Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-05-07

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In the Circuit Court At Chicago, on
Tuesday, Judge Manserre decided .
case Of much importance. The point in
issue was-''can the city, being . cor.
poration, be garnished under any cir
cumstancesT The point was argued
At length by Elliott Anthony, Esq,
City Attorney, for the city, and Mcssrs.
Davis, Nissen, Clarkson and Tree for
the plaintiff. The Court decided that
the city cannot be garnisheed, and we
understand the case will 90 to the Su-
preme Court. We have been unable
TO learn the point upon which the de-
cision was made, and whether the de-
cission will apply to civil corporations
in the State Of Iowa.
The First Of May was celebrated At
Boston by series Of festivities. Pub
lie exercises we're held on the Com
mon, the Sunday School children went
by Thousands upon short excursions,
and an entertainment was given in
the Music Hall, at which some thou.
sands Of persons were present.
Military gentlemen are rapidly ar
irving At st. Louis on their way to
Utah. Among the number, We OBJ
serve at the Planters House the names
of Gen. Harvey, Col. J. +. Johnston,
Maj. N. G. Macrea, Maj. w. w. Chap
man, Capt. A. A. Humphreys, and
Capt. A. Pleasanton-all Of whom ar
rived on Monday evening.
Col. p. Morrison, 7th Infantry, and
Maj. Whiting, from the Barracks.
Gen. p. +. Smith, U. s. A., also ar
rived on Sunday evening, en- route for
Utah.
A dispatch from Washington, of the
30th, says that official intelligence had
been received from Colonel Thomas l..
Kane, special Peace Commissioner to
Utah, stating that he had reached the
vicinity Of Salt Lake City, after a tedi-
GUS and wearisom journey. He was
commissioned to undertake this office
on the Pacific side, two or three
months since.
Governor Robinson, holding that
Office under the sham Topeka Consti-
tuition, has returned to Kansas, from
Washington, and is engaged in max
ing speeches against the Leavenworth
Constitution, and dealing the negro
equality principle heavy blows. At
Ruindaro,a meeting was held over which
Capt. Webbpresided, and after the Gov
ernor's speech, resolutions were adopt
ed, strongly denouncieg the Leaven-
worth smaIgsmation document, and
calling upon Congress to pass the Lee
compton Constitution with the Crit
tenden amendment. The same instru-
ment with the English amendment,
will do as well.
William Ii. Smith, the mulatto who
murdered his wife and mother-in. law
last August, at St. Louis, and who was
sentenced by Judge Clover to be hung
on the I'd Of April last, received, it may
be recollected, stay ofexecution from
the Governor of Missouri, until the 7th
inst, Friday next. He has now receiv-
ed second respite this time for six
ty days. The gallows had already
been erected in the jail-yard, and every
preparation made for carrying out the
behests of the law.
Col. Vaughan for several years in
the employ of the federal government,
as Indian Agent, has passed through
Leavenworth city en- route for WASH
ington. He comes now from among
the Blackfeet at the base Of the Rocky
Mountains. He reports peace and
good faith on the part Of the Indians
he had lately left. In his locality the
greatest depth of snow during the
winter has not exceeded three inches,
tnat little having now disappeared.
Mr.. Jasper Bushnell, Editor and pro-
prletor of the Cedar Valley Necs died
at his residence at Bradford on the
10th ult. He had been for a long
time connected with the press, and
was an Editor of much ability.