamilton First Assistant
Clerk, G. I. Wilson, Of Marion; Second As
sistant Clerk. +. NJ Benedict, of Winnie
shiek Enrolling Clerk, Major JOS Lyman,
Of Pottawattomie; Sergeant at arms, Major
+. 6. White, of Wapello
| 1t is understood that these nominations
will be ratified to-day
The Inauguration ceremonies are set down
for Thursday. Gov. Stone delivered his
Message to day.
CHICAGO, Jan. Son Saturday evening,
between ten and eleven o'clock, a fire broke
out in passage way leading into q frame
structure used as cigar mandatory BY
Messrs. Barry & Van Vlct, at No. 1O4 North
Clark street, corner Of Indiana street Be-
fore its ravages could be stayed, Messrs.
Barry 4 VanVliet suffered damage to the
amount of 81 800; Mr.. kretschmann, jew.
eler, to the amount Of $4,000; Messrs.
Jacobs, Peyser& Co., dry goods merchants,
$4,000, and a Mr.. August Won Claim, in
furniture etc, $500. The first was insar
fire.
About nine o'clock on Sunday morning.
Ga.zman's brewery and malt house, Nos
1873 and 1875 Clay bourne avenue, was dis
covered N fire. The tu lding was Of brick
four stories high, and is supposed to have
taken fire from a quantity Of overheated
barley. Loss slight.
c. II. GIBBS new two story frame block
OF stores and tenements, at the corner Of
Wells and Monroe streets, was discovered
to be on fire in the rear, about 10 o'clock
last evening, and before the flames could
be sutdued, almost the entire upper portion
Of the block was dest. Dyed. The sufferers
were: Friend Brothers, dry goods mer
chants, $4,000; Capitzby, Rcisser 4 Tet-
icr, furniture dealers. $4,5oO, Of which
$4,000 was insured; Mr. Britain, baker,
$l,QOC, no insurance Wech & Co.,
grocers, &2,00O, insured; and DR.. Osgood
druggist. &4.6OO-fully insured. Beside
these losses, there were various minor
ones, footing up, in the aggregate, 81, 700,
very little Of which was insured The
building was damaged to the amount Of
$1,000, but was insured for 100000
Soon after one o'clock this morning. a fire
broke out in the rear Of the centre Of long
two story frame block extending on Clark
street, from jackson street north to the al
ley, containing II stores b, low and mum
Der Of tenements and Offices above The
fatieued firemen worked faithfully until / !
o'clock this forenoon, but the structure is a
complete wreck throughout. The building.
valued at $4,000 was on ned by p. +. W.
Peck, Esq, who is amply insured.
The losses to the occupants were as fol
lows: G. w. Flanders, grocer, s., 900. no
insurance; DR.. w. w. Case, 81, 400, in
sured for $3.50; X. w. Chappell, q, 600,
no insurance. Many smaller establishments
lost 81 900 each. The total loss Of building
and contents will reach $4,000.