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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-07
ELDER ORSDN HYDE

a letter is published in tho Burlington
Gazette and copied into the I.ocniro sheets
Of the State purpor,ing 10 bc addressed hy
Orson Hyde, the Mormon Elder, To r. II.
Warren. Esq, of Burlington. in relation ~
tho Mormon vote. The following from tho
lia~keyc, fatty contradicts this Roorhack
and proves il to have NIL originated in the
mind Of tho editor Of the Gazette or SONG
of his political ndviscrs:--
"ln relation to tho siatemrn, in vcs.cr-
dave Gnzeitc about draft being rivcn Ia
Elder Orson HYDE for one thousand .lolnrs
We feel authorized Ia give it n fit dlenia!.-
II is utterly false and We call on ,liose wh,
made the >,aicmsn, to prove it. We call
on the writer too, 10 subsian;iaie his ASSET
ton TINT II "has even been admitted Nv
HYDE himself" Elder HYDE has MT. will
mt. md cannot tru,hinlly ADM, nnr suc!,
thing. We deny that nnv thing in tho
shape Of bribc was ever offered 10 Elder
HYDE or anv one else bv the Wings. We
challenge tho loco foco leaders 10 furnish
credible proof Of anv such traneactinn.-
Neither Col. WARREN nor INV Of the Wings
have in anv Of their Transactions with the
Mormons dono INV thing of which thew nro
ashamed. Or any thing which they would
wish to cover mp by conccalment. Tho
leading loco incos, those who charge tho
ATTEMPT ri Bribery on tho Wings. knor this,
and NIL Col. W.. or the Wings ask is rult
and fair investigation"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-07

There - nm establishment, i'm I,ontlon.
where scnlp,ors may work in chalk. md |,
be afterwards convertible inlo tho hardest
mnrhlc, while every mark Of tho chiscl il
preserved. The inventor is Mr.. William
Hutchinson, WIN has secured patent: and
he can make Plaster It Paris. Birth fro
stones. and. in fact. every material is rem
dered rs hard rs metal, receiving the most
brilliant polish. and made absolutely lmpcr-
'shabc from atmospheric action.
The purposes TO which this patent cnn
be applied, are innumcrshc The frs, idea
ot the patcn,ec was the indnra'en Of the
softer and more common and almost useles
stones for the purpose OF paving. bu, go com.
ple'e was his success, tia, he suon took a
lottier view, and has rendered the opera.
ton not only applicable TO common purpo-
ses for which stones and slate nrc used in
building. such as paving, both internal and
external. window stills, cisicrns. fittings "a
da'r'es. &c. bu. now applies the operation
to nil the higher works of art. Plaster Of
Paris casts. Of the most elaborate designs,
Ir bns;s. relieves, architectural ornaments,
fonts and ornamental flooring Tor churches,
treills work tor balconies, ornamental ink
stands, &c, arc rendered imper;shablc by
the operation a the elements, and as hard
and tough ns metal.
A slab Of soft fine snnd s.onc, 50 sof.
that i might be rubbed into powder by the
hand, was rendered hard as granite. ,nd
ruug like bell numerous Plaster Of Paris
ornaments md busis, 'ne,omorphosed into
bronze, granite and pnr,i-co'orcd marbles
drain. water and gass pipes, made from
Bath stone, chalk, or piper. hard a. grnni,e
and polished internally like marble; ia
fac, the results Of the operations are .nid 10
Be m'.s extraordinary, and ono Of the
eresiess discoveries Of tho age -Sciexsifs
American.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-07

INTERESTING FAcTs IN WAR.-John NJ.
Scott, who delivered an Grafton in Phiadel.
pha on the occasion Of the reception Of the
volunteers, institutes comparison between
the amount slain in some Of tho Mexican
battles md the most desperately fought
European engagements.
At the great battle Of Lignv, between
the French under Napoleon. mud the Prus-
sinns under Butcher. which was fought with
the btterest anImosity on both sides, Nn.
poleon vino was the victor. los, from ten Ia
eleven men out Of every hundred, accord
ing 70 the English account.
AT Buena Iistn. where Taylor routed the
Mexicans at decided odds and after hard
fighting, the American loss was fraction
over fifteen out oi every hundred.
Attic famous battle of Waterloo upon the
issue Of which depended The fortune OF Ma
poIcon, aud where his star is set in blood,
the Anglo attircd army. under the Duke Of
wellington. gained the victory, with a loss
Of killed. wounded and missing. of twenty.
three out Of every hundred. This WAS one
ofthe mos, mnrderous battles ever fought.
At Fl Molina del Rcy. the American
force engaged was :. 25l. and the loss in Kill.
led and wounded 709. or nearly 2G in every
hundred.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-07
Of Clnrksville, Tenn, dated July 90, lsi7,

