Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-01-09
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The Burlington Gogette complains
bitterly Of the manner in which its city
ordinances are executed. 1t says
1t is ordained 10y our most worthy
fathers, that hereafter no prosccu-
ton, for the violation of city ord-
nances, shall be commenced or allowed
unless the person complaining shall
give security Tor costs IN case the de
PENDANT is not convicted, prorided such
information is not made by an officer
the effect Of which is two-fold. lst
To throw all the business, in the way
OF fling complaints, into the hands OF
the city officers. I'd. TO prcvcnt per-
sons who are not officers from making
complaints when ordinances have been
violated, thus throwing protection
around those who violate them. We
have seen in this famous city, poor
woman endcavoring to have arrested IA
rowdy who had beaten one of her cail-
drcn, and she failed, and this when
complainahts were not bound to give
security for costs. How it will be under
the new dispcnsation remains to be
seen.
In early, and more ignorant times,
they used to offer reuordS for detecting
the ylolators of laws; but in these
times Of progressive wisdom, it has
been found better to place the detec
tlves and intormcrs under bonds
THE MURDERER JouNsox-Johnson
under arrest at Dubuque for the muir
der of ostland, in that city, is now ac-
cused of the murder Of his wife III
Illinois, The UeroH SAYS regarding
the matter:
BY letter received from Rev. Mr..
Carlson, Of Geneva, HI, some little
light is thrown upon the dark trans
action OF Johnson murder Of ostland.
We do not know but that it might
: more correctly be SAID that the matter
is shrowded in still deeper obscurty,
il such thing be possible 1t will bc
rccollcctcd that Johnson assc,eratcs
that the last he saw OF his wife was
while she was IN company OF ostland
: at Tepccota, Minnesota, aud that ost-
! land had sent her to Chicago. From
the letter of the Row Mr.. Carlson, it
! appears there are two sons Of Johnson 5
wife living in Chicago; and they state
!. to Mr.. CARLSON that they know moth
n ing whatever of their mother-that she
n never came to Chicago subsequent to
, July last, (the time of the murder,) and
that her house at Tepccota remains
: closed with all her wearing apparel IN
c it. This shows almost beyond a doubt
that She was murdered, and circnm-
t, stances inevitably fix the crime upon
4 Johnson.
) The Dubuque Express & Herat
n tells the following
/ "Everybody knows Capt. -, hi
II intimate acquaintance with everybody
! from the Missouri Slope TO plymouth
- Rock, and his familiar relations witt
e every politician high or low in til,
&c mon, and particularly those OF tn
1t Democratic stripe.
:. The Capt. was lately indulging in {
quiet game of euchre with a party o
"a friends at notable small town not
n hundred miles down the river. Tn
S Ca t. was in hisbappiest mood-hc ha'
T. just played "alone" and scored four. /
new hand was dealt.
; whats trunps 2" qucrcd the CAPT
&c and continued F.: Il am sorry, yer
er sorry, that trouble ever occurred wit
a Georgc ~
. 'Ilearts-'Georye' who ~ respondc
/, an antagonist.
- "George w. Jones-right bower
'e for you" was the reply. After
pause,
Oh "Ah. euchre pretty well for 20
or Il have told John that it was ba
=. policy-bsd policy to write such art
al cles-Jomes don't like It."
ne 'Four with vou-'John' who ?"
lr. "John w. Forney."
at "Your deal, Capt-'James' who
:. "Jomes Buchanan"
" "Hearts trunps," said the Capt.
!" "but am in hopes it will be al rigl
when augustus gets back ~
Your lead, Captain--'Auqastu
who!"
he "Augustus G. Dodge, That euchre
no us. Beat by -. Pretty we'll f
:. you ~
!, UNFORTUNATE SLEIGH RIDE
party of three or tour, while riding c
Southern Avenue, Dubuque, on Tue
." day, met with mishap. The "of
- runner 'caved," and the entire los
nd went over. The driver chung to IL
- tiller, and was dragged long distanc
70. while one Of the lady's dresses vi
N, caught by some portion of the broke
49, sleigh, and she was also draggt
ISL some distance in condition mo
ted picturesque than agreeable. Thin
wa, were stopped after awhile-rightt
rec up to limited extent, and the par
:, went on.
The GOLD FEyER.-The C;y;lia
published at Independence, Buchans
ION county, says that one half of the j
ed. nabitants of that town have got Il
the gold fever and are preparing to sta
ie.. Tor the auriferous regions in the sprip
n. !oE.-On Wednesday Last the i
! 70 the River ct Dubuque va foutts,
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