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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-03

Two IEf-FROM THE FRET OF NAY NEXT, THE
spacious Once now occupied by Boyd Hinsken, In
est0re No. 161 Pearl street Inquire Of Mr. HOGDEM
rfIauovsr street, In the basement.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-03

BAKERY FOR SALE-THAT OLD ESTABLISHED
ID bakery for sale cheap with fixtures of store gas
baking utensils com lete Ioing q good cash business
the counter-rent low Inquire at 376 Houston st.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-03-03

A T AN ELECTION FOR DIRECTORS or THE
N New York and Virginia Steamship Com pany held
this day the following gentlemen elected for the en-
suing year, viz. Hon Jacob Westervelt Edward NJ
Greenway, Esq.: Francis Skiddy, Eco; c. A. Habcht
Esq: Henry Ludk m, Esq W. W T. Greenway, ESQ and
Charles 7. Stacy, Eco March !, 1868. "
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15
The DISTINCTIONS.

We should Ike TO give our readers
some definite Information in relation to
the rrospec. OF the remoral of the OBJ
slructions from the river this fall; but we
are yet in the dark. We have heard
nothing from Mr.. Gllaspy, and very lit,
lie from the committees appointed at the
River contention. The committee in
Monroe county promptly reported Sl00
on hand. A communication from Gen.
Swazey informs US that $500 have oeen
raised al Pennington. This is all we
know abouti'.---. 81. .-u..-.... .... .,..
The River is now getting low again,
and tho time has come for operation il
anything is 10 be done This season. We
hope TO learn tina, Mr.. Glllaspy has al.
ready pitched into the River, ana thai
dams and boulders are fast disappearing
before his stalwari arm, backed up ny
the power and resources of the State
We are sorry 10 learn from one of oul
citizens just returned from Pennington,
that Mr.. Houghton has filled up the gar
in his dam, and expresses the determine
ton TO lei II remain so, until the State
takes the dam out. ........... ......-....
Generally above and below, we learr
great deal mo re about building railroad:
than we do about the River Improve
ment. We are fearful tina, The Season
Of navigation will come back upon US a
gain, and find US in the same state thai
we have Leen in. Ii SO, The country
will suffer as il has done. The splen
did schemes Of Railroads, however sub
stantial, and certain of being realized il
the future, will not be able, this season
TO take our produce to market, or furnish
Us with salt. sugar, &C., except at hit
old ruinous Prlces.- Eddyville Ere,
Press. ~
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

A TEXAN YoUNG AMERIcAN.-John
Mills, candidate for the Legislature in
Galveston county, issued an address 10
the electors, enumerasing his qualifca-
tions and de hning his position. He goes
for all the measures of progress. WON an s
rights included, and believes in banks. il
any can be chartered that will loan mon
ey to honest poor men without security;
he adopts the boundaries assigned to the
country by Young America, namely
"East by the rising, and west by the set.
ting sun; North by the Arctic expedition,
and South--as fa- as we please" lie
is opposed 10 the practice of treating,
but on this point will so far modify his
opinions as to take glass with any one
who will ask him. and in this he will
act without regard to party. He winds
up by declaring himself "in favor of the
next war" ~
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15
COnsOling, Very!

A correspondent. of the Keokuk Pal
ley Uhig, writing from Pennington,
thus speaks of Keokuk; not a very flat
sering opinion truly:
81 have noticed with pleasure the en-
ergy and perseverance OF your citizens
in their noble efforts to open the gates
of your city for the reception OF trade
But, sir, il seems to me that they have
locked up the most important gate, to-
wit: the north gate, which leads to
the great valley of the Des Moines, and
lost the key"
We do not profess TO be a Prophet,
nor the son Of Prophet, but we predict
ed long since that the course Keokuk
has pursued, would bring about the re-
suit this writer tells has been brought a
bout. They will certainly be in bad
fix, with the gate 10 the Des Moines Val
ley locked and the "key losi!''
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

The following article from The Iowa
State Democratcontains some desirable
ami accurate Information, and such as is
very appropriate to the prssen, time. -
Let every one interested in the suhlec. OF
Rail Roads read it: rFs
1t is universally admitted, for expert,
ence demonstrates the fact, that Rail
roads create weallh--tha, they increase
the value of Real Estate near their route
that they make towns and villages spring
up where before there was nothing but
mother earth to attract the notice or in.
vite The attention of the passer.by. But
to what degree this influence extends
can only be known by careful examina.
ton and comparison. This has been
done in some cases, and we are enabled
10 lay the result before our readers.
The six counties Of Michigan through
which the Michigan Central Road runs
show the following comparative mere ase
IF ,yaluo tian In tuo vp.rs.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

