Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-09

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New GRocEEY SrosB.-BY reference to
or advertisements il will be seen that
Mesas. Kclkcr & Son have opened large
stock of fresh and desirable family groce-
rles Mt their store, On Secord street, be
tween Main and Harrison. A good place to
Trade.
AIAHY Tho FIRE alarm called on. the Frs
Departmen, at an atty hour this morning
to sisdu fire among the ruins On Brady
,'rest. The fire started up in Price & Cons
acl celas in which was stored a quantity
Of 4orossnc. TIE Fire Kings soon bad i.
gomul,tely checked, thus preventing what
would have been dangerous explosion.
THEATRE To>NiGur Vim Marble, the
eminent comedian, supported by Plunketts
large and talented dramatic troupe, opens at
Metropolitan Theatre on this evening, in
the great ,noral play Of ''Tcn Nights in a
Bar>room.' followed bva grand dance hy
Miss Nellie Boyd, and the sparkling comes
delta THE Captsin's not Miss" Let the
house be crowded.
FiREAES.-On Wednesday the Fire King
boys give another grand Festival, at which
time we suppose, with their ladies fair,
hey will trip the leh; fantastic toe. The
Kings know how to ge. up good thing,
and can ENJOY it, too They have had a
few such gatherings, the result Of which is
sufficient commendation. Remember the
time, and be on hand cquipped cap pie.
Don & BRo.-Ther stock OF Cooking
Stoves comprise the following wellknown
coal and wood stoves: "IIelpng Hand, J."
"IdAho,' "Great West" "Olive Branch"
I ,'Renown," 'Ircnsides, "Cap Sheaf" and
Henry Clay Also, . good variety of
Store, Office, Bedroom and Paror Stoves,
at reduced prices. Any one in want Of
= FIRST class Ho.el or Boarding House Stove
FOR coal or wood, will do well to call on Don
& Bro 3 East Front street.
The Clock AND BeLL.-The bell TO be
hung in the Arsenal tower on the Island
has been received, and the clock is looked
for DALI. The faces have been pu. in
place and this morning Mr.. Widdng.on,
the painter, commenced painting the hour
ard minute figures. The hour figuses, or
rather letters, will be about two feet In
length, and tho time Of day will be plainly
discernable to the residents Of the central
part Of this city and Rock Island
SLEEPY ALDERMEN VS. Locals AWAKE
Here, then, is the siiuation--an insult
ciency Of hose; much OF the hose not tit
iar use; the cisterns ursery iceable, and The
City Fathers asleep Ga=etts.
We noticed that the Mayor and several OF
the Alderman were asake on the morning
If the fire, and doing sll in their power TO
check the flames How abcut the City En-
gineer
SQUARE MsAL.-Wc had just such an
one at the dining rooms Of Sevmour (
Aokley, on the Fair Grounds, and car tcs>
ffy 10 the superior merits of the cooking,
b n Which better Is not in this city. Our
legal friend John rresides over the ticke;
department with his sccustom Cd gsiantry,
Hhile fairer hands place before you the Sub,
stantals ard more tempting visnds, good
for the stomach. II /. pIeassn' To see the
satisfied ccuntensnces that issue from the
doors Of their conmodious eatiug room.
DEXTER AND ms MATE At THE FAia.-We
called At the manuiac,cry of Mr.. John S
Davis to-day, and saw the vsri,able Dexter
AMI his mate. which will be placed upon
the grounds to>moriow, i. G., Threshng
Machine with three hitca improved gear,
Two horse power and manufactured on short
notice, nice enough to grace . psrlor. The
name, Dexter painted twice upon the
separator, and the old horse himself, With
rider beautifully painted upon the side. The
power is the lightest running We ever saw
taking only few pounds Of power to turn
it, and is named Dsxter's Mate" The
whole team costs about $500. just the
thing for Scott county farmers.
MAGNIFICENT CAR--The Des Moinss ex.
cursionists, consisting Of Gems. G. W. Case
anu Morris, Col. King. Hon. T. NJ. Howe
and family, Wm. Hsrbaugh and family,
Messrs. Childs, Springer, Harbaugh and
others. arrived in our city Saturday even
ing. en- route for Des Moines The party
left Pttsburg on Wednesday last, in mag
niticent car belonging to the Pittsburg, Ft. |
Wayne & Chicago Railroad. The car is
about fifty feet long, with five sections run
ring across the car, leaving . two feet pas
sage along one side. A, the end is . costly |
chandelier. and near i, five bells, to call the |
waters to tho different sections. -he car |
is furnished throughout in the finest style
with special reference 10 comfort and con.
venieace. II will be an unusual sight for
the denizens Of the Capitol city.
= Nsw FURNITURE HousE.--Nye are pleased
to note thu; the large and weii>lcca,ed store
no. ~ Last Second street, lately vacated by
Mr. Summertield, has been opened . fur>
n"ure establishment on q large scale. Dur.
ing the past two weeks, Messrs Herman 4
Co., the new lessees, have been daily receiy
ing, from Cincinnati, one Of the largest and
most complete stocks Of furniture ever
opened in this city. They threw open their
doors for public inspection this merninv
and We must say that the display is mo.t
superb. They occupy three floors, all Of
which are filled to reple,ion with article.
suitable for furnishing the most costly and
elegant residences as well as for the inex
pensive dwellings Of people of moderate
means We noticed common and fancy red
sets, black hair,cloth sets. reclining chairs.
sofss, lounges, book cases, bureaus, wArd<
robs, office desks and chairs, with chamber
sets of natural oak, walnut, rosewood and
mahogany, beside the most complete assort-
ment Of marble top tables, mirrors and