Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-07-21

The following letter aud accompany
lug extract from the Christian Instruct
or, we give room in our columns to-day.
II will be ptrused with interest by the
many friends VI the late John +. Nicely j:
PHILADELPHIA, July II, 1860.
EDnoK DExoCRAT-Dear Sir =
Being personally unacquainted with
you, but knowing you from the many
papers which | received from my former
comrade and companion, Mr.. John f.
Medley, who nov slesps the sieep Of
death, beg Of you to receive this pa
per from me aud publish the item, which
you may see herein recorded, in your
paper, 10 let the people Of Davenpor,
know that there are many hearts in
Philadelphia beating with sorrow fo'
that noble young man. eau say with
assurance that there is one whose pulses
beat in sorrow. For three years lac
was my constant friend, comradc and
mpanion. Where there were three Of
US togo, her there is but one remaining
The first one, Mr.. WIN. Y. Arnold, war
brought home irom the South last
Spring to die, but poor John was not
suffered to bid farewell to the loved ones
around him. ROBERT BKATY.
DIsD. On Saturday morning. the 9th inst, in
the city Of Davenport, Iowa, Mr.. JOuk +. Nicely
formerly of Philsdelphis.
W. have just received the DAILY DxMocRA1
AND News of davenport in which we bud Al
extended notice Of the death. by drown Z, OF
tins person. who st the time Of his death, wa.
within few daysof being t~ enty one years OF
nge The circumstances under which this
mourDful event took place. AS given In tae
DxMocxAT. are az fo!lows:
saturday morning. about I o'clock, Mr..
Nicely and Inr,y Of his young friends. start
cd Oft fishing excursion. They repaired
to the slough jus. below the saw.lnill, wllsr.
large raft is 1t this time lying. After fishing
for some time from y skiT. Mr.. Nicely got OUT
and started to cross the raft bnt by some
means he LIST his footing and fell into the wa
ter. which ut that point is quite deep the bed
OF he river being covered with weeds aud
rushes. His friends heard the sp,ash in the
water and his cries Tor help. and Immediately
hasten.d to him, but their efforts were Of no
avnii.-Mr Nicely sank to rise 40 more
This Intelligence will awaken feelings Of the
deepest grief 10 the hearts no, a few in the
District Of kensington. and especially among
the members Of the Third Unite Presbyter an
ron in. s.it ,nti
der the pastoral care of one Of the editors Of
this paper. We prsrume 1t ia about five years
since John left our city Tor Davenport. aud
the probability is that he was admitted TO
mem bersh'p in the church before he was fix
teen years Of age. Not having our church
book ut hand. we cannot be very accurate IN
our colcula,icns We have been good man
Years ia the relation Of pastor, and we can
truly say, o mere lovely and exemplary young
person it was never our privilege to know.
Well do we recolect the fixed and uninter-
rupted attention lie always gave to the words
that were uttered by US from the pulpit. HE
renai kable familiarity with the doctrines Of
our holy religion. the pleasant emile with
which he always greeted us. and the interest
he uniformly evinced in religious conversation.
Yes this dear bow made, during his sojouro
with US. 40 impression on the heart Of him un-
der whose minietry he protested the name Of
J.sns which time can never efface. All Who
know him loved him. Though he has been
five years absent from Us. when his death was
announced by Us this morning to an aged mem
Der OF the congregation. that member wept
like child There has been at least one more
here in whose eyes this painful providence has
started the tear of affection. How deep and
heartfelt must be the grief Ct his parents /!
Most sincerely do We sympathize with them.
1t is peculiarly gratifying to va to fiud the ed
itor Of the paper which contains the notice Of
his death referring to him - "ons Of our (ths;r)
most respected and sstimsbls young men. !"
Der reader, are you prepared for so sudden .
call % that which this young man received?