Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-12-15


which r Leonard complains in your paper Of
this morning. The gross weight as put down
be me at the time was 1920 pounds, tare ! 600,
net. 72O. 9 bushels. l recollect distinctly that
Leonard was on the dray when the coal was
weighed. which was not the case when it was
weighed by Mr.. Kennedy. as am in formed by
him do not recollect wheth er he was on
the dray when weighed it, but as Mr. Kenne-
dy's light weight agrees 40 nearly with mine,
he was probably not on. l make this state.
ment in justice to Mr.. Slaymaker who has ex-
elusive charge of weighing at the Davenport
Coal Yard. where corree: scales are used
davenport. Dec l4th, 1859.
MEsaRs Eprrogs IL have learned from hat
consider good authority, tina: private cor.
respondence has passed between the two
young gentlemen whose angry letters you
have been lately publishing which will in all
probability lead to duel between them
My sole object in thus addressing you is to
stop, if possible, the efusion f blood and to
preserve to their friends and the world the lives
of two promising and talented young men.
Trusting that. if you publish this. it may in
duce them to pause and fleet, before they en-.
gage in so foolish, and will say SO unchristian
practice. which has deprived the world of SO
many and brave men,
remain yours,
AxIcUs PACIs.
We can assure friend of peace" that
there is no immediate danger to be apprehend>
ed from belligerent meeting between the two
young men referred to, but should we discover
anything squirting that way. we shall take
the proper steps to have it cru he'd in the bud
20 We are G ad to learn that Mr..
Cable intends relnquishing his contract with
the different coal companies when the fret
year expires. We say we ere glad to learn
that such is the case, for We shall then un-
doubtedly have the price Of coal down again
to a fair figure. We think coal can be brought
to Davenport and cold at price net exceeding
ten cents per bushel, if the companies owning
the mines have the selling of it. We know
nothing as to how much Mr.. c. pays the differ.
ent coal companies. but he informs US that he
will lose money out Of the operation. If such
is the case he will not be likely to wish the
contract extended for another year. when it s
optional with him to do 60 or not, as he pleas
The citizens Of Dav export cannot afford to
pay more than ten cents per hushel for coal for
manufacturing purposes, and we are quite pos
tive nice little profit would be allowed the
owners Of the mines at that price In the city
of Peoria, ILL.,. coal is selling for six and seven
cents per bushel, and it has to be brought ov or
six miles by railroad. We should suppose that
our coal merchants could contract with the
railroad company to bring their coal TO Daven
port ct such prices a. would enable them to sell
it at not over ten cents per bushel Ten cents
is enough for coal, aud it is more than our man
ufscturers can afford TO pay.
We have been informed that an enterprise
is on foot to build branch rail read track
down to the Buffalo mines We are assured by
those who should know. that if this was done
coal could be brought to this market and sold
for eight cents per bushel, and big prof,
made on it at that. 1t would not take long at
those rates TO build a road by the money tha,
would he saved in the price Of coal The av.
erage consumption Of coal in this city canno,
be far from one hundred tons per day. Wepay
three dollars per ton for the coal we are nov
using and we do not always get good article
The Buffalo coal is, We think. superior to that
Davenport for too dollars per ton and good
profit allowed the miners. This would be q
saving o! one hundred dollars per day on the
amount Of coal consumed in Davenport alone
Over thirty thousand dollars per year This il
quite an item, and We should at the came time
keep the money at home and not have it drive
to Illinois. as it is now.
The building of this road is matter nov
very seriously talked Of by the owners of th,
coal banks in the vicinity of Buffalo, and VI
are assured that the coming spring will see
move made in that direction with every pros
pect Of its succeeding. We shall hold up botl
hands for this enterprise, as We are satisfet
tiat it will result benefcially 10 our citizen
and add much to the growth Of manufacturer
in our midst.
We are taxed in more ways than one by tn
high price of coal. Our Gas Company beinI
compelled to pay exorbitant prices for coal
cannot furnish US with light at less figur
than -. per thousand cubic feet. which, +
those consuming large amount Of Gas. is
grievous burthsn. Let us in some manne
bring down the price of coal, for in these time
We cannot afford to pay greater price than
better article is sold for in more remote cities
GREEK VS.. 1MPUDENcE.-A Jolly wri
ter in the Dubuque Herald gets off the follow
ing good story. which We transfer to on
columns:
i At a certain college for boys in town, ken
by various benevolent gentlemen, who entel
tain fraternity Of religious relation, there va
one youngst~r who failed one night to get hi
Greek leseon-which consisted in learning th
alphabet lie was kept after school, and rep
rimanded, and dismissed with the injunction ::
have TIE alphabet committed at HE next Or
pearance.
He started up street after his companion
and as he went along he recited:
alpha, Beta. Delta, Gamma-Alpha, Bet.
Gamma, Damit"
at this point be overlook an old woman. VII
listened to the somswhat vindictive recitatio
, Of the boy. and then with FIRE in her eve sh
started for the College, and enquired for Pre-
"Ah. yer Riversnesl . purity Get o blaggard
yer byss II TO insult . lone ould wildly Lib