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Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

OPENING OF THE CHICAGO AND Mis-.
sIssIPPI RAILRoAD.-Il will be seen BY
an advertisement in another column that
the Chicago and Mississippi Railroad
Company commence running through
trains from this city TO Alton and ST.
LOUIS to day. Hitherto the railroad
connection between Chicago and 81.
Louis has been made by three distinct
lins of road. The link between Joliet
and Bloomington has beer completed.
now we have another great trunk line in
operation 10 the Mississippi and south
west. II is needless 10 speak OF the
great importance OF this road 10 Chicago,
bringing us, as il does. within 'walve
hours Of ST. Louis aud the Lower Mis-
sissippi. Tha, II will pay a large per
cent, IL the stockholders, aud contribute
largely to the business and wealth Of our
city. no discerning man entertsins a
doubt. The manner in which this road
has been bull. speaks volumes for the
energy and perseverance, Of the CON.
pany.-C Chicago Press.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10
Political Persecution.

The cruelties practised a. Naples to.
wards the victims of the constitution OF
ls4s, although The subject Of frequent
denuacialion and startling exposure, are
still continued with relentless depotism
and exultant immunity. To be even
suspected as a Muraiist, is Of itself
sufficient TO doom a Neapolilan 10 almost
hopeless incarceration. So potent is u
charge Of this nature. that under lis
cover personal luminosity and revenge
are often successfully gratlfed. aud u
threa, to prefer i, is not unfrequsn,ly
restored to with equal success Tor the
extor,ion of money and ~valuables. and
that, loo. in some cases, by government
officials themselves. A foreign CORES
ponden. of The New York Times, who
enumera,es some Of the pretty aud al
mos, incredible %tyrancies pfactised by
the authorities, mentions that a promis<ht
officer of the Government, who wa.
recently at an opera performance, sens
TO a box and demanded the opera glass
which a lady was using, and which, %
no one thinks Of ~dispa,ing a question
with these tyranis, was freely surrender.
ed: ate: the ballet he returned the lady's
glass. and sent a message requesting her
no, 10 stare at him in future. Another
instance is quoted in which eighteen
persons are ia prison. because the head
of the family has fed from political
persecution. This species of cruelty is
quite common, for the police. when
failing 10 find the husband, arrest the
wife or anv other member of the family.
even to children i2 and IA years of age.
These facts will serve 10 give some idea
of the manner in which laws are en-
forced a. Naples, under the reign OF
Ferdinand III. who so solemnly swore 10
a constitutional government in i64S, bus
~lreacLerously repudia.ed the same as
soon as he was able to DO so, and con
DENIED hundreds Of the fret men Of tho
country to Imprisonment and irons for
The political opinions he himself vowed
before God and man TO defend. Blu, a
fearful day of reckoning is at hand. in
which despo,s will receive the rewardff
their evil doings.-Burington Tel.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10
Serious Af(air---A Man Shot near
Traders Point in Iowa.

Yesterday morning, as Mr.. F. Lord
was driving a team, lpaded with rock,
through the underwood towards Here
fords, some one from the bushes fired a
a gun at him. lhe. ball passing through
the breas, and lungs. His cries for as.
sis.ance brought some neighbors to his
aid, A young man by the name ol
Golden has been arrested. charged with
the attempted murder. There had been
a difficulty between the parties quite re
Gently. and Mr.. Lord Gays the prisoner
is the man who sto, him. The wound
is considered PROFESSIONALLY fatal. bu,
up to last accounts the wounded man
was alive. The prisoner was taken to
Council Bluffs for examination to day
This is a strange and melancholy affair.
and the person who lay in ambush for
his foe is a murderer though The man
should survive. -Omaha Nebraska, J
.AyrO,D.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10
Treaty with Russia.

