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commence on the I'd Wednesday in October
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-02

The following interesting paragraph
Is extracted from recent work, called
Texas in 1880"
Towns on the Rio Grande are spring
ing up at different points with wonder
full rapidity. Within the last few months,
several have sprung into existence
scarborough and ST. Louis have been
started within few weeks; the former
about one mile, and the latter four miles
below Reynoso. Brownsville, situated
opposite Matamoras. has rivalled in its
rapid prosperity every other town in
Texas. Although but two years old, it
contains population of 1900 inhabi-
tants, and, according TO present indica-
lions, wiz soon be large and populous
city. The amount of business transact
ed al Brownsville is immense; far exceed
ing any calculation based upon the pop
ulatlon. BY estimation, it is computed
that S6,O0O,000 worth of goods have
been received there during the last year.
So great has been the increase of trade
between Brownsville and the interior of
Mexico, that the two ferries between
Brownsville and Ma,amoras, which the
first year were rented for less than 3 100
have this year been rented for $4,000.
Besides vast amount Of freight,
which some two or three steamers are
continually engaged in taking from Bra
EOS Santiago round by the mouth of the
Rio Grande, and up that River, single
house at Point Isabel forwards on 10
Brow nsyille by land from ten to twelve
thousand barrels per month. The fact
is tina. much of the trade of 'rampico and
Vera Cruz now passes through this chan.
mel. Brownsville is now the great gate
way OF entrance into Mexico, and taking
the business entirely away from Mal-
moras. Its situation combines beauty oil
scenery as well as natural advan,ase..-
The vicinity has become halIowed by
interesting scenes during the late war;
This portion of the Rio Grande valley
is associated with scenes Of thrilling in
!erest. Here our army first me, the
airxIcan Toe, and on the plains of Pala
Alto and Resaca de la Palma were a.
chieved the frs. two OF series of vic.o-
ries unparalleled in the history Of civilized
warfare. Although those scenes of blood
and carnage are passed by, no one looks
upon those interesting battle fields with
out feelings of tie deepest emotion; and
though time may work its changes, long
will il be ere those sacred places lose
their power 10 interest. VI aa aaa
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-02
Seeing the Elephant.

A correspondent of the Sacramento
Transcript relates the following touch
ing incidents illustrative of The madness
Of California adventure:
Not long since, as passed on s,ea.
mer from San Francisco To Stockton,
there was on board MN past midtile
age, much enieebled in body and far gone
with disease of the lungs. He seemed
to attract no special attention from the
passengers, though his sad looks ant! oft
repeated coughings bespoke too clearly
the dea,hly fixedness OF the disease and
his bodily and mental suffering. lie
was plainly though comfortably clad,
and was looking about the crowd oil
strangers seemingly to find some one to
whom, as a friend he could unburihen
his feelings and receive sympathy. At
this juncture ven,ured to accost him,
when | learned the following particulars.
He stated that he owned fine farm,
well stocked and improved, in Lake
county, Illinois, upon which his wife
and family were now residing, with
whom he lived comfortably and happily.
but like thousands of others in The west.
he forsook all these comforts to come to
California. for the purpose Of amassips
more wealth. and rapidly. He wrought
in the mines few months. His labor
was well rewarded, bu, exposure and ex.
cessive toll brough. on him protracted
fever, and though he nearly recovered
from that, it terminated in his present
disease, from which he had no hopes of
recovery. His means was so nearly
spent in trying 10 regain his health, that
he had not money enough remaining to
enable him 10 reac! his home; and if he
had, he was now too mu CHI enfeebled 10
attempt so long a voyage. Bursting in
to tears, lie exclaimed, Death shortly a.
waits me, pennyless, and among strang-
ers, and far from those hold most dea.
in this world" ... ... ... ....
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-02

