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NEW books just received nj Tsylori& Maury's Book
~ 9th street
"Pendcnnisr No. Q, by Thackeray.
"Scenes where the Tempter has Tnumphed."
Bogues' Theological Lectures I'd edition.
Reprint Of Blackwood for August.
The Law Reporter for September
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Eoa sALE-The house occupied by the unde.sn. on
sneL A. r. BAGBY.
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SLAVERY IN THE PORTUGUESE CoLoSIEs--Oa the 25th
OF June bill was fayoraby reported by committee 10
whom the matter had been referred TO The Chamber OF
Peers, az Lisbon, containing the following provisions,
The children OF slaves born after the date OF the pas.
sage OF the BILL shall be free from the moment of their
birth all slaves who enter any territory or ship of por.
uga after the passage OF the bill, shall be free but II
any slaves enter Portuguese ship they shall be held
amenable to the laws OF the country while the ship is in
port; II carried out of port they shall be Free but the
persons who entced carried them away shall be re.
sponsIbe for their value Slaves accompanying foreign
embassies may be held slaves while the embassy re-
Mains but will be set free II they remain in Portuguese
territory after the embassy has left The transportation
OF slaves from Portuguese ports is strictly prohibited
All slaves who are the property Of the State de-
cared free on the passage OF the law and others be
coming SO are free Immediately hereupon Every per-
son considered free unless he be legally proved to
be slave. In all ultra marine Portuguese colonies
slaves must be registered they will be accounted free
Slaves may any time be emancpaed at price liked BY
arbators, one half OF whom shall be appointed BY the
master, and the other by the civil authorities These
provisions are sufficiently significant Of public sentiment
on the subject of slavery in PORTUGAL
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Mr. +. Gaillardet writes follows TO the Courier DIES
Flats Unis, of New York. His letter is dated Paris,
August 10th:
Last week NJ de Limsrtine had assembled at his table
several Of his intimate friends before leaving for the Cote
dO where he has offered for sale his paterna estate,
which his fortune does permit him retain The
thor OF the "Grondss' seemed absentninded but this
was easily attributed to the bard extremity
10 which he was reduced and 10 the physical pains Of
acute rheumatism which had his
the National Assembly since his election.
The lustrous invalid took soup with his guests then
caused himself TO be served with IL three Ia
succession, as if he had taken nothing ALL After that
during the whole repss he sad and dreamy air and
touched nothing until plate Of mefingues Ia creme
placed under hi. eye A, the sight Of this dainty his brow
cleared and he drew the plate towards him examined IL
with look Of appetite, and then suddenly began to rub
his hands with the and lahered whole face with
It. This act OF arrangement struck with snpo the guests
and his fearful wife, who Instantly rendered all possible
care 70 the sufferer. physician called, and All
present were besooghi TO keep secret what after all may
only be an accidental and temporary alteration But is
secret possible adaysf This has got like all
the rest IN spite OF the respectaby Of the drawing
in which have gathered the report, prefer doubt its
authenticity The insanity Of Lamanne would be not on.
y misfortune but sort fdshonor Tor Immunity
struck in one Of its most admirable illustrations Every
telgence would incline TO misrust itso and would feel
itself In some sort shaken by the fall Of Lafnaunen
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The Markets..

LivxRroot. Sept There ha. been another arrival
from India, and the commercial sdvces Of
yorsble character as those previously received
The BY the Cambria, from America, has had a
hardening effect in the Liverpool market. In the
carly part Of the week prices shade higher Alter.
wards the market became tame, and prices receded
eighth 10 quarter Ga Friday the loss was nearly re-
covered and brokers agreed upon the following quotations,
which are the same as those brought by the Niagara Fair
Upland b Mobile % Orleans 81 mdalng DUAL 5id
Sid. The weeks uan.actions were 81. 500 bales
There was prospect OF good harvest and the market
for breadstuhs had receded. Transa cons were only for
retail
American cured provisions were dull and corn was i'm.
proving.
Money continues abundant, with a growing demand
None bat first class bills be discounted at per cent
The English funds heavy during the week. and price,
had slightly receied The business done in foreign stocks
was unusually limited In % cks there Is considerable
dnlnes and lower prices accepted On Monday con.
soils opened s. aud huctuated considerably finally fall.
ing TO SSi, at which they closed Friday.
AZ Paris the fnnds are advancing The may be
SAD OF Hamburg, Vienna, Antwerp, and Amsterdam.
Inc demand Tor American Hour has been limited Balti.
more and Ohio have sold at 23s 81 2is old Western
canal, zss /; uninspected and heated Igsto I9s Sc.
Sofn y IN limited demand ass 26s for mixed white
white. - - f~"''o' ~ P''"'
10 provisions there Is change worthy Of note The
demand for pot and pearl ashes good at an advance
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The mortality OF the week exhibits continued in.
in London The deaths from cholera were 1875
and from all diseases, 2i57. which is an increase Of
22s on the bill OF mortality Of the preceding week, and
an increase OF ~ in the deaths BY cholera
In liverpool the deaths for the week were esq., OF
which 4os were OF cholera, being decrease OF i6I in
the total mortality and LOG from the deaths by cholera
In many injections introduced into The system
of the patient by the veins of the arm in the last stage of
the collapse. The patient Immediately rallied and was
completely restored In day or two.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1849-10-04

