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Born to Luck !"

From the first Of April 10 the first of October Of the
present year, there were sales of real estate in Covi
Fourth on speculation, but chiefly building
SoVington is going up. Let her ascend
kEsTr'kY AND HrcAoo.-lt is esnat!d that nearly
mil ion of dollars have been invested by iaus
In real estate in and around Chicago during the last
eighteen months.
CoLToS in his admirable Lacon says, that
the utterance of single word has been
known to fell man as effectua,ly as a
blow from sledge hammer. How often
little paragraph, opportunely expressed,
will send the mind coursing back through
childhood and bring up vividly before the
memory scenes that long since had faded
away from the recollection. Meeting al
most simultaneously the above pa agraphs,
they aroused train OF thought that con-
veyed us mentally away back to the scenes
OF early youth. We saw playmate of our
own age, a delicate STRIPPING, his mind tuned
to metre and his soul to drink in the beau
ty of nature. Born and nurtured among
slaves, when the hand of pecuniary misfor-
tune fell heavily upon his proud father aud
crushed him into the grave, our friend went
forth, but not to toll He could not work,
lazness amounted almost to disease with
him. He would loter around the house and
write sonnets from morn till night, but Ia
bor he would not. An aunt, one of the
noblest and intelligent of woman kind, shar-
ing with the family in their fortunes, would
not desert them in their poverty, but with
even mothers love, reared and educated
the slothsul young man, with his brother
and sister, by her own untiring assduity as
school teacher.
Our friend reached manhood and started
out in life without capital or industry. He
removed to Covington, KY, then small
town and in the way OF improvements, dead.
1t required little means to obtain property
in such place. In few years by skilful
tinanciering he managed to obtain several
lots of small value. Real estate began to
rise, he s,ld off his lots and purchased 9TH
ers and again sold them and re-nurchased,
and thus turning his little means and in
creasing them at every turn. His late speeu-
lation was the purchase Of some land near
Chicago for, we believe, $25,000, for which
| he has since refused S49,O0O.. He is veal
| Thy. He lived in idleness, but by favorable
turns of Fortunes wheel amused riches.
At thirty he finds himself rich, his poeti-
cal talent long since absorbed in the sordid-
ness of getting, an old bachelor, his
gold, we fear, his only god; living for him
SELF surrounded by sycophants, he will die
unmourned, llow-hearted obsequiousnes>
will wait upon his last hours and remorse
for life misspent rack his soul.
Man has something more to live for than
the accumulation of gold. 1t is the mos,
grovelling occupation in which intelligent
man engages, and he who devotes his life
to the acquisition of riches, offers his SOU
upon the altar of Mammon and places il be-
yond any known power of Gods redemP,
| tion.
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THE GAZETTE,
ALFRED SANDERS, EDIroR.
CITY OF DAVENPORT:
DAVENPORT, DECEMBER 81, 1858.
The News.

The News.
Our telegraphic news to-day is extensiy.
and important. We are indebted for it's ear
y reception to those excellent daily papers
the Chicago Tribune and the Democrati.
Press.
All will sympathize with the brave Turks
in the disaster which they have encountered
at sea. Much blame attaches to Admiral
Slade for the Indifferent course he has pur.
sued. Though disaster, we predict good
will accompany the evil, SO far as the Turks
are considered. The European nations will
never stand neutral and permit that nation
to be vanquisled by SO detested power as
that Of Russia. Our despatch, however, is
indefinite and later news may change the
aspect of things.
Blood has at last been shed at Erie This
is result that has been anticipated and we
may say, the end is not yet.
Another terrible cotlagration has occur
red in New York city. The burning of the
Great Republic, like that ofthe Harpers' es-
tabiishment, may be regarded in the light
Of public loss.
A disgraceful riot has taken place at Gin
cnnati. 1t is the first of series of such
outraees that we expect 10 have to chroni-
Gle, growing out Of the bitter animosity
which is striking its roots SO deeply be-
tween Professionalism and Catholicism.
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For the Gazette
WINTER

