Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-05-20

that town, in consequence OF the pur-
chase of the building known a. Casa
dys Hall by Judge Campbell for .
Court House. The following Is given
bv the Eagle as . statement Of the
facts in the case
]. w. Bosler. who had the contract
for building the county Jail, and had
on hand large amour. OF warrants
had been informed that the purchase
of Casssdy's buildings for q Court
House was contaminated, or about to
be, determined if possible to prevent it
For this purpose be and Judge Camp
bell repaired to the Jail for the purpose
of having a private conversation about
the matter. What transpired there is
not known, only as reported by the
Judge and Mr.. Bosler. In that &C.
cuded place a document purporting
to lie q resignation Of the County
Judgeship, was written by Judge
Campbell, aud taken to the County
Clerk by Mr.. Bosler. This was about
2 o'clock p. NJ. Judge Campbell
makes affidavit that said document
was written under protest-that he
Was threatened by Mr.. Bosler, and his
life was to be forfeited il he refused to
sign it. But Mr.. Bosler affirms to
precisely the contrary. In the course
of the evening Judge Campbell sent
the Clerk written notice that the do2u-
ment sert him. purportiug to be re-
signation, was written whist IN lear OF
violence from Mr.. Bosler, and was not
intended as a resignation, but simply
a subterfuge to obtain his release from
the Jail. The Judge also declined to
give up the County books, etc. The
County Seal Was stolen from the office
during the absence of the Judge. On
Monday, the County books were taken
by the Sheriff, search warrant having
been sworn out. The District Clerk,
J. N. Field. Esq has charge OF the
County books, until the validity OF
Judge Campbell's resignation is legally
tested. The price agreed to be paid
for the building was $4,000.
All the lawyers in Sioux City have
been retained on one side or the other
of the above case, and as soon as Judge
Hubbard holds his Court there, the
matter is TO be tried.
A fellow, calling himself partner
of "Graves IL Co.." went through
Csrro Gordo and other counties, q
while since, engaging oats and corn
ETC., for new stage route to Pixies
Peak. At Iowa Falls, being short o.
the needful, he borrowed $40 of the
Odd Fellows and disappeared as sud
denly az the Sink of the Humboldt
river" The Press thinks him "hum
bug" and that the parties with whom
he contracted will still have corn t.
sell.
GREAT FLoop IN kEoKUK. - TIL,
Keokuk Post OF the 18th, records liz
following:
The rain which commenced fallin,
at eight o'clock, came down in torrent
almost necessarily till nearly day hsh;
Streets we've flooded, ana houses an
cellars filled with water. In some G
the streets the water ran 10 resist
less flood, carrying Oft everythin,
movable. In Squire Reeder's hons
) the water was foot deep in the par
Tor. Hundreds of houses 10 low place
, were flooded, and the occupants com.
PEELED to seek higher grounds. Tn
great damage, however, was SUSTAINED
by cu!vert, which is badly broken il
J several places and damaged at leas
ten thousand dollars. At the foot @
Fifth street, the large archcd stone cul
vert-the largest in the city-was IN
adequate to discharge the accumu-
lated waters, and was forced to sue
cnmb. 1t was washed completely on,
The loss on this piece of work i
stated at about 5000. AT the juno
ton Of Third street, and at Bank, th
culvcrt is also badly broken. All til
bridges over the creek at the lowe
end OF the city, We're swept away, S,
there is no place for teams to cross
With the river at its present stage
below Twelfth street.
The Fremont Herald says some c
the emigrants to the Kansas gold dig
gings, who made an early start, WEI
compelled to pay as high as - pc
bushel for corn for their cattle.
CATTLE KILLED FOR TaEIR HIDEs.-
We have already mentioned the fac
that nun Der of cattle have mysteri
ously disappeared from this city lately
and some carcasses have been foun
showing that the animals were kille
) merely for their hides. Mr.. B. Mid
dleton, Of this city, week or two age
found the skinned bodies Of two yer
, fine cows belonging to him, which
from all indications, bad been drive
into an obscure place and killed for n
(, other purpose than to obtain thei
hides. Cannot the miscreants who Al
perpctrating this nefarious work b
!. brought to justice !-Muscatine Joul
8 nal.
8umored Busninv Of Auraria and Denv,
: City.
6 A rumor has reached this city tn;