Diary of Sarah Morgan: Thursday, October 9, 1862

It is astonishing what a quantity of fresh air has been consumed by me since I formed that wise resolution. The supply must be largely increased, to keep up with the demand; perhaps that is the cause of all these clouds and showers; I must be making a severe drain on the economy of heaven. From breakfast to dinner I remain on the balcony, and read aloud several chapters of the “Mémoires” of Dumas, by way of practice. A dictionary lies by me, and I suffer no word to pass without a perfect definition. Then comes my French grammar, which I study while knitting or sewing, which takes very nearly until dinner-time. After that, I do as I please, either reading or talking, until sunset when we can ride or walk; the walk being always sweetened with sugarcane. The evening we always spend on the balcony. Is that grand air enough? O mon teint! je serai joliment brune!

We three girls occupy the same room, since Gibbes's arrival, and have ever so much fun and not half enough sleep. I believe the other two complain of me as the cause; but I plead not guilty. I never was known to laugh aloud, no matter how intense might have been my mirth; “it won't come,” as Gibbes murmured last night while reading aloud Artemus Ward's last letter, when we discovered it was suppressed laughter, rather than suppressed pain, that caused him to writhe so. On the other hand, Anna and Miriam laugh as loud and lustily as daughters of the Titans — if the respectable gentlemen had daughters. I confess to doing more than half the talking, but as to the laugh that follows, not a bit. Last night I thought they would go wild, and I too laughed myself into silent convulsions, when I recited an early effusion of my poetic muse for their edification. Miriam made the bedstead prance, fairly, while Anna's laugh sounded like a bull of Bashan with his head in a bolster case.

SOURCE: Sarah Morgan Dawson, A Confederate Girl's Diary, p. 254-5

Major Rutherford B. Hayes to Lucy Webb Hayes, September 5, 1861

Sutton, Or Suttonville, Virginia, September 5, 1861.

DEAREST: — We are in another camp of fine views. This is the last stronghold of our army as we advance toward the enemy. We are now part of an army of from six to eight thousand and are pushing towards an advancing enemy stronger in numbers, it is said. Some time will perhaps elapse before we meet, but we are pretty certain to meet unless the enemy withdraws. This, I think, they will do. I like the condition of things. Our force, although not large, is of good regiments for the most part: McCook's Ninth, Colonel Smith's Thirteenth, Lytle's Tenth (Irish), are all here; also Colonel Moor's Twenty-eighth (Markbreit's regiment), Colonel Lowe's Twelfth, our regiment, and Colonel Porshner's Forty-ninth (Wilstach regiment) coming; also one part company of Regulars; four companies artillery, four companies cavalry. An army about as large as can well manoeuvre in these mountains. General Rosecrans is in command in person with General Benham of the Regular Army to second him. We are camped on both sides of Elk River, connected by a beautiful suspension bridge. Camps on high hills; fortifications on all the summits. “A gay and festive scene,” as Artemus Ward would say, especially about sundown when three or four fine bands are playing in rivalry.

Elk River empties into Kanawha, so that the water now dripping from my tent will pass you, perhaps, about a fortnight hence; the clearest, purest water it is too. From the tops of the high hills you can see the rocks in the river covered by ten or twenty feet of water. Nothing finer in Vermont or New Hampshire.

I have just got a letter from Dr. James [D. Webb]. Say to him, let all my letters be opened, and if any are important, send them; otherwise, not, unless from some especial friend. Send me some stamps and tell me how you are off for cash. We expect to be paid soon; if so, I can send you some three hundred to six hundred dollars.

We are to have a bore here in a few days — a court-martial on some officer in the Tenth or Twelfth, and I am to be judge-advocate, unless I can diplomatize out of it, which I hope to do.

We got today papers from Cincinnati — the Times of the 28th and the Commercial of the 2d. Think of it; only three days old! It has rumors that General Rosecrans is captured. Well, not quite. He is in good health, and the Twenty-third Regiment is his especial guard. No force can get him here without passing my tent.

