Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-14
THIRTEENTH YEAR

SrIcrDxBs HAxclso. Last evening, news
WAS received by Coroner Tomsen that .
farmer named Peter LoSenzen, vhs lives up
back Of Camp Mcclellan, had committed
suicide BY hanging himself. The Doctor n
mediately started for the placs. and on arriv-
ing there about six o'clock, found the report
only too true. Il appeared ffsm the tssti-
mony. that be had been At work with his
harvest hands during the day. and appear
I'd a. usual, aad NO one suspected that be
|csntsmplatsd 80 horrible and violent .
deed. They had just psrtaksn Of lunch
at tho house, and, on starting for the hslds
hs complained Of feeling little uawsl, and
concluded that he would not work while It
was 90 hot. The men went 10 The Geld.
while hs went into the barn. His wife saw
him 70, aud ~ he did not come ost for ssms
little time. she went to sec whas wss the
matter when to her horror she saw him
suspended from one Of ths.. beams By rops
which hs hsd fastened around his neck.
and tied 70 lhs beam. ftsm which he had
Iaunehsd himself into eternity. Whsn -
covered hs was dssd. Her crise ssunssea
the mss from the Asld, Who cut the bedy
down, and used every means possible 70
bring him bsSk . life, but wlthent efsst,
alsheugh the body We still warm. The
verdict Of The Oosossr's jury was u Aeeord-
ases with ths above facts. The fahily aes
uaabIs 70 assign any cause fer the rash act
Il 10 quite probable. however. that the sun
asd the intense heat hsd % affected him -
70 rssdss him partially insane. He leaves
- faulty other than bis wiis and ons son.
| : young man Of about sightssn or twenty.
WarcR WAS iff-Sems time daring Tie
latter part Of last night, some enc tried "a
break lato ths house Of n. A. Rseaisr, -
Brady street. absvs Fourteenth street. II
wss evidently burglars on plasdss isSsst.
They sst two sf the slab from ths bliads,
reached through and unfastsnsd them. On
lsekiag in they disssvsrsd bsa near the
windsw. On which wss . restless sleeper,
Nr. Reguisr and thinking perhaps chat
they might net meet with plsassnt rsosp'
ton, len without cening in. They, how
ever, took small Bible that had been lsfl
on the window, but not having any parsie.
ular use for that kind Of literature, lsfl il in
the yard few feet from the gate. An en-
insnt Doctor in the city. whs hes studied
the characteriatics Of oil manner si mss
whether hidden o. revealed, gives II % hi,
uaprejudicsd opinion that the thief must b
. Ssymeus man, - there 10 No instance %
record whore Grant man has ever bees
known to leave anything when be had {
chance 10 gst oG With it without bsisg die.
covered. Consulting msmSry. ws Aud
ourselves unable to contradict the opinion
Mr.. Rsgnisr wishss us 70 state that h,
will b prepared Tor sll other calls Of TIL
nature, and will guarantee . warm and
cordial reception, and to show his sincerity
will lsavs the blinds usfastsnsd.
CLINTON CoHvsnneH.-Dslsgatss v III
Clintsn Convention will remember that III
Countess leaves the lsvss at the foot el
Brady street, to.oossow mersing at 4
o'clock. arriving a Clinton 10 time iss III
Convention, and will return in the evening
% that they can 60 there, do their business
aud return the same day. All intending Il
60, whether dslsgstss or not, must bs OF
hand in tims. They can 60 aboard thil
svening without extra charge. Fare To-
the round trip only 50. In regard t. th'
nomination, The Clinton Herald sagsly 70
msrks that Judge Lsfingwsll, Of Lyons. il
the probable nominee. All Of which dsssn'
please the RAIDS Of this vicinity 10 any YER,
great extent, - the nomination Of tn
Judge il equivalent to election, in view .
che fact that hs will bs extensively sup
Iportsd by the conservative Republicans
and poll every Democratic vote In the dis
Itrict
RoBBsRY At rns NswcoHD Horss.-l
gentleman rooming on the fourth aoor q
the Nsweomb, had bis room entered lac
night and few Of his valuablss taken. N
clue has been discovered TO the burglar
aad for some time il wss great mystsr
how they gained entrance - The rooo.
has been ascsrtainsd, however, that the.
made tAsir way 70 the balcony % ths ~
end door. and from thsnss clambsrsd I
ths fourth story. by eliogins to he feet .
the sleeping bosrdsrs. that wsss, stiekis
ont Of thc. windsws. - sems ~ them Asn
sut - far that they ssuld saeily y fssshs
from the windows below. They mad
their wy cut in The sans manner.
| Ne 0fAsiHs. I'VE are anthesi1bl II =
mat ~ Northern Line Packet Csnpan,
are not IN ths stage busissss BY any mean
- has been reported. Is.has bsss sepo
Nd that q different points on The riv,
oassstttvses PVT q. and sessss q !
stage to ssns point above .Aad thss cor
Jasst With another beat this 10 not % "a
has not bssnloss by The OSupaSy q n,
tlms this season. Passsagsss sakinR "a
boss % this line viii b pat tbssseA .
time.
! LOOK ous, Boys.-Aarshal KsnGnan
Iiuferms 20 that hs he's told the bsys {
| ssms Of thsa) Who are 10 thshssit sf ~
| Ing nsaf the rivers bank before u d Oar
It6as they oust stop il. So lex sut ,beys lasl
and emaIl. q ~ win have yeu-and III
, ysa znsw Ne ny esdinasess s1yea III
1 be fined ave dollars for every tine yeu
. int the river . baths II ffent sl ths si
betwssa half a. heas 'bsfses susslse 81
half % hour aftsr suhses.
0elSssns' 0RPnAm' Hens.-Ths Dea
J q Trustees Of this iassiAstisa havs : -
. ing as Ne Davsnpost Hoass - Wsdaseda