Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-10

A. T. Stewart loses . quarter OF million
by the failure OF Hopkins L Co., Of Cincin-
natl.
Judge Thurman has been voted United
States Senator At a Catholic Fair in Ohio.
A pedant said TO an old farmer he could
not bear fool, who replied, Your mother
could"
Chicago is excited over the fact that there
is . rum-shop in full blast in its court
house.
Water sells for fifteen cents barrel in
some parts of Western New York.
Logan still vainlv duns the Ohio commit
tee for the six thousand dollars which he
thinks he earned making Radical speeches
for them.
Mr. BeecheT's London publishers persist
in putting d. D. after his name, despite bis
protest to the contrary.
Two women in Kansas fought duel re-
Gently, and one WAS shot dead. The cause
cf the quarrel was . young man.
Matrimony may bs described as an in
sane desire on the part Of Young gentle
man to become responsible for some young
ladr's board.
William Cullen Bryant is writing three
poems for the New York Ledger, for which
Mr. BoRner pays him three thousand dol
lars. This is the largest sum ever paid 10 q
poet.
A young couple we're married 1t Bryant
station, ILL.,, on Christmas. the bride being
sweet sixteen and her lord and master about
eighteen.
Wendell Phillips kindly curses the soul
Of Benjamin franklin, "for persuading this
people that the noblest Of oil hum An actions
Was the saving Of cents"
A. T. Stewart is so busy, and his time is
80 precious, that he can't spare enough Of
the valuable commodity TO say whether
Grant has written him letter or not.
The contractors of the Suez Canal work
are bound to complete It BY September !,
1867, under penalty Of 100000 . month
for any delay.
The receptions. New Years day, at the
White House AMI the residences Of many OF
the public officials were more brilliant than
ever before.
Tho st. Joseph Herald Of the LIST inst.
gives lie. of the principal buildings erected
in that city in 1867. which cost $40 500
in their erection. 1t claims that 81, 900, 900
have been expended there this year in the
erection Of buildings.
Horace Greeley states that since he com-
menced the New York Tribune, in 1871,
there have been not less than two hundred
new journals started in New York. and two
only can be said to be alive to-day.
Eastern capitalists have secured q mort
gage on the Port Huron and Lake Michigan
Railroad, for 81 100000. The stamps on
the document cost 81 500.
The number Of youths enrolled in Ohio
for school purposes is l. 019. 195. divided a.
follows white males, sos $50 females, 4s7,-
ISL colored males, 1899 females, l2,-
1872.
The young ladies Of Mount Holy oke Sem.
mary. South Hsdley, Mass, asked their
friends for $40 900 to buy . steam heating
apparatus. thus far they have received
$4,000.
Susan B. Anthony owns, and E. G. Stan
ton and p Pllsbury edit The Resolufion
which dswns on an astonished world to-
day. II is devoted to female suffrage and
various games Of that sort
The following is the memorandum Of q
country physician regarding his patient !:
"iis nose was warm, his ears were cold,
and everything gave signs OF approaching
desolation. Ny charge are one dollar"
Mrs. Jenkins complained in the evening,
that the turkey she had eaten at Thanks
giving did not set we'll Probably" said
Jenkins 'il was not . hen turkey" He
got z Ass Of water in his face.
A lady who his q great horror OF tobacco
got into the New Haven cars the other day,
and inquired Of a male neighbor, DO YOU
chew tobacco, sir, No, ma'am, don't"
was the reply "but ] can get you chew if
you want one
Hon. WIN. E. Gladstone, in his speech OF
last "Wednesday, ascribed the existence Of
Fenianism TO highlands Encouragement
and msgovernmont.
One OF the express companies delivered
in the City Of New York, one day last week,
two hundred and fifty tons Of poultry and
game.
A London dispatch says: "Dr. Living
stone. the African traveller, is alive and well.
Positive adyices, Just received from Africa,
leave no longer doubt Of his safety"
exchange SAYS: 1--WE were consider