On Monday ground was broke in this
county, within about mile of town, or
the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad,
and number of regular hands are now
at work. Cess.
Last Thursday a large number OF
hands commenced work at the Daven-
port end of the road. They had quite
a Notification a. that end, as we have
been informed. rH
In a week or two men will be a! work
all along the line Of this road and the
people can rest assured thatit will be
completed to this place in a shorter lime
than any road of the same length has
ever been made in the United Slaies.--
The RICH, kind Of men are al the helm
snd we feel confident that what they
have assured us, they will have the abll
ity and will periorm.-[ Iowa Republic
can.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

The destruction of this Persian city,
on the 2lst April. of which we have had
some information, was attended by far
more horrors than the fall of Cumana in
Venezuela. The first shock lasted five
minutes. A letter describing the scene
next morning, says:
'On every side the eye could see moth
ing but a heap OF ruins, streets blocked
up with stones, and dead bodies being
carried on litters without The walls of the
city. Ii made the heart bleed TO see the
limbs Of persons showing themselves
from beneath piles of rubbish, and men,
women and children endeavoring TO
draw the mutila,ed bodies of their rela
tives and friends from beneath the ruins,
which, in their despair, they were tear
ing away with their teeth, their hands.
and their nails. Out of several thousand
victims, the lives of only very small
number were saved. Severe shocks oc-
Cured for five days, during which il was
calculated that 10000 persons persisted.
On the fourth day large bands of brig.
ands made their appearance, and plum.
dered the unfortunate inhabitants, who
were without defence and without as"-
lum, of what little they had been able to
save from the ruins
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15
Laudable Donation.

Miss Mary s. Legare, the enterpris.
ing lady who has for several years been
engaged in business at Cedar Rapids. has
recently donated one thousand dollars to.
wards endowing Des Moines College at
West Point, Iowa. and also the sum OF
three thousand dollars for the purpose
of establishing a Female College at the
same place.
Miss Legare is the only sister of H..
II. Legare deceased, who has held the
several Offices of Attorney General OF
South Carolina, Minister to Belgium
Attorney General OF the United States
and Secretary of State, under Mr.. Ty-
Ter. She is said to be ripe scholar and
an accomplished writer. Her future
residence will be at West Point, where
she will hold the place of professor Of
Literature and The Modern Languages. !"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15
OBITUARY NOTICE

AT a special communication pi Dunn
wa Lodge No. 10, of Free and Accepted
Nelson's, held at their hall on Tuesday
evening, September 18Th, 1888, the tnl.
lowing resolutions were unanimously
adopted in relation to the decease OF Bro
WIN. II. WooD, member Of Tins Lodge,
who departed this life Sept. l2,h, 1852.
WHEREAS, BY a visitation of Divine
Providence, our beloved Brother, VIM.
II. WooD, has been removed from the
Lodge on earth to the Grand Lodge a.
bove, therefore,
ResoIued, THAT while we deeply de
plore his loss, we cherish with heartfelt
satisfaction the recollection of his manly
virtues, his infexible friendship, his ar.
dent attachment 10 our order, and his ac-
tive charities and social qualities.
ReSolUed, That the widow of our de.
ceased Brother, thus thrown upon the
world bereft of her chosen earthly pro-
lector, claims our warmest sympathy as
Masons; and may "He who tempers the
wind to the shorn lamb endow her with
= That SOli cain Suuolililc -
That nothing earthly gives, or can des-
troy"
ResolUed, That the members of thi:
Lodge will wear, for the space of thirty
days, the usual badge Of Masonic mour
ming, and that the furniture and jewels
of the Lodge be clothed in mourning fol
the same space of time, as testimonial
of our respect for the memory Of on
departed Brother.
ResoiUcd, That the foregoing resolu
tons be entered OH the journals Of this
Lodge; that the secretary furnish copy
of the same 10 the widow of our deceas
ed Brother, and that the same be publish
ed in the Des Mones Courier and tn,
Masonic Review, 5
JOHN GRAVES, Sec'y.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15
NJ e B r A s X A I.

