Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-30

days since, Mr.. W. o. Hskey, our esteemed
Superintendent Of City Schools. handed in
his resignation, in order ths. he might be At
liberty to accept what he considered Q more
desirable position tcndered himself by the
School Authorities at Minneapolis. The
resignation was accepted and the members
Of the School Board have since been looking
around to spy out the right man to fill the
| vacancy. Several different names were
brought to the attention Of the Board. The
matter was brought upa the Board meet
ing last evening when Il appeared that the
favorite candidate was Mr.. W. A. Bemis-
one Of the most popular and most .ucesssful
Of our city school teachers, and his election
made unanimous. We can safely say that
this appointment cannot fail 10 give perfect
satisfaction all through the city
He has long been connected with our
schools. and for several years past has bsen
Principal Of grammar school No. 2, which
position he has filled with great ability and
marked success. In fact the only objection
made to his promotion 20 the office of Su-
perintendent was the difficulty of finding .
teacher to ill his plsce at the Stone Schcol
House.
In Mr.. Bsms VIC predict the city schools
win find an able. untiring and efficient su>
perintesdent. He has RIPE experisncs. thor
ough knowledge of the requirements Of his
ofRcc, and abundant energy and ambition.
and wo believe we risk nothing in predicting
that be will prove to Be the right msn in
the right plaee-most emphatically
Forensic EroourScE.-They lave AN able
bar at keokuk. The Gate City publishes
. verbatim report Of recent effort Of one
| OF the limbs Of the law at that place, ~ fol>
lowe:
"IIe was trying to savs HE client from
the psnitentiary. The prisoner (his olisnt)
aud his widowed mother was at the bao.-
The lawyer brought the full power Of his
sloqueoSs 10 bear upon the jury. lie ap.
( pealod TO them not 20 tear that son away
from the mother. and not to rob the mother
Of her son. On this score he was particu.
lafly effective, and went OF something like
this: "1hink, gentlemen Of the Jury, how
dear to that mother 10 her one cole boy
She gave him birth. She tended him end
watched over him during HE helpless infan-
cY. Hes love and care were constant about
hiw during his childhood. She tsok new
lsass Of life in his strong manheod. During
oil these years, gsptleuen, she loved hin,
she has worked for him, she has nursod
him, she has cared for him, and, gsntlsoen
Of the jury, she has scashed hss elothss."
HE client was acquitted.
ArrExPrxD SUICIDE. -Ysstsrday after
noon about i've o'clock, two men. one con.
sidssably the worse for liquor, got ints !
skiG on ths Rock Island side to come 10 THE
city. As he was rowing them across the
bossaan sstiecd that The partially istoxi.
Gated enc acted very strangely. even for the
drunken man, and spoke shout having
bssn in great troabls, being died etlifs, and
muttsred something about drowning him
SELF A. soon ss the ski6 tosshsd this side
BE- jumped from the heel Of ihs bset into the
stsssu, whicA was aboat wasss deep. end II
he had been alloWsd ues1l hsvs dslibssass-
y drowned himself. bet quick las thsug ht,
John, tAe beatnah ssisa .As)o sfhiu, and
lm0gsl him ease ~ 10. vAsa his irissd
tex ehargs u Nh W wsss usabls 70
sscertsin ne aAoS6 q - partiss eoncsrssd.
Consirf<zas-K We ~ lsqSestsd BY the
ssw sshoa hisrar ~ psAl,ah Ne names Of
~ sssssdl StAnaise seanltoees and to
stats thas il any psssuu has hasinsss %
psessas hey may g beiors:sbs proper CON.
| mitsses or ses thea u thsir places Of busi-
/, ness:
| Fuel, Supplies asd Rlks:-Messrs OIs
hausss, Dries and Ehris. 80
Psistisg, DsiIIing asd B<psiss' = -Hsss,s.
Gould, Smith and Putosan.
fsnances. Zars. Ciaims sad lassrdass j:
--Messss. Smith. Gssld and Dssis.
zsasAers, Salaries ard Tat Books:--
AessrA Pasaam, Olshsussa an1 Ehsis.
Examiaasioss: -l1sesn DBuis, ,0euld Sodl