Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1866-08-07

TINE fEnoa&
A.ssher Raid snshe Tapis.
From the New York wsrld. Jsv slss. !
Daring the last ten days there has b.eh
r,ms,k.6le sotivity noticeable 10 the le-
niap cSrlo sbhsring - R1csidsus Rotnru
and the Senate organization. Il 10 rumor-
I'd that large quantities Of arms and am
bare ft,een purchased, and that
ne sdsiAtons have been progressing be-
tUsso- Oea. Rsbsets, whs hes just rsssrn>
ed IRON Washington and the Government,
for the eslofotiou Of ths arms aud amm.-
milton captdrcd during the Fenisn invasion.
II Is understood that the property will %
spstored by the government st IN early day,
I'D that ~ Fenian prisoners captured ny
tbs Cauadhns ait@ tho ~ rsat Of the rem.
ms wiz 3 restprsd y che : hsnS = -
iAtssfereBes ONE Un'ted Sscse: soven'
msnt. The Secretary Of War had been sP
piled to for his good Offices 10 this matter,
and hes promised, Il ID ssid, to oske e.efys
effort 70 have the prisoners released from
dursnee. The senate fenisns are making
"a 2Ssp6eotloo ~this time in seerol how.
Sver-to propel another Invasion against
tho Canadian territory. and y q said
that the centes eseaaimtions pasticuA
larry the military section, 10 undergo
ing thorough and radical change II 10
said that = prusninehent Confederate oflcef
Who distinguished himself in the Red river
campaign against Gen. Banks, 10 TO have
the command ufxhe etpedilien seainst the
Canadians this time, and that the staff Of
the commanding officer will be composed Of
vigorous dashing young officers, who will
not hesitate at trifles when the campaign
opens. Il ~ S&ephehs has made Nj detess
mination known to make eight in Ireland
THE fall, il il probable that his diversion
viii keep the British regulars At home,
while O'Neill and his skirWislcrs will have
another chance TO cross bayor,ets With Col.
Booker and 'c Queens Own. The leading
Fenians ct Roberts hesdquartess are very
reticept .apd will vouchsaic no information
wlyAteves Of tAcis future plans or operations.
but il 10 understood that several stands VI
brecch -lcading rifles have been purchased
wiahia IN Iast week Or ten days TO arm
the hostile Fenians who mediate war on
her msjesiy's sacred soil. II is limited that
the Canadian militia and volunteers will
have another chance to crafty their irate
wishes for fight before the October leaves
begin TO fall.
A Remanssc Episode IN uhe a.lee
or Senator 1.nne.
The following incident In the life Of Sen
stor Lane. Of Kansas, whose suicide has
been previCu sly mentioned, is narrated by
IN exchange:
M. Lane was married In 1915 to Miss
Mary 4. Baldridgs, . grand daughter Of
Gen. Arthur st. CLAIR, and very accom~
plished lady. She accompanied him from
Washington City, in 1855, to Kansas, and
'sQus.ted" With him on claim adjoining
Lawrence, where Mr.. Lane built . log
cabin. o.. p als $50 5-Wf
Aeeuatomsd 70 tho couveniencss and res
fincmcnts Of city life, Mrs. Lane found it
difficult 70 endure the hardshibs, annoy
antes and Inconvenience Of = pioneers
lot. She desired TO return, and went to
her homo in Indiana. Lane was interest
ed in Kansas. had determined 70 rcmain,
aud 30 Mrs. LAno went back alone. She
did not like her 'onely lot. and 10 she
wrote to Lane demanding his return to
IadiAns. uc wrote back that il was im>
possible to return. Ills wife waited little
while. and then wrote declaring that, un.
less he returned by stated time, she
would sue for n divorce. The Senator
made no reply, but gave . glowing account
oG the patriotic" movement in which liz
Was conspit uous.
The next letter hv received was from the
clerk of the court in Indiana, informing
HIM that his VITO had filed a bill, wuh
another from n lawyer, offering 10 defend
ham. The Senator wrote back to tho Law
yer M follows:
DsAx Ssa--Ynurs 10 hand. Ny wifi.
says she will not stand ny lorg absence.
III were she e, uld not stand il either |
shasoiler no opposition 70 her sat,
Yours, etc,
j. II. LANE
hIws yeass later, whoa the divorce had
lehg beon granted, Mr.. Lane re.urnsd to
Washington - Senator from Kansas. visits
81 his old home in Indiana, aud found his
vile still blooming aud handsome, sur>
rounded BY admirers. With the rest Of
them he visitssl her many times, became
presently the accepted lover, and was
eventually married to her.
On the night Of the Goth inst, tho Rev.
O. Mr.. Ross, Unlvsrsalist minister and his
step son, one Simon Mann, stole two horses
--9r rather horse aud msre--ffom the
widow Etheridgs, who lives some i've mile /,
northwest Of Lagrangc, Lucas Co. They
we're followed into Missouri, and there, BY
the aid Of some citizens, were captured, also
dutch@an with whom they we're stop>
ping, who furnishing evidence OF good
wss discharged. The two
thieves were brought back to tho place
where they had committed the theft aud
there placed under guard Cor safe keeping.
But the Vigilance Committee being much
more numerous than the guard, took pos>
session Of them. aud on Friday morninR
dispatched messsngsfs 70 cali IN the COM
mun.ty to arm the ACTS m the case and
listetnin what measures were necessary
for self protection. Thirty>six names OF
our best citizens were placed in . hat and
the fFst twelve drawn on were made q iurv
% ~ tne'cAse. Both sckno& lsdSed guilty
Of tbs crime alleged, willis the ysuse nan
stated that no had known Of Ross having.
stolen ops heFss bsflre. There ssrs other
proofs Of bis being regular old horse thief
Tbs gully being established The jury subj
ni>tea tic question to the people a. to what
should - done with the criminals. The
was unenimousiy turned over
TO the civil authority. In the case with the
old man, it passed t'yAa ahspstuAsnim0us
vots that he should 10 sfsbeed until to
would tell all he knew about horse thieves
and horse stealing in this community. He
iaksA Mp xee9g6ns sslu he ~ Ast spsW
~ gl(hQ whh itjet dcong but Y i too
q gvQ4p; Vhea hs CO to he wwuld
Il y rp(aI >Ry4 jpGa Thsss NJ bs no sham
abddt Hanging The ncxI horse thieves il the
business 10 not soon stopped. Bariisgton
G--> <
4 Eou1svAl1S Cleehlng Nlerchans
1eaaea Sae efoDs ooO ~ his Cln-
rsea r 4stst6 Asss.. :
At alsls hour last night " wers iniosu
I'd Of rather . rouQulie snGhie, n it ~
properly b. called sach, Ia which . wsi.
known clothing merchant on Market street
uloSS1al Nd ~ slpose1ooo y ~ ~
whom he had selected - his partner for
No .He; fe:s,s = 5.|,s.d T. =. az, Z. . 4
time bad, through correspondence and
rather frequent visits, become enauorsd Of
9gounO Iady ao610i6e:h Ohio. 6h6SA fSsl.
ing was reciprocated. and 4 match vas