Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-06-19

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We clip the following from the Wash
ington correspondence Of the Cincinnati
T.mcs. II is true, and We have no doubts
upon that point, Elihu Washbmno has
made most disgraceful back-out. The
7mes says /;
"The Committee 10 Investigate the
charge made against Mr.. Donnslly, Of Min
nssota, by Z. Is. Washburne, met to day.
Mr.. washburns denied that 10 letter to
Folsom charged Donnelly with crime, ~
charged in the resolution under which the
COMMITTEES was appointed, but II II did, hc
was willing to retraot it and al, other char
res he had made against Donnelly.
Donnely Was present and insisted
upon the committee making full invcsti-
cation relating TO his character, notwih
standing Wnshhurne' retraciion. The
committee adjourned 70 meet after the
Chicago Convention.
The Washington correspondent OF The
Chicago Times discourses as follows upon
Washburne's humiliation
Douncnv has completely wiped ost
Washhurnc as radical Leader | told
Judd at the commencement of the session
as be will testify, THAT somebody nd
take Wa .hbGrne DOWN at this session
,hst tho political and rersocal element
were prolitiaus for such sn undertaking
ard that he might rs well have the honor
and glory of squelching him as any one
else. ku. feared Il was no use irving
to get Judd up to the sticking place. He
would like very vel, 10 see WashSurne
taken down, | saw, es far IS he WIS con
csrned but wanted muchly 20 lie, out the
job 10 some one else. Besides, N. B. has
net tho mental calibrc Tor the encounter.
nor is he so well up IN refined billingscasc
literature rs Donnslly, unless he might have
wallopped Wnshburne with the German
he learned in Berlin. Dennelly, on
the other hand is we'll educated Irishman,
FUN Of fight mentally, il not physically
and excellcntly read in ancient and modern
literature, including the smutty words Of
she immortal Dean Swift, one OF the dirti-
est Of which he must have carefully studied
before he tanned Washburns'a hide for
him By the BY, since Donnclly's dressing
down of Washburne. l learn that the latter
hast git the cod shoulder, (kindsr sorter, Ms
the Yankee would say,) from Rawliogs and
Grant. (I put Rawlings fist, as he 10 the
keeper.) Washburns mas to content him.
self now with taking . wax two or three
times week on the street in which Grant
lives, with bundle Of papers under his
arm, in order to make people believe that
he has just been having IN important pri-
vass consultation with the great Ulysses.
This game Of wasburne's 10 one OF the re-
salts Of Donnelly's fiaesllation. and is on
par with Chicago loafsr picking his teeth
ON the atcps Of the Sherman or fremont
House. in order to lead paspse TO believe
that he boarded Ia one Of those arissocratic
establishments.
PleWAol<lers -. RoMslholSlers.
Il IN ues alone in the West that tho peo.
pie are becoming sensible Of the necessity
of having tax payers and plowholders'
candidate for The Presidency. This 10 run.
ming into and taking hold in the Eastern
States. Rochester (New York; Uaion thu.
holds forth on the subject:
I'VE are justified, therefore, in the con.
clusion that the New York Convention O,
July 4, will 10 substantially unit for one
taxation and one currency for all. Upon
this, % the main plank Of the platform, op
posed ~ the Republican plan for the per-
pstuation Of = bondholding aristocracy. free
IRON taxation, and pampered with cold.
ana for tax ridden people, put off with
rags. and compelled to support the sr;s,oc.
rsoy y the toll Of their hands and the
sweat Of their brows-upon such a la,form
ofcqual right under Fedepl financial svs.
se@s ~ snali march forward to q swss ping
vesofy sues va! give us not only the Pres
the naxt Congress"
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Wa learn that the crops in tA;s eountv m
come localities are pretty badly damaged
by the grasshoppers. They have commsn.
esd on the corn crop, an are going for i.
heavy, A farmer told Us Yesterday tia,
he hsi been trying c.rbona,s Of lime, but
tho grasshoppess rather liked It. liz
housht barrel OF it and put il on his corn
th'nxiag osave IT. leaving an oat field foi
'aen to work on. As sooa as they found
e1s tha; he had sowed ths lime, they left
VIC eats and FOR IL, licking it up like it WAS
g.od- hs left them hard e. work al it in
tne evening and went TO hcd"cerncd," la
tne iaidaie ct the night he hearcd noiso a,
tie door, aud on going ou. found an army
OF tie hoppers, who demanded morn l;ns
Council Elui's( losca) Democrat. Jnne IA.
A TcrcnlSc 0nrruAnY.--This il III,
latest style Of obituary; MY husband i
no moro. lie did not wish to live longer
ssnd, if be had, it would have made no dir
rssncc, for govt entered bis s,o,psch. and
vas soon followed by death. shall mar
~ the doctor who 30 kiadly attended my
lste husband. Learned then to trust him.
&e0 reGt the ashes q the departed one,
Whose Wholesale liqnse basiness shali
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