Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-06-17


comm and, in short time.
Professor Leo Miller will
speak again in Le Claire Hall tomorrow
Sunday At 2 and Il o'clock p. IN.
Subjects.--Afternoon discourse, 1.-The
Good Of Evil" or "All's we'll that ends
WE'LL" Evening, 1.-THE Uses and Abuses
Of Spiritualisn.' The public are invited
to attend.
Down the River ltenns.
We paid the State Penitentiary visit
during our recent trip to Fort Madison and
confess to a disappointment. Expecting to
see public institution on broad and COIN
prehensive scale, we were naturally taken
back upon finding IN ill-contrived narrowly
contracted botched up affair. Money enough
has been expended to have made one of the
finest and most complete buildings in the
country. but the peoples funds have been
30 quandered in putting up, tearing down,
doing and undoing, without arriving 1t any
thing really practical or substantial.
Through the kindness Of Mr. Layton the
popular and energetic warden Of the Prison,
we made complete survey Of the premises.
The area Of the enclosure 10 $50 feet square
not half large enough. The prison build
ing is 200 BY ~ feet, now containing l4S Of
the most contracted cells ever conceived for
the abode Of human beings-about four feet
wide and just long enough for man to lie
down in which together with imperfect
ventilation and proper sanitary convenien:
fences render stay there not only extreme
" uncomfortable but unhealthy. We advise
those who arc on the road to the penitentiary
to turn about and lead honest lives or il
they must trespass on the law; to do it
over in Illinois where they will b. sent to .
bettm regulated institution. Further than
this Ito mar the hitherto respectable appear.
ing frontage of the main building the War.
den's house has been erected under the di.
rectiou Of the Legislature directly in front,
thereby rendering the prospect still more
uncoqth and unpleasant.
There are at present only 70 convicts there
only two Of whom are females-and five
for life. So far a. circumstances will admit
the warden seems to be conducting the af-
fairs Of the institution in the most economi-
cal aud salutary manner. He has been ia
tie institution about six years and has prov.
cd himself . most valuable and efficient pub
lie servant.
Forty. five of the convicts now in custody
ore in the employ Of Messrs. Hale, Davis 4
Co., who have contracted for the convict IL
Dor ef the State for term Of ten years.
For this service the contractors pay 40a cts
per day for each convict go employed-th'
State furnishing clething, Subsistence, aut
shops in which to work--they farnisinl
their own machinery. The principal bust
ness of the Arm IL the manufacturing Of g
ricultural implemsnts, q which they turr
out large quantity, every month. and fo'
which, there Is always ready market. I
may be set down - fAct that Hale, Davi1
Co., have got good thing in that contract
and being 1rmnads up ~ yosngnsn .
superie snessy and sAtspsiss we hop
they may achieve independent fortunes il
the undertaking. So heavy 10 the dsman'
, for the superior goods they manufactur
J that numerous orders have to be returne'
! untitled.
We left the city on Thursday mornin
satisfied that stranger can interest him
J self vsty satisfaetorily there for day Q
two. The hotel accommodations are good
/. and what with enjoying the delightful
scenery, the vineyards that iestoon the nc
. ble bluffs for miles around, and taking
view Of the Penitentiasy, the time win nd
hang heavily or b unprofitsbly spent.
We returned On the Bill Henderson, sh
: having been brpdght down from the upps
regions BY Capt. Buford, to make fs,
trips while the New Boston was having be
q broken shaft repaired. Al We said Capt
!; Bqford, the popular master gof the New Boz
b ton, runs the Bill H. and decorating th
. e0ce was the beaming countcnance Of thu
veteraa steamboat sls{&} j. n. Ssndesl
!. whole ontiring attentions 70 poor travelle
; We never shsil forget. n ~ esst Get fica
end wshsys thstsss II sssSsss r ti1is,
: ing that we asssr shall, We shall csrtainl
!. give " Sandy" the loudest kind Of stsrr
wheel boa4. The Bin b . fast bsat--An
! We cams up the river \ alashing rats1so,
!. ing The thriving towns, bsanaiasl scenery I
: bluG, meadow and idlsnd behind IL rspi
: Succession. There is 10 styls ef tsuvsllin
J. that affords % nucA raj esnSSet an coli
: pleasure = that one experiences - : livsl
!, going, wsll nasagsd stsanboat- -sueh I
IL eas always 6sds connected with ths Nettl
= etn L ~. 49, . s.l
: At 4useAtins several Dsvonpoet fi6Ad
! came abeasd, With when ~ spadsscsnds
! to associats during ths balanes u ths ~
! pleaanstzip.i ria ~ e11 ~ 80 80 .,
i sat whas 20 ~ s>eat .lavsspsssr-
wAsn yen lsa Vs. -it-tate trip to Ii
1 slhsfSivsg tewns-look e then IN TIE ,bea
!! ! Htht| psslitil( aad ysp m go. y u
lttlHs cenelusisn that " havs-that aft6s !
this b ~ Qsssa City Of Iowa In popu
laGisa, vsalah, sseapriss-sv9y day q