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Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15

STATE RAIL Roar CONVENTIONAL
Convention will be held at Iowa City,
Oh the 5h of December next, for the
purpose of aking action with reference
to the posiponement, by Congress, Of
bills introduced al the last session, gram
ting lands for the construction of Rail
Roads in this State.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15

Kossuth and other Hungarian exiles
at Kentaga, have received permission to
retire from the Ottoman territory, and
most Of them will proceed at once, to the
United States. ..a4
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15

The board Of Canvassers report that
Ii votes were given for Daniel Miller;
and votes for Geo. Shedd. ID. F. Mil
Ter has more votes than all his opponents;
his majority over Thompson is 662.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15

u The Louisville Journal says tone
Of our pork merchants informed US, the
other day, that The opening price here
this season would be about SO So"
CENSUS RETURNs FOR IowA.-Popu-
lalion Of Fairfield 1900, Montrose SOL.
West Point SIS, Fort Madison 1862,
Oltumwa gag. ~.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15

An English jury, in criminal case, is
said TO have brought in the following
verdict: equity, with some little doubts
as TO whether he is the man."
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15
WAsHlNcToS, November o.

Efforts are being made by Naval OFF,
GERS to revive the cat. The President
opposes the movement. The Republic
ridicules the argument of the Union rela-
tive 10 the necessity of Presidential proc
lamaiion concerning the Boston and 9TH
er fugitive slave excilements.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15
Wood! Wood!..T

Those Of our subscribers wishing to
pay their subscription to the CouRlER in
Wood can DO SO, by delivering il at this
Office Immediately. aII
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15
Cynon on widows.

Is there any character in life so inter-
esting as young and beautiful widow!
Not flirty, coquctlish one, who, even
amid her sorrows, has an eye TO future
welded happiness with another, but one
of genuine heart. welded to her hus-
bands urn, pensipe, but not sad, grief
snfiened 10 a nlacidnnss
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15

~ All truth must prevail, and, in pro-
gress, the ills and inconyeaiences, as well
as the vices connected with this moral
state, must be lessened.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15

The New Orleans papers state that
letter has been received from Barnum
that Jenny Lind will visit that city in
January next.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15

ANOTHER PApER.-We understand
that weekly newspaper, wing in poll
tics is about to be started at Wapello, in
Louisa county.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15

"STnL THEY CorE. "A wing paper
to be called the Intelligencer, is abou, to
be started in Fairfield, by D. McCraney,
formerly of the DUBUQUE Telegraph.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15

fN An insane scorn of the common
average of the intelligence of the people,
is disease in the minds of many men
Of learning, geaius and science.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15

~ Mr.. Sweet, wing, it is understood,
has been elected to Congress from the
Galena Distric. by small majority.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15

The number of inhabitants, according
TO the late census, in the following cities,
are
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15
BY the Elk. Com.
IS JOHN NJ. COLMAN, Chm.
Jos. Il. FALEs, Sec'y. q

OnIo.-Judge Woods, (democrat.)
majority for Governor over Judge John
ston (whig) is $4,000. Edward Smith
free soil) received 1900 votes. Tho
legislature stands
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15
LATER.

Durkee and Doty elected by large ma
joriiies, and Cole (Wfig) defeated.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15
Iowa state Temperance society.

The FIRST regular Meeting of this Soci-
city under the Constitution will be held
at Iowa City, commencing on the third
Wednesday Of December proximo. All
Temperance Organizations throughout
the State are hereby respectfully reques.
ted 10 send up delegates,
Editors Of Newspapers throughout
the Stale are requested 10 copy this no
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1850-11-15
Official VOtc--SccOnd District.

Tic IUIIUWI1g IS tIc UI1c1aI VOTE given
at the late Special election in the firsl
Congressional district in this state:
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-28
COMMERCIAL.


