Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-01

The Journal says tia. the pork packing
season has commenced in Muscstine.
They Republican says they are TO have
Nv Congregation Church ediice in Iowa
,i,y-9i by 7G feet. las feet spire
Col. Van Anda, ofMsnchester, was thrown
fro.n q buggy and had Two ribs broken
few days ago, rs we learn from the
Urion.
Fifty men and twenty-five teams are At
work or the extension Of the Sioux City
road west OF Iowa Falls. The force will be
increased to two hundred men in a few
days.
The Washington Press learns that sbou,
IL miles Of the Iowa North Central road IN
Washington county had been graded ana
is now ready for ties.
The grading Of tie Cedar Falls d Mime
sofa Road, between wsserlv and Nashua,
is being prosecuted with great energy. Al
ready . good share Of the work 10 nearly
completed.
The Franklin Reporter says that an in
dividuai Of genteel appearance hired atooo
team Of Q livery in Cedar Falls one Gay last
week, gave references, drove Oh, and has
not been heard from.
Rhombers's extensive distillery at Du-
buaue ia in . peck of trouble. There is
strong smell Of fraud about 1t that the Gov
eminent has gos wind OF.
The Omaha Republican says that the
Missouri is tearing away the Iowa bluffs By
the acre.
The Dubuque Herald learns from boat
man that ShsiiH Townsend OF Allamakee
county was shot by Stafford che murderer
Of Minerto) while attempting his arrest on
steamboat last Sunday. II is also said
that Stafford then shot himself. II all needs
confirmation.
The Times says the total new crop wheat
receipts by rail At Dubuque amount to 509,-
river.
The Hawkeye learns that there were
abou. 1900 gallons Of wine made in the vi
cinty Of Burlington this season. Jacob
Pllge. alone made 9. 500 gallons.
Concerning the North Iowa Central Rail
road the Iowa City Press says that IL is in
formed BY the Chief Engineer, Mr.. Dey,
that over tsreHty-six miles Of the thirty six
under contract, are already graded and the
building Of culverts aud bridges 10 proceed
ing rapidly.
a Bankrupt.
We happened to see yesterday notice to
the creditors OF . bankrupt Of this city,
which Vas quite . curiosity in its way.
lie 10 the son Of one Of the wealthiest men
on the continent. and his name is perfectly
we'll known 70 everybody. His fathers
great wealth has probably enabled him to
continue the practice be has followed for
years Of borrowing money from any body
and every body whom he could persuade to
lend il. The list Of his creditors numbers
two hundred ana nre, and the sums they
have loaned him range from 81, which IL
the smallest, up TO $l3.905, which IL the
largest, aud which stands against the name
Of our philanthropic neighbor Horace Gree
ley Probably every man who has had
any thing TO do with business matters for
the last ten years has been oil that time
familiar with that gentlernan's habit Of get
ting his checks cAshed BY his friends; yet
here are scores Of persons whom he has
victlrnized in sums Of 1000, $4,000, 4l,-
600, $500 and 40 down to the sma lest sums
| The aggregate must amount to neariy 800,
600 We suggest T. our neighbor Greeley
that be read over some Of his latest cou,rl-
buttons TO the Ledger on the subject of
keeping out Of debt and taking care of mo-
ney.- New York Times.
DIsLoyAL Language. Daniel Webster,
who once mad some reputation as states
man, but whom radical patriots OF to- lay
would dcnouncc as Il traitor, once said:
Absurd, prepos'erous is it, , scoif and
a satire on free forms If constitutional lib
crtv ior forms Of government to be pre-
scrbed by military leaiers and the right
Of suffrage TO be exercised at the point oi
the sword
Tde Remuneration policy Of the prosen,
divine Congress had not then found favor
in the eyes of the profound statesmen Who
make up the majority Of that body. Web
Ser was n tolerably smart man, but he
never had seen the new light Of radicslism,
which teaches that free government is best
propagated by despo,io mcans.- Detroit
Free Press
| Ir rs understood that Mr.. Sumner origi-
nally gave his one lecture tho title Am
1 L. IF c.so IL