He comes, with saddle ming brow and frown,
Yet fraucht with much 10 charm and cheer,
Tracing the steps of Autumn brown,
To me. the choice of all the year.
Though Boreas chill doth urge the storm,
And threat'ning ciouds obscure the sky;
Though low'ring tcmpcsts rouse alarm,
And bitter blasts 90 bowling by;
Though forests mourn their vesture rent,
And laughing rills are hushed and mute;
Though last the hues that Autumn lent;
And silent now each insects lutte;
Though southwark hcd the feathery train,
To shun his epld and piercing breath:
Though summers children strew the plain.
And Nature dons the garb of Death,
Yet love well his chi ling glance,
His mantle bright Of glitt.rins snow.
His silver locks, where moonbcams dance,
His step that checks the riv'icts flow.
'ovc the social joys he brings,
The bounding life. the spirits play,
That raptrous tuning of the strings,
Whence issue thoughts in symphony.
With him there come, 70 charm and grace,
purer azure. in the skies,
sad sweet smile on Natures face,
More radiant stars, Of Heaven the eyes.
With him the hours of deepest thought,
With him the hours of Reasons sway.
With him the hours with Virtue fraught,
With him the hours off ncy's play.
Then welcome be the ruler stern.
Whose seepter sways the inverted year:
For brighter fires within us burn,
And holer pleasures Danish fear.
F..
D;v .nport Dec. % 1853.
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Bridging the River.

The Keokuk papers are chuckilhs over
the idea of an Injunction having been grant
ed to restrain the erection OF IA bridge over
the Mississippi at Rock Island; while at
the same time they are extolling the pecu-
liar natural advantages presented at the
"Gas city" for the erection of bridge. The
assertion and the suggestion are about upon
=, mar. and the one will restrain the erection
of bridge here about as soon as the othel
will facilitate its completion there.
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Sale Of City Property.

Messrs. McGregor & Lawes made = sale
this week Of the How ard saw-nill and prem
ises, including fine, two story brick DWELL
ing house. The property is situated in the
lower part of the city and included sixteen
lots, making a front Of 535 feet The price
paid was $4,000.
Mr.. j M. Cannan, of st. Louis, is the
purchaser, and Mr.. G. Smith is to take
charge of the mill. 1t is their intention,
We understand, to manufacture from three
to FIVE millions Of feet Of lumber per annum.
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American and Mexican Fillibustering.

