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Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15

70 900, 000, OOO--as the ann0unt which
England may require in the next nine
months. II 10 the hult--wc had near.
~ said the erime-of our farmers. If
this amount, or the greater part Of II,
does not come into this country. And
in god, too, for our stocks r on ablo I'd
arc SO heavy that we cannot import
much more, and must have cash.
lfcorn-growers or corn-dcalers think
that England must have grain from
abroad, they are greatly MISTAKEN
England always has much larger
Quantity Of grain on hand than she &C
tually requires, for she has long been
in the habit ofhaving large stock of
grain before the harvest--on the chance
Of a failure Of her crops. That stock,
from the produce of 1856, Is so heavy
now that it will constitute the main
consumption Of the remaining three
months Of 1857. Ifpriccs range high
on this side Of the water, England,
rather than pay them, can run the not
very heavy risk Of keeping the stock
Of grain low until the end Of the har-
vest OF 1893. She will do it, too, II
pushed TO it.
Look at the present prices Of grain
in Liverpool and in New York. By
the last quotations, wheat has selling
at dollar and half per quarter low
or than it is now selling for in New
York.
This fact alone is enough to show
the fallacy and folly Of dreaming of
holding on to grain here, on tn re-
mote and visionary hope Of getting
famine prices by and bye, in times OF
unusual cheapncss and abundance, in
foreign countries. No-farmers must
submit to Toner prices, and they can
afford to do so, so vast is the yield oil
grain with which bounteous Nature
has literally gifted them.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15

CAPTAIN Johnson AND THE Back
ELLES-A GoLD CnRoNoMETER FROM
THE PHEsIpENr.-Captain A. Johnson,
of the Norwegian bark Ellen, who act
cd SO humane part in the rescue of
the passengers of the Central America,
is receiving the reward of wcll-doing
in the shape of various testimonials
from the Government AS well as from
individuals, who seem determined that
a really noble act shall not fail of is
reward. BY order of the Secretary
of the Navy, the Ellen, which was con-
siderably damaged in the gale which
destroyed the steamer, and in the e.
forts of her commander to lay by her,
was ordered to be put in thorough re-
pair at the Portsmouth Navy Yard,
and at the expense of the Government,
and she has received the repairs as re-
CURED, being made as good as new, or
at least in better condition than she
was before the gale in which she per
formed such useful service. A valua-
bic present has also been made to
Capt. johnson by James Buchanrs,
President of the United States, in tic
shape of a magnificent gold pocket
chronometcr and chain, which is said
to be one of the best the world can
produce. Aside from the intrinsic val
nc OF the gift, tits cost was about S35O,)
the circumstances under which it has
been received will add greatly to its
value, and will be regarded, in some
sense, as a testimonial from the whole
people, in the person Of their Chief
Executive. The ceremony of presen-
tation was to take place at the Me
CHANCES Exchange in that CITY,. Y.
Times.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15

UNFouNDED RrMoR.-The London
Times, in the course of a recent arti.
Gle, alludcs to the facility with which
ccdit can be destroyed by civimindcd
persons, where there is no prompt le.
gal redress. That paper sa7s:
Nothing is easier than to ruin abank
and in England in consequence Of thi.
facility, such attempts are ella. sed with
the wors offences. At this moment
two persons are lying in Newgatc fol
endeavoring indirectly in a particular
case to excite public distrust, and, al.
though one Of them was man Of res
portability, who acted upon a fancy
that he had been personally injured,
no one has been found to utter u com.
plant Of the severity Of the sentence.
In New York, on this point, there IN
perfect freedom Hence, no institu-
ton is spared, and, indeed, the leading
concerns are the first to be attacked.
since If these can be broken the minor
ones are snrc to follow.
A fabricator Of false reports should
be regarded as the worst Of criminals.
aud It is a pity that in this country, 60
few Of them are brought to Justice
Many IN honest man has been ruined
BY such vicious ageacy.-Balk Assss;i-
Sosse
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15
The strinccncy of the times in all

