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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-09-05

A MosT EXTRAORDINARY LEAr,---or rather e.
trao'dinary lesps-were lately made by asOfls'
mare, the property Of M. William Zimme'man..
OF Poitsvile, Pennsy Ivania. A lad Of aooa
twelve years OF age, son Of Mr. Edward Hughes
was riding tho animal 10 water, when, being pI.
ten By dog, she shyed and ran; her first n0 ,s
performance was lraping over wagon loaoea
with manure, which she cleared at bound; sheA
taking up the road TO Ber,yman's mines WV
turned, ran down the railroad TO where ao.,s'
crosses the Wolf creek; here she paused, ga'nsr
ed her energies, jumped and passed entirey 0'',
the bridge, which was not planked, maAus'
clear leap Of 81 feet by actual measurement.
This feat was performed in the presence O sew,
raj witnesses, and there cannot possibly PEI.
mistake about il. She must have either e'ea',
the bridge, gone through il, or have lished Tai
single plank less then loot wide and u she ~
lighted on this plank the leap would have oesn .,
feet. She touched nowhere, however, co's|'
the whole distance Of 81 feet Miners JeafaS'
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-09-05

ur to the gath ult, there had been twenty nine
deaths from Cholera at New Digging, Wis
consin.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-09-05

A Love RRsIDEscE.--We understand says ~. y,
Alton Telegraph, that man arrived mere ma n,
Pope county, day before yesterday, wno "a
taken up his residence among us for the spa s,s
ninety nine years. His quarters are IN Tue h,
Institution upon the brow OF the hill, Ah"e' =
charge OF Mr.. s A BrcKNAsyER.
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Editors OF newspapers who give notice Of us
Washing PAMPHLET, and send copy oftheir paPtreot
tanning Il TO 80 Nassau st. will have = copy o. h
pamphlet forwarded 70 their oitce--lhe Dusae"
World.
We gaze notice Of the above imposition M
'ormer number and again this week, SO thai W
presume we are entitled 10 two copies.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1850-02-21
ITor the Gssette.
CIRCUMSTANTIAL EVIDENCE.

The circumstances here related are substantial
b true. In some immaterial particulars have
Iared from the truth; but il in the relation ofan
>vent, which excited intense interest at the time
pf its occurrence, shall succeed in impressing
fpon any one the delusve character Of circum-
tan,ial evidence, my object will be attained.
Beneath the magnificent sycamores which bor-
erred stream in the south west part of the state
fKentucky, company ofenigrants had pitched
heir encampment, for the night The tents were
Etched, the night-fre threw its CLEAN upon the
Pater, the weary horses were feeding, the evening
fpast was over, and preparations were made for
Fpose. The party consisted OF three brothers,
fith their families, who Were vending their way
the new lands Of the distant Arkansas. On
heir visages, where the ague had left the sallow
aces Of its touch, few OF the nober traits Of the
nman character were visible. Accustomed 10
side upon the outskirts OF society, little versed
its forms, and as little accustomed to the re-
RANTS Of law, or the duties Of morality, they
ere the ft pioneers Of Identification, because their
|ames were prepared for the utmost endurance
fatigue, and society was purified by their re-
|oyal. Theirs was not the! fearless independence,
be frank demeanor which marks the honest back
|ocdsman of the west but the untamed license,
hd the willy department Of violent men.
As they stirred the expiring fires the column oil
ghtmingled with the smokeand cinder, that rose
wards the clear sky Of the mild May right, re-
Faled twotravellers Of a different appearance who
hd encamped on the margin OF the same stream.
ne was man Of thirty. Several years passed
the laborions practice Of medicine, in south
n climate, had destroyed his constitution, and
had come TO breathe the bracing air ola higher
titude. The wing Of health had famed into
w yigor the waning fires of life, and he was now
turning TO the home Of his adoption with aren-
'ated frame. The young man who sat by him,
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WHOLE NUMBER 1s9.

