Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-07-06

TIE FouRra AT MvsCATIHE.-W
went down TO Auseatiss 90 the Fourth. We
rad got sick Of the stale. played out towr Of
Dsvsupsrt.-wantcdt 10 see something uev .snd
aavs . pleasant steamboat ride. To accom- :
riish the latter portion Of the programme. IL
oIly nseeasarysto get aboard Of the Kate
OAsssl. make the acquaintance OF C.p.sin
, DAVIS asd his clerk. Is + Williams. and ysu
aaa have ast - much amusement - you
please. The Kate wss our medium Of con-
vsysnes. and ws recommend her to oil who wish
to take pleasure excursion. Captain Davis
knows iust how TO plssss every body. and
Clark Williams ia courteous, Ob,ging aud
coed looking fellow Is ever ornsmsnted the
thcs Of . stssmboat. The Kate had aboard
ever . hundred sxeursoniss from New Bos
vn. ILL.,. who made Davenport the terminus
u their tour. IL vas neatly noon before the
beat got away from this porl--bn, after ono.
,stinI in motion. We found ourselves In the
midst Of = delightful brsszs--msking the trip
sxcsedingly agreeable. notwithstanding that
.he atmosphere WAS At almost boiling heat Oh
and
Daring tho hot weather Of mid summer 10
he time TO take = ride on the Mississippi-
when the rising biuiis ara map,lsd with green
foliage, their jut,tng orags. oeeasionsly ap-
gearing. almost Invisible from overhanglng
shrubs aud vines seem lise the balconies oi
castles halt concealed in ivy; ; while III. isl.
.nds appear ike emerald gems carved IN
the bosom OF placid lato. concealed with
naught Tut natures robe--msds up OF her
Mid, ioviiest Embellishments waving 10
and fro. apparently. Ne II to eatoh . glinpsa Of
he water rejecting their images
On arriving ut Muscatine we found that tho
sitis-ns Of that locality had turned out In i'm
,nsnss numbers to cssbrste the s7th Annivtr-
-.ry. We did not exactly approve d their a,yle
Of doing it, howevsr--it was not ut all be
coming or patriotic for suoh sn occasion. Par
nrsnship and opposition were the leading fea
lures Of the day. The Democrats and Repub-
Jeans divided into two bodies. end maintain
cd aiuoh an entire exclus,v eness throughout
ne 0ay. me eIOrmef-neeetnDteo ~ the FAn
Gronnds. about Two miles lrsn the eity-Lsda
rnssted OK and other etssterss necessary for
. grand dinner. were eloqusntly addressed b
Judge Macon. and largely cut numbered tho
,.tter, who celebrated In Q grove about hall
niis from the city, and we're addre ssd by
Judge Dillon Of Davenport. and O'Bri.b. o. OH.
oago. In the evening was . splendid displsy
sf fre- works. which attracted the attention OF
a large crowd OF people Tor nearly two hours.
There 10 one important lsct which all
,uangsrs visitiGe Muscatine should scqusin,
thems.i ivss With, and that 10 what hotel they
should stop at. II they wish to find QUE OF
the best Kept houses in Iowa. the OsIlyio !,
sns u ject of their tursuit-the only popular
,ae In that city. Oar former fellow ciiir "a
2 J. GIiiett. runs the institution, and in the
sstin alton OF his gussts. dos great credit 10
ms position. john N. jack attends TO the
donors Of The oifos With msoh efficiency and
.ttsn,ioD. and 10 as good . fsllsw as eve,
threw himself outside Of lemonade.
Al . late hour the jennie Whippls arrived
ro~ie for Dsvsnpof,, upon which We Iook
cur passage for home,