In the deep interest we feel in the pro-
gress of the struggle among the nations OF
the eastern continent, we must not become
so absorbed as to fail to observe the course
Of events in our own hemisphere. While
the Turks are making most an admirable
effort to check the ambitious pretensions of
the Car ofRussia, and conquering his forces
at every step on land-though we regret 0
chronicle the fact, that they have met with
a signal defeat on water, through the inef.
fcieney Of Admiral Slade.-.-the people Of
our own republic and of the feeble power
adjoining, are not altogether idle.
A Fillibustering expedition has been fitted
out at San Francisco Of forty-fye despera-
does, who have made foray into Lower
California and, seeking a precedent in a
previous Democratic Administration of their
own country, with high-handed effrontery
dispense the local authorities of one village
after another, appoint President and Cabi,
net, a head of the army and of the navy from
their own number, adopts code Of laws and
proclaim Lower California an independent
republic! Was ever such cool audacity
manifested by the most reckless highway
men! Capt. Walker has cclipsed all of his
llustrious predecessors in the line of fill
clustering. Lopez, Caravajal, Count Boul,
bon, Wildcat and Billy Bowlegs, singly and
collectively, may Withdraw their claims T.
the distinguished honor assumed BY this
elf-consttuted great maa-the head of d
rcaublic! Will the Administration connjvt
at so pratical an expedition. With all it,
desire to have another brush with Mexico
/ its love of conquest and spread OF territory
toward the meridian sun, we doubt it. We
doubt that this remarkable expedition vii
meet with more than temporary success an'
we believe that the redoubtable Capt. Walk
er, as he has proclaimed himself an outlaw
WILSON experience the fate of a freebooter
The star of another empire has arisen il
the south, a 'sister republic" is blotted from
existence, and Santa Anna, of peg-leg noto
riety, is an Emperor This event was t
have transpired on the 18th inst, so that j
! is presumed ere this the fair republic o
Mexico, purchased to her citizens at thu
cost Of so much misery, possessing the mos
salubrious cline, fertile soil and productive
mines in the world, has sunk back agar
without struggle under the rule of Dicta
tor. aAd he the notorious and prescribed
Antonio Lopez Santa Anna. Our country
men have ceased to be surprised at anything
done by Santa Anna, therefore receive will
the utmost nonchalance the news that h
has, in imitation of Napoleon, the little
usurped the imperial throne. Enervate'
indeed must be the Mexicans to permit al
event so vtally etfecting their destiny, t
tropspire without an effort to prevent IT
ccnsummation. Romantic, even to iabrl
cation. is the history of this people, but thu
. achievement is the or owning act OF the dra
ma.
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The EDITORIAL CoNvENrroN.--Mr. San.
ders, of the Davenport Gazette, with whom
we believe the idea of an editorial conven-
ton in this State originated, appears to be
between hawk and buzzard"-not willing
to back out entirely from the convention
and yet little tender-footed as to the OBJ
jectons urged by the keokuk Wing. The
project, we suppose, may be regarded as
abandoned, and the result 10 anything but
Aattering to the magnanimity of those who
have brought it about.-Burl. Tel.
We really regret to hear our cotemporary
affirm that the Convention is abandoned, a.
we had made calculations to be in attendance
and had even deferred trip to Chicago for
that purpose. Our neighbor does US injus-
tice in asserting that we were hating upon
the subject, because We sought to defer the
time of holding the Convention to satisfy
the scruples of our cotemporaries Of the
Hawkeye and Wing. We suggest the SUBJ
ject again be revived, submitted to the ed
tors of the Iowa City papers and that we
all abide their decision in respect to time.
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/ the mob discovering him cried out spp,-
, there was then general shout, skill him,
l"cut him down. He was then attacked
with shovels, pick axes, and whatever mis-.
siles they could reach. lie told them tc
keep off and let him alone, but his appea
was without effect, and being in danger Of
losing his life, he drew his revolver and shot
enc man dead, and wounded another. His
life being in danger, he jumped on to an en-
gine and proceeded to Buffalo. Mr.. c. is a
highly respectable citizen and efficient Off
Ger. Nothin but extreme emergency would
induce him to an extreme measure.
CINCINNATI, Dec. &c.
The parties arrested last night have been held TO
bail for reappeart nee on Friday next. Fourteen
were convicted, OF whom died this morning.
All quiet.
NEw YORK, Dec. %.
A serious riot occurred al Williamsburg between
two parties Of Irisbmen IN whch twi brothers, Pat
rick and James Cash, fatally stabbed; other
parties who Joined in the afiray were seriously in
jured.
NEW HAVEN, Dec. %
The Button factory Of Pomeroy Mandatory Co.,
was burned early this morning with all lis
Loss-Sl5,yS9
LIVERPOOL, Dec. IL.
Breadstufs markets. again very aetiv. with renew
ed demand for Holland and France. and withstand
ing large arrivals reported change Of wind, flour
quoted l. cd advance for choice qualities say es
and wheat 2i Sd advance since the sailing Of the Am
erica.
Brown, Shiplcy Il co., quote American wheat los a
37s I'd, Canada 36 3Gs Cd per barrel. Several other
firms agree in quottong western Canal and Canada -four
3Gs I'd 3.s Philadelphia and Baltimore 37s 6d 3as.
Ohio 37s 6d IS Cd. Southern 32s 33s sd. Indian
Corn steady an unchanged.
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For the Gazette.
That injunction
DAVENPORT, Dec. 80, 1853.
Mr.. EDITOR:

Mr.. EDITOR:
see paragraph has been
going the rounds of the newspapers to the
effect, that an injunction has been granted
by the U. S. District Court to prevent the
construction of Railroad Bridge across
the Mississippi River at Rock Island. VIII
you please say once for all, that no applica-
ton has been made to any Court for any
such purpose, nor is it at all likely that
there will be. Lawyers generally consider
that question q. e. the question of right
settled by the late decisions and presume
no legal gentleman who is posted up in that
matter nor doubts the right to construct
such Bridge as is proposed. The leading
steamboat interests have been consulted
upon the subject and no objection has OF
will be made by that interest.
In conclusion, beg to say that the bridge
Company in Illinois, in conjunction with
the Mississippi and Missouri Railroad Com
pany, have made contract for the entire
construction of the Bridge with Mr.. John
Warner, of Rock Island, and Stone & Boom
er, of Chicago; that the Contractors are al
work getting out the materials and hauling
them to the ground, and that they confident
ly expect to complete the work during the
year 1854. Y.
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The New York Tribune gives, in the fol-
lowing paragraph, striking illustration Of
the insutficiency of the plan taken by Presi-
dent Pierce from Mr.. Douglas for the inn
provernent Of rivers and harbors:
Gen. Pierce comes out in pointed and
bitter opposition to the policy of river and
harbor Improvement, which he represents
as making provision for works of local
character We think he takes narrow
md essentially false view of the question.
Let US take the case of MackiEac for exam
ple. There is urgent need ofa good harbor
at that point, but no local business or local
interest that would either construct or sus-
ain such a harbor. sThen let the State do
IT, says Pierce disciple. But the State 10
Michigan, which has far less interest in the
harbor of Mackinac than either Illinois or
Wisconsin has. How, then, shall Michigan
be expected to tax herself to improve har-
bor for the advantage mainly ofother States! !!
Obviously, it cannot be expected Of her.
The question, then, raised by the President
IS practically between having harbors and
doing without them-between affording ad-
equatc shelter to our inland commerce, and
suffering each gale to strew the shores Of
eur lakes with wrecks and dead seamen.
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Removal.

