Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1867-03-15
Auxrsr AND D,scHaxar-A letter from

ARxEsf AND DisCHAR6e.-A letter from
Ausca,inc. in Wednesdays DsxocsAr, gave
the particulars ofa highway robbery and
attempt At murder On the person Of Mr..
Philip Lenhart, an cid and esteemed citizen
Of that place. On Wednesday afternoon
two men. who gave their nanes - Webster
Phillips and Henry Sherman we're arrested
st Bu0alo on suspicion Of being The csini.
nails, aad detained until officers arrived ffsa
Auscatins. Who took them to that place, ar>
irving there in the evening. They were
sxsminsd before Justice washhpsn %
Thursday morning. bus the evidence being
deemed insufficient. theyiwsrs discharged.
Suspicion still points to then, a. they were
noticed BY several parties on the road from
Moscatioe to Buffalo, going to the latter
pla.e with bundles over their shoulders, and
It is supposed that they must have seeretsd
these bundles previously to satssioG Buffalo.
- upon search no trace Of them could bs
discovered. A gentleman named Gilbert,
who lives but short distance from Ausca-
tine, on the road leading to Buffalo. says
they stopped At his house on Tuesday. were
provided with something to eas, and re-
mained there until Wednesday morning -
They told him they lad no money, and
were unable to pay for their lodging. They
claim 10 bail from Missouri They are said
to exactly answer the description furnished
Of his assailants by Mr.. Lenhsrt, and before
being discharged an opportunity should
have been given the injured man Of identi-
fying them. Mr.. Lenhart is said 70 Be slow
ly recovering from his injuries, and the
grave fears that were entertained at first BY
the surgeons in attendance have given place
to the hope that his life may be saved.
FALSE CoLoRs.-We learn that after the
meeting of the G. A. RS last evening at
their hall, an effort vas made by few mem.
bers. under call Of Old Soldiers meeting,
to make selections for candidates for city
officers, which are TO be presented at the
Republican meeting (Which 10 called under
the name Of citizens meeting-at LsClairs
Hall, this evening, for their adoption thus
making direct effort to make the Old Sol>
disss' Organization Of Scott county. and
THE Post Of the G. A. Re-, auxiliary to the
puritan wing Of the Republican party
These few propose to run the machine 10
the interest Of Russell, Price and the
Gazette clique. although the G. A. RS pro-
fes not 10 be n political organization,
and it being against the wishes Of
the members that the organization
be used foe such purposes. II tho
Grand Army Of the Republic shall
continue in the course Of its original design,
they Will in the future, a. they have in the
past, receive the favor Of the people. but if
they become . partisan political organize
ton. and show their hand - such, much Of
the tribute now paid them ~lll be given
with discount. And should this post
bs run BY the Gazette clique the
public cannot but consider them ~ such.
The following were the selections made,
aud the public will no doubt wA'ch with no
little interest for the action Of the Repub>
licAn party, for by their action will they be
able to gauge the political status Of the
above named organizations.
Marshal-Geo s. Burchill.
City Attorney. B. Leake.
q Clerk-A. p. Alexander.
Assessor-T. j. Saunders.
Health Inspector-E. A. Wcingartner. |