Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-23

used in commerc, sets that labor Tree 10 aid
tee aeumulAtive industy and wealth oil
the nation.
"In carriage BY rail TO the lakes, thence
by lake and canal to New York, We find 1t
costs over 4Oc per bushel for wheat and
Al so per barrel for -four under the most
favorable circumstances. So far as they are
transported By rail, the wastage Of grain in
bulk, and -four by the sitting at heads And
iointinR, from the vibration incidental to
that mode, are excessive compared With
water carnage. The per centsge Of waste
is much in favor of river and ocean routes.
"By consulting the preceding tables d
statistics you will perceive that With freight,
il seems TO be almost the sole aim OF rail~
roads to reach water carriage.
"The thorough ventilation OF ship holds
a. at present constructed. .precludes the Ter
mentation. or so.called sweating Of gain
bulk. The passage by the gulf stream is 90
much shorter and less trying to wheat than
the passage from TsganroE to London In
fnitely less than from San Francisco TO New
York. in which the equator is twice f'aseed !;
vet We near no complaint Of heating. The
route the leading bulky commodities ioiiow'
draws oil subject TO the same conditions
with them The rates given to \. T.:
routes is from the shore Of the Mississippi
river, as any distance in river carriage can
be accomplished by the northeastern routes
| - cbeaply, and by the same mode we pro.
pose in fact they now pursue that course
PoLrcE CouRr.-At late hour on
yesterday. the case OF Mary Hoy aud Thom>
ss Henthorn, charged with assault and bat.
terv, and continued from July 18th, was
dismissed. 1t arose from quarrel among
children who threw gravel ., each other,
thereby exciting the wrath of their watch-
ful mothers.
This morning Michael Morton, who was
arrested by Marshal Moore last night for
abusing his family in q shameful manner
while in On intoxicated condition. plead
guilty. He was fined els and 81 55 costs
lie had only So, which he paid in. and
Vas committed to jail for thirty days.
Henry Wilbsn, sassy mig" was arrests
ed BY Officer Rumsey on last evening for
disturbing the peace and quiet Of the fam
ily Of Mr.. Martin Dillon. Wilben hsd
used abusive language to Mrs. d., thrown
clods into the house through the window,
and had threatened 10 make away with
the absent Mr.. Dillon. He plead not gull
ty, but the evidence was conclusive, and in
default Of IS fine, and $6.25 costs, Wilben
Was sent up for ten days.
Heinrich Soffsrd, who had been arrested
towards evening Yesterday by Officers De-
lan.y and Rumsey for reckless driving while
in an intoxicated condition, plead guilty
He paid fine Of IS and t5O5 costs.
John Mahoney Was found on the streets
in the evening in an intoxicatel condition
BY Marshal Moore He provided him with
lodging for the night, and this morning
| Magistrate Dittos fined him % and &4.55
costs.
Thomas Riley, while on the latter end Of
| . spree, fell into the clutches of Policeman
Rumsey. He was fined $3 and tS.55 costs.
and concluded to board il out. Committed
for six days.
Abram Auerbacker was arrested by Off :
Ger Rumsey for peddling without license.
lie plead guilty and WAS fined SO and g.. So
costs.