Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-08

AsxrrSss will b. held 10 The Baptist
ehurclPen Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday,
and Thursday evenings Of this week.
II. PoLLAsk L Co.-Cesnsr I'd and Har-
rison sts.. are positively selling out At cost
70 close business. This is no humbug.
Sr. PArRicx's DAY will be observed With
special ceremonies in this city. Several
balls are to take place on the evening Of
tha. day.
Tss street cars will be in rsadinsss to
take East Davsnperssrs to and frsm VIM
cents lecture, ct The Opera Hsuss this
evening.
MAsic.-4aftino opens out 10 morrow
night at Astrepelitas Hall. He 10 said 10
bs "big msdieine nan" o. oil sefts Of
msgic.
GAxsTrs snPniss,-ExrRAeaD eaDIsAnY I.
= Publishing the Cabinet sppsiatasats
four days aftsr they were made. and full
two days sfssr they we're published in the
DsnessAr.
CsnnserIsR.-lnadvsriastly we omitted
v state in esr lssal item headed 'stupid>
i'v" which appeared o. Saturday evening
that il wss TRANSLATION ffsm The esl-
umns ef Der Demserat, Of this city.
A
Asas Runes.-Thsrs 10 ru0or in tswn
this Afternoon that Hen. Hirsa Price has
been appointed Secretary Of shs Treasury.
vice Alex. T. Stswsst, suspended BY the
treasury law Of the lest century. Who
knows that il ain't So
WoNDsnSsL WoxAN. Probably the most
wonderful woman at present on the Amer
icsn continent. 10 the yeune Spanish Lady
whs will visit our city on the 17tb, 18Th,
and 10Th inst. She 10 not . weman's
right woman, although she takes . higher
stand point (or rather bar) than Elizabeth
Cady Stanton, herself She 10 more %.
quaintsd with the ballet than the ballet,
and in nautical language may BE- said ito
know the ropes" Although an advocate
Of the greatest fresdsm, she goes in for .
suspension Of the (habsas) corpus. but to
drop metaphor let 10 state that she flies
through the air like . fairy queen and sets
Sir. Isaac Newten's lsws Of gravitation ct
ds6ascs. Burtis' Opera Hsuss will bs
tried to its utmost capacity to accommodate
the crowds which will attend her lsvsss.
Tss MiNsrasLs.-lt hes get TO bs an ss~
tablishsd fact that when Arlingtea's
Troupe 10 ssneuocsd for IN evening enter
tainmsnt. the public understand there 10
fun ahead. A large audience. On Saturday
night, attsstsd the popularity Of this faS
meus troupe Of mirth provsksrs. From
beginning 10 end the entertainment WAS Of
that character calculated 70 please the
msst critical audience in ths country. The
ssngs we're s1ssllsnt. - vas also the
dancing. The "Chicats Pslice Csurt" Vas
immenss-without doubt the best thing
ever produced in the minstrel line in this
city. The Troupe play 10 Rock Island to.
night. whore, Of eourss. they viii meet with
the reception they dsssrvs ~ recognized
favoritss.
A TasAs.-Art 10 yet yeang in this new
couatry. We have no Dusseldorf % yet.
Our people have more to do with 10 PEI
cents. and quarter ssstisns. than Raphael,
or . Csrrsgsio. There are very many who
have hearty and . genuine appreciation Of
these art matters, and 10 The absence Of .
gallery. and tho high price Of oil paintings.
they osntsns themselves with the purshass
Of On engraving. We we're reminded Of
this BY sssiag in the store Of eur irisnds,
Griggs. Watson I Day, an extensive and
artissieslly selected asssrtnsnt sf sngra-
vings-thus showing which way the art
taste u eur people sets. These gentlemen,
unsenscieusly psrhaps, suSssrvs the use ei
. publie picture gallery, in the elegant dis>
| play Of vasisus Aos works Of art. which
adern the wallis Of thsif sstaslishnsnt. In
this they have dsus much 70 advance cul.
tivatsd tast for pictures sf high srdsr sf
merit. by presenting fer inspection the
works Of the NEST favsrably rssegnixsd arr
lists. Te these who are unable 70 make .
collection At hens, it 10 always . treat to
lsok At the elegant display which 10 found
here. No better collection, Ne venture to
cay, will be fsusd wsse Of Chicsge.
nsAvy SnekE Filiss.-varieus
sumors were circulated yesterday and this
nerning that esms secret clique vas CON-.
ing eat ts-day with school ticket IN sppe.
eitien 70 the regular nomination. These
reports were further confirmed % the diss
tributisn Of the mail this osrning, when .
hundred OF more Of our citizens rsesived .
letter through Ire Office snelssing half
1oasn tickets similar TO this:
SAVE OUR SCHOOLS
NaAR---~S A>A->n Aa>h>A