Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-15
DssERrroS-A WiyE LsAvrs vos CnicAG

puHixo THE AssExcE or nsR HUSBAND, IN
CoxPAYr WITH TWO RAscALs.-The follow
ing facts have just come TO our notice. that
very forciby illustrate the uncertainty Of
woman's Affection and the rascslity ofs
certain class Of - called men, Who, disrs-
gsrding the sanctity Of the homo circle, are
. adesp disgrace to any community that will
for . moment hasbor thsm.
the shops At the Railroad Depot had occa-
sion to visit the country las. week ana re-
turning on Sunday morning was astounded
to fpd that his wife with whom he had
lived happily for several years had absccn-
ded in company with W. J. Goldsmith .
workman in the same shop with him, and
brsakman named George Acton. Allths
parties boarded At private house on Iowa
street between 2nd and Sd streets.
The other boarders informed him Of var
ious circumstances that had occurred dur
ing his absence that proved that she Was
BY no means free from gsilt in the matter;
and. urged on probably BY the villains, had
Voluntarily fed with them to life Of
shame and disgrace. No cause can be -.
signed for the fatal step, - she has. a. far
~ is known, lived happily With her hus.
band. who 10 man Of good standing with
both employ srs and fellsw worknsn.
Overcome with grief and shame he took
no steps to follow the dsluded woman snc
her more guilty companions, until Tuesday
Of this week, when. on learning that they
we're in Rock Island and Intending to leave
on the evening train, in company With IN
officer he visited that city. A. they nsased
the depot they caught sigh: Of two scamps
just entering the cars, who in turn saw
them coming. Az the train was about 70
start hurried search was msds through
the ears, but neither they or the woman
vas discovered. 1t 10 supposed that the
woman Was in the sleeping car. which was
not searched, and that the guilty villains,
fssring . summary punishment. hurried
through the cars and concealed themselves
near the depot and jumped on after The
train had started.
Goldsmith leaves . wife, to whom be had
been married only about two years. Mr..
Clark, taking the wiser courss. has inform
Cd their friends Of the transaction and let
the guilty. dsluded woman 60. without
taking further steps to bring her back. He
has the sympathy Of oil his friends and
acq uaintances, who also eemmeud his &C.
tion.
FOURTEENTH VoLuxs.-This day is the
fourteenth anniversary Of that important,
Aud, by W, long-to-bs remembered day,
upon which We issued the first number Of
/ tho DAILY DAvRNroRr. DRnocRAr. Though
but comparatively small place then, there
are several persons now living on this soil
who bear the fact in mind, and who coinci-
dsd With US in the belief that the feasibility
Of the enterprise was . little mixed. How
ever. there never was anythins like try ing,
and what 10 worth trying at all, 10 worth
trying hard Most Of our citizens who have
wcAthered the storm Of the past thirteen
years are now pretty sure that the road to
success is neither broad. nor free from OBJ
stacler. To those with whom we have
travelled thus far, W are under numerous
obligations, and as w pass along, il may
be, through another thirteen years, may
these obligations.not diminish, nor the cir
Gle Of friendship become in any way
lsssensd. Theircad we travel is not 20 mar.
row that neighbor need jcstle against neigh
| hor there is room for us all, and ~ We
draw nearer and nearer 10 the terminus
where each must "tAke his chamber in the
silent halls Of DEATH" let the asperities ol
life be sssusged and tie hand Of each be
employed in bearing each Others burdens.
The DsNocRAr enters upon its fourteenth
volume With cheerful assurances Of csntin-
ued prosperity. AsSin time past, 20 in the
future II will strive TO deserve success. Al
. sort Of birthday present it would have
been glad to have;informed its readers Of q
rou.ing Democratic victory, but No should
remember In that case what would have
been our joy would have been others grief,
hence the sum total of human sorrow would
not have been practically sdiminished.-
With these philosophic reflections We take
fresh start into the uncertainties Of the
next twelve months With firm determine
ton to do our duty aud take oil the ease ws
can and our advice to you, our readers,
wherever you may be, 10 to send in yeur
clubs and do likewise.