Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-12-28
KlEsrssUCreVE FIRE.

=, ,sH-e Cook. fsnrn. 'rocI.hous-,
asflr nnt Horses Blurred =
h.os.. $4,000.
Last night. about IL o'clock. the large
barn ard ,ool-house, belonging to our es>
tsened fellow citizen. WIN. L. Cock, who
resides about two miles below town, was
discovered TO I've on fire. The night was
bitter cold, as all are aware, and SO far had
the condsgration progressed befse the
alarm was given, that nothing could be
saved. The barn and tool house. constitu.
ted building 100 by 40 feet dimensions.-
The Former cootalned about Is tons Of hay,
a quantity Of corn and other fodder, three
span OF good horses ard four fse Durham
cows-al Of which were totally
destroyed. The tool house contained .
,hreshing machine. several plows, harrows,
shovsls, forks and numerous light farming
implsment-also several sets of taruess and
nnmesoss articles Of greater ior less value
which 90 to make up the list Of farming
utensils. All these were also destroyed
not thing was saved. Help was Of no
avail Whatever.
The lIss is not Il cent less than $1,000
probably more. The only insurance was
p5,ic, of $500 in the Davenport National
Insurance Company which was upon the
barn. Tho loss is q mos, severe one.
But how came the valuable property
burned, No doubt j, was the work of an
inccndary. II will be remembered that 4
few weeks since, while the Grand jury was
Is session and considering the liquor cases
that were being broush, before that body,
Judge Cook, who was foreman Of the Jury,
received an anonymous letter from some
geancc should the investigation result in the
fading OF any indictments against these
who sell ardent spirits.
Last night at about o'clock. Mr.. Steph-
en- Bawden, who lives just below Judge
Cooks, left town with his daughter and Mrs
Graham-wh" ;s Judge Cooks daughter
When rassing Hard's Saloon at the lower
end of tosn, some men rushed cut and at
tempted 10 catch the horse, and ordered
Mr.. i to stop. To the contrary, however,
he struck his horse with the whip. ard
dashed on the horse shic,n, enough to c,ude
the grasp OF the fellow who attempted TO
seize him, Tao fellows whoever they
4. e y
run, aud Mr B not L owing what to make
pi such m ,ault. dashed ahead. lie left
Mrs. q at her fathers She retired to her
sisters room, and had not gone 20 sleep
" hen the flames became visible.
Therc are two theories concerning the as
sault at Hard's Saloon. One is that posi-
bly, these fellows knew of tho plot and were
lrying to stop Mr.. b. TO reveal 1t to him.
The other theory Is that they were the pick
ct quad of some villi.nous hound who was
then own his mission Of destruction. aud
they wanted to keep all carriages from pass
ing tha; way. Perhaps, also, they were
tho very inCenaiarics themselves.
At any rate the threat made to Judge
Cool, as a Grand Juror. and the burning Of
his property. VII be convincing evidence in
miuGs Of the people that the villain
who made the threat has carried it ont.
We understand that the Scott county
L'q,cr ASSOCIATIONS. Indignant. at this out
aye and wishing to bring to condign pun
ishmcnt any scoundrel guilty Of such an Of
fence has offered reward Of $500 for ap>
pr hension and conviction. That is right.
The infamous villain who was guilty Of that
atrscity .hou.d b. made an example of,most
The National paid its loss this sternoon.
This prompt acton on the par: Of this com>
pany is deserving Of highest praise, ard is
fully appreciated by Judge Cook, - it will
be with his numerous sympathizcrs.