Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-06-20

vSoP0Ses June AUSot 1001,
The eediaaass With sslessass 70 "wiring' |
hog noses and lsttisg thsG6 run q large. vas
brought up ioe sssoad rssdiss. and thsa laid
on the table.
On netioa adjourned.
RAls.-There vas . slight fall Of rain
, ysstsrdsy morning-bat not enough 70 do
much good or hurt. There IL need Of good
duckiag.
FREsH ARRIvAL.-J, 6. Todd was re-
esiving on yesterday nbAssortmsnt Of Mems.
LAdiss'. Missss' and Childrsn's shoes. Go to
Todds Il you want the bsst shoes In the city.
aud the cheapest.
FOURTH OF JULY.-The people ofthe
North W Wsstsrn part Of Scott, and the adjoining
portions Of Cedar and Clinton Countiss will
hold picnic q Big Walnut Grove on the
Fourth of July 1854. The military viii Be 10
attsn dance. The procession viii leave Dixon It
l.2 o'clock A. n. Hon. J. B. Lsake. and Geo.
E Hubbsll Esq. will deliver addresses on the
occasion. Hon. B. F. Cue, Marshal Of the day
By order of Committee Of arrangements
MAD DOC KILLED.-Y Yesterday team
stsr Kennedy killed mad dog on Third street.
The brute had just commenced running ana
Vas making towards the spot where several
email children we're playing. when Kennedy
seized club and succeeded In dsspatching
him. Marshal Mcneil 10 after them all the
time, and hes slain hundreds Of the trash. We
hope he will prosecute the work with vigor
and rid the city Of all such - have not the pro-
per documsnts upon them.
Our FRIEND OCcAsIoNAL, who
writes us from Macon City, Mo-, will please
oceept our thanks for bis efforts TO place At the
disposal Of the DAooaAr the latest ard most
important news concerning the First Regiment
but % our correspondent Mac" has got in
with his bundle Of news few hours ahead,h
has the preference OF the use OF our columns
Try again, however. Give us scraps of news
and little facts. ~ we'll - big ones. You can't
imagine how eager the folks are here for news
from the Iowa volunteers. and particularly
those Who vent from Davenport and Iowa
City.
Mrssn.. EDros. :-Ajvea are pretty
we'll posted Tor ought to be) 10 the matter OF
the currency. will you tell your readers what
10 to be done With Canada money! One OF
When doctors disagree. who shall decide.
PiAaaA inatfuet n and 0hli0o
A SUBSCRIBER.
We can only say to our friend. that - ve
have been swestensd onoe with this kind of
money. it is safe to keep clesr Of it. W. pre-
fer the bills Of our State Bank, or the State
Bank of Ohio and Indiana. Too much caution
cannot be sxero.s~ ~ y. ..nlling paper money.
-EDs
CITY TAxEs.-Under the existing
injunction. DC. c..-the City
Council did not levy tax yssterdaT, only for
the purpose Of paying of the Clark, Dodge
Co, and K,nsslla Judgments. and for current
expensea For the former, tax Of two mills.
and the latter, : tax Of three mills on the dol.
lsl. was levied. uaking five mills. or IS on the
81 900 Of this years assessment This will
make matters very easy for the present; but
look out for the future.
HABRAs CoRPUs AND MATR1A0NY.-|
A somewhat singular and laughable trial took
place At tie Court House yesterday, before
Judge Linderman. It appears that some two
weeks since, . German living at Coal Valley,
on the other side, married buxom German
lass of this city. and took up living together
~ . matter Of course. But the young wife
became dissatis6sd With her accepted lord and
master. and left him and came back 10 her
fathsr's house. He has been trying 10 get her
back. and sstsrday sued out writ OF Aabsas
corpus to take her from her parents. Who, O.
the young husband alleged. we're restraining
her. Previous to this action. the husband 10
company With our friend Jake H1ring, vent
TO the pstsrnsl msnsion Of the 6ekle one, and
asked for admission which wss refused them.
The mother Of the young wife pitched into
Jake and severely lsssratsd bis brseshss. and
came ont Of the sstion triumphant The eass
came before the JEdgs when it was shown that
the parents did not restrain their daughter.
bat che left her husband on aecount Of bic bsd
charaeter. OF course shs was ct q liberty.
At the Court House Jake again met his con.
queror. and come very exciting conversation
vas held, and some tsblsaux presented which
ws have not the space 70 dslineats. The
young husband eoss without bic vifs. and our
friend Jake got roundly abused for attsmpt-
ing to cot y pssss maker. Oar infosmast
savs the Court House scenes were tolsrably
rich-if not more.
neawne paAAn.