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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

SEcEssIoN.-By reference to our tele-
graphic dispatches il will be seen that The
Secessionisis are defeated even in their
ho.-bed, sou6 Carolina. Thus perishe,
disunioo and, may il be forever. The bub-
bic was expanded 90 largely by the amount
a gaseous chivalry breathed into il, tina,
q last il has bursied, and our despatch
chronicles the event.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

Mr.. CoRcoRAN, the rich banker of Wash
ington City, is acquiring an enviable dis
,inc,ion for bis princely beneyolence. Late
" he gave Sl,700t to the Hungarian exiIes,
10 enable them to reach their colony in To-
wa. Since then he has given $500 TO-
wards The fund proposed TO be raised for
Father Matthew. Wealth in such hands
is real blessing.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

OUIo AND PENNsYLvANIA--The e!ec
tions 10 these States have gone against tn
Wings. In the former ii was caused BY b
coalition Of Locofoco aud Free Soilsm, in
The latter the result was effected through
the agency Of the Native American party.
We do not conceive the result in either
Skate criterion Of what may he expected
10 the Presidential contest.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

NSEAsr DAvENroRT.--A town has been
laid ont at the eddy, half mile above this
city, and has received the name Of East
Davenport. Already 4 number Of lots
have been sold there. A few years Of rap
ID increase will bring il within our corpo-
rate limits.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

PETITION To THE PorE-Rev. Dr.
Dlrbin, the eloquen, Methodist divine. IL
vigorous article ia The Christian Adro.
cate and Journal, recommends that petit
ton be presented by Christians Of all de.
Nominations, to the Pope, to allow within
his ominions, "the true principle Of reli.
gious Freedom" rs simple equivalent Il
the freedom granted to Catholics through
out the Christian world. DR.. D. prcsumei
,ha, Archbishop Hughes would unite in ,he
petition.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

Rock ISLAND AND CuIcAGo RAIL ROAD
The Joliet Signal says: "The work on
this section Of the road progresses rapidly
NJ. Mat,eson has 200 men and 60 teams
engaged on the road between here and
blue Island, and expects 10 have thou
sand men employed upon it by the middle
q November,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

VIZ are indebted to MIR. Lorenzo Lewis
Sloieman, an emigrant to the Maquoketn,
for large and beautiful quartz crystal,
which was excavated near the town Of Ma
rio, in the State Of New York.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

DIDN'T MEAN To SAY IT!-ln acknowl-
edgement ofa cluster Of grapes the editor
Of the Galena Jefersoaian, after ex,olIing
The delicious fruit says, "As an article OF
luxury. grapes are second TO any other
fruit suited to our climate"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

ACCIDENT I've lea Ia fr, Mr.. Single.
IN that the horse Of Plat Smith, Esq, OF
dubuque ran away with him, while on his
way from that city 10 Clinton CO. Court
md threw him from the buggy injuring him
considerably. He was insensble for some
time aud was carried back TO the city. II
occurred wo think 90 Saturday last.
Bellerue Dem.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

RAILRoAD SUBsCRIPTIoN-We are re-
quested to state that all DESTROYS of work
ing out their subscriptions to the Rock l.
land and Lssalle Railroad stock, can find
employment at any time on application T.
Judge Grant, President Of the Company.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

PLANNING MILL--We direct attention 10
the advertisement, Of the extensive Planning
Mill, Sash, Blind and Door Mandatory.
&c, Of Messrs. Cotes g. Davies. /, is thu
largest and most complete establishment q
the kind in the Wes,--S,. Louis herself
can boast Of nothing equa. to it.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30
Too Coop TO BE Losr.-We find the FOL-

Too Coop TO BE Losr.-We find the fol-
lowing hit at our Peniten,iary in late
Number Of The ". y. Erening Post:
According to the Burlington Hankeye
the Iowa Peniteniiary is not exactly =
place Of detention, for the prisoners keer
constantly escaping from the ricke,ty con
Germ. NJ convict has ever remained Their,
for any length Of timo who had a will
cape: nor indeed any other except an ole
Indian, who could moi be hired To run away
A fellow who had been sentenced 10
months Imprisonment therein for some IT.
regularity. made his escape. Ga being re-
taken, he was asked why he broke jail-
his reply was, didn't break out, | fell ou'
&c the id thing"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

