Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-11

contracts Ior the buheinG oS thels new
church. The entire building. when eens
pleted, will COS: about $4,000. Nsssss.
Mooney L McCrackin do the stone work,
Msssss. Kesting I Cs. the brick work, and
Mcssrs. Cochran 4 Jack tho wood work.
Work will be conmenced Immediately.
BAsksrs.-We aoticed Z lead Of very
hnc white oak baskets, on the ferry boat
yesterday. They were made at the
| new factory Of Mcssrs. Ballou & Moulton,
Pscphetstewn. whiteside county. Ill.,, and
this was the first load brought to this MARI
ket. They met with ready sale, and the
proprietors will visit Us regularly to supply
tire demand
PFnsoNAL.-City School Superintendent
W. A. Bemis, returned last evening from
his visit Of inspection to Chicago, Cincin-
natl and st. Louis, with that note book Of
his we'll filed. Philadelphia has voted to
build 81, ,OO0. 900 school house. and has
sent committee to visit Western cities to
see school buildings. We may have build.
ings sometime worth seeing. Strange state
Of things when Eastern cities look to the
West for patti erns.
Bass BALr.-This noble game seems to
meet with special favor frsm the young men
ef our city. The Scott.Club numbers soma
good players. The west end Of town have
just completed the organization Of Club
.ha. may make the Scott boys look well to
their claim to the champion Ball and Club.
The following are tho officers William Wun-
der, President; Fred. Whitaker. Vice Presi>
dent; Henry vei.hs, Secretary and Treas
urcr, Henry Stocks, Otto Kastner and
John Staby, Directors.
STILL ANorhER Bnlpoa AccIDENr-Lsst
night about o'clock, q large lumber raft,
while attempting TO run through the draw
of the bridge, struck the big pier, floating
around SO as 10 knock off three or four
| strings against the mex. pier on the Iowa
side. The. .main body Of the raf, foated on
down stream, and tho pieces were picked
up by some boats from Davenport. This is
the fourth accident that has happened at
the bridge in abou. two weeks, and we hope
the last that it will be our duty to chronicle
this season. The feeling against the bridge
by river men has always been strong, and
these last have added to its bitterness tens
fold. 1t is we'll that the Government have
provided for its removal and the building Of
another one at a safer point for the interests
Of navigation.
PocKsr AND TABLE CurL.aY-In endless
psofusion ct J. A. DAvsNroRr's.
RELiaious.-Rsv. Henry Wallace has rev
turned 70 this city and viii .eficiate at The
United Presby terian Church tomorrow, At
the usual hour.
Rev. J. N. Baylies will preach Tomorrow
forenoon and svssing In the Reformed Dutch
Church.
There viii be services % usual at Trinity
Church. to>morssw morning and evening
Rev. g. O. Hill. sf Sa1onvills. Aass., will
occupy the pulpit Of the Congregational
Church to>aovrow nsrning and evening.
Nr. Hill has consented 10 supply the pulpit
- long - hs stays in our city, which VIII
DO two o. three weeks.
The rite Of Coo1rmatien viii b. adnlnb.
tsrsd q oae = beth of he Catholic Church.
= te.mosrsw mssning by Rt. Rev. NJ. Hen
nesy. Bishop Of lsws. Over Eve hundred
persons will be confirmed, and the occasion
premises to b. very Interesting and impress
sive.
TosAcco.-The "prizen Of $50, given BY
Gen Baker at Clinton, for The best essay on
the subject "why person should not use
tobacco" was awarded to Mrs. More, the
wife Of the Presby terian clergyman Of that
city. The Clinton Herald says three Of the
four essays on tobacco, received BY the
committee aud advertised to be publicly
read ct Union Hall, last Saturday evening,
we're produced aeoosdinelv. bystAsif rsepect-
i've anthoss-Dr. Hohert Rev. Ttusdsl snd
Nrs. Morse. The sssays we're finely writ>
"a. The prize was awarded 10 Ars. J. B.
None, whose sssay wss NOS emily sdninbly
written, bot was rsmsrkably we'll read, also.
Tho sntsstaiaasaA O. whsls. was uaiqus
and iasussstise ssd ~ lsssse bsss6cial to
the.. most particularly concerned on the
subject. -E taA
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