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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-20

aNr. 0sYuocn was right" says the
spsiasaeld R7sblioea: Tho financial
oueasien = to Be pressed" So the party
IN psvse will sosn discover. This lead Of
taxation no people can bear, even with the
free uss Of all their energies !; but With their
partial paralysis, in consequences Of blum
dsrisg and stupid legislation, the matter 10
lsh in ne doubt whatever. The expenses
must b reduced. This steady drain on The
vital resources Of the nation 10 telling fear
Tally spsa il strength. There is, Of course
Q lloia ssaswAsss, q which The elasticity.
sassssial 70 rseupssssiso, disappssrs. II "
pssA % till ws reach that, oil 10 lost. The
ssilisy Of . country - pay ito way is primo
fso6s svidsass u ito ability to Be indspsn
dsss cad elf governing. II is No night
0afs tAst is summoned up before msn''
faces, but such real, fearful facts ~ wss'
never presented 10 the American people,
thought before. They must, and they vii
demand that sscsnstruetion b. closed uE
whether The Chicago platform says tits @
accomplishment Or not and they will reese
lately second HssAsro Ssyxovs's urgtr
counsel, that the Asancial question
psssss1 teh satisfactory settlement.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-20
PERSONAL SKETCHES.
WILLIAM Ii. .ASTOR.

w LILLIAN ID. sAS1O0.
The Rsehess Vlon in Anerica.An
Exception - wealthy Men's
0oos..Jehn Jacob Assor's Fer.
TIME. .vvilllao ne Excessive
Devotion - Dasiness .. HE
O0ce anA Reslaencs.Persona1
Appearance and Estate.
Specially written FOR the Chicago Tribune.
New YoRK, Oct. IA.
William B. Astor is . vary noticeable
exception 70 the rule that the sons Of rich
men squauder what their father spent their
lives in earning. Economy and thrift are
hereditary virtues In the Astofs, and the
immense wealth that old John Jacob sccu-
mulatsd is likely to remain 10 the family
for generations.
An nxcEPTioy TO rsE RULE.
William b. Astsr's life 10 little, but his
property 10 great. His chief distinction 10
that be 10 John jacob Aster' son. Az such
he 10 known 40 such be will be remsm
bored. lit required, - has been claimed,
- much capacity - take care Of money q
10 make il, then the cen 10 equal TO The
father. William B. has been preserved BY
his temperament frsm sxtravsgances and
sxcsasss. He has the cool head and calm
blood Of his German ancestors, to whom II
regularity vas unknown and temptation
impossible.
Associated in business with his fathe
from his early years, he learned his habit
and followed his example. The power an
benefit Of money being one Of the drs
\ l ~ hA Il l. l.
has remembered his early lesson through .
his ysars. Instead Of decreasing the wsalt
he inherited. he has largely increased it, an
1 has been for years the richest citizen Of "a
United States. lie 10 - careful Of his va
proprty ~ il he we're not worth hundrs
dellars and to-day, in his ssvsnty-six
year, he takes more note Of trifi,ng ex
!. psnditurs than . clerk whose annus
salary 10 NOT much beyond bis hourly il
Z cems.
, join JACOB Asrop.
! Every one knows how John jacob AsteI
J a ths ags Of twenty, left bis village HON
liu Baden. - peer that he walked to II
. nearest seaport, with . small bundle col
tanning eli his worldly goods, spent his la
, penny for passage in the stserags, sails
| for New York, aud would have arrived hs1
: with nothing but youth and health, had
{ not ssld on The voyage half dozen Cute
Q given hin by his brother in London. Fl
j. the flutes he received el2, and having mat
the acquaintance Of furrisr on board Il
n ship, and talked with him about trade,
invested bis small capital, on dsbarkin
= in furs. From that small beginning,
. steadily and rapidly rose, until he foun
}. ID the American Fur Company, sent
ships to every sea, and died worth CSC, 0o(
600.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23
Dissolution of Copartnership.
Hair Work.
Brig for Sake /!

