Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-11-21
MISCELLANEOUS.

represents valUe. Itlooks prssump-
tuous TO compare our P,tsburg diamonds
with the yellow ore Of California, yet
s,atistics, which have demolished many
an air built castle, will soon destroy the
illusion, that even in Q commercial point
OF view, the glitteriug metal snrpasses
in value the fossil carbon which fills our
hills.
The most liberal statistics for 1857
give the total value Of the gold yield Of
that year from the whole world as not
exceeding $l45,OOO,OOO; Of which
amount California produced t7O.OOO.>
900; Australia $4,000, 900; and Eu.
r. pc, Asia, Africa, and the balance Of
Americs, about S25, 100000.
The most recent and reliable statistics
for the same year show that in 1857,
there were dug from the mines 81 the
world together 25,OOO,OOO tons Of coal,
the value OF which is NJ least 9ls7 ,0OO,-
600 or nearly one half more than that
ofthc gold yield for the same year.
The gold absorbs human and mcchan-
ical labor in converting II into money.
1t is vi little real use except ~ 4 medium
Of exchange aud in the fine arts. Coal
on the contrary, il applied to the gcncr-
alton OF power and the production Of
real wealth. The coal has u CONNER
cial value rs an article OF consumption
to supply our necessities a,d our CON-
forts, IN tho first irstancc,and applied to
our steam engines il docs rs much work
rs all the working population OF the
country put together. Hero Is another
value added to its commercial value,
which gold has not. While tho value
OF gold Is intrinsic, and TO u certain cx-
tent arbitrary, that u coal is both real
and productive. The one remains sta
tionary, tho other increases. The one
represents yaIGc, the other PRODUCES it.
The man is TOOL who refuses to ad-
nit the value OF gold or tho advantages
which its possession carries with il. Coal
would DO very inconvenicnt MS pocket
money, but in the aggregate it is more
valuable than tho brighter metal. Penn
sylyaniA has in her broad bosom wealth
as great and more capable to benefit
humanity than California or Australia.
When We dig it and apply it 10 our ne
ccsstics, and to the productive purposes
Of mechanical art il is superior to gold,
for it commands it" in any market in
the world. The muddy waters Of the
Monongahcla bear upon their bosom a
wealth as sure and permanent as the
Pxctolan sands of California.-Rtts-
bary Post.
EXCURSION TO SEE OLD BRowN
HuNG.-Thc greed Of moncy.gctting is
not very particular in the way Of accom-
plishing its purpose; but the most sin
gular instance we have lately heard Ct
is an effort to turn the execution ofOssa
watomie Brown and his fellow conspira-
tors to account by getting up monster
excursion from all parts of the country Of
those who have sufficiently morbid
appetite for the horrible to induce them
to desire to be present. A western man
who is somewhat notorious for getting
up enterprises and money-making excur-
sions, recently addressed the President
of the Baltimore and Ohio railroad, in
curing as to the amount Of reduction
upon the regular rate offare which would
be conceded to his excursionists. Mr..
Garrett, not thinking the occasion q
proper one, or the people who would
travel hundreds of miles to see FIVE or six
criminals executed, exactly the class Of
visitors who would be agreeable to the
Virginia authorities, has caused that
opinion to be made known to the appli-
cant.-Bdltimore american, Nov. llth.
The PRorlrs OF GRAPE GRowlNG.-
From returns Of this seasons crops, es-
pecially in the Cincinnati districts, it
appears that the culture Of the grape is
becoming more popular than ever. And
for this very good reason can be as
signed: if in Europe, wine growing at an
average Of between 40 and sixty, or at
best below one hundred gallons per
acre, pays good interest on the capital
invested, surely it will pay here, making
the largest allowance for the greater
price of labor, at an average Of $50 gal
Ions. From careful calculations, indeed
it may he shown, that at = reduction of
% per cent. from the present price Of
wines, the average crops in this district
will yield return of 40 per cent. on the
capital invested. 1t is not unreasonable
therefore, to look forward to increasing
culture ofthc grape, till wine becomes
much more common and low priced than
at present, and in reference to the social
bearing Of the trade, there cannot he a
doubt in the mind OF even the most rigid
advocate Of abstinence, that pure wine is
less destructive to life and morals than
poisoned whisky. We therefore rejoice
in the signs Of the times.
TIE Baltimore Patriot states that
Judge Kemp, who was elected Judge OF
the Orphans Court, at the late election
in that city, has decided not to claim
the position. This dcclination is bclicv-
cd TO proceed from dissatisfaction with
the manner in which the election was
conducted, he having been the candidate
Of the American party. Mr.. William
A. Wisong, elected to tho House Of
Delegates on tho American ticket, has
also published card" in which he says
he will not claim his seat as member Of
that body, but will leave it for them 10
judge of his right to do so. What must
have been the scenes enacted At the 90
called election, when the men returned
N cl,Oacn rcf,,aa 10 aervep