Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-24
Leaving she r.., p..ev.

Leaving the Foul PaPty.
The Dayton. Ohio, Ledger has received
the following communieation. II is one
Of the evidences Of the under current. Pa
triotic thinking Republicans are coming
out Of the foul party. and joining the ranks
Of the party that has banished dead issues,
and is contending for those that relate to
the pre- sent and future welfare of the Re-
psblle:
TrrrrcAsos, MrAsf CousTY. OIL
August 81. 1868.
Ep.roR LrDoER: With your permission,
We wish 10 say to the readers Of your paper
that 10 have abandoned the corrupt radi.
cal Republican party. In this movement
We have the company of many who have
heretofore acted with the radical disunion.
lists. We can not, With any self respect.
act with the negro party. A few months
ago not far from this community, . negro
committed horrible oatfags upon white
girl. There being no witness to the crime
but the white girl and the negro seoundrel
himself. the negro was diseharged-ths girls
testimony not being sufficient 10 conyic, q
coloYed individual
Another negro shot white man, and be
too, was discharged BY Republican court.
la September last a white man shot 4 ne.
gro, and, upon negro testimony was found
guilty, and sentenced to tie renitentiary
for I've yearsl
All true Americans should unite and Sc
cure the utter defeat and route of the ne
gro party, and save the country from ne.
gro nomination. Very truly yours, VII.
liam Davenport, Samuel Smith, n. G. Fid-
oler, George Williams, Henry Miller, &.
Suiliger, Charles w. Baker, Samuel G.
Wells, George HuGu.an. L. L. Davis, Da.
vid Riley. J. Prill.
Attachments Of IN EndowAens
Policy.
The Collector Of Internal Revenue for
the Msrysvills district in California brought
| suit against the sureties Of one Dinsmore.
an descending dsfaulter to the Government.
The emily surety Who appeared to havs any
visible property vas John Mccullough, OF
Yuba City. who had homestead, and was
in moderately prosperous circumstances.
All the property OF this surety which
could BE- found was seized on execution.
and sold. A. the property did not satisf,
Ne judgment, Mccullough was brought b.
fore tho District Court and compelled 10 .
further disclosure Of property. He pro.
duced paid up endowment policy for
| 5000, hut refused to surrender il for exc
cutics. when the Jsdgs ordered him TO be
committed for contempt Of court, on the
ground that money invested in an endow.
ment policy, where the insured expected Ia
receive personal benefit from the same, was
Subject to execution, like . mortgage o,
any other security. The defence 10, tha,
by special act Of the Legislature of Cali
fornis, I'll policies Of insurance. on lives, 10.
sued BY the life insurance companies in
that State, are exempt from execution fos
debt. A writ of habess corpus Vas grant
ed BY Judge Of the Supreme Court, and
the question will bs argued before that tsi
buusl.
wooD.-PsoE. G. J. Wood, the eriginal
discovsrer Of the celebrated hair restorative
which bears his name, has had many imita
tore during the many years his preparation
has been before the public, but no rival
From the first his restorative took ito pssi
ton as the standard, and it has kept it in
defiance of all others. l. has restored M
hair TO the heals Of more unfortunatss thar
all other preparations combined, aud in it,
new improvement is used a. favorits to
let article by thousands Of both ladies' anc
gentlemen, among whom ibald he,ds ant
| h.;. =, l.
ito oil whose hair is falling out or turning
gray a an iniallbio remedy. Inquire fo
Woods Improved Hair Restorative, ans
take no other. Dealers will be supple,
by addressing J. B. Kimball 4 Co, No. 81
Monroe street, Chicago, and If they dssir,
to give satisfaction to their customers, the,
should purchase none other. Rsrrisoo I
Siarks Agents.
THE New: York Sua,:in an article on th,
management Of insurance companies, cor
reefs the popular impression that the bust
ness is an extremely profitable one. and
the companies engased:in it receive vss,
deal more money, in the shape Of prsmi
ums than they pay out for losses. Tb,
editor says
Statistics. however, demonstrate that thi.
idea is an incorrect one In the thre,
years, 1868, 1866 and 1867, the fire and
marine insurance companies Of this Stat,
received in premiums $ll0, 900, Will,
they paid out, for losses and expenses
slll,525.0oo. That is, the aggregate in
surance business for three years. ..of al
those engaged in it in this State, resulted
in loss OF 100000. Some Of the com
panies, to be sure, made money, but other.
had to draw on their capitals, and the pub.
lie actually gained $500, 900 At their sx
pensc.
| i Nationality of orr Array.
Professor 3. A. Gould,a nav xark an