Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-20

Pnaof boots from Child 4 Co.'S SER
will keep . man YARN the eoldest day thsr'
is-Tha' the place to 20.
PAsssD AwAY.-Ths man. frissds .
Jshn c. Lsws,n. will 30 painsd 10 lsara
that after lingering illnsss. he has passst
away-.sne 10 his last resting plass. b,
died this forenoon at about IL o clock.
LET Wholesale dealers unde, sand ths
there is no place in town equal to Rober
Krau's's f,r ane cloths, uni isrg srmsnss and
ready made clothing Of every description
lie can fit out . man with store full oi
goods, and at living figures also.
No clothes wringer c,n be durable with
the double friction Of cogs at both snds
which can play out fgear and not touch
together when most needed. The '.UsIvHn
SAL" has not the fatal objections, and il
warranted durable.
ANOTHER Sllr-Since Tho decision OF the
court in the matter Of Judge Hubbsll against
tho w. U. H. X Co., there seems to be Z
desire on the part Of others 10 make The
road pay damages to many more who were
sufferers BY the explosion Of the Lansing.
A Mrs. Henry Curtis, Of Dubuque, whose
husband lost his life in the Lansing disas-
ter. has brought suit against the X. X. Co.,
for the recovery Of 80, 900 damages.
SETTLED QUESTION. 1t is not appointed
unite human flesh to subsist upon breld
alone. wherefore We heartily thank our
benevolent friend, the Hon. N. O. Davis.
for q substantial donation in the way oi
fifty sunptuous cabbage heads. from the
celebrated Pennsylvania IIouss farm, which
naturally increases our stock in that line,
and sets our mind perfectly a. ease o, the
cabbage question for months to come.
Many thanks, kind neishbos.
NARROW EscAPE.-Ons Of the many
tsansters who haul coal from Rock Island
to this side, camo very near losing bis team
yesterday afternoon. The boat Was very
full, and on reaching this side . rush was
made BY everybody to get off. This msn
and his team were crowded completely of
Of the wharf boat, and went hsadlong into
the river. Both Of the horses came vsry
near drowning, and il was only BY the most
strenuous sxertions thas they were saved.
PsRsoEAL.-Mr. Dixsn, our blind editor
friend, and family, left the city this morn
ing, after . stay Of nearly two days, during
which time he received calls from many Of
his friends here. No: having the fslr Of
DR.. Burtis before onr eyes, We take the
liberty Of thus publicly tender ing him the
thanks OF tho fraternity for the hospitabis
and warm hearted entertainment Of the
blind editors family and tho brotherly
manner in which no sent tho members
thereof on their way rejoicing. Such
things are ever worth knowing, and never
to DO forgotten.
The Dubuque Herald says that Mayor
Turck was served with notice, on Tuesday,
- representative Of the city government,
requiring the levy Of . special tax for pay
msnt Of the judgment ssainst the city
procured by G. W. Riggs about year ago,
in the United States Court. A state law
exempts city officials from personal lisbili-
ty, but it is becoming . serious question
with aldermen and others interested, We
learn, whether the United States Court NAV
not ignore the State law, issue mandamus,
in case Of failure to levy special tax, and in
case Of disobeiiencs Of the mandamus,
chuck the entire city government into Jail
for contempt. Pleasant prospect.
Man DROWNED. the Muscatins
Courier Of yesterday, We learn that on
Tuesday evening "whsn the Key City was
coming down, about one and half or two
miles above this city, man who was stand
ing near the wheel house, was seen by one
Of the hands to bs sweeping With . broom,
and otherwise acting in rather queer man
ner, when he suddenly jumped overheard,
and Of course was drowned
He 10 said to have been . man with dark
hair and whiskers. Some think that he
was An lrishman aud others that he was .
German, and it was thought he had get on
the boat at L.Clairc or Davenport. No
doubt an other unfortunate" tired Of life,
has gone to his long home.
TnR FIRs-Ab,ut one o. clock to. .dav. j.
q. C,nklin's ser-ant carne tearing down
Brady street with the report that his mas
ssrs house, cor. Perry L 12,h Sts., was burn
ing right smart" The alarm sounded and
hundreds OF our citizens started for the
bluff. The Fire King boys run cut their
engine. but befsrs they 60. up the bluff. the
report came tha. the danger Vas passed.
Visiting the house, We found that the
neighbors, most Of whom were At dinner,
had assembled with buckets and sxtin-
guishsd the ere. II took from q
detective chimney-and the most defec-
tive thing it was in the shape Of chimney,
that was ever put into . house. The
brick Of the entire back wall had been laid
in loose mortar. with large crsvicss com.
municating with the fue and the boarding
on the outside, % that there was liability of
. Gre at any msment The hot Gre in the
furnacs below, it seems, set the boards on
IRE 10 the second story, and, but for the
timely assistance. the whole building would
have been burned. The loss will probably
be from Eve TO eight hundred dollars-fully
insured. The boarding on the outside
burned through, and it slss burned through
into the room occupied BY one Of the fam
ily. Had this happened in the night the
result might have been sad indeed.
The building vas insured for $4,000 in
The Phoenix Insurance Co. Of N. Y, Jno.
L. Swits 4 c., agents ard for $4,000 in
the Renuhlic Of Chieaeo. H. +. Metxeer.