1t appears that President Fierce mas az
length determined to effect treaties win
the Indians occupying the Nebrask a
Territory, securing their assent To ITS set
element by citizens of the United States.
pursuant to section 10 the last Indian
appropriation bill giving him discretion
ary power so to do. For this purpose
Col. Manypenny. Commissioner OF In.
dian Affairs, has left Washington with
the intention of going oyer the country,
and making the preparatory arrange
ments for a treaty. This will be a mea-
sure of grea; importance in its results,
opening the way TO a legal occupation OF
the Pacific railroad route by settlers. and
giving coun.enance to the squa,,ers who
have already rushed into the country
without permission. Its very natural
consequence will be to necessitate the
passage of bill by the next Congress
establishing the Territorial government
of Nebraska. There are twenty -four
Indian tribes in the Territory, some of
them quite civilized, and engaged in
farming; and with all of them there are
treaties guarantying to each the unois-
turbed possession OF their lands; some
also providing that they shall never be
subject to Territorial or State jurisdic-
ton, authority or laws. Some OF these
tribes are important in numbers and
strength, but many others are feeble and
fast dwiudling away. The Delawares
are there, warlike ard daring, but their
frequent wars affect injurious!y their
numbers North American.
The editor OF the Cleveland PlaindeaI-
err reports the substance of converse.
tim held with Mr.. Manypenny, on his
passage through that city for the West,
on the subject of his mission. When
asked by the editor what he intended TO
do with the Indians of Nebraska, the
Commissioner said:
THAT was a question which troubled
the President and Cabinet more than all
the Cuban and Koszta difficulties put
together. A fine agricultural country
here laid to waste, the whites were set
Ting on il IN great numbers and rapidly
improving it. who could legally claim no
protection of The government. If the
Indians surrendered their titles there was
no place for them to go. To pay them
money was death to the race, and lands
we have none to exchange.
1--WE inferred the policy would be TO
explore, sound the Indians as to ,heir
title. necessities and wants, and report TO
the Presiden, in time for some recon-
mendalions in his first regular mes
sage ~+ -H ... q -#.8
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15
New Advertisement.

DAGUERREAN GALLERY.-D. N. LEIB
has fitted up permanent Gallery in
Spaulding's Brick. one door below the
"American House," and is prepared 10
take likenesses of the old and young in
the best of style. Our ci,izens should
patronize Mr.. l.. in preference 10 transit
ent artists. He invites all TO call and
inspect his specimens.
TAILoRiNo.--See advertisement oil
John Smith.
DIR. FuLLERToN's card will be found
in days paper.
SEE advertisement of A. l.. g. j.
Graves, ITO House Builders"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

FATAL We regret TO learn
that Mr.. FRANCES BERcHT, worthy
German citizen of this county, met with
very sudden death about o'clock
yesterday, on the Burlington and Virgin.
Ia Grove Plank Road, near the residence
of the widow Clark, two miles from
This city, by the fallen telegraph wire be-
coming enlangled roundhis wagon wheel
and pulling the telegraph pole down on
his head, killing him instantly. His son
Charles, lad fourteen or fifteen years
of age, was in the wagon a, the time oil
the melancholy accident, and immediate
ly drove TO town with the body of his
father.
Mr.. Berchi was an old citizen of this
town. but lately had been living on his
farm up the river about eight miles, and
was much respected by all who knew
him. He leaves wife and large fam.
lily of children 10 lament his untimely
death. burlington telegraph.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

INDIVIDUAL STocK.-The committee
to procure private stock to the railroad,
we understand is succeeding admirably.
Something over 81 5000 have been al
ready subscribed, and the members of the
committee have not yet extended their
efforts beyond the limits of the town,
save in very few instances. Nearly
one hall Of the required private stock
will be taken in the town of Fairfield.
and. we think. there is not the leas. doubt
that the balance can be raised in the
county at large. Every man owning
property must certainly be convinced OF
the immense benefits that are to accrue
TO him from the location and construction
of this road through our county, and will
act accordingly. Some of our citizens
have subscribed literally, but there are
Others. we have thought, considering the
amount they have at stake, who should
have subscribed more largely. Let no,
the effort cease until every dollar be
raised. No man has any reason to com.
plain at the proposition of this railroad
company, for fairer and more reasona-
BILE proposition was never made to any
community than that of the Michigan
Central company. If we fail TO take up
with it we need never expect better
fairfield Ledger.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

