Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-10-17


now receiving bis fall stock and does not
mean TO be undersold. Go to Gould's for
carpets and furniture.
Paor. ME1z To NioHr-The magical per.
formance Of Prof. Metz. at the German
Theatre 20 night, will be something worth
seeing. If you would witness som, aston.
ishing fea,s, go there to>nght
WuAr ARR ws porSGg Dubuque propo-
se, 10 have horse cars running by the goth
Of December next. Mr. Hathaway, Of New
Haven, Conn. contractor, has arrived in
that city and commenced operations.
OYSTERS Dealers in oysters will please
notice the card of H. NJ Curtis in another
column. Mr.. Curtis is successor to II.
Cooke, the we'll known oyster man Of the
North w est. Send your orders right along
and they will be filed to your perfect salts
faction.
Coon TEnpLARA' FAIR AND FGsrfvAL.-
The Good Tsmplars hold their Fair, Festi>
val and Tableaux Exhibition at the Metros
politan Theatre tomorrow evening. The
arrangements made are such as 10 insure an
exhibition and fair of a first class charac>
ter. Those who 60 will certainly have just
Cause to congratulate themselves.
Took PnIzs.-Miss Flora Seby of.this
city, who attended the ladies. riding at Rock
Island Yesterday, was awarded the second
prize-a silver tea-se,t, worth $50. She
ia only 10 years old, but is very graceful
rider. Tho first prize, on tho occasion. was
taken by Miss Mary Beardsley. Of Rock
Island, and the third by Miss. Louisa
White. of Blackhawk.
Sisters FAiR-The ladies OF the execu>
tive committee duly appointed 10 raise
funds for the long proposed Fair for the
liquidation Of the debt Of the Sisters Acad
emy. hereby most respectfully notify the
ladies' Of Davenport that they may expect q
call from said committee in the course OF
mex week in order TO solicit for the above
object. By order OF the
EXECUTIVE CoMxrrrsE
RtrosrED MissiNG.-Just previous 10 60
lag TO press we are informed by . gentle
man from Rock Island that Maj. Sidlinger,
proprietor Of the Port Byron Home Enters
prise and the Rock Island Horse Fair, has
left for parts unknown, taking with him q
goodly sum Of money-being the entire re
ceipte from the sale Of tickets to the fsi
and for the Home Enterprise during Tues
| day and Wednesday, and leaving unpaid
the premiums to the winning horses and
numerous other debts. We give the repor,
for what it is worth.
"lIoMB ESrERrRisg the Sidlingel
Home Enterprise" eliminated at Rock
Island yesterday afternoon. the prizes be
ing drawn for at the fair grounds. In Flo
| raj Hall. The following arc the lucky nuns
bers which drew the larger prizes 3S5
the residence 1920, horses and buggy
233s, horsos and harness 3l3, lime kiln
1886. silver mounted harness 1853, sec
rctary 1922, s62, 5l74, 497s-each new
wagon 72i4, an old wagon; 1868, works
shop 4; 1886, melodeon.
The smaller prizes were cash, ranging
from one to Eve dollars each.
The Union says the drawing was fairly
and honestly conducted. aud those present
seemed very we'll satisfied.
PnErrr Coon Our German cotemporary
thinks that the reason why Flagg's Relief i.
so we'll patronized here, 10 because the Ga
eette clique and those Republican leaders
Who managed the recent campaign in Scot,
county, have oil taken TO using il, to dispel,
il possible, the effects of the sad blow re.
ceived At the election Of October 9th. No.
so bad, that-but possibly quite correct, il
an opinion may be formed from the lsuds>
tory notices given that medicine ~ the Ga
astts on several recent occasions. Guess
It's soothing 10 dropping spirits. Mrs
winslow's syrup can't begin 70 compare
with it. Nary time Flsgs' 3 Relief is the
thing. OF course it is Oh, how sweet il
Relief under such depressing ciTcum-
| stances
Faces RsLiEr.-Ths agents for the won.
derful medicine Messrs. Crater 4 Fuller-
are doing 4 heavy business in this city Just
now. TNe demand 10 unparalleled. Not
only low-spirised Republicans buy il, Is
noticed in another place-but many Others
who are troubled in the flesh and need
something of that sort 10 invigorats and
refresh their systems. II il indeed aston,
ishing to witness the ready sale which thii
article finds. Being sure cure for numb
rous ills-and nearly every other man ,wo-
man CT child, having on i'll Of soms kind Il
worry him, her or it-no wonder the Re.
lief goes off like no: Gates. Messrs. Crater
4 Fuller remain in this city but few days
loager. Get bottle Of il. by all means.
ats handy to have in thr house." Every
we'll regulated family should lay In sup
ply Of it at once.
GRAND GERMAN OrBRA.-Our city is to
be favored on the 26th inst with . first
class musical entertainment in the advent
Of Lotti's grand orera troupe. Mr.. Il. 0sau
the manager. ha, engaged Metropolitan Hal
Tor the week and guarantees the certain sp
pearance of the troupe on that date.
During their stay in the city they viii
present Won Wsber's celebrated opera Of
Der Frsiseaaets. or Free Shooters. This j,
decidedly the best German opera ever writ
ten, and The overture 10 evesywhsrs re-.
garded 40 . model for descriptive musical
writing. Since 1891, the date Of its compo