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Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-02-03
ALL ST o G IN.
HATS& CAPS FOR THE MILLION
S. AVER
no lao NIaia ST.

no 1<AO N1nlh EaLs
WHEELING, VA.
rs PREPARED WITH PROBABLY THE MOST
extensive Stoc Of goods, in ths Hat line, ever sx-
hibited ia this market.
THE LEDGER HAT,
Now the great leading Hat for Young Gentlemen.
have in every variety of color, quality and price, the
NOLESKIN DRESS CASHMERE HAT,
OF NV own manufactures and OF the most celebrated
manufactures of New York and philadelphia Of the
very latest style and finest quality: Tue SnKI ERENch
FELT ATs 0f the varieties Of shapes qualities aud
THE SAXONY WOOL HATS.
soft French nl,ue Of the hneat AmeriSaIl, SPaniSh
and Saxony WOjls.
MEMS AND BoYs CAPS,
Cloth. Cashmere, Plush and Glazed from thO lowest
price to the fiuOst.
CIILDREN's HATS AND CAPS,
Beautifully and richly trimmed, just imported from
Prom, INV long experience in manufacturing, and
the care have taken in selecting my stock is guar
purchasers that they 9Sn be suited with the
hest of goods aud at tile lowest prices
sens 8. AVERY, I16 Main Street.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-02-03
%. SWEENEY & SON,
Piano Fortes.
a. II. GALE & co.

A. H. GALE e co.
s- Take pleasure in invitingthe attention
EstS5Eesls Of Artists, Amateurs. and the Public
iF-<jS3sSI 5fceneralIy, TO their NEW SCALE PI-
v Z u uANO FORTE. just introduced. The
growing desire fora Square Piano Forte that shall a-
nrolch the Grand in volume OF Eond and, Al the same
time avoid the uugafny appearance Of that thrEeoT
nered directed energies to tho prduc-
tion cE such desidsrGfnm. Our toll s reWRrded aud
we submit the result without fear decomposition
.Our Pianos are all guaranteed tn give entir0sat-
isGlcior, whether ordered from direct nr sold by
any Of agents throughout the country and we So
Iict continuance Of that patronage which We have
enjoyed tor the last wenty-fve years.
A. II. GALE & co.
je2o. '5o-Iy 1O5 East Twelfth st.N-Y.
Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1860-02-03

No critic has written of Macoulay who
possessed sufficient kecnness of analytic
insight, or clear broad sweep of thought.
enough TO do him justice; but VIXEN such
critic does write, we venture to prophesy
that the poems will be held as correct out
line paintings of
..rhe mans mind in its sntirety.o
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-16

Layard, Rawlnson, Jas. Ferguson, &c. An sPne OF
the low price at which tho original edition s offered,
two houses have announced reprints, as there IL no
question that the work viii take the highest rank
among publications of its NATURE and maintain IT for
many years.
The Parliamentary Commute on the renewal Of
the oueeu's Printers Patent, have recommended that
be not renewed, but that theprntingo Bibles should
be thrown open to any who likes to engage in it,
This result is arrived at rather from dislike to the
principle Of monopoly than from any complaint against
the present condition Of the suppyas for cheapness
end accuracy, there are probably books that can
compete with the low priced copies of the Bible issued
from the Universities and the Queens Printers Office
Old Ballad Literature is to DO further enriched by
an exhaustive selection from the stories of Sam Pepys
Library at Cambridge, made by DR.. Rimbaut with
an introduction contsning new and concise particulars
respecting ballad lore ballad writer's, and ballad
printers At Magdalen College, Cambridge, are pre-
served the books of the immortal diarstin the ident
cal cases Just as they adorned his study in York Build
ing the shorter books, being made TO range with the
Others by being placed little blocks of wood gilt TO
resemble the binding. Here among bis volumes OF
tracts bound mp together and ettered "Drolls Merr
ments," &C., nestle of the choicest remains Of
old English literature, literally worth, in the hands
Of Messrs. Sotheby and Wilkinson, the suctioneers,
their .reigh in gold; but nothing short Of revou-
ton OF French invasion is likely to displace them
from their resting-place Of q century and half.
Mrs. Grotes's Life Of the painter, AIRY Schefer,
supplies curious instance of the comparative isolation
of two countries so each other as England and
France. 1t was not until tempted by the Manchester
Exhibition of Art Treasures in 1851 that Schefer ever
ventured across the channel. He was then delighted
and asonished at the specimens of the English school
Of painters 81 had no conception" was his confess
sion, show rich the English were" He adds
"There have lived great painters among you-thst is
unquestonable. have been in sort of Paradise Of
AIT for these three weeks past. The power of dealing
with color especially possessed BY the English artists,
fills me with admiration. | only wish it could be
impaired 10 myself"
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-16
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New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-16