NEW YoKK. Nov. %. 1859.
great revolution 10 apparently being wrought in the
public mind in relation TO the of manufacturing
prosperity and this is chiefly brought about through the
development Of the resources OF the country II
become evident that those localities which possess of
the greatest number Of those bulky materials OF
which wrought fabrics Produced possess sdva
which the adroit esaiion countsract The
hitherto enjoyed by Great Britain have mostly
consisted In her geographical position through which,
rounded by she had the most ready access to the
sources Of countries No wind blow the
British islands but that il Is fair for some OF her immense
marine to depart and for others arrive. No
FROM what quarter OF the compass the breeze comes
is favorable to her ships bringing materials from one
country and carrying goods TO another This facility Of
has virtually made ports the most accessible
depot of the produce of all countries, and herself the
most efficient manufacturer in combining those products
wrought fabrics by which she sells her labor that 10
say, the facility with which materials were commanded
created market for labor until finally the increase OF her
population exhausted her capacity for the supply
food and that has become added the number OF articles
which she must import and IL Is the most bulky Up 10
within the last weny years England was possessed Of
WOOL fax, iron, tim "copper" land. (o which Is the same
thing food and labor within herself Under the compe
tion Of European manufactures and extended markets,
she has gradually her supplies, and now i'm
ports wool, fax, cotton, and land food To facilitate
this, she has removed import duties and thrown open her
navigation laws; but she finds constantly that those ma
which possessed OF all those articles free OF trant
poraon gaining upon her. and her own demands for
becoming In 1872 the restrictions
upon the Importation Of provisions live animals and other
descriptions OF food, relaxed Since them the sugar
coffee duties have been reduced half the foreign
articles admitted consumption, the duties cotton
WOOL OIL and other materials abandoned and every facility
given the expense of bringing raw materials to
England Tor operatives and also food for them to
eat The practical operation OF this Is to increase the
breadth of the soil Of England for the growth OF food and
The following table shows the leading articles
of food and manufactures imported into Great Britain
Imports Of food aud materials into England for con
! = sumption. X. /,
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Agricultural Goology--No. Q.

BY JOSIAH HoLBRooK.


Lime formations more ates than ides. Carbonates
are most abundant various and useful frequently very
beautiful Common limestone OF different textures and
Colorsmost perhaps all the marbles chalk and
OF various forms and hues-are the carbonaes of lime
about -four parts carbonic acid, and fysix quick
lime-oxyde OF calcium
Next to the carbonates OF me suphaes are most abun
dant and useful. Common gypsum Ia powerful manure
alabaste (much used for ornaments under beautiful pol
sh) crystals (o considerable variety and beauty) are
Fuaie of lime is another calcareous formation. II is
known uor spar, also Derbyshre spar II receives
fine polish when it is used for various ornamental pur-
poses From the fuate OF lime uorc acid is Obtained
which has the power OF acting glass. By covering
any piece OF glass with thin coat OF wax, then cut
ting through the letters any figures, and exposing
the glass to fuors acid etching is produced the glass
The uoric acid is set free from the lime by charging it
with sup huric acid.
Nitrate Of lime though not common, is found in some
considerable deposltes. 1t has been supposed that it
would furnish good material for producing the oxygen
gas for the calcium light Bones are the phosphate of
lime Chloride of lime is manufactured article, formed
by exposing lime to chlorine II was first manufactured
some forty years since and is now most important
tce in the manufacture OF cotton fabrics Il has great
bleaching powers.
Every child knows that lime formations especially car
Donates and suphaes, alike essential Tor the pur.
poses of agriculture and architecture. They
al TO the greatest fertility OF soils BY proper mixture
of quartz and fedspar, or sand clay and lime, soil be-
permanently fertile The three may be considered
the essential elements Of soils, though sand and clay,
without the presence OF lime, produce vegetation Both
the and the phosphate OF lime probably add more
as temporary stimulants OF vegetation than as essential
ingredients in soils.
By taking a review OF the des and dtes already pre-
sented. forming the elements OF mountains, rocks. and
soils, no well fail of being struck with the sim
plicy, beauty and practical utility Of geology and chem
siry, at the very foundation OF the most practical
knowledge, OF course peculiarly fitted Tor the very first
lessons" both in schools and families.
ExPERMENT-By applying the thumb-nail and the
point Of knife TO the different lime formations especially
the carbonaies and suphaes may be found which give
to the former, and whether all yield TO the latter Their
hardness, compared with each other, also with fedspar
quartz and other minerals, may thus be ascertained
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The POPULATION THE cITY.-We have before US,
through the attention Of Mr.. Malcom W. Mearis,
marshall statement embracing the entire returns Of
the population from the several districts within the limits
OF the city, and exhibiting comparative increase
the last census, taken in $780, almost incredible The
population of the city in 1910 in round numbers,
l02 600; il is shown to be l69,l25, Zone hun
dred and sixty nine thousand one hundred and twenty
fvel II may be fairly quoted, suppose, in round
numbers. at l7o,00o-hus presenting increase OF ex-
acty two fths of the whole population in ten years AT
this ratio of pfogI the city OF Baltimore would
tain in 1850 population OF 2S2, 900; in 1870 it would
470 600; in 1880 il would be 7S2 600 in 1890
would be 1902 o00 and the century would close with
population OF 2,l7o00o. This is however, carrying
the calculation without probabilities, merely Illus
trae prospective greatness, hypothecaed upon the
operations OF the last decade.
| The rapid growth of manufactures. and the unusual
expansion OF general business the enterprise OF
people, the spirit OF improvement local advantages,
the salubny of climate, have all contributed TO effect
this remarkable increase OF population And may
reasonably expect that our progress. as commercial
and manufacturing city, will continue 10 be in pro.
portion TO the past ten years. so long faithful 10
the advantages which we possess Indeed, lie under
necessity arising from our geographical position, of
advancing in importance Atlantic city in a ratio of
proportion beyond the general increase OF the population
| OF the country.
The brie statistical exhibit before us is made from
the district returns the city arranged for the con-
venience OF the deputy marshas We have not there.
fore, the ward population. The district are as
| follows:
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10y telegraph for the Bsltimors Amsnesnl
The Great Union mssliak at boston.