DANDS, Curls, and Ornaments al Hair Work, done
ID to order at NOS Congress- Place.
Jan %. dim - u a
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23

THE SUPREME CoURT AND THE McCARpLE
Casa Washington dispatch gives the fol-
lowing account of the manner in which. the
extraordinary course of the Supreme Court in
advancing the McCardle case on the docket SO
as to give it a hearing ON the second day of
March, was received at the capital:
The action of the court in thus advancing
this political issue causes much surprise to re-
publican members of Congress, and will un-
doubtedly strengthen the feeling in favo- of
the House bill making a concurrence of two
thirds of the judges necessary to declare any
law unconstitutional. 1t must be said, howev-
err, that some leading public men are very con-
hdeDt that the court when it has heard the
arguments will decide that it has no jurisdic-
ton in the case. These gentlemen point to
the fact as significant that the day fixed for
the hearing is only rev days before the date
at which the court usually adjourns, and sug-
gest that a decision may not be rendered till
next winter, and that there is no occasion for
alarm or anxiety. The court is reported to
h We been five TO three on the motion to ad-
vance, the affirmative, according to this story,
being Justices Guer, Clifford, Nelson, Davis,
and Field, and the negative being the Chief
Justice, and Justices Swayne and Miller.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23

THE TUNNELING OF THE SIERRA NEvADAs,
near Cisco, the present terminus of the Gen.
trail Pacific Railroad, is going on apace. The
work is much accelerated by the use of nitro
glycerine, which if found to be nearly twice
as effective as powder for blasting. Fifty or
sixty pounds are used daily, that amount be-
ing prepared by chemist in the service Of
the company. Chinese are exclusively en-
ployed in this work, for which they get a dol
lar day and board themselves, From the
frequent and appalling accidents that have oc-
Cured in the use OF nitro-glycerine it is hardly
thought a fit thing for Christian men to ham
die in this eastern part of the country. five
are not mistaken, its use has been discontin-
ued at the Hoosac tunnel in Massachusetts,.
But out West the Indians and Chinese are
held in so light estimation, that the sudden
disappearance of a few dozen of them in a
fragmentary condition is considered merely as
an instructive and edifying illustration the of
success which has attended the efforts of man in
making the terrible powers of nature subsery-
lent to his purposes
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23
Attcmpt 10 Poison state Constabies,

LEWISTON, Jan. ", 1867.
To the Editor cf the Press:
On Monday and Tuesday our Municipal
Court was the centre of an unusual degree
of interest created by the case of the F" State
Constables VS.. Charles Ingalls," On Saturday,
w. Ell. Waldron, with deputies Smith and
Phillips, visited the store of Charles ingalls,,
in Auburn, and made small seizure of liquor.
Waldron charges that the liquor was poisoned
by ingalls, with intent to kill him, Waldron,
and his associates. ingalls, admits that he put
poison into the liquor after the Constables en-
tered his store, but defends on the ground that
he duly notified them that the liquor was poi
soned. Waldron testiies that ingalls, did tell
him that the liquor was poisoned, though he
did not think him serious. but says Ingalls, did
not so inform Phillips who tasted of the liquor
in bis presence, and experienced its i'll effects.
After the liquor was taken to John Cooks
Drug Store, in this city, DR.. Eli Edgecombe
touched it with his tongue, and did not recov-
er from its influence for several hours. The
hearing has not been completed, but adjourned
to Thursday of next week. BARLOW.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23
Political Notes.

Mr.. Morrow of Bowdoinham is hard to
please. He was appointed by the Speaker of
the House of Representatives to serve on the
Committee on Coast and Frontier Defences,
ana acknowledges that there is nothing for the
Committee to do, but nevertheless wants the
Committee on Joint Rules and Orders to en-
quire into the expediency of discharging his
Committee altogether. The House has yielded
to this pre- posterous request
The bill reported Tuesday by Senator Pat
terson ofNew Hampshire from the retrench-
ment committee is very important measure,
and if it becomes law will go far to reform and
root out much of the corruption in the inter
nal revenue service. 1t legislates. out of office
at the end of thrifty days all special agents
whether appointed by the President or any
member of his cabinet, and provides that here
after all appointments of this kind must be
confirmed by the Senate, and that none what
ever shall be made except such as are duly an
thorized by the statutes specifying the salary
and the character of the duties ThelSenator's
bill may not be without someremote refer ence
to the proceedings of theDemocratic wire
pullers in his State.
The account of Colonel Forney, Secretary
OF the Senate, has been fully adjusted and the
government has never been in the slightest
danger of losing dollar of the app rcpriations
to bis credit
The State of Iowa claims to be out of debt
NO other State in the Union can make sim
liar Doast. Iowa has had a good deal of"rad-
zeal rule but it doesn't seem TO effect her in
terests unfavorably
According to the Charleston corresnondent
of the New York Times the colored delaoates
in the South Carolina Reconstruction Conyor.
ton possess the largest share of menta, eol;bro
are inc Oes' uepaters, and are peculiarly apt
in raising and entertaining points of order
1t Is said that the new internal revenue bin
which is being framed by the committee on
ways and means will remove the taxes uno,,
manufactures, but will retain that on luxuries
The bill will not be reported for several weeks
to come
Henry C. Carey, the distinguished political
economist of Philadelphia, is among the can
didates for the United States Senatorship in
Pennsylvania.
GOV oglesby intends converting the Illinois
legislature in extra session at an early day to
lh'eSVgate the affairs Of the insane hospital at
Jacksonville
p "1n n'e who sent a challenge to Gen.
pu',vi WINE IN Richmond for certain words
used by the latter while in -,
Army OF the James, is said to be preparing 10
make visit to Washington for the nnr,oso 81
bringing on an engagement" p''' u
Charles S. Bradley, Chief Justice of Rboa0
Islandr, esigned his Office yesterday.
1t was Senator Gardner of Penobscot, whose
name was omitted in the list of nays printed
yesterday, on the question of substituting the
ninolny ior the majority report on the York
Sena'oFiai election. The motion was defeated
Dya vote of IL to IA, as reported.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23

