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. JUDGE NELSON has delivered an elaborate opinion
in the Supreme Court in the case of i stevens us
); ID Cady, deciding that where the steel or stone
plates OF copyrighted maps are sold on execu-
Won, the sale does not carry right to print maps
from the plates
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Mr. THAcKERAY. the Courier of that city states
will lecture in Charleston the 7th, 9th, and 11th
of March,
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The PREsIDENr's LEvEE, on Friday night
last, was the most numerously attended OF any
which has ever been held here.
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ST LOUIS INTELLIeENcER.-G K. Budd
esq, has disposed of this establishment to Edward
A. Lewis, esq.
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Our City Councils and President Fillmore.
The following resolution, testifying the regard
of our City Councils for President FILLMORE,
appears among the city ordinances of the past
week:
Joint resolution Of respect to the President of the
United States.
Resolved By the Board Of Aldermen and Board Oh
Common Council Of the city IF Washington, That
as a manifestation OF the high regard and respect
entertained by this Corporation for Willard Fill
more, President of the United States, the Mayor
and the members of the two Boards, with their
Secretaries, will wait upon him in body, on such
day as may suit his convenience, for the purpose
Of taking leave of him on his retirement from the
exalted station he holds, and to express to him
their best wishes for the health of himself and fam
lily on his retirement to private life.
Resolued, That the Mayor be requested to COM
municate to MIR Fillmore copy of the foregoing
resolution, and to learn what day it will be
venient to him to receive the Boards in body.
N. CALLAN,
President of the Board of Common Council
B. B. FRENCH,
President of the Board of Aldermen
Approved February %, 1853
JOHN w. MAURY, Mayor
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FREE NEeRoEs.--The Virginia House of Dele
gates nave adopted, substitute for the bill &C
remove free negroes from the State, resolution
appropriating $50, 900 annually for colonization
purposes,
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The PACIFIC WHALING BUsINEss.-Tbe Homo
lulu toiyaesidn OF December 6 gives a complete
report OF last years whaling operations so far as il
could be ascertalned at that great whaleman's
The number of whale ships that visited the
Islands last fall was 275, and the total amount of oil
and bone in the same II PAT barrels sperm oil
AL 1850 barrels whale oil, and 1851, 737 pounds
pone' Inc average catchings during the season
have been l,244 barrels whale OIL and 1855
pounds bone to each ship. The amount of oil
which had been sent home, between the 9th No
vember and December |, was las, 1928 barrels
sperm, S,OS4Sl7 barrels whale, and 1902 9lS
pounds bone, all of which was shipped on fifteen
vessels, seven of which cleared for New Bedford
two for New York, three for New London, one for
Warren, one for stonington, and one for Fall
mouth
Estimating the value of the 275 ships which have
touched at the islands this season, together with
their outfits, at $4,000 each, we find the total
vaiue OF the heet to be...s....... SII 900 900 90
54S,2SO gallons of sperm oil, at so
cents per gallon, is......... 434 624 90
1928 ,S97 gallons whale oil at so
cents per gallon, is. ....... 664e e44 so
o,357,737 pounds bone, at % cents
per pound. is.....,......... 1889 ,444 30
Total value of vessels and cargoes. $40 Ol2 So
The number of seamen attached to these 81
ships is probably six or eight thousand
me hatlonal character OF these ships is as fol-
lows: American, 25S; French, 10; Bremen. d.
Englsh, Chilean and Hawaiian, each one
The above facts show the value and business only
OF that portion of the Pacific whaling feet which
has visited the Sandwich Islands during the last
lew months: There are over $4,000 American sea-
men, ana o5O ships, at present EN- in the pa
cine hsherles from which it will be seen that onr
countrymen have almost monopoly of the trade,
Not more ihan about one half Of the whale oil gro
auced by them finds marketin the United States
Nearly all the other half is exp )rted to the Bati
ana North Sea, and is principally consumed in the
States of Germany
Inc owners of the Pacific whaling fleet reside
principaiiy in the New England States, and az fas
as the ships obtain oargoes of oil in The Pacific they
return TO New Bedford, Nantucket, New London
and a lew TO other eastern ports SuccessfuIlv t.
prosecute THIS business however, it is necessary Il
nave nav. a grand centre of operation in the Pacific
ne Sandwich Islands have become to be REGARDED
as TINS centre, and heretofore have unouestion
aoiy peen the only suitable place for that purpose
Changes are now going on, however, which mus
soon transfer the whaling headquarters for the Pa
cine from the Sandwich Islands to California Th
VIII be inevitable after the completion of a shir
canal across Central America; and it indeed pro
babie that such event would ultimately take
place, even should no canal be opened.
San Francisco Whig.
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POSTAGE STAMPs.-In receiving letter from
France to-day we struck with the beauty of
the postage stamps-the delicate and decided tints
OF carmlne and green-:he sharpness of the en-
craving and the clearness of the printing. Placing
them by the side of our faded and muddy Ameri-
can postage stamps, the contrast was by no means
favorable to the latter. Striking the eyes OF thou
sands daily, as postage stamp does, and educat-
ing the taste of young and old, we see no reason
why the United States should not afford one that
may meet the demands of art and crafty the eye
OF TASTE instead of being object offensive to both
We have artists capable of producing an engrav-
ing equal to the French and ink makers, who can
give us as good an ink; and printers, who can take
as good an impression. We hope that General
rlefce VIII look into the shortcomings of the pre-.
sent manufacturers of these stamps
Boston Transcy;DE
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fEATRAYAaANT PRoFITs OF LEAD MIN1NG-
The Grant County Herald remarks as follows mn.
ger TINS mead: I'VE learn that smelters at Frank.
I'm, IOWA county, are paying $40 per thousand
pounds for mineral. We fear that this rate is the
.esuis VI competition, or else over-estmated de-
mand. That mineral will Auctuate the con-; inc
season between $50 and $40 we have no doubt;
put mat its steady value, based upon the Eastern
ana ~ Louis price of lead, will be $40, we doubt
upon very high compensation for their Iabors
nenceforth" Wefully agree in the above opinion,
Inc price of our staple for some time to come
must mainly depend on the prices asked by the
that our own mines cannot supply the market IF
foreign dealers choose to keep the price TO near
it's present limit, we think they can do so but this
cannot be a safe reliance in the transaction Of a
heavy business aEena Adrerfiser
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wAsHlseros, February "a. 1858.

