Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-11

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Horace Greeley en- Amaesty.
A few days since Il vas generally ccnced-
I'd that Horace Greeley would b chosen TO
the United States Senate from New York. |
At the present time hc has not the ghost
Of chance" Tor that position or any other
place at the hands Of his Radical friends. -
Ne is almost universally booted At by the
Kndical PRESS. #
The secret in this change Of attitude TO-
ward him 10 cxplsiosd BY The fscs that .
ieu days since, over tts own signators, he
proclained himself in favor Of universal an.
nsaty to the Seuthssn people and ~ union
Of the States regardless Of The minor projects
Of The Radical fsstlsn Of The party to which
be belongs. This b The crime which dooms
him 70 psescsiptios - . candidate for the
Senate
The editorial father and defender Of the
Republican party BY no means stands alone
Is an sdvocats Of amnesty ~ > means Of re-
0uIoue utC t9C uts<e sssD sOsaOWtso w 00.
killed or by bis defeat fss the Senate
They comprise respectable faction Of thc
Republican party. expounding and agtating
in OPPOSITION to the spirit that governs the
Radical majority.
But the attitude Of Greeley and HE SYM
patbisers toward the Republican osganiza>
ton is by no means peculiar. The party
ms whole has no policy and no lsader.--
Wendell Phillips, Thsd. Stevens. Ben. But
lss and Thurlew Weed sse ssveslly the
leaders Of independent elements. and Il 10
quite doubtful IL either Of them 10 capsule
Of uniting tho Republicans upon any mcas>
ure Or policy Of positive consequence. No
sooner does one faction 81 the ruling major
lily propose policy, than most Of the 9TH
crs unite to checkmatc him. Each has his
personal objects TO accomplish, and is deter
mined 70 ride his own hobby. II u already
apparent that tho damage that can be done
By an organization thus constituted has been
largely exaggerated.
A lady correspondent Of an exchange
furnishes the following ''hinis TO lovers Of
flowers :" "a most beautiful and easily at
tanned show Of cversreens may be had by
. very simple plan, which has been found
to work remarkably well on . small scale.
lfgeranium branches, taken from luxuri
ant and healthy trees, just before tho win
ter sets in, 10 cut - for alps, and immers
Cd in soap water, they will after dropping
few days. shed their leaves, put forth fresh
ones. end continue in the finest vigor oil
winter. BY placing = number Of bottle.
thus filed in . flower basket, with moss
to conceal the bol tics, a show Of cvsrgreens
is easily secured for tho winter. All the
different varieties Of the plant being used,
the various shades and color Of the leaves
blend into beautiful effect. They require
no fresh water.
ArrER THE C0KDrCroEs. lsailrond con
ductors who live fast, wear expensive cloth
ing and jcwelry. and put on a good deal o:
style are being watched pretty closely now,
by railroad directors and snperintcndents.
detectives are after them -shadowing their
course every milo. A lev days ngo 8 or 10
conductors were discharged from service on
the Pennsylvania Central, for dishonesty
The first warning they had vas notice to
quit. Aud On the Sd inst. all the conduct
ors but one, on the Dubuque and Sioux
City road. were discharged. for tie same
reason. People working ON salaries who
live beyond their means are Objects Of sus-
picion.
LusnsR. --By the report of the Secretary
Of state i,appcars that the lumber made in
Wisconsin in 1866 amounts TO ?aS. 90S, O. |
fcet, with total value in the Chicago and
ST. Louis markets Of Sc. eO7 $50. The
lumber product Of Maine. the greatest lum i.
bcring state in the east, for the present
scason is estimated by the Bangor Wing At
0oacoo,ooo 'cet valued At tl5. O0o. ooo.--
The Wing estimates the value at $25 per
thousand. At tho same rate our lumber
would still reach the value Of $25, 2O0, 900.
In short Visions in makes enc half more
lumber than Maine.
Boston really feels proud Of ths fine cdi
foes she has commenced during the last
year. and is hopeful than when these, with
the proposed monuments and pieces Of stat
nary, are completed, the city will 10 quite
crcditsblc looking place. During the lat
summer there have been begun the granite
Masonic Temple. the Institute Of Technolo-
Ky building. and two rather foo new
churches. Next year there arc already IN
certain prospect equestrian statutes Of
Washington aud Col. Robert Shaw, . stat
ute Of Edward Everctte, aud . 100000
soldiers monument. with numerous works
of less note.
There are At this tune in South Carolina,
eleven cotton factories In succsssful opera
ton, running $4,000 spindies and 006
looms, the largest o.c. the Kalmia. Mills,
having 10000 spindlss. end GOO looms, and
the smallest one. the Valley Fails factory,
having 500 spindlcs. Massachusetts, won't
feel SO good amer the conversion Of the
South to ''nerthern industry sud northern
ideas," ~ she does nov. The South 10 the
right place for cotton mills.
The Peoria [lll.I Dsmocrt, Of the 9Th
ult says that there hes been no pork packed
in this city yet, and that che probability is
that there will tot much be done in that line
for some time 10 come. Farmers unwilling
to contract u present prices, and hold of
for rise, while butchers believe that they
csasultehs own safety By holding Oh with>
out Offering any advance. This is the cass
to large extent al over The country, y.t
corn u I" high Tor farmers to hold their
hogs back long this season. There Is, At
present prices, more money In the esrn than
there 10 in converting into pork.
Taxes che Conlag Wear.
Secretary McCulloch estimates the re-