Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-03

store, under Nswcomb House. 4 beautiful
stock Of choice goods are nov on exhibi-
,isn At this place. Several new and elegant
dssgns are in their show csses. Before
purchasing elsewhere 70 and sss these fine
goods.
Orssas ms RssrosArloN. .-Thsss inter
estsd in the collection Of taxes fer the cit J
will regret to learn that Mr.. Francis Oohs,
the best collector ws ever had, has
offered his rssignaticn to the city
Council. The reason, % will be seen BY
the Coancil Proceedings, 10 ,.sutiesn,
compensation -salary too small for the
work desc. We trust. for the city's benefit
the Council will retain him in the position
They caunst afford 70 do otherwise.
Isa man wants his msney swallswsd up
In taxes Davenport would be . good placs
10 invest in real sstats-[R l. Argus.
Don't somebody feel badly because peo
pie continue to invest their money in rsa
estate in Davenport instead Of the duck
ponds, mud holes. and raw prairie in and
about Rock Island! People will sss tn,
advantages Of Davenport over all surround
ing cities in spite Of such comments.
OsvrcsRs. Yong Mems Christiar
Association Of Rock Island, have elected
the following officers for the ensuing year
Prssidsnt-E. W. Spencer.
Vice Pfssidsnts-J. N. Buford, s. P
Hodges.
Corresponding Secretary -Orrin Holt.
Recording Secretary-W. II. Ges..
Board OF Msnagsrs-Robert Vermillion
II. II. Mayo, Thos. Campbell. L. II. Requs
W. T. Magill, James Warnock.
Iowa AGRICULTURAL RsPoRr.-J. NJ
Shrffsr, Esq, the industrious Secretary o.
the State Agricultural Society. has mad,
his repor, for 1867, in = very neat volume
printed and bound BY W. Palmer. De-
Moinss. The report is a most valuable
one, and will be read with interest and
profit by all those interested in Agriclltura
matters. Itrsascts great credit on thu
Secretary, for the able manner in which
the valuable statistics are presented.
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TAXI CARa TnEsE and looking up u
We were shieing around the corner OF Brady
and Second streets Yesterday we sspiec
Wash Robson perchsd high upon the enc
wall Of the viels Buildings removing thu
leaning top Of the wall which has for ..
long threatened the life and bodily safety
Of pedestrians while I. w. was charging
furiously around the corner to keep people
out Of tho way OF falling brick. Wonder
If there are any more such man traps abou
the city
Orr roa THE PINEaIss. - Mr.. J. {
Spaulding and Lindsay 4 Phelps, eaet
started = draught team for the pinsriss o.
Wisconsin. to day. They 30 to Dubuque
aad there cross the river, and thence L
Prairie du Chisn, making the entire trip in
about seven days.
Mr.. Spauldirg is new resident Of Davsn
port, having come from Dallas here. HI
vas formerly Of st. Louis, and 10 one Of th'
oldest lumbermsn row in the business. =
From among the many favorable leeationl
in the West. he selects Davenport a. th'
most dssirabls-aud 80 tits.
BURGLARS PnsPARlxo soR w IRrss. SON,
time during last night the boot and she,
store Of Robert Murdoch. On Brady street
between Third and Fourth stres,s, Va,
vslievsd Of about 800 worth Of chsic,
specimens Of work il the best and she,
line. It needed 40 detective ts ascertain
how TIE store vas entered. ~ the singl,
show window was completely demolished
aud everything. except enc pair sf small
shoes, taken eat. Mr. Aurdosk manufae
tusss and sstis, and kept his specimens q
exhibition in the windsw. whore thsy
doubtless attrastsd the attention Of SON,
scamp net having the fear sf night watch
men in his composition. and whe shswst
his good sense 10 selecting hsme manufac.
tursd goods.
Tns Musss SrsAK.-Listsn to the mur
msring Of the batchslor heart Of the ediso
Of the Rock Island Cnicc Alone in th'
darkness and silence Of his sanctum, h,
gushss thusly:
1--WE associate with night all that th'
mind can conceive Of the spiritual and su
psrnatural. 1t 10 the hour when the gravsl
are supposed to lie tensn.lsss and tn
shsstsd dead to wander among the haunt
and the homes efths living. We can fern
but . faint idea, Of its apparent but voics
lsss Instructions. Pen and pencil fail Il
their description. We see them net, an
vet ~ feel them in our hours Of lonslinss
and Watching"
Don't stay cut 90 late o'nights brother. An
ghosts won't bother you. Get marrie
and qui. your watching in 'lsnsliness.' .
II it is constitutional, put yeur head to soa'
and wrap ysur feet veil in yellew fame
every night for week, or 60 to Chicago, d
ther.
CoxsIsrRxr, vssY-Prsvious 10 slsctis
the Rsck Island Union came cut with
fearful howl about Democratic proseriptios
and said that the Coal Valley Mining Con
pany had discharged NJ. Kennedy for d
tending . Republican mass meeting. A fe,
days after it was obliged to take il ell baei
and said, in apology, that ssms might un
derstssd that It had accused the Co
Valley Mining Company Of diseharging Nj
K, but that it didn't mean to cav Il. Thi
morning it again says: "Mr. Ksnned,
the Cssl Valley miner. who was discharge
because he attended the Republican MAJ
meeting in Rock Island, on the Gath Of o,
teber, 10 new employed in 8. W. whes
locks mine, near Carbon Cliff. Ia hi
present position be 10 allowed to belong
what party. hs plsasss. Ne 'Demsssati
prsscriptisa' d threatsned hin here" Al
81 which 10 very eeasiseeall