Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-12-01

A SHAnE.-It 10 really . shame for
The citissns Of this place. tina. they do
hot do something for the sufferers Of
Kansas. The letter pub shed in yes.
terday's Journal should touch the heart
OF any man posse ssing that rare particle,
and have a tendency to open the purse
str ngs of those who revel in wealth and
opulence. II show, dance or any
thing Of that kind IS on the tspis, they
are oil ready to contribute, but when
suffering humanity calls, hearts ana
purses are both closed. 1t is really too
bad, that our people do not move in this
matter; they should remember that she
who giveth to the poor, leodeth to the
Lord"
The above, from the Muscatine Re-
yieu, is the right kind of talk, and we
hope it will have the desired effect.
MI.INs AT GuTTENBERG.-The Reg
lister, of Gutenberg, Clayton county,
says that mining prospects are unusually
good 10 that vicinity. A large amount
of lead ore has been taken out already.
A SURGICAL operation of critical
nature, was performed at Elkader last
week by DR.. Warner. A tunor had
grown upon the patients breast, which
would soon have resulted in his death,
and it was successfully removed, giving
the patient another lease of lite.
RAILROAD MEETING.-A meeting of a
few citizens Of Muscatine, was held the
other evening, at the Mayors Office in
that city, at which a preamble was
adopted, setting forth the grievances Of
the public, in the following style:
WHEREAS, The present timetable OF
the NJ. L. NJ. X. r., which causes delay
Of FIVE hours at Wilton, to all passenger
gong west of that point or coming from
west thereof, also delaying all mail mat
ter passing to or from points west OF
Wilton, SO that mails and passengers ar
no time for the Transaction of business
and returning the same day, or for Civ
ing answers to business letters by return
mail, thus driving from Muscatine much
business which would otherwise be
transacted here, as persons resldiag at
Moscow, Atsllssa, West Liberty,
Downey, Iowa City or Marengo are
subjected to detention of abou eleven
hours at Wilton, in gong and returning
from such points to Muscatine, should
they wish to do so by railroad, subject
ing all freight to the same delay; and
believing that the Superintendent IF the
M. & NJ. X. r., will SO arrange the time
table OF the road as to do justice to al
parties interested, we would respectful
" suggest that before any further action
he taken by the citizens OF Muscatine,
a statement embodyiag the facts in
he case be laid before j. F. Tracy, the
Superintendent Of said road, ask ny that
the timetable between Muscatine and
Wilton be revised so as to give Musca-
tine connection with the East and West
trains at Wilton, without any delay at
the latter place Of mail, freight and pas
sengers; and request an answer grant
ing or rejecting our petition at its ealli-
est convenience.
HORRIBLE ACc,DENT.-Yes terdav at.
ternoon, several OF our tOwnsmen started
out hunting. AS they were crossing a
ditch in the road near the Methodist
Church, the box on the sleigh slipped
off and turned them all out upon til,
ground. One Of the guns went off and
shot off the back part Of Robert Nc.
Cracken's head. He survived but a few
minutes. Verify, life is uncertain. He
leaves a wife and two children.-Tpton
Advertiser.
CEDAR RIVER was frozen over so hard
few nights since, that teams have been
passing.
HOMICIDE proverbially decor
ous and peAceable community was thrown
into tremor Of ANXIOUS excitement on
Monday morning of this week, by the sad
intelligence that one Of our young men
had on the Sabbath evening previous,
shot and killed another young man o.
our community. The facts are substan.
TALLY as follows: Mr.. Yokum, the one
who shot the other, had been paying bis
addresses to a Miss Burdge. Recently q
Mr.. Ball had apparently supplanted HIM
in the girls affections. On last Sabbath
evening young Ball took the young lady
in his buggy to church in this city. On
going 10 get his buggy after meeting to
go hcme, he found his horse and buggy
gone. He took the lady to the house O
friend of hers and lett her and started
out of the city in the direction of Mr.
lSurdge's and his home, to search for hi.
missing horse and buggy. On his way
tbither, he fell in with his rival. No one
VAS present 10 witness the stfray. The
next that was heard OF young Bail wa,
his cry for help at Mr.. Burdge's door
where he was found lying on tt ground
He only lived to say Yokum had sho,
him. He expired in few moments az
ter. So far as we can learn these are
the leading features of the case.-M!
Pleasant Times.
CONVENIENT ORGANs.-The Repub
ican Journals are all opposed 10 thu
proposed new organ of the party. Tht