IT IS stated that the drought IS so severe
on the road between Pittsburgh and Wash
ington that travellers have not been able 10
procure water for their horses at one dol.
lar per bucket
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

The Davenport Gazette iniimates that we are
opposed TO the Fugitive Slave law Some kinds
Of liars are 81 base ard wilui as to deserve 70
notiee.-Dubuque Eapren.
Don't consider that any allnslon TO US d,
al, as the Express devotes whole column.
10 our notice. Billy was only soliloqui
zing.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

The Cincinnati Gazette says that all the
r.ilways opened in Ohio, pay the stock
holders more than ten per cen. profit Oh
the amount invested.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

THANKS. are under renewed obi
cations TO the kind officers OF the regular
steamers, Dubuque, DR.. Franklin, No. 2
Oswego, GIaucus and Bon Accord, for re
cen, St. Louis papers.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30
PROCEEDINGS OF THE RAPIDS CON-
VENTiON.

VENTiON.
Oct. 81, 1851.
The convention assembled in the Meth
dds, Church at 10 o'clock A. NJ.
On motion Of M. D. Browning, Gen. A
C. Dodge, Of Burlington, was called TO the
chair for the purpose Of temporary organ'-
zatiou.
Ca motion Of J. w. Grimes, c. d. Drake
# ST. Louis, aud Col. J. NJ. Goodhue, O
81. Paul's Minnesota, were appointed tenn
porary Secretaries.
On motion Of J. M. Morgan, il was Re
solped, that the chairman appoint com
mi,lec Of nine to examine credentials aud
TO report TO the convention the names OF all
The delegates.
Tho committee on credentials retired
While they were absent, the Secretaries oil
The convention read letters addressed te
The convention by the following gentlemen
Invited TO attend but who were unavoida-
bly, prevented:
n. M. Rice, Of Minnesota
Thos. Allen, OF St. Louis
J. b. Crockett, Of do
Hon. II. l.. Geyer, Of do
Lincoln Clark, OF Ia Blque
Jas. Shields, OF Illinois
Jno. +. Darby, ofSt. Louis
Before the letters were all read the com
mittee on credentials returned, aud the
reading was suspended, to hear their Re
port.
The committee reported there were pres
ent, from Iowa $50 delegates-trom Mis-
souri, 75-from Illinois Wisconsin B.
from Minnesota ). Total, 294. The re
port was accepted and the committee al,
lowed time to report the names OF the dele
gates. Gin motion Of Hon. J B B,wlin oil
Missouri it was Reso,red, That commit
zee of two from each S,ate and Territory
represented, be appointed to repnr, to The
the names Of President, ten
Vice Presidents, and three Secretaries fut
The permanen, organization OF the conven-
ton:
The following gentlemen were appoint.
ed The committee:
From Iowa, Hon. Jos Williams and VIM
Y Lovsll-lllinois. J W Doughty and Vim
b Henderson Missouri, Geo Partridge
and ] Z Yeatm,n-W Wisconsin: d L Man.
nahan and II Allen Minnesola-H. X
Terrell and w. II. G. Folsom.
The committee retired.
On motion Of Hon. ]. B. B,wlin, Col.
Stewart, Of Missouri, President ot,ho Han
nibal and ST. Joseph Railroad Company
was invited 10 take seat with the conven.
ton.
The committee appointed to report the
names Of persons as permanent, officers oil
the convention, reported The following:
PRESIDENT.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30
CITY SUBSCRIBERS.

