Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-27

TEE CONTINENTAL LIFE Insurance Co.
This is not An Old company ny-that is to say,
1t is not old in years, but in all that goes to
make up experience, popularity, and capital,
IL 10 fast outstrippiog its elders, and with
each succeeding year grows more stout and
hsarty-nors in favor With the pablic-and
more worthy Of popular endorse nsnt. Hav-
ing ossn started u reliable manner, BY ths
soundest men Of the country. upon the most
approved plan known, and managed With
tho greatest skill By sfacsss and agents Of
ripe experience. it has Aourishsd beyond oil
precedent, and seems destined to strike its
strong roots and spread its broad b. anchcs
through every habtable square mile Of
territory iu the country. This 10 not mere
rumor. nor the "saY SO" OF its agents; but
tho figurss-those positive Arabic facts
the most stubborn and the most truthful
things in the world, stand right up in
high, broad, solid columns, in testimony
whereof We speak. In Iowa, Nebraska and
Minnesota the Continental is ably repre-
ssnted by Mcssrs. Frost 4 Calvert, General
Agents, whose office is In the First National
Bank, Of Davenport. Mr.. Frost is the for
mcr Cincinnati Secretary Of the Home Mu.
tual Life Insurance Co., and both himself
and bis partner are men Of ripe experience
in the Life Insurance business, and are pre-.
pared at oil times to produce unimpsaeh-
able testimony, showing forth.the Cont
nentars superior advantages. AZ I'll must
die. so should oil interest themselves in
providing an inheritance for their children
and friends. There 10 NO safer way to do
this than to b liberal in life insurance, and
there 10 no company more safe or mere
sound in which to do it, than the Continent
al. Of New York. Call upon then, and BE-
come acquainted with them and iths COM
psny they represent, and bs insured. The
New York. Real. Estase Journal, in speak
Ing Of the Continental, remarks that it 10
advancing to greatness With such rapid
strides - places 1t beyond oil parallel in
youn g'companiss - to its rate Of progress.
In the last six months. :. o.. from January
! to July l, 1868, it has added 2,46l to the
sumber Of its policies t664. .2os.so to its
annual income, and e7,Olo.7OO to the
amount insured, which makes the total
amount Of policies Issued since it COM
msnced business, May 10, 1866. exactly 2
years, month and 20 days, s.063; the an
nusl income Of the company $1.7s2, oil,
and the whole sum insured, e22, ,ss4, ,000.-
We congratulate the worthy President and
Secretary, and energetic staff Of manage
ment upon their great achievement, for
such vigorous growth in . young company
as to thus uniformly add upwards Of $780,
600 per month in premiums to its annual
income is unsxampied in the history Of the
progressive corporations Of the world.
SPLENDID SrABLEs.-ln Chicago the 9th
sr day, ws responded to au invitation to 60
around and $50 Bennett Pistsr's new sta
bles. Mr.. Pis.ers. be it known, 10 one Of
your thriving. sar-sightsd ysung business
men Of Chicago, who within few years
past, BY keen enterprise end wids-awakc
energy. has risen from the position Of .
sail.loft bookkeepsr to one Of the frst mer-
chants Of the Northwest. aud besides kav-
ing fondness for his business, which he
never negleets, is also particularly partial
to good, honcs., highly animated horse
desh, Of which he has several spscimsns.-
His stables, like bis ono hundred feet front
stefs, We found to be . model Of elegance.
The front parlor 10 N ample carriage room.
whore are kept half dozen styles Of vehi.
clss, and glass doorsd case for harness
The dining room comes next; has six roomy
stalls in tho middle Of the floor, finished
with ornamental iron work-evsrythng
from floor to ceiling as neat as wax-tinish-
cd and furnished in perfect taste. In the
second story are the groom's rooms. . pri-
vate parlor, elegantly carpstsd and furni-
tured, and the commodious grain bins. II
is said to be the finest stable in Chicago,
aud probably there 10 no doubt Of il. Well
he deserves il, and 30 do his fine horses ;
but one thing let us say to Mr. Pieters =
While we would not dctract one iota from
his stables, we feel it patriotic duty, If he
would see something that is . little more
stable than his-Sy spot or two-he must
come over to Davenport and take look at
the one now being completed by Jerry
Conklin at his residence in this city When
il 10 done We Will mention it some more.
TINS ISLAND BaID0E.-Most Of our read.
srs understand tho status Of the Govern
mont Bridge question from our article q
Monday last, in which il was stated that
the bridge from this shore - the Island ID
TO BE- built The work will soamsncs %
ssen - Congress adjeurns. The sane art.
lsls says that the appropriation for the
wagon bridge from the Island to the hi.
nois shsrs had been dsfsstsd. Thia was in
part tsus, for ID appears that although the
special appropriation Of ts0. 900. for that
purpose was defeated, - was announced,
The item vas Incorporated in the Def
cisnsy Bill. end ia shss form hes passed
both Houses. The following letter 70 Mr.
Hswley, Of Rock Island, 10 svidspss Of the
truth of this.
Hsuss % Rsrs., July 81, 1858.
Dear Sir I'm the Deficiency Bill, just
passsd. there 10 the item ei elO0, 600 fer .
new bridge from the main shore 10 Rock
Island. Truly yours,
4. B. WAsmRusHD, n. G.
J. B. Havley. Esq. W
The new bridge will bs Of Of iron-a SUBJ
stantial and durable structure, and will be
erected en:ths site Of The old bridge. A
part Of the caussway will b removed. to
increase the outlet for water coming down
shs slough, 90 that the new bridge will bs
600 feet in length, in fear spans Of 16o
bet each. This completes The bridge quss.
sioa, and. " think. satisfasterily. With
the mssy delays and ssstsadisssry ssPsrts,
the thing 10 6nslly sstusd-vs ere to have
the bridgs-ws bslisvs it-and when We
~ the piers rising from the water We shall
know il; and not till then.
E- A..
LAss OnnneH. weeks aee thses
columns annsusssd that the Rev. q. II.
pnvars ~ G,;aoaiA Qolleea Chanai had