Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-07-19
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CHICAGO, July 10 The examination oil
the engineer and freight conductor relative
10 the recent collision on the Chicago and
-. LOUIS railroad, took place al Gardner to-
day. They were acquitted of blame.
4 train with 200 tons of coffee passed
through GARNER, ILL.,. Today, in transit
from Il Louis To New York.
CHICAGO. July ls.-The races to-day e,
the Dexter PARK, three in number, were OF
a very exciting character and attracted a
very large crowd. The betting throughout
was spirited.
The first race was great pacing match,
best three in five, mile heats, between Ma
gooselcr Ace of Diamonds and Lady Green,
tor stake Of three hundred dollars. The
race Was won by Maeooseler in three
straight heats. Best time 2 239
Second race was . trotting match-mile
heats-best three In five. between Lady FL
Ia, Buckeye Bill. and Lady Alice tor q stake
Of 440O. This race terminated unexpected.
ly. The driver OF one of the horses were
ruled out during the contest. as he refused
to have his horse driven by any other man.
The Judge decided the race dead. and oil
money off, there was about $40, 600 up on
this race.
Third race Was trotting match between
| Big Billy to wagon, and little mare Maria
to harness. best 3 in s, for . stake Of $500 !;
/ Big Billy was winner. Best time 2:403.
| The whalebone factory belonging 10 Sol
ONION & Defence, Williams street, New
| York, WAS burned this morning. Loss
/ S135. 600 partly insured.
{. { WooGman, lawyer of Boston,
committed suicide at the Hoffmun House,
| New York, last evening He leaves wife
and three children.
I Gen. Grant has ordered the arrest of Bre-
+ vet Major General l. w. Crawford Tor dis
obedience.
The fifty dollar license imposed upon the
mercantile agents by the city OF Leaven
worth, has been repealed.
John Matthews, the actor, publishes a
card this morning in self justification. lie
says II was only at the concluding page OF
the letter handed him by Booth that any
thing was said bearing upon what had trans
PRED, which was TO this effect and in these
words: " For n long time have devoted
my energies and my money to the accom-
plishment of = certain end. | have been
disappointed, and the moment has now ar
rived when l must change my plans. Many
Will blame me for what am about to do.
but posterity, | am sure, will justify me.
Men who love their county better than gold
or life, Jno. W. Booth, Payne, Harold, Al
serodt.'
CHICAGO, July l9.-An extensive raid
was made last night on houses of prostitu>
ton. Fifteen keepers and one hundred and
twenty inmates were pulled.
Van Patten went to Haaz Park, yestsr
day, on the occasion ofSs. Georges picnic, in
company With bad woman leaving his wife
at home The vile followed the truant with
. revolver. She found him in company with
HE mistress and fired, but her aim was bad
She then attempted to take her own life,
but WAS frustrated, . by.standsr hitting her
arm and sending the ball in the cir. She
was WAS arrested, brought 10 Central Sta.
ton and discharged.
Lou Decker undertook 90 close the career
Of her paramour, Bob Powers, Of Keno nos
toriety. Powers took hack to escape her.
Lou took . hack to catch him. Coming
within shooting distance, she discharged
the contents Of . revo,ver, the ball grazing
Powers shoulder. effecting no injury to
speak Of. Lou then abandoned the chase
Cause ,alousy.
Geo. 4. Cline. the well known real estate
broker has been arrested, the bastardly
complainant being . lady of color.
The Seventh Annual Picnic of St
Georges Society, at Hasz Park, yesterday
was attended by over 1000.
The Secretary Of War yesterday decided
TO proceed at once with work on Des Nome.
Rapids, without waiting for account Of Off
cinl report.
Gen. Shermans family are at Madison
and the General is expected to join them il
a few days.
laying is progressing in Wisconsin, and
winter wheat and rye are about ready tt
cut.
South Bend. md. Dispatch reports har.
vest about over in that county. The yield
is much larger than former years, whea,
averaging from % to 80 blshels per acre.
Po>tofiice department. has made arrange.
ments by which overland mail will leavs
western end OF Kansas branch Of Paclii,
Railroad via Santa Fee, Arizona, TO San
Francisco.