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The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23
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The following is an ey,roe, :.
Havana correspondent OF the n r%
bnne:-- II
The die il cast, The Ruh,can
and the late OF anba Is sealed p.;.'
craitiness has triamphcd. The a,or n'n'N
scheme Is now no secret tho Veil h. r,,n0ee
boldly cast Of, ard nrMbcrless ye.Sa1 sesa
No" en Their way 70 hing ncgroe. IA =. afe
Hinlc many more are preparing i, ,u1Of
There are many Portuguese i, III. s %paF.
gagged IN preparations, some uiwho, w.
II The lnat steamer from Great Brita;,, s"'e
In relation to This business I -,
You the translation Of a circular drn.,' "'a
the several Jnntas Of tins ci,y H. i 10
tain General IN which he asks for in,a," y
tan IN an affair that has been decided ,, nan
aud IS actually being carried into enc, f' !,
says:
Wishing 70 inform Tier u ,esty ~.
act.y as possible in relation to evarv,f,.
relative - labor applicable to agrcrl,a."atas
Cuba. direct this t. you in order Tim,
inform me OF whatever may Occur Ia ~. ~
considering the subject. and maxine (, III j"
Of the situation Of the slave race hero y
in other parts; lis fitness for reprat,e,s
sufficiently to attend to the wants Of o,,:
culture, which the colonization sys,ans.l
ready essayed does not; the convenience :,
appealing or not To the introduction n -
prentice- from Africa, observing the trc,,ia.
with other nations III regard to the trait, !,
negroes. In short, of whatever NAV ors",
- you mcditating upon subject Of % s-4,,
Importance
THIS circular is merely To place the re,oe,
s.bliiy Oh the shoulders OF The eornorg,S,.
u which il is addressed. aud for farm.
sake meeting Of these vas eonyokcJ ~
Saturday evening, IL which the Cagtds
General presided; bu, whlt pms sel | ,eatI
shall ma, be able TO clean for this mail
Sucl, an event As this, ! mean tie a,r.
dnetion III The apprentices and the ron.s
qaences that il menaess, you'd ID b lrb.
tel States create great sensation. bgl ar.,
naturally, many affairs Of daily occurrence
and of 4 trivial nature create there e6ute,ss.
ton, Il may be that this question beiff
serious matter, and freedom el speech Lain,
denied people are afraid 10 open Their
mouths, or that they are apathetic OH IA,
subject, eWnnot venture to d eide gai,
with Impotence to SIC hoN tic aatiyr S9.a.
iaras viii bear the change They are sfasr.
Ii Interested as wcila the Cubans but e,r.
hans the idea that rlrir dominion can onIg
be sustained IN file Island by tn measnre
sill cause them 10 put up with lts income.
niencr The Gubans interested ia lgrca.
extent. capable Of considering the natter
are, compared with the Whole population
few. therefore tho scheme wtil be earned
on, IN al probability wiihon' any d,liisu.ty
On ~, ether hand, the Spamurds Will pr5.
Il b the importation Of blacks, and tit,
hope T. make thee fortunes before t6t
change shalt come, which viii in the end Put
eycn the introduction Of apprentices al M.
profitable business.
pWhab!y, anticipating opposition ron tR
United States. Span has a strong g4ysl
force .bout tie island, ard the British ard
French viii so3u b. hatc With tier squad,
toas.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

A g@a;l.m whose brother wa, under
the care Of Il physician, dispatched bis SER
want t. enquire after the health Of the pa
tcut I'll" servant met the doctor, and was
told To inform his master that his brother
vas coarahSniag. The unIrt'cred man, not
Understanding the meaning VI the word re-
turned in haste, With the unwclcome news
that the patient was dying. His master i'm.
mndiateiy ordered his horse. aud started at
full speed "ith u faint hope Of arriving ia
time to soothe the dying moments Of his
brother. On the way his horse fell and was
instantly killed, and the rider himself 50 Sc
rously iujnred as 10 become a cripple for
life. And al! this arose from the very sin-
gular antpathy that some d, the learn
ed profession have for all common place
terms which come within the cUm9reh. n
sion Of the unearned
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23
Explosion Of the Steamer Kate Kenrney Ct
e. Louis Full Particulars


