Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-03-16
The Gazeite's Fight on she New
pnuper ~ stem

Pnuper ~ stem.
THe conclusive manner ia which Msssrs.
Lindcrman and Watkins have, in another
column, refuted and disposed Of the malig-
nant and lying attack made upon the town
ship trustees By the Gdsetts, needs no word
Of endorsement The names and position
Of these gentlemen are too well known to
require corroborativs testimony to the cor
rsctness OF their statements. The addition
81 "ling" at them ~ '.reos directors" 10 q
separate column Of the Gozetts, WAS in per-
feet keeping with the general course Of that
journal, in all matters pertaining to The Al
tempted reform and retrenchment Of our
County Expenditures. In oil the discus
sions on "County Affairs" during tho past
two years, the Gazette has invariably dis
couragel every attempt ct ventilation aud
reform. To prevent such vsntilktion il has
constantly opened its columns TO every spe-
ciss Of attack and vitupcration Of the par
ties who were endeavoring to promote the
general welfare and reduce the burthens oi
the tax payers. That the animus Of this
course, in the present instance, rests on the
personal dislike which The individual editors
of the Gazette have against Messrs. kahl
and Behsens, there is ample evidsnce.-
Whether this dislike rest on The fact that
Mr.. kahl gave leg, and Mr.. Behrens gave
IN arm to their adopted country, while the
editors Of the Gazette staid at home and
filed their own pockets, is . matter on
which the public can, and will form their
own opinions. II the Gazstte really desired
the general, or local welfare Of the people, il
would govern its course on the principle
that every member Of IN opposite party is
not necessarily scallawag, nor every men,
Der Of its own party thereby "a jast man
made perfect
TERRIBLE AoCIDsxr.-A NAN L.rEaALLY
TORN IN snRaDs.-Ths engineer Of the
gravel train going west early yesterday
morning, whom about two miles east Of Wal
colt, discovered something upon the track
ahead that looked like On obstruction, and
made halt to investigate. All hands wen,
ahead and discovered the object to bs por
tion of the body Of human being. but in
such horribly torn and mangled condition
- to utterly forbid every attempt At reccg-
milton. The limbs were torn of, either
whslly or partially, the body was crushed,
bruised and broken into . most unsightly
mass, the head was literally crushed 10
atoms, parts Of the skull. face, and the chin
separated from each other and scattered
about; one Of the limbs lay some rods far
ther along on the track-in fact, the pieces,
shattered, battered and torn, were picked
up oil along the. track for fifty yards or
more. In short it was . most horrible and
unsightly corpse. The fragments were
taken up and carried to Walcott.
We learn from F. W. Ksffsrstein. of that
place. that thu. deceased was John Kohrts,
Gsrman-aged about % years-a single
man, who has been in this country ssv
eral years, and during the past year
worked upon q farm for German in the
vicinity Of WAlcou. Upon his person
Wers found several articles - railroad
ticket from Walcott to Davenport,
q wallet containing several dollars and sew
sral medals OF honor won in European wars.
How he came to fall from the cars 10 un
known; but the fact that the accident 90.
CURED two miles this side Of Walcott, and
that he still held the ticket. which should
have been taken up as the others were in
side of mile east Of Walcott. the presump-
ton is that he had not entered the car when
the accident took place, but had remained
outside, missed his footing and fell SO ~
to incur the sad fate. From tho position Of
the fragments. some seemed to think that
two trains passing in different directions
must have passed over the body. If that
be true, he must have been going west
when the accident occurred-been crushed
by that train, and lei. there to be again
passed over by the night train from the
west. At all events, it is most frightful
and heart-sickening affair
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