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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-09

Chicago Live stock Market.
BY Telegraph. January ..
Hogs Received, SEQ market quiet choice
hogs firm poorer or sdes 5Gtloc lower prices
range. 5 gaw7 IS lot Of fancy sold at so.
Cattle Re eived ia market firm, good To-
cal and shipping demand 40 was paid for an
extra drove prices range, S.s0t7 30.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-09
TAX SALE

TAX SALE
For Delinquent City Taxes for
Public notice is hereby given, that on
Friday, the 3lst day Of January, 1858. 1t
10 O'Clock, A. at the Marshals Office Of
s1e city Of Davenport, Scott oouutp. Iowa.
! shall offer at public sale, the land and lots
described below, for the amount of City
Taxes for 1867, and costs and printers fees
thereon, unless in the meantime the owners
pay the amount.
Davenport, Dec. 17,h, 1867.
JoHN KAUFMAN, Marshal.
Name. Description. Lot Block. Tax. Print Total
Aalh Iasiah
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-09

Cincinnati Market.
by Telegraph. Januarye.
Tlour-Quet aud unchanged
Wheat-Quet and unchanged.
Corn--Duli
Osts--1c lower at the close.
Rye Unchanged.
Barley Unchanged
Cotton Dull middling, Il.
Whisky-unsettled.
Hogs Firm but qpist unchanged, not much
demand. receipts. 2-oo
Provisions Quiet, MOI much done; prices are
unchanged.
Lsrd-Dull can be bought a l2l1.
kgss-Scarce. and selling At zoe.
weather clear. Their. 8 degrees abevs asfe.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-09

Toledo Market.
ByTelsgraphl ToLKpo, Jssussyo.
GWheat-Quist; sales white Michigan. > u am
Der held At 1888
Oorn-2c. lower; sales Of new At ~; TO arrive
Oats-2c. lower sales st CSC.
q Csc.
0ye-Quiet.
Glover 0eed-Sales At 100
Dressed Hogs-Better, sales n 7s<@sx
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11
WHOLE NO. 1854.
Plant a Garden.

This is the season of the year to OBJ
tain seeds. and for preparing the ground
so as to be ready for early spring plant
ing.
Ladies may now design their flower
gardens. Take paper and pencil and
draw a plot; arrange it on scientific
principles, and very soon the time VIII
come to plant the seeds, shrubs, and
vines. Every dwelling, every church,
every school-house, and, indeed, every
railway station, ought to have its flower
beds-as they have in the old coun-
tries. We remember a young lady.
who, when advised to plant flower
seeds, replied, "What is the use? we
can neither eat nor wear them" In
| other words, ''they are neither food
nor clothes" therefore useless We
do not envy that young lady's taste (:
but this Is a rare exception, and belongs
not 10 high civilization, but rather to
low heathenism.
If wives would exert a silent though
powerful influence oyer their husbands
and sons, if daughters would secure the
approval, not to say the affection, Of
those whom they would win, let them
cultivate flowers. Men may sometimes
ridieule the thing, but they are never
theless influenced by fragrant flowers.
There is no culprit so hard, no hu-
man being SO low, out would be touch
ed by the beauty Of nature; they may
not turn aside or go out Of their way
in the least to cultivate them, they
cannot help but admire them, and
cherish the heart and hand that culti-
waited them.
Let every one cultivate flowers, and
Thereby cultivate their finer sensibili-
ties, all of which will tend towards
lifting them up and purifying them
We regard this one of the means.
however slight, of bringing about puri.
ty, refinement, and even a higher civil
cation. Then plant a garden, plant a
vegetable garden, plant trees, shrubs,
and vines, plant with care, with taste
with hope and with faith, and God will
bless your good works with rich luxu
RES, and with health, beauty, fragrance
and love.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

