Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-06-12

'eNs~~s "ss ~~A VIC va Su0 VSSI6 al COnuAo&
shrough the badge yesterday morning at
ii o'clock, and v IS cut in three pieea
@ 1t is the opinion Of most of the
returned Pixies reakers, that Iowa will be
benefited by the Peak turning out hum
bug. One Of orr returned citizens. says he
met quite number Of men from Minnesota
and Wisconsin, going home with the inten-
tlon of returning with their families to settle
in Iowa. as soon as practicable. They
speak very highly of the Iowa soil and eli
mate. in preference to their more northern
homes. "It is On i'll wind that blows mo-
body good"
MAILING LETTERS AT THE CARs.--
The Postmaster General has iesued very
stringent instructions to Route Mail Agents,
- to the mailing Of letters 1t the esrs. We
have been furnished by Mr.. Danforth with .
copy Of his circular, in which he ssys:
"In mailing letters At the cara, agents
will receive only such letters as there 10
kVOO AC0sou W OcHSVOs WSIc WIlItcu 0IIeT
the usual hour for closing the mail at tho
local Post Office, or euch Is could not, with
ordinary diligence, have been deposited in
the Post Office in time for the outgoing
mail"
Disobedence to this order of the Post.
master General will be regarded as euffi-
cisnt cause for removal Persons who make
. practice of mailing letters at the cars,
should make note of it, as the Mail Agents
must either disobey their instructions or
else refuse to receive them-Rock Island
Argns.
The MEAT MARKET QUEsrIoN.-Our
article upon the Market Ordinance. publish.
ed in Friday mornings paper is, We are
glad to see, waking up our people to dis
cussng this important question. We have
not talked with single person, who does not
entertain exactly the same views that we
do upon the subject They all think that
the markets are best as they are, but al the
same time they think that the city should
do Justice to the owners of the market
houses. If the City Council passes an or
dinance to remove the meat shops to the
market houses, they will find that they
have entered upon an undertaking that will
cause them to wish the Isubject had never
been brought up again. Public opinion is
unanimous in favor of leaving these houses
just where they are, and it is not good poll
cy for our city authorities to pass laws
which are in every way obnoxious to four
fifths of our citizens.
MORE OF Tive met at the Levee
yesterday, two teams on their way to Xii.
nois, coming from the Pixies Peak road The
owner of one Of the teams, Mr.. Jacob Van
Dusen, told US he was one Of Thorington
and Center's party. had been with them
four weeks and left them last Wednesday
week. ffGy miles this side of Council Bluffs,
comirg back. He also informed US that
there were several teams on the road with
in few miles Of Davenport, some of them
belonging in town. They will probably be
| ~ tuIo uJIuIIS. w q mct mt. A0Thlcy Ou
Front street shortly afterwards. who got
back last Thursday evening. He was out
as far as Fort Kearney, wheFe he met Dr.
Gibson and his party. on q buffalo hunt.
Wm. Bird is with DR.. Gibson, and at that
time they were going on Coming back Mr.
Markley met a number Of Germans from
Davenport. going to the German Settlement
within % miles of Fort Kearney, known as
Burrows Settlement
He saw the mill company and several
others from Davenport, number Of whom
are going through to California. among
them . son Of Spier Whitaker. Esq. At
Loup Fork Ferry, great imposition was
practiced on emigrants, the charge being
| $3.50 team for crossing . little more than
half way and landing passengers and teams
on sand bar from which they had to wade
over forty rods, neck deep in mud and wa
ter. to the shore.
The Pawnee Indians were very trouble
some to Markley's party going out, begging
back the Pawnses and Sioux were prepar-
ing for grand fight. Mr.. Markley says
that when bic party started from here they
took six months provisions along, and had
not enough to last them back, as persons
came to their camp every night. in quest Of
feod and many whom he knew wanted pro.
vision but would not ask it, never having
known necessity before. He gave help to
every needy one he met until his party
were short themselvea They sold their
team and came home from Omaha by va
ter to st. Joseph, and from there on the R..
r. to Hannibal, and mp the Mississippi by
boat. Forty persons came back with him,
most Of them continuing on up the river -
| their homes.
He speaks very highly of the Hannibal
and St. Joseph Railroad Company. and the
Northen Line Boats ON the Mississippi
From Omaha the whole party came here
for five dollars each, and some going up TO
Ainnesota for the same fare. At Hauibal
the Northern Line Company told the party
to 60 aboard and pay what they could.
Several Of them were taken up to Ninnsso-
T. free Of charge, and thosc that could,
paid one dollar each. At St. Joseph the R.
X. Co. took . car load Of the returning snes
at their own price, being lsss than half the
usual fare.
Mr.. Aarkley has been in California, and
worked at the mioes there in 1854 Com
Ing home from there he was shipvrseksd