life before. THE valley in ahich Fort Hal
is situated is handsome one to look al, and
there is really much fine land in il. Its
traversed in everv direction with rivers,
creeks, sloughs and fno springs, all hand
scmely fkiried with cotton wood and willow;
hnt il is dihicultio wheel over il. Alter
this | would keep the old trail, taking the
Mormon route over the Sierra Nevada from
Truckee river. On account Of the scarci..
~ ofgrass On Mary's river this season, a
great many left The old trail 10 strike the
headwaters Of The Sacramento and True.
kee rivers don't know what tirns they had.
Many of,hose who KEEP; the old trail are
not yet in.
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IFor the Gasetse. ]
TIE PEN.
BY !. MitToS SANDERS

wondrous wand Of this prolific age!
nd mai strong hand who weldsthe wondrous more
For in its clasp-so lightly held that one
scarce ueryed beyond the age ofiniancy
Cond snatch thee thencethy faintess lines possess
ma gic potency to which the king,
Despotic ON his throne, doth humbly kneel.
And as the crypts Of the primeval world,
Reveal the eir histories traced on the stone,
In characters imperishable-so thou,
Magic Ian Of this teeming age, doth leave,
,'pon the fragile sheet, the eternal trace
fthy ligh, touch-nor time, nor fire, nor power,
Nor desposism, can crush their potency:
For while the hand that wrote them there is gone,
And Welded 10 decay--while kings who reigned,
And foursh'd mid the spiendor Of their Court,
Are mouldering in the dast, s.iii ye bright lines,
Regain resplendance with the lapse Of years!
0, what wondrous thing art thou! How strong
Thou art, swo ord Of the lethal. edge. One stroke
or thy we'll tempered blade, and ignorance,
And superstition bold, do sink their heads
And error, with her train ofsophistry
And spacious fallacies, are paralysed,
Aud sink to rise more.
o, magic wand.
IFor howsoever light thy godlike touch
|Sl Truth rebounds, full-formcd, like she ofold
Ereated from the brain of Jovs-nor time,
with al the withering traces Of his aight,
E,cr all that Scioism invent,
Reduce i,s strength, nor beat it down TO earth.
hs brightest things of this cold earth are thine;
[tnd all that's robed in evening-tinted light
tIhe gaysome thoughts ofhappy hearted youth,
with their refulgent dreams OF future joy
fhe peaceful tenor orthe aged mans thoughts,
hs upward bent, he rneditates OF things
Asar beyond fais evancscen. world
#Al, these are thine, o, wondrous pen.-'tis thine
fo record them in glorious phrase--to ciothe
hese touching thots these neeins things, in verse
Which stamped indelibly with thy impress
eill surgive eyernore.
IT'S thine o, pen,
30 trace imperishably upon the sheet,
he thoughts and deeds Of those great men whose lives
We're ular.yr'd TO the cause Of truth. Ills thine
o tell TO generations still unborn,
he deeds their granasires did-in glowing verse,
br vigorous prose, 20 tell those unborn men
how strong in sterling worth these freemen were.
Bat still thy destiny more glorious is;
or thine il is to build in rainbow tinls
pf never-ading Light, Truths monument;
or God willed that these chiliren Of the sun
hould teach to man until the close OF time,
he chsngeless Laws that he hath formed-and thou,
rail pen, art chosen TO record them down,
n characters as changeless as themsclves.
Memphis institute, jan'y. 1850.
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Action is life and health; repose is death
and corrup,ion.-Elisd Cook.
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Tnn GREAT USAsswERRD.--The Gin.

