Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-15
on FHg MISSISSIPPI.


Our trip hes eses to a end. St. Paul
10 rsschsd, and ws have parted With ouf
gay vsyaesn. Nov for Ne Ashisg asd
hunting gssusds. The last day % the boat
was particularly pleasant. In passing Lake
Pspin ws ail, and particularly the ladiss-
we're anxious to sss what 10 known ~ the
"Aaidsa Rock from which, it is said, that
in early days . beautiful lndias girl threw
herself into the Yivsr, because, iorsce,h,
her business like father insisted on her
marrying brave Of his choice and rot Of
her osn. Hss different from the present
time. An slopemsnt would have astonish-
ed the cid man. and the rock would have
possessed no charns fer the ysuns travel
lers. Several OF the ladies Of the party
assured me shas they would have done
nothing Of the sort-thsy would have gone
Of and married somebody else. This made
us feel uneasy. until thsy assusd Their
pspas we're no, At all like the old Indian
and if :hsy we're. they wouldn't sslsst .
mar who didn', have his boots blackei.
Il Is no uncommon thing for both up and
down beats 10 take extended rests on the
sand bars between the lake aad St. Paul.
go iow is the water that they persist in ,p.
pearinr high above It's surface. Drsdgs
boats have tried TO scoop some Of them out.
bit, If tie opinion Of The pilots is wersh
Any thing, theirs is labor thrown away, fof
thsy soon fill up again, and are worse than
before
We have watched the panorama CT TIE
bluffs, with here and there its landings, il
cottages and towns nesting back among
the rsvinss, until we have be come perfect y
indifsren, TO all TIE su;sr world. With Z
plentiful supply Of Kuhnsn's best, with
pleasant weather, delightfully."- cool and in
vigera,ing, and with the gayes, company
imag ina bls, j. Is ROT TO Ls supposed ,ha, TIE
undsrsigned ~ili return 10 the delights oi
itemizlng until bis fifteen cents has beer
s7eut.
There 10 re beach or ocean bath At St
Paul; but there are lake. indescribably J
charming, within . half days ride wbefs
every bedy gees. and to BE- sure and 60 Il
the right place ve have taken day to lis
ten TO the description given by parties 70
turning, and shall probably start Cd to
morrow, O. ~ mistrnst, shall know vhsrt
to 20 a. soon - Louis 6nds out what di
rsc,ien our Canada party have taken or
Of the chief attractions here is the people
and to ycu and I, reader. there 10 much Il
study Ihey embrace all the (rieh) werli
and his wife, elderly auuts. and COED NJ
tured unelss and any number Of cousins
miilioasirs and sporting Misrepresentation
losfers, and ,As clerk. vho, psshaps. Be-
savsd his years salary, sr What b nnsr'
probable. saved his employers profits for
usa,h, in order to spend The summer here
tho veil and the sick. military aad civil
ians. ssd thsa the sssrwssksd Uinia
tss, vho he's GENE fss hessss rsersasisa-
Ill ass hsrs. in inst svsry best that asrivs
sss has very Jsw pessssg~s. II Is q
1850 that ~ ~ ssssss ef tAs Ds1
osatA. many sev rsstieAsiag q The VI
isus plssss q resort vill - nakine thsi
vsy heosvard.
| st. Paul 10 growing this summer yer.
much - Davenport did last ysar. In Z
meet every dissetiss pss bsildises ars 6
ing up-oeaa cemfessabls houses for ih
pssple, q vel - nsgni6csst as6 coooe
deus business blocks On Third stssa
which is the principal businsas street ef tn
city . large asnbsr of three and four stor
Stone Alssks afs being built. all Of thsa I
- - sta0d ssr . century, and ssue vit
hssvy iron facisgs. Thee ar, potent ~
dsoees Il The enterprise and energy Of b
business men. The bsautiful lseaise
the city vill make il one the nssee il q
serthvsst. just - its bssissss iseiitissAl
aaAs il Tie hrgsst u Tie Ssats. The q
iginal feundsrs sssneA 70 have ssoe di1a
ss~ - spiniss 10 rss9d - svsuaaGts
layinR ~ ~ slrsesa, - dida't ssso
! stand - tAs srd~ u sseossdne, tss Il
then ssssis ~ las Of tAs hsS, asl ~
swa vssts. Dss Vhsa ess tAisks - -
Ill ID sss day - travel ~ setirs lsesth
Third ssrsst u aa hssr thsy have get
, long contract. For The bsseet Of tho
contemplating . visit hithsr vs vsuld 4
. then that the weather h dsnghtfui. seth
tso net q to- esld, bat in every partieul
Just like Z Mid New Engisnd summer 4
orders for Ssh, gsns, etc. sheuld b .
] dressed 10 E1cslsiue whore ws p st ear
. ! suafise to-0ofroW. j. B.
Il RAILaoAp lxSUxcssex DissoLvnD.-s
I learn from lhs Henry County Pfess tn
Judgs Springer has rendered IN opinion
i. the injunction case which was heard
him few days ago. in which he deed
that the lav passed By ihs last Lsgislatr
authorizing The electors Of townships
r vote tar Of not e.eeeding ave Per CT
| fer fnilroo1 Dofn0ons, ooooti1ufinoAl. II