Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-04-20
DAVENPORT, IOWA, MONDAY, APRIL 20 1868
THIRTEENTH YEAR.


e, RI. & y. II K. Its Extcnsion.
We have watched the fgh. for the pos
session OF this road AMI It's money ever
siuce certain New York parties obtaincd
injunc,ions in New York last December
prohibiting the pressnt sfa :srs from build.
inc aad sxtssding the road vest Of Des
Aoines. We have said but little 10 these
columns lest ~ night do iajustics to sons
sfths parties 10 interest, prsfersing rather
to wait the development Of facts. asd
hoping in the meantime that the prompt
and unanimous action Of our Legislature
the past winter would unite the knot, and
insure The building Of The road.
II now seems that the New York injuno.
tiea Arss issued, restraining the officers
from building the road has been dissolved
BY Judge Cordoz,, of the Supreme Court of
New York, bat the Injunction as to ths sale
Of 4s, 900 shares Of stock was continued BY
the same judge until the question be finally
decided ~ to the legality Of said sale, one
party claiming. that because Mr.. Tracy sold
ths stock for ss cents, instead Of $f 90, the
act Was unauthorized.
We understand that there 10 yet another
injunction in force in New York, in another
court, and obtained BY another party, alss
restraining the building Of the road, but
the questions involved have been fully ar.
gusd and submitted to Judge Blasohfofd,
Of tn, Federal Court in New York. Who
holds the same under sdvissmsnt.
Recently it seems that the fight has bssa
transferred to Chicago, before Judge Drum
mend, Of the Federal Court, and ws under
stand will como on for hearing, On soms
preliminary questions. this week. This
community 10 not particularly interested in
the ewnsrship Of the stock sf this road, or
who builds and manages il. but our city
and central Iewa are interested ia the cem-
plssion Of The road, and ws think it 10
about time 10 ascertain whom " have to
ssnsssd with as enemies Of the extension.
We notice that several trains Of iron have
gone forward, within the past four days,
and We are authorised to say that track
laying will b commenced Immediately and
driven right along regardless Of in functions
o. vsxatisus suits.
Mr.. Tracy feels that he has every de-
partment sf the State Government 70 back
hin In Iowa, and be intends to push the
road to the Missouri river, knowing, - he
| does, that the Bono fds stockholders will
back him in the enterprise, and in the ex-
penditure Of the money on hand, and be-
yond the reach Of rings and spectators. -
We shall have something more 70 say about
this matter, and in the meantime call attsn-
ton to the following article in the Chicago
7ribsne Of the 10Th inst.
1.-THE consolidation Of the Reek Island
| and Northwestern Roads, would be most
| disastrous TO the interests OF both Iowa and
Illinois. To effect such consolidation. Il
10 necessary 70 subarrass the Rock Island
Company with injancsons and restriction
and arrests and dilatosy proceedings Of
evory imaginary kind. The Rock leland
managers have thus far successfully com.
battsd the corrupt and infamous efforts .
get control Of their property for the purpose
Of destroying il, and it 10 70 bs hoped the
authorities Of the State Of Iowa will relax
no effort to compel the construstien Of the
| road to Council Bluff. and t. defend the
directors of The Rock Island company
against the attacks OF the corrupt combina-
tion opposed to them"
SUBSTANTIAL OuHSIr.-Buggiss IN these
days ass % constructed that y get into
then, to stay there after you do g, in, Or
= get safely cut, requires the quick eye and
praosicsd step Of thoroughbred Blopdin.
Hence Il 10 refreshing to notice vehicle
that requires less science and slsight Of hand
70 OCCUPY. Snch an one, many Of our cit-
zens will remember, was brought out ssv-
eral years since by our worthy fellow citi-
zen, the late Antoine LeCaire. Unfor-
tunately the old gentleman died before he
had long used it, and for the last nix years
is has been stored away. Remembering the
many kind offices Of our esteemed fellow
citizen. DR.. L. s. Barrows, who had bstn
her family physician for > long term Of
years, Mrs. LeClaire, very kindly present
ed this carriage to him, for his own use and
benefit. The Doctor has had drivers sest
placed in front, and having purchased,
through Messrs Fisher / Snithsrs, Of the
Metropolitan Stables, the splendid span Of
bays recently owned by q. W. kepnsr, Esq,
now owns the most complete and comfort
able riding outfit in the city. One short
stop up, and you are ready to occupy .
large, comfortable seat. One step down
again, and you are on terra .frma. The
bays are gentle as lambs,-fast or slow, a.
desired, and seated behind which, in bis
sensible top-buggy, We predict our friend.
the Doctor, will spend many happy hour.
So may it be, and long may he live to en-
joy the same.
Tue ExcuHslox.-Ths Panorama Of New
York City ON exhibition ct Ii Claire Hall 10
attracting crowded houses. IL . splendid
thing, and such vas the verdict of the i'm
nsnss number who have visited it during
its exhibition in this place. One 0n gain
more interesting knswlsdgs relative to this
great city by bsholding these splsadid
paintings one evening, than in . months
general reading. All Of the most imper-
sant buildings ere faithfully peetrsysd, and
the lecturer in his explanation givss III The
general points In the description apd his.
tory Of the buildings exhibited. The lectur.
Of also gives n synopsis of the history ol
some 81 the prominent men who have built
up fortsns from nothing in that city DE-
scribes all the notable sosaes, and inter
sperses the whels with anecdotes illustFa-
tive Of the various points touched upon.
This grand cxhibitiss was witnessed Set
urday aftsrnssn and svssios by.abost l.ooe
persona. Exhibits Of ~, II, and Z P. n.
to-day and Tomorrow. The admission i
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