Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-10-16

i - oAoo hOV ~ US vCos , o8V
this blsesed nerning ws isspsd the, Ar.t
number n the DssocaAr, and today we is
sue the 6rst number Of the eleventh volume.
Thisis our tsnth birthday, editorially speak
ing. We have served ten years - editor
and publisher have been through the mill
and invested largely in wholesome expe.
rienee. We have used up much ink in that
tine-some Of which washed out and some
Of which didn't We have been engaged in
many skismishes-not few reconnoisances
divers pitched battles. Sometimes when
10 met the enemy We were his, and then
again he WA ours. 6emstimss applauded,
sometimes censufed sometimes making
friends. sometimes enemies, bnt summing
the whole thing up--throwing in I'll the
pleasant and unpleasant experiences-all
the long mopths Of iucessaut lasor-~all ths
cash receipts, and dunning 'etters, al the
compliments and things not SO compliment
ary; taking I'll things together footing
them up, and striking the balance, we come
to the conclusion that we have nothing very
serious to complain Of that our experiment
Of ten years go was not 80 bad after all /:
that Davenport, notwithstanding her ups
and downs. 10 ~ right kisd uf . pisD to
live in. Perhaps We have ten years more
in store for Us in this same line Of busin ess.
We shall b. able to profit by some unpleas
ant lessons--but that remains to be seen.
We sre not the only conssrn uaat has
been jolted over stumps and stones in the
cornmsrcial thosoughfare, during these ten
years. We look at our files Of ten years
ago, and compare them with our files Of to-
day. Marx the difference: Scarcely bus
mess concern that has not undergone .
change-most Of them that then existed are
swept out Of existence. We zee Sam. Per-
rvs name now as then-the only clothing
concern that has undergone no change -
and wadsworth and Klug in the dry goods
and II. b. Evans 4 Co.. in the wholesale
grocery business-thcse are about all. The
financial storm has been teraiic in these
ten years.
Of the future We have great hope. Our
business men are all we'll forti6ed-tcn
years ago but comparatively few were pre-
pared for . crash Dav export viii proba
bly, never pass through another such Sc
we're ordeal as the one mentioned. Let US
hope not
We thank our fellow citizens for the
many favors secured during the decade just
passed, and start out on another ten years
task to labor for their interests to con-
tribute to the glory Of our city and coun-
try, and, if possible reap aid and comfor
for our declining years. .Hfi
| Tmg New PAru-We have received the,
October number Of this truly excellent n
| Journal. No artist and no lover Of the beau
tiful works art, should I've without It.
| 49,"
VETERAN RESERVE CoRrs 1T is said thai
the effort to retain the Veteran Reserve
Corps in the service. proceeds chiefly froI
commissioned officers, who do not wish tc
be discharged.
ORpnANs HonE-All tho friends Of tll'
Orphans Home are invited to attend . meet
ing to be held in the lecture room of tn,
Christian Chapel, on Brady stseet, thi.
evening. at half past : o'clock: for the pur-
pose Of clecting officers for the Davenpor
auxiliary society.
HRS TIE PoINr Under this head Rus
sell gets off batch of stuff this morning
which he says, vas written by" A promi
ncnt and working Republican of this city,
but from its ear marka, no doubt Russell
wrote it himself Tf he is driven to thi
! straight to assail Mr.. Stewart, he has faIlel
lower than We were at first capable Of be
: lieving.
ECLIPSE SrAsLE.-Having purchased tn
Eclipse Stable, opposite the DExocRAr Office
corner Of Third and Perry, and havinl
made all necessary additions, Hewitt L Ben
) ton are prepared to meet all orders viii
pronptness, and at their customary reas
onable rates. Equipages for funerals fur
nished at the shortest notice.
TnE NEw SroRE.-Thc new crocker,
store on Brady street, between Front an
Second. will bo open for the patronage Q
J the public in about week. The proprie
t'rs are gentlemen oflong experience in tn
business, and design having one Of the mos
90 nple,e stocks that has ever been broueh
to our city.
LoCkwooD's PAPRR COLLARs.-These Or
r the best in use, you can get them with o