Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-24

ARRIVALS.
New Boston, Fort Madison Ben. Camp
boil. Clinton; Lansing. Port Byron; Du-
buqus. 81. Louis Addie Jshusos.
The spleaSid Nssthssn Liss steamer, Do.
buqus, which b sssissly ss~ this sssssn,
oeds her 1rss sppsasanss q cur lsves q
dayb break this nssoiss, iasaisss qsastity
Of psssssgsss. besA hses and Il Resk lsleDd
and having in tsw tse barsss. IAs Dstuqua
is truly nsgnl0csnt boat, and yin csn-
pare fsvorably viii any steamer - ehs
Nssthsrn Mississippi. II vas buils st Pitss-
burg. asd 10 3aS isst lsng, has 50 1sss beam
end 81 feet depth sfhold; I boilers. - tse'
10 length and SO iochss in diameter 3 en-
gines Of 20 inch cylinder and feet stroke.
lie carrying capacity 10 GOO tons. and II
draws Is inches, light. Tho cabins ars
luxufiantly furnished, and the tiity state
rooms with births. for one hundred
passengers arc most elegant. That
ws:l.known. experienced and popular Cap.
tain, J. W. Parker. 10 in command, and
those true gentlemen, D. V. Dawley and W.
W. Wills. do the honors Of the Office. Ths
pilots, McGinnis snd King, the engineers,
Bradley and Smith, and the mates. Crane
and Trumpstsr, are well skilled in thsis
several vocstions, while Ed. Wsiney, they
Steward, takes particular care that the tables
are une xcelled Dur friend VIM Hsndss-
son attends to the spiritual requirements o.
al on board. The Dubuque will make reg
ular trips between Sc. Louis and ST. Paul
and is now on her way to the latter port.
The Northwestern Union Packet Co..
steamer Addie johnson, stayed but short
time at this port, en- her way up the rive,
to resume her place In the line betwesr
Lacrosse and Sc. Paul.
The regul'r mosning boat for Port Byron
connecting there BY rail and steamers fo'
Savsnns, Dubuque, Racine and Chicago
the Lsnsing-departed At $3.50 A. y.
The high waters Of tho Missouri rivsl
are reported 10 Be- gradually subsiding
The river has ovevi1owed ito banks e So
Paul, submerging part Of the city.
The river st st. Joseph is rising rapidly
and hes flooded The lswlands Of Kansas
several valuable farms being under water
The Platte river 10 falling, and the t,act
Of the Union Pacific railroad will soon b
repaired SO that trains can run again.
The foods In the Dss Meisss river ~,
rapidly subsiding. The destruction o.
property 10 said to have been immense.
The steamer r. E. Lee bsoks her Moor
ings u Memphis, sinking the Little Maid o.
Peru. damaging wharf boat and then float
ed down steam.
The Itascs, from Lacrosse, wss the first
boat to St. Paul this season, arriving there
on Monday evening last.
Resolutions adopted BY the Wardsns and
vsstrymen Of Trinity Parish. Davenport
Iowa, It . meeting thereof, held in the
Church on Easter Monday, April 2a, 1867
WaEsEAs, the attendance at the annual
letting Of Pews has hitherto been very small
and difficulties ha arisen therefrom.. II
10 therefore
Rcsolred-lst That all Pew holders who
do not on or before the last Monday in
April notify the Treasurer Of their intention
to vacste, shall be deemed to hold over for
the ensuing year.
2nd. That the Treasurer b. authorized
to rent the Pews not held or rented now
At the same rate - last year.
3rd. That the rule adopted in the Let
resolution above be continued In force from
year 70 year until rescinded.