The stringcncy Of the times in all
parts Of our country is rapidly taking
effect upon the very class Of individu
ala who can least afford TO suffer at this
moment. Almost every exchange we
tak6dp ssntains accounts OF increasing
want and destitution among the opera
tive in Eastern manufacturing places
that depend upon their daily toll for
sustenance. The New York Times of
The 9th inst. contains painfully inter
csting article from which it appears
that @daily, now, the effects Of the hard
times are felt in the large msnufactur
ing establishments, on hundreds kof
mechanics, shop girls, sewing. women,
and day laborcn, who did not feel
them the day before" Hundreds Of
laboring men engaged upon the public
works Of that city were suspended last
week; while manufacturers of cotton
and wooden goods, iron, cabinet work,
ready made clothing, DC, are dismiss
ing theirshclp in large numbers. The
Press says: "IIere in Philadelphia a
good many hands have been dischar-
gcd, and VIC fear that large porpor-
ton Of these, unless matters greatly
and speedily improve, will experience
hard times ere long. What provision
for the future they have been able to
make We know not, but We doubt
whether they have laid mp "for the
rainy day" anythiog like an adequate
amount"
The new England papers abound in
instances where entire families have
been thrust into the streets, without a
penny 70 purchase single meal, and
without any chance TO obtain work
whereby they can procure bread to
keep them from the ravages Of hunger.
Many establishments instead of dis
charging their help have fallen back
upon short time, which is highly com
mcndable at this time. The decline
in provisions is in the favor of these
unfortunate people, and Of course they
will not be allowed to starvc, though
many will suffer the most keen priva-
tions.
One great effect which will be occa-
stoned by this unfortunate crisis, will
be, VIC think, to swell the tide of emf
grafton to the West, TO an unlimited
extent. These unfortunate artisans
will seek for some place where they
can be more secure from the approach
of want. The West with its million.
Of acres Of rich soil extends to them Il
welcome invitation, and in the coming
spring we look for an eastern emigra-
ton which will by far superccdc that
ofany previous wear.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15

The Cincinnati Times has sensible
and wcll-timcd article on the important
question Of farmers holding on to then
produce, and pithily asks, will it pay ?
1t remarks, as matter of undoubted
fact, that the farmers are so holding on
to their grain, in the hope of better
prices, and adds:
"This Of course, has the tendency to
prevent the country merchants from
dcfraying his liabilities to the wholesale
dealer from whom he purchases, the
latter become insolvent, and is unable
to meet his payments, and thus the
entire machinery Of trade becomes dis
arranged, and commercial distress en-
sues in every department"
II farmers think that, with an I'M
usually great harvest, not only here
but all over the world, they are to OBJ
tain any thing like the prices they got
when the yield was either partial, or a
failure, they arc greatly mistaken
Plenty brings down prices, and the
idea Of holding up in the hope Of get
ting high rates by and by, rather than
obtain fair rates now, is absurd. II the
agricultural interest were out Of debt,
they might pursue this suicidal policy,
if it so pleased them. But they lie
under q heavy accumulation Of debt,
and were allowed ali grace as to the
payment, in the hope that the harvest
would bring the means Of liquidation.
The Cincinnati Times, noticing the
effect Of thus holding back on the
Wholesale trade Of the West, says:
while we know how fruitless it
may be TO propose remedy, we will
snbmit thst the remedy certainly lies
in the hands Of the merchants them
selves. The season is now at hand
when the country dealer must renew
his stock, and il without funds, he must
purchase were he has formerly bcalt
When he presents himself at the es-
tablishment OF our Wholesale merchant.
let him be given to understand that a
fair proportion of his former indebted
ness must be paid I; that it is not mat
Ter Of choice but Of necessity with his
creditor that this should be done, snd
that under such circumstances they
will be happy to continue the CONNER
cial relationship formerly between
them. This should DO a combined
movement; one entered into for mutu-
y benefit, and faithfully adhered to-
The holders Of grain know, to a
nicely, 20 closely may the calculation
b made, the exact amount of grain
which will be required in Europc-ad
ditional to the quantity supplied by
Ne abundant harvest Of this autumn.
A We have already shown, the supply
Vim be almost exclusively required by
England, and may be estimated at
eooQO00 quarten Of wheat, l2,5OO,-
quogtsss Of ostA and 100000 quar-
~ efbarley, -sstimate these, respcc-
'eivdly = thirty, sixteen, and twenty
ShIlinspa quassss, and the value will be
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15

THE CeNNECrIcur TowN ELECTIONS
The general result of the town cleo
tons III Connecticut, as far AS heard
from, is favorable to the Democracy
and indicates Il gain upon last year S
vote. The New Haven Register gives
the result in llG towns, of which II
are Democratic, 10 Republican ard 3
divided. Seven show Democratic
gains, and three Republican. Both
parties claim the victory in the State
at large. The Democrats, however,
undoubtedly hare majority vote in
the State, as they carry all the larger
towns and cities, with two OF three
exceptions.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15


