Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-01-06

ed the result OF the officers trip to Rock
leland.
A SKsious ACCIDENT. are pained to
announce that our old friend and fellow cit
zen, J. W. Churchill, now resident Of
Pleasant Valley, 10 lying in . very critical
condition and not expected TO lie. He left
tho city Friday afternoon for his residence,
driving a span Of spirited horses, aud WAS
found some time afterwards lying in the
road nearly tho Iiawley farm, in an insen
sible condition, his head gashed and body
badly bruised. with n pool Of blood near
him which had flown from the wounds
made by his fall. II seems his team be-
came unmanagsabls when near the Hawley
place, and ran away, throwing him out, and
then continued on up the road some dis
tanoe, where they were stopped, but not un-
til they had completely demolished the
wagon. Parties seeing the runaway, hast
On d TO the spot and found Mr.. Churchill
where he had fallen. They took him to his
home, and Immediately summoned Dr.
Peck to attend him. We would state that
the rumor on the street this morning that
tho acciden, had proved fatal 10 unfo nded
MYSTERIOUS DIsAPPEARAHcs = PRoBABLR
SrIcipE.-Ano,her Of those my stcrious dis.
appearances which have Of late become
rather frequent here, il 10 our duty to record
to-day. Mrs. Lucy Bruhn, wife Of Chas.
Bruhn, who resides on Front street, near
Scott, left her home last Friday, and has
not since been heard of. When her hus-
band returned home from work in the eve
ming he missed her. Supposing she had
gone out to visit some neghbors he start
ed 10 find her, but failed. Returning he
found, on opening bureau drawer, . note
in his wife's handwriting, saying: 81 am
tired Of living the river. will bs my grave" f"
As all attempts to find her since have proved
fruitless, it is surmised that she has carried
ous her plan of self destruction. A few
hours before disappearing she visited Nr.
Peter Klindt, her son-in-law. and when
leaving bid the childssn good-by in . very
aGectionatc manner. Nothing strange,
however, Was thought Of il At the time
Mrs. Bruhn was sixty -ons years Of sge.-
What could have driven her to commit sui
cide-whieh il 10 very probable she has
dsne- --is matter Of conjecture. II must have
bssn in a. Of alteration Of miad that she
committed the fatal deed.
RsrERains to the statsmsat Of The Da-
venport National Bank, II will be seen that
this institution still maintains its well earn
cd reputation and popularity among busi-
ness men Of the city, and enjoys state OF
financial health that precludes any necessi.
~ Of docsoring.
IMPROVEMENTS AT THE PASSENGER DEPor
There has been OF late considerable CON-
plaint resulting from the meeting Of the
eastern and western passenger trains at this
point. Il has also made extra work in ma
king up trains. TO remove this difficulty
| Superintendent Ki,nball has had an .cxtrs
track laid alsng the south side Of the pas
senger depot. starting below tho bridge, and
switching on to the main track near tn.
Burtis House. The train from the east viii
| come in on the new track ss far o. the Bur
tis, from which place il will go on west- -
This will avoid any change Of cars on th,
part Of through passengers. The train from
the west will keep the msin track. Pass
engers going west will take the train on th,
south side Of the depot, whils those gcinl
east will take the train on the north side
This arrangement will do away with th,
eonfusioa Of both trains meeting on IN,
main track, and will no doubt prove salts
factory to both the Railroad company ant
the travelling public.
Another track has also been laid abov,
the freight depot near the coal track, 70
the accommodation Of tte lumber and grail
shippers The track that has been used 70
lumber and grain will now be used exclu
sively for grain, and the new track for lum
Der. The increasing importance Of thi
point Is railroad centre, and the incrcas
Of the grain and lumber shipments, - wei
~ other freight, has naas ~ iopsovs
0snts neeeooasy..