Our list Of city subscribers is very large
and % many Of them have recently com
meaced taking The Gazette, our carrier is
POI yet % we'll acquainted with the route
but that be omiss come. They will please
call Il the Office and notify US Of The fact.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

How 1T WAS DoNE.-The N. Y. Courier
4 Enquirer r6joices at Gov. Johnstons DC.
teat Ia Pa, and states ,ha, il was effected
by the refusal 0: 10000 National Wings
TO vote for him" These Nationals ought
o complete their treason by nominating
Iuhn rs Ter for the Presidency.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

KossUTH has addressed a letter to the
people Of the United States, which makes
i've columns Of the Wash. Uaion.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

PAwpAw.-Wi,hin a year or two paw
paw bushes have been making their ap
pearance near this CITY, the fruit Of which
we believe is unknown above the lower
Rapids, Mr.. II. c. Anderson, a day or
two since, presented rs with one Of these
apples grown on bush near bis residence
lie says the bushes have sprung up spon.
.aneousIv. so far as he knows."-- Bm.
ington Telegraph.
We have been informed that there is a
hnnch Of Pawpaw bushes growing at this
side Of Yields ferry few miles above Du-
buqne.--Duduque Herald.
There is another clump of,hem on Rock
Island, but like all those found growing a.
bove the Lower Rapids, they have been in
PRODUCED.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

Dir. MALONE RAYMOND and family, afie,
having made tour Of the west, have loca
ted themselves in Chicago.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

Sanders, Of the Davenport Gazette late
ly got lost in that city. TO add to his per.
plexi,y he could no, meet man he knew
# whom TO inquire The way. He found
himself at last in his own sanctum, md
recovering from his bewilderment, penned
short article which represents a yer,
fair degree Of progress a, lint "terminus.' :
burlington Gas.
We learn from the Burlington Telegraph
that citizen TO absent himself from thai
place one year, would not only get lost Oh
his return, but even lose his IDENTIFY
Fair progress for that ''terminus."
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

CHICAGO PREss.-There are fourteen
weekly, six daily and four monthly papers
issued Mt Chicago. Total circulation per
month l6l,l04 copies.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

A bonfire Of eigh, hundred bushels Of
lead letters was made one day last week.
At Washington City.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

Mrs. U'uAzy, wife Of Gov. Ujhszy, diee
as her residence 10 Iowa, on the 7lh inst.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1851-10-30

A writer in the Montreal Herald con.
tends that Sir John Franklin has got into
S!ymmes' hole' and can't get out,
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-10
To Country Merchants and Booksellers.

y @. j. BIDDLE, No south Fifth street, publish
E. the following works:
Cleveland's Compendium of English Literature.
Harrison the Rise Progress and Present Structure
Of the English Language.
Lynds First Book of Etymology.
0swald'a Neurological Dictionary.
Fiskes Eschenburgs Manual Of Classical Literature.
Fiskes Classical Antiquities
Outlines ofSacred History.
Trego's Geography of Pennsylvania
vogdes's United States Arithmetc.-Key.
Rings 5000 Exercises in Arthmetc.-Key.
Crttendens Book Keeping, Countinghouse and School
editions. #.EE##HE
vogdess Internationally.
Alsop's First Lessons in Algebra-Key.
Asops Algebra, for High Schools Academies and Col
leges.-Key.
Gummeres Astronomy, fourth edition, just published.
Monge's Statistics; translated from the French, by
Woods Baker, A. NJ, Of the United States Coast Survey
just published.
McMurtrie's Scientific Lexicon.
Peae's Graphics. Controllers Copy Slips.
Hills Drawing Book Of Flowers and Fruit
Hills Progressive Lessons in Painting Flowers and
Fruit.
IAbcille pour les Enfans
The Works Of Thomas Dick, Ill. D., 10 vols 12mo In
various styles Of binding
Select Speeches Of Distinguished American Orators
Select Speeches of Phillips, Curran Grattan, and EN-
met.
Select Speeches Of Chatham Burke, and Erskine
Atkins Christian Minstrel. Atkins Juvenile Minstrel
IN PRESS
Dunlap's Book Of Forms, second edition, improved.
English Literature Of the Nineteenth Century, by Prof
c. ID. Cleveland.
Map Of the World as known to the Anciens 81 by so
nches--on rollers.
T. G. a J. BIS stock comprises most OF the popular
School Text Books which they offer for SALE at low prices
2-
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-10

