Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-06

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TaR new lock stitch sewing machines q
ths Singer Manufacturing Company ars u
oaly machines 10 IT, uaskes hat eaa -,
al kinds Of clsth With I'll kisls q thssad
Call at Warrinsfs shoe store, - Bad
street. Aue. { dtf.
CITY lTE n ..
HA.r Paics.-At tie Nornal Ae.dsn
Concert tomorrow evening, children vii
be admitted st half price.
| wArssnEioxs.-Thses summed luxusis
arc Commencing 70 come V market. price
varying from IS cents upwards.
| PERSONAL. fiisnd E. A, McNair, o
the firm ef McNair 1 Jordan, has jest re
turned from IN extensive tour in the inter
or. looking . veil e usual.
No Tssouou BoArs To Hoslow w.-Ther
will be no through boats tomorrow. Th
short line packets will leave as their usus
hours.
In Sons Consusioh.-Ws hear mani
couplainss in our city, end alss ness thss
10 oar exchanges, Of The bed nssageasu
Of many Of the mail routes sf The west
Passenger caa ordinarily travel fsur time
as rapidly - . letter. We don't knov
where the blame lies.
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Tas CHICAGO FA.s.-Postsrs have beer
put up throughout the city, inviting Il,
world 10 the III nois State Fair. Tbs CON,
Wences on the gath Of next month, and vii
co, 'inus six days. As our County Fa;l
c oscs on the TN Of September, exhibitor,
~ have . good oppor unity Of trying ,he;l
fortunes at Chic,go.
Tnx E,vss.-Ths freighting business hsl
reached very low ebb. The river 10 lall'
ing steadily, and has already reas he'd IN,
lowest water mark Of the season. Steam,
boat stock 10 not paying - heavy divi
| dends IS il has been known 70 do.
THE Rocx ISLAND ALLioAror.-Peopls
say that the Rock ls;aad alligator hes bees
found. u We have heard corr ect version
Of the matter this animal wss not vesy
dangerous creature. though its species an
exceedingly sought after by sportsmer.-
Can't our exchanges over there enli ghtes
US on the subjects
Tas NoRxAL CoHcsHr To>noRsow N,cur
-Tne public may anticipate ,er enter
ta;nn,ent than We have had in months past
At the Le Claire tomorrow evening"
Tue music will bs first clsss, a,d will b
rendered in the mest Artistic manner. Al
we have betoss sanounced, the proceed,
will be devoted toward defraving the rsn,
Of TIE Halls. Il 10 expected lat every
public spirited Gil zen Will respond.
TorAL'v BLikp-Mr. J. n. Langley, o.
Rock Island, has just returned from New
York City, where hs tas been for . lena
time prst va,nly sndeavorine to procure I
restoration Of his sight. He cannot ever
iisti ,guish day from night. While travel
ling among the SNOW covered mountains o.
Colorado, the powerful reflection Of The
Gun upon the gloasy white surface of ths
snow. acted 90 irjuriously upon the vssins
Of his eyes - to destroy his sight forever
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CnASss o. Fisn.-The banking house d
Jsass Boyd I Bros, Of Chicago, has un-
d~rgone cha 'ss bv the senior msmber Of
the firo Withdrawing. Il will hereafter b
conducted By The two junior. members,
Asssrs. Robert and Charles Boyd, and un
der the style Of Boyd Bros. By The sshangs
the rsspeas;bility Il the 6.a b not in The
least impsirsd. Heretofore shsy hsvs been
hard workisg and Industrious. Since their
tnaasurasion last lall their e6ot,s have besn
Characterised With marked ansncial ability,
and thsy premise % taksa frontssuk saene
tas banking frstsfni.y Of thc Nss.hvsst-
james Boyd is - the head Of . Aourishing
house in New York. Sucesss to Boyd
Bcos.
Rlorous DssssasAucss.-Froo . eeatls.
man just ffso Dsbsqss ~ learn thss ~
stsenboaa rosst-a bouts at that pjaee, who
ere on strike. ere isvssting The osney
which they espsss 10 Ct y sisssf wages
10 the poorest kipd u ''sed esen" whisky,
making up the ds6sissey 4 qsalisy q ~
imasnsity efesaatisy. The lssss = qsits
= iotsessling locality - was The giadi<
atssss assaa Of Rens. n aesly ast u
~ dslbsss - tAsrs bs sssa 10 sll ~ ie .
psslsctiops. TAe bsickSsaA naskss h five
y. B,sekened eyss, 1stssnsd noses, end
ses red vissses attest that Il the ,osd 70 90.
~ leads NOT ts The grave. i isn't o easirs-
+ agreeable . |. misht b.. Il is expected
That when the Oinsinnati darkiss affiss u
tats their p,sess. eay old rec will snsse.
re esssansiis bssiasss u thss city h
's's@' rst
DAsussssHs Aeeips1r. On Satsrday
svsning, q 1r. Jano 1lsysrs uas driving
! double 0ts,m aad carriage dswa Brady,
sss 4 tue tugs bscsms unfastsned, fright
tning the tsan, which iashsd dowa street
4 furious rate Of spssd. II turning into
Secnrd strsss, the carriage struck shs curb
stone n front Of Niehe'l's Block, throwing
Mr.. Myers tSths erSssd With esssidssabls
6aes. The ssn,rw vss inusdiaasly esr~
sied no ns1ssd's Drug Store. and atou
sLeneste his tesidsses. wAsrs be ~ AZ