II The Greenville Is. C.) Southern
Patriot says: I'VE know Of some gen.
ilemen of wealth and worth who are a.
bout leaving South Carolina on account.
of the continued political turmoil and
warfare with the General Government
which characierizes her. II she per-
sis,s in her mad scheme OF secession,
her best citizens will leave her in droyes.
and move, as one told US a few days
since, into the United States.
In addition 10 the above, we learn that
several persons who he'd stocks in
Charleston have ordered them TO be sold
and The proceeds TO be RENTED 10 the
north, not wishing their property to be
liable 10 depreciation by the bad conduc,
of political agitators.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-02
Post Office Robbery.
THIRTY-SIX HUNDRED DOL
LARS STOLEN.
NASHVILLE. April IL

NASHVILLE. April IL.
Aubry Wilson was tonight arrested
and lodged in Jail, charged with robbing
letter, APRIL 9TH, mailed from Louis
vile, and directed to Wesley Wheliss,
broker of this city, containing two thous-
and dollars in Tennessee bank notes, and
sixteen hundred dollars in checks. II
has been known for some time that the
above robbery had been perpetrated, but
the Postmaster here has not been hereto
fore able TO af1ix the guilt on any one,
until this evening, when part of the mo-
ney was discovered in circulation in the
city, and traced to young Wilson. I'm
mediately on being arrested, he admitted
his guilt TO officer Cleveland. He was
employed in the post office last July, and
continued in the post Office as clerk, un-
til discharged las! January for inal!en-
ton. .H.....
He confessed that on the night Of the
4th of April, he entered through some Of
the rooms back of Morse's Telegraph
Office, and entered the post Office through
back door by false key.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-02
TO the Farmers OF Iowa.
McCormick'S Reaper.

TNHE subscriber, rs the authorized
agent of G. III. McCormick. for
the sale Of his justly celebrated Patent
Virginia Reaper, is now in the southern
portion of Iowa, and will visit the coun.
ties of Lee, Desmoines, Henry, Jeffer-
son, Wapello, Van Buren,, Davis, &c
With the hate valuable improvements,
this is unques,ionably the best, if not
the only Reaping Machine in this sec
ton of The country. Mr.. Mccormick
was the first TO introduce successfully
the cutting of grain by horse power,
and from his great experience Having
sold in the Yves, thousands il would be
strange if he had not the best Machine
now in use. Ihave with me testimoni-
ais of the great value and extensive use
o. this machine to the Western Farmers
in saving their crops. Throughout Iii
nois where great efforts have been made
to introduce other machines, McCor-
mick, as the writer fully believes, has
sold and is selling fifty 10 one, over any
machine. An extensive system Of in
frngement and imposition upon the pub.
lie has been praciiced in the West by
the sale Of his Reapers altered somewhat,
not 10 improve) but TO evade his patent.
Suits are commenced against the parties,
and many are the overtures for COM
promise offered by them, but rejected
by Mr.. Mccormick upon the ground
that right stolen from him is not fit
subject for compromise, and can only
be remedied by full! restoration. Sey.
mour IL Morgan, of Brockport. New
York. who served three years under Mr..
Mccormick, and learned wha. they
know of him, are the largest operators
IN the line of Infringement upon his
Patent. They are enioined. have
The papers with me 10 show how the
whole matter stands, with copics of the
Injunction which ! will leave a, all the
prominent points in the district nam ed,
when j. is understood that all persons
using Machine Illegally made or sold,
in violation Of the rights of the Paten
tee, are equally as liable as the manu.
facturer, or seller, and can be sued and
made to pay damages to the Patentee,
and can be prevented by Injunction
from using such machine, il will be per
ceived that the system OF operations
above alluded to. is no, only fraud up
on The Patentee, but is gross fraud up.
on those TO whom machines thus made
are sold. Farmers wishing machines,
BY leaving their address a, the pos, office
at the county seat of their county, direc-
led to me, will ensure call. Orders
can also be addressed TO Chllenden a.
McGavic, Keokuk; J. l.. Mon,andon.
Fort Madison; Foote & Co., Burlington.
10 ensure a machine this harvest, it
would be well to forward orders early.
The Machines are warranted to perform
well, or they can be returned.
]. l.. WILSON,,
Of Chicago Ills.
April 18Th, so.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-02
A Tragedy