There was quite snow storm on Tbes-
day. At Island Fond, vssmont Ths u the
| first Of the reason.
The 81. Louis board Of aldermen recently
passed an ordinance appropriating money
for the purchase Of three steam fire engi-
mes
The shipments Of -four TO tide water at
Albany fell short a million Of barrels as
compared with last year to the same date.
Ohio is the greatest wool-growing State
in the Union. Six millions Of dollars worth
has been raised there this year.
WIN. l. Cory, n benevolent old gentleman
Of Huron, Michigan. recently bought little
blue eyed child from her drunken parents for
$4,000.
The Navy Department has rcceivs ed infer
nation Of the death of Boatswain Van Rens-
selaer Hall, who accompanied Capt. Harris
tein in his search Of Dr. Kane.
Attila Burlingame. farmer Of Cortland
county, n. Y, says that wheat can be pre-
vented spelling In bins, ifone dry brick is
put in with it for every five bushels.
There II more silk consumed in the Uni
ted States than in any other country on the
globe. Last year there was imported into
this country and consumed here $685.
ol3.
The sloop-of-war Vinccnnes, now fitting
| for the coast of Africa at the Brooklyn Navy
Yard will be ready for sea soon. It is said
that Commander benjamin J. lotion has
been assigned to her as commanding Off
GER
| At the horse shown in Springfield, Mr.
Brown. Of New York. appeared on the track
with team Of four grey horses whose uni
ted ages amounted 10 81 years, one Of them
being 20, This team can make mile in
2.4o together, although one Of them is stone
blind from age.
The first camp meeting in the United
States was held in Kentucky fifty years ago
Methodists, Presbyterians aud Baptists uni
| ted ON that occasion.
| Superior wine from the tomato is now
manufactured. II Is made with no other in
gradients than the pure juice of the tomato
and sugar, and very much resembles cham.
payne: light, transparent color, with a
pleasant, palatable flavor 1t can be made
equal to the best champagne.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15
our yon OFFICE.

SAss hsvsns pstnsins WA Of sny description "a
- ~. W ssa. ~ Jsb ono of the STATE Ds
rocnAs ~ y tora n OFT - neatly, snd at - mo
auos ps,ssu, . sny h the city. Our assortment OF
syya en- svsvy ssher rcqose, are such - 10 leave
nsahag y - dles1 10 enable ~ IN fsrniTh ~ we'll
sxssotsA bsaa vok, circsisrs, posters, and ether
49,, q En- b. printed. We invite any having CON-
uanAs - give cor ONCE trial.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15
Fer Sale Or Lease.

TWNrY-THRRR eligible Building Ioas, slAuated
xalaU Pison, Third, Kipicy and n,oaAass sesssss,
wtitee e or leased 0n seasanshle Ssrms: ise per.
tieulsrs enquire Of oOADln . Dow. OF
(oagdtO Annu AY.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15

DuBuQUE CENSUS KETURNs.-The
census Of the City of Dubuque has been ia
ken. II appears that our sister city has
30 900 inhabitants-in horn. We clip
from the Dubuque Republican.
The following figures show that Of the
several Wards, and the total number OF in
habitants, Us ascertained by the recent cen
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15

ELIGIBLE INVESTMENT Is
EOs. Sale ~. ReseS.
A HOUSE and Leass % esroad street, near nsck
shed, DC, lot is l6x60 feet. Rents for 80 montA.
"A House and Lease
on Third street. between Brady and Ferry. contain
Ing rooms, cellar. stable, DC. Rents for - 0
month. Lot Is 20x6O fret
Also a new two story Frame House and lot In
East Davenport. The house ID 20xsO iect and con-
tans rooms. good cellar. stable, nc. The lot 10
6cxi6O feet, ard most eiisibly situated.
Possession Of the whole can b. had on the 0sst
June
For further particulars apply TO
JOHN PARRRR.
Third d, between Brady and Ferry.
Mayll-htf
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15

oD We have some vety desirable lots selected
and for sale in CAmxnehe. Plat seen prioe
terms he. made known, upon applications TO PAR
April q. du.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15

AOEB hundred and twenty Building lots In ~
1 Addition 10 the town Of Port byron.
those lots eligible and handsomely situated %
he bank Of the 4ississppi. 1hey VII Be- sold on rsa-
tonsble Germs.
Ror particulars inquire Of Messrs. Durfee, Pratt
0o;, Port Byron. Charles J. Rogers, nsq. LeOlsiTe,
Oorbin 4 Dow Davenport, or Of the subscriber,
JANIS NAY.
n The subscriber has numbeTiess desirable pie
icsof land In and the cities Of Davenport and
L. aire, amp near the town Of Port Byron that he
I sOles TO sell. lOctl6tfl r. ]. u
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15
For Sale or LAasa,

