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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-15

ELmrRo.MAcSErIsx.--A few years
hence and olec,ro-magne,ism will bo the
prcp.lling power Of railroad traias, boats
Sc, instead Of steam. The individual
who smiles At The assertion, may be c'assed
with those who sneersd At Fulton's 6rst ef-
forts to propel vessels BY steam. Prof.
Page Of Washington City made a. expert
mental trip with his electromagnetic loco
motive recently, and although the batter.
was disabled at the start, be succeeded in
driving the car At the rste Of from Eve TO
six miles per hour. The experiment is deem
ed successful.
Since writing the above We perceive
Prof. Page has made another trial with bis
electromagnetic locomotive and succeeded
10 accomplishing nineteen miles per hour
The Intelligencer speaks Of il as a grea,
triumph.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-15
UeLARoED GAZETTE.

bs vssk, IN shisss favorable, ~s viii
prsosns eor rssdess with a Gazette q en-
iasesd Dimensions. L will contain full
o.s-half msrs reading MISTER and will con-
,inue 10 Be furnished u the low price of
Two Dollars per annum. We hope all,
Wheeler politically favorable 10 u OF not,
viii encourage our effor,s in The publica-
lion Of paper shat viii correctly repre-
asot Tho interests Of central Iowa. By dis.
semipsline tho Gazette they are advancing
~ iaisecsts Of this portion Of lows. and u
HAY owa property are enhancing iis value
hy inducing Immigration. Cer,siniy those
VIM ara permanently located among Us
and refuse 10 assislin circulating the Ga.
astte, are not awaiting themselves Of one
msdium presented them Of iurthering Their
Interests.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-15

The appointment Of George B. Sargent
10 be Surveyor General Of lown, seems to
be very acceptable TO the people Of thai,
State. Hc has entered upon the duties of
his office, and among his first nets was the
discharge Of seven out Of the ten clerks, for
want Of employment for them. Mr.. Sar-
gent is practical Surveyor.--St Louis
Republican.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-15

SURVEYING CoNTRAcrs-Cantracts for
surveying the public lands nre now being
dispensed by Surveyor General Sargent
We understand that the following gentle
men have been succ cssful in their appiica.
ton:
Col. Geo. Madeira, Gen C. II. Both, J
NJ. Smith, and ]. NJ. Marsh, Of Dubuque
Mr.. Conkey. Of Cedar county, Lewis Da-
Wis, Of Clayton county, and John D. Evans,
Of Scott counsy.-Dubuque Herald.
The Locofocos have no reason to com.
plain Of Surveyor General Sargent. We
are acquainted with but two Of the above
gentlemen and they arc both Locofocos.-
Mr.. Sargent appears to look more to the
qualifications than to the politics of,he ap
plicants. Ho is determined that what Is
done shall be yell done.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-15

TaE MlHor LleHr HousR. Every read.i
sr Of nswspapers is moro OF less familiar
With ,hs name q ,hs sbese structure, i
MS coesitsred ons Of the ,ripmphs Of sci,
encs. The Mioot rocks are sonksn rocks
OF the coas, Of Massschoss,,s. Tho Ligh'
House was IS feet high. Il was bull, on
iron piles sunk ADD cemen.ed tive feet in
Ia tho rock, The diameter Of which was 6
inches At the base and a Al the top. On
these piles were nine iron pillars sustaining
lhskeeper's honse, The 6oor Of which war
60 feet from the founda.iose The breadth
Of The base Of the structure was 25 feet;
the keepers room, msasured from out se
oa,, IA feet. The keepers house, resting
on the pillars, weighed thirty tons, and
was 20 feet from ,hs sea.
May fears have been expressed for the
safely q the sapsrstrucsurs. the worst OF
which were realized during The night Of a
heavy storm ,hst reren,ly visited the east,
|, was completely demolished, swept into
Tho ocean, with two young men Who had
had been Left in charge oft, during the for
,una,c absence Of The keeper.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-15