"undcr this state Of things, should ma lor,,y
OF the good people oi our country thns propcr
to elevate to the first office n Their g,,,--or
] may snv the first in the world will feel bound
To serve them, and will do so honestly ana faith
inily, t. the best OF abilities. ~fir,ls III con-
iormit' 10 the provisions OF the Constitution, as
near asro,sib!e i. The rny IL IRA. aet,i on and CON-
sfrufd bp our frs! Prenacnfs, two Of whom. n,
least, participated IN creating and putting IN OPP
era'ion tina; glorious instrument
Again. in his letter 10 the Editors Of tho
Richmond Republican. dated April 20,
1913, he says
"Permitn me, however. 10 add. thu, should suc,
high distinction b. conferred npon mo n. tantof
elevation 10 tir Executive office. ir fans,t,i,,.
IN q sff,rf and honcsf interpretation. aud i, he
spir,f and n,odc IA Ehich II Fd- Grfai r3gn Iii AR
earip Presidents. ro,dd he my ch,et gui4e d, ne
ironce.te 10 Dc al that rs necessary ~ t.e ,say Of
pledges"
Now. place these declarations by tho
side oi that contained in his letter H. YIN.
L. Russell. Of New Lisbon. Ohio, dated 10.
lv 81. lSI6.--"I AN A Vine. AND SHALL.
EVER M DEVOTED. in individual opinion,
TO THE PRINCIPLES or THAT rsRr."--and
what more can any sound consistent Wing
in the country require?
We hope. then. that those Wings who
have held back from cordia, support Of
General Taylor, because he has not p,cdr
ed himself ms they think be ongl.,. will TO
satisfied that his position is that oi patriot.
and the only one he ough, to take: md Tint
moderate Democrats. who wish IL contrib
ute to build up m administration guided by
the principles Of Washington. Jefferson,
and Madison. will soc that now is tho time.
md TIM, General Taylor is tho man, ior
that purpose.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-07
From the Cincinnati Commercial.
"TEN O'CLOCK At NIGHT"
BY A. +. HEiYSiE.

II there's an hour that brcathes spell
In which my heart can prde;-
An hour whose silent memories tell
OF veal and nought beside,
To me il seems il must be this,
For its souvenirs are hrigh,
Aud filed alone with treasured bliss
Sweet "tcn O'Clock" at night.
] love il, oh, love il,
For il brings u e back again.
a bright array of vanished scenes
Tha, were undim'd with pain;
And it fills the hear, again with dreams,
Like those whose faded light
] worshlppcd in the silvery beams
Of ten O'Clock at night.
] love it, Oh, love il,
For it never grccts me now,
But some dear friend OF other days
Seems pictured in it's glow,
Whose voice in gentle whisperings
Repeats again the plight.
That glded earth with heavenly things
AT ten o'clock at night.
love it, Oh, love il,
All. love it al. too well,
For i, IS TO me an hour OF dreams
Where the past and can dwell:
A link OF Time that oft renewed
AZ oft rcnews The ligh,
OF cherished ones whose Joy believed
The heart, at ten at night.
Salem, H., l8i8.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-07
THE CAUSE OF IRISH MiSERY-OPPRES-
SION AND MiSRuLE.