TnE GREAT UNANswERED.--The Gin.
cinnati Atlas says
MIR. Foo,e is the CAD Hy Of the Senate,
aud When he buzzes himself out, nobody,
takes any notice Of him. He has already
replied to Webster, Benton, Clay. Calhoun
and Seward, but neither Of these Ststesned
have replied to him. He is the great un-
answered!
Mr.. James has recently published &,
novel called One Of thousand,' upon which,
Punch exclaims, Only think, nine hundrs6
aud ninety. .nire are 10 follow
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-30

Rhor. Wusop. I'm yalpsrsiso; 2lst bark RAo.a.. =
ing,op I'm Provtcer tNov 81 snd sid 18Th fv c.sse'
20 sbps wasbnsfou, Cole NYork Nov II, al ~ ~ -
for DO; Ctizep Coffin I'm Nantucket dec 81 ssd rer,s,,s
2Sb.
SD I'm Talcshnsro March q ship North Carolina pyv.
mond I'm Bah dec u for California Going N ssss A..
brig crccus Day I'M Bah (Ose 81 for California schf ar
Bailey Bootbsr I'm Bah dec NJ for do.
ATrn Valparaiso April ship Watsgs, Thrane. m Pa
sdephs dee ~ ard sid Oh; sih brig Congress 10 a. n
ren. H. dec lo ard ID 70 ): sehr Edward Steer Nc.
C0mss. Baltimore NOV 81; eh ship hatcher, D~yer N
York tJso ~ snd 80 ifh lh. brig Gardiner, Hsyeen
York Nov .e schr Woo6sd- Trohii-r Boston NOV iss
Cd l7,s lih, fhrs tteshife, DICKS Boson tDec s. snd
20 .ls Charlotte. Cros'r. 10 (Dec 81 aud sd lTh brgs
Bsge Lsuber Bah dee u nd sld In; brig Paio Nef
~ Portland NOV ~ schr Afro nerrhew, Sssrsport
Hr@k Dec @li ~ csfoire Augusta, Franeks salem
tDec So) all for California
sd fa % April H. ship Marcia Cleaves Stacey I'm Boz
Mnh ong colorado, Baker, (om dos sehrs JUPITER Ben
1trSl gh barb Don Jlar Nj cfe gfn NHsvenl bri, Ca
Sorne Sisrs Bradley n p'i sde his len bsrss Heller
rsgr' "9ede1P, On Boo on; 18Th, brig ceylou. tn
comb Im BostorE 2lst .hir Iowa Also, sd On, 6ris
Emma Mafs0n, I'm Bah tDeeis "a schr snverei ~ Hal
% Stllineo1 81 for Csfprl "a Aso ed March 20 ~,
Martha. Towne, I'M NYorh Nov y fsrdo s
Apr at 50 10 5, lon % 81. boarded from ,his H.
~ Tuke, - from NswroTi dec 40 Tor Calisorrfs -
ship Msgellsn. At Boston nom valpsrsiso)
April ~ la s. . 5, lon % W. ship Harvest lf Bosos,
bound 10 California p
Thsre were shout $50 sail Of vessels m the por Of
francisco on the 1oh nL Al same lime lasi year Oar.
were but IS.
The ship Wataga Tbsce, from Philadelphia tNoy q, I.
Valparaiso epors that he IS II Mach la Il;
Ion y " cans large slbsross having ronud h. nerk
colsro Of copper which was punched, BARK Orion Of
sr sped o Boston Nov H. for San Francisco and "a he
vessel referred to-
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-30
FRANCE.


