Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-10

NEW YORK LETrE1.
fcorrespondence of the DrsossAs.
NEW YoRK, March 8, 1868.
IMPEACHMENT
Is stiil talked Of by all classes, but
in = comparatively qnict sort OF way
II has ceased 20 be an excitement
The people discuss it in about 'he an -
manner they would any other matter "
great iaterest before Congress. -,
hardly bep " wondering at this speedy g. g..
o;,s,noot attendant on the n'''
80 . - Of impeachment is rsme'h'
a"'0s" -, ,hi. people easily accommodates
os'.e .,-.,rsstsnces. There Is, OF course,
-, specslation as 70 the FINAL result srd
-, finds Of bets are pending.
Tho shock Of business was very signs |
and nov the old tone 10 fully recovered. In
short, impeachment or no impeachment
our world rcvolves much the same - be-
fore.
fas RxcIss LAW
10 again prominently before the public,
principally because Of the action of The Az
sembiy in passing bill repeating tic Law and
substituting another. That the foes OF the
present law are busy, it is needless to al
firm. The friends of the law are more and
more viglant, aud are holding meetings for
the creation Of a public sentiment which
shall prevent any repeal. At ameeting re-
Gently held at the Cooper Institute, the res
olu,ions submitted affirmed that tie Metro
poli,an Excise Law has closed 2, 1875 grog-
shops. has effected the saving to the poor OF
81 90, 900 per week, aud has collected W.
0OO. 600. II was asserted that il the bill be-
fore the Legislature should become law,
| Il would be entirely ineffective and inopera-
| tive. aud cause the stream Of intsmperance
10 fiov unchecked and give over once more
the Christian Sabbath TO Dissertation, law
e,suess. dissipi tied and crime. 1t would
seem that the excise battle 10 not speedily TO
be ended.
DAnxun's MusEUx.
Again The frs whips Barnum for time.
His museum and nearly oil Of bis 500. OO0
curiositiss we're burned Monday night. The
loss 10 estimated to be abou. $500, 900, on
which there b On insurance Of about $780,.
900. The weather, a the time Of the ere,
Vas very cold aud the spray from the
streams Of water thrown from the onginst
ffose on The front walls into the most varied
and fantastic shades, giving - . whole
the most picturesque eject, especially IL
the moonlight Of the night following
Some Of the frost-wprk was % beautifully
; appropriate - 10 done 60 order thus 20
pecially 90 IL the case Of the Polar bear
The large picture Of this animal on the from
wall was left apparently uninjured by tn,
ire or water, and around this the spraI
J formed into massive frame with the bank
, | and hillocks Office. The ruins are 90 sing
uiarly picturesque that they have for ",
days attracted large crowds, and policems,
are kept continually busy with their stir
ring "move along I" "keep novingw Nj
Barnum announces that the Museum an
Msnagsrie Company will not build again o
the site just swept BY fire. That they vi
again build somcw here, and that speedily
. everybody expects.
{ THE GIFT ENTERPRISE MEN
. still keep busy, and, Of course, still kse
D making money. They know the poop
. with whom they have to deal. They kno
that certain per centagc Of tho people vi
embark 10 any cnterprise-no matter VIII
: ito nature that stoutly promises to give
. ten dollar gresnback for every cent inves
cd aud 90 thousands and thousands
dollars annually go to the pockets Of Il
: swinders Of this city, while the hosts
tho swindled, kept on the pins
e,peet,rcy for months. Gnd ut the
7. own blunders too late, thus allos
ny the heartlcss scoundrels time to full
!. mature their plans 10 escape the wra
which otherwise might be visited upt
\. | them. 1t takes some swinded men all the
lives to find out the natule of swindn
The gift enterprises have made some
their proiec:ors great fortunes. The for
l. Of the swindle 10 being constantly varie
Now il is ono bait ana now another. IT
d larger portion Of these who "take stock"
., such operations arc from the countr
Some OF these often wonder how the z
~ man, who sends the splendid crcula
NJ knows Of them. their names, residenc,
etc. It's the simplest thing in the worl
he Only few days ago gentleman who h
-. access to tho books Of su description Of
certain great newspaper, told inc that o
20 o. these gift concerns offered him so ma
H. dollars for every thousand OF names on
mt list; and SO Of other kinds Of business
side that Of newspapers, where lists
names are kept; if one man won't $
he them perhaps another will. The nan
$50 secuted, the mails are loaded down W
!, circulars, setting forth, in flaming sentenc
'"c the manifest benefits accruiug to any
- who invests 81 or 50 in the "Grea, B,ai
Nv, town Gift Silver Mines'-thc "now you
II. IT and now you don't sec it Petroleum Co
pany," "the Brave Heroes Asylum :"
=" "the great lap-trap gift company-paid
ne capital, nlnety-nine millions, etc., etc. S,
six as . problem in life insurance 10 the retu
,es to the gin swindler. The police. Of cour
know Of oil this business, but some b
there - little breaking up done. The lat
on, swindle ~ that Of an imaginary law fl,
Al issuing circulars to collect prizes in tn
rr. gift con Germs for persons who have D
"a chased Tickets remittance Of 81 be
required in advance for such colecti
y. There is . touch Of genius in the i'm
18th dence ct this rascality. How . man, v
m "takss . Newspaper" can DO so often 'g,
cd ~ the gilt enterprises, passeth und
standing.
10 We ere having dreadful spell of wea
eSoy We0 su0 OoioOcb u0y w III
do he'd since January Sth, 1865, and the co
nj. ct day in March for good many year,
- Yesterday. however, the weather showet
Yet little more moderation, but the snow Of
recent storm still blocks up the street. I
railroad and ferry men aud their unfor
- nate patFonisefs ore oil much frsttsd. {
he altogether We are suffering people. N
oss York 10 one Of the worst places 10 The NO
= Tor furious snew etosm and Q down. bcle
:" zero atmosphere. II simply closa ave,
ice thing. w.
nsr Tho grand balmas9us Of the Arieu Va
I've Society takss place this evening The
fair is expected to DO very brilliant o
an and the managsrs have done their beat
aid insure success to their undertakings. Al
,es- oil, none but Germsns and French have
49, taste requisite for enterprises of thss
scription, and the demand for tickets
'er. The lrst Cermau bail Of tina season has
the ready been very great.
OIL RuApIN0s
Or Tho first Of the series Of The Peopl
e. Readings was given last evening ct
Cooper Inatitute. The audience was ls
one, and the entertainment gave great sa