Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-02
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MILWAUKEE, July %, ls6T.}
Chicago. with its big hotels, immense
stores, fast stock and cool drinks, has passed
from our gaze. mentioned in the latter
part of my last, something about . base
bail match Part Of our party we're out
there with ten or fifteen thousand others to
stand around in the no. sun-.her nometer
ranging at lO', to enjoy the sport. |, seems
that the National Base Ball Club Of Wash>
ington, d. c.. is slsshing about the country
picking up fats. They expected to find
some in Chicago, and were not disappointej.
They first got up game with . Rockford
Club, which enjoys high reputation. They
let the Rockford boys beat. Now the Ex :
cslslor Is. b. c. boys Of Chicago turn up
their noses st the Rockford boys. and
bet sharp tha, they could beat any Club
that the Rcckfords' could. The match was
then made between the Nationals and the
Excelsiors. and when we left last night,
Chicago looked sick in the face. Its repu
ta,ion wane,h. and it's people have been
scoored out of many thousand dollars bv
this confidence game
We left Chicago at eight o'clock last eve,
ming, aud glad were we 10 get upon a wat, T
craft. The state oi the weather in the city
was more the intolerable. At the sailing
hour las per bil!) Of the Montgomery, our
party, With our friends George II. Parker
and n. N. Conklin addea-,he two latter to
attend Us as far as Milwaukee-left the
street and went aboard. But as has been
our former experience, the advertised time
has the last possible relation 70 the actual
starting time. But We took the loitiest sea,
on the upper deck, and swested it ;out till
she started. The Montgomery Is one Of the
regular Sarnia line of four steamers that
leave Chicago every other day in the = eek
Sundays excepted. At first We did mol
confess to any particular admiration for the
craft and there was some struggling inti>
nations Of . sale, but upon more cult.
vated acquaintance We found ourselves en-.
t.rely at home. and Capt. Nicholson pains
tlking gentleman and . most agreeable Of,
fcer. Therefore We have right good word
to speak for this boat, and cen safely re.
commenu i. to tourists ~ one well calcuIa.
ted to afford them pleasant home and Z
safe and satisfactory trip.
As remarked above, We left Chicago
Such day il had been for discomfort, and
such night ditto. The lake breeze We had
expected Was . myth. The cabins and
state rooms were st . baking heat. Buffalo
gnats swarmed the decks, cabins and state,
rooms. Comfort nowhere, and no prospect o
any.
After . miserable night, We got an early
waking at this port, and have come ashore
to pay our respects to the city. 1t 10 toe
early to call upon the Mayor and City Coun
Gil, the clergy arc preparing their morning
discourSes. the shops and stores are mute
oil the stiffness and inanison Of early Suns
day morning was noticeable. Toilets were
speedily made. sad . stroll through town
commenced. Milwaukee 10 . fine city
There is no DOUBT Of it. Its general loca>
tion, as you are aware, is about ninety y>five
miles up the lake from her formidable rival
Chicago, and at the mouth Of the Milwau>
kee river. The Menomonee joins its waters
with the Milwaukee inside the corporation
limits, and the two form deep and secure
passage for vessels into the heart of the
town. This water 10 to Milwaukee precisely
what the Chicago river 10 to the city tha,
bears its name-s great natural artery-oi
untold Importance in . commercial point Of
view but the less We say about water as
voter, or Of its visual or olfactor,c impress
eons, the better. They are neither capti>
vating. nor temptingly aromatic.
Milwaukee claims . population Of bout
20 900, and doubtless has . perfect right to
do go. Her streets, the principal Of which
are paved la Nicholson, are broad, clean,
and comfortable the build ngs we'll de>
signed and substantially built-mostly Of
that superior material that has earned 4
worldwide reputstion-those creamy col>
ored, Milwaukee brick. The Nswhall House
is magnificent structure put up in modern
style, with better exterior appearance than
either Of the large Chicago hotels. Its ca
pacity is about three hundred gucsts. The
leading manufactures are farm machinery,
leather, furniture, lager beer, tobacco, -four,
etc. 1t ia probably the greatest wheat mar
ket Of the Northwest A single elevator
here has 100000 bushels cspacity-the
largest in the world. The suburban dis
tr'cts contain many magnificent residences
In short, tie entire city has a very thriving
appearance. II is one Of those places that
contains substantial men, who, like those
Of the thriving New Englard villages, make
haste slowly. and Of every dollar they make
intend to save fifty cents 1t is a good
town, and has promising future ahead.
The boat leaves at eight. Parker and
the other Conklin leave Us here taking
back with them, our regrets, and leaving
with us their best wishes. DICK