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ANNOUNCEMENTS.
For Ordinary.

We are authorized to announce JAMES
u. WITHERSPOON as Cnndidaie for
ord'nary' MAsY VoTERs.
Ma. EDITOR -
From the columns Of yous paper, IL ap
Penrs that any person disposed, or willing
Tor their names to be used rs candidates for
any Office, has been recommended or pro.
posed by their Friends or "Alany Citi-
zens, not so with me. tender my services
to the Citizens Of Lancaster District. 10 serv,
them in tho Office Of Ordinary. IL elected, for
the ensuing term. The election will take
place in October next.
Aug 10, 1854.
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An INSULT TO SoUTuERy MERCH >yrs

An INSULT TO SOUTHERN MEnCH >NTs.
The New York Tribune thus pointed
ly insults Southern merchants who do
business in New York:
"Sonthern merchants do indeed keep
away from New York, for the reason that
they can't pay their debts there is no
doubt that if the jobbers Of this city had
not trusted Southern traders for the past
three years, they would be a great deal
better off than they are"
We hope Southern merchants will
have sufficient self respect to prevent New
York from further suffering by their Gus
tom
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HoRnIpLE AFFAIR.--We learn from a
source which cannot be doubted, that Mr..
JESSE ScuRRY WAS Killed in in Newberry
district not far trn"rGe uHEr5tfrod&ssba line,
.>''ses' 49,, A. h1Ea been sl.n. ..,.:i. ~
ing along the public road in his buggy
A negro boy who was with him was also
killed. The weapon used is thought tc
have been a double barrelled shot gun
The deed is said to have been done by u
DR.. GusTEH, who was at enmity with Mr.
SBURRY.-EdgefeLd advertiser. ..
The brothers OF the deceased have offer
ed a reward Of $4,000 for the apprehen
sion Of DIR. GUNTER.-ED. LEDGER.
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SHERlFFS SALES

l'y virtue Of sundry wtits Off fl 10 me dIrccs,
ed vii sell before the Court House door, In Ian
caster, within the legal hours of saie. on sI,e
First Monday In October next, sil Defsa-
dents interes, In, and 20, one hundred acres az
land, more or less, adjoining lands Of Joseph
Rodgers, Capt s. Resbit, VIM. Ross. et. al,
levied on and 20 be sold a. the property Of A. j.
Ross, at the suit IFS. b. Emnons. pG-
ALSO Hti sf5
Thirty Ave acres, more or iess. adjoining Iants
OF Thomas Csuthen, J. J. Horton, James Tgts.
dale and estate Of Evan Horton, levied an and
&c be scld as the property of Wills X. ylneeps
at the s''is Of Executor and Execa.rix Of s Beck.
ham. tHht glaA nf -
ga .s,f =, ALSO
One hundred and seventy.six aeres more A.
less, adjoining lands OF James n. Wishcnpa,l4
Hugh Hood, Wm. stevees, II a.. levied a., <i,8
70 be sold as the property of John sInes. az dr.
ham. ,'f
ALSO
by order Of James II. witherspoou. ga. a..
dinhry, two hundred ACRES land, more ~ io>s.
belonging 70 the estate OF Ffedcsick Plyicr. 81.
joining lands Of A. Z. Randefb1sk. q. A. Psf5e>.
Henry Plyier Rcif flyler and Alex, Arani. a,
credit Of one and two ycars, except - Iauef
cash a. win pay eost, the purchase giving bo=.4
and good seeuiity and Rostes9s 81 DE nsc.ssI.
see = deemed neeessasy, e Nc priipafy. ios lse
~ gfess ., D. HALLE, q 4. :.
iAncsster O. r., sept ~, 1854.
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DON'T TALK.-What need it concern
you II John soooks is courting Sally John
ssonf They are undoubtedly rational be-
ings' and conduct their love affairs in .
becoming manner and withou. anv o.
your interference. What if Emma Ward
got a new dress. 1t is probably paid for
ana cost you nothing. Therefore, why
need you interest yourselfso deeply abou,
hf What if the principal merchant in
the place has become insolventg You are
not among. its creditors. and for Heaven.
sake why can't you have little eniov.
mentf Suppose Dorcas Swift goes to a
dancing schoolf It costs you nothing:
as she has frail constitution, a little e..
eT0'se OF this kind may benefit her general
health' This intsrmeddIiDg with others,
70 utter neglect Of ourselves, becoming too
prevalent with certain class eyerv.
where.
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ApvERTIsEMRNTs.--We take much plens.
ure in directing the attention of our Cotton
planting friends, to the card of Wyatt g. Co.
In this paper. One Of the firm has many
relatives in this district, and we believe was
originally citizen Of Lancaster.
~ Our esteemed friend and townsman
Mr. A. c. DUNLAP, has received his fall stock
of goods, which is jndiciously selected, and
which he will sell as low as any one. "
The advertisements of Harcourt Bradley
q Cove would also call attention to.
Matheisson g. o'Hara. This is one of
the Oldest clothing stores in Charlestop.---
For long period IL enjoyed a liberal pat
ronage, while under the firm of VIM. Mat.
thiessen.
The first coat we ever wore, was purrhas-
ed from this house, and the excess Of our
pride then, h"s indelibiy fixed on our mind
the fact, that 1t was first rate coat. we
hope our Lancaster friends and subscribers
generally, will call on Messrs. Matthiessen
d OHara when they visit Charleston.
We also take pleasure in directing atten-
tioh 70 the Dry Goods ablishment Of Capt
I! b. Cousast. From hasty examination
on Yesterday, We were much grati6ed 10.
find he had such q full and compIete s,ock.
i'ry Goods of all kinds, Hardware, shoes,
eFoekery; intact almost every thing one
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DIABoLroAL ArrEMPr.--We are griev.
ed to be compelled to record such an Of
fence as the diaboIical attempt made on
Monday evening to throw the passenpe,
car OF from the high tressel-work at the
upper end Of town, and opposite the dwell.
ling OF Mr.. James r. Aiken. 1t appears
from the statement of Mr.. Fowler, that
some one had deliberately, in a spirit Of
fiendish mischievousness, laid a rail across
the track, which, il the train had passed
over, must have precipita,ed Il to the
depte or some 40 or so feet. Mos, for.
tunately when the train stopped 70 ez-
change mail bags, opposite the post Office,
the light from the lamp revealed the OPP
stacle TO the vigiIant engineer. - Wiasbo-
70 Register. ~ So
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time she will throw her head back, and