A treaty has recently been concluded
at Washington. by the Secretary Of Stale
and the Russian Charge, oy which the
United States and Russia are bound 10
act upon strict neutrality in regard to
the present European war. This, il
would seem, goes to establish the doc.
trine as a principle OF national law. that
the property of neu,rals cannot be
seized. even if found upon an enemy's
vessel. unless when con.raband Of war.
England and France will act upon this
principle in the the present war. from
policy. but refuge to make it a perma.
nent law Of the nations.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

Is over, and after the smoke has clear.
ed off we shall learn the result; after
which things will again settle down and
wag along as usual. Though the friends
Of the Compromise will never give up
TO the continual extension Of slavery,
but will remember and repel il in elec-
tons for all time TO come.
In this county the contest was a warm
one The Wings fought nobly, and
though they have not succeeded as well
rs we or they could have desired, still
we are proud TO say that the opposite
party has nothing TO boast over. Their
great champion, and one for which al.
most everything else would have been
sacrificed, has been defeated for Dist.ic,
Clerk. We have elected a District Sen
ator and one Representative. This will
do pretty well, for the once, and will
nerve Us 10 do battle again in a glorious
cause.
Our Wing friends fought against a
heavy odds. They had a majority Of
some so or more TO overcome, and their
opponents did not fairly meet the issues
Abolitionism, Know-no,hingism, and ev-
cry other ism that could be thought of,
was attempted 10 be fastened upon them,
and we learn that in some precincts Sc.
cref circulars were used to defeat the
Wings. What these circulars contained
we do no, know, but nothing they con
tanned was true or honorable, or they
would not have been kept SO secrei.-
But with all their ~gouging, secre. circu
lars, and misrepresentation they are
beaten, and feel badly beaten; and now
realize the fac, that the Wing party is
not dead yet, but is alive and kicking,
and further returns will certainly con
vince them Of this fact.
Of those Independent Democrats who
resolutely repudia,ed the Nebraska Bill
and would no, bow to the dictates Of the
clique that believe that they have M
right 10 mould and fashion the opinions
Of every man in the party, and control
his vote at the polls, we feel PARTICULAR,
proud. independence Of thought anc
action is not yet entirely crushed out OF
the Democratic party, as was amply il.
Illustrated at the election in this county on
Monday last. This feeling OF independ
ence is still growing, and will continue
70 grow until a few leaders can no longer
control the body polite.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

NOVEL BurLDINa MATERlAL.-The
gravel, wall for building dwelling houses,
factories, and public buildings, appears
TO be coming into vogue in his viciniM.
Messrs. Howard DAVIS a. Go. have now
in process Of IONS r%uction, of This mate
rial. in Wal,ham, a spacious factory, 10
which they will remove as soon as II is
completed IL is .hree stories iE height,
and the walls al the second story are
fourteen inches thick. The cost Of the
structure will no. probably exceed SIS.
600; but had the walls been of brick. i.
would not have COS, less than $4,000.
The grayeI.wali is composed wholly
ri shapeless rocks. sand and small stones,
mixed with mortar, making a cod posi-
ton. which, on becoming thoroughly dry,
is perfectly hard and firm. so that the
wall, instead of being formed of strata
Of rock, is a solid mass closely resem-
bling padding stone.
Ii is said by artists that ,he material
promises to he quite as durable as brick.
and superior. in all resi- ec.s, TO wood,
and that o house can be built Of 1t for a
tenth part of the cost Of a brick bulldog
IF the same corresponding dimensions.
There is an oclagon shaped dwelling
house now being completed in Somer-
vile, the walls OF ahich are Of this ma.
,erial. II is thirty feet in diameter and
Two stories in heigh.; j, is owned by
Captain Gallagher. The walls OF he
church which will soon be erected in
Someryille for the Congrega,ionalis's.
will douoless be made Of this material.
Boston Chronicle.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10
The Railroad.

Chief Engineer THIELsoN, with hi.
corps Of assistants. arrived here last even
ing. He will proceed Immediately To
to survey the road through town and, We
presume, make arrangements for depot
grounds. We hope our c~ilizens will aid
all in their power in accomplishing this
object.
The work will be resumed on this end
of The road shortly, and stockholders
in this county are requested TO pay up
their stock Immediately.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10
noN'r WANT THEIR PRAy Ess.- Frohl

noN'r WANT THEIR PRAy Ess.- Froh,
some unexplained cause. the Car Of
Russia has just notified the lsraeliiish
priests within his dominions that tho
are no. expected to offer up any more
prayers for the success OF the Russian
army. Doubtless This will be great relief
TO the prosecuted children Of Jacob, to
whom their own prayers must have
seemed a mockery in the sight Of God.
unless, indeed. they believe in the Chris
.ian percept "pray for those who despite
fully use you and prosecute you
Nothing can exhibit. N a more striking
light the rigorous despo'ism Of Russia
than the forced prayers for its W sue.
ces which the Russian government re.
quired from . race whom is has moro
villainously ~wroneed then any other
government of modern simes.-PhH..
american.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10
CENSUS OF WAPELLO COUNTY.