The Great Eastern Mail from Baltimore Philadelphia,
New York, Boston, &c. and Buffalo, &C, viii now be
oeived by O'Clock, daily; and the Mail ~ be sent
from this once, TO and by those places, viii becosed
heretofore, at and o'clock p. m, daily.
The Southern Mail will DO closed hereafter daily at
O'clock and will DO received, as heretofore, daily
The second Eastern Mail and Great Western Mail are
received by p. and closed at p M daily The Mail
Trains north Of Philadephia to arrive there in time
70 connect with the Train for Baltimore, which brings
the Great Mail, TO arrive here by No Eastern
Mail is received at this Office Sunday night and no
Eastern Mail TO be sent beyond Baltimore, is made up
on Saturday night Norfolk, &c. three times by Balti-
more-Monday, Wednesday, and Friday; four times by
Richmond-ruesday, Thursday, Saturday, and Sunday.
The Mail for Annapolis, Maryland, and Norfolk and
adjacent places in Virginia, closed every night except
Saturday, at D. M, and is received six times week.
with Mail from Baltimore, Maryland, by IL M
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py "a m, and p m, and II Is closed or tha' pia0o "
the same hours.
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Wednesday, and Friday Of each week, by p M, ana II
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letters and packets addressed TO foreign countries other
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to o'clock, p. NJ, daily, except Sunday, and that
day it is open from hafpast to ten, m, and from
to 9, p. m. WILLIAM A. BRADLEY,
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MORE HOME EVIDENCE.

VyHE TESTIMONY OF ONE OF OUR LAWYERS
i Mr.. JAS. L. HAMILT0N-DEAR SIR: Although the
number and respectabity Of the testimonials of which
you already in possession to the efficacy of your
Medicine, "THE GREAT VA. REMEDY" in the diseases
which It Is designed to cure, sufficient in my opinion
to establish its reputaon and for it such patronage
will adequately reward you for the discovery Of ines
Unable Medicine-yet the great benefit which have
witnessed from its employment in the Of several
friends to whom had recommended it, consrain me to
contribute for such as you may think proper to make
Of it, this formal acknowledgment of its sanitary virtues
My own was Dyspepsia Of long duration, and very
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emaciation, and impaired appetite, with pain
and burning sensation in the left side Of the chest palpi
ation of the heart vertigo and congestion in the head
and many other symphonic indicative Of the worst type of
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mic Headache and Sore Throat in all of which 1t proved
ecacous, after the trial Of vast number of other
dies without benefit Your medicine is pleasant to the
taste cordial and in my experience corrects all de
rangement of the stomach restores the wasted enfeebd
energies Of the digestive organs, and mpar strength and
termination to the whole system.
Very respectfully, yours, &C.,
j. HOWARD GRIFFITH,
Marshall Buildings,
Baltimore, Aug Oath, 1850.
For SALE in large small quantities, by the PROPRIETOR
or by those buying 1t to sell again.
Office of the Proprietor, 200 N. GAY ST.
mar 24- Baltimore, Md.
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-10
BALTIMORE PIANO FORTE MANUFACToRY.
ELAsTIC* UNIVERSAL TOUCH.

WIsE 4 BROTHER, Manufacturers Of Boadoiy, Grand,
and Square Ifd,os request those who would be assured
Of first class Piano. one that ladies can perform on
be instantly adjusted to the exact strength Of the In
and movement of music, one that will stand In com
grating that is chaste Of style and elegantly made up Of
straight and regular curve lines, that viii last an sgeo
give them call The ancient standing OF the Baltimore
Factory, and liberal patronage Of citizens and othen Of
the first order OF artistic taste and science conceded at
once the most critical have been fully anticipated Their
recently finished Grand Piano, infinitely reviewed by the
most accomplished civil engineers and master artists has
been denomnated truly Grand Piano; also, that their
late ouo for Style power and compass Of tone, is not
surpassed II equaed, in the world. Friends and Gus
toners, please stop In and examine for yourselves I'd
j. J. WISE BROTHER,
No 81 Hanover street, Baltimore.
Elastic because the keys their quescent place
in time equal to the dspacing Universal, because the
instrument may be instantly altered TO any degfee
hard, soft touch that ten thousand more per
formers, all different may each find the touch they pro
fer. 15sss .t .afTL ~ f4.l ~ ~ mar Aft
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A New Route to Pittsburg.