THE ATTORNEY GENERALS REPoRT.-This
document Is devoted SO largely to the liquor
question that the Governor very properly re-
ferred to it as containing all that the public
would desire to read ON that subject. Mr.
Frye is satisfied that the constabulagy law has
resulted in the accomplishment of much good
in some parts of the State and that it should
have a fair trial. If it could be modified SO
as greatly to reduce the number of constables,
giving them no compensation whatever be-
yond fixed salary, he thinks that the ten
dency would be to promote the efficiency and
integrity of the force and make the expense
to the State considerably less. He further
recommends that the first three sections of the
law of last winter, amendatory of the law of
1858, be so amended as to give the judge dis
cretionary power to fine or imprison for the
first offence. Mr.. Frye believes in the law of
1858 except that part which forbids the sale of
cider by all persons except the manufacturer
Among all the weapons in the legal armory
of the temperance man the Attorney-G General
recommends what is known as the nuisance
act" as the one best calculated to effect their
purposes.
On the subject of capital punishment the
Attorney General says:
Legislation is certainly required in cases of
persons convicted of capital offences AS the
law now stands, the accused is solemnly tried,
if found guilty, solemnly sentenced, to be
hung by the neck until dead" then sent to
prison for life, or as he, the prisoner, fully be-
leves, until such time as he shall experience
the Executive clemency. This course brings
the whole proceeding into contempt, effectual-
ly prevents any affirmation of the verdict by
confession of the prisoner, removes indefinite
ly any repentance for his criIe, and compels
him while hope and life last to act constant
lie. In fact, from the inquiry to the Juror
have you any conscientious scruples against
finding the accused entity of crime punish
able with death if the evidence warrants it?"
through all the stages and incidents of the tri-
al, even to the end of life, it is simply TRACE
dy played, and the Court jurors, officers of the
law and the prisoner at the bar are only actors
in it. 1 fully believe that it encourages men
in crime, or has at least, no tendency to deter
them from its commission, and that the law
ought to provide for the execution of the SEN
tence imposed by che Court, or authorize
sentence which is to be executed.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23
saFnD1se NEEDLE IN 4 HAr-srAcx."4A

s"FND1NG A NEEDLE In A HAY-SrAcK."-A
young lady in this city on Tuesday morning
handed her husband valuable gold watch to
be taken to a matchmaker for repairs. He
hung the gold chain around his neck, placed
the watch in his fob, and thought nothing more
of the matter until his return home at night,
wheI, upou inquiries Of his wife about it, he
discovered that the chain was hanging around
his neck but the watch was missing. Search
was made in the stable where he had had some
difficulty with horse, but the watch was not
there. Wednesday morning he went into
Weeks store on Fore street, where he had drop
ped in the previous day, and requested Mr.. W.,
If he heard of any persons finding gold
watch to claim it for him. After leaving the
store, and while crossing the street, he discoy-
cred something shining in the snow, and upon
picking it up found that it was the watch he
had lost about "a hours previous, and which
had been run over by vehicles of all descrip-
tons. The crystal of the watch was broken,
and this was all the damage that had been
done to it.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23

