Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-02-26

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Uss Lallemand's Specific for rheumatism,
Gout and Neuralgis. 1t sifectually destroys
all poison in the blood. and performs rad
ical cur.. Read testimonials elsewhere.
LAST CHANcE.-Cspt. Andreas will this
evening, for the last time this season, give
. grand carnival At his park ct the head OF
Brady street. Let everybody ges out their
skates
BADLY SCoRcnED By the recent fire Al
Charlton, the State Insurance Company
suffers n loss oi 1000. The National, OF
this city, was deeply interested in that place
but fortunately did not get scorched.
Nor GoiSc We announced yesterday,
that last evening Elder Exly would probably
preach his last sermon a, tho Christian
Chapel, for the time. Through the earnest
solic,'atlon Of those interested in these me T.
| ings he has consented TO rena' n during the
week, and will preach this evening upcn
the subject "The way of salvation
We call attention 10 the Special Office,
in another column, issued by the North
western Mutual Life Insurance Company o
Chicago. the recent developments Of The
management Of the General Agency in this
city. by Mr.. Wilson, is having the result
We had anticipated, and the decisive steps
being taken cannot but inspire our citizers
and the public generally. with renewed con
adence in the integrity and responsibility oI
this popular Company.
MESDELssons CoScERT TT is undoubt,
edly fact that the people of our city are
ripe for n concert; and we believe il, also,
to hc true that the galaxy of talent cor.
bincd in the Mendelssohn Society Of this
city is competent to satisfy the demand =
The concert TO be given by this Society to
morrow evening. at Metropolitan Hall, We
believe, will be worthy Of the most liberal
patronage the. public can bestow. Several
Of the performers rank very high as vocal
lists, and no ono can but expect rich treat
IN another column may be found the pro
gramme Of tine evening, from which it may
be sccn they are determined TO fully meet
the expectations Of the public. Secure
seats early, at Wallacc's music store.
Rock ISLAND lrEMs. B. Cough lee
tn res at Babcock's Hall on Wsdneada ny ev
ening, under tho auspices Of the Young
Mems Society. Subject, peculiar People "
The Inion announces that Frank Ions
bard's Chicago concert troupe will give an
entertainment at BAbcock's Hail next Sat,
urday evening.
A Catholic festival is to be held at Island
City Hall to night
Mr. copp, the newly ssppointed postmas>
ter, who seems to have given general satis-
faction. has been rejected by the Senate.
Albert Schmidt was yesterday arrested
for an assault on Joseph Cohn, at the Her.
mann House, aud taken before Squire Wag
ner, who held him to bail to appear for trial
to-day.
RvER News. The Constitution SAYS the
water is higher than usual a, Keokuk =. this
season Of the year. The steamer Southern
Belle which went up the river on Wednes
day proceeded no farther than Montrose,
leaving there two barges TO 10 filed with
grain.
The repairs TO the Keokuk and St Louis
packets made during the winter have cost
the company about 5000 The boats are
now in excellent trim.
The Quincy Herald Of the Goth says the
Andy johnson. Capt. Brolaski, will drop
down to the levee this morning. and after
receiving freight will leave for st. Louis nj
noon on the 2lst
\ daily line Of light draught steamers is to
be placed upon the St. Croix RIVER 10 run be-
tween Tay,ors Falls and ST. Paul. During
the greater part of last season the boats
merely Piled between Saltwater and Press
colt.
There is water enough in tho Missouri
and Illinois rivers to accommodate the lar
gest boats.
COMMERCE CoxxlrrRE.-Lct the people Of
the Mi sissippi Valley remember Senators
Chandler, of Michigan; Morrill,. of Maine /;
Morgan, of New York Edmunds, of v,r-
mont; Oresswell. Of Maryland; Sprague OF
Rhode Island, and Patterson Of Tenness ee,
as Committee refusing justice 60 the West
On Friday last they reported the house bill
Tor tho repair and completion Of public
works with amendments, chief among
which was one to strike out tho nppropria-
ton OF one million Of dollars for the i'm
provcmcnt Of the Des Moines rapids Of the
Mississippi, river. The commerce Of the
Mississippi Valley is large and extensive,
and yet not one Of our representatives are on
that committee. II 10 to be hoped that We
may learn wisdom from these things and
send men to Washington in future, who
will be champions for on, rights and inter-
ests aud not allow their whole attention to
be taken up with Considerations Of the
radical means for making treason odious.' :"
AZ the case now stands we must fight sim
gle-handed against the avaric'ous monopo>
lies Of the East,-they whose interests are
here and through party influence uphold
this action or even chant protection can't"
are either grossly ignorant or much given
to pernicious practices for selfish purposes
MEETING IN ORANGE TOWNSHIP, CLINTON
COUNTY, ON the WArsls BRlDGs.-At Q
meeting held by tho citizens, in Orange
Township. Clinton county, Iowa, on the
evening of the 23d, for the purpose oftaking
into consideration the propriety Of building
. bridge across the Wapsie river at or near
L. eli