We give below the Census Of this
county for 1854. Il slows a large in.
crease since the last census, but not being
taken with the same accuracy as a U.
S. Census. i, Is necessarily not so full
nor SO perfect. Wapello county now
contains, we believe, over Ii 900 inhab
'iapts. The assessment roll is not We,
perfected, but as soon as is We will lay
il before our readers.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10
Powder Mill Explosion.
e jolly

At Wilmington, at Z o'clock last
evening. n of Garnesche's powder
mills. a mile and a half from town. ex plo.
ded killing James Lynch. The watchman,
and injuring Dennis Cannon. The engineer.
There were three heavy explosions.
which shook The city much. The mill
is totally destroyed. The property about
the mill is not much damaged.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10
FROM THE FAR WEsr.-We have

FROM THE FAR WEsr.-We have re.
ceivec the Omaha arrow. printed and
published at Omaha City, Nebraska
Territory, by Johnson e. Pa.ison. The
.7rrow is a sprightly sheet and will do a
great deal 10 advance the settlement oil
our Western Territories. We have
placed it on our exchange list.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

D"The Oskaloosa Times is the title
Of q large and we'll conducted Democratic
paper lately started at Osxaloosa, by
Messrs. Cameron B. lngersoll, the frs,
No. of which is on our table. We wish
rnhe Times success, though we think it's
dimensions far exceed the patron lge il
can command,
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

II The Nebraska Palladium. pu b.
lished by Messrs. Reed & Co., a. Belle
view City. Douglas county, \ ebraska
Territory. has been received. We wei
come it and wish j. success. Nebraska
10 "some' in the way of newspapers. for
IL has two before it has any permnnen,
population 10 speak of.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

u What has become of Graham's
Mseaxinel II has not made,its appear.
ance on our table for August. Send il
along. friend Graham. we cant do with.
out il
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

SERIOUS RENcoNTRE.-We learn with.
regre. that a few days since an al,erca-
ton took place At For. KearQey. N. IT,,
between Col. Bowler and Judge Brad
ford. Of Sidney. lows, in regard 10 a
claim. in the course Of which Judge
Bradford was struck with a club in the
hand Of the other party, stunning hig1
and very badly fracluring his skull. He
was carried homo senselesa.- 0mahs
(N. IT, .Arvoss.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

TERRIBLE MoRTALITy.-The cholera
broke out suddenly a. Dixon on the 23d
ult., and carried OF eighteen victims 10
the first twenty four hours. Atlast nc.
counts the disease was abating, but two
or three fatal cases per day.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

The insurgents, if successful, may offer
the throne to Don Pedro Of Portugal
The French Government is said to iavor
the insurgents.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

CUcuMBERs.-Mr. Hall. a Conductor
on the Ohio and Indiana Railroad. died
OF cholera at Creslllne. Wednesday. a,
IL o'clock. On Tuesday he was rather
imprudent in his diet, eating freely Of
cucumbers for dinner. making most of
his meal, in fact. iron that vegetable.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

GIVE have delayed our paper be.
yond the usual hour Of publication in or.
der to give our readers as full returns from
The election as possible.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

GIVE have been unable TO get the
official yoie of this county for to days
paper. II will appear next week.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

1rThree lots of ground in Chicago
sold q few days since. at Auction, for
$4,000 per front foot.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

Acorn C0FFEE.-There is in Berlin,
Prussia, a large establishment for the
manufacture Of coffee from acorns and
chicory, The article being made separate
ly from each. The ehicory is mixed
with an equal weight OF turnips to rem
der i, swee,er. The acorn coffee. which
is mace from roasted and ground acorns,
is sold in large quantities, and frequent.
ly with ra,hera medicinal than an econom.
icai Wet as j. is thought to have a whole.
come effect upon the blood, particularly
of s~croiuIous persons. Acorn coffee is.
however, made and used in many parts
of Germany for the sole purpose OF
adultera,ing genuine coffee, and has been
imported into the United States for the
same use, 90 that. no doubt, many per.
sons who would shrink from knowingly
drinking acorn coffee, have actually
drank it under another name. II it be
medicinal in its nature, as 10 said, the use
of it ought 10 be encouraged. And at
any rate, as il is healthy in its nature.
and can be made very chesply from The
superabundance Of acorns in our forests.
il SCENE to recommend itself under GER
tain circumstances ~ q substitute. for cot
fee, the price of which would ihereby
be much reduced.-PhiadePhia U. S.
Gazette.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

