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A Net askaite in q Trap.

We never saw man more beautifuily
caught in his own trap than is Maj. I. L. HAIR
RIs, the Douglas and Nebraska candidate for
Congress in the Springfield (Ill.) district, in
the following renc0unter with the Ma
coupin Statesman. So simple bird has
no business running against ''DIcK YATES"
CARLlSvlLLE, Sept 7, 1854
70 the Editor ofthe Macoupin Statesman:
Dear Sir-A friend has called my attention
to an article in late number of your paper,
in which you stated that | said at Hillsboro,
two years ago, that 81 lUds ready at any mo-
ment to vote for the repeal Of all tariffs, and
the establishment Of direct taxation for the
support Of the Government.' This state
ment is true as far as it goes. l said would
so vote as Al individual, but not as a legisla-
tor, unless, nor until a majority of Il peo! lie
entertained the same ,ntiment-that no legis
lative measure ought to be passed unless in
conformity with popular sentiment. do not
think that popular sentiment is now in favor
Of it-consequently | would not vote for
such measure in Congress.
Please insert this note as giving my true
position upon that subject.
Very respectfully, your ob't. servant,
TIIOS. l.. HARRIS.
We give Maj. Harris the full benefit of the
above statement, and while we do not deny
that we may have represented him only in
part, we sill have no recollections of his
having qualified his remarks as above; but
for the present we leave that matter and pass
to another:
We cordially agree that s.no Legislative
measure oughtto be passed unless IN contor-
nifty Nth popular sentiment" Now, in the
name Of all that is honorable, and in keeping
with truth, will he inform US or any one else,
when or where any popular sentiment ever
Gale for the repeal Of the Missouri Com
promise? We ask this question and expect
an answer. Who ever asked Congressto re.
PEA this compact? Major, you must own
up that this act is contrary to your doctrine.
abandon the doctrine, or you stand guilty Of
an Inconsistency tn cannot be reconcilcd.
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"A CHICAGO LAWYER TURNED DuELIsr.-Th,
Cincinnati Gazette Of the 9th, has the fol-
lowing:
We were yesterday informed by one of the
agents OF the Stage company, the particulars
Of duel which took place on Men lay last, in
a field on Mr.. Bronson's farm, few miles
from Alexandria, Kentucky, and with in
half mile Of the turnpike, between two gen.
tlemen of this city. Some time since, Mr..
Henry Short, jr., i clerk on Fifth street, be-
came attached to beautiful young lady, re-
siding OH Eighth street, and to whom he soor
engaged himself for marriagc. Mr.. Short,
about a month ago, went to Philadelphia on
a visit to his parents, who reside on Chestnut
street in that CITY, during his absence he re-
ceiveda letter from fellow clerk that his be-
trothed lady love was keeping the company
of young climb Of the law" named Alex
and r Peacock, now resident of Chicago,
bat native Of this city. TIL, letter gave MIR.
S. reason to believe that Peacock and his Ia
dy love were engaged. MIR. S. returned home
on Wednesday evening last, and found that
all had not been told him--that p. had SLAM
dered him, and DETAINED his character to the
young la y, and thus won her affections. De-
termin d to have an explanation, he wrote to
Pea * and the lady, AMI demanded the
| same.
They both treated him coldly: and request
! ed Mr.. S. not to annoy them with his commu-
nications--thc young lady at the same time
returning the engagement ring. This so ex-
asperated Mr.. s. that h, sent challenge TO
Mr.. P, which was accepted, and rifles were
chosen as weapons Seconds were appointed
who fixed the place Of meeting and lime as
before stated. No persons were present ex-
cept two friends of each purity, and their Sec
onds. At the first fire no injury wa, sustain
| ed by either of the dnelists. An effort was
then made to reconcile the difficulty, blu,
| neither would listen to any compro Mise, and
they were ordered to their post for the second
fire. The word was given, and MIR. S. fell
bleeding to the ground, the ball having taken
effect IN his left shoulder. He was tn n
picked up and takeu to MIR. Bronson's the
farmers house, and his wound was dressed
| He is considered in crlchl condition. IL Is
| now understood that when the lady heard
that had happened, she + fused i. 70 have any
thing to do wi b either Of the parties, and
has resolved to break off all engagem mt,
with each Of the gentlemen. 1t is therefore
evi lent that in this c,se the old addage OF
'sFaint Heart never won Fair Lady," has
been reversed.
