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Nx~ Yosx, August s. Flour has advanced la cents per
bbl under the steamers newsaes Of 1880 hbts o. n
s7i for State e6 s7i t6 80 for Geneses and S5 IT
% 6sl for southern Wheat has advanced cents--
sales Of 900 bushels 1874 las white I'D cent?
for southern red and ~ cents for Genesce white Corn s
hhr-sses OF go bushe's ~ for mixed md ~
cens for ,ed .s Hta3 sai isNf r. d ttsitt 7plTG
s'ocks-'-lcs Of " s. S. 1882. At lIsl Can bArlAna.
ail New CrcehS Morri, canal, lSl Crystal Palace.
l,t; Canton, 7sl Parker Vein, - ftnht coal
1919 Efis, ~ IT. ~ ~
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o. ounG Msns Chrfstian Association. Rooas
hudns TN street. below =, tho General rcss Ocs
The and reading open day (sunday
the hour Of three and The best religious
snd tbs standard and magazines Of the
and Great Britain regularly received Caeas and
VII be cordially welcomed. ~ ~. 5s -
~. ny order Of the Associshon. ~, t.sf.fg.a
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The Bey OF Tunis has forbidden expectations oil bread
.,us from the Bsbary Safes in consequences Of an ~
pretended deficiency in the crops.
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ARRIVAL SIAaAKA.-rHHxK pAYs IArrs FROM sy-
RoPE.
HALIFAX, August 4-The steamer Niagara has arrived,
bringing Liverpool dates Of July Esd.
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The King has Issued proclamation asserting that he
would dismiss from his service any officer who, marrying
Roman Catholic should promise bring up children in
that faith.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21
"la Union is strens III

Our cotempcrlry Of the Rock Island Ad.
,ertiser viii strive in vain to get up feeling
between the towns Of Rock Island and Dav.
export. We don't war with our right hand
upon our left. Our two towns, like the 81.
amese twins, have the great artery of life
and death coursing between them They
have grown up together, and now that iron
nerves are to bring them in closer proxmi.
ty, he is an migrate who first would sever
those ties of friendship that SO long have
bound them as one community.
Moline extended an invitation to our citi-
zens to visit and address them upon the sub.
ject Of the railroad west from this place /,
was done; and if the same proffer in like
spirit be made by our sister city of Rock
Island, il doubtless viii be as cordially ac-
cepted.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21
WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT.

This work is steadily progressing and has
now attained are altitude of 1856 feet. The
funds OF the society and rapidly diminishing
and may not soon be adequate to carry on
the work. Il is therefore urged upon the
Judges or Commissioners who may be ap-
pointed to take the ballots OF the voters,
to put up boxes at the different localities
where elections will be held, for the purpose
of receiving such contributions as the ad-
mirers of the Illustrious Father of his Coun-
try may think proper to deposit in aid Of the
great Monument. They say:
"A small contribution from each citizen
or voter throughout the United States,
would be sufficient to complete the monu-
ment.-a work intended to add TO their glo-
~ as we'll as to honor the memory of the
iliustrious dead. A half dime in but an in
considerable sum, and yet half dime con-
tributed by every inhabitant of our country,
would rear the grand structure, now is prog
ress, to its destined completion. 1t will be
pitful, wondrous pitiful, ifout of twenty-five
millions of souls who inhabit this great
country, rendered independent, prosperous
and happy mainly by his exertions and de-
votion to its cause, the sum necessary to
erect Monument worthy of such a man
.-,..AA nol Uss ptee.A i ~s.N - ssss
small pecuniary aid which every American
! should feet II his pride, as well as his duty
to afford"
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21
Davenport.

The editor of the Muscatine journal visit
ed this place last week. He speaks very
Aatteringly of our legal gentlemen, apollo
gizes-as every editor should do under
similar circumstances-tor not calling on
his contemporaries and alludes thus to the
progress of Davenport
"Arriving at Davenport, we put ourselves
under the care of the excellent attaches at
the LIE Claire House, and took stroll over
the city. We found Davenport growing far
more rapidly than we anticipated. The en-
terpr sing LECLAlRE is putting up an ex-
tensive block Of buildings on Second street,;
two or three churches and number OF
stores and private dwellings are being
erected The railroad excitement has about
died away, but only because they have con-
summated all the business they desired.
The Company have promised TO put the road
to Iowa City under contract in two weeks,
which we should be much pleased to see
d ne.''
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21
Iowa City Subscription.

