Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-29

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and fast pour in upon young and handsome
bachelors, who don't seem to know exactly
how to take it--they are mot used to this
sort of thing you know" The sensation is
reported to be on the whole rather agreea-
BILE by one who has been through the mill.
BuRLlsGTos CIrr DEBr.-Csrsfsl 6gur
ing on the part Of the authorities of Bur
lington reveals the fact that that city 10 bend
ing under debt Of of $7O7, ,85l.ss. The
assets = comprising market house and
grounds, fro engines and fixtures, ETC..
amour. to 500 ,54S.97-cash value about
| sac, 900. or the total indebtedness about
| $3.50, 900 10 interest money. How to pay
it 10 now the question.
PERsoNAL.-Frank l. Jsrvis left for Mil
waukee last evening to join his lady. the
celebrated actress, Madame Johanna Jsrvis
Claussen, who has been playing to full
and enthusiastic houses in that city. She
goes from there to all an engagement in
| Cincinnati.
j. N. Dunn, Esq. who has been confined
TO his room BY severe indisposition for the
last week, has, We are happy TO state, % far
recovered that he hopes to be able to be
about again on Monday.
OAScsRs. hss been determined tha
Cancers are not incurablc though many
there ere that are never cured, because they
are not put under effective treatment. DR..
Hebern, Of Chicago has probably attained
. greater degree Of success in the treatment
Of these most loathssome and dreaded az
Fiction than any other man in the country
Il isshs speciality, and to this branch Of
medical science he has paid his individual
| attention for years. II has been his only
study, and his researches have been highly
prosperous. Though treating hundreds of
cases every year he varily fails to achieve q
perfect cure. Those afflicted should not
fail to lay before him the.r case ard pro
cure his services. Don't wait about it eth
er-for time is precious. and there is a
point beyond which If you LET the disease
pass no human skill can avail See ad
vertisement in this issue.
Lam RorE. CoRpAGR AND AWNINGS. -
This old aud staunch house Of Purington i
Scranton, Ship Chambers, 209 South Water
street, Chicago, desire to have the people Of
this part Of the country understand that
their facilities for furnishing the above
named articles or anything in. the Ship
Chandery line are unsurpassed. Lumber
manufacturers can be supplied with lath
cordage; builders and dealers with tackle
blocks, rope and cordsge Of all descriptions;
wool dealers and growers with wool pack
ing twine, and every body with awnings,
tents and other articles in the line. 1t is
one of the most reliable firms in the United
States-and whether yon order by letter or
in person you are sure to meet with
Straightforward dealing. Read advertise
ment-mahe note of il, and open busi-
ness with Purington & Scranton.
NEARLY DROWNED rhe Rock Island
Argus says that an apprentice in that office
named Fay went to the river for . bucket,
o. water, last evening, as WAS his custom
and when about to dip his bucket into the
water, the los gave way and let him in. The
water is deep and the current very rapid, but
he managed to hold to tho edge Of the ic..
and called for help. He thinks the person
~ the ferry skiff saw and heard him, but he
did not come to his relief. lie tried to raise
himself upon the ice, and broke down and
tloated down little, but held again to the
ice. Itwasa death struggle, but, fortunate
IL, the swift current threw up one Of his
feet, and he succeeded in getting his knee
upon the edge Of the Ice, which, this time
held, and he managed to roll himself out Of
the water, and got to his room in Buford's
Block. 1t Was . remarkable escape from
watery grave.
TnE ARSENAL Tms.-As this time has
been adopted by our schools, churches, and
| . large number Of our citizens, . word
about the clock may not b. out Of place.
II 10 impossible to tell The tine Of day By
looking st the face Of the clock. even at
no greater distance than !rom the bridge
This, according to the theory Of our friend
DR.. Olshausssn, 10 due to the blending Of
the solors, viz: the gray walls and the
black hands and figures on white face,
giving the whole gray appearance and
making it impossible to distinguish the
figures or hands. 1t has been suggested
that a change be madc-so that the hands
aud figures be yellow aud the face be
black. Will some Of our students demon
strate whether this suggestion, If acted
upon, will accomplish the desired result,
or not
InpoRrASs TO TAx-PAYsRs-The follow
ing information in relation 70 some Of the
provisions of the Internal Revenue Law will
be of general interest, and revenue tax
payers should govern themselves according
".
The set approved March 2, 1867. amend
ing the Internal Revenue law, rsqairse the
assessment Of annual taxes, heretofore made
in the month Of May. to made on the CORE
spending days in the month Of March. II
taxpayers. especially those liable TO income
tax, wait until after the 1st day Of March,
1888, or until after ten days' notice, they
become liable to Rave their returns msds BY
the Assistant Assessor, from the best In
formation he can obtain. and fifty per cent.
addsi thereto. All persons now in bust
nsss' liable to apecial (licsnse) tax, who
expect to continue in business on and after
the first day of May next, should make ap-
plicasion prior to the aO,h day of March, so
that they may be assessed in the annual
list, and be thereby enabled TO obtain their
special tax receipt from the Collector bv
the lst of M,y. II the application for .
special tax is rot made within ,he time
above stated, it will be the duty Of the A.
sistant Assessor to make the asseaament -.