Bosros, November 26-lO, p. m.
The Union meeting here this evening in Faneuil Hall
was one OF The largest and perhaps most as,
sembies ever congegaied in this city People commenced
collecting about o'clock in the afternoon and soon
Afterwards the meeting organized BY appointing Dr
John Warren to the chair with large number Of vice
presidents and ak secretaries.
On taking the chair, Dr. Warren made most eloquent
and patriotic speech in explanation OF the object OF the
meeting He said he spoke In behalf OF the Unlon-the
Union and forever one and indivisible. Through
ont he was heard with marked attention, and on resu-
ming his seat was most enthusiastically cheered.
series OF resolutions prepared for the occasion They
declare the constitution and Union paramount to all other
considerations that the laws were binding equally upon
every citizen and every State that all laws which are
passed by Congress must be susained that opposition TO
them would only lead 10 anarchy and boodshed thai
the opposers OF the law the severest
OF indignant community and the seyerest punishment
should be assigned TO the aggressors; hat II was our
duty to sustain the Union and show obedience 10 its
laws
The resolutions were greeted with loud and repeated
cheers, and the motion OF their passage being put but
one dissenting voice was heard This was known 10 be
a miserable, misguided abolinonist
Mr. b. s. Curtis was next introduced 10 the audience.
He said he addressed Them not wings or fellow
democrats, but feowcitizens. II was said that men
brought here to carry out Philadelphia notions and
that ii they did they were notions OF malignant phan-
th,opy. =. .o,,,;on n....a - -. t,..
ton, law or no law, they would not allow ~
gltive slave 10 be taken from Massachusetts,. Here
there Were cries Of good. "good"--followed BY
the sermon preached by the Rev Theodore Parker, in
which he advised the fugitive slaves to kill the marshal
Of the district, rather than submit to be taken back into
slavery.
The Rev Mr.. Parker proved TO be in the gallery al
the time. He asked Do you want an answer? Cries
EXPLANATIONS " put him out!" " put him out !" hear
him I" hear him ~ &c. good deal Of confusion ensued
and il was some time before Mr. Curtis could proceed
He however resumed his remarks with redoubed vigor
and concluded after making most eloquent and effective
address.
The Hon Rufus Choate and several other dstn.
guished gentlemen spoke, all of whom heard with
marked attention. The meeting throughout was purely
patriotic. and cannot but result in great good.
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EDITORS CORRESPONDENCE.
From our baltimore Correspondent.

