Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-09-25

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Orr AMONG ras GoLD DiGGKRs.-Ous
friend G. Wccber has been out among the
gold diggers-awsy out to Denver. B'ack>
hawk, Central City, Idaho City end ether
cities having their foundation upon gold,
SILVER and great expectations. He discov>
cred unmistAksble signs Of prosperity oil
through the coun.ry-saw the yellow dust
that maketh glad the heart and feels SUBJ
s.antisl in the pocket. He met with num>
erous Davsnporters theresbouts, who are
either making their piles or constantly ex>
pecting to. May mono Of them be disap-
pointed. They ere in . great and wealthy
country. Their daily walk Is straight over
rich leads Of precious metals, and their
daily conversation strictly in reference
thereto.
Oar old friend John Taylor, ex City
Marshal of Davenport. 10 running restau
rant at the Idaho Soda Springs, Idaho City,
and F. \. Fitzpatrick is in the same town.
lie saw Mr.. Cummings At Blackhawk. also
Mark Wes:lake and others. Young Cook
and Bawden. who went out on tramp last
spring. TO see what they could see. will be
back to Davenport sgain in month or two.
Mr.. Woeber thinks it rather expensive.
bat pleasant, withal, to travel in that coun
try.
A WARsisc TO MOTHERS. about noon
on Monday fiend in human form ap>
preached the house Of . respectable citizen
whose name We arc requested to withhold
and observing two young gi:ls, aged res
pectfully eleven and eight years old At play.
commenced talking 70 them, and gave them
candy to eat. He asked them il they would
not like to go into the woods and play, and
told them If they would 60 he would give
them plenty Of candy, and they would have
. real nice time. The girls consented. and
one Of them went into tine house to procure
their hats. The mother, who had been q
. neighbor's, had returned and upon learn.
ing Of the invitation at once suspected the
miscreants purpose and was much affected
At the narrow escape other children from ru-
in flashed upon her. The villainin the lmean.
time hearing voices within, and knowing
that his scheme had fAiIsd,' made good his
escape. II is an imperative duty that
mothers owe their daughters to warn then
TO beware Of such spscious scoundrels, and
On no account to accept an invitation to &C.
company them anywhere.
THs STATE FArR Musical TRIAL -Th;
Clinton Herald says The grand premium
concerts 70 come off in this city under tn,
| auspices o! the State Fair, promise TO b,
one Of the best and most attractive. a. wei
as novel and entertaining features Of the oc
casion. We ere glad TO see that the idei
, meets with favorable reception among pro-
fessed musicians in various parts Of tn,
State, and the prospect Of competition fol
the prizes quite encouraging" We hay,
cndeavored to ascertain how many Daven'
port musicians and voca!ists intend compe.
ting, but thus far have not heard Of q single
| one. There is . feeling Of dissatisfaction
owing to the premiums offered being de-
p ,ndent upon the receipts Of the concerts
Had the society taken this risk upon them
se,ves instead Of throwing it upon the mu'
sicians, the chances for large attendanc,
OF first>class performers, ard the consequsn
artistic and pscuniary success of the con
csrts would have been infinitely greater.
Tup following re solution was unanimous>
ly passed at the last meeting Of the Board
OF Directors of the Scott County Agricul
tural Society, Sept. 23d, 1867. This test
lmonial Of the Society, to the valuable
services Of Mr.. Krum in laying out and
experimenting the new grounds will re-
ceive the unanimous approval Of every Wis
itor at the Fair. That Mr. krum should
|. have managed affairs with so great econ.
omy and such hearty approval was to be
expected from one so long and intimately
connected with the Fairs Of this county:
Resolred. That the thanks of this Society >
BE- and the same are hereby rendered
Chauncey krum for the time, care and at
ten.ion whioh he has given to the psepara>
tions Of the new grounds of this Societ '
and we regret that the am ount Of deb,
owed by the Society prevents Us from ma.
king to him an adequate money compensa>
ton for inestimable service.
TIE RlvER-Freight accumulates on the
evee and shippers complains Of the scarcity
of boats. The Northern Line are doing
their best to keep up with the situation, but
another boat could be put on the upper di
vision with advantage.
The Reserve. after taking ON oil the bar
ley she could manage. departed for Mon.
trose.
The Muscatine, bound for St Paul with
. good trip, put in an appearance to-
day.
Luz OJooS 0uC'u W uAVttVW MCtubu6 ~
the Minnesota for st. Paul. the Savanna fpI
Montrcso and the keithsburg for Fort Mad
ison. The latter departs at $3.50. The tim.
Of the others cannot bs asccrtainsd with
any degree Of certainty.
INTERNAL RsvENuE DkcIslox.-- ques,
ton having bssn raised BY theatrical man
sger recently in our city, who claimed ths'
instead Of paying 500 special tax fos ths
privilege OF exhibiting travelling company
in different cities within one State, - charg
ed him At Des Moines, be ought only to ps,
$40, as the 800 tax is or shsuld be paid By
the owners Of halls or buildings rented 4
travelling companies for purposes Of public
exhibition, Mr. II. II. Smith, Assistant A.
SCISSOR for this district, wrote to the Com
missioner Of Internal Rsvenus for bic dscis
ion. which is - follows:
"If the proprictors Of such companies sx
hit in . building, the owner Of which hal
paid . special tax Of 800, they are held ex
empt in respect Of such performance. II
they exhibit In other than buildings who's,
owners have paid special tax therefor, .,
above, they ere liable to the special tax ol
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