Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-10-21
BOARDOP SUPERVISORS.
nf1rLAR MEETTsG.
Ia asPoEr, Oct. Goth, 1862.

Ifeeebt-f-ais, uose, rioks, &0W"' Cai pc"
ter, Coleman. Shaw, Earhart. Murray and
Lyoe.
Mr.. Ross laid before the Board paper
from CspL H. B. Hsnd dssshstt. certifying tbst
John y. Bingford enlisted on the Sd day Of
Ssp.subsr, 1861. which. having been read.
vac referred to 1essrs. Price. Dow. sls, Com.
mittes on Bounty Wsrranta.
Varieus clsiws we're referred 70 The Con-
nittse on Fesnos.
The poll books Of Liberty and Allsn's
Grove Townships not having arrived.
On motion adjourned until IL o'clock
P. NJ
AFTERNOON sKssroS:
Board met ~ halfpsst one o'clock.
Messrs Snyder Matthes aud frost came in
aud took their seats.
The Olerk reported Tho rsturns from the dii-
fersnt townehips all in.
Mr. nke, from the Committee on Finance.
reported in favor of the payment OF several
claims. amounting to about Eve hundred and
6fty dollsrs, Report adopted and bills order
cd paid.
A bill of $3.50, for ice ordered by Judge
Dillon during Court term. was reported back
for the action Of the Board.
Mr. Ross denied the right Of Judge Dillon or
any other man to contract sucb BILL inasmuch
as the Board had previously passed . resolu.
tod refosing to pay any Ice bills.
Ysas and nays we're called on The payment
Of bill.
Ysas-Ells. Fluks, Matshes. Shaw, Lyon.
Esrhart. Frost. Mursy-s.
Nays-Pinnse. Carpenter. Ross, Snyder and
Coleman.
Mr.. Ellie offered the following. which was
unanimously adopted:
R.solvsd. BY the Board Of Supervisors OF
Scott County, that a special tax Of fve mills
on the dollar be and the same as hereby levied
upon the taxable property Of the said county
| for the year 1852 for the payment Of Soldiers
Bounty Warrants. issued by order OF the
Board
Mr. Ells offered the following, which wss
unanimously adopted:
| ResoipeI. That all Soldiers Bounty War.
rants regularly issued by order OF the Board
| OF Supervisors Of Scott county. shall draw 10
per cent. interest from and after date OF pre-.
sentation to County Tressnrer for pavmeDt
A resolution was adopted by the Board, re
| scinding a resolution passed at q previous
! meeting, u king Soi3iera' Eounty Warrants
good ior tna isyreeut ot general county taxes
/ On motion adj urned to rresi Oh Monday
| November l7th 1852
| FITANCIAL STRATEGY.-We call the
especial at,so.,o1 If our readers, and of bust
ness men generallv. whether onr readors OF
not, 10 the luminous article In yeaterday's Ga
! If yeu haze not paper huy one-if you car''
! buy borrow, AMI II you Cen luy or borrow
| steal one. The information TO be ohtauet
! from tia. article ia we'll worth i've cente, ol
! ~, Il.
be likely to get upon coasiel,on fo: stealing
a copy Of the Davenport Gazette.
| Va DO not propose to discuss the article, oi
the SUBJECT OF 1t, We want yon to read it
and, after you have read it, II you dpn't &C
cord to the writer diploma for natural ,origi
ral, and unadalterated stupidity, you ca,
have copy OF our paper one year Tor nothing
The writer had better take . few lSssons Of
finance from some peanut veuder. "Twou't
help hin soms." The following are extract
| from it;
ITO cay that gold, az . standard Of values
has appreciated to . point thirty per cent
above the legal tender currency of the eoun-
try is simply to state an abeurdity. an impossi
bility aud the most.a rdsnt disciple Of "Old Bull
ion"l would most egreeiously deceive hims-I
by adopting such an opinion. The scsptica
or timid captaliet who regards "Cncle Sam ;.
green backs" as baving deprecated or in ths
slightest degree fallen below the par value o
gold, 10 nistskep."
"The present only depreciation 10 in the cur
rsncy of Bank issues. and the Fluctuations O.
| the specie market" are simply the convulsiv.
efforts Of the Bank, in resisting the gradua lily
/ taIr irA of to
currency. The detponst ration Of this etate-
msnt is easily arrived at
This aged fnancier demonstrates, Get th.
paper and read It. Referring to that amiabl,
old gentleman who saw bis pumpkins rolling
down hill from the tell end Of his cart" y,
cant do the subject Justice" The following
brilliant passage appears in the course Of tn,
article:
"The high rate Of gold 10 like the blood.
spout Of the vhalIpit shows that the harpool
has touched the spot"
1fyou read the article you may discover th'
"spot"-ws failed to see Il. After hsvinl
vsdsd through > whole column, the write
winds up with thiss
"Our limits preclude more extended anal
ysis Of these matters, but We trust we have
made it evident that 'Ms high price Of gold
IL merely another tern, for the depreciation o,
bank notes. aud We submit the following de.
duetione: let That government currency i
and will remain Of par value with gold"
Considering that the basis Of everv ira nsac
ton In New York is Legal Tender"-tha
Bank Notes are rsd>en,abie and redeemed q
sight IN Legal Tender"-thst when gold i
bought and sold it is paid for in Legal Ten
refreshing, and to person knowing nothing
might be instructive. 1t certainly coudn'
benefit enybcdy else.
We suppoas the author thinks he has prop
ped up the Government-some wepresum.
he is safe from arrest for treason, Lut il e
were the Government he should be arrested
for the sinp.es and confiaed in some pound
until he had cut his second teeth. Read tn,
article il tis vastly amusing.
CoMMENcEp WoRK.-J. NJ. D. Bur-
rows broke ground Yesterday fer his new mil
on the corner Of Harrison and 9TH street. The
structure s to be 40 by 70 feet Part of the
old elevator foundation Is good. and will be
used under the new mill.
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SUPREME COURT.
| OCTOBER TERM.
CALEB BALDWIN, Chief Judge.
sc. ,MnRIGHT.I Just ices.
I'D. Patton, Clerk pro ten.