The OCEAN RIvEE.-Springs of not
water are common, but there is only
one hot river. and that runs through
the ocean. If 1t did not run regularly,
or its waters were to get cold, the green
island of Erin would change its nature
more than its name, and be a Green
land in title and barren one in fact,
ANY change, in truth, in the course or
character Of this warm water stream
would have so terrible a thermal inhu-
ence as to utterly defy prediction or
remedy of results. Il is, therefore,
with no little apprehension that think
ing men regard the announcement of
the fact that the current of the Gulf
Stream has nearly doubled its velocity.
The occurrence Of this phenomenon so
soon after the earthquake in the Gulf
Islands cannot but give rise to a sur
mise of some connections between the
manifestations. The immediate result
of increased force in the current has
been to augment the dangers of naVi-
CATION near the Florida Keys, even
steam vessels finding it difficult to
weather points easily passed privious
to the increased velocity of the stream.
This consequence Is of itself important,
but less alarming than the apprehen-
sion of further changes which may
have bearing on the interests of all
civilized humanity.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

"Sam have you whipped Molly, as |
told you ?" ayes, father" Have you
delivered Sues young un to to that
trader who bought it yesterday ?" "Yes
father" "Did you cut down the rations
of the field hands?' Yes, father" Did
you tell the niggers that if they wore
any clothes to the cotton field, except,
for the women, tow skirt, and for the
men 2 PAIR of tow pants, that you
would give 'em twenty lashes each %
"Yes, father" "Did you string up
that niger that had the spelling book?''
eyes, father" Have you heard what
they did up the creek, yesterday, with
that id abolitiOnist that was psalm
singing around in that neighbOrhood %
"Yes, father.D "WelI?" They guv
him forty-fve and rode him on rail -
"Cuss it, why didn't they hang Aim %
''But come in now, Sammy, we are a
going to have prayersl" That's the
style of thing that the Republicans are
endeayoring to rid this country Of for
ever; and THAT'S the style of thing that
the Copperheads. in league with the
old nigger-driYers, would re-estabhSh.
-Chieggo Pest.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

A FELINE FABLE EXPLAISED.-A re-
view of an entertaining volume entitled
''The Book of Cats" gives the follow
ing account of the origin of the popular
tradition regarding the Kilkenny cats:
In the time of William the Third, the
English soldiers stationed at Kilkenny
used to divert themselves with cat
fights. In the course of time the idea
was evolved OF tying the tails of a
couple together, and fiinging them over
q clothes line, leaving them to fight it
out. This diversion gained such popu-
larity that great scarcity Of cats en-
sued in the town, and measures were
taken to put a stop to the slaughter
So, when information reached head
quarters that two cats were fighting it
out on a certain line IN an out OF the
way room in the barracks, an officer
and squad of men were sent to arrest
the men engaged N witnessing the
diversion. The culprits heard the
tramp on the stairs Of the approaching
party. Quick as thought the window
of the room was thrown up, and the
cats freed from each other by cutting
off their tails. These, suspended from
The line, were all that was to be seen
bv the intruders. 'Begorra," cried
one of them, as he examined the caudal
remnants, chow the devils must have
fought. They're Just after aiten each
other entirely, and left naught but
their tails behind them"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

Since the adoption of the Constitu-
ton there have been FIVE trials of i'm
peachment by the Senate. The first of
these was that of VIM. Blount, Sena-
tor from Tennessee 1t commenced
Dec. II, 179S, anG was concluded Jan.
II, 1899. The next was the trial OF
John Pickering. Judge of the New
Hampshire District, which lasted from
March 3, to March 70, 1903. The third
was that of Samuel Chase, one of the
Associate Judges of the Supreme Court
Of the United States. which was com
menced Nov. 80, 1904, and lasted until
March l. 1905. The fourth was the
trial of James H. Peck, Judge of the
Missouri District, which was prolonged
through two sessions, viz: from May
IA to May 25, 1880, and from Dec. 80.
of the same year, to Jan. 81, 1881. The
last trial by the Senate was on the i'm
peachment of Judge Humphreys, of the
Tennessee District. about the year
1868.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

Our OF THE PARTY.-The Oskalosss
Herald tells the following amusing sto-
ry of lifelong Democrat in that vici-
nifty who was for years a slave to drink,
but for twenty months past had been
radical temperance man. He was
sitting in his Office conVersing with sew.
eral Of his friendswhen the door open
ed and Mr.. D., q rigid old Democrat
came in. The usual compliments oi
the day passed, when the latter gave
Mr.. H, a slight nudge and winked
him out the back door, when cautious
" peering around to see that no one
was noticing them, he drew from the
deep recesses Of his pocket pint flask
which bore the appearance Of having
been several times visited, and asked
him to drink.
"No, replied H, l don't drink"
"You are a liar :" responded D.
4" pledge you my word, " responded
H.. ''that have not drank drop for
twenty months"
''Is that 30 ?"
It is, and l am amemberof the Good
Templer Lodge in this place.
For a moment look of blank as
'tonishment came over the countenance
of the old Democrat, which gave way
to one of anguish as he said.
"Good Godl have you left the Demo
cratic party?"
Mr.. H, Is sill a strong Democrat,
but thinks the above too good TO be
lost.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