SION AND MIsRILE.
"a Methodist preacher" in the Christian
Advocate and Journal, repclling the mis-
apprehension OF II former correspondent 81
that paper, gives the followin. SYNOPSIS 81
the wrongs and woes agnins, which ireland
is now contending:-
l. The British Government has conf,-
Gated ncnrly every acre OF land on that
beautiful island from the original native
owners. and has bestowed them on favor.
ties, generally nonresident foreigners
At one time, out Of 2O.OOn.OOO acres Of
which the island is composed, there was n
coniiscation ot l2,63i.1ll. At another
time, l,7ls,320. Ia this way the land has
been wrcsied from Those whose ancestors
had held md cultivated i, before the period
Of authenticated history, and has been Civ
ca in large districts from 10000. $4,000
acres down 10 smaller portions. So that. nc
cording TO the London Times Of last month
there nrc in all ireland nbnnt only 5000
proprictors Of the soil in fee simple.
,. These proprietors, from caprice, taste
or misconceived ideas Of interest. d. moi
cultivate more than iwo.thirds Of their vast
domains, f3f the cultivation Of small por-
ton OF them, in most instances. will bring
them in n princely revenue. The remain
der mnst then he preserved for pleasure.
grounds. hunting, Or pnstnrage. so TINT, nc
c0rdinr IL recent survey. there is NJ this
time 100000 acres Of good land that j.
nnimprovcd. Thus tic earth. or the land
rAich the Lord has gircn TO tic children o,
men far their use. md on which they were
10 subsis'. by the "prcsen; order Of things
is actually wrcs,cd from them ut the pon,
OF the bayonet, while they TO whom j, was
originally given arc left to s,aryc and die
for the use Of it,.
'lIc takes my life who takes the means by
which live"
Shakespeare never put forth more truth,
ful saving. Who then are tho destroyers
oi the hundreds Of thousands in that Unrest
richest isle Of the occnn. If it he no, those
who have originated, mud who still continue
the ..prcscnt order OF lhingso' None dare
say that there is an unwillngncss on the
part Of the Irish laborcr 10 work. The
same London Times, as all know. n vinle d,
anti-lri>h paper, says that lahorcrs from
Ireland have inundated Eng and; TINT there
arc at this time in Lancashire 100000 o!
them; aud that in Scotland aud England
there are nj least one million Irish laborcrs
including their children. Would not these
have worked in their own country could
they have found employment.
3. As the system Of ,cunn,ry can never
dcvelopc the wealth and resources &c on,
country, 20. Of course il has not done il ia
Ireland. The cuitivntor will not mike per
manent improvements, when he knows Thai
his rent will lie raised ON him the mex,
year on that very account. For this rea
son even the land which is cultivated yield.
far less than il would under another sys
tenn.
4. Again, the rent which goes I" The
propsistors, their agents. and the middle
men, As they are technically called, amounts
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-07

The annexed is about tho incest Of exchange
We lave read off,
My heart to you is given,
do give yours 20 me:
Well lock them up together.
And throw awav the KEY.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-07

TnE CTR Of Com WATrR.-A Young
English woman was sent To France tn be
educated in Paris. a few evenings before
the fatal massacre OF ST. Bartholomew 5
Day, she and her Young companions were
taking walk in some part Of tie town
where there were scniinels placed-per.
haps on the wall, mud you know that when
soldier is on guard bc m,,s, MT leave his
post until he is relieved; Tint is, till ano,h.
er soldier comes to take his place. One al
the soldiers. as tho young ladies' passed him,
bcsought them TO have the charity Ia bring
him n little water, adding that he WINS very
i'll, and that it would he MS much as his life
was worth 10 90 and fetch il himself. The
ladies' walked on, much offended ut the
man for prcsuming 10 speak 10 thcm--all
but the Young English woman, whose CON-
passion wns moved aud who, leaving her
party, procured some water and brought il
to the soldier. lie begged her to tell him
her name md the place of abode; and she
did. When she reIoincd her companions,
some blamed and o,hars ridicucd her atten.
tion to common soldier, but they soon had
reason to lament that they had not been
cqnnlly compassionate, tor tho grateful sol
dicr conirived on the night at the massacre
to save this Young English woman. while
all the other inhabitants Of the house she
dwcIt in were killed.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-07
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Three Dollars at the end Of the year.
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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1848-09-07
DAVENPORT, SCOTT CO, IOWA. THURSDAY SEPTEMBER

