Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-04

DISTRICT COURT.
SPECIAL Term.

Al ~ y. d ~ II DlLLONp Juukes
IsA n. GlFFoRp. Clerk.
MONDAY, Feb. Sd, 1862.
Court me: this morning at 10 o'clock.
Pursuant to law, Vim. Watts. Chris. Miller,
Samuel Robeson. and J. L. Reed we're substi-
tated to serve as Grand Jurors for the present
term. in place Of A. p. Kelly, B. H. Lahrman,
H. Alling and John Csrhart. absent.
The Judge theteupon instructed the Grand
sworn in 40 baiff
The morning hour was occupied in hearing
motions.
ASH. Denkman vs.. 1hsmas. judgment as
per stipulation.
e222. Denkman vs.. Thomas Judgment as
per stipulation.
A.. 7. Follet vs c. Schmidt, ct ais Jury
trial.
This case occupied all day The Plaintiff sues
the Defendant. The Defendant denies the ex--
scution Of the note, and sets up that his sigma.
ture has been forged. The case was submitted
to the jury to- night. Plumer and Bills for
Plaintiffs. DAWSON 4 True tor Defendant.
Court adjourned at G o'clock ?. H., until
o'clock tomorrow morning.
THAT "swect scented ice taken from
the cellar Of Merwln's block is being dumped
under the nose of some Of the citizens on Front
! street. They OH iect to any such arrangement.
and will call upon the Marshal about it.
CRITICAL CoNDIlIoN- We regret 10
learn that our fellow citizen. Ira Brown, Esq..
who is now in New York. is dangerously ill
In fact is not expected TO recover. His wife
LEI, on the Eastern train last evening Mr..
Brown has been absent several months We
hope he may recover.
CoLD.- From present appearan ces
we should Judge tha. the Committee on Ground
Hoes was unsrccessful in its operations on Can
dlemas day. We rather guess that through
some misln cement tie animal slipped back
into his hole, Tor another forty days slumber.
Might have known it rom the crowd that ccm
| posed the committee
L.yELY.-THs Young folks about
| town are aking the most OF the good sleigh :
| ing, much 10 the delight of the livery satb.e
keepers ard marriagaole young ladies-who,
| next TO wediock itself like TO be nicely and
warmly bundled up in nice sleigh behind q
fast horse ard long string Of bells, and, oi
course, swee.ly arranged alongside a commu
| NEGATIVE young gen:.emsn-with q mouatache
aud eingie. of course. As We said before. thi:
10 Just what the young people are up to these
timea The young men appear to like it and
we don't see why sleighng should not be gene
rally endorsed. Go on with your amusement
young folks, and make way for these who are
coming after.
ssStitch in Time, Etc.,
! DAVENPORT, Feb 2.
MrssRs EpIToRs ~ have learned from re
liable source that there is heavy bed OF SLOW
on the margin Of the Mississippi river aud It
tributaries Therefore. there is danger tha
there moy be heavy Spring flood. consequent
ly al persons residing on, or owning perisha
Bile property on lom ground on or near the Mis-
si.sippi river or tributaries, should make IRE
cau;ionary preparation tor high wa'er. NJ
KEGlS Err.
FOR THE WEEK ENDING FEB. l. 1851,
OF meteorological observotions, underthe direcs'o
of the Smiths sonidn Institution, made at Graswot
College, by WI. +. DrSwooDY, Latitude, Al 5e
North Longitude 1889 West Heightabore
sea, 73. feet.