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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20
SrRY j Az

Our Legislature, with blindness 10 The
interests ofour State somewhat remarkable,
has passed an usurE law. lis very doubt.
ful neither il could have passed any Law
coming more directly in contact With thu
interests ol our State thaa this one. Ths
fact Of money being esteemed as other prop
erty and occasionally, as circumstance:
warrant, commanding high rate of later
est. has induced hundreds OF thousands .
daiiars to come to this Safe and thousand
81 persons to locate where they c5uld inge>
their means most profit ably. Ten per cen
as the established rate of interest will be
no indacement for men 10 send money Il
Iowa when they can obtain the same rate
at home. The establishment Of an usur,
law opens wider door 10 dishonesty and
fraud than The removal Of all legal rates
Of interest and allowing the demand TO reg
ulsle he value ri The article.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20
TURF OR PEAT.

We are unacqusin,ed with The practical
aso q. this article oil fuel, SO extensively
employed ior economical purposes ~ the
inhabitants of the British isles and oil some
Of the States to the east OF US; but friend
who is familiar with il, Rev. Mr.. Bfabrook.
has fnruished US with specimen Of vcge
table decomposite, obtained from the
sloughs Of our prairies, which possesses all
Of the qualifications Of the best New Eng
land peat. II takes fire readily. burns
with slow combustion until entirely con
snmed and deposits pale blue ashes
What mine Of wealth and comfort would
il open to the inhabitants of our prairies,
il the worthless eloughs that mar the beau.
" and impair the health Of these grca, IN
land seas, should prove fruitful source OF
fuel?
In MASSACHUSETTS this peat is cut out
dried ia the sun, and readily commands
efSut uoiidsS per Soio. tiUd wiz Gill saN
that the despised praifie slough, unfit iur
any purpose yet discovered BY man, MAY
no, prove pr'ltic in The supply OF an ar,i
Gle deemed By our eastern friends for do
mesic use as Of The frs, necessity?
The grass OF our prairies when fired
quickly spreads TO the taller veaetstion q
The slough. |, burns to the earth, which il il
be dry, occasionally takes fire aud is con
sumed 10 the depth u one or two feet
'Fhis fact has led 10 the examination of ih
nature of this earth and it is found as abos,
mentioned. to be = vegetable decomposll,
that when dry readily imbihes FIRE and re
iains il until consumed. il is nothing more
nor less than peat and II il be as wide
spread az we deem it 10 lie, will prove in
yaiua bic TO the prairie farmers OF The West
The subject is worthy and needs further
Investigation. We propose il 70 our inteiIi
gent farmers and with them 10 acquanl
rs with their success. Those siouehs thu
are ,femuous to The !eei and inf, even
ior slough hsy,' are the ones tbs, abound
IN this article.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20
NtlIICES

LiTrELL's LlvING As the beginning oi
new year is generally deemed the most tavora-
Bile time 10 subscribe fer periodical, We rec
ornmend TO those Of our readers, as The best fol
the price on our exchange list, Lttell's Living
sge, published ;csekig in pamphlet form, each
mum YER containing 10 large pages of sold read
ing matter. at the low prize of 5000 per annum,
free of postage.
Youra's CAgivET MAGAZINE This is esteem
ed the best periodical for the juveniles issued ~
the country. Il is published in pamphlet form
monthly. at the low price Of 81 90 per year.
Samples of either Of The above works can be
seen at our Office and if desired, we will forward
the money to the publishers.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20
THE PENiTENTIARY sYsTEM-EXECUTIvE
CLEMENCy.

