Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-30
DAILY DEMOCRAT


Fifteen cities want 10 be the capital Of
Ksntueky.
Norfolk has bad three inch snow fall
asd 10 10 scsiaciss about il.
Tsndsu teams, hi,chsd T. Two wheeled
vshiclss, are the style at Csetssl Paak.
Il d Sid 10 Be- thought dishsnorsbls in
rglsud 10 lectsrs for psy.
The Emperor Of Russia b said 70 BE- On
earnest reader Of American beeks.
General Comstsek, Of General 0sant's
staG. il sooe 70 b married % the daughter
Of Montgomery Blair.
A psskagsef 5000 IL Cssssdsrsss sotss
vs. eold q auction In Savsonah On the let
Instant for 81.
Every bedy knows COED seanssl except
him that bath ned Of Il.
4 civil marriage has just taken place in
| Spain-bsfors the revolution suchla thing
Vas illegal.
Ots Chiistusn, Of Omaha, vss enc Of
those Who celebrated Christmas BY taking
arsenic.
Fifteen funerals Of the vietems Of the
small pcx took place in Milwaukee in en-.
day recently.
Fifteen thousand tourists and: invalids
visited Florida last season.
Richmond already has he'd the fret shad
Of the eeason.
petroleum v. Nasty" isa native "
Bennington, VT.
| A new sensation Of the Anneke Jams
order has been discovered in New York.
| The New York Common Council has
given three hundred dollars to each Of its
asasAss - . Christina gift.
Mexican enthusiasm has found another
vent than revolutions. Petroleum has been
discovered in Osxaea.
| Vanderbilt, Who has chissled Drew -
elton. 10 to b chissled himself. and placed
10 The niche in the Hudson River .railread
depot.
Psws in DR.. Hilrs (fashionabls Prssby-
terian) church, New York, bring iron el,.
900 70 $4,000 each.
There 10 Q hitch after oil 10 the award
Of the Hsooae tunnel contract. Two par.
ties claim il and atriie 10 going on.
John Morrissey 10 reported 70 have made
e250 900 by the rise In the Central, Van
dsrbilt having taken Aorrisssy into HE
eecret.
The Law providing for cemwutatien Of
time for good conduct 10 working very veil
With the Rhode Islasd psissnsss.
A pumpkin pie, nine feet In disoates,
w. s1hibMed q recent Fair 10 Pests-
assth. New Hsmpshirs.
| A delicate and almsst impsfcsl'ibls
cough 10 ssid . be the fashienabls .afsets.
ten II he ssason.
There 10 Mississippi osgre. Ill years
old, Whe dses not claim 70 have been Wash
ington's body servant.
! The Clsvelasd Leader, wanting to knew
1.-The sizs Of Gsssrs seeks, the Columbus
JousoA answers that they are about two
isss.
Papers in Idaho, not only publish lists
Of births. but add to the anneunesmsnts
the weight Of several additions 70 The Ter.
ritsrial population.
One Of the largest and best plantations
in Decatur county, Ga Of over three thou.
sand se.ss, sold . few days ago ct lsss
than three dollars per acre.
The Memphis papers are discussing
whether it is felony to be impudsnt to .
policeman.
The 30, ish debates ct Hamilton College
have decided that married life Goes net
confer more happiness on mani I'd than
single life.
For very "ysung folks,' the most tssts-
ful, welcome and improving magazine ~
know Of is the Nursery always easy, simple
. and elegant.
: The hog eslsra has made its sppearanes
, among the swine Of several farmers in Jer'
!. 10y county. III, and has been quite
fatal.
. The World says &54. 600, 900 are snnu-
. ally lost By consumsrs in New York through
4 false weights and measures snd sdultess
tons.
New Orleans rel ,ices at tbs prospective
introduction Of suppressed air - motive
i power fer street cars IS like ~ to put velsc
o ipsds 1t . discount.
}, Spain has an srmy hardly exceeding 1s5
: 600 men. There are 1870 vesselsin the na
9 W. carry ing about 200 guns. and man
ned by nearly $4,000 msa. Oaly ok Of it
vessels are srmor plated.
A man in Holyeke, Mass, WAC ownes
. 6ns, fat beg, vas unfortunately indebted
to smother man 81 The cresI tor bought
"a pig, presented it to the isbior, and
: then lawfully attached the grown up hog
, rsalizing SIS b. his sharp pr'ctice.
: Dr.. r. Sroinski, Of Boston. . physical
. Of more patience than patielts. recently
received q remittance Of &2.4 Z 900. q leg
acy from his father, deceased
Ia fa1 thar tho nag 0n0tkal Al
Albany, N. Y. will cost whs, completed,
. between Loco, 600 and $500, 600, and b.
! the fines. and most complete public build
ing in the country.