Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-05-22

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The MIN ussnns.
The department Of State has received In
formation from The United States consul Al
Lambayqae, Peru. than important discovery
has hrcn recently made in Peru Of The silk
plant. Preparations ere being made 10 cul>
tiva,c Il upon an extensive scaie. The shrub
grows three or four feet In height, land the
silk is enclosed in a POD, Of which sssrhi
plant gives a great number, aad Is declared
to be superior in fnsness and.Quslityli - The
production Of the silk worm. Il IL . wild
perennial. che seeds small, and ssssily sep
sratsd from the fibre. The steams Of The
plant produce long and very brilliant 6brs
superierts sarsasth md bssusv 10 ths finest
linen thread. Small Quantities have bsee
weven in the rude manner Of the Indians,
and the texture and osilliansy are sail.to b.
unsurpassed
Affairs in Mexico appear 10 be ina dread
fu, middle, judging from the total unrelia.
blity of the news we obtain from that un~
fortunate country. Scarcely does . tclc>
fsan announce . victory on one side. cre'
closely following, flashes . report of'' en-
trely contradictory nature. The hunougs
Of tho late civil war in this country are oe>
ing renewed in Mexico, and We ere now
obtaining our Incarnation from "reliable
gcntiemen,' whom we supposed had long
iace departed. The ''n.elligent contra
band viii not trouble US, for no il no Ions
ger a eontraband, but . full -hedged freeman
which means bettes than poor white
trash.
York has authority 10. adjourn from the
capital 10 any plsos II may choose, and il 10
said that Il will adjourn 10 Saratoga. It's
weak body, politically ia6rm. and alts-
gsthsr water cure may not be bad thing
Certain Il Ia, wh,ls ~ membess Of the con,
vsution ars Hrting with Miss Flora Nc.
FIimsey, or playing faro, or betting on fast
horses. or doing any ether Of the many
pleasant things demo q Sasatsea during the
deg days. they will not be framing funds
mental laws in bad Eaylssh 70 The diseon.
fort aad disgust Of ths psspie Of the nn-
pire State.
A clip Of paper Wss recently found BY
the wesknen engaged in tearing dowa the
sh Berkshire Hotel, Al Pittsfeld, Mass.
between the brick wallis, upon winch were
The names Of the masons aud carpenters
employed % The work, the Arm fsr whom
It VS. being built. and the names Of Levi
Lincoln. governor Of the ccnmoowsalth.
The record cloasd with prayer that Jack
son might never b president Of the United
States. This digging up doad puritanism
10 entirely Unnecessary. The supply Of
the living is fully adequate to all practical
purposes, and punishment more than we
can bear.
PATKSrs.-The following Is list Of pats
cnss granted to Iowa inventors, from the e.
y. Pa,cn, Office, fos the week ending MAY
7sh, 1867, officially reported through Boyd
4 Co., St. Louis. No:
Robert Lswrcy. Tabor--Tilsa and Bricks
for Roofing and other purposes.
y. II. Whromand, lndependenro-So
ghnm kvaporator.
Caristian Weismsn, Hsylcton Horse
Sh,e
Al. Mcdonald. Dahuqie Well Tube.
Wendell Phillips complains that no mon
ument has he,n erected to the memory Of
I. y, I.oveay, one of The abolition saints.
Owen iovejoy brother OF the saint vnd q
radical congressman, knows why. The
money was contributed for the monument
and placed in his hands and be At once be>
came u rich man. M,rtyrjom IL profi,a bile
tor surviving loyal relatives.
IN reply 10 tho charge Of the New York |
Ticnne, that several OF the Dclnocr ,tic con
eressinen e'act from Kentucky had been in
tie Confederate army, n ken:ucky exchange |
SAYS:
This statement Of the great radical or, |
gon Is charactcristically veracious. The |
only one of the candidates elected who was |
ever in either army is Major Adams, ana lie +
was IN the Federal service"
tns Chicago Boar,l of Health are ma.
king arrangements Tor disinfaeting the city
as gESis.-..' --r-Tst,r~s ths approach Of