A. c. BILLION and ]. A. CRANpALL have
removed their respective establishments 10
the fine large room in lie Claire's new ad-
dition, adjoining Knapp g. Redmon's cloth
inc store, where they will be pleased to
see all of their old customers and as many
new ones as wish good articles and cheap IN
their line of business.
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cratic critics came down so severely upon
good old Gen. Taylor for perpetrating the
bove ytaar pas in speaking of the amity
which existed between our country and the
Whole world, that they will quite forgive
Whig editors for pointing to similar blum
der in the recent message of Brigadier GEN
eral Franklin Pierce. Speaking Of our rela-
tions with Mexico, he sagely says
at is reasonable to expect that an ar
rangement mutually satisfactory to both
countries may be concluded, and lasting
friendship between them confirmed and per-
petUated."
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Ter ths Gazette.
HYMN FOR THE NEW YEAR.

BY REV. THos. sLADE.
"We sU sing and gioe praise"
Dear Lord, another year is flown,
And We thy pilgrim band.
Uniting bend before thy throne,
To bless thy sovereign hand.
.
Accept our thanks, most gracious King,
Unworthy though they be;
Father, It is thy children sing,
Who fain would honor thee.
Tho weak our lays, thy grace and love
Is all our theme below;
And ransom'd ones in bliss above,
No higher subject know.
Redeeming 1--we 10 all our boast,
Nought will we hear beside,
Nought can avail poor sinners lost,
But Christ the crucifed.
What can VIC say, or how thy love
Sufficiently admire,
That deigns to hear in realms above
What feeble worms desiref
All things appointed are below,
According to thy will,
And Lord, although thou sendest woe,
Thou art Father still.
Thy wisdom it's opdains il all,
To purge away our dross,
Lord. We adore, and PROSTATE fall,
We bless thee for the cross.
OFT as we turn affiiction's page
We read Of mercy there.
Thy mercy quell'd proud Satan's rage
And kept II. from despair.
Thy love hath led Us hitherto
In life's eventfnl scene,
Each morn hath dawn'd with fayors new,
Alas! too seldom seen
we ma, rs on a rising ground
We view the year jus, past,
That love hath each occurrence crown'd,
It's love from first to last
And now we beg blessing Lord,
On the commencing year;
Oh. deign TO send heavenly word.
Our waiting hearts TO cheer.
Direct us still in all our ways,
The when. the how. the where,
oh, shine on our remaining days,
Dispel each anxious care.
Tho thorny be the path We tread,
And grief We daily prove,
Give US to feel Father leads,
And trust a Fathers love.
Oh, deign to guide our wandering feet,
Protect MS in the way,
Support, and bless, and make US meet
For everlasting day.
And till we're free from earth aud sin,
And see thee on thy throne,
Accept the praise thy children bring,
Thou worthy art alone.
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DAVENPORT, Dec. 30, '53

Friend Demerit, OF the Dubuque Express
don't appear to like our article very well in
which we gave extracts from the leading
papers of the Union, to show their opinion
Of the Presidents Message. Suppose he
try to Offset it by compiling an article in ia
vor Of that unique document! We shoult
like to see the authority he would adduce
Some such profound paper as that of our CO
temporary would head the list.
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MuscATlNE ENQuIRER.-The last number
of this papor contains the valedictory of II,
ID. La CossITr. We tender him the hand
of friendship and part from him with regret.
Though impulsive, we know him to be warm
hearted and ardent in his affections. May
success attend him in whatever vocation
he may hereafter engage. We welcome his
successors, Messrs Williams and Carskad-
den to the tripod.
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Chicago Market.