Ss. Lcuss' run f@fs,S-tAs
We obtain the following particulars q
the dreadful Disaster NJ 81. Louis on the
morning Of the 10Th INST, from the Alton
Courier:
The boiler exploded just as aap,' bfuneE
was tapping the beil 70 stsrt inc boat aha
so completely was shc shattered ihal
not particle al her upper WORKS, l9sMHu
Of the y heel house, VAS Lett staining
! The eHaet number killed = not hna&r,
a. several ara missing who art supposed
to have been blown overheard and drowned
So far n we know. none OF those instant
" killed belonged 10 our city. Mr.. fdvofite
lla:dy. the second engineer, Of our etiy, died
immediately 90 reaching the hospital. i i
stated that his brother, Albert Hardy, The
first engineer, Is severely injured, and that
there are but slight hopes entertained Of his
recovery. They are the sons Of isham ilar-
dy, Esq, Of this city. w J, Stewart, OF
St. Louis, son OF w. Stewart, ESP, nt thls
city, James Godfrey, Esq, son 81 Captain
Godfrey, clerk Oh the Kate kcarney, and
A. g. Mckenzie, Esq. Bookseller on Sec
ond street in this city, were alsp severely
injured bilt not dangerously.
The News says: A. lar is asccftalncd
with any detinitencss, there are seven per.
sons killed and missing, aud thirty scaldcd
or otherwise seriously lnjurcd--somt Oh
them past hope 81 recovery.
Richardson's Express, writing at o.
clock says; Fasofite Hardy died about L.
NJ.
j Albert Hardy is in very bad condition
but may recover.
W. J. Stewart very badly scaided, ana
his recovery j. considered doubtful,
! Two persons, one whose name u unknown
/ the ether 4 young man who drove team ~
r II. Carhart. of this city, died about ! = =
81.
Capt. Bruner escaped without injury
James Godfrey, Clerk, went throigii WIN
the safe, which fell on lm when the t9ni
Of the cabin gave way lie walked 10 ,he
Virginia Hotel after beng taken cut. with
the aid Of friend but sith great G'Aita'y.
lie Is seriously injured
The Key. Dir. Gassoway vas standias 4
or near the Office, and went through 1t tiie
same time Is Dir. Godfrey, The tmhef'
striking iHm en- the head, dlSiignFng hin ~
much. that Inc was only recognized ey M
Wateh and crayat. We believe la Gee.
Alr y. W tght, st tarhHE'lie, was stah5'
ing on the fore part O the boiler decka ea'
found himself alter the eNPloston under The
guards, Ills clothes we're nearly torn Il
pieces.
Mr. jeff, Adams, and has brother-in-ia"
we're standing 10y the stoFe III the soeia
hail. and were carried tp through inc haf'
ricane root and descended among tha rub
bish to The lower deck, but, strange 10 -!
we're MT seriously injured
Every attention was gwen 70 Inc suiser'
ers.
The scene AZ the hospital = spoken o. u
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

a STEP RAILROAD GEADG.--Ihc
stccpcst railroad in Europe is upon
the Piedmont Railroad, between TW-
tin and Genoa. tits near the town OF
Glpni, AMI the ascent is one hundred
AMI eighty five feet to mile. Ex.
pcrimcuts which have been made
have shown that two locomotives
dragging a train of six loaded gravel
cars, weighing altogether 90 tons,
assembled the grade at u lime when
the rails w,r. exceedingly wet an |
slippery, at a speed Of nineteen miles
an hour. This is a feat unprecc tented
IN the annals Of railroad history
The engines used were Of peculiar
construction. md wore lUa. hE I'll
luu .,n manufacturer ale. H.au. ae
atsAea ay ,u4 1is..u.5au-a e1&.ue.r".
'hn rrai
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23
Petriied Nan.

The Washington correspondent Of the
Musca,ine enquirer, thus aisudes % the PIT
riiiai man, found by the captain Of a vessel
loading with guano at the Chinca islands.
and now on exhibition It the Patent or
flee
THIS mast interesting potdsuc,on has
bccu for some time on exhibition here Tia
body appcars to have been very mtlch dried
before Ectrtiaci;on and though much saukcn
and shFiyeiict Vet weigh. iGs pounds. II
ring, Ike g-ar,'c when strurk, and is hard
~ ion stone ~ every part. \ portion o..
the hair still nGhcrcs 10 thu stone skull, the
tongue. ALSO stone, prutrudgs from the stone
linz, and appears Ia have been severely bit
ten, IS if he had ,l!edin great agony. There
are indications OF u spear thrust through the
right side and arm. The color Of the hody
is dark brown. :, portion oil the clothing
was found with the body, and il also cNhh-
tied, The body was found IA; depth OF Is
or 30 feet below the snrfacr, and by it, 5ide
u kcg-stavc, also prtrifie,, on which is cut
in rude characters, christian Bernardo,
1920" Whether this was cut by himself,
after being wounded, or left by his comrades,
Is matter oil conjecture. But after l3f
years, this Spaniard is rcsurrected, with II
granite body. and thousands come to gaze III
curious awe upom him, aud speculate upon
his strange fate and stranger transnutn-
ton.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23
A KEMARKAELE MAN.-A New York let