To TIE FRoSr.-Iti is said that when tn,
foot sore and wearied regiments of the
Union army reached Gettysburg, anC
the sounds of the battle reached then
ears-Worn-out and sick officers an6
men, inspired with a new strength
grasping their arms moved forward to
the scene Of strife.
A poor fellow who looked the i'm
mage Of death, hobbled out of an am
bulance, and shouldering his musket,
lust started forward when the surgeon
stopped him with: Where are you
going. sir?" The brave fellow said,
trying hard to stand firm and speak
boldly, ITO the front, Doctor"
What! a man in your condition.
You can't march half q mile. You
haven't strength to carry yourself, let
alone your musket and equipments
You have every symptom of typhoid
fever; little oYer-exertion will certain
" kill YOU
"Well, Doctor" said he, ''if 1 must
die, l would rather die in the flld than
in an ambulance"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

GEN. TAYLoR's HoHE.-The house
where Gen. Zach. Taylor was born, in
Orange Co., Virginia, Is now used as a
barn. And the cottage building, so
long the residence of the old General
and his family, which stood upon the
brow of the garrison grounds at that
place, has, like the old hero and his
wife, disappeared from the face of the
earth. The same green pastures on
which "Old Whitley" used to roam at
large, look as natural as Of yore, ex-
cepting that they have been shorE oon-
siderably by the effects of storms and
old age, of the beautiful China trees
which lined both sides of the avenue
leading through them, and which
afforded so agreeable and refreshing =
retreat to those who, in the heat of
summer, were won't TO seek their CRATE
ful shades. "Old Whitley" that faith
fuI old charger, is dead, but his pasture
grounds and the spot where his mas
ter's cottage stood, are yet alive and re-
dolent with the memories of departed
clories.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11


The Round Table discusses the sub
iect of equality on our railways, and
let's drop the following, just to show
how exclusive we are in everything
else: We might keep up some dis
tinctions of caste at our homes I; our
wives might insist that Bridget should
receive her cousin in the kitchen, and
not entertain him in the drawing
room we were permitted to have a
dress-circle and even private boxes in
our theatres; and in the ehurchs there
were free seats"-sOmetimes very mas
ty, as other free things are-on which
the poor might sit to have the gospel
preached to them. But when business
or pleasure led as to the railway cars,
we babe farewell to these aristocratic
distinctions and demeaned ourselves
as behooYed Democrats who practised
what they preached.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

EVIL AND WANT.-The connection be-
tween the kingdom of God and our
daily bread is closer than is generally
believed. l am far from asserting that
z truly good man may not sometimes
get into great troubles without any
fault of his own, for God often puts his
people into the crucible, that like gold
they may come out of it all the purer.
But this l make bold to say, that where
a man has come SO low as to have
nothing to eat or drink, as a rule there
is something wrong in him. He is
either a lazy man or a drunkard, or
dishonest, or unmanageable, or some
thing else of that sort. There must be
some hidden evil within him which
causes him to succumb under the evil
of the day. Our Lord is not such q
shepherd as sends the sheep that fol-
low Him into a barren wilderness
where there is no food. 1t is a trife to
Him to open His hand and to literally
feed men and beasts. How much more
will He fill with food and joy the mouth
and the hearts of those whom He
knows as His servants, and friends, ,and
brethren, who labor not as men-pleas-
ers, but to please Him, their all in all
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

Tad Lincoln is attending school in
Chicago, where he occasionally gives
evidence that ne possesses a share of
his fathers droll humor. His teacher.
the other day, with severity not alto
gether unheard of, had inflicted the
penalty of marks" upon another boy
for the misdemeanor of blowing his
nose. Pretty soon Tad's hand signal
led the teachers eye, whereupon;
Tutor-"Lincoln what do yOu Wishl"
Tad-"Want to go out"
Tutor-"For what purpose?"
Tad-"To scratch my head, sir"
He goes.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11
ssReroIutIonary Schemes :.

