Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-25
DAVENPORT, IOWA, SATURDAY, APRIL 25. 1868.

Aside from al this and on behalf Of Hr.
walters numerous warm friends 10 Iowa.
on the score Of the old ftiendship-we most
heartily congratulate him upon bis deserved
success in having gained substantial pars
,ershlp IN the leading public house IN The
.,eas Nortbwess. A. hotsl clerk b built
up = reou,ssies thss vas wssth . tssssos -
ssy man; - proprietor ~ pssesss 49,
The fortune % earned viii fail into bic
hasds. SsAy -. AfA
~ jast ssmmsscsl grovisg. hss ssseS
ssilrsaas esntsrine there, ars nov bet b.
eas, jest begun - pick up ms's "s'e'y
sf the business that viii eventually aow In
!. her lap ftom oil parts Of the ~orld.-
Whore she does hundred millions o. ess-
insss nov, - The vast rich country snas
eurrsunds her becomes developed, she viii
Do her hundreds Of millisns. Indeed Il V
not within the mind Of man to truly con-
e.ivs the greatness Of that great commercial
heart, ffty Or even twenty five yssrs hence.
Already in the grain. the beet, and the pork
business she has out-strippsd any market
in the world and can keep doing 1t. No
other city in tho world can out-bid her in
water-works, or public enterpri'e-surely
none ether has more brilliant future pros
pests.
Repullcan Primary MeetinGs.
The battle Of the Puritans and 0resssrs,
In Scott county, esnes of this svsnisg IN
ths country townships, and this evening at
g o'clock, in the city wards. The question
Il, Who shall BE- Hiram's succsssos In Con-
grsss, Jacob. the Russellits. Cotton the
othsr-its. or Hubbafd the Judicialits.
The Democracy Of this Censrsssisnsl
District urge upon our Republican friends
The nsminstioa Of Jscob the Puritan,
"w ashington Branch" Butler, because hs
10 the man We can beat u the pslis in No
vsmbsr. We give our Republican friends
fair warning. that W win prove sake But
lsr to bs one sf the msst intolsrsut, squsrs-
toed, puritanical Miss Nancies in Iowa. We
will prove that be spent the winter at Des
Moioes, og-relling with The Legislature to
defeat The building Of our rsilrsad west Of
Dss Moinss, and matursd plan with the
"Nsw York ring" for consolidating the
Washington branch with the Central Amer
lean Railroad, in order 10 make Museatins
the great railroad crossing on the central
line to the Missouri river. Jacob had his
lobby men At Dee Meinss, and, Of eosrss.
wss expected to pay their hotel bills. but
whom Jacob came to settle these little Incl
dsntals, he refused TO pay the bill Of
prominent Muscatins man. on the ground
that he had no. done IS much - was e.
psctsd Of him, in carrying out Jacob
scheme.
Let ~ lay party aside and talk mo.
msnt with the citizens Of Davenport and
this District. Can W trust our gssat in
tsrssts in the hands Of Mr.. Butler TAX
king his acts for the past year, ought We
| to commit the interests Of this District to
the tender msrciss Of Nj. Jacob Butler a.
our immediate representative in Congress
During the ns1t Csugrsss We want large
appropriations to build the new railroad,
and wagon bridge 1t this point; Ne want
to continue the government works on Rsck
Island W expect 10 have finished our
line Of railroad 70 = connection with the
Union Racifc r. r.. and ask the general
Government to give us IN equal chance to
make this the trunk line to the Pacific.
Can ~ trust oil these things il the
hands Of NJ. Butler, aftss what be has
bssn doing the past few msnthss
One Of two things 10 esrtais: Either hs
will sell cut his friends in the "ring,' o,
his consttuents.
HonR ESrHAPRIsH. used to be, that
whenever anything very nice was wanted
our good people must either 60 or send East
for it. but things have changed, and We
were sgrceably reminded of this fact by
visiting the Lodge Room of the I. o. o. r
to-day, and feasting our eyes upon per.
feet gem of workmanship and art in the
way Of \ magnificent banner finished up for
Davenport Lodge No. 7, the whole being
the work Of our own citizens. The banner
is four and ons-half feet by six feet in size,
the one side Of white silk, vita the legend
of the Lodge and the "all-sseins eye," the
reverse, Of crimson silk, hearing the com.
nand Of the order, and representing the ".
rious smblsms. The painting and gliding
is Of superior workmanship, and executed
BY Mr.. Sterry, Of the C., r. l. / P. R. r,
The banner is made up with great skill and
trimmed proiussly, yet in perfect taste, in
gold gimps, braid and fringe, and is the
work Of Miss Helen Ryan, who has proven
herself mistress Of the art The whole is I
credit to the parties engaged in its mems.
facturs and to eur city. II win b carried
in the procession % Monday. In riehnssa
Of material and beauty Of design, it csnnot
be exeeiled BY any similar piece Of work II
ths State. Il y ernamentsd With The besu
tiful designs, embIsms and sentiments o.
the order. and presents rich. tasty appsar
aaee. It cssis about 3l26. Had tie sAap,
work bsss dsns East Il would have sos
e2so Thsrs 10 economy IN hcmeiastitu
eioas.
Tss NsuDsissonx OeScsas.-This 90
eiety has consented . give enc u thsil
truly popular sstsrtsinmsns a The Buftil
I0psa House % Monday evening, and it il
expected that large number Of those in at
tendance upon The Oda Fslls~s' celebration
Of that 1ay will alss attend, as.wsll = sAsss
Of eur citizens Whe have made il pent Il
hear oil Of their prsvious csnsssts. To sucl
- may wish 70 attend ssms Of the otAs
amussmsnts Of the evening, we would stat.
that The concert will close in tine for then
to 20 to The danes il the lever reem Of d,
Opera House. The following excellent pro
gramms will draw . full house en that eve
ming