Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-02-02

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The whsls country, 10 one In New York,
the Chsssh q The Ascension Episcopal. J
10 tifth Avenue. Their aggregate incomes
lest year ere shown, BY the Official returns,
70 hsvs bssA ssariy sightsee nuHess pi
dollars.
The New Osisass HesssNe osoounoes 4
most agreeable sign Of progressing recon.
strueoien, i tho fast that there d . rag
suouR ~ t6vsg people TO settle down in
staid and quiet matrimony. The clergy.
man - kept going night and day, like
dS~ots dnsins -, epidsmic, 70 respood q
the numerous delnA6 10 for their services,
TO assist in tying the silken knot The Pie
etvns eloqucntly observes: "Gentle Hymen
follows closely upon the the heels Of gfim
visaged Mars, and the soft breathiugs Of
epithalmie melody hes succeeded 70 The
fierce and dissonant claDgos Of the VA
trumpet"
The lest murdsr which hes come % oul
notice was that Of . man named Hathaway
who was shot in Stringtown last might by
. somewhat notorious character named Bill
Longnecker, the ball entered his mouth
and lodged in the back Of his head. W.
understand that Longnecker was drunk,
and had . quarrel with Hathaway about I
sleigh. Hathaway was still living lest
night, but it was thought would die befors
morning. Longnecker was still ct large
1t 10 o'clock last night, though the polio,
were on tho watch for him, and expected
to arrest him before mornisg.-Iud. jour
Jan. 2.
William Simms, was killed by Rees
Coates in Madison county last Thursday.
An old quarrel existed between the two
men, Simsps hsvihg often threatened The
the life Of Coats, and more than once shot
at him. On Thursday, Coats knowing that
Simms would pass his house, barred the
front door, and shot him through . crack
in the side Of the house, killing him in-
stantly.
Henry Paris. who WAS so severely shot
and beaten in the Eight at Richmond on tho
18th Of this month. died on Friday night
last, from the effect Of the injuries received.
On Tuesday last, an old negro was shot
and killed near Union In Madison coulIty,
by young man named Roberts. We are
Huence Of liquor ct the time Of the killing.
On Wednesday night last, Humphrey
Kavannah, one Of the men wounded IN the
fight at Richmond . week or two since, was
shot and killed, while in the house of Mr.
James Shaw, in Madison county, by some
unknown person. The shot WAS fred thro'
a window and took effect behind tho ear.
Louisriile Courier.
This is not the season for suicides in
Paris, and yet the list is sadly long. A
young girl threw herself into the Seine in
fit Of despairing love, and could not BE-
rescued in time to save her life. Suicides
by drowning are extremely rare in winter,
but this resolute hcorne chose the early
morning hours to avoid detection. Anoth
er suicide hori6ed the inhabitants Of house
not far from my residence . few days since
A belated gentleman in mounting the stail
case, in which the lights were extingulsh
ed, fell against something which he sup
posed to be \ thief who had contrived 10 gel
into the house, in the exercise Of his pro
icssion, made prodigious outcry, which
brought I'll the house to his assistance, ant
found the body Of . woman hanging to
long nail IN the side Of the stairway,
fcerfully grim reception. Cor.
Amour two o'clock yesterday Afternoon
tho people in the neighborhood of Smith.
brewery were startled by the shrieking o.
. woman and cries Of murder, proceedin,
from the house No 81 Wyoming street
almost opposite the brewery. On proceed
ing to the house, it was found that mar
named 1gnatius Buchanan had killed hi
wife with an axe.-Indianapolis Herald
Jan. goth
About seven o'clock last night, thre
prisoners in the county jail-John Mat.
thews, charged with being concerned in
robbery at the Palmer house; - Erwi,
and Charles Boyd, held for robbery Of tn
BellefOntaine Railroad company, made f.
rocious attack on George Williams. II,
received one terrible cash about eight inch
es across the stomach, cutting into the cav
ity. and another long and deep one in tn,
thigh. Williams got hold Of piece ofsticl
and defended himself rs we'll as he coult
from the attacks Of his assailants. lie fin
ally succeeded in knocking the razor out o
Boy DIS hand, (who is understood to have
done the cutting,) the blade flying across
the room and striking another man in IT,.
face, inflicting . slight wound. His GOV
cry is Observation-Disclosures Herald.
In 1866 there were 6S2 murders commit
ted in the United States, and only % exc
BUTTONS; Sd murders were committed or
Christmas Day