A KEaLRKAELE MAN-A New York let
ter to the Mobile Tribune says:
There r. remarkable man connected
With the custom house hcrc--a Spaniard
His business is to receive and test money
lie will pour the contents of an immense
bag of gold and silver coin into scue-for
it is Weighed, not counted. and in Il tricc
announce the amount in dollars and cents.
Then running his finger through the shining
pieces and applying his nose TO them, i'm
lnediately takes out every counterfeit coin,
He has never been known 10 make a mis-
take in pronouncing money good or bad l.;
and his infalble instinct for detecting the
spurious metals, is located in his oIEactory
organs.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

Capt. MAgriS koszrA, the Hungarian
gentleman who recently caused such SEN
sation IN the L. States and whose cause
was 50 warmly esp0used by the Adninistra-
ton, and Of course BY ali the editors who
fllow in it, wake aud re-echo its opinions
and who after his arrival ia tbs country
was permitted by his loving friends to re,
main in penury and want in the city Of Ne"
York, has accepted the kind invitation OF q
couple Of gentlemen in Chicago and has FIX
ID his residence in that hospitstle CITY.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

A HousE Blown uP BY GAs.-A board
ing house belonging to the Indian Head
Manufa curing Company Mt Nashue, \. H.,
was blown up by gas on Tuesday evening,
the furniture scattered Ike cha'f before The
wind, and several persons seriously injured
1t appears that several boarders returned
from concert at about II O'Clock, and dis
covering a strong odor OF gus on entering
the house, though none Was used On or near
the premises, commenced searching for the
cause. One of them, with hight in his
hand opened the cellar door when terrific
explosion ensued, raising the house COM
pletely from lis foundations, and bowed the
inside to fragments. One mnn who was
asleep in the second story was thrown a.
cross the street, whilst his bed went into
the canal beyond. Another WAS thrown
oft ofthc building. One person who stood
about four feet from the cellar door. thinks
he was thrown to the tastc, and was injured
so that he is unable to be moved IN his bed.
The accident was owing to the breaking
OF the gas pipe in front OF the house, whence
the @as escaped into the cellar
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23
From Glrg3an.s Bluff.

From Mr.. Townslcy, just arrived from tn"
above place, ~e learn that early last week
II company OF Sioux Braves numbering SO,
well armed, had started from that place for
the Omaha country with Il sworn Jetermi-
nation t. annhila,e that SINAI tribe The
anahas have entrenched themselves behind
huge brush barricdos, and expect an attack
from the Sioux, all is excitement and hustle
among them, and we would advise all onr
citizens to stay on this side Of the river,
there will doubtless be u bloody engagement
soon between them. Trade with the In.
dions tui, winter mild no news from the
fcllo"stone. --Ragir.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

Yesterday morning was one OF the cold,
est experienced this winter. The mercury
at sunrise stood at 10 dogs. below zcro. The
day, however, proved very fine.
This morning was just forty degrees
warmer than yesterday at the same hour
Than the two more delightful brace Q!
days has not been experienced this winter,
Tn Hes'iy Of Saturday.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23
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"Our Nemt her"

Our member at Washington has spohtn
uqoE the Nebraska question! we copy h's
speech in full; il is laconc, mastery, ana
fill Of intense mourning. highly important
to his constituents. II was delivered under
singular circumstances: SAID ahother h''''
Der oi the House, "Wentwor'h. how are
you going on the Nebraska matter'
will" replied our member, take an ORE
hid. aad mGRig course. ! will vote ior wv
bill, or willy against il, or will doue'
the yotc," Thus ure ire represented
D1a. Pres.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

