Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-11-18
MURDEROUS AFFRAY.
Terrible Fight Between
Dcspel'adocs.

Probable Murder.
4 terrible tragedy occurred about dsrk
last night at Cope's saloon, corner Of fsnt
and Brady streets. one man rscsiv,g .
wound which will probably end his life.
The facts in the case are these: The steiner
Key City arrived yesterday afternoon rem
Savanna. on her way to St. Louis. She
had on board - hardened and recklss .
Get Of deck passengers as had bssn sen for
many msstcs. They we're Villains and
roughs from the North; who had beer up
there oil summer, and were going hem ts
the South. They were represented 70 b
The very worst class Of blaeklsgs and nss
of evil deeds, whs had dark and blo'dy
stains upon their souls. Runner said hat
many Of them had taken human life nprs
than once. Tho Key City landed thm
about the middle Of the afternoon. T,ey
had no: been long on shore before the nsu-
raj element Of d.nonism manifested itsli
10 their actions, and they commenced 70
quarrel and use hard worCs toward ach
other. At about 8 o'clock in the Afternoon
they appeared to have settled their ausrsl
and adjourned to Cops's, to take = drlk
and bs friends. Two Of the party, namd
Mike Clancy and James Holden, went D
together and stood by the bar. Soon thy
commenced IN alteration, and came o
blows and scutll nz about the room Cos
went to them, separated them and put 90
out upon the sidewalk, when he discove-d
the villain had large knife. He con-
PEELED him to give up the weapon, aad TIM
tried to arrest him, but he broke loose al
made of. Cope returned to the room All
ordered the other out, but be said faint
lam hurt-he cut me-" Cope imnee-
atsly set him in chair and took of pat
of his clothes until he discovered tht
Holden had . fearful cash in his left sic
near the abdomen, though which the bow
els protruded.
At this juncturo Constable Carstens sp,
psared, and, after sending for medical rs
sis,ance to aid tho wounded man, he an,
Cope started after the villain Clancy :
They found him near the ferry dock, Up
parentlv waiting , chance to escape ac-o.
tho river. He at frst showed eight, bu
was speedily brought to terms by the siga
Of revolver pointed ct his head. He VA
taken into custody BY Oarstsns and march
cd to jail, where hs vas 1t once safely quar-
tered in secure coll.
DR.. Roundv had in the mean
time arrived At the saloon and preceeded to
care for the wounded man. He had ilest
wound on the neck, which was not danger
Gus but the fatal stab was in the side
Hs was suffering intolerable agony. Tb
wound Was dressed With oil possible di,-
patch. and relieved him 70. time. Duri1
the evening, hs was. by direction Of Ma
shal Kaufnan, removed to the Mississippi
House, where he grew rapidly worse. b
has bsen for the most part cut Of bis hesl
and talking wildly. The pbysieiaps fer
there is but little hope for him, and ,hi,k
there is . probability Of inflammstiop st-
ting in At the wound. which would specify
close his sufferings.
The would os murderer, Clancy, is spok,n
Of a. = most desperate character. He hs
openly beastsd Of killing men for slisis
provocation. Late last night two Of to
companions were arrested and lodged 10
Jail
Clancy WAS brought up bsfo-s Justcs
Peters this morning for examinstion, I'D
the annals Of our police court fail to shv
, harder looking ease the. hs was. lie
bail vas 6xsd At 5000. II tAs woupasd
man Hsldsn should die, Of course thet
would b No necessity fer bail, and THERE'S
strong probability that he will not rscsre
The vil'sin Clancy accordingly goes to pil
there to await the fate Of his victim.
lSDvsfRiAL LiTsRAfrRE.-If ve wish to
ascertain the progress Of . nation. 10 an
Ind 10 better index than in the charac sr
Of ito litsrsturs, and " - r. the er,se
demand in the United States for books e.
lating to industrial subjects an evidence Of
the desire Of our Artiaans and manufacsif-
ers to improve and excel 10 the quality, liz
versity and extsnt Of their products. 50
great 10 this demand. that the pub ica1sn
Of bsoks relating to these snbiects hes BE-
come . speciality with more than enc
mouse 10 this country, and sst week. and
indeed scarcely . day, passes, that oe .
book 10 not issued on some subject ,ea.
0sc'ed with practical seiencs Or the Useful
and ornamental arts. Mr.. Henry Cssey
Baird. Of No. 400 Walnut str~,t. PbiAdel-
phia. 10 the most prolific Publisher Of thia
cls's Of books; and his pubaSestion, arc
made with great great jud gmsat. Hs list
Of industrial publications Is, With tht sx-
ception Of one or two on the con tIneat ol
Europe, the lsrgsss In the world, suorsc'
ing net only the works Of The beet Aosri'
authors, but rspriute sf tbs
best English, and translations frsn thu
best French and German writers % chsn-
lstrP, metsllurgy, civil aud neshauical en-
e'nesr'ng. architecture, hbrous asd tsxtilt
manufactures. dysius, ealies printing. pur-
!umsry. paper making, srnsmsnsal design'
ing. and several Of the minor arts.- An
Artisan, Oct. 2.
speaking Of the Csdsr Falls 4 Mime
'sts Railroad, the Dubaqus zsms ssys thai
the surveyor Of this port hes in store t1.-
B4S,74o pounds Of iron just received fo'
'his read, in addition to 6.es9 psunds h
ten out rscsntiy. This viii build Ten u lie
mere Of the road. The duties On inps rts
'iss we're elo.a24ao in se,d.
The Ksekuk eoGsr dan, sew yunl ~
$4,000 sI.t