arrcstOd along the iino III tho ScNtThi NaH-
.ond we're drilled, and the dcphslp whicl,
thew were ready 10 si6k ihcsfscIves 10 d.
Wv, may be par.iatly inferred from tho
following leaf ia tho history u their con.
spiracy. -,
Al one az the regular meetings, which
,h.y were ia the habit Of holdiug pcrodi-
caliy o, their place Of sendezvous, Tor the
nurposs az consultation ~ % future move.
men,.. aud lie division o. plumber, j. was
reoorscd hy some, in the order Of business,
thai one Of thoir sworn number, whose
i. me- was stated, bad been detected ~
revealing tho secrets that should have Deen ,
known only 10 the initiated, Su.picions o.
BETRAYAL were freely INDUCED in, and toihe
question a. to how the guilty one should DC
punished, ono Of the conclavc m,de the s'g.
nificant remark that dead men tell no tales !.
Acting upon this hint, it.was unanimously
agreed thu, the punishment should bs death
and that the duty Of carr, ing the penalty
into effect should be let nut 10 tho lowest
bidder for the job! The fest offer was nan'-
ed al $3.50 for an assassination, and the
bidding went on until it lowered to $t5O--
the bidder reserving to himself tho right 10
put the victim out Of tho way 10 his own
place and ma nner, and The limo allotted not
10 exceed four days. This offer was the
price finally sgreed upon, and tho money
was Immediately counted out and paid over
10 The liend who had agreed % steep his
hand ia the murder. The individual com.
planned az and thus singled on as tho VIC
tim oc their vengeance, was one Of the two
who for eighteen mouths had been under
pay Of The Central Railroad Company for
the purpose Of detecting and bringing 10
justice this most abandoned gnng of dcspe-
radoes. Fearing that he had become sas.
pecied Of treachery, he Ind disguised him
soil, and in the capacity OF one Of their more
western accomplices, had presented himsclf.
by the proper passwords, and was present
al this interesting cnuncil where bis life had
become prieei Al the FIRST opportunity
after these interesting preliminnries had
been settled out, our sin,rked man" with
drew from the inferna cshal, little relishiDg.
i. may be presumed, the warm position 10
which he had found himself rlaced--nak-
ING il the last time DO ever met tho precious
gang in council, and being but day or
two before their official escort to our city.
undsrt 20 guidance Of the sheriff and his
posse.
The names Of forty.one persons arrested
are given--nmong ihem afe two keepers Of
the Peniientiary At Jackson.
A number Ct arsesss have also been
made 10 Wsshtenaw and Kalamazoo coun-
ties.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-15

PRiscirAL CIrIEs. leading ci,i,. :, :,
United states rate az follows, under bs M 'as
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-15

MINNESOTA HISTORICAL SocIETY.-We
acknowledge the receipt Of volume Of
lS4 pages, printed At ST. Paul, Minneso,a,
being The s.Annnls Of the Minnesota His
toricai Society, for the year, A. D. 1850
81 comprising an Address BY the Presi-
dent, the Annual Report Of the Secretary,
two papers by Rev. s. R. Riggs, one on
the Destiny Of the Indian Tribes, the other
on the Dakota Language, and lastly A
Memoir Of the History and Physical Geog-
raphy Of Minnesota, &C." Tho exis,ence
Of such Society in Territory 80 newly
Organized as that Of Minnesota, Is proof oi
the Intelligence Of the psople who have
chosen il Tor their homes.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-05-15
A LEAF IN THE HISTORY.

The schemes concocted, md the systcm
under which the gang Of ruffi.n-, recently
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-16
Lie on The Turning Of q Carl.

