Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-12-17
Nm YoEN, nes. llrh,las

good earnest Yesterday We were favored 5
with good sprinkling Of snow which in
short time turned TO rain. During the last T
taenty-toar hours the water has GENE down .
N torrents. We viii now. as matter OF
course, have trests. and winter IN all its I
strength. Ii the citizens OF New York had +
the cua,rol o; the earth aud sun IN their /
own hands. they could not have had during !
the past month more agreeable weather Il
the present spell had come on fortnight |
ago, it would have caused very great neon
vcnienee to dealers in grain. The at.nd-
ance Of the harvest and the probable IN
creased demand for grain and other prosi-
siuns in the early spring, induced spec
:, latore TO inres, largely inWsst,rn produce,
81 later pe.iud than usual. Thy were
therefore later in having ii brought to the
scabaard. II was feared two weeks ago, in
consequence OF cold snap, that the canal
aud river navigation was about TO close for
tie season, aud many OF our merchants and
foIwarGers were in consequence thereof IN
considerable trepitatou, as unusual quantl-
ties OF grain, on which they had received
advances, were Oh the way 10 this port by
water. Ii the canal had frozen over the
I, -rcight oulI have had 10 remain untll
spp&sy, and thus many losses, and much IN
| couyenierc, would have been entailed upon
It's owaers Everything, however, turned
out for The hes giving cur merchants ample
line to uh5up prosperous fall trade.
The trial of B4ker, Tor the murder Of
Poole, is the most eugrossing subject On the
tajis "a, present. The Court has been oe-
culiel with il Tor nearly two weeks, and il
mly possibly continue four days longer. Tie
subs,ra,um nf our society is certainly con-
silerably excited upon the subj Jet, If their
regular attendance at Court can be taken
as an evidence. As Baker appears at pres.
cni, he is sulen, sensual, coarse looking
maa IL is about the medium height, rath-
er stout, and full chesled. His round full
checks give evidence Of a life spent in the
IN re sa,ilica. of the senses; and gen.
eral dulness in the expression oi his cuun-
tenance shows, that but few rays Of thought
ever struggled to the chambers OF bis heart
( and few CLEANS oil intelligence ever flashed
upon his soul He is-a type Of the fighting
man. He Is possessed Of great physical
strength and 4 certsin seusu4l ob,aseness
/ hheh daadens pain. These sum Up his qusl-
ificali.u, for performing his part in he lie
d ama A person Of sensibility would lie
asia med to confass the influence such men
haze upon New York politics and politicians.
The investigations now going On before the
]. saislation Committee, the evidence given
at the trial OF Ju3ge Stuart, the fear eviuced
cur Mayors to execute the laws Of our
State prove the controlling influence OF these
men whose only power lies in theirab.liiy to
give hard blow.
As the holy days approach our places o
amusements make unusual efforts 10 crafty
the tastes, and appetites OF pleasure seekers.
\ coupe Of new plays, by native authors,
we're produced last week, neither were es-
pecially successful The bankrupt" by
Dahel Nps put on tAS rug o. 'nS i''SI-d'
way. The play, although p; TRY, is much
better than many imported ones to which
people rush. AS Tut few went to see it, it
was performed bat few times. false
Pretences.' by Cornelius Matthews, was
: produced at Durton's, and meets with fair
success. AS Ne Matthews resides In New
York and nearly every body knows him, h ;
production docs not excite much interest.
Commit some alrocicus deed in New York,
and you are famous instantly. Friends viii
rush 10 your assistance and furnish you With
money 10 leiend yourself, lawyers will ten
der their services gratis, and the police will
90 three days without eating FOR the sake OF
getting look al you, OF shaking your hand,
but write hook or play, and if you do not
excel Scott or Shakespeare, you are abused
unsparipgly for your imPeriinence.
The State prison at Sing Sing has been
n part destroyed by fire. Loss to the State
estimated at between eighty ard one hun
dred Thousand dollars. kissanc, the noted
Martha Washington felon, has been par
doncd by Gov. Clark. The Governors OF
Ohio and Indiana were among those who
peiitioncd for his release. Il is said that his
enlargement will better subserye the ends
Of justice than his confinement, as his tcsti-
n.ony is required in cases growing out Of
the d sirucIion Of the i'll lat boat with
which il was his i'll fortune and his good
!ortuae TO have been connected. The deaths
lor tie week we're 368, Of which l05 were
ofd.eascs If the lungs and throat.
MENTOR.