~ x..y de, Ham, contains the following
"Mipsterial orders received by the Naval so'nor-
tiles at Hsyre, command that all sesmen rom "
to 40 wears be placed ontbe list Of permanent navy
sesroen. This category had been suspended some
months since by decree Of the Misisrer oil Ma
rne We are assurea that maritime armaments
sre commanded in all Of our ports.
The price of gold had risen in Paris from 10 to
81 frapes per 1000 francs. BOarse-Fives q 40f;
Threes 81 4Of
In the Assembly on Thursday. the attention paid
10 the debate after the announcement OF the recau
of the French Minister from London, was slight,
and NJ prouy de Lhuyu, who continued TO be tne
object OF much attention, remained In the House
iii 6 o'clock at which time the Chamber rose. Inc
PatTee states that the Electoral Committee VI a
great many departments-which are tne oe'"e
InErie,rs pas de C0lais b0uckes dE hch0He' &c
have requested their representatives. 10 'o'e '"S
Bill OF Electoral Law without amendment
The Herald correspondent states that the LegiI-
inist Journal Union, lets out that the ORDER LOT tue
recall of the French Envoy was issued IN the ao-
sence of the President, and without hls knowledge
or consent He had left for Fontainbleau Before
be went general question had been pat TO him,
whether he would not recall Drouyn de Lhuyn In
case Lord palmerston should offer some insult 10
France. The President, Of course, generally re-
plied in the affirmative. Daring his absence the
Ministers assembled, and then, IN company win
non official parsonage, the letter OF recall was con-
cocted. The President, on his return, heard OF 1t
with deep emotion. The Rationale says the rap
ture can Iced to no serious consequences. The
first object of the recall s the revenge OF the Or
leanist party against Lord Pamerston, and the
second to take France from the only constitutional
power Of Europe, and to throw her on that OF Illus
STA. All the opposition papers, without exception,
speak to the same effect The Presse, In Partlca
lar upholds the English Alliance, acknowledging
that but for England there would have been an In
vason Of France Immediately after February,
1s4s. France" says the Presse, showed no an
ger when Lombardy, Venice and Hungary fell;
but now she attempts to disturb the peace OF Eu-
rope, because an English Vice-Consul makes an
additional demand of 10000 dracnas for the pill
lage of his house and furniture" Some of the pa
pers assert that Lord Palmerston has taken adj
vantage Of Frances present position to insult her.
The Courier Francois pretends that plan OF a
general instruction has been settled to break out
on the passing Of the electoral law. This paper
passes for being the organ OF the commander OF the
forces
New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1850-05-30

IN stamsAT -fsia, at Baiion frJaa Lipe,.,o,N, Ear
servant, ShimuiD wife aad servant Coll Thor,s sif
. children sid ssrsaat NJ ssrs Sewers c Bassou. d
gene Ihoason Dinwiddie S--gar Arslsy. C-n,5o Ala.
hsee Locke, NAHe. Jadse Barron. Messrs WaIsoo 1r.
p .soe, =. S-net tahsaawe. Ban Randolph Ry4eT,
koteu, fnnie, Coftan, Jr, Bsmer Andesos AZ srisa'
fssn.I sutton, kog-Ts, Cngen, Melsfyre Worrs Hams
.n ~ Nelly, hsiso Capt JnO Collins, Mr.. tao Mas.@-s
arc TAO Misses Pakerso1, Messrs Habb.rd Nsrd.f r 4,
esl be@s Hesta, Wood, KseDAn min aad st-fsuSri-
TO hahfoz-cspi BAyley, Lieut. Hume Ma..rs C Wal.
A'I ~ nsei.ren, AseiUen ana Doaahoe--6.
=, ffon hafJdr 70 bosf0a-COl SIR Campbell Col NJ
pouft+ CepI Cersl bell, Nrs suodgrss- Mss.r, WoT.k
, - Randall, Montgomery add Touiaaat-s 70.
=, eask Hsysrior Loz 81 TAonas-Mr Levy add f.r,.
rSnn gioo, Cap, faylrs ate Of brig Glfdoa boaad 10
Oanfurria condemned a. 81 T-oras -
IN eafk X Gantle fros 81 Nsyk,-Nr. Inn. a .hs,.
Sen ase .erysn Anderson lady, children snd serv
an 4. ter' Aiss bogert Mrs BoErr chi dr-n .nd s.r
want NJ Cram ard lady Mics Bun Mrs Dets ". Rr.io-,
n, - ~ GsImi from Coyk-Mr Payne and adv Ms
bkss, Diiscol $40 A0'''"' 'a'
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Iefe from lIayt..

