Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-31
THE CITY.


THE CITY.
Tns post Office will remain closed from
10 O'clock A. NJ. until =. ". TO omorrow.
The post office boys propose 10 enjoy them
selves on this day.
Ir your druggist don't have it send Is 70
DR.. Wo!cot,, ITO Chatham square. New
York, and you will get pint Of Psia Paint.
CT six pints Of Annihilstor, free Of express
charges.
WELL DsSs. John T. Temple the we'll
known aerist has sought and wen just such
. flower as nigh. grace royal banques.-
We'll done oil fienJ Heres to life's long
ard iio~ery path to you snd yours.
Tax Skating RINK will be in splendid
con niition for skating TO morrow. Il has
bcen flooded again. and has now a perfectly
smooth sirfacc. |. IS The bes: place in the
city 10 anusc yourself on New Years day.
No PApsa To MoRRow.-In order that
everybody from Editor 10 Dovil may
thoroughly enjoy themselves without stint,
there will be no work at ibis Office 10.
morrow and consequently no paper will be
issued.
WAGONS magnificent mirrsr Of Italy, viii
open at Burtis Hall, on Monday evening,
January Alb, 1859. This beautiful work Of
art contains two hundred different views oil
the principle cities and ancient public
buildings, Nor .hern, Central and Southern
Italy.
MAaRIsD.-By notice elsewhere il will be
seen that our cid friend and fellow citizen G..
II. Edridse Esq, has gracefully bowed At
Cupiis shrine and is % happy e. a man
well can BE-. Miss Rsbscca Thompson
10 his bride. We extend our best wishes,
and at the same time acknowledge the
receipt Of some very good advicss accom-
panying the brides compliments. We
shall sndsavor to comply.
TsE leading Wholesale merchants Of New
York strongly recommend their customers
to insure in the Underwriters' Agency, es
pscially those who have occasion TO insure
large amounts. William +. Ross manages
the business Of the Undcrwritsrs' Agency
here. and, On risks approved by him. insur.
ance may be had in large amounts by sew
sral companies under one pslicy. We oh.
serve 4 growing disposition among our best
business men to be insured in the Under
writer's Agency.
Personal With the beginning Of the
new year We understand that our esteemed
fellsw- citizen, c. Stewart Ellis, Esq assumes
the duties of the cashisrshjp Of the Citizens
National Bank, in place Of j. @. Conklin
Esq who rs,ires in order to take an active
part in the management Of tho extensive
house Of Csnkiin Bros. 4 Co, Chicago, OF
which he is the head. nr. Els most a.
sursdly ranks among our most cempstent
business men, and IN his new position We
risk nothing in predicting his Thorough
,uccsss.
AMUSEMENT To .Nlonr-The Opera House
will be the chief centre Of amusement this
evening. The annual festival Of the Pres
ryt.iian s.bb.th School Gill ks held in
the basement hail. Arrangements have
been made By the ladies' for the scccmmo
dation of the whole school and all their
friends. Refreshments will be served 10
the best style possible, and all arc, 40 .
matter OF course, expected to attend, under
the guarantee Of having the pleasantes
time they will have again this year.
Tho famous Alsghanians. Swiss Bell
Ringers and vscalists, will give one of their
unrivale concerts in the upper ball on this
ersning, after which oil will adjourn to the
festival below.
Stnlous Accipssr-Yesterdsy forenoon
about ! 0 O clock. Mr-. Catharins Hoffman,
mother Of Col. Henry Hoffman, Of this city i,
a lady 81 years old. who lives on Perry st.,
near 18th street, met with . very serious
accident, which resulted in breaking her
let leg just above the knee. She was
passing the cistcrn, which had been left
oaen, when she slipped on the ics, and one
foot went into the opening, while the Other
caught on the stens work, causing her to
fall directly across the opening, resulting
in the accident as above stated. She was
seen to fall by the servant girl, who rushed
out ard bore her into the hou,e. Dr. Wor-
lev was summoned and set tie broken
liub. The pat eat, ct last accounts, was
doing we'll. Tho accid-n: is a very serious
one 10 SO old . person.
lNcoRRscr.-The inference drawn from
an article published by us on Monday, at
the instance Of Mr.. Wm. II. Marley, that
the house on Third street, kept BY Mrs. j..
J. Brady 10 not all that II thould be. in
psint Of virtue, 10 incorrect. A. We learn
tTOW thV 01VOb uOtoOie SOutSSo tuOt AASs n.
10 an honest, hard-working woman, more
deserving Of sympathy and assistancs, than
unjust suspicion. II Mr.. Marklsys prem
i.ss we're disturbed, It must have been BY
those seeking some other place, ~ Mr.. Dave
Hill, J. G Shorsy and ether nsighbers. Of
unqusstionabls standing, oil testify 10 the
family being sns af ths most orderly and
quiet In the nsighbsrhocd. and. 10 their
opioiss. uoiussly suspicionsd. In justice
to the innocent and for the purpose Of con
dsmning oil such spite work, We would fur
ther add that the parties who srs new oc
cupying the hsuss are net those who oecu-
pied IL at the time It Was before the grand
Jury, and even then the ease was dismissed
for lack Of evidence. There may be wrong,
bat il should net BE- laid at the doors Of the
Innocent.
PLEASANT OccAsroN.-When The poet
said "ths course Of true love never did run
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