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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05

Pianos.-T. Gilbert & Co.'s Worlds Fair
srst premium pianos with without the @olan and with
the celebrated iron frames and circular scales Gbert
boudor pianos Halett Cumston's pianos (of the old
ssta bshed firm Of Hallct Co.. Horace Waters pianos,
And those Of other makers at wholesale retail at
prices. Second hand pianos from S75 TO $3.50.
HORACE WATERS, 1888 Broadway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05

Pianos, Mel0dcOns, AccOrtleons, and FIutI-
mas Of superior quality Tone and finish All the
music instruction books for Instrument pianos
odeons, accordeons futnas concertinas seraphnes
tuned and repaired in q superior manner
L. 4 j. JACOBS, 407 Broadway
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05
POST OFFICE NOTICEs.

DOsT OFFICE, NEW YoRK.-NoTICE.-THE
i for California, &C., per United States steamer
will close at this office Wednesday, the fifth day
at O'Clock p. N. ISAAC v. FOWLER, Postm
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05

Mosaic Breastpins.-Ncw styles Of setting,
and fine mosaic for sale at the factory Of the subscriber
3Sl Broadway, corner of White street, up stairs.
DAVID RAFT Manufacturing Jeweller.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05

Melodcons.-The Largest md Best Assort-
Of %slodeons in tho city at esq Broadway i being
tent organ melodeops s. D. II. w. Smiths well known
10. HORACE WATERS, Sole Agent, 1888 Broadway.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05
POLITICAL.

DEMOCRATIC REPUBLICAN, GENERAL COZ
IL tee..The regular monthly meeting of this com,
will he held at the Stuyvesant Institute THURSDAY
ing, 9th inst, AZ ~ O'Clock General and punch
tendance is particularly requested By order.
RICHARD SCHELL, Chair
A w.. s. R. 7; GAIIA'HrH' Secretaries.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05

Ladies' Fashions FOR April.-.Just Publishe ed,
part for April price Is CENTS of Frank Leses Ladies'
Gazette Of Paris London and New York Fashions containing
100 beautiful coored plate paper pattern
mantla patterns for embroidery articles N crotchet
evo leather work continuation Of tale by Mrs Ann s..
Stephens and much useful reading matter.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05

The Cheapest Shirt Store In the United
States sMcLAUGHLINS corner of Chambers and Green
wich streets All sizes of Shirts for and boys made
expressly for the city retail trade and warranted to give
satisfaction. Shirts made to in the choicest style
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05

Ladies' Shoe Establishment .-Jefers, 487
excellent article finished in artistic respect
fully informed that these celebrated shocs still
manufactured under Jeffers' personal supervision.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05

IF RUDOLPH LADEMANN WILL SEND HI
dress, or call at the office of r. o. KirchhoG $50
way he will hear of friend that would like to see
IF GERMAN MoRENCY, FRENCH COOK.
i call 1T the Market Hotel and Dining Saloons
~ and II Fulton street, be will hear Of thing 10
vantage. -
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05
Circulation OF tlie New York Herald for the
Week ending April L, 1854.

New York, Wednesday, April $, 1854.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05

INFORMATION WANTED-oF THOMAS col
l. when last heard Of lie was il New Orleans; ~
snce he Kept store in Boston or New Orleans. Anv
who can give any information OF said Thomas will oil,
Gress James Collier, care of JACOB Smith Centre
oyster bay fos' oihee' Queens county, New York
MR.. JACOB DANToN WILL PLEASE CALL
lNl liafclv Mt 81 49,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05

Fine Watches.-David Raft, Importer, ISL
Broadway corner Of street. stairs offers for sale
fne assortment of first class watches-lever duplex
escapements-by the best makers at the
porters lowest prices, for cash approved paper
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05
SPECIAL NOTICES,

CRYSTAL PALACE.-THE CRYSTAL PALACE
~ be opened at 9 O'Clock A. II. and closed at p N
further notice. Admission 90 cents children under,
years half price. Admission Saturdays Is cents 4
]. n. BATCHELDER, Acting Superintonl
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05

Banvard's Georama Is tn close on the 10Th,
after unparalleled of in this city,
Those who have not yet these wonderful paintings
should not omit this last opportunity The RIVER NE
alone will repay visit, Independent Of the nifcent
Holy LAND Open this afternoon, c. o'clock, and
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05

The National Police Gazette, for this week,
will be ready Thursday morning. and oaers ual
large amount Of interesting matter Great reports Of
Spirit meetings the Legend eff the White House,
and domestic criminal &C., &c. Once Ann street
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1854-04-05
ADVERTISEMENTS RENEWED EVERY
Personal.

