Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-05-11
PERsoHAL.-Judge Edward Fl. Thsy-

PERsoSAL.-Judge Edward Il. 1hsy-
er, Of MuscA,'ne. a delegate to the Charleston
Cow vention, passed through this city last en-
ming route for home He says that the DE
mocraiic party, in his belief, are nov stronger
than they we're before the meeting OF the Con-
vention, and that without doubt the Southern
States, whose delegates bo.ted. will send new
delegati ms to the Convention to meet at Bal.
timore on the 18th prox.
A "Wow, A WIoT, AND WuMPus."
-Evening before last, whilst some Of our
prominent citizens, (whose names we will not
mention and q returned Pike Pesker, we're
playing quiet little game Of euchre in sa-
loon on Second street, the Pixies Peaker be-
came indignant at discovering . number Of
"curds" beneath the chair Of one Of his oppo-
uents WOW, wiot, and wumpus" en-
sued, in which respectable citizen rut in his
right duke on the Pixies Peakers right peeper
50 well as to bring Pixies PeAker to saw dust
and drew the claret in considerable quan,ities
Pikes Pesker yesterday morning presented
very much the appearance Of the man who
jumped into the "bramble bush with oil his
might and main"
RETURN OF STOLEN PRoPEkTY.-On
the night Of Tuesday, October 25th, 1859, the
house OF Harvey Hills, Esq corner Of 18th and
Perry street, was entered by burglars. and
lot OF clothing papers a safe key, gold locket.
and pair of gold mounted spectacles carried
off. Nothing has been heard of any Of this
property until yesterday morning, when the
safe key and the papers we're brought back and
thrown into the yard, where they we're discov-
eroi By Mrs. Hills Some of these papers are
Of considerable Importance. one Of them being
a note for $500 sent to Mr.. Hills for collection.
Mr.. Hills wishes to return his everlasting obi
cations for the above articles, and he wishes us
to say to the burglars. or any person having
the rest Of the property in their possession that
If they will return the spectacles and locket,
they may retain the clothing. and in addition.
Mr.. Hills will present them with FIVE dolars
and ask no questions. This is bona tide offer
and Mr.. Hills will fulfil his part to the letter
Here is chance for making "V." and at the
same time being relieved from the fear of de-
lection
CHARGE OF FALSE PRETENCEs-
Charley Edwards, the popular and well known
steward Of the steamboat Canada, was yester-
day brought before Justice Blood, on thu ap.
piication Of Capt. Vim. Trout, for selling him
vegetables tina. were not as represented, but
in the words of Shaksp, are "stale, fiat, and
unproStable' -
1t seems that Capt Trout employ d Charley
to purchase green groceries for him in st.
Louis and bring them to Davenport Charley
bought the $40 worth in ST. Louis according to
contract, as he alleges. and delivered them in
Davenport. but Capt. Trout eays that they we're
not such as he represented them to be- Hence
the prosecution.
Certainly if they are the vegetables that our
friend Trout has been selling recently at such
low figures there must be some mist axe about
it, for Trout certainly sells the incest and fresh
est vegetables in town.
The case was adjourned over till Saturday
week to take the testimony of the party in
ST. Louis from whom the vegetables were
bought.
s. E. Brown for tie State-.Iohn Johns for
the defense