Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-07-23


BE TO ~ 6ossn knswn;
o. give me tears for others woss.
And patience for my own"
OaPnAHs Hoxs.-Ths Beard u Trustees
Of the Soldiers Orphans Home 10 now in
ssssion-Asssss. Ingalls, Hysrs. Saltss snd
Bell being present; Nsssrs. Pewsrs. Wright
and Bobyshall absent. The session oom.
msncsd at the reception rooms sf the Hone
yesterday afternoon, and will probably con-
cluds to morrow. Elsewhere ~ have NO.
sioed The disposal sf the raid On the Hone
Surgeon. Another against upssinssndsnt
Pierce meets the same faas-asd properly
tee-judging froa the testimony brought
forward. The evidence sgainst him 10 Of
that sort Of hsaSsay eharacsss Mat tsnds 70
disgust rather than snlishtsa sane minds.
We are not thoroughly acquaiutsd with NJ.
Pierce, aad can fern ~ spinisn only frsn
what ws heard. He may bs The worst man
il America fer oil We know, but the tssti-
mony adducsd % far would aot stain the
character Of saint.
Several other matters gill occupy the =.
tsation Of the board during its seasion-
particularly the finances, which have been
alleged to be in . very questionable coudi-
ton. Perhaps they are. but We prefer to
see the bills Of particulars and balance
sheets before ws make any very deep plum
gss into that sea Of trouble.
Generally speaking the Hsms appears to
b In fair working order. The health d
the children is probably - good % can bs
found among fvs hundred children any
where. There ere some few bad sasss-
probably insurabls. but the illness 10 gsnsr.
ally Of mild typs-that 10 to ssy. within
the range Of perfect cure. There are some
tw snty Ave cases in oil.
Morally, ws heard that there were some
inaccuracies among the little fellows. Some
Of them had the bad habit Of indulgence ir
profane language. and other indsserstion'
incident to youth, and somssimss to rips'
years. We have seen whole families with.
cut On orphan in them adlictsd in the san'
way. There 10 sers Of native cussed
ness' among boys and men tee. that viii
crop out oecaaisnally, and somehow Of
ether It can't BE- stopped stsek-still any
whore. Generally speaking, The boys ar'
locking stout and hsasty-and the girls
too-snd look and oct about % much liz,
other children ~ you could expect. Thsi
food and ssiasnt sssm 70 b good ass
whelssons-as gosd, ~ vssssrs y say
- viii assrass snsng Tie ysssh II Jul
State.
These ass eue impressions isen . shor
visit, and ~ hops ws sss net q al Dc
esivod.
Wao DsnAnpe ire-Ths 0ssstte u tAil
asssise sAvs =" The inprsvsosns Of ths
sspids Il isss wAst stsaobsssovn hsv,
bssn dsnsadieg ~ ysssA' Il farshsl
adds that:
IN 10 impsesibls n tke nature Of cir
eeootuneeo ~ Ne eontSooossu - carry eu'
Ahe designs Of the goseenneat Wi1hou
Throwing iopedi0sato, II oe0e daG1ee
during iov wstsr, in the way Of seso0sss
Yet they aveid this q much . poaaible
lhiokie9 that NTH s1tse psios - he peri
fof pileto, ~ great di0sa1ties ~ - -
cesbtsrsd. There euehe - b the best o
fselisg bstwssa the csatssstsrs and ths
etsa0beat eenpAniss."
Theoo otatensoto are Incorrect. In II
hrst plass. stsambeatmsn have never asksi
the gsvssaEsnt to improve the Rapils
bss The people along The river, ths sisjsl
and tAs sAippsss have. Yet sleanbsatass
are in favor Of H. and the very best ef lsel
| Ing dos exist bssvssn thsa anA ~ con.
tzasssrs. = = shswa By ~ sesstssisl
and accomaSdasisss tha4 have bssn q
ssadsd. Il tAs next plass, he Gsssetl
spsats = "iapsiipssts = ss~s Assrss."
IL il swass ~ thas "ssus dsgsss' 10 III
lbleekadiae ef ~ entire shanasl which
dsssa't ,osk - though hey "avoidsd q
much - psssas,s" throwing inpsdiassta
in the way u beals whsa The iapssvs.
i USUoUD VOUtU " oO0U - UsOORbUB Uou IL
channsl u sss tias. and thsa the sthss
half PsshAps ~ e1ssess usdssstasda
running bssts ever The Rapids whsa ths
entire shsnnsl 10 damned sp. Il can q
ones get tie psaitiou Of pilst 70 ran bosta
over the dry rocks. TIE di0sultiee nay
not b. great" Jet they ass such that all
the Nesthern Line hats Aave stsDpsd ron.
nine ever the Rapids.
Jan ". Poos HsusE.-"Ths pess ~
always hass with -" whsahsr in the Csun.
Y Hosss q nse. Dsessially dec this
seem true when cur jail b filled With ~
sraats. THIS slaAs q thiass nay psrhaps,
Be knotty qssssisa fsr err practical seea.
omists, can the county support then cheap
sr st The jail than q ths ssusty hsaa :
The fallen low ones taken 70 jail ysslesday
|wsrs asfssted bssasss shsy nuss y ,atsa
nasshsss. Wlses dses ths sssasay
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