Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-10-03

runaway occurred resulting in ser,ous inju-
ry toa lady and severe bruises to the
o.aer inmate OF the carriage.
Tue spirited team belonging 70 P. l..
Mitchell Esq. Of Rock Island while over %
this side. became frightsned as the cars
corner. 5 b aud Brady ct, and dashed down
Braiy st fearful pace.
The carriage contained Mfs. Aitcbsll-
Mrs. W. 3 Grenele, and eolered drives.
When near Child L Co.'S store the easrisgs
was upset. and the occupants thrown With
gr eat violence to the ground. Mrs. Mitchell
sustaining some fearful bruises and cuts
Sac now lies in very critical state. The
horses. after leaving the carriage, ran at
breax- neck speed straight for tho river
When near this alley. between 2nd and
Front, one Of the ran against the fills Of .
dray which was standing there. with such
force that the solid piece Of wood psnetrated
bis ellie to the depth Of i've or six inches
They became separated immediately, and
the noble animal to..sred into the alley
lew steps, and fell dead. The wound was
. ghastiy one, some seven or eight inches
long BY Eve wide. This 10 . heavy loss
to Mr.. Mitchell, whose handsome team 10
we'll known on beth sides Of the river. The
other horse escaped with a few cuts.
Mrs. Mitchell. We learn later. 10 not 20
ses'ously injured, but ,hs shock 10 her nsr
vous system is very great, and she 10 en-
tirely prostrated. With the exception Of
flesh wound on tho forehead, her injuries
are comparatively light.
Mrs. G.enel.e, who:was with her in the
carriage, IS most severely injured. She was
taken up ins.nsible, but At this writing is
sad to be rallying She is terr bly, bruised.
Both adde's are under the care Of Dr.. wor-
ley, to whose residence they were removed
sler the accident.
Of the lsng hsned and pleasant and cssl
evenings, comes the query to oil, bow shall
We bes. improve them! There are thou |
sand pleasant ways Of spenning . fall or
winter evening within the reach Of those
who have command Of thsis own time and |
prominent amorg these is indulgence in |
library pursuits. How few, comparatively |
Of the young people Of the present day,
appreciate - they should the insstimabls
privileges they enjcys Surrounded, - are
the young Of large cities, with all::,hs op
portun.ties necessary for the cultivation Of
q literary taste, not one in . thousand
appears to improve those golden chances
Occasionally, it is true, ws meet with
young man or young woman WHO firmly |
grssps the idea that "knowledgs is power"
but these unfortunately, are the exceptions.
no. the rule.
Thousands Of young men, who have com.
fortabis homes-w whose parents are willing
to supp " them with books and pspsrs-I
instead Of ava ling themselves of these ad-
vantagss. spend their long fa'l and winter
evenings either in idle iounging around
c,rners, or in conpany.with frivolous a.
soc.ases, male Or female. Thus, winter
after winter passes away. every one bring
ing them nearer TO the ago Of manhood,
but not fitting them from the proper dis
charge Of the duties that.a full manhood re-
quirss. They enter upon the busy stage
Of life with none Of those safeguards which
. cultivated intellect throws around its pos
SCISSOR. They start out laboring under
thousand di advantages and confrentsd by
innumsrabl obstacles, which disappear
Ike shadows before a well informed mind.
The fact that they de net contemplate
adopting . professiona! career does not in
any degree relieve them from the charge Of
being untrue to themselves, their friends
and their country, while thus frit,ing away
the most precious hours Of their lives in
idle indifference. aud too frequently in com
pany With these associstiates with whom is
How many Of them viii
receive to turn over 4 new Leaf and I'm.
prove the long evenings of the fall and
winter?
Marriages. - There were thirty -four
marriage licenses issued by Judge Eagal
last month, and twenty six Of that number
we're taken out BY Germans, who seem to
bs monopolizing that branch of business
leaving tho Yanks far 10 the shade. II
shows . streak Of good sense, anyhow. 1t
shows that they are not scared of by the
idea Of expense, as is too much the case
With native born lads. These German young
folks don't wait for fortune before they
marry, but join hands and then 60 bard TO
work to make it together, and while otbsvs