Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1864-01-08
DAVENPORT. IOWA. FRIDAY EVENING. JANUARY s. N64,s

HIGHWAY koRBsRr.-Ihs D0st high
hsodsl ouusss ap.s Lac and order vss per-
pssssssd u our streets Lass sight that hss svss
sssss 70 our noties. calling 70 mind ths days
ssd dseds u shs Thssds bolt spd ushst -.
Il sppsars thss NJ. sssdsrsen. Eco. Of PFioss-
sos u shis eosaty. aad Rspesssas,ivs sisst
from shis sosnty. ssoppsi ia this city lsss
eight, sarouss fos Dee AeiaS', whore be VS.
so.se y attend .hs Lssislstsrs. To vhsss
avsy the tedious evening hours he left his he.
sel and vent down 10 Ps.saeis salsos. ssdsr
Gomez clothing store. Nishelrs Block. There
- . party u eesvivial spirits ssssablsd.
ssd. % somssimss 10 The ssss II sssh gather
ioes. the aoviog bowl passed absst from hp
/, jip With eousid erabls frequency. Asa lsss
bour-bssw wsss The houss twelve and oss
s'elsek. Mr. sAsdsrson started fss bic hos''.
accompanied. 40 be isforms 10. With psrson
vho had bses there during tho evening. snd
Who Tor 90 hour or more previous 70 bic depsr-
surs. had been pressing NJ. 8. 10 80 With hi"
and psrtAks Of the hospitalitiss Of his home
This s.rtsioly wss very generous. under ordi'
aAry circumstAness, bat Mr.. 8. osulda't zee Il
10 ,bst light The I've passsd mp Brady TO
4th street, and then turnsd the corner. and
;us. ~ they we're passing Burr Andrew ear
: ,sgs mssufsssosy. Mr. >. says hs VS. either
\, oosd or knocked dsvn-whieh. be cannot
...,a. At oil events be ioand himself dewD.
and In IN instant his soupanionAbls attendant
v.s setting astrids him.
Tn. villain whipped out bic knife and eat
open Mr.. sandssssn's coat on the left eide over
hi. inner brssss pocket. and took shsrsfr'n .
note book containing $50 10 grssnbset'. 81
The s.ne time telling his victim that II be
made any noise or .rssistsnss that be would
cut his ,hreat! At this junssurs another per-
soa sppreschsd. vhe. from what psssso'
oro,sd % bs the fret vlllsao's ssnfsdsrsts 10
,hs crime. The first rsbbsr told bic "psr'
.hat he had secured The poskst-bsok. aad pre-
posed TO let their victim 60. The Other sb'
.essd. saying that he wesld hsvs 81 el soe
.,eusv. The search vas sostinusd. end from
Mr. sander pansalooss pockets they took
q wallet containing 800 more. asd alec back
ekin purse containing some silver change
Having thus thoroughly robbed their viesi"
Shey let him 70, warning him Of ths fatal re-
sslts attending sus attempt to follow them.
This morning NJ. 8. made an efrt 70 re-
cover his money. He thinks he idensiAss the
psrsoas concerned 10 the robbery. but 10 not
quite eerte.n-hsncs We refrain from giving
ths names of he susp seted once. Some arrests
we're msds. hat at the time Of writing no ex-
animation had been held. The wallet that
so.,aiped the 500 was found this mernipg 6
,.vin. On The sidswslk 10 front Of Nichols
Block. aoms papers that we're In the poskst-
hook At The time of the robbery we're ALEC
f,und u the street and returned 20 their ewn
o.. Every effort will be made to bring ths
robbers 10 jss.ies. and 1t is Thought there Is
soes shaoss for doing 90. 1t 10 certainly on
Of The met bold and daring deeds that ~
have ever known 10 occur 10 our city. Ar
3. will ds.ay his trip to Dss Moioes for a lev
dsys to see what can be done to recover biz
funds. and b.'isg the rascals to jastiee.
Icx PAcKINo.-Ths season has been
most favorable for harvesting good crop Of
,ss. Its avsrsgs thickness at this time 10 rot
lsss than two feet. and In quality 10 like the
crystal. Messr.. Altman. Peck and kuehI
hav s0commsnced preparations for filling their
rs.psetivs Ice houses, and in . short time will
be in full blast. Those who have private Ice
houses should fill them now.
Youxa SRrrLERs.-The Young Pi-