ErOUR LOTS situated = u 81 onoss sepsse, ~
g. particulass sessiss - OonDm . DoW, -
CeuGIAdOl SAmm NAY.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15

First Ward, 1858
second Ward, 206O
Third Ward, 3,i36
Fourth Ward, 1852
Fifth Ward 1921
Total. 1881
The whole number Of families reported in
1856 was 2,2l0. The number in 1857, ex-
elusive of additional families in hotels and
boarding houses, has been found to be q
~.
Average member persons in each
family, SAG
Average number persons between 5
and 20 in each family, 1874
The ratio of persons between the ages
of 5 and u to the whole popua
ton Is as one to 4,O5
The increase in the whole population
since September 1856, is 1923, or fraction
over 80 per cent.
Great care has been taken this wear TO
make correct enumeration. The transient
Inhabitants, as travellers stopping only few
days at the hotels and boarding houses,
were not included. The result shows con
clusively that with the addition to our pop
| uln'i"n for the past week Judging by the
increase for the year, that Dubuque has now
$1,000 inhabitants
Ten to one, Davenport can beat those fig
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15
THE OLDTIMR RRSUMRDl
u. T. NAIL INEil
DA TENPORE, ROCK Z6LAXD Z KIOKUH
Packet Company,
steamer Ben. 80 Campbell,
CAPT LEROY DODGE
A. L. Miller, m
Steamer: Mckee, Capt. J. RKsach
4 b., z 4 Gs r:ss:s.,,, CLERK.

m and aisss Monday Nay lltA 1857 the shove
" DOA1S forming this line wtn lsove 1ock Island
ed Dsvsapsft - follows: r
~ steamer ss0RN CAAPD1lH every Monday,
Wednesday md Friday evening. 1hs"J. MCKEE"
every Tuesday, thursday ard 1aaurd ysvsniagpn The
arrival os the eveaiug train from Chicago md the
Psckst from 0alene; connects d Mascatine With
With the nosniag rsin Fast fso@ GAicaso md Wsst
from Mount plsaeaa4; g Eoeknk WITH he eSssl o.
.. Nan Linz 1ssaners Jenny Deans. fhonas
Swami - ~ vesnsas 1he ofney, Anaa ~ =.
Louis,
nstusning Vim aTsiso q 1eek ls1An1 b ~ -
eeanact ytiA tAetsaanste ehiea0D, ~ ~ 0eas -
oeAsaa, D0 ~ nd - ~.
1oun0Woa 31l9Ey1lA6 ~.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15

SeADoeie eel - 1l1lk1
~ = 1870 !. $3.50 go
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-10-15

Prairie Lands for Sale
VTVHE subscriber hiss one thousand acres OF prime
i prairie lands In Jasper, Story, Marshall and
Franklin Counties, which he will sell fer cash eH
hange for other property upon the most favorable
ersps, also for sale some nne building Lotson Brady
nd cry streets In North Davenport.
jan u diff OLIVER @. LOGAN.
Valuable City Property for Sale.
THE Mississippi House, situated ON Front street.
= between Main and Harrison streets will b sold
cheap. Lot Is BY $50 feet, Part Of the purchase
money can rem ain for and years at ~ per cent
Also Lot on 81 st near the Depot, s2xb0 feet;
Also Lot on 9Th street, sdjoiuing the Depot, S4x
10 feet;
Also corner lot Brady 81, corner Of Clay, l0sx
66 feet.
The lots ID and eth streets are splcnddly stu.
stei for business purposes, and the location Of the
Brady street lot 10 Of the best IN Nsrth Dsva.
port.
For particulars apply to
HAIRBANKe 4, H1CKBON,
mh90dN HoMmsn' Building Main -
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-16
A SINGULAR DISCOVERY.