CLEMENCY.
We sliuded last week 10 the wrong com.
mitted upon tho unotlending wives and
children OF condemned criminals, BY The
State nppropta,ing their earnings TO IT
SELF A gentleman called in while ,ht
types were performing their Legitimate
purpose of impressing the thought upol
paper, snd gave rs an Illustration in point
A few years since the eldest son and dc
pendence OF a mother and several SINAI
children. was implicated in crime CON
mit,ed in this county and sent to the Penl
Tertiary. Our informant happened to be
At neighbours one day, when one oil thu
children called TO borrow peck Of lndiar
meal. Surmising tina, The family might bt
in a stale Of restitution, he prevailed upo,
his wife 10 call upon them. She did 8
aud found them SO destitute that the corn
meal pone constituted their only susie
nance. Though the mother is industrious
and frugal. vet were il not for assistance
from the neighhors, she and her little one
might KAYE persisted by starvation, ant
that ioo in The rich and productive count,
Of Scott.
We have another object in view in rela
ling this incident, Than merely to illustrate
IN idea. The son to whom we have alln
led was perhaps guilty of the offence fo'
which he wa. committed. that Of pnrloin
ing manes ed letter from the mil. b.
IN consideration of his youth = being bu
seventeen wears of age-and he protah,
|ny OF bin having been Influenced by olde
heads; his natural IN Tending disposition
the length ofiime he has already been con
fined in the Penilenliary; his exemplary
condue, during his imprisonment; the ep
portuni,ies he has had II escape and q
which he has not awaited himself; the pnr
Itial,y Of keeping him confined when :,
many vile scoundFels have been permit q
10 escape: and the wrong inflicted upon lbs
molher. brothers and sisters by keeping
from them his earnings; all we think up
peal To the President 81 the L, s. 10 eN-
tend 10 this unfortunate youth The eiemen-
c, vested in his hands.
Strike from the misguided boy his prison
h ins. President, and lethim % fnrlh ahe
.enirihate Ia The support Of his mother aus
nd earn fer himself i character She VII
eiess YOU iar the aci snd M one can een
-ure ~. under The circumstances Ter sach
j display &c clemency. We are unae
guaiuted with the maiher, but " know ia.
particulars of The case, and that our Pres
ident has teen petitioned 10 pardon ,ht
boy. VIII he mol consider the case aud IL
view Of the above aud other flcts lamilia
l. him. remi; the remainder Of the yanu.
convic,'s sentenced
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20
NEW DISTRICTS

The Iowa CITY correspondent Of the
Muscatine Enquirer SAYS, "The bill re
distrieiing the State into Judicial District
has passed The House |, makes three al
ditional districts, The seventh. eighth and
ninth. The seventh is en the Missouri riv
er. the eighth is composed of the couniie,
# MUscaiine, Scott, Cedar. Clinton, jack
son and Jones. The ninth is soulh-wes
i he Desmoines river. The bill redisificl
ing The Stale into representative disirscis
is reported and ordered 10 be printed.
makes 10 change 10 yoar county, but add
floating representative T. the counties 9
Scott, Cedar and CIinton ;"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

WAY bill for Railroads from the Mssls''p'
ii 10 ,bs Missouri, after striking out their
RICH, 10 take depot grounds, passed ''o
House BY large majoF''y.
Last evening the House had under con.
sidera,ion the "Ma;ns Liquor Law winch
was introduced by DR.. Amos W',ter' o.
Upton. The DR.. am informed by sew
ersl. advocated this law IN very Clear
aud convincing manner, and oy all oaas
delivered much the best speech which was
made either for or against the bill. lie
deserves nd should hive the lasting res
pect of all Temperance men, Of al lovers
OF COED order, Of all who feel Tor suffering
humanity Bat from present appearances
the DR.. will not be able TO get his darling
project through. Petitions upon petitions
have been received PRAYING for the passae'
of this law Al another election the PEG
pie will have 10 make this test question
and elect such men rs will carry out then
views. The same bill, or nearly so, ha'
been introduced into The Senate by Mr.
NJ Kinney, af Henry, mud is this evening
being discussed. It's fate will probably b,
ike the one in the House. A bill for All
act allowing and regulating stay OF execn
lion on Judgments in District and Justice
Courts, has passed both houses.
The Senate on Friday passed bill APP
propriating S5000io be laid out on the
Capitol. This is truly pralsewor'hy liber.
atty, the building needs finishing, not enls
- FAR as the looks is concerned, but the
god oi the hnldinu demands it. II is ex
pecird that that amount viii be sufficient
10 build the pufticos, the galleries. tin>t
he winding stairs up 10 the Cupola, and
al other necessary fiSfnres. They als
passed the general right Of way bill for
Railroads.
In the House several bills have been dis
posed of but none al great moment, the
re naw discussing the Des MONIES I'm
Ipruvement bill.
THIS evening the M inc Law is sgsif
| Up before The House and will probably l..
disposed Of. IT. friends think have 10th
ing to hope. Il is bound TO be defeated =
| The ladies' ofihe city showed their inter
ct in this measure last evening by heiue
presen, ~ hear The discussion upon II -
And a gr-ater number will undoahredI'
/ e present THIS evening.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

