Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-09-14
DAVENPORT IOWA. MORNING. SEPTEMBER H.
A FsAcas. SOME ADVICE. For

come time there has been Q continued muss &C
ing on between an aged man in one apartment
and some young men in another, in Franklin
Block, much 10 the annoy ance OF the neigh
bors. In fact outragng decsncy completely,
The old gentleman lie upward Of eighty year.
old and bordering on the min eties- is Of cou, sc
broken do~n uaentaliy s completely in his do
tage-yet works f. ON day to day at his trade.
The young men delight in restering him some
Of them at least-snd take what he save too
much in Garnet aud not unfrequently annoy
him. as such person can easily be annoy ed,
by word and deed-we should cay in a very
uBgehtlemanly manner.
Yesterday row eHsued in consequence OF
unmanly conduct, and all concerned were ia
ken before Justice McKown. 1t appeared that
TIE old man had got in n passion end struck
one OF the Young men, and for lhs. he was
fined three dollars and costs. a neighbor
happened into the court room just after the
fine had been imposed and stated the matter
10 the .stics in its true light. AS socn 8
Esq. Mckown heard this he promptly relnitted
the fine. Que OF the young men, who has n
god heart evidently, came tack and became
responsible for the costs. The Justice gave
them oil good advice aad thus the matter end
I'd. 1t pains cs deeply to see such things We
admit Ihet the old gentleman uses very i'm
proper and even insulting language, but we
4. not sorsier him responsible for his conduct
! tbor m EoI a
now any young person with the heart oil a
man within him, can so abase himself as to
| take any notice Of what he may say. nuch
.esS stoop 80 low as to abuse him. 1t takes
very bad heart to do it, and is a pretty sure
/ indication thai there is life of bitterness and
misery in store for him. a young person can
better afford to suffer much at the hands and
tonsLe OF an aged, broken down man whose
feet are already ON the brink Of the grave,
than 10 lose his own character, traduce his man.
hood and degrade himself before men by even
noticing il. We trust that they will do 50
no more we know they will not it there Yet
| remains spark Of mahliBess within them
Let more such inhumani,y be known among
men. Uoder any circumstances gray hairs and
| fullness OF years should challenge respect and
stand as an insurmoun,able barrier against
though. less or unkind acts.
We have said this much because we feel
that the case demands 1t. Let US never hear
Of it more.
TELEGRAPH e d l.. Street, superintendent
OF the limos aud Mississippi Telegraph Com
pany. was IN the city eek before Last. con
-ulting with several Cf our prominent business
houses in regard TO the construction Of line OF
telegraph from D,ve,p port to this city a pro
lect talked OF now and then for several years
past bat apparently no nearer cnnsumuation
now than ever although il would seem OF i'm
portance enough to The commercial interests Of
the p lace, to SECURE the liberal co operation oi
merchants, bankers aud business men gener-
ally.
s-sA~c understand that Mr. Streets proposition
is that il Iowa City will contribute 81, 200 the
line will be built in sixty days thereafter, the
company guaranteeing u. an office ard its per-
mauent continuance. There the matter stands,
but it is probable upon hearing further from
Mr.. street. that au effort in this direction will
be speedily msde.-Ioma City Press.
We are glad to see that our friends at Iowa
City are making q move towards getting tele'
graphic communication with this place. 1t is
matter which has long been needed.
ANOTHER FALsEHOOD NAfLED.-F' ON
the preamble Of the resolutions passed at
late German meeting, held on Tuesday night
to give expression of their Indignation (?) at
tue conversion of Mayor Cald we'll from Black
Republicsnism to Democracy, we make til.
following extract:
He at the same time made the following to
al Germans grossly insul,ing) assertion
"Ih.t he carried at least 300 German votes
with him."
la regard to the above assertion we are
authorized by the gentleman in ques-
ton to state that there is not the least
colering Of truth in it that he never on occ
son to any indiv dual, directly or indirectly
made any such rsmars, aud demands the proof
Of this assertion from his columniators Come
up to the rack gentlemen. or be branded.
ANOTHER ACCESSIBILITY are graft
iied to be able to announce that that sterling
young Democrat Francs II. Sheppard, Esq
Secretary Of the Breckinridye and Lane Clun,
and the same person who presented the resolu
t,ons before that Club reading all Democrats
out Of The Democratic party who would not bow
the knee to b. d L., has discovered the error
of his ways. confessed the same like a man.
anu come out fair and square for Doulas nd
Johnson He addressed the Club last Wednes-
day evening in handsome speech, in which
he cordially and unconditioually endorsed the
Democratic plaiform, and mlde promise Of his
services during the campaign. We welcome
him into the ranks, and extend the invitation
to ell to follow his noble example.
In CONSEQUENCE of the manner in
Which the little joker Of tie Gazette, in his
Mayor Caldwell letter, made mention Of the
name of that estimab citizen and sound, up
right Democrat, Major Auton Shearer, that
gentleman wishes us to cay to the writer OF
that letter tina, he considers himself q gentle
man that he owns his uniform-that he has
been Democrat for eleven years, and Is at a
loss TO know why man possessing nei; her char.
acter or brsns-Sho has made two distinct DO.
itical somersaults without ten years, should
this impugn his motives or question his acts %
party man in any way.