By the schr Peerless, Capt. Conckn, from Jere-
mic. Hayti, 10Th inst are favored with the
following extracts OF letters
JEREMIE, Saturday, May 49,
The steamer Vixen, Capt Wood, went past this
port few days back, bound TO Aux Cages.
The West India American Fleet was at Port au-
Prince. The Haytien Government had acknowl'
edged the 81. Domingo Government independence.
Capt Wood appointed Mr. D1lton, an Eng
lishmap, to be American agent at Aux Cages, very
much against the wishes of the Americans at that
place. - .-..-, ,,,o
Coffee deliveries were falling OIL. Business
ralher DUH and will most probably remain so for a
few months. The last crop was not so abundant as
expected, owing to the want OF rain
The monopoly law will be finally repealed on the
3Oth OF June next The Government will continue
claiming onefflh Of all quantities Of Coffee ship
ped for foreign ports. This fifth will be paid at
$40 per hundred pounds, instead of fifty, the prices
paid up 10 date.
On Thursday, the sth OF May, Coffee was worth
~ to 75--Hatyien currency and daily rising 1t
would not be surprising to see it go up to S9Oa95,
which, If shipped at these rates, comprising daty
expenses, bags and commissions, and then taking
in the difference lost on the Governments 18th,
will come to sl20 to Sl25 per Ct which sold at Sc
net brings the doubloon up TO 1892 Hayden, and
the Haytien dollar down to cents Spanish cur
rency. Until the LIST July, the goods monopoized
by the last tarl II imported, must be sold al the
rate therein stated. We truly pity those that will
be entrapped; knowing that several vessels were
daily expected. Their goods will be sold at low
rates by the Police, who never fail, If opportunity
offers, 10 show their foolish influence. Undoubtedly
repeal ofths aw viii scken the Emperor influence
over the country darkies, already it has caused
some sensation. They are really dissatisfied, and
most assuredly will openly manifest themselves
shortly.
Religious opinions were up to the highest pitch
Any one protesting any other faith but that Of the
Roman Church, was hated worse than the Mexi-
cans ever hated "Old Zack." This, however,, is
of late date we cannot oandidly say it has always
been So but certify that the building of a Church
by the English Wesleyan Society, has created a
furious jealousy against them. The Church is now
halt finished, and a Sudden stop has been pat to
the work. The contractor has applied to the Gov
eminent and as the Constitution permits, protects,
and authorizes all rights. they expect shortly 10 re
ceive orders To continue .heir labors.
Some time since man stole. with several others,
a trunk Of money. Ii was found and the chaps ia
ken. They were tied 10 tree and were beaten
most horribly with long canes. One OF them died
four hours aterw ard. being beat up TIL he could not
move. He was len where he fell, dead, and was
taken up the next morning and buried by strang-
en. The others we believe are yet sick.
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May 2eth, ROBERT YOUNG aged n yesrs
His relatives and scqusntances respectfully invited to
attend hsfunera from his late residence Grand 81 tns
afternoon. at O'Clock. " ihOut further notice
On 18th May ARMENIA K wife OF Joseph Conrad and
daughter OF Samuel Ryckmsn 10 the 25 year Of her age
Tbs relatives and friends Of the family respectfully
invited 10 attend her funeral from the residence Of her
her oS ChTy siies 81 fndsy Sstinst al O'clock He.
remains WILL ne taken TO Greenwood
The world cab never give
The biss for kich W sigh;
us not The whole Of Life 4, live
Nor all Of Death % die
On wednesday May 29h WILLIAM MlTHER sged
81 years. N' 49,
Hs relatives and friends 10 general are remarkably in
vted 10 attend bis funeral ou he sse resideoce T so
F,NiSh,,t we'1of Tenth Nv on Friday, 5lsL a. ococs
Or Wednesday Msy 20 lat peace with all the w ,rldl
MARTIN N ARMsIRONG, asei ~ years and q ssvs
de VIII be suried from HE Ais residence ~ Nom Third
81 Niismsbuf gh on Friday, the Slst ASP Nj
ALBANY papers please COPY
Tne'aAy. May =, IN Ih- sh yer Of her agsHARRfgT
BULLION, daughter ~ smith W and Mara KgIl,,rk
A. 81 Louis, May 2sla Of e1id-me eh 5Iers. DAVID
YOUNG merchant u hat plsee formerly OF IL. civ
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Brown, shipley ~ Co.'s Circular.
Correspondenee OF The Tribune

