Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-07-29

saturday AFTERNOON, 20 see the opefetoo Of tne
buggy plos. whish sous pessos hes isventsd
for The uss Of lazy farmsrs. We cant ssy
that 1t il not valuable improvement.
| Dr.. KEITH.-On the second page will
Be found % interesting letter from the pen Of
DR.. wm. Keith. addressed 70 a. J. Preston.
Eeq. Of this city. The young soldier alluded
to - having besa wounded 10 the neck is Mr..
Pc brother in.lsw. From the tenor Of the
Doetors' letter. it would seem that be is Of the
Spisies that hsss = grsss lsek Of atseDtion
shown our gallant foldiers In Washington.
Think Of it-ia the-se Of mercy justice
and right-think Of soldiers vk0-.hsye been.
beaten back by the snemy-disorgsnizsd and
dsmoralized. struggling aroond the strests.
within stones throw Of the Presidential man
sion. begging for crumb Of bread to sppease
stark huogsr-s drink Of water 70 qusneh
psrching thirst. Think Of II. American sold.
isrs the objects Of street charity in Washing
ton ! shame! endless ehame and disgrace.
Contrast the action Of the President and his
Cabin with that Of the noble Washington.
See him at Valley Forge sharing his mess With
bic afflicted brothers in arms. The lowest
was not allowed to hunger when he had bread
the most miserable we're the immediate Oh.
jeets Of his asltsisuds. Warrington used his
personal msxns to comfort his men Mr.. Lin
coin builds an oriental barge to ape the ancient
Tycoons The C.binent than sirove to cheer
the patriotic soldiers. noe they loll 10 sfiuence
while hungry militia beg at their doors fer the
crumbs which tall from their loyal tables ,
Think Of il. people of Davenport, and ask
yourselves II there 10 not vengeance and retri.
button 10 store for such patriotism Shame
upon ~, that in Warrington the Sun Of hsa-
ven looks down upon q sight like that!
A TAR WEST AND WHAT WE Saw.
Having business to transact in Iowa City. We.
on Thursday morning. took passage upon the
y. 4 N. ksiisosd. and we're soon whirliDg
along through one Of the most beautiful and
fertile countries the sun ever shone upon. The
wheat crop between Davenport and Iowa City
- 'Os ss0 1soeS pow Sub ouo SocutSu OVTu 10
coming along finely. and promises = bountiful
yield. Arrived At the city. we took occasiou
to circulate around, and coon came across our
former fsllow-citixens. John g. Given and John
". VanHosen. editors Of the lste Democ, attic
Pssss. We alec made the acquaintance Of Hon.
Geo. W. CLARK, Mayor Of the city, and Wm.
Lee. E.q.. bookseller. and extensive dealer in
nsws matter, both sterling Democrats and
sound Union men. Like all other cities iu the
West. Iowa City is suffering greatly by the
distracted state Of things 10 this country. Her
business 10 prostrate. and her merchants ap-
pear to be doing very little, A partial relief
Is looked for when the new crop commences
coming in. Wo took dinner at the Crummy
House, the Democratic Headquarters, and q
very excellent hotel Having settled our bu
siness satitfactorily, and made the acouaint
snce Of several other capital gentlemen. We
took the cars for Wilton Junction. A shor,
time spent at the Junction and We started for
Muscatine. Business and business men il,
Muscstine wore more cheerful aspects than 10
We are induced to think, t at the business
men OF Muscatine as . general thing, are oret
ty sound. After . good supper at the E,che.
berger House. Of which our old fellow citizen
John Eichleberger. is proprietor, We crossed
over to Skiakls's splendid livery stable, which
from it's peculiar build is often taken for n
church. Here We met that prince of gentle.
men. L. .. Skinkle, E.q. who extended to ou,
party the freedom Of his fine stock of horses
aud carriages. A e.apla ~ fast tsans were
soon in harness. and under the guidance of
Mr. s.. We visited many scenes of beauty
around the city. Muscatins can boast of more
elegant private residences than any CITY west
Of Chicago Prominent among them is pal.
atial mansion now being erected by Mr.. Shan
non Of this city, for Geo. ". Stone, Esqr. It
ii. without doubt, the finest house in Iowa. We
visited the splendid places Of the Broe. Weed.
just in the subarbs Of the city. They have
section # land all under the highest possible
state Of cultivation, with residences, barns, out
buildings and conveniencea, all on the most
extensive scale. 1t would be impossible for
us to fully enumerate all the fine sights in and
around Muscstine, and we shall not make the
atts npt. Our visit will not soon be forgotten
and the hospitality and kindness Of her r,eople.
particularly Of Mr.. Skinkle and Mr.. Eics elher.
ger, viii remain in our memory for ell time,
We wish them both world Of good luck. A.
four o'clock p n, We started for "our town."
and arrived oil safe and sound 10 due season.
LECLAlRE CORRESPOND DENCE.