a. the iron staples. An immsnss amount u ~,
hiss been propsssted among tho people BY iusv,S
peddlers engaged in selling rods. on the nseesilv 4
glass insulators. They have introduced and seld a.
as Indispensable to protection, either through eo.
ignorance Of their worthle@ness, or to enhance 4.
profit on their wares. 50, also, with respect 70 goN :
platinum points, costing several dollars each III,
serve no other purpose but TO prevent oxidation. n
the point of lightning rod rarely or never oxiiS
IT, exposure to the air causes it to dry rapidly. =
galvanized iron be used recommended for the wb.
i. will stand for centuries uninured. The rsat obs
is to make every prominent part Of the building bsaL
with points, and to supply them with an Abundance =
outlets to the earth giving to the whole rod dscha,
ing power proportional TO, or even greater thaa :
receiving power.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-16

From JAMAIcA.-We have Kingston papers to May
q, by the brig Los Amigos
There had been within six weeks four attempts to
rebel against the authorities of the prison. one Of
which had to be subdued by the military, the police
being inefficient.
The rainy season had set in.
The last reported sales Of Sugar were at l6 per 100
pounds
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-16

FROM BARBADoEs.-By the arrivaof the bark W
flower, we have Barbados dates to MAY -.
The British slsop Sea Flower, of Grenai Ia, had -
seized at Martinique for violation of the French coz
mercia regulations, and compelled TO pay line. -
supercargo complained bitterly of the trestmepi y
eeved at the hands of the Frenchmen who boArs
the vessel. They were eight in number two Of ~
being gendarmes and one custom-house officer "
Purcell states that they were very drunk, aud russ
on the sloop's deck like madmen or pirates, bes'~
pistols, and threatenngto shoot the people Of the -
They did not, however, carry out their threats. 4
The market was overstocked with all kint
American produce. The health Of the island wssvs \
good but there had been but little rain. The W
district presents quite cad appearance to ons ~
toned to view t.in its former state; and owing ~
Hardness OF the commissioner but little imPovs7s
Is being made.
The sugar crop of Barbados win exceed LAT -"
by 1000 to 1000 hhds., while the sugar i,sef ~
perior quality.
The bark N. II. Castor arrived on the sA -
New-York, Is days.
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-16

--Sea-sioknessi is supposed to be caused by the ~
ward movement of the mass of the intes,ines whIa
takes place when the motion Of the ship changes foa
rising to falling This MAS pressing against tho dir
phragm squeezes the bile out OF the liver Into the scu
ach, which causes nausea and vomiting But N. j.
bard now declares that the electric belt discovered
a NJ. Mosselman, of Brussels is cure for sea-sies
ness in ninety eight cases IN hundred. II is gus
ton whether the belt does more than TO compress "
stomach and prevent this movement
The analysis of the waters of Lombardy collects
during the late Italian campaign has resulted in shss
ing that in those districts where goitre is most psu
lent the water has large proportions Of carbonate -
sulphuret Of lime and chlorine or salts Of nagDss
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-16

The steamship Monticello, Capt. Gsgsr, ~
arrived yesterday morning from washingtoa. D. !.
brought about 10 tuns of baggage belonging Y !,
Japanese, which win bs forwarded to the Nsyy -
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1860-06-16

