Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-27

A ccrsespondsol vsitss from 81. LouIs, 10
regard 10 the Lindsll hotel satsspsin and
business property In that citv, in the follow.
ing strsin:
rDs llSDRLL EnssnPolsD DEAD.
What the loss Of the organ would b 70
Boston, the loss Of the Lindell was to 81.
Louis. Little else 10 talked Of; not much
else thought Of !; and sad looking capitalists
xith melancholy G. untsnaacss, still 80 every
morning TO gaze at the ruins. Strangers
visiting the city are expected to ask the
first question about the loss, and by-the-by.
no question seems 10 sngsatiste newcomer
into the heart ofa St. Louisisn a. few
words Of coincidence dropped at the first in
PRODUCTION in regard to the terrible affection.
But more practical query is, will it be re-
built. Indications are that St. Louis viii
wait many years before she has anothss
Lindell. Plenty Of rich men are ready to
mourn over the loss, but none 20 give pen
ny; ard accordingly Mr.. Amss announces
that unless the subscription committee soon
bsstir themselves, he will proceed to put up
Q block Of marble front stores on the old
site. Speaking Of the cost Of building sn>
other Lindeil, it 10 well to remember that,
10 1861, whtn the hotel was erected, the
plsstesing Wa deos By contfnet % twenty
cents yaed now u will est feety Eve and
Gfty ceais. Plastesers and maso0s wesa
then hired for ten and twelve heurs . day
At ssvsntv>fivs cvats end one dollar noW
the same men demand i've and half and
ak dollars sad work only eight hours
Brick, which then cost six sad 6ssen dollar
per thousaDd, nov eanoos bs boagAs - four
teen and carpenters get from four u Eve
dollars per day. :
Business vas never dulles. asA lhees II
No end to the comphinss ofnSteast1s 0s6
The city 10 fell q men Oh. Of onploy, NOS
Of them young men from the Est, whe d
have white haads and wans se0e clesiea
york to do. A Main street nsschant ~,
me the other day. ''twepty young men hsv
called to-day, seeking wellesley Of shea
Offering 10 10 work. Ct their hoard " Sou
dsy, whils lookihg q the 0sest Repshlit
nov iying atthe dock, ws NJ . ysuae msl
Who Informed ~ that he had been recentl
discharge IRON the position Of railroad con
ductor. because Of the dullness, and. comm
, 10 st Louis, he had sought enploymen
J At every house on Main street, At the rail
road Offices and iron fOundrics. and was IN
D soie 70 GET any tnne 70 40 no mette
, lies in nutshell. Interested parties hav
} r presented that Missouri aud st. Louis Or
n he most desirable places to locate IN, IN tn
n West; n, d the result is that every body be
lieves he Is coming to the garden spot {
, the world, and that about the same ideas
making money that the lrishnan had VIII
picked up gold in the streets. True, ther
q are chances in Missouri for able>hodied me
q not particular about shat they eat, an
/, where they sleep. Sou,hwes, Missouri
greatly in need Of farmers aud day laborcr,
n but there is no demand fer clerks and mel
q chan,s. Failures are common; . new on
0 il reported in the city nearly VERY day, an
D plenty Of desirable stores ore for rent o
Fourth street. and have been for week
0 back. For instance, opposite the Planter
D House. lerge store IS vacant and for rem
0 Tho Democrat building. corner Of Pine an
Ftent streets, hes two rooms on the gsoun
0 floos. and they have bssn vaesne Sos menthl
: Last week three houses OF slandine weet .
and many more are known to be trembling
Many merchants are 10y ing hack to take a
: vantage Of the bankiuSt Law, and il 10 geo
orally estimated that many will 20 with il