Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-09

FOURTEENTH YE
THE CITY.
Lross 10 gong ts lottery OF tswn lot
to pay the debt on the CA.holic church of
that city.
Fes Catarsh buy fell pint bottles q Wei
cott's Annihilster, 10 white wrappers, 81.
Wslosts's Pain Paint 10 cleo n white wrap
psrs snly. Se'd u Dsssgiss. 81
Tss busissss nsa u Mslias istsud to
hs,sa ferry 10 epssaaisn between that city
and the Iswa SIDE. On he opening Of sav.
gstion.
THa Valley City and Hampton ferry boat
has bssn purchased by Mr.. Shepherd, Of
Valley City, who will make some improve
msnts and make the ferry more ssfvissabls
to the public.
llESay viscEsr.-fAs lecture going
public will be pleased to learn that this
distinguished speaker. scholar. and hisse-
risn, will tosn deliver another leessrs in
this city. The tine aud place will b an
! nouncsd In due time.
A
Revival. prsashses are pressing upon
some Of the old sinners Of Pleasant Valley
end getting them inss elsss quarters. oss
Of them got among the pnyisg msnbsss
~ sthss - - Sas esled ~ .ltie.
. gsod 1sld for hhsr.
Wao Ans THsYf-Ws dent ksow. bat
from certain indications u vill bs perfectly
sa:s for Any one who wants 70 see . we'd.
ding ceremony, to 60 70 the 1lth Street n.
Z. Chuvch, on the evening Of this day one
week hence
FAcrs.-lt has now become apparent 10
every thinking man that gsed clothes ere
: very necessary commodity the next
thing ofinportancs is that San Perry is
the place t. get fitted out with q first clsss
businsss Or dress suit at auy time on short
notice. A splendid stock Of fins heavy
goods ere now on hasd. Gs around aud
see them.
"vsLoclrsps" Three languages are
said ts be under contribution to produce
The above word Vel from the German,
which sign6es ''much :" secondly, "hoss'
FROM the English, which among jockeys and
dealers in slang terms 10 we'll understood,
and thirdly, pied frsm the French. meaning
fost. The simple intsrprstation Of the
whole word, therefore, may Be considered
"mueh horse afest."
SAD Naws.-Ssms weeks age NJ. o. h.
Child and wife were summoned to The sick
chamber Of Mrs O.'s father, John Appleton,
n. D., Of Boston. They reached Boston in
time to be with him during the last days Of
bis life. We learn that he died on Thurs
day last. lie was we'll known 70 sems Of
our citizens as occupying . premiasnt
position in connection with the State Histo-
rical Society Of Massachusetts,. The many
friends Of Mr. Chiids family, in this city,
will learn this news with regret and sympa-
thy for tho family.
TAKKs In sY A War LisswAL PaePesl.
4
no grsa. distance from here. publishes
Monthly. In connection with the school
10 literary sseisty. In their publication
4 was anneuncsd that sll Ne seoiAeosl
clergy could become members Of the literary
society on certain conditions. This wss an
exhibition Of hberality entirely unexpected,
and several Of the resident clergy. both
Catholic and Protestant, applied. Did they
get inn Ask some Of them what they think
Of the liberality Of UNCONVENTIONAL literary
societies.
TAX ON LEAkAoE.-If there 10 anything
liable to leakage il 10 highwins casks in
distillery warehouses. Somehow casks
have been known tolssk.,as much a. twenty
gallons. All the coopsrs in ohristsndeu
couldn't stop it. and the way dealers have
lost IS fearful. Congress has finally taken
the matter in hand. and has adopted plan
that is thought to step this fearful loss, and
il is 30 simple that II 10 wonder some Of
the lose's never thought Of it. Il 10 in
brief this When ..cask containing 60
gallons is put into the warehouse and
on being taken cut 10 b sold, it 10 found
that any Of has leaked, No deduction 10
made in the tax. Such . capital idea.
THE Mississippi CnAxNeL IxPaoves
nsSrs.-C Captain Webb. who has had much
70 do with deepening the chsuusl on ssnd>
bars in the upper Mississippi, hslds 70 the
necessity Of d.maing up the slsughs end
csnfining the water 10 narrower limits.
lie suggests that willow spilss be driven
across the middle Of the sloughs, aad that
yeung willow With roots attached b lodg.
ID against them. The willow piles and
brush will catch the floating debris and
form sell which will bs firmly held t.
gsthcr BY the roots Of young willows which
will spring up. Il is known that grsss
willow beughs planted 10 the earth soms.
times take root and grow. The Muscatins
journal says that Gen. Warren approves
ths idea Of Capt. Webb, and will recon
mend Congress to appropriate money for
the purpess Of experimenting at Beef
Slough aud Prescott Island.
CouxrsRTsirsas REruaHsD. - Detective
Centre and Deputy U. S. Marshal Johs
Acklsy, returned last evening ffem 81.
Louis, With two countsrfsiters, Benz. F.
Newell and Thos. Allsop- the two pals Of
julia Britton. alias Newell, Who was ar
rested some time sgs, % psevisusly re-
ported. Since the arrest Of the woman,
January 1lth, Detective Center has, With
the aid Of The woman, been able 70 keep