Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-01-18

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idea 10 the East that when one goes west
Of the Mississippi that be leaves good soci.
ETY., civilization and religion On The eastern
hank 4 esrtsin minister 10 thss city once
tqld ~ sAsths bad been "WSM"-Aad bssn
70 that peint whsse The inhabitants ceassd
to wear clean shirts and that he gladly -.
TENED 70 D6vsnpsst, 70 whsss b. eotld 6sd
sesisty. Dst Il is u sssssty snsag The
ySuag men y sss city thss ~ vJdd nov
speak. whsss do they spssd thsis uas, is
il whsss thsis assnl aad oosal condition
win b iaprovsd, II Is we'll andsssssod
that god sDsssey = aos cssiined y ~ cir.
cumstancs in life. Il exists from ~ md.
lioaaire. the spectator in copper and oil
stock, TO the bank clerk sr ths DAY lsbsessl
cad tAsir families. An upright LIE sAould
b the only passport to rsspeetahiiity. The
moves, that ass nov being msds BY the
Library Association, The Young Mems
Christian Association end the Association
Of Working Men 70 establish reading sooos
where our young men may pass their eve
hings with profit to themselves, should meet
with the hearty cooperation Of every citi.
zen. There ID no need Of preaching
against the imoraiity Of our city,
and at the same time sit quietly y
and do nothing to overcome it. There are
many yeSog men In our city Who fos want
Of better places. 70 to saloons and other
places Of resort, end what Is done thsss
needs no shrswd guessing 10 tell. The
money that 10 spent 1t such places had BET
ter far 30 to help establish these reading
rooms.
PAssED AWAY.-Anolhsr Of Nhe early
settlers Of Davenport has been called = ~
last homo. Mss. Oriana Leslie, wife Of
our estssmsl fellow citizen, NJ. Chasiss
Lssslie, died yesterday aftsrnoe6 at four
o'clock, after . severe illness Of several
weeks. Mrs.. Lssslis vas the daughter Of
our fellow citizen. B. Sanford, Esq.. end
sister Of Mrs. Alfred Sanders. Up 10 bsr
last moments, christian faith aed the bless
ed hope Of imnortality strsngthcnd and
comforted her. Her loss will be deeply
felt BY friends and relatives, BY whom she
wss highly esteemed for her 0asy. rare aod
christian virtues. The church Of which
she was = member, and The many rscipi-
ents Of her bounty. will deeply mourn her
loss.
The funeral will take place % Sunday
next, at o'clock P. H., from Tie Christian
Chapel. The public ars invited to attend.
Ice PA.rsD.-Thers wss suaor on the
streets to day at soon that team had bres
ken through the ice and, quite . number
Of citizens hurried 70 the spot and found, no
team bathsd in the cold waters Of the Mis-
sisGppi, but heavily loaded coal team
with the hind wheels fast 10 fssurs 10 the
ice. An extra span Of horses soon helped
he unfortunate load over. The opening 10
from taree to fifteen iaches il width, aod u.
tends up and down the river fos the distance
Of twenty or thirty rods. and neasly . the
surface Of the water. making il difficult for
for heavily loaded teams to pass, . the
wheels break the edges. II is caused BY
the ice sinking on either side Of the ssnds
bar, which extends up and down the center
Of the river, Where the track passes viii
be Immediately repaired, By filling up 20
tha. The crossing will net b interrupted.
RAILnoADs.-There 10. an effort being
msds to connect Rock Island snd Peoria By
eailrooa and The different ceuatiss through
which The proposed road is to paNs ere rails
ing funds to that effect. The 1rsaseript
suggests that they adopt the saae plso that
10 being pursued in building the road to run
from Cedar Rapids to NJ. Pleasant, Ito ap.
portion the whole cost among the counties
through which it is to pass. We hope our
neighbors will succeed in building the road.
The more roads eentering or leading 70 this
point the better.
Mons Llour.-So said tho people Of ous
city last night whom trying to make the gas
burn. The cause Of the trouble was the
springing Of leak in the outlet pipe Iced
ing from the gasomstsr. The ascideat will
be Immediately repaired. Should it b asc-
essasy to shut Cd the gas to make repairs
due notice to that effect will bs given.
MIxsfaxLa ConIxo.--By reference to ad-
vertisement il win be seen that choice %.
tsrtainmsnt viii bs given at Mssfopoli tan
Hall. On Friday evening next, (Jan. SSH
For one night only, - look out fes fun.