Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-11-10

Total. al................. $3.50, 900 90
Concerning the prospect Of the work the
Journal remarks that 1.-The expenss ofiths
improvement is considerably above the
rough estimates heretofore made, and it is
too great for the undertaking Of this con
munity st present. It may be. however.
that the time will come, and that II Is not
far distant, when the growth Of the eoun.
try and the necessity Of manufacturing fa-
cilities will demand this Improvements %
ilnperatively that it will be made"
A Movs IN rnH Rrouf DfnEcrioN
learn that . plan is being matured in Keo-
kuk to organize Building Association, the
object Of which will be to erect ffty small
sised dwelling houses, each to contaln -four
rooms, ~ soon - building can conveniently
be commenced in the spring. We sagssst
that some Of the capitalist Of our city ON
fer lasting obligation on the public by
adopting the same humane plan. II II now
almost impossible to obtain . respectable
dwelling hoase At any kind Of price. At
the present high rassa Of board, none but
those receiving good salaries cen ssBssA n.
Our population would be increased b hsn-
Jlreds, il even reasonable accomnodaliSAs
could be offered TO immigrants. Il would
be difficult to estimate the exact number Of
dwelling houses which could be leased for
months in advance. Fifty, however, would
merely be commencement. Such an enter.
prise - that proposed in KeoAuk, would
not only prove . public bsaefit, bpt the
stockholders Of the Association would re--
ceive the most liberal dividends.
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NEW JOB TYPE.-We have just received
1t the DEnocRAr job Rooms about Thirty
fonts Of new job type, embracing all the
latest styles Of the day, to which We call the
attention of merchants and business men
desiring frst class job printing. Among
our recent selections ore several fonts Of
Of those unique and attractive Old Style
types. used in the days Of our ferefathers-
in ye old Continental tymes." Those old
styles are again coming much in use among
merchants for card, circular, bill head and
letter-h head work. Call and leave your
orders. Perfect satisfaction in style and
price guar anteed. .... na.5 ..sli
New SroSs CRossrNo.-The City Fathers
will please accept through the DExocRAr the
thanks Of the public for the substantial
stone street crossing now being put down
across Third street from the Post Office
over to Forests Block. 1tis just the thing
needed now that the Post OfRce brings
crowds Of people to this quarter oftows.
While speaking upon this subject We
would intimate to the G.. F., that the
public good demands side walk on Com
mcrcial street, and . stone crossing from
the west end Of said street ov.r to tie east
side Of Perry street.
Crr DiREcroxY.-Among the desirs bic
improvements proposed in this city. just
now, is new City Directory, and We are
glad to hear that our friends A. G Small
field and Ludwig Brsning are about to un
dertake the work. They will visit out
business men Immediately and see what
encouragement they can get, and it they
fnd sufficient patronage to warrant it, will
At once commence . thorough canvass Of
the city. It has been about three years
since Directory was published and the
public welfare now demands another. Lei
them be haudsomly encouraged.
OK TBE acknowledgements and sui.
cides are becoming popular amusements.-
Our exchanges TEEN with accounts Of them
Yesterday We noticed the sttsmpted suac,de
Of one Of our citiaens to day ~ learn ol
the death Of boy at Peoria who shot him
self through the lungs. Last week We gave
an account Of the clopement ofs young 10.
man at Dubuque with strolling Snowman;
and to day We get the particulars Of TIL
fight ofa fast youth ofths same city with Z
foolish girl, and some g, 900 Of his fathers
money. s.
SoNg spectators who have recently been
buying up the State bonds of Georgia, with
the expectation that the Convention II thai
State would assume the rebel var debt
have been badly disappointed BY the action
Of the Convention repudiating that debt
Esekan1s.
That puts us in mind that We have heard
that our city bonds to considerable amount
have been changing hands. Wonder il the
purchasers will do - we'll ~ the spsculatorl
above mentioned.