Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-02-19
DISTRICT COURT.
FEBRUARY Term.
HON. JOHNF. DILLON, Judge.
IsA N. CLIFFORD, Clerk.

HON. JOHNF. DILLON. Judge.
IaA n. CLIFFORD, Clerk.
TuEspay, Feb. ls.
Court opened at . O'Clock, A. II.
The Jury in the case Of Mead / c.. W.
Leonard. which vas submitted last night,
brought in verdict for the Plaintiff. and as
sessed their damages At one cent The Plain
tiffs moved for . new trial.
J. W. Churchill W. 7. G. Eads. Jury trial.
This was an action on . promissory note, ss
dsfencs.to which Defendant pleaded breach
Of warranty on . span Of horses. cold by J. J.
Valley to Defendant. in payment for which
Eads took up chat.el mortgage on said horses
from Valley to Churchill. and 10 payment gave
his own note and ehattel mortgage to Church.
III. The case vas submitted to The Jury at 4
o'clock in the afternoon. Grant and Smith for
Plaintiff; 7. G. Campbell for Defendant. The
Jury returned . verdict for the Defendant
W. B. Dixon VI. J. W. Johnson. Trial by
Jury. Plaintiff claims the sum Of t4OO de 70.
the covenants Of q certain contract which De-.
fendant, in consideration Of lease Of certain
lands from Plaintiff, agreed to perform. DAvi
son and True for Plaintiff j. N. Rogers for
Defendant. The testimony was not closed to-
night
Court adjourned at l.2 o'clock p. N. until
9 o'clock TO morrow morning.
IMPUDENcE.-Who is there who does
cot enjoy . little impudence when 1t is cool
| and refreshing? We confess to the failing
The coolest thing Of the season, the weather
not excepted, came under our notice the other
day, and We must relate it. 1t is regarding
those horses on the Island.
Last fall, when they were put on the Island.
nun Der Of them swan tie river and went
over TO take fresh bite in the grass grown
streets Of the city of Rock Island. They an
noyed the psopls-so the people said-and it
Vas not upfrequent that they we're found Of .
morning in s5me frugal houssholder's back
cellar, quietly desour.ng his cabbages and
other truck. BY the way, it happened that
some Of them ttrsysd off into the country.
Some eight or ten Of them we're taken ap BY
| farmers. They, OF course, knew where the
horses belonged. as they were all branded,
but they took them up aud kept them, work
ing them constantly, and in some cases pretty
severely. WELL the other day, in came Mr.. A.
With some Of the horses which he had been
keeping and working all winter. He took
them to Col. Chan bers. and stated that it had
sort - creeped into his head that the horses
might belong to THE department, so he thought
he would bring them home. and to cap the
climax, presented the Col. with . board bill
for the full number o! weeks at the rate Of
tro dollars and ftty cents per Dssk. psr head
Considering that the finder knsw exactly
where the horses belonged, that he had kept
them by force on his premises. had worked
them right straight along-and in further con.
siderstion Of the fact that corn is worth only
. bit bushe'. and hsy at the same rase-ws
! should call the presentation Of this bill the
hsighth Of impudenoe. The man was doubt
less . friend OF the country. He wouldn't
steal! Oh, no! 1.-The got any remuneration
| except some spontaneous allusious to the char
! acter Of awful mean men, then We are mis-
taken.