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.
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