Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-08
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CITY ITE N 8.
Fisu~o TAckLg-Buy your fishing tack
lc at the hardware store Of
J. A. DAvEsroRT.
Uss Lsllemand'e Specific for Rheumatism,
Gout and Neuralgia. II sdsctually destroys
all poison in the blood. and performs rad.
ical cure. Read testimonials elsewhere.
A. @. FuLrox has 80 good building lets
Also, fous sore, one scre and half acre lots,
we'll located, for sale At lower rates than any
other property holder within the city.
STEAMBOAT CONVENTION - Steam boatmen
generally are actively preparing for grand
convention Of Western boatmen which
meets 10 81. Louis on the l4th inst. large
concourse Of experienced steamboatmen Is
expected TO be in attendance.
Cnrar.-Thc Banner u Light says that
the spirits correct the typographical errors
on that psper which escape the attention Of
the proof,reader. We want to engage one
OF these follows to correct our Telegraph re-
port No lost or roaming spirit need
apply.
PInsoxAL.-The Rev. A. Coleman, agent
Of the Seamens Friend Society, is now in
the city, and will call on our business men
for the purpose Of soliciting aid in behalf Of
his mission, His cause is worthy the At
tention Of every lover of his race, and
should enlist the hearty co operation of oil
who are blessed with the means Of contrib
uting TO its aid.
TIE receipts and shipments per Rail,
East and West, for two weeks ending Sat.
urday night, May Ath. were as follows from
this point:
Shipments Barley. 1000 bushels; Wheat,
200 bushels Flour, 100 barrels; Cattle,
- lead Hogs. 3s5 head; Lumber, 1856 NJ !;
Mdse, 400 tons.
Rscapts-Corn, 400 bushels; Oats, 1900
bushels; Wheat. $50 bushels; Rye, 400
bushels Coal, go tons; Mdse, SIS tons.
PROFITABLE BU>ikgss.-'sHow much can
you make sonny" inquired a benevolent
looking old gentleman Of = boy who was
loudly aud persistently crying Here's your
ferry landing. "weil," he replied, some
times can make as high as quarter, but
I've been at i. two hours to-day. aud I've
just madc one cent clear"
MusIc.-Thc Rock Islanders have got .
Brass Band the Rock Islanders have had
. brass band for some years. but they have
only been heard on special occasions. Lately
they have taken to making night melodies.
serenading different houses around town,
making sleeping maidens dream that their
waking hopes Of love, happiness and homo
in the future are more than realized, and
causing persons Of the masculine persua-
to get out Of bed and open the window to
hear more distinctly the music borne upon
the midnight breeze.
II. II. AccipENr.-From The Muscatins
Journal Of Tuesday, we learn that quite .
serious railroad accident happened between
that city and Washington. As the East
ward bound freight train was coming near
the bridge over the Iowa river, the coupling
broke, and three cars, laden with wheat,
we.e thrown down an cmbankmcnt twenty
feet The track was torn up for consider.
able distance. and regular trains delayed
twenty flour hours. No one Was injured
Had it occurred few moments later the re.
suit would have been much more serious.
OBruARY.-W this day record the death
Of Zen N. Yantis, Esq, one of the most
promising young men of our city. Though
but Just catered upon his maj j9riiy, as n
business man lie Ind already displayed un>
eguivocal indications Of becoming a man Of
mark in our active business circles. Upon
the death of his father, which occurred
abou. one year ago, he stepped into his bus
mess in the Agricultural Warehouse line.
and afterwards associated with him our
wel>known fellow citizen, Major Schnitger
The deceased has been out of health for
more than = year, and for the past six
months has been confined to his room. His
disease was consumption.
FOURTEENTH STREET N. 4. CnrncH.-We
learn that in accordance with the wishes of
a majority of the society, the trustees of the
Fourteenth Street Church, have decided to
build the rev church upon the old site, e,cor
ner of Brady and Fourteenth Street, INSTEAD
Of the proposed new location on the Fair
Ground tract
This without doubt is the most fashiona>
BILE location at present. and may psrhaps bs
the best io the end for the accommodation
Of the society. The beautiful location east
Of Brady and north Of Fourteenth Street,
cannst long remain unimprsved, % the lets
west Of Brady Street are mostly leased and
cannot come into tho market. Mary i'm
prevements ere being made east Of Brady
in the vicinity Of Locust Street and further
north. That part Of our city seems 10 fact
to be the most desirable for subusbsn resi-
denees that We have, and when thickly ct
tied, - il eventually must be, there will
then be fslt the necessity Of nearer church
accommodations. We look to see some
other church society build in that vicinity,
and that too At no distant day.
PocxEr AND TABLE CurLxRr-In endless
profusion at j. A. DAvESroRr's.
DESTRUCTIVE SMAsu.-rhis morning about
half past nine o'clock, . raft of lumber,
lsth, etc, containing abou. million and q
half feet, came down the river and crowd>
ing over pretty we'll to the lowe shore,
struck Renwick's wing dam, and then
swung around. coming down against the
railroad bridge. struck the first and sseoed