STATE OF IowA.-A steady, wholesome,
invigbrating growth attends the progress
and population of this State. Every part
Of It seems to be in thriving condition.
Its mineral wealth is very great. Its ag-
ricultural advantages are not surpassed by
any State in the Union. Its population is
Of an industrious, enterprising and go-ahead
kind. The towns, as we'll as the country,
present the same indications Of prosperity
and Of steady growth 10 wealth, comfort
and population. We are pleased to see the
evidences Of the rapid strides to greatness
which are presented by every paper which
w receive from our young sister State, and
still better pleased to learn that a moral,
intelligent and industrious population are
producing this state Of things. 1t could
not be otherwise where nature herself has
bestowed 50 many gifts upon the land, and
invited such a population to avail them-
selves of these advantages.-Ss. Louis
Rep.
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A traveller on the eastern railroad yes
terday, had his leg broken BY imrrudentlv
putting il between two cars. The s'snap"
was distinctly heard by the passengers a.
round, vet, to the surprise Of some, the man
walked into the ferry boat, with the aid Of a
cane. He obstinatelv refused 10 have
surgeon who was in the cars, examine his
injured limb, asserting az reason that no
professional man could do il any good, as il
,ras made of uh;te ash Bee.
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From the New York Tribune.
on THB DEATH OF 1 CHILD.
BIT MISS ALICE CAREY.

BIT MISS ALICE CAREY.
Vain it were to say that night
Folds away the morrow
o you cannot see the light
Through this aching sorrow!
Beauty from your lives 10 borne
Brother, sister, weeping;
But the cherub boy you mourn
Il not dead but sleeping.
Folded are the dimpled arms
From your soft caressing;
Yet our God 10 darker forms
Sendeth down his blessing.
Death, q breeze from heaven astray,
Still, with wing the 6eetest,
Drifts the lovely flowers away,
Where hope clings the sweetest.
Strong TO change, but not destroy,
While the paley winglet,
Veil the forehead Of the boy,
Bright with golden ringlets.
Faith, though dumb at the great loss
Which hath made you weepers,
Closer, closer clasps the Cross
Down among the slseners.
And though wild youI bguish be,
And your hearts all broken,
Suffer them TO come TO me-
Hath been sweetiy spoken.
Mt. Healthy, Aug. Ia, l849.
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DRUGS AND MEDICINES.

"A GENERAL and complete assortment
Il of Drugs and Medicines, Paints, OILS, Var
Anishes. Dive Stuffs, Brushes, Fancy Articles,
Perfumery, etc, just received and for sale at tha
lowest rates for cash.
y Having selected my stock with reference to
the retail trade, every article is warranted OF the
best quality and may be returned at my expense
III found otherwise.
Country Physicians are solicited to call, ascer-
balm the rices and examine the quality OF the
,ncd;cines. A. SANDERS,
Opposite Steamboat Landing.
Davenport, May 10Th, l849.
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w. D. SMITH.
~ ATCH AND CLOCK MAKER,

