Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1863-11-04

TH8 SwIHDLBks.-lR our yesterdays
issus ~ msstioned . new svtndliog dodge
practice by . certain di.kessst fs,usr. which !
consisted Of getting his produce weighed. ssd
after y ards selling sack or tso and tbss
tsrpipg over the diminished load s0d reesiv-
ioe pay for the sutifs amount msDtisDsd 10
the e,xh-nasssrs osrt,6oats. thusS getting
/ 20 prices for a.portion Of his load. and cheat
inx one purchaser sut Of his property 1he
sulprits aAms 10 DAaiel Whiteman. lie was
brought before Squire Wheeler on Two charges
81 . similar nsturs found guilty. and fnsd
$l2 and costa. Served him right.
We learn from the Gasstts that uan nam
ed Dsnkmann vas brought before Justies
Blood few days sincs. TO answer charge Of
larceny preferred agAinst HIN by NJ. A. Stsf.
fen, grain dealer The plaintiff stated that
Dsnkuans brought in several loads Of barley.
ali Of which were weighed At the landing
and after one load had been weighed asd the
Weigh ticket made out accordingly. Denk-
mann drevs by the wagons yss to be weighed
and dumped Off several sacks. vhich were'
Of cossss. weighed . second time. anS the
weigh tickets for the loads Of these wagons
a!so made out. The barley wAs thsa dslivsr-
ei to Mr.. Stehes, who refused 20 pay Ter any
more barley than was delivered hiE, regard
l.ss Of the figures on The weigh tickets.
criminal suit vas instituted against Deuk-
mann, bat the evidence was insufficient TO
hold him. and he was discharged.
We trust that the publication OF these
their repetition. A farmer who waats to be
paid over twice for his produce this year
ought to be expo.ed round'y. We trust there
are no more OF them in this section.
CoRREcTIoS.--The hour for the an
nual meeting of the members OF the SCOTT
County Agricultural Sooiety on Saturday
next. /. SET at hali-past nine oclsek. This Is
wrong. The Board meets At that hour. but
tho time for tho meeting Of the members for
the election Of otissrs for the ensuing year 10
half past ten o'clock. Tho error is not bad
one aud will have the effect, We trust, 10 bring
out the msmbsrs 10 time to be preseat at the
election.
We trus. oil who have objected t. the nan-
nsr in which the businsss u the Sac'etv has
been eoaductsd for the past few years will turn
out and elect q beard Of officers that will suit
their idsal. II wroags have bees perpetratsd
this 10 the best way to remedy them. Staying
at home on election days;and then finding fault
| with the management Of officers that others
have elected 10 net exactly the fair thing. We
hope to see full attendance from the country
and harmonious action throughout. The So
c,sty 10 in hourishng condition now. and it
would bs great pity to have it ran down for
want Of interest taken in its affairs.
WATER FOR THE PRlsoNsRs' BARRACKS.
| We see it noticed in the K l. Argus that
Mr.. Msrr,Ii's Lahore in sissing an srtesian well
| 90 the Island for the purpose OF securing =
supply OF water for the use OF the rebel pris.
| onsrs, has been attended With the greatest de-
| gree Of succes.. The we'll has been sunk to
| the depth Of about one hundred and forty feet.
and furnishes a supply that the constant use 81
one Of Msrriits excellent. pumpe could sot sx-
! hsust It is thought this we'll alone would sup-
| ply fuly one t.ir1 Of the dem IL Of the bar
racks when filled with prisoners to their ut
most capacity and that two more of the same
kind would supply the entire demand.
! Per contra We uu isrstanJ that Capt Rey-
nslds has decided upon getting the supply Of
water from the river. The plan is to lay down
a line Of pump lsgs from the river to the bsr-
r.eks Through these the water is to Be foro.
ed by An eugns into large tank or Reservoir
from which it ls to be distributed to cistsrns
sunk at different points The legs are nov be
iag bored At }. g. shorsys pump factory in
THE city. aud will be put down without delay
II woul1 seem that this were unnecessary
labor and expense il the artesian we'll providsa
uoh supply - the Argus vouches for.
Our opinion 10 that Capt, Reynolds Is die
sa,is6sd with the arte.ian we'll process. and
has abandonsd IL foe omethiSg more feasible
though /. msv he that We are in error