Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-01-20

Stones (setssxm-his major dono; did
his private bssinsss-wss his bosom faend.
Orwig was "leyal." Perhaps " Dc not
mistats the case when We say, in the Ian.
gsags Of abolition editors, that hs was :" 10.
tsnssly loyal" He WAS blatant 10 his ps-
triotism and held in supreme contempt
al who did not believe IN his brand Of poll
ties. Such man was he; but alas, how
fallen! While thus gorying in the fact
that he was not - other men, certain large
amounts Of funds we're distracted from the
Governors safe. While be Was reviling
democrats, the Governor intimates that be
had his arms up 70 the elbows in the public
money box. Thus the money vent. Some
entertain suspicious that perhaps the Gov
ernor had finger in the thirty thousand
dollar, but, Of course. he disclaims any
knowlsdgs thereof. Itisa swest mix-jost .
sample Of eutgrowth Of that intense, only
authorised loyalty that come men take
pleasure Ia arrogating to themselves. The
investigation may reveal some rare facts
that hsve not yet been disclosed to the
vulgar case. Gov. Stone will not b held
guiltless until be has proved his innocence
beyond doubt.
For the Democrat.
SONG.
an simple county girl,
And pretty - quess.
And have come to town to buy
4 suit Of emerald green.
o, am youns Z, and pretty too,
And not yet seventeen,
But the lucky man that marries me
Must wear . suit Of green.
o, how I wish the men would say,
lThe single men l mean.)
The girl that ever catches me
Must lore and scs0e the green.
., am young, etc.
o, how wish the girls would say,
The Irish girls mean,)
''1he man that ever marries me
Must battle for the green."
.. am young. etc.
y, lrishmen, be Fsnian men,
Unite and raise the green;
And will tell you who am,
When am seventeen.
O, am young. etc.
FEHIAx SisrEa.
N. B.-We don't generally publish peo.
try, but when pretty maids of seventeen
send in their effusions calculated to revo
lutionize empires, we feel as though man
kind in general has voice in the matter.--
Will not some gallant Fenian reply to the
above?
KsoKuk PACKET Cove learn that upon
the opening Of navigation, the Keokuk
Packet Company designs placing two daily
lines Of first class steamers on the tsadc be
tween St. Louis and keokuk, to connect at
the latter city with packets from Rock Is
land, Muscatine and this city also making
c.ose connection with the Hannibal and St.
Joe Railroad, Quincy & Toledo, Warsaw 4
Carthage, Des Aoines Valley. and Keokuk,
Mt. Pleasant 4 Muscatine. 1t il the inten.
ton Of this company to keep sufficient ton
n age in the trade that no delay Of freight
shall occur. The lines viii be divided in
point of business-one exclusively for pas
sengers. United States mail and express.
consisting Of the steamers Rob Roy and J.
II. johnson. The Rob Roy is now being
built at Madison, Indiana. and. it is said
will be 6ne specimen Of naval architec>
ture.
The J. H. johnson, now undergoing
repairs. will also enter the mail
. nd passenger line her cabin being length
ened will give inci eased capacity for the
accommodation of passengers, and when
fini shed will accommodate two hundred.
As the trade Of the coming year will be
immense, We are glad 10 see that every ef
fort is being made BY the steamboatmen Of
the several lin, 3, to meet the fullest de-
mands Of the public.
The Keystone Society.
We learn that the Pennsylvanians Of this