time she will throw her head back, and
you have nothing to do but lean a little
forward and press your lips to hers, and
the thing is done. Don't make a noise
over il, as if you were firing percussion
caps, or tryAing the water cocks of
steam engine, nor pounce down upon
it like hungry hawk upon an innocent
dove, but gently fold the damsel in your
arms, without deranging the economy of
her tippet or rufle, and by a sweet pres
sure upon her mouth, revel in the sweet
blissfulness of your situation, without
smaeking Jour lips on it as you would
over q roast duck.
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Acknowledgements q Receipts.

IL. Hammer nd, Winnshoro', ito Feb. ls, '64
ID. G. Ianier, Flat Rock, to August 4, '54
Jno. ii. Adams, L-ncaster, to July IL, ia
Col. T. p. Ballard, Longest, to June 20. 80
Joseph Clarke, p Hill, TO July b, 90
r. Z. Robinson, lacksonham, Jan. 26, '65
Mrs. E. T. White, c. Store, July ID. '55
J.J. Porter. q .2s, '55.
Burrill Bradley, p. Hill, May 4, %
Allen Morrow, Belair, July 10, IS
Drury Morrow. Tennessee, March 2, '65
O. s. Massey, ii. Head, June 2s, '56
J. w. Bowers, III. Rock, July 20, Do
John Williams, Lancaster. TO Feb. IL, 90
James Johnson, p. Hill, Iany 81, 90
J. p. Wilson, Leavenswerth, Feb. o, '6b
Jon'n Durin, T.. Hill, Nov lS, %
A. J. Halle, Camden, Aug. 3, %
Il. X Nisbit, Jacksonham, Feb. %, '65
7. r. Sylvester, Eufaula, May 90, '65
Henry Anderson, C. Store, Aug. 4, 90
Col. c. D. Jones. Landsford, Feb. II, '55
Miss s. A. Massey, s c. M'ch, ls, SO
r. C. Winchester, N. G., Aug. !, '64
J. A. Cunningham, Lan'ter, July 81, '65
DIR. Thorrwell, Columbiu, April 8, '65
Mai. ID. ID. Kirkland, F. Rock, May 8, b5
VIM. F Enine, KinRstree Jan. 4, %
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CREEPING THINGs.-Let me put spi.
der into any lady's hand; she is aghast
she shrieks, "The nasty, ugly thing !"
Madam, the spider is perhaps shocked
at your Brussels lace, and although you
may be the mot exquisite painter liv-
Ing, the spider has a right to laugh at
your coarse daubs as she runs over
them. Just show her your crochet work
when you shrek at her. "IIave you spent
half your days upon these clumsy att
macassars and these ottoman covers o.
My dear lady, is that your webb fl
were big enough, might with
reason drop you and cry out at you.
Let me spend day with you and bring
my work. l have four little bags of
thread-such little bags! In every bag
there are more than one thousand holes
such tiny, tiny holes! Out of each
hole thred runs, and AL the threads
more than four thousand threads spin
together as they run, and when they are
all spun they make but one thread of the
web weave. have member of nv
family who is herself no bigger than a
grain of sand. Imagine what a slender
web she makes, and Of that, too, each
thread is made Of four thousand or five
thousand threads that have passed out Of
her four bags, through four or FIVE thous-
and little holes. Would you drop her,
too, crying out about your deicaeyl A
pretty thing, indeed, for you to plume
yourself on your delicacy, and scream at
us" Having made such speech, we
may suppose that the indignant creature
fastens rope around one Of the rough
stairs Is NOISY, clumsy, work, compared
with such way Of locomotion. The
creeping thing we scorn are miracles Of
beauty. Tqey are more delicate than anv
ormulo clock or any lady's watch made,
Tor pleasures sake, no bigger than a shil
ling. Lyonet counted four thousand and
forty-one muscles in single caterpillar
and these are small part only ofits pow.
ers' Hook found fourteen thousand mir.
rors IN the eye of blue bottle, and there
are thirteen thousand three hundred sen.
arate pieces that go to provide nothing
out the act of breathing in carp. How
~ohdrous IS the power Of the great Crea-
tor who has organized such perfect svs-
tenn of being!
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the most amusing we have ever seen. 1t
contains large number of very amusing
cuts, and each cut is explained in poetry.
1t is certainly an amusing book.
p. S.-Please to send us Flora Lynd-
sag, in cloth.
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DRYGOODS ,HiRDWARE,&C.

