Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-06-04

President. Add II. Ssnders; Vice President.
Chss B. Watkins. Jr Treasurer, Frank H.
Griggs; Corresponding Seer tary, E. Y. Lane
Recording Secretary, o. H Watson; Librarian,
z. Il. Miller. Executive Committee &C. Stew.
art Els Ira N. G. ford. c. Barney R. H. Parks.
A. S. Ki.sell. Webster Snyder. W. F. Kidder.
H. Walters, Z. II. Nj Ter. There was a good
attendance at this meeting Friday evening.
notwithstanding the short notice. The Libra
ry will viii be open only Saturday evenings.
until further notice.
VINO ADVOCATES THE LEvYING OF THE
THIRTEEN NIL TAX We notice that the City
Treasurer. Marshal and City Attorney, are all
ardent supporters of the lS mill tax 1t is
| very easy to discover in what way they are in
terested. The Treasurer and Narehal are bo, h
merchants. and require clerks to attend to this
private business. while they are engaged in
the service ofthe city. The Attorney req ires
clerk in his office. to assist him. and they are
all anxious that the city should pay..for their
help Should the Is mill tax be levied, the
city will be ".hu.h" and the Council will n OF
hesitate in granting them at least one clerk each
to do their heavy work. The Marshal has al
ready been assigned . clerk who has nothing
under heavens to do but watch Mr.. McNiels
store, and wait upon customers. We think it
would be much more economical for the city
to rent q room, and require all the city officials
to hold their offices therein, than 10 hire clerks
to attend to the private business matters of our
officers. while they are engaged in city busi-
nees outside
A COMBINATION OF INTERESTING
Evrsrs.-A few days since an old gentleman
residing a short distance below town died, and
was buried during the fore part of the sue
ceeding day. His daughter. fine girl. attend
ed the funeral, returned home, and immedi-
ately cfter dinner gave birth to fine, healthy
child, having no legal paternal claims upon any
one The incident coming to the ears Of the
young lady's brother, he visited the gentle
man designated by the young mother as father
to the little stranger. and made the rather per-
tinent enquiry, whether or no be proposed
marrying the girl and by so doing remove the
stain of shame from her brow and the charge
of illegitimacy from her childf' The young
man replied that 'he did not think he should
do any such id foolish thing" whereup.
on the brother waxed wroth, and very de-
cisively gave the gentleman to understand that
if he did not pledge himself to legalize the
Transaction by marrrge, he would have day
light passing un'nterruptedly through the re-
gion Of the heart in less than thirty seconds
Things Looked equally this was rather more
than the gay deceiver had bargained for, and
all attempts at compromise having failed, he
caved. and promised to do the fair thing.
A license was speedily obtained. the pair made
one, and the cause of all the trouble provided
with a dad.
MoRAL-Look before you leap.
A FINE GARDEN AND.
few days since we paid visit to the fine
garden of Mr. Oliver, situated in the north.
west corner Of the corporation or about where
Ripley street will be if it is ever laid out. Mr..
Oliver has in his garden about sixteen acres.
all under high state of cultivation. and
showing evidences of skill and application to
the task of subduing weeds and raising fine
fruit and vegetables 1t has been but short
time since Mr. Oliver look possession Of this
property, but he has already a beautiful and
thrifty gar len, and one that he still continues
to improve every year. On every1 side We
noticed evidences Of labor we'll performed
Rich beds of vegetables and fine patches of
fruit are to be seen in protuson. Most of the
things look quite fl f,urishing, and promise an
abundant yield. Catbages will probably be
partial failure this year, as the bugs have male
sad havoc among them. Fer two seasons our
table has been supplied With Mr. divers as
paragus. and We are positive in say ing that it
has no equal in this country.
A fine house has been built on an command
ing rise ground. and with an eye to comfort.
has been furnished with all the modern i'm.
prevements. Here is domiciled the large and
pleasant family Of Mr.. O., with whom it is
rich treat to spend day. Around the house
are the commodious and conv enient outbuild.
ings, built for the comfort of the animal kind
A short distance from the house is where NJ.
Oliver keeps his bees, hived in houses, the con-
venience 70 which We will not attempt to des-
cribe. Altogether, we think that Mr.. O. has
o,e Of the most pleasant places in the great
Hawkeye State, and one of which he may
we'll feel proud. Long may he wave.
The following communication we
publish At the request Of Mr.. J 8. Fairchild, the
young man referred to in our paper Of Satur-
day, as having been placed under the guard
lanship of his brother. by order Of Judge Lin
derman. We omit many personalities, as they
might provoke reply. and We do not propose
entering in discussion Of the matter pro or
con:
ANALOGOUS sLANDHR.
EDrToRs DEAocsAr AND NEws:-A partv of
petty rogues drew up petition. alleging my
insanity, and that my powers of mind and
reasoning faculties we're dsrangsd. Any citi.
zen examining into the nature Of the case, tes-
timony, ETC., will readily conceive that the
prosecution Vas started by the Frenchman wLo
vas in my employ. for the purpose of getting
possession Of my store, by unfair means l was
absent at the time this report wa. circulated,
and the Frenchmsn's actions DIR INV ahsence