Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-08-09
DAILY DEMOCRAT.
The Oneida Cosnmuuiev.

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A correspondent Of . New York paper
gives the folio xing sketch OF the Christian
Perfectionists." near Oneida, Madison coun-
;y. They were organized twenty years ago,
yet the pubic generally is quite ignorant as
to tho particular ,cnets and domestic sys>
tenn Of this strange people. Says the
winter:
The community numbers about two huu.
dred and fifty; twenty-five are under four
teen years OF age. Property and persons
are held in common. No one OF himself
owns anything. They commenced poor,
nov they are rich. The location is one Of
the most beautiful in the land. Il en-
braces xix hundred acres in the choice Onsi-
d. Valley. The grounds are finely laid out.
The principal residence 10 brick, three sto-
ries high. Besides ths central mansion
there are five large buildings. One is used
for . general dining hall, and others for
canning fruit and various industries. They
have invented much valuable machinery.-
All eat in one large hall, At many tables
They provide neither tea nor coffee, and
seldom meat. Vegetables, fruits, milk,
butter, cheese. cakes, buildings end pies are
abundant. They have . fine library, and
take the newspapers. Their religious faith
is peculiar. They claim to be the success
sors Of the Apostles, to whom xss promised
The speedy second advent OF Christ. They
say that Christ did re appear after the de
struction Of Jerusalem. when thofe vas .
judgment in the spiritual world, and the
final kingdom in the Heavens began. They
believe that they are in direct communica>
ton with Christ and the Resurrection
Church in the angelic world. These things
they say, are in . literal. not a tigurative
sense. The marriage relation in this com>
munity is wholly unknown. Instead, there
is q complex marriage. Each man is the
husband Of every woman who likes him.
Husband and wife have no meaning. There
are no wedding ceremonies for there are no
weddings. Nor are young persons mates.
A young man must mate with q woman
elder and more experienced than he; q
youn, woman with a man older and more
experienced than she. Love attachments
for Individuals are contrary 70 their princi-
pies. Only twen.y>tour children have been
horn in ten years. The women wear blooms
ers and short hair, aud enjoy equali privi-
leges with the men. All work ten hours .
day. The leader, Mr.. Hamilton. said they
should re>establish marriage, il thought
expedient, though their views would be
unchanged.
Adah . lsnncs N emken Bleenan-
Newell.
The maiden name Of this actress wao
McCord. She vas an ungovernable piece
Of girl flesh, and at an early ego left her
home and appeared upon the boards. where
she soon became famous on account Of her
shamelessness, which prompted her to make
. very liberal display Of her person, tho
perfect symmetry Of which received I'M
bounded applause from boys, old bachelors
and sly married men. Menken, her first,
second or third husband, soon outraged BY
her violent temper and shameful disregard
Of the prophecies Of her sex. left her. Then
l~Ieenan, the ~pugilist, married her, and at
tempted to break her iron will, but failed
He abandoned her and she obtained . die
vorce. Newell, known to the literary world
% Orpheus c. Kerr" was her next victim.
He fell desperately in love with her. and
marriage was the consequence. Newell
was a Jealous husband. Wherever the fair
Adah was. he was at her side, and he became
terribly angry when q young buck ap-
preached her. This conduct offended the
shape!y wife, and domestic broils resulted.
Finally. the unhappy husband was deserted
by his frail help mate and, . struggle with
his foolish passion. the fool. like a man, APP
piled for, the other day, and obtained . dis
vorce. And nov Adah Is in search Of an
other soft Drained man to inveigle into the
instrumental bonds Cairo Democrat.
A large sugar factory is TO be erected in
Council Bluffs by a company Of capitalists
this fall. They propose to go inW the man
u~facture Of syrups and sugar from sorghum,
beets and other Sacchsrine produces. We
give this upon the authority Of the Nonpa>
yeil.
The Republican notices the receipt Of a
parchment from Washington, by Mr.. B. d.
Stevens of DecoIah. emitting himself and
Capt. Gill 70 the privileges to be derived
fro1 the manufacture and use Of On inns
proved machine for forming sheet iron
pans An Iowa invention. nc doubt.
The Des Moines Valley Railroad Cons
pany have been surveying . soute on the
east side Of the river to Fl. Dodge Il starts
from Woodville, sixteen miles east of Des
Moines. runs on the ridge to Montana, and
thence TO IT. Dodge. There is at present
but little il any probability that the road
will be built on this line.