Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-25

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No PAPER To MORROW Being thankful
fer holiday, the DEMocsAr boys will at
stain from every thing like work tomorrow
and consequently no Ia3sr will Be issued
from this Office.
ConnIrraS F,a MUssss. Clancy
wao stabbed Ja mes Hsldsn 10 Cops's o.
leen, rs yestsrday osanitsed TO jail, Il
sns~sr to the charge u wil'ful mardsr.
Taoss VsLvsrs.-Br ,ther Kepner knows
aothing sbeut the vslve.s mentioned N oul
Miller article, but w.uld inform the ladic'
that ne has on hand very choice stock o
those valuable goods
FaoM FoRr MADrsox.-SheriG Schnitgel
and MAJ ehal Kauffman returned this morn
ing from Fort Madison, where they hav,
safely lodged in the Psnitentisry, Frsnl
Brady. Thsmas Goodwin and g. A. Davsn
port.
PURcsAsB.--Oar sntsrprsing insurancs
friend, Dan II. Hsrtwsll, has purchased I
haodsoms three thousand dellar residsnc,
On NJ. Ida, with . ten mile river view
thrown in. A gosd bargain and . goet
home may he enjoy Il long time.
Posr Orsics CLosISo.-The Poat Offie,
will bs closed 10 morrow from 10 O'Clock
A. NJ. until P. NJ, to enable "all hands
to return thanks for blessings received du
ring the past year, (thsse officials are gens'
rally up from 8 o'clock A. NJ. till late q
night, every day, ready to receive anything
sf the sort.) and 70 participate in turkey
festivities.
SsaylcEs To-xoaRow. w.-Union services
will bs held held 10 the Fifth Street NJ. E.
Church to- meerow forenoon, commencing
at half past ten o'clock. Rev. @. W. Cope.
land will e6aeiass.
Services will b held in the Presbyterian
Church, Dr.. Andersen ofisating. At II
e'cleck.
Service at Trinity Church, corner Fifth
and Rsek Island.
Tas MIHsrRsLs, last night were huge
Barry . singing and dancing Was inimitabls,
Rollins Hsward's vsics and acting, while
psrsonating the role Of fsshisnabls ysune
lady, " have never seen equallsd BY any
burnt eorkist. Charley Reynolds kept the
house in rear Az Mr.. Atilla Duval. b
was enc Of the heaviest tragsdians that has
ever been TO this city. We haven't seen
his superior ~ Bones in any troupe. They
play agaia is-night, and an entire change
Of programme 10 announced. II you wan,
70 laugh yourself happy, turn out and see
them to night o. the Opera Heuss.
A BsArrryrL Gisr-No denbt many OF
eur readers have often seen anely executed
oil portrait On exhibition ia eur bookstores,
and have - etsn stopped to admire them
They are the work Of Mr.. W. G. Knecks,
who has executed portraits Of several sfour
eitissns in . highly crsditAbie manner
Nov that the holidays are coming on and
presents are to be made, hat more valuable
md substantial gift could be nr s,snted than
, handsome oil portrait. One can be pur-
,hassA for e26-true 10 the very lifs-and
worth any amount Of photographs. Mr.
Hnocks's studio 10 over the Davsn pert Ma
.lonal Bank, and such sf our citizens - are
in the fine arts should call on him
Quite . number bear witness to bis skill %
! portrait artist. as their pictures are a.
'nstural - life."
RExiNiscRNcRs OF TEE T.Rr.-The Trot-
ing Herse Of America He~ TO Tame and
Drive HUNS the title Of . book which
has just been publishsd-the work Of Hiram
W oodraff, who has always been Justly con-
'idsrsd the first cmons hcrsemen in the
Most Of the papers appeared first
N Wilkes' Spirit Of tho Times. and since
he author death, ,e,hey have been collect
ID and publishediin avery handsome u
No velums. Every one who knows any thing
II the history Of horses in America, knows
hat Hiram Woodruff might almost bs said
% have been the creator Of our distinc,ivsly
,ational animal, the Trotser. Gen,lsmen
'wnirg horses, professional trainers and
lrivers. farmers. having the opportunity or
he desire Of breeding good trotting stock
. supply the rapidly growing demand or
wen to increase ths speed Of their own
aorsss-svery man who has, Or drives, Or
ovss the noble animal, will lind this book
valuable. and almost indispensable. For
'als BY Luse 1 Grisgs.
TRs BRIDas At DuBuors.-From the
1ssses We learn some items Of interest con-
'erning the railread bridge at that point.
rhe bridge itself hss net yet resehsd the
'hors. I've span being required to land il.
rhs appsoash is curve Of q least half
nile in length, NEST Of which 10 . streng
resesl wort, and splsndidly put together.
Wsrkmss are actively engaged laying the
rack. Ne better piece Of trsek can bs
'oand anywhere than vii bs this piecs
shsa completed. There will bs No clausr
lod jar in running ever It like there 10 whore
lhs srdisary track layise chains, but Il
will b - sasoth - Though the entire
engtA Of rail ~ nillsd 10 enc piece. This
3 accomplished by the "6shbaek" jsints,
vhish binds The rails together, and the sys-
lem si what . aasen would esll ''brsAking
sints." This lack Of jar and friction will
reduce The test sf the hsavisst trains to the
bridge, to one Of simple weight, and il 10
being - scientifically constructed OF the
ssst material. and on the best plan, that it
will bsar all the demands in THE direction
that will ever b made upon il.
Flns LAST Nioaf.-Absut one o'clock
lea aitAt . frs Vas discoversd in the email
Irams heuse. just west Of the two story
stone house on Second street, opposite
French 4 Davies saw Mill. The entire 10.
side Of the building seemed to b on fire
when drst discovered, and ~ il burst cut,
Ill that part Of the city wss lighted up. lead
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