tTCH AND CLOCk MAhEh,
I W would respectfully inform the citizens
bf Davenport and vicinity that he has located IN
>his place. Clocks, Watches, sundry Music
Boxes repaired in the best manner and shortest
notice; gold rings, breast pins, earrings, silver
thmbIes and pencils, steel bags, beads ana
tassels for sale low for cash. Also the best
quality Of metallic pens; old gold and silver ia
& ken for goods or work.
Shop on Front Street, near B. Sanford's, Sign
kof big watch.
July 26th, l849.
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BLANK VERsE.-Most blank verse re-
minds US Of story we have somewhere
heard, Of the old ladv's illustration to her
daughter Of the difference between two
kinds Of style. "For instances" said the
old lady,
III went down to the mill dam,
And when got there fell down SIAM"
Now, that's poetry. This is blank verse:
81 went down to the mill dam,
And when got there fell down whop."
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In criticising book you are at liberty
to criticise every page. In criticising a
newspaper you must look to les general
tone and character. An author may write
only when the spirit moves him; but an
Editor must write whether the spirit moves
or not.
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AGE OF TIMsER.-The piles under Lon
don bridge have been driven six hundred
years. On examining them in 1876 they
were found to be but little decayed. They
are principally Of elm. Old Savery Place,
in the city Of London, was built six hun
bred and fifty years ago, and the wooden
piles, consisting Of oak, elm, beech, and
chestnut, were found upon recent examiua-
tion to be perfectly sound. OF the dura-
bility Of timber, in wet state, the piles Of
the bridge built BY Emperor Trajan over
the Danube, afford striking example,
One of these piles was taken up, and found
to be petri6ed to the depth Of three quarters
Of an inch; but the rest of the wood was
not different from its former state, though It
had been driven sixteen hundred years.
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SHE BEARs.--The principal Of an Acad-
envy, in an advertisement, mentioned his
female assistant, and the "reputation for
teaching which she BEARS" but the printer
careless fellow-left out the switch"
so the advertisement went forth, COM
NEEDING the lady's reputation for "teach.
ING she bears"
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Curing BEEF AND PoRK-At the request
Of number Of subscribers, we re-publish,
for the fourth or fifth time, our mode OF
curing beef and pork, which has obtained 80
generally in this community, and which
we believe to be the very best now 10 use
1t is his:-To one gallon Of water, take
one and half pounds Of salt, half pound Of
sugar, and half ounce Of saltpetrs. Ia this
ratio the pickle to be increased to any
quantity desired. Let these be boiled to-
gether, until all the dirt from the sugar,
(which will not be lit,le,) rises to the top
and is SKINNED of. Then throw it into
tub to cool, and when perfectly cool, pour il
over your beefor pork, to remain the usual
time, say four or FIVE weeks. The meat
must be we'll covered with the pickle, and
should not be put down for at least two
days after killing, during which time i
should be slightly sprinkled with powdered
saltpetre.
P. S. Several Of our friends have omitted
the boiling Of the pickle and found it to
answer equally as well. 1t will not answer
quite so well, however. By boiling the
pickle, you purif it.--for the amount Of
dirt which is thrown off by the operation,
from the salt and sugar, would surprise one
not acquainted with the fact.--GermGn-
town Telegraph.
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When is lawyer like young crow ?
When he is trying his FIRST cars. Excru-
ciatiDgD
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TT AND ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
4 " on hand and for sale for Cash or on
me, by COOK 4 SARGENT.
n October 4th, l449.
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ON HAND AGAIN!
- MOORE has again commenced
RurcHERIN0,

o0 BUTVE361N1N0S
and will be found ready, at the Old STAND orgl,
naily occupied by his brother, to serve MS olo
fr;anas and customers with FRESH MEAT, as FREE
ouen, as it will be possible for him to procure il
a, present, and hopes in short time, TO be able
10 have meat on Tuesdays, Thursday and snfur-
days regularly.
He will also keep on hand Bread, Crackers,
&Cakes, &c. ,o
Davenport, June It'll, i849 39-om
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LANES OTIS SARGENT,
Attorney at Law,

