Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-20
DAILY DEMOCRAT.


Mrs. JEFF. Davis is nursing her sick moth
or in Vermont.
Ex-Prcsidsns Buchanan 10 not expected to
live through the winter.
Thaiberg IL growing wine, and Jenny
Lind 10 growing stout.
To take . lady 20 the opera in New
York. If do,e "r.spectably,' is said to cost
$40.
The loss of the British Steamship Com
psny, by the late tornado at St. Thomas, is
sc, down at Sl2, 100000.
Sylvanius Cobb, Jr., the sensational. 10 10
reside permanently in Washington City.
Over 40, 00o, 600 gallons Of sosa han syr-
up ars annually manufactured In the United
States.
There are one hundred thousand druuksn
women in the United States.
An old servant Of an Enelish lord has
fallen heir to fortune Of million poosds
sterling
Victor Hugo is one Of Lea NissraJles who
can't agree With their wives. They have
agreed to differ, and separated.
senator Rsvsrdy Johnson lost The sight
Of his left eye some years ago, and Il 70
feared now that cataract IL forming on the
other.
The Maison Doree, in New York, has
been transformed into a fashionable dry
goods store-rent $40, 600 ayear.
The tongue Of the new fire alarm bell at
Hartford, Conn, weighs two hundred
pounds, and can DO heard twenty miles on
a.cieAr day.
GWm Lloyd Garrison is said to have re-
ceised invitations to over Eve hundred pub
lie dinners in England during the last four
months.
A fellow named Boshart, who has been
publ hing ladies' ages in Sunday sheet
At Troy, got badly thrsshed by a big broth
er last Sunday.
Tho property left BY Artemus Ward falls
inside Of $4,000. lie was thought to be
worth 80, 900 to $50, 700. and unsatisfac-
tory Encouragement Is limited at
A young married woman in Blsirgowrie.
Scotland, mere than two years ago, told
her friends that she had been several times
informed that her death would occur on
the 25th Of September, 1867, and sure
enough it did.
There are 1000 miles Of gas pipes under
the streets of London.
The English House Of Commons does
the best part Of its work after midnight,
The Prussian Minister Of Finance was
fiesccd ont Of $4,000 by clever swirss
dler, playing at eoarte. the other day.
Ceylon has fig tree 2.l55 years old. -
There " documentsry evidence that is was
planted in the year 2SS before Christ.
The wife Of Gen. George w. Chamber,
Of Louisville, H.. celebrated her husbands
74.h birthday on the 3lst ult., by present
Jog him with daughter.
Brigham Young has fifty more wives than
the Sultan Of Turkey.
The insane patients in the asylum at
Lexington, Ky, are to have billiard table.
ireland is exporting large quantities Of
oats to France. This 10 new turn to the
commerce between the two countries.
The venerable Ex-Governos Levi Lincoln
Of Massachusetts, has survived Ave Of his
su, cessors 10 the Governors chair.
Ross Winans, the American railway con-
ductor in Russia, wants to buy the Moscow
Railway. lie will pay 25,0 900 roubles
within . year, and settle the debts Of the
line.
1t appears that the summary dismissal
Of the President of Girard College, recently,
was because OF his cruel punishment Of the
boys.
The gallant sailor Mallory has made sew
ersl successive descents in the Hoosac tun-
mel, ct the risk of his life, TO discover any
signs Of the dead miners. On fous Of these
occasions he was drawn up insensible. yet
stiii persevered. All honor to bis phian-
thropc courage.