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Sniclde.

Rev. VIM. Chittenden, Clergyman of the
Presbyterian demon nation, committed sui
eide by hangir 9 himself in the barn of Mr..
Henry Isham, near this village, on Saturday
forenoon last. lie has for some 20 years past
at times, exhibited symp' oms Of alteration Of
mind, during which he was much depr, ssed
and avoided compaOionship as much as pos.
sible. This melancholy was aggregated by
the sudden death o. lovely and accomplish
ed daughter, who died of cholera in l849, at
Kingston, where she was living in the family
Of I'm uncle, I. ]. Angel, Esq. Mr.. Chitten-
den had been settled as the pastor over sew
eral churches in this county, and was at The
ressa for several years, up to 1852, since
which time he has been travelling as an agent
Of the Bible Society making the house al
Mr.. Isham his home He had but recently
returned from Saratoga county, where he had
been spending several weeks, and appeared
in better health ond spirits than usual. liz
led most exemplary fife IS Christian min
isser, and was universally beloved by those
among whom no ministered. But in one OF
his despouding moments he committed the
rash act. His remains were taken to Adam,
for ioterment.-l Watertorn tJef. Coy Jour
nal, Sept. 9th.
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Information has been received at Jefferson
B,rracks to the effect that Lieut.. Grat' an,
Sergt. Favour and twenty privateers Of COM
parry g., Oh US. Infantry, were surrounded
and mastered by six hundred Sioux Indians
on the 18th ult. The men had been detached
from Fort Laramie in consequence of the
message from the Sioux chief to the officer
in command, requesting him to send force
to receive an offending Indian whom be Offer
ed to deliver up.
The Indians then DESTROYED and carried Of
goods to the amount of near Sis, 900 from the
Fur Conpany's station.
1t is said that the Indians surrounded Fort
Laramie, and that fears Of its capture were
entertained when the express left. The gar
rison consists Of one commissioned officer
and fifty men. A, reinforcement from Fort
Riley had been ordered to the relief Of Fort
Laramie. -[St. Louis Intelligenccr.
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Acc,Dryr IL sreuBENyILLE.

On Monday last, a well at the paper mills
in Steubenville, in which three persons were
employed. caved in, burying them great
distance beneath the earth. On Tuesday one
Of them was rescued. II was not known at
last accounts, whether the other two were
alive or not. The Steubenyills Union, Of
Tuesday afternoon, gives the following &C
count Of the rescue:
About ten and half O'Clock this morning,
Mr.. Robinson, one Of the three persons buri-
ed by the caving in Of the wall at the paper
mill yesterday, was extricated from his mar
row prison house, where he had lain for up
wards Of twenty-f four houre, at depth Of
some twenty Eve or thirty feet. The curblng
which fell in with the dirt prevented his being
crushed to death. He was found in half
STOPPING position, his head extending on
from under the curb, by which air enough
reached him to Sustain life. About 9o'clock
last night, it was first discovered that he was
alive-and towards morning sufficient pro-
gress had been made in removing the earth
as to enable those at work to be able to con-
verse with him.
One Of his sons labored necessarily at
the bottom Of tho we'll from the time the
accident occurred until eight or nine o'clock
this morning, when he sunk down from
over exertion and had to be conveyed
home.
When taken out of thu well the old man
was very weak, but soon revived sufficiently
to take some nourishment, and converse a lit
tic.
He states, as we have been Informed, that
he thinks the boys are not very far below where
he was. He conversed with his son about 8
O'Clock last night, when they W re both alive,
but after that time he couli hear nothing
more Of them.