IMPORTATION WANTED-OF CAROLINE CT
i OF Bristol, England, from whence she sailed in
Tnrquin to New Orleans, and from thence the yessel
proceed to New York. Any information Of her "
thankfnlIy received. Letters should be addressed
LAWRENCE, Hartford, Conn.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

We would prefer, however, that they remain
Isteadfast to their old practices as being every
Iway less Objectionable. We wish then that
the next time the exigencv Of the case re-
quires one Of these Honorable members to
say that he holds himself "answerable else
where" he would substitute the offer to bet
ten or fifty dollars that he was right, and if
the gentleman on the other side did not take
the bet, then the latter to onsider himself
vanquished in the argument.
This is all that, at present, we have to
say concerning the Legislators t. whom the
above remarks are applicable. Such men,
even in private station, would be draw
back on society; and it rests with the people
TO decide whether their number in our L 9.
is lative bodies shall be lessened or increas-
ed
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20
Hon ,Jno p CooY.

We published paragraph, recently al
udinc to the highly polished and classlca
phrases used in respect to Mr.. Cock by the
acentleman and scholar who edits the Du
buque Express, called in common parlance
Billy Demerit. The Upton Advertiser takes
Billy up thus
In our individual capacity, we are appos
ed to Mr. Cook in politics; but we must say
that such execratons as the above will DC
him no injury. 1t is not In our opinion the
proper way to make speed against proml
nent man by splitting at him so much vltu'
peraton as approxlmates to fish market
sIand. Mr. Cook is still regarded as Ce'
dar County man, and as such the county Is
proud of him. The Express again says:
All this gentle reader, is from John p. Cook, who's,
political education and profession reputation were
acquired in the vicinity OF Upton, Ced'r County
Iowa.
How lamentable! how very unfortunate
it was for the Hon. J. p. Cook, that his for
mer residence was at Upton, and not at Du'
buque. He should have acquired at least
citizenship at that city, before presuming
TO accept the nomination for Congress: TINS
was fatal error in the Hon. gentleman
vet as the matter has turned out, we Tip
tonians may feel tattered that we have
such an excellent political and legal schoo
here that we can produce such d'stIn'
rushed graduates al the Hon. JOHN r.
Cook.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20
WHOLE NUMBER 567
A Touching Scene.