doing 80 we eaec'uallv diSarm the former. light
shock will be carried of by single rod without in-
jury; but the discbarging power OF such rod being
uniform with its receiving power because of its single
outlet an explosion its point may occur charged
with prodigious volume Of electricity that the
pacity of the rod is not great enough to carry off
Herein lies the great danger of an insufficient con-
ductor The discharging power being fixed and lin
ed any excess of electricity will leave the conductor
fly Oh into the house in search of another, whether il
be the stoveppe the human body and do it's deadly
work. Innumerable eases where such results have
followed excessive discharge on conductor having
a single outlet TO the earth record. Accounts
often published OF injury TO buildings, though pro-
teced by conductors but careful examination into the
facts of the has invariably shown that though the
conductor free from defect, it, capacity was
small TO break up and carry of heavy shock. IL
follows then, that the discharging power of con-
ductor must be- equal to its receiving power; that a
building should be armed with points on all is promi
nent projections becluss calculation can be made
on which prominence the shock may fall, that these
receiving points should have numerous discharging
points descending moisture in the earth and that the
whole should be connected by wires in several direc-
lions across the root, that whichever point may
happen to receive the shock will be aided by the entire
network of metal in instantly mitigating It's intensity
by distributing il large surface and passing it
off by numerous outlets. The fluid concentrated in
this shock had been previously distributed over the
surface of an immense body of clouds. How unreas.
enable isto expect single disehargng point to pass
of the volume of electricity accumulated in so great
body Of yapor 1t is for these reasons that the cheap
conductors are found so often traps bringing the
dangerous element into building, instead of leading
it away.
II is mistake, as wen az useless expense, TO put
up glass insuatois to prevent the Lightning from leav.
ing the rod and passing into the house. No fash will
quit properly-constructed rod, because lightning
never avoids good conducting medium to follow q
bad one. Hence, the rod being continuous and tho
staple not so, iron staples entirely safe. An ex-
plosion viii shater glass ones into fragments, and the
see and ice of Winter viii certainly destroy ther
As few thunder clouds pass without dischargino
their watery contents, the glass insulatos become
wet and while in that condition are as good conductors
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-14

HARD TO SATIsFY.-A few weeks since
woman, residing 10 Camanche, named Il. J
Westphall. came to this city and made CON.
plant to the Mayor that the Relief COMMITTEES
had entirely overlooked her and had given her
nothing at all She bad her children with her
and appeared to be in great distress Th.
Mayor c. ncluded to inform the Committee o1
the case and have the matter lec,ifi.d. IL
answer to the Mayo letter, Mr.. Anthony
Chairman Of the Relief Committee, cent the
following list Of articles, taken from the books,
as having been given to this identical vomsn
We should say she hai had about her share of
the pIunder:
JUNE 81 shirt. pair rants, l coat, cap,
l hat. ! quilt, chemise, 2 flannel shirts, /
shirt, ! CO leo dress, ] womsL's drese, 8 child
rens dresses. 2 sheets, chlds cl.th. ~ Ibs 50.
gar, lt'e. dried apples. l 10. crackers, 2 lbe.
coffee, 4 10. tea, 6 plate.. l bag salt, l. table,
! drrss. Z bed-tesds. 1 shirt, / chemise. 9 chill
dren's shirts. 4O lbs -four, lbs. coffee, 5 Ibs
sugar ~ lbs. rice. ! 10 prunes. 10 ,bs meat,
| 10. candles l bed comfort, ! vomans sack.
yards csli"o, coat, 2 tin pans, ! tin pail,
bed cord, bed stead, l Tin pot, l TIN dipper
tin cur, tin wssh pan, tin coffee pot, 4 lbs
beef. n yards gingham, 4 chairs, liza sugar,
los. coffee. lbs. dried apples, ID. crackers,
a gallon molasses. 2 oars SOAP, l wash tub,
To- candles. 100 lbs flour, 8 lLs. coffee, 4 10.
tea, 4 mackerel. IL yards sheellng, 5 lbs
crackers. 4 bars soap. K gallon nolssses
JULY 7.-s lbs. sugar. n bushel potatoes. 2
lbe. sugar, 2 lbe coff, O.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-14
DAVENPORT COFFEE AND SpIC

