Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-15

LoSr-$5 REwAhD.-Ul Brady street,
between Second aud Third. ladies' Mink
Collar. Whoever will return the same 10
| Mr.. Cone, corner Second and Brady, viii
| receive the above reward. p. l.. CosE.
| "MoaSING igAiS not vet come in and don
know when it wilr 50 reads the bulletin
| in the Post Office to-day. Wc trust that
| the weather and elements will soon settle,
SO that trains can run ON time aul mails be
received regularly.
NJ. +. VAS NooapRs, a converted Jew of
Holland, who is preparing h.msel. a. the
Iowa College, a; Grinnc.l, 10 preach the
Gospel, viii speak 10 night, in the Congrc-
gational Church, on the sabisct OF Jewish
| missions.
| w Ang INFORMED that the river rose over
| two feet last night II it continues TO rise
the ice cannot last long, and even now it Is
unsafe to venture on it. Above the hridsc
near the foot OF the rapids the river is clear,
l Nittt otioN tiN OlifSS ~ - VAs""i'b "'"y
and commencing to jam. We may look for
| an early opening OF navigation this Spring.
We are glad to note that the lines Of our
genial young friend, Col. Thos. u. liunt
continue 70 tall in pleasant pliccs. lie has
Just receivedSfis appointment a. Captain
and Assistan. Quartcr4aster in the regular
army. The Coloners abe administration Of
ati'airs at the different posts to whicl he has
been appointed, entities him 10 ,lis rccog-
milton vi his valuable services by the Gov
crntneut.
CHRISTIAN CnArga.-E!der Exly recently
from Long Grove, where he has teen very
successful as revlvalist, il holding series
Of pro,ra,t ted meetings in the Christian
| Chapel Last evening his subject vas
.wha, think yc OF Christi" This was
handled in scholarly manner which seem
ed to interest the audience very much
His subject tonight will BE- The Great
| Teachel' There will be services every
evening during the week.
| MAneiEp.-W are pleased TO state that
our friend, 4. Z. Anderson, of Chicago, is
in town, stopping at the Burtis House, and
| that he hns come to the conclusion that ct
is no. good for man to lie alone" .nl has
accordingly made arrangements whereby he
Is to take one OF our Davenport girls TO
Chicago, 70 superntend his home. May he
never regret his choice.
The ceremony takes pace at the PrC Shy
terrain Church tlis evening. at o'clock.
FihEMES's BAIi.--The Fire King boys
and their ladies' itir bad very pleasant
time last evening at l.ahrmann's Hal. The
hall was filed wish pleasant aces-the lnu-
sic wa, excellent, und ali seemed to BE- de-
termiuel to enjoy themselves TO the fu'l sst
extent. Nothing happened 70 mar tue fcs-
tive scene. 10 rude alarm OF fire made .Ae
boys hurry f1r,h TO duty as in case OF their
other gathering; but until among the III m
ing hours they .ung .hsir nag;mers 30 the
music OF the band. Truly, It IS wsi, 10 SEE
the pleased and happy.
RAlx.-It comme.cel raining here last
night at twelve o'cioc> and has kept it up at
intervals during last night and to day. We
learn that the tiiaw and rain Of the last day
or two has caused flcshets at different peints
along the {. II. L. ( r. r. r., damaging the
a Il,
counts for the delay in the arrival of the
mails Duck Creek is putting on airs and
obliging the people beyond it's banks to pad.
die through TO Peach the city. The ragins
wapsie has not reported yet. but W. pre-
sumo viii speak in favor II the proposed
bridge.
THERE is general dullness all over the
country in trade Our merchants complain
Of it. There's an innate tendency in hu-
manity to assume that we are iaring worse
than our neighhors frequently there:
little truth in it. A gentleman from Daven
port, who has spent couple Of days in ouI
city. tells us that our business at present is
better than Davcnport's This. too, when
the river isn't favorable for our large section
of tsa,le.--Keosut Gate City.
This reminds us Of a little story Or
asking the drummer Of wholesale house
in this city, for an infallible way Of making
ones self agreeable on visiting . strange
place. lie replied that, on entering into con
vcrsation with any OF tho townsmen, you
must invariably remark what a nice, stir.
ring, pretty, busting, busy, town il is, and
compare it iavorably with some other plac,
Of double its size and importance. He sale
he had tried it hundred times, and it new,
CT tailed. Though business is rather dull
We, ilatter ourselves that the 'genllcmas
from Davenport has been making himsel
agreeable.
WICKED crossing over to Rock Island
we witnessed . little scene which show
! how prone human nature is 10 mischief =
An old lady, evidently from the "rusti
shades" was at the Rock Island depot, de
sirous Of crossing over to Davenport. Thre
different trains were standing near the plat
form at the time, and she was very anxiou
. to make no mistake. but 10 get on tn
right train. and so inquired OF nearly ever
| one which train went to Davenport. An ur
chin, plying his vocation of selling apples
directed her to the Port Byron train, an
thea clipped the wink" to ajuvsnilc fsien
to tell her she was in the wrong train.-
Much alarmed, the old lady scrambled oul
At the imunir ent risk of smashing two band
J boxes which she carried affcctionasely j
her hands. This time she was directed {
the Chicago train, aud had Lo sooner &c
seated than a passenger told her, on Gu
) oairy. that she would DO taken eastward
she remained in that car. So taking III
third train, and satisfied that she could NJ
be wrong this tune, shc seated herself in tt
!, reas car. into which the passengers had M
yet entered, only 10 hear the apple vsnd'
shout This car don't 70, ,marsa." just - q
. was rising shrek arose from the yout
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