Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-02-12


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goods gsssrslls. There ssssk is esmplsts.
Tar RlvxR.-Steamboats are nov
,saoiug - fer north % Qsiosy, ssd vill prsb-
| ably rsseh Davenport withia two wssks.
| should the prs.ent style Of vsather esntinss
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DAY BoARDsRs w WAHrED.-Al limited
ssnbss oi day boasdsss oas be sssemoe-
dated by sslllng 81 the Arst dsos from the
VALENrlHEs.-Starr has received .
large and beautifully selected stock Of valso-
tinss, which ne sslls st low figure. Lovers.
Who wast 10 follow the old custom on Vslsa.
tines day. shosld give hin, IN early call
Orr families must be supplied with
be semforts Of hfs-,hsre e!ors our young
friend. T. F. Eldrigs has jus, opsned choice
stock Of family groceries. on Brady street. I'd
door shove ltu, vh,sh he vill sell cheap for
eash.. This stock IL oil fresh ard can't be
beat - - TO quality. Give him call. div.
OuraAosoUs AND DAsrARoLr ASSAULT
grox rxs EDiros OF rss K OK IsLAsD Asou. -
On Tussdsy iss,, vhils Col. J. B. Daafor,h'
editor Of the Rock isl.nd Asy9. wss going to
hi. dinner, he vas assaulted on The street By
Major Bsssaslsy and sws Or three ether per .
-oos In oilitssy sai1pra, end osss esss,ly
beaten. We heard Of shis assaslt yesterday
norsiag, bot o. % had sesa ssishsr Of the
Rock IsIasd pspars. ws torsbors to cay any
sbing relative .hsrste uatil We had heard both
sides. The moraipg % received the Rock
Islssd Union Of Wsdassdsy. oonssiaing one
vssstes Of The sffstr. slss The Arsss II T,sss-
day, containing Dol. Dsnf.ssh's account. The
Enion chuekles with delight over this IN war
rsntsbls and unprovoksd assxult. but sties 10
trump up 40 excuse BY stating that Col Dan :
fsttn hsa in.oitsd . lady, and that he vss =
cop psrhsad editor" stc The charge tnat
Ds aforth mad insuitsd lady. AND the iosinua
.ioa that thst was ths cause Of the assault, 10
,aa0ifestiy falss-Asior Bsardslsy himself ad.
mi.ting I. to be such. The other sxcu-s that
DAnfostn Is = 'eopps,head editor" lie. in tie
sense which oii.ionists use that term. no.
aoubssdiy true, for according to their diction.
ary. every editor who does not endorse he POI /.
ICY and acts of Abe Lincoln frc,n stem 10 s,ers
is y ppsrhssd. A. far - the question o.
,,ress .usibg the war tn the overthrow Of the
rebellion is concsr ned. Col Dsnicrth has Sc
ways taken The affirmative and ansntsinsd HE
-ou for thi. ousr age of l.~ srd order is lots-
ing suors ar less than malicious political s.,4,
"a .isv.sish d-srs 10 wresk radical mAiics
apon On ssponsnt sf DsnosrA.is pr,oeipiss
TITO following note FROM Mr Cutter, . respec.
sbls sisissa Of Rvsk Lslsnd, shows sssh - b
sbs case:
OeI. DAxvossu-SSy :- -Nseisasg - ssti.
ole In this svsaisg's UNiss. 10 sslasl"s - sks
attack upon you 81 Major Bsards,sy. VIII.
80 you request, u1sks . statemsnt OF the sab.
sta zee Of . short eonsersstic0 l had With
h.m this forenoon. l seked what vas the
| cause Of the trouble between him sud you
| He replied treason /" treason - thss
made some rensrxs, 70 The tffsc, that what
| one might consider "trssson" others nigh,
4 nps. and stated that did no' consider Il
1 treason for me 70 think and express myself
opposed 70 any measure Of the administrs-
\ ticu that l COO cisntiousiy believed to be
wrong He sssensed to that. aud said ''hs
diff red with 1hs adninislration 10 sotne
/ sh,ugs hins.if. and considered that be had .
! ri. hs to--hut that D.uforlh vas = traitor -
then asked him wh t vas the iD mediate
\ caues Of the attack. - l bad Understood u
vas on account OF yoar bsviug recently wsit-
| ten an ineultipg or abusive letter - Mrs.
W. Spencer HE reply wee: mo n,ii |
bid promls.d myssit that | woosd pao,sh
him Tor h,s trssson aad atusivs tr.atmsst OF
vour wifs, my wife. and oil ths ladiss In
sown. and myssf and company. snd the
brave soldiss in che 6s;d 6.h.iog for osr
1 govsrnmsn. !" The impression l obtained
trom the e0nvsrss,ioo wss that be bad foso-
cd THE essoluiion store he retur0sd hoas ..
Some other conversation passed bst~sss ss
esd too soldiars sho wers prsssnt. bat = |
/ had addressed him ssptessy for he purposs
ot knovipe, IRON him, Whist was The im0s
dtats seuss Of the attack, IL 10 needlses 10
vsiss mere 10 regard - ths matter.
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Roet Is.snd. Feb. 10th. 1874
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. 10 charge shas Co.. DsafersA va asssigssd
before mob court, bat bsesuss be vas q
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