Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-12-21


Of maize or Indian corn in the Northwest, end
the crops Of co IN Of the great West; the lat
ter of which alone amounts to one thousand
millions Of bushels in year. The West
will now most likely becomes great sugar
producing Is well asa great corn growing
region.
The 0rona GuAge through
Route.
The great thoroughfare composed Of the
Atlantic and Great Western and Erie rail-
ways doubtless offers as great If not greater
inducements to Eastern-bound travellers
than any competing line. Entering the
sumptuous and roomy cars Of the Atlantic
and Great Western road at Cleveland, the
traveller is transported without change Of
cars or break of guage to the city of New
York, avoiding entirely the annoyances in
cident to the frequent changes Of cars, as
also the danger Of delay from failures to
make conncctions--therc being no connec-
tons to be made on this route after leaving
Cleveland. The road is splcndidly equipped
and the track throughout in an admirable
condition. II passes through many Of the
most beautiful and populous cities and vii
lagos Of the Empire State; also through the
Genesee, Susquchanna, Delaware and New
ersink valleys, presenting the most varied,
beautiful and picturesque scenery in the
country, and not inappr 3priately styled the
Switzerland Of America"
The prominent advantages this route Of
fcrs to travellers and the business public
are -
LIST. A saving of % miles in distance.
ID. broad guage and wide cars
I'd. The cars run through to New York
City without change-an advantage not en-
joycd by any other route.
4tb. The liability Of missing connections
on Eastern-bound trains is avoided by this
route, having no connections to make.
9th. Liberal time is always given for
meals at dining stations whether the trains
are on or off time.
9Th. Passengers on the great through
express trains avoid the daily annoyance Of
large local passage travel, SO common on
all other lines, express trains being run ex-
pressly to accommodate the through travel,
stopping only for wood and water; conse-
quently through passenger will in almost
all cases have wide seat to himself over
the entire line.
GENETxs
r-.,y pasquines for the ladies are now
sold for $500. About the price of small
farm.
A two nights sale of pictures at the old
Dusseldorf Gallery, New York, last week,
nettcd $4,000. IT,.
There are some plain Illinois farmers who
own more land than goes to make up some
German municipalities.
The Western Railway, from MeGregor,
Iowa, now reaches forty miles to Ossian. IL
will not be very long before it will reach the
Cedar Valley. w
Votes in Oregon are taken rira roce A
bill recently introduced into the Legislature
to abolish this mode, and substitute the bal.
lots, was rejected.
A couple of engine companies at N. York
had brisk fight Tuesday morning. Pistol
shots were freely exchanged, and eight or
nine men we're injured, one or two of them
fatally
There is an old woodman in the Windsor
Forest, England, who has spent century
in the forest. He has planted over 5000
oaks with his own hands, which are now
huge trees. He regards them al as his chill
dren.
General Garnt's family occupy a neat lit
tie cattage. covered with moss and trailing
vines, at Burlington, New Jersey. It's near
the banks Of the Delaware The place is by
no means pretcntious or aristocratic.
1t is said that the fine cut tobacco, which
is SO popular with cllewers, il made up Of
fifty per cent. peat to fifty per cent. Of to-
bacco, thus: Embryo is composed of fine
hair like fibres, that, when dried, have the
color and look Of tobacco. This is saturat-
ed withla solution Of strong tobacco, which
together make very fine article.
How HE Cor ORA man in Fairfield,
Ohio. stole &45 in greenbacks. BY statue
in that state The stealing Of $50 constitutes
grand larceny which Is penitentiary Of.
fence. Tho lawyer who defended him plead
"a that the statnte contsmpAtsdt 05 in val
-, and that ~ the notes stolen were worth
Ness than the sum in gold, the prisoner was
only guilty of srnall larceny. lhe court
sustained the plea.
. Isc TOBACCO CONVENTIONAL noticeable
Feature Of the tobacco convention ct the
Cooper Institute, . few days since, was that
nearly an present, some two Thousand, were
smoking, doubtless from patriotic desire
TO- increase the revenues. A suggestion
thet gentlemen better not smoke, as it
misAt prove offensive to somebody, ?
brought down the house. No .o s.s'ass
DGfwin. in one Of his entertaining VOL
tunes, mentions curious instance Of :
change Of Instinct" Some bees carried to
Basbad0ss and the Western islands ceased
to lax Up honey after che first year. They
found the weather n enc M the nsteriais
for honey 90 plentiful. that they quisted
their gra1es ncssantile sehsacter,, became
exceedingly pfo6igafe ana dc6euched, ate
W their capilal, resolved TO- work no more,
I'D amused theq6e)S n3na Sl~St ~
,tagH-hDuses and sfineins tks'eeeroes.
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