to about S6J,OOO.OOO per annum. S4O,.
100000 OF which are sent off annually to
absentee landlords; never to return 10 ben.
eft the country in any torn. This i'm
ncnsc sum is an entire draught from the
labor of the country, and must inevitably
deple.e any country almost to limiting.
). Once more; the Church. as establish
cd ''bv the present order q things" Out
of population OF 5000. 200. perhaps there
are not even 100000 who feel any inter
est in it, and scarcely any of this small
portion belong to the producing class. Yet
the labor of the country is obliged to sup.
port this Church in the enormous sum of
about S35,OOO,O00 per annum. And nc
cording 10 an nncon,rndic,cd speech in Par
lament. the 'prcscnt order OF things" for.
ces, al the point OF the bayonei. n nominal
but legal parish TO pay 10 the legal bu,
nominal rector from $4,000 To $50, 900 for
religious services. when in fact there has
not been sermon or rector in such par
sh for twenty-five years.
Here then is about 100000, TO he rnis-
ed BY the labor Of Ircland for all the prop
ertv in every county, il the fruit Of labor
IND the more that is taken from the abo-
rcr, the less he must have on which Ia live.
And the present order of things takes To
the starving point. II is impi"ls, and in.
snlting tn Heaven. to say. that there has
been famine in Ireland; for in the very
year in which we were hurrying vessels
with provisions 10 her. she sent eff to Eng
land the produce Of her own soil, and the
labor. in many instances, Of the very hands
that afterwards died Of starvation, more
thnn S25, 600, 900 worth Of good and whole
some provisions. Ten bushels she sent Ia
others Tor the one which she received. Il
farm raise fifteen tons Of hav. and some
one carry off twelve tons Of il, and the cat
tie siarve and die, did they come to their
death bv famine inflicted bv the provi.
dence of God. or bv the covetousncss Of the
''present order Of things"
In conclusion. let the above state Of
things be fastened bv the sword mud bavo.
net on the taircst part of New England. and
in three or four generations there would
he nhout ms much sqmalor. bcceary and
wretchedncss among the descendants OF
the present sober. virinous aud industrious
inhabitants Of Connecticut. rs there has
Teen in Ireland. The like canse would
produce the same effect in every country.
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The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-08-19
COULD NOT Walk
TO THE LADIES,

T..
Dr.. TowNsEND's SARsAPARIILA is n SOVEREIGN and
speedy cure Tor lncipent consumption, and for the
general prostraton OF the system-no matter whether
the result OF inherent causes produced by r
regularity, illness accident.
Nothing can be more surprising than its invigora.
ing effects on the human frame Persons all weak.
ness and lassude, from taking at once become TO-
bust and fuli OF energy under It's influence. 1t imme-
liateiy counteracts the nerveessness of the female
frame, which Is the great cause OF barrenness.
Ii will not be expected ofus in cases of SO delicate
nature toexhibit certificates OF cures performed but
we can assure the afflicted that hundred. of case
have been reported tous
Dr.. TOWNSEND: Ny wife being greatly distressed
by weakness and general debility, and suffering
tinually by pain and with other difficulties and hav-
Ing known cases where your medicine has effected
great cures; and also hearing il recommended for such
cases have described. Obtained bottle of your
Extract of Sarsaparilla and followed the directions
you gave me. In short period it removed her com
plants and restored her 70 health. Being grateful for
the benefits she received, take pleasure in thus
knowledgIng II, and recommending il to the public
vi. ID. MOORE, OF Grand and Lydus SITS
Albany, Aug. II, sliI
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-08-19
sElsII 90 3 !SNa 9s1SSsSf
sSs Iiti EI IG 8 Sc
From me Piftsbnrg Gasette.


