Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-20

tltne " uuuCtpeteO uuu itI6S esseuusuWe
expected. The boat leaves the Lsves .,
Z O'clock. returning in tho evening. 1his
school always has . good tune on such
occasions and We advise everyone, who can
spend the time aad wish . day Of pleasure,
to 20.
PsnsoxAL. met Capt. Thomas
Ward, President Of the Northern Line Pack
ct Company in this city on Saturday. He
says that the improvement on the rapids
are seriously interfering with navigation
and is fsarful that the Interruption will Be
moro than Temporary. He 10 further Of the
the opinion that the Improvements could
be made without intsrfsrrisg with the chan
mel. 90 - to prevent tas runniog Of the
boats which under The present state Of
things cannot run but few days longer.
Such . state Of things win b matter Of
serious oonssqusasss - the people through
out the entire length Of the nississippl
Valley.
TBs 0ovssnnsuT Bsipos.-Tslsgssms
from Washington, published in the Ohica-
90 papers. stating that au amendment 70
the deficiency appropriation bill." striking
ost various appropriation, snd among the
number that Of an appropriation for the
bridge 1t Rosk Island. have given many Of
our citizens wrong impression. Such an
amsndmsnt did pass the Senate On Friday
last, but referred to the appropriation for
the bridge across the slough from the 1lli-
nsis shtrs 70 the Island, and not to the
bridge ACROSS the main channel. II our
memory serves Us Is TO time. An apprcpria-
ton Was made, some eighteen months past,
Of 5000, 900 for the building Of the bridge
cross the main ehannel. and, that owing 10
the difficulty Of Affecting satisfactory un-
derstanding between the Government and
the railroad and bripge companies, this
money has been lying idle in the treasury
awaiting the passage Of the resolution just
passed by both Houses, and which now
waits the signature Of the President to be-
come law.
This resolution states the terms agreed
upsn, and cont templates the building Of the
bridge. the work to commence within sixty
days, under the supervision Of the Secretary
Of War and the whole thing not to cost
the Government more than ono million Of
dollars. 1t is the opinion Of Mr.. Price,
who has Just returned from Washington,
that work will be commenced Immediately,
in order to take advantage Of the low VA
ter. and that the piers will be erected this
season, ready for tho superstructure early
next spring.
TnE Nsw MILL-A SPLENDID STRUCTURE.
We were to-day shown the extensive q
-four snill Of Nessrs. Dow, Gilman 4 Hancock
located on Fourth street, Immediately south
Of tho depot grounds. The building is oi
wood, four stories high, with basement 4o
| 14s feet, and 10 constructed in solid and
| substantial manner, Of the very best availa
bic material. The engine room and boiler
house cover . space 40 feet square, and are
built of brick. With Mr. F. II. Hancock
one OF the propretors, Tor our cicerone, W
made the tsur Of the establishment, com
msncing with the basement, which runl
under the whole length Of the building
With capacity for storage Of 10000 bush
els. Ascending inte the engine room, W
found nns stationary engine. With 1875
cylinders 80 inch stroke and ls feet wheel
It is one hundred horse power. and one o
the best ws have seen in the city. In tn
boiler house we're three large boilers from
the manufaetory Of Schieling & Trumbull
Rock Island, we'll made, and evidently pre-
pared to sustain any amount Of pressure
On the first loor above the basement ar
ave run Of stess, 81 feet burrs. With th
nsnbss the capacity 10 about $50 barrel
per day. but eventually tive more will b
addsd, when the daily run ~ill b incrsaa
Cd to $50 barrels On the second Aoor as
nine reels, - feet lsag, So inches 10 di
smstss. The stsssgs eapeeity for bran .
THE aose is three ar leads. Frsn this rsss
= the highest story IL The building ar
found the smutsisg: :aachinss. bran dustss
and othss sppssssus fss cleaning and sspa
ting wheat. TIE tws Eureka smuttsr,
manufactured BY Howss, Babcock I Co
clean enough bran in the day tine to ru
them oil night. thss svssdiag tie dangs
Of Ore to which many mills q
exposed b. running these maohiass In q
night. At the east side Of the building, Q
this floor is "dust soeo," where oil Il
Hne dust and chat i brought BY means I
cir tight troughs, thus preventing it fro
blowing over the ssiehborhood. In Il
; fourth stsry srs xig-saes for ssparatir
wheat and cats, ed ether cleansing and fa
nj ng machines.
: A fsw daysass The Arn received permi
sion from the Council - 10y 9 sids-trs'
iron the railssad along ths sast side Of q
mill. By this arrangement they will b ah
to unload esal from tAs or st the sngi
. room, end aiso y ship 6esf frsa she do
Of TIE mill. The weighing is now dsss
large hcppsrs. but ss0takly they will h
/. car scales for this department. For !
weishing q teams Fairdank's fsus-t
: scales are used.
JIG. Rsynstds . 80 Il Peoria did
D nillwright work Stsvsassa I Sen Of Il
, City had the Carpenter Contract; Hes
= CO Stone wssk; Wash Robinson Bri
work. The hne chimney which 10 s5 {
y high Was done BY the last named gent
ID man ard 10 shs finest piece Of work in
= City.
e The value Of such mana actoriss % th,
to the city 10 iacalulabls and ~ I,
pleasure in chronicling THE % one Of
mest sohd and extensive iuprovsms
= that hes bssn fnishsd this =
and ws trust that our fslls~ citizens
= that II thus Building 6rst slsss manuei
cries they ere addisst to their wealth
AIDING the citys prosperity more u
>sh.. ke. Al ~ hsaia naan for il in