Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-03

that spring wheat should be put in as early
~ February. Some Of our first sgricultu-
ralists entertain this idea Il may be 80;
but We believe that it stands TO reason that
the cold puts back termination and stinss
the growth Of the plant. II the seed is put
into the ground when it is in proper cond'>
ton, there 10 no doubt but we shall have .
splendid crop this season. There shall be
4. seed time and harvest. 10 thc.promise of the
great Architect Of tho Universe. That
promise will hold good till the end Of oil
things. The present year will DO no excsp-
ton 10 the gencrsl;rule Therefore he who
despairs Of its fuifiment, 10 wanting in faith
in the workings Of the laws Of nature.
A BIBuLous IHNukSpo.--A friend At our
elbow furnishes us with the following snec>
dote, and says that in view Of the two ~
csptic but futile efforts Of the Rule or Ruin
Clique 10 suppress the traffic in liquors. aud
TO enforce the oJious Prohibi,ory Law, its
appropriate place should be in our local
columns
"Scme years ago, when the total sbsti-
nence excitement wss at i,s height, and
the Maine Liquor Law was the engrossing
subject of the day, | called, with George
Kendall, Of tho New Orleans Iiedynne, a.
the office Of the Harper Brothers. in Kew
York. George vas running his book on
Mexico through their press at the time.
cad WAS on the most intimate terms With
the members Of the Arm James Har-
per, then Mayor, Was q leading apostle in
the temperance cause. and used TO rally
George on his propensity 20 stake drink"
After sitting n few moments, George said TO
the younger brother, Fletcher
FLETCHER, where's JIM Where's his
honor. the Mayor, want to see him"
lie Is in the library room," replied
Fletcher. ''entertaining COMMITTEES of old
women froni the Martha Washington TEN
perance Society. They hold meeting to,
morrow night. and the Mayor is going to
preside.
Good replied George-''so go right in
aud sec him Come he added, 'lcts see
how he looks in council George raped
, at the door.
r "Come in said the Mayor.
, Kendall opened the door slowly, Us II in
hesitation, glanced askance at the eight OF
ten old women, winked knowingly at the
Mayor, and then said, with an inimitab,e
Jimmy Twi,cher air
, ",ji>i-m, let's 60 an get another drink.
Its is not often that any one can fiuster
James Harper but he was Austered this
time. He looked perfectly horror stricken
. At the very idea, rs he returned the aston
e ished gaze Of the old ladies. "Anothe
: drinkr As they had already had on
: or morning
II ia said that ever after James uarpe
, held his peace ON the subject Of temper
e ance. nor attempted to crowd his own opir
: ions on those who were opposed to them
An example worthy Of compensation
1mC kIhS ntS OIL Negroes.
|. Says the New y ork Times, Republican
y "Some Of our contemporaries, who have bee
y especially jealous for the rights Of he ne
. grocs, have discovered that the recent pnl
Q lie meeting Of both races in South Ca,olini
. at which Wade Hampton and other prom
. nent whites spoke from the same plstfos,
!, with several blacks, MAS . swindlc-becaus
Il the blacks present. wcr.e.ul5perhssds. VA
G and o,lntr coiored orators have never,
a. seems, accepted the Sumner and Steve
he programme, and even gave testimony beio
N one Of the investigating committees Viii
Of did not sustain their views. But We do n
ace why this makes the meeting swind
II the negroes are to have their rights, tn
should have all Of them, and among the
C. ~ presume, is the right to form their o,
IN. opinion and take which ever side in poll,
p they please. We sgres with the New Hav
- Journal that negro has - good right to
" . eopperhead as . white man. Perhaps
Ter Sumnes would have every negro take
e, oath noe 10 be = ooppsrhsad, nor vote
40 Democratic ticket, nor 60 TO white me-
It meeting. The real significance Of the Sou
Of Carolina gathering lay in the fact that ,
hts Rivalry had snsds up their minds to rex
on. nize the blacks Is politically their equ
red and 10 sst accordingly. That means sor
lhe thing"
Last Suir.-Ths propsistoss Of the I
- souri, Dessocros have besa sued for libel
"a female named Mrs.. Corr Janss, an
legged clsirvsyant:and fortune teller, 4
,r the damages laid At $4,000. The suit
Nj. based On On article published in May. Is
-. Stating. - IN item Of city news. that
-, dame j., had been ordered to vaeats .
tain room she had rented. and 10 which
"a had piled her vocation that she bad tn
!. upon worked herself into terrible pass
~ and broken the furniture, poured visriol
"a. the carpst.s and attempted to fire
aud house. The article also gave dcscrip'
ms. of her personal appearance, not at all I
culated to win her love and said the pc
acv were after her. The trial commenced
for the 22d inst. before Judge BEusR;
,;on Judge AooDY and A. W. ALEXANDER.
psarlng for plaintiff and Mr.. KNOX, for
fendants.
brill
Of BaiDOs AT ST.. Louis.--The ST lx
lacy Dsn,Oesaf says work has already been .,
jeej nssesa o. ~ bridge over the hississ
1t that point. 1t giyes the followiu -
bas points Of location: ut Is intsded 10 b.
/ i froo Warrington Avenue 10 the DYKE ;
we this side the bridge win ssach the levs
Third street, the railroaa ogusks thspesl
csedios by tunnel un1sr ~ stsssis 70
- Union Depot; q ~ 49, si1c the bri
.nA gill ~ reached ~ triss1lppesaches.
~. wesk will - So - s1ess end iros, 90
~ strong and durable = money and skill
!, !. make il. The 1asasal ability and en-,
: prise Of he nen conneeeed with the v
IA gives assuraase that il will he pushed '