Among the interesting things in camp are the boys. You recollect the boy in Captain McIlrath's company; we have another like unto him in Captain Woodward's. He ran away from Norwalk to Camp Dennison; went into the Fifth, then into the Guthries, and as we passed their camp, he was pleased with us, and now is “a boy of the Twenty-third.” He drills, plays officer, soldier, or errand boy, and is a curiosity in camp. We are getting dogs too, some fine ones; almost all the captains have horses and a few mules have been “realized” — that's the word — from Secessionists.

It is clearing off, so we shall be happy again. I am sorry you are unwell. Don't get down-spirited. We shall get through and come home again. Love and kisses for all the boys. Affectionate regards to Grandma. Jim's letters will be very acceptable. Goodbye, darling.

Affectionately,

R. B. Hayes.

P. S. — If you could see the conveniences (?) I have for writing, you would see how such a scrawl as this becomes a possibility. I have found out the day of the week and month; it is Thursday, the 5th September, 1861.

Mrs. Hayes.

SOURCE: Charles Richard Williams, editor, Diary and Letters of Rutherford Birchard Hayes, Volume 2, p. 85-7

Diary of Salmon P. Chase, Monday, September 22, 1862

To Department about nine. State Department messenger came, with notice to Heads of Departments to meet at 12. — Received sundry callers.—Went to White House.

All the members of the Cabinet were in attendance. There was some general talk; President mentioned that Artemus Ward had sent him his book. Proposed to read a chapter which he thought very funny. Read it, and seemed to enjoy it very much — the Heads also (except Stanton) of course. The chapter was “High handed Outrage at Utica”

The President then took a graver tone and said:—

“Gentlemen: I have, as you are aware, thought a great deal about the relation of this war to Slavery: and you all remember that, several weeks ago, I read to you an Order I had prepared on this subject, which, on account of objections made by some of you, was not issued. Ever since then, my mind has been much occupied with this subject, and I have thought all along that the time for acting on it might very probably come. I think the time has come now. I wish it were a better time. I wish that we were in a better condition. The action of the army against the rebels has not been quite what I should have best liked. But they have been driven out of Maryland, and Pennsylvania is no longer in danger of invasion. When the rebel army was at Frederick, I determined, as soon as it should be driven out of Maryland, to issue a Proclamation of Emancipation such as I thought most likely to be useful. I said nothing to any one; but I made the promise to myself, and (hesitating a little) — to my Maker. The rebel army is now driven out, and I am going to fulfill that promise. I have got you together to hear what I have written down. I do not wish your advice about the main matter — for that I have determined for myself. This I say without intending anything but respect for any one of you. But I already know the views of each on this question. They have been heretofore expressed, and I have considered them as thoroughly and carefully as I can. What I have written is that which my reflections have determined me to say. If there is anything in the expressions I use, or in any other minor matter, which any one of you thinks had best be changed, I shall be glad to receive the suggestions. One other observation I will make. I know very well that many others might, in this matter, as in others, do better than I can; and if I were satisfied that the public confidence was more fully possessed by any one of them than by me, and knew of any Constitutional way in which he could be put in my place, he should have it. I would gladly yield it to him. But though I believe that I have not so much of the confidence of the people as I had some time since, I do not know that, all things considered, any other person has more; and, however this may be, there is no way in which I can have any other man put where I am. I am here. I must do the best I can, and bear the responsibility of taking the course which I feel I ought to take.”

The President then proceeded to read his Emancipation Proclamation, making remarks on the several parts as he went on, and showing that he had fully considered the whole subject, in all the lights under which it had been presented to him.

After he had closed, Gov. Seward said: “The general question having been decided, nothing can be said further about that. Would it not, however, make the Proclamation more clear and decided, to leave out all reference to the act being sustained during the incumbency of the present President; and not merely say that the Government ‘recognizes,’ but that it will maintain the freedom it proclaims?"  I followed, saying: “What you have said, Mr. President, fully satisfies me that you have given to every proposition which has been made, a kind and candid consideration. And you have now expressed the conclusion to which you have arrived, clearly and distinctly. This it was your right, and under your oath of office your duty, to do. The Proclamation does not, indeed, mark out exactly the course I should myself prefer. But I am ready to take it just as it is written, and to stand by it with all my heart. I think, however, the suggestions of Gov. Seward very judicious, and shall be glad to have them adopted.”

