SPRING STYLES of dresses, cloaks, etc., just brought from the East at Mrs. Baker’s, 102 Brady st., up stairs.
GO AND SEE Erskine’s new goods just received from New York. His style of coatings can’t be beat.
ERROR. – In the notice of the death of Mrs. Shields in yesterday’s issue, it should have read daughter of Thomas Holmes.
THE MARSHALSHIP. – We are requested by Mr. McNeil to state that he will not be a candidate for City Marshal, as he intends leaving the city.
C. S. WHISLER, Le Clair row, is selling goods at prices that should cause every one wishing anything in his line of business to call on him, before going elsewhere to make their purchases.
THE SPORTSMEN’S CLUB are requested to meet at the office of Mr. Tillebein, on the levee, this morning at 10 o’clock, to make arrangements for the funeral of Mr. Warren Degear.
WANTED – By a gentleman and his wife, a bed-room and a sitting room, furnished, and board in a small, quiet family – one where there are no other boarders preferred. Address box 429, post office, giving name and residence.
PHYSICIAN FOR THE POOR. – The Directors of the Poor were in session at the Court House yesterday. Among other business before them was that of examining and deciding upon the sealed proposals handed in by a number of physicians for medical attendance of paupers for the coming year. Dr. Emeis was the successful bidder for the Alms House, his proposal being $275 per annum, including medicine. Dr. Wm. A. Hosford bid the lowest for the City of Davenport - $195 per annum, including medicine. Upon these gentlemen, therefore, will devolve the duty of taking the matter in charge.
ACCIDENT TO THE SUCKER STATE. – As the steamer Sucker State approached the draw yesterday, she struck the stone pier on the south side near her bow, tearing away the starboard guards on both upper and lower decks as far aft as the wheelhouse, which was also smashed in. The boat was pretty well loaded, and had taken on at Moline a large lot of buckets which were piled on the upper guard, and many were consequently knocked into the river. After she struck she partly swung round, and fears were entertained she would strike her stern against the other side of the pier, in which case she would have been knocked to pieces. She, however, slowly worked her way out of the draw, and went over to the island, whence, her hull being injured, she steamed down to Rock Island. Some of those on board when they saw the danger, jumped on the pier, but most of them returned to the boat. She has just been launched from the Le Clair ways, where she had been thoroughly repaired, and had been on a trip to Prairie du Chien. She went to St. Louis last night. Capt. Ward, so long President of the Northern Line Company, is on her this year as captain.
FATAL ACCIDENT. – Yesterday morning, as several of our citizens were hunting at Sturgeon Bay, some twelve miles below Muscatine, a shower coming up they sought refuge under a tree. While thus sheltering themselves, the gun of Mr. Warren Degear accidentally exploded, the charge passing through the lower part of his face and out the top of his head. He fell and died almost immediately. His companions among whom were a brother and nephew conveyed his body to a skiff, which they towed up to Muscatine. – The train was just leaving, but through the kindness of Mr. Kimball, it was detained until the body was placed on board. Mr. Degear leaves a wife and two small children. He was foreman in Mr. Renwick’s saw-mill, and well known in the city for his skill as a marksman, having been accustomed to handle a gun since childhood. We are requested to state that the funeral will take place from his residence, third house above Renwick’s saw-mill, on to-morrow (Friday) at 2 o’clock. P. M.
MR. WM. INSLEE, for more than twenty years known as a merchant of this city, and all that time characterized for his strict integrity and uprightness in his business transactions, we understand, is about to open a store and remove with his family to Lyons, Clinton county. While we much regret to part with a citizen so worthy in every respect, we take pleasure in commending him to the good people of that prosperous city as one in whom they can repose the utmost confidence. A thorough businessman, and intimately acquainted with every department of the branch in which he engages, the citizens of Lyons will find him a valuable acquisition to their place. With his well known industry and long experience, we have no doubt he will soon build up a business there that will not only benefit himself, but materially advance the interests of Lyons. Mr. Inslee was the oldest merchant in our city engaged in business. With his departure Mr. W. C. Wadsworth, we believe, can lay claim to that honor.
SCHOOL TAX. – Thos. H. Benton, Secretary of the Board of Education, having been addressed relative to the power of the Board of Directors to levy a tax for the support of schools under the fourteenth clause of section 16 part VIII, of the pamphlet edition of the school laws, answers, “that the provision referred to gives them full power to levy such tax independent of any vote of the district meeting. Not only so, but it is their imperative duty to levy such tax, when in their judgment it is necessary in order to keep the schools in progress for twenty-four weeks in each year. The district meeting may even vote against a tax for any purpose whatever, and still it would not interfere with the authority vested in the Board of Directors by the clause in question.”
A SMALL MATTER. – The Democrat of yesterday morning contains a half-column article, translated from Der Demokrat, in reference to a little four-line paragraph in which noticing the meeting to be held by the Germans, our local said, “We will keep an eye on it!” The editor of Der Demokrat takes it in high dudgeon, and considers it indubitable evidence that the GAZETTE has established a system of espionage over the Germans! He calls us she, and says we got all our information from a couple of boot-blacks! As we black our own boots, he is about half right. In other respects he is quite as wrong as when he says the city printing comes to $1,000 per annum. $306, all told, was the amount the Democrat received for printing the tax-list. That was the exact amount that Weinert and Peters, elected as Republicans, assisted to contribute to the support of the pro-slavery Democratic organ in this city. Now, we have no intention of lending our influence, even indirectly, to strengthening that party. If the Germans of this city acknowledge Der Demokrat to be a Republican paper, we have not a word to say against it; if they don’t, why, let them suppress it themselves, we can make better use of our columns.
DIED.
Tuesday evening, April 1st, ROSA CLARA, aged 2 years, 9 months and 7 days, daughter of W. M. and LIZZIE COLES.
Funeral services will take place at the house of Mrs. James Mackintosh, on Fourth street, Thursday afternoon at 2 o’clock. Friends of the family are invited to be present.
Funeral Notice.
The funeral of Mrs. Joseph Shields will take place from her late residence on Main street, this afternoon (Thursday) at 2 o’clock. Friends of the family are invited to attend.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, April 3, 1862, p. 1
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