Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-25

IIoxr Fsox EuRoPE.--we had the great
and mex oected pleasure this morning Of .
call from our much esteemed friend and fell
low citizen, c. Stewart Ells, ESQ. who
arrived home this morning from Europe
where he has been traseling for the -" s'A
mooths, and we're delighted - nnd him in
an admirable state es rseaer vation-s stout,
hearty and cer.sdesably Improved in flesh.
,hou.L Otherwise the same old stewart Of
last year.
He left Davenport on the 18th Of October
last with the intention Of being absent .
year or more snd Of dsvoting HE attention
to the pursuit Of the fins arts. lie ssiled
from New York on the 27th, and arrived in
Liverpool on the 7th Of November, where he
remained = day or two and proceeded to
London. where he spent abou. ten days in
a hasty glance at the wonders Of that great,
dirty metropolis-after which he crossed
over to the continent at Ostsnd, thence;,o
Brussels, and on to Dusseldorf, where he
spent few weeks among the congregated
arts and artists then passing OH to Hano :
ver. Berlin, Leipsic, to Wittemburg, the buri-
al place OF Martin Luther; thence to Dresden,
Luncnberg, famous for its magnificent ca.
thcdral; then on to Stuttgart, where are %
Gated the best musical SC hools Of the world;
thence to Munich, the seat Of the most
! perfect and most extensive art schools In
Europe; thence to Rondeau on Lake Con.
| tace, and crossed over Romanshorn, Bernc,
Geneva-in fact all through Switzerland and
the German States--up and down the class
ic Rhine several times crossing over the
magnificent Lake.. and drinking in the glo.
rlous scenery of that magnificent country
to safety. He WAS at Paris several times
during this absence. stsying there several
| weeks in all. lie reports the Exposition ss
truly magnificent affair Notwithstanding
the reports to the contrary, and notwith-
standing the United States of America
| meets with . cold shoulder oil the way
through, and is representation rather
grossly misrepresen,ed in the person Of
Commissioner General Beckwith, who is
written down. and Justly too. as precisely
the most accommodating, inattentive and
unworthy man that could have been found
ior that position.
The managers Of the Grand Exposition
likewise seem to ignore the United States,
for while almost every nation upon the
globe worth mentioning, ~ well as some
that are not, are honored by having Rue.
or street in the Great Exposition Hail named
for them, upon which their entries are ex :
! hibited, the articles sent from America are
assigned to a division in Eue d'Afrique,
the distinctive symbol Of which is pair Of
twin stntuettes, representing white and =
black person locked in tender embrace,
broadly suggestive to the mind of strong
s,iscegenatory ideas, Though a positive
insult, when VIC come right fiat down to the
naked fac,-not to say the popular one in
| America-the joke-if for such it is intend
ed, is c,riain!y not a bad or an untimely
| one
MIR. Ellis says that as far as the American
branch Of tho Exposition is concerned, the
chagrin of our people there is owing not SO
much to the quality Of our articles exhibit
cd as to the meagreness Of the entries. In
the results Of inventive genius, our country
stands far ahead Of any other country in
terested there, but in that which is posi-
lively rich and gorgeous-for that which
most attracts the eye and excites the admi-
ration of the masses es-Flance, Russia, Ger
many, England, Italy. Turkey, Prussia.
Sweden, etc., as might be expected, carry
the palm. In grains, while Russia and
Australia arc most nobly represented-show
ing as q whole the best cereals there-the
California wheat is second to none, and the
American grains generally fern most in>
teresting feature. He devoted much time
and attention, as Special Commissioner from
this State. in arranging American articles
for exhibition, but owing to the dogmatic
and pnsrendly action, or rather inacton Of
Mr.. Bechwith, he was unable to do the sub
ject the justice it demanded. The only arr
tices on exhibition from Davenport were
the 6ne samples Of cloths, csssimeres and
fiannels sent out from the Davenport Wool
en- Mills. BY our entcrprising fellow citizen
Joseph Shields. and these he took pains to
display advantageously.
lie left Paris several weeks since. In
London be met with our former fellow citi-
z ne, w. G. Jones and John Drew, who
are doing . thriving business as traders, by
whom he was most warmly seceived and en-.
tertained. lie sailed from Southampton by
the Bremen line on the 9TH inst in compa>
ny with pleasant party of Americans, and
arrived in New York last Saturday. lie
says the American attendance at the Expo.
sition is fer less than Was expected.
Now that his long and interesting journey
BY land and sea Of more than 10000 miles
10 over-smbracing countless magnificent
and enhancing views Of nature and art, in
the European States, he returns home hon.
estly and thoroughly convinced that
none Of these countries--noae Of these
sights-none Of the grand scenery Of nous.
tain, lake and river-none Of them make
up or in their combinations pssdsce such
insxpssssibly attractive features - are to be
found right here At home in our own VALLEY
Of the Mississippi-i our own Iowa home.
We take pleasure in welcoming our friend
back again to to bis pleasant home and con.
gratulats him on the good fortune that has
attended his many steps and the final hsp-
py conclusion Of his European tour.
WI. BELL 4 Son. Dry 0oeds.
SENTIMENTAL AND nEAL.-The vaunted
plea Of being ''devotsd 10 the interests Of
God and humanity" has gained the support
Of many shallow thinker 70 the Repubf :
can party they imagining that the glitsc ring
tinsel WAS the real gold ,and that where there
was such loud professions there must be
some li>tls.- practice. Time, and the actual
doinsp a. the Radical party arc rAdidly dis,