Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-01-16
THE CITY.

THE CITY.
WANTED. A situation by = practical
book keeper. Speaks German. Address
"P," r. o. boz 332.
Tns Gate City reports the river open at
Keskuk. The Mollis McPiks aud Pstsr
Balen we're expected to arrive ts-morrow
A NAN AHp wonAn in attempting to cross
the river at Ksoksk last week, whom absut
half way across, broke through the Ice and
we're drowned.
Srir. SPrr Hawk, HAwK.-Why dom,
yon use woicotts Annihilator-pint bot
ties + and get rid Of Citarrh' lis solo
by all druggists.
TIE Bard Of Director. Of the Clinton
County Agricultural Society have decided
upon the l4,h, 18th, 18th and 18th o. Sep
tember as the days upon which will bs held
their next county fair.
TIE rooLs Of the Young Mons Christian
Association have been secured, by Rev. G..
Lsplsy, Lutheran Minister. Of Maryland
for preaching to msrrsw afternsou at 2
o'clock. The members Of the Lutheran
Church are particularly requested to attend
HoAKas CoSFsRRsD.-The Northern Lios
packet company are naming their new
steamers after the towns on the upper riv.
er. Tho last announcement ire the
Hastings and Galsna, tive new packets 10
b addsd to the lines next season, and soep
70 be Launched from the beat yard nj
Pittsburgh.
The Rock leland Argue givss The concert
Of Thempsen I Psrkhurst . whsls column
ofabuse. Az II did the same thing for the
Msndslssohn concerts in bis city, and
they have had full houses at every concert
sisse. W predict full house fer the troupe
this evening. They have been here before
and are knswn 70 bs the best troupe now
travelling in the west.
PxerrA RAILwAr.-Ths following netcs
WAS published in yesterdays Psoria
| Transcript
Al the meeting Of the directors Of the
Peoria b Rock Island railroad, held in this
city last week thsrs was n9 vote taken on
any proposition before the board for the
purpose Of furnishing iron for our road.
W. r. HAMILTON.
Peoria. Jan. IS. 1860.
! SocIAsLE-Ths third .ociablc at the
rooms fths Christian Assoc alton will come
of on Wednesday evening Of next week
January the Goth. These gatherings are
| spoken of by thoss in atteninncs as ameng
the plassantsst Of any in the city, and it
must 10 80. for ws have our information
from the young ladies who have attended
| - we'll A. the officers o. tho association.
All are cordially invited 10 attend.
TnK President doesn't seem to include
the reasons for not voting on such prspo
| stions which have been bel.re his beard
for month The proposals in question
specified the route, which wasn't the route
| DO is at work for. But TO the credit Of the
directors be it said, tho board did at that
meeting appoint . committee empowered
not only TO settle the route but to accept
one OF the propositions for ironing the
road.
TBs PRizs FIdBrsRs IN CouRf.-This
caption covers > little too much, ~ enc Of
/ The heroes Of the fight reported in these
columns last evening, has. 1t seems, acted
| upon that old scrip,urai saying, that che
~ho Fl ghts aud runs away will live 10 fight
another day" and therefore is not IN court.
Bu, his fallen opponent. Delanv. is, and so
| 10 the uncle o: the missing Howard. Dslany
says he couldn't whip the whole Howard
family, and has had Mr.. Howard arrested
for helping his nsphew,-in other words,
for taking part in the fight when il was
halt over. and thereby causing him TO get
right soundy whipped.
Parry GooD.-A pretty good one is told
Of one Of our citizens, who was once ap>
| preached on the subject Of "Aldermanic
aonors, and although il didn't happen 70.
day il tells just a. we'll. He lives on Rock
Island street and owns lot there. Having
sold half of his lot, and it being in the bar
gain that he shsuld pay for deeds etc. He
won't home and taking the original deed, cut
it very carefully into swe equal parts, keep
ing ess pa, the tsek the other 10 the purcha.
| SER Bow the mattsr vas hysd We didn't
learn, neither will We tell whether hs ever
wore aldsrmsnic honers Or net.
TsAcssa.' IRsrsrurs.-Ths Scott Coun>
/ " Teachers have decided upon February
| lot, as the time for holding their institute
The place 10 a the High School building in
this city. For the Information Of these Of
eur readers interested in educational mat.
| tsrs, We give the following outline Of the
| programme
| Addrss-By County Sspsrintsnden1
| Anthracite Elementary Rulss BY Rose
| Readirg-J. r. Lyman.
rgsssAY.
| 0rammss-By Miss n. 8. Trip.
| 0eosrsphy y-Msthe ematieal-By Joe. =. Dsnbar.
A,story--Dy Miss P. ". SudloW.
/ Observation-Disclosures J. b. Young.
| Spsliing-by q. flannsr.
kscitat ons-How Conductsd-By n. Q. Ne.
| Cullsugh.
Gramnar--ls lsv Miss II. r. PHILIPPE.
Geography ptivs-Mrs. T. F. n. Curry.
keading -Select-Mrs. Montague.
| Object Lesson N. A. Mctasnsgsl.
i AStth ne H.
A. temis.
Nap Drswing-Mr. ". vsrnilion
Arithmetic -Msntal--Nr. II. W. Coleman.
Grammar -Mrs. X. Hacks.
Re Rssding-Ss!eet-Nr Mr.. J. p. Lyman.
Gecgraphv-Mr. II. Bushnell.
/ spelling Mr.. H. Thourteiiotte.
Arithnstie-Proportien ien--Aiss p. 0oeoeld.
astie-Exc ch sngs-Ar. ". A. Bsnis.
vaIpAY.
0pslling-Mr. Joseph. 8. Husy
Reading 0sisst-Ar. John F. Dunbsr.
/ Artth hmetic -Mental-Miss z. Severance.
Pen nmanship-Ar. Pratt.
School Laws County Superintendent.
orannar-Ar. Ohss-::D. Bnovsr.
sArraDAr.
Reports 81 Oomnittess.
Unhnish he'd Business.