friend narrated to Us a dag or two since
an aaecd0te OF early time III West tennessee
which we viii attempt 10 repeat even at tIr
risk Of losing the graphic simplicity Of his
conversational narrative
Some eighteen or twenty wears since 4 vel
known resident Of Tiptan county was Put or
his trial, charged with tie murder of h!> ife.
As usual IN such cases, popular feeling wa-
largely against aim, and all the eloQuruce and
uce luity Of his council were reGui e TO mike
any impression IN his favor upon 4 jury y i.tc:.
however impartial 1t might desire 10 be in The
consciousness Of sworn duty, could not bu
see the waves of popular prejudice surgiug 10.
upon it.
The case was ably urged. The counsel fJr
defense made most vigorous and impa>sloa-,
apr ga S. Thee case was submitted 10 the r. B.
aud they retired 70 make up heir verdict -
Time passed. and as the setting sun ware.
all Of approaching might, the large tar3uI 90
attendance, the Judge, counsel, etc, retired. a.
anxious, the accused not the least so. u lear
the verdict Of the Jury. and some wonde inl
that the jury hesltated for some moments
bring in a verdict Of guilty In The meat
time the jury had come q the polnt beyaHc
which they could progress no further. Ih,
appeals IF the counsel for defence mad 10.
been without their influence, and the jar.
stood Interchangeable SIX for conviction. and
SIX for 7cqultal. Something had t. he done
In those days twelve good fellows could moi
BE got together. and sleep. Cards appeared
mysteri0usiy from the depths Of sundry large
pockets, and exercises Of seven up and poker
were zealously commenced.
About midnight, one of their number, Col
P, proposed that they should play d game
of seven up. the result to decide the verdict
The proposition was hearty and unanimously
agreed to, in all seriousness, and the whole
crowd collected around Col. p and his oppo-
nent, who proceeded % play the game on which
was staled d human life. Col. p. played,
and quite zealousiy, to save the accused.-
/ His opponent played, and quite zealousiy. To-
secure conviction. The hackers, FIVE and over
stood bohind them, encouraging the cham
pions, and watching the game dImiy seen by
tie light Of two la.low candles, with the most
intense interest.
The game proceeded with very equal -1rtuce
till both parties stood SIX TO SIX Ii vas tol-
/ P.'s deal; he dealt. and turned Jcck. The
! prisoner was acquitted and every man Of Jury
Joined in a shout W hich started the whole WI
age. even the reveiers in the groce Y. Mex
morning they went into court, and gave 70 the
astonishment of many, the verdict Of = no
guilty." The Juryman who played al ansuc
cessful game e human life, still lives.
much respected citizen Of this district. On,
of the counsel IS a very distinguished membe
Of the Memphis bar, and the accused has. a
We believesgone TO higher court; but netihe
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-16
Importance of the Beautiful.

What are half the crimes in the world
committed for2 What brings into action
the best virtues2 The desire Of possess
ine OF possessing what} Not mere
money, but every species Of the beautiful
which money can purchase A man lies
hlo In a little dirty, smoky room for TWEEN
ty years Of his life, and sums up as many
columns of figures as would reach round
ha t the world, if they were laid at length;
he gets rich what does be do with his rich
esi He buys a large wellproportioned
house: in the arrangement of his furniture
he gratiies himsilf with all the beauty
which splendid col0rs. regular figures. and
smooth surfaces can convey he has the
beauties Of variety and association IN his
grounds the cup ont of which he drinks
his tea is adorned with beautiful figures:
the chair in which he sits Is covered with
sn Doth shining leather; his table cloth Is
Of the most beautiful damask, mirrors re
feet the light from every quarter of the
room. pictures Of the best masters feed his
ev5 with all the beauties of imitation. \
million Of human creatures are employed
in this country. in mjnIsterlng to this feel
ing Of the beautiful 1t is only q barbar-
Gus, ignorant people that can ever be oc-
cupjed BY the necessaries of life aL0Hs.-
If to eat. and to drink, and to be warm,
were the only passions Of our minds, We
should be what the lowest of Us all are at
this day The love of the beautiful calls
man to fresh exertions, and awakens him
to a more noble life and the glory It Is,
that as painters initiate and poets sing.
and statuaries carve, and architects rear
up the gorgeous trophies Of their skill
and as everything becomes beautiful. and
orderly. and magni6cent-the activity OF
the mind rises to still greater. and to bet
ter objects The principles Of justice are
sought out, the powers Of the ruler and
the rights of the subjects are fixed. man
advances to the enjoyment Of rational lib
ertY. and to the establishment Of those
great moral laws which God has written
III cur hearts to regulate the destinics OF
the world Sv3RcV Smith
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-16
Portable Sffam Tne.nes.

