Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-03-04

~ ueutcl tnet Ottumte ms the
smallpox.
A religion revival is being talked Of in
Ottumwa.
The Eddyville Aasertise' Is the last
paper out.
Council Bluffs has no lack OF ice.
Billy A'lington's troupe is going to
set Iowa into another roar oflaughter.
-$2s, 600 worth ofreal estate sold in
wspello county last week.
Burlington 10 erecting splendid High
School building.
"A politically neutral German paper 10
contemplated at Ottnmwa.
Brighton he's subscribed e20, 200 for .
railroad from Wsshiogton TO Fairfield.
The Republicans Of lows City swept
the Boards in the late Charter election.
What sfni
Five loving csaplss VEN recently d.
vsrssd 10 Mills county. Let % have psaes.
-L,ad huntsrs are ovsrsuming The YES.
tern and Northwestern part Of the State.
IA slopsd couple Of yeusg feels irsdn
Ada were recently over hauled 10 good
season in Dss Noinss. The Register says
that the girl was sent back to her parents
and the young msn can 60 to tho
The Baptists in the Iowa Valley Con.
ference, number eight churches, four pas
tors, four hundred and thirty nine chur.
ches.
Miss Matte Gsiflith will lecture 10 Fort
Madison shortly. Subject: ''Shall wom.r
vote ?" Alter The lecture there will b Z
prsusasds sod festival.
Tho Democratic CSnssrsster proclaim
itself "updisg uisedly" in favor Of The equal
~ q aIl wemss with on nss before d,
laW.
-Thst Abba Unisn man 10 The coldss
blsedisst chap IN America. His horse rar
away With bin, sesise which in foil pre-.
ggsss bic vie. - says, began to rsvolvs ID
her mind Who her nsxt husband should bs
f---~n~
Grain 0h1pnenas ~ River.
The subject Of grain trsnsportstien b.
liver 10 eesspyiag The psblis sttsntisn /,
some extent st this time, with an eneeur
aging prospect In its favor. The st. Leui
Republican ola recent date says Of ID,
meve@snt: ia
The l1rst step nscsssasy to build up
foreign trade, 10 to insugurate . line O
steamers ffsm Liverpool to New Orleans
Our merchants are shipping grain 10 New
Orleans, which can he laid down In Liver
pool mach shsspss than the came grain en-
bs bought on English account 10 New York
sent 70 liverpool but It finds no purchaser
oscauss - yet the Englishmen do not b.
lisvs 1t can be transported chesply ans
safely to England. A movement is on foo
| 10 organize line Of At. amsrs from Liver
poel q New Orleans, aAdSt. Louis 70 askse
to subscribe TO that line &25O, 900 or to pu
up margin Of 0fty or hundred thousant
dollars, to secure such line against loss
Our bankers and local fnanciers 40 ct hsv,
taken no part in the movement. Our
banks have surplus capital. aud could ait
largely in inaugurating this trade. Il
nseds no argument TO show the benefit II
would DO to them, for whatever benefits
st. Louis - city It once increases their
resources, their credit, and consequently
their profits. Vacant lots may be good
security. but the same lots covered by the
houses Of industrious citizens would b,
more valuable. Deeds Of trust are good
investments, but no better than than ster.
ling bids drawn against cargoes Of grain
-four and provisions, norwich is Ii,
telling point valuable. Do our banker,
expect to reap the benefit Of this trade ant
do nothing 10 secure itf We hope ans
believe not; but they have % yet made n,
move in the matter. Tsey are able to tax
half Of this burden. Will they do in Mr.
Plant, President Of the Mercbants TX
change, can give full information upon tn,
subject. Which Of the banks will NOV,
6rst L., the 0,sNtar