Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-06


especially those who gave odds to the
amount Of ten or twenty thousand maj jorisy.
We can sympathiss with them, - We had
taste Of il on the October elections.
CirY DsBr.-Ths commissioner are new
10 Communication With several parties who
hold bonds to large amounts and are 10
hopes to cone to some satisfactory under
standing with them ~ soon - they learn the
names sf al other parties and the amsuaS sf
the bends they held.
ELscrios-Ths board Of trustees 10 No
line have given notice that 40 election will
be held on Saturday. December .. At which
time the people will vote whether $4,000
in bonds shall be issued for The purchase
Of steam fire engine and the execution Of
an engine house. or not
PRonrr PAYxsNr The Davenport Fire
Insurance Company, knowing the true &C.
crst Of success, learned Of . Gre 10 Johnson
county. Of dwelling house owned BY w.
ID. Avery, on which il hiss . risk Of 500,
and on the next day their agent left .his
city to visit the place and settle up The
loss. Prompt action always ensures ssnA-
dence.
Mr. Z Baldwin, J. +. Powers and w. L.
Richards sf The engineer corps Of the Dav-
snport and ST. Paul rsilrssd are new stop.
ping 10 the city. They have BEEN ever the
lins With Their instrumshts and afs here
fer The purpess q esmplstiss their 6gurss
and drawings Of the survey. They have
their Office as ths headquarters Of the CEN.
pany in the Fruit H0uss building.
WixrsR 10 coming rapidly upon us aud
prudent hsussksspsrs are already preparing
for il. Whilst our homes are thus being
lsoksd after, and our wants 10 the cold
bleak ssasos are anticipated, the poor oh auld
not bs forgotten. The numerous charities
ia this city that take care Of The poor du-
risg the winter are preparing for action,
and the ehasisably disposed will keep them
in remembrance.
Tss CorFsR DANs.-On or about The Goth
Of this month . grand sisht 10 to bs wit
messed st the Sycamore Chain. Golfer dam.
The contractors expect that ct that time
they will have pumped the area enclosed
Of water. and will lay bare about 80 acres
Of the bed Of the river. What hidden
treasures may be found there, no enc can
tell, but il will b an interesting sight to
witness, and one, which will attract shith-
Or crowd Of visitors On the appointed day.
Tas LASsIHo ExPLosioS.-rhs suit .
lav Of Sydney A. Hubbell r.. Western
Union Railroad Company, growing out el
severe injuries received by the plaintiff in
consequence Of the explosion Of the steam
Or Lansing At Hampton, year and more
.se, is now being tried in the L. S. Circui,
Court, at Chicago, Judge Drummsnd Prssi-
ding The trial commenced yesterday
morning and during the day Judge Hubbsll
Of Lyons. and Peter 0liphant Of this city
were examined as witnesses. The after
nsys in this trial als f. 4. Stsrrs and
Murry T. Foley, on the part Of prosecution
and Hopkins Of Chicago for defender Il
will be an interesting case. no doubt.
PsRsoNAL.-Dr. E. Il. Hazen started for
New York last night, intending to make .
visit Of three or four weeks in the East.
The community will regret to learn Of
the sudden departure Of DR.. Hill Ryan,
6rm Of Severance 4 Ryan, dentists. He
left last night fer Indiana, aud expects to
remain there about . fortnight. He has
the sympathy Of oil the boys in his ceming
afflictien.
We received call from to-day frsm eur
old friend Jenkins Of the Dee Meiuss
Ststssmsn. Who 10 one Of the most hsrd-
working editors in the Slate. He makes
only flying visit.
SkArIHo PARks.-The projectors Of these
somewhat unstable institutions, will, We
imagine, Be rather cautious how they invest
any very large sam Of money in their con-
struction this winter. Considerable lucss
has been lsst, and net much nsds, in the
vain attempts u sstablishing . paying
skating park IN this sity.-psrbaps it 10 b.
cause eur bsys and girls hsgo 1sn enough
o. the broad river that asvs Sieoe in trent
Of The city. and which furnlshss then with
ample ground for exercise ia ths wiatsr.
without paying for the pleasure Of skssiss
On . contracted park. Many there are,
doubtless, whe would rather skate % . park
than On the rivsr-saisty being the fsssss
alleged, and should sufficient indusemspts
b held cut to the prsprisssrs Of these en-
'srprisss, there may bs one fitted up again
this wintsr. II takss faith Though, - BE-.
lisvs that Il 10 paying investment.
AAHuSAcfsniBs.-whst eur city wants.
more than anything else At the present
time, 10 . large class Of gsed factoriss.-
Were there double the smsunt Of manu-
iasturing done here at the present time,
the incseass Of business and Of prer ssty
would b pssesptibls to al. Perhaps no
town On the river has greater natural ID.