Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-22
TRIP TO IOWA CITY.

right pleasant trip is ride to Iowa City
| and back; not 80 long as to become TEDIOUS,
| nor yet so short as to be uninteresting. The
country through which the N d NJ. railroad
passes, is a constan, source of wonder and
admiration-e pecially at this time Of the
year, when the vast rolling prairies on either
side as far as the eye can reach, are dotted
over with myriad stacks of olJen sheaves, ,r
overspread with noble fields of rustling
pening corn.
The towns and villages which have sprung
a along the lin, likewise an interest g
thriving town, and bids fair to outstrp all
the rest. There we observed the graded ira elk
of the Upton d Wilton R R. The Upton
people, relying upon the promises of the s,lid
men of Muscatine, pitch "a into this road and
nearly completed the grading many months
ago, but the Muscatiuers begGning to believe
what we told them was true that is, that he
road when completed would be OF more advan-
tags to Davenport than to Muscatin. and con-
sequently they dried up-w .thheld their aid
entirely. Whether the road will be passed
back to raw prairie. or built by Davenport in
faence, remains to be seen. Muscatine has
dropped it like hot potato.~---->
AT Iowa City We soon found ourselves in
good company. The city appeared lively-a
large number of tears loaded with wheat
were passing through the streets or standing
about the outside Of the University Square
The grain trade at this point is very good
From away out in Iowa and Poweshiek coun-
ties-thrty. forty and fifty miles away-falm
ers come to find market. This, however,
will not be the when the trains commence
running on the extension. Though consid-
City is soon to leave her, We consider her des-
tiny as being cheering In the language oil
Dick Sylvester, Iowa City is to become the
grand E luc4tiona center of Iowa she is TO
be to Iowa what the Autocrat of the atlantic
claims tn 1t Bos. .ou Is to the United States-the
Literary hub. 1t may be So Speaking Of
Mr.. Sylvester puts Us in mind that he is agaiu
firmly launched upon the broad. boisterous sea
of 1oliticsl journalism. The State P,ess has
come FORTH but to meet with great euccess
The traitorous conduct Of the Reporter will
prove the salvation of the Democratic party
in johnson county this year. l. has formed q
division in the Republican ranks feelings of
salousy hatred contemot end revenge have
arisen in the breast, of the Republican pa. ty
there since the advent Of a seco1 organ Th.
result is certain to be this: complete Demo
cratic victory, and the certain death of the
reporter Office. True it has carried awav the
county tax list from the Office to which it oi
right belonged, but the manner in which 4
was obtained will never be endorsed bv the
Republicans Of Johnson county. 1t will but
react upon the Reporter. and be the cause Of
it's ruin. Though its propr etor boasts public
ly that w. Penn Clark has told him ito always
call on him when he wants money" We cannot
see any ho,,e for him or his office.
The Demo :racy of johnson are as sure Of
carrying that county as that election day will
come. Already has the State Press got
greater circulation 10 johnson county than the
Reporter had when its proprietor sold himself
to the Republicans for the tax list. This s
significant and enco 7raging. The Republicans
are making mighty Efforts. but their cause in
Johnson county is no oeless.