Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-16

i OAA4o "a
-xuscatins i called The city of Mslons.
= pubuqss has had prize 8sht-ae-
eording to the rules Of The ring.
-DurAnt 10 now called The City Of
Onions"
The frat keskuk horse Fair has been
asuecess.
Grand Democratic mass meetings are
being held all ever The State, while all the
Republican meetings are miserable failures.
The RAIDS ere blowing their mouths Of
about their big meetings in. different parts
Of the State. when they are all 6izlss Of
the wort kind. Their shining lights fail
70 drew . crowd.
The large slaughter house and glue
factory At Dubuque. owned BY Sanford 4
Co., and NJ. Frits. vas burned on Saturday
-loss on beth about $4,000.
The Dubuqus Hsrsld says The Mar.
shall Of Dunisith shot man for refusing 70
g out ofa concert when ordered to do 90
By the door keeper. Legal steps ere being
taken 10 the matter. The wounded man 10
recovering.
-Rsnwiek who stabbed his brother in .
drunken 1t Of jealousy, has bsen held for
murder.
The Clinton Herald says sous sixty
Mormso converts passsd through thst city
Friday night, On route to Salt Lake City,
being the last Of Eve thousand immigrants
that have been sent from European coun-
tries 10 Utah during the present season.
The agent feels confident, it 10 said, Of
sending ten thousand moro during tie
coming year.
Clinton 10 age,ating the .organizatisn
Of Normal Academy Of Music in that
place.
A negro attempted TO outrage little girl
in Dubuque the other day.
-Grau's Opera Treup eonnos perform
In Burlington. - ths:plaes has no suitable
halI-and that's tas place that claims to b.
ahead Of Davsnpert-Ah
M. 3. May, Of Dubuque. vas robbed
on the streets Of that city the other even.
INK. John Dsvine 10 under arrest for the
job.
The joint discussion between Lsa1sg-
we'll and Smyth. At Clinton, was . graad
Democratic sucesss--just % it will b. 10
this city on Monday next.
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STARS - women.
From Paeksrd's Monthly.
Alta recent meeting in this city, ct which
no ladies were present, . man, 10 respond
ing to toast on Woman" dwslt almosl
solely on the frailliss Of the ser, claiming
that the best ameng them were little better
than the wsrst. the chief difference being
in the surrounding.
At tho conclusion Of che speech, gem
tlenan present rose to his feet, and said
81 trust the gentleman. in the applica.
ton Of his remarks. refers to his own
mother and sisters, and not to ours"
The effect Of this most just and timely
rsbuks was overwhelming, the maligner Of
woman was covered with confusion and
shame.
This incident serves an excellent purpose
} in prcfacing few words which We have for
. long time had it in our mind to say.
Of oil the evils prevalent among young
! men, We know of none more blighting in
! its moral effects than the tendency TO
speak slghtingly Of tho virtue Of women.
Nor is there anything in which ynung men
are 80 thoroughly mistaken - the low es-
Innate they form Of the integrity Of women
, not Of their own mothers and sisters,
thank God, but Of others, who, they forget,
are somebody elss's mothers and sisters.
AZ ~ rule, no person who surrenders Ia
this debasing habit 10 safe to be trusted
: with any enterprise requiring integrity Of
character.
Plain words should 70 spoken on this
point, for the evil is = general one, and
deep rooted. II ysung men are somstimsa
thrown into the society Of thoughtless or
lswd women, they have no msre right to
measure all other women BY what they see
Of these than they would have to estimate
the character Of honest and respectable
citizens BY the developments OF crime in
our police courts.
Let young mon remember that their chief
happiness in life depends upon their utter
faith in women. No worldly wisdom. no
msanthropic philosophy. no gsnsralixs.
ton. can cover or weaken this fundamental
truth. 1t stands like the record Of God
himself-for 1t 10 nothing less than this
and should put an everlasting seal upon
lips that are wont: to speak lightingly Of
women.
TaE manner Of Howell Cobos death was
this: lie WAS standing at the top Of the
main staircase, leading from the Office Of the
hotel, talking with his wife. His daughter,
who is also staying At the hotel, was not
present At tho time. Suddenly he put his
hand to his head. and, uttsring an sxcla-
nation. cried: II an ill--vsry ILL.," lie
staggered against the bslustrade. sank upon
the upper steps and partially tainted. Az.
sistsncs Was instantly obtained, and he Was
carried into the reception room and laid
upon lounge. lie never spoke aftsrward,
but in few minutes, with one strong con.
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