SiR have the honor to acknowledge the receipt
of your letter of the 18th instant transmitted to me
from New York, and beg you to accept my warm
est thanks for the kind expressions of interest and
confidence which it contains.
Fully approaching its suggestions, and your
disposition to promote the full development OF the
new motor, beg leave to propose to build two
ships of-war, to be equipped with my caioric en-
to be less than 1000 tons burden, and to be pro.
PEELED at the rate of ten miles an hour on a con.
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Mrs. MowATT is drawing crowded houses at Mo-
bile.
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To KEEP Stove BRIGHT BY TWO APPLICATIONS
A YEAR.-Make weak alum-water, and mix
your "British lustre" with it; put two spoonsful
to a gill of aium-water; let the stove be cold,
brush with the mixture, then take dry brush and
dry Iustre, and rub the stove until it is perfectly
dry. Should any part before polishing become 80
dry as to look gray, moisten it with wet brush,
and proceed as aboye.-N 0. Courier.
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government. When the passage of an import
ant measure is brought to q question of Gin or
der or out Of ORDER" that legislator must be
-scrupulous who stands on so fine a point
Jas the inviolablity Of an arbitrary general rule
when he can vote for the application of par
ticular rule to the special case, which in his
own judgment will expedite decision upon the
merits.
The practice of legislative bodies, like that
of courts of justice, ought to yield gracefully to
such special infractions as are necessary to Sc
cure the great end of constitutional admins
tration
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Z =
The following letter, addressed by the Post
master General to the Hon. JAMES Brooks, of
New York, exhibits the reason which led the
Department to decline the additional mail
service proposed at that city:
Posi- OFFICE DEPARTMENT.,
February %, 1853.
Sir: Your note of the 10Th instant is received,
enclosing the letter from r. Sturgis, esq.,, offering
to provide tenders to the ocean mail steamers at
New York for the purpose of expediting the deliv-
cry of the mails the arrival of the steamers; and
In reply have the honor to state that if any such
arrangement is made, it should be at the expense
OF the mail contractors of the several ocean lines.
and not at any additional expense to the Depart
ment. The contractors receive very liberal COM
pensation for their service, which, by their con
tracts, includes the taking of the mails between
their respective steamers and the New York post
office; and it seems to me they should take pride
in seeing that the whole service is performed in the
most prompt and satisfactory manner possible.
am, very respectfully, your obedient servant.
(Signed) S. D. HUBBARD,
Postmaster General
Hon aa RpooRa Hnuca IF REPRESENTATIVES,
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o. The HOUSE REPORTER for the Republic is
authorized to receipt for moneys due to this Office
by members of Congress. He has the accounts at
his desk,
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WAsHINeToN Ian,

JOHN P. KENNEDY.
Hon F. P. STANTON, Chairman Committee Naval
Affairs, House of Representatives.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-04
ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA.

