Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-03-10

A ise days asp we he'd IN eppsstonity y
judge lsssaally ef he merits sf this hotel.
We bsllsvs " kssp vithia bonds when vs
~ sssl y ~ sasisas and very naay ~
psia1aeots = = astswpassed By any ether
kssse = .ths Usi1sl 1n1ns. The rooms,
vhs1Ass h ssits - slaGn - I'll thal ths
- Aat1iss - Am>va The ssadiss
ssea = - uueo1se 10y ~ svss saw-a
hess ~ sssss ass~lIs away his leissss,
sa;sins intsllissaes isom Ill asstisns Of the
country. The dining room Is truly msgnia
cent Tho table is truly farnisbed With
'all the dslicsoies Of the season." and whst
guest eansot obtain thsss, u not worth
wishing for. u ~ Office depsrtnset -
y stt,sassa + - - the wants Il ths
gusAe - tsah tsegesisss and clerks. la
,e1 ws nuf1r1nt Lisds4 - ~
pssssslion q can be SGuthed. We noticed
ohal . chanss has rscssl tAkenpAss istts
1ssStietorship. The - 6rn consisting
- Batch, wsassr, Fslt ACo. NJ. wsaser
W. has just joined H. lirm has bsea for
many years on ~ 11ississippi. ssd veil
ksows - one q ~ Isa6ling captains Of ,hs
day. His many ftisalpsill Be glad 10 hear
off, asv psGltisa - &bubtlsss willsais
= so11y splou1oailv e seeing hia. 4
~ lte5GkAe.sl 1.-THE largest IN the
esssk lt isxessivaIsee 4 te eight stories
kish1 esnaAiss. w ssun al psrlors, ~
aDss = piassssiag, 9seiso - 2oorisg, -
ailsssf tsll Win. - - = base board,
l3tniiss sfeaa, sssAa Snd water pipe, II
miles o. .seO yards Of hall. $40 windows,
and IA. 900 feet Of painted imu,itation Of
oosnics. In the basement il . railroad
running the entire length for the transpor
ton Of heavy articles, and abovs are two
steam elevators for lifting fuel and baggage
from the ground TO the fieorv above. The
gcntle,nan's dining room Is 100 b. l5,
and The ladies' ordinary 9s BY 45.
RivxR IrRMs. --latest accounts rom Nus. |
ellins state that the ice in the river at that
point is still stationary, but that It can not |
last much longer.
The watsr is rapidly falling at this point,
much to the ehagrin Of CUR stcanboatneu |
and shippers, who are impatient for the
opening Of navigation. In anticipation Of
this latter result, our farmers are commenc-
ing to bring in considerable corn, while our
mIlors are industriously storing their grain.
The Burlington Nawk Bye Of yesterdays |
issue says:
TINS RivsR.-Largc quantities Of Ice arc |
floating past tho city on the bosom VI the |
Father Of waters, indicting that the ice ID |
breaking up rapidly above. The river is
open 10 Oquawks and possibly 10 points
still farther up, but persons were still cross
ing on the ice a Davenport on Tuesday. II
The wharf boat belonging 10 the c. B. 30. |
r. X. has been moved from the foot VI JET |
fersOn street to its former station at the B. |
4 n. Il. H. depot. The river here 10 st,ll |
rising.
The st. Louis Democrat Of the 7(h states |
that :he river Is still rising At that point, |
aud that the loss Of Eoats sustained BY j |
obO llIe VIZ UOOu w UGSJtCveu-tO UUbc W
meet the demand Of the Upper Missiasippi |
when Lake Pepin opens under the sweet |
influences Of Spring aud the immense bins |
Of the northwest are cmpt,sd in that direc |
ton. A boat was expected TO arrive rom |
Keokuk 1t st. Lofts on the 7th.
From the Peoria Traaseript VIC learn that |
the steamer Netamora loaded With grain 1t |
that point yesterday, but - u its dsstina
lion We are not informed.
The Dss Noines River has bssu on the |
rampage-ths ice blocked, the waters evsr-
flowing the towns, carrying away m:lla,
dwellings, stores. railroad track. 4s. At
latest reports Creton was aluuost destroyed,
and Pennington. Bonaparte and other towns
seriously injured.