County SToCK.-A writer in the
Davenport Gazette in speaking of the
of The coun,y's taking stock in the M. &
M. Il. r. Co. says: -
"Wnhin The last two years, and since
The Rock Island Railroad was put under
contract, the population of Scott county
has doubled; the assessed value OF taxa
bic property has doubled, the taxes have
been reduced j per cen. to lille over
I per cent on the dollar. The county
has paid interest on $25.0 900 stock in the
Rock Island Road, for which she now
holds interest scrip the same amount
worth its face to day. The county is out
of deb, and has money in her Treasury.
Farms in this county that were oifar'dtwo
years ago for $500 and $1,000 are held
and selling now at $4,000 and $2500.-
What bu, Railroad projects produced
this state of things! .....s
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

so it will be with the Bondsthat Wapel
10 county issues to the Burlington and
Missouri River Rail Road Company;
they will be issued with the condition
that the said company expends the a
mount we issue in Bonds and a like a
mount Of their own money in the limits
"of our county, and if they fail TO do so,
of course the Bonds they will hold a.
gains, The county will be void.
But, says another, "tbey (rhe company
cannot build The Road to the Des Moines
in 20 months. The best guarantee we
have is what they haze dane heretofore.
The same company who propose TO
build this so miles of road 10 the Des
Moincs, built 222 miles of the Michi-
gan Central Road in t,centy fDo months.
They can certainly then build so miles
in 90 months ...s ..... ......... ..
The four counties of Des Moines,
Henry, Jefferson and Wapello holding
over half million of the stock in the
road will be sufficient guarantee that
the road will be juciciously managed and
all the funds properly expended. An
other fact will satisfy you OF this, and
that is, that all the Directors except t,co
are in the State of Iowa. ......
We do not think we need extend this
article farther. for if the people are no,
convinced by these facts that all their
objections are groundIess, we should fail
to convince them though we should fill
our columns with facts as potent as these.
Consider well, before you reject the pres
ent proposition and recollect that your
vote is FOR A RAIL ROAD or AGAINST A
RAIL Road and that you vote money in
to your pocket or vote itouG Now or
never should be the motto of the friends
of the subscription. Don't stay away
from tine polls, you tina, are in favor OF
increasing the wealth of Wapello coun-
ty, two, yea fourfold. BE active, be dill
igent and the road is ours!
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15


Lest it may be supposed that it may
be owing to other circumstances and in
fluences that these results have been pro
duced, we give the valuation of property
in the whole State of Michigan for tue
same years which, i: will be seen, gives
comparative increase in two years of
$55, 1908, 53S There are So counties in
the State of Michigan, so THAI dividing
this increase among them all, it would
show for each comparative increase of
valuation in two years of abou, 5 1901,
1913. But taking the IL counties in i'm
mediate contact with and under the III
fuence of Railroads, they show an az
gregate increase of valuation of $42,.
262 800, equal to S3,42l, 1852 for each of
them, or more than 800 per cent. gained
by all The counties in The Stale aggregate
ly. These comparisons show further
that the IL influenced by Rail Roads
gained $42,262,230 in two years, while
the 40 counties not t-aversed by the
Railroads gained only $l2,946,30S.--
So much for the comparative, now let US
look at the relative increase. -.
In 1851 the valuation of the whole
State of Michigan was 2l,526,957; in
1858 it was $76,735,495; relative in.
crease in two years, nearly three hundred
and fifty per cent. a.- r....r. ..... ..r..
Taking the Railway counties trayers.
cd by the Michigan Central Road, we
have a valuation for 1881 of Sill ,084,-
2i7, and for 1853 valuation of S40,.
444,0lS, showing relative increase Of
nearly 365 per cent. From these com
parsons it is fair TO conclude that Rail
roads have not only had an influence in
creating wealth on The line of their routes,
but that this influence has made itself
felt throughout. the whole State. With.
out these roads, the increase of wealth
in Michigan for two years past would
probably not have been more than so
per cent. in the aggregate, while we
have seen, by this influence it has been
five times that amount. sa
Let the hesilaling, the doubtful, the
timorous and even the obstinate oppo-
nents OF Railroads look at the figures,
based upon obtained results in our sister
State of Michigan, and if they will sill
be doubtful, timorous. hesitaiing or obsti-
nate we know of 40 cure for their mala
dy. h #
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15
The Lyons Railroad.

