Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-13
DAVENPORT IOWA. THURSDAY. AUGUST 49, 1865

DAVENPORT NswsPArsRs. - Somebody
asked US the other day how many ss~sps-
pers there had been printed in Davsnport
since its cornsr-stons VAS laid. We can't
tell precisely, but believe there has bsss
good many. The less .Svs was The 6sst-
aad vas thrown to the brssxs in Aueuse,
1888. Nsxt came the cesetts, IN loll, and
then . Aornon paper Of short life and un-
knswn merits. under the attractive name Of
"zhe Bride s~d TIE Lsmbs WDs,n and
then came iate existence the Democratic
Banner, which was started in 1s47, and in
1866 merged into the DAvEHrea4 DsnocaAr.
The Commercial was started 10 1853, W
believe, and ito light went out two years af.
tsrwards. The 7empevsnes P'stfsrm was
started in 1855 and survived year OF two,
aud the Deity NeWs sprane up in the fall
Of 1856. and lived three years. In 1853 the
Daily zSmss was started and lived . few
months. In 1851 Der Demokras came into
existence and has stood it finely ever since
10 1857 another German paper was started,
eallsd the Chronicle, We believe, but died
early from natural causes. In 1860 the
Dassnport Commercial Adrsrtissr snd Pro-
ducsrs' Weekly Chronicle WAS started, and
lived a few weeks; in 1863 the Real Estass
Register cane out, but went bsek in year
or % in 1856 the Chip Bsstst Vas among
our hsbdominals, and ran few months;
10 SCI the True Radical was started, and
stilI appears we'll on the surisos. and in The
same year came forth the Picket 0usrd.
nov defunct, and, . few months later, the
Western Soidieys' Friesd, which appears
weekly, and in 1867 came forth the ssn-
msseisl college paper, now known - the
Commercial Journal, and also the Undsv-
scrite~, . new dsfunet Insurance paper,
which was superseded BY the Hsms Tisstsr,
which still appears monthly. The Evan
gslist vas also Published here, commencing
in 1857, il ws mistake not, aud continued
several yesrs and. somewhere back 10 the
dim past, We remember Of . sheet known
~ the Bridge City Record, which W
never saw-snd probably no enc else
did but . short time. A Fillmore
campaign papss was pablished here
In the fall Of 1855, the name Of which ~
cannot nov recall, and besides there we're
several advertising sheets Of varisus names,
oil Of which are non cot. These ere oil that
Ne can call 70 mind just nov, though il 10
very probable that some have been emitted.
There 10 . very interesting unwrittsn his.
tory concerning the birth and life Of oil
these papers-to ssy nothing Of The death
Of great majority Of them, which sems
day when " nave more time, ~ may sn-
deavor to write up. We can remember
only twenty Fl vsin oil which have cast their
bread upon the waters in the past 80 years.
Some Of them never saw their bread return
again and some have. The papers now en-
joying life and its benefits in this city are
the Daily and weekly DsxocRAr. Gssstte,
and Der Dsmotrst, the weekly True Radi-
cal, and Wes.srm Soldiers Friend and
Monthly Commercial Journal, aud Home
Visiter.
John Logan vas the original Newspaper
pioneer in this place, and Alfred Sanders
next, sho started the first daily in 1854.
The oldest journalist in the city.
who has constantly remained in the har-
ness, 10 our ssnior-hs having showed the
quill for thirteen years. Probably net less
than one hundred men have been engaged
in the publishing business here since 1888.
As community they were q sci of snterpris.
ing, hard-working, ill-requited journalists.
Among them were lawyers, doctors, minis
ters, farmers, soldiers, merchants, school
teachers. mormons. and Of other callings too
numerous to classify. They were men Of
energy, and in their efforts to build up the
interests of the city and State, spent many
and many laborious year. It ought net
- be marked down ~ sgotistic il ws claim
for them that they have done - much and
perhaps more than any other class TO build
up and secure to this people the benefits Of
civilization and wealth they now 80 largely
enjoy. In dong that they have done most
Dcbly, and deserve high monument Of r..
msmbrancs in the hearts Of the people.
MoRs or ras ISLAND "SrRiKE There
was another strike on the Island among
the workmen yesterday. as We learn from
the argus. It Gays that At 7 o'clock that
morning Gen. Rodman. probably in order
to have IN excuse for laborers to work ten
hours, sent word TO the stone cutters re-
quiring them to work ten hours, and giving
them no information - to what pay they
should receive. They asked the privilege
Of holding meeting to decide what to do,
and we're denied the privilege Of holding
any meetings on the Island. They ell i'm
msdiatsly quit work aud left the IL land,
holding meeting on the grass. on this
shore, where they unanimously adopted =
resolution that they would not work but
eight hours . day, and would not - to
work again until they kus~ what wages
buVy WSI0 W teCSivv... "A SVthAbtsV0 - ap'
poiatsd 70 coaamunieats THE resolution on
Gen. Rodmsn. Their action was perfectly
orderly end respectful, and ~as right.
Neither Gen. Rodman, the Secretary Of
Waf, or the Presidsns of the United States
he's ssy right 70 require ons minute over
eight nours day. And 1t 10 right Of the
men to know precisely what they are "a
receive bsfors they 80 y work. Congress
HIS enacted that eight hours 10 legal day I
work on Govsrnmsnt jebs, and The Prssi
dent has approved the Law. These nsr
have rights under that law, and their right
must be respected. Difference in pesitios
in Office or out, dsprives thea Of none O
ths rights sf American citizens. or Of th'
respect due IN American citizen. l: i
the right Of The Usitsd States sfAssrs b
AZ Just sush rates Of wages - thsy please
ssd il is the right Of the men 10 asssp
or reject them, just exactly ~ they please
But it 10 ~ tAs right Of the United State
tssequirs bat eight Aeufs Ser day . work