Council Bluffs bugle. [volume] (Council Bluffs, Iowa) 1860-1868, 1863-01-07

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A decision has bsen rsndsssd ia the !
|aprems Coass In case Of quite novsa :
satarss, and imporasns On aaesans Of the :
Of interests Involved, II nos
4 general interest Is aasosing the rights 7
Il parties In similas eases. L.
Alexander Msarsgss came 10 Iowa ~
10 early day, bang sssu insalYans, and ua- i
der an irrsvooAbIs Power Of Attorney |
rem Jsass and Dansaa AsGrsgoE, ~
their agsat and in their nasass, purchased
MOST Of shs Land upon which the town Of
keGrsgok l. ailnatsd, On tbs mississippi |
rivss, abovs Dneaqaa, and aabssausasls Il
nanagsd said property, iaoiadiag . fsssy,
under she sams powsg Of attorney. h
ls4S, Gregory AeiregoE, aaeshss hrosh-
sr, living In New YORK, lsfs BY will 5000
10 trust for The wife Of Alsxandss Me-
GrsgoE, who now slaias shss q part OF
the laads in aeasrovsssy In this ssss waa
purchased With shia $4,000, and thai
James and Duaean sassasad 10 iia invest
msnt in What 10 called sstAs Ferry Prop
sgty," which was In the aazas OF Janss-
Alexander maiasainiSg thai Jamsss In
holding ths property in his nanaes was
acting by agreement 40 Trustees OF has,
[AlaxAndsr's, wife sad shildEea. rhis
bsing denied By James, Alexander, UNI
der his power Of attorney, conxayed ali
the propeEsy in Controversy to hia BROTH
ers-in-lsw, aardasrs, whs ware che de-
PENDANTS in this suit In equity, brought
By James TO sss aside tbs dssds mads by
AlsxaadsS to the Gaxdasrs. Tia Sa-
prsms Court decided the side 10 be In
Jsmss MeGregor, holding asss, shgt shs
said deeds, hsiag without consideration,
we're fraudulent aad reid aad sssond,
thaG ii had been bald, both by tbs So
prems Court Of Hsw York and Ell shis
, State, thai the $4,000 % hald 10 szass fes
the wife aad childrsa Of Alaxander csal&
not be Invested in thai manner there
, fore thai the property in question eouls
. noe have bsen purchased with that moasy
Opinion by Baldwin, Chief Justice
I Wright ooqeurrings Lowe disssating.--
/ Tbs property La estimated to be wort
. S2s0, 900. .....s ..ass
Christmas was gleouy holiday here
although the people srisd TO smiley ii
! the best advantage. The moraiag opene
b With dense fog, followed by q drsar
a drixxls until evening, whsa the rain peal
cd down Ia torrents and shs might vas 1
Il dark Ersbus. There waa, however, h
10 usual amount Of Rrs-sEaoksr and oths
uprorious demonstrations by yoangsse1
? upon the ssseess-plsnty OF earousiag
!. men seeking 20 drown daIl care in u
y, bowl sham msles Of faaay boys, q
st cited msa and drankea sonseabands .
= mixed ap together, On Court Avsaa
i. about dask, with balls and faaaaagos
Ia night, Including Niger dance aad brss
ed dawn over the river, which broke up be
~ morning in row and general &c
h. among oar "gay and festive" bat mu
lar esteemed "fsllow-eitizens Of African
of scent" LnEit&sions to Christmas dina
,l' in remote parts Of the city--fOs d
MOinea is q city Of magnificent dissa
.pt sea-wsrs at discoant, on accoass
20, the rain and mad; bat guests OF thas 6
sG cellent hotel, the Dss Names House foa
- ample amends in the magaiaeeas dina
Of served mp by mins hests, the SPogEoRI
10, consisting, in part, Of turkey, goes
En "ehicken- hxsns," oysters snd all the Ia
= uries and delieacies Of the season.
sy, Gusats Of the Des Maiasa never want
~, an sxeelleut holiday dinner, inEisati
la' or no Invitation. u.s. ....
-. regret to learn from Col. ElwoS
an- Chairman of the Democratic Gents
the Committee, thai majority Of that co
% misses ara opposed to holdiag the Sd
a Convention 30 early - the 22d Of Fsbrul
ard ~, ON accent Of Appreciated ob#sael
Ave in bad weather, roads, &e., to reaching
aa- Oapitai from remote counties III that D
sbs son. Though it ID very desirable 10 h
sby . full representation, l do NOS apprshs
r-s masa dagger in iss action for the vi
as. thereof; fors instead ag ths strife q
- wire paliing which have marked soms
ga oar former conventions, there 10 good +
axe son to hope thai all will harnoaion
'ols unite in single aim and sfFors
sos such q sslsctioa Of candidates I
zee, saeh eaaneiatiaas Of seaad Coaski
sid tional principles, - viii iaaars
yea triumph Of Democracy ovsr that
!. tioa Ok radical nalignanss, eorrap&il
aa~ lists, knaves, fools, fanatics and d
ga men who are drivlag our dsvs
ooaasry hsadloag into irvsssievabls ga
- - The imnaiusnoe Of the peril and the ~
vsrsal solisisads 10 avert the impas
LIST ing doom drawing all together In
era oommos and meat saarsd saass in 4
~ momsnsoas avisis, viii II i hoped, ses'
shs unity Of purpose, wisdon Of esaasel 4
'ss- hasmoay 81 action. axsladsng all pa
aau sohening for selfish ends.
7 4 very lively interest IL nsaifss
sss. aaang hundrsds ID this part al the Ssa
# who have never hsrslafoss acted "
shs Democracy, bat are now anxious
aim SEQ the baaues Of uaion and Liba
~ thrown TO the brsese u an early day, i
ar they may range sAensslvss anasr
Ala A. u x.shs So