Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-09

Tns Solslsas 0offiSo OSsscas.-A D.
Parcel Mkss tts post sGlas - Prineelss,
seots o., Nssnaa Holenbaek, u Ananssa.
Jones Co., Mills .. Ksspss n Wiltsa Jsas.
lisa, Maseaaias Co.. and Chaa Mosfss q
Kiaestoa City. Lina O.. Thsss $50 =.
psistsss - ~ bssvs ssldies hds Who
vsss fssth u tattls sos tbsif ssastsy. n
sword of 1lssoal Jnslics y clpsiae u ths
hsAds u the sadisal sdles hs'dss sliek sed
clsss. and Presidsat Jshnssa is pasting
so,disfs into their pisces. No mistake.
xsssss. s0es heldseA Yss nssl 4oeks
Wy fss he ''beys ia blss." and uaisss you
resign sraesfally ssd Ct out Il the wey.
yss will 6nd your otleial heads IN The gut.
VI before you sss aware ofi it. Dent 6as-
tes yourselves. thst you can eishss dodss
a 0ss fssm ~ jsseics 70 co0s. .Ssr you
eaa'tds il Either narsa to ~ ousis Of
the unioa-ths whsls Unisn. and asIhine
shostsr. Or clear The track, Don's you
heoet afsf7~-
Speaking abeut changes puts ~ In mind
hat Tie Muscatins Post soBss y about 70
pess into other and more worthy hands.-
Howssss, ~ uust DO Mr. Mahin. ths press
sns radical insanbsnt, The justice 70 say
~lA1 vhils ths soldiers wsrs In the f1sld b
aest gallansly advocatsd their rights 70
hsvs asd 10 hold ell the Fedsral and other
Offices Of tsHsl asd emolumsnts vhea the
war should b. over; yet commsn san.
dor compels u 70 confess that though "
have watched long and long expected. We
have received no positive information Of
any Intention q disposition on his part to
resign in favor Of any person soldier or
osherwise. Perhaps this i more attribute
he to HE VII known ,nodesty than 10 amy
desire 10 csatinue In the oflce. His sx-
essns sssiesnce On the subject has bssn 40.
tieed at Washington BY P. n. G., Randall.
Who Ia order 10 save Mr. Mahin from the i'll
effects Of any shocks which bic nodesty
uigat receive in resigning himself, will
quietly cut OIL bic hsaa sad name bic sue.
oessor = once. This viii give BIO. Mahip
mueh ovss time to attend to his SSwrasl.
which be has time and again ial6susd the
pualic, - ~ bssn obliged 70 nsgises on
aeosunt oePset s@es dutisa Hence, ws
predict, ssns bssvs ssldlss boy will soon
b. psstaastss q Musssains. The readers
Of tss Journal Win eain much In the way Of
editorial "hard tack" Herein We see the
glorious vorkings Of the Johnsonian Ad.
ninistsation neglectful editor returned
70 biz duty, and better man occupying the
place from which said editor gets elected.
A BAD $50 BiLL.-A stranger entered
Sicklss 4 PrsSkon's hardware store, on
Brady street, last evening. aud
somewhat sxcitsdly stated that he
desired 70 purchase . revolver
A rough customer had threatened that be
should not leave town alive, and he was
determined to cell his life Is dear % posi-
bic. He was from . small place in the in>
tesiee Of Illinois. WAS stopping st the Bur.
tis House. End intended leaving the city at
seven o'clock this morning. A revolver
was produced, which was declared Of suf.
ficicnt calibrc to level any ordinary man.
The stranger asked the price, made no OBJ
lection to it, and presented $50 green
back bill to b broken. The bill at once
arrested the attention Of the clerk. lts
appearance at 6rst Vas good. but on care
fal examination seemed to BE- Of % vesy sus>
pieious character. II Was handed to sev>
ersl gentlemen who happened 10 be pres
ent, all Of whom declined to positively pro,
neuncs il counterfeit. but agreed that il
presented to them they would not take it.
The stranger had no other mossy shout
him. This looked still more suspicious,
but - be had the appearance Of being .
gentleman. and claimed acquaiptanceshi
With several Of our most respectable citi>
sens, Il VAS not deemed best to allow mere
suspicion to 60 too far. At the strangers
request, he va accompanied to the Burtis
House. where b had money in his trunk,
agreeing to forfeit dollar il the bill was
not . good one. On arriving q ths Burtis
b cssciudsd not to subnit ths bill fes ex>
solaatiou, bat paid for the revolver with
more acceptable fsnds. Some spectators
beloved hin 70 Be . ecunterfsitsr, others
thought thas b bad taken the bill - gem
uins and On discovering It to b bed, had
determined to "shsvs u On somebody
sise;" while othsrs still, believed him in.
nocsnt Of any dishonest intentions, and
had their doubts - 10 tie bill being bed
one. We did not hear that be had used
the wsspen.
4 Coos TINS % SAva This il . god
ssason 10 which to commence eoonomisine
and lAyins up something for the proverb,al
''rsiny day." Living expenses sss nsw
such Hsktse nov than they win = = tbs
winter, - I'll whe are dependent upon
their sdvsntaes q Ne pressnt favorable
time end aecu0ulats sonsthihe 70 nest the
esnsaesneiss Of ~ wintsr. Ne ~ "a Soss
tell what will - ths ooaditiea Of business
u ibue aoaehs hsnes. lfa lnaneint paaic,
q aay ssAse eanss, slpald oies ~ depssss
=, Ne ssasequsns1s weul1 saeslslly ostts
throw lsbersss Of eut ef sopleymsnt. We
Dc ~ ~ this h probable. bat il csrtaiuly