Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-12

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The disposition now 50 common Of look
.,g 10 Government as G species oi moral
regulator cf al The affairs Of society, has
lad noticeable exemphicstion in our
State Legislature. i NJ pslmer has -
trOducsd bill frohib.ing children aader
IA years Of age ffou attending the ihea.'e7'
ualess accompanied by Their suAsa'4'S'
No doubt Tain portion e 'as YOU
need = lls,le :. tralns upon ;asir a''oh'
and /. is possible tat The pi' q -
.,ooi school Of morals isf
~, many urge TIA. il sc are soiSg
~ Allow Government to en'er i"'o inc co
of morals in this particuar way, We
~ next find il inruding upon religion,
and soon our statute books will be loaded
down with laws, all striving % free one
part Of the community to ACCEPT those no.
lions Of property entertained By the other |
part, and may even see IN attempt 10 re-
vive tho old Connecticut Blue Laws, and |
the old-time Sumptusry Laws, whereby we
shall eat, drink, dress and conform in our
habits 70 codes OF laws made and provided.
| The company organized Tor the building
Of the great bridge for connecting New
York AMI Brooklyn, which in hight, length,
general proportions, and in desgn, is to OK
coed every other bridge in the country
report that eight millions Of money Will be
needed for its erection. This winter has
demonstrated. jlst as lsst winter did, the
great importance Of a bridge bslweea The
two cities The river is fill OF floating ice
and this with the storms and iogs con
tinually cause delays and difficulties in eros
sing Tne bridge, spanning the wide
stream with Q single arch, permitting the
talcst ships to sail beneath i, with ease,
viii when completed prove ono Of tho pie
turesaue celebrities Of the city.
: W. have had no dramatic novelty since
, ,ls production Of the "White Fawn," which
, | 10 nov in the full tide Of success, and bids
, fair to rival in popularity the ever famous
"BlAck Crook" The audiences are mostly
u composed Of men, for the dancing 10 = little
. too bold. and the dressing . little too
1 scan, for tbs nerves Of the gentler sex. AZ
4 q spectacle. certainly nothing SO gorgeous
has ever dAz1led the eyes Of American
l. theatre gocrs. LIS splendor is absolutely
. wcaiisome. One 10 first charmed, then
i intoxicated, and at last clogged by
the accumulation Of scenic wonders, glitter
ing dresses, Amlzonian marches, gay pro-
- SESSIONS and bswiidering dances. The Of
n feet Of the whole is certainly imposing
n The grand Transformation scene at the
close deGes dcscri tion-plants and leaves
' and flowers blazing with gold aud silver,
and with every known color, ono portion
/ A. bor vert
E. moment female forms in strange and Sc
- ductive poses, make up IN effect which the
eye can compass but tho tongue has nc
power to portray. Another scene, not sc
gorgeous, is more novel, and is really beau
tiiul. The stage is covered with painted
Is glszsd material, and represents the surfac,
III of IL lake at midnight with the moonligh
resting upon It. Overhanging trees cas-
their shadows upon il, and its surface 10 dot
re ted with the sluuberous lily and other wa
IN ter plants. Here come the fairy fre-hes
(rcpresested by the ballet, each with tin,
lighted lamp, variousiy co'ored, shining
amid her halr) and a. these dance upor
y the seeming lake, this effect is singularl,
10 beautiful. The story Of the play il no
easily understood, but this IS OF minor im
portsnce. There IS some singing, which j
= spp!au ed but when the actors begin 4
or talk everybody becomes at once indifferent
" The SOLE object of the spectators is 10 sc
- the sights, the play being merely tolerAtc
e. a means to TINS end.
~ Tho presence Of Mr.. Dickens in the coun
or try is Mt only stimulating To an immens
extent the pern>ing Of his books, but III
theatres also seem anxious to derlve the
profit from the Dickens mania. AT or
81 theatre we have now playing Little Nell,
Il told Curiosity Shop at anoiher "Pick
"a wick Papers - and only recently "Olivc
Twist" and "Our Mutual FRIEND were per
forming at other places. La addition t
;. these are host Of readers who render O.
Y lections from Dekons-varicd little BY
), extracts from Shakeapcsre-iu almost every
degree OF excellence.
~ Gold is upward, having reached 81. AZ
Money in Wall street Is abundant, aud car
70 be borrowed 10 almoet any extent at 4 pc
"A ccnt.-of course on Il most uaauestiona
bio security. Il is a bad condition Of AZ
fairs when capital il every where wanted
D and yet should remain accumulated in on
10 financial cen,rss-the capitalists eager L
lv loan on almost, nominal interest There i
). hope. however, that by Spring bushes
confidence will in measure be restored.
! A great deal is said in all quarters abou
10 the whisky tax AMI the whisky Frauds
ia As On evidence not only Of the extent bu
=, tho openncss Of the frauds is the fact thu
hiskv Is sold in our markets nj 81. 10 pc
>" gallon, with the tax certificates appended
70 and this in The face Of the fact that the ia
70 thus officially ceitl.i, d as paid is s2.00 PC
!. gallon.