/ We take the following touching scene
| from New York paper ofthe 10th inst.
/ This world is grea. dice-box, and nobody
/ can tell Mhat will '.turn up" a. the next
throw. There are incident and romance
lenough transpiring every day in the streets
otthe metropolis to furnish material for the
] p9et and novelist to the end of time:
YESTERDAY afternoon, well dressed
gentleman was passing up Broadway
!: Foreign suns had evidently given to face
ionce fair tinge OF bronze, and though
nearly halt century might have rolled over
/ his head, yeti had left few traces behind
! L. and no evidences that the shadows were
falling far to the eastward.
| Near Trinity Church sat an old apple
woman A tattared cloak Of plaid was
Thrown over her shoulders; her eyes were
/ dim, her hand trembling, and the thin gray
HAIR, escaped from the keeping Of cap
guitless Of lace, upon her cheek. The
old woman was watching for purchasers,
and her eye rested upon the form Of the
! stranger as he proceeded leisurely along,
! pausing now and then as he seemingy recoR-
nzed some spot familiar in other days, or
noted some unexpected, and to him doubt.
less, painful changes.
! The old woman suddenly dropped her
basket and the apples rolled hither and
| thither, but she did not heed them
&c eorge'' she exclaimed, as she sprang to
her feet, sGcoree." The stranger turned
in the direction of the voice. In an in
slant hts quiet manner vanished. "George!"
I..Mother!'' and the twain were clasped in
each others arms Greatly did some mar
vel at the scene. Has the oldwoman faint.
ed!' cried one. ''Has she been stealing"
ked another. Yes she had been stealing
stealing whole years of care from Time,
land dinging it to the winds. But zone
touch OF nature makes the whole world
kin" and there was many heart that
beat softer at the scene. Twenty years
| ago George" had left his home in Uti-
ca, New York, and gone sdown to the
sea" and done business upon big waters.
| After varied fortunes, that frightened at
last, he had returned TO find the old home.
stead raised to the ground, a block Of
stones occupying its site, every inch of
which had been dear to him,-bIt an old
man pointed out his fathers grave. Il
|as sunken and without stone to mark
where he lay OF his mother he could
obtain no trace. She had left Utica long
ago to seek her son in New York and
/ had never returned.
Who can tell how she watched and
waited and wept for the first born, wan.
dering son. Who can tell by what .
painful descent she went down from q
comfort abe home to the streets, to age
and poverty!
But yesterday it was all made right.
'.The dead was alive again, and the lostwas
found" And to day, who thinks she would
exchange places with the most favored of
fortune that dwell in mansions of mar.
| blel
God grant that much JOY break not the
pitcher ut the fountain or the wheel at the
cistern. God gran. many such meetings in
this world of partings.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20
Scott Nursery.

Yesterday we called on our friends Fin
lev and pwire of the above establishment
and found them busily employed with abou
twenty assistants, in selecting and packing
fruit trees. They have sold vast number
Of trees this season and still their assort
ment is good, and yesterday afternoon the!
rec eived large addition to their stoel
Those who wish choice ones should cal
early. Wee'y Thursday.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

We have receiv d an address from Hon
j. w. GRIMES to the people of Iowa, whici
we have not yet had an opportunity OF read
ing, but are much pleased with the opening
sentence:
"The Wing State Convention assembled
at Iowa City, on the 22d day of February
last, did me the honor to present my name
before the people Of the State as candidate
for the office of Governor. | accept tht
nomination"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

The State Journal says that a ,rhisbey
fqht occurred at the polls at Iowa City and
that Dr.. Eads cannot boast Of an anti-li-
ouor law victory; but must lie under the i'm
putation of liquor mems votes. The papers
at Iowa City should begin to move in the
Temperance cause, as that place Is beeom-
ing somewhat noted for its significant ST.
cnce upon the subject.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

ERRArA.--In giving ,hc returns OF The
Township and Municipal elections, we er'
roneously inserted the names of Israel Hal
for Trustee and J. w. Stewart Clerk. L
should have been John Owen, Sr. Trustee
and B. B. Woodward Clerk.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

NJ g. nj. RAILRoAD.--A friend informs
us that laborers are busy at work on the
Road hence to Iowa City. About one thou
sand are now employed on this road and in
all probability will have it finished before
next December, the time specified for It's
completiCu.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

JOHN CLARK. Esq. of the Iowa Reporte'
called upon us this week. From his con
yersation upon printiical matters, imagine
our contemporaries Of Iowa City are ambi
tjous to be little ahead, even in this age
of progress.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

Il do not understand at ALL said Augus-
tine, show gentlemen can smoke. 1t Ger.
tainly shortens their lives
4 don't know that replied the other:
there's my father who has smoked every
blessed day since he joined the church. spa
he is now 70 years DID,
well, if he had not smoked. hs night
have been eighty AZ this day /.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20
The Nelraska-Kansas Ross
The following advertisement appears III
the Grand River Record!

