Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-12-07

WoRK AND INCIDENTS or Army L,YE -
LEcruRs By MISS CLARA BARTON. Those
OF our citizens wio brayed TIC cold wiad OF
last evening and attended Miss Bsrion's
lecture were we'll paid for their trouble
Perhaps no woman has better earned the
right 10 speak upon the "work and Incl
dents Of Army Life than Miss Barton
Her lecture, though not set to poetic meas
ure, contained much Of the tender and pa.
thetic. as well as many pleasing flashes Of
humor. The careful, close attention given
to every word she spoke, showed the deep
interest the audience had in her subject -
She spoke 10 . pleasing conversational
tone, with words well chosen, and in that
narrative style that seemed to reproduce
the incidents Of the four years Of her labor.
the scattered threads Of which ran from
every battlefield to our American homes -
She had the eloquence of fact to aid her,
which, clothed in those good old Saxon
words, spoken from the deeper eloquence
Of true woman's heart, found place in
the memory Of every listener. Eyes were
unconseiously dimmcd; hearts silently
touched and saddened, as she spoke Of some
OF the darkest spots in our national histo-
~. All felt that they were listening to the
recital Of truths,
"A part Of which she was, and all OF which she
saw"
Her description Of Chantilly, and the
approach to South Mountain after
she battle had left the mountain passes COW
cred with heroic dead, MAS mos. interesting z
and touching. Her words recalled the
scenes Of the Potomac. when 100, 900 men
stood waiting for the curtain to rise on the
bloody fields Of Antietam. Her description
Of tho siege Of Charleston Was indeed graph
ic. and her sllusion to the many brave de-
Tenders Of the national colors Was full Of
tenderness. We heartily approve Of her
praise to the army blue, and her pointed
censurs Of the gold lace and epaulets. Sher-
mans boys" received graceful tribute
from her Of the literary character Of the
lecture We have nothing but praise. Words
were most aptly and beautifully chosen
The voice, though not strong, was especially
adapted in its harmony 70 the words. The
lecture, or poem. - we still call it, was lis
tened to with rapt attention save when
some peculiarly graphic description or pa
triotic allusion evolved the hsartiest ap
plause. We cannot make an analysis, for
We could not thus do the lecture justice. II
must be heard 70 DO appreciated. The ap-
peal, at the conclusion, was also extremely
admirable, and should renew in all ouI
hearts adetermin alton to redeem the prom
iscs wc SO readily made to aid, comfort and
protect the returned soldiers and the fami
lies of those who will never return. ~
The next lecture before the Library Asso
citation will be delivered on the Goth inst
by Ralph Waldo Emerson.
A NEw CosrIDEScH GAxE-GRAiN BuY
ERs VicrrMizRD.-Two weil-to-d) farmeri
who reside in Pleasant Valley, named L
Van Buskirk and brother. have just bcel
detected in practicing = swindlng game
aud brought TO grief. Their operation
were very simple, and had they shown
little honesty in having their grain wei
| cleaned, would not have been detected.
They had contracted 70 deliver barley 4
George Herman At Sl.50 por bushel. o.
Wednesday last one load was delivered
which is supposed to be correct. The mex
day two loads were delivered, which, no
being clean, vas placed BY itself MI
Herman thought the pile did not contain th
number Of bushels called for BY the weigl
tickets, and to satisfy himself, had it sacke
and rs.wcighed. 1t was found to fall shor
twelve bushels and four pounds. A watc
vas set for the dishonest scamps, and, o.
yesterday. they were detected. One tear
came in, the load was weighed, and ticke
given for forty I've bushels and ten pound.
Instead Of driving direc. 10 the warehous.
Mr.. Van b. drove in the opposite direction
towards East Davenport, until he came I
tbs lumber yard near the new Touring mi
Of Meredith, Thompson L Lock wood, wher
several sacks were transferred to his othe
team, which came on 10 the scales, VI
weighed and ticket given for thir,y-iv
bushels. Both teams then proceeded I
the warehouse and left their contents. Th
barley was Immediately taken to the sam
scales and found TO be short twelve bushel
aud twenty -four pounds. A warrant va
taken out for these sharp flrmers and
trial had on the charge Of larceny befor
Justice Peters, which resulted in the di.
charge Of the guilty parties, on the psymer
of$l5 1t il not known how long the
have been practicing this sharp dodge, q
how many others have been doing the sau
thing. Ii is . standing complaint Wit
grain buyers that their accounts fall sho,
every year more or less, and in some il
stances the deficit Of a single firm amount
TO several hundred bushsls We are Of th
opinion l.. Van Blss,rk and bro her vi
have some difficulty in getting out u the
unpleasant scrape. Their operations ft
the two days amount to about $Sa75-
enough. II it 10 followed up, as il undoub
edly will be, to give them chance to lear
good trade At Fl. Madison. The abo,
circumstance should induce buyers 10 tel
,. steps towards some organization or unde
standing between themselves and farmer
which may, in future, mutually prote
both buyer aud seller.
! II may be we'll to add in this conneetie
that the reason Why the punishment vi
cot more severe ia this case. is that only
charge Of petit larceny was made, based Q
shs cheating Of the last day. The amoul
involved In that Transaction alone was belo
$50. and charge Of grand larceny coul
not bc instituted. Had charge been mad
based on the amount included in both day
the swindlers would not have got of {
ehesp. :.
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