BALTIMORE, Nov. 27--5. p. m.
1Aark,9ipnp Dap-Aiayor Jerome and his TroHbssGio
rious Neus from, Geor gid Unonists 1rinmpha~tdt~-
iste ia Gail The Markets, &c.
From present indications, the Recommendation Oh inc
governor TO observe day Of thanksgiving
will be generally acceded in city observe that
all the banks newspaper Offices &c have given public no.
tce that business win be transacted during the day
The scramble among the wings for the municipal oihces
of the city is beyond all precedent, Mayor Jerome being
run down with applicants He has however, disposed oil
large number oil the applicants by plainly assuring tnem
that inquiring into their characters habits ana uioae
of life, he does not consider them such men as no uo
srous 10 have assistants in the management Of the al
fairs OF The city This plain language. but II Is about tho
hes, way 10 settle such The new appointments
will aot be made until the frat Of March,
The Sun has its bulletin board TO day dispatches rem
Augusta Georgia. announcing the following gratifying 70
suits OF the election that State Monday last for dele
ties the State convention:
"In Bibb county the Union ticket is elected by ma
IN Chatham county the Union tickle. has also uiumphed
:" Morgan county has also rolled up snug ms)ouv of
Burke county has been carried by the disunonsts or
resistance men by small majority.
columbia and Warren counties havc given decided
msorities for the Union ticket" sa.
The from these counties are fah hdcaHons Oh
what the balance Of the State will be.
The number OF deaths in Baltimore during the past week
was 3d. of which number % under 10 years OF ago
The Rev H. " ID. Johns, of this city pastor OF Christ
Church. has lust received declined call the spen-
did Church OF ST. Bartholomew, New York. The frequent
calls which this distinguished divine receives are not only
evidence great ability, but are considered - an sp
prevail by the various Of the course he has
taken in opposition the Puseyite doctrines Of Bishop
WhttinRbam
The MARKETS I'm the Baltimore market this morning.
there OF 700 bbs choice brands Of Howard street
aour at "a $50 No sales of City Mills. Sales OF wheat
limited at 1903 cents for prime red, and white 100 iOs
cents supply good and the sales effected with some dim
Guilty sales Of white com at o. % cents ana yeow ~
81 cents Whskey 80 Sales yesterday OF bag
Rio coffee al 10 sIi00 ii cents and TO day 7oo bags st
III cents and that price refused for 700 more being all
that of the cargoes Of the Reindeer anu HaPo
lam
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Spirit In the North.

We are indebted agenteman Of this city for the fol-
lowing interesting extract from letter which was ad
dressed to him by former member Of the New Hamp-
shire legislature, whose present position is peculiarly
favorable for acquiring reliable information regard to
the feeling and sentiment OF the North. Messrs Eastman
and Nesmith, who spoken OF in the letter, are
among the most able and prominent wings OF the State
and the former is at this time the United States district
attorney a G0
''CoNcoRp, IN. H,) Nov "a, 1850
"The right spirit seems TO be waking up in the North
The great the good, and patriotic of both parties wing
and democrat coming boldly and determinedly
the Union the constitution and the laws The higher.
w' gentry, whether clerical aymen, will be met and
think senced, least rende red npotent for nsche
Ii is the common sentiment and talk with leaders and
masses wing and democrats that they will not only
for any man is opposed to the Com promise
Of the session, but that they will support any
who is al all tenderfooted these points Both Joel
Eastman and g. W. Nesmiih have said that opposition
should be made General Peaslee OF his
M the fngitive-s slave law, they would Tor him them
Selves and do all they could to induce others to vote for
i've had u glorious Union meeting last week at Man
ebeser Il doing good and is destined do The
disunonsts have hitherto had all the talk and had
made bad impressions. Open and bold discussion
great the people the North patriotic and for
Ibe unon-ior sustaining Effectively all the compromises OF
the constitution and Tor giving to a-NoIth and South
their legal Just, and constitutional rights.
Tue members of the convention TO revise our consttu
ton-now in session-propose 10 call Union meeting al
place. Coming they do from township IN the
Sate meeting called by them would give indica
ton public than local meeting conld do
thnk Of all the deeg would sign snch call
Ii should be done and the real friends OF the country
should speak out through the whole Noftb and thu,
strengthen The hands and encourage the hearts of such
Cas- Webster, Clay, Foote foombs, Cobb, Houston
and other patriots who battling for II manniy with
alatics North md South"
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rr.,..-.0,.a for ,A. Baltimore Amsriesn.]

