Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-12

Wadsworth / Co., Of Rock Island arc now
receiving their Fall purchases Of Carpets.
and offer for sale full line Of oil varieties.
LAST PsRvoRnARcs.-Ths White Fawn
will be played for the last time. At the
Opera House this evening. Those who
have no. seen this play. should 90 tonight
BY oil means.
Hoss AoAm.-ws notice with pleasure
the return Of s. Z. Brown and family, after
several weeks absence at The sea-shors and
various points Of interest and enjoyment In
the East, looking much improvsd.
Posrroxsp. grain dealers meeting
called for Monday aftssnoon, 10 postponed
until Thursday afternoon. Sept. 18th, at
o'clock to wai, the result Of the meeting at
Chicago, on Monday next
Tss NArrsn II III Taus Lionr. Brr
OxE Fnsr PasnIun ON ORoAss at the
Scott CO. Fair. asd the beeks Of the Society
show that this was awarded te the Estsy
organ exhibited By J. Herr. :
RACES To.DAY.-An amusing race 10 10
come OF some time to-day between man
weighing $50 and another weighing 12o.
They will both do their best to get 70 Sam
Psrry's in time to srdsr . suit Of the best
Clothes hs can make. Any amount Of
Clothing 10 nov daily arriving at this
house, and everyone knows that il 10 the
best place in the city 10 buy elegant suits.
SrLsnDfD Picsuss.-Jesss has % exhi. i.
bi.ion, near Harrison / Starks' store, one
Of the finest photographs, done in ink, that
we have ever seen, II 10 % distinct. nstu-
ral and life like, that none can pass il Wit
out second look. Henderson did the ink
work. We have locked at that picture Atty
times. and are ready to take bets to any
amount on Jones and the Henderson
family.
Hussav TnIsvss The family Of J. G..
Sprakes, were taken absck somewhat this
morning on going into the cellar, to 6nd
oil their sasables gone, and not thing left
for breakfast. Sometime during the night
the outside cellar door had been pryed
open and thorough clearing out institut-
ed, even to the mornings besfsteak and .
plate Of butter. They wers hungry and
led themselves. but might have lsfs . little.
Coon Prsfssser L. o. En-
erson. Of Boston, the eminent musieal csm-
poser, says Of the Estsy Organ: 1T re-
deems reed instruments frsm harshnsss,
and makes them more sympashstic and
beautiful. Hereafter, with the addition oi
your valuable patent. I shall enjoy the mu
sic Of the Rssd Organ" Our citizens
should embrace the opportunity now offered
and examine the splendid lot Of these In
struments for sale ct John Hoyt's, corner
Brady and 4th streets.
UNPARALLELED SuccEss.-Sedom do
travelling ply siesns meet with such rush
Of business a. to keep them in ono place
for months longer than is their intention,
and still moro rare are the instances where
they are successful in every Gaze, and find
themselves showered with certificates from
the best and most reliable citizens yet We
have to record just such . cass-that Of
DR.. Lighthill, who finds himself detained
month after month by % increasing prac-
sice, and now 6nds that hs is forced to stay
few days longer to attsnd to . large
number Of new casss that have come to
him for rslist during the Fair, attracted BY
his state reputation. He can BE- consulted
At the Burtis House for . few days only,
after which business in other places will
demand his immediate attention.
AxorHEI RADICAL FIzzLs.-A week.
blowing BY the Gssstte, weeks hard work
By the faithful, parade BY the little Rat.
snd-tans, and hardly . score assembled q
LsClairs Hall last evening to hear the Hon.
J. B. Young talk niger and reconstruction.
The speaker was notified that il was impes-
sibls TO get up . crowd, and that hs could
net say his piece. Ibis wouldn't de-he
mast "talk" little. Aad - they put hin
upon the stsnd. He talked little and q.
ally quit. The vast multitude, (mors'a Z
dozsn,) chssssd for 0rsat and vent
hsms. The 0sssttS says gas busnes burst
ID in the Hall. and ths psopls wsuldn''
stay. asd Asnes the cause Of the Hxsls.-
Dslsdsd-it was sstAiag ssly ths stencil
from ~ Rat-and- -tsne' lamps. They caay
| Stand II.
PsnsonAL-D. Themes Wight ssusssl
last svsnisg from an sxtsadsd trip Of sever
d months 70 "Msrry England" and tb'
scenes Of HE college days. The Doctor
pisces ~ under obligations for late Lsndou
and Liverpool papess. He had very pleas
ant voyage in going ever, but rough and
stormy time in coming back.
J. o. epsaaY, ths live asd sssegsiie go
fsctioasry anA assisa dealer, has gsss ~
Sss big slssk u gesds. Lock eus fer BIZ
return.
We peeeived . call this aftsfness ifou
Gel. 8. Posk Ceeo oaa Wa Msess beth .
Wisconsin: They have bsss astsndiog sul
County Fair aad viii eatssd the Resk 10
land Fair next week. The Col. is eDs o
the best Dsasesssis spsatsrs ef bic stat'
and will b pssssat - Ne tusnest of ~
White Bsys IN Blus - Thursdsy svsnisl
ns1t q Resk Island. he reports Wiscen
Gin ~ certain for Ssyaoar I Blair
Heass Tnusvss.-Seoe beld saoeale ess
essdsd in making "a With valusbas spsa
sf hessss ald wagon bsleneiss y Mr. J
z. Burnside Of Bloc Grass, last evening
while hs was waiting .. the Nswcomi
Hoase Tor bic son. His sistsr.in- law
trsak vas in the wagon and the team wal
hieehsd st tho eoeuss Of 9od Z Main. Tss
nisutss hsd hssdly pssssd when he looked
out and saw thae the vhsls rig was gone
Everythisg vas dsns that eesld lead to ths
discovery Of their whsrsabouts but up Il