The President then asked us severally our opinions as to the modifications proposed, saying that he did not care much about the phrases he had used. Everyone favored the modification and it was adopted. Gov. Seward then proposed that in the passage relating to colonization, some language should be introduced to show that the colonization proposed was to be only with the consent of the colonists, and the consent of the States in which colonies might be attempted. This, too, was agreed to; and no other modification was proposed. Mr. Blair then said that the question having been decided, he would make no objection to issueing the Proclamation; but he would ask to have his paper, presented some days since, against the policy, filed with the Proclamation. The President consented to this readily. And then Mr. Blair went on to say that he was afraid of the influence of the Proclamation on the Border States and on the Army, and stated at some length the grounds of his apprehensions. He disclaimed most expressly, however, all objection to Emancipation per se, saying he had always been personally in favor of it — always ready for immediate Emancipation in the midst of Slave States, rather than submit to the perpetuation of the system.

After this matter was over, I stated to the Cabinet that it had been strongly recommended that all Cotton, Tobacco, Sugar and Rice should henceforward be purchased only by Government officers, paying to the owners, loyal or disloyal, a certain proportion of the price in New-York amounting to nearly or quite the full price in the producing States; and giving a Certificate which would entitle the owner to the remainder of the proceeds, deducting taxes and charges, at the end of the rebellion, if loyal. Having made this statement, I said I would like to have the matter reflected on, and that I should bring it up at our next meeting.

Before going to Cabinet, and on my walk to Mr. Seward's room, I met Judge Pierrepont, and invited him to dinner. Coming from Cabinet, I found a letter from Barney about Wadsworth's nomination and Weed's willingness to make it unanimous, if it is not to be considered as a triumph over him; and wrote a note to the General, asking him also to dine. Both he and the Judge came, and we had a pleasant time. Wadsworth had but one objection to saying he would be Governor, if at all, of the State and not of a section of a party; which was that it might be considered as in some sort a pledge, which he would not give to anybody. Told Wadsworth, in confidence, that the Proclamation might be expected tomorrow morning — which surprised and gratified him equally.

Mr. Smith, Chief-Clerk of the Third Auditor's office; his brother, associated with Fowler; and Dr. Schmidt, called. Also Donn Piatt. A good deal of speculation about Proclamation, of which some said a rumor was current a day or two since. I said I thought we need not despair of one yet. Chief-Clerk Smith said he had eagerly looked at the newspapers one morning lately, on the strength of the rumor, for it, and was really disappointed. I told him to keep looking.

Donn Piatt wanted young Este made clerk. Told him I would be glad to do so, but could not promise. Mr. Piatt called to learn about Col. Hays, and Dr. Harkness about his son-in-law.

SOURCE: Diary and correspondence of Salmon P. Chase, in the Annual Report of the American Historical Association for the Year 1902, Vol. 2, p. 87-90

Local Matters

NEW invoice of spectacles at Newbern’s No 54 Brady street, near post-office.

FIFTH WARD. – Mr. Walter Kelly was selected as the Democratic candidate for alderman of the 5th Ward, last evening.

TO BUILDERS. – The attention of builders is called to the advertisement in to-day’s paper for proposals for the erection of a schoolhouse in Cleona township.

LADIES can get house shoes at Dow & Co’s. cheap.  They are selling the Suits’ stock of gaiters, slips, and buskins from 50 cents to $1.  They are worth double the goods bought expressly to sell for the same prices.

CRICKET. – The Cricket Club went out to North Davenport yesterday afternoon for a little exercise in their favorite game.  This club is a new one, though they use the bats and balls of the former club.

SWIMMING SCHOOL. – The Muscatine Journal says that the Davenporters are “going to establish a swimming school.”  Not going to, neighbor, it’s already an old thing here; but we’re enlarging and improving on the previous facilities of the kind.

KING ALCOHOL IS IN TOUBLE. – the people of Moline have gone before the grand jury of their county, and declared war against the doggeries of that place.  They seem determined to drive them out, or at least all where anything stronger than beer is sold.

