Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-17

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New Mexlcoo Perfasne.
When Mexico sLsil fall isso Uncle Sans
kesptAg h~sns Oe0rcSAx shall perfume the
world. Nature could mot produce richer Gen
Or choicer Pesfsas.
RT SMITH 3 CO.. Nsv osk,
Asnufsctusess of he Floral Perfsmery.
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Ceagsesslonal Ceovensien.
A CONVENTION or THE DEMOCRACY OF
"a the second Congrcssi0sal Dstricts Il Iowa, \
hereby called at DsWnT. On TnunspAv the sstA dsy
q JuIy nsxt. st II O'Clock A. H.. to nominate Can
Ratio e Representatives: one dsleKss. for every
ops hundred votes cast for Thomas Il. Benton fos
Sovernor At ~ election in lsss. and one os every
An persons who favor the integrity Of the uu,un
and the equality = the States are Invited 10 partici
pate In the County Convention.
EDWARD u. THAYER. Muscatine County,
WIN. X. EDGAR. Cedar County,
y; \: klGMARDSoN, Scott County,
=. W. DuNHAM, Linn CouAty,
J. I. sHkEAN, jones' County.
WV. GRAHAM. jackson County.
SoDA.-Call at Ballord's for . cool and de-
licious draught Of Soda Water.
WADswoRsn hes just received BY express
. new and choice lot Of lawns, organdies,
jseonets and jseonst robes to which he in
vites the attention of the ladies'.
TIE OurEs sMAx.-Remington Co., near
the corner of Second and Brady, keep ful
stock Of gents furnishing goods constantly
OF hand, and are manufacturing to order in
the very latest styles.
Or rns RArips learn that the Nor>
thern Line packet Muscatine, Was stuck on
the Lower Rapids, and remained there all
day yesterday. II is expected. however,
that she will arrive here to morrow morn
ing.
ABour Riour.-lf, a. 10 somewhere as
serted, bread is produced by the sweat Of
the brow, there must bc an usual quantity
Of that article on hand at this time in this
vicinity.
Pensions lNcREAsED..-A recent act Of
Congress gives pension of $l5, go or
t2b to invslids who have lost limb or eve.
sight. For applying for the increase, cal
on A. p. Alexander, at First National Bank
Building.
A NicE STock.-Huntington, No. "a Bra.
dy street, has An excellent stock Of fresh
drugs, periumeries, patent medicines, toilet
articles, and in fact eli articles usually
found in any drug store, to which he in>
vites othc attention Of the citizens. He
ere worthy Of . good share Of patronage.
Day GooDs.-MessYs. Guettel 4 Bro,
corner Of Perry and Second street, wish it
understood that they are selling everything
in the dry goods line at just as good lay -
any other house in the city, and ask . fair
proportion Of public patronage. Give them
Q call.
CLOTHING ExroRiUn.-A rare chance is
now offered for bargains 10 the ready made
clothing line, At Sam Perry's old stand, No
IS Brady street. The stock now on hand
10 very extensive, and has been carefully
selected with . view to durability Of MAJ
tcrial, lateness Of fashion, and neatnsss Of
manufacture. The proprietor also keeps
constantly on hang the fullest assortment
Of gents furnishing goods, Of all the most
fashionable colors, and Of the very best
texture. Any. one wishing clothing man.
ufacturcd to order, can be accommodated
ct short notice, and will BE- guaranteed
the most entire satisfaction.
SuSsrRoKEs.-We are constantly hearing
Of cases Of sun>trokes, but rarely learn the
names Of the sufferers. A gentleman in.
forms " that while working in field on
the Dubuque road some eight miles from
the city, two men were sun struck vester.
day, one Of whom died shortly after being
prostrated. Rumor also has IL that two
workmen on farm near Hickory Grove
were sun stuck and badly injure yesterday,
several near Wslcott, and three or four near
Blue Grass. In the hottest climates, troops
have been know to march in the most
scorching weather without being sun
struck, by simply placing green leaves in
the crowns Of their hats. We recommend
the plan TO our farmers.
HsAvY FiRss.-At about half>past nine
yesterday morning, heavy fire broke out
In Chicago, Att frame tenement on Polk
street. Tho dryness Of the atmosphere,
and the strong wind, soon caused the flames
TO spread in every direction. The Fire De.
partment did its utmost, but in spite Of its
lsbors, thirty buildings were burned, near
" iifty families turned into the street, and
. loss incurred Of 100000. A very de.
structivs FIRE also occurred At Lansing,
Michigan, on Sunday, resulting in loss Of
90, 900, Of which sum but 5000 vas cover
Cd BY insurance. A Ore also occurred at
Cincinnati on Saturday night, during which
fireman was killed. Property destroyed
amounted in value to $4,000.
Tns Coxlxo FAin-After stating that the
people Of Rock Island take as much inter-
est in our annual fair q our own citizens,
(which We are glad to learn) and after quo>
ting IN article from this paper and credit
ing Il 70 the Gazette. the Rsek Island Union
states that il 10 plsased that . change for
the better 10 to b. made 10 the manner Of
conducting our fair. II says: Last ysas
TIE whole faif was tufned into horse ra>
sins. and tho worst species Of gsmbling
was practiced, and ws heard many farmers
~ that if sush thiogs wsrs 10 Be the rule
0sg were dsns With the fair"
Il has long been csncsdsd that the most
attractive features q our annuol iairs has
besn ths satssine ot ilns animals on the
race course. More people will turn out to
~ IN orderly and we'll conducted rscs
thsa - ~ anythlng sasa A. for the worst
species Of gambling beirg pracsised there
lest year, ~ eeoSsss that ws were entirely
ignoeant Of the hes at that time, and to bs
convinced nov, wosld require some very
reliable prssfa We have net ~ bssn Inv
fnpsuoA uheNher Hheea wi11 ha paoen ~ NAT