Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-09-09
PEOPLES PARTY con-
VENTION.
Davenport Township.

outside the city, are notified to meet at
John Myers, On Harrison Street road, near Fair
Grounds. on Friday next, Sept lith. ate O'Clock.
FOR the purpose Of choosing seventeen Delegates 10
attend the Peoples Party County Convention 10 be
held on Saturday the 18th inst.
Psa ORDER TowsnD Cox.
Tns Western Union Telegraph Company
ass extending their line from Nuscatins to
Washington.
Go TO rns CsnraAL PARkfrre for hes
msnts OF all kinds, and the best Chicago
Lager Bcer.
Tns BoAaD or RsGnrRr will b ready
for operation TO morrow morning At tn
office Of Judge Linderman.
SociApLs.-Tho friends Of Rev. A. B.
Kendig are invited to meet him in the
basement of 5th street N. E. church this
Wednesday, evening.
ATTENTION 3oYs IL BLuE-
GRAND Parade Of White BOYS in Blus to.
morrow (Thursday) evening At u o'clock.
Per order Captain.
LAST PEayoRxAxcs-Undins will be
played again this evening at the Opera
House. This will be the last performance
Of this play, aud those who have not seen
it sheuld not miss this opportunity. The
last and most magnificent scene 10 alona
worth the price OF admission twice over
after this evening tho White Fawn will b
produced.
THIEVES CArasr.-Four men wero ar.
rested last night in saloon on Second st
by posse Of oflicers-and safely lodged in
jail. II appears that they had robbed a
man of $500 some distance up the river
and had escaped to this side la.e last night
Two officers from Rock Island followed
them over in skiff and notified the force
Of this city, who ferrsttsd them out and
'jngged" them.
HEDGE GROWERS MANuEL.-A pamphlet
bearing the above title has tesn laid on oul
table. 1t is by J. s. Fowler and is trea
tise on the history and utility Of live fenc
ing. The necessity and peculiar adapia
tion OF the hedge to the prairies Of the
west are considered, and also informal tiou
as to the Attest improvements in tho cult
va.ion, completion, and after treatment o.
the plant. 1t is valuable work for far
mers.
PsRsoSAL.-We received a call this
from c. W. Hobart. Esq, of lows
City, the Iowa correspondent Of the Chic
ago Republican, He is here to take nete.
at our fair
We were favored with call this morn
ing from w. F. Brannan, the Peoples can
didate for Circuit Judge. lie is stopping
in this city for day or two, fer the pur
poss seeing Scott County Fair.
Representative, Charles Kelley, Of L,
Claire, gave US . call to-day.
SRRIsus AccipESr.-Mr.M Martin X slley
OF this city. had his arm severely injured
early yesterday morning while At work or
the railroad, at the bluff below the city. II,
had placed lantern on the track where
they were switching an engine from . side
track; and, as tho engine approached, hs
attempted to take il away. His hand and
forearm we're crushed BY the wheels. tbs
bones being very badly broken. DR.. Nc
Courtny is attending him, and hopes to
avoid amputation.
DELxcArEs-The voters Of The People
Party Of the Sixth Ward held their primary
last evening at the school house in
Eas. Davenport, and elected the following
delegates to the County Convention, which
assemblies at the Court HOUSE on Saturday
next at 10 o'clock A. NJ. D. @. Kelley,
!. II. Sears, Chas. Stein aud Jas. Cunning-
ham.
The other wards will hold their mes.iugs
tomorrow evening At the places de,ignated
in the call.
The following are the delegates to the
County Convention frsm townships, as far
- W have been informed
LeClairs-L. Summers, Hon. Chas.
Kelly, Q. Disney, T. James. A. vstter, a.
Acssle, and Geo. Henderson.
Pleasant vsllcy.-Jas. Winans and E.
Brchard.
Davenport Township will have it. meet
lns Is per call.
Ter RAILROAD AccIpESr.-Thism morn
Ing, We learn the following additional par
ticulars Of tho terrible railroad accident
that occurred yesterday msrnins near Iowa
City. Mr.. Mccullough, the baggassmsn
says that there were several in the baggage
car with him .. the time; and the 6rst in
timation they had of the break Was feeling
and hearing two heavy jars following each
other in quick succession, and then all was
quiet. Seeing his hat in the rcel-bsx and
finding himself piled into the end Of the
car with the others, he mistrustsd that mat
tcrs were slightly mixsd outside. Rigging
up his lanterns he crawlcd out Of the car,
and leaving the others 70 care for the in.
jursd, elaubered over the wreck and made
for Iowa City ~ fast - lame foot would
permit. Proper aid was. in few minutes,
going to the scene Of The disaster.
SO terrific was the crash tnst people liv-
ing mile from the place heard Il, and vsrs
on the ground in less than twenty min
uses. Only one Of the passenger Was in.
jared, and be having . severe cut in
the head. One man who Vas dsed-hsad'
ing on the top Of the cars, was pitched
Asadlong into the creek, receiving : thor
'ugh wstsing and bruising. From the sp'
ps.'ancs Of the ruin, ths engineer must
Wv oesn looking on, Of the window, and
nac n's head severed from his body By the
window frame or. soma Of tn, tiubers oi
the o''ose' ss ne was found sitting in his
seat with his feet tangled in th. lsvera And
his bosom covered with broken s,..,-
His remaius wcrs brought 10 ,hia e;tv ,.s,
evening. lie leaves wife and txo eh;A
rem 10 this city. A few dsys before IN,
accident he effected an Insurance. Of ~,
thousand dollars on his life. fur the benefi
Of his family. The fireuan. Mr.. NcCov