SOECA6 Anu Of4CB
MlILs.-Among the various branches Of manu-.
featuring business within our city, none 10
more worthy of a pleasing notice. and favora-
ole consideration, than the Davenport Coffee
snd Spice Mill. which are carried on by Messrs
). R. Jones 4 Co., corner of Main and Front
streets.
In the winter of 1859 Messrs. Van Riper 4
Co., from New York, first inapgurated in this
city the business ef manufacturing ground
coffces and spices from the raw kernel. After
remaining in the business . few months they
sold out. and subsequently, it fell into the
hands Of Me.srs. 5. r. Jones 4 Co. The mem.
bers OF this firm were men " vho understood the
business perfectly. and we're determined, if
possible. to establish it thoroughly. To do
this there were serious obstacles to contend
with. 1t was a new busin ess, and dealers
we're used to purchasing goods of this kind Of
eastern houses-where they could get such
goods in connection with others, at, - they
thought, better rates. How that vas We
don't pretend to know, bat one thing was
certain. the goods produced by home con-
Germs wer. Of . far better grade. If there
10 any business in the world 10 which adul
teration it carried ou, it 10 in this We are
speaking Of and consequently the article
produced had become very cheap Ground
coffee, was not coffee; ground pepper. GIN
ger. cinnamon, de-, was something else than
what the labels indicated, but 8. T.. Jones
Co, went into the business here with the
distinct intention Of doing an honest bu-iness
-of selling no goods which we're not just
precisely - represented. They wished to buiid
up bnsioess upon an honest and correct basis
aud from this determination We do not think
they have swerved . hair.
Although they have been in business but
shout one year. they have succeeded in es'ab-
fishing good trade. They have manufactur-
cd and sold goods to the amount Of about S.
600. and give constant employment to four
hsnda Not only iu this city, and Rock Island
are their goods In high favor. but they have
built up aud extended their trade through the
State Of Ivws portion Of western Illir ole,
and even i.l orders from 81. Louis houses -
They also deal in the best grades OF tees Of all
descriptions
Their machinery for roasting, and grinding
eotfees. spices. &c.. 10 driven BY horse power.
They keep an agent travs.ias through The
country. scattering samples. soliciting orders.
and building mp the trade. They feel encour-
aged and confident thst success is certain
Their goods always meet With favor, and
have only to become known to be liked.
We vish them increased saecsss, and be.
lievs that dsslsss and consumers viii bs ben.
Gifted By patronising them. Let this spiris
Of patronisiog home industry. homo enter.
prise. and home maaslaetsrss. b. nsrtersa.-
Let % assist one anoshsr-stsnd toseshss
shoalder = shesldsr. anl vssk fse ths eoo1 d
ess ess iastisssisas. Hsllsv-ssissaa, is Il e.
i oswi9tesplt - = - /; Is i lse he iateeeH =
= an
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-14
WE'LL BET He is RAsCAL!-V

WE'LL BET He is A RASCAL We
rave heard ofa great many very mean men ,but
We do think Moline has the di.tinguehe ed hon.
or Of containing about the lo.otss soecimen Of
meauness on Gods fo' tstool There 10 a fellow
over there named jackson (t is q wonder that
the old Generals spirit is con ,ented to remain
quiet in Heaven while such . epecimen Of hu
u,anity dieeracss his name on EARTH Who 10 .
great disipline of the niger organisation.
Ihis Jackson 10 foreman in Sickles' Cooper
shop, and domireers over the men pretty much
as he plesses. A few days since there vas .
young man At work in the chop Who declared
his preferences for Douglas, and said be in
tended joining the Democratic Club. Jackson
told him that if he joined the Club he would
discharge him, and the young man prefering
principle to everything Joined the Club, and vas
discharged. Apretty party. indeed. to harbor
within its fold such . cur 90 this Jackson. -
Perhups Jackson would not take anything out
Of his reach, but We are inclined 10 think he
would have an arfs! rech-towards his neigh
bors wood pile.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-14
COM Nj e r CIAL
DAVEN POkT uASea \ ks'c.
DAILY KLPORT.
OYvrcR DAILY DBuocRAr AND Nsw
rdav Evn Aurust 11sh lao

OYvucE DAILI DssocRAr AND Nsws,l
n nday Eve, August 12th, 1860. !
The receipts Of wheat were larger than those Of
any other day this season, amounting TO 5,Sls bu.
It declined in price, however, nnging from 6S to
72c. the latter figure being fer choice Mol We
heard Of no changes in other kinds Of produes.
. quote - follows:
FLOUR- In fair demand at - Is retail, and IS %
Wholesale for City Spring Extra; Sapsr6ns - 50
Rye dour 81 0o@4 81 F; Corn msal 81 90 y ewt.
Shipments Of -four 400 bbls.
WasAr-Receipts 53is bu shipnsnts 3a3l bu.
Spring good to choice so@s5c; No. : do 7se.
We quote new wheat At 6S07sc.
COM Receipts 90 bu. We quote at 35c for
ear, and 1s@2sc shellsd.
OArs-Rsesipts 100 bu. In fair demand ct Is
0lsc for new.
BA.LsY-Rsceipts 10 bu. In fair demand st
30@s7c.
RYs-Rsceipts II bu. Wo quote at l5e.
BUckvHsAr-A good article sslls readily at 75c.
OMoSs.-Shipnsats ~ bu II request as Is
@loc.
PorAfoss-In good demand st 30@3sc vhols-
sale, and so04oc retail.
TnnAross-In supply Il s0e0so . bu whole
sale sod l543oe p psck retail:
WooL-Ws quote at 3o@s5e.
HAY.-Stsady and quiet It 0o0l % for Prai-
ne and - 0e0s 90 for Tiuothy.
HIDEs.-1a good request and medsr.ts at 50se
for Green; S0l2c for Dry and ll.0l3e for Dry
Flint.
burrsa.-Thsre il good supply in nazfst Of
tub butter, but for good and choiss roll for table
purposes esntinusa in moderate supply snd 1rn at
lo@i1ck; Koll and Tub s0se wholesale and 100
lie retail.
Eees.-Stsady ~ I'm with : kir supply q
sH010e retail. fH
BsAW-Ssaady sad unchanged. Wsqssts -
so0soc Wholesale, and q rstail.
CHnsss-SaPpiy light asd Ssbs I'm q ls@
lss for Hsskin~ Co.; Wsssssa 1ssssvs l0Olls
wholesale sad l30lts ssssil.
LARD-la fair sspPiy q 1l011Na
uAm-Csnasa lv360 0ols &c., Cssse ls1(
Dass; uSuueaosu ~ sUa1ik
Dsss. pssB-AsoDDeo eosusy psasan01se
61n0 o0a1afA
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-14
l. ATE N F. w S.
A Terrible Tornado In Central New
York.
SyRACUsE. n. Y. A

