Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-11-22

The New York World omuo - 80
Democratic party b fire. ssole Pasy
sound currency party, sad oeaee nens
marty. This true. Bot what % the good
Of il being thess In what way dees 1t o.
can il promote free trade, or sound cur.
rency or State rights, So fas ~ these great
interests are concerned might il just - wei
be no party at alls While il 10 wasting ~
strenpth in unavailing resistance 70 the IN
evitable course OF events on single esn~
ou.s,ion. is not free trade overborne, the
currency debased beyond precedent, ana
state rights perishing. For the sake OF
vainly opposing for two or three years lon
ger the consummation OF an event that -
already practically determined-for the sake
Of fighting pest issue over and over again,
and coming out Of each succeeding contest
worse vanuuished than befose-ss q nos
abandoning material interests OF The most
vital importance and permitting giganue
evils to obtain footholds from they cannot
be dislodged for scores Of years 70 come, II
ever
All this is precisely what the Democratic
oavty Is dong. Will il continue 70 do this ;
or will it, BY single grand effort, beetsh
the negro from the politics Of the country,
and thercaftse 70 on in the ful8lmsnt Of ito
great 0issions
We believe il will do the latter. We Be.
lievs Il will, BY the action o! the masses,
shake of the nightmare which paralyzes It
and resume the life and power which belong
to it.-Chicaoo Times.
1aorace 0reeley.
From . New York letter 10 . washington ps.
per.
Perhaps | ought to ny here that ths
common impression about Greeley's meds
Of life is not correct While 10 The city,
away from his home up the Hudson, be doea
not, 40 is generally supposed, board ct the
pie and peanut stands on the park, nor doea
he sleep on Q hard oofa II one Of the bael
rooms Of the zribSne ONCE. He saAs q ths
Maison Dore, and has nice room In TWeu'
ty-iourth street, handsnosly furnished with
election returns and tariff statistics. Thu
rumor that when he comes 10 town on Mon
day snorning he brings Eve days rations o.
boiled turnips from HE farm 70 last bin ill
Friday night, when be returns 70 his rura
home, is also without Foundation. He hai
recently made 100000 out Of his icon
tiict," and feels quite rich Of course. Il
fact, il is said he was seen the other DAY
hanging, o It were, ON the verge ofa tailor
shop in the bowsry. and people need not b
surprised 10 hear Of bic having . now Coz
before many days.
A. 7. Stewart, the New York merchan
prince, is native Of Lusgan, in the count
Of Armagh, which town, during the late PEI
ic in Ireland, was beosfittsd largely BY Nj
Stewart's liberality. Not more than thirty
Eve years ago, Mr.. Stswart's mother, The
} the wife Of John Martin, kept . furnitul
store in Chatham Square. New York, Viii
Mr.. Stewart himself kept . modest ds
, goods store in Broadway, opposite the Psrl
!. A Boston correspondent Of the Ne
.. York Tribune Gays that "Griifith Gaunt
: has sold about $4,000. So much for the Z
!. lacks on ito morality. The same cosrcspon
!. ent says that whtticr's ''Snow Bound q
/. joys . greater popularity than any other
|. that poets books, and that The circulation
!. the North american Rsriew is 1000;
|, Ecery saturday, $4,000; Of the Atldnti
: $4,000; and Of Our Young Folks, $500
!. Tng whole merchant fleet Of Prussia, |,
: fore the war. consisted Of one thousand 9
: hundred and sixty-five ships, Of al dime
: sions, the greater number Of small tonnag
!. employed in the coasting trade. At Il
: present time, ten thousand two hundr,
', and two vessels sail under the Prussian fia