ETAT DE LA LOUISIANA.
Couy du Stxieme Dist. JudiciGire,
Paroisse dEst Baton Rouge.
Dams l'afaire de administration No an,
De URi,H Blue, un absentee W. '''
I'M vertu dune commission lance dams
II rafsire ci-dessus numerofe ct . moi
,dressee par rHon. la Cour dur sixieme Dis
trict ludiciaire.dans et pour la Paroisse d. Est
Baton Rouge Eta' de la Louisiana. J'expo-
serai en- vente publique. Ia porte de Ia
maison de Cour dams Ia vile de Baton Rouge
Sumeci, le 4me jour de Jpin, A D., 1853. .
u heurer dn ma'in. la prophets ci-apres
axposer, ct decrte. savor:
IN certain terrain de terre sifue dams Get
re partie de la vile de Baton Rouge, arpente
oar le fen Anth my Gras, mesurant soixante
pieds de face sur Ia rue de PEglise, sur cent
vingt pieds de profondeur. ct desiene sur lie
plIn de la dit vile, CONNIE terrain No a.
De F1let No. d. CONDITIONS de Ia Vente-
COMPLIANT. H. v. BABIN, Sheriff
Mai 3, 1853. Is
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-04
PROBATE SALE.

DY virtue oil commission 10 me directed
ID fiom the Hon Sixth Judicial District
Court in and for the Parish OF East Baton
Rouge in the State of Louisiana, will offer
Coz sale at the late place of residence CT
Jacques Moreau, deceased, in the town OF
Baton Rouge on Monday the 9Th day Of
lune next A. D.. 1858. at II o'clock. A. NJ
the following named effects belonging to
the succession of said deceased. 10 wit i:
4 Counter and lot of shelving with show
"ase, looking glass, sofa, clock, tailor's
amp &c &c. For Cash.
Nav % So. H BABIN, Sheriff.
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PENN anshiU.

DARENTS and Teachers are invited to
[ cali at J. C. LANOUE'S. Harnev
Honse Row to examine the Philosophical
Theory ani Pirrtiee Of Penmanship
Tne Theory is divides into three parts.
Primary. Ln.eru'ediase AID Final. Each Part
in -Four Books
This work conpfiees cuts designed to
illustrate me manner OF holding and conduct
ing he hand and pen: preparatory excer-
cises. which thoroughly train the muscles
emp!oyed in writing. a classification of let
ters and words according to their sinil-
arity of formation, and Instructions accom-
panying the various exercises in each book.
The whole so arranged as to enable he pu-
pils to write over each page twice. Price
IS cents mav12.
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VENTE D'EPREUVE.

EN yertu dune commission moi adres-
II Sc par FHon. la Cour du Sixieme
District judiciaire, dams ct pour la Paroisse
PEST Baton Rouge, dams l'Etat de la Loui-
lane, J'otfiirai en- vente la derniere place
lc demeure de Jacques Moreau, decece,
ans la vIll- de Bottom Rouge,
Luadi, lie 6me 1our de Jain, 1858.
II heures du natin, les effets ci-apres
,ornm6s appartenant la succession du dit
leflnct savoir: UN Contoire ct lot de
;'agaiTe avec une bilou,erie. mirror, sofa.
oendulIe. uns Iampe de TaiIlieur. Pour du
Compliant. II. V. BABlN.
mai ~. Sheriff
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STATE OF LOUISIANA,
Sirth Judicial Dastract-PGriSh Of
East Baton Rouge.
In the matter OF Curatorship of NJ ao7
UR1AH Blue. an absentee.
10y VIRTUE Of commission Issued
ID in the above entitled and numbered
cause. ami to NE directed, from the hon
Sixth Judicial district Court, in and for the
Parish of East Baton Rouge. State of Louis
lana. ] will expose at public sale. at the
Court House door in the City Of atom
Rouge-on Saturday the 4th day Of .jame merit
A. D. 1888 at II o'clock, A. NJ, the property
herein after setforth, aud described 10 wit:
A certain Lot Of ground situated in that
aar' If Of the City of Baton Rouge. laid
out by the late Anthony iras. measuring
ixty fee. front, on Church street by one
hundred and twenty feet in depth. and des-
crihed in the Plan thereof. as Lot No. 4, Of
Square No a. Terms of Soie-cAsH
Nav Sd 1882. H. v BABIN, Sheriff.
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NOTICE.

