Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-21
DAILY DEMOCRAT.


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Winter seems to have fairly stolen March
on Spring.
Five thous and three hundred and thirty
square miles Of coal helds in Alabama.
The Nicholson pavement is being laid
down in New Orlesns General Bsaurc-
gard is putting down two squares At his own
expense
Little Alc Kingsburg has cleared $50,
! 600 by her California bit, and will settle in
that State.
The vii, Of Colonel O'Fallon, of st Louis
involving property worth six 70 eight mis-
lion has beer set aside He gave his chill.
dren only life estate and Left bis property
to . graodchild.
II 10 reported that the "wates" Of an ar.
,esian veil II Corpus Christi, Tcxas, which
the people Of that place have beea using
for various disorders, turns out 10 b pure
kerosene OIL
There ears1 4s6. 600 Catholics in New
Tork city, $4,000 Of whom are regular
church attendants. The toal includes co.,
600 men between the age Of fifteen On
thirty.
The last case Of conscience money Is that
Of . man in Newark. N J. He pait far
mer for apples he stole from his o. hard
when boy. He is honest to the core.
Statistics show that during the past year
nearly two hundred persons have been
burned to death by the explosion Of ker
oseoe lamps and that the destruction Of
ppn &c IN . 0E 00l mn
4. g. Barnwell, associae editor Of
De BoU's Rscisp, writes to the New Orleans
Times deny ing that his chief is dead or in
immediate danger Of diving and explaining
that the mistake arose from che death, in
New York Of a cousin Of the same name.
Four hundred and twenty -thsee London
clergymsn have signed . protest against
ri'ualism. They represent ,o0l 600 souls.
More bridal parties from the country are
reported at the hotels in New York just
now than At any time for two years past.
Fisttery is the oil Of the machinery Of
society. All are susceptible TO it, and he
that thinks he is not, flatters himself In the
outset.
The Exposition at Paris will be oren On
Sundays, the same as other days. Sons
American Christians in Paris express the
hope that our countrymcn will close their
section on that day.
The wedding Of James Gordon Bennett
Jr, to Miss Dix. will take place in Paris
early next April.
Among the arrests for vsgrsncy in New
York Was that Of Ann MAloney said to b
los years old
Nathaniel Fullerton Of VT, is the oldest
Mason in the United States, having taken
his first degree in 1875.
Mrs. Jefferson Davis is said to have be>
come tho mother Of another son.
Mrs. Calhoun il writing letters from
Washington to the New York Tribune.
Its said that Benny Lind will soon visit
this country again.
Montreal Is the dancers paradise-it has
spent $150,00 for balls this season.
Belle Boyd has At last get back to her
iocum quo ante bellum. Martinsburg, Va.
King Victor Emanuel is expected to be
present At .he opening Of the great Exhib-
ition IN Porls.
Ross Winans has receiveda contract to
build cars and locomotives for tho Russian
Government
A London shirtmAker has inst finished
dozon shirts for . gentleman, the price Of
which Is 5000.
Strikes for higher wages among the wor.
kingmen are becoming frequent in France.
A bill is before the Legislature of Lou>
iaiana to license gambling houses at $l0,>
900 per annuM.
The Emperor aud Empress Of France
were informed direct by telegraph by the
Prince Of Wales Of the acceuchment Of the
Princess Alexandra
England and Wales possess 9,25l miles
Of railway and their joint area 10 56.Sl2
square miles. Scotland and Ireland have
2.20O and 1888 miles. for sress Of 3o,7l5
and s2,5l2 square miles respectively.
II is estimated that since the Mssfachu-
sets State Constables commenced their
liquor seizures. they have secured $4,000
gallons estimated TO be worth $3.50, 900.
OF this amount only 10000 gallons were
ale. About 2 1000 gallons have been de-
stroyed