Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-22

Hoo CnoLsaA.-We lear Of the reap
pearance Of that disease in this vicinity -
Four hogs belonging to Geo. l.. Davenport
died Of yesterday afternoon within few
noars.
SAsGAxo IxsrRANcR Co. The statement
Of this reliable Western Insurance Com
pany appears in 70 days Issue. It is in .
hsalthy condition, ard well deserves the
patronage of the public. Messrs s. Marks
4 Co, are the agents for this city.
Nrw ORAScEs. Lemons, Nuts, Figs, Raj
sons, Candies. Cakes. ami al! sorts OF n
fec,ioneries at Egberis. Brady street. te-
tween Third and Fourth Also. oysters
prepared in every style. For something
nice to eat, 70 to Egbsrt's. Hot coffee 1t
all times.
HsunIsa on THE Ice The Rock Island
En,oa OF this morning, snys Messrs. Hart
man & Walker, Of Andalusis. nre having .
large lot OF lumber, which they bough, in
Rock Island, hauled to their town over the
ice on sleds The distance is between eight
ard nine miles, and two horses can readily
pull , 800 feet over the smooth ice.
PoLicE Coukr.-A Young man famiisrly
known as bob" Stevenson, and whose
ou'cr appearance would indicate that he is
capable OF better conduct, was brought be-
fore Squire Dittos this forenoon. charged
with stealing an overcoat from . dealer on
Brady near From; street The hecing Of
the case was postponed until tomorrow ct
o o'clock A. NJ, to give Ii. accused time to
procure counsel and obtain witnesses.
FiaK The alarm Of fire this forenoon,
about 10 O'clock, was caused by the burn
ing Of the roof Of Steifen's cooper shop, at
TIE lower end Of Fifth street, near the new
Catholic church. The fire 10 supposed to
have caught from sparks from the loco mo-
tive. As soon a. discovered, . number Of
men went to work, tearing oil the shingles.
and thro.ing on buckets Of water, and in
. short time oil was past danger. The loss
is small--le than fifty dollars The steam
engines were on the spos in good season,
but their aid was not needed
TGoIBtE wIrH rue SwiNE.-Mr. Geo DAv.
enport tells US that yesterday he lost fi9e
fine hogs. They were FIRST taken with what
appears TO be the dumb ngue. and in less
than an hour from the frst attack were
stone dead. Several OF our farmer friends
tell US Of losing hogs in nearly the same
way. From the nature OF tne beast i. is
i'm apostolic to administer any remedy and
as prevention ls the only cure. an inter
change Of opinion between stock growers
would prove mutually beneficial
TnASKs.-We are under serious obliga-
tons to our esteemed friend. Jno X Boyle,
E-q Tor Q basket Of Elk mcst-genuine,
rich and gsmey steaks, ell the way from
Dacotah. where they get up such royal liv-
lng regardless Of expense. Impressed as We
are now. we almost envy the D,cotahs their
superior ficii,,cs fpr obtaining the 'arest
animal food ever esIerei in any market.
SEcosD NATIONAL BANK OF CuIcAGo.--
This bank, the card Of .@hich appelrssin
our columns to day, is unquestionably one
OF the best managed and most sound and
reliable OF the whole family of banks in the
United States, and this is in great meas
ure attributable 10 the fact that the leading
spirit thereof is Edward l. Tinkham-one
o!th, oide4t bankers, an one OF the lead
ing financial heads OF the country, whose
name has long been moro familiar in the
y N.Fthwe-t than ;bat OF any ether banker,
ard whose uprigh,ness and integrity is oc-
vonl question. Therefore we cordially re
,ommend tie Second Nat onal Of Chicago
o the patronage of the people of this State
pIscuABGED.-JohnV VBrien, who vas
arrested On Saturday or charge OF vagran-
~, was examined vest rdly afternoon,
leo f Hu5beI appearing for O'Bricn, tho
state having no Attorney. The result was
he discharge OF tie accused. The principal
witness in the prosecution, Benz. Beaver,
$ sho was robbed aud stabbed on Friday
tight, was not able from the nature Of bis
njuries TO appear ard testify. II seems
he officers Of the law are uafor; ;una.e in
rot holding any of these aristocratic gen
lcmen ofleasure. GA charge of vssraucy
They are no sooner avrs sted than their pals
:ome to their rescue with money t. em-
oloy legal talent {, clear them. however
strong suspicion and circumstan,ial evi-
ience may be against them.
MAP OF Scorr AND RccK I>LAHD Cow.
rirs. s.-Messrs. Thompson and Evarss, who
last spring entered upon the work OF pre-.
pairing FIRST class map Of Scot and Rock |
Island counties. have completed their ls-
Dors in gathering the needed information,
md have the copy ready for the engrsve-.
i.o proposed map sill be the best vet pub
ishei OF this county. Looking over the |
manuscript copy we noticed many improve
nents on former maps. In THE the land |
will b. described, owners name attached
Ind orchards, timber, main roads, ferrics, |
creeks. etc., all defined. Looking for any
particular piece. one can tell, - soon - he
inds it, how il laws and what the surround
ngs are. II theirs ia An orchard on the
,lace, or timber, or creek running through
I, there it is noted. The map will prove
most valuable one. Messrs. Thompson L
;varts will at once place it in the hands Of
he engraver, and by the first Of next June
hey expect to be able to supply those who
,.vs subscr bed for it.
ASorHRR RoBBgsY --On lase Monday
tight, between six and seven o'clock, NJ.
Henry Muntz. miller 10 Burrows mill, had
,is trunk burglared and s35 in money and
$4oo certificate OF deposit on the Dasen-
port National Bank taken. He was board
ns at the Seigcl HoSse, on Front street, and
rad the money and certificate in his trunk
n his room. II is supposed the rascal en-
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