Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-06
THE NEWs.

A pamphlet edition Of the Bankrupt law
VI | soon be issued through the country.
Money is getting easier in Chicago; no
trouble to get discounts At bank on good
paper.
During the past 20 years 81. Lou's has
handled o.Ss9,25s barrels Of nour 30,
$50, SAT bushels Of corn. and %, lo5, 9s3
bushels Of oats in the past eleven ye,,s.
John Morrissey 10 the centre of at,.sc-
ton at Washington. As his name was
called in the House on MONDAY last, thou-
sands Of people woall rise from Their seats
to get glimpse At him.
Fifty millions Of loan certificates arc to bs
is ued. The currency will b correspond
ingly contracted By the withdrawal Of $50,
O00. 900 in compound inter, 81 notes, and
81 ,OoO, 900 per month in other currency
Total annual contraction SIS, OoO, 900. Do.
duet $50, OOO, 900 Of certificates and the nett
contraction for the curren. year is $4s, 0oO,-
900. Let business men make haste slowly.
The Polk county Court House hss c,.o
$44,Sl4.35.
The various delinquent tax funds Of Polk
county Is $l4o.367.0l.
The GENITAL system will 10 adopted BY the
Chicago warehousemen about the 10th Of
this month.
A little daughter u NJ. Besmsn, nsas
Des Moines. was nearly burned to death on
Monday-hsr clothes accidentally catching
Gre. She is not expected 10 live.
The expenses FOR Polk county for 1865
were t2s,775.9l-which is 47,s5l.sl less
than receipts. Expenses for past yssrs,
$l49,725.9i-which VI, $l2,,ss.57 mere
tIan receipts.
In . nutshell. .hs pork brs;r ess Of Cincin
nat: for the past ,firty-fve years has
amounted to III, packn; of 10000
hogs. Averagingt EN- a. s25 lbs. each,
We have S2.S4- ,g54,9l5 pounds Of pork
worth on an ave Q. about 8 Gets per
pound, or ! s1,t3e.795.2o. Chicago
in the pat even years his har-
died 5,i2G,5s6 logs, weighin- i22,l9e,.
$50, worth, =. 10 Gems per pound, 4lz2,-
o9s, 1856. Po:h p'sCs, have handled 1858,
613, weighing 3,56s,98s, 7s5 pounds, worth
$4oo,o ,9So.eo. Chicago packed co, 900
last season. ard Cincinnati 462, GlO.
Coz. S.onc las appointed d. F. Wells,
late Professor Of the State Un.vessity, Il
Iowa City, successes Of Orn Favills, Ss,ts
Superintendent Of Pubic Iue ruct.on.
Stephen lngsrsoll, Of Charlottesville. md :,
died On Sundar last lie wss the father Of
l.. y. Inserstll editor os ;hs Muscs,i,s
journal.
The State 4 cultural College 0, Illinois
hiA been permanently located At Champagne
-whereat the people of that rlac. r.joiced
by ringing the church beNs, and general
jubil,,on.
Claims to the amour. o.. 100000 havl
been male, by private par Is, upon ia
lessees Of the Ohio canals, for damages Il
adjoining property from brssAs Of the c.
nal.
The New YORK Er.niny PS,t states tina,
1t is understood ,has the For.ssA Congress
will not continue in session longer thaa Z
couple Of weeks, a. its 4 st sit.ing-will
pass such bills US may require immediate
action, and take recess until May, wneu
Connecticut aud other States will have cleo
ted Congressman, and the seats now vacant
DO filed. The second session nay last
through the summer, or until August, 18th,
public business requires it and in Dscsm
Der. probably, North Carolina and Arkansai
vii! be reconstructed under the new bill
aud be represented by their members in III
Senate and House.