Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-27

| DEAru OF JAxgs MAcKlNT0sa, ESQ.
Saturday, Mr.. Chss. e. Ps.naa received .
di.psteb from Mc0regor. communicating The
SD intelligence that one II the oldest and
most respected Of the early settlers Of Scott
eounty-James Msckintosh. E,q.-hsd jost ex-
oired. and that bic remaios would be forward.
Cd 90 - 10 arrive here Sunday evening or
| Monday morning. A few years since. M.
/ Mackins osh Vas one Of the largest property
holders In Davenport. With characteristics
| p,lde and liberslity, he expended large sums
Of money in improving this property. which.
but for the crash Of Il 57-s. would haze made
| him one Of the we,thiest men 10 the STATE
| lie ba,tled maofully TO meet the heavy drsins
| upon his treasury, bu. the great depreciation
in property, and the difficulty in dispoaing OF
il. compelled him TO succumb, and he again
had to commence the world anew, this time
10 the vicinity of McGregor. OF the past his
! tory Of Mr.. Msckint ,sh, We are more fully in-
fs,med from his biography. published some
yea-s since. in Davenport Past and Present.
| james Mackiutosh was . native Of Dundee,
| \
notes his origin from ore of the Oldest. and
| one Of the most powerful Highland Clans
| whose blood has been shed for Scotland, H.
| every battle field, from the invasion Of the
Romans to the battle Of Culioden. Almost
destroyed in their efforts for tue restoration Of
| the Stuarts, 10 l7l6, they composed . largo
p,rtion of the invading army 10 England. and
the last to abandon the cause-fghting the
| last battle.
Wheo about e ght years Of age. the subject
Of this memoir lost his grandfather, the sol
| disr Of Colloden, aEd coon after. his mother,
which. in come measure, broke up the family.
1t was then decided to emigratet America,
and his father. 4 carpenter, by unremitting in
dsstry for q number OF years. accumulated
enough for that purpose His son James Jo-
ing his part during this period, laboring in Q
fax factory from twelve TO fifteen hours per
day for FIVE years, TO attain the de.ii ed ol jrct
Thev arrived in Moetreal in Ssptemh her, 1917.
Io the Spring folio sing, Mf Macintosh es.
lected the trade Of book seller and book
binder, which was the first opportunity he
had Of acquiring an education. He bad Ia.
bored from early boyhood. having little time
for study, in order to come TO the l Unlted
States which had always been his great oh.
ject He traveisd eome years in the Middle
and Southern States. Came West in 1923. and
Carried on book 4bindery in Cincinnati in
1890. 81. but finding it urprof able, sold cut
vent to Iodianapol and bound the Code
OF Indiana for l,3l Romantic and adven
suf cue. he then attached hin self to he Or.
esea Expedition. then organizing In Boston.
After spending q great deal Of tme and
money. meeting with many adventures and
narrow e scapes. Mr. Mackintosh gave up the
ent.rrsies for the time. and settled in Nssh.
vile. y here he remained several years. In
the falt .d 1885 he etarted to travel through
Illinois on horseback. He lnade his way TO
Warsaw. where he crossed the Mississippi 10
the night . Kaokuk, carrying his saddle and
portnantea., on hie back. After spending the
night with gay party q hslf-bl eeds. French
traders, Indi .Es, Americana etc. our traveller
proceeded to Montrose, from there - Fort
Madison, and then to Burlington. working
up the river he arrived at franks Claim,
below Rockingh am. wh. ch he purchased.
Starting next morning .,efors breakfast. he
came in eight Of Fort Armstrong. AT sunrise
the flag went up. the morning gnn fired. and
the drums beat tho air was cold and bracrg.
and the beautiful pano ramic view that opened
on the travellers sight, was exciting. He had
travelled In various clmes, a I'd seen many fair
lands. but new er had been SO nraptured as On
that morning; although in mid winter, 1t new
er looked SO well az then. He exclaimed
"this lie the place have looked fnr, here will
set my stake" He partock Of an excellent
breskfas. with Antoine LeClsire. y DO accom-
panied him owe T to the Fort, and in noduced
him to keokuk and other Indian Chic ., Who
all gave him a warm invitation to thei vii
lage. But Tin pressed, and there was st' u =
lonesome journey to perform to Michigan, "a
after spsnd,ng . week or two with bis broth :
er. aud making arrangements for both to To-
cate at Davenport. he returned to bic future
home.
OF the many interesting incidents 10 the
frontier If. Of Mr.. Macintosh We have not
room to speak. de was ons Of the fret pro
pristors OF the town Of Daveu, ort. was for
some years Territorial and State Binder fer
Iowa, tht firs' pubic binder Ior Miuneeo.a, snd
established the first book bind.ry in Daven-
port Mr. Mac ckintosh vas about fifty.s,eht
years If age, a YER, social man, fond OF anec-
dotes. which he told or listened to vi,h beartv
good humor.
The old settle RS Of Scott county are requested
to meet ~ Judge Grants office this MONDAY VI
morning at 9 o'clock, 10 make srrangemen .
for the fun. raj.
CARERS ZoUAvE SrsrERs.-This ad.
mirsble troupe Of performers gave their last
exhibition in orr city Saturday evening. Du
ring their tsrsy with ~ they played to good
houses. but not near as good 90 the excellence
Of their performance really merits To draw
any Distinction between the young girls would
not be right. In their dancing and singing.
and in thsir z,uavs drill. they cannot be ex.
cellsd in America. To our brothers Of the
Press In other cities We cordially recommend
Mr.. Carte, and his ASSOCIATED. They are oil
gentlemen in every sense Of the word Ap.
preciasng the power Of printing ink. they
spread IL literally, and are not only pleased.
but anxious to pay for it-sn exceutrici.y not
| always obeervable In exhibitions travslise in
| this section. We wish them much euceess in