Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-18

PlrTSeuRea coARE sPon0Ence.
DaaSness Steamer |
Dubuque.
Pirrssraon. Pa. April IS, 1857.
Epiroas Observation-Disclosures in the
= Smokey City" has been very dol! during
the past winter, and still continues so.
mostly on account Of the +" lockout in the
iron mills and part Of the glass works.
for the paat three months. by. which over
seven thousand men are thrown out OF en-
ployment, men who usually receive the
very b,shest wages From what l can
learn the cause Of this clock .out' vas the
demssd on the part Of the mill owners for
a seduction in the price Of working or
pudding" iron, as they call it-irom ~ to
&, per ton, which the puddlers' refused |
TO aceede 10, and consequently the propsie
tors closed their mills, snd let then, lay idle. |
Al thess mile start agais this wr~k. at tbs |
old rate Of wsgss, cd eVesy person prsdicts |
that times eil son - tsisk hsss aeain.
There ~ bssn greet sws hess during
the last thres weeks aoong the ION ton, On
the eeming u ~ gssae Dsalisn tragsdieons
Risssai, WITH BE- troop Of a" tortyetws Euro
poem artists" Of unpsonsunceaDie names.
All 8se61eo he's 6esn on The very tip-tos
Of aasieue sxpsctaocy 10 see hes, and that
Qpeat Great hes trspspirsd. % she made
hes osot appsasonce on Monday eveaing
;ost 10 Queeu EIifsoeth, aud closed on Wed.
nesdsy % Lady Nsebssh. On Monday eve
nine ths Opesa Heeso vaa 0lisd 70 ossrs
Ho1ise Wish he slsgs u the city 70 greet
hss h he great character Of Elisabeth. the
ioillvttro Of whom made terrible vacancies
in the exchecquers Of INDECENT pa-pas.-
la fact every bod WAS there. jenkins, on
a salary Of ak hundred = year. purchased
his immaculate kid, and engaged car
ri-ge Of hale . months income. Poor Jon"
1 kris, IL wiil be six months ere his purse
will permit another visit to the theare.--
But what Of that. Dli'nt ne zee Ristori.
Dlnnt he have the pleasure Of ogling the
the facinsting fair sex through his borrowed
opern glass. Wa mt lie surrounded sOs
three long hours With sustling silkr, pass
Jewels and rounded busts that owed their
grace 70 the mantua makers art. Would
not that rsQvits him Sufficiently for time
and expsaditUre.
Ristori 10 not . beautiful wemon now,
whatever she may have bssn In the past
The contour Of che face 10 not pesfect, &C
oessiing TO the standard of female beauty,
the chin beiag bread, the mouth fat and
wanting. in symssry. while at times she
lacks dignity. The 10 uotieeabls IN her
Ell, especially, - shs seems - eat aside
her character a. soon - The last line Of
speech il ended. She Vas bern IN 1881,
aud il consequently forty six yeass u ses.
Her passuts Wsrs actors. and che appeared
On the stage whom she Vas but two months
old; It feur ehs played childrsn's parts, and
stswsnty achieved hes great tsumphs 10
ssn~dy end tragedy. A. tssaty I've she
married Marquis del Or,llis. On Italian
nsh.saan, sod retired from the stage, but
retusnsd 70 V in two ysarS. In Ne play u
EIissbs.h tbs author sacrificed pIot u HE
tory, cad ~ think il 10 veil he did 30, for
IN The picture Ris.ori gives " Of the Virgin
Qsssn, ~ recegniss . perfect likeness 10
A we0an whsss ambition Asd love Of pew.
. e w. ~ god. on shess snholy altar wss
sacrificed her friends. herDercy. and that
sseweisg beauty q . sensn's lfe-hes
love. Her egotisa wes equal to every hing,
grasping nov 81 the Warriors sword. now
at the effnios Of The legal stsr, and anon
craving the poets hey, settling upon her
arrogance rivalry With the author Of the
\ XVUSUs W " tUv USuUSIcDo
Of tho world. che was the mistress only Of .
scare Of great men. whO stopped 10 sooth
} her with tiattery. that they might climb on
their false uttersnces to power. Fearing to
share her throne. she led life Of sterile
celibscy, dying 81 length amid The half cons
} cealcd Joy Of those who had been raised by
} her to positions and Importance. This was
! the real character Of the Queen, and thiG
L. -. A-ol L. 4. III =
force Of her giant like genius. making them
forget for time that she vas not the arr
tiste but the sovereign. Her reception OF
Esq in Act was . magnificent piece Of
acting. Rebuking the man she loved, and
. 10 satIsfy her vomsn's within. she was moi
prepared for the violent denunciation that
he hurled at her. surrounded hy her noblli-
) ", 10 whose eyes. for the first time, she was
BUNDLED. He eyes flashed the FIRE that
was in her so Al; her veins svslled with the
rush II angry blood, and at that moment
she undone herself BY ordering the arrest
Of Essex. Her engagement was perfect
success IN svssy wy.
On Friday morning the magnificent new
Northern Line Stsamee
; DUBUQUE,
,. left our lsves for st. Paul, with Z fair load
Of freight and passengers. The Dubuaus
was built under the supesintendenee o
Capt. Dick Grey. and 10 the finest steamss
that the Northern Line has yet butt. She
Is $50 feet long 81 feet beam. 8 feet hold
I boilers IS inches in diameter, end 90 feet
long two engines 20 inches in diameter
and -, foot stioke; the cabin IL 1870 icet long
furnished in he most luxurious style, with
, Brussels carpr :, decorated in the highest
style of the painters art. In the rear end
oil tho cabin IS beautiful landscape paint
/ ing uf the city of Dubuque, The cabin is
furnished with ., palace state rooms, nurs-
cry, and IS capable Of carrying log cabin
pa>scngers-25 rooms in the Texas Gus
tom House measurement 364 tons, aud cost
between 900. 900 and 100000. She 10 q
much finer looking boat than the Daveu'
port, and it is claimed that she will p:ovs
TO be the fastest boat on the Upper Missis>
sippi. She 10 commanded BY that old OK,
experienced captain. J. w. Parkes-D. v
r Danley and w. ". Wells in the olflce; Jas
McGinnis and John King At the wheel; Ed
Nancy, Steward, and last, though not
> least, that psiucs Of good fellows, Bil Hen
derson, in the har. Before she left here Oh,
Was visited BY Thousands Of our citi.sns
and she VAS pronounced by oil 70 Re th>
finest boat that has left this place, except
: ing the Great Republic. FOE . number o.
years. Nay sacssss attend her and be,
gallant crew. Moro anso.
Nhoro Deooooo.