Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1864-06-24

finely. Mr.. Reynolds, the contractor, is an
energetic man and will lose no time in re-
placing that broken link between tho East.
ern and taans Mississippi country.
CHEAPER THAN EvEn-John l.. Swits Il
Co. have on their lists some Of the choicest
real estate in the county. and they offer it
for sale at the gold prices Of 1860 and take
''grecnbacks" at par. This is tho best
chance ever offered in this market.
Doors AND Snors.--Child & Co. continue
to lead in the boot and shoe line, and their
numerous customers agree that for durabil-
ity and excellence Of manufacture their
stock excels any other in Davenport. The
fact is the goods are selected with the
greatest care by the Boston partner, SO that
no poor lots get into the stock. Their
prices arc very low. Ladies and gents will
find every kind Of goods they desire. Deal.
crs can buy cheaper there than in Chicago.
FEsrIvALs.-The festival held on the even
ings Of the 14th and 10Th insts., by the Ia
dies of the Presbyterian Church. melted some.
thing over $3.50, which goes great ways
towards making improvements on the church
building. on Sth and Brady streets
RI. ,"ore recent festival at GriswOld Col
legc, for the benefit Of that institution, net
ted something over $500, which was doing
well indeed.
TIE CRors--Thc prospects for large
crop Of all kinds Of grain, have greatly
frightened since the late rains, and as
general thing farmers have expressed no
fears as to the result. Some. however,
complain Of the appearance of the "hy,'
and are fearful that the yield will not be an
averages one. Small grains arc coming for
ward rapidly, and very few days will set
tic the question as TO crops, if it is no! set
led already.
The City Attorney gets only $500 for
doing more work as the City Supe,intend
ent, who gets 81. 200. .''-Democrdt ct iast
sUening
"a" is good, but if the Democrat would
obtain the and of some one of the Primary
School pupils, it would learn how to tell its
falsehoods without doing quite so much
OF the 22d inst.
No army was ever better EQUIPPED with
artillery &c Grant's.-Gazette Of to-day.
"As" is "good,' isit: How about ''yio
lence to the rules Of grammar now ?-and
how about little primary" aid? 1t will
never do for the editor Of the Gazette to go
to Chicago, where, as he affirms, they zap
preciate a good education Oh what a
critic'
The FirrsEN NILE HOUSE FRAcAs-TuE
OrnER SlpE.-On Tuesday evening we pub
lishcd an account Of an affray which came
off the day previous at the Is mile house,
on the Dubuque Road, wherein several cit
izcns, among which were the Cressler boys
one Lee, their uncle, were interested on the
one side and the Kchoe boys on the other.
In making this statement it may be that we
were mistaken as to some the points, and
judging from what has transpired since then
ws feel convinced that We were; at all
events the two parties contradict each 9TH
er At point blank, and judging from the
fact that the Cressler boys who were armed
and who did the shooting have this day ask
editor and obtained settlement by paying all
the costs, surgeons fees and lawyers fees
on both sides, it seems to US that they had
made up their minds that = plea Of self.dc-
fense would not hold good and that their
conduct in the affray would not bear the
light Of . rigid legal investigation. The
Cressler boys state that the fight arose from
the fact that their uncle Lee was being
forced by Kehoe to drink whiskey against
his will /; and that in assisting their uncle to
carry ssout his good resolution weredriven
on 10 the necessity Of defending
their lives by the use Of firearms.
Charles Kchoe declares that Ice
Was asked up to drink; that he readily
assented; that the Cressler boys told him
he should not drink that he insisted that
he was his own "boss," and would drink |
when he pleased; that Clay Cresslsr then
offered to fight Kehoe, who had called Lee
up to drisk that few words passed, and
that both the Cressler boys and Lee after
wards pitched upon Kehoe, and that the re-
suit was bloody fight. These are the two
versions. The fact that the Cresslers earn
estly sought to avoid legal investigation by
settlement, and assumed all the costs and |
expenses that had been incurred, would
naturally impress one with the belief that |
they had not much confidence in their abili-
ty to clear their own skirts from the burden
Of the blame in the affair
Be these things IS they may, the matter |
i settled now, and it is to hoped that the
guilty party win profit by this experience,
and on future occasions avoid, rather than
seek causes for such disgraceful brawls.
Having given both sides the benefit Of . |
ststsnsnt ~ nsttee must drop q sAr ~ !
veWV .eooeegned.