The Paulding tMiss.) Clarion Of the
9Th inst. contains an account Of the elope-
ment of the wife ola planter in Florida
with Mississippian. from Hancock
county. by the name of Hardy, who was
living in Florida. The guilty wife assist
ed her paramount TO steal from her injur-
ed husband negro boy. pair of horses
aud carriage. double-barrel gun, and
some other property, with which they
started for the residence Of Hardy's mo-
Their, in Hancock county, Miss, which
point they reached safely.
The outraged husband, finding HIM
self robbed of property as wei as wife,
made preparations to pursuey but The
blow had been SO heavy as 20 unman
him. He could not consent to follow
her who had been pillowed on his breast,
and TO friend named Smith was delega.
ted the task of pursuing the fugitives.-
Smith traced them to Green county,
Miss, where he learned they had arrived
in Hancock, and were at the residence of
Hardy's mother. The assistance Of
couple of resolute men was obtained: the
three made descent Oh the house e. en-
tered the room where Hardy and his
guilty companion were in bee, before he
was ware of their presence.
= Hardy, who is represented as man
of hcrculean strength, leaped from the
bed, and unarmed as he was, came near
making good his escape from the three.
But blow with the but of one Of The
guns knocked him down, when he was
securely bound. The properly was re-
covered, but the woman declined going
back to Florida and was left. The par.
ty returned to Green with their prisoner,
when Smith dismissed his assistants,
and, after ironing his legs, took his seat
by the side Of Hardy, in the carriage. the
negro boy riding behind on Smiths
horse. Two miles from where he left
his assistants, Smith was afterwards
found murdered, his money all taken, as
well as one Of The carriage horses, and
Hardy and the negro gone. The con-
cluslon is that the negro, who had been
very imprudenlly permitted to carry a
bowie knife, stabbed Smith from behind,
and then relieved Hardy, and lsat the lat
ter, as his hands were loose, also assist
ed. Strong efforts were making to arrest
the murGerers.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-02

Fremont is defeated, and the Convention
adjourned without electing a Senator as
you will see bs a slip cut from. the Pa-
cifc NeUs; you will also learn from an
Other slip cut from The Placer Times.
,ha, the wings of Sacramento city cele-
brated the defeat of Thomas III. Benton,
on The 9Th inst. Enclosed send small
acknowledgements for the great favor and
high privilege Of reading The Des Moincs
Courier in the State of California.
Yours Respectfully,
H. ii. LEWIS.
p. S.-My brother Willaby, who
started across The plains last season, as
you have heard, died Oh the road with
the Cholera. My other brother, Lewis
G. lewis, of indianapolis, Indiana, who
left Agency CITY at the same time with
his family arrived here on the 24th of
October last, in good health; having los,
much OF his property on the road, he
settled here and commenced farm in
this valley, but since that time he has
been visited by the affecting hand of
Providence. II has been his misfortune
to bury his wife, Mrs. Eliza Lewis, who
died after an illness of some three weeks
of Typhoid Fever, on The LIST of Febru-
airy last. She was AZ years of age
left an only son ten years ole with her
husband, TO lament her loss. She had
lived for the last 20 years in Indianapo-
lis an uneeasing member of the Me,ho-
dis, Episcopal Clutch, and died in the
triumphs OF Christian faith. II. Fl. l..
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-02
The Postage Law.

