Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-03-31
WENT IS.-A gentleman came


around picking locks the other day. We be.
isve his name 10 Sargent. He had heard that .
new bank had been erected In Davenport. so he
came around to sec what facilities there were
Tor getting into the vault. Now IN building the
State Bank most extsaordi dioarypains were taken
to make . vault that would defy the most per.
ssvsring and cunning burglar alive. la-
nssss bouldsrs dowsllsd togthsr With iron form
!ss foundation: Oh oil sidss and above the
massive iron safe IL hemmed In With great
considered imprsgnable, and may be IL vas.
except one vay-by the door. Well. Mr.
Lock picker thought that he could show the
bank that their safe. though very good indeed.
could be entered very easily. and that he wa.
the individual to do the job. He was shown
the splendid lock with which the massive
vault door Was decorated. l: Was fUs piece
Of machinery with more than . million COM
binations. only one Of which would serve TO
open it, Most people don't care much about
taking chances 10 . scheme where there 10 but
ons chance 10 several millions. The chances
are altogether too few for encouragement.
But the gentleman had reputation st stake and
the sale Of new lock In view. so be obtained
permission to display his talent upon tho loot
Aforesaid. He fingered the circles for while
In . very sagaoions Misunderstanding this oss
. click ahead, and smother back With credit
able perseverance,. The .ieklish sensation tha.
the risibilities Of ths officers and
attaches Of the inslitution may be imagined.
They were perfectly ready TO make afirma.
tion that the ertsrrrising gentleman whose
back was turned towards them. was making
very foolish investment Of his precious time
But he kept on turning forward and back. try.
ing the knob ana changing base, until, behold.
the bolts fly back with dull sound and the
door Of the invulnsrabls vsut swipgs back
upon its hinges before the sstonished crowd
The result was that . new lock was ordered
The State Bank people are not willing TO trus,
any lock that can thus be opened by . person
uot having the combination letters In his pos
session. The new one will make the yAnlt
perfect.
SaIRLDs' WooLEN FAcToRY.-Our
enterpri.inE fellow citizen. Joseph Shisldr.
Esq has commenced the necessary steps to-
wArds erecting and putting 10 operation .
wooden factory in this city. He has purchas-
ed the Havilsnd Hay Prsss building, above
Rsnwiek't saw mill. - . basic Of operations
This building 10 Is feet front by so feet deep
10 this he will build an addition Of soms
depth BY As feet front. The addition will BE-
built Of stone aud brick. and will contain the
machinery. The building nov on the ground
will be used for 90 office and stors room for
vool aud cloth. The wcrk will be commenced
right away. Mr.. Shields starts East next
week 80 purchase machinery. At first the will
put in bu, one set Of machnery-comprising
six looms. one Ispinning jack with 24o spin.
dies and . csrdipg machine. The capacity OF
this N machinery will bs about twenty FIVE yd..
to saon loom per day. or an aggregate Of one
hu ndred and fifty yards. He intends to have
the cardiug machine in operation by the frat
Of June. when he will be ready to do the Gus.
tom work for the country round about. II the
enterprise meets with success he will erect ad
ditional buildings and run more machinery
1t will require an invss,ment Of about &c.
600.
Thi. place has long been 10 want Of man
afae,ery Of this kind. Sheep growing and
wool raising 10 rapidly developing in this sec.
tion. though there has been enough wool
- (,r IL a. IN
feed manufActory Of this kind. This will
bs the beginning Of much manufacturing en-.
tsrprse in our city. The raw material grown
in Iowa should be manufactured here. thus
saving heights and per cents Of various kinds
that accumulate upon goods Of Eastern man
ufacture.
Posr McCLELLAN.-The visitor to
this camp can ind nothing that does not
The best management and proves Capt. Littlsr
to be most valuable public servant. Neat.
nsss and good order prevail evsrywhsrs The
barrack. are slsAn and respectable in appear
ance, showing that officers and men vie with
each other to make tidy, healthy. and home
like institution. The hospital accoum odations
are a. they should bs-s pattern for neatnsss
and cleanliness. The sick lind themselves in .
pleasant place. with wsrm, clean rooms and
beds. and attended by . skillful phy sieian and
pursss. In fact It 10 nearer Ike the comforts
Of home than the military hospitals that one
usually sees. The grounds are kept in the
peatsst ordsr-Are swept clean - often ~ nee
esssry. and present to The visitor q sight that
speaks off pleasant life and . eomfor,sbls
home. We accord large share Of prsiss to
Capt. Littler. but much 10 also due 10 other
ofiiesrs-alse the stewards and privates there
Iocatad All Who stav there eeem TO take