- Dnn THE !rATI-TR OF 1854.
The Subscriber having purrh, sed The ..n-
tire Stock Of Goods OF JAMES ADAMS,
deceased, respectfully calls the attention Of
his ficnds, and the public gencrIly to mn
examination Of his goods end prices. The
goods have been jnficionsly selcrted,. and
will be sold for cash at prizes which cannot
fsil to please. To pnmc.ual customers tho
usual crcd't ~ III be- given = y = --'A
J. b. cOUSART,
A. the old sand Of JAMES AoAMs oppo-
site JOKES CHocgETr.
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We learn that his ExceIIencv Governo,
burt, and suite, left Pendleton on Mon.
oay morning last, bound for their new
homes in the far .west--Nebraska. Two
esteemed citizens Of our own district
James a. Doyle, Esq, and his brotbs,
Col. y. r. Doyle--were TO have ;oined
the Governors party at Athens. 7sor0;.
irom which place they 20 direc. 10 81 g.
LOUIS Missouri, and thence to Co,n.;I
biuiis, Iowa, which will be their addrss.
ses for the present. aa. :,
The Messrs.f Doyle viii return d,,,;,,,.
the next year; when, should theyv he e
pleased with their explorations Of the
country, il Is said they will remove their
iamiliss @ this land Of promise.
a friend, who accompanies his excel.
'ency, has kindly promised to keen on,
readers advised Of the movements Of The
party the ideideDt Of the journey, tbe
'o'l' Climate. spd prospects Of Nebraska
and aebis BIS adventures With tho beara. buff
oes, and Z red men q the isres. u ,h..
iisiaat 7 e. segien. Nay saeee,. attend them.
:. ietns oessiss.
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The Post Office Department. and the
South Carolina Rail Road.

Quite an Interesting correspondence we
find in the Carolinidn in relation to the
transportation Of the mails on the Sonth
Carolina Rail Road. The Post Office De-
partment has been paying for this service
the transportation OF the mails from Char
lesion to Augusta and Columbia-$237.5O
per-mile. The Company arc required now
to run night trains instead of day trains to
do this, and at the same time accommodate
the public, and secure their own interest, il
would be necessary to place an additional
train on the road. For this extra service
donate. They demand S62.5o per mil.
more, making $500 per mile, the price paid
by the Department for similar service on the
roads betwee New York and Wilmington. n.
Dir. Campbell the Post Master General, re.
fuses to accede to the demand, and Mr.. Cald.
well the President Of the South Carolina
Hall Road Company, positively refuses to
perform the service for less. How the mat.
ter will end we do not know. Mr.. Ca!d.
We'll has given the Post Master General Il
the first of November to consider the matter
and If ut that time he refuses 10 comply with
his demand, the mails must be transported
by some other means than by the South
Carolina Rail Road
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SAD CAsUALrY.-We are panied to
learn that Jackson McNair, son of Alex
ander MtNair, ESQ, of this District, was
killed on Monday last, by the falling Of a
tree. 1t appears that Mr.. McNair and
bis son were in field pulling fodder
when the accident occurred.- Cheru,o
Gazette.
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THE CARoLINJAN-We are pleased to
learn that great additions have been made to
the subscription lists of this paper. The
Carolinian is an excellent paper, and merits
all the patronage which may be extended
to il.
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North BRITIsH REVIEW.

