Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-21

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TsADR.-The Western grain States, com
planning Of cxhosbssast eha1gss r.. trans
portat,on BY railroad. - maniieelho moro
than usual determipa,isa TO obt1in, relief,
CONS now called opoa b device . ssossy.
The Buffalo Adrsrfissr cites facts from
the reports Of the canal commissioners,
TO show that the Eric canal 10 liable to be
taxed far beyond lie capscity, and rccom>
mcnds an enlargement Of the locks, cspec-
tally between Rochester ~ d Clyde, ~ -
commercial uecessity." i contends thss
New York should have in dew the grow
ing commerce FROM. the surplus productions
Of ths Weslesn Ststss ed Canada West,
When thess locks sss dosble1, and THINKS
thcv should Of sufficient s;ss 70 pass boats
Of COO tons busdsp, inaugurstiag ibs -ep>.
lsrrement of.an - lseGs IN ~ ea1I =
meet the requirements Of that commerce
The SlHinuA Apedly Of the Erie canal
IL supp ,sed 70 have been reached !" 1852.
when the smaller locks were aosged with
boats, and much embarrassment resultsd
iron ~ 1ssGaion Uf fvlghAs Il saya: (
II The crop o. wheat in he West had been
abundaat, with the usual amount o.
slar entered and packing, The ssilfeedc
would have had oil the freight they could
hAsS dtied xttAess takiuUgyain. nesc-
over. had we reached % much wheat this
wear as was imported into Buffalo in 1859.
| i would have given us n ,ss7 .1e0 bsshsls
Of ggrain sreceip.s here, 1897 46 bush
IL mere .lhaa tho receipts in 1862
id u. OF. 900 bushels Of gals. end The
/ usual or an increased quantity Of other
freight to be exported eastward BY canal
during the navigation season, would Il have
been possible With the present capacity Of
The locks to iIave transported u BY canal
We think not. This increased tonnage would
have required about %. 900 lockages during
tho navigation season through tho single
lecks, between Rochester ed Clyles ~ one
lockage in each and every eleven minutes
during the entire season Of navigation.
Such an augmented movement in cereals
we are not likely 10 Asve in any succesding
year hereafter. This press Of business on
the Erie canal from it, western terminal
point, swollen BY The flowing in from the
lateral canals, win tax the double locks on
the eastern division q much - the single
locks are to bc taxed on the western d..
vG01A -
The only feasible pi.s - provide for this
&l,rratcne1 avalanche Of Western produce,
is by cnlaging one tier Of al the locks on the
Erie canal, %. - 70 pass boats Of GOO tons
burdes, moved By stcam. This work being
done, and the canal in successful operation,
would provide - adequate and cheap trans
postsiiou, equal TO the wants Of commsece
for many years TO come.
Tho proposed enlargement Of the E'ie
canal, II sufficient to meet even the present
esukSd oftAs1 West, Is certainly preferable
TO any project for taxing the nation to the
same end. The West has taxes enough TO
pay wishsss contributing 70 the eonstrsc-
ton Of ship esnsis anywhere, II the burden
can DO avoided.
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GENERA1. NEWS.
Therc ere 100 seeognissd houses Of i'll
fame in Cincinnati.
There are ono thousand mites Q! telegraph
in New Zealand.
II is calculated that fully onehalf the
freedmen are working for their old masters
A Japancsc dictiaaary is ready for prin'
ting. 49, e. 8. -
The tunnel on the Albany aud Susqueha
ma railroad will be finished on the LIST o.
June next twill be 2.4U0 feet long.
Artemus Ward got on The right aide Of
the London penny liners aud they praise
him extravagantly rs the funniest fellow
alive.
The following question is now before thu
Sand Lake Debating Society: "Which d.
women love the bcsty-to be Rugged in I
polka OF squssasd in . slsiShs"
II is estimated that 6sm 1880 70 AOOt
houses have been built in Cleveland, U.
in 1866, and yet there are - houses 70 rent
The first ship load Of American contri-
butions = The Paris fair hes bssn ssnt from
New York.
The ugsrsors1inSsy member elect Of th,
British parliament, Who hos neither legs
nor arms is said 70 be m an able and finish
ID speaker. sE r $50
Gen. Shelby, Of confederate notoriety n
running . wages ts6ia from Paso del Nachl
to the city Of Mexico.
Buenos Ayres raises about one hundrc'
million pounds more wool annually than tn
, United States.
Bishop Hopkins who has just made tou
Of the south sage he did nct hear dislovs
word from white man during whole trip
Eugene Il Just 4et the Pope sent her
pretty note congratulatine her
A Convention OF Ssuthern State Cover
rors Ia proposed to consult regarding tn
political situation.
The Universal Suffrage Association Q
Louisiana consists OF thirteen men.
One Of the reports from the auriieroul
region Of Georgia % that Gen. Grant ant
Gen. Dick Taylor own gold mine in part
nership.
Arrangements fos . cordial reception o.
Su.ratt kovs7 been inside in Warrington
A maj, who cannot show a least one seal
from pistol bullet 10 looked upon with
centsmpt 10 Pssias Ny. ta -4ss..
Tho man Who gaSs ial6rsastion absut Sur.
rat 10 RFUnch Canadian naosd &. Marie.
lie betrayed Surratt through jsslousy.
The world annually consumes, sseosdine
to statistics about Eve and and half million
6al0 q 6eu0n.. y. 49,
IN iumsase Nsapssaace iatsrsst vssvaill
IN Vermont.
| A female opsfator was discharged because
she refused 10 take the word .damf' in I
telegraphic message she vas ssceiving.
The western wool growsss Qss Il higt
state Of agitation q the pEspeoDa fodnstisa
Of the duty on WOOL. The1 oay q ~ oeat
Oh their sheep to the bubekesA
Senator Sherman favoss ~ llve ~ -
long bonds.
, Minors are not allowed - 10y b1nlos1D 4
Tennessee.
Il Bonner pays Bsecher el0.ooe II ~
. novel.
The New JERSEY poosrs talk ahoat
horse Weighing 9,S6S pounds.
People are prosecuted 10 London for a.
lowing IN yn1e6en6.fy ssedps q enolz
from theft chimnsys.
SAKE the poet is going 10 EurJpe. III