Western union. (City of Hannibal, Mo.) 1850-1851, 1850-10-10
Boundary Line between Missouri and
Iowa

6OuNHary Line OCLWccn TISSOurl ana
Iowa.
The Commissioners appointed wv the
proper authorities of this State and Mis-
souri, to ran the line Of boundary between
the two States, have finished their abors
and prepared their report so he presented
To their respective governments.
The decree requires the comssionc-s,
/ Maj. Minor, OF Missouri, aud II. b Hen
dcrShott, Esq. Of Iowa, attended by MeSsrs.
/ Walker. oI Missouri, and dewey, of Iowa,
surveyors, in the frs, place To ascertain
tic old northwest corner, aud thence run
a parallel OF latitude to the Missouri riv-
er, and 'SulIiyan's old line TO be found and
remarked from tic corner TO the Des-
moines river.
The commissioners left home on the 10Th
Of last April, and after finding the old
northwest corner, and asccrlaining the
latitude 10 be .i6riy dcgrCcS, thirty four
miHuicS an3 toriB SscgaIS, commenced sur
vey Of III. west line, or the twenty fourth
OF May, and, though greatly retarded in
, their movements by uuiovorablc weather
and bad roads, completed it on the twelfth
: Of .juy. They took the latitude on the
Missouri river, and established the tf2n,inu-
of the line there. The survey Of Sulivans
! line Wa3 commenced on the 18Th of Seps
tender. This line was found to be very
crooked and It's nor,hng abont two and
ihrcc-row tbs miles. The old marks were
discovered aud posts set in the line at dis
tanGcs ot one mile.
y heavy cast-iron illar wa; placed at
, the old northwest corner, and at each ter
minis Ui the line, and caSt-ilon posts eve
L.. ry ten miles.
, We learn from the commissioners that
J the weather was ScnealIy uniavorabc,
and they we've detained on the Nodaway
} river three weeks, by inceSsant rain, and
re- the greater part ol the route was destitute
' OF roads, and stripped Of provisions by the
p. California emigration.
/ Thus tho southern boundary Of our State
is al last settled, and no further uncertainty
or difficulty will he experienced on account
> Of il. The commissioners acted through
/ out with the utmost harmony and good
l feeling, and the line they have surveyed
; will, no doubt, be finally made, by the
I proper authorities, the boundary of the
i tao States iorcvor.--io'ca TEL.
I We see it stated, that Mr.. BowMlN will
49,
, the Fourth Congressional District, on the
| ground that Il large number of votes were
f given for Mr.. HALL by persons residing in
| the territory recently attached to the
4 State OF Iowa, BY the decision of the Su-
= promo Court of the United States. We
G think it probable that large number OF
G such votes were given for Mr.. H,LL; and
:. n they voted rira oOcc, there viii be no
difficulty Of establishing the iact.--R.n
A BEAUTIFUL FLowRn. friend presented
u.s. a day or two since. with a curiosity in the
3 shape OF flower, which, we think, is one of
Y the greatest wonders OF the floral kingdom wa
have ever seen. 1t is about the size OF wal.
nut, perfectly white with leaves resembling
very much indeed the wax plant. Upon the
Il blooming of tho flower, in tie cup formed by
t the leaves, is the exact Image Of dove, lying
J. upon its back with its wings extended. The
# peak of the bill and the eyes are plainly TO be
seen, and small leaf, before the flower arrives
c at muturity forms Tho outspread tail, This leaf
# can be raised or shu, down by the fingers with.
d out breaking or apparently injurng it-until the
flower reaches its full bloom, whe n it drops
off. We regret our inability to givea technical
y description OF this curiosity at this time, but
hope to do so shortly, one has been prom.
ised us By person evera way qualified to
write --Panama Star,
IL AMIR BEy COMING WEsr.--Amir Bev
J. "has been comp.imcnted in the Senate. by
i. the appropriation Of $4,000 to add to the
eci0 and brjiliancv Of his progress through
The States Of the West" 1t was erased
= by vote OF thiriy.iive 10 nneteen.--Rep.
. Mis-, Myra Clark Gaines has applied to