Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-13

We have not ya lsarasd tbs result Of ths
vote.
wys- " WaiPPIHs.-A disgrscsful case o.
wife whipping and ehild-poundipg occurred
on Perry street. between Third and Esurth b
streets, night before laat. Such acts would
disgrace bedlsm itself. and cause total d.
pravity to blush. There 10 pretty impor
tant hereafter for such atrocities, and th,
sooner il comes the better.
PslsoxAL.-From Ed. Day, the popular
junior Of the nrm Of Luss 4 0siggs, y,
lsarn that be arrived hons this morning
from . business trip down East Of ssvera
weeks duration also that his invsstmsnti
have been heavy. and that he is in perfsc
order, and ready for customers toe numss
ous too msntion.
SsRiorsLY IsyuasD.-Mr Alex. Brswnlis
Sr., Of Long Grove. met with . serious
accident the other day the effect Of which, il
is feared. win prove permanent, ifnos fatal
He was at work in his stable, when be 90
cidsntally fell. Before he could regain hil
feet, hs was traoplsd upon by the liv,
stock, his body badly bruised, and face and
neck severely cut. On Thursday evening
his friends considered bis recovery very
doubtful.
ExrExsIvs CoSrRAcr-The we'll known
Foundry and Machine " orks Of Raj, Cocl
4 Co., Of this city, was this day awarded
Che contract - furnish eli the iron work, in
cluding bolts end vashsss on The whole Of
the bridges Of The Chicago. Rock
Island L Pacific Railroad between
Dss Moines and Council Bluffs
Thiscon,ract inv Owes about northumberland
twenty tons of iron. Ii will be commenced
right awsy, and put through in sixty dayi
from the start. This il the second hsavy
contract this snterprising firm mas receiv
Cd Z this line. Their work VAS preferred
TO that Of Chicago bidder st lover
figure. which goes 10 show that their work
is appreciated.
Mas. SrewR's Nsw Boek.-Nrs. Harre
Beecher Stoves promised book, " Hen o
Our Times" has now been issued ia very
neat volume Of nearly 600 octave pages
Eighteen highly finished steel portraits o
distinguished men embellish it, pages, v bill,
one Of the best Of the author which v,
have ever seen graces its frontispiece. Tn,
book 10 dedicated 10 the young men Of Ii,
country, and is written in . clear, graphic
style. giving series Of Biographical sketch
e. Of some Of the N ost prominent men o
the day, especially Of those Who were con
spicueus in the field o. eeunsil during th,
struggle against rebellion. The book il
sold by subscription only. Mr.. A. L. Car
hart, the agent fer this city, viii call upos
our ei.Eeas for subscriptions 70 the work.
SHOULD ~ ABArsD.-The band of"Was
b'ers'' who are more thaa . success in th,
making night hdious in the vicinity o
Brady and Second street. bv their inferna
footing Of brass hornss. (vulgarly called
musis) should BE- abated. We may b at
for treason, strs,sssus and spells" BY no,
haviss nssic in our souls, bot their ssvsI
esasing "varbli.s" Of these Two lone pisc
- which they play, 10 strikingly sugsss
tive Of the delightful melody Of . grand
carnival Of oil the ests Of chrisssndsn -
ssmblsd for leap ysar danes. fths God
Of ths Lyrs, wAs happily liss buried. ssasl
the sunny skies Of 0reess, had his resting
pIass anywhere arsasd this city sf 6,lisa
proslivitiss, be certainly would burst Ais
''consecratsd csrsmsnts' and Zee away viii
his Gngms in his sars, and disgust unst
terabls upon bic face.
UxIoS CorrBs MrLLs.-Ths snsrgsti,
6rm Of S. R. Jones 1 Co. have repata
tion second 70 none in this State for pro
ducing the very best quality Of Ill kind
Of grouHd spicss, coffee, &c. They hav,
long bssa 10 the bssiaees, asd ths sssss'
Of their success is that they have never Of
fessd 70 the trade any other than The purs
aud unsdultsfstsd stock. The milk a4.
now running right up TO their utmost ca
paei.y, 10 alliss orders fsr the st. Loui,
Wholesale market.
1t 10 very eommeadable for the Davsn
portsrs 70 help swell the profits Of St.
Louis merchants BY purchasing Davsnpsr,
predsetions. They shsw good sense in
buying. geed goods. II givss us pleasure
70 mention Davenport enterprise, and any.
thing that 10 aiding 70 build up the man.
uhesuSing interest here.
Bic lssns.-Bsing sbsut the sleodsssst
nan about the waist, fer go of his siss,
that ws ever knev. eur friend Z. A. Col.
Inns got through the piekse Of Dr.. Burtis
fruit garden this morning. and made hin.
self right handy in sampling the goods, and
then implicated 10 in the scraps by prs
ssn.ing rs With some Of the forbidden fruit
Being regular deseendant Of Mother Eve.
re couldn't resist the tsnptstion. New
there may b some big strawberries grown
in this country, hut when We 6nd them
measuring four and half inches around
the waist ~ naturally feel like ehslisse.
ing some bsdy 10 pssesot us With quart
Of bigger onss. There are some cords in
the human heart that are not to be triflsd
With 20 when anybody tells NJ about
strawbsfrIss that oat-spes thess fron the
Doctors garden. " must sss them with
e1f swn eyss aad sss thsn with our svp
sasan eed s1Gar u eedse = vses Sse the
hpsos1n0t sfthe a1essGnid seoplss.