LATER FROM OREGoN.-OregoR dates
to the oath ult. are at hand. The item
of chief interest is the fact tina. The PEG
pie Of Oregon prefer for the present re
naming under their Territorial organiza
ton, to coming into the Union as \ Sow
ereign State. The vote for a convention
to frame a State Constitution, stood al
follows:
For the Convention. 1927
Against l,S47
Majority against. $50
The dispute between California anl
Oregon, as TO The ownership of certain
territory claimed by each. has beer set
tied in favor Of the latter.
Demoine courier., 1854-08-10

The French and English are slowly
drawing their lines around the Russians.
In the Black Sea on the 7,h. the com
bined fleets were seer off Akerman,
sailing east. 1t was reported that Ad
miral Beuat forced an entrance 10 Novn
Reich. Asia Kerom Pacha surprised
IL 600 Russians and defeated them. cap
tnring So guns and 400 prisoners o. a
pass in the mountains.
English seamen from the feet have
been sent 10 man the Turkish boats on
the Danube.
The Russians have burned Matchin.
The Porte consents TO reopen the
Turkish ports TO Greek merchantmen,
but demands indemnity from Greece for
losses sustained through the recent in
%surrection.
SPArN.-The instruction is spreading
rapidly. A ,elegraphic dispatch from
Bayonne Of Goth. states iha. Madrid and
garrison have pronounced agains, the
Queen. The cabinet 10 dissolved. Ma
vsrez has offered to form a ministry, and
himself at the head.
The insurgents are marching on Mad
rid with the central division, while Gen
eral Zabana advanced with his forces
from the Basque provinces. Numerous
large cities Of the Belearic Islands have
also declared for the insurgents. The
insurrec.ion was hitherto confined most
" to the military, but citizens are now
joining. Queen Christians has fed to
Bay"nne, and Queen Isabella has lef,
Madrid. and the Duke Monspensier de-
clared Lieutenant General.
Gen. Bravo has arrived In England.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-23
FAT.lL RAHROAD ACCIDENT
poudense Of The n. Y. Tribune.

CorTespouderee Of The N. Y. Tribune.
Milford, Iunterdon Co., N j., Aug 10, ls5i
mostlsnguar and fatal accident occurred to the
5P. NJ. tassenger train Of the Belyidere Delaware
Railroad its way down yesterday afternoon result
ing the death aud horrible msngng of the body of
Nm. Cooper, old and respected citizen of the county,
living the line of the railroad some two miles be-
low FrenchtOwn.
1t appears deceased was walking down the railroad
track when he Oyertaken by the train and 80 Sc
verey injured (his ribs and limbs being literally torn
from their sockets and broken in different places be-
sides some half dozen wounds upon his head and body
either sufficient to DEATH that he died almost
in medately From facts elected by aadayits taken
tlis morning et an inqusitiOn held before Samuel III.
Britton, ESQ., it is shown that deceased had been
warned and was probably fully aware OF bis danger,
and either moditattd seldestruction, or was 50 COM
petely overcome with fear as 10 prevent his saving
himself as he could easily have done by stepping of
the track a single stride being sufficient to place him
beyUd d danger
Connected with this death, singular coincidence is
related Of the deceased On Monday last be was with
ueigLbor standing beside the track when the passen-
GER train passed Deceased looking at the tran said
L. that would take a man out of the world very
quick .'rf To which l.. replied "Yes" When de-
ceased further remarked ~ had rather die any other
death than that" -Four days afterward be was
killed in precisely the way he suggested. have this
from al unquestionabe authority. How strange are
the - ents Of life and death
Every facility for full and impartial investigation
Of the cause of the accident was extended by Mr.
Thomas Carr the Acting Superintendent Of the road,
and by bis order an extra train kept running 10
convey the friends of the deceased and others to and
from the locality OF the accident. But no facts being
disclosed lending in the slightest degree 20 lmpeach
the prudence ard good conduct Of the engineer and
others connected with the train in their efforts 10 pre-
vent the casually the body was at the request of the
friends Of the deceased delivered TO them upon
tfeate Of the Justice in accordance with the above
farts. & II. g..
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-23

