WANTED. – A journeyman tinner, at Geo. W. Smiley’s stove
store. None but a good workman need
apply.
PLOWING MATCH. – The plowing match of the Winfield Township
Agricultural Society comes off to-day on the farm of Mr. Irving Quinn, Long
Grove.
EVERGREENS. – D. F. Kinsey, of Black Hawk Nursery, Rock
Island, has the finest lot of evergreens in the West. Citizens of Davenport are requested to call
and examine his stock.
GODEY’S LADY’S BOOK. – The June number of this fashionable
monthly is already received, and as usual is beautifully illustrated and teems
with good things for the ladies. It may
be had at the bookstores.
MASONIC. – At a meeting of Davenport Lodge No. 37 at A. F.
and A. M., held last Monday evening, the following officers were elected for
the ensuing year: O. H. Watson, W. M.; W. F. Kidder, S. W.; F. H. Griggs, J. W.; Geo. H. French, Treas.;
Fred. Koops, Sec’y; J. W. Jamison, S. D.; J. M. Dunn, J. D.
A NUISANCE. – A number of defunct cavalry horses were buried
a few days ago near the Fair Ground under the direction of military
authorities. The work was not properly
done, however, the bodies not being fully covered. The effluvia in the neighborhood is
consequently very rank, and calls for remedial action.
THE DAILY ARGUS is the title of the new Democratic paper
established at Burlington, the first number of which appeared on Monday
last. It is of the Mahony stripe of
politics and well calculated to stir up the dirty waters of pro-slaveryism in
the loyal county of Des Moines.
THE best assortment and the best qualities of dry goods in
the city can be found at Wadsworth’s.
His stock of dress goods, shawls, raglans and sacques is complete and
any lady wishing the latest styles at low prices should not fail to call and
examine his stock. dw*
CROPS. – The reports from the country speak very favorably
of the growing crops. The season, though
rather late, has been excellent since it began.
The few showers have been very opportune, and everything now seems to
promise abundant harvests to reward the farmer’s toil.
NEW GOODS. – Mrs. McCullough has just received per express
new straw goods, in different styles, checked silks, and new designs in
ribbons. Ladies desiring the latest
styles, and first class goods, would do well to examine her stock. She buys and sells exclusively for cash, and
can therefore afford to offer superior advantages to purchasers. *
INDIANS. – A couple of Indians, of the Musquawka tribe, have
recently arrived in town from the West.
One of them is sadly crippled, having had both feet frozen off; he walks
on his knees. Such an object commends itself
to the charity of spectators, and many a hand, as he passes by, dives into the
pocket-book in search of something to help the poor fellow along.
HAINES’ HARVESTERS. – We call attention to the advertisement
of Hanes’ Harvester in to-day’s paper.
This machine is rising in popular favor, and seems destined to continue
to do so. Mr. Cook, its general western
agent, is a shrewd, intelligent, straightforward business man, and one, we
should think, who will adhere to whatever he says, and fulfill all he promises.
FIFTH WARD ELECTION. – It should not be forgotten that an
alderman is to be elected in the Fifth Ward next Saturday, to fill the place
vacated by Ald. LeClaire. It is about
time to bring out the candidates, so that the people may be fully advised of
their qualifications before voting. Let
the best man in the ward be selected, or both parties unite on some good man as
a candidate.
AN UGLY CUSTOMER. – An Irishman, whose family name seems to
be lost in antiquity, but who is commonly called “Billy, the mule,” was
arrested by officer Brown, yesterday morning, and brought down to jail from his
house on Perry street, above the Fair Grounds.
This Billy, if all accounts are true, ought to have received the
attention of the authorities some time ago.
When under the influence of liquor, it appears he blockades the road by
his house, and undertakes to prevent the public from using it. One day last week, as a drayman was driving
by, Billy ranged his own horse and dray across the street, so that the other
could not pass. The latter got down, and
taking Billy’s horse by the head, backed him out of the road. Billy then seized a shovel, and struck at the
other drayman, who used his whip in return.
Monday evening, a young colored man, in the employ of Mr. Preston, went
that way looking for cows, when Billy made him turn his horse’s head, and go
around through a mud hole. Returning
subsequently with the cattle, he had to come by Billy’s a second time, when a
fight ensued between that worthy and the sable gentleman, in which the latter
dealt his opponent some pretty hard blows with the butt end of the whip. The neighbors finally separated them. Complaint was made yesterday morning against
Billy, and a warrant issued for his apprehension. He was accordingly arrested, though not
without resistance by himself and wife, and was brought to jail on a dray. Billy seems to be a mortal enemy to “niggers,”
and has notified some of the residents on the bluff, who have colored men in
their employ, that they must keep them out of his reach. From what we can learn of him, he seems to be
a perfect terror to the neighbors around when intoxicated. A little wholesome punishment will do him no
harm.
A TRIUMPH OF CHEMISTRY. – Notwithstanding the prevalent
opinion that common Saleratus was poisonous, and mischievous in its effect upon
the human system, it continued to be used because there was no substitute known. The poisonous properties were not, however,
essential, and starting upon this basis, Mr. DeLand applied himself to the
discovery of a process to produce a pure article. His researches were not confined to this
country, but extended to Europe, and were eminently successful. It was a glorious triumph of Chemistry, when
the pure Chemical Saleratus was produced, and made gland thousands who were
justly afraid to use the article commonly in use. The Chemical Saleratus makes pure, light, and
wholesome bread, and it is made only by D. B. DeLand & Co., at Fairport, Monroe
county, N. Y. Sold by them at wholesale,
and by respectable dealers everywhere in this country. For sale by wholesale grocers in
Chicago. dw*
THE DOG LAW. – The Town Clerk has been at his office for the
last three days attending to the registry of dogs, under the new law. – So far,
about seventy dogs have been registered as worthy of preservation. Two days more are allowed to their owners to
get all the dogs paid for: thereafter, no canine animal’s life is safe. Those who want to keep their dogs had better
pay up promptly, for there will be a determined effort to enforce this law, as
it is what the interests of the State have long imperatively demanded.
– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette,
Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday Morning, May 14, 1862, p. 1
