Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-20
GLORIOUS NEWS.

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GLORIOUS NEWS.
For the pas, two months there has bcen
tremendous outside pressure from the
people Of this Congressional District, upon
srs fellow c...ss1 ,joa0 p. Cook, Esq, 10 a.
ducs hin - become . candidate iof Con.
gssss. NJ. Oook has firmly resisted the
impsrtssitiss u hi ftissds, ed to III ba.
answered me. l en- cut 4 politics, and
cannot b induced y enter ~ 3sld again"
AZ Last his Old friends from Cedar and Lion
Coshtiss have % fAs obtsiasd his .eoussat
q that be agrees. II . nass Oosveation Of
any respectable number Of bic friends shall
n1misats hin, he will yield. Il 10 tbers.
fore suggested thst-
MASS NssriHo
or Ill conservative voters in this Congress.
enal District, Who approve cf the action Of
the late Philadelphia Cenventio,, meet st
Clinton, in Clinton Coun ', on Saturday.
th- 9,th Of Au-' It, 1895, a twelve o'eloek
~, to ratify the proceedings Of the Phila>
dslphia Csnventieo, snd put in nomination
candidate for Congress in this District.
TnE RgsuIr.-When Dr. Claussen, in he
half Of his Gcrmar friends. informed the re
publican party through the columns Of its
organ, that the rel ubiican county convention
must ether put It's foo, upon the Msin'
Liuqo~ Law o. som thing obnox'cua, or los
the 0ern IN vote, ws predicted that tho con
iiticn precedent would bs accepted. So il
Las been. For the past two weeks the Ger
mr have beer working lik. beavers, carly
aud late to &c. de egation strong eno;gh to
carry their po;nt. All that time Hiram
Price, the great mogul ef the Temperance
party, and the father Of the Prohibitory
Liquor Law in Iowa, he's bsen right here q
hosc-opposing i. no! but aidinoit. The
very ward IN which he lives, and 10 whose
meetings hc take most lively interest, and
which 10 the stronghold Of the Temperance
men, where nine tenths Of the population is
American born, the Germans quietly selet
Cd their dslseasss-sc,resly meeting any
opposition. wbyi NJ. Priss wiilsd itso.
fle could not afford to lose the German
vote Of Scott County; it would brat him for
Congress. II is good joke on the Temper,
ance meni Sold out by their own leader
That man who once said that sooner than
vote for a msn who used intoxicating liquor
ne would have his right arm cut from hid
shoulder. Now, 10 carry out his own self.
ish ends,,s refuses 10 raise hand in defense
Of Temperance! wha. next may We no.
expect' Each Son o. Temperance will be
required to take his bottle Of schnapps into
the Division Room by Hiram's command,
that the German element may bs appeased
and | = lose no votes IT the coming elec.
lion The Germans made bold charge,
and have taken the enemy without the loss
Of . man. They have now got the club in
tbeir own hand asd the republican party oi
Scott County will b obliged to march to
German music whether they like il or not.
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CnoLEnA.-At meeting Of the Board Of
Health last evening Mt DR.. Hes oIice, DR..
Hwpiner reported the death by cholera oI
" cdncsday night last. Mrs. Bluh.n was ia.
ken II OIL Saturday morning, snd lied es
day noon. Ho also reported the illness .y
the same disorder Of Mrs. Bluhm, mother
Of John Bluhm, aud By cholera -morbus oi
the deceascd's daughter. Mrs. B!uhu
died l.st night Mt twelve o'clock -
They resided on Ripley, near Second street.
The same physician also reported Mrs.
Jensen, who resides on Second between
Warren and Brown. ~ suffering from the
cholera.morbus.
DR.. lies reported the death Of J. F. Md
ison, lste ofths 16l,t Illinois volunteers.
who arrived in this city. on Saturday morn-
ing BY the river from Springfield, Missouri.
H. csme into the Union Hou-s SATURDAY.
forenoon, and eompIsined II pAia in his
At. m-cn. DR.. lies was called, and At on &C
prom unced the case cholera. Nadison
wss removed 70 one Of the, unoccupi.d
building on Second street, between Brady
and Perry streets. A nurse was provided
for him, but the case resulted fatally yester
day noon. He buried yesterday even
ing.
A corrcspoadent u LsClaire writes US
tha. teamstcr by The namc of Farnswo-t,
died At that place o Ssturl.r 'ght, from
an attack Of the c,aiers He 'ived in the
old Condis House. which tae writer sta.cs
- perfeat cess pool Of Gi.a. Much ex.
citement was occss,oned in .n.seaucnce or
his death.
TnE Nsw BsLLiARp HALL-Marten L
Priestsr's new billiard hall in The block Just
finishsd On Main street, bstweso Second and
Third, i indeed worthy Of the attention Of
the billiardists Of our city, and ofno tritling
share Of their patronage also. Its location
is &C atral, and could not have been better
chosen. II has trout Of forty feet. with
two capacieus entrances, and depth oil
sixty-tws fsst. The ceilings are high ani
ffsscosd, while the wills are
chastsly decorated with mirrors, choice
paintings, and costly sogravisgs. The ar
raneements for lighting purposes ere fully
up to the highest standard. Six tables AZ,
stationed about the hall, and players will |
ssd no cause for complaining Of jostling or !
lack Of room. Communications with din !
|as hall above will rcnLer this . most con.
vsaient and pleasant resort. The establish |
nsnt will bs thrown spsa this evening for |
lhe inspection Of I'll ladies and eentle emen
Who may choose - sall, and W feel assured |
hey win chasaetssiss It q one Of the finest |
IN our city. II win b open fof patronage |