Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-01

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AusioAL ConvsxTion PROF. Fsrso viii !
hold . musical Convention at Mnscatins, BE- |
ginning Oh The 9Th inst.
LAID UP.-Oa asesuae q loW watsr, ~ |
stssusv Dsssnpost y now Temporarily laid |
up at Pen Dyrsa.
Fos frst class livery riep. call on R. Ben.
ton. eorpsr Of Third and Rock Island Ste.
Rates rsaos0A1o.
AesicursusAL 0ecissv. request.
ed 70 atate that The Annsal Meeting Of the
Agricultural Society, ~ the election Of ode
cert, taks placs - Saturday nest.
Uss Lsllenand's speei6c for RheuDst,sm
Gout and Neuralgia. IteGsctsally dsssroys
I'll poison in ths blood. aod pssforos rcd.
lcal cure Read tsstimosisls elsewhere.
PAsfY AZ In CLAine.-A very pleasant
dascine paety ea,.s sf st L. Olsiss, lsss
night. Il Dsvsnpess's Hall. Whites Quad.
rilIe Band slBcsatsd. 4 ~ old tine ~
ths svsalt, II csurss.
hAanAes OssanMY.-wsjsass from The
LEsiSa ~ II. W.. +. Rsisk. a this city
end l1is Matte Spencer. Of Rock Islaad.
will be united in marriage u the Methodist
Church In Rock Island this evening u 6:3O
o'clock.
PMNrRns BswARs.-The Keokuk Cate
City warns al publshers and printers
against the faacinatioas Of ''lead caster" by
the name Of Crane, whe hes abandoned his
wife, fisst stsali ag her money. and commit>
ted good many other neon actions.
TuAr Fsosr.-ln speaking Of the recent
heavy frost. an exchange ays: ut resped
with es,d and pitilsss hssd The vegetation
sf the dead ssmnhsr. weaving thersvi,h a
withersd chaplet for the crownisg Of the
coming Winter King" What does the fel>
lew mean1
LIZ CLAIRE.-A gentleman who came
down from the Republic this morning in
forms us that no steamers are expected on
the prime Railway there this winter. The
Northern Line had Withdrawn ito patron.
ass. he undsssleod. having concluded to
build it's own docks.
FIRE ALARns.-N is becoming quite
usaal 70 have ere alarm every evening -
The Fire Kings brought out their engine At
about six o'clock last. evening. bot were net
required 70 use Il. The roof Of . frame
house on Iowa street, near Second. occupied
BY Patrick Dsrcsy. caught Ere from the
falling Of sparks. The flames were eatin.
guishsd without any serious damage.
POPULATION OF RocK lsLAxp.-Nr, o. Z
Boot. Who 10 preparing directory Of Rock
Island, ~ our readers are aware, hands US
brief statement in regard to the population
Of our sister city. Tho new directory eoa.
tains $500 names; ths directory Of 1862
contained only 1900 namss-one thousand
lsss than the present one. According TO the
usual mode Of calculation. the population Of
Rock Island 10 from to H. 900.
THs NAnEs o. Srnssrs. considerable
difhsalty is experienced BY s,rsngers and
others unaequsinted With localities in this
city, in finding their way to any precise spot
whether BY direction or otherwise. for the
reason tha. upon the corners Of blt very
few Of our streets are their names to bs
found. This il an overnight cften spoker
Of BY visitors. aad It would require but very
slight trouble to obviats It. Why should
It not bc done
CABaAGss. One Of our cetcmporarics
bragg very justly over the receipt Of . head
Of cabbage weighing 20 pounds and 8
ounces. We can't beat that, but on enter
ing osr ssnctum yesterday morning. found
one awaitiag as that weighed over Is
pounds Who the donor is, we havsn't
found OCT but We hsvs thoroughly eiimina>
ted his cabbage, and found il to be one Of
the best quality.
RunAwAv-h,Lk At Discounf.-Jus.
- . milk psdiar ~as driving from the from,
Of the Burtis House. this morning. . mis-
ehicvous boy struck his horse across tie
head with , whip. The animal became
frightened, and dashed down Iowa street in
the liveliess kiGd Of . manner, scattering
milk pans, tickets. and pint measures about
that thorcughfars in the most interesting
manner, y ~ nothing whatever Of milk
The equippass was finally brought to halt
q Second 5sssst. Damsgss light.
BL0wlno MS TnuMPsf.-The RAIDS Of New
Boston. Ills, asssmblcd lest night . cosfsr
upon the Political situation, and the pros
pect Of Jshnny Logan. ths littie genius Who
plotted the addition Of Lover Illinois 70
the Southern Coniederacy. Among the
''distinguishsd individuals'' present vss ne
lsss psvcoags than King Hiram, Who re-
cited his little we're in tho usual strain. Al
gsoalsman who vas present reports il -
follows:
''Consitutiooal amendment-l'll seod il
--red handed tssitoss-got the documents
hsse-svesp ths tyrant from The sasth-rn
rsad it-up there in Davenport - Here's the
doeumsotD--sss bsae 'su--l'm e,ssted I'm
gsiao - CsnoEsos--ln cay thsrs too
gpln' theif agia-sct The documsnts-John-
90 . seoundrel-bosnd 70 impsach him
rli IA yos sumsthing -i0pious rebellion
chains ns-slavsry-blpod ssd thunder
Gov. HaAa-Anna Disksasen-ce vhelsd
'sm-do y agin-wsaaa down South
uasa1 roceaelsucosd-Iean - thsis Pc
anA Q's-down with ths teaitsss
Congressional Csose, pasase espy.
All HALlow EsE.-LAst evening ~
eslehsated Il rather beistseous mannsr by
shs young blsdss sf ese city. Dry goods
hosss wsss changed shout IN ths most pro.
ne suous mannee. The s;asualks were besfi-
cadsd in many pAcss. and . great deal Of
aischief oshsexlee coasuanAssd. At about
~ s'Slock. . gang Of juveniles collected ss