Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-28
OMAHA CORRESPONDENCE.
OMAHA, December 2lst, 1867

OMAHA, December 2ist, 1867.
EpIroas DEMocsAr Omaha is all hero =
aud for the past several weeks or more
hare had the pleasure Of enjoying her bed
and board. II is city Of rare prospects,
and will undoubtedly form the most proni.
ncns landmark between the Mississippi
river and the Pacific coast, aud il the writer
hereof lives 70 the good old age Of three
score and ten, be Aa.ters himself that he
shall see as many people here as Chicago
boasts Of to-day. Who knows? dent.
Of course times are not SO Lively here
since tho setting in OF winter, for there
has been pcrccptible falling oil Of bus-
meas along the line Of the Pacific Railroad
and nearly all the business done here is
confined to that line-coning in from the
mountains. The contractors are still going
ahead vigorously with their work on said
road pushing 1t into the heart Of the Rocky
Mountain region as fast as possible. Every
week they pay out nearly half q million cf
dollars and nearly all OF that amount has
10 come through the Omaha National Bank
which, BY the way, is one Of the best in
ssitutions Of the kind in the country, with
capital Of 100000. Though in exist
ence but year end half, il already enjoys
q surplus, including building, Of 1000,
which ought 70 satisfy almost any we'll dis
posed financier.
Building Is still progressing in spite Of
the cold weather. which hes closed the Big
| Muddy pretty effectually. More buildings
have gone up here during the year 1867,
than in any other point in the State Two
| theatres are in full blast in Omaha. both of
which eeem to be doing fourishing busi-
ness. The Academy Of Music glories in
| the presence of Miss Blanche DeBsr, f.
| vorits Western star. The legitimate drama
| should be patro3ized with liberality every
| where.
Cheyenne 10 now the rage Of the West
| il being TIE winter end OF the Pacific Rail
way. Everything Is on the high pressure
| plan--daily bread and butter ranging At
two and three dollars per day, and cit ! lots
in proportioa. Likely - not it will die
clrlv in spring-t me-die 40 did Julesburg
of sheer neglect lnoties plenty Of Dav
exporters passing through en- route for
that land OF promise. hotly in pursuit Of
various and sundry gssenbacks in divers
and sundsy ways. They are in earnest. and
it 10 to be hoped that they will accumulate
much Of this worlds goods while skirmish-
ing with Jew and Gentle On the far ous
margin Of civilization.
Out beyond Cheyenne, some atty miles
or %. snother city Of great magnitude and
great expectations 10 rising on the view
Dale City by name. Already ID has its city
council and city officers elected, in expccta-
ton Of the coming Of the steam engine.
Soon, il is said, the Daetes will be crow
ing over the Cheye with great gusto,
aud anon the shantes that now reae their
rickety roofs In Cheyenne. will be found
sheltering the money hunters Of the new
candidate for muncipal power. Ii 10 q
great country-wholc cities take unto them
selves wings and fly away, alighting in more
favored spots, whore they stop and rest
awhile, and then mount up and are Oft again,
goods, chattels, tenements and all.
Gen. Dodge, Chief Engineer Of the Pa
cifc Railroad, has his headquarters here
~ have the Cashier, Superintendent, and
nearly oil the otii .ers Of the road. We hav q
not the most peaceful or the most moral city
in the world. Omaha makes no such
pretentions Some folks would call il a
rough place to live in--but really thorc il
not more than one man week shot in.
side the corporation inits-ani that DON,
lead Chicago any at all to speak Of One
man was shet down here only q few day,
ago and another is soon to be hung UP
for murder. These are what some might
call innocent pastimos, but | should prefer
20 pass my time in more oongenial pursuits
in tact l ''pass" without hesitation. Oui
city is closely wrapped in darkness during
the night-there being nolgas excepting
that generated in the newspaper offices
and by individual effort, whicn is not very
illuminating in the night time, though gen
orally considered luminous enough.
saw Mr.. McNianus the other day. lie
was we'll and stirring about, as usual. as ore
the rest OF Davenport men here. | can't
| believe that the country round about here
is rs good as Old Scott County. In fact II
is said that land near by can be purchased
for from two to five dollars per acre, which
fact leads me to think that there i, some
thing the matter nth it.
At Florence the other day had the
pleasure Of seeing that building once SO
well bull.tined in Davenport-the original
Bank Of Florence. The editice still stands
and is in a fair state Of preservation
though as vacant - an empty store box.
The place is marked oy q gilt sign Bank
OF Florence" but bank il is no more. 1t had
its day, like many other Of the wild ca,
tribe likc them strutted iss brief hour up.
on the financial stage, and flickered out
Such is life. Peace to the Florence ashes
disturb not lis slumbcrs
Hereaway was Mormondo,n, once on a
timo--as it fled iron persecution away from
fAx~ 4. All k.s. ~.
ian for as The saints moved on towards
the place OF rest. they scattered sunfowe'
seeds that they might spring up and be
un those who came after them In search
OF the holy city. a pillar of cloud by day
by night pillar OF fire to guide them on
to the promised land-the city Of the grca'
Salt Lake. Happy Land Two, four, ten
twenty, forty wives. Gracious goodness
whore would all the dry goods come from
Forty wives forty pairs Of shoes, hoops,
dresses. cradles. forty thousand susar
plurns to pscify thesuproarious kinder Hap
py land indeed A very little Of it is /,
good deal too much.
The North Western Railroad 10 doing q
large amount Of business with This point
Rates ere very high. and 70 hold our breath
for the coming Of the Chicago, Rock Island
Pac do, to put . stop 20 the hcartlsss
monopoly that 10 nov fastened upon oul
business men. More Anon. j. AS
Masonic FssTIvAL-Sr. Joux's DAY.-A
large and pleasant company Of Master Ma
sons, their wives, Sisters and children, met
last evening ct their hall in the Post Office
building, to celebrate the day Of their pa
tron saint. Tho ladies had ayrang ged boun.
tiful collection Of eatsbles in the small hall
Of the fraternity, which resolved the mer-
tied attention and highest mmendaticn ol
oil present. Speeches, songs, and social
greetings were the order Of the evening.
We have seldom seen SO large and really
pleasant and harmonious company gather
ei for the celebration of any event, - was
this. After the supper had been duly dig
cussed, and all were assembled in the Lodge
room, Mr.. c. S. Streeper called the company
to order, and, in few well-chosen words,
explained to the ladies present some Of the