SYRACUsE n. T.. Aug. 10.
wab.se accounts Of most destructive tor
n.do that swept through the towns oi
Wslvortb W.. .''don and Sodus. in Wayne
county. doing fright damage ~ 70 everything
in it's way. Hou.es we unroo'ed' barns Dc
moished. trees torn up by IT,. roo's. complete
ly devastating large section 0. country. lt'
path was over two miles vide, 10 vas IL
nearly a straight line from Ws!wor,h soou'
the centre Of the town Of Sodus. when it eoo
denly turned toward Lake Ontario. which )"
probably struck not far from >odus Point. Our
informant came from Sodus village. and tells
us that the south part Of tha. town presents
the most frigttfnl spectacle he ever witnessed
Extensive tracts Of woodland we're leveled
With the ground, and large orchards complete
ly utroot.d. Scarcely . rod OF fence is left
standing through ut the whole district over
which the whrlwind passed. In rome caee-
tence ails were carried more thar thir rods
hy the terrific force of the Wind Trees more
than two feet in diameter we're twieted into
eplinters. We have not vet heard Of any lives
being destroyed. but it will be . marvel il
there be none. The trees are fslen in all di
rections. showing that it was . whirlwin1 and
not gale. 1t y . accompanied by . tremem
dous storm OF rain and hail. 1t extended ai
least fifteen or tveniy miles.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-14

Times ~ opening and closing mailsin the Dsven-
port Post Once
EASTERN NAIL, arrives At 4 y and p y closes
At $50 A u and Pm
NORTHERN MAIL, via Dubuque and North Iowa,
arrives At s y +; closes $50 An.
SOUrHLRA NAIL, from St Louis and Southern
Missouri, rives at Pm; closes $50 y.
WESTERN AxD SOUTHERN Iowa MAIL, arrives 1t
6PN; closes at SPM.
ILLINOIS WAY MAIL, arrives . A u; closes st P =.
DUBUQUE WAY MAIL. arrives At . r u Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Saturdays; closes a; Sun
days, Tuesdays and Thursdays.
Ur hIvsR NAIL TO Lyons, arrives at \; closes
at Pm, daily, exbept Sundays.
BLUE GRASS MAIL, arrives at n. closes at II \
Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays.
AArrY NAIL, arrives and closes at IL y Tuesday
and Fridays.
AHAnOsA NAIL, arrives and closes 1t IL 4, on
Thursdays
The Office will be open on Sunday during the
Summer from 8 TO 10 An.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-08-14

IAPRov1SG.-We must say we think
matters look . little encouraging in this city,
and We begin to entertain strong hopes Of
reform ng the now some what dlssipat-d young
and middle sged men who frequent the fact
houses of our town. We do not think there
we're over five hundred drunken men in
Davenport. Saturday night. and We have not
heard of but twenty Eight fights. An improve
ment decidedly. We think. too. that the class
OF men who get tight are more respectable
than they we're in days gone by. They occu.
py more prominent positions in society, can
drink more without getting fighting drunk
and can manage to correct the bar keeper
when he does not g::ve them enough change.
Our reliable drinkers are be. .."mirg mo-e eau
tious, and very seldom venture to sv."ow The
forty first glass Of lager. We think the saloon
keepers are improving in many respects If a
man is good customer, aud doe, not ask for
credit. they will re.rain from shieiIg de-
csnter at his head, even if he is rather impu.
dent Ibie improvement is very importan ut
one indeed. We may look for still further i'm.
portant Improvements should the presen,
government remain 10 power.