Nv, su,NaroS Nov. ga private despatch received
~. from Georgia says that great excitement prevails
~ Savannah in consequence OF steamer being chartered
=, ,, ssycaI companies Of United States troops
Cha eston south Carolina Nothing definite or satisfac-
can be asceaned here TO whether such an order
r. k Frost OF Chicago has been appointed thirteen
hundred dollar cerkshp in place Of Addison removed
Messrs Albert and Grandn (opposton) have peen a'oP
ned as employees at the Treasury Department
Nxw ORLEANS November % The message o. voveInor
ouitman TO the legislature of Msssppi Hoe.
for disunion He thinks il impossible 70 ssss e .:,
but Is willing TO try the North by asking ,o e ~, ,S
of California That refused the message asseS INST "s
South ought TO secede a,L
- u, o, The official Of the State has
Dos I ~" William Appleton (whig) for Copsress In
the LIST district, and orl ao ro~e' N~"'D "
% ny for Horace Mann in the th has been shaved
down to TO- No choice has been ehec'ed IN 'ne ooer ans
i = Ht
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-28

The Hannibal Union Of the It'll inst states that the Hon.
James s. Green, member OF the House Of Representa-.
lives from Missouri, had delivered address on the
previous night in which he explained the defeat OF the
railroad BILL and passed to the great topic Of the day
He declared in substance that
Wings and democrats had united in the late Congress
sganst ultras and now they must unite against abo
uUnss and free sellers. Whether the settlement should
prove permanent depended mainly on obedience the
North the ugltiveslaye law and wholly the
the people, At any ia the coming session. the South
must at yield inch.
Even the hcaons proposed to the
law should be- good, the South admit them iii
he excitement the North shall calm down they will
imagine that they can force the south into anything by
simply raising excitement"
The daily union. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1845-1857, 1850-11-28

AT the "Hunt dinner recently given in the sy Of New
oik y seems there was quite contention between
Maxwell, to which was the true wing pIaform--that
Of le4s or 1880. Hiram seemed TO think that the only
True one was that OF 1850; while Moses conended for
ssS and severely rsPr%andsd Hiram for MS aadsc
AID OF his friend Hiram and begged Moses TO keep cool"
and all would be right. Now, Mr., Editor il is well
known lha, Hiram the lawyer ia small dsbbler IN poll
cs. and the special adviser and counsellor OF Hugh
10 removals and appointments in the New York custom
house, to the no small annoyance OF Moses and the
prophets Moses is a distinguished merchant and an
honorable man, who Is intent principally upon making
money, and doing good with after il made He was
formerly democrat, and be anything else
although. since the removal Of the deposes" he has
allied himself with the wings, who sent him TO Congress-
and have caressed him because he "beeds freely" He
IS not the slave Of any party he speaks his mind
on men and measures without reserve and they should
attempt 10 "dragoon" him, he will certainly "bolt.n
My object, Mr. Editor, is 10 ascertain which is the
true "Whig platform" have known that party as ed-
erallss" federal republicans" Irrational republicans"
and they call themselves "natioaal wings y but
still have to find their platform" Formerly they
were for strong government for bank OF the United
protective tariff. against the independent treasury SC
in contradisncton 10 the democratic party But, far
as can learn they have virtually abandoned these The
bank is an obsolee idea y the tariff wants. they say
little modifying the ''sub-treasury is well enough"
When have they avowed any other PLATFORM Certainly
not when they elected poor old Gen HARRISON and more
especially when they nominated General Taylor, they dis
avowed making any declaration of principles esab-
fishing any ''plaorm" Where do they stand By Civ
ing information on this subject, you will Ger.
AN OLD DEMOCRAT.
mot being behind tho curtain, we are unable TO shed
any light upon the subject The whg party is in such
confusion that do not really know the oracles whom
might consult Perhaps the two organs in this city
could furnish the desired information .-UKIoN.l