The Postmaster General has issued
his instructions 10 Post11asters, explain
atory of the fifth section of the New
Postage Law, relative to advertising lists
Of uncalled for letters. They are in
substance as follows: Ta III. S..
"When the gross receipts Of the post
office Go not reach more than $500 per
quarter, the postmaster is to advertise the
nncalled for list once in six weeks only;
when they do not exceed more than
$1,000 per quarter, the lis. is to be adyer.
,ised once month; and when they ex.
coed 81 500 per quarter, the list is TO be
advertised twice month; and when they
exceed 1880 per quarter, as in Phila.
delphia, New York, Baltimore. Boston,
and other large cities, the Postmaster is
authorized TO advertise the list once IA
week. The advertisement is to be in.
serted in one newspaper only, printed
in the city, town or village, in which
the post Office is situated. The newspa-
per must have the largest circulation
within range of delivery Of the post Of
fice--that is, the largest single circulation
of each issue, where more than one
newspaper is issued from the same of.
fee, and not the aggregate of daily, week
ly, riweekly, &c. The price is fixed
at one cent for each letter for one inser-
ton. Refused letters are not to be adj
vertised, nor those which are expected
TO be Immediately taken from the office.
Drop and box letters, free packages Of
printed documents, speeches, &C., are
not to be advertised. When there is q
dispute as 10 the circulation of the news
papers is 10 receive evidence and to de-
eide upon the fact, the decision remain
ing good for one year, and the evidence
to be open to pubic inspection. These
instructions seem to be sufficiently pre-
else and definite 10 be easily understood,
and to carry out fully the intention of
the law. "aa e.a@". .a E.#n. II" "a
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-02
Inccndiarisnl.

The following letter from a respecta-
bic source in Utica, N. Y, discloses
facts OF a very remarkable character
They were briefly stated in telegraphic
dispatch published some days since. and
the details now given not only confirm
them but exhibit. degree of dspravity in
the gratuilous and wanton perps,ra,ion of
crime which it is truly painful to consem-
plate. A career of enormity like this
has its certain issue in shameful death
on the gallows: s BIZ r. s
UTICA, N. Y, April 10, 1851.
Our city police have recently brough.
to light one of the most extraordinary
gang ofincendiaries that ever cursed a
community. Over $l5O,OOO worth of
property has been destroyed by some
forty three or four different fires during
the past eighteen months, embracing
stores, hotels. dwelling houses. shops,
lumber y ards and churches--all of which
now turn out TO have been set on fire by
some five or six young men attached 10
two engine companies. l should per-
haps except two small fires. The proof
against them is sufficient and their convic-
ton is certain, il is more than probable
that they will plead guilty. Some in
stances have been arson in the first de.
gree, which is punishable by death. The
most remarkable feature in the whole
transaction is the utter want of motive to
prompt to such enormity. The very
men who put the torch to the buildings
worked hardest a, the fire. The young
man who helped me 10 get into the study
and save the library of our pastor at the
fire of our Church was the identical per-
son who went up 10 the steeple and set
the edifice on fire. He is now in prison
waiting his trial for arson in the first
degree. The only reason assigned by
the guilty pa:'ies is that they wanted a
little fun and froIle, and that they went
on unde,ected until they acquired sort
of mania for such excitement as the
French do for suicide. ..H
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-02

~ The Burlington Ha,okeye is TO be
issued iri-weekly after the 18th of next
month, and the weekly to be enlarged
and otherwise improved.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-02

Coon HIr.-Fhe Cincinnati Times
opens richly in the joke line. The fol-
lowing anecdote Of "a skin-hint is not bad
ly done:
"A certain tight listed old codger of
this city happened in at Fosters Philos-
optical instrument Mandatory, a few
weeks since, where he was shown The
Lords Prayer engraved in space about
The size of five cent piece, with which
he was very much pleased. Returning
home, related the circumstance to his
family. and a prodigal ~ son coming in
to the sitting-room, the following ensued:
.My son, would you suppose that the
Lords Prayer could be engraved in a
space no larger than the area Of half
dime!"
"Well-yes, father, if a half dime is
as large IN every body's eyes as it is in
yours, think there would be no difficult
~ in putting it on about tour tines"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-02

THE DECISION OF THE p. NJ. GENE.
RAL.-The Post Master General has de-
cided that, according to the new postage
law, only weekly papers are allowed to
circulate in The counties where publish
ed, free Of postage.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1851-05-02

LAST WORDS OF GEN. BRADY.-This
hero expired a, Detroit on the 18th inst
When his physician informed him he
had but few hours to live, his reply
was, "weN, let the drum beat, my knapp
sack is SLING" @