Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-09-30

tb,. winter. we betho usht Ourselves af this
quaint company Who amused our citizens
once or twice during the doll, tedious nights
Of lsst winter. We have been enquired OF
bv sem. Of our citizens ss to the probsbili-
,y Of this companys appearing before the
nuh,ic the coming eeason. We hope they
viii povder up their wigs and toopess.
Give their old clothes an airing. and make
their bow before Dav export audience ones
more.
SrRAseK,--The F." Summer is over
and gone, and Davenport has not been Wis
tied by single circus company The
street cornsss and exposed gables and Allsys
have been deprived Of their usual summer
adornings with ..gay and gorgeous posters.
The city treasury in minus some hun
dreds Of dollars annually obtained from
these trav cling shows. And our citizens
and neighboring farmers sons were obliged
to save their "fifty cents a head" Tor other.
and we hope better uses
IMpRovEMEST.-Kent sells real estate.
lie has recently sold, at . good figure. to
Austin Corbin. Esq, the fine Gothic man.
sion corner Of Washington Avenue and
Games ST., built by s. s. Gillet. and known
as parcel Of the Whitmore property
Mr.. Corbin intends making this beautiful
spot his permanent residence. He is now
repairing and remodsling it-putting on
additions and adding all the modern appIi'
ances, and will mske it one Of the most
pleasant, as well as convenient places in the
city He has long been looking for similar
place, but being extremely particular about
making such an important selection. no
dealer in real estate has ever been able to
suit him, until in lucky hour he fell into
the hands Of Kent. Kent can satisfy any
one who wants to buy, sell, or lease real
estate. Remember it.
Low RENTs.-We think there can
be no complaint raised this winter about
exhorbitant rents and merciless landlords.
1cuemculo IuUS LWO ~ uSO OsOoSAS
the owners Sl5 per month are now offered
for g. But these are upon the bluffs. and
distant from the business part OF the city
We notice lately number of families NOV
ing to the blutfs. and inconveniencing them
selves for the sake Of cheap rent. But liv-
ing on the hill now Is not as bad as it was
two seasons ago, when there were scarcely
any sidewalks above Fifth street, and the
mud made the reads almost impassible.-
Now there is good board walk up Harri-
son and Brady str eets. and the streets have
the walks clean and dry, The bluffs are
more desirable for residences now than they
ever were before.
FACE THE MusIc.-The prepa ratory
singing class. under the direction Of Nj.
Davie, which meets every Wednesday even
ing, in tn 9 basement Of the Second Baptist
Church, is progressing very satisfactorily.
There is good average attendance. and con-
siderable interest seems to be manifested
for the success OF the class. There are some
voices among the female portion which
| with little cultivation will soon warrant
their transfer to the Philharmonic Society,
which was the object Of the instructor in
forming the class.
As usual in all sisging schools the major
ity of the class are females. We think.
however, there are numbers Of young men
in Davenport who should join this class and
thus avail themselves of good opportunity
to cultivate the social element of society
the coming winter, and also reap . benefit
from the instruction of the teacher. Music
is an accomplishment that should be mas
tered by every one.
| AWFUL ACCIDENT AT ALIENS GROVE.
"A serious if not fatal accident occurred on
Wednesday evening at Aliens Grove, the
particulars Of which ars as follows: 1t ap.
pears that Michael and John Conner. soma
of Mr.. Conner, Postmaster at Aliens Grove,
each came to town on Wednesday with
load of wheat, and returning in the even
ing, stopped at singing school about two
miles this side of the Grove, and when it
was over. John, the youngest, took into hi 9
wagon his two sisters, Margaret and Han.
nah, also two other girls of the neighbor.
hood, and some four or five young men and
all started for home. They had proceeded.
short distance when John the older brother
who was in a wagon alone, commenced run
ming his team as did the younger brethee
also. and when gong at full speed and down
hill, the pole Of the wagon containing the
| young folks, became detached from the
neck yoke, struck into the ground-throw-
ing up the forward wheels, and pitching
the wagon box with its conte nts into an
indiscriminate, mangled heap upon the
hard ground. The effect Of this eircum'
stance vas horrid. Miss Margaret was
most dangerously wounded. The kll broke
1 her Jaw, fractured her skull, 80 that blood
gushed from her mouth, nose and sara but
she WAS entirely insensible of paia. Han
nah, the younger sister had her arm badly
sprained and was badly bruised another
young hdy Md On arm h1Sksn. and al
we're more or less bruised and 1seerited.-
This happened about ten o'clock. The un-
fortunate ones were taken into the other
wagon, and taken to Mr.. Conner's house
and medical aid called in % soon - posi-
BILE. Through thA night. oar Informant e
lady who was at the house) says that Mar.
esret Vas entirely senseless. and hp 70 this
morning no hopes we're entertained Of her
4 recovery. The scene presented was ed.
sad indeed. The family thus distressed had
retired, when the heart rending news rsach,