Local Matters

OUR SECOND PAGE to-day is surrendered almost entirely to telegraph news.  We give an interesting paper this morning.

FOR the latest styles of most seasonable goods and cheapest rates, call on C. S. Whisler No. 8 Le Claire row.

ALL THE latest and most desirable styles of hats and caps are constantly on hand at Farrand’s.  For bargains in the above goods, call at the corner of Second and Main sts.

JUST RECEIVED at Plummer’s, No. 50 Brady street, a large assortment of pocket knives of the most approved patterns, ranging in price from twenty-five cents to two dollars.  Call and look at them.

NEW styles of spring goods can only be found at Wadsworth’s.  He is opening every day choice designs in dress fabrics, shawls, raglans, &c., housekeeping goods of every description, together with a general assortment of dry goods.

WANTED – By a gentleman and his wife, a bed-room and sitting room, Furnished, and board in a small, quiet family – one where there are no other boarders preferred.  Address box 429, post office, giving name and residence.

KEHOE & CARHART have just received the latest styles of Cloaks and Saques manufactured from the Broadway, N. Y. trade.  Also, the “Imperial” and Excelsior Hoop Skirts.  They will offer this day a large lot of Fast Color prints at 8 cents per yard.

IOWA CITY. – The municipal election held in Iowa City on Monday last resulted as usual in favor of the Democrats, though by a decreased majority.  So close was the contest that a change of five votes would have given the Republicans a majority in the city Sanhedrim.

STUPIDITY. – Our amiable cotemporary of the R. I. Argus says, that we made up our accounts of the fire in that city from its columns, and that it is full of stupid blunders. – Very likely, but we don’t think that is anything to brag about.  It should try and do better in the future, or its own friends won’t credit it.

SNOW. – They have had considerable snow at Dubuque this week, and on Tuesday morning the freight to and from the [levee] was carried on sleds.  We’ve had bad enough weather here, and probably more coming, but we have been spared any more snow storms, though there was a slight shaking of the feather beds above on Sunday afternoon and Monday night.

THE ROADS continue in a miserable condition, and little produce is coming to town now-a-days.  Neighbor Jones, of the Le Claire hack hasn’t been here since Monday, having become satisfied that, though the bottom of the road may be good enough, it is most too far down to get at very comfortably; hence he has withdrawn till the mud becomes more easily navigable.

RUNAWAY AND SMASH UP. – A team belonging to Rev. I. N. Butterfield, which was hitched near Mr. Plummer’s store yesterday afternoon, took fright at the rattling of a load of iron passing by, broke loose and started up street, taking the sidewalk, in its course, barely missing Dr. Parker’s show window, and dashing across Third street, where it pretty much pulverized the carriage.  Fortunately no one was hurt.

SHADE TREES. – the Dubuque Times, in an article urging the people to plant shade trees, suggests that the city authorities by way of encouraging this excellent mode of ornamenting their city, should remit on the taxes of those planting them the sum of twenty-five cents for each tree set out.  There can be no question that the ornamenting and beautifying of the streets of town by the planting of shade trees, would do much to render it attractive to strangers seeking a new home.  There are few people, no matter how extremely utilitarian in their views, who are impervious to the charms of nature, particularly when combined with the attractions of art.  In too many Western cities and towns there has been a merciless war waged on the trees of the forest within their limits, as if everyone was an eyesore, and their room, though bare and uncultivated was better than their company.  One place in particular, we know of, where early settlers say existed one of the most charming groves, on both sides of a silvery stream, decked with lovely wild flowers of the West and melodious with the music of birds, now not a tree of all that grove stands, and in their place are a few houses and a number of corner lots.  Our own city has not entirely escaped this species of vandalism; yet much has been done to beautify our streets by setting out young trees, and much may yet be done.  The Times’ Suggestion may be considered rather a rash one in these days of corporation poverty; but it is by no means certain that a city adopting it would not be the gainer thereby.

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SUPREME COURT.

(APRIL TERM.)

CALEB S. BALDWIN, Chief Justice.

G. G. WRIGHT, Associate Justice.

R. P. LOWE, Associate Justice.

LEWIS KINSEY, Clerk.

WEDNESDAY, April 9.

1098.  Arthur O’Neil vs. Thos. Atkinson, appts., Blackhawk county.  Affirmed with 6 per cent damages.

1251.  G. R. Dean vs. A. R. Goddard, et al; Bremer co.  Motion to affirm overruled.

1252.  F. Downey & Co. vs. W. P. Harmon, et al; Bremer co.

1258.  F. Downey & Co. vs. W. P. Harmon; Bremer co.  Same.

1254.  G. W. Levally, et al, vs. J. G. Ellis; Bremer co.  Same.

996.  English et al appt., vs. Wassles; Dubuque county.  Reversed.

1096.  Blake vs. Blake; Dubuque co.  Affirmed.

994.  Beal vs. West, Powers, et al; Dubuque City Court.  Affirmed.

995.  Timothy fanning, et al, appts., vs. Edward Stimpson, et al; Dubuque City Court.  Affirmed.

1115. Pelan vs. Bevard, et all, appts; Dubuque co.  Reversed.

1087.  Mary E. Read vs. C. K. Howe, admr. &c., appt; Blackhawk co.  Affirmed.

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DIED.

On Tuesday, FANNY P., Daughter of John and Fanny Carroll, aged 4 years.

Funeral to-day (Thursday) at 2 o’clock p.m. from the main street Baptist church.  Friends are invited to attend.

– Published in The Davenport Daily Gazette, Davenport, Iowa, Thursday Morning, April 10, 1862, p. 1