Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-10-31

A. 80 - ~ ~
10 build A +. Stewsrs's million dollars
worth Of houses.
The Iowa City Republican records lease
Of conscience" whero young man who
I'D broueht load Of wheat int that town
returosd vish . Doad Of lGmber shich hs
tsok, sayipe nothing to nobody. The
ne1t norning. avsting to . sense Of bis
dsty, be went end made full restitution.
4 sssaa Ars escuersd q Nsshvilis, Tsns.,
On TIE nsr ing Of Oct. s4ss. destroying
sumbss ef the old landmarks Of the city
The Basser odio. . number Of drss hsuses
- ssvsrsl snaller estaslishnsats. Loss
u 10000. 2 &C
The Catholics Of Ottuuwa, Iowa, had .
festival % the evenings Of Esiday na oAt>
usdsy e lest week 70 raise means to COM
plsts ths exterior and internal ornamenta.
Va srthsas new church. which the Courier
says 'b oss- s-ef ~ most Imposing ana sub.
staatiAl shaseh s1s1cse ia ths county"
The Springfield (MaAs.) Republican says:
The AsFchants' Uoion Express Company.
wAish has bsss 10 opssstisa 6sr asvssal
weeks IN this city, fods its patronage I'M
sspsct6dly hsec and inessasidg. Their
present force Of twelve messenger and clerk
y fully employed, and they will sesn In
crease their equipment Of horses and wagons
10 this city"
The Fsnians Of Cineinnaei held . big
meeting on Msoday night Four comps-
mics were formed At the Armory, where
they have fall supply Of srms. They are
terribly in earnest. Nearly the same re.
ports reach Us from all pssts ofIhs country.
They are sathssing fsssh courage sn'siew Of
the attitude taken by the administration -
The war in ireland is reported to con.
mence before tho beginning Of the new
year. A
Horse stealing is said to be very prevalent
10 JoLnssn couasy at the present time.
The Greeks report that the Turkish army
was repulsed in another great battle which
took place on the 18th inst.
Tho Repubolcoa's Letter.
DAvExroRr, Oct. Slst, 1866.
fs,sxD DICK - In yesterdsy's DaaocnAr
you took occasion to make few eosnments
- shs glowiag descsipAisn Of the city Of Da
venport, il location, early history, manu>
factures, businos houses, &C., given BY .
writer in the columns Of the Chicago Re
pvS1ican. You highly commended the arti-
cle - beieg very 6attsrine 70 eur city, aud
the enterprise Of our citizens. However,
ssary this may be the iase 10 every other
respect, il fails to do justice, much less 6at-
terry. to the general business Of the city. In
thas respect is might be appropriate fs the
cities Of Moline, Rock Island, and even tte
(as- famed Republic Of LeChire, but it gives
but oeagre exhibit Of the mercantile bus.
iness Of our city. As The writer claims to
give genseal history Of the city, its bust
neo0 end business houses, il assumes . sort
Of semi-oficial correctness in its rsmarks,
and 10 therefore open to criticism. 1t is not
however, ny intention 10 take exceptions 10
the correctness Of the article. Il may have
been done - well - could have been ex-
pectcd, ,consideriog the writer's short stay in
our city. His object could not have been
70 notice every Wholesale OF retail dealer Of
any note, and every improvement which
may seem to rs Of very noticeable impOr
lance, but in your comments on his article
in yesterdays issue, you ''pull up" the drug
store Of Stephenson and Carnahan, and the
china store Of y. T. Webb, and simply
ask IN allowance for the errors
IN such an extensive compilation Your
readers are therefore left with the impression
that the shove two houses crmplete the list,
and you entirely obliterats such houses ~
Haight L Sears. Dohrmsn 4 Raab, and L
B. Collamer, dealers in hidss and leather;
also Oo0klin L Co., Chas. Tegeler. Lang
feldt, Thode L Co., importers and wholesale
dealers In 1iquors Robert Krauss. end Mas
/ Mayer. jobbers n clothing; Be'derbecke
: Miller, Wholesale srocers; and Kuhnen,
and L. b. Meyers, tobacconnists, whose
drummer you will 6nd scattered over half
the State, soliciting trade. and dnwing at
tsntto0 b the advantages Of Davenport - .
market Tor the purchase If goods. You al>
% omitted TO mention such prominent DEAL
sss - Kehoc 3 Cslnst. Carter, Lowen>
stsin, G. s. Ellis. Otto Klug, J. Loreessn,
Child Z Co., and numerous Others. Your
article was intended to corroborate the
statements o. the Chicago R.pablicen, will
yeu covrobolatc those Of
An OLD RESIDENT.
We give space to the above letter With
the greatest Of pleasure. To enumerste the
enterpsising houses Of Davesport would b
. task We have no desire Of attempting. and
il ws have un,ntep tionally done injustice to
any - trust the fault will be overlooked =
While our correspondent was handling the
matter, hs might have mentioned Bryant,
Stratt,n 4 Merrilrs Commercial College,
which is, without doubt. one Of the finest
institutions west Of Chicago. In the line Of
halls. be might have referred 70 that OF the
German Theatre, the lsrgsst IN the city
Bet fall and aesursle view Of Davespest