In 1925, few grains Of wheat were
discovered in the tombs of some mum.
mics found in the south Of France, sup.
posed To have been two thousand years
old. Those grains Of Egyptian wheat
were planted, aud produced, to the sur
prise ofevery one, 1900 10 |! The gov.
eminent took tho affair in hand, and
consigned tho management Of it to the
faimeis of the Government farm at
Rambuoillet. The result has been most
astonishing. Each year the product
has been magnifed in such an immense
proportion over the preceding year.
that the Minister of Agriculture is now
enabled to distribute over France a
large quantity Of this wheat TO each of
the departments gratuilousIy, with in.
strucliUns from the Government fam
as TO the best mode Of cultivation. At
a large meeting of the Academy of
Science. the Baron de McnnevilIe pre-.
sented several stocks Of this regenera.
ted Egyptian wheat which were six
feet high and bore each several fine
ears. A Frenci, lady explained the
other day, this great multiplying power
Of the Egyptian wheat by the long rest
il had! 1t is great and important dis.
coTery for the study of agriculturis,s.
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-16
LARGE DoNAT1oys-Not lono G;

LARGE DONATIONS. Not long since
a person in England, who does not al
low himself to be known, contributed
5000, or S24,eoe, in one sum, for
the crahselization Of China. A gen.
tlcman Of the Wesleyan connection in
England, Mr.. Samuel Wilkes, original
ly commenced business on small bor-
r0rea capital. The lord has greatly
prosporcd him, and lac houors the Lord
with his substance. -Four years ago
he;gave the Wesleyan Missionary Soci-
city one guinea go day throughout
the year. The year following he adj
vanced his contribution to seven gum
cas- day. lie found himself so bless
cd In his resources, and SO happy in the
"luxury Of doing good" that the next
year lie made his subscription to the
cause of Foreign Missions a daily one
Of fifty guincas-morc than 100000
IN. one year!
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-16
ES5" The Newport Massachusetts

E@3~ The Newport Massachusetts
Herald, speaking of Eli Thaycr's pro-
posed colony in Virginia, says:
"Thc Virginians are coming on in
large numbers favoring the movement.
We heard Of three in Boston on Fri.
day, to consult Eli Thayer, wishing
their lands, which are extensive, to be
included in his arrangement. They
were anxious to have value added to
their property by New England set.
tiers. A lady from the same State was
also on last week, to consult Mr.. Thay-
CT, who in her own right and with her
family bonds owns hundred thousand
acres. But those most interested are
the nonresident landowners of Virgil
nia--thc brokers of New York, who
have advanced money and taken lands
that are now worthless"
American union. [volume] (Morgantown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1855-1859, 1857-05-16

Rejection Of the Dallas, Clarendon
observation-disclosures his been receiy
ed in Washington Of the rejection by
the British Government of the Dallas
Clarendon treaty as it was finally rati-
6ied here. This action is rather unex.
pccted, as it was believed no objection
would be raised to the modification the
Senate proposed. The precise point
Of difficulty leading to the rejection has
not been made public. From signifi-
cant limitations, however, which have
TRANSFERRED IN different public journals,
whose correspondents are supposed to
have access to official sources of infor.
nation, it is thought that the principal
objection taken by the British Govern.
ment to tho treaty rs amended by the
Senate relates to the alleged refusal Of
the latter to join in any agreement be-
tween Great Britain and Honduras for
the prohibition of slavery within the
territory of the Bay Islands, upon
which condition alone, it is stated, the
British Government agrees to ccdc the
State of Honduras her claims of soyer-
eighty over the Islands in question:
And rs this preiet of treaty between
Great Britain and Honduras relative
to the ccssion, by the former to the
former to the latter, of the sovereignty
Of the Bay Islands, has not yet been
ratified, it is conjecturcd that thc Brit
ish Government, by refusing to accedc
to tho treaty as amended, has signilied
its determination to make the prohibi-
ton ofslavary, not only as agreed up
on between Honduras and Eng gland, but
also as guaranteed by the United States,
sine qua non of the ratification of
the Dallas and Clarendon Treaty fail
ing in which, it is further conjecturcd
the British Government will proceed
to re-assert its claim to the possession
Of Ruatan and tho Bay Island.
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and garrets of the city, this task must
be imposedupon the Professionals, whose
charity is more Christ like, and is free.
ly extended to all the destitute of what
ever sect or'namc.
These truths are us honorable to
Protestants as they are disgraceful to
Romanists. We will hot withhold our
aims from the destitute because they
'are not of our religious faith, but we
will expose the selfshness and inhu-
'manity Of the Romanist, which shuts
up all its bowels of compassion toward
even its'o people, so long as the task
can be imposed on the Protestant com
iisuaity. t# IEfI
In tire saf1elrcport, it is shown that
the number of paupers is decreasing in
Ireland and increasing in New York.
This Is the natural and necessary re-
suit OF the transportation of paupers
from that country to this. But it be-
comes the statesman as we'll as the phi
lanthropist to look this fact fairly in
the face, and see to what we are tend
ing, when the religion of the Pope is
imported without any tariff, with the
paupcrism that always comes with it.