Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-15

tisas has pas.ed into the editorial
charge of Henry Fulton, Esq.
JUDGE STOCKTON is said to be i'm
proving, and hopes are now entertained
that he will soon be returned to perma-
nent health.
THE Burlington Hasokeye says that
Mr.. Solomon Herscbler, the welI-known
clothing merchant, who has been a res
ident of Burlington tor the past nine
years, met with an accident, by being
'hrown from buggy on Sunday, 5th
inst, which resulted in his death.
FLoArER.-We learn tina. the body of
man was taken from the river, on the
Illinois side, eight miles above this city,
on Monday last. 1t was so much de-
cayed a. to render recognition impos-
sible, having probably been in the river
several weeks.-Keokuk Journal.
THE fruit crop in Lee county is but
little injured. A large yield is antici-
pated.
The Muscatine Journal says: Gas
an instance Of the peculiar and legiti.
mate effect of the recent exhibition of
the noble art of seli-defense,' upon the
rising generation, we are informed that
in one Of our best regulated public
schools, since the news of the Keenan,
Savers affair has reached this country,
there have been no less than dozen
serious fights among the boys resulting
from ambitions, though at first playful,
trials of skill, in imitation Of the re-
nowned champions Of the p. K.
THE Fairfield Je6ersonian says tina.
about $500 in bank notes, were stolen
from the store Of d. Young, in that city,
last week.
THE same paper says the thieves are
becoming numerous in that city.
From the New York Journal of Commerce..
Produce for Ireland.
The accounts by the Canada's mail
on Saturday, confirm the advices previ-
ously received, in regard to the suffering
in many parts of Ireland from scarcity
of the necessaries Of life. In some dis
tricts the authorities had interlered, aud,
with the aid of other benevolent per-
sons, had removed the young people OF
both sexes, giving them temporary en-
ployment in England until the return of
another crop should obviate all danger
of famine. The Government returss
give the deficiency in the principal Irish
crops for the year 1859, at 278,OOO
quarters Of wheat; $4,000 quarters Of
oats 100000 quarters of barley; $685.
900 tons of potatoes 100000 tons Of
turnips and $4,000 tons Of hay.
The current season is very backward
and unpromising, in some places not a
single green blade OF grass having APP
peared at the latest dates. In view of
these facts, it is not too much to expect
a liberal demand fer our produce, and
this prospect must be especially cheer
ing to our agricultural interests. The
current rates in this market for wheat,
flonr and Indian corn are above the
views OF many buyers, and also with
out the limits Of large portion of the
orders which have come to hand but,
with a large surplus in the interior to
come forward, prices will soon adjust
themselves to the demand. The difficult
~ in feeding the people Of Ireland when
their crops fail is found in the want of
those supplies which are especially
adapted to that market. In the great
scarcity Of ls46, Al, known as the Irish
famine, there were various efforts made
to induce the sufferers to substitute In
dian corn for their deficient potato crop,
but the people did not take very kindly
to this article of breadstuffe, even when
it was given to them.
1t will be seen that the great items
of deficiency noticed above, are oats,
potatoes and turnips. The latter are
largely fed to cattle, and for want Of this
esculent, and in the absence of early
grass, many ofthe poor animals are said
to be SO weak as to be hardly able to
keep on their feet. Oats are compare
lively plenty here, and we notice that
some shipments are going forward from
this country. About 100000 bushels
were purchased few days ago in Mon
treal for English account, to be shipped
direct, and on Saturday, the first freight
engagement for oats was made renee for
Liverpool. 1t will put a new face on
our financial and commercial affairs, if
an active movement in breadstuffs for
export should continue throughout the
balance Of the Spring and Summer.
The Western lines OF railroads would |
once more crowd their cars with the sur
plus grain; the canal revenues would
revive under the pressure of produce
toward the seaboard; and the shipown-
ers, whose property has but just paid
the expenses Of keeping it aAoat, would |
fling all their pennons to the breeze.
1t may be said that the publishing of
these facts will tend to defeat the move
mcnt, by induc ing farmers and specula- |
tors to withhold their supplies in the
hope Of higher prices. Even if this
were the case, We see no reason for sup
pressing the truth for the sake of avoid !
ing difficulty. But we do not believe |
that holders can control the crop 80 as |
to produce artificial rates. The surplus
is large, and is even At this early stage
of the season crOwdlng all the channels