Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1861-02-15

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FRIDAY MORNING. FEB. Is, 1851
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THE CITY.
PxEsoNAL.-Judge Dickey, Of Otta.
wa. Ill. is stopping 1T the Burtis House.
CLEAN Your SIDE WALKs.-This
I'D ice should be immediately acted upon BY
those Who have not attended TO it already.
The Moline ndependent has On &C.
count Of pork stealing in that section Of coun-
try.
TuE editor of the Moline Independent
has gone to Washington to beg for the post
olhce Of the Republic of Moline. Great cry
Esd little wool. we shoud say
MlLlTARY.-The German company,
whereof Mr.. Stuhr Is captain, is getting ready
every day and night to go South to punish the
Seceders.
The PAINTER acknowledge
the receipt of the January number Of this ex.
csllsnt organ Of the craft. The Printer should
receive the patronage Of every typo in the
country. to say nothing Of erybody else.
DIsAGRKEABLE.-T state of travel
last ., eniug was about as bad ss the most i'm.
sginative miod could conceive. Rubber boots
aud plenty Of patience are things much to be
wished for.
No TgLEGRApH.-We do not publish
any telegraph reports this morning, from the
fact none were received a. the Telegraph Of.
tce here The strong condition Of the weather
operated badly upon the line.
YESTERDAY was bad day for the
Valentine trade Our dealers did not get rid
of so much of the "swest trash as they would
have done had the weather been more pro-
pitious. Talk of makiug love to any ybodys
toiks yesterday. The thing couldn't be did.
DIsTRlCT CoURT-In the case of
Wm Jones. who was tried for burglary on
U.A, h.. };,t ~
guilty" Sentence not yet given.
The case Of Wilhelm Us. Leonard was con-
tinusd throughout the day and will be resumed
this morning.
ANOTHER Snow SToRM.-The snow
storm on Weinesaiy night and Thursday
morning was perfectly terrific. Never have
we seen the thing done up in more buster
ing aud saucy manner. The flakes were large
aud damp and came down thicker and faster
amid perfect hurricane. which tossed aud
pitched them in all directions. But for the
dampness of the snow the drifting must have
been awful. but a. it 10 there is not much pro
liability thai any serious blockade will be ex
perieaced. This is great Winter, surely.
APOLOGIZE. 1t is not of frequent
occurrence.,has we are placed under the diss-
gressble necessity Of apologizing to our read
ers for hortcomngs in this department Of the
DEMocnAr. Al u general thing We are up to
snuff when there is any of that article about.
hut xva ua mt all N he
yesterday afternoon to look after the waits Of
news and important trifles which go to ma ks
up that interesting and pa.atabls breaktast
dish known - the "local"-without which no
paper can truly be said to be up with the
times and the Absenss Of which causes vry
and unplsasant faces among heads Of families
even over the fragrant coffee cup the we'll syr-
uped and buttsrsd cakes. and the neatly
broilsd muttoL chop.
We say. dear reader, that We fully sppre-
ciate the condition in which our short comings
have thrown you this morning. but we start ed
off to make an apology. and that's what we
are about to do. Hesr US:
May It pleAs. the public. (though the sblic
is.not always 50 easily pleased mind ye.) We at
tended court yesterday afternoon, in the null
tifarious capacity of principal. witness. judge.
reporter and spectator. We figured to GER
tain extent 10 al those characters. We could
do almost anything in . court bat to play Law
yer. We pass that for We have . character
to maintain. No insinuation comes 10 here.
Courts are . great bore anyway an honest
man can tx it. and that is the reason why we
don. participate 10 them. They must be kill.
ing things to justices. The parties litigant can
squirm around as much ~ they please; 60 can
the witnesses and spectators, and the lawyers
are At perfect liberty to open their safety
valves. and "blow of" when they please, but
the iustice-there he has to cit perched on
his stool behind the table and listen 70 issues.
latter f.lse) plsadings, testimony. objections
pointless arguments on law points. reading Of
the Code. disquisitiors on abstruss legal
technicaIities. sxordiums.. perorstions. stale
jokss, cross examining aud eross firing. and
"sumrnisg up'-in fact to everything he has
to lend . passive ear and be quiet. impartial
observer; 10 expected 70 remember, digest.
weigh, consider and determine upon al the
above mention "stufi" and ct the end
coas out "postsd" and prepared to
render > decision according to the
precouesivsd idsas Of not only one. but
both sides-elss he 10 "not 6t for the 20.