The Democracy are forever harping
on the Revolutionary schemes" OF the
Republican party, and telling US what
will be the "next revolutionary scheme
of the Radicals"
The people have been familiar with
this language ever since the rebellion
broke out.
When Mr.. Lincoln called for $4,000
men, it was denounced as a "reVolu-
tionary scheme"
When Congress passed the couscrip-
ton act, it was called Revolutionary
scheme"
When the confscation bill was enact
ed it was claimed to be a "revolutiona-
~ scheme"
When Lincoln issued his emancipa-
ton proclamation, louder still rose the
din against Revolutionary schemes"
When West Virginia was made a
State, we heard about revolutionary
schemes"
When slavery was abolished in the
District Of Columbia, the Democracy
lifted up their hands in holy horror
against revolutionary schemes"
When the abolition amendment was
proposed, it was q revolutionary
scheme"
When the Freedmen's Bureau Dill
was under consideration, it was ''reV-
olutionsry scheme"
When the Civil Rights bill was pro-
posed, behold what a Revolutionary
scheme" it was
When the second CONSTITUTIONS
Amendment came up, certainly the
revolution was being consummated.
When the Reconstruction acts were
passed, each, in its order, was ''revo
lutionary scheme"
When the Tenure of Office bill was
proposed, there was another ''reTolu
tionary scheme"
And now the Judiciary act, the sup
Elemental bill, &C., &C., &c, are "revo
lutionary schemes" and they are tell
ing us what the next revolutionary
scheme" will be.
What is very extraordinary IN al
this, is that these Democrats neve
spoke of nor thought of a single move
ment of the rebels, from the time tn,
first act of secession was passed, as
Revolutionary scheme" Their csrse
was constitutional, honorable and glo
rious, while everything on the UnioI
side was revolutionary"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

The POSER OF THE HEART.-Let any
one, waiie sitting down, place the left
leg over the knee of the right one, and
permit It 20 hang freely, abandoning
all muscular control over 1t. Speedily
it may be observed to sway forward and
backward through a limited space at
regular intervals. Counting the num-
ber of these motions for any given time
they may be found to agree exactly
with the beatings of the pulse. Every
one knows that, at fires, when the wa
ter from the engine IS forced through
bent hose, and if the bend be sharp
one, considerable force Is necessary to
overcome the tendency. just so 1t Is
in the case of the human body. The
arteries are but a system of hose,
through which the blood is forced BY
the heart. When the leg IS bent, all
the arteries within 1t is bent too, and
every lime the heart contracts the
blood rushing through the arteries
tends to strengthen them and it IS the
effort which produces the motion of the
leg alluded to. Without such ocular
demonstration, it is difficult to conceive
the power exerted by that exquisite
mechanism, the normal pulsations of
which are never perceived by him
whose very life they are.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11
ARomance ofLOve.

