Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-11-04
OarmAss' Homs IAnsoGLro.-we under

ton of the directors of this institution on
wednesday evening of this week. at which
time something will 6e dore-i, is to Be
hoped, 10 settle the sharp family quarrel
that hs. been going on there for several
mcaths past. 1t is . shame thn. the Sol
diers' Orphans have 10 live under the in
6uence Of such bad examples as are con-
tinuallv being sc. before them by Father
and Mother, pro TEN, of tho Home. The
question now to be settled 10 whether Doctor
Cochran or Mrs. Wi.tenmyer shall remain
at tho Home. We can tell this much in ad-
vance Mrs. w. can stay there if she de
sites to. No other person, wheth super
ln,endent, or sub-mairon,or teacher, can say
az much. There are those who say that
this should not be, but whether they ere
right or wrong, has nothing Whatever TO DO
with tho fact. She may GO away, but il
she does il viii be Of her own accord. Sac
is power in the land. and those who ss-
succ that she is not had better count tie
c-st before they g into the fight.
PATIENCE HATH ITS RswARp-The Rock
Island Union Of this morning contains the
following item of local interest:
Or SIcu Is LirE.-During the high wind
yesterday, while the usually placid waters
Of the Mississippi we're turning up large
and angry pillows, not unlike those which
on tha. dark and stormy night, eugulphed
Lord lJllin's daughter" might have been
seen among the crowd Of passengers on the
ferry boat who were waiting to cross the
river, . couple "a fair son and daughter OF
ADAM far more anxious than the rest that
the wind should cease, and the water re.
sume its wonted quiet. Their unessiness
VAS apparent to oil, and as night approach
ed they became more restve than ever. One
| OF the passengers, a humane individual,
wishing TO lend helping hand, and il pos
sibls aid them in their apparent disappoin.
ment at the DELAY, inquired the case OF their
distress. The young man with becoming
| frankness informed his interrogation that
the lady when he had in charge was his
| afiianced bride. and that this day bad been
set for their wedding, and all that stood in
| tho way Of the contamination Of the hap
pis,t event of their lives, was the angry and
turbulent Jordan before them, which, to
Cross safely and land on TIE other side,
would be the long sought for Canssn to
| them. The young lady was resident Of
| Davenport and their matrimonial inten-
tions had there been published in the church
/ to which she belonged, and At no other
| p ace could the rite be performed. When
these facts became known they had the
| sympathy Of oil on the boat. The kind
! officers assure them that the boat should
make the trip at all hazards. but that they
| would wait while hoping that A. tho sun
| went down, 90 would old Boreas. With
| tits assurance, hope checred them up.
Their faces frightened. In due time the
wind, a. II conscious Of the unhsppiness il
was causing, lulled, and the boat as n thing
Of life, crossed over, much to the satisfac
ton Of all on board, but far most SO TO the
| pair, who, We hope are now travelling lifs's
bilowy road together. united in heart and
hand, sharing alike each others happiness
! and woe. through sansnine and storm, until
death shall clam them MS his own.
| RIVER NEWS. = The Minnesota, from
above, and the Reserve, from below, have not
ye. arrived. Both were expected two days
ago. They must have met with some un-
expected delay.
| LArEn.-Siuce writing the above tho Re
serve has arrived from below. The Mime
sofa. we learn, is laying up at Hampton,
wind bound.
| The Northern Line packet Petrol has
been sold 20 the Illinois Central Railroad
Co, TOR $4,000. She will BE- used in the
transfer business. towing barges.
The Dubuque Herald OF Saturday says
The Illinois Central Railroad Company y
are perfec.iag facilities for shipping freisL,
without breaking balk. One of the new
barges was launched yesterday in Dunleish,
and after receiving some additlona. fixtures
will be ready f,r service. The ferry boat
Jo. CAFES has been rsmodeled for the bust
ness, her upper cabin hss been raised aud
lie partition or the lower deck cut away to
admit II ears being run ienythwise on the
! boat. The stern AMI bows Of the ferry will
be relieved of their railing aud @ track laid
70 receive and discharge cars. A track has
| haon constructed to the waters edge above
tue elevator, where the cars will make con
| nections between the main track and ferry
boat
The Northern Lac Packet Compsny no
lily shippe that af.or the 9th OF November
(to-mcrrow) they will not receipt for
freight to st. Paul and points above the
lake without the privilege of storing. Their
boats a,e running through to 81. Paul at
present, reports TO the contrary notwitL-
standing
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