Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-18


wood, on LeClaise street, between Front and
Second streets, commenced running yester
day afternoon. We wish the new sstsb-
'ishment abundant success. and . msrlted
share OF public favor.
Srs. MARougRrrE's CnuRcu. Some fIne
singing will be heard at this church to NOR
row forenoon, during the services Mr.
Harry I. Allen has volunteered to assist the
choir. and will sing the solo "Et Incarna-
tus," in Mozarts Twelfth Mass. Also the
solo "Cujis Animam," from Rosini, in
"Slabat Mater
HARRisox 4 SrARKs Pectoral Troches,
instant allcviator for Coughs and Colds.
FoR Glassware, China, Crockery. Fine
Table Cutlery. Silver plated Ware. and
other articles in that line. go 70 Webb's first
class store, in LsClairs Row. The variety
there offered is large and elegant. Choice
can bo taken from . aell selected stock,
and prices are reasonable. so as to give sat
isfaction. Do not fail to visit Webbs es-
tablishment when in need OF Croekery or
Glass s-wars. Money saved is money made.
and you can save money by dealing there.
played st the theatre last evening 10 very
good house The performance was we'll
liked by hose in attendance, and the actors
acquitted themselves in their respective
parts with credit
This evening a big bill is offered for
Saturday night" The fvs-sct play Of
1.-The Hidden Hand" and the farce Of the
Stage Struck Chambsrmaid will be pre-.
scnted. ThsAtre- goefs can count on some-
thing that will please them. Mrs. Ma:far-
land. in the farce, will personass six differ
snt characters.
A NAN STABBED AND ROBDED.-Easly
last evening Benz. B. Beaver, who 10 engaged
in hauling coal from Rock Island 70 this
city. Was assaulted by two rufIians named
William Backus and John Mclean, and 70
ceived . severe but not dangerous wound
in the left cheek The cut is about four
inches in length, and corresponds in length
with the blade Of bloody knife found near
the place Of assault, on Front street near
Brady. Tho villains got for their trouble
only the few dollars received for his load Of
coal. Mr.. Beaver was taken to Dr. lIoepf-
ners Office, and his wounds dressed. Off
GERS Carstens and Steiger were informed
Of tho transaction, and . little later in the
evening arrested the above named brace Of
penissntiaty candidates. at n saloon on Front
street. The wounded man identified them
as the two who assaulted him, and they
were lodged in JAIL. On examination this
forenoon before Justice Peters the frs,
charge Of robbery was disposed Of, both be
Ing bound over for their appearance at the
msxt term Of Court, in the sum Of 81 coo
each. Ii they are convicted the lowest pen.
Ally will DO ten years At #. Madison. The
second charge, for assault with intent ia
commit great bodily injury, vas brought up
nj tvo o'clock this afternoon, and on mo-
toa of the State vac dismissed the first
charge being deemed sufficient 10 hold
them.
LAKoE srocx Coudrsy's. Piver's, Run.
rcls' aud Plnaud's Extracts, and Soaps, q,
No. 5j Brady street.
Tue GovERNon's MEs Returnir 4
from Des Moines last evcning-annoyed
and chagrined oil over at not having lie n
selected the official Printer of the State, w
were further annoyed at finding the follow
ing statement published in the Gazette:
I'VE wish to remind that concern rnu
u noreAr] that it published the Message
Stone on Tuesday evening, notwl,h
wo4ing the d,sfinct arrangement made By
Governor Stone with those Il Aom he de
livered advance copies. that the y. --.>~'
should not be published until Wednesday
That is not so much drive at the DEMo
'cRAr - st the writer hereof, and 81 we ars
right willing to accept it. Al present-no'
wishing to call hard names. or handy un
gen,lemanly epithets-we must assure th,
person who wrote il that hs was eithel
grossly misnformed, else he IL guilty o
altering . willful falsehocd. We made M
arrangement with Gov. Stone or any otheI
Governor, that Was not carried out With III,
utmost good faith and would further say
that we were complimsnted BY the Ext Gov
ernor. on Thursday, for having not violated
the trust reposed, - some other papers he'd
done. We published the Message ahead
Of our contemporary, and circulated il in thu
Legislative Halls Of tho State twelv,
hours IN advance Of the Gs,etts, simply bs
cause ws enjoy superior facilities for rscsip
and transmission Of news between here AM
the State Capital. Our able eorrsspsn1sn
there. .tsansmits us By Telegraph in the q
,tsrnooa, the important features Of the
days news. Three hours sftss the time .
nending us the dispatches from Dss Moines
the news has been printed and 10 on it
way back 10 Des Moines-arriving there i
the morning, twelve hours in advance Of b
same news in the Gazette columns whic
10 telegraphed at the same hour. The rur
ming Of . night train between here an
Dee Aeines. this winter, affords 10 this o.
perior advantage over our contemporary.
We are astonished that our nsiehbor shoul
blame -, Or become cross and .vindictiv
because we are thus enabled to outfoct hir
in this matter. 1t 10 our good fortune
good fortune that il 10 PHI hysically imposs
BILE for il to enjoy, unless it changes il
time Of publication ontil evening.
Having thus enlightened our cotempor,
ry-and being annoyed beyo yond measure I
our ignominious. though perhaps merite
defeat in our blundering efforts for the pal
gear to be transformed inte State Psinte