fourteenth Street, opposite Willard's Hotel,
WASHINGT N, ID. c.
RRY.I.L attend to the prosecution Of
Claims before the Board OF Mexican
Commissioners, Claims against the unitta STATES
~ !, 10 transaction OF business with the yari.
Gus Departments. .r
July 10Th, lS49. -"
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ExrRAoRD1NARy ROBBERY English
man arrived at Rome this year, who could
scarcely speak word Of Italian. He heard
Of course, not little about asssssins, rob-
bers and such like, and prudently resolved
never to 60 alone, and never to 60 out after
dusk. Both these resolutions were fated to
fail. He dined with frieod near Rome,
and was obliged to walk homo alone the
same night. This looked terrible before
dinner; but few glasses Of Marsala. and a
few more ofchampaigne, braced up bis cour-
age, and away he started, about ten o.
clock. As he walked briskly along in the
thick darkness, he came full butt up against
man. He was startled, and the tales be
had heared required to his recollection; but
the man passed on, and in short time our
hero felt Tor his watch, and found it was
gone. Then the good wine came into play /;
he rushed back, seized the rascal, and We
hemently demanded, s'Montrs! montre"
The robber trembled and reluctantly yield
ed up the watch. On reaching home, be
recounted, with no little exultation, bis be-
roic exploit, and avowed that if the rest Of
the world behave as he had done, robbery
would cease in Rome in fortnight. When
he had finished his grafton, bis sister said,
"All this is very strange, for after you went
out, saw your watch hanging in your room,
and thore il is now" Sure enough, there
it was. Soft appeared, past alldispute, that
instead Of being robbed, be had himself
committed robbery.
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SOCIETY UPSET IN CALrFoRSrA.-There
appears to be what the French call bou-
lepersement- complete overturn-of the
usual arrangements Of society, at the gold
region; for specimen Of which see the
following extract from San Francisco
letter ia the Boston Courier:
"Since my arrival have seen lieu
tenant ofthe navy and New York mer-
chant dragging hand cart, at an ounce
per load; few days since, met a pro-
lessor in one Of your first colleges, driving
his OK team, hauling einigrant straps" to
the "diggins," at $40 for one hundred
pounds. A Georgia planter cooks my salt
pork, and does the aap-jacks brown; a
printer from the Picayune Office keeps my
books, and two young gentleman from job
bing houses in Pearl street take care OF my
mules, haul lumber and act as porters 10 the
store; each from SO to s Is per day, with
board. In California, all labor, and one is
daily furnished with innumerable sources
Of amusement BY meeting old friends in
some comical employment. Imagine our
friend , the artist with buckskin
trousers, red flannel shirt, and California
hat, peddling newspapers: sSun, Herald
and Tribune, sir! latest dates from New
York! only tWo dollars!"'
The artist spoken offs doubtless ]. s. Os-
good, whose excellent letters to the N. York
Tribune confirm this 40 part Of his occupa-
ton, at California remunerating rate, Of
course.
A Coon Reasonable. c., Who drives
the Ridge Road stage is great wag.
There's young woman lying 10 that
ere house yonder, said be to US. 40 we wero
riding on the outside with him last summer,
there's young woman been lynn there
near about q month, and they haven't
buried her yeti,
why not9 we innocently inquired.
Cause she amt dcadr quietly remark
ed Mr.. c., and then he tickled the ear of
the nigh leader with bis whip hilada..
paper.
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THE LANGUAGE OF NATURE.