North BEITIsH REVIEW.
August number received. Contents. vi
net: his Life and Writings, Hugh Miller oI
Cromarty, Early English History, Books foI
Children, Greece du;ing the Macedonian
Period. Nlebuhr and Thirwall, Dante, Po.
ems by Mathew Arnold, &c.
We have frequently called the atten ton
Of the lovers of literature to these British
Periodicals.. The contents of the Review
before US will be found very attr active.
The terms are as follows, % year for
single Review, or foF Blsckwoods Maya
zine. Price Of Blackwoods and any one of
the four Reviews S5; the four Reviews and
Blackwook $40. Address.
LEONARD ScoTT g. Co.
New York.
AsTHURs HOME MAGAZINE for October.
Is not inferior to any of its predecessors.
This is the cheapest Magazine in the Union,
the price being onlo o. yeaf with the
Ledger 81 so UH
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EDITORS TABLE.
GODEY's LADY's Book.

GoDEY's LADY's Book.
The October number We have.reeeived
and at once pronounce it an excellent mum.
ber' This opinion is not hastily formed
but after due examination OF the contents.
There are 81 engnvings in this number, and
60 contributions. Price 25 cts. per number
or So 90 year. With the Ledger, S2.OO.
Address. ... ...
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DAVIDSON CoLLRoE.--The Rev. d.. WIN.
hanson, who fora number Of yeara has bsen
President Of this institution, resigned hiS
Chair Few weeks ago. A special meeting
OF the Board Of Directors has been calIe5
Dy ths Fresldent al Charlotte, on Tuesday
next The 26sh instant.--to elect surees.
OF. NV' l.5 Is,
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Sitting of Courts.

To CORRESPONDENTS" is informed
that we would publish his poetry, but can
didly think it does him no credit Could
you not improve it!
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LAND FOR SALE,

] will sell at public auction on Monday,
the 10th Of October, On the premises, ii not
disposed Of before, Ill acres of land. situ-
atrd on the Beaver Creek road near Salem
Church This Land is well adapted to tho
culture Of cotton and corn. Any one ac-
quiuted with that section of the district
will perceive il is located in the cotton grow
ing region.
There is n comfortable Dwelling House
on the place and all necessary ont buildings.
BENJAMIN PHILLIPS.
Sept. 81 81 81
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For Congress-.

The friends Of Gen. JOHN MCQUEEN
announce BIN as Candidate for recollection
10 congress, at the ensuing election.
we are authorized to announce ihe Hon.
!. u. WiI"SoN, OF Darlington, ms eandj-
da'e 70 represent thls Congressional diatrict.
at the ensuing election. Hs
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groceries, Groceries.

A full and fresh supply Of difIerep, kinds
of Groceries can Ut all Zines G found at Tho
Subscribers Store ut he Soaih Easl end OF
the Town, near his residence, which will be
sold VERY Low FOR CASH.
J, d. COUSART.
Sept 81 81 3mo.
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Fer ths Senate.

The friends Of De- L z. WILLIAMSON
wonld respectfully anaounce him as = can |.
d'date Tor senator at the coming eler.ion.
From the 22d Of Hugust 1854.
- y" Vox PoPuLL
The friepds Of Col. DIXON BARNES
eononce him as Candidate for the next
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The deaths caused by Yellow fever in
Charleston average about l9 per day.
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MANY FRIENDS.


Ma. EDITOR :--Please announce 8. n
MASSEY as candidate Cor the House az
Representatives and oblige
MANY yorkss.
49, NJ, hpnon ;--Please announce r. T. HAM
noND, Esq., as a candidate for the Hoase =,
neptesensatives IN the Next f.sfiskture and
oonge, MANY PRIEKDs AxD SUproErKes
~ The friends Of w. A. MOORE. Fos.
announces him as candidate for Represen.
awe ~ the next Legisiatafe. AT
The friends o. DRssW. @. Cali.
THEN announce him AZ 4 candidate Tor th.
~ TIE essaeing election.
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LANCASTERVILLE. s. C.
WEDNESDAY. SEPT. 97, 1854.
Court Calendar.

