Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-02-06
cT The Rock Island Register say

cT The Rock Island Register says
that 'Shsr # Merrill lef. Friday morning for
Joliet with four prisoners. viz: Baldwin Ath.
srton, fourteen months or forgery; Richard
Karns, five years for larceny; Edward Shesan
one year for robbery. and John Hagan. eight
cen months for burglary"
EH The Rock Island Argus SAYS that
"ansthsr Of the Cordova countsrfei.ers WAS
arrested at Cordova, about two o'clock on the
! morning Of Wednesday, the lst inst, by Dep
| uty u S. Marshal Frlzzell, Of this city. and
lodged in our county Jail. He was arrested on
. bench warrant. having been indicted for
passing counterfeit coin. Capt. FrzzelI has ia
ken him to Chicago for tial"
eW We noticed several loads of very
nice looking wood standing in front of our Of
fee on Saturday, awaiting purchassrs Very
little Of this wood s'disposed of until after four
O'Clock p NJ. a. those persons desiring the ar
ticls hold back until towards night. thinking
| that the anxiety Of the countrymen to be on
their road home, will induce them to fall in
the price. As general thing the price comes
down and the purchaser gets his wood in many
instances for two>thirds what was asked for it
in the morning The ruling figures for good
hard wood is s. 5Oa4.
trial came off at LsClaire on Thursday last
which excited considerable interest among GER
tain citizs NJ Of that quiet little village. The
parties interested were certain young mar
risd man and an unmarried chap. The for
mer (the plsintiff) had but lately been married
and the latter (the defendsnt) had, It seems,
been playing such fantastical tricks" upon
him that he entered complaint. and had the
defendant brought to justice. The trial vas
an imposing one-one that ehould be preserved
in the next volume Of Iowa Reports The evil
denes showed that the defendant had at sundry
times and in divers manLers shown attentions
| to the fair Dewly made bride Of the plaintiff,
and In such manner % to cause q jealous
feeling TO spring up and take deep root in said
| p aintif's susceptible heart. But the imme-
diate cause of this action against the defend
ant was q piece Of mischief perpetrated BY
said defendant on the night Of the happisst
day in the life Of the plaintiff, viz: his we'd
ding day-and which may be classed under
| the head Of practical jokes, indeed the trial
might be included under the same category
Our reporter failed to note the precise hour . t
vhich the trial Vas eet but suifice il TO sav
the trial was set and 90 was the jury. The
evidence was heard the judge gav- his charge,
and the jury went out to find . verdict. re.
turning in . remarkably short short space Of
time with the following report.
1--WE. the jury in this case. think it an aggrs-
vating one, but some alleviation 10 due the de
fsndant on account Of his youth, and after due
elaboration, recommend your Honor to hold
him under bonds Of two hundred dollars, to
keep the peace for one year aad one day from
this date. and may God have mercy on his
soul. Siened, -- Foreman"
The dsfsadant found no difficulty in proesr-
ing signatures to his bond, and the ease wa
sstslsd. We hope this will prove warning
to some Of these fact young men Of our neigh
boring town. snd that they will leara to let
sseamboat bslls dwell in their proper plasss-
On stsambosts and not ~adsv tks I'D Of yoxag
~ssyisd sosplss