Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-03


Hon. Hugh N. Martin, Of Marenso, who
Was on short business trip to our city.
UNDECIDED. seems to be some
doubt about getting full installment Of
winter just at present. The late cold snap
bas had the snap taken on. Of it by mild
May.like shower.
GoSE TO DUBuQuE- We learn from the
Dubuque Herald that our young friend o,
| w. Richardson, son of DR.. Richardson, oi
this city, has made his appearance in Du-
buque, to open first class skating park as
soon as the weather will permit. lie had a
park there last winter, and made very sat
isfactory business Of it. The Herald say.
| he has decided to settle in that city perma
ncntly.
BURGLARY On Saturday evening some
gay and promising thief made descent up
on the sleeping apartment Of Ro.,, the Gro
Ger, which il located over his store, corne,
| Of Brady and 4,h streets In the room Mr.
Ross, Nr. Thompson and Mr.. Taylor lay
bravely sleeping, while their visitor took
away their best undcr-clo,hing, their pistols
canes, mecrschaun,s, and such other hacnc-
lor>hal furniture as was laying about
loose The innocent slecpers woke not, MOI
even dreamed Of their loss until late Sun
] ,Iay morning. No insurance.
| Lively PArrR.-Wc announced n few
days since that our late local editor-Clint.
Parkhurst-had made change OF base, hav-
| purchased a hall interest in tho Lcciaire
| Registvr. The first number Of tha: Journal
under the new management, has made its
appearance lively, businessl,ke, and prom
i,es to be Of great value te the commercial
interests sf the Republic" lfthe citizens
Of that place allow their home organ to per
| ish this time. for want Of support, they vii!
10 great injustice to their local interests. =
| No hing 50 much helps aid and hu'd up q
town as lively iniclligcntly conducted
newspaper Tho Register and its manager:
have our warmest wishes for their pros
| pcrl,y.
| TmANksGIviNG DiSSiR At THE ORPHANS
II ME. Thanksgiving Day of 1866 viii
long bc remembered by the inma cs aud at
endants of the Orphans Home. A boun'
iful repast was prepared for the occasion,
under the immediate supervision of Super.
intenlant DR. NJ Il. Cochrane. and the
Matron, Miss T. J. Goodlle. The children
were fcasted with roas. turkey aud vcgcta
blcs Of every description, while pies and
pastry graced the table in profusion. New
er was dinner better enjoyed than on tha
occasion; every one was in TIE best o
spirits, and all wen. merry as a marriage
hell. Although We have attended sevora
Thanksgiving dinners, we can truly say NC
lever had the pleasure Of seeing SO many
pleasant faces before. or being present or
any happier occasion.
MISSIONARY SocirTy OF GEiswoLD Col
Lxcn An association under this name ha
been recently organized, and is composed o
students from AL the three departments. :
Its first quarterly public meeting was hei'
At the College Chapel on Sunday evening
Dec Cd; Bishop Lee presiding as Prcsidcn
or oy5icio. After appropriate devotional cx
ercises, and brief introductory address b.
the Bishop. missionary essay was read b,
Mr.. $. X. j. lloyi, member of,he Thcoloe
zeal Department, which was followed by
missionary address by the Rev VIM. T
Currie, Principal Of the Preparatory Depart
ment These efforts were entirely success
ful, and the occasion was one OF very grcs
interest. The exercises closed with fe,
remarks from the Bishop, and the singn
Of IIcber's m ss,onary hymn.
ORDiNArioN-On Sunday morning last
Dec. I'd, in the chapel of Griswold Colleg,
in this city, Bishop Henry W. Lee admitte
Mr.. William Thom,s Currie to the holy OF
der of Deacon in the Protestant Episcopa
Church. Morning prayer was read by tn
Rev. II. N. Powers and the Rev. Ha
Townsend. assistant minister Of the Bst
ops church. The sermon, on the subi,,
Of the original appointment OF Deacons
vas preached by the Bishop. The cand
date was presented by the. Rev. Proiesso
Barris, Of the Theological Department O
Griswold College. The Holy Communio
was administered by the Bishop, sssi>te
by the Rev. N Powers The Rev NJ Cu,
rie is the Principal Of the Preparatory y.
partmcnt Of the College, aud besides hi
duties in that position, he vii nov perforl
such occasional Missionary work as may n,
interfere with his other engagements. Tn
Chapel was well filed on the occasion of ii
ordination.
GAxBLIY0 AT FARs.-tt being about Il
season when our societies, religious, chari
ble and otherwise. will be getting up cn,e
tainments, We h-pe they will be bo
enough to do awav with the miserable ra
fling, lotterying, gambling schemes that Al
rife in this day aud generation. II
wrong for man to stake five dollars on
card, ,r the turn Of wheel, or in tick
for the chance Of winning fsc hundred do
! ars, it is no less wrong for hi IN to inve
fifty cents for chance to buy abox Of toot
P sop, . mammoth doll, or . set Of infant
linen, even il the money SO acquired do
: 60 toward some be evolent scheme. 1t
: no argument TO say that more money
raised by this than by any other mean
because if that is so, why not introduce
faro bank and max the most Of chance ?
:, We, for one, are sick Of being surround
!. BY . group Of stalwart maidens and b
sceched m all notes Of the treble to "buy
! chance" II the money cannot he got o
|. Of the pockets Of the susceptible males
= any other way. try good people by