Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-07-03

uPVu suS osUu SvSssBOvso toetcsVs ~ uss
ting the nail on the head in their sudsavorl
to got charter 70 build horse railway
from the feet u Brady street 70 Locust, -
distance Of about II miles. We usdssstant
that gentle0sn q nsase ass rsody to II
into stock company forthwith, = ssss Y
charter can y obtained, aad PIT ths trscl
through just -. ssea - ehast@ san b,
obtsissd. sxasasivs pssitis~ wsrs pss
sentsd 70 Ne City Cesseil lasG svsaise
prayins that sAastss b esaatsd, aed u h
70 Be hoped thas ths sntsspsiss. bssAsd =
il 10 By - usay Il fsss sitissas, win ~
fail for want Of s@eial sanetiss. Eslimatsl
havs already bssa nsds which sAsw tha'
70 buili end equip such line will css'
about &l5.0o0. Thsss vhs think there il
any serioss diaiesisy srisisg froa hssvy
grsds, ~ siop,y mistaken, It ~ en- cit,
them to strsst ruilreads il several eltiss
where The grade 10 heavier than % Brady
street. The proposition i to uss tha
dummy" cars, which are rsvsrssd % thsil
own turo.tabls, and weigh only l,so0
pounds-and ere usually drawn By ooa
horss. bat in this case two will b ussd.-
Should the chaftss b obtained soon, the 10,
tentioa b - hsvs the wosk ssnplsasd BY
Fair time. The ionsdiats result will b. q
rise in real estate along the route proposed,
while The benefits to the public at large viii
be inoaleulable. We will also b lose
stride ahead Of any rivals in ths State,
while the very faet that cur extra capital
Las flowed into such . ehannsl, viii b q
grand advsrtissosat for our city abrood,
and will speak wonders fse shs wealth, ens
terpriss. and progressive spirit Of our siti.
sens. II is to be hoped that ct their
Earliest csnvsnisncs the Council viii grant
lhe prayer Of the petitioners. We think
he public will coincide with 10 that the
interests Of our city peint to scch .
move. There may BE- . lively eppositien.
,ut people behind the sgs nuss clear he
rack Of d. wheel q pssCssa, :
SteaMboaa AceaAeae.
At about two o'clock yesterday nornisg.
IS the steamer Starlight, CAPT. b. N. Pow
.rs, was passing through tbs Clintoa
Bridge. with enc barge 10 tsw a the star.
'oard side, the barge struck the long pier
md gos its bulk heads stove %. The best'e
,ow swung round and struck the short
'ier, getting its larboard gsasds crushed In.
Extrieating the steamer from its bad pre-
Ilicament, the pilot succeeded 10 landing
he barge At the foot Of the island over
which the bridge passes. where Il sunk d.
most Immediately, the water oovsring its
3eck to the depth Of three inches. The
barge contained absut fifteen husdrsd
sacks Of oats in - hold, shippsd at Galena
for St. Louis. and fully insured. Its deck
vas loaded with pig lead and oats, which
we're saved. In consequence of the aeci-
lent, the steamer was detained twenty>
four hours It is estimated that the dam
ses received will not pe covered By less
sum than $5, 900. The origin Of the col
ision was the absence Of any signal lights
IN the bridge. Such criminal carslessnssa
IN the part Of the railroad snploysss i
highly censursbls, and ~ undssstsnd thai
there Il strong talk Of legal aetieo IN con.
sequence.
LvxBss Pnospscss.-Within isw dsys
past, Mr.. Schrisksr, II the 6sm Of Dsssaiot
& Schsiskss. and Lsdvie Davis, viii
French 1 Davies, Tie I've heaviest lumber
in town, have arrived frea thu
lumber regions. end the ssperts they bring
lrs not calculated u suppset The theory
that lumber is going 70 b any cheaper this
season. but % The ceatrary. vil probably
take another rise In few weeks. They -
port that the demand for 'sss ssd sawed
lnmber in that region 10 perfectly saesmous.
Rats oflumbsr and logs are ceiling at twice
Tho prios they breusht lest year, end com
lracts are bsing made for lunbsr, that can
not be filled before next season at a. h,eh
ls tls per n u he mills. They ~ that
i all the logs that are now cut in the pinsr>
les were brought out which b altegsthes
mprobable-and ell the lumbse that 10 saw
I'd there, were to b. thrown upon The mar
kes At ones. it would not supply he dsoand
hat now exists. This being the case. Il ID
sasy 20 conceive that rise 70 1a7 and per
hsps 70 go Per n ID ~ fas distant. The
stock st the nillh in this city 10 low, end III
demand increasing.
SAvs AND Suns.-Ths safest place 70 pur
:hsss tobacco aud cigars in Chicago is = 8.
stsvsnsoe's. He has The sxcaueivs Nsesh-.
western agsacy Of several Il lhs Anssa
brands nov 10 ~ aasksA "a alesys eas>
Fiss heavy end varied stock. Being oas
II The largest dealers, hs can ss,l 4 visy
'man nssgis, end ~ A1vlss our Iowa dsal
NJ y confsr With hin. HI sxrssisossd
lssseisss G. Allen Nay. has s1dsl ereaAly
. the pspulasisy II ~ hsas6. 1hsir q.
Pes'eoee y beiag esoseasly rovos3e4 ifeo
he tsads threugheut ths Weok
I. O.. Q. F.-At ~ sseulae nsG1ine u
R,ck Ialssd Rncampnsss /. 0.O.F, ~
Friday evssing. The fbllevine s0csn wsss
elected Tor ths esssise tsfA: =. 3. Barnes.
.. r.; CAoe3es Enel4 r. rs VI i. .John.
l10, d W.; q. b. Roox< o03bo; d. b. 0tod-
lard, Treasurer 4 Kfsal, J. ". q. \.
'toddard was elected 0nnd Representative
o the 0so04 8nca0qDoa1 U1fnA 0ouos e
2alena, III, this iall.
THs receipts and shipnsats ~ G. = r. 1
I'd n. & 4. 4 h, - NJ wssk for week
nding June sosh. ass - iblDsws:
% s. s.; o. i,.ss5 - rsei. So sSc u !;
3nn and 1bddllnA ooooo ~ Dpep, -
'ead Corn Neal. so bsla; AescAa1lliss,
s. tons; Lunbef. ITO L.; 6hing]eA 1lS n;
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