Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-07-11
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Later advices from Kansas say that
on Saturday last a writ of habeus o r
pus, was sued out pm the applicallopof
John D. Henderson, who was in the
hands Of the Sheriff, and arrested un-
der the indictment for election frauds
at Leavenworth,. $50
The Indictment was undoubtedly i'm
perfect in manner OF stating the crime
against Henderson, but the principal
reason claimed by Johpson and others.
counsel Moj A~eSd4fsdh, for thd' DIS
charge of the prisoner was, that the
Probate Court had no constitutional or
legal power TO Act asa, Criminal Court
and mo authority to enpancI a Grand
Jury. The organic act points out
what courts may DC established by the
Legislature, and it is claimed also that
the Legislature has not in express
terms authorized tile proceedings.-
The arguments to the case are closed.
The Court held that the Probate CoQrt
had not jurisdiction In tkis case.
The Valley Bank OF Atchison, the
property Of the valiant champion of
freedom, General Pomeroy, WHICH
some time sinct temporarily closed its
doors has finally gone up--asscts
nothing.
Drs. Walker and Pallen about whose
contemplated resort to the. code OF.
honor to settle a difference, the city of
st. LOUIS has been in a state Of excite
ment dnfihg' the past week, have both
been arrested. All parties concerned
in the affair have displayed i'm addition
to cowardice a most petty disposition.
to quibbr.
Gov. Denver left St. ,Lopis. on
Tuesday afternoon for Washington
City. He will be absent from Kansas
only a short time-rcturning to that
Territory before the election, if posi-
BILE, on the first Monday in August
next. The telegraph report of his res
ignation Of the office of Governor of
Kansas, is incorrect. He has not re-
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The whole Territory of Kansas, at
the latest date, was 1uiet.
Although there was no common.
celebration of the anniversary of the
national birthday in St. Louis, it was a
very general one. The spirit Of '7G.
was aroused Very early in the morning
by the booming cannon, and through
out the day, set apart by universal on
sent for the commemeration of the
great event in American history, sutii-
cient demonstrations were made of;that
patriotic feeling which showed that the
times that tried mems soul were not
suffered to be forgotten by the native
and adopted children of the Republic.
The following are the gunpowder
accidents consequent upon the celebra-
ton. "a
A little son, six years old, of DIR.
Burret, while playing Monday with
q vial Of powder, at Twelfth and Pine
streets, by some means ignitcd the
powder and was severely injured by
the explosion, the glass striking his
face. 1t is feared hat he will lose his
sight from n eve.
A German, who boards on Twenty
fourth street and Franklin avenue,
coming ont of a drinking house on the
corner of Plum and Second streets ae-
~cidentally discharged a.dpuble DARRELL
ed pistol by which his left fore finger
was blown of.
An Irish girl named Jane McWii-
liams, ten years old, while playing with
some boys on the Levee, received a
small bullet directly in the palm Of hcv
right hand from q pistol in tue hands
Of Johnny, Murphy, her cousin, seven
years old.
A little son Of DR.. Stech, living on
South Second street, by the premature
discharge Of a pistol, had three fingers
blown off ono ofha hands. -. 80.
A young man, named David Cole
man, some daysago went to an Intelli.
gence Office in St. Louis, kept by two
men calling Themselves James Rev.
nolds and Charles II. Bracket, and
desired to obtain employment. II,
Wa told that he could be accommodates
in the way he wished by depositins
go, which the young man did. II,
has since been sent on FOOLS GRAND,
to various parts OF the city, being di
rected to persons, who in all Likelihood
never lived anywhere. Getting dis
gusted At this outrageous course O
proceeding, Coleman entered
complaint against the parties an
and had them arrested.
A great many Of the swindles
which We speak might NOT come
paas, II the editossIof equity newsp,
psrswould occasionally dsnouncs thel
= thsy Deserve describing the w
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