The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-11-14
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE.

The following lettet was transn's.'ea 'ato"sn
,he slow medium Of the steamboat, hence arrly-
al too late Tor las, weeks issue. As threats Of
matters OF general interest It loses u'uo ~ 'ne
delay. Our new correspondent = welcome and
we hone TO hear from him, BY mail, upon every
un.sual occurrence in the ssMound City,"
! ST.. LOUIS, Thursday Evening, Oc. 81, 80.
il Dear Gasetsc: Agreeably to . previous inii-
nation, embrace the present opportunity o.
communicating to your readers the little news
which is stirring among US, together with such
other matters Of interest rs may happen to cross
the threshold Of my memory. Very little news
Of local importance is transporting. Everything
10 quiet--rery quiet, for St. Louis. Father MA
thew, the venerable "Apos,le Of TemPerance,''
embarked yesterday for Florida vic New Or
leans, on board the steamer .dleek Scott lie was
escorted thi,her by the r. C. Total Abstinence
Society, accompanied by splendid band OF mu-
sic They numbered about two hundred, dress
cd in the rsgalia Of their order. with the banner
and other ensigna Of their society; and on the
whole, presented very fine appearance. On
arriving q the boat, the venerable Father took
leave Of ,hem very affectionately, shaking hands
with each of them individually, the band mean
while playing the old, but much admired air, of
Saudi lang syne.'' Tao ceremonies Of parting
concluded, no was sbou. proceeding on board
the boat, when temperance candidate present.
| ed himself 10 whom he administered the pledge,
the applicant knecing on the stage plank. On
rssehing the cabin, three others presented them
selves, whom he inflated n like manner. lie
thence proceeded 10 the side Of tie boat, COM
mand,ng view Of the R. G. r. A. Society, the
members Of which received him with uncover
ed heads, making low obeisance; he greeting
them in like manner, and crossing himself de-
voutly Ten thousand converts TO temperance
I? are reported a. the result Of his labors in this
city. This report, Of course, includes all who
have Joined him-men, women, and children,
many Of whom, probably never drank 81 - Of
"srsent'' in their lives. think one thousand
converts proper is liberal allowance, when it is
considered how many Of this Ten thousand prob
ably Joined his standard prompted By the novel
~ Of the ihing-and not because they wished or
even needed reformatlon-to say nothing OF the
hundreds of women and children whom il were
base Islander 70 suppose guilty Of frcquen, indul-
sence at the BlcchanaIian Fountain. Still,
hope he has done - much good a. his most san
guine disciples have reason to look for. The
venerable Father designs returning in the spring.
when he will visit some Of the up river towns,
and your readers may have an opportunity Of
seeing him.
Raymond de Moniesqaiou, who, with his
brother Gonzalve, must be pretty we'll known
to your readers before now, has been uneondi-
tionally discharged by Governor Ring; and he
will proceed at once TO New York, in company
with his brother-n-iaw, Viscount de Cissac, to
rejon his brother. Il seems easy, in St. Louis,
to find plea Of insanity for an accused murder
er. do not wish to be understood to apply the
remarks to this case in particular; though there
are cases which might mention, (but will no,)
to which it does apply, must forcibly. Even
when the murderer is convicted, he most usual
ly obtains either grant for new trial, or .
pardon from the Governor. This lax system Of
justice cannot, think, prevallong. A reaction
to the other extreme. Il will seek its remedy
in mob violence, in which there is neither JUS
tice nor mercy.
Recent revelations prove THAI we have some
eounterfeifers in our goodly city, two Of whom
have been oyerhauled, and will be very likely to
smart for it. Tae counterfeit. Ga very base one)
is on the State Besk of Mssouri-Sl0 The
chief difference between that and the genuine
10, that the vignette Of the former represents a
railroad car, and that Of tho latter steamboat
You have doubtless heard already Of the eonn-
terfeit Fifty dollar notes, on tie same bank. SO
complete is il said to be, that even the officers Of
| the bank were deceived in i, to the amour, Of
Si5o, which they received, I think, in a remit.
lance from California! They did not discover
the Ea2d for sometime.
Business in st. Louis, has not been so dull for
many years, if we are to credit the authority OF
those who have the best right to'know. Freiahts
| to your town have risen 10 IS cents per hundred:
and the shipping businessi is very hghi. The
levee is no longer packed with goods, and crow
ded with loaded drays, and cursing draymen.
The rivers, at this port, lower than it has been
for ten years; and there is little prospec, Of rise
oO'oiS "iutSi ScbS III. PsSel on the Lower MIS-
sissiPPi many steamers are aground, the sand
bars being completely bare. In the produce
market, vegetables Of every kind are scarce and
dear. The eschewers mot the eieuer;l Of ,hat
loathsome weed called 'stobaccc,' will be de-
lighted that it has, almos, everywhere, been
completely cut off. Rejoice therefore, ye abom-
inators Of stained shir, bosoms, filthy carpets,
and flthier men! and gnash your teeth. in an
guish, Oh ye tobacco chewers! for no more si,ull
your altars (pipes) smoke with sacrifices 10 The
idol Of your pockets! Alas! VIVA, vanity in me
to talk thus! Isuppose you'll smoke sany how,
The tide Of emigration from California contin-
ues to come in slowly; and accounts from the
land Of gold are less encouraging than formerly.
Che man gets sick at mining, but ninety nine
starve to death. Such are the latest and mos,
reliable sdvices from California, and it s great
lIy 10 be feared thst there re ten oravo d;noa.