This Company have large number
oil hands at work near town on theiI
road, and the number is daily increasing
They are moving along as though they
intended TO lie, no other company out
strip them, very far al least. We are
pleased to see that we are likely, from
present appearances, TO have completed,
and in active operation, two Railroads
to this city, both pointing towards the
Missouri, and perhaps with a view O
extending their roads to the Pacific
Success to both OF them-lhe more the
merrier.- Iowa Republican.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

The FREE DEMOCRACY OF N. YoRK.
This party has already had lis State
convention for the nomination of candi-
dates for State officers, and made the
following choice:
Secretary OF Stats-C. b. Sedgwick,
of Onondaga.
Complroller-Se,h M. Gates, Wyo-
ming.
Attorney General-John Jay, New
York.
Treasurer-Nathan Soule. of Onou.
daga.
Canal Commissioner Charles G.,
Cassass.
Prison Inspector-H. Boardman, OF
Clinton.
For Engineer-Silas Cornell, Of Mon
roe.
Judges of the Court of Appeal, full
.erm)-Leonard Gibbs, of Washington.
Ditto, (shorl term}-E. J. Chase, of Nj
agara.
Senator Chase, of Ohio, J. p. Hale.
Gerritt Smith, and a number of dislin.
guished men of the party were present
at the convention, which was reported to
have been very enthusiastic.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

STEAMER JULIA DEAN. - We learn
from the Pittsburgh papers, that the steam
err Julia Dean, formerly employed in the
Pittsburgh and GAINESVILLE trade, has been
sold at the former city to an Iowa com
pany.to run on The Desmoines river and
will be under the command of Capt. Geo.
Russell. She was to have made her
last trip from Pittsburgh to GAINESVILLE,
starting on the 9Th. After her return to
Pittsburgh, she would receive load for
this city .-Missouri Repubiicon.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

ADVANCE IN CoFFEE.-A private dis
patch from New Orleans, dated the 3lst,.
received by mercantile house in Louis.
vile, says: "Coffee has advanced; sale
OF 600 bags TO day at l0c. Hold mine
at l2c." The dispatch is from large
coffee broker.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

iy Santa Anna, it is said. intends Pc
titioning Congress for his left leg, now
in Barnum's Museum, and il no, OBJ
tanned, is determined to declare war a
gainst our Republic. As an offset to
this, Barnum offers three thousand dol
lars for his right leg and hopes 10 get it.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

MUscATINE.-The county Judge cl
Muscatine has authorized vote 10 be
taken on the Sd of October next for OF
against issuing county Bonds to the a.
mount of $I50,000, bearing 10 per cent.
interest--$l00,00O of which, as we uh-
derstand it, 10 be applied on the Missis-
sippi and Missouri Railroad west via
Oskaloosa, and $4,000 on road lead.
ing from Muse, tine TO Cedar Rapids.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15
Lord Stcriing's Claim to the Fish
cries.

The Washington Union, The New
York Herald and other papers, have
long articles in support OF the claims, ol
one Alexander Humphrey, styling him.
self Earl of Sterling to the Fisheries nov
in dispute between the United States
and Great Britain. The articles alluded
TO nuke very plausible case in favor
of the claimant and appeal to high Legal
names as endorsing the justice of his
pretensions. g.s ..e r..... .r..
The Tribune replies to these articles
at length, and puts quietns upon them
by showing that it has already been de.
cided by the Courts of Scotland that the
said Alexander Humphreys. was false
pretender to the heirship and that the
papers upon which he based his claims
were base forgeries. Lord Sterling who
distinguished himself as an American
General in the Revolutionary War, had
a right to the tile. but it was never ac.
knowlcdged in Great Britain and he died
at The close of the war wilhou. issue or
near RELATIONSHIP Hey Whig.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

STOLEN BANK NoTEs.-We annex
correct list of the Banks that had their
notes stolen from the Auditors Office, in
Columbus, Ohio: Bank of Ironton, Mi
ami Valley Bank, Springfield Bank. Of
Springfield, and Pickaway Bank, Of Pick
away county. These notes are refused
by the Banks Of Cleveland.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1853-09-15

VS So far there have been l42 demo.
Gratis, &c wings, and 3 Abolitionists e.
lecied TO The next Congress. Maryland.
Georgia, Mississippi, and Louisiana, en-
tilted TO % members, have yet to hold
election.