Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-28

qni as mage. Wolcotts Annihllatol
banishes Catarrh from the system, and oil
colds in the head. Rscol.ect and get pint
bottles, in white wrappers, u AT druggists.
D. 81. r. r. R-ASornIH vore.-.
Washington township. in J sss count , on
Saturday, voted . 8 per cent tax 10 aid Of
the Davenport / S.. Paul R.R. So i,
will be, whenever i. has been tired it has
siways been successrul-no to.nship has
yet reused 10 give aid
Aspsn Of horse, attached to lig'.t wsg-
on breke through snl were lost, en- the
( Davenport SIDE abcut he sane tisnc.-R.
Il !. iaioD
Guess not, the hgrses were i'll over oue
a. time, apd then the dr.sr pave horse
and " 18th boy to push behind ct the
/ ght .agoa over.
SsAspAi.-lhe Young Men's Christian
Aeso lat on Of Reek Island mas a bg sensa
ton on is hsnds. TheIt Jlnito,, II seems,
i. All itinsrant preacher, who has figured II.
some domestic brols, aid in the pslios
courts Of 81. Louis. The argus and tho
Union are paving dirt over tie matter.
Nobody hur, yet.
| O>LY lilsr-lIenry Ward Bseeher
said. IN . lecture the other day that be
hoped to live to SEQ the rooms Of Young
Men, Christian Associa'ions provided with
nins>pins, chess, and billiards This 10 .
subject for Tho consideration Of tho assoc .
ton Of this ci,y Let it form the topic OF
d .clssion IN the next meeting Of that body
.ns GRAlS MoyExsNr We notice tha,
tho Prssd.nt Of tho St Louis Exchange has
appointed committee 10 visit New York in
tho intsres. Of the Missssippi riv.r gram
movement. Captain j. N. Mason, Of the
Northern Line Packet Company, and Chss
Merry, Of Dubuque, who inaugura,ed the
movement, arc Of the committee II they
succeed in interesting New York capitalists
and produce dealers in the matter, We mA,
GOpV tuut w. lk5I Sttu -tui'lH WAL tVu.o Vi TIC
movement
GRsArLY IN DExAsD.- The Chicago Rock
Island : Pacih, Railroad seems to bs large
ly IN demand. Council Bluff and other
places on the slope are an xiously waiting
its arrival. Ottum~a, Fairfield, Oskalo oosa,
and numerous other towns along that way,
are praying that it lay down it, bed and
walk over to them. The Wintsrsst folks
are longing for . branch down their way,
and all along the Western Division, this,
that, and the other city or vii age is plotting
and working to have a branch for their
benefit. A popular road. indeed, il must
be, to be 40 largely in demand.
RsNzo DELEo's Lr,rrag. This cele-
bra;sd traveller lscturst to . small aud ence
las. evening, bat nevsrthsess gsvo ore OF
the IN oss intsresting lectures ever delivered
in this city. twas filled with fna dsscrip
tons OF the countries through which he
has Travelled, anecdotes on the customs and
pecularities Of tho people. their history,
probable and Imaginary; aud finally reached
that point in his lourneys tha; brought him
g. Palestine. What he saw there vi! be
the subject OF his talk tonight. Surely so
good an entertainment for 50 worthy an
object a. the assistance Of the church should
warranta better attendance Rsmcu. Der
the place, LsClsiro Hall. Admission only
% cents.
k1sspAIs To Nienr.- rhs charming
play vi bs given at tho Opera House tiis
srsatng, and not 10 morrow evening, as
INA n suppose. This is positively the la.t
time IT will be played here bv this com
panv, and none should miss Of seeing It.
Ii is without doubt, the best thing ever
gwen in this city, tho appointments OF the
stage are p.rfect. the company excellent,
and everything pertaining to the play, per
fe,tly chasts, aud Of the highest order. The
turning pe.nt in pot, whore tho hong is
sung, and the lost boy crecps out of the
tent. 10 one OF thrilling interest, and the
'ablc.ux following IS alone suificieoi 20
warrant houss filled from parque. to gsl
lsry.
| Tag eclipse Of the neon lag. night, al
though partial, wass hnc affair, ard wor
thy of being ranked among the most clas-
&c and sacent citertainmsn;s A. live
minutes past SIX, The noon was ore hour
above the horzsn. The full moon being
shsdow Of the earth ut about eight o'clock,
when i: became 4 htte les than halt
ec'iased tie 81. baing ): d'gis on tie
| Nor. .hern NIB Al about ten ocio k the
shadow passed, tu. not until it nsd bsen
admitted by hundreds of cur citzens whe
were on the watch t1r it. VIII
some luna,lc tell Us he difference between
q partial eclipse Of the moon, and what il
called the Lew moon,
NAY GRANGE TsRrR MINp.-The Psoi il
Democrat speaking Of the location Of the p
1 4. |. X. X. rio Coal Valley says
I've think in this matter president
Hamilton has shown himself an able 6nan
Ger. and deserving Of the thanks and
confidence Of all parties interested in The
construction and successful running Of the
soad.
Yes, he has indeed shown himself very
abs fnsncier, 1850 600 10 bud tho road
10 coal vansy, or $s,33s per nile, is fsi'
estimate aud then $3.50, 900 to build il
from Coal Valley r.a Moline II Rock Island
or, 81 COO per mile, is 6nsnc.crins fol
you, par * sllsncs Let Us advise oul
contemporary to restrain his srdcr until th,
road is buiit from Rock Island to Feoiia.
~
THE GREAT SRSsArIoN.-TnR FiALr VIZ
LecIrsDB IN DAVENPORT This wonderful
horse that makes lis Is or 20 mics pei
day, sni no oats, his arrived in this city
from Chicago last night by express, ant
will be exhibited in the lc,al play at The
Opera House, to morrow evenrg. Havin,
an ambition (, behold this two wheele,
concern, We took our brother LEGAL Of tn,
Gazette along,ss he had had some X 2erenc