Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-19

THlRTEENTH YEl
CITY 1T e m ..
WILL soox AIRrvs.-An entire new stock
Of paper hangings, At No. l40, Brady
street.
ROYAL BAErso PowpER 10 actually cheap
q By twssty five pr cssa thAa Crssm Tar
tar and Soda, - eoumonly used. Ask
your grocer fer II.
Loes.-Rsports have reached Lacrosse,
wissoasis, that there are third Les logs
banked up - The Chippswa and thsrs.
abeuts thaa lAss esosen.
PsRssnAL.--As. Syndsr. clerk Of Che
eeurt. has gone E,st snla short visit to hia
friends. We know Of none who deserve q
pleasant vacstion and relief from asduoss
duties more than friend Snyder.
| PEoPLR's WAaD MEsr:xos.-Ths mem
bers Of the Peoples Party, in the various
wards, ere requested BY the Executive Com
mittes to make che necessary arrange
msnts to bold their ward nominating meet
ings on Saturday evening the 2sth inst, ~
half past seven o'clock.
OHs Of Msyor Donahus's teams, engaged
in hauling his freight from Reck Island.
yesterday, met with an accident as il va
being driven on to tho ferry boat At that
place, whereby one Of the horses slipped
and fell overheard. The harness Vas cut,
and, after considerable trouble, The horse
WAS rescued.
No Mountaineering ths recent bur-
glorious opening sf the U. s. Express safe
at Clifton. the Muscatins Journal says that
the robbers did not get any money, ~ the
agent had taken out oil the funds upon lsav-
ing the odBss 10 the svssisg. The pespetra-
tsrs Of the deed have not bssa caught up
TO the time Of writing.
GETTING RsADY.-Ths firm Of Lindsay :
Phelps 10 getting their mill in trim fer .
heavy business this season. The new gang
s,w spoken, Of In eur notice Of their sstab-
lishnsnt some time ego, hes arrived, and 10
being put into place By the popular mill
wright. L. O. Brace. Il d ess Il ths finest
No hsvs ever sssn, aad eeoee frem The
Eagle Wssks e Chicass.
OeMplmsssAnY.-Ths thrss ysuse men
whe visited The wssek sf ~ draw, o. the
night sf The assadent. In Ne beat from
above the bridge, whsss names 10 we're
unable to learn, u the time, we're 8. 8.
Staekhouss, A. Hsald. and E. X. Hall.
They took the nrst skiR that they found
and showed OF to the assistance Of the IN
fortunate men, arriving q the pier at the
Watts. Under the command Of the gallant
Capt. David Best.
psonrain0 PRosrscrs. do not re-
member the time when the spring opened
With greater promise for business and gene
ral improvements in our city than this year.
Our merchants are putting in large stocks to
meet the rapidly increasing wholesale and
retail demand, and numerous building enter
prisss are now on foot TO Be carried out du-
aing the next six or eight months. Last
ysG's operations we're very thrifty and en-
ceuraging, but W believe there will bs
more money expended in improvements
this coming season that has been done In
Davenport before.
PoLIcs CouRr.-Charlss Collins cslsbrat-
I'd little more extensively last evening"
than is contemplated BY the city ordinsn-
css and fell into the hands Of Policsmsn
Mulhosffsr furnished with lodging for
the night. and introduced 10 the court this
morning and fined o0.65--not having that
sum ready, he concluded to take weeks
board At the taxpayers expenses. Who
proats BY these things, or, whore is the
chain gang and the rock pile
Peter Peterson, an Fast Davenport boy
about fifteen years Of age, was brought be-
fore Squire Dittoe.. this afternoon, on charge
Of Fighting. lie got into quarrel with
boy some three or four years younger than
himself, . son Of Mr.. Fowler, and from
quarreling came blows. kicks. and hair
pulling. The younger boy was most inhu
manly beaten and kicked, which resulted in
Peter getting disgraced BY being brought in
to the police court, and lined t6 and $3 35
costs, His father paid the bill 81 50 in oil
and took him home. Boys remember and
never quarrel With boys smaller and young
Or than you ars-taks somebody Of your
sire.
"BARS-BuRSsRs. Again - last sprise
just before the election, the Gazette lends il
aid to the sndeavor 70 fastsn the "barn burn
ing" odium upon the "Peopls's Party" A
mere pitsauce Of common sense would show
the editors Of that paper that such fngs
very badly serve the purpose Of strengthen
ing any ticket the Republicans may plscs in
the Geld. Attempting 70 gain power By
such uumsnly insinuasions against the men,
bsrs Of the Peoples Party will prove The
most awkward and damaging means the or
gan Of the opposition could employ, lit
can't get soos stronger hold than 70 tramp
up such homemade eosrsspsndenss, it had
better dive into Political bankruptcy, and
leave the Geld entirely.
P. 8. Since writing The above ~ learn
that the sorsspsndsncs alludsd . appeared
10 the Gasstss something over ysas ago.
and the copy having been preserved, We
rsinssstsA this mernios By mistake
Hewsssr, that makes no di0sesnee
that " can 80. II the dirty aise
was ia order last pear, Of course Il b per.
fsctly in order now-sssing that the same
political condition Of Affairs against which
il wac originally aimed, continue 10 exist.