Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-04-11

Ep,rosiAL CONVENTION Iswa City
Fress and Muscatins Journal favor . conf
vsasisn Of the EAiters Of this Ststs, - be
hsld At Ieva City Auriss ~ ssaossss>
0sat week Of ths Iowa Unissssity. AL
right let the quill-drivsrs Of the sAts %
assemble and talk over matters csanestsd
With their interests.
TnR receipts and shipment. per rail East
and West for The week snding Saturday
night, the 9th inst, WAS a. follows:
Shipments Wheat, $4,000 bushels -
Barley Malt. 1900 bu. Oa.s, Coo bu Cats
tie. 80 head Hogs, 70 head; Merchandise,
ll0 tons
Receipts. 2T5 tons; Onions, 35o
bushels; Mdse.. 200 tons.
THIRD NATIONAL Bank OF Sr. LOUIS.
take pl lsasure in directing the particular At
tenion of our business men, and the public
generally, 10 the advertisement q this pop,
ular and safely founded bank. Ii is second
10 nsne in the Union for reliability and
prompt and able management. Our people
who wish to transact any business through
bank in 81. Louis, will find the Third MAJ
tional all right all tnu time.
TnE FARMERS. gentlemen who came
in from Edgingson on Tuesday, informs the
Rock Island Tnion that the farmers were
then busy sowing their Spring wheat. They
are making strong efforts to pu. ou, heavy
crop this season. owing TO the high price at
which wheat has been selling within the
pat year. We are told there is ve.y little
seed wheat in the country aud that farmers
are paying as much ss 1915 per bushel for
it,
Wonsn's RIesrs.-Thc question involv-
ing the right Of franchise in woman was
brought up before the Havkeys Debating
Society last evening. At the High School
rooos. The question was ably handled on
both sides BY able debaters, who were lis
tened 70 BY an apprsciativs audience. The
dstssninatisa Of the point was, We believe,
that women have the same inalisnabls
rights Of which ths coarser sex are 90 boast
ingly proud, and that the privilege Of exer'
cising that right ought no longer TO b
withheld from them. This expression was
hearty and unanimous Straws indicate
the direction Of the wind.
MOLINE ELEerIoN Maine Law IA.
natics carried Moline, MS we expected, after
the bad management Of the license party at
the township Gle ection. We believe that .
majority Of the people Of Moline are oPpos-
cd to the Maine Law, but they were not
properly organized aud ticket brought out
which would combine the entire strength Of
the democrats and the liberal republicans.
This is the only principle on which the lib>
sral party can succeed.
The Maine Lawites had | 10 majority, and
are lubilant over their success. A valued
friend" writes the Union I'VE voted this
time for suppression in .tull. and intend to
| ight it out on that line" We may, there,
fore, expect to see not only the sale Of liquor
| suppressed, but that Of beer aud cider also,
| in Moline.-R. l. Argus.
HESnr VINCENT, the celebrated English
crater, the champion Of the Liberal Party in
England, until quite recently was not
known to this community as q speaker Of
L l. a.. L..
in favor, and can o>day draw as large an
audience as any Speaker in the country.-
His lecture Tomorrow evening, At Mctro>
politan Hall, on Cromwell and the Heroic
Times of the Eaglish commonwea'th,' in
which he illustrates the influence of Crom,
well and the PuriIsn chiefs upon the birth,
growth and pow OF the American Repub>
ic, i. recognized by all as being the most
powerful lecture ever written upon that sub
est, coming. as it does, from one convsr.
SAINT with the facts and incidents of that
time This 10 probably tho last chance =
Davenport audience will have Of hearing
Mr. Vincent. Those wishing seats will 20
early to Luse 4 GriGgs and secure them.
GRAND Army OF rms REPuBLic.-Ths
| attendance upon the Department Convsn>
ton Of the G. A. RS, which convened in
this city yesterday morning was quite large.
| Nearly every post in the State was repre-
ssntsd.
The convention was called to order by
| Gen. J. h. Lsake. After the transaction Of
the business Of the convention the following
Department Officers wsre elected for the en-
suing year Grand Commander General, W.
T. Shaw, Of Anamssa Senior vics Grand
Commander, Col. Joha Bruce Of Ksokuk /;
Junisr Vice Grand Commander, Maj. Jos. B.
Lyman, Of Council BlufFs Adj't,, General.
Capt 4. h. Brooks, If Davenport; Quar-
tsrmastss General, Cspt. A. T. Andreas
Of Davenport Couscil Of Aduinistratioe,
COL Z. P. Ten Brock. Clinton; Capt. Wm.
Horosr, Burlington {; Gen. A. N. Hedrick,
Ottumwa; Capt. G. V. Gardner, Marsoso ;
Adjutant, 8. II. N. Byers, Osksloosa.
The delegates from the different Posts
we're resolved At the regular meeting Of Post
No. l, last evening and from al accounts
enjoyed . pleasant reunion. Most Of the
delegates lsft for home to>day.
| Nsnvoue. Tho Gazette exhibits much
asx,sty and nsrveusness regarding The po>
sitien Of this paper sn the suffrage ques-
ties. Il does not seem disposed to treat
the subject fairly. II says We take that po-
sition now because We "would fain secure
| German votes next October" Our neigh
Dor should have . better memory. By
turning back its dies il will And that the
DanocaAr took the impartial suffrage pssi-
tioo last fall, and long before there was any
coalition bssvesa the 0srmaas and old line
Democrats Of this county. Il will also 6nd
that il copied our article It that tims-for
the purpose, il alleged. Of placing Us upon
the record. u nov finds The DExocRAr
right there. bet still wesld intimate to the
public that L is fresh step taken by u to
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