WADSWORTH received per express this day another lot of those fashionable walking sacques; also black lace veils of all qualities, black blue and buff challies, beautiful goods for children and an elegant assortment of black cloths suitable for gentleman’s suits and ladies’ sacques and raglans.

REGISTERING DOGS. – The number of dogs registered yesterday was 123 – making 253 in all.  The town clerk will be found in his office the rest of the week, in order to afford all an opportunity who desire to avail themselves of the protection of the law.  In La Claire township, we are informed, the people are coming up promptly, and with a determination to enforce the law.

FELICITY. – Our city, it affords us pleasure to know, still increases in population, notwithstanding the hard times.  Our cotemporary, and a worthy member of the legislature, both of whom reside on the bluff, have within a few days welcomed each a stranger, of the kind which, combined with “white pantaloons and molasses candy,” raised in the mind of Artemus Ward such dreams of “unalloyed felicity.”

IOWA CITY, May 15, 1862.

EDITOR GAZETTE:–

Iowa City township, the Banner township!  Up to 9 o’clock, A. M. 309 dogs registered. – Can Davenport beat that?

Yours, &c.

Insurance against fire and the perils of inland transportation, and life insurance, can be had of W. F. ROSS, general insurance agent, Metropolitan building, who will not represent any but the most reliable companies.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Friday Morning, May 16, 1862, p. 1

Local Matters

R. KRAUSE sells goods cheaper than anybody else in town.  *

MR. J. NEWBERN has removed back to his old stand, 54 Brady street, where he will be glad to see his old friends again.  *

INSURANCE. – The Elevator, burned on Tuesday evening, was insured in the Lamar of New York, and Phoenix, of Brooklyn (not Hartford.)

VEGETABLES. – Mr. P. B. Simmons has taken the store on Brady street, next the Hawk-eye, where he will keep flour, and fruit, vegetables, &c., in their season.  He will also deliver them free of charge in any part of the city.

A DEAD HORSE. – Quite a crowd collected yesterday afternoon at the corner of Third and Main Street to witness a horse in the agonies of death from colic.  He was a noble animal and valued at $150 by his owner.  Mr. Grace, Sr., of this county, to whom he is a serious loss just at this time.

CITY ATTORNEY. – At the meeting of the Council yesterday afternoon, D. L. Shorey, Esq., was elected to the office of city Attorney.  This is an excellent selection, and we have no doubt friend Shorey will discharge the duties of his office in a perfectly satisfactory manner.

SHEET MUSIC. – Gen. Grant’s March, dedicated to the brave men who captured Fort Donelson, and Kingdom Coming, song and Chorus by Henry G. Work are the titles of a couple of pieces of sheet music we have received from the publishing house of Messrs Root & Cady, No. 95 Clark st., Chicago.

A DIFFICULTY. – During the fire on Tuesday evening, some of the firemen belonging to Rescue Co., refused to work.  The foreman reported the fact to the Mayor, who disbanded the company temporarily.  Yesterday the foreman reported the names of the derelict to the Mayor.  A notice of his subsequent action in this matter will be found elsewhere in to-day’s paper.

‘ARTEMUS WARD.’ – Don’t forget the lecture of the inimitable showman this evening.  He stands at the head of his profession, not for his ‘was figgers,’ but for his figures of speech.  The N. Y. World says, ‘To those who enjoy a deft mingling of common sense and humor, we recommend Mr. Browne’s lection on ‘The Children in the Wood.’  In every city at which ‘The Children have stopped, they have received ovations.

THE CONCERT last evening was attended by a full though not crowded house.  The performances were generally excellent, and the audience seemed will satisfied, as was manifested by their encoring most of the performances.  We have not space to specify which of the pieces was best executed, and indeed it would be difficult to say.  We know that we were pleased, and we think most of the people present were.

CLOSE SHAVING. – A portion of the grain which was destroyed Tuesday evening was insured in the Metropolitan and Lorillard companies, with Mr. Simpson, to the amount of $2,000, on the same day at noon.  Another risk of $1,200 in the New England would have expired yesterday noon.  This is rather more unfortunate for the company than lucky for Mr. Converse, as that gentleman always keeps properly insured, and doesn’t run any needless risks.