The Kentucky election case was decided by
the House Committee on elections in manner
that once more gives the lie 20 the aspersions
which are constantly heaped ON the Republican
majority in Congress. The case was that of
John Y. Brown, who claimed that he could
take the "iron-clad oath, Notwithstanding the
utterance of the following words in speech
made by him, in April, 1861:
Not one man or one dollar will Kentucky
furnish to Lincoln to aid him in his unholy
war against the South. If this northern army
shall attempt to cross our borders, we will re-
sist it unto death; and if one man shall be
found in our Commonwealth to volunteer to
join them, he ought, and believe viii be shot
before he leaves the State .7.- -
On the question of giving him seat the
Committee stood five against and four in favor,
the two Democrats being of the latter number.
Samuel E. Smith, the Republican contestant
of Browns seat, asserted his title to the place
left vacant by the ineligblity of the latter, but
his claim was unanimously repudiated by the
seven Republicans and two Democrats of the
Committee. The fact of vacancy in the rep
resentation of Kentucky will be certified to
the Governor of that State, and another rebel
will soon be elected by rebel constituency be-
yond doubt, though his record may be just
enough better than Browns to enable him to
get permission to take the OATH
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23

U. 8. HOTEL.
sunrene Indicinl Cour,.

JANUARY TERM.-APPLEToN O. j., PRESIDING.
WEDNEsDAY.-In the case of Sidney Watson ct.
al. Prescott Hasetine ct ais. the jury returned
verdict of ss9.3S for plaintiff.
Orr. Davis s. Drummond.
No. 537-Daniel W. Proctor VS.. Stephen Edge ly.
Action for SANDER in charging plaintiff with stealing
trap. After the case had been given.to the jury,
Court adjourned to Q! O'Clock Thursday morning. at
which time verdict will be rendered.
Hale. Littlefelds'.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23

DEERiNa HALL-There was an immense
crowd at the hall last evening to witness the
performances of Hermann & Co.'s troupe
This is no small exhibition, attracting an au-
dience by the gifts, but is far above the aver
age performances of the circuses that visit our
city. In fact Mr. Williams, the extraordinary
ballancer, and who handles cannon balls with
all the ease that a boy ioes marbles, has been
in the largest circuses of the Union for thirty
years. His powers are truly wonderful. Then
there are Hermann, the sorcerer, and his won
derful tricks; the Lamont Brothers on the
trapeze; Master George the contortionist, and
others who make out fine entertainment for
the evening. Besides the entertainment 100
gifts are presented to the audience, among
which is handsome chamber set. go.
The chamber set last evening was awarded
to Mrs. John McConkey, No. May street
Another set will be given away this evening
The ticket office will be open from A. NJ. to 5
P NJ ,
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23

REPUBLICAN HEADQUARTERS. Arrange
ments are being perfected by she Republican
City Committee to provide Headquarters,
which are to be kept open every day and eve
ming during the Spring Campaign, where eur
friends can drop in, take council of each other,
read the news of the day and become general
ly posted on the political situation. For tile
purpose of opening the rooms the Republicans
of Portland are cordially invited to meet at
gress and Market streets, entrance on Con
gress street, on Saturday of this week, Jan.
18th. 1t is very desirable that there should be
a ger eral attendance. Good speaking may
be eXne cfed
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23
Important Point of Maritime Law DC.
a. clded.
CLAIM FOR DEMURRAGE ALLOWED IN WILLARD
...r - vs. AUDENREID EFT AIS. -
TNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT

CLAIM FOR DEMURRAGE ALLOWED IN WILLARD
.....r .. vs.. AUDEEREID EFT AIS. s .
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURT
BEFoEE JUDGE FOX.
SATURDAY-fn admirably Oh rles j. Willard
nbeilanf, VS.. Lewis Audenreid OF ais. A claim toI
damages for neglect in receiving cargo of coal
shipped nv the respondents TO Portland. The Judge
degreed $50 to lbellant. Howard ~ CIeayes for IL
bellant. Davis & Drummond for respondents.
To the Editor Of the Press:
The facts in this case are as follows:
The schooner "Georgie Deering" Captain
Willard, took aboard cargo of coal at Port
johnson, N. j., shipped by Lewis Audenreid
q Co. tor Portland and CO nsigned to Geo. Gil
man & Son. Upon arriving at Portland, find
ing no such consignee s and no such firm ex-
listing, the Captain telegraphed to the shippers
regarding the disposal of the coal. The coal
being subsequently sold, there was no place
provided for the vessel S discharging until she
had lain here a week, the Captain taking legal
measures to obtain damages, noting protest
sc.
The above decision is an important one and
OF great interest to shipowners 1t has been q
common practice of Audenreid & Co. for a
number Of years past to ship cargoes upon the
market Some vessels with cargoes of coal
nave been consigned TO parties whom Auden-
REID q Co. pretended were in Portland, but
VINO were really in Boston. After vessels had
arrived at Portland, agents would come from
Boston TO sell their coal, OBTAINING the vessels
with their cargoes aboard, thus making the
vessels serve as store-houses without any rec
ompense. vessels by this means have been de-
tanned a much longer time than they were in
making the passage.
Merchants think it an outrage in bringing
coai at merely nominal rate of freight to have
their vessels thus detained, and regard the
above decision as an important and just one.
~ SHIPowNER,
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23

