Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-04
RIVER NEWS.

The Savanna will leave Tomorrow moro
ing from Port Byron for St. Paul on the Or
rival the 5:45 train from Rock Island.
The Ninnssots viii Be the regular boat
from the sane peiut on Thursday aossips.
The New Boston 10 The regular psskst
les Fert Asdison Tomorrow morning st I
s'cloek.
The Psmbins win leave for Nontress
Thursday sitsrnees.
The Addis johnson will leave tonight u
. o'clock fss ,.:.Losis.
The DsnecsAr Of yesterday soDsusesd
ahs consolidation Of the White Collar Line
asd 81. Louis snd Quincy Packet Company.
The two linss now united and consolidated
will continue the business under the title
sf the North western Unisn Packet Csmps.
ny. This consolidation virtually puts On
end to the "Opposition" that has existed
for the past TIVE ysars in the trade between
81. Louis and Ksokuk. - Capt Davidson
proposes to devote HE energies to the St
Paul trade. in which he new proposes Il
run . daily line.
The "Thits Cellar" line now has siz
steamers bslsw the Rapids these steam.
srs will leave 81. Louis daily q 4 o'slseh
p. n. fss Keekuk, whore they will conasc'
BY rail to Montross, and from there
with boat Of lighter draushs fer Rock Is
land, at which point passengers are trans.
fsrrsd BY rail to Pert Byrsu, whore they
again take stsaubost through TO St. Paul
A daily line Of six boats will run from
Pert Byron through 70 st. Paul. The FOL-
lowing ere the beats and the order il
which they run, commencing with the Wa,
Eagle, which leaves at II H., or On tie ss.
rival Of to-morrew's train from Rock L.
land. The Milwaukee leaves on the 9Th !;
City Of st. Paul On the 7th Annie Jshn-
stss On the ssh Key City on tAs 9th ;
Northern Belle on The 10Th, and the Wa
Eagle ceming in turn On the 1lth. and %
%, repeating. which makes the daily lias
complete.
Capt. Abe Hutshiosss will have the gsnsr-
q supssiotsodsnss sf the line q ths 81.
Louis cad Of NE rsuts, and will 10 NEST
ably sssisssd BY Capt. Rufus Ford, The late
energetic Superintendent Of the Quincy
Company. Jne. h. Rssnsy, Assistant So.
psriatsndsnt, will dsvsss HE personal atsss-
ten to the line bstwssu Ksokuk and this
city. He will have bic once st Keokuk,
but spend part 81 his time 10 this city. W.
E. Wellington will have charge Of the line
from this city to Dubuque, making his
headquarters at Dubuque. While Capt
Davidson, President Of the company. will
have his headquarters at Lacrosse, and At
tend to the upper end Of the line besides
the general duties Of bic position.
Mr.. Starks, secretary Of the late
Quincy Company, will continue in
the service Of the new Organization. Boats
have already commenced running under
ths new arrangement, and the public now
has two daily opposition lines from 81.
Louis to St. Paul. They pay their monsJ,
they can take their choice. We shall %.
dsavor to announce eaeh evening the name
sfstssmsrs leaving Port Byron for st. Paul
on the following morning, or by little AZ
tsntion to the above the travelling public
can tell for the n selves.
Lrss lHsuRANcs.-Among the many -.
pirants for human lives none seem TO b
prspsrsd to insure more satisfactsrily than
the Ten,ins. Of New York. Advertisement
in another column. Read il, then g and
got insured. and leave something for your
families after you are whore you can't help
them yourselves.