Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-22

VI ~ eeaetsusssd assund ths MD, 80
I'll ~ aak 70 1900, 900 b esdss 10 70 %
vith this improvement q these SApids that
have steed for the last 20 vesvs 70 ny Ger.
tain knowledge in the way Of the most mag.
nifcent commerce on earth. The Senator
has no idea what On obst,cls Il 10 and what
complaints II causes and what cost Il 10 -
rsship goods. But al the same time that he
fnas Il in his heart to ssrik. cut this APP
preparation, which will involve rom two 20
three million dollars, do aot pretend to say
il sill cost lees. end ifit cost go, 000. 900 Il
would y-t be the hest appropriation that
could be made--whatis his action in regard
70 his ewn S.a,et The senator represents
= gsisns and brave little State, but 1t has
ne large streams. I presume be has never
seen tie Mississippi river be does not aP'
psseiats its grestusss. and il 70 IN utter 'a'
possibility Tor hin to appreciate the coz
aerce thst floats vpsn ito surface. IL 70
abeut three quarters Of . nile vide. nearly
. mile.
n. Edmueds-l sdmit il 10 big river, .
wils vide and sene feet deep.
NJ. Hsndsseon-The Senator will Sscol-
lect thas thsss 10 iall o. rapid q this point.
and that tho water 10 shallow there, and i'm
nsdiatsly AFTER sesehing Ksokuk, q the foot
Of the sapids, there 10 deep water fro0 thsrs
to the city Of New Orleans, distance 81
fourteen hundred uiles. Immediately absve
up TO Rock laland, there 10 deep water, and
from Rsck Island 10 81. Paul, which 10 .
distance greater than any stream In his
State multiplied by six. and 10 again deep
stream. 1t will be stream a. for naviga-
ton ito whole length II We remove these oh.
struciions.
! insist that these distractions be 70
moved, and that whatever 10 necessary fos
that purpose shall be voted. I shall not
hesitate to vote the appropriations needed
fos other sections Of tho country; ! shall
not even move TO strike out one single ap-
preparation for sny harbor in tho State Of
my distinguished friend from Michigan who
finds il in his heart 10 run nearly million
Of dsllsrs for the benefit Of his own State
This 10 not for the benefit Of Missouri Il Il
for the benefit Of eight or ten Of tho most
magnificent Safes Of the Union mean in
their natural wealth. the fertility Of their
soil. end their Commercial greatness
Therefore, let " have . liberal appropria
zion, s1d let the Senator from Vermont
withdraw his proposition for the small
amount that he thinks about giving u.s.
The truth Of the matter il, that il 10 like
your 5000 600 appropriation and nothing
will be done. We elnnot e mmencc wesh
Of this character; We cannot blow out rocks
at the bottom Of . rives covered two Of
three feet with water. or begin to blow then
out with yonr 100000 appropriation. II
we continue that course Of policy Ne ne 4 q
l esNs 4 nil =
nal 70 need . much larger appropriation
posed. lf-y, therefore, whatever NAV be
the Recommendation Of this board Of ON
erre, let Us vote the amount that 10 needed.
We will pay il back into the Treasury in
two years from the annual profits made
from the removal Of these distractions.
a Panic A0oag the Ladies'.
The insect tribes. individually and col.
lsctivsly, are REGARDED generally % On in.
sigoidcaat department Of creation, but they
have their own way of demonstrating theft
power. A few months ago they frightened
the porksatsrs nearly cut Of oil consistency
Of habit; and nov il seems that another
class Of human beings have been victimizcd.
The London Telegraph publishes the FOL
lowing statement Of . scientific experiment
slist, VIII ch has been received in London
and in New York - in all respects true. II
needs no prophet 10 foreiell that the "wa,cr
frll" business has outlived the period Of ito
glory, and that chignoas will disappear .
great deal more mys,eriously than they ap
p red:
II Purchased ut 4 ilshionabls hair dress
er's chisnon Of very elat orate appearance,
and submitted part Of Il 70 examination un~
der powerful microscope. FROM the mass
Of hair composing the chignon | selected for
experiment about one hundred and Glsy
hairs, AID commenced by carefully clsans>
ing them from grease aud other impurities
them IN y current OF teAssd ar UPON suu-
mltting them 10 examination BY moderate
power, found the hair, which wss Of dark
brown color and fine texture, perfectly clean
and free from any parisital appsndags, un.
Ill within half M inch Of that vas evidently
tho natural end Of the hair when mu III
tude Of small dark knots or protuberances
on the cutter cortical were visible. Upon
carefully dstaehing some Of these, and
placing them on an object. glass under a
much higher power, il WAS Immediately ev.
ident that they were innumerablc spec,-
mems ofthc so.csllsd grscsri,es
AS nearly AZ l could estimate, half an
zach Of single hair would yicld over a
thousand OF these disgusting epizoX in their
smbro condition, and envclcped in g,utin
GUS substance. Having thus satisfied INV.