Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-02

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HrARrLsss Cosrrpsxcs CANS. One of
our Oldest citizens has just been "con6>
lencei" out Of e4o0 BY . young man in
his employ. AZ the matter has been scts
lied by the father Of the young man. whs
hes besa heretofore held In high esteem
for honesty by his employer and sequais.
lanees, ~ suppress the nanss II the par
lies. Ons week ego yesterday the voung
MAJ told his employer that he knew oi
chance. open only TO him. where fog $500
he could purchase $500 worth of tobacco,
and proposed that he get t4o0 from the
bank which with el00 which he had, the
purchase could be affected. Having the
utmost confidence in the young man, the
money was accordingly obtained, two Of
our principal dry goods merchants indors>
ing the note at the bank. The money was
given to the young man, who regardless OF
HIS own coed name and the high esteem in
which he vas held by all who knew him
and the shame it would bring upon his
father, who is doing . fair business
in our city, sloped leaving the note, payable
IN fifteen days, to be paid by his too conf
ding employer. This he has done. The
note has been taken up at great sacrifice,
which will probably cause tho suspension
Of his business. We also learn that the
same game was tried upon several Others
but without success. The father Of the
young man bears part Of the loss.
What any young man can bs thinking Of
to be thus guilty Of such breach Of confi>
dence, to thus ruin his good name, ie diff
ficult to understand.
CoxPARlscH.-T The telegraph announces
that the entire receipts Of the Wisconsin
State Fair amounted to the large sum Of
210.S50. IL Was called IN immense sue
cess. No doubt, but when it is considered
that the State Fair Of 20 great State a.
Wisconsin received only about ono thou>
sand dollars moro than our own County
Fais-sithes that great State Fair dwindlss
into comparative insignifieanco. or our Scott
County Fair looms up into majestic pro-
portions. We think the latter the mos,
sensible view to take Of the question.
The State fairs are very few and fer b.
tween that will stand any fair eomparison
with the Scott County, lows. Fairs. W.
predict that the :ows State Fair, new ID
session At Clinton and Lyons, will take tbs
concert out Of the Wisconsin Stats Fsil
held at she city Of Mad,son, pretty effect,
ually.
Insurance OoMPANY.-We understand
tho old Rock River Insurance Company, o.
Rockford, Illinois, has established Branet
Office in this city, TO be called tho Rocl
River Branch Insurance Company being
organised in 81. respects in conformity viii
the laws Of the State Of Iowa
The Rock River Insurance Company il
an old popular institution. having issuet
over thirty -onc thousand policies, and pait
over one hundred and fifty thousand dol
lars for losses, and has never been sued fol
q single claim. The Office Of tho company
is in Metropolitan Block. Oftioers-J. F
Hoxie, President Allen Gibson, Sscre
tary and Z. N. Lezscy. General Agent.
PeLics Oouar.-As cases are scarce Jus
tice Dittos 10 improving tho opportunity b.
being unwsll. only one case up to-day, Mrs
Lizzie Huff. middle aged woman for som
unacoountable reason has an incontrolabl,
desire, st times 20 get DRINK, and havinl
been found on the streets last night BY po
liceman Mulhoefer. in such condition wa
lodged in jail until this morning when sh
WAS introduced to the Justice who let be
60 on payment Of 81 fine and s. 55 costs
Her husband appeared and paid the bill.
EXCELLENT RsADING. We cannot recon-
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the Edinburgh R.oier (Whg). the Vest
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Edinburgh Rsrie,, (Tory).
These superior works are regarded
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They aro all re>publshsd in New York BY
the Leonard Scott Publishing Company
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matter in any other way.
RlvsR Nsws.-At st. Louis, last Thurs
day, terrible accident occurred, the nigg
cr boiler Of the steamer Illinois, lowe
Mississippi packet. exploding. dsmagini
her to the cx.en: Of about $4,000 and in
iuring four men.
A meeting Of tie stockholders Of th'
Mississippi Valley Navigation Company
was held at Carlo cn Wednesday evening
The object Of the company is TO carry ou'
Captain DetIav.n's new system Of steam
boating. All Of the officers and m~st ol
the stock holders we're present. The prin,
cipal business disposed Of Was the changing
Of the companies domicil from New Orleans
10 Cairo. in consequence Of the facilities
offered BY the Illinois State laws, asd "a
obtain more central position. Enough
stock has been subscribed to authorize th,
letting Of contracts for building boats.
a Qaeotion.
EDlroR DsxocaAr II have heard il ste,
ted that Thos. K. Fluke, The present coun
y Treasurer, sought through yeur assist
ance to obtain . nomination from the Peo.
pies Party to the ef3cs he now holds. Wa
snch really the case Please answer ant
oblige REPUBLICAN,.
Davenport, Oct. Let, 1867.
REPLY.--Such was the ease. He came I,
our Office and voluntarily made the PROPOSE
a. r. At Il