Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-19

val at the Fire Kings Pork takes place to-
night. Camcron's band will be in attend,
ance. Give them good attendance.
STENCIL woRk-For marking clothing
blankets. merchandise, boxes. wrappers
bookf. cards, envelopes, barrels, etc, etc
stc.-cut with Spencer's pstsat improved
dies, by J. M. Duxoxr,
No. IL. Main street.
PlicIs.-Our market is iirmee 10 day
than it has been at any time during the
season. Light, dressed hogs bring e5.75
heavy have gone as high - e6.40. whea,
is selling for 81 .85 to e2.o5 for best quality
selected. Corn brings 45 cents per bushsl.
stores - lse Closed.
We, the undersigned Dry Goods Mcr.
chants. agree to close our stores at o'clock
p. NJ, until April Let. 1867:
J. Il. Dixon 4 Sons, Kshoc 4 Carhart,
Wadsworth 4 Co., Herzberg. Goodman 1
Co.. II. Oldendorf, q. W. Kepner, Streeper
L Baylies, c. 5. Whistler, Stuart. B. D.
Austin.
GRACE GREENWOOD, Who 10 20 lecture At
Metropolitan Hall next Tuesday, created
considerable discussion BY her remarks a,
keokuk last Monday evening. Whether
she will do tbs same here, remains to be
seen. Her subject here will be "The Heroic
in Common Life" This lecture is highly
spoken Of and 10 said TO be one Of her best
efforts. None should fell of hearing her.
FnoM the Rock Island Union VIC learn
that Mr.. Webster, State Senator from that
District. on Tuesday last, introduced bill
to secure Rock Island and the shore thereof
t. the United States. As the improvements
on the island are to take the place Of the
government words at Harper's Ferry, ws
think we are safe in predicting . no mean
future for the twin cities II is slow
but sure.
CHICAGO AND Ngw Yoxx MARKEr The
late trouble in rsgarl to our telegraph
reports resulted in decided advantage to
u, % we are now abe to furnish our readers
With eastern Market reports in advance o.
other city papers. Traders and dealers will
sec by reference to our daily reports that
we give the New York and Chicago market
reports on the same day that they are re.
ported. The extra expense attending this
Is fully compensated by the
it affords our readers Of know
ing that they are rccei> ing no rs-hash Of old
reports, and that:they get the latest and
fullest reports in advance.
EVENING School. evening school Al
Grammar school No. 2 is IN . very prosper
Dus condition tins term. The attendance is
much better, there being now about thirty
pupi!s-mostly young men. Quite a nun.
Der Of Germans, just from the Fathcrand.
Ire in attendance, Who are learning 10 speak
md read the English language. The duties
connected with the school have increased to
such an extent that Mr. Bemis has been
to employ an assistant. There
ire some in attendance who, after defraying
incidental expenscs, find it difficult to pay
the tuition fee. We would state for the ben
lit Of those who ART not doing anything for
The education Of this class, that they are not
turned away, nor do they find the doors
closed against them, as 10 sometimes the
case in free day schools.
HonssrEADs.-From oil tie large cities
We hear the complaint that large numbers
Of men are out Of employment, and have
no prospects of gaining living. Now, We
would say 10 them. that throughout our
state there 10 . large amount Of land sub
iect to the homestead Law. On these lands
they can build, and in few years have a
good home. To Us this seems far better
than living in large cities, where the mar
ke, for labor is crowded, and the prices both
of labor and the means Of subsistence un-
certain. From travelling agents, whose busi.
ness takes them through the different coun.
ties Of the state, We learn that there are
large tracts Of rich, arabic and unoccupied,
either subject to the homestead law or held
at merely nominal prices. Let these be
taken up BY young men as we'll Is middle
ayed. and in a year or two they will have
homes.
A Coon WORK The recent publication
Of the letters Of our State ceologist, DR.. G.
A. White, has. without doubt, done more for
Iowa than al other things combined as 1t
has shown 70 the world the insxhaustibls
wealth and resources Of the State. Not only
this, but other States are moving 10 the
same direction. The Governor Of Michigan
recommends thorough geological survey
Of that State, and that school for the study
Of the sc,enees and arts relating to mines
end minerals should bs established. This,
II carried out. may suggest IN improvsmeni
BY us. Tho sum Of $4,000 hes been ex-
pended BY the State Of Illinois in surveys
and the publication Of geological ssports.-
A geological survey Of New Jersey 10 bssns
made by Professor Cook. The Governor ol
New York rscoumends that appropriations
b. made for the preservation snd sxtsnsion
Of the State Cabinet u Geology and Nasura|
History. The result At all his viii be q