Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-08

pen Of Edward A. Pollard editor Of tho
Richmond Examiner during the war, and
is the only reliable histsry of the late civi
war. from . Southern standpoint, now pub>
lished. A. such Il viii bs eagerly sought
for and read with much interest BY oil i'm
partial and unprejudiesa psrssns.
Mr.. Pollard has shown himself thorough.
ly capable Of The srdueus task be undertook,
and his book contains fall and accurate
account Of thu use and progress Of ,he Con>
federacy,- campaigns, battles and Incl
dents Of the arduous struggle that ensued
the loss of life-the suffering-.he des.
pair and the fnal abandonment Of the Lost
Cause. II is handsomely got up. and has
"a valuable steel portraits Of Confederate
leaders. Sold only by subscription-Mr D.
Roner being the agent for Davenport.
Tns GHsIus OF soLiruDE; by VIM. r. Algcs.
Boston. Roberts Brothers; Davenport: Luse
4 Griggs.
This is probably one Of the most remark
able books Of the season. Ambitious in it's
pretentions, aiming, as it does 10 exhaust
houndless subject, it yet shows that deep
and earnest research which every author
should give to mis- work, aud the imprint Of
genius is stamped upon every page. The
soiitudes of nature and Of man-the loneli-
ness Of human life-its dangers and draw
backs as we'll - its many advantages, is .
theme worthy Of the highest intellect, and
from hurried glance through the pages we
think Mr.. Alger has made truly valuable
addition 10 current literature. Some Of bis
pictures are extremely ine, - for Instance
this "Dis away. then, vain musmus Of
tongues Retreat, hollow hum Of tells sad
cares Fade out, cold procession Of alien
faces Begone, fair seductions. that excite.
then deceive and desert your victim Cease
to vex any more this poor brain and heart.
ye restless solicitations to things that can
never suffice, and that perish 20 soon Dis.
appear all, and leave me while alone, y ith
my soul and nature, my destiny and my
God !" Whether the writer fully comprs.
hends and sets fosth the uses Of solitude IS
= means Of developing christian chasactes
is an open question and can best be decided
BY each individual reader. The work 10
deserving Of moro than passing notice.
WHITE LEAD AND PrrrY.-A large lot Of
the best brands Of White Lead and Quan>
tity Of Putty for sale by j. A. DAvsSroRT
BnEAcn ov PRonIsE.-"Sparking Sunday
night, is very nice thing in theory.-it
has inspired countless poets to sing its
praises, while Bobcmiass in untold le>
gions have penned pitby. humorous or ex.
tatic articles, according to circumstances, in
its praise The editor Of the Rock Island
Union, lately got of . very good article on
the beauties Of our thsms-but like many .
thing that is verv nice IN theor IL hss lie
drawbacks when brought 10 the light Of &C.
tual practice. For while tho good. the
true and the beautiful" should reign and
control oil hearts, i, is . lamentsble fact that
they don't. and they probably will not until
the spirit Of evil 10 totally esadicated and
the millennium shall have arrived. A case
showing the effects of sparkling Sunday
night came up before G. G. Blood, Justice
Of the Peace, yesterday. Briggs Was charg-
ed with the crime Of seduction and breach
Of promise Of marriage. From the tsstimo-
ny it appears that Briggs met with Miss
Moore at the hotel in Pleasant Valley, and
after seeing her several times, conceived an
affection for the young lady His attentions
were well received by the fair enchantress,
whose heart also was pierced with Cupid's
dart. Not to dwell, this ended in manner
all too common-she loved not wisely, but
too well, and on his promising TO marry
her, she yielded to the bliss Of Loves young
dream. Time passed. and her entreatics
for a speedy marriage wero unhecded bv
the swain and she found it necessary to
bring the sclion. All this was told at the
Justices Office, and in defense the lover in
troduced evidence to show how easily her
affections could be won-by others % well
as by himself-to show that her virtue was
of rather an easy and yielding nature
that in point Of fact she WAS no better than
she should be. This not satisfying the Jus
tice as to Briggs entire innocence or justifi.
cation, be was bound over to appear before
the Grand Jury. Mr.. uubbell appeared for
the prosecution-Mr. Day for tho defense.