Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-19


stranger here, and will give you two dol
lars"
IL will. 1t was your hat"
Satisfied, he struck bee line for Far
rand's, No. II West Second street. where he
purchased one Of his splsndid fabrics. and
during his stay, was unmolested by the pet
ty scoundrels who live by fleeing the green
ones from the rural districts.
DAVENPORT AND CEDAR VALLEY
RAnRoAD-Agreeable to adjournment the
Directors Of the Dapenport and Cedar Val.
ley Railroad, met at the office Of George L.
Davenport. Esq, or Friday the 18th iustant
at o'clock p. IN.
There were present. Messrs. Higgins.
President), Davenport.l Mackintosh and
Parker.
The minutes of the last meeting were
read and approved.
The President and one of the Directors,
(Mr. Parker) laid before the Board some in
teresting statements. resulting from their
observations during a recent trip to Cedar
Rapids by way Of the Cedar Valley route.
exclusively illustrating the great necessity
as well as the feasibility of constructing the
link by which Cedar Rapids can be
reached.
The Board then made some further ar.
rangements respecting the prosecution of
preliminary survey and adjourned to meet
again on Friday the oath inst, at 5 o'clock
p. IN. DAVID HIGGINS, Pres,
Tn. J SAUNDERS. see'y.
EXHIBITION OF THE SCOrT COUNTY
HORTICULTURAL SoCIErY-This exhibition
the first ever held by the Society, took
place yesterday afternoon. at the Metro
politan Hall. The quantity Of specimen 9
far exceeded our expectations. while the
quality was of higher standard than we
had any idea could be found in Scott Coun
ty. The flowss-bouqnets were particular
ly beautiful the specimens Of awberries
we're magnificent samples of cherries, cur
rents, geos5erries, DC. were beyond COM
parison. The productions Of the kitchen
garden were most excellent. There were
many beautiful ladies present, who among
the sweet flowers looked more beautiful
than ever.
The following is list of specimens exhib.
tied, together with names of exhibitors
W. j. Nickolls.-Onions, Pie Plant caul-
lifiowers; peas, .turnips. radishes. beets. and
parsnips-all very nice
II. j. Gawner,-peas onions. pie-plant.
G. L. Carmsn,--large lettuce.
VIM. McCullough,-whites spinach, white
radish, pie plant.
L. Hansen,-kidney potatoes.
Fritz Barose, kidney potatoes very fine
also mint.
John Atkins, lettuce.
Geo. Goodwin, cap lettuce, butter lettuce
radish, and onions
Geo. II. French. turnip beets.
L.'Herschl, large cornl lettuce.
John Lambert. Cohooa Pie Plant
j. McCosh, & very nice.
II. s. Finley. cabbages. head lettuce, on
lens, rsdishes. evergreens, &c.
JIM. Eldridge, early May cherries. OK
heart cherries.
Wm. Mccullough. pictures.
James Means, lima beans. large English
gooseberies.
Geo. Goodwin. Houghton gooseberries,
red grape currants.
DIR. Thistle, cherries.
Us. Woodward, large goos.berries.
J. w. Evans, cherries-esrly Richmond,
Belle de Choicy. May Duke.
P. Merwin, wax plant, (carnation pink
II. Lambach, English flowers, myrtle.
p. Compere, Merriam Oleander, cslls.
fuchsia, s varieties Hydrangeahow. large
new petunia, new polar geranium, &c., &c.
s. Burnell. large boqust.
Mrs. s. S. Gillett, =" ::
John Atkin, pink boquets
+. Ochs, a large collection of flowers-l
boquet of 100 flowers, sensation plant.
3. B. Woodward, rose boquet. casters.
A. Sanders, 2 vases rose b0quets, dshlias,
honey-suckles. dc.
W.. Nichols. boquet, lady slippers.
Mrs. J. H. James, rose b0Quet.
Dr. z. j. Fountain, handsome boquet
N. Morehouse,
Mise Minnie, large rose boquet, very pref.
ty.
Miss N. Davenport. boquet-rose and &C.
ranium.
Mrs W. H. Hildreth. 2 large bequsts.
Mrs. G. Leslie, 2 rose boquets.
Mrs. Edwin Smith, rose boquets. pinks,
flowers. dc.
John Evans. roses. honey suckles. pan.
sies, DC.
MrA G. 8. Ellis. boquets. roses. psnsies.
carnations, Wild fiowsrs. strawberries, (Wil-
son 4 Albany goossbsrries, DC.
Mrs. N. A. Codding. cage Of 20 canary
birds.
Miss N. Davenport. 3 pieturss-cross and
boquet.
Mrs. j. D. Harris, bowl large goossber.
ries, A boquets, rose. flag and lilly. earna.
ton, cherries, DC large and fine.
Mrs. Buckwalter, six small bouqueta.
Mrs. Temple. two large vases bouquets.
small flowers dc.
Peck 4 Stanfield, box Strawberries
Geo. l. Nickolls, box Iowa profile straw
berries
q. s. Ells, Wilssu Albany Strawberries.
John Atkins. Peabody / Iowa, StRswbsr.
ries.
P. Compsre, ,Hovsy seeding straw berries.
Geo, Coed win, Peabody : Hovsy
q. 8. Finley, Iowa, black rursn. crimson
core, early scarlet, Peabody strawbsrrieA
Dr.. Olshaussn, Iowa strswbsrsiss. large
oleander.
DR.. Brown, 0sossee stsawbsrry
I'M. D. Burrows, Peabody, Hovsy. Long.
worth. and NaaAvoy straVbsrtisA
DE-. Mckinney (Rosk lsland) sosss, shu.
barb. pie plsot. native vine:
1 n - Wfa.kt,sapm r lkA AwfpA 1kskA.