From what we learn of the amount of
stock taken b Iowa City and Johnson
county in the Mississippi and Missouri
Railroad, we must acknowledge that we
are disappointed. We had all along been
assured from that quarter that they had
twice the amount Of subscription to the
stock which they really have, and from
last accounts very little is being done to
obtain more.
If the good tolks in that quarter sup
pose that their end or the Road is TO be
pu; under contract until they have fulfill
ed their part of the undertaking, the r
bump Of hope is more largely developed
than ours.
Mr, Farnam will probably be here next
week and from the advices given him
heretofore, will be disappointed in the re-
suit Of things at Iowa City.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21

Mr. WEBsTER's MEMoRY.-The New
York Express says a delicate compliment
has been paid to the accomplished lady of the
deceased statesman by some Of his friends
in that city. Wishing to testify their re-
spect for Mr.. Webster's memory, and their
regard for Mrs. Webster, who is New
York lady, they subscribed the sum of t,rea =
ty,fve thousand dollars as present. They
have tended their liberal offering in the
form OF an elegant residence, handsomely
furnished, or as an investment, subject to
her sole control and for her sole benefit.
Boston Journal
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21
LOCAL POLITICS

There is kind of free fight, in which
considerable mental caloric is dsengagcd,
just now being waged among the several
wings of the Demec cratic and Whig parties
in this place. The former held Conven-
ton and nominated candidates for the Offices
to be filled at the approaching election
A portion of the party in this place. have
since repudiaied the acton Of the Conven-
ton while their gan, in recent .bull,"
has denounced tie noninations-with the
exception of Sherif-and read out of the
party the nominees. The effect has been
70 rupture the Democratic party in Scott
County.
The Wings, instead taking advantage of
this breach in theranks of the Opposition to
marsha! their own forces and secure the VIC
tory, have disagreed among themselves. So
soon as il was observed that there was dis
position among the Democracy to cast of Mr..
Price, great majority Of the Wings deem
ed it policy not to nominate candidrte in
opposition. a few thought differently and
an issue was nsde that fhreasens-in con-
junction with the division among the Demo-
crats-tae formation Q! two parties, ire
s2ectire Of political predictions. This is
the position matters have assumed in the
city at present, what change they may un-
dergo previous 10 the election cannot be
ioreseen, but it IS presumed the result will
be as aboye indicated.
Now, the inquiry naturally arises, what
new element has entered into politics to in
eace this marvellous change. What princ-
pie SO vital as to cause men TO forget their
Political differences and unite upon CON-
N IN Plaifyrm! Gradually but certainly for
years grea. moral principle has been insin-
uating itself into politics. Il is roofing out
the ancient landmarks and erecting in their
stead a standard under the broad folds of
which even christians may with consistency
axr>y .hemselse. 10 40 ea,ssc. This new
element j. Temperance, one OF the christian
virtues. out of (which springs order, Natures
Grst law. Il is this that is dividing the old
parties; that is arraying against one another
men who fer years have contended side by
side and uniting those who long have differ.
ed The man, who in view of the ground oc.
cupied BY Us hitherto, stops toguestion wha,
Course the Gazette will pursue in local mat.
teFs when Temperance is the issue, il
doubling our consistency
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21
Pretty Good.

The Iowa Republican speaking of the pro-
gress of the Mississippi and Missouri Rail-
road says:
"We are informed that the citizens of Da.
venport go into this matter SO thoroughly
and unitedly that there is only one man
in the place who will not take stock, and
the rest OF the citizens have proposed TO buy
him out and afford him the opportunity to
leave the place. They do not want a man
to remain there who is unwilling to do his
part to secure to their city the incalculabie
advantages to be derived from the construc-
ton of this road"
We presume that this one man, like he
who is said to have voted at Iowa City
against the corporation subscribing $4,000
for Railroad stock, will come up missing.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21
Chicago s.. Charles and Mississippi Railroad,


The Directors Of the above road returned
to the city on Friday last from Galena,
where they had been to attend meeting OF
the Board. We learn that the deliberations
OF the b, ard wee cl rlcterized by tie most
perfect harmony, and that the best OF feel
lngs exists on the part OF the citizens OF
Galena towards the Company. The Direct
ors found similar feeling prevailing along
the entire line of the road. The Chief En-
gneer has completed three surveys from ST.
Charles to Savanna, but the location will
not be determined uIt the next meet ng Of
the Board which is to be held at Sycamore
on the first Wednesday in September next.
Meanwh lie, parties are erg ged in ecu.ing
the right OF way so that no time will b lost
by this seeming delay. Some three hun
dred laborers are now engaged up the
road between Chicago and ST Charles.
The Company have purchased nearly ff y
acres OF ground for track and depot, on the
West Side, nearly opposite the Southern
Michigan depot. This road will come into
the city upon the Company's own ground,
and not by street.
West Of the Mississippi a good feeling
also exists as to the extension of this road.
Linn county has taken $500 900 stock
Jackson and Jones counties will vote on a
proposition to subscribe $l50,000 each, on
the lst OF August next, and no doubt is en-
tertained of the result. Upon the whole
we think we are safe in saying that the
prospects OF a vigorous and successful pros
ccution OF this enterprise are as flatteringa as
Its best friends could desire.---Dem. Press.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21

