Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-22

GBNus.
Tns Rrvss AxS Rivss News. The river
10 reported opSa from Lyons to the Gull,
with gesA stage Of water, and . lise re-
ported on ell the navigsbls tributaries.
At this point, and below, - far as Mus.
satine, there 10 considerable ice running
Which Is the cause q the non arrival Of
beats. Several will bs up - soon - posi-
bic. They ore now waiting at Auscatins
and psints below.
Our 81. Louis exchanges annosnsss that
he Pstss Balsn, Of ths White Collar Lins
left iss Rock Island % Thursday svssisg,
and that the Aionsssts, u the Nerthsfa
Line followed On Friday fer the heed Of
aavigatien On the river. The Peter Balsn
10 secerdinely new due. The same paper
says the river 10 rising and that rates for
up river freight are on nxsd tari6, which
10 likely - remain unchanged for some
tine. Shippers are thus likely to bs dis
sppeintsd in their ealculaaiess ON Low
frsiehts by reason Of ceupstisisa. The
Democrat says:
The through grain moveuset gees on
spacs. Wheat 10 psuring into the city - it
never before did, and te.dsy the steamer
lllineis brought the llrse 10000 bushels ef
IL lot ef SOC, 600 bushsls Of essn 70 come
out Of The lhiseis river 10 bslk for H,gby's
New Orlssrs elevator. b goss forward
The great diversion Of The gIaia carrying
trade. Year By year is viii gain stseogth
sad impestancss until Chicago shall throw
up The spengs end ssknewledge herself
''out Of the tSask" Of chsap aad natural
transportation.
The Rsputiicsn says
BuoineSs continues 70 improve rapidly
and % unusually early early sssson 10 up
On % already. Beats arrive end depart
for all points With uninterrupted regularity
and the various packet eompaoiss raditat.
,ng from here hsvs fully completed their
Arrapg pgemsnts for the year. All ase in good
condition, and the presumption 10 that
with good stage Of water, transportation
and passenger business OF the Mississippi
and tributaries during the year 1859 will
b immsnss-probably greater than it has
ever been. Crop prospects are favorable
in all quarters, and the only thing to be
feared 10 . spell Of cold weather.
In regard to grain shipments, via New
Orleans, the same paper says: The first
step necessary to buiid up . foreign trade
10 to inaugurate line Of steamer from
Liverpool to New Orleans. Our merchants
are shipping grain to New Orleans which
can be laid down IN Liverpool cheaper than
the same grain can be bought on English
account in New York, and sent to Liver
pool but il fnds no purchaser because as
yet the Englishmsn do not believe il can
bs transported cheaply and safely 70 Eng
land. A movement 10 on foot to organize a
line Of steamers from Liverpool to New VI
leans, and ST. Louis 10 asksd to subscribe
10 that line $250, 900, or to put up . margin
of Fifty or hundred thousand dollars to
secure such line against lose. Our bank
ere and local 6nanciers % yet have taken
no part in this movement. Our banks
have surplus capital, and could aid largely
in iuaugura,ing this trade. 1t needs no
argument 10 show the benefit 1t wonld b
to them, for whatsver benefits st. Louis
% city at once increases their resources
their credit. and consequently their profit
Vacant lots may be good security. but the
same lots covered BY the houses Of indus
trious sitixans would bs more valuable.
Deeds Of trust are good investments, bel
no better than sterling bills drawn against
carsoes Of grain, flcur and provisions, moi
(which 10 the telling point--so valuable.
Dc our bankers expect to reap the benefit
Of this trade and do nothing to secure Il
We hope asd believe net; but they have
; - yes made ~ 0eve 10 tAe matter. Ttey
ere abls b taks half el this burden. vii
they DO isi NJ. Plant. President Of sbs
, Aeechasss' Exehango, esu give fell iefef'
matioa upsa the eoAjsct. Which el euI
basks viii aovs 6sse - Ne nAstssi
vssY UsAccevs,AsLs.-Ths ladies .
, The Cslssa's dAnciag ssAesi have sect u
word ty I. ". Harrissa thst they viii rid
- % . vslssipsAs Il ~ dss's sssp View
ing cut their sss. New ladies dent, VI
beg u you, what il The seat should break
Cruel fsaslss, ts assuss =, sf Blowing o.
their GO. W esuldn't do it il ws wsntst
! v; bot ~ dsa't. .havsn't thsusht Of such
! Ithise The drcsastssess afs these. Every
time they have dsncs. the gas refuses 4
burn 10 the hall. Al just such time sacl
! aight the lights 60 out, aad for The lee
Ishseo tines e1siet wstch hAs besn kspl
: - oil The pipss end II sAll ~ entrances 4
| 1.-The building. Examinatisns have bssI
, made sf oil the pipes, and the guar
} doubled. Yet. stsasgs 70 say, th'
ligbss osstiase % - cut a
|. The appointed tine. IL u mos
unseesuntable, but stranger still that u
!. ladies sheuld blame 10 for il. We ere u
. wizard, nor d any spirits Do eur bidding
and q for tsiaisg With their gss-shs ids
! | 10 psspestsress. We nsvsr tst1s with susl
; thines. It's daaesesus, asd vs ere %