VIA THE BALTiMUhE, oUsQUEHANNA, AND PENN
SYLyANIA RAILROADS.

VIA TIE BALTIMORE, susvUEHANNA, AND PENN
SYLyANIA RAILROADS.
'NHROUGH TO PITTSBURG IN SO HOURS. An ex-
press train of win leave Calvert Station daily,
with the U. s. Mail from Washington and Baltimore, at
m. connecting with the Fast Line at Middletowu at
p. m arriving at Harrisburg at n p. m, to dinner.
The train leaves Harrisburg for the West at p
irving at Hollidaysburg at At this point passen-
gers have the option of taking either the Cars to Johns
town. thence by Packet Boats Stages direct from Ho
daysburg to Pittsburg. .E.
Tickets will be sold to the following points, by this
train, to wit: York, Wrightsvle, Columbia Marietta,
Middletown Harrisburg, Newport, Mlerstown, Perrys-
vile, Lewistown, McVeystown, Huntington, Holidays
burg and Pittsburg.
This train also connects with the Cumberland Valley
Railroad which passes through Carlisle, Shippensburg,
Chambersburg, and other points on this road
For the accommodation of passengers from Washington
any the above points, the baggage Master Of the
Company will be at the Depot Of the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad Company the arrival Of the Morning Cars
a. m TO receive the Baggage which will be carried free
of charge to Calvert Station. ROBERT STEWART,
mar a. Ticket Agent.
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-10

IVA
w FOR BOYS.-This Institution h situated In
ono Of tho healhisst parts OF the city OF Wilmington,
roly beyond the settled portions Of the town. The uni
form hoalthfuness Of the location may DO inferred from
the fact that since the establishment Of the school, about
twentye years, very ew Of serious ndisposon
have occurred among the pupils, and not single death
either here, or from diseases contracted whils here.
The course OF instruction Includes besdes the ordinary
English branches, Natural Philosophy, Cherasry Phy
oogy, History Rhetoric the various branches of Mathe
MATES, and the Latin Greek and French Languages Par
cuar attention paid TO the higher Mathematics and
their application to Mechanics and Engneurhg the latter
and Surveying taught practically by field operations,
with the use Of appropriate Instruments Lectures
Natural Philosophy and Chemistry in which all the i'm
portant principles illustrated by experiments are
regularly delivered before the students
As the object Is to mako the instruction thorough
and practical possible expense has been spared in
providing suitable apparatus 1t is believed that In this
respect the institution will compare favorably with any
similar In the country carefully selected library,
Of more than thousand Volumes containing works
the various branches Of Literature and Science furnishes
ample reading matter while Laboratory, fully supplied
with apparatus and tests contains all that Is necessary for
practical instruction In Chemical Manipulation
The school year commenced on the third Secondary
ionday) Of the Ninth month, September and is divided
into four quarters Of eleven weeks each leaving vacation
Of two months, from about the middle of the Seventh
month (Jnly). SAMUEL ALS0P,
mar a. Principal Wilmington, Del.
American telegraph. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1851-1851, 1851-05-10
AMERICAN HOUSE, HANOVER STREET, BOSTON.

AMEhlCAN HOUSE, HANOVER STREET, BOSTON.
@8 THE Undersigned ha, ing entirely rebuilt and on
larged the abov. tensve establishment contain
s2A ing in all about tire. hundred and fifty rooms
would respectfully give notice that II s ready the
city.
An extended notice Of the unsurpassed convenences OF
this House Is deemed sulerfuous the numerous i'm
provemens which have been made cannot be properly
given In advertisement Suffce II TO say that
pense has been spared to render any apartment perfect
The furniture made expressly TO order regardless
Of cost and certain portions oft especially the Drawing
rooms will DO found TO be Of the most beautiful and taste
ful manufacture The Dining rooms are capscious, and
the hours for meals will be arranged as TO suit the
vsnience Of the early and late. 80. ~
Every department viii be conducted In an upexosp-
nonaoe manner and thu Proprietor pledges hmssf that
'ns american House shall be truly the Trsyslsr Home
nara .LEW1H RICE.