Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-02-24
DAVENPORT, IOWA. MONDAY,

foarIas Irrxs.-0ur reporter sometimes
visits the classic city over the river. His
last visit resulted in the following batch Of
Rock Island news:
The people are trying to start another
Good Tenpiars' isdgs-s much ussdsd in
stitutisn for that pises. We suggest Re
form School too.
The Rsds Of The place wsrs circulating
shout ths streets, te-dsy. tryias y est ~ .
raliAsatien meeting, sedossing Tie sssieo Of
Csaersss y ths Jehasss-6 -6sansan. .iuessg6s.
Bad for poor Jehss0n.
The Turner's sf The city give their
grand mask ball this evening. None 3D.
mittsd without masks.
A party Of burglars. supposed to have
their headqoartsrs in this city. were dis
covered By one Of the night polics shout 4
o'clock Saturday. in the sst Of fsscing %
entracs into the dwelling Of JAS. n. Buford,
on Illinois street. The policeman made
for them, whersupon they took to the Ice,
under rear ere from the police. Meme Of
his shots took effect, aud they succeeded in
making their escape to this city. Our po-
lice should be on the lookout for these
rascals.
The Democrats Of Rock Island held ward
msetings on Saturday evening. and made
th. following nominations for aldermen:
Second Ward-Bailey Dsvsnpost.
Third Ward-Gsorgs W. Copp.
Fourth Ward-Pofter II. Skinner.
The prospects are that this ticket will b
elected. 1t 1t least appears 70 gin the Re-
publicans considersbls trouble.
The Republicans have nominated Thos.
Murdeck for Mayor, and expect to elect him
On the plea thst he represents the hboring
and mechanical interest Of the city.
Moline is still agitauns the Peoria Rail.
road question, with fair prospect Of voting
. $50, 900 subscription. Make It e1oo. 900.
gsntlemsa, and then claim the road through
Moline. 1t will more than pay. In this
connection ws would like 70 ssk our CON-
mittss what sdvasssment they have made
sincs their sppointment
The festival for the Soldisss' nooumsnt
will net over >l,7Oo. - W learned from
Capt. Havsrstisk, whom report says was
unusually gallant, and took an sstivs part
IN raising that $l,700. Take cars. Captain,
It's leap year.
HsAvY TRiAL-Jusrlcs's Oous1 BnsKsu
DowN.-Mr. Hanz Hsnsen owns farm in
Liberty Township. which he rented, and
Furnished the tenant farming tools, etc.,
on which hs took chattel mortgage. The
tenant ran away, and Mr.. Henssn under
took to foreclose his mortgage by taking
the property He loaded some Of it into his
wagon and was going of with it, when .
woman commanded him to stop, and BY aid
Of her neighbors, took the property from
him, for which he had them arrested and
brought before Justice Peters this afternoon.
Friends on either side, spectators and
large crowd gathered to hear the trial. The
room was packed, jammed full, the floor
bent, cracked, and sunk in At the centre.
There was hurrying to and fro, and seramb-
ling in mad haste for the door-ths court
maintained ito usual serenity and or
dersd the room clearsd-persuasion
WAS useless-they went. The occupants
Of the store below bad pressing business
on the street and they too went, but finally
returned and Strengthened things up. AZ
ws 90 to press the trial was progressing,
the Court sitting in dignity looking at its
demoralized floor. Fortunate 10 il that no
serious consequences resulted other than
an extensive scare