Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-24
BUSY SATURDAY.

traoeoUen 8eoeIeuy put tosso WOss seSuss'
efforts TO drive trade, and usoally sell more
goods on this day than any three days IN
the week. The city to-day hes presented
% animated sppsarsncs. Isfnsfs slwsya
eeos 70 town to % vssk's shopping 10
ths way Of supplies for the family for the
week 10 come. Standing at the foot Of
Harrison street and locking up the length
Of that thorou ,h!ars to the brow Of the blu6.
even our swn citissns wsuld b ssrpsissd
| 70 sss the number Of teams loaded with
grain that come int the citySon this mar
kst day. The scene 10 varied and interest.
ing. Imusdistsly upon the arrival Of
team, the uovemsnss that fellsw ressnbls
the boarding Of ship By pirates.-eu'
energetic and vide awake grain buyers
chamber upon the lead, and. opening the
wheat bags 10 see . sample. bid sxcitedly
upon the same. The farmer appears to b
the only cssl man 10 the psrty, and hs siss
esmposedly upen the sacks - much ~ to
say, "Gsntlsmsn, the msst money takes
the pile" People who have business below
Harrison street sncsuntsr many hair
breadth escapes i the immissnt deadly
breach" ia crossing that street as ito inter
section With Second street. Men, women
and boys are rushing frantieslly around
some buying butter and esgs, sons bid
ding high on poultry. On one side Of the
street farmer 10 selling load Of potatoes
- merchant, and little further On 10 %
auxisus man bargaining with dealer Tor
his load Of applss-trying to engage the
attention Of his customer with one eye,
and keeping sharp lockout With the ether
for An urehin who. With malice sfors-
thought. is trying to all his pockets. In
quiet manner and with the most innocent
face imaginable. with applss from The
wagon. The noiss, claoer and esnfusion-
the rear and rumble Of the countless teams,
the yelling Of the boys and the shouting si
the men, would slnsst lead 10 to think
that ws had accidentally strsyed into the
busy part Of Broadway. this sunny AFTER
noon. Here comes load Of ooions-ia-
msnse, great follows they ars-such onions
% only Scott esunty can raise, and strong
enough to shock . sensitive young miss
into protractsd faintipg dt. were she but
standing here 70 catch the strong and
healthy aroma that comes to Us from the
wagon. Team after team comes in, until At
12 o'clock there is net rsom for passage
wsy either across o. up the street. Drivers
OF vehicle uss sundry strong and emphatic
words to induce tsamstsrs to change pc-
siton and allow them to pass. No one can
move, and everyone 10 mad because his
nsiehbor don't get out Of the way. An
observing friend Who accompanied 10 sug.
gested that = squad Of the police force bs
posted here to protect human life At the
peril Of their own.
Perhaps in the years to come, other and
grandsr days shall dawn Us, and the "busy
days" Of this hour will be but one Of every
day life in that more enlarged sphere Of
action. Still, even from that standpoint, il
will bs pleasant to look back upon the days
vhsa Saturday WAS the business day Of the
thriving young city Of Davenport.
Norss AID Qrsnss.-The Gasstts 10
very inquisitivs about the Peoples eandi.
date for Clerk Of the District Ceurt-wsnts
to know especially how long be hes ceased
70 bs . citizen Of Missouri. w can't q.
actly say. Fred Was brought up In Da-
vsnport, and belongs to it naturally, and, -
to how long, it is since hs came home, ws
can only reply Long enough to b elect
Cd Clsrk Of the District Court.
1nquisitivsnsss 10 catching. W should
like to ak question o. two. The present
Clerk Of the District Csurt has been In the
Csurt Hsass, in one capacity or another,
since 1859. He wss first With Janss Nc.
Oesh ~ Deputy Csllsstsr. and, for assrly
three years, did the principal work Of that
remarkable administrstiss. II 10 not eur
psrposs 70 cay sn that We know about the
Glowing out Of that concern. II may b
called the unaudited administrator. Il
was never brought to book. Scott county
became very psor, end the Trsrssrsr cen
parativsly rich under it but ak NJ. @. 8.
Watkins il his soul has ever lsnged to
spend year Or two in unravslling the nys-
tsry Of it, and il be thinks il could b. dsns
In lsssi But ws mention il only, because.
cut Of it ariss some Of sss questions.
It 10 now . we'll known fact, that James
NeCosh systematically refused to redeem
county orders when hs had money in
abundance 10 the trsssusy. and having
thus reduced them fer below par, bought
then up through bic sgsnss and pssssd
them to the county at their fses. NJ. Soy
der nust hsvs known Of this prssssding.-
Why did be net sxpsss ~
Did Mr. Ssydsr know that ne aeeeusts
open at that tine fer public inspsstisn
were not the true seceants q The efies i-
Did h kses tie we ef tAs lissls secssss
Sssk wAteA kaet essrisd r. III besss yeehet'
Aitsr Mack was csasiensd y The shsdss
By the fall election Of 1863. Mr. saydss
was transferred 70 ths Clssh's saRss and has
bssn there - deputy, q prinsips.l ever
since. Large amounts sfaeosy have passsd
through bis hands, and he IL aceeuntabls
to Scott county for fees Of various kinds.
Qusry-To whom Il may concsru.--
Have the accounts Of the Office been audited
since the 9th Of January, 1862, Or has any
psstsnes Of auditing them bssn madsi
Query t. Mr.. g. 8. watkins-Hsvs you
loogsd. Or have you nst, to carry . bsesm
into thas concern and sss what you esuld
fnd b. kicking up . dust thsrsia, and
sgain, have you ever been able to gst full
suthssity from Mr.. Saydsr's friends 10 The
Board Of Supervisor u ransaek the affair
thoroughly
Query to the Public-Is Il net quite time
- let . little daylight ists the Clssk's sAes :
The best way Of doing this 10 y plaes NJ.
Ssydsr very gently "a the shelf for . couple
Of years, and put eur robust ftisad, rrsd.
volosr. IN the enss - ,Olssk. We en-