Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-01-17


teen deg fees heio'S zero every morning.
LADIES do not fail TO call in at Whs-
Ter. md look over those new styles Just rece-
wed Recollect that he has the largest and
1e It st ock west Of the Mississippi.
+ ERsoNAL-Judge Williams, Of Mus.
ea'i ae. is at present scjourning in our city
Th Judge has not grown day older since be
+" SEED hi. twenty fifth year.
TIE ladies spilled from the four horse
sleigh on Third street, can be assured that we
sympath.zs with them in their troubles
Lord spare us from ever witnessing such 8
sight again. Goly
OUR friend Doc. Saunders failed 10
securing the office Of Secretary Of the Senate.
for which he was fshing. Reason, lack of
votes Doe would have made capital officer.
and we very much regret he was not elected
CAMERoN's second monthly hop came
off at Lahrmsn's II Ill on Wednesday evening,
and was most pleasant affair. The young
ioks all went 10 for a good time. and cure
enough they lad it. Csmerons head is level,
and We know it,
A FINE LOT OF Hoes. - Yesterday
morning a string Of fifteen sIeighs, loaded with
drsssed hogs. passed onr ofhee. There were
nety seven Of the porkers. all the property
of Mr.. c. r. Marks, OF this county and finer
lot has not been marketed this season.
Tue name Of the new editor Of the
Musoatine Journal has not yet trAnspired.
Hop some fellow OF brains an parts Will be
sele eted The friends Of the late editor bavs
cor' ,iuded to consign him to the State lnslitu
tion at Mt Pleasant for the care and prolec.
ton OF lunat,cs and idiots.
L Death AT TIE Overwhelmingly
Ei9n t., at o'clock, a colder belonging TO the
7,n Iowa, died at the railroad station, of con-
= p.ion and diarrhGa. He had been sent
issrn the hospital in st. Louis unattended, and
tee weak to take care of himself depe- ding or
strangers for the btcessary attentions OF bis
condition, obliged TO solicit help to chang
cars, and compelled t. suffer for whatever
attentions he could rot hus obtain. Arriving e
here, be war TOO weak to go further, und car.
rie1 from the, car by an employee Of the rail
road. he vas as comfortably fixed in the
station as could be- DR.. Baker was called
but without avail He gave Information ol
his home at HON es.ead. Iowa, and spoke feel
iogly Of his wife and three small children
Hi name was Nico, aemns Sprague. Yesterday
NJ OF ming a coffin was furnished by the rairo al
company and the orpse forwarded to his
family.
the case is a sad one, and shows the heart
lessne.s of those military regulations that
would have cent on escort with the dead body
Of an officer. but couli no nothing for the Itpt
one Of common soldier. Such things Outrage
the human feelings within us, ana should be
amended. though Red Tape d Co., do cry for
the old order of things.
BUSINESS, &c.-Yest erday was busy
day in Davenport. We mott ced lens trains OF
slechs and wagons pouring in from the coun-
try with grain. pork, hay, wood. de-. and
loading down with necessaries for home con-
sumption. This is what we lik 9 TO see. q. d
We hope to see kept up to an endless extent.
The weather continues very cold, Tut We
may coon expect our usual January thaw. and
q moderate atmosphere. The ques tion arises.
will the opening Of navigation ope the way
for the clearance Of those vast qua ntities Of
agricultural products which have been held
back on account Of the low prices There
are many farmers in Scott and adjoining
counties who are perfectly able to hold on to
the crops Of last year. and in case there 10 no
upward tendency in the market, will do 30, In
hopes that six N onths more will effect di fer.
ence in their favor. While we trust that his
may be the case, we must confess that we zee
no very fatterip = indications that tend to SUI ch
a cousuu matiou. We believe that the farmers
Of this county will put in full as many acres Of
wheat during the coming spring as they did
n 81. and perh aps more. 10 raising wheat
..e think no farmer can afford to run HE
hsn ces aoi sell his crop for 45. so or Coo per
ousb el. 1t actually costs that amount OF
mon ey. aud TIE farmers SOC now to raise II
and deliver it in MARKET. At 65 and 75c, there
is small margin for profits. but not at the
figures which 1t now commands.
Scott county is the best vheat-growi
county in the State. a nd has as good, II not
the best market. and We trust the farmers will
find such . market during 6 the coming year a.
to induce them to sustain this reputation The
pressure Of the times will undoubtedly tend to
hold our commercial affairs in check for the
next wear or two; but as to its being per
manent drawback - one that will mark us
down for any term Of years-no one who has
any knowledge Of Western afiairs pretends to
believe
The great valley Of the Mississippi is bound
to become the great metropolis Of business OF
the United Stater, and no hard times or slight
reverees of fortune can thwart it. The ele
ments are here. aud they must be brought
forth and developed. He who stands in this
place twenty five years hence will see this
country the very bosom Of the Union. not only
in agricultural pursuits, but In manufacturing
and commerce. We have. We repeat. the