1t is reported that ut an early hour this
morning some p rsons though they could DIS
tinctly helr the boys moa ling. If this b, tn
case, there still remains hope of getting tn I'm
out alive
The most intense excitement has pervaled
our city since the accid occurred. Hun
dreds Of citizens have been cons, antly in at
tend ance, and last night, when i bccomc
known that at least ons Of the victims was
still living, the news spread like wildfre.-
Thou ands Of both sexes repair to the spot
surrounding the we'll so that j. was with d fiji
Guilty operations could be Carried on at ALL
An alarm of fire was raised for the purpos,
Of dispensing the crowd, with what success
we did not learn.
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The following are the particulars Of the
lite fearful riot, at Newark New Jersey. II
appears it was the occasion of the first an.
nual parade of the American Protestant As
ISOLATION lodges, composed mostly OF Irish
men,.
Yhe Newark Daily Mercury gives the fol-
lowing account of the affair:
ssUpon reforming II line " three O'Clock
in Market street the procession marched
down Broad st. to William ST., and up VII
liam At. to High st. When t e head of the
PROCESSION reached the corner OF Shirman
st.. it was crowded bv Irish Catholics, but
the great body of the procession passed
without any interruption b yond an occasion
al shout Of derision.
Asthe end of the procession came in view
a stone was hurled from the crowd on the
corner of Shipman st. wounding member
of one of the said associations.
At the same time one or two shots were
fred from the Catholic church occupying the
space between Shipman and high streets.
This vase the signal for general riot,
and the entire procession breaking its line
and rushing upon those who attacked tn m,
and who scattered in every direction. Pts
tolls were fired from the procession into the
crowd and three or four severely wounded.
The attack from the church rendered that
an especial object Of attention, and in less
than i've minutes from the first difficulty,
the church was completely riddled, its win
dows and doors broken, its seats torn up Its
alters dismantled, and the whole interior a
mass Of ruin. A building on the east side Of
Shipman street was also attacked and the
windows broken in. During this time the
excitement was intense, and the firing of pis-
tolls was mingled with the shouts of excited
combattants.
One Catholic Irishman was shot outside
the church soon after the commend ement OF
the riot. His name was Thomas Mccarthy
Another was badly wounded with a knife.
After much difficulty the marshAls of the
procession succeeded in calling their men In
to line, and the parade WIS continued With
out further material interruption.
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tives Of the United States, and that copy
Of the foregoing be published in the Signs
of the Times, Banner Of Liberty, and South
crn Baptist Messenger, and m any other pa
pcrs which may think proper to publish 1t.
The above coming from q very respecta-
BILE body of the protestant church of Ameri-
ca. which embraces in its ministry some OF
the most lea d, worthy, and pious. men OF
our country, deserve at this time more than
a brief passing notice. We have been not .
Little alb, . d of late BY some of those who
term themselves model editors Of political
journals, bat whose faith in politics, have
been hemstichcd to fusion portyisna, or IN
common parlance abolit;onism; and there
religious faith, to religious political fanatics
called ministers Of the Nebraska Gospel; to
such men, we Recommend. the above article
Fsnaticism whether in church, or State, is exc
ertions of men in extremities, to accomplish
a given object, and in their zeal to obtain it
forgct..the pcrcepts Of sruth,in their hot pnl-
snit of that temporal interest whatever it
may be. And to achieve it, will condescend to
every species of chicancery and jugglery that
they arc capable of, irrespective too, Of the
high res possibility and sacredness of there
Office, thereby putting to shame, and making
the gospel:of peace,a product in the market to
slbserve the interests Of party, or the claims
of their candidates. No body Of ecclesias-
tics, are authorized to interfere with the po-
ltical world, or interest themselves in the
beh If of any M asare, however odious to the
government, or however obnoxious it may be
to their private feelings or opinions, lin re-
gard to this or that measure of public policy
as they are protected by the laws, however
bad the measures may be passed by the rep
reseniatives Of the people, and therefore they
ought to be satisfied with their line of duty.
as marked out by the Gospel which they pro.
fess to be called to preach. They have thcil
specific work; the politician has his, and it il
wrong to merge both into one, even for con
venience sake. Therefore We think that thu
5000 clergyman who maligned Douglas, arr
receiving their reward from their own tribu
nails ard we are happy to see that there are
few clergyman in the Union,wl believe tina
politics is not the Gospel.