THE past summer (lSi1 has been very remarka-
i bic one Frequent and heavy rain, followed by
intense and long continued heat, had the ELECT, IN the
first place, 10 promotea rapid CROWN Oh succInl'
vegetation and in the second To produce RAPID ue
composition of vegetable matter giving rise To much
mirsua and spreading sickness, disease and death
in ICES whichhad heretofore been remarkable Tor
their sa.ubrity.
ON which the grass was unusually heavy, rotted 10
the ground and not ht To be cut In lndlaha anu
Illinois the sickness was so general, that tnere wa
not enough well persons TO attend upon 'is SIN
whose siT rings were prctracted by want OF prop
er remedies rs well rs good nursing Much oil TINS
suffering might have been prevented, had every lam
Nv kept on hand supply at medicines suited 10 cou-
terac the effects OF this nIiasma, with which the at
mosphere at certain times is suTcharged In addl
ton to Quinine, (which is in such general use as Ia
need no comment,) We would strongly urge every
iamily To- keep on hand one or more boxes oi DR
MLANL's LIVER Pills" M,
These Pills are the prescription OF an eminentPhy.
scian in Mo1ongahala CO. Virginia, and were used
by him in his private practice as remedy III bilious
complaints for years before he thought oil Oiiernie
them to the public Such however, was the suGee a
the Pills, and great the number OF persons beu-
Gifted by them that the making OF the quantity requl-
site supply the increasing demand, began 10 inter
.ere materially with the time required To attend 10
mis- practice 10 prevent this he has made arrange,
men,s with the house OF J. KIDD & Co. No. GO Wood
Street, Pitisburg, Pa. TO prepare and Vend tneih
where the genuine may be procured at all times aho
in any reasonable quantity
These Pills are not recommended as panacea ioi
l the ills that flesh is heir to- but IN all affections
If the Liver and in ell billions complaints they stand
without rival All who have ever used them, gave
them the preference all other Pills, and cannot be
persuaded to exchange those which they ind expert
cnce to be mild Sais and eotEai Tor any other, even
though they may be coated, or 50 drastic as 10
80 Through by day light"
Prepared Tor the proprietor by j. KIDD & Co wheloi
sale Druggist, No. % Wood Street. Pittsburgh, Pc IL
whom all orders from distance must be directed
Sold also by our Agents and the principal Druggists
throughout the United States aud Canada.
n- N B.-PurchaseTs will please be part.cularan
inquire for DIR MLaae'S Lirer Pills" us there art
other Pills purporting TO be Liver Pills now he IL
the public. dec 22-wy
Sold Wholesale & Retail by
CRAWFORD BELL
Main at. Evansville, Ind.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1848-08-19
HEALTH! HEALTH.

THOMSON'S COMPOUND SYRUP OF TAR AND
WOOD NAPHTHA.
THE ONLY CERTAIN REMEDY FOR TIE CURE OF
CONSUMP TION,
Asthma, Bronchiss, Splitting Blood, Pain in the Side
and Breast, Sore Throat, Haorsness, Palpitation
ofthe heart, Whooping Cough, Group, Hives,
Nervous Tremours, Liver complaint,
Diseased Kidneys, and Affections
generally Of the Throat,
Breast and Lungs.
Ofall the diseases incident TO climate there is
none so universal, and AT the same time insdious
and fatal Consumption. In this country especial
ly, Pulmonary Consumption Is emphaucally scourge
and in its rcsstless sweeps over the land
DESTROYING Angel, laying low, with relentless hand
the strongest and iaircst of our race Hitherto all
efforts this dread disease have proved vain
and all that seemed within power was at best al
deviation of suffering, rendering somewhat smoother
the certain progress To the tomb
The proprietor, in offering this preparation TO the
public would embrace the opportunity 10 state upon
what grounds il puts forth Its merits; and the reasons
upon which u ioundS Its superior claims TO the aten
ton ofthe afflicted, that all who require Its may
repose full confidence in its curative powers. Since
its first preparation he has had the pleasure oil wit
Messing It's happy results IN numerous instances bu
he determined not tn offer il TO the public unit
ne mad become thoroughly convinced of its efficacy
Having such conviction, he now confidently offers
remedy without parallel for the cure of PU l.
MONARY CONSUMPTION and its kindred dis
eases.
Let the following speak for itself.
81 have used lHONrSoS'S COMPOUND SYRCP OF Tar
81 NOOD NAPHrHA, for some time in my practice, and
have found il the most efficient remedy have ever
used in ConsumPtye cases, Chronic Catarrh, etc
when great rriiabiity, with weakness OF the pulmo
nary organs. existed. The rapidity with which it
acts greatly in its favor where dyspuea oppres
sion exists, when is mediately relieved by it,"
''In Pulmonary Consumption it can be used with
confidence, being applicable to every form of that
disease and consider IL medicine well worthy the
attention of Physicians, and exempt from the impu
alton of empiracsm." vi. CHANGERS, Nj. ID.
Philadelphia, Oct. llth, 1916.
R,-Ibe abovemedicines prepared only by ANGNEY
& DcKsov al n h corner OF Fifth and Spruce Streets
Philadelphia: Sold by G.. BELL, Evansville,
and respectable druggists generally.
Price 30 cents or 81 per bottle beware OF interven
'-'y 4 1917