Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-21

SPLENDID sAati1R NJ Antress fssk 10.
night Admission reduced 10 10 cents.
OuE telegraph reports say that number
81, 500 has drawn the prize, but does not
give the name of the lucky man.
WASrgp.-A good honest boy 10 deliver
the Daily DEsocRAr in West Davenport. -
Apply at this Office. A boy who lives in
West Davenport preferred.
UsE Lallemand's Specific for Rhsuoatism
Gout and Neuralgia. Itedectually destroys
oil poison in the blood. and performs rsds
ical cure Read testimonials elsewhere.
Coon SKATING ct the Fire Kings Park TO.
night The ice has been plansd and flooded,
and will be in splendid condition. Good
music ard lots OF fun.
FsSrAS Ms.riss.-rwo popular lecturer.
Of the day, Michael Scanlon, the Irish poet
and A. l.. Morrison. one OF our most gifted
speakers, will lecture At lie Clare Hall, on
Thursday evening, Jan. oath. Let every
Fcnian be present.
GRAMMAR ScRooi. No. will give an exhi-
b'ion Wednesday evening, at Metropolitan
Hall, for 'hc purpose of raising money "a
purehase an OF gan Tor their school room
Everybody should make arrangements to q
and encourage the children.
NEw DRsss Our Argus friend a'soss
the river comes over 10 US this moraing in Z
bran new suit Notwithstanding matte,
and advertisements all il clear, new typs
from Johnson's. The DExocRAr congratu.
lates the Argus upon i's perfect style. II
speaks Of good taste and prosperous times
Thus be il ever.
CRowDsp.-We saw several ladies las
evening who had been 70 the evening meet
ing at the Calvary Baptist Church and wsr,
obliged to leave - they could not find ever
standing room. These are indications ,ha,
90 to show that the labors Of the clergy 6u
sing the past two weeks have not been in
vain |, is a gc~d beginning for the ncw
year.
PuT YorR sAsg DowN-Ger. Sander!
Ls- eft petition at Cavendlsh's News
Stand, f,r the signatures of our citizens
asking from the Postoilice Department that
= daily mail be established between this
city and Dewitt, instead of the tri.weekly y
that We now have. The increasc Of mai
matter makes this = necessity. II is to bs
hoped that this effort will he more success
full than the one made two years ago.
Tnr 7th Annual Festival OF the Keystone
Society will take place at the Pennsylvania
House on to>morrow evening. Our Key
stone friends do nothing by halves, and
the festival occasions are always attended ir
qast numbers. Davis & Sons, who can't b
beat in Their line, promise ample arcommo-
da'icns for the usual number Of guests, Give
hundred, and will provide convenienccs fc,
all others who have become mes.be Of tn,
Society within the past year.
SKAriNc.-There was large attendance
al Andreas Park on last Saturday after
noon 10 witness the skating contest 70,
four prizes. At 3o'clock five boys undel
II years Of age entered the arena us con-
testants. Aid. J. 8. Seymour, Juiu.
lIirschl and c. NJ. Watson, were choser
judges. The first priz. was awarded t.
Lewis Ruch, and the second to Frank Gay
For the ladies' prizes seven under Is year!
Of age entered the contest. VIM Blake
more, Miss Matte Harrison and Miss Mary
Haley, were selected IS Judges. Miss Le
Claire received the first prize, and Mis-
Miller The second The affair was mo e in
tcresting on account Of the skating tein:
so near equal.
4. & A. ScorrIsu RlrE - When Crane
Inspector General Parvin was In cur city
few dny> since organizing the Lodge of Per
fection, Council Princes Of Jerusalem an,
Chapter Rose Croix, it was n matter o
doub, in his mind whether charter Tor
Consistory could be obtained for Dayen
port Tie matter. however, was under aL
vs>ment at the tim, in the proper quarter
and our masonic friends Of the 800 will b,
delighted 10 learn that the question ha,
been decided in their favor We now hav,
positive information from Prof Parvin tina
Consistories for confsrrine the Scot,ist
Rite Degrees from the 10Th to the 32d in.
elusive, are granted for 3avenpor' and De,
MONIES. This settles the entire matter, an,
the work will proceed ~ originally intended
MAiSs LAw.-We notice in one of ou
exchanges that = petition in favor Of I
License Law has been started at Boston
headed by A'pheus Hardy. and is receiving
the signatures Of many Of the best temper
ace men in the city, who have hercsofor
been in favor Of prohibitory law, but nov
acknowledge that it tails entirely TO efTec
that moral reform which is dssisable.-
Public opinion in ohes parts Of the State i
turing in the same direction, and vii! &C
complish the reform in time, though proba
ably nothing can b. expected from tn
present Legislature. The people Of Bost on
have had plenty Of experience in the work
ing this pet pur'tsnical institution = tn
Maine Liquor Law and II is perfectly
natural that they should be getting uneas,
on the subject, and be casting about for
law Of higher mural tendencies, aud on
which viii at the same time bring none
into trc public Golfers In Boston as i,
Davenport the true friends Of temperanc
are looking for License Law lie. then
not only look. but work.
Settled To>pAY.-Thc question Of vi,
is to get the Crosby Opera House will b
settled to-day. BY close estimate We fin
that three hundred tickets have been 90!
in our city. the Star Store agency sellin
over half Of this number. Al dve dollar
each, this number makes the nice little suI
Of 81 ,600-snough 70 place all Of our publ
reading rooms on firm basis. Who get