Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-17

:. SUNRISE sscou 40 CcsSecs ueIoV zero
This Is the csltest weather - have ha,
this seascu. People On she slseess seem B,
thsir. r.msvemesss 10 spprscEts ~ alais o
the weethef.3 h-@ tsrA-To
DraAYss AIAs aasa tss.a Aue here thi
morning, did not arrive until one osciosl
shis afternoon. The 0s,sy o~asssusd 3,
freight trains bsips in tho ssy, they bsiol
unable - make the stations saraecount o
the ssyers cold. .,3.o I" .
Tss rscsipts ed shipssass pr I'll To-
the week, ending Saturday the lsth. wsr,
- Cellows: 1.
Ssipmssss-BAsisy, Il, ,0oo bush. whesk
II ,3oO bush. -four, a,o00 49,; looboe
| So m. bog, 800 ke66; usGl, 400 bbla.,
dressed hogs. 123, 900 ibe.; ndsc.. 75 tous
Rseeipts-Coal 75o tons mdse. 200 tons
REAL EsrArs TaAssssss-lls. Jshn Littil
has purchased leo acres Of farm land sita.
sted in Davenport township, of Mr.. r. VI.
Gilruth. for the snug little sum Of e0.O00
Mr.. Li,tig gets good bargain. coosiderinG
the size Of the farm and the location. A
good farm in Davenport township is As good
as fortune.
CArr,oS.--The present smooth and aip.
perry condition Of the roads. tJgether viii
their fint.likc hardnsss ssaden It necsssaiy
that those driving over them usc care in
driving - thsss y dAngs q, slipping and.
~ in the case ef the Spencer I'm Accidem;
Of tipping oyer. .s. ..,s~tt~4
.r ba
WnsAr MARxEr.-The receipts for dsy
or two have been small. What couies into
the market finds ready hale stssoA psicss.
No. . brings from o. 20 TO ts.O0 per bush
4, and No. h9goss - iHshas~s.o5, hpl
generally brings about t2oQ. Tho lais
'iss In prices Is owing te the ssaieitH and
not to any increase Of demand. -'"A &
RIvEa BUSINESS. We lsam from some oi
the up river papers that The closing Of thc
river does not stop the shipping Of eriih but,
on the contrary has nc sved . bensiitip the
farmers who arc hauling wheat down tn
Mississippi on the ice 70 La Crosse aad, q
they say. doing il chsapsr and quicker than
did the steamboats, and barees last flll.
uoRsE RAILRoAD. = The Rock Island
Union rays that Senator Websesr hiss in>
troduced bill to incorporate . company
which Is 10 be authorized to build . horss
railroad between Rock Islsnd and .Molins.
This will be great convenience to thc two
places ss their inte. ests are somewhat iden-
ical and will be made more SO BY q cheap D
aud ready communication.
Losr-We learn that Mr.. Harris, who
lives on Ripley street, lost horse yestcr
day morning. Some thief entered the stable
In the night and rode il off II 10 to be
hoped that he will be overtaken aud given
free ticket to Fl. Madison. it being more
profitable TO the community that such fel-
lows spend their time sticking labels on
losk handles At the State Inststution located
there, than running at large, appsoppiatins
other peoples property.
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JAxuARy 22p --0ncs Greenwood lecteres
q Metropolitan Ilall-one Of tho mont ac.
complishcd women in America. An she is
not . politician the community may expecl
to hear something new. original and inter,
cstiog. Whereter she bas iSetured We hea,
hattering comments 10 regard to. the good
sense Of the sakjsot maaler. her accepta-
be style Of delivery. and her pleasing com,
binatioa Of rare huues. rich sarcasm. orig.
insl illustrations ind sueesssisss. u
j. Gas QuEsriox. learn that dilieen,
enquiry is being made 70 ascertain reliable
Information in regard 10 The price Of ~
in different cities. with = view Of asking {
reduction from our gas company, as com
panies in most all other places are. with the
decrease in prices, making somc reduction
From an exchange we learn that the Buffalo
IN Y.,) gas company have reduced the price
ofeas to t375 per Thousand feet. Other than
this We are unable to answer further qnes.
tons At present .T
EvsSixo, ScuoolA We losrn from the
Argus that one ef The tesshers Rock Island
be- estab,ished in thst plsts, "a Sv1sng
school for lad 20 and gentlsmsn. We asd
glad v ~ and note thsse stepa bsiue taken
y Gss ths yonsg lAbssiee ,ssnnssity q
chance for smprcvsmsnt -s6d ws hope II
viii not b Ioas bsfose ws shaal have ths
pleasure q seeing fses evening" schssls ID
eus oss city. The bsssting yousg State .
Iowa. with her admirable school syssems,
looks lsvu With. eenequpt guon the ignsr'
ancs Of South Carolina, yet even The be-
nighoea pssble ~ CHasls6tsa. n addition te
their csamsa sehssls, have established .frs
ssa6sg schools. NsAss uS SAletnpph ty on
wofks rather than By our pfofSsssonSs 10
fsvp6sslss rzssss sAws ~ th. fol
tosins from sns chicsso 1ssmsSss er yesterday
In resarA 30 The popular movemsut If III
psepsp Nf Saturday LEG etiqh feeu'ted Il
The oeoae6stiea e. Ne essplSs Party. III
7smes dAaenseuasss9h1 AIovemeut q . re.
bs|lio6 tf ths ptors ffomtihe iseI(pk pee;
tanieii ittls Of rhs Repabhcah psrsJ. I
metss the, follovi.e cseneess: n {.
fsftics II Iowa iave. Tor .s6lAs time, becl
n "a ubuu7ual condition. fhc stfaigh
De,no otfIlic element, IRON various ceauses
ha@pon n & elIu ntinltisy. 'Ihp Repdbli
cen party has brn 30 powerful and .
t,pp8hlg orgsniasi3htit has b1p abl
w c1ssy sthrodfh ssuees6slGMy q ~ n,or
iNtscil s&A1ldeats 6tloagiuK PsUpedy 70 u
hAttSk; Ahd has 6loo been ahls tsAcart,
through ~ tlss isms peculiar to the variou
eo14eseNta hsN Hel4ta la4qFR Pc :
The RePublican bnty.--a
TN6f. dslpits he net that = very larg
6shSens sdaenneut beloneMR 70 sSspa6!ican
lssatS lewd. che party has hisbSsts s1ecred
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