Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-19

DAVENPORT AND Rock IsLAxo.-Tbe edit.
or of the Iowa City Republican was in town
the other day-(travelipg iacoe. we presume,
for we did not see him. .)-and while herea-
bouts made trip over to the city Of Rock
Island and to the Island itself He thus re-
istes his convictions concerning the former
place:
We found great difference between it
and Davenport. 10 the latter new buildings
are going up everywhere, from the stately
Opera House TO the humblest dwelling. In
Rock Island we saw one moderate dwelling
erected this season, and that was all the
new building We could discover. The town
looks seedy and old, and has evidently
yielded it's life and vigor to its younger rival
over the river. These two cities are an IL
lustration Of the we'll known fact that the
wes. bank Of the Mississippi is the place
for towns. Everything on the east bank
tends TO Chicago and away from the river
cities. On the west bank they succeed in
catching and holding much larger portion
Of the business ives. Of them. Davenport
was probably never growing faster than
now, while Rock Island has gone 10 seed.
A little severe, bu, . good deal like the
truth after ell. ..Man made the town
and in making Davenport he did sprstty
bright thing.
The editor aforesaid wss gladdsned ip his
soul by visit to the Island Of Rock Island
where the government is doing 80
many 6nc thing through It's efn>
Gent agent, General Rsdmsn He gpsaks
enthuseas,iclv Of the magni6cens Ar
senal Building, the splendid drives, end
the improvements in hand, and finally
comes very naturally to the conclusion that
he does not see "how nature could have
made better place for . great national
military depot. either ~ TO site or location
and We are satisfied it will yet be made
monster atfair-that here munitions of war
will,be collected to On nexhaustable extent
Hundreds of millions will yet be expended
here, enriching the whole surrounding
country"
ISrAsriclpg.-lt is happily rare in oul
moral and we'll conducted city that The pres.
is called upon to record the horrible crime
of infanticide, but case If this description
has come TO light which in its details il
most sickening, revealing. AZ it does, tn
great depravity OF the mother, who,to shielc
Ter fair repu.e, could commit 80 barbsrou'
$50 unnatural an act.
The we'll on the premises Of Hon. Johr
E. Henry, on Sixth street, between Perry
and Brady, affords a plentiful supply o
water to largo number Of people in th
neighborhood who depend entirely upon i
for their supply.
On las. Tuesday . Deighbor observes
something iwhite floating on the top Of th
water, but supposing it to be merely
piece of paper, attached no importance I
the object. On Tuesday, however, quite
number Of persons who visited the we'll Oh
served il. and their curiosity beinl
excited, the family were spoken to and tn
article taken out. 1t proved to be parcel
which, when opened was found TO contain
the body of newly born boy. 1t is evi
dent that the child had been born alive,
no. living when the horrible crime was per
petratsd. The body was sewn up in whit
skirt with black thread in . manner bette
kening extreme haste Great excitemen
vas created in. the vicinity when the new
of the discovery spread. Mr.. Boies, an IN
dertaker, took charge of the body, whic
was at once placed in ice. An inquest ha
been deferred for the present in the hope {
find some clue to the gully party. The pt
lice and detective forces ere engaged in elu
cidating the matter and il seems mposs
ble that the unnatural murderess should
> able to screen herself from detection lon
NEw BRIDGEs.-Our city engineer, "
D. Clark, has been selected by the Boar
of Supervisors to superintend the erectio
Of the bridges on Brady street, Harriso
street, and the Hickory Grove road, eros
; ing Duck Creek. The superstruc,ures
each OF these will cost about $iO0. The
will be built in a thorough and comple