Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-11

We arrived at LsClaire on Monday even
ing, and rem,insd until Wednesday morn
ing. Affairs are quiet At the Republic,
nov that the Immortal Register 10 dsfssst,
and thas wiatsr hes locked The Aississippi
10 its 10y subrsos. shstsie Of esostd-
srsbls population ffoo marine snSlesosot.
8. J. Apologize I Co., The most sstsrpris-
ag Arm in the place. have bsss prstsatsd
fren osking any grain shipnssts siass the
close Of navigstiso. shsies nst havioe been
st I'll siass sale ssoagh fos trassosrtatiso.
They have. hswever, shipped considerable
pork to Chicago, and now hold 6,o0o bush
els Of wheat in readiness for spring speras
tions. Their elevator, . credit to the town.
is temporarily idle, but they are still buying
all the grain that is obtainable. A ANAL
amount Of corn and oats 10 in store, but
these cereals have been principally fed out
to stock during the past winter. BY the
farmers 10 the Immediate vicinity. Habsrn
: Co. have been doing . little in the pork
packing line.
In . previous issue 70 noticed the death
Of Mr.. William Hopssn. This sad event
occurred At his residence I've miles above
the s;ty, - Susdsy aight last. The fu>
neral took place On Tuesday, and Was usi>
vsrsally attended. The deceased now rs-
poses in the cemetery at Princeton, With
several o. bic family Whe hsd preceded
him. Ar. Hopson wss highly sstssusd By
the entire ssmmuuity. aud favorably known
as an Incorporating democrat Of the old
school. He Vas also one Of the earliest set.
tiers Of this county, snd By bic sasssisy and
industry. csatributsd mstsrially = the
prosperity and drst advancement Of Ls-
Claire. A native Of Ksnlseky, be snigrstsd
to Missouri while quite . youug man. and
10 1929 removed to GAlsna. Here he en-
gagged in the mining b. sinsss, and. In the
course Of few years. accumulated eom>
Portable fortune. He alss married. q that
city. his sstimabls lady, still surviving him.
During the Black Hawk var be volunteered
in the defence Of the unprstsstsd ssttle-
msnts, and served henorably under General
Dsdgs, father ofths betesr ksswn Augustus
@. Dejee. In 1886 be settled on The prsssnt
"Hspson place." where be remained until
his death. Fer the past ten years he has
suffered from consumption. from which dis
ease be expired in the 6Ssh year Of
his age. He will not soon be forgotten By
the pioneers with whom he struggled side
BY side in reclsimins this once uncultursd
wilderness.
Dr.. Gamble is still handling a goodly
amount Of building rsck, sending it up the
railroad % the Port Byron side. He &C.
complshss the transfer across the river by
means Of filt-boats 1t The lever end Of the
town, where the ice has broken away for
SEINE distance. In crossing he makes use
Of chains and anchors attached to tho ies
above.
The "postoffice ques ion" Is beginning to
elicit lively attention. The candidates are
any thing but '.fsw and far between" The
present incumbent puts forward no claims
whatever. Mrs. Huntington, widow Of
Capt. John Huntington, who wss killed st
the battle Of Csrinth, and Mr.. Wm. Lay.
cock, have been favorably mentioned. The
lady's capabilities are said to be excellent.
while Mr.. Layeock 10 known IS . prompt,
attentive. end reliable mas. We alss learn
that Q small, diminutivs specimen Of the
genus "trsoly lsil," by the name Of
Brothsrlin. has been pulling wires pretty
heavily for The place, but - he has very
fsw friends, and demonstrated his loyalty
more bv ''gsb' than deeds during the war,
hs stands very poor chance.
Work ct the Sycamore Dam 10 approach.
| ing completion. We learned that within q
day or two the force Of workmen will b
dischasgsd with the exception Of one hum
drsd to do the "cl. airing up"
The Baptist Church, an old Landmark
which has svsrleeksa the lower part Of ths
town for the past quarter Of century, II
being torn away.