DAowsED.-A young lawyer in Keokuk
named OLIVER, while bathing in the river
at that place, was drowned He had been
in the habit of bathing in the river early
every morning for his health, and on the
morning Of the sth he went in by himself
and either got beyond his depth or was ia,
ken with the cramp, and nothing was knwn
OF him until his clothes were found on the
bank some time after. He was about 2J
years of age, and had resided in Keokuk
Tor the past two years and was universally
esteemed by all who knew him.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21
aAI1aoAD uxrma AZ xuscArrrE.

On last Friday = large meeting of citizens
interested in Railroad matters was held at
Muscatine. Jacob Butler, Esq, addressed
the assemblage, after which the following
resolutions were offered BY Dr. c. 0. Wat
ers and carried by large majority
lst. Resolved, That the citizens Of
Muscatine are now prepared to yield hear
ty, efficient and jealous support to the Mis-
sissippi and Missouri Railroad Company
in the construction Of the second general
Division OF their Road-viz:-a Road west
ward from the city OF Muscatine TO Oska-
loosa, and thence wcstwardly to the Mis-
souri, or south westward to the northern
boundary Of Missouri, or both--and stand
ready to contribute their proportion OF the
capital stock necessary to the construction
Of said road.
3D. Resolved, that the President OF
the Iowa Western Railroad Company be
hereby respectfully requested to inme-
diately convene the directory Of said Com
pany for the purpose of consultation and
effscting such an arrangement that that
postiou OF the road between this city and
Oskaloosa may be Immediately put under
contract.
Sd. Resolved, That the time for pro-
crastination is past, and the season for eff
fcient action has come-and that the
road from Muscatinc to Oskaloosa must
be put under contract within thirty days.
4th. Resolved, That a committee Of nine
persons be appointed to canvass the coun-
" Of Muscatine, for the purpose OF OBJ
tsining subscriptions OF stock to the Sec
ond Division of the Mississippi and Mis-
souri, Railroad Company,-who shall pro-
ceed at once to the discharge of that du-
ty, and return their subscription list to
Thos. NJ. lsett, Esq, one of the direc-
tors Of said road, within ten days from
this date.
We are really rejoiced thai Muscatine
has embraced the proposition made them as
above Central Iowa with its lines of Rail
road intersecting the State, from Davenport
and Muscatine, will become the most popu-
lous and powerful, as it is the most beauti-
ful and fertile portion of Iowa.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21
Davenport, July 10th, 1853.
For the Gazette.
THE sHERIFrALTY.

Mr.. EDITOR: As it is a question what
part Mr.. Leonard plays in the political dra-
ma now being played in this county, suffer
a prescribed voter under the editorial Of the
Banner, 10 ask few questions:
Does Mr. Leonard endorse the nomina-
tion of Hiram Pricel
Does Mr.. Leonard accept the nomination
conferred OH him by the late so-called Dem.
ocratic Convention!
Does Mr.. Leonard endorse the editorial
remarks in the Banner of last week, de.
nouncing Mr.. Price, particularly those de-
nouncng that Conusntion'
Is Mr.. Leonard an Independent candidate
or is he running because he is nominee!
Many voters pause for reply. VIII he
answer in the Banner, and oblige
LOCOFOCO!
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21
But again YOU assert the polls were closed

