Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-09

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Dumont, on Main street, 10 warming the
natives with the Monitor heating stove. end
IL you would defy old Boreas and save fuel,
call and buy one; they are Ill the rage. lie
has just received smother large invoice Of
them, and is the only agent for them in
| Davenport.
NEw Dare SroRE -Messrs. Wood worth
I Eagal have fitted up . splendid
drug store, near the corner Of Brady and
Third streets. and have it we'll Glled with
goods. Everything is fresh and nice. and
We hope this young firm will receive liberal
encouragement from the public.
CosREcrIoS.-Thc gentleman on Brady
Street Who had bis sign smashed day bec're
yesterday. as the result Of careless runa.
way, appears to have been misrepr esentel
in our columns last night. We have been
convinced that he made no unjust demands
Of the party who had the team in charge,
and ws arc pleased TO make tho correction.
INDIANS The "Pine Bluff" now lying
a. our levee. has party Of Winncbago ln>
dians on board, bound tor some point three
hundred miles south Of this city. bot the
nams Of which they did not know. They
are from Prairie du Chicn. The party
numbers seven men, two high" boys, (, o
squaws, and six papooscs, with dogs, canoes
aud guns. The sqnaws are decorated with
an abundance Of cheap jcwelry, while the
braves are copiously daubed with red paint
A THRIVING EsTABLIsBNsNr.-Abou the
middle Of September, Messrs. J. +. Dixon 4
Sons opened their wholesale and retail Dry
Goods establishment at tho corner Of Main
and Second streets, and in the facc OF vig-
orous competition. commenced business -
Their rooms aro among the finest in the
city, and we're cited up in style fully cor
responding with the amount Of trade they
proposed to carry on. After having teen in
successful operation for two months, some
idea may be formed of the future Of this cn>
terprising firm. The city trade it now
handles is immense. It purchases its large
assortments in such quantities At the East
that the very lowest rates in the market are
secured. Nothing is selected but with the
greatest care. and with a direct view to the
demands Of the public. The result 10 that
purchasers have vide scope for pleasing
their tastes, and at the same time, get the
oencfi's Of the lowest scale Of prices. Their
wholesale trade commenced almost 1t the
very start. Up to this tune it has continued
To increase with marked rapidly. and the
| indications are that the country merchants
Who have met with such satisfaction will
double their patronage. Approaching the
extended field that lies before them, every
effort ~il be made to attract trade to our
city. All such energetic capitalists will be
! cordially welcomed 10 Davenport. Look
out for the Lion,' was no empty suggest
ion.
Extensive AND VALuAsLs IMPROVEMENTS.
We alluded to the extensive and very
substantial improvements made by the en-
terprislng and we'll known frm of N Z.
Davis 4 Sons, during the last twelve
months, en- Fourth street, near and about
the Pennsy lvania House, which have cost
handsome SIN Of money, and added
greatly to the valuable property Of our
thriving city.
On the 7th day Of July, 1865. they COM
nenced these improvements, and by the
middle Of next month will have completed
six fine brick buidings-thres dwell,n
houses and three barns-all Of brick and of
most thorough workmanship. The dwell
lings are each " feet deep BY % front,
three stories high-cach containing sewers
teen commod,ous and perfectly finished
rooms, with full sized cellars, large cisterns
and wells, that cannot be easily exhausted,
perfect kitchen, laundry and clubhouse reg
ulations. and al connected by . 6ne
system Of sewerage with the river. Each
room is lighted with gas, and nearly al, of
them on the second and third A,ors have
capacious closets. Each house has large
double pa,lors, and these, with the dining
rooms and setting rooms above, have coal
CRATES. and all have perfect system Of ven
tilation. The staircases, steps and balus
trading is Of black walnut, and the wood
work Of all the rooms 10 beautifully grained
in light oak.
Each house has 80 doors and 40 windows,
each window shaded BY folding blinds
These houses, with their surroundings. cost
over $50, ,OO0-a trids more than $4,000
each.
The barns are also Of brick, and built upon
the most commodious plans. The sewers,
Of which there are over GOO feet, are Of brick |
and stonc, most substantially laid. In
making these improvements over 200, 900
brick were used, and 500 perch Of stone
No pains or expense has been spared, but
everything has been done for permancncy
and to facilitate housewssk. Counting
money right down to the best per cents, Of
course these houses are not paying invest
ments, but - comfortable dwellings, having
every convenience Of . veil regulated house
hold they will pay Handsomely. They are
no short lived balloons-Aldesman Davis
never builds that way-but they are hcu o.
that with only reasonable wear and tear will
last hundred years. The masonry work
Vas done by Lev Hebert and Wm. Swindle,
and the carpeater work BY The Huot Broth
ers and Louis Araold, which 10 tho highest
guarantee for substantial and elegantly in
ishcd work. One item i worthy Of remark.
The windows Of these houses are raised and
lowered BY most ingenious and valuabl
contrivance which Is much cheaper thar.
box frames and weights. and = thousand
times mote convenient. By . simple cog
wheel arrangement the raising Of the lower
sash lswsss ~ upper sash. o, q pleasure
saeA nay Be msvsd independently Of the
Othee.
Meses.. Davis 1 Sons deserve great credit
To- shsss valuable iapsovsmsots. They are
ornsnsnts y the city, AID - excellent
exampls fos sthsrs % follow. Too Of them
are occupied b msnbsn q ths family,