GEoLoeY.-Our spouient, il v II! be
Observed, adopts a geological theory with
regard to the aye y the world; Il theory
which merely aseribes Indebtedness to &
subject with IS hich " have no acquaintance,
further than is furnished by divine reveal
ten.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

Mrs, Judson Fanny FORESTER IL serious
~ III a, her home in Madison county, New
York Her aiseHsc, ii is feared, is seated
consumption, and her physicians have bat
little hope OF her recovery.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

Quite civil war Is being waged between
the town boys Of Upper Alton lIl'.J and
,hc students of shurtlcif college. Bloody
noses and broken heads are the result, The
college bows being GENERALLY r.snr.crs
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

Sir JoHy FRAAKLIs GIyES rF-The
English admiralty authorities seem, at last,
10 have given UP Sir John Franklin and
hiscrews A notice appears in the Ga.cfe,
dated Admiralty, January 18th, to the eff
feet that If intelligence be not received be-
fore the 3lst Of Iarch next, of tho officers
and crews Of the Ercbus and Terror being
alive, they will be considered to have died
in her Mujr.ty'> service"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

The Temperance men Of Mns" tire 'eTt
bell d p4o.c mges.og end asm#4rla .
Il fEc.rstrf '-i+t f.v e.Fy c&....
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

MERLE D'ArDtGNE.--A corras7oudcnt Of
the New York Cnmmerciui Advertiser thus
describes the great historian o, he Rector
nation:
HE IS tall, fac looking msn Of sixty
years ufag>, ~ al-k comp!"x1A d ad digui-
ticd and commanding nein Ills appear
auce indicates 81 once 1t lofty and massive
intellect, great pas5ioa4l susceptibility, con
joined with the utmost yi.3r, determination
and carnastHcss. H. j. evidently first
class orator, and through All the conscious
restraints Of speaking II langnrge with
Which he Is more c5Egcysaut tlan las mod
esty would bring him 10 believe lit Z ah)
his hearers can feel the swec 1ng power Oh
that religious teryor which burns and rows
in his rapid style 81 reaso ing which marks
the French mimi. unreStraiucd IN it, rlow-
ing impulses by the dry anatomical lormali-
ties Of the regular syllogiSm, SO congenial
to the Tcutynic and Anglo-SaXon mind. =
There is atsa a beautiful aud simple nna!y-
SIS streaming through all his golden pictures,
connecting tie beautiful truths ot the g3s-
p / that tlaat on the clear and shining stream
OF chastencd consciousness.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

RAIlR"hp tCLEBRATlus.---' M,N'
the active and energetic Construction ~
gent of the r. l. Road, passed through 'he
city yesterday GROIN Erie, where nc nae
been in charge Of passing the break WIN
locomotives Tor this roud.) on his way u
Rock Island 10 assis, in completing
engagements for celebrating the eoh'P'-
ton Of the work On the 22d inst, Whe"
the first train OF passenger cars WIZ P"!
it, rcsnccts tn the Father .! Waters al 'h''
CITY Nit,nAo Jan nal
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

CLAr BOARDS, These articles were origi-
naily called "cloye boards,' because they
were "cloyen" out by hand, instead Of being
made with 4 saw as other boards H. pro-
cess OF time they were called clohoards,
claboard-, clap boards. III the laws Of the
Massachusetts colony in l64l, the price of
these articles was three shilIings per hun
dred FOR "claboardo" of five foot ia length
The legal price for the work performed by
hired labor, wus,--"If they clcayc BY the
hundred they shall be paid sxpcncc per
hundred ( FIVE foot boa ,d," $500 Bosom Taa-
+criph
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23
An Incident.

\ correspondent OF the Ghicagp journal,
writing from this city. narrates the follow
ing incident in connection with the exeeu-
ton Of the three men, who we're hung fer
the murder of Col. Davenport:
When the murderers Of Col Davenport
were about To be launched into eternity,
one Of them, y hiie asserting his innocence
III presence OF the multitude s. ho had as
sembled 10 see him die. remarked, that his
error had been, in allowing himself, to be
drawn into the company " the vicious and
the degraded, bu, that he had never wrong.
81 single man IN his whole life. 4 Young
man endowed with talents capable, II prop
erly directed Of making him an ornament
instead Of a curse la society, standing
among that thforg Of eager spectators.
e trd those words and after" Is repeated
them to me. 4 few days since he made
u.s. ofthe same words himself. |. was in
the Court House Of Chicago where he had
just been soutene to seven years in prs
oumsut ID enr State Prison, tar having
counterfeit money in his pass. sson.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

