Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-09-13

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trsnspirsd without being pablishsd. and Al
20 have iasilisies Sas asoertaining these
deaths in very short time after their eesur
renee. all remarkable and unreliable stosiea
should b discouraged. They can do no
;ood, and may do an incaiculabls amount el
hartn.
OSIoxs. -N0twiths'anding the fact thai
- have he'd light drissling rsin half q
iossn times, today, qsiss large osmbss
4 our country friends were 10 the city
Onions came 10 market qsits freely. Wagon
loads Of them could be seen stsoding every
where along Front street, up to two o'clock
At "a esriy part ef the day, THE snpls
brought - high - sixty twe esnts bush
d. but by noon, The price he'd fallen to fifty-
Ave, and in the afternoon purchases we're
made q ifty cents. The onien crop this
yeas, 10 quantity, Is csnaidesahlv behind
thst Of last year, from causes which We have
heretofore noticed. Osions this year sss al
40 Of smaller size. but are mess solid, and Of
hetter quality, - thst very little room for
compliant 10 left to the public. Our ship
psss. WHO havs been msrs or Ices idle for
some time are nsw fully prepared and in.-
p p.tient or business. Farmers sxpcrience
no trouble whatever in getting their pro
duce OF hands u telerably fair prices. We
noticed number Of firms busily sngased in
tilling their warehouses With onions, barrel
ing the same, end ma ling ready ior imms-
diate shipment. II We could depend upoa
fair sesther iss merely . wesk, the effect On
bu iness would prove very salutary. For
some weeks past. the river trade has been
very dull, freight being scarce. ana low
rates being consequently compelled. A short
spell sff.ir weather would seoe rest. ~ mat
tors to their old footing, for which oeasuu
alton al parties are devoutly Wishing.
ANornsA OsroRsuNIrY ron DiPLonAcY.-
Az our readers will notice BY glancins .,
The proceedings Of the Dsvenpost Baptist
Association, in another colu'an, King Hiram
Is about to have smother Gordian Knot to
eu,. He used 20 be . sound Temperance
man, towering too high above his fellows
tss impeachment. When the Germans pre-
sented their sltiMat"~, demanding the 70
peal of the Prohibitory Law. The King vas
. little nonplusscd, bat trusting b his past
Temperance record. he had no hesitation in
stumpins the county side bv aide with On
avo~cd advocate Of Liquor inssrssts. us
deemed bis bold On the Methodist portion Of
the comounity too secure for the entertain
mont Of any doubts. In this he nay
have bsen correct, but our BaptiA
brethren don't seem 70 have mucb
faith In his chs,neison.liks principles. They
sndsrss The Thirty Ninth Cssgrsss. bus
most uneq ,ivecslly belt the platform Of the
Scott County Republican Convention
rhsy can't 60 the vhiskey -rsselutiena.
What H'sam's next move viii BE-, Il v dill>
cult to tell. He may join the Bap,iss
church, or open the next Sunday dance q
the German Theatre, with prayes. and end
Il with few fatterins REMARKS on the bsa-
s0s Of early religious preeepts in general,
aad Of Baptist ones in particular. A short
she'll Of dieting on locust and Wild honey
might have salseasy sdsos, il ~ may b
allowed 70 prescribe.
Axrt NAixs Law CONVENTION. This con.
vsnuonSsi'l convene n this city, - ~
18th ias1., 4 LahrmAaa's Hall, On wAisA
occasion upwards Of four hundred delsesass
from abroad will 10 present. Some time
ego " sut'dpatsd having somsthing anus.
Ing - lansh as. but have given up The idea.
The "higher lav" ~ u shis section are 10
bound haa,d end foue bv shsis slsl~srt Ger.
man allies, that no oppositiss vill bs ofss.
ID 10 he decisiess oi he Oenvsnticn. And
yet this liquor question y managed In !
queer way. While eur 0srmsa ffis ads ars
isassessd = s. ~ fall Republican ticket.
at th's city, under Tho potsnt in6usacs n
lager concessions. in the nsethern part Of
the State shey ore thfuss into psissas, end
forced to pay exhorbitsns iinss BY the very
esms class Of mea. mesule becouse they 10
there - 10 done here, aud because there
they dc not bsppen TO bold the balance n
power. One section shows what the Re- :
publican party en- bs made - DO. whom
vstss ars u stoke asd ths eshs shsws
What is would like 70 do, IL there Va moth
ing y SAeGk IL pasitasisal fsaein.
CLsAn 6wssp. be- bssa mak-
iae the thfeshing Msshins sad Separates
tstasas pay this ~. HE ssaiss sssek
~as cleaned out . long time before the 49,
con closed. md twics - many weuld hsvs
found . rssdy uerkss. These oaehinss
have saissd psblic iavsr vhesevss they have
teen iasrsduesd. They ars stsOesly built.
homes IN evssy par'iculae. sd u work tAas
esn't b bsat. Hs y non bsildisg . naa
moth machios fes the AmanA Sssiesy sus IN
Iowa county, . 80 By sesso. Il ~si' b
the largnt tAfesher ID he State. Next
year hs win havs sseugh 70 supply The
nal ka. ne 10 spent mudA ane and
asse, = Ssilaiss . ~ bsanGA o. basi-
nos. end H. = sars toaahs jspey 0ssd,
staple, set,eoitursl ascAisssy b Sswsys ID
good dsaaulH lHslSats bsusA h ~.
SrArx< FAn.-Edeia Smith, Eaa.. Treas.
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By the vsy, u y ssid shst.aAp epass psls I.
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wesld b just the taing nsxt wssk, shsuld
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