Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-03

ISsrALLArIoS.-Th newly elected city |
officials will be installed on W ednesday |
evening next. Wonder what sort Of Mayor
John L. Davies will make. He is known as
a good business mana good citizen pub
lie spirited and all that but it takes rare
qualities Of head, heart, and---pocket, to
make good Mayor. He must be wise
man-be compecy of Solomon IN that res
pect then he must be a patient man-re-
fcr,ng to job would be but weak compar-
worthy patriarch ever had the management
OF thriving western city on his hands;
then he must have great executive ability,
and fair stock ef brass, and considerable
tln There are other requisites that we may
hereafter mention but SO far as We have
named them will John l.. fill the bill? We
have some hopes We shall watch closely
and with great anxiety for while, and II he
does not come reasonably up TO the mark we
shall be compelled to call upon him to re-
sign. Let hin, have fair trial. He has the
honor Of stepping into the shoes OF an *
emplary predecessor, and II is to be hoped
that he will hand over the office at the ex-
pira,ion OF his time as free from bemsh as
when he received it.
RIVER ITEMS The Burlington went down
Yesterday with a splendid cargo. The Pc
trel arrived this morning Fl ON Dubuque, for
Cairo, neav,ly laden with oats.
The Burlington in coming through the
Clinton Bridge yesterday morning, very
narrowly escaped destruction.
The James Means made the trip between
this point and Dubuque Saturday, in nine
hours. This is one of the quickest trips
ever mnde over that route.
The new and splendid passenger packet,
+. Ke;thsburg, Capt. Campbell, win depart fol
;. Fort Madison and way points. to- morrow
4 morning at nine o'clock, r. N. Pre.tymar
> agent.
. The Charley Cheever, Capt. Mitchell, vii
d depart for Dubuque ard way points, to
$ morrow morning. Il. NJ. pre,tyman. agent
d The Hawkeye State, Capt. Mason, will g
n up tomorrow morning about o'clock, r
. N. Prettyman, agent.
RAILROAD CoNvESrIoN.--The comm.tte
appointed to attend the Railroad Conven
ton at Brighton, should start to-uhorro'
o morning. in order to be able to attend tn
m -, WaJpac1ar
:. ScnooL Enthusiastically annual schos
examinations held in this city on Wedne
dav. Thursday and Friday were we'll atten'
~ ed, and passed off very satisfactorily. I'll
= pupils acquitted themselves in mannerth
~ reflected great credit upon themselves as We
es rs their teachers. The following report
"a the committee on school examination
h speaks well for our present excellent syste
no of public schools and the able manner
es which they are conducted
or Having been requested, as a committee,
rv attend the examination of the High Scho
-, on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday ia
'u we should do injustice to the Superinten
'ry ent, teachers and scholars were we to iail
ms express our satisfaction with the result.
-, congratulate the citizens of Davenport
w their excellent system Of schools and :
ties ability with which they are conducted. 7
ere classes in English Grammar, Arithmetic, 4
=, zebra, Geometry, Natural Philosophy, q
oe Physical Geography--in the Latin and G.
no man languages, and Chemistry, evinced
:. industry of the scholars and the fidelity
. their teachers. We were pleased to Ace
are thorough attertion paid TO composite,
nu. which is often SO much negls cted. We wo'
nv suggest whether French might not be
NY yantageously added 10 the course. G
to thing more we unhesitatingly recomme
- that our citizens should freely attend the
~. aminations and give a cheering influence
'"s the teachers and scholars
BON April I'd, 1865 ~
has G. A. THoRP,
A.. JAMES CHALLEN,
@ suo II. n. Powers, Visiting Com
W. - G. 6EBvENs,
W. +. PSck t'~'