EXPLULSION OF FIREMEN. – At the meeting of the City Council yesterday, May 7, the following action was had:

At the recommendation of the Mayor, and on motion of Ald. Noe, the following persons were expelled from the Fire Department for refusing to work at the fire on Tuesday evening, viz: P Kisler, H. B. [ ]oonhoef, J. Brusler, S. Bartschir, and Peter S[ ]oll; and this action of the council was ordered published in the daily papers.

RIPLEY STREET. – Among the more substantial improvements in progress this season is the two story and basement brick house, being put up by Mr. B. H. Lahrmann for his own residence, on Ripley street below Second.  It is to be twenty two feet front by about forty deep.  This building is on the corner of the alley.  Between it and the German Theater, on Second, Mr. Lahrmann has laid the foundation for a new building, which he will put up probably next season.  This latter building will be of the same h[e]ight as the theater, one roof covering both buildings.  It will have no ground floor, the structure being supported on two large arches.  It is Mr. Lahrmann’s intention to extend his hall the entire depth of the building on Ripley street to the dwelling house, 128 feet in all, by 40 in width, making it, when completed, much the largest hall in the city.  Mr. Lahrmann is one of our most enterprising citizens, and has done as much in the way of improvement as any person of his means in the city.

THE SAFE at the Elevator was taken out yesterday morning, and forced open, the key being unable to turn the lock.  Everything inside was found all right, except that some of the leather on the books peeled off as soon as touched, and the glue in the binding had melted and run.  There were a few hundred dollars in bills lying loose in the safe, which were unharmed.  A small amount of silver change was a little discolored, though almost imperceptibly.  This fire was one of the severest tests a safe can ever endure.  A white heat prevailed where it stood; and tried it in such a manner as to remove all doubts of the wonderful utility of these protections.  It was rendered useless, however.  It was one of Herring’s manufacture of New York.

DOGS. – Remember, ye owners of howling quadrupeds, that you have only till the 15th – just a week to-day – to get your canines registers; after that, they will be liable to sudden death by the hands of constables, policemen, &c.  Be careful you don’t give them a chance to make a quarter out of your faithful pointer’s carcass.  A gentleman riding in the country the other day, says he counted sixty dollars’ worth of revenue under the dog law, in a distance of two miles.  We hope to see this law rigidly enforced; it will both diminish the number of useless animals, and increase the school fund of the county.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, May 8, 1862, p. 1

Local Matters

TO GET your money’s worth of good goods, and cheap, go to Whisler’s.  *

IF YOU want wall papers of the newest patterns, go to Plummer’s, No. 50 Brady st.  *tf

GREAT EXPECTATIONS can be realized by buying some of those new styles of wall papers.  *tf

BOUNTY, PENSIONS, &c. – See advertisement of Parker & Edwards.  They are reliable men and will transact promptly any business entrusted to them.

DO NOT fail to call in on Farrand’s to-day and purchase a new hat or cap.  You can find them in all styles, prices and colors at cor. Second and Main sts.

DECORATE your dwellings with some of those recherché patterns of wall paper, which can be seen only at Plummer’s, No. 50 Brady street.  *tf

“ARTEMUS WARD.”- Charles F. Browne, Esp., the well known Artemus Ward, showman, etc., will deliver his celebrated lecture on “Babes in the Wood,” Thursday evening at Metropolitan Hall.  See advertisement.

LANDLORDS, paper your houses with some of the beautiful paper hangings which can be found only at Plummer’s.  Then on rent day instead of being met at the door with a broomstick, you will be greeted with pleasant smiles.  *tf

SLIPS TO RENT. – The slips in the Second Baptist Church, corner of Fourth and Perry streets, will be rented to-day (Tuesday). – Those desiring seats will be waited on by the committee, at the Church, from the hour of 9 o’clock A. M. until 4 o’clock P. M.

HITCHING HORSES. – People who are in the habit of allowing their horses to stand in the street unhitched will do well to remember we have an ordinance in this city punishing such negligence by a fine of five dollars.  Farmers had better be on the look-out, or some policeman, on scent of a fee, may haul some of them up before a magistrate and ease their pockets of some surplus demand notes.