The Chicago Tribune Of the 29th, after
stating that the advices from Europe on
Taesday had induced an advance Of 5@6c
on wheat, bringing it up to s5e@ II 90 per
bushel, speaks thus of another great sta
Iple:
dressed Hogs are arriving daily, from
railroad and teams. There are but few
packers in market, and they purchase most
ly ON foot at S4@ 81 IS per ewt', nett
Dressed sell at $s4 for medium weight; a
heavy lot might command 25c advance.
The sales during the week have been prin-
eipally to retail customers, at the depot"
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ATTEMPTED MuRDER.--Mr. Zabriskie, of
the ferry boat, was recently assaulted in
Rock Island by rutfian, who knocked him
down and in his senseless condition tried to
drag him into the river. A reward of $50
is offered for the apprehension Of the scamp.
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[For the Gazette.
Mr.. SANDERS


Mr. SANDERS:
m, The liberality of the citi-
zens Of Davenport is proverbial, yet it was
never exhibited more clearly than on We'd
ncsday evening last a. the Donation to the
Rev. Thos. Slade, at Leclaire Hall; $50 par.
took ofthe supper, and happier crowd you
never saw-all seemed to have come and
gone with plenty. The members Of the list
Baptist Church, of which Mr.. Slade is Pas
tor, gratefully acknowledge the receipt OF
$l3O in money and :S5 in merchandise. con.
ssting of an endless variety of useful and
seasonablc goods, Fuel, Flour, &c, &c
Total amount, s2l5. We also tender oul
sincere thanks to those Ladies of other de-
nominations who SO kindly assisted us on
the occasion.
Yours truly,
d. p. McKowAN, Com.
DAVENPORT, Dec. 80, '53
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EDITOR AcouIrTEp.--Richard Il. Collins
editor of the Maysvlle Eagle. of Maysville
Ky, who recently shot Mr. Dobyns in al
atfray, has had his examination and beer
honorably discharged.
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The Memphis papers on and a'ter the
first of January will increase their terms for
subscription and advertising The Eagle
s,ys This measure has been adopted in
order to meet the increased cost o! paper
lahnr &c.
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There are at present large number OF
applications for passports at the State De-
partment at Washington, by Italian, Polish
and Hungarian refugees. Numbers ofthem
anticipate general war in Europe, and de-
sire to be where they can take the part of
their respective countries.
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HARDWARE ESTABLISHMENT.

NEXT DOOR TO THE POST OFFICE.
Tl sul,Seribtr coufnrs his business to ii"rN
.vary tS.rii,tiou including FOOLS Fles, frhce-N " arc
az ". IL. HlLHEElH
,,,.,., l,,,.e o,h 80, .2-is
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Y SANFORD.

oEXER OF SECOND AND BEaDY sTHLETs,
EXPORT, IOWA.
pal.r in Ill kinds Of
Drugs. Chemicals, Paints, Oils Varaiahes' Putty
Glassware, &C.
--Af.sn--
r,fn,I.,. ;ssa-;ptett of Groceries, Fruits. Nuts
tur cti,tp,rv ,vr Choc.. Liquors. Tor Aea'''i tar
rs.s Eafne T,a-. Sugi.rs, hat ssNs, - TT eeL'
In,,r,o. snuf e.ro. In siier. almost e'crNthii'E =
t. line of Drgs and Groceries; all OF me oest 9""i'
and nj the lowest lri,tt.
IIyiut,yfl. Jane Oh. lSJ3.-5.
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lrLgs, Chemicals, Fallts, UlIs
Glassware, &C
JONATHAN PARKER,

COUNTY s r FfOR.
rssa.nc. Corner Of West Maiu al.d Fourth sts. "
,r. h, IN, Cstrl HOUSE. All orders prnhipllS a'Ghe
a 10 Davenport. Sept 10Th, ls13-4-"t"!
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FEssI0NAL CARDS
HORATIo G. BARNER.

ATTORNEY ANn COUNSELOR AT LAW,
lie Claire, Iowa
Nifl practice h.. profession in thc 'onrts Of the 9Th
p,ii,si District. also III The Supreme and Federal
1 'nnrt. % tins Sttts.
III hc I al reference and will be ehscruly Civ
n il required. june y, irbi. a-i!
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VIM. ]. HENRY,
Attorney aud Counsellor at Law,
Anamosa, Iowa.
E LATHRoP. III. D.,
I o IN e o . a { h i s t /,

fFRoa NnN HoRs Cry.
osrr oyor tshild A. Bakers Store. City Hall BLOCK
II 81 ~ nj in JANE 9, itia,-33-dh
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pRs HICKMAN & PARKER,

pRs. HICKMAN & PARKER,
ECl. .a.C.sC PHYSICIAN
and Surgeons
DAVENPORT, IOWA.
utioe OH Brady, between I'd 8 "a s's,
ABNER DAWSON,
Alto, ney and Counselor at Law, and Notary
Public.
BxApy ST., 3p DOOR RELow Second
DAVENPORT, IOWA.