Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-21


immense ou,nsities Of the article, with pes
fec. success in all cases. This may sound
like stretching things.' but rest assured
nothing Of that kind is intended. The Re
lief is acknowledged the best thing for
complaints Of an intiamma!ory or nervous
kind that can be got Get bottle Of it |
and be convinced.
"ARs wsA NATION" The lecture going |
public will be invited 10 . consideration Of
the above subjec, by the Hon. Charles Sum
nes, Of Massschusetts, on the asth inst, at
the German Theatre. This will be the first
lecture Of course Of twelve or fifteen ths.
the Libary Association propose 70 give
during the season. For she first lecture We
predict . crowded house. The polished
Charles, acknowledged to be the most claseic
statesman Of The day, ought to cay soune
pretty good things, considering tie amount
Of money TO be paid him for his talk.
Siagle season tickets for the entire course
can be had for five dollsrs. Fer double
tickets apply 20 Capt. Brooks.
AuusExksrs.-On Saturday evening the
Thalia society Of this city gave the lirst Of
their series OF fall parties at the German
Theatre. \ odly number did honor to
the occasion, aud right well did they EMO,
the fine music and dancing, the social tefe a
tets. and friend Weideman's rare o.d wine,
until the small hours OF morning called
them 10 their several homes
The Turner'S society also gave party at
L.hrmann's Hal on Saturday evening. A
large and select crowd was in attendance,
and everything passed of in the most pleas
ant and satisfactory msnper We looked
in upon toe festive scene at late hour, aud
found pleasure at lis height. Tho afair
fully sustained the prestige OF Their gathers
lngs.
PEEsoxAL.-Our worthy friend, DR.. II.
G. Dreis, leaves this evening for Chicago. TO
examine some Of the large ice houses in that
city, with view Of building one in connec.
ton with his business in this city The
Doctor will return on Saturday.
Mr. Edwin Smith and companions, most
worthy devotees q Isaac Walton, returned
fsem the mouth of the WnpsIe last Satur-
dav evening, having had a weeks sport Of
the rares, kind The piscatorial tribes gave
them vote Of thanks on departure.
Geo H. Parker and IL. NJ. Martin left
{ ia city this morning for D,s Moines, 10
attend the United States D,s,ric. Court
which is in session there this week They
will appear for he defendant in the Glsason
murder case.
j. ii. Murphy leaves the city this eyen>
| ng for Iowa City 20 attend the johnson
county Court, in Session there this week
! SPIalruALisx. - Mis- Eivira Wheeloek
lecturer on Spiritualism, commenced series
Of lectures on that subject yesterday, at
Lc Claire Hall. The attendance At tie af-
tcrnoon lecture WAS large. In the evening
the Hall was filed. Miss Wheelock doe.
no. claim invisible assistance in her speak
! ing She is not q trance speaker. lie,
lectures are prepared and delivered in he,
normal condition, and nre very clever pro.
ductions. Many who listened 10 her were
well pleased. 1t cannot be said however
that she is very finished speaker. Though
making . very creditablc personal appear
ance on the rostrum. and gesiiculating With
grace, her delivery 10 at times too rapid
and the tone Of her voice too elevated 10 be
| entirely agreeable. But she ie yet novice
in the art. and time may remedy these de
fects. Tie lectures being froe. II is scarce
Iy worth while . venture an opinion - to
| their merits or demerits. or these every
one can judge for hlmself bv attending.
| e.ape-r
MERirED ConrilnrSrA - Nearly every
Iowa paper that ~ piek up contains some>
thing laudatosy OF Shields Davenport Wool
en- Mills. 1t does secm as though every
editor IN the State wss determined upon
saying something handsome about that con
Germ. Well, they couldn't pick up more
worthy subject. Il is just what the people
van, to hear about. The Marahalltown
TINES thus speaks Of Shielis' exhibition
at the State Fair: 30. Shields, the cele>
| br.ted wooden manufacturer Of Davenport.
had on exhibition the largest and best fn
ished variety Of goods that we ever saw
from one establishment II smhraced every
thing from the lightest fabrics up 10 the
heaviest beavers - flrnn.ls, cassimeres,
tricots, broad cloths, docskins, &C., g..
and Of all conceivable co,ors. In point o;
durability. variety, and-wha: is most dif>
ticult 10 atta,n-.fnish-th fabrics from
this establishment are equal to the best
manufactured in the Union. Shields hes
this year taken over forty prensiums which
fact fully indicates what this euterprisine z
Iowa manufacturer is doing.
EXTENSION OF THE c., X. & P. ROAD
The fon'anclle (Adsir Co Reg'sfer says in
regard to the. Pacific road I'VE learn by
Aessrs. Eastman 4 Loucks, who gave US .
call last week, that work had been com>
meneed 90 the above road 10 the north part
Of this county. and that 900 hands ere 70 b
put on this fall, With the intention Of bu;ld>
ing the fifty.two miles let % soon ss posei>
BILE. The fifty-swo miles let reaches 10 the
| Thompson place in this county. II is ex
pected that portion Of the road vest Of
Dss Moines will be completed AID open for
trave. this fall"
Concerning this same road the Dcs
Moines Register Of the 10th says:
Work on the Chicago, Rock Island 1
Pacific Road 10 still being prosecuted With
vigor. A steam pile driver. With ponder>
ous hammer weighing 1900 pounds, i
daily and hourly pounding away.
We understand that il is The 6xed deter>
miuation Of the Company to have this road
completed to Council BluGs ~ the 6sst Il
| January. 1893. without fail. We most de-