Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-25

NJ il NEY1 DIRK, ~, 1901.
n excite leo. fo'l iog the arrival
|'of q illu ious visit = from the land
Of paper pocket hao1kerchisf., "happy
dispatches" and numerous other novel;
ties, has somewhat diminished, although
japanese lager beer, eocktaiIs sod miut
jnieps are still in great demand AID COO
sumcd with usual gusto. The Gotham
ties have behaved very quietly shd Or
derly, indeed l doubt whether any city
in the world could have produced .
populace, 80 large and yet 30 orderly, as
that which greeted here the arrival Of
the Japanese. The Battery was crowd
ed with soldiers and spectators, the win
dows Of every building in broadway,
where the procession was to pass, we're
filed with ladies' Of formidable d'men-
sions, the trees 10 City Hall Park we're
black with the forms and faces Of juven-
lie news vendors and boot blacks, each
lamp post was mounted by some adven-
turous seller of peanuts, while fags
waved from every house, and innumers'
bic handkerchiefs from the hands OF the
women.
had very good view of the strang-
crs. and If their faces had only been a
little mutilated and painted 10 the fash
ion of Pawnee or Sioux, and their
black gowns exchanged for worn out
blankets, should have taken them for
Simon pure Indians. The chief Am
bassadors, especially, have all the d'gni-
ty in bearing so conspicuous in the
braves Of many Indian tribes; aud there
Is very little in their features and form
Of head to prove their connection with
the other great races Of Asia. Their
stature, however, is diminuliyc, lidi,u-
lousy SO when compared with that Of
the military surrounding them. Not a
look, not gesture Of surprise escaped
them during the whole triumphal process
sion; they acted altogether like the
most well bred gentlemen. Not SO,
however, with their retinue. The doc
tors, with their shaver heads, the SER
wants, and above all Tommy-Tommy,
the great, the petted, the fayorite. the
hero Of the ladies, the gentleman Of da-
guerreotypc propeusities, crinoliue pro-
pensi,ies, champagne propensities. Alas
for the lash Tommy was evidently
high, elated; he bowed, kissed his
hands, laughed, caught boquets and
threw them back again. U, Tommy,
Tommy! Young America will yet be
your ruin.
In the evening there was grand SER
enade at their hotel, the Metropolitan,
and the streets were crowded till after
midnight with enthusiastic spectators,
men, women, children and babies Of ev-
cry size. Since then they have been
compar atively unmolested, only going
out to buy b ook., jewelry, &c, and take
notes of everything that appears curious
to them.
Yesterday and to-day over 1000 Of
German emig-ants were landed at Cas-
tie Garden, and all report very heavy
emigration for the Fall months. This is
indeed cheering news, for most of them
go to the Western States, where their
arrival will give new impetus to all
works and tend to alIay the discourage,
ment under which the people there seem
to labor.
hear that you are agitating the sub.
ject Of manufactures in your city, and
am firmly persuaded that this is step in
the right direction. The immense coal
districts Of Iowa and her position be.
tween the two largest rivers Of the
world qualify her eminently for these
purposes, whilst it will in large degree
tend to balance more effectually the pro.
ducing with the consuming classes.
Your Emigration Agency here is do.
ing good work. Inquiries pour in from
all parts Of the country for information
about Iowa, aud everything augurs a
large emigration for Iowa from the East.
eru States no less than from Europe.
1t is to be hoped that this will soon
make your beautiful State as prospe rous
again as she was before the panic Of
1857. X.
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