SPEAKING Of Fanny Wlgh, the R. Is
land Republican srys:-"lier name vii
be held il reverence by AL true repUbh
ems, long after her revilers shall hay'
been forgotten forever" There were
snme traits in the character Of Mr>
D'Arnslnont tia; perhaps were admirable
but not one feature TINT entitled her mem
ors 10 reverence. We would regret 10 Sc.
such combination of visionary ideas a.
we're ,hroned in The masculine mind q
iha. woman, and maintained With So much
periinaciiy, held Up as worthy Of imitation
to her sex.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20
Neigbbor GuLlcH Of Der Democrat

Neigbbor GULicH Of Der Democrat
propeIs some Datch al Us in his last issue
lie will excuse US for not uhdersia ~ ia.
him at present. II We continue 10 pro
gress under the tuition Of our kiad friend
Dir. Rombauer, we hope 20 be able to com
prehend hin after awhile. In reply how
efeEs "a hal re suppose 70 aa lo qnes
iion oi our neighbor, we would state tha
our prayer is mol that Of the pharisee: -
Lord, | thsuk thee that am not as olhet
men, wine Oilbers, wAiSkey drinkers, &c.
bit y Il rather, that such may be turned
from the ertcr of their WAYS and aiyt
counienance TO laws thai will drive from
the land this fruitful source Of murder, "a.
pine ami iacendarjsm
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

READY Pay-The recent Editorial Convention
in Wisconsin, has giyeu beneficial impetu, Il
newspaper editors and pnblisters, They have
recommended the ad iPtiou Of The pay dorm sy,.
ten, and tie Press OF that State are generally put
ting il into practice. Il The craft would geeral.
" adopt ,te plan ofpay doDn, the = wonld he
200 per cent, better of the e osr ofrhe ear.
Can't We have an Editorial Convention in Iowa:
Il would certainly pay.-Jaekson P-ess.
'Them's our sentiments neiuhh0t
MnrIarty, bul somehow the craft, though
they admit the Importance ofsuch Con
veotian. never can Law down "the weapon
OF their warfare" long enough to meet il
social converse
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

ISprrENDrNT!-W fiud the following
paragraph in the Cedar County News Lei
ter Of last SATURDAY, Il sounds like an
cient news. For Democrat, rrien,
Swank "speaks right 90, in meeting" reIa
tive to our Representatives in Congress-
"a gentleman from Iowa City inform
~ that right Of WAY has been grantee
for railroad from Davenport to The form
er place. thence westward, and cumpan,
rganized, determined To construct tn
rn,d, either with or without The aid :,
Congress This is the right kind of spirit
Whenever the people determine to do ID,
work themselves, aud no depend upon tn
action of treacherons repre-en' ajivc-.
hose inidelliv has so often shown itself
hen it will he done
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

Rem vALnF THE CAPIToL While o..
kaIoosa, Dss Moines aud other aspirants
are Offering The inducements Of public
buildings free Of cost, money, &c, 10 Sc
cure the Capitol in their respective towns
we don't know but that The flares, off
vel made comes from old Cedar. Here is
her ofer:-"We will agree TO build luna
tic as, lum for the Legislature, If The capi
toI is located here"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

The citizens OF DapeDpod met en- masse NJ ihs
Court House 10 express their indignation nj III.
course pursued b. the representative oil that coun
", upon he memorial to Congress for a grant OIL
land 20 aid 10 The construction OF ra iroad from
tha, CITY westward. Ii il well known tina,
Iudge Grant, has been the luudest a.ker n favol
Of road ranning direct to Iowa City. Il 1ow
APP ears 4 al his Hon has faced about, and De.
come convert TO a new scheme For this bis
constituents are Disposed 10 express disapproba.
lion Cedar Co. .helgs Letter.
Though politically opposed to Jndgc
Grant We arc no, disposed to ceosure bin
friend swank, until we know his motive,
for The course he has pursued. A nan Of
he mind is not apt to tack round suddenly
without good reasons for So ding. Though
is actions may appear Inconsistent now,
e doubt pot when his motives are under.
TODD his course will he jtsrifrble.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20
TuE open winter, which is The suffice