INFLUENCE. – The Democrat says jocosely that the GAZETTE has no influence.  That depends altogether, neighbor, upon what constitutes influence.  If it is a limited circulation, published in a community that has not sentiments in common with it, without the enterprise to secure correspondents in the army to sustain the credit of Iowa soldiers, villainously abused by the correspondents of other States, etc., etc., then the GAZETTE has no influence.  If the reverse of these, then the Democrat goes to the wall.

“ORPHANS’ HOME OF INDUSTRY.” – We have received a circular informing us that there is an institution in Iowa by the above name, that it commenced in 1854 without an acre of ground or a dime of money and that now it is regularly incorporated with a board of seven responsible trustees, has more than 500 acres of land, one-fifth good timber, 12 buildings paid for and stock, wagons, machinery, tools, etc. for the use of two establishments.  In the last eight years it has collected, received and disbursed in this charitable work more than $20,000, and received from Eastern cities and provide for 230 orphans of all ages.  It is proposed now to open an asylum to provide for the homeless orphans of deceased soldiers and as the funds are all exhausted, until the crops come in, the institution will have to depend upon the public for support.  Those who are disposed to aid a really meritorious object can do so by addressing C. C. Townsend, missionary, box 142 Iowa city.

JAIL STATISTICS. – Mr. Ackley, the jailor, has kindly furnished us some statistic relative to the prisoners confined in the county prison.  The statistics embrace a period of nine months, during which time 130 persons were incarcerated in that institution.  Of this number there are 88 Americans, 69 Irish, 15 Germans, 2 English, 2 Scotch, 2 French and 2 Canadians.  Two of the number were negroes.  Their religious preferences, what they had of the article, were divided as follows, Catholics, 76; Lutherans, 14; Methodists, 12; Presbyterians, 10; Infidels, 9; Baptists, 5; Episcopalians, 2, Millerite, 1; Universalist, 1.  Of the Irish, nearly all were put in for minor offenses; while those sent to Fort Madison were mostly Americans and Germans.

Just now, there is a lull in business at the jail, there being very few incarcerations, which Is always the case in the spring. – There also seems to be, both here and elsewhere, a great diminution in the amount of crime committed.  Fewer murders and robberies are reported than usual, while the misdemeanors, in this locality, are also on the decrease.  Whether this gratifying state of affairs is to be attributed to the general absorbing interest in the war, or to the probability that many of the professional criminals of the country have gone into the army, or to some other cause is an open question.

THE RIVER probably reached the highest point yesterday it will attain the present season.  The water reached the sidewalk on Front Street, above Perry, and came up Rock Island and Iowa streets nearly to Second.  The river road under and near the bridge is covered several inches.  Cellars all along Front street are flooded.  No serious damage, however, has occurred that we have heard of.  The rise lacked one or two inches of the great flood of 1859, and still more of that of 1851.  The stream was falling at last accounts all the way down.

RAILROAD SHIPMENTS. – The following are the shipments by railroad from this station last week; 2,552 brls. Flour, 8,000 bu. wheat, 3,00 bu. barley, 400 bush. corn, 4,000 bu. potatoes, 600 bu. onions, 1,000 brls meal, 40 tons bran, 712sks. Malt, 43,780 lbs. lard, 8,900 lbs. pork, 1,010 lbs butter, 9,170 lbs. hides, 70 live hogs.  Estimated value of shipments $22,300.

ACCIDENT. – Mr. Christian Snyder, a German, employed in the plow factory of Mr. Krum, met with a painful accident yesterday at the factory.  He was engaged at a circular saw, cutting some lumber, when a piece of wood about three feet long, and a couple of inches square, was caught by the saw and hurled towards him., striking him in the mouth, cutting his lips very much, and causing the blood to flow profusely.  He will be laid up for several days.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, May 6, 1862, p. 1

Artemus Ward!

