Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-26
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Corporal Richardson -
ssa-You will please take notice tha. tire
II. Ms have resolved themselves into =
hioh court Of impairment to try you for dis
obedience Of orders, also for violating the
Oa3ee Of Tenure Bill; for conduct unbe-
coming great officer and soldier.
The above document signed, stamped ard
bearing the big seal Of authority, with . P.
s stt.ched d stating that Corporal Cone. &C
ting Judge Advocate, would notify Corpo'
raj Richardson at what time the Court
will be in session, Was delivered into the
hands of the Acting 4.h Corporal. .ad interim
TO-DAY At noon, our gallant 4th Corpora
being absent nobly dying for his country
On the receipt Of the flannel tape document
fixing his promotion by breres. he felt his
mighty eoul flred with righteous indignation
and left for the seat of war to report TO the
supreme Court which convenes to-day a'
De, Moines. Confident that the rectituds
of his conduct will dissolve this phantom oi
impeachment we forward the huge doeu
document to that tribunal.
GRArx WEIGHING QcEsrroN follow
ing communication may, perhaps, throw
some light on the subject Of short weights
The suggestions are at least worthy Of cor
sideration
Enron DExocRAf:-I see . communica
ito, from one I'D" in Saturdays paper in
references to scales or weighing. The writer
makes q statement that .he scales we're MOI
properly tested and that they were not il
order. Now, | wish to say. that. II the
writer would post himself on "shor'
Weights" he will come to different con
ciusion. First seller ofgrain will drive on
the scales and put on his break and back
his team TO force down on the scales in or
der 10 make his load weigh more. Then
others will weigh their loads With feed fol
Their teams under their sacks, then unload
the grain, feed their team, and throw ou'
the straw and hay left. This will make
from 90 10 so ibs. in the amount Of grain
paid for. Others will drive on with butter
and eggs, &C., and before they weigh theii
wagons will put of said butter, DC. This
will make "short Weights" Others will
have on hides OF some;othsr produce, oil Of
which 10 liable TO be taken OF before the
wagon is weighed. This will make "short
weights" and the last dodge Is that Of
chan ging sacks from ono load to another, fol
which one man was fined e16.
Now, shall the wsigher be accountable foE
the tricksry or dishonesty of otherss 1.-THE
Law makers will pass an ordinance fining
each and every man that drives on the
scales with anything in or on his wagon
other than the grain he is selling; that said
man or men shall pay fine Of twenty dol
lars that it shall be the duty OF ch buy
er 10 inform each seller that such is the
law. Then, in order to have the grain hold
out each weigher should take down the
weight of each load the same as every seller
of teas, &C., does. Said scales should be
tested every three months ard cleaned Of
the rust and dirt which accumu!atcs on
them.
Mr.. "D' will find by testing The most OF
the scales that il is not in the scales, but in
the rsscalty and carelessness Of men, that
we get short weights"
The scales are tested with each other. or
by small scales, two or three times week.
am confident that good Fairbanks Scale
will do good and correct weighing from five
to eight year. without repairing, if proper
ly cleaned, Mr.. D. to the contrary, notwith-
standing. +.