Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-12-19
HA|LY DEMOCRAT
GENERAL. NEWS.

Nov naticns in New York are said -
have he true ring in them.
There are &c, 900 French rssidsnts in RE
Janeiro
A very unpopular oAEcsr for INDECENT
iadiss General housewcfk.
An early spring-jamping ous ef bed a
o'clocA in the morning.
Ohio is 70 be taxed this year sac. 4s9 l4s,
gu the total valuation Of 81. l43, 46l 1856.
A cruel wag turned bald hesdsd frssd
into IN enemy BY advising him 10 have his
head frsscosd.
The Iliineis Central Raiiread Company
has declared . dividend OF Eve per cent,
free. payable January !.
A physician thinks the Grseian Bsndsrs
will sson ask his pssfsssioo, "Oaust thou
not minister TO . apiRs diseas'df"
Lard oil 10 new almest exclusively used
il The lighthouse. Sperm hss been super.
seeded and petroleum is too dangerous.
Il 10 net pleasant when yeu call ,spsn %
acquaintance and expect gssd dinner, to
be effsrei moth ing but the Geld shoulder.
A Texas editor, on teing asked how be
got along with his paper, said he had writ
ten one editorial and sho; three man in the
previous twelve months.
An individual made money a. . country
fair by letting people raise him BY the ears
At twenty Ave cents premium Tor success
and ten cents fne for failure.
M.ggia wi.cman, . chaubermaid At tn.
Adams House. Oshkosh, Wis vas burned
10 death on Wednesday night by the upset
ting Of kerosene lamp.
*. Montgomery, Of Hillsdals. Miehi
gan, was poisinsd BY eating biscuit int
which sulphatc Of zinc had accidsntly been
put in place Of soda.
Thurlow Weed 10 said to BE- in dsplor.
able physical condition His physicians do
net alle~ hin. to read newspapers, or 10
converse on political subjects.
Il is now said that there is great, warm
river in the Pacific Ocean, analogous to the
sGulf stream" in the Atlantic, but Of great
er volume, warmer, and moving with
greater velocity.
This Whitehall and Plsttsburgh (N.Y)
Railway is progressing rapidly. Il runs
along the west side Of Lake Champlain, and
will be in operation next year, giving an
other through route from New York TO
Montreal.
An agricultural paper recommends coun-
try ladies to take large sizsd pumpkin
| seed, carefully cut out the meat on the un-
der side, put narrow strip sf fus around
the edge. aud the fastsn the strings to the
sides, and they will have bonnet in the
pink OF fashion. The broad end Of the bon.
net should b in front, to keep q the wind
and sun.
A few Sundays ego. stranger delivered
. sermon on the streets Of Salt Lake City
against pslgamy, shouting: !" Ds~n With
n! Cut Il of lie . curse! Abolish pc.
lvgamyl Stick to The laws Of the Lerd |
He will hew Il down With the swsrd, Of"
His friends bad 70 quiet him dewu 10 save
him from the ire Of the Hsrmons.
A pretty COED stsry 10 told 81 The son Of
. distinguisbsd Berkshire. MASS. divine,
~ho one Sunday had exchanged with net
very powerful preacher. The yeung mas
attended church in the morning, but not
showing an inolinatien to 80 again, the
preacher vsntured to ask him "f he was
goiag 10 meeting In the aftsraeon.' well.
guess not" dsily responded the youth, Il
bear poor preaching enough when father 10
| ct home"
BsscssR Gays: "Ths Yankee that grabs,
the Yankee that grinds, and eo1.ns. and
snsaks; that smiles his ghastlisst, prsttiest
to make . cent, aud grasps and kesps il % il
it We the revenue OF an empire; and does
all this out Of love for mensy-eh poor
Yankee Nevertheless. who are thsv that
build colleges! Who are they whose States
have in the wsrst times the best credit :
They were the body petite Of Yankees.
Any body but Yankee would have died IL
Massachusetts, long seo, or have become al
Esquimaux; twas such an unlovabls, in
ho.pitsbls climate. The Yankee, after oil
| arinds to SO purpofe"
Masonic Lodge has recently been, organ.
| lied at Ames.