Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-27
DAVENPORT, IOWA. WEDNESDAY, MAY 81 1863
STATE ITEMS.

The Grand Lodge School Of Instruc-
tion opens II Dss koines on Thursday. the
2sth. under the guidance Of the present
Grand Master, and the Board Of Csstodi
ans. sonssting of P. G.M. Z A. Guilbsst,
Of Dabuqss, W. B. Lassridgs, sf Muses.
tine; ssd Sim D. wsllisg. Of Dee Aoinss.
In addition to the villainous dsprsda-
tieae Of grasshsppsrs and peests bugs, our
hortisulturists and gardeners are now suf-
fsrins from the onslaught Of . big awkward
sort Of bug the size Of your thumb,
which bids fair to kill oil the young cotton
wood trees in this region. The bugs 90
net commence operations till after sunset,
when they come out Of their burrsws in the
ground. and alight upon the leaves 81 the
young trees, and proceed 10 eat them up
rsvenously. They viii strip . tree in .
single night and it Is feared that they VIII
finally kill them. Strange to say, they
touch nothing but cottonwo oods. Horrors
accumulate State Register.
The Republicans Of Muscatins are
going to ratify the nomination OF Grant
and Collar on Saturday evening. 1t %
sminsntly proper that they should do
something to get up sathusiasm for the
ticket that Vas thrust upon them By the
political jsbbers at Chicago.
The Nuscatins Journal gives . very
mystsrisus account Of the very nystsrisas
kidnapping Of woman il that city. ilhsy
hear Of people seeing the kidnappins, but
can hear Of nobody missing. Stange.
Railroad Meeting as wheaaiaaA.
At meeting of the citizens Of: Wheat.
land and vicinity, convened at Sverhart's
Hall on Saturday evening. Nay 23d. 1858.
70 take into consideration the prospect OF
railroad connection with the city OF Dsven-
port. d. Bu'mer. Esq, was called 70 the
The object of the r.eeting having been
fully explained BY the Chirman, on motion,
. committee, consisting Of n. L. Rogers. c.
8. Le1ogwell and J. Slime, was appointed
BY the Chair 10 dfaft resolutions for the
consideration Of the meeting.
The committee on resolutions presented
the following, which were adopted - the
eense Of the meeting
WBs8sAs, A call having been made for : Rail.
road meeingto be held Al Davenport the 9Th In
slant, TO take into consideration the building of
RAILROAD from that city north TO intefBect some road
making connection with So Paul Minnesota and IN
view OF the feasibility Of such pcjsct and the I'd
vansAges such road would afford the people OF this
eecion Of the state and believing the most feasible
route for such railroad would be through of near
whcatand, therefore, be IL
Resslred. That . committee Of nine be ~
pointed by This meeting 70 attend and represent the
intereste Of this section Of Clinton county with the
meeting 70 be held in Davenport on the 9Th met.
nsdss ~ be-, me citizen. 2, -
project that viii give us railroad connection with
the city Of Davenport;
On motion, the following gentlemen were
elected ~ delegates to the Davenport meet
ing to be held on the 9th instant n. l..
Rogers, c. Z. Lefingwell, j Slime. II. An
derson. Rev. Mr.. Reddig, n. u. Everhart,
IL. Bulmer, George Goddard, w. II. Hicks.
Miss ALICE DurreN.-Many Of eur read
err will doubtless b interested in the fol-
lowing exceedingly flattssing notice, given
Miss Dutton, who was formerly . resident
Of this plaes,-by the cosmopolitan muscal
critics Of the East. The Boston 7ranseripf
In noticing the third concert Of the Msniss-
sehn Quintstte Club, at Chickering's Hall,
says:
The matter presented WAS the Aazart
Qusr.stts in D minor the Beethoven Piano
Trio 10 B flat-Op. s7-Miss Alice Dltton
and Nsssss. Schultzs and Fries; and Men,
dslssohn's Otts,to for four volins, two violas
and two csllos. The quartstts opened ths
cencert plsasantly and gsnialiy and the f.
milisr Beethoven Trio that followed Of
the NEST faulllsssly beautiful in the range
Of the masters comp nposition-furnishsd the
usual solid enjoyment.
Miss Datton, sho played The piaDo part,
showed . acapacity and thought for beyond
her age. II vas admirable playing. vsmay
we'll allow the performance wrs replsts
with genuine execution and nteliger, rsad-
ing of her subject. and her instrument was
maintained pure and 6rm in connection
with the others"
The Tra.eller, remarking on the Same
performance. says:
"Miss Alice Duttsn and Messrs. Shultze
and Fries gave Beethoven's trio for psno Ia
B fat. Miss Dutton did herself the great.
est credit. Her playing was vigorous and
bsld her touch WAS delicate, and he, work
was veil digested. She improves on every
appearance, and it is always . plsasure to
hear her