Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-15


Az We ere all Interested in tho suoeess Of
this proposed improvement, We arc watch
Ing with no little interest tbs u,vvemenss
that ere being made tosssds'ias asUsuplish.
nent The nsstinAs that hsvs tsen hs'd
indicate that the psspis uadssstAsd The
wspt ara are dsteEnined tbAs II shalt not
issg b unsuPpiiel. Bot hsw is il tsts
AeseapIishsdt I The State eenslAsioa u
iliinois prohibits tie srsation sfs dstt ser
,naAHihvul - ekoSa ars iisnJ s1es-
tions to ito being dsss BY private entespriss
and thfat6l. - NJ S1pSriiiinss u ~ State
NTt9k h NE coantssNiee Selhs Esis
canal ssss v shes .thss prisaas -satespriss
cannot shceisslAlly da if. 1The StseA esgis-
lsturc of Illinois h now ID session At Spring
field and it is confidently expected that
something definite vill be DONE A meeting
has been Iieid and the following committee
appointed TO draft till 70 provide for tho
cousuuesios Of TIE work BY the STATE. It
is composed Of Major Allen, Of Henry coun-
ty; Capt. Robinson, Of Rock Island Mr..
Baldwin, Bureau Mr.. Moore, Peoria; Mr..
Bond and Mr.. Springer, Of Cook. Judge
Beckwth is to assist in preparing The bin.
From this committee Che friends Of the en-.
terprise expect bill that win obviate all ls>
gal difficulties and objections and be speed
lily passsd. BY the Legislature now in scs>
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TMs Youxo MsS's CaRisriAS Assocr AriosI
The meeting Of ths Yosng Mems Chris
tian Association lhst evening at the Censre-
gatiooal church was ' cry interesting. Adv
dresses were made BY Bishop Lee. Rev. 8.
McAnderson, Rev. J. A. Reed, Rev. H.
BayIiss, NJ. Allfsd Sally md I'd. RESELL
Esq. Mr. J. Smith Coonss, President Of
~ Association. eendoctsa the sssroiss.-
The attendance was not IS largs - it might
have been, owing no dsubs 10 The iast thst
meetings wess held In several q the
churches Of the city. but there wers enough
present 70 show that there 10 much interest
felt 10 the SUCCESS Of the Association
The rsmarks BY the several gentlemen
we're ti~sly and vssy appespriats.-
All seemed 70 show deep inlsssst. In and
an sesive sympathy with the objects Of the
association. and pledged their efforts 70 es
tablish the association upon 6rm basis
A number Of gentlemen were elected to
membsrship. There ore now about sixty
members in good standing. aud the pros>
poets ere that this number will be speedily
increased. Arrangements are being made
10 secure suitable apartment for . public
reading room. When this 10 accomplished
wc may expect como good from its labors.
1t 10 to be hoped that no spirit Of rivalry
will check or divert the efforts Of the mem-
bsrs from their self appointed work and that
every citizen vill do oil in his power to sssist
them.
CoxsoLsD AT LAsr-The little bsiteu
gives . self-satisfied 1rowl this morning,
and endeavors to console himself With the
assertion that the 'Peoplc's Party organ.
ised lsst Saturday, Is deaj-wiped out BY
his shrewd expose. We suppose the columns
Of that exceedingly loyal and patriotic pas
per will no longer be burdened with ac~
counts OF dead party, and its brave editor
will NOW return to the customary Autia Sf
I journalist. Having aroused itself from
its puritanical one-idea,sm. and with rncath
filled with withering epithcts. crushed the
People into ssbmissioa. The Gssette win,
Of course disdain t. further notice the
movement. Verify the ooncsit Of this little
fellow is great "Who cares for the Dutch p
Bov Killed Last Saturday afternoon .
boy, thirteen years Of ago, named Henry
Horst, son Of Mr. Claus Horst, who lives
six miles from town on the Hickory Grove
road, was run over and killed. lie was in
charge of . wagon loaded with stone, and
when about two miles beyond Duck Creek,
as he attempted TO climb upon the load,
his foot slipped and he fell under the wsg
on, the hind wheel passed over his body,
crushing in his ribs and causing death IN .
few minutes. The funeral took place yes>
terday afternoon and vas we'll attended.
,AsxxD.-Frequsnt inquiries have been
made Of us 10 regard 70 the gas question.
Why gas in Davenport IL 20 much higtpe
th,n in other places They say gas 10 ~
high nov - it was when coal was 20 cents
per bushel. Not beise psstsd On the gas
question we refer them to ths - eohpany.
SxAnss CA.slvAL 1t AAdesls' Park TO-
night, 1llsainadon. and Au1a, aai Shsuld
the evening hs fauaratle, sposhss- tallson
areo,ppsuied BY Fire woAs.-
sleishs win fdn frsqseotly 70 and from the
Park, Yen can sst buy AZ ya<Hsss for
@l.oe. which se call chssp tSss ~
Osase CerresponAence.
Dss MoIxss. Jan. 18th, 1857.
FniEaD Dick :-As the day seems loae,
aud time dfags slowly, concluded 70 oceu-
py a.ponsing hoqy 10 6lving you . sheet d.
bcsipeoa OF this out4A6ad place, the Csp;Gal
Of our Hourishing State. The city has .
location, beia9 btill % Z eentb
rise Of the land ON the east and west banks
Of the be- Ncines river, and il now known
as East and West Des Moines, or according
% one Of the pioneer settlers, as "Des
Moines and Demoire." the latter being tho