NVH sCAs
A LII persons indebted to the succession
II Of Jacquas Moreau, deceased, are
requested to pay the amount of their in
ipbtedness into the hands of the undersign-
I'd who is duly appointed Administrator of
said succession and all those having claims
against the said succession will please to
present them TO the undersigned. duly certi-
fed. G. GUZMAN.
Nav 22'53. .Ad1,inistrator
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For Sale.

an REASONABLE TERMS - One
~ square Of ground with two good hou,es
thereon siturted at the corner of Govern
ment and East Boulevard streets For por-
ticulars apply to P. A. Kougler on the prem
Uses. The above property can be had very
low il, immediate application is made.
NAV l3tf
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Twigr's Hair Restorative !!
Ham anOny.
SUPERIOR TIE as.

A FINE assortment OF Green and Black
II Teas, in quarter, halves and pound
packages. Just received direct from Ne"
York. Prices from so cents to so PEI
pound. Iapr;l 2Ol JOSHUA BEAL.
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Map Of Louisiana.

THE new and improved map of Louisi-
L ana compiled from the latest and
most authentic surveys. both public and
private by G. w. r. Bayley. civil engineer
1853. For sale by j. C. LaNOUE.
may LILY Harvey House Row.
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Fer Sale.
DIR. G.. w. DEAEIWG.

OFFERS his professional services to the
" public Office on Church Street, two
ioors East of Wsddlll's Drug Store.
Residence on st. Hypolige ST., between
church and north streets. may 7-y.
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| S. F. BLANCHARD
Wholesale and Retail Dealer in
Groceries and Provisions,
Corner of Third and Convention Sts.,
NEAR THE MARKET BATON ROUGE. LA
r TENDER MY THANKS to my
i numerous friends and customers for
their liberal patronage and would state, that
I intend TO merit still greater patronage
BY keeping on hand at all times large and
well selected stock aid by selling on such
terms. that it will be an inducement for pur-
cha,ers TO call on me.
Ny Stock consists Of the follouing staple
articles:
5000 lbs. Stage and Shay's and Dufield
Sugar cured hams,
1000 do plain hams;
1000 do shoulders 1000 sides;
1000 lbs choice dried beet,
100 barrels mess Pork, 4
10 do of prime Leaf Lard,
SO Kegs do do do,
10 bbis No Mackerel
10 No2 do.
20 boxes Buckwheat,
10 hhds prime sugar,
90 bbls loaf and crushed sugar,
so hexes star candles,
90 do sperm do
100 ZONES NO. ], soap,
30 do fine Toilet,
do CASTLE soap,
10 Kegs fresh butter
kegs goshen do
100 lbs fresh Cheese.
boxes fresh pine apple do
10 lbs sugar crackers,
10 Boston do and 10 butter do
Tiesces Of RICE.
10 boxes Mac & Macs Tobacco
do honey dew do
10 do best Cavendsh 10
10 do smoking DO
10 DO cigars, Regaias
Liquors, pickles. Ale, Porter, Cider,
Preserves, Candies,
so bags Coffee; 30 chest Tea.
ALSO. LARGE STOCK OF SHELF GOODS.
~ 60 CROCKFRY, TIN
y ~ WA RE- Ware. Willow-ware
woodward. &c. All of which will be sole
at small advance. mar 23-y
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Mothers Relief.

ONE Of those remedies that should be
~ in the hands Of every one expecting
to become mother. its virtues can best
be known by the use Of it. For sale by
H. +. WADDILL, Druggist.
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HOTEL &c.
Restauraf 4 oyster saloon.
Cologne Water.

EXTRACTS for the handkerchief. Soaps
Il shaving Cream, pomatums Hair and
Tooth Brushes. Chalk balls. &c. for sale
by n. +. WADDILL, Druggist.
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Administrators Notice.
Avis d'Adminisfrateu

Avis d'Administ rateur.
Dams FaTaire de Ia succession de J. MoaEAu,
deceds
r E publique est par la presente notifie de
IL he pas payer aucune argent qul peut
atre due au dit defunct dams aucune autre
mains que de radministraieur. .qui est la
seulle personne qai est anthorisee de tonne
recu G. GUZMAN,
NAV 24.3ts administrator
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Notice.

ygSHE Louisiana Institution for Mutes and
Blind. on st. Ferdinand street, Bator
Rouge, is open for visitors from 10 to IL o.
clock, A. NJ, each day, Sundays only excep-
ted feb.-Stf.
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A Be ,utiful Property for Sale.
Plank Road Meeting.

