Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-18

DnvfR0 Up.-T The streets and roads ar
fast drying up again, and good csmmunies
tion with the coantry 10 once more bein
established.
HDsPsaiAR BAiM 10 he most dsliciou
and useful toilet article for the somplsxio
ever discovered. II ssnsvss frssklss, Tar
sun-buss. &s., and makes ths skia charm
ingly fair and smooth.
Tns Nsw YoHK Sus.-Attsntion is II
vited TO the advertisement Of The Sun new
paper in to-day's paper. The Sun is th
ns,csisst. and most sntsrprisipg, - 1t 10 tn
casspea Of oil the New York papers.
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THs school authorities Of Rock Island Or
about to issue bonds 10 the amount Of e25
900. to bs expended in putting up schoe
buildings. These bonds will bear 10 pc
cent interest, payable annually, also 90 Pc
cent. of the principal il payable annually
CASE 4 Co.'S Loss-We understan,
that the actual loss sustained BY Messrs
Case 4 Co.. contractors for the Upper Rap
ids improvements will not be % heavy ~ .
Hrst set down. In fact they think thas th'
entire amount Of loss will mot exceed dv'
thousand dollsrs--or about ous-6fth Of tn,
6sst estimate.
NorrcE TO TsAnsrsHs.- Superintendent
Kimball requests Us to say to oil teamsters,
coming to. or going from the city, By way
the river road, that il 10 not safe 10 pass
under the Railroad bridge, and that BY 60
ing above the depot, oy way Of Wetmors's
addition and Sixth street, they will fad
. better road and avoid oil danger iron the
ears now running 70 the bank Of the river.
PsssoHAL.-we had the pleasure Of cali
his mosning, from our friend AID once fsl-
lev -eisissa, Ex- -Govsssss 0us, II ths Fsri
Dsdgs NsrsA- Wss. Ths 0svsrnos hal
built up fns business st Fost Dsdss; haa
recently takss In Gel. Caspsatse = part
nss, and 10 about 70 stock - viii pssssss
material and machinery for general printing
blank book work, binding, 30. II . goed
point for such an enterprise. Success u
the establishment.
LunBEa FouND. Marshal Kaufman hai
handed us letter, just received from Bur
lington, which states that certain partisi
u that place have secured . raft that Wal
floating down stream, and are retaining il
fer the owners, provided such owners will
recompsnse them for their time and expense
in securing il. The raft 10 supposed q
have come from this city. Il 10 held to-
gsther principally BY "dog-irous.' Ifany
Of our lumbsrmen have lost such raft
they can have the letter BY calling at this
Office
ACCIDENT At CAnDsx.-Henry HAmsr
one Of the workmsn engaged in rspairisl
the bridge over Rock River. ives drowned
on Monday last. They had raised one enc
Of tho bridge to swing it into place wher
some accident caused one Of the ropes to Civ,
way and the structure fell back. I've msr
were on II at the time and one saved him
self BY catching on the timbsrs.
The unfortunate man leaves family snd
several children to mourn his unexpected
death. The body vas not recovered.
TRouBLBD fna Wlaps.-Ths steamer
Iowa City in passing the bridge this fore
noon. on the south side Of the draw pier
got her smoke stack caught on the telegraph
wires and stopped for few moments to pre-
vsnt breaking them down. Several. seein,
the boat fast apparently on the wreck. rs
ported the old Cd story "Another boat ha
struck the bridge" and large number start
ed to see what damage had been done. Be
fore their curiosity was satisfied the toa
had cleared the bridge and was .teaminl
safely up the river.
CONFECTIONERY AND FRufr-rhe old ant
we'll known confectionery establishment o
@. II. Sanforj-3s Randolph street, Chic
20, desires to have it understood among th,
trade Of this part Of the country that be i
thoroughly prepared oil the time to fill or
dsrs promptly and with the best goods Il
the market at the best figures. Recent,
he has gone into the foreign and aSsnssti
fruit trade, and 10 prepared for orders |,
that lins-feeling confident that he can't b
surpassed in either quantity. quality. 0
prices. Our dealers will please remembe
these facts, and give Ne. Sanford fai
trial. Orders filled promptly on recsip,
and shipped ~ desired. Sec advertisement
AIMRD At foAsIossss.-A An attempt Va
recently made BY some Of the fsnaticu
branch Of the Iowa Legislator. this wssl
10 prevent any foreign born citizen fter
casting his vote whom challenged, unles
prepared - produce lhsic naiusalisalio
papers right on the spot. The usual pras
tiss Of 'ssvsasiog IN" was 70 b dsnis
them This miserable fliug at our fossie
population this opss assssstien that The
we're net 70 BE- believed under cath, VI
boldly net BY Representative Rshifs. I
this county, and squs'chsd fss The prsssn
How ffequently dsss Il occur thss \
nos eonvenisnt for naturalised sitissns
have their papers alsng with them At Il
polls; how eftsn. toe, these papers hav
been lost thus rendering Il impossible
produce thsmi when will this aissrabl
spirit Of nativsism cease and intolsrans
fade sutl Why should the Rsdicals {
lowe insist thaa . Gssman o. % lrishmas
or an Esglishman, 10 more unworthy
belief than those who chancsd v have bss
born on this side Of the Atlantic : VIII
not forbid every one he privilege ef swsa'
ing IL bic vete II any sss 70 - tsrbiddscf :
RAILsoAD BalDos. believe e woul
not Be out Of placs on The part Of The ut
zsus Of Dsvsnpest y mako uss Of he pre-
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