Horace Greely thus describes steam
eag.ne which he saw during rcceat vis.s
70 Wa5ertown New York
The best thing I saw IL T-at-rto--2
was the turn out Of two Thousand rco.
on 4 w.id stormy night, TO L-ar q " tax
on temperance the next best was q a--s
Portable Steam Engine invented aHss
manufactured by Howard 4 '}radfOr rd. all
sold tuc.udiug boiler and all tixtares.} 1t
these rates half horse power. So. ers
ho.-e 500, TWO horse power $3.50 three
horse. ) 20 f5ar horse. $500 The tE9
horse engine [ examined, was running
Napier power press briskly, while burma,
about as much fuel as a common k-te..e44
range Certainly. 4 ton of sea coal would
ampls Iiice TO run it a fortnight night
aud day. or q month ten hours per day
Tie time must be at hand when every
thrifty farmer. with nearly every nocLau-
&c viii have such an engine ot his own.
aad cAoppiug straw, turning rrinGstone.
churning. choppinG wood, tLreshing &c,
viii have ceased to become a rechan,cal
operat on Printing (press work. b. hand
must rapidly disappear before the approach
Of this engine, which win he running on
w t-CIAN- eAt.tA Ui1fC q tl4S EEtNiC ttr HA
drawing plow behind it within five years
We have hardly begun to use steam as
yet
TIE following notice Of this Portable
Steam Engine is from tie Trans. n. Y,
Ae Soc.
THIS engine IS beautiful piece IF mech
an5sm Of half horse power and working t.
a charm. 1t was operated il the hall and
attracted great attention. 1t propelled q
sriudstone, lathe straw cutter. &c, work
ing Eith case At from 800 to 500 reyolu-
ti5as rcr minate With II farmer might
~aw Lis wood cat his straw aud hay grind
his tools steam lis po5a5v-- al other feed
with the SURF Ius steam, and while thus op-
erati"g, save the labor aud board f t#o
OF thee men. L is well worthy Of care
ful attention. and if durable. Of general
cacanra- cement Il requires from I to ] 3
cents worth Of fuel PEI hour, 10 FrsPe. It
and costs only 50.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-16
Farmers, Build Barns.

The Watertown, Wis, Chronicle thus
discourses on barns
Why is it that many of our farmers are
not more prosperous Why Is 1t that
they are year after year complaining Of
their poverty and of hard times Why
is it that they have frequently to borrow
money at ruinous rates of interest, not
only to meet payments upon their SOIL
but to purchase tread for their own fam
lilies We answer, IN word-becauSe
they hare 10 barns
However favorable the season may be.
a large per cent. OF each crop IS lost by be
ing threshed upon the ground, but q still
larger per cent. is lost during unfavorable
seasons from the growing Of grain in the
stack. Nut unfrequnetly oue-half Of the
crop Is in this way entirely destroyed and
the balance badly damaged. We have no
doubt that a majority Of the farmers in
Wisconsin have this season lost money e
nough by reason of injury to their wheat
crops from this cause alone, to have built
them good harms Take the case of a
small farmer in Rock County, whose name
we will privately give to any inquirer
He raised the past season about 500 bush
els Of wheat, $50 bushels Of barley, 400
bushels Of oats Full one-haLf of each OF
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-16
Why is the Garden more Fertile than the Field.

The universal answer to this question, is,
because II Is more highly manured, and there
fore has richer soil, This is not always the
case. But IS 1t not owing TO the fneIy-puiver-
lzed condition Of the beds. tha; gives tahirh-
ly absorbent power to attract moisture from
the Atmospheric source ot fertility that ma
ny IA Tners are not aware that they possess.
If the soil Of the field were as carefully work
ed, and fresh earth constantly exposed to the
atmosphere, As in the weil-teuded garden, the
land would increase rather than deIerioaale in
fertility. Let the rule be, "plow deep, cullI-
vate well, Pulverze Jumps and sods, and ie-
turn the straw to the soil and YOU may car
~ of an Immense quantity Of human food q,
and sill have fertile soil remaining.
Plants, In their nature, are organized beings
BY means Of their roots they taAe food from
the soii-an oflen the very food which the
soil has taken up by its powers Of absorption
from the atmosphere. and which power IS IN
creased to an almost Indefinite extent, by dis
eEtegratlng the PARTICLES Of which il is COM
posed. I he very act Of blowing and harrow
ing, IS an act OF manuring. The act of stir
ring the earth. IN times Of drouta, serves as a
waite ing Of the plants. The moisture thus
absorbed IS loaded with feruiIzjng power
that IS lost upon a hard surface, for it lacks
the power OF absorption.
Ii, then, yau you'd have your fields as fer
tile as garden. you mast not depend upon
manure, bat Puiverize freely, NOT upon the
50 face alone but deep below i,.--3ate. lean
.54ric;Ii tLrist.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-16

