Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-17


Mons The advertisement Of the Shooting
Match q he Sehntxss Hesse On Senlay.
A. o. fussn has - sssd buildins iots
Aas. stss Ssss, oas scss ssd balf ssss lots.
M loeaasd, ~ sals sslsvss sa1esthes asy
other property hsidsr vithts tAse'sv.
rsssr. -Tbsss sss something II frost
last night, NJ are told. but hardly severe
enough 70 do nvsh dsnass 10 ~ essps OF
fruit. - t iis~ Z
HsAnp Fnon. We icasn from the 4usca-
tine Css,i~ Of yesterday. that Capt Nay
has been beard from. Heses ~ ioiss that
the Cssrier's fears asto foal play-hcrr4'
conspiracy --osrder most fsss, and night.
nassie haIidciAa.icns have been promptly
dispsllsd. 1Es.sss ~ -,
RAraka Bsssk.-Rsal estate 10 10 drug.
Reliable farming property is constantly
looking up. A day or two since John n.
Day. Esq., sold lGO acres Of land IN Hicks
sry Grove township. about ten miles from
town, for 81. 400; also. ~ acres a9jsiaine
for $500, 10 Michael Obey.
TounD DnowxEp. This ,norniag's Rock
Islana Uniss ssys: Tbs bedy - man
namsd Dcnahsc vss found Yesterday By Mr.
John Masters, Asating In the wassf hsar the
head o. Turkey Island. esar the mosth of
Rock River. He had been living with his
brother near Camden. and disappeared some
time aeo. There wcfs $50 ID gveenbacks
and S. 10 gold on the person Of the deoeas~
ed when foaad. fsi f41z
PgRscxAi-Our old time honored friend
w. w., Blskssles. travelling agent for Bsr~
retts Vegetable Hair Restorer, dropped in
upon us this morning. Mr.. B. has besn
canvsssins Iowa pretty thoroughly, asa ws
ere glaa 70 learn that he has met with ex>
icsslent success In intsoduoing that vaauable
article. Il sells we'll everywhere. We coa-
gratslsts Msssrs. J. R. Barrett 4 Co.. Of
Manchester. N. H., upon their decided NIT,
and prospective road = fcstuas
SrRAionr AnsAp.-Ths Bcoe and Shoe
Msnslaotory Of Seth P. Brysnt& Co., start
ed In this city 8 few weeks ago. i going
ahead finely Thsgesds 6nd . rsady mar
kst and the firm feels encouraged. They
have bsss making . stsady run on about
two hundred and twenty pairs Of mems
heavy shoes per wesk, and arc now cutting
into fine boots little, for tho trade. and
will enlarge this force 40 fast - they see
thoir way clear. They consider their manu-
factory fixed fact, and entertain no donbts
about being able to build up an extensive
concern. Their goods can't be beat, and
they do not intend they shall bs.
Fog Fishing Tackle, and Pocket and Table
Cutlery. go 10 j. A. Davenport's Hardware
Store.
Badge AcclDENr.-we are compelled to
note another accident At the bridge which
seems to be more detrimental to the inter.
csts Of rives craft this season than ever il
has been hsfore. Al six o'clock last might
The small stern wheel steamer. james Asans
which has been lying At LeClairs since The
close Of navigation laat Decsmber, attempt
ed to g through the dtaw % her way to
St. Louis. havMg basst in TOW, but
through some aisoslculssion Of he pilot
and the greet rspidity of The current, she
struck hcs lasbeard side asainst he abst
mont on che liiinois side 0f the dssv, rak.
ing her guards from the bow 10 the osners,
and damaging the railing Of the boiler deck
about Tho length ef thirty feet. One Of thu
crew sustained a slight injury. The dam
age is estimated = from Z SOC 70 = 900
She is now lying at Rock islAnd. awaiting
the arrival of the Hawkeye State q. be tow
Cd TO 81. Louis for repairs.
YlrSnY CuRrlss.-This victim Of the Ian
sing explosion. whose body has not ye. beef
found, is thirty sig years old and was borr
in Newtown, Conn, and began life for hin
self as . school. teacher at Southbury II,
then engaged i, the crockery business an'
in 1868 he came west as far as Detroit, re
manning but short there when be moved
to Milwaukee, continuing in the crockcry
business. Twelve years ago he located il
Dubuque, and has since been in the woot
and coal, and lattsfly in the shingle bust
ness. In 1860 he married The eldest dsugh
ter Of Capt. j. w. Parker, becoming in tim,
the father of boy now Eve, and girl twt
years Of sgs. Besides his family Mr.. Cur
tiss leaves mother, . brother and two sis
tsrs in Connecticut who will bitterly mour'
his untimelv fate. The Herald says hs wa
''upsisht in business, . Christian 10 profss
sisn end life, sn aaecsisasae husband IN,
hthcs, and Mend always 70 b trusted.
| lPxlHrunsf 0urrisss.<-Wiaaow Glass
White Lss1, On - pdsty--a very lsre
seock CO ~ fsuea = J. A. DsvenpOst
Aasdvass sesrss No. 10 Dmdy sosssa :
HAosss ErsnFAnnasr.--Ms aenin cal
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Tuble6u1 - NJ 0fook 1sAelllso teHianin,
q ~ oauaa Thssegv shlJ svesiak. Osdi
saey masai "a ssaa.sa1aiiso vouIa hil 3
| give any idea sf the really goesseas spseta
| ass tA1t wiil BE- pssbsatsa ~ ~ admiss
tios Of the lovers Of nusi3, patrssalsn an,
b0ntICal - ahsiliiag sIssts. The eyes
and hsess u " ssh will - Sliks dsfightA
md we 1osAi6g n pfsdicsing that thi
Eval - ~ Ssandsst ssesess sf ny sates
tailnsnt svsr prsssntsd hsea We attend
cd the sshearsd last aight, ssd . shav
had a. opportunity Of seeing an
Judging for oufsslvss. Thrilling patriot
songs aad choruses, brilliantly executed sole
4 and splendid music abound, and the con
Guiding '.Tssssss Of Psscs' 10 one u Ii
most affecting ever ssrsngsd. About sixt
vocalists. and over hundred persons alto
ssshus. take pass IA the entestainmens, %
sn are dfssssd 10 appropriate eestumes.--
Our citisons should remsnbes thae beside
! IL inerlnslc, nbsit, il ~ ansahse .aed
ls:sSn65f el6ih upsn thsif petteaaess u b
AesIvths tsasas ef eur ewn HisA School
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