Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-04
ussYssuCT COURT.
Uos Jous +. DiLLoS. Presiding.


The first cas-. tried was that Of Eggers d /
Co Of t Louis u.s. Wilhelmina Bomberg,-
Action brought on promissory notes TO the
amount OF some $3.50. Plaintiff set up that
she had paid 5000 in cash, and onions to
amount of $3.50 to be applied on said note,
which amount was never endorsed. Yer
diet for plaintiff for amount claimed, less the
above eif-etts. Stewart 4 Guelich for
plaintiff; Puner d Van Hosen~ for de-
fense.
The case OF Farmers Union Insurance
Co. u.s. W. II. Hildreth, Administrator DC,
settled by agreement Of parties.
The case Of i. G. Campbell u.s. Wm Nc
Harg on promissory note came next in or
der. Defendant plead usury. The debt,
amounting to some 1920, was origin
ally small sum. and had accrued by de-
fault Of interest and yearly renewal Of note.
The Court ruled that the defendant was not
competent to be witness in the matter, on
~ with reference to matters extending back
as far as the contract. on which the suit was
brought. was concerned.
Several other cases were disposed of by
agreement and otherwise.
The cases on the docket are fast melting
away-growing beautifully less
EH The Scott Co. Bible Society held
it's Annual Meeting last Sunday afternoon
in the Methodist Church, and elected its
officers for the ensuing year, as follows:-
President, Willard Barrow, ESQ.,; Secreta-
ry, Rev. j. d. Mason; Treasurer, Hiram
Price, Esq.
MILIrARY.-The Davenport Sars-
field Guards have got their uniforms in
readiness, though a few days later than was
intended. The original plan was to have
been out on the 22d ult., but being unable
to do so, they will be out in parade on the
nth inst, without fail. In the even
ing they will have splendid supper The
Sars6elds now comprise large company.
STARTED FOR THE PEAK.-Four of
our citizens-Messrs Lindsay, Merrill, Smi-
ley and Trout, started yesterday morning
with a four OK team to the land Of gold dust
and wild Indians. Which they will find
the most of we are unable to state, but we
hope they will have great success and be
obliged to buy four more oxen to haul home
their treasures. Yesterday was not as
pleasant as could have been wished for
starting, but they believe in the old adge
"a bad beginning makes good ending"
Hope it may prove true.
UNDER SAIL.-After long time of
halting between two opinions. and after a
great deal Of talk and little work, the
Davenport and Cedar Valley Rail Road
Company is now fully and completely or
ganized, and we..hope, nearly ready to 60 to
work on the original plan, and build
railroad as stipulated in the last proclama-
tion Of the County Judge. We believe that
in this as in all 9th er cases, the true policy
is to start right, and then go ahead. If OBJ
ctaClCo oAC tuIOWH III Cuc way, Mdhc use Vi
every fair and legal means to remove them,
but in doing so, let the action taken be
manly and honorable-frm and decisive
What A. b. and c. threaten to do should
not have tendency to deter the company
in its operations let them put their threats
into operation-let thes isue be made, then
a. =, .; F,c -, n .>c
The opening of a railroad which shall
Immediately connect Davenport with the
vast wealth of the rich valley of the Cedar
River, is desideratum which should not
for moment be lost sight of by the people
of our city; and when the insignificant ex
pense of:making this connecting link is once
continual advantages to be derived, the re.
suit in favor of the project is so large as to
convince any one Of the broad fact that no
time should be squandered in putting the
work through at the earliest day possue
Could the Davenport and Cedar Valley
Rail Road be constructed and put into ope-
ration by the first day of next September
the advantages derived therefrom in the
following six months in the way of produce
and trade, would pay the interest on the
county bonds dozen times And who
would not that benefit Every man in
Scott County. Those who pay the largest
tax would share the greater benefit This
is as sure as that day succeeds night.
And we have reason to believe that the
Company will push the work ahead We
are glad to know that such an able, perse-
vering, and energetic man as DAVID HIG.
GINS, Esq, has been elected to the Presi-
dency of this road. He is in every way q
practical mana man of large and varied
experience in railroad matters, and to whose
superior energy Ohio is at this day indebt-
ed for some Of her best roads. He assumes
the Presidency knowing exactly what he
has got to do, and what he has got to do it
with, and we can but believe that what he
does will be done right-and that what
man can do in the premises, David Higgins
.ciH do.
The Secretary Of the road is man ad-
mirably fitted to fill that position. DR.. T.
j. SAUNDERS is q safe and reliable business
man-one that understands his duty a.
Secretary. and will be sure to perform it.
For the Office of Treasurer-a highly re-
eponsible office, as has been fully proven in
the past experience Of other companies of
like character-no better man could have
been selected than EDWIN SMITH, Esq. He
is man of genuine businss proclivities .
man of sound judgment and irreproachable
character; and if there were never more
than dozen honest men created, Edwin
Smith is one of the twelve