"Informution wan,edi OF Stephen 4.
Douplas, late resident Of Chicago H., who
left his home for Washington City in No.
vember, When heard from, he was in that
ci,y irving to pass bad bill. II any oftho
officers of that city can give any information
as to his whereabouts, and will leave the IN.
telligence at the Office OF the Nattona. Erds
It will be great relief to hs afflicted
Irieeds who greatly fear lie las done drGy
,citt himself"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

REVOLUTIONARY ASEcpoTE.--A cores
pondent OF the Manchester On. H.) Mirror,
furnishes the following:
"When the British were at Boston, in
1867, my father was in barber shop wait
inc 10 be shaved, British officer came in
ana wanted to be shaved, provided the bar
Der could DO II without drawing blood, and
saving ii he did not he would run his sword
through him. The barber was frightened
and dared not undertake the task. A little
boy sitting there spoke up and said he would
do it. He looked up at the boy with aston
ishment, but the boy stripped OF his coat told
him to take a seat. He took off the otfi
GERS beard without blood and was paid o
guinea for his trouble. The officer then ask
ed him how he ventured to do it, and he had
been to every barber shop in town and No
one before dared to do j. The boy then re-
Iplied-"I thought thatsi should see blood as
soon us YOU would, and it, had | would have
cut your throat 70 the neck bone IN one
moment" The British officer hung dowr
his head and Left, amid shouts OF applause to-
the boy"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

Hon. James Grant was elected Mayor OF
Davenport, Iowa, on Sunday last,-D4a4,
que Erpress.
Thank you, sir, we don't hold elections
down here on Sundays,
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20
"A rose b. any other namc would smell As sweet"

"A rose By any other name would smell As sweet"
A gardener in New Yo K .tely advertised
a new rose as just received from France.
"named Pierce, in honor Of the United
Statas." Price of plants only ten dollars
each, and no doubt "the faithful" will take
them even at that price.
The next day, however, the following cap.
ital burlesque notice appeared in the same
new spaper directly Under the first:
The Nelraska-Kansas Rose
\ crimson. An entirely Variety will flourish
At the North and West Grow from slip Of the Doug
la OH the President Rose; ALLY Bto0MER; equal.
ly rare with the night blooming Cercus magnificent
in darkness changes color in. and shuts its petsis 70
the roots, honor TO the United Stafes YER! iew
Plantsmay be obtained, on early application o
mar22 , .iseo Uhice~-HoLpEAh = ~.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

The Emperor Nicholas, upon refusing
the ultimatum of the Western Powers, Is
said to have declared that he "dld not want
sir minutes, still less six days, to scovn such
d proposition"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20
m Lamartine Sunk.

On Saturday night last the Lamartine on
her downward trip struck reef of rocks,
some fifteen miles below this place, and
sunk. She was en- old boat and had re-
Gently been purchased for $4,000. Pre-
sumo she can be raised again.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

The Mississippi is falling with only three
feet on the Rock Island Chain Of the Up
per Rapids.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

During the halfyear ending 3lst OF De-
cember, l57 persons were killed and .oS IN
jured on English railways.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20
Eo1IitIe Accident on The Hudson River Rail
Road

!
A melancholy accident occurred on the
Hudson River Railroad last evening which
was caused by the falling of all immense
piece OF rock on the track, two miles nortl
Of Tivoli, when the 4.45 train from this city
was under full headway, and within four rod
Of the place. Sc suddenly was the fall thai
| the iag-man, who was at his post, had sig
nailed to the engineer of the down train
that ell was right: but as the train approach
| ed he heard a rumbling noise, which follow
ed BY the falling of the rock. He narrowly
escaped, and Immediately reversed his SIG
nal, but not in time to prevent the accident.
The Jar caused by the running Of the train
undoubtedly shook the rock so as to cause
il to fell at that moment.
! The train was at full speed when the loco
motive struck the rock, smashing it and the
| two baggage cars almost into atoms. So
great was the conclusion that passengers
were lifted out of their seats and thrown
several feet There were FIVE passenger
cars on the train. two OF which We're badly
broken, but no passengers were injured.
But the worst features of this accident are
vet untold. -Four persons id the employ Of
| the Company were so badly injured that It
lis thought that three of them will not sur
vlve.
| The ears were subsequently taken and
burned in the stoves in the cars to keep the
messengers warm. Even the stove was
broken to pieces, but miraculous as it may
appear all the persons in these cars escaped
uninjured, except Mr.. Young who received
d slight wound on his head.
The rock that fell on the road is said to
| have been eight or ten feet long, five feet
wide. and two feet thick, not less than tlve
| tons in weight.
The wounded aud manned received every
attention, and all that man could 90 for
them was done by the officers and passen-
gers.
! The wreck and obstructons were removed
and the passengers who left New York IN
the five O'clock train last evening reached
this city between and o'clock this morn
ING.
p. S.-We learn from one of the en-
ployers of the Hudson River RaIiroud, who
was on the down train last evening when
the accident occurred, and who returned TO
the city this morning on the express train,
that the two brakemen died during,he night.
Mr.. Scott, the engineer, was much easier,
and his injuries were less severe than at
first reported. Strong hopes were enter
tanned of his recovery. 1t was thought the
fireman, although severely wounded, would
recover. The young men Killed resided ID
New York. albany Jour, Saturday.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