H. CAST ~ IuAr."--A teacher 10 one
Of the Sabbath schools in this city, while
explaining to his class, week or two
ago, the unbouhded power of the Deity, was
asked by one Of bis little pupils, il il was
really true thu, God could do anything b..
chose.
yes" said the teacher ale made the
world and ell that is in il, and nothing is
impossible to Him"
"WclI,' said the little fellow, II know
Of onc thing he can't do, anyhow"
What is that" asked the teacher.
The chip Of young America, with shake
Of his head. replied. "He emit mqle a fe0
IeGr did roH in II mint - np%-e,'ra Ere.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

Colonel Benton, speaking to circle Of
friends, Of the Nebraska bill, the other day
said
in few days there viii BE- pale faces
III N" C"ni'7l r.e--as'- faces, a.-. Toe
as" u@a HH@aa. a.. #9" @5.l 8s aa1euwf
81 ~ y My'.gD ala sg@u Geet.Hg, s.r. a41
."~r '.iG thy" sHoeg+ 1fit"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23

1t may not be generally known that the
human hair light hair, held up TO the sun,
presents all the phenomena Of the prism,
giving the various colors OF the rainbow -
Isolated hairs will give at their end circle,
culor"d as the raiubaw, The hair, there
fore, is proved 10 be Triangular, and possess
ing the properties Of tho prism --.SanoRai
Int
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-02-23
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The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-05-12
ed for opinions sake. But, says the We.
nitian Hebrew,

"You take my life
When you do take the means whereby liye.n
In this case we are in truth, acting on
a principle, which, pushed 10 its extreme
limit, would exiinguish even life itself.
And here we omit all notice of the mob
bings and "lynchings" for opinions sake,
which in all sections Of our country occur
sometimes, end in certain portions are
by no means unfIequent,and con6ne our
selves simply 10 The withdrawal Of pa,.
ronaes, countenance and friendship.
But Of VIVA, worth is the mere liberty
Of the outcdst, unloved. disc ste emed, and
with brand Of disability put upon him!
Let US, then, forbear praiing quite SO flip
PANTY Of our liberty, ill we have at least
reached the not very great magnanimi,y
10 tolerate some degree Of freedom Of
thought and speech-ill we have ceased
to punish what, as beiug involuntary ,ctn.
not be matter Of guilt, that is, belief or
opinion. Among our mul,itudinous as
sociations got up for the furtherance Of
purposes of every kind, suppose one be
formed 10 secure free though, and untel>
tered speech!
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-05-12
JOHN MONROE, Auditor.

Cincinnati has become famous for tho
enterprise of her Grape Growers. ThS
practical knowledge Of those engaged in
the various branches Of Gui! culture is TO
q great extent contained in the weekly
reports Of the Horticulture! Ghd Vino
Associations Of our city. The bes, -prae-
tical treatise on Grape Culture, now ass
sumlng such an importance, is by Mr.. Blu.
chanan, Of Cincinnati, one Of the most
successful Grape Growers Of the country.
On our recent trip down The o. s. M.
Railroad, we observed that the bald bills
and most stony slopes were in many pla4
ces crowned TO the top with the vihe.--
The bank of the Ohio will soon furnish
richer harvest of The Grape than those
sunny slopes of France and Spain. This
month and the first week Of May is the
time recommended to work the ground
By our vine serts.-Cin. Gdz.
The Kalida venture. [volume] (Kalida, Ohio) 1841-1865, 1854-05-12

Welearn from our Louisville exchanges,
that on Tuesday evening, a number Of
young men at ElIetsville, Monroe county,
on tho line Of the New Albany Railroad,
undertook TO dcmolish house in which
an old man lived with woman of doubt.
fulrepute. They assailed the house with
stones and other missiles. The old man
at length came 10 the door and fired
pistol into the crowd, the ball striking
young man named Hugh Butler, son Of
Judge Butler, Of Bloomington. Buller
was takeh TO physician, Who declared
that the wound was not dangerous,
whereupon Butler and bis companions
returned 10 The assault. They got the
old man out Of doors, and had him ON
the ground beatiEg him over the head
with stone, when he drew a knife and
stabbed Butler, the wound causing his
death 10 a short time after.