The Springfield Advertiser is respou-
sible for the following story For many
months a young gentleman, well known
to the citizens of Springfield. paid his
attentions to a young lady who occu-
pied position in a neighboring town
several degrees more elevated socially
than his own. The youth being of good
personal appearance, and withal an ex-
cellent conversationalist, succeeded in
engaging the affections of the lady to
an extent that nothing could satisfy
except matrimony. The postoffce had
for some time done its duty, as post
offices always do in such matters, and
many were the long, and doubtless ten
der messages that passed between the
TWO, protected by the efficient care of
their dear Uncle from the prying eyes
of those who would have given some
thing nice" to have known what was
going on.
The lady knew that her "papa and
mamma" would never consent to the
union of two loving hearts, with her
parents mine of wealth lying between
them, and so she readily consented to
the youpg mans propositions to have
the thing done up ''on the sly" and
all unknown to the folks, while she
was on visit to some of her relatives
at Columbus. Her charmer called and
the thing was done. After brief hon
eymoon in the capitol city Of Ohio, she
returned to her home, but her husband
did not return with her.
From the time ofthe daughters arri-
val home the old people fancied they
could hear strange noises in the house.
Steps were often heard upon the stairs
in the lone still hours of night. Vari-
Gus articles of furniture moved myste-
Iiously about in the rooms above, and
the old gentleman finally came to the
conclusion that the house was haunt
ed, or that something was wrong. One
night, after all had retired, the ''pa-
rents" not only distinctly heard step:
upon the stairs, but voices and noises
on the landing place above. Armed
with hogse-pistol that had done goOC
service in pioneer times, the father lef
his bed and quietly approached tht
foot of the stairs, where he found, rest
ing upon the'lower step, a pair Of boots
At once he set up cry Of "theives
robbers and murder" that in a twink
ling brought every member of the
household to the scene-except h.
daughter.
All hands then proceeded eautiousl!
to the young lady's room, and not be
ing able to arouse her they broke open
the door Just in time to see a bottles
man dive through thew indow. The old
gentleman rushed to the opening. dis
charged his pistol, and the man drop
ed to the ground. "Great Heavens
you have killed my husband p exclaim
ed the daughter. falling back and faint
ing upon the bed. "Your husband,
cried all in a breath, and then a rush
, of the domestics was made for the YARD
below.
The young man was found upon the
the ground beneath the window
carried in to the house, and the ole
people, frantic with grief and fear
promised TO receive him to their hearts
if ne would only live. The doctor sooI
arrived, and having dressed a sigh
flesh wound upon his arm, pronounced
him in no danger. He has now recoT
cred and IS one of the happiest meI
within fifty miles Of Springfield.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

A Coon NIGHT KIss.-AlEays send
your little child to bed happy. What
ever cares may trouble your mind, give
the dear child a warm good night kiss
as it goes to its pillow. The memory
of this in the stormy years which may
be in store for the little one, will be
like Bethlehem's star tosthe bewilder-
ed shepherds, and yelling up in the
heart will rise the thought: my faith
er; my mother-loVed me ~ Lips
parched with fever viii become dewy
again at this thrill of useful memories.
Kiss your little child before it goes to
sleep.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

An IRIsHMAS's 1ETTER.-The follow
ing is a true copy of letter received
from across the water:
Ny DEAR NEPHEW have not heard
anything from yez sens the last time
wrote. 1 have moved from where
now live. or / should have written
to YOU before. l did not know where
this letter would find you first, but
now take my pen in hand to drap you
a few lines to inform you of the death
of your living uncle, Peter McCarty
He died very suddenly, after a long
and lingering illness of six weeks
Poor man, he suffered a great deal
He lay long time in Commissions, talk
ing incoherently ell the TIME and IN
quiring for water.
| am very much at loss to know
what mis- death is occasioned at, but
the doctor thinks it occagioned by his
last sickness, for he was not well fol
ten day at a time during his con6ne
ment. His age ye know as well as
can tell We, he was D years old last
March, lacking Is months, and ii he
had lived till this time he would have
been dead six months jist.
n. Blake notis, 1 enclose a Il
pound note which your father sends tc
you unbeknown to me do you mind
Your mither very often speaks ofyel
she would like to send the speckled
COW, and l would eaclose her but fol
her horruns.
would beg of ye not TO break the
sale of this letter until two or thret
days after ye read it, thst you may be
better prepared for the bad news.
Par O'BRANIKAN.
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

ACandidate clergyman was not long
since called upon by an Irish girl, who
inquired how much he asked for mar
rying ANYBODY" He replied, "A dol
lar and a half" and Biddy Departed
A few evenings later, on being sum
moned to the door he was accosted by
the same person, with tie remark that
she had come to be married. Very
we'll" said the minister, but percelv-
ing with astonishment, that she was
alone, he continued, "WheTe IS the
man ?" An expression of disappoint-
ment and chagrin, too ludieruous to be
described, passed over Biddy'sdeatures
as she circulated, "And don't you find
the man for a dollar and a half?"
Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1868-03-11

A clergyman was once sent for in the
middle Of the night by one of the Ia
dies Of his congregation. "Well. my
poor woman" said he, so you are very
i'll, and require the consolation Of reli-
gion? What can 1 do for your" ''Ne,"
replied the old lady, 81 am only ner-
vous and can't sleep" ''How can |
help that?" asked the parson. 'Oh, sir,
you always put me to sleep so nicely
when 1 go to church, that thought if
you would only preach little for me :"
The parsoR made tracks.