Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-28

New Boston 10 the regular packet for
Fort Madison tomorrow morning at a
o'clock.
Jennie Boidwin vill leave foe st. Paul,
On Thursday morning at e'slek.
Addis Johnson will leave for g. Louis,
Thursdsy morsing ats o'clock.
fhs Northern Line Psekst %. rev have
their thsssoh line frsa st. Lssis ss q.
Paul eonplstsd. A daily line u Stsamsfs
nsw run trou st. Louis 70 Ksekut, dis
tanos, Of 2o9 miles. Passengers and freight
taks shs cars At KsokuA for Aontross. die.
tanes IL miles. From Montross - this city,
and Rock Island, distsaes Of l27 milss, there
10 line oftwo boats each day. Passsngsrs
and freight At this point take the cars for
Port Byron. distance Of Is miles. The
regular trains leave Rock Island at 5.4b in
the msrning, and 4:45 In the aftsr-noeu,
and arrive at Port Byren $40 in the morn.
ing. and loo in the evening.
Ga the line between Port Byron and 81.
Paul, . distance Of 42s miles, there 10 .
daily liss Of Steamers, leaving Port Byron
every moraise On the arrival Of the Reek
Islasd train.
II will thus bs seen that the Northern
Lius 10 perfect, from st. Louis 10 St. Paul.
nest Of the freight being tewsd over the
upper end lever rapids in bassss, ssd ell
The passsngsrs being conveyed around The
rapids from Ksokuk 70 Asntross and from
Beck Island to Port Byron BY rail.
Davison's line run their magnificent
steamers from 81. Leuis 70 Ksekuk. whore
they connect With the ears for Monssess.
A present they eonases with daily ins Of
cleaners st Nentrsss for Dubuque. and q
Dubuque connect with the boats for st. Paul
thus making their line complete.
Va take the following from the New
Orleans Bulletin Of Saturday last.
! Wslook On The arrival Of tbs Uaitsd
/ States drsdgs boat, at the mouth Of the
Mississippi. % the nest significant and
important event since the blockade VA
raised. II furnishes an evidence Of tht
swo facts: 1. That the Northwest has de-
} tsrminsd to make Osngrsss rsmsvs evsSl
physical obstacle to the use Of the grea
outlet to the sea. 3. That " shsli hav'
no more private contracts, No tell gates. .
other impsdimsnts to the free navigatien .
the Mississippi.
II We cannot too forcibly impress on GU
merchants the Significance Of this event
TIE immense grain producte Of the North
west requires cheap transportation. !
was sscsrtainsd BY the success Of the Gle
; vstos that the Mississippi - free rout
would relieve the Western farmer from AM
possible combination Of Eastern rail ant
canal companies. But it must be free il
every accsptation, and it must he deepen
Cd for the passage Of the largest class Q
grain ships This caused the committs
appointed by the river Convention to i'm
press upon the Western members Of Con
grsss the importance Of this outlet
These members introduced joint ress
lutisn directing the Engineer Department
10 cause the drsdgs boat T. bs built. Thi
has been done, and the public Of New o.
leans has been surprised at the arrival Z
this machine for performing the grsa
work for which they bad not asked, and {
which they knew absolutely nothing. Th
same power which sent that dfedgs boz
will send feet Of drsdgs boats. The sam
vote that appropriated the large sum {
,nsnsy 70 build this drsdgs boat will spsn
her bottom dollar in the Federal Trsasur
to get the grain Of their constituent int
market in quantity, and ct cheap rates.
The Wsst and the Federal GovsrnmsI
thus committed to deepen and keep sps
the river outlets, ve expect to zee it dor
sffsctually. We may add that every Rspr
sentative, without regard to color, vi
shall bs sent from Louisiana will coop
rate with the West in these great object
and thus oil alliance Of interest form,
which will greatly promote tho return
Southern prosperity. The Mississippi h
done this for Us, and justified us for sayil
that N. Gothicl should have obtained
medal for the Mississippi at the Parisis
exposition.
There 10 step beyond this opening
the Mississippi. 1t is re enoving the obst
cles 70 our trade With the countries sou
ofus. We expect the Representatives
the Northwest to move for the adoption
some reciprocal treaties by which -four G
n be taken to Havana and Vera Cruz q
n sugar and coffee brought back without d
=. lay or impedimsnt. We are content
. tho present with the drsdge. and hope
!" will b put to work Immediately and s6e'
. ually.