Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-07

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Conn Cons for sale a. Lowry's Elevator.
FrsHr~a TAcxLs.-Buy your fishing tack
le as the hardware store Of
J. A. DAVENPORT.

Fissi~o TAcKLg.-Buy your hshing tack
le at the hardware store Of
J. A. DAvsSroaT.
| EvsaYsopy-Rs Remember that the best and
cheapest wall paper and window shades In
town are q the Red Star Store.
Hopss ron SALs-A good, stsoag. wsll>
built buggy or draft horse, six years DID,
Enquire Of J. H. Dumont, Al his store. No.
10 Maia street.
Uss Ls'lemand'e Specific for Rheumatism,
Gout and Neuralgis. II shectually destroys
sll poison in the blood, and performs . rod.
ical cuss Read tsesimoniais elsewhere.
A. G. FuLroS he's so good building lots
Also, four acre, one acre aud half aero lots,
well located, for sale At lower rates than any
other property holder within the city.
BusIxEss CnA As0E-Otto klug, one Of our
oldest and most successful merchants, who
has been in trade here for tie past fifteen
years, has concluded 70 withdraw from ac>
tive mercantile life. lie has rented his
commodious store to the extensive Grocery
firm Of Bci6erbccke 4 Miller, who take pos.
session IN September next. Meantime, Mr.
Klue will close out his stock.
| Nsw PoLIsE Couar.-Ths new poli0s Of
ice having bssn whitswashed, painted and
. railing placed across the floor to keep too
many spectators from crow ling and incoms
moding the court. officers and wtnssses-
Police Magistrate Dittoe entered into the
occupancy Of it this morning. 1t is light.
c,mmodious and airy room, just suitable
Tor The purpose. and Il is to bs hoped tho
Magistrate will be able to keep cosl' In il
during HE hours Of duty in tho warm
weather that is coming-sometime.
PoCKsr AND TABLE CurLxRY endless
profusion at J. A. DAvsSroRr's.
A Noisy CmARAcrgR.--Jam Blair was
brought before the Police Magistrate on
Saturday, charged with disturbing the peace
and quiet Of our goodly city. BY quarrcllins
With his housekesper and calling her inde>
cent names; pleading guilty he vas fined s.
and costs. Needless Of the lesson. he yes
tcrday committed similar offense in using
loud. tumultuous and abusive language to
Daniel King and others. threatening to
strike Mr.. King. For this he was arrested
by Officer Martens and brought before
| Squire Dittoe, who fined him S. and costs,
which he paid, departing, it is hoped 4
wiser and quieter man.
| BuRoLARY.-The new boot and shoe shop
Of Henry Rohwer, corner Of Third and
Warren atreets, was entered at about 2
o'clock, on Sunday morning, by . party Of
burglars, whs took therefrcm three pairs Of
boots. three pairs Of shoes aud some leather,
the whole valued At 500. The party first
tried to effect an entrance through the win.
dow, but failing in their efforts TO rsiss the
sash, they broke some of the wood Of the
door ease off in order to reach the lock, the
bolt Of which they forced back with screw
driver Or some similar tosl, thus opening
the door. A party Of five negroes, who
we're carousing At the salosn opposite, and
who left there about the time, are suspected,
but I'll efforts to find them has thus fas
failed. They are supposed to belong to the
crew Of SOME steamboat, though the saloon
keeper says that one or two Of them have
been In his saloon several times, thus Lead
ing him 10 infer that they live in town
FENCE WIRE-Over 5000 pounds just re
ceivcd and for sale very low by
J. A. DAvESPoRr
New IMPROVEMENTS ON FRONT SrREEr-
John l.. Smith, Esq., yesterday commenced
building q blacksmith shop, on his lot ad.
joining the Sigel House on the west The
shop. which will be &c by 52. will be one
story high, and built of brick, and will cost
about $3.50. 1t will be occupied on COM
pleticn BY Messrs Smith 4 Barraclough as
q general blacksmith, shoeing and jobbing
shop. and the frame building in the rear,
which is also Mr.. Smiths property, will be
| repaired aud used as . wagon shop. These
Improvement VIII be rushed to state Of
completion As rapidly rs possible, in order
to commence business. Messrs. Smith h
Barraclough have our best wishes for their
success.
Our well known grain merchant, Mr. E.
+. Carl. has broke ground on the east side
of his warehouse on Front street. previous
- erecting . commedious two story dwell>
ing house for his own occupation. Il will
be 10 BY 81, with stone basement, and will
cost from $l.7Oo to $4,000. vests 1 Co.,
are dong the stenswork, W. II. Mafclay
has taken the csrpentsring, and Mr.. Schssl
u the brick mason. When completed, Il
will add much ts the appearance Of that part
Of Front Street. and will increase the value
Of property in that direction.
AnHRIcAN MANUFAcruRRs.-THK ANRRi>
| CAN WArcu CoMrANY OF WALrnAx, MAss.-
Our readers knowj that the best mechan>
ism Of the best manufact ,Sies Of this coun-
try is unsurpassed anywhere in the world.
The genius Of American inventors and me-
chsnics produced the cotton. gin, the ms>
chauical seaper and mower. the sewing ma>
chine, the best tslegraphic instruments, and
last, but not least, the wonderful machinery
Of the American Watch Company Of Walt
ham, Mass. . mechanism that takes hold Of
the raw matcrial-sne brass and steel, and
gold. and precious stones, and under com
pstent direction turns out that. daily wonder
and oecessity-A perfect time-keepcr:
Beginning in 1850 in moderate way. but
with the determination 10 make mono but
thoroughly good watches, the Company
have continued to enlarge their works from
year to year, las they we're unable to supply
the de~snd,) until now they manufacture
absus one>half Of all the watches sold in the
United States. Taeir factory covers over
three acres Of ground, and As an illustration
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