PORTLAND CUSTOM HoUsE.-"Perley" of the
Boston Journal telegraphs from Washington
as follows:
The Secretary of the Treasury has requested
an opinion from the Attorney General on the
apparently conflicting provisions of the ten
ure of Office BILL The first section provides
that officials whose commissions expire are to
be continued in cfiee until their successors
are appointed and regularly qualified, while
the fourth section declares the term of no Of
ficer shall be extended by the provisions of the
bill. 1t is understood that the Attorney Gem
eral is of the opinion that officials whose terms
expire can legally hold over until their sue
cessors have been duly qualified. This decis-
ion applies to the cases of Collector Washburn
of Portland and Sub-Treasurer Chandler of
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23


MARINE p1sAsrERs.-A Fortress Monroe dis.
patch of Yesterday says that the brig Hattie, of
Bangor, 16 days from Martinique with SEQ hhds
sugar, for Baltimore, went ashore on the 18th
inst, on Body Island, three miles south OF Or
egon Inlet. A vessel of the Coast Wrecking
Company went to tender assistance, which
was declined by the captain Of the brig. Up
to the last advices she remained tight. The
captain had made arrangements to land the
cargo when the vessel will probably come off
without damage. The underwriters agent
went to her relief Tuesday.
The same dispatch says that schooner C. D.
Boggs, from Malaga for Baltimore. put into
Fortress Monroe, Tuesday. in distress and
short of provisions. On the LIST inst. while in
the Gulf Stream in a gale lost her jibboom
main and foresails. A wave carried the first
mate overheard, and another brought him back
and landed him safely ON deck.
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23
AMERICAN HOUSE.

Soule Livermore Mrs Hale & d, Boston
A 8 Hathaway, Boston w Briggs, Gorham NH
T I 9 3 Brown Brown 90 GF Fa Masses Boston
G NJ stevens, westbrook A Carter. New York
E Kingsley, Boston W Watson, Gorham
Geo Hubbard, do Billiard,
Hobson, Saco Lss.-l,. Davis. Bethel
f w Atkinson, s WindhamJ Corneland, Bath
Staples, do stearns, No Conway
g I Woodbury., Boston Philbrook, ossIpee
Pierce, Saco Id Stanley, Freedom
CITY HOTEL.
A S Warren, Boston LII Waters, Boston
Mrs McQuestion,do &c Ross & W, Lewiston
c Larrabee, do o H Chase, w Newburg
T Stevens, Winthrop L Soule, Bath
DIR Shattuck, Waterford r Sbarborn, ReadfeId
Winthrop, New York L M Harper. Buffalo
Z L Kennedy. Boston L Ingalls, Denmark
IT Hutchins, Fryeburg L Osgood, Conway
j ) Walker, do Thompson, Augusta
G M Stevens, Westbrook r Sh ED. Bangor
r Durham, do G H RAYMOND, Augusta
Eastman, w Gorham M McCrealy, Wheeling
H Johnston, Gorham
COMMERCIAL HOUSE.
j Ingraham, CharestonSCR NJ Manley. st George
John Doe, Chicago Dyer, Boston.
VS. VS. Brswn. Gotham W II Ward. do
M Frizzell Waterville j Young Augusta
F d Durham. VassalboroM Hooker, Hallowel
Z Nelson & W, ConcordJ Simmonds. do
j Z Kicker, Cornish Stew ms, Augusta
E Houghton, New YorkMiss Puttle, N yarmouth
E B Cook, do, N A Emery, do
g Hafh1m, Pittsfeld c Fust, Rockland
W Tarbox, Bangor
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23

JUDGE KINGsBURY PRESIDING.
WEDNEsDAY.-A certain quantity of liquors and
vessels were declared forfeited to the city, ap
pearing to claim them.
John Foxton, for assault and battery. Adjudged
not guilty and discharged. Carleton for defence.
A young man was fined So and costs for drunken
ness and disturbance, which sum he paid and was
discharged. 81 re ttea aF .tsazeG
The Portland daily press., 1868-01-23

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