Per 1r1 LfyERPOoL, Friday, May IT,
The Cotton market msn sls The same healthy Ilr 10
ported In last ard II there be any change Ia prices
In favor OF sellers but not am Junng 10 quotation
IN fair and good qualities adapted to the Do dem nd
which, hei0g relatively scarce, advanced per 10 by
the official quotations. some think should have been done
The previous week.
Fair Upanos u, fair Orleans I'd aud fair Mo-
bile %, and middlr qualities 81 ID I'd per ID.
The sales for the week amount 10 a. go bales Of which
1890 bGyebeen taken speculation and $500 iir ex oOr
and the American descriptions consist OF $3.50 panf II
elda7fd IS $40 Orleans al SD SD. zl30 Alabama and
Mobile al ID, and 2i0 S-a lsaod Al algi ~ b.
TIE saes To-day have been about 90 baes-he market
closing v h less business bat steady.
The Import for the sane time is 81 900 bales and the
siock In ihs port estimated 900 bales of which
SS COO American, against total at his period
last year Of 1000 OF which ass 100 bales were American
The continuance of cold weather has created more act
i've demsDd In Corn market, with an Improvement Ia
prices o. Ga bbl 10 Flour Is per % adan Corn
While Whess has advanced "a per 70 os Tns iotaIo1s
sIe as iol 1ws Yellow Indian Corn 32s; Mxei "a ;
Nhite Sis or Of f8O los; Western Canal Flour gns
e5s cd; Baltimore 2fs 90 Phl4depha 24s Canada 2,6i
s4s; and Sur 2s Pa per tb Wnea % 81 81 Der
20 lbs; and luoisn Corn heal; l5s per bbl
100 bbs Turp mime have sold this week AZ Sc 81
6s I'd per The sales q common American Resin reach
500 10 400 bbls, III p Sd 2s % perewt
Yours respectfully,
BROWN, SHIPLEY CO.
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Disasters, &c.

SNIP ALBATRoss-The reported disaster to ship Alba
oss Of bis port In entering San Francisco hbor Feb 81
mus. Rave been Incorrect letters from Capt Knowles
and others 10 tho written subsequently, mentioned
nothing Of the kDd The California papers PROBABLY in
serted a wrong name.
BRBARK ELIZA -Br bark Eliza from Newport w, for
Boston, before reported al 10 tsiress spoken 2Nh
MI in ai To- long - 80 By ship Gen Washington, City
Point Va She then 80 days ont and bad been lar
Nes long 50; had sprung leak, started lhe aid
was compelled to bear up for Cork The Gen w supplied
her win provisions
BRIG BROTHERS, sowle, ON Lshains In February last
for Ca fOrnia returned Honolulu March having been
found to be ou FIRE when about bali way 20 California Al
unsysing attempts ~ ex,ln guish the fire. she PIT
heck ard aer burning "a days they succeeded in subdung
the destructive element snd finally extnguishsd H. We
sHn nat her cargo sad almost everything Inside the
EEL hss been Destroyed and that her preservation al IL
miraculous, tho ere had reach ID within few inch
o. powder board the exclusion Of which would
doubtless have blown Der TO pieces The origin Of the ire
is supposed 10 have been accidental.
BELGIAN BAEK HAVANA PACgET-Tn- claim for salvage
the cargo saved Om The Belgian nak Havsns Packet
besore reported lU. Pickle Reef FlofdsD hss been
stled BY arbitration. Sky per cent has been awarded
The gross.