s2675O

A suu sufficiently large to have built
him ttco large barns Hundreds of other
farmers have this year lost equally as
much from the same cause. and many
much more But where the loss has been
but half as great it will be seen that a
sum has been sacrificed which would have
built at least 0He good barn
We might produce other arguments in
favor Of barns such as the protection they
afford to stock, farming implements, sc
but it would be unnecessary. as they will
suggest themselves to every mind
Farmers-if You would prosper. build
barns Abandon at once your purpose of
building that new house the coming sea
son Plaster up the old log one. and it
vii! answer very well for a few years vet
4 barn IS what you need. Build that.
and the net profit you viii derive from it
IN three or four years. VIII not ONLY paw
the cost Of its construction. but paw for a
new honse also DON'T longer allow the
fruits of years Of hard toll to be wasted
for the want Of Il suitable place in which
to store them BuilI BarHS
We will not say that the want Of a barn
Is a sure sign Of a sl0reHIy farmer. for
that might offend many Of our readers
But we will say, that no farmer need ex-
pect To rise above poverty, until he has
provided himself with sufficient barn room
to store a g9odiy proportion of his crops
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-16
Shading the Soil aroanI Fruit Trees.

We must be Dari0Ued for alluding so often
TO this suhject-its novelty and importance are
such. however. as to require no apology
The fact IS. IN sho T. that we have great and
increasing dislike f. bare ground fruit trees,
any further than is indispensibiy necessary
Weeds the grasses especialiy-we also de-
teSt-they are perfect robbers, choking up he
soil when it should be kept loose; stlll. if the
soil can be thoroughly aired and stirred a few
times, early in the season, We should after
wards prefer of the two) a growth of weeds
for The rest of the season, 10 perfect naked
ness and eyp"~ure-esp specially on cur poorer,
more cioggy soils, and on southern si0pes-
W IJh a moist soil, or ia moist cNmates. tn
nakeduess would not be 50 very objectionable
But here, with our dry soil, our burning suns
and intensely drying winds, how different
So injurious, in fact have we found perfectly
clean cuturr, In our location, that in the latter
part of the past summer we sUwed oats among
most Of onr youug trees that they mght grow up
and deHseiy shade the ground as well in the
winter as thr ugh the fail. Our experience,
on the other tack. has been quite sufficient,
h1riug lost many Aous 1nd aursery trees 5y 3ry
freezing at The r90t IN our open Jcin'ers
Nakednoss and weeds being. as we have
seen, both Objectionable, let US resort to muI-
ching-whica. while 1t shelters and iaois;ens
the soil and roots, keeps the ground open and
loose. and is being universally recommended
by our Agricultural and Horticultural Jour
nails.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-16

OREGoN Mr. Thurston the delegate
from Oregon, has published a circular
showing the extraordinary inducements
for Emicrants to 20 to Oregon The
Legislature at its last session took meas
ures to secure the quiet Of the Indians by
purchasing their lands, and providing for
the removal of the tribes. \ bill was al
so passed giving to all men. over Is years
Of age arriving and settling in Oregon,
previous to Decen 1880. $50 acres of
land if single. and if married. $40 acres
The bill then provides that if those sim
gle men marry 10 one year from the first
of December, 1850, they shall receive $40
acres White males over 2I, emigrating
to the country. and settling there between
the first day of December, 1850 and the
first day of December, 1888 and shall re
ceive I60 acres of land. if a single man.
and if married. then $50 acres But there
is also provision here That if single
men MARI n one year after arriving IN
the Territory. they then receive $50 acres.
All male minors who 60 to the country.
and settle and become Il before Decem-
Der. 1888. 100 acres Of land, absolutely
and if thev marry in one year after ARR
wing at majority. they viii receive $40 -
All foreigners, h fling. their intention
II becoming American citizens. are treat
ed like native born American citizens. and
/ they are only required TO complete their
naturalization before they get a final title
/ In the opinion Of Mr. L, Oregon IS the
place above all others for emigrants-
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-16

these crops was totally destroyed BY ex-
Posure to the rains. and the balance in
jured at least - per cent What was his
loss for the want OF barn room Let US
see
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-16

DIsAsTER The Bostonian, recently
from San Francisco, was wrecked IN en-
teriag the Unpqua river-vessel and car
20 are said to be total loss-no lives lost
-50cTdnle1fl Tlanscgipf
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-16
9pQg QGp.
For the Tribune.
Real Dreams.
RT EDWARD ~ srEELE.

The following beautiful lines were received
several days since aEd were unavoidably crowded
out last week We trust tn = author will continue
10 contribute to on. coiuIrras. He viii ever b.
wecomel
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-16
Business Directory,
MANSION HOUSE.

cards inserted By the year at 81 per line.
Wisconsin tribune. (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1847-1854, 1851-01-16

a3earrisements considered by the square
~. otherwise agreed upon and charged for
ordered out.