Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-08
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SPLENDID ice for the Masquerade.
PERSONAL We saw McBry DE-, Of th,
yellow in Moscow, last evening. lie I'd
vertises putty
USE Lallemaad's Specific for Rheumatism
Gout and Neuralgia. Itehectually destroy,
all poison in the blood. and performs rad.
cal cure. Read tes,imonia's elsewhere.
DR. {. II. BURROWS, who gave such sue
cessful course Of Lectures on Phrenology
and Physiology in this place two years age
will commence another courses IN LeClairs
Hall. on Tuesday evening. Jan. sth. Ad'
mittance Free.
! Scsrrisn R,rE--MasOns interested in the
A. and A. Scottish Rite, vii! please notice
the call for . meeting on Thursday evening
next. Supreme Grand Inspector General
theodore s. Parvin, will be present on the
occasion. II IL essential that al members
b. present.
Tue PIONEER DgAp.-Therc have beci'
but four deaths among the Pioneers Of Scott
County, during the year 1866. The nance
arc Geo F. Hail. Mrs. NJ. n. Bloed, Mrs.
Perrin and Mrs. John Coleman. This wc
believe is the smallest number that have
died during any year since thc organization
81 The society-'en years ago.
PrssoNAL We had the pleasure o! meet.
ing our delightful youag frieni j. H. San
dcrs in town to-day. He mas jus. returned
from 81. Louis, where he has been closing
his accounts with the Northern Line for the
season. lie is sentenced to fill the COM
pany's Office at ST. Paul, another season.
Served him right.
MEETINc TINS EvssisG.-rhe Cook testi-
monial meeting vii. b. held this evening At
the Court House. at half past seven. Let
there be good attendance, such as will
SutW ~ NO'h thtt HIS seltON titiLSUs
sympathixc with him in bis loss The
burning Of his property was nndoub.-
eily the work of mlicc Let the meeting
be rciukc to the sneaking niscscaut.
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Tns WgEK Or PRAYER-The week begin
ming with the frat Sabbath Of January, /,
each year,ii now generally act apart for spec
ial prayer by christisns throughout the
world. In accordance with this Gust om re<
ligious services are hsld in mos. Of the
churches Of the city. The evening prayer
meetings held at the United Presbyterian,
Methodist Episcopal, Congregational aud
Old SglrLrRs.-The Pioneers Of Scot!
county those who took up the westward
Iio!" and went to using it here previous to
1s4l, hold their Tenth Annual Festival at
the Pcnnsvlyania House this evening. There
is every reason to believe that there will be
o large gathering and that the Pioneers Of
our county will have glorious re-union.-
SO may it be.
SIM, AnsE.-Mrs. Burger, who xas
shot by her husband on Saturday at Rock
Island, is still alive. Her physician, DIR.
Gait, has some little hope of her recovery.
It is reported that burger, after having shot
his wife. attempted t. kill himself by placing
the muzzel Of the gun, ono barrc' Of which
was still loaded, under his chin, but i, failed
to explode before he was arrested. After
he got the whisky out Of him on Sunday
and came TO realizing sense Of the terrible
decd, he seemed to manifest great sorrow
ard peni:ence for the act, and even sert FOR
a friend TO come and talk with him.
LIBRARY ASSOCIATION At the annual
meeting of the association. held last night,
at their rooms in Farrand's Block, Messrs.
I. =. Cock. H. w. Bennett. and f.. A. OH
yer were elected directors to fill expired
terms. The following election Of officers
was also made, President, Alfred Sullv
Vice President. H. W. Bennett, Secretary,
John Ackley Treasurer, +. A Oliver
Tfc receipts for 1866 were s2,12S.Gs; ex-
penditures, s. 2,513.l4; balance in treasury,
$l5o.54. During the past year they have
had eleven lectures, At All average expense
Of $3.50 each, and have added over 800
volumes to the library. Should they re-
ccive proper support the pubic reading
room will be opened abou, the 18th OF
March.
LEcIuRE.-Ncxt Friday evening Jan
llth) at Metropolitan Hall the lecture going
public will have an opportunity Of hearing
the eloquent and wcll.known writer, poet
ard editor Of the New York Independent,
Theodore Triton. The proceeds Of the lec>
ture will be devoted 10 the proposed public
reading room. Mr. Tilton is young man
but possesses rare ability, . good command
ing voice, is easy in his delivery and speaks
without notes. Young ~ he il he has be-
come closely identified with our national in>
tcrcsts and may be called = representative
man. He possesses the rare faculty Of think
ing clearly and pointedly while speaking -
No one should miss Of hearing him next
Friday evening, Radical as he is, we advise
oil to 70 and hear hiT. BE- sure and secure
seats early.
DAvsxPoR1 SAVINGS INSTITUTION.
stockholders Of the Davenport Savings Bank
mot - thu s,fy; -. of tho C;r.t Nst;OO~l Rsuk
yesterday afternoon. pursuant to call
Adam Green. Esq., in the chair; +. II.
0riggs, ESQ.,, Secretary.
The report Of the committee appointed to
examine into the affairs Of the Institution
Was accepted; and the thanks Of the stock
holders were rendered the said committee
for the perfect manner lin which they had
discharged the duties assigned to them.