Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-11

Thia hotel which is doing business
,eooad TO none other in that city. IL most
desirably located, and now under the pro-
prissorship Of B. II. Skinner, stsnds among
the very FIRST Is regards its cuisine aud the
other appointments Of the house. As il
has been thoroughly refurnishci under the
new pr ietorsbip, it's present susccptibi,
ities for comfort and good cheer readers
il slmost without rival in the West. The
proprietor, who has been so long and "a
vorably known 10 the business men and
travelling public Of The country at'large has
few equals and no supsriors as manager
ofa FIRST class hotel. He hes surrounded
himself with . most efficient and capable
corps Of assistants, who like himself, thor
oughly UNDERSTOOD the wants of the public.
Frank Wentworth, who has been connects
ed with the Briggs for years, stu retains
his old position in this houss and is az
ways happy 10 meet his old iiiends and
look well for their comfort. Fred. Burn
ham, whose name and coubtensnce is as "a,
milar with the travelling public Is the gil.
ded blocks Of letters designating the name
Of the house on the Randolph street front,
is still to be found a, the office whilst A.
+. Wells, whom every body knew and every.
body liked at the Metropolitan, has trans
f,rred his pleasant coun.cnance 70 the Of
fee Of the Briggs. To say that Geo. II.
French is still at this house, AMI still has
charge of that most essential department
Of good hotel, tue "JW u fare, is Of IT.
self sufficient to commend the house to oil
guests Altogether, this hotel team is
about the strongest in drawing public favor
that can be found anywhere in those parts.
As Thousands Gof our readers throughout
the West will shortly visi, Chicago for the
purpose Of procuring goods, ws advise
such 20 make note Of the facts mentioned
above and thus provide themselves with q
comfortable homo whilst there, were oil the
advantages Of . first class hotel can be %
tanned ut most satisfactory price.
Weseon's walk from Portland,
We, 30 Chicago. 400 Miles. In
Y6 Ajays.
Edward Payson Weston, the young pe>
dcstrian who created somewhat OF sensa-
ton in 1861 by walking from Boston TO
Washington against time, averaging 81
miles for tsh consecutive days, has been
pitted against his old antagonist, to walk
from Portland. Me-, to Chicago, Ill.,, dis
lance Of 200 mics, In 30 walking days,
for the sum Of $4,000 . side. Geo. H.
Goodwin backs the pedestrian, I. +. Will
COZ, risking his money on Wcston's fail,
ure. The articles of agreement provide
that Weston is TO perform his arduous La
Dor in 80 days, without walking between
midnight on Saturday and midnight on
Sunday he is to follow the post road is
20 walk 100 consecutive miles inside Of
- consecutive hours as a part Of the feat.
Weston being privileged to make five trials,
on such days rs he may select, provided he
fails in his fret attempt; he will be accom-
panied by two sworn witnesses for each
side, who are 10 follow him IN wagon, and
are each to make statement under oat MS
TO his progress and the stakes, 100000,
lesa 81 300, already up rs a iyrfeip are TO
DC handed 10 the winner at Chicago as soon
as the RESULTS ascertained TIE start from
| Portland will be made between the LIST and
10Th OF October.
The following is Mr.. Weston's calcutta
ton "a to the points at which he viii! stop.
aud the number Of miles he expects T.
make on each day /:
| Leave Portland at II o'clock " Tuesday,
| n.s 1,,k ,u.lE 20 kapu.t,,,k VI,
miles.
Wednesday, 10th, Salem, Mass, GO
miles.
Thursday, l7th. North Al,lcboro, l6
lies
Friday, 18th, leave North Attlebcro, a, 8
+. NJ, walk TO East Hartford, Conn. dis>
tAnce Of 100 miles, arriving at ADO p. NJ.
on Saturday.
Saturday, 10Th, Hartford, . miles.
Monday, 2lss, Cornwall Bridge, 81
miles.
Tuesday. 22d, Chatham Four Corner
\. Y, 81 miles.
Wednesday, esd, Schenectady, Al mil, S
Thursday, 24th. st. johns, IL miles.
Friday, 18th. Rome, 10 miles.
Saturday. warmers " Mills
Monday, 2Sth, Palmyra, ~ miles.
Tuesday, 10Th, Byron. II mics.
Wednesday. 30ih, Buffalo. Is miles.
Thursday 3lst, Br cton, - miles.
Friday. Nov, Erie. Pa, 10 miles.
Saturday, -, Geu,vs, Ohio, 80 miles
Men lay, 4in, Cievelan J, 10 miles.
Tuesday, 5ia. Wakemsn, II miles
Wednesday, 6th, fremont, 80 miles.
THURSDAY, It'll, Springfield, 81 miles.
FRIDAY, s;h. Bryan. 10 miles.
Saturday, 9th, Lieiner. Ind, "a mie'
Monday. ilth, MishanaAa. 40 miles.
1uesday, l2,h, Caiame,, 10 miles
Wednesday, 18Th, Chicago Junction, II.
~ miles.
Thursday, 18th, reach Chicago, 6 miles
at II NJ,
On this trip Weston will pass through
parts 0. 10 different States, and more than
800 cities aud towns. In a private letter h,
says. 1.-THE calculation for each day
travel is made on the supposition that do
not fail TO make 100 miles in the walk
from North Attleboro to East Hartford
Failing in this. however, | have four other
trials, which | shall make at intervals OF
five days. In 1861 | made an average OF
81 miles per day for 10 consecutive days in
the worst season of the year for walking
February and March, On this trip my av>
eragc will be but AZ miles, and the heat is
TO be performed during the prassntest part
of the year. have tried nine different
times to walk 100 miles in . / consecutive
hours, but have never succeeded. On one
trial, came within two miles Of is. | think
| can accomplish this feat after a week IS
practice, and if I am successful on the
fourth day Of the trip would no give ten
csnts 70 be insured the victory
Should Weston fail, in each trial. to
make 100 miles in "a consecutive hours, his
hacker forfcits six>tenths Of each stake,
whether the whole distance be accomplish.
cd in the given time or not.
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