Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-03

SPruoLsA Herss, Usion SeuAns,l
Nrw YoRx. June -. 1869. {

SPrHoLsA Herss, UuoH SouAns,l
Nrw Yoax, June -, 1868.
The day's 1sisgs have bsss VIZ agssss
bls. Not TO b Interested 10 Nsw Yesh sr-
gues great lack Of enterprise. The Fights
are too numerous TO leave any excuse what.
ever. Wonders arise On ever side, and to
see them ali in fortnight calls lor great in
dustry.
A yet there 10 but little deisg n eeavss-
ton business. The delegates are gathering
in-and the candidates are multiply ing
The great contest 10 to bs ever .Psndlstsn
and Chase. There 10 NO doubt Of Il. Nsi-
thor has got two-thirds vote in his poek-
st, hence the contest may pssvs like that Of
eight ysars age in Charleston. This i've
thirds rule, mind you. has slaughtered
good many good men in the dsosssatie
party. Douglas wss crushed tusdss its
weight u the shove named place. and Pen
dlston may shsss his lats On New Yssk
soil. We shall see.
Conventions aside, and let " gossip.-l
Risiss With ths lark ..this aesnisg-(pso-
vidsd lsrks don't rise till nine s'clsek) there
was . magnificent day u cur disposal. asd
ssiins of dssn Broadway. amid ths rear
end dis and dsstsaing slassse ef ~ thous-
and noisy vehicles. " wsat ssllisg. Our
cid Davsnpest frisnd, Asstin Cosbis, has .
Aos efacs at ITO DrssAwav, and together
With 0sssgs Asultos. alec Sbsmsrly rssi-
dsot sf Davenport, 10 doing ssbstantial
bsaissa = The baakias sad ssshseses lins.
Tn Davsapsst NJ. csrbia proved hiasslf .
very Ghle 6nanciAl Mn-and hsso ~ hs y
rspestsd 70 b aeesallatiag wealA npidly.
a. is lsstiag fresh asA hearty. = much 20
= tsa jean Aeo,-lisss over in Brooklyn
in . thirty thousand dollar naasion, and
though sharp dhd constant in business
hours. iasss sumptusssly every day be-
Assth bic ewa vias and fig tsss. With svsry
indication Of eventually ranking among The
"uppsr tens" Of this region Of wealth. Hs
has the grit y do il.
Thence ny frisnds Irish and myself pse.
eseded TO the marble palsss Of ths Amssi-
can Bank Note Eagsavias Oompaey-lhsrs
meeting with cordial reception fron eur
friend Staynsr. one ofths Directors Of the
institution whose acquaintance We found is
Dss Aeinss last winter. were By him shown
through that extensive establishmsnt-ths
lsrgsst and most complete in the whole
world. Verify mine eyes have sssn the
very mill in which all the grssnbacks and
oil the National Bank Nstes, and oil the
postage and rsvsnoslstsmps are ground out.
Some folks think 1t is dsns in wasAington.
Not %. Nothingis dsns there but the
registering. Hundreds Of men are con.
stantly employed in this extensive establish
ment, filling orders from oil parts ef the
wsrid. The presses were suuaing on
National Baak astss. Brazilian Bank
Notes, bank nstss fer The Grssiaa and
the Italian Gsvssmsnts. anA postal eurren-
cy for the latter. and . vast amount Of 9th.
er work in steal. Many milhens Of capital
are invested In this cencera and great d
the vigilance that has 10 be exercised in oil
its departments. Here the original plates
and dies for vast number Of National
state and private banks, which are held
rs sacred ~ life itself, in private vaults,
where the stranger never steps bat 10 the
presencs Of On official.
Calling upon General Geo. B. Sargent,
at II Broadway, ws found him in his bank
looking ~ vigorous - dosen years ago
lie and Oliver Flax, formerly Of lows City,
and Of the 6rm Of Fisk / Elliot, Of Dawes
port, have been 10 the banking business
here some six weeks or 90, and the Gsner.
a declares that hs 10 doing more business
already than he expected to do after . six
months run. With them is George Stone,
formerly Of the firm Of Gruu / Stone,
4 bsuksrs at Ausestins. Their energy and
perfect familiarity with the bssinsss will
probably result handsemsly. tf&
| This afternoon, and fes the 6rst tins, ~
vent up 70 the Great Central Park. Went
up In the street cars, asd travelled On fess
through the highways, by.vsys, sssks and
cernss, and wtAt Do yoa suppose ~
think Of itf Laugssss is Ans. thing o.
disafiH-but in this isstanss Il i : fetal
failsss-saa't b sssd q all With seGssiAs-
tien, 20 dss't ask -. Suppose ysu 70
and buy thousand acres Of land, smbras.
iAe vide stfstshss Of lava. bsautifal %.
dulations, abrupt saviass, prsmiasnt hills,
Seftasss salleya, soAnsaAiAe plSlaAns,
patches Of ledge. rocky knolls. ridges in,ssI
Ispssssd With occasional touldsrs, sntraec-
| ing wales. and sssy dslis ansons shastsssd
rocks. The wAsls smbdlishsd here, there
and every shess, viii every variety Of tree.
lSArsb, plsst, vine. svssgrsen sal bus6y end
lshsn spend ten Or twelve niliisnT7 ia spa
cious drives .prsnssadss. paths-sll wing
lise Ahd twisting evse snl asd1r sSM OH
Or BY nsaas Of pendtroos arches and bride.
. sf every kiad Of stoss. Of brick, Il eusi.
| ssly wrought irsa sad isssaisssly stsnsd
wsod, th0 d. i hsae aa4 Iheso Nth suss
y tic bowers, win nAenIAssnt Ss1dis6 d
stone and irea. With tVe hosdsva' aesss q
reservoirs aaA leks, uith uomesuus leun.
taiss sfsH cenesivabls dssigas, With stat.
nary, Gsasd tsrraess- -vesAisg sp sunss.
sus bswitshisg shaAy 4Aseks. bseers,
! tsysting plaass. aesadss. aad sly-csr.sesd
ressrts-in short, taks . thousand acres .,
lleveisst nature. and spssd no end Of msesy
L ler anythlDe and evseythi1G ~ Vil con.
dues . bsa1tify, adsss ~ tickle The. m.
Icy-aud yeu may then have seoethisa
that leeks like 0eatral Park. u oasaci
, Ibe deecsibed-it muut - oosn n llieD 90.
ltraacing Glsey-net ffon . carriage dseh
ing through, bat % loet eitA b1oaty el
leisure and plenty Of muscle 70 cary Ven
. llheeaGh, ed = ~ dv efyeus, dseaA ~
yin never envy The sfiginsl prsprietees q
the gaf1en ef Edo. 93
Nssd ass ~ ts4ioht yee, shis dsy'a
sights hsvs bess wsfth . pilgrinass .
, feet " New Yssk - - Oeod sisSt.
Ofossrns.-0eed eaeShoo ~ seuetine1
81 thought 70 ~ eooeoeial = 3 manss haani
+. nnna = Ah2e wAeA 1eShs. - - "a 4. ~