Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-06-20

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. Oss Local -Lspsn Oul."-H Having tssi-
ness Of .peciai imporsanss v oussslf, "a
Of no particular ccussqueaes e ssy body
else, &c teft Davsnpose q Satsstay hcsu>
ing last. isr trip 70 Rsss Madison 81
eact. ont he stauhsh sesamse Ksithsb~S.
o. thsa escsllent packet ~ found svssy>
ing wearing just such 20 cir Of systso,
convenience, end slesalipsss - csuld b
espscsed ola craft ssn0asdsa ~ 0o4n
Ia. Campbell, and supervised BY sue, ex.
,.cri~nced and popular sAsaubcstmsa y
Clerk Psskhurss, NAss Fiaenaad thsirsuber-
dina,ss. With eoodiy cargo. and cabin
fal u passengers, w pushed on on our liz
lie voyage II sbout nine.
The pleasures Of steamboat riding have
been sad married Of lee, By ths extreme
c,olnc.s ofthe atmosphere. 10 Ahis instance
svsrcos,s psovtd essissly eceeptable. and
highly comfortable. After leaving Davsi>
yup"rt, the iisst objcetef interest that at
.r.c,ed our attention vas the. Buffalo Oil
wcil. Although VIC viewed the works
from ai.r off," and couldn't see mammoth
stacks Of oil barrels without the cid sf the
Hid glass sc had Left behind ~ We were
: satisfied that the uaaduitsrated petroleum
abound. in immense quantities in the vie>
,n,,y Of the cell and that he r. r. o. 4 y.
% Ia composed Of just che kind of stock
holders 10 usessth the treasures 10 the Gym
zeal and usbsl,ssing serld.
F.irpcEs - just = quiet - thessh no
Fenian wss iasa pvsessss. The jug market
was steady, viii wed 1t go per cord. Al
about three miles 70 The rear Of the town,
he Swedish Jews u Iowa and lllinsis an
holdings camp meeting, and are hsvisg 2
grand old time. On the Keithsburg's pre-.
&c ing trip. about fifty " the unterriiied
we're landed to attend, having come down
FROM Gcncsso. The meeting has been pro-
crossing satisfactorily for about week and
with marked effect. We asked a "reiiablc
gentleman" how many were probably in at
tendance. With few earnest apologies as
70 his inability to give tho exact numbers.
10 estimated il At 5000. lie -rning soon AZ
forwards tina, he had asccrsained We we're q
'.me,nncr Of the PRESS" We rcducsd the cs>
innate 10 800. and rcquest our readers to
use their osn Judgment about placing II
above 800. Near the Illinois shore below
ra,rro,,, we noticed the nuscatine steam
fyrry DE. al,on." high and dry on sandy
L, and. l., cndc,voring TO make 'Ahos'
cut" some weeks ago. she vas grounded,
aud the water receding before she could b.
gotten of, Sc was left in her present situa
,ion. Thus she will probably remain t,l
next spring. Workmen were engaged in
taking GU, her machinery as ws passed.
In approaching Muscatine. the hrst OBJ
jec, tia, attracts the gazer's eye, Is . new
frame building on the bluff above the city
paced there for the apparent purpose q
inseiyling strangers into the idea that tls,
march oi progression is still going on at thil
ter sting ut-post Of Davenport. Will
the exc tion ii the Court House, NC be-
'ievc this was the only new building VI
observed in tho place. The new Cour
n use. however. Is we'll worthy Of ful
drscr'ptio but not having time To pay it
visit, We are unable to give our readers
'>l idea Of ito frir exterior. Suiilee it I
say, hat ~ We viewed its tins proportions
rom she river. and In our Imagination ~
cal ID the sui eranuated cdifice st Daven
port. we sighed that some of the cnerg,
and publ" spirit OF Muscatine count.
nigh, no, be transplantcd to our own. o.
nling wc called Al tho Courier office, an
'nn ID vacant editorial chair. Setting on
81 til Journal oiIlcc, We met a retire.
L Ell. who sagclv inquired "if those ska
It parks had noatsd away from Crcdi
Island yet. and il those skating css~ival
Il realty take place at Davenport OF
rourth Of July. as advertised in th
usra,ine dailics ?" We felt disgustctl
u ,r~aring our compliments BY on
trrcilcss in,erlocutor, to be received 70
ia, they were worth, ws hurried TO tn
ie,mcr. Just in time 70 wado to tho gang
al plank. portion Of the cargo tase'
lat this point consisted Of large lot o
W, from the cordage works At Iowa Cit,
new article ofexpors from our State.
A ter leaving Muscatinc, . rain set in
vi.leh troubled us more or less during III,
afternoon.
Por, Louisa VIC found amply fortified viii
cord wood piles. The ware houses We,
veil filled ~i,h grain and produce, lille ,
small grocery store" with four tin cup
AID a att'c-box in the window, seemed I,
BEDDING lie and death business.
Thu 'ain irving the passengers into tn
,abir, paint, d paste board amusemen's ram,
into 70 uc, but. owing 10 our strict mora
training, we passed our tine in some othe,
way "too numerous to MENTION"
Later in the afternoon W. arrived At Ncv
Boston, which vt first reminded US Of de-
fanc, and ica,h@ress prairie chick en- perch
ed on dismal hill Of sand. On making a,
n.u'ty. however, captain Campbell in
f,mcd us that the ci,,xcns Of New Boston
ars \ lung athrviog and legitimate shipp n,
business, and are second TO those ofno 9th
e. small point in the trade Ia regard to en-
? I, rpsisc. .it n
After pushing %. 70 sson afterward
reached Kelths burg, 10 homer Of which ou
steamer was named, and which Ne foua'
the very embodiment Of hustle and octivi
~. In fact, it enjoys shs ~ utation q
having moro cxtns capital thaa any otAe
Town on the river Of its size. Wc arc Ger
taiu that this assertion holds COED 10 regar,
70 business. I,s citizens seem imbued will
thevry essence Of what 10 termed =" ~
s,,t" Of he times" and ~ material esa
eqrnre. prosperity ensuss. We under
AID II now offers the bsso kind Of q
pc Ing .or the establishment q . banking
hs"'sr. and give The fact pubiieity for u
,ersit Of those ''whom Il 9ay toncsss."
Alter leaving X -ithsbure. ~ San eeas sul
n,,st beautifully, the clcads svaktersd ftou
ne ky. and our voyage 70 Oquawka seemed
""',Lks passing through SCENES Of prime.