Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-27

V'ece VI couHtIy "uIcu uSe soutu OF tne cty
Of Rock Island The gram (ry+) v.s .pleudil
ar,icle-pIump. heavy and sound ss dollar
Our Rock Island county farmers harvest I'm.
crops this year. and will get good price for
bringing in their wheat next week,
BAR MEE1ING is R.LATloN TO THR
DEArH CT Ms. .rsssHlSo.-The members Of the
Bar Of Rock Island. and the county officers
met at the Office of Meesrs W,lkinson end
Pleasants. on the gath inst. to take into con-
.id~rstion the d.utb Of the late Emsnuel J
Pershing. . ember Of the Rock Islsnd county
bar.
The o. ject Of the meeting vas stated by the
Hon. Y. Wilkinson. and. upon bis motion, r.
W. Smith. E,q. was called to the chair, aud
". 2. Chadwick appointed Seer etsry.
On motion of L. 7. Wels, E.q, commit.
tee Of four vas appointed TO draft resolutions
ext ressive Of the feelings of the members O,
the bar of said county
N, ssrs P!eassnts. Blodget, Connolly, and
Wells we're appointed said committee.
The committee reported. through its
Chairman. George w. Pieasants. Eco, the
foilv wing resvlutio ne, which were adopted.
Resolued, That We hsve heard With .inc-re
sorrow, although without surpriee. If the
death. 1t Phiiadelph q. 90 'he 22nd inst, vi
our late brother. E,nanue, J. Pe,sLing. and
mourn his ln,s ns Oh. who e love OR cu,nmo,
profession. diligeLce IL its s'udy, and fidelity
to t. obligations, gave rich promise to our
bar.
R.sol,ed. That we cordial, y bear testimony
to the sing uisr simplicity. urity and smisti!-
ity Of h,s character, to his Ell erxy aud Undue
trv 10 bu i"ess. his patience aud cheeriu!ness 10
declining health. aud the piety Of his daily lite
smonx US; end tender to his relatives and
frieuds the expression Of our deepest sy upAlhy
10 their bereavement.
Res lved. that the CT al, man be and he is
hereby requested to present the procee lings oi
this meeting to the Circuit ourl At its Lex,
term. and Ask their entry Of record.
q. W. PLEAsASn,
j. A. b. o. Gsr. ,C.
Il g CossIllr. Committee.
E. I. Walls.
On motion Of Quincy Mcneil. the proceed
ings Of the meeting we're ordered to be pub
lished in tn. city papers. snl the Cssirm.n
instructed to send copies thereof to the rela-
,ione of the deceased
r. W. SMITH. Chairman,
WI. Chad wick, Secretary
Rock Island. July "a. 1860.
THE REAPsR T. IAI.-The trial in
owing and reaping machines 10 this city dur
Ing the past few mon,hs has been pretty bIisk.
Eany more we're s"ld than we expected. YES
terdsy we made some enquiries into the INST
ter. and s.certsined that the eales have been
substautiately, as fofows:
Otto Klue sold Of Mccormick Combined
Reaper aud Nov +r; 96 machines at an aver.
aee price OF $3.50 each-makipg an aggregate
Of ga 400.
T. 8. v'els / Co., sold Of the Nanny and
Buckeye machines (.hout an equsl uumber Of
each, 80 uachiLee. $3.50 each. or - $40.
Mr.. Sage soll Elk Illinois Hatvestsrs OF
Heading u achines at 1885 each. .r&l.4 400.
&c. N.gil sold uf the K'rty Harvester IL
maehiLes vt tl5S each, or 81, $50.
Ttis comprise the principal smount Of ma
ch,oes sold. Whole number Of machines sold
is ll5: aggregate salue-$2a.2sO
Thsse figures ~ill compare very favorsbly
With these Of isst year. The meet OF these
rssp ere we're cold in this county, though psr.
hsps some twenty. 1--we went into C<6ar and
Auscatine counties
MeCorn.i, 70 machine seems 10 Ls the favor
ite-at lesst IL ir the most called for.
While talking Of reaper. vs naturally 60
alcng TO tnrrsting uachinea OF thrss the
number already sold il not st oil mesgse.
thought it 10 iair to presume .hst many more
will he disposed Of before the season 10 psst
Bspd~r, Bros. hsve cold of their own mauu-
fActure. Is machines at 1850 each. or q $50
Davis, Wstso" 4 Go. have sold Of their mali
uf.c.u,s (Pi.,s Improved.) % machines At t4OO
each. or ~. .9OO.
Th.mss Whitson 4 Co. have cold Of their
manufacture (Esssilon loprovsd.)5 mschipss
st t4OO each. or u 900.
At Mr. Donnshu ues manu- fsctosy " we're un.
able to get the figures yesterday.
Otto Klug sold one Of Puts msebinss for
t4OO.
whole number sold-47-for the sum Of
>ls.aso.
The probability 10 that more maehipss vii
be manufactured than will be sold. II 10 i'm.
possible to tell. however.
The total smoun. Of money eecruing from
sslss II respers and threshins machines In THE
city 70 far " the very pretty sun Of tl0,s40.
The correct figures will probably amount 70
about $4,000.
This is pretty good shoving. trough -
90 not be'st over 1t. The year hss been one
10 which everybody has esocomissd sharply.
No farmer would buy msehiss Of any tiod
II hs could BY any Kind of osere-
msssy Or eobbliae 6x up The old oss
- that Il would barely take hin through THE
ssasea. Hevsvss, Ne 1xusss lsehs very vel
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