Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-30

d. Z E. L. Stssttan are among the lead.
ing dealers In dry goods. clothing. hats.
caps end groceries. They claim the credit
Il the largest stock 10 the place. Ssles last
year. $50. 900. They are now busy dis
posing Of their goods at close profits for
cash.
S. K. r. Colton, in the same line. arc en-
joying good trade. Their busins,s for
the yeir 1867 amounted to seo 600. They
have n carefully chosen asso. ancnt, COM
prising everything TO be found in any well
ordered establishment.
Folder 4 Daiber are the leading manu>
fac.ureTs Of boots and sthoes. They are
first class workUen, use the best mstcrial,
and strive TO give satisfaction TO tho,e who
favor them with their patronage.
Reguisr 4 Strattan have by far the
largest stock Of boets and shoes in TIC city !.
Their assortment Is carefully selected We
are pleased to learn that they are securing
q large trade. III
10 ready made clothing, gents Furnish
Ing goods, ETC.. Johnson \ Gaskell are the
only exclusive dealers. Their shelves and
counters arc crowded full Of choice goods.
Sales last year, 100000.
The most complete watch and jewslry
establishment we havo yet seen ia the
interior is that Of Hyde 4 chase. Their
stow cases arc crowded full Of rich and
choice goods. plated and sterling silver
ware, watches, &C. They pay particular
attention TO watch repairing and silver
smithing.
The largest grocery establishment 10
owned by Gaskill 4 Shipman They have
a very extensive and complete stock, COM
piisiDg everything 10 that line. Mr. Gaskill
has been ia the business about three years
Mr.. Shipmsn has just entered the house.
We predict q big trade for the new 6rm.
The two firms, SHAY 4 B,gey and 4. H..
King, command about all the drug trade.
Their stores are large and we'll stocked.
The stock trade Of West Liberty 10 prob.
ably larger than that Of any Other town
between Davenport and Des Moines, Iowa
City excepted. The pripcipsl shippers are
8. W. Jacobs, Mason L Gray. Hull 4 Co +,
Evans 4 Childs, and l.. n. Burris. Dir.
Jacobs ID probably the most largely en-.
the art thoroughly. and it 10 sad, knows
every morning when no gets up what the
prices are gong 70 be during the day in
Chicago.
We came near forgetting the elevator OF
Evans 4 Chlds. Its fine building and,
has ample storage capacity. The firm deals
largely in both grain and stock.
And he news depot Of our friend Trres-
dell must not Be forgotten. lie holds out
In Lewis 4 Mstcalf's brick building. He
Il The butter and egg man Of the place, also
buying exclusively for the Chicsgo MARKET.
MISCELLANEOUS.
Tho West Liberty Hotel, by A. T. John,
10 an institution that is vastly better than
public as . good place 10 live.
The Maoops .aEd Good Templars each
have large and fourisbing societies. The
latter in particular is very strong.
n Good Sensasien. n well Culsl.
vase6s
Miss Laura Reno. the sister Of the VIC
Tins Of the Now Albany assassination, who
was in the city yesterday, :is described BY
those we'll acquainted vita her, as q young
lady OF great beauty and accomplishments.
II IL also said that she possesses = largo
part Of the brains Of the family, which,
added to an Il G.yible will and an intense
desire for revenge, will sooner or later
bring ruin or death upon some Of the muir
derors Of her brothers. AT their funeral at
Seymour a few days ago, the attendance
WIS quito large, and, among other persons,
. res dent Of Seymour, whose name We
gave forg pttsn. dropped in. lie had scarce
~ made his appearance, before NJ 'ss Reno
rose from her seat. and, walking across The
room, fierctly told him that that WIS no
place for him, that she recognized il HIM
one Of the murd,rsrs Of he brother, end If
he did not leave Immediately it would be
the worse for him. The fellow s!uak DOT
Of the house like whipped cur, frightened
almost to death. Unless.a great mistake
has been made in the estimation Of Laura
Rsno's character. the Jackson County Reg
ulators will find that the oath Of revenge
she took over the dead body OF Frank Reno.
was no mere empty threat, to be forgotten
m an hour. but promise Of terrible mean.
ing Indianapolis Sentinel, 25th.