Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-12-14

| MEETING OF PRNNsYLvANlANs.-
Pursuant to call goodly number of the "a.
tives Of Psnnsy lvsniA me. ., the New Penr,
sylvania House last evening, for the purpose o.
orgsrising a Keystone Society.
| On motion Of 5. K. Barkley. Robert Lowry
was called to the Chair S. X. Barkley was
appointed Secretary.
on OF ganizaton, coma sting OF five be appointed
Carried.
COMMITTEE John n Crawford jacob Wea.
YER James A May, s. X. B4rkiey, and William
Hunter.
Oh motion o! Jacob Weaver, Cor mite, of
three was appointed to solicit the names Of
such Pennsy residing IN this County, &c
may desire to join the Society.
CohxIr1EE.-F. II. Shepherd Jacob Weav er
ard Z. II. Sheaf
On motion. adjourned to meet at some place
on Monday evening next.
The BIssELL BRIDGE CAsE.-While
this case progrssse in Chicago, vs propose 10
give short synop is Of the evidence ELECTED
each day. as Our readers may feel somewhat
intsrsstsd 10 the proceedings. We take The
! folio wing from the Chicago journal.
A. C. Flint, the first witness called. . watch.
man on the Rock leland Bridge. testified TO
fn1ing the comoustible matter npoD the hrid.s
on the morniDg Of the 5th If June. 1889 1t
consisted Of powdered sul hur. .akum and lsth
and some bottles packed in cotton batting. q
nox containing povde and . two gallon Jug OF
csmpbene. These articles piled in the
arches OF the bridge and sire y q along the track
There we're also on the br dge bucket OF ter
and three rop,s. one tied TO The outside cord
one to the arch, the third fastened to crap
ping iron.
Mr.. q P Bradley testified that he saw Bis
cell the 18TH of April. 1860. at the Rich
mond House, and that Bisseil desired to have .
confidential talk with him. During the con
versa,ion. Birs.ll informed him that lie was
employed by the st Louis Chamber OF Com
mercs 10 remove the bridge - q nuisance. and
if Mr. Bradley would agree t. barn it, he
would pay him IS 700 and furnish tie nateri
ais and oos nan. Mr.. Brsdtsyto furnish the
other man. Bradley consented to undertske
the job. and after leaving the House, went to
he { ffice Of Mr Tracy. Superintendent Of the
Rock lslsnd Rail Road Co. AID informed bin
On the lsth OF June, they had another talk at
the Richmond House. 10 rels,iou to procuring
and arranging the csmbuslibls matter.
Mr.. Bradley next hire . rom in Mathews
Block. through the center Of which a partition
was ro~n and 80 arranged that parties In the
o, room could zee ard hear what was going
on 10 the other, without teibg observed. 10
this room Bradley met Chad wick, q Ia wyer re.
tsiosd 10 The prosecution Of the suit agains,
the Bridge Company. when conversation vas
held about the shipments Of materials and the
men to be employed
On the 18th Of July, there VAS another in
terview 10 ,his room. st which it was arranged
to have the material sent to Chicago by B, ,sseii
On the 7ih Of August, Bradley met Bissel
a. the room and introduced it8 to his ma,
Frank. Bissell requested Frank TO withdraw
The msterials which had arrived by express
we're then exsminsd. and some further arrange
rnents were made about the pay.
The next day. he found Bissell at the Rich
mond House, and uoti6si Lenuis. no VS.
waiting wi.h q warrant. tha; he vas there.
The cross examination vas commencet by
Mr. Macslistsr this morning After giving
his relieious belle. and general account If HI.
business. Mr. MacAlister Questioned the Wit.
ness upon the poiuts brought out iu the direct
examination The witness state that he had
no conversation with any pe'son in the employ
Of any railroad company about Bis ell Until al
ter he 18th # April 1850. and IN the conver-
sa,on on the: day at the Richmond House he
never suggested to him (Bi.selD plan to de-
sssoy the bridge He did not remember = o.
BisseIl eaid he had nothing to do with that
bridge except to fight it legally. At the time
of the conversation with Tracy. the latter re-
qne,ted Bradley to follow the matter np. bus
no compensation vas fixed. He testified that
he did notteG Noyes that he vas long time
getting BisseIi's handwriting from letter r.
ceiv-d over bis own siY-stufe