Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-22
DAILY DEMOCRAT


GENERAL. NEWS.
Pittsburg has petroleum trade Of nearl,
$13 ZOO, 900 per annum.
There are now one thousand distilleriei
b operation II this country.
The Charleston (Aass. Navy Yard nov
employs but thirty-nins men.
Detroit pledges SloC, 900 to aid the rail
way to Lsganspoft, Ind.
Livin xston county, N. T., furnishes il,
psupsrs 5000 worth Of tobseco . year.
Ths Massachusetts, Agricultural Collsg,
asks the Legislatures for 800, 900.
TIE "inter Ocesntic Hotel Company" d
Chicago has . capital Of 81. 600. 900.
The LADY editor Of Minnesota paper d.
clares against female suffrage.
The State Of Virginia hss paid 1855, 00(
of.ths Interest % hsf debt.
The woelee mills Of Califesoia used fouI
% Eve million pounds Of wood last year
and those Of Oregon one millisn.
One ofthe sditora Of the Cleveland, Ohio
Leader has Inherited the ono hundred and
forty fourth part Of $1,000.
The amount Of Australian gold shipped
= 4nglsnd last year was 1901. 6Sl GUN
- squal to about $4,000. 900 in Ansri.
can currency.
The number Of logging camps in opers-
ton along the Chippewa river, above Chip.
pewa Falls, Wis, At present is one hun.
disd aud twenty .four-forty greater than
las. year.
The exhibitor and agent Of . non.expls.
sivs gas generator At Toledo, wss blown Up
by his owu machine, in the presence Of {
large audience, the other day.
An enthusiastic young lady, Il esh from
General Buffers g and. W Arlington party,
remarks that II could not have been more
gorgeous if the General had been contrae.
tor during the war.
Excessive care turns man into pin
blunt ct the bead, slender In the stem and
short at the points A woman Of care Is
like a necdie-all eye, and all sharpness. =
Bsecher.
II. T. Helmbcld, the millionaire drug
gs. Of New York, lately purchased ten
acres Of land 1t Long Branch for $40 600.
II was the intention Of the Doctor to make
erit the finest private park in this country
II be undertakes to make it the best, it is
quite safe to saT nobody will beat him.
A bill has been introduced to tho Ken
tueky Legislature prohibiting the marriage
Of first cousins. A. correspondent Of the
Louisville Democrat writes a indignant
letter, denouncing il - unchristian and
absurd.
The coffin which contained the remains
Of Mrs. Surratt from the day Of her execu
ton until they were removed . few days
ago, has been demolished and divided
by the relic hunters.
A Boston Servant gsl'' who had a"fel.
low" told the lady With whom she sought
. situation that shs preferred that b.
should be kept in ignorance Of the fan
that she Vas doiog houss.wosk, % b sep
posed sbs was 'bosrding."
General Grant told . friend the ethss
day, that be had os1s up bic Cabinet, and
had no QUESTIONS to telling him who 10
members were to be, but, said hs, "If
should tell ysu. you would b - much
bored as ! an withimpertenant questions. y
GsEAr success 10 clsimsd fer the net
sight-story boarding house Of Dr.. Die
Lewis, IN Doston, and the Doctor regrets
that hs did not build it I've stories higher
The lower story il restaurant. The build
ing has . steam elevator and two dumt
walters, sixty large rooms, with hot ans
cold water in every bedroom, mile and I
quarter Of speaking tube eoassssing svsrj
room in the house with the ofics. Th,
price Of suites Of rooms ranges from eS0l
to $4,000 per snnun. LET ne illustSsti
enc advantage" he told the other day. .'Mj
own bedroom 10 il the eighth story, 15t
feet from TIE office. On going home ct
o'clock to day for ny dinner, At once rod,
In the sievassr 70 ny own door. ere cog.
gssted TO my vile that We should dine il
our own parior. Turning 10 the mouth o.
The speaking tube blew. ringing the bel
in the office. which threw down . silver ball
which indicated the number Of my recrn
The clerk at once asked " has IVES wanted!
replied that would have such and sucl
articles for my wife and sslfin Is minutes.
The articles were put In = little portable
cupboard with nonsconduoting side, placed
in one Of the dumb walters ct the righI
time, and sent up to the eighth floor, Civ
ing notice to the waiter on that 6ocr tina
dinner for Mr.. Lewis was coming up. Th'
waiter spread the table and left US 10 peace
and quietnees to dine Ut our leisure. NJ
servant had ascsnded . single fight o
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