Cooper in his recent publication, 'Excur
sions 10 Switzerland" referring to. the
difficulty oftravelling 10 regions where the
party 10 which be belonged did not under
stand the language Of the country, OBJ
serves:
we reached Alstetten to breakfast, and
here We encountered serious difficulty !;
we could not make ourselves understood.
Our German was by no mean classical; ;
and English, Italian, and French, were all
Hebrew to the good people Of the inn. 10
this dilemma was thrown upon the Ian
guaQe Of nature. It was not difficult to
make the hostess understa nd that we wished
10 eat. So far, al was we'll, but what
would We eat?' We were sufficiently bum
cry to eat any thing; but how was one 70
express anything BY signs? It might be
interpreted so easily into every thlng"-
In this crisis ! bethought me Of long neg
lected art, and crowed like cock. The
shrill scientific strain bad hardly reached
the ear of4he good woman before It vas
answered BY such peal Of laughter, as
none but village lungs could raise. W,
who Is an admirable mimic, ran after the
convulsed party two or three girls who bad
bsen anxiousIy awaiting the result and be-
gan quite successfully to cbuckle like ben.
He was answered by screams Of laughter.
Ia due time We had boiled fowl, an
omelette, and boiled eggs; but to the last
moment none Of the 'women-kind' could
look at US without hearty bursts Of merr-
ment.'
There is an incident analogous TO this,
recorded of our late ambassador to China
Caleb Gushing. He had taken dinner with
Commissioner Keying, and discovering
something on the table be judged to be
duck, ate Of it with remarkable appetite
Not speaking Chinese, and wishing to know
what it was, be pointed to It, after he bad
finished, saying to bis host interrogatively,
"Quack, quack, quack?" The Mandarin,
with equal brevity, replied, with shake Of
bis head, Bow, WOW, VOW Mr.. Cushing's
feelings can be imagined.
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The AsToR LIBRARY.-The erection OF
the building for the reception oftbe library
bequeathed with it to the citizens Of New
York BY the late John Jacob Aston, has been
commenced; or, at least, the preparations
for laying the foundation Of the structure
are rapidly progressing. This edi6ce will
be one of the grandest public buildings in
the United States. It to be built 10 the
style ofthe FIorentine palaces very rich
and ford style of architecture. Its length
will be 100 feet, width IS, height 81; it
will be built Of brown cut stone. The Lii
brary hall, on the second floor, will be 100
feet long by go wide, with shelving for lOO,-
600 volumes; the first floor will contain the
reading and lecture-rooms, where 500 per
sons may study without inconvenienciog
each other. The hall, furniture, and shelv-
ing will cost $4,000 to $4,000. The
architect is Mr.. Saeitzer.
Iron work will enter very largely into
the construction Of this building. The
s.truss beams" supporting the roof, will be
Of cast-iron pipes, Of parabola form, on the
same plan with the iron bridges in France,
thus securing great strength and fine effect.
1t is supposed that the building will be
completed in two years.
The entire appropriation for the library
and building is 100000. One half Of
this municent sum is to be funded for the
benefit Of the library. Mr.. J. G. Cogswell,
the industrious and accomplished gentleman
who is to act as superintendent. lately made
a visit to Europe and collected upwards OF
twenty thousand volumes for the library
many Of them Of rare value in all depart
ments Of art, science, and general literature.
Those books are now open to the public. 10
a private dwelling in Bond street. 1t is de-
signed to make the library one Of reference
chiefly. It is needless to point out the vast
influence which this institution will exercise
upon American authorship.
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TOM MOORE.
TOM MOORE.
The following 10 from that excellent pa
per. the Dublin Nation

TOM MOORE.
The following 10 from that excellent pa
per, the Dublin Nation
On Z bed Of pain, perhaps death, in .
cottage in Devonshire, lies the greatest poet
Of the new tongue Of Ireland. After life
OF nearly seventy years-for fifty years Of
which be has been famous--the son Of .
Dublin grocer, the friend Of Emmett, Graf
tan, Byron and Fox, lies crushed in mind
and heart, bis memory with oil ito untold
tales taken from him, the culver ofhis fancy
emptied Of ito last arrow, with many years
and sorrows like oak and lead wrapping q
bout, in anticipation Of the grave. Poor
ssTom Moore" how grey and cold sets in
the night Of bis long and brilliant day!
The poets body must die. Let Us leave
that to the undertaken and sexton--it be-
longs lawfully to them. But the poets
works and words. his genius, or that part
Of il developed in type, bis philosophy as
revealed 10 his writings, bis moralinfluence
on his nation and his age--these belong TO
W who are Of that posterity to which all
the genius Of the past has appealed, and be.
fore whom such men as Moore have laid
their works, a. it we're in evidence.
OF the moral influence Of Moore on bis
age but little can be said. 10 temperament
and taste, be was neither European nor
Christian. He was "a child Of the SUM-
Ian Asiatic. All his imagery and all
his predictions were oriental. Born in
the very west Of Europe, on the bank Of
the Atlantic, 10 an atmosphere Of sailed
mist, be was totally unlike an Islander OF
that latitude, as man could be. Judg-
Jog from his writings, he should have been
a native Of Rhodes. half Greek, half Asiatic,
an intellectual compound Of Epicurus and
Mahomet. He sings forever Of the sun, Of
nightingales, Of living in the open air, Of
orange groves and fire flies, plankeens and
palm trees. A true child Of the lslands
would have substituted for these the cloudy
storminess, oil bis own climate. The mighty
Homeric sea, the oak and pine, the strug.
Cling ship, and the thunder Of heaven
But his first exercise Of self will was &c
forsake his country, and to acclimate his
imaginations in the east--an effort in
which he succeeded. as no Western man
ever did before or will do again.