ARRIVAL VI IHE UNIFIED STATES AT
NEW wORLEANS-GREAT FIRE AT MARYS-
VILLE-sPLIT AMONG THE DEMOCRATS
TWO TICKETS NOMINATED, &c
NEw-OGLEANs, Monday, Aug. 81, 1854.
The steamship United States from Aspnwall, has
arrived at this port bringing the California mails and
passer gers of the LIST inst.
The George Law, from Aspnwal had on board
about one million in specie.
great fire had occurred at Maryssillo. Five
squares Of buildings were destroyed, and the loss
reached S25OOOO
Tie State Democratic Convention assembled ac-
cOrdng to announcement and after great disturbance
a regular split occurred and two tickets were nomi-
mated.
The trial Of the City Marshal of San Francisco for
Official misconduct has resulted in his conviction
From the different mining regions the news contin-
encouraging, and several new discoveries are re-
ported
Trade in San Francisco, and indeed throughout
California, generally ruled dull, and prices for the
leading articles Of produce Lad suffered decline
The papers continue to parties in the Atlantic
cities against further and excessive shipments OF er.
ehaDdise.
The other news from California is not important
The revenee cutter oward, Capt Chapman,
which left New-LOndOn On the 9TH of January, had
arrived at San Francisco; asO, the U. S. revenue
cutter jefferson Davis, Capt Pease. The latter left
NewYork on the llth November.
William d. Sheppard had been hanged for the MIR
der of Henry Day.
The Wheat crop had been all harvested The yield
was very large, and great quantities were being
ported.
MARKETs.-FlOur-Sales of Gsllego and Hs1all at
80 sta $40.
Provisions generally had declined Mess Pork was
quoted at Sl2 5C@Sl4; Mess Beef $l4 5Oa $i6
Lard iB kegs 13al1c
OREGos.-Very late intelligence from this country
confirms fully the previous rep rts of discoveries Of
gola large numbers of the inhabitants had left for
the mines, and others daily leaving. The yield
is said to be highly remunera'ive.
SANDWICH IsLANDs.--We have later news from
the Islands but is entirely Of unmpOrtant char
acter.
TaE IsTIIMUs.-From the Isthmus of Panama
learn that the health Of the same had considerably
improved and the dangers to passengers had been to
a great extent overcome.
SHIPPING INTELLIGEECE.-Arrived at San Fran
cisco during the for might, ships Swordfsh O'good
from Ntw-York March 90; Golden Eagle, Fabens
New York March 2l Darlington, French, New-York
March %; r. b. Forbes, Ballard, New-York March
IL; Talbot, Hall, New. York January 6; Messenger
Kennedy, Philadelphia March 49, Revenue Gutter
Jefferson Davis, Pease, New York November H. via
Valparaiso June 4.
New-York daily tribune., 1854-08-23

DYRlscED MAns.-We saw at the Post Office this
morning. fourteen CANVASS bags hed with bound books
addressed Augustus Cesar Dodge Of Darlington,
Iowa
No wonder mails ceranged when they burdened
with whole libraries. Augustus Caser, however having
net his Bruius shal not hear often from him he.e
after. chicago journal, loth.
And no wonder the expenses OF the Post-Oiice
Department exceed its revenues, when tuns Of free
matter axe carried to almost every seesion Of the
Union, under the frank of member Of Congress.
And tits is not the sole evil just long members
Of Congress "deadhead" through the Post Offices
whatever they please just long will they continue
to vote themselves books and other articles which they
ought to pay for out Of their own and not the pockets
Of the people. In the Civil and Diplomatic Appro
priaton bill passed by the last Congress, the sum Of
S2lc725 80 directed TO be taken from the Treas
uTy pay for books for members- more than 3 900 to
each member. There ID bot one remedy for this; cut
c the privilege Of the frank" from members
OF Congress and the book plunder will stop If our
members Of Congress are not sufficiently compensated
for their serviees raise the amount Of compensation
by law; but let stop be put to this Wholesale system
Of plunder Albany Register.