NORTHERN CIRCUrr-FALL TERM 1854.
Return DdYs.
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l.. A. GoDEY.
Philadelphia.
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patent leather and mustachea, by cour-
tesy only called men, down to the bio
bur'y b'hoy six feet and well proportion.
ed" who looks for all the world ike a
great, good-naturcd Newfoundland dog.
content in his own conscious strengtI,
apparently both with himself and Che
world at large. But even the delights Of
the Opera sink into insignifcance before
the heated discussions which party poll.
tics generated, and each hour almost
some new movement is spoken Of or
somene man naned. Plots and in.
tri9ues Of every kind are the order Of the
day among tie managers and wire work
ers OF all the cliques Of all che parties /:
and until some Of them are more fully
developed than they are at present, il will
be impossible for the most knowing ones
even to eslcnlate, with any degree Of GER
tain'y, the result Of the approaching elec-
ton. 'itt
Although the Ultimate success o. tbe
Seward whlgs in the primary elections
bad been long considered as very doubt. |
lot, i was not believed until af,sr the eIsc-
ions ions OF last Tuesday, that they would be
. utterly defeated = for never probably IN
'beir worst days has New York shown
% decided front against Mr.. Seward and |
l'S party. Is 4 has done during the pas.
week. Itwasa "Know Nothing triumph,
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-20
tyCurtis, SyRup OF SAss.ye.,

w OlrtlS' SYRUP OF SASsAPRAs.
This article has 1ow been presented
TO the public sufficient time TO be we'll
tested and pronounced NO HUMBUo. In.
fac, il defies the world to produce more
eifec.ual. certain and speedy cure for
coughs, colds. measles. whooping cough.
bronchitis, splitting of blood and all those
diseases OF The lungs for which il is 90
highly recommended. This syrup Of
Sassafras has now found ito way to al.
most every town and neighborhood in
the State and thousands OF persons WIN
have been 50 fortunate as {, be saved
from an un,imely grave by this sArs
PREsERyER are now living monuments Of
health TO testify the greA, bench, il has
conferred on than. Commence The uas
of the Syrup Of Sassafras at the yerv
frs. symptoms Of cough or hoarseness.
don't delay. there is danger. See advsr.
tisement ia another column.
!. Bcware!-Callfo for J. L. CUR
IT'S Mamaluke Liniment and take NO
other. The country 10 now flooded
with BASE coUNrERFEIrs of the moss
worthless kind; don'l be deceived. Cur.
It's Linimens has stood the test for sey-
eral years SO that every family has now
become familiar with it and know what
to expect from its use. Notice whether
). l.. Curtis name is signed on the
wrapper of each bottle as none other are
genuine. This valuable medicine 10 for
sale IN every town in the State.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-20

1t will be seen b. al adverlisemen en-, in
to.days paper, tina. the Burlington and
Missouri River Railroad is to be put un.
der contract in few days. The CHI.
zens Of the section ri road through which
il is to pass, cannot tu. rejoice at this
intelligence. and not only they, but all
those living in Southern Iowa, as they
will also receive portion of the benefits
accruing from rail road facilities. The
country through which it passes is made.
the towns. villages. along The line are to
be cities, with their manufacturing estab.
lishments, their looms and anvils, turn.
ing out all those articles which we now
import. Who can say what the future
of Iowa. will be, with these mighty ap-
pliances OF rail roads and steam to assis,
her onward progress. At this time she
almost provoke7 competition, with The
mos. gigantic and older settled States in
the west. No State ives. of the bcauti.
ful Ohio that winds its way through its
verdant wales to the grea. father OF wa
ters, which layes our eastern borders,
has exhibited so much vigor and energy
in its development, as our inlan. S,a,e.-
We say 10 the car Of progress, roll on,
and join The Pacific to the Atlantic with
belts of iron.- Burlington Hawkeye.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-04-20

Wayne and Platte Valley
Air Line Raft HOad.

Papers along the line Of this road were
enthusiastically vociferous, last Fall.
abou: contract entered into by Messss.
Gass Il Fudge, or some other mysts.
riously unknown individuals, who had
agreed to build every mile Of the road
in FIVE years, under very unusual and
improbable conditions. Since then, like
the personages anG materials Of iairy
tale. contract and contractors seem alto
ge,her to have dissolved into thin air,
and il now appears that the construction
of that portion Of the road lying in Iowa
depends upon grant Of land for thar
purpose by Congress Of which there i.
no immediate prospect--while that por-
lion lying between the Illinois and Mis-.
sissippi rivers in Illinois, is IN an equally
precarious condition, arising from the
want Of funds. There is strong proba-
bility, however, that the road from Fort
Waine TO Lacon will be built, though
the prospects for its rapid advancement,
are at this time not the brigh,es..-Mus-
cdi,ne Journal.