Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-25

main strength. until she became too much en-
fssbled ssd szhsustsd t. oser any rssistsncs
This y among the most sad instances Of suf
fering sad death Il vss ever our lot TO record
Nay ws never be called upon TO publish sim'
liar iastansa
~ We take the following extract
irs@ he Rock Island: ::A.yss:
Fsoa Tie freight department ef the Chicago
! Rsek Island Railroad. " learn ssns very
eseoursgisg isses in regard 70 tie increasing
busiases and prosperity Of THE vicinity, vis :
The freight shipped from this point. for few
months rest. hes been more than double what
is We for the esms months during the last two
ysevs, aad the freight going over the road, gen.
ssslly. 10 sbout twiss % uueh % In the CORES.
poadiDg months during the last two ysars.-
Whess freight trains then averaged from eight
= 6ftssn ears day, they now average from
tvsnty Five 10 thirty-sighk These facts need
no illusesstton They show, conelusively that
the business Of this region Of country 10 rsvi-
wing. and that the general business Of the
produsin& elaeess 70 in very prosperous con-
ditteA Oos 1hs0sse efspidly freeing them
solves from debt. and few Of them can be found
without The ready money to pay for al their
necessary purchases. The heavy crops Of
wheat. corn and hogs. aid the remunerativs
prices paid for those articles has placed them
in . condition Of comparative independence
We zee NO reason Why. with the opening OF
spring, our region Of country will not present
encouraging prospects Of lively and prosper
ous business.
Coon SHoor1NG.-The following very
remarkable shots we're made by Ar. r. K Al
len Of this county. few days since. Our in.
formant. who was present, says that the shots
we're made without any warning at the mo-
ment the game was discovered:
The first shot Dick made. he killed tso rsb-
bits. The next shot vas at flock quails on
the ground; with one barrel Of his gun be
killed eleven. and with the other barrel shot one
40 II rose.
The next shot was st another flock. and here
again he killed slsve~ With one barrel and Nth
the tie ether barrel he shot one as 1t rose.
We think that the most remarkable shoot
ing on record. We have heard Of very SIM
gular hunting expedition lately. The Nimrod
Vas 10 less personsgs than our friend Sam.
Lorton. Esq. Sam vent out not long since, to
take little recreation and concluded to 60
rabbit shooting. He travelled five days BE-
fore he clapped eyes on an "hanima" of any
description save the bogus "pointer" which
accompanied him. On the fifth day Sam killed
. rabbit. [grsst rejoicing thsrsat]. On the
ninth day he wounded another. This rabbit
he followed five days and last holsd him in .
hallow stump and killed him with club Sam
has become fully satisfied that he was never
intended for . hunter, and will hereafter ig-
more anything squirting towards rabbit shoot
ing,
THE PAuPER TAx.-The pauper tax
Of Scott county amounts to the round SUN Of
thirty thousand dollars per year, This SHIN is
annually paid by the tax payers Of this county
to support the poor. 1t il probably about
three or four times - much as should be paid
lit is surely three or four times % much as
the people Of this county can afford to pay and
if the present system is persisted in it will take
but few years to bankrupt the county, with
this item alone. Regardless Of politics or po-
litical feelings. We aver that the entire thing is
outrageously wrong and oppressive-is rotten
to the core. Other counties in the State with
equal population but with better pauper man
sgement, do not pay one half OF this amount
Clinton county, which is fully half IS populous
- ours, does not pay the sum of fifteen hun
dred dollsrs per year to maintain it, paupers.
We say the entire thing is wrong. and We call
upon the present persons in power to uss their
best eudeavors to ameliorate this crying shame.
A. the matter goes st present. the township
trustees seem to act ~ though the county we're
composed Of gold and silver, and they are
placed 10 office for the purpose Of squandering
it, Poor persons On applying to them. are
if the poor house 10 full, and it generally is
placed in boarding houses in the city and
boarded - though they we're Independent per.
sons. Several boarding houses. We have been
informed. are now running in this city mainly
upon the strength Of their pauper boarderr,
which are placed there under the direction Of
the Township Trustees, and the county foots
the boarding bills at current rates. The Trus,
tees will continue to do 90, We presume, until
the County Judge rsfusss to honor their drafts
upon the Treasury.
How shall this matter be remsdied? The
way 10 very simpls-vsry plain indeed: Let
the County Judge cause to be erected upon the
county farm sufficient number Of email hous.
ss-tsmporary. Of courss-but - comfortable
at least ~ those which the Trustees rent for
paupsrs in the city, and require every person
Who 10 in actual need Of public assistance to 60
there and live, under the management and d.
restion Of paupsr supsrintendsnta And. while
It the poor house. let every person who Il able
to do 60 be required to perform some manual
labor Of some kind or other, in order that they
may pay at least In part for their maintenance
We would NOT sss any poor person missrsated.
under fsd,or not properly cared for in sicknsss,
bot ws are very strongly Of the opinion that
those Who are able to work should be required
to do 90 in part payment therefor. at least.
The plan which has been carried on Of fur
niahinn coal. aPooeriee. clothes and rent In the