Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-12
Considerations fer Vvork,nsrnsn

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ton Of the finances under radical msman-
agsment which it 10 in the power Of every
laboring man to apply /; and that is. how
long does it take me to earn barrel Of
flour, or to pay my rent, in contrast with
what II did few years agof Mr. Com
missioner Wells declares that IAN extended
respecting the advance in
prices Of the leading articles Of eonsump-
ton and Of rents indicates an increase OF
nearly ninety per cent. in the year 1866,
- compared with the mean Of prices du-
ring the four years from 1859 to 1907
At the same time he acknowledge that the
average increase in the prices Of labor
since 1860 has been about sixty per cent"
So that while il costs the average working
man almost as much again to live o. il did
formerly, his power to meet the expenses 10
not two-thirds greater. Yet these precious
financisrs would have the workingmen OF
the country believe that the onerous taxes
aud ex,ravagant administration do not fall
on their shoulders
Under former tariffs coffee and tea were
FREQ Of duty, and the rate imposed on sugar
were merely nominal. Now the working
mans coffee bears a tariff rate in currency
Of seven cents per pound his tea thirty
seven, and his sugar I'VE. These are,
therefore, to be added to the cost Of every
person Of these indispensable articles used
IN the poor mans household. Ths gold
rates are, il is true, less than the figures
named, but tbs extent Of this burden may
be seen from ths fact that the gold value Of
the duties collected on these great staples
Of consumption amounted within the last
year to IS ,204 ,3ys on one third Of the en-
tire duties Of the year. The bulk of this
came out Of the pockets Of labor in tho en-
HANGED value Of these commodities Of
prime necessity. Yet radical orators and
writers have the insuiferable inpudence to
aiiront sensible wotkingmen with the de-
claration that the poor mover sees the tax
ga,herer, and has nothing to do with him
= NstionAl lntelligencer.
An Om nh a. Chey enne Sensation.
From Cheyenne paper.
On Thursday evening . young married
man arrived here from Omaha in search of
. wife and his household goods, and the
tale of his misfortune runs - follows:
He was . resident Of Omaha, where he
occupies respectable social position. AZ
ter temporary absence from home, he ro-
turned ono day and discovered his house
vacant, his wife and furniture absent. Up
IN making q few inquiries, he WAS lei to
believe his missing half and household
Goods had taken passag, to Cheyenne in
charge Of mice Young man He followed,
and upon arriving here, found his furniture
in the railroad depot marked to the address
of mice Young man. The husband, with
little difficulty, found bis fai,hless wife at
one of eur FIRST Class hotels, and received
from her the following as sufficient reason
for the cause of this occasion" She stated
mice young man invited her to visit Obey
enne at his expense, which for health's
sake, she consented to do. No harm had
been done or intended, and she would re-
turn as q dutilul and beloved wife; then,
to relieve his fatigued body OF . disagree.
able weight, she kindly removed his pistol,
and her hands, which were cold, sought the
warmth of his pocket and Internationally
drew forth mis- wallet, the contents Of which
she carefully counted $3.50 and replaced
IN her bosom. At the same time she in
sisted on going down Stare and bringing
him some hot csffee and other refreshments.
She went, but returned moi, -nsi,hsr the
revolver nor the grssnbacks. But forla re-
spsct for the feelings Of the husband We