Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1869-02-04
iHE h0WAaO AN0 lE COHTE
JUDCMENTS.


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JUDGMENTS.
A Csmpronsss Affected.
For the purpose Of paying of these TIVE
judgments the City Council authorized tar
levy upon the assessment roll Of 1865, and
found that II ssula not Be collected. The
absardity Of making the levy upon that
assessment is evident without ocmosat,
but for the purpose Of getting out Of the
scraps With 4 show Of legal lore, the MT.
ter Vas lsft to committee. They have
he'd conference With the asternsys 10 the
case and here is the result:
DAvExroRr, Jan. 81. 1869.
GkxsLsxEs In reply 10 vour verba, confer.
ence We say
lst We oppose your effort to collect tha.
jui : ment on the assessment Of ls65.
I'd We shall take no steps 10 enforce the
/ mar damus in that case il you will provide tor
the payment OF the judgment by specific tax
en- the valuation Of 1869. or set apart in advance
| 80 much Of your general revenue - will pay ii.
81 We place the mandamus in the Weber
judgment In the same hx.
/ Atu IL you 40 not nave US tu6 Ulcuey, OF
| make such efforts to procure it, a. hoaest Oh
GERS ought to make. We shall endeavor to en-
| force the writs Of maudamus At the October
| Term, 1889, D. the Court.
! Your obedient servants,
GaAxr 4 SMITH.
Also the following from Putnam 4
Rogers:
DAvsHpoar, Jan. "a, 1853.
0sxrLsnBx :-As attorneys for Harriet L.
Conte. We make this proposition. viz: That il
| the Ceuncil will issue TO us an order On the
| treasury. pay able next August. or thereabouts
for the smsuut Of Mrs. lie Conte's judgment
and the costs OF the mandamus proceeding. with
the interest At six per cent. We will agree to
Il stay all proceedings on the judc ment and man
damus until the october term, 1863, and on paw
ment OF the order, to satisfy the judgment Of
record.
This will leave the Couacil at liberty to do
as hey see 6t about collecting the special tax
now levied, they seeing to the provision Of
means from source TO meet the order when
it becomes due.
Respectfully yours.
PusNAn 1 ReGsns.
This correspondence Was laid before the
Council last evening BY the committee,
with the recommendation that in their
judgment II would be for the interest Of
the city to accept the proposition Of said
attorneys, with the understanding that .
specific tax. over and above that required
for tho ordinary general revenue for the
year 1869 be levied At the time Of the next
regular annual levy Of general tax upon the
assessed valuation Of 1869, sufficient to
pay said judgments, - well - the judg.
ment Of John Weber, and that the same bs
collected with the ordinary tsxes for the
current year, and that they b applied a.
fast a. collected to the pay ment Of said
judgments, unless some other settlement
or eemprsmise OF said judgments shall have
been objected between the parties in the
meantime. The committee also recon-
msnded that the said two specific lsvies Of
taxes bs regarded 40 caacellsd and annulled,
and Of no effect whatever.
These rccommsn ndations were adopted
and 10 the matter rests for the present.
A Few Nights spent IN q Spirit.
AL Circle In Davenport.
Noticing, among the many arrivals At the
Hstel Dc Ss.and so. ono who profssssd
to cure oil the ills flesh is heir to, and give
you an insight into the mysteries Of futur.
ty; being prompted by . natural curiosity
to learn something Of our future life, in
company With = psrtly friend, w paid
vlsi, to tho domicil Of the medium whose
personal appearance WAS anything s.ss
then engaging. Wearing . long gown Of
many oolsrs," (ast having seen the wash
tub fer these many days,) brsechss cut in
the sgsny Of past fashion hair thrown
back behind the ears in ringlsts reaching
the shoul dsrs in general appearance en-
dsavoring to ape the patriarchial age, but
signally failing in appearance Of the face
the expression Of which put one in mind Of
freshly imported lunatio. Being invited to
take seat By the medium spouse (whe
wss the best locking Of the tws), the cir
Gle being formed BY joining hands, and
sundry hand manouvers, the medium got in
raps with the spirits. After . long rigms-
| role he ended by telling our past histery,
| specifying csrtsin marks on our bodies,
&c., &C., and inviting US to come to the
| evening circle, when there would Be few
Of fair sex present. Ofcourss " would 70.
Arriving in the evening, wsfound some ten
couples present. being seated in the circle.
| divided according to our afinitiss, Is he
| said, to get up = 6ow Of the electric cur
rent; joining Of hands with and occasional
squeezing and siahiug in an undsrtone, with
aud occasional laying on Of hands BY the
medum-espscially when near enc of his
afinities, and =. that on the csttcn (Which
would raise the slmost inaudibls cry, "stsp
that nsw.") Suddenly stepping in his
m,nirulations, looking steadily At one OF
us-"on ysur. feot, cir, see q mark nesr
your big. toe" No such mark there
Take Of ysur boot and lot the circle see. :"
OF goes the boot dirty feet examined by
both ssxss. Yes, the mark 10 there no
it amt /; yes it is. After var Of words,
quiet prevailing. the vsxsd question being
IN the affirmative, the play goes on, much
after the same style. inserspersed with Z
good deal Of conglomeratsd philosophy ',
smsng which he advanced the following
ridiculous idea: That it would bs better
for society to drop the marrisgs tie and
each couple be united according to their
affinitiss, even il amounting to . sspara
ten Of present ties-sr which 10 the same
thing, adept the free love principle, q
much in vogue amsng - ct the present
Being anxious 70 hear from spirit frieudl
~ dropped in . shst which brought the
poor fosl 70 his senses. A few more passes
Of the hand-s little mere pressing Of cot.
ten-s few sighs, &C., ds. E; now l an
ready 70 ask mental questions !" be telling
- to 40 frame the question - that zee or u
would answer. The answers in gensra
we're satisfactory - far ~ heard from.
But ssms being dssirous to get aushsn
ticatsd communications from spirit friend
could not wait the mediums time, 90 wer,
dsomsd to 90 disappointed. But there Va
one kind Of spirits that never failed to b
prssent-when sexes 20 near Joined b,
} affinity could produce that pis-a-pat to an
, fro, that would make earth . psradiss-
. even if one had some one else where the
should be. at home. Thus ended the nrs
sight. All ths subsequent circles wsr
Z similar, and in enc We were slsctri
? 6sd BY . new theory advanced Aftsr th