Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-08-10

ST. JoBN's CoLLsGE would call the
attention Of our citizens to the card Of this
Institution 10 another column. The college
is highly recommended BY its numerous
patrons, and possesses all the advantages
for . good educational Institute which the
management claim for it,
DasP ArvLIcrIoH.-As will be seen in
another column the family Of our esteemed
friend James ". Means, Of Pleasant VAL
Icy. has lost promising son. But few
days ago he VAS in the flower Of health, but
sudden and incurable disease seized upon
him, and death has claimed 4 noble prize.
Deep il the sympathy Of the friends Of the
family in this sad sfilction.
BrRcLARY.--Late on Saturday night the
night prswlsrs that infsst the city, made .
raid on Warrinsr's shoe store corner Of
Brady and Commercial alley. They At
tempted to enter 1t the front door, but
were unsucosssful-as WAS shown by tho
splinters which were broken Of BY their
crowbsr. They finally succeeded in effect
ing An entrance at one Of the back Windows
on the allsy. They breks open the money
drawsr-and drawer in the desk in which
they found . gold psn-in this the safs
key Was also concealed but Vas not dis
turbsd. Out Of the immense steck in the
room 20 easy Of acssss. only few pairs oi
anderstandings we're missing on sxamiaa-
tion yesterday. Strong measures should
be taken. and that speedily. 70 make this .
very unhealthy climate for these rsscals
tina. new infsst the city.
RuNAwAYs.-Our estesmsd fellow citizen
Or. ]. J. Tomsom met with . severe aoei-
dent on last evening. lie was visiting .
patient in the northern part Of the city,
and on going int the house left his spirit
Cd team in possession Of his sen. A boy
was at play on hill in close proximity to
the team. and malioiously rolled barrel
down 90 that it struck with great violence
against the horses, causing them - start
of at an alarmingly rapid pace. The DR..
ran out and ss,zsd the rsins but wss sesn
thrown down and dragged several rode, the
buggy passing over him, severely bruisina
and otherwise injuring him, He was tax IN
up insensibic, but shortly sftsr, revived and
was conveyed home. The team Was stop
ped . short distance from where the affair
took place. The DR.. is terribly bruised.
hut his injuries fortunately are not eonsid-
cred dangerous. It WAS truly narrow e.
cape. The little rascal who caused the
trouble should be dealt with in summary
manner.
Tlns OasAn.-Ws were shown to-day
., the music sters Of John Hoyt, Brady
etresl, splendid reed organ from the csls
bratsd manufactory of. Esty / Co. Il
has double bank Of ksys-psdal bass-i:
stops, With tremolo and swell attachments
All the modern improvements in organ
building have been put in requisition By
the manufacturers above mentioned, anc
the splendid tone and grand power Of th'
instrument conclusively proves that they
nave achieved success. The face Of the Or
gan is tastsfullv enbslliahed with imitation
oronxsd pipes, and the carving and orna
neatins Of tho whole is executed in . 90
,shsd and artistic manner. In viewing al
instrument Of sueA elegance one woule
naturally suppose that the cost would b
IN item Of sons importance, but it is com
parativsly chsap-not IS much - 10 paie
O. many piaaes-for it can b bought fo
10. II will be rememb bsred that tho Esty
rSans have ,aksn the first premium q
~ y fais whore they havs been exhibited
a the nrst and second prsmiams q tn,
Sect County Fair. Mr.. Hsyts warsrosm,
srs rapidly filling up With chsies selsssis,
Of first -slass insuumsnts, both oseans ans
pianos, and : visit to the rssms wsuis
doubtless b appreciated BY our nusis.lov
sg citizens.
Tns Fool KILLER HAs CoMe.-Anothsr
Of those mice little games" was psrpstra
ted on Saturday evening and teo innocsn
country men put their trust in the fair pro
fsssions Of uurighte ous men to the amoun
Of go. While standing near the main en-
trance u P. o. block On Perry st, two mel
rushed franticallY upto them. seemingly
10 an awful hurry and one Of then explain
ed ~ fast - his breath would persist him
that be lowed this ether gsatlsoan eS'
hsdn't any thing but this, and eeuldn't g
it changed" ct the same time neurishing
$500 grssnback IN one hand while hs esl
ticulatsd wildly with The Other. He dive
into the Pest of1cs and and back again I,
whore the ''lambs" stood waiting for sacri
tics and made proposition which woul,
have been crsditsble to that graceful
"cracksman' Robert Macairs. Weul,
they loan him the amount he required, I
pay this gsntlsnan (poinsing to the mssl
locking "gonnsph" who accompanied him
until be could ran up stairs and get th
bill chAngsd7 TIE ianbs sforssaid imms
diately forksd ever respectively t10 sn'
$40, which wAs transfssed to the prepe
party. Rsitsrsting his promise to get
changed" the man with the bill made goo,
time up stairs. bot alas fer The dspfsvity o
the huuuan race. he did not stop thers, bu
kcps on until he found himself On Third .
on the north side Of The Post sf3cs. ant
frsm thence he msandsred home, no doub
regrstting that circumstances over Whicl
he had no sostrsl would prevent him frou
s'siug his friends ffsu the country again
And thus like the retiring brssas Of
June evening, did hs slide frsa then and
o''''ed away into the qsiet nook Of bis ow,
iadividaality-bus they wbe hsd trus,s.
hin were faithful svss unit, the end 70,
they tarrisd long and he cam. not. And
they, remembering the wicked vav. of n,
citv. and the total depr.v;tv A. ~. -