But again you assert the poiiS Werc e'oo.N
before the hour for the meeting had arrived
Now Eagal you ought to know that II is not
only wicked but very foolish for you to
make any such assertions. You Anow that
there were near one dozen good watches on
the ground, and that with two exceptions
these watches were all o'clock and some
Of them ten minutes after. When the
meeting adjourned one OF these men whose
watch was slower went in company with
several others to Mr.. Billions to ascertain
the correctness of his time, and he then aus
covered that his watch was !. Of an hour
too slow and then he, like every man VINO
has any honor in his composition, acknowi-
edged that the meeting was all in proper
time. The polls might have been kept open
longer, they might have been kept open all
NIGHT and the result would have been the
same. There were several men came after
the polls closed who would have voted the
ticket elected, and there was not more than
half as many of the opposition all the even
ing. You certainly are not ignorant Of the
fact that motion to adjourn was in order
and also that those present had the right to
vote it down. Let me ask why did not you
and your fen friends who were there vote
against an adjournment and state your
reasons then and there! This course would
at least have had the appearance OF manll-
ness and honesty. But this may be the
very reason why you did not do it. You
tne,c that the meeting was at the time and
place at which you yourself had called It
that the voting was all done BY ballot fair
and square, and you could not take any ex-
eeptions to it, but you would skulk back e
your den and raise the Hyena howl which
characterizes all your movements. You do
it to raise false issue and accomplish an
infamous purpose which you dare not openly
ayow, but the Intelligence of the people will
unmask your double-dealing and leave you
to the consequences of your own treaehery.
In reference to packing the convention,
it is only necessary to turn you over TO the
men who composed that convention, and
here | call upon them to repel the slander
and treat the falsifer as he deserves, and
to you, Mr. Eagal, shall only say thai
such an nsinuation is base libel on men
who occupy moral position, which il by
any unforeseen or fortuitous circumstance
you should ever attain 10, would cause You
to grow dizzy and topple back to your natu-
raj and true level. But have already spen,
more powder than the game is worth, and
my only excuse to the public is, that have
been unwarrantably assaulted by the con.
ductor Of public journal, my motives i'm
pugaed, my actions misrepresented, charges
made against me which have No foundation
in fact, and all for what! all because bolt.
ed "our iadieidaal selj" when '.otr iadiuidua
SELF was a candidate for Clerk of The Court
This is the secret of the whole matter
The reasons for this presume Mr. Eaga
has no anxiety to see spread upon paper
He kno.cs them. To the people of Scott CO.
l.s.s ap kkaa66mais ka66mais me WhoIc' question.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21

We learn that boy was killed al Bapn
Vista in this county on the ith. The it.
cident occurred in the following manner. 4
party was engaged in firing m anrl-load.
ing powder into square hole in its end
driving in plug having groove in the id:
for primipg-the deceased was siantng
near BY with a cigtr box partly full Of loos
powder, when one OF the party took bran!
from the fire and in going toward the AMI,
spark fell into the box, igniting the pow
der and blowing the boy into tatters seS'
aral others were severely injured. -Dah4a
Express.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21

STATE EoLoGlsT.-hfofesro Danes
the State Geologst, Is busiiy engaged in ID:
Geological survey OF the Mining Dis;rittci
Wisconsin. Ii spent a few. days IN tbs
vicinity last week, and we can assure oai
readers that u more competent, iath'aI
and industrious person for the business
could not be found, He is emphatica!lg
working man, being busly engaged ior lN
less than fifteen hours each day in the DIS,
charge ottbe arIuc rs duties col ntcied with
the survey Mineral Point Ttb.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21

COUNTY RAILROAD SuBscRIPTIos.-The
Judge Of Johnson County has issued an or
der the for holding of un election on the 9Th
day Of August, to vote upon the question OF
that county subscribing $4,000 to the cap
itel stock Of the Mississippi and Missouri
Railroad Company. II will doubtless car
Nv.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21

Among the recently elected directors =. =,
Of the Alton and Terra Haute Railway w
observe the names of John Stryker, OF n.e
York; Edwin c. Litchfield, of n. y; '9nh
B. Jervis, and Thomas G. Durant, Of n n ~
all of whom, we believe are large STOCK ! aV'i'
ers in the Chicago and Rock Island hOe. ~,
Mr.. Jcrvis is also President OF the sousl'''"
Michigan Road.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21

Loc5-Feco MEMBLRs CT CoxgREss i,
PlHLic DOCUMENTS We saw On tie u,
walk at the post oftiee on Sunday mora1s
two immense piles Of bundles Of pubEcdt
umeuts. One pile consisted Of nine burt.,
lranked by Senator Jones, OF Iowa, 70 In.
SELF, and the other Of sixteen bundles lfal.,
Cd BY Mr. Jones, Loco Foco member Of i.
House OF Representatives from Tennessee,
- himself Each package was estimated
to weigh about hundred aud twenty poqrA
and 50 here were three thousand pound, &
tun a I'd half of documents for those lRa
L1cO-Foco Joneses. II IS shameful abt~
Of the franking privilege, and We heatg
desire to see tits privilege. so often. .nlal4
luisa -rit,dmbc allowed no privilege by whci
they can monopolize the mails and thu; de.
prve the people of their regular and jus
mai! facilities. LOUISVILLE Journal.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21
National Dancing Mas.sr.

