Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-18

Inc usbrCoeOo n uBOSeO0s
The Boston Post OF Tuesday brings us
the gratifying intelligence tina, radcalism is
rapidly losing ground at lis hub and head
quarters. The Posi- SAYS:
Tho result Of :hc election yesterday as
tonished the republicans. To carry their
ticket for mayor in this city. by only eigh,
hundred and twcnty-six plurality, makes
their knees smito together. Had the friends
Of DIR. Shurtlea organized thoroughly, and
made the effort they were capable Of max
ing. they could have chosen him. The To-
publican ticket for alderman has, also, had
hard road 70 travel, and some Of the
candidates On It have experienced . close
squeeze. In the COUNSEL the democrats will
have respectable number Of the members
~ will he seen by detail Of tho returns in
another column. They succeed In the
choice Of Mr.. Brown, u worthy colored gen.
tlcman of ward three. which, Of course, will
10 gratifying TO the republican sympathixers
with his race, Notwithstanding their politic-
al preludices against the men.
The mcagrc majority gained by tho Re.
publicans after their confident Wanting Of
thousands-threc thousand A. least, some
oi them claimed proves that the people are
becoming tired OF the dic,atorial rule of a
clique who undertake 10 issue orders like an
imperial dcspot to his subjects, and to set
up and pull down whom the please. The
long possession Of power has made party
manipu'ators arrogant and confident beyond
the patience Of voters, and their insOleu &C
received an admOnit'on at the polls ycster.
day which will teach them modesty. or il
will DO followed by their overthrow.
Boston is not all bad. In educational and
benevolent enterprises. in literary taste and
social refinement, in devotion 10 public i'm
provemcnts and in The art Of moneysgctting,
sho is the nodcl city Of the world. Il 10
her self righteousness. religious bigotry, po-
litical intolerance, unreasoning egotism and
irrepressiblc disposition to dominecr over
"thc rest Of mankind" which render her
q obnoxious a. she 10 conspicuous
among American municipalities. II
her citizens could resolve to make
her Us liberal ~ she is learned, - democrat.
ic as she is cntcrprising, ~ true to the na>
ton as she is to h,rself. they would q least
possess the consciousness Of heading the
march Of real progress and freedom in the
Unite States, in lieu Of making themselves
conspicuous rs an inconeruous mixture Of
roundhcads and monarchists.
ECONOMY In CoAL.-As tho wintry woath.
OF is With us onoc again, aud fires are nee
essory to domestic comfort few hints,
condensed from diifass scieatifie article
will be found Of interest. Som housekeep.
crs, in the management Of their Gree, seem
to suppose that IN addition Of fuel will ,nsu.
70 increased combustion and develop addi>
tiocal heat. Coal, and especially anthracite
coal should bc always turnished vi tn assutli
Gent amount Of oxygin TO keep the fire
bright. Il is only somothering and retar
ding The tire to put in thick layer Of coal
a. some do fill the iac box from layer o
two inches Of gnitcd coal to its utmost cap
acity with fresh fuel. No more coal shout,
DO put upon Gre at one. time than viii
readily ignite and give of pure white biax,
No, blue flame which denotes also tn,
presence Of uncoasumed gascs-and the
fire should be Of coal economy: In clearing
the crate in the morning there il quantity
Of unburncd coal which has bcca externally
subjected to combustion. It is covered with
ash. aud looks like cinder Il is. oftcn dunn.
ped into the ash box. The fact 10, that the
u;np is only roasted on the outside not even
cooked and is in . better condition for igni>
ting than the green coal Never waste il.
Attention to these few hints Will save many
dollars in winter.