Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-25

CAJL ana see Els most DCauii!ul t>koit-
nent of Wall Papers hefore purchasing else
where.
UsE Lalc,nand's Specific i9r rheumatism,
tout AMI Neuralgia. |, siftctua.y de tfoys
i, poison Us the blood and performs rsi>
cd car' ]. al tes.mpaa's elsewhere.
CAgrrrs Axp oir CLvrus = = adssorth
4 &c. ar row receiving n. their store in
r cs Island a large assortment cf these
goods from the best manufacturers acd in
new and CHOICE attesns, 10 which they in>
stc the attention Of the Davenport public.
TnE TKxrERAScf Marine To>MGnr.-
Remember the temperance meeting 70 be
he'd At LeClairc Hall this evening. ADJ
dresses will be made by Hon. II. Price,
Rev Geo. r. Magoun and Rev. D. s. Wat>
son Music by the Glee Club
MAsoslc.-Giles. RP & Co. manufacture
and keep on hand a supply of Masonic
Goods. Lodge Jewels, Regaliss,K. T Swords,
SD Swords, Rings, &c, from st to sd, 81
wholesale and retail. Bodies furnished at
wholesale rates. GILES, Bro. 4 Co.,
mb25 d6wlw l42 Lske Street, Chicago.
A REurSIscsScE We lind The following
hcme item in last weeks Lee
Cllire Register, under the CAPTION Of "Now
and ihen-lSiG-lS61," which will be read
with interest hy old and new settlers Of this
community "a few days since. while
with an old friend about the ear
" times Of LcClaire, and comparing them
With the present, he very quietly pulled
from his pocket small piece Of wel-soi,ed
and well-worn paper. handed it to us, and
requested tha. we might read it for tho
benefit Of those present. The following is
n copy
Mr. VIM. H. Jones.
Bot of Burrows & Pfettyman,
One Bo. s. r. -Four. -. .s4.00
Fine +" $50
$3.50
Reed Payment.
Burrows 4 Prettyman.
June 9th, ls49.
"This flour was brought from Davenport
to LeClaire, and the pric, was thought very
high at that tune.
"Whils this conversation was going On,
Mr.. John H. Suitsr drove by with load Of
winter wheat for the Messrs. Applegate,
and at our request, he furnished US With
an account of ssles of the sanc. l. il rs
follows:
'Mcssrs. Applogate.
rot. of John II. Suffer,
As bushels wheat, .SiQS. .0o
Reed Payment.
john H. Suitcr
March 18th, ls6T.
II. will thus b eeeu that one bushel OF
good wheat at the present day is worth
nearly as much as lairel Of -four was in
1si9, and that two bushels cf wheat are
worth more now than barre. Of supeTline
-four at that time.
All no time was the farming interest Sc
prosperous and profitable as at present.
\ SUDDEN DEAN. How true and solemn,
yet how often lightly thonyht cf, is the oft
repeated quotation "ln the midst of life We
are in death" On Saturday morning a
young man who has been known during the
last four or five years by the name Of Jo,
serh White. twenty four or five years old
and a native Of Bohemia, wen. into s, n
on Second street, csllel tie Vcksburs Ea-
change, about half pat eight in tie ,nosn
ing, and after c,aversing with ses,Ral &C
quaintances ior some little time, suddenly
fell forward irem the chair on which he
was sitting to he table which was close by.
The persons present thinking he had
tainted sprinkled water on his face,
ard the saloon-kecper placed his hand over
the unfortunate mans heart-it gave few
spasmodic palpita,ions and then WIS still
forever. A physician was sent for but White
vas dead before he arrived. and the body
was removed to the Arsenal House on Sec>
ond street, where had boarded for the las,
few months, and this morning an inquest
was held by Dr. Tomson. the County Coso
ner
AT the Inquest the following facts were
"a 49, 4 -
G, Of the s,h Iowa Infantry during the re-
brl.ion. and since then had resided mostly
in Davenport lie was = member Of Pos
No. Grand Army Of the Republic, aud ha,
relatives named Swidensky living a, Salon
ten miles west Of Iowa City From some
letters found in his Sa.ise It was supposed
that the deccased's true name Was JOSEPH
S~idensky, though he had enlisted unde,
the name Of White, and his comrades ani
acquaiutances here know him by n, othe,
name. The evidence tended to show thai
for several weeks he had complained oe suf'
fering from scme affection Of the heart. ans
on Saturday night after being present u
the Ccuvsnlisn Of the Peoples party At Ii,
German Theatre, he had requested fsient
10 sleep With him - tho pa!pitaticns Of hi
heart wers - ssssrs that be was afraid .
sleeping alone
The Jssy q siiisg the eauss cf his destl
70 b ssesst sined beyond the shadow :
doubt, psst norton examin at,cn was nao
BY DR.. Msrbourg. which revealed an ulceso
tion Of The aosta, or seassi csnnssfing tn
veins and arteries 70 tie heart On the lei
side. within the pericsrdium or heart csse
about the size Of goose>iuil. This ;mpe
ded the functions OF the heart, filled the per
icardium with blood, and caused his death
His comrades OF the q. "A. X. in this citl
dispatched a messenger by this morning
train TO inform his relations 1t Solcn, Of hi
deceass. Should they desire his body.
will be sent them, and il not, il will b
bus;sd By tAs Pest hae 1e~morron morn.
ing with military honoes.