OFFICE Baron RoUGe AND CLIFTON
PLANK Roam CourANY,
Baton Rouge. 2lst Apra, 1853. }
Alta Meeting of the Board of Directors
II Of the Baton Rouge and Clinton Plank
Road Company held this day, w. S. Pike
was elected President, Eugene Lanoue
Treasurer, and Alfred shoppers, Secretary.
Subscribers to the stock Of this company
are hereby notified that an instrument o.
one Dollar and TWEEN y-fve cents pr share
will be PAYABLE on Wednesday, the LIST da
of June next 1853 BY order Of the Board.
J.B. SMITH, pres't. pro- tam
w. S. PIks, Sect'y pro. tenn
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-04

TUST received small lot of the mr.
d unadniterated Kentucky Mustard 70
sac at retail in packages of quarter. half
and whole pounds JosHrA BEAL
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-04

For Fancy Sugar Cured HaDes,
A T reduced prices, call at
II feh4 EEAL's.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-04

DACON--5 casks shoulders for sale by
- (may lstfJ S. VI. HART & Co.
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CORN AND OATS--just received Cor sale
~ by (may lstG S. NJ. HART & Co.
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Four Town Lots for Sail.

n HEE town Lot5 are located on Church
L Street. for Sale or Barter. apply 70
feo-l2-tf JOSHUA BEAL
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-04

I ARD-in bbls, and kegs, for sale by
- lrnay lst1 S. NJ. HART & Co.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-04

I N,lOLBS.. clear Sides just open.
L .OiJO ed and for sale hv
ST. BLANCHARD.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-04

Sugar: a few hhds of Prime sugar,
~ just suited to the Trade, fer sale by
feb-l2-tf. S. NJ HART, & Co.
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. R. R-70 dozen more Of Railways
II. Ready Relief, in large and small bot
ties, just received by VIM. BoeEL,
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Delays are dangerous.
More Eight.

GALL at #. T. Waddill's and see a new
u Lamp. that gives better light thai
oil. without greese, smoke or smell, and
well not blow up, as camphine Goes.
The daily comet. [volume] (Baton Rouge, La.) 1850-1856, 1853-06-04

ELOUR-100b bIs Ohio super fine for sale
I BY lmay 1871 S. NJ. HART & Co.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
De Witt

The neighboring town of De Witt, the
county seat of Clinton, has caught some
thing of that progress which is so apparent
throughout the West. We understand
from friend that quite number of new
buildings are in progress of erection there.
among others large Meeting House, and a
Court House about the size of the one in
this place. We would recommend those
emigrating to this State, before they choose
location, to visit De Witt and that vicinity
and examine some Of its claims to suitable
residence.
A friend writing us from De Witt says
l"We have considerable excitement about
Railroad matters at this time. No other
news of interest in the place, except the
fining of grog seller $1,000 and costs for
selling liquor. The committee appointed
last winter will endeavor to keep down the
doggeries in De Witt
A correspondent of the Oquawka Spectator
thus discourses with regard to the effect the
prosecution of the Lyons Railroad is having
on Clinton county
The road will pass over about thirty miles (nearlv
from east to wes) in Clinton county, mos s level prai-
rie which is now being taken up by emgrants almost
as fast surveyor point out locations, one of
which, living in De Witt, is employed nearly every
day in selecting and entering lands, and the value Of
farms and of entered lands is fast increasing and the
time is not far distant when Clinton county will be
densely populated
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-10-13
M. & N Railroad.

The first survey Of the entire line of the
second division of this Road has been run
from Iowa City to this place. There is
and has been for some time a very strong
force of Engineers on this line. One di-
vision Of this force is now to be employed in
making permanent location of the road
from Iowa City to this place. Several miles
of which are already located and the right OF
way obtained. The balance of the Engin-
eer force are proceeding westward to make
the survey to the Missouri river.
The expectation and calculation is that
the line from Iowa City to Fort Des Moines
will be under contract within a few weeks,
strong force is now employed in grading
the road from Davenport to Iowa City which
by the terms of the contract is to be CON-
pleted by Dec. 1854. We may then conf
dently expect that the Iron horse with his
burden of passengers and freight will in a
few months cross the bright waters of the
Des Moines in eight hours from the banks
Of the Mississippi. That will be ushering
in new era in the travel and commerce OF
the country which will develope its resource.
and either directly or indirectly benefit al
who are brought within its inhuence.-H
Des Moiaes Star.