Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-01

30O-just 100 more than during the
same month last year. The earnings Of the
same road for ten months this year have
been s. 1906 .2Jl. Same period last year,
$3,33s,l ,l03
ELEGANT DsrLAr-W passing along
Second street, we did not fail 10 stop and
sss the RIGA and elegant display Of fancy
goods aud jewelry in tho windows OF tie
new ewelry store, of q. j. Lons. A
richer display Of goods will not often be
sssn in the city OF New York. Please call
and see for yourselves, before purchasing
your holiday gifts.
TnE Rock Island Argus has learned that
o. J. Dimick Of that city has sold and de-
liysrsd his fine trottipg horse, Shiloh, to
WIN II. Webb, Esq, Of the orockery firm
of w. II. 4 G. T. Webb. Davenport, fer
$3.50. lie is . tine animal, splendid style,
and fast. Mr.. Webb need not take the dust
from any team, whom he drives out-unless
he prefers to- All Of which is correct,
and Mr.. Webb now has one Of the finest
horses in the city, and his name 10 Shiloh
UN Sor A TAIPLB srAGs.-Ths British
Lion paws up the ground this morning and
wants the ladies to eewhide our reporter
for reporting the teachers meeting. He
had better post up on the facts before
undertaking to make somebody believe
they are insulted. Al only the Supt. was
mention in the report il is prssumabls-thst
they are playing their "ooddess cupid
farce again, and want the Supt. to oswhids
somebody. Poor Suptl In sss trovre TOW
Jours an plSs cot qsi isdn'rs.
Jusr CoxPLAIsr.-Ths dilatory manner
in which The X. I. 4 Peoria Z. X Co., are
treating the matter Of flocation Of their road
on this end OF the route, after the people
have complied with their requests in the
matter Of subsor ptions, and also in the face
Of the promises made while these subscrp
tons were being raised, is bringing down
upon them the jus, ssnsure Of the people
and will very materially injure the business
OF the road after it shall ts built. They
should remember that the c. r. L. & P.
load stsnds ready to take advantage Of
any and all prejudice against the Peoria
Road, and, if only q few Of the heavy ship
psr, of this city, Rock Island and Moline,
should give their yearly business to the
Chicago road, it will bs, q matter of infinite
" more importance to the Peoria read and
roads connected Herewith, and to the cities
along such roads than the fear or favor Of
all the Coal Valley roads that ever were, or
ever will be built. The plan OF President
Hamilton is plain enough. /, is evidently
his intention 10 spend the greater portion OF
subscriptions to the road in building it from
Peoria to Cambridge and then TO have the
Coal Valley RsR Co. come in with new
proposition, which can be accepted to salts
fy the demand for an early completion Of
tho road. This looks reasonable from the
fac, that the road is not yet even located
from Rock Island to Cambridge while from
Cambridge to Peoria it is located and being
completed as fast rs possible. The cities
s'cng this road and its connections east
ward are evidently seeking . connection ~
this point to secure share of the business
Of this great and growing country. DO
,hey expect to do it with such q powerful
rival rs the G. X. l. 4 r. r. standing ready
to take advantage of the deep seated preju-
dice that is being created by the present
action of the 4. I.&P. K. r. Cor They will
find there is more in this than they dream
Of.
A DETECTIVE ARRRsrRp.-The Des
Mcinss Rcgsier gives an account OF q rob-
berry in ths. city, in which some names are
men toned, not unknown to this communi-
". "On Thanksgiving morning. d. 0.
Finch, Esq, discovered thu, somebody had
been going through" his clothes in the
night, and he at once Get the police on the
track and went to work himself in hopes Of
detecting the thief and recovering the stol-
en- property, which consisted OF &l40 in
mensy and watch worth at least $500.
Six special policemen cnsisting sf Mr..
Finch and his friends. were sworn in on
Thanksgiving night, and the haunts Of
several suspicious characters were thor
ouehlv searched, but without obtaining
any clue to the property. In the mean
time suspic,cn fastened upon one Charley
Bray ton who has been stepping in town
for several weeks without visible means Of
support, and who has claimed 10 bs de-
tcctive. Upon examination. the story Of
his whereabouts on that evening not agree
ing with the evidence Of other parties. the
plot seemsd to thicken in that direction,
and Mr.. Finch gave him to understand pri-
vately, that in case the stolen property was
not returned, his departure from town
might be attended with ,,ssriess difficulty.
Brayton was ct that time under bonds to
the amount Of e4oO for vagrsnev, his arrest
having been made in the course Of the day.
While examination was going on. . little
son Of Mr.. rinch's, who happened to 80 to
the Sufo4us Iouuu buv WaSCu WIN suS = 49, -
wrapped around it, snugly deposited in
one Of the small drawers. In another draw
er the pocket book and money, lees $50,
were found. How the articles came there
no one knows. The conclusion arrived as
BY Mr.. Finch 10, that parties acting under
fear of arrest, seized favorable eppcrtu'
nifty to return the property" I'VE have
among us set Of skulking thieves who are
noticed almost nightly BY cit'zsns. pfowl.
ing abou. tho dosrs and windows Of private
dwellings and oficss. The general opinion
that they are oil members Of one gang. il
doubtless correct. Whether the party
mentioned above is in any way connected
with the robbery mentioned, We have nc
means OF knowing" He assures Mr.. Finch
that he would ferret out the real thief, and
satisfy all parties Of his innocence, and the
way hs did It. was to put himself outside
The carnor,,e lim,.s Of Des Moires on th(