Mr. CHAS. F. BROWNE,

(OF FANITY FAIR) has been engaged to deliver his celebrated monologue,

The Babes in the Wood,

AT METROPOLITAN HALL,

THURSDAY EVEING, MAY 8TH, 1862.

ADMISSION, 25 cents.  Doors open at 7 o’clock; lecture to commence at 8 o’clock.

CARD TO THE PUBLIC. – The association engaging Mr. Browne for his present series of lectures respectfully announce that this will be

Positively the only appearance of “Artemus” in this place.

may6d3t

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Tuesday Morning, May 6, 1862, p. 1

Local Matters

IF you want wall papers of the newest patterns, go to Plummer’s, No. 50 Brady st.  *tf

THE cheapest and largest stock of Dry goods in the State is to be found at Whisler’s.

LADIES will find some beautiful styles of gilt curtain cornices at Sickels’ hardware store.

GREAT EXPECTATIONS can be realized by calling at Plummer’s and buying some of those new styles of wall papers.  *tf

THE ATLANTIC MONTHLY, for May is a superb number, altogether superior to that of April.  We advise ever one to get it and mentally digest its contents.

DECORATE your dwellings with some of those recherché patterns of wall paper wihc can be seen only at Plummer’s, no. 50 Brady street.  *tf

“ARTEMUS WARD,” The veritable, lectured in Keokuk on Tuesday evening.  We hope he will extend his travels up the big river.

SOMETHING NEW in the way of wall paper is coming, and will be opened at Plummer’s No. 50 Brady street, in two or three days.  Look out for the finest patterns ever seen in this part of the country.  *tf

LANDLORDS, paper your houses with some of the beautiful paper hangings which can be found only at Plummer’s.  Then on rent day, instead of being met at the door with a broomstick, you will be greeted with pleasant smiles.  *tf

JUST RECEIVED at Farrand’s another large invoice of infants and misses’ Straw Goods.  Also, gents’ Hats and Caps of all grades and styles, for sale at low figures, at Corner 2d and Main streets.

SNOW IN OHIO. – A friend has received a letter from Warren county, Ohio, which states, that the latter part of last week there fell one of the deepest snows they have had there this spring.  Trees in leaf and in bloom were so completely covered that neither leaf nor blossom was to be seen.  Farmers were feeling very much discouraged.

W. B. SLOAN. – The papers throughout the State who have been advertising for this citizen of Chicago the last year, have begun to find out that he is one of the class of men who never pay the printer, and are publishing him accordingly.  He is an arrant quack and imposter, and so far as the press is concerned, – not the law, mind ye – has about run to the end of his tether.

DRY GOODS. – We direct attention to the advertisement of Mr. C. S. Whisler, in to-day’s paper.  He is one of the most systematic advertisers in the city, purchases for cash and sells for cash, and any one who wishes to get the worth of his or her money, should give him a call.  They will find every article in his line of business, and at the most reasonable prices.

THE MISSISSIPPI river is now emphatically the Father of Waters.  It is within six inches of being as high as the flood of last year and lacks but twenty-seven inches of the great flood of 1851, the highest known since 1828, before the town of Davenport had a being. – Report was received yesterday of a rise of five feet yet to come, which would be equivalent to about three feet additional here.  If we send to Cairo such a body of waters, unless the Ohio river falls very rapidly, that city will be completely submerged.

APPEARANCE DOCKET. -  Four hundred cases have been entered in the Appearance Docket, ant the Court House, with memoranda of each case.  In all cases hereafter commenced, this docket will be a complete history.  The book is gotten up in the usual good style of Luse, Lane & Co., and Mr. Jenson, of the Clerk’s office, has done the clerical portion of the work very creditably.

MARRIED.

In Davenport on Thursday, April 29th, by Rev. W. Windsor, Mr. WM. THOMPSON and Miss  SARAH F. DUNCAN.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, May 1, 1862, p. 1

Quite Right

We are informed that Mr. Artemus Ward has positively declined to exhibit his Children in the Wood at Barnum’s approaching Polyphlosboyandgiropanopticus, or Baby Show. – {Vanity Fair.

– Published in The Burlington Weekly Hawk-Eye, Burlington, Iowa, Saturday, May 24, 1862, p. 2