Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-12

AhA-'b - oASh. nc pCi6Oh "4IO
borrowed the bouud file OF the DEMoc1AT AND
NEws for 1855 will please return it to this Of.
fee wi,hou. delay.
oLEIGHISo is leaving fast. The
e.reeis esterdsy were filled with slusb. Bare
ground 10 getting I.eL'y IN every direction.
spring is coming.
GAY PAKIY.-A gay party Of young
folk. left for lie Claire last evening. to have .
dance at the Howard House, and We dout;
not will have q fine time before they return.
CouscIL.-Tbe City Fathers hold an
adjourned meeting at tue Council Chamter
this afternoon. those who are interested will
govern themselves accordingly.
The STYLE.--Persons fashionably y dis
posed can find the very latest ety les Of hats
and caps q, Fafrands. Those wEo are not go
particular can also be accommodated. lie suits
every body.
DIX. PARRY lectures this evening at the
Congregational church On Camp Life for
the benefit OF the Soldiers Aid Society. The
lecture will undoubtedly be highly interest.
iLg.
SOMETHING TO EAT. TIE kel.y's
brought in q drove Of Ine cattle for the use
ana beneti. Of the public. They wera nice
and fat, sueh as they generally provide Tor
their Numerous customers.
SECoSD CAyaLRY.-This spleu4d
body OF men, We understand. hes been ordered
from Denton barracks TO Fort Henry, 10 en-
gage In active ws.f.re. 1ha, is just what the
regimen, has been visiting for this long while,
CLosED.-Dr. Jewett closed his lee
tures Oh temperance in ilia city On Mou1ay
evening". We houe his teachings have been
profitable, and presume they have 10 certain
extent The trouble about these lectures is
that those 10 whom The blows ale liinclp ally
aimed never s,teud
We suggest to the City Fathers that
they take up the lamp posts ABOUT town and
cori them up in some safe place where they
will not get broken. As they stand now. It ey
are constantly being Lroken o.f-each to al
expense Of no. less than forty dollars. II j.
better TO have IL I'll. out the way entirely.
The SECOND IowA.-We are PANIED
to hear OF the disgrace which j. aid % tbs
Y y
trust that future investigation Ulay prove til,
charges false We cat hardly think tlat ,her,
are sry such neu in that body as the iepcl
would seem TO Indicate.
FoKcING THHM TO TEkMs-We uL
! der.tand there is considerable hutte,ing anon:
Z the bache ,ors, In prospect o: al extra pol! Ia
Of ten dollsrs, OF which the Legislature i Ge-
! lihesatins. Taking into consideration that J
costs only dollar or two 10 &c. married, "
nay lock Tor brisk business n The way {
marriage licenses for a lille. The local oil IL
| Gazette affects Q defiant air, tut We have /
! from pretty good sodree iha; he has pror ose'
! twice already since he read the ntws. As cor
roboss,ive Of the runor. we call attention /;
an article In the same local column wL!c
treats on Talking to Children" That snow
what ls running in his head. despite Of his q.
parent defiance to the Legislature. Our fret
Fleming has GO. an idea that he would imuol
talizs himself Oh baby talk right away. II
leans very strongly towards the Wesleyan nlot
osy LA tic plan. No doub, his mind is rigt
there; but We ubmit whether it would not |
little more modest to wait until he has gt
the children 10 talk to before he commsnc,
airing his nursery vocabulary There is tim
enough yet.
The proposed Law tiekles the yourg lsdi'
hugely. They feel confident that it will trir
the recreant scamps up to the sticking poin
certain cure.
FooLsu Law SUIT.-Next in insi.
nifcance to the celebrated and expensive {
the County, Siander case, was . case tried
the Distrc, Cour. yesterday. in which the a
legged stealing Ct calf was involved. II
Court worked at it all day, and the jury We
out in the evening. What coDsumnste ice
i.hness to allow such petty cases 10 be tried
the expense OF the county, or on any preten
whatever.
Aud speaking of nonsensical cases. leads
to speak Of another ridiculous case broug
before Squire Wheeler, yesterday. 1t seer
. that two little boys. about twelve or thirte
{ Years old, we're interested. One little b
: goes to neighbor's house to get milk, wb
smother little boy tore his little cap and had
, little boyish spat, al! Of which was OF
earthly consequence whatever to any bod
: Well. the parent OF tie boy with the torn c
e AID sandy hair flew on the wings ct mater
: indignation to Squire Whee!ers office q
swore out an indictment against the ctt
little boy and the boys mother, who was
= in the house when the fracss took place, a
!. on the trial came. The little urchins involv
4 the expense Of q couple OF lawyers, who y t,
ed in as though . fortune was at stake, g
the little boys testified. and the parents ,es
fed. and there was fooling around general
5 The Justice ought to have cuffed the ears
both the brAts. snd reprioanded the old 70
aud turned the whole crowd out Of his of;
Bat the testimony and the cross.pullipg, ere
firing an q pettifogging went op, and the mo
er Of the 10y who tore the other boys {
was discharged, and the little beliissrsnt '
declared Indebted in costs about five dolls
y which he could either pay or 60 to Jail.
!. bad boy cried. ard the father Of the bad
q. had no money. SO lie plead With the 'Squ
aA and the 'son;rs u, ,ba b.a how oF nm
ID pledge Of bad boy = maternal parent,a xord