Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-04-17

tue toil ana Climate Will permit tI IL. III II
said that the cultivation OF Chinese sugar cane
10 THE State lest season saved cur people one
million Of dolars. Ii the carelsss, experiment
tai cultivation ol this cane has saved the peo.
Pile OF Iowa . million Of dollars the past y ear,
~hat may be saved by a Systematic cultivation
OF that aud many other products which the
coll is capsule Off Our farmers mus, not be
content with the routine Of a wheat and corn
crop, wnh a email patch Of oats and little
barley. They must learn o little hook farm
Ing as " ell as the old traditional method. Ma
nuripg. variation and rotation OF crops. draining
ditchng, the use OF modern inyentious. aLd
the application Of scientific dscov eries, niue,
all be learned by them before We can hope
to fully develop the resources OF Iowa. anu
chow how rich a mine Of wealth We own In cur
praiIies Aud when the iron horse shall career
over these prAiries from the Mississippi to the
Missouri. and with every bound aud curvette.
spread wealth and plenty, breathing = shower
Of gold upon Llll aud dale. as laden with our
rich produce he dashes from West to East,
through our vssl State. and ON TO the Atlantic
ocean, our husbandmen will see the port
anoe of following out our suggestions. that they
may keep pace With their sas,ern neig ghbotf.
ARRIVAL OF THE DAvrSroar.-There
was quite a sensation on tho lsvse yesterday
afternoon. occasioned ty tho presence Of the
new and magnificent side wheel steamer DA-
# RAT ~
lard, is Captain. and DIV, DAwley of LeCisire.
is Clerk She was TO have been hero OF
Wednesday morning. but owing TO nearly two
days deten.l n Oh the Lower Ripids. the
watching were not relieved until about tive
o'clock lsst evening. when che was sighted OIL
The bend Of the island below town, and the
signal gun fired to warn our ciiizsns Of her
touched our wharf the booming Of cannon
was kept up at short intervsls. Strasser's bras.
band discoursei joyous music, cheer Aftsr
cheer rent the air, snG everything cast
an infrercs that .be was a welcome visitor -
She came up to our landing In splendid style.
The next thing In order came the flag pre-
.en,at,on. Through the generosity OF few
Of our citizens. and because this elegant craft
was christened after our city,
magnificent stand Of ooors had been often up
TO oe presented to her on ber fret arrival. Il
consisted Of four pieces Of bunting the stars
and stripes. Of regulation size. mn .nsign. on
t.h 4 h. q ) ka ND
two wheel houss flags. with the name Of tb.
line inscribed.
The presentation speech was made by
Judg. Grant. in which he com plmented Capt.
the best fortune in all her commercial enter
rrisss. Capt Buford mode happy response
10 which he thank ed the people OF Davenport
for the handsome present. The A,gs wee
/ be breeze amid loud cheering.
The Davenport 10 203 feet Ia length, "a
feet inches in breadth and 8 feet inches IN
depth Of hold. She is supplied with boil.rs
hues iu each. Her cylinder Ia 2G iIchss IN
diameter. with 6l2 feet stroke wheels 20
feet in diameter, wnh 10 feet bnekds. Str
possesses an immense carrying capacity. ard
che is Of easy model. and promises 10 be
speedy. She draws but about % inches oil
water. The hull is of good length. Lult oi
heavy timbers aud substantially put together
The decks are roomy,snd the passages leading
all around and through the boat are wide. lie
facilities for ventilation and cleanliness are
unsurpassed.
The Davenport is furnished with all the
modern Improvements aud machinery OF tn.
6py, and all appointments pertaining TO this
craft bear An air II p.rmsn.ley, aud. We
should Judge, would rot be compelled 10 60
on the ways every other trip for rspsirs She
IN es all the steam che can work This de
par,m.Lt Of the machinery executes itsre
quiremen /. to perfection. Her guar Dc sgeirs,
FIRE are ss near perfect as possible water can
be thrown over the boat by means Of steam
attachments.
The ofiics 10 q decided Improvement over
any We have seen on the upper trade. The
bar 10 richly decorated with ell the eommodi
ties necessary for that institution.
The boat contains 80 large state rooms
The cabin 10 most tsstefuiiy furnished. Tn.
s,is,. carpets. cbsirs. tables. etc. are Of the
best quality. The lsdie.' cabin Is elegant
furnished with marble top tables. bureaus,
a fius LiaDo. uirrors, and 10 covered With the
finest texture OF carpets.
Immediately aft the cabin 10 q nursery. and
recess. " hich is great luxury TO iamiiiss y no
travel by boat. The pantry oui6. is Of the
rigbtest and most expensive wares.
The Davenport was built at Pit,sburg-ihe
hull by Captain Ben. Cour.in machinery, by
james Resse. csbio, by I.ase GulI.tt. She left
that point for the Upper Missis.ippi on the
lst day Of April, with about 700 tons fregh,
She was built by the Northern Line Packet