The open winter, which is The suhiec'
+ complaint with the denizeus If this lat.
tade, is eiiciiing some grambling from oUt
riends up north The Minnesotian Of thu
la last, complains thar they "have had NJ
severe c4td AZ yet--rhe lowest poinI attain
ed by the mercury being bot "a degree,
below zero. With US we should call that
.sfne@ hat cold.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20
d CT RS DIFFER AND patients DIE,-

| d CT RS DIFFER AND patients DIE!-
ENrraci from the Iowa CIT, Correspuu
snrc oi the Muscatine Journal:
In The ailrrn"on, several nmen3mr u :
sere pr"p"o"d. IA ng which was one ,
Nr. Folsom. III J.hn~.n. The origlna
| M gave thc right e. the Company 10 take
| rom any land, nn maiter how near or ta
rom their Rad. gravel, stone, timber, &c
nrh timber l., he appraised BY disInieres
I'd pers"ns--up'n which nmenfmenr
iadg" Gr,ni. "t S,'"rl county, mlde n .
POSITION speech Aficr he Il d conrlud 4
VIZ Folsom r, So and made one 81! has +
site, personal spt eches, IN which he bore
own hard upon The in lge. b, leave NJ
ne House. the Judge was permitted t. r..
piN. viii nj attemp. Ia give The Ian,
maze II either. hni will state that th
Inhge got the better of Folsom The r.
'nlrks at the latter gentleman. in the fir.
lace, we're uncaIied TOR, Judge Gran
ntkiug no aiusinn 10 Folsom. whaiever -
Folsom seems to have deadly hatred rt
rim, aud takes every occasion in The
II mse iha, he can, To use the most uugen
iemanlv and nnhecoming language ~
wards the Judge So far ms | have been
40 observer, the Judge has conducted him.
self as a genrlcman eh.nld"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20
ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC RAILROAD

ATLANTIC AND PACIFIC RAILROAD.
\ new COMPANY has been organized. &C
cording to the following from the n Y
Tribune, for the construction Of a Railroac
rom the Mississippi river 10 the Paciic
cean. The Chicago Journal SAYS that
il finds among them some Of the leading
Democratic office holders in ALBANY. Per.
maps they max succeed in fnrcing through
Congress The wanted grant OF L. 5. stocks
-ince they are part and parcel OF the ''pn".
prs which are 10 be" when Pierce t Ike, The
feins Of Governmnnt:-
The Atlantic and Psci!i, Railroad Com
paus has applied 10 our Legislature. {" b.
incorporated with capital f Sl00,000.
900, having for iis 81 pct the CONSTRUCTION
fla railway between be Mississippi ans
Sau Francisco, or any other place on th'
pscIfc Before the Isl 81 April 1854, the
he Compant are t. survey 600 miles Of
the easieriy line Of The road. IIs Directors
ire Lew S Chalfeld, The rresen, Attorney
General; Canal Commissioner Follet. Mr.
Nc Alpine The State Surveyor and Engn
er, Peter Cooper, Of y. Y, Eloo Farn-
worth, If Mich l.ien.. Gov. Church, Sim
eon Draper. d New York, Harvey B.ld-
win. Of Syracuse.
"rbey intend, we learn, TO apply 10 Con
gress for an issue Of Thirty Millions II
Gnvernmen, Stock 10 aid IF the enterprise
Mr. Erasln, Carniag js warm freud 81
lie enterprise"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

Cairo, says the Evansville J5atn,,
aios six dry goods stores and el,ysa ! e01
ing Establishments, which ANNUALLY =" 'as
stnt 10 the amount Of two bundled IVA '''
aud dollars. The permanently loca,a5 Gs''
1laii,n, cnumernllng men. women \ 81
dfen, and even cats and dogs. vil ]
reach two hundred You can judge a n
what tie transient custom j.,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20
TIE WEATHER,

We have bad neither rain nor snow in
any quantity during the week. Yester-
day laelsemonth was The coolest day ex-
perienced in this region for thirty -ise
years; our table Indicates the ffigdity Of
that day, as also the temperature for tie
VIC, DaSf.-
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20
Iowa c. Ty, Jan. 18th, 1853.


