Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-09-13

ting tired OF railroad aceloe0tDs anu
ginning to favor the idea Of making these
luxuries rather csstly-. Ustn every l'ie
that is lost is tassd Assvily Sse - al the
failaoad eonpsaisA earSlsasasss win sui
reign, and talss Of hssriA accidshn wh
still shock the ssss u ~ public. A &c
has just been dssidsd 10 1lfaeis, which a.
though it does not ssese 10 . sasFi6ee Of hu'
man life, shows the drift Of public feeling
on this subject.
Sometime last March freight train on
the Chicago, Alton and st. Louis Railroad
ran into drove of fat cattle at Lexington.
They were owned by Crogan Dawson The
havoc and slaughtsg was fsesfal, no less
than suenty-teo having bssa@ - and sew
eral others woaa6sd. A suit ~ bfvught
against the senpssy at the present term Of
Court, and jn1ensnt found against y in
the sum Of thistssn hundred and ssas odd
dollars, on ~ ground that the cempsny's
fence, was ipssi1cient.
A WARNIxo-Elsewhere our readers will
learn of the death Of Mr.. John Matthew'S,
from the effectsef ketpasns ~ s1plosion'
This case shoa111s a.tasaiA1ls - pub
lie, and rssske - ftisetossnsns shown
BY SO maay. 1vsiJ dhy;vs isareSf acci-
dentes nsesee ~ ssvssss 10 a1blf eeese-
quenessy - ~ suS)asss - - tssessss
oil. 1hls ~ 1Btnsy y sappesbd = y 49,
explosive, but The long list ef tstaa assiaents
constantly crowding the press Of our coun-
try. completely destroys this theory. Such
feats as filling lamps while burning, or Of
kindling fires with this oil, are more like sc
rious matters than than the thoughtless will
At first believe. We hope our citizens will
mako note Of the sad termination Of this
distressing accident, and be on their guard
against similar mishaps.
The young folks of Rock Island, friends
Of the Rev. Isaac Grey, (who is about to
leave the city, propose having = grand
steamboat excursion to Muscatine next
Thursday evening for his benefit. The
splendid steamers New Boston aud Jas.
Means have been engaged for the occasion.
Strausser's celebrated Brass Band and Milo
Whites String Band will be on board. Any
one wishing pleasant ride and general
good tim should not fail to go. Refresh.
ments Of al kinds to be had on board.
Tickets can be had at w. g. Wadsworth's s
dry goods store and at Smiths hat store.
Tickets for round trip 81. They will leave
this point at precisely 81 o'clock.
THE CONVENTION AT M0NTRosE.-
Union anti-negro suffrage mass convention
held at Montrose. in this county, for the
purpose of ratifying the nominations made
1t Des Moines on the 23d Of last month, and
also to nominate . legislative and coun, y
ticket, was grand success, notwithstanding
the threatening character of the weather sll
day for rain, and the little efforts there we're
made to get up the meeting. Atleast three
thousand citizens and soldiers were present,
among whom the greatest harmony existed.
All seemed anxious only to accomplish the
great object for which the new political or
ganizatiOn Was formed-thc defeat Of negro
suffrage, the support Of President Johnson's $
reconstruction policy, and the defeat Of Bill
Stone, the negro suffrage candidate foi Gov
ernor, and tie negro suffrage party in the
State Of Iowa-Ktokuk Constitution.
Thar MErEoR.-The Keokuk Cute City
chronicles the appearance iu the skies Of
that region, of a very brilliant IN eteor, a
week ago Sunday night. 1t was Visible
at Ottumwa and Mt. Pleasant, Iowa. and,
80 we learn from the Journal, at Chicago
also. II Is needless for us to state that the
citI zens Of Davenport had = view Of the
phenomena as we'll as the remainder Of the
world. It was seen at this place ct about
nine o'clock. flying eastwardly, and was vis-
ible for forty seconds.
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\ Coon APPoINrMENr.--G. H. Beardsley,
Esq, formerly purchasing agent and pay
master Of the Chicago and Rock Island
Railroad, has been appointed Assistant
General Superintendent Of that line. Mr..
Beardsley has been connected some ten
years with the Rock Island Railroad, and
will make first class executive officer. No
General Superintendent has yet been ap-
pointed to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the death Of W. l.. St. John.
HoNE.-Mrs. Wittenmyer received, on
Saturday last, twcnty-on boxes from the
Christian Commission at Philadelphia, con.
tanning bedding, linen, library books, &C.,
for the Iowa Orphans Home; also infor
nation that fifteen similar boxes had been
sent from the Christian Commission at Lou
isville, for the same charitable object.
REsaEsBxENf BoorH.-We learn that our
fellow-citizen, Geo. W. Smith, has leased
the refreshment booth 1t the Fair Grounds
and q the coming turn out will sup, ly the
multitude with edibles for the ''inner man
IN the most approved style. We are pleased
to learn that this indispensable feature Of ou,
Fair has fallen into the control Of such n
able hand.
Gorau.-Every body has heard Of John
B. Cough the distinguished lecturer. He
has made appointments 70 deliver lectures
throughout the Northwest during the com
ing winter, and our citizens viii BE- gratified
70 learn that be will give Davenport call.
TRouBLEsoxE.-An old tsapper and mi
ner, Who has arrived at Des Moiues, iowa