Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-04-19

lication to-day.
OrR PApER.-We need offer no apology
for the light amount Of reading matter given
to-day, our Office being closed during the
three hours that are usually our busiest, IN
order to allow ourselves and our employees
| to attend the funeral service Of the late 10
mented President.
Aswg EXPECTED Gdsette makes no
effo.t to prove it's statement Of Yesterday
that Mr. Prettyman refused to display Ma
tional colors," ETC., as we asked it to do -
thereby tacitly acknowledging that it told an
untruth. Of course il did.
TREMENDOUS SnowER.-lt seemed az il
second deluge had been inaugurated last
night and this morning, in such continued
torrents did the rain fall. The. streets were
thoroughly clcanscd, and no particular harm
has been done any where that We heard Of.
Our AGAIN.-Our old and reliable land
agent friend, l. w. Harrison, who has been
confined to his house Ly sickness for sew.
eral days, is now out again, and prepared
| to attend to business in his usual excellent
style.
g. AND C.-The place where Gents will
find the ch0ictst and cheapest spring cass-
mercs, and get suits Of oil kinds made up in
the most perfect style is at Remington 4
Co.'S. their Gents Furnishing Goods are
very stylish. Before you buy call at No. 8,
West Second street Nickolrs Block.
FUNERAL CEREMoNIEs.-As announced,
funeral discourses were preached in the diff
ferent churches Of this city, this morning at
IL O'clock and as was recommended by
Mayor Davies, and in accordance with pub
lie sentiment generally, commerce and labor
WAS brought to close at that hour, and all
places Of business were vacant for three
hours. The places Of worship were well At
tended though not SO crowded as they
would have been had the weather been mere
favorable The churches were severally
decorated with emblems of deepest mourn
ing, and the aspect of the audiences was
that of great solemnity and deep grief. The
| funeral ceremonies were all marked with
that degree of earnestuess and sorrow for
| the dead, such as was never before Witness
ed since the death Of Washington. The en-
tire land has this day paid its last general
tribute to the departed, though the subject
Of this universal demonstration Of grief will
remain fresh in the memories Of the people
until the last day Of this country's exist
ence.
EXTENSIVE UNDERrAKrNG.-REcoN
rroN OF THE RAILROAD BRDcE AT THIS
PolSr.-The company owning the Railroad
bridge that spans the Mississippi River at
this point, decided some time since upon
. making very extensiy improvements there
}, on during the present season, the extent Of
which is, We believe, to take out all tht
main timbcrs composing that portion Of the
bridge on the Iowa side of the ''draw," ant
putting in new and more substantial one!
in their stead. The bridge is not deemed
at all unsafe for the passage Of trains at thii
l. time, nor is it probable, that with the usua
: repairs it would be for three or four years L
c come, but in order 10 make the structure
= more substantial, and preclude the necessi
y ty Of constant repairing, this important steI
i was determined upon. For several weeks
d past n large force of mechanics has beer
! employed in Chicago in preparing and
IT framing the new structure. We believe il
l. is not deemed necessary to remove 'he
II bridge, as it now stands, in order to make
the necessary repairs. The new spans will
be erected on piers, outside Of the presen
structure, and then brought together b,
nt some means best known to engineers skill
" Cd in the art Of bridge building. The worl
may interfere with the running of trains 70
avery short time, but even that is doubtful
~ The work will consume most Of the season
!, and will cost many thousand dollars.
!. :, RIVER ITEMS.
=, The new and splendid passenger packet
If. Keithsburg, Capt. Campbell, will depart fd
T. Fort Madison and way points, to-morro'
ot morning at nine o'clock, H. n. Prettyma
=; agent.
The Charley Cheever, Capt Mitchell, wi
Sc depart for Dubuque and way points, Il
t. morrow morning, R. N. Prestyman, asen
er The Northern Line packet Pembina, Cap
r. Hill, wiz be up this evening, en- route &c
St. Paul. The Pembina is just Of h
70 ways, and looks as well as new. Chas.
nt Carroll in the Office.
Tns FIRsr Boar TnRoUon.-We hear tn,
Capt. Robinson's Boat, the Burlington, WI
; the first boat to make her way into st. PA
- this year. Good for the Northern Liz
= Packet Company; and the Burlington pa
ticularly.
ResOlatlons OF lRespecr.