THE OswEGo FIRE.-The Oswego Times
says the recent disastrous fire in that city,
was caused by friction in a smut machine
The Times says:
The loss TO several Insurance Companies
by this disaster will be large, but none of
them it is thought will be unable to meet
their losses promptly. The North Western
suffers considerably, bu, nothing to effect
them seriously. The Hartford Companies
lose largely, but will be able to stand up
under them without finching. The Con-
necticut has Il small loss, ranging in the
neighborhood Of $4,000. Several New
York Companies sustain large losses"
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21

AN AwFuL SPEECH The Washing'on
Republic says, that the speech Of Mt rem
dall, one Of the counsel engaged IN the 'fi
al OF the Gardiner case, would, II puolI'nea
entire, ntuin as much as can be sci up III
seveEtf ,iun n of that paper! he WIZ
somewhat near three days in grinding II gul
The court must have felt like saying "n''
Wyandot once said, when bored oy >
long-winded speech maker at 'rea'y.n'esss q
ing: Waugh No good-white man s'
over Jaw. ."-Sriota Gazette.
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21
BY TELEGRAPH.
NEw Yopr

The Cunard steamer Ar,h;' - 'uyb
Liverpool on the 3D., rcaaha, lhao,a, which l.A
at5s ahna, e,eioek Is this morning s., ST. d1ets
aIou. aSo o 20 passengers, and Passed cd, !, b,a.
aaa 9 gong into Liverpool on ',ta ,ha sae cs
The substance Of the T,.l;e',2d .he ID.
genee is that every thine urAlsh !. utelE
Nothing has resulted - = =. doubthl.-
porte,s i rejection of the ul,inah,nlo lima from II.
ing " TACT could be done un,;, Il-,uoA.
at which date it was thooah.' ah.'' !uly Id,
slams had not passed the Dsnah'' ns The Rua
Nothing interesting from Soe' a,Soe
Europe. A o'hef part, Of
u. Debates Il i, il in Jamaica affairs We. !.
ress in the British Parlamep," "'e apos
The city of Shxico in psr.,,
troyed by an earthquake, NAV '- ~ Sa ds'.
lol.o telegraph despatcbes en-. ~
state that the rejection of ,bo 'ipla m Pans
reached re; e ST. Petersburgh BY the ssl.n,'pa s1s,
The Emperor made a personal ds,ss s's' 'aas,
to the English and French amJa.sada'aae ala'aaea
pressed IN the strongest language '''I,s' u ts.
ted that the destruction OF Ill A., nesta,
not prevent his invading TurIev Aesr y wous
division Of the Russian army was iaS a.S.'a u
e enter Moldavia and Moroyia Tha Y'Ieia y
sian force on the Black Sea amonr. .Ae Aa''
600 'un' 70 H.
The Australian steam mail ,soL.. ,
bourne arrived at Plymouth, Enal.,,a l. as'
the first, with cargo Of $4,000 osnes. ars, y :,
gold dust. The advices which M .s' a.e : \
have been anticipated by previous a,,~sa s1sa
The cost Of provisions had reached mas, M
height with no prospect Of speedy H., s''
ment. '0a'f'
Bosros, JuIyls
Samuel Appleton, Esq, wealth. ~.
chant OF this city, died last evening 'N'''
NEw YoRE, july ~.
/ The New York Chlmber Of c,mn.,..
held meeting to take steps fgr the ,,rss
T ton Of Gen. Pierce. f'
The vote Of the citizens Of Brooslv, ;.
ken yesterday, on the question f5r a. ,sns =
ton OF the plan for supplying the cir Nh
water, was rejected, 5,o04 NAYS afsq
ayes. ''s''
PHILApELFHlA July -.
Another railroad accident occurred on III.
| Baltimore railroad this morning a, txo !,
clock The freight train which had qs
len Wilmington, ran into Brandywine c-stk
The bridge keeper says he gave the sca.
but no attention was paid to it, Tie laeo.
motive, tender, and two platform cars ptr,
into the creek, and the engineer frga.,
and d man not known, ~ere drowned
LOUISVILLE, July /:
Professor Caldwell, tie oldest physia.,
in the United States, died In this c.ty u
last Saturday night
The Davenport gazette., 1853-07-21

Davenport now numbers population Of
Eve thousand inhabitants. It is reading
community; with scarcely an exception ev-
cry man and woman can read-or ii they
cannct should learn soon az possible. Il 10
our Intention at the close Of the present vol.
ume, or in September, to issue the Gazette
semi-wcckly. Now we propose, as there
ats great many pubic-spiritsd men
among US, who have IN idea that Daven.
port can support half dozen additional
newspapers. that if the meagre number Of
boo handsad and .eJsy subscribers be raised
including those taken from our weekly, ne
will forthwith issue Daily Gazette. Now
uarr your enterprise.