Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-03


encourage sobrie,y ard total abstinence aro
apected to attend
Gro. 4. lIusBELL,
Chair Ian Of Committee.
Nor So.-We stated yesterday that the
body Of Dr. Herman Boyer had been found
in the river near Buffalo. The Information
on which the item was based turned ou. to
be incorrect. The two sons and nephew
Of the Doctor went down 70 ascertain the
truth Of the report, and returned satisfied
that there was nothing in it. Tho disap-
pesvance Of Mr.. Boyer remains as much .
mystery as ever.
DECLARED vAcAxr.-At the meeting OF
the City Council held last evening, the Of
fee Of Chief Engineer Of the Fire Depart
ment was declared vacant, the present in
cumbent having removed outside Of tho city
limits. The Council also: so:recommsnded that
the members of the Fire Department desig
nate . suitable person to fll the position,
and send in his name at tho next meeting
Of the Council for confirmation.
REslsxgD-Ald. NJ. g. Davis last evening 8
res gns1 his position "a Alderman Of tho
Fifth Ward. This step, we suppose, was
deemed requisite by him, since his duties
a. legislator for Scott county will keep him
at the State capital until spring. Mr. Davis
male good Alderman. lie was serving
out a second term, having been reelected
by good majority. On the occasion OF
his resignation his brother Aldermen very
appropriately resolved that vote Of thank s
be rendered him for the courteous. gentle
manly and experienced manner in which be
has conducted himself as Alderman ol
This city. II was well deserved.
JOSH BiLLlsGs will have something 10 tell
US on milk" at the Burtis Opera House
next Monday evening. The price Of tick
cts has been set at 90 cents, gallery %
cents. SO that everybody can afford to 60
and hear him. A rich treat may be expect
ed. as Josh never speaks without saying
something, and that something is generally
very funny. Milk is good thing TO work
At; the more you work it the thicker il
gets. Whether Josh will work it sufficient
ly TO fetch the butter We have not learned,
but We should say an hour and half's ir-
ring and churning would likely have the
effect Of bringing the butscr-milk. We shall
all 60 and hear the ininitabic Josh, md
have a hearty laugh.
The BENEFIT. net benefit arising
from the dedication ceremonies OF the Bur
lis Opera Hcuse-about seven hundred
and fifty dollars were handel over to DR.
Burtis this morning by direction of the Fl
nance Committe. Aside from this purse
is being raised 10 defray the expense o
placing an appropriate tablet in the .fdcad
OF the building. This will make up bene
ft all around Ct more than one Thousand
dollars which in some slight degree marki
the public appreciation OF DR.. Bur.is' pub
lie spirit. The maine point however, or
the par. Of the public,is to SO patronize tht
entertainments given in the edificc - t
FENDER the outlay . paying one. That
the true mark Of appreciation after oil.
NEw WAY OF CLEANING SrovE PrrEs
On New Years Day one Of our ci.izenl
conceived the idea Of doing a little psivat,
celebrating on his own account BY cleaning
out an obnoxious stove-pipe. He tool
down the ugly thing, which proved 90 lons
and crooked - TO defy oil attempts to clear
il in the ordinary way. So something ex
traordinary being required, our friend
proved pre-eminently adequate to the occa
sion." He captured . huge black cat, o.
The Thomas persuasion, and tying bunch
Of cotton to the animals tail. thrust thl
feline chimncy-sweep into one end Of ths
pipe and applied the torch. II was black
spectacle black cat in black stove-p pipe
obscurcd by SCOT. To say the animal mad,
quick time through that pipe would be su
peffdous. In fact il Was fash, yell, and
black cat at one end Of the pipe, and .
the identical moment. . cloud of SCOT, vel
and something that might have been blacl
cat at the other end. The pipe was cleaned
and our fellow citizen illuminated his pip
and philosophical over the inestimablc ad
vantage Of genius, even in the ordinary pu,
suits Of life.
Tue Coucn AND LUNG REMEDY, for ever