TO he Editor Of Tie DneapoH Gasette.
Sill uur Mise men, are driving bu,J
ness al Railroad speed, only stopping .
neal times I" take breath. and not all 9
them then when there Is any thing hetof
h,m t. satlslt the demands Of the si.n
ch They are a good part Of the ,Inr
holding evening sessions. The truth i
he's tire getting uneasy aud anxnus to ge
home, having hecume thoroughly convinc
n that there is nolhing like as much In
nd pleasure iegislatlng as they imaginec
ut TO mention The gradual leaking from
their purses. They find that the ''soli,
charms" run out much faster than The,
H ~ 10.
Presenting YOU. az we'll as the readers d
he Gazette, are DESTROYS 10 learu whai Is
doing and has been done. viii proceed
.ay Ihat Il bill has teen introduced pruyId
Ing iar The appointment # Commission
+ Emigration, as recommended by lh.
Guvernnr-w hich was referred 10th Con,
mittee on WAYS nd Means. Mr.. PRESTO,
introduced bill abGiishing Capital Pun
iehmcHr. This was taken up la Commr
lee of The Whole and discussed b, Messrs
Preston and Brow niug-ailer mauy ann
-tug amendments IL was laid ON The tablr
lh" usur& Law passed the House aud i,
now law, making 10 per ct. the highcs,
amount OF Interest which can be taken. -
The prlncipaI features Of this bill | hay,
given YOU in previous letter.
The consolidation Of terms Of the S.
preme Court al the Capitol passed tn
House. Also bill for the cIeciing b, IT,,
p ople q! States Attorney General, VII
is also TO be reporter Of the Suprcm,
Court. The salary is fixed at 5000. Al
so a bill to change the name Of Kanesyile
to Council Bluffs. The general RICH, oil
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

WHAT PLANK ROADS DOH. n
vile N. G. Obserrer, under ,Ls l"!e''s.
"Fortane ~ spite Of ones selCn "'ao d
I'VE learn that sale ,ook place J. :.
county n few days ago, amoun,,nn u 'aa
$4,000, Of lands which would ~ !" g0'a'
odd for half the money until ina ' a''s
roads were built through and ,e.r p pa
The owner never subscribed cer,, '''a
tie roads, but bggled ior dam,po. 0u't
tho companies for passing ,braaas. '1''
lands. 81 w
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

The President has officially recogniz"r
r. II. RArPRxDEcK az Consul from Han
over. for the States Of Illinois, Iowa, Mich
gan, Indiana and Wisconsin, aud for the
Territory Of Mirnos ota.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

Tar WEATHER Souru We received
letter last Monday from Memphis. contain
ing rose bud pIucked from bush 10 tn,
open garden on the lst day q January.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20
CONGRESS.

The proceedings Of this body are WHOLLY
without interest. The little contained il
The lest Gazetie,is all that me hive yei scer
which We deemed worthy Of publication.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

The thermometer which indicates The above,
is suspended BY ring IN the open air and is Oh.
served before sunrise. The sign minus q
pref1ed 10 number, denotes below zero.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

GENERAL PiERCE's CaBrSEr The Bat
ia'o Commercial Advertiser Of Friday ha
The following:
ave are enabled 10 state, upon the gu
thoritp If gentlemen who had recent,
paid a visit To the Prtsiden. elect, at hi
residence in Concord. that the cabinet is l.
he selected. and all the preliminary ar
engagements for the organism of the incom
ing administration definitely made, be-
fore Mr.. Pierce leaves bis home for the Sc
f the General Government, In Febunr
next"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

In the wear 1887, MATrHIAs DENyY pur
chased The 100 acres Of LAID embracing
nearly all the preseo sile Of Cincinnati.
Tor foHy,nine d5lars. N,w scarcely q
from, foot Of any lol on that ground can BE-
purchased for that sum.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

THn D1i'N Gairn JcGersonian has beer
suspended Tor want Of Sufficient paIronag
tpsuslain it.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1853-01-20

STATE PRINTER w A. IloruislI. publisher
II The kenkak Dispatch, has been appoint
I'll to discharge The duties Of ibis profitable
ofFice.
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", DONATION VISIT.

YNIlEond Baptist Church and conpree.,i,.
j ie.timon al Of regard Tor their pas1o, m D. I
r NJ. MUS, will unite in bona ion W., NV
his residence, corner Of Fourth and perry :, !
The 26th inst. y
His friends, and the public generally arc nv.
ed to attend ~"
Jan. 10Th 1853.