Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-28
0snporeo ~ New Work.
The EconOsist Of she l6sh SAYS:

"The Imports a this port for the month
Of February. ssssh the large nsurs u e2b.-
CSC, 7S1 which 10 the highest total ever be-
fore reached. excepting last wear, when the
figures Tor tho month were $50, 500, 560.-
For the came meath q The yssrs 1857
COIL the average MAS 4l6,00O,00O, or
90, SOC, 900 less than for the current ysar-
The receipts have probably increased from
. desire l. have goods in ports before the
adoption Of tariff which ID VAS expected
would impose generally higher range Of
duties. As il Is impossible ~ say to what
extent this consideration may have effected
tho receipts, Il is uot easy to say how far
tho current movement il to be regarded n
excessive. 1t is impossible, however, in
view OF the present depressed condition of
trade TO regard suck large importa,ions
with satisfaction. During the first two
months OF tho year, We have imported $l6,-
900. s6s Of merchandise Mt this port alone
and there yet remain two months during
which the receipts are usually liberal. 1t
impossible to suppose that, with the pres
ent iiicuy IN realizing upon goods. the i'm
porting interest will take any other course
than to suspend ordering and to counter,
mand orders 60 the utmost extent possible,
and w therefore hope for . decline in the
receipts for the remainder Of tho season"
While most branches Of American manu>
features are languishing or idle. this certain
y 10 IN instructive exhibit.
ANXIOUS ron REcoxsTRUcriOn.-0ov
or Wells, Of Louisiana. is announced o.
detaulter in his State TO the amount Of ess,
600. lie, Of course, is anxious fos sscon>
s'ruction. He wants all tho doinss Of the
recent State Governments b,oetcd
ont. and new set Of books opened.
Governor Wells is very much Ike the old
topper who had an almost endless score OF
charge chalkcd against him on the tap room
door. One night the inn caught fire and
the engines were promptly rushed to The
sreac. Play behind the door," play be
hind the door, was the frantic CRY OF the
poor debtor. The well directed stream
washed out his Indebtedness, and his c, dit
was reconstructed.
WosrH X wiNo-TRAKsrLANrIxa TwEss
If people planting orchards would give
strict orders 10 mark the north aide OF the
trees with red chalk before they are taken
up, aud when set out to have tho tree put
in the ground with its north aide to the
north in its natural position. = large proper
ton would live. Ignoring this Law Of na-
tuse is the cause Of sosmany transplant
ID trees dying II the north eide 10 exposed
- the south the heat Of the sun Is too great
fos that side Of the tree to bear and there.
fore il dsies up and dsesya.
PRssIpsxr LixsoLx once told friend that
The secret Of poses - public speaker l.
for the orator sl~ays 10 assume that bic ss>
disnce 10 wiser than be 10, and, Therefore, to
ny the most sensible thing hs can The
people will not urderstand it. It 10 gssas
mistake that many osn make when thsy
think that the mass Of the people are isnsr.
mt. The people esnsrally ksse % uusA
- these Who profess - LED then.
Tss receipts fer internal rsvenss have
fallen Oh to not mere than three hundred
dollars per day. The average for last year
vas full sillion, and Of the year bsfese
still larger. The people ere rot paying %
large income taxes - formerly. and pro-
duction has been pretty thoroughly stran>
gled by taxation. The nation 10 well on
the road to bankruptcy the fact is now,
and liz declaration, will come soon.
Tue Cons CxoP or rus U. S.-Reliabie
estimates make the national corn crop Of the
past yesr foot up the heavy figures & eight
hundred aud eighty millions Of bushels
The value Of this is sal TO be one billion,
WE'VE million dollars
s~>--
inE 81 Charles (Mo. Sentinel OF III. o2d.
expresses the opinion tina, seven. tenths Of
'ne ouos OF the peach. nectarine and .prico,
trees are destroyed. Others ss,;m.,s ~.
damage at a half. In either even, IN.
maindsr, IL unioj ursd, will be Al, In. 49,.
and may pr oduee - abundant crcc.
JOINS noHRsssRv on AsuLkY.-Jshn NM.
risssy Was recently eenvessiug with Z friend
on the impeachment business. and referri.,
70 The inquiry Of Mr.. Niblack, Of Indiana.
about those letters Of AGAleg - Surveyor
General Case. Of Colonds. 0oouokssy said
did you ~ that spsrsiux n1tnA HSuss
yssaseday! IL was the - ~ - ever
cav. ! never saw salsS r q y pieces
% quick = that man AeA9 ~. He se-
.sindsd - Of se@e - I've essM 1gAs If
they get go ~ the hso1 e ~ 'sm Wild"
Niblack gave Ashley ssas u the head. -
Csselaa9 nIeimdsal6r.
A writer 10 the laeepeadess (rsaiesl ia
lnNakina NJ N,sf la 500. ssl1nkSrAh~ -