The Dubuque Express thinks the result
of the election in Scott county, "probably
attributable to the temperance fanaticlsm
in that region"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

HEART-RESDING TRaGEpy.-A cores
pondent Of the Cleveland Plalndealer, wri-
ting from Waupacca County, Wis, tells the
following tragical tale:
A farmer sold yoke Of oxen to an in
dvidual in the neighborhood. and received
his pay in paper money. The man who
purchased the oxen, being in a hurry to
start off, requested the farmer to assist in
voking them up. He accordingly wen. to
the ward with the man for the purpose,
leaving the money lying on the table. On
his return to the house he found his little
child had taken the money from the table,
and was in the act of kindling the fire in the
stove with it. From the impulse Of the
moment, he hit the child slap on the side
Of the head. so hard as to knock it over, and
in the fall it struck its head against the
stove with such force as to break its skull.
The mother, who was in the act Of wash
ing small child in tub Of water, in as
adjoining room, on hearing the fracas, drop
ped the child and ran to the room whence
the noise proceeded, and was 80 much ter.
ritied at what she there beheld, that sh0
forgot the child in the tub for time. and
upon her return to the room found the
little one drowned The husband, after q
a few moments reviewing the scene before
him, seeing two OF his own children dead,
without further reflection, tooh down his
gun and blew out his brains.'
QUEsrIoSs FOR iouNG PEOPLE The
question before the meeting house is this
4 feler-What is a icller-and his gall
are about to be parted for a time-and they
propose to exchange daguerreotypes-and
for that purpose the feller goes with his gal
to the Daguerrcotype shop--and is to pay
for having the pictures he has only
money enough to pay for one picture in an
ordinary case, and the other in a magnif-
cent caso-which picture should be put in
the magnificent case-his own ugly mug, or
her'n! Would it be gallant in him to put
her mug in the ugly case! Would it be jin-
erous in him to put has mug in the ugly case
which she is to keep. That's the question
before the meeting house.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20
The New York Herald is becoming sic

The New York Herald is becoming sick
at heart OF the Administr OF Its
choice In late number the Editor eX-
claims:
I'VE are in the first stage of as corrupt
us mbecie an administration as that winch
marked the Presidency of Martin Van Bu,
rem, and called forth the indignant revolution
by which the people elected Harrison u
lSiOu"
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

Moving for new trial--eourting for q
second wife.
The Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Scott Co., Iowa) 1841-185?, 1854-04-20

THE HORTICULTURAL REVIEW, aud Bo-
tanical Magazine Conducted by J. A
WARDER. NJ D. g. ]. w. WARD, Esq.
Cincinnati.
We have had occasion before to notice
the above periodical, and we do SO again be-
cause we feel an interest in the publica-
ton in the West o. a work truly western
in its character and possessing the interest
the above does to every man who owns q
square rod Of ground, The articles in this
number on the Grape and Vineyard and the
Orchard, may prove Of double the value OF
subs cription TO every farmer who heeds
the advice given. The Magazine is issued
monthly at $500 per annum. ii. w Der
by, publisher.