The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-02

The heart to e0tten, ana no Ves 70 CuSukeS
And every spring untouched tor years 10 move,
1t is-IHE NgAoRy OF hornER's Love.
AN EXCITING SCENE
A few days since, large crowd Of pas
sengers arrived on board steamer iron
Memphis to CicciEnati. Oar attention
was called to al unusual crowd fiockine
from below on deck, with the captain, and
two or three officers Of tho boat. We Joln
ed the crowd 10 search Of an accident e
drive away the monotony Of steamboa
trip. Upon arriving at the spot whai
seemed to be the centre Of excitement, VI
found man in qnsker-hke attire; seatet
on large chest, declaring tina, 4 thoul'
not be broken Q, en- un ess they killed h,n
Soon from the chest, as il ia distress. wal
heard voice apparently from dolores
person.
Let me out-Id RAIDER 60 back to mas
"a! Oh mercy! ] cant stay hero ~
longer!
Look here nv friend. said the captain
you'll have to get of that chest.
III QS 0Ut0Cu I 0tss 1ic tStssSes
Oh dear! let me out! let me out! cam'
from The ches, in tones of suff cation.
A-.el said ,he cap, ain, bring some men
take ,ha. person OF the chest, aud break =
open!
The person showing fight, was selzet
end dragged oil. % il was supposed be val
carrying of Mr. Darkey, contrary TO Law
made aud provided. The mate took 81
iron bsr, and forced j, between the lid aud
body Of the chest.
Oh dout! You viii kil. me! said 81.
fed voice. Oh dear! ! want 10 get out! !
want to &c, back! shall die!
Hold on Just little longer, said phi
lanihropic looking individual, aud ,oi shall
very 5000 be released.
An intense feeling Of excitement now
pervaded The crowd. but the mate soon sue
ceeded in removing The lid, and a. i swung
from the chest, an unearibiy demoniac
laugh seemed to issue from the old clothes
with which il was filled, While not living
thing was seen. Amszemen, now was de-
plcied On the conntensnces Of the bewilder.
ed lockers on. We were seon let into the
mystery BY the captain, sho informed Us
Of what he was before aware. bu, had for.
gotten-Il,at the inimitsb!e Fakr Of Avs
stood By, apparently carisa,s spectator Of
the proceedings. lmust acknowledge the
whole was % natural, and the stiiled voice
SO perfect, that il was hard mol to believe
that some supernatural agency had been
employed 10 emptying the ches, Of it's con.
tents.-Cin. Eng.
DECIDEDLY .RlcH."--Our verv spicy
contemporary, Of the Minnesota Pioneer
shows up, in the r.ilowing effeciuaI man
ner, DR.. Rich, who has lately been iguf.
ing At 81. Paul. We opine the Doctor vii
never again be SO impuden. as to leave 4
printers bill unpaid.
DR.. C. Rich and fam Is, The professcd t.
be Of the Eclectic school Of medicine lief
BY the Nominee. last week, between tw'
days, being in debt 10 many people in S,
Paul and especially 10 the printer. Thu
reminded Of the old maxim that Richie
take TO themselves wings and fly away,
We cannot help heartily and meeklv res
panding 10 the language Of Agur's petition
'.Give Bs. Lord, neither Poverty nor Rich
es." Cheer!ully would We forgive an
pnvr resfs~ ~ debt. who was man enoug
10 say, "Slr, owe YOU. bat ..- moor Al
cannot pay you." As for that m.n. dres,
ed in black broadclolh, for whom we hav
iabored and received nothing, who is to
proud to work and too poor to pay-ie sue
fellow sneaks out Of Minnesota. in del
TO this Office, we viii try TO have the man
character properly appreciated, whereve
he may 60.
Dr.. c. Rich is about 80 wears old, 5 fec
10 or Il inches high, slender, bilious, blac
haired, black eyes, smells like an apothec,
~ shop, and looks like The ghost Of bill IL
fever. Wherever he finds employment a
phvscisn, there will be bread Tor an VI
dertaker; and il he does moi lose his D,
tients, it will be because he can find non,
As surgeon. he would only d. 10 call i
case Of broken neck or a mnsket sht
through the heart; or as physician, 10 ih
last etages II cholera or consumption, whe
''it is too late" But, To do him Justice, h
was very good collector oi his own fee.
and would take the last shirt from any poe
patient who BY accident or miracle suryi,
ed bis treatment.
A CLERGyMANs OPINION OF NEwspi
PERs.-Rev. DR.. Daniel Baker, IL Texa,
says he has Travelled through great nan
States, mixed with the people, c"nyer-e
at the country fireside, and preached ia III
open forest as well IS the ihronged cit,
Where be found newspapers be found il
teilisence. people .hnn he could talk to 4
listen 70 with pleasure. and anong sh I