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new ORLEANS, Sept. Ia.
A Knowno,hing alarm.

The Waterm;ll mail tells the following
story about the steady old borough Of Ken
dall's mills:
Mrs. Suberly went to bed precisely at 9
o'clock thinking it passing strange that her
good man did not make his appearance just
ten minutes before Of course he would be
at home in minute and a half or two min
u.es at The farthest, and 50 Mrs. Sober " left
a lamp burning on the hall table. But there
it burnt and b1rnt-but she must tell her
own story as sae told it next morning, to
about thirteen Of her most confidential
fri nds:
Well, there that lamp burnt and burnt,
till as high as | can guess it was we'll nigh
on to ten O'Clock, and that man hadn't come!
what to make Of it didn't know morn tie
dead--for he hadn't never been out so before
since the time they had such q fuss about
the Aristook war. Twan't no use to
speak to the children about it, for they
wouldn't know; and so after had waited
till couldn't wait any longer, | bounced
out of bel and down stairs went. went
right into the buttery and raised the wiDdew
towards Mr.. Blanks and says |, sMrs Blank!'
In m mute heard her jump out of bed
and raise the window-and says she:
"Whv Mrs. Soberly, what on earth's the
matterSo
"Matter!" says speaking low because
did mt want any body to hear-'.matter! Mrs.
Blank, do tell me if you have seen anything
of my husband?"
s.Your husbandn' says sha, "you didn't
pd got him, did you?" and then speaking al
most in whisper, says she,
ssLook here what on eHrth does this mean:
have you seen any thing Of my husband9''
Then we both begun to think something had
happened certainly, and in about two min
utes was dressed and over to Mrs. Blanks
Well we concluded to step over to MIR. Qui-
cts I'd start him out for a search; but We
| hadn't got half way across the street, tnlk:ns
along, wi en- we herd the .ndow shove up,
and Mrs. Quiet says she who's thercY says
'sits me.' "Wei'' says she edo for phys
sake tel rue if you have seen anything Of M.
husband.''
Now, wasn't here pretty pickle. Wei
to make long story short, we went up thai
street clear to the school house and bacA
again on t'other side, and not woman did
we find but what was wondering what had
become Of her husband"
Well, just as we got to our gate, WHIT
should we should we see there, but my hus
band AMI Mr., Blankn' ssMr. Soberly says
little spunky, will you ju I tell me what
all III 8 means?
"Wnat it MEANS" says he just as cool q,
if nothing had happened Mrs. So
berly-ahem-I should be very glad to graf
ify you if could, but the truth is-ahem-
that don't Know Nothing about it!''
Well, from that TIM 10 this, go to bed
when ge- 20 ", witt ont assin.s cry qles
ions; and il FL d MIR. Soberiy there in th'
mo- n ng, that's II care for-for I'd jus
give him to know that am as good Know
Nothing as he is.
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CAxpAIAx MINISTRY REsluSrD. --On Friday
Mr.. HlNcxs made an explanation in behalf 81
himself and associates, that when Ministers
were defeated on the Spaakership he conelu-
ded it could not carry any Of its projects, but
had intended TO have the Address debated
and take his course afterwards. he changed
his determination, however, last night, when
he found that Ministers could not obtain
from the House n hours delay to determine
on their course regarding the privileged ques.
ton raised in favor Of tie Member from Bag.
OF, and nov rendered their designations
which were aooepted. No definite progssl
hos been Uade towards he formation Of 1
nsw Ministry.
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Sale of Real Estate.

Mr.. A. LeClaire effected sale Of a small
tract of real estate this week, on, what we
should consider, very advantageous terms.
He sold twelve acres one mile back of the
city for $lO,0 900 cash.
$1,000 an acre is considered an exorb tlnt
price for land in the vicinity of Davenport,
but in few years, when our rapidly spread
ing city requires it to be divided into lots, the
price given will be more than doubled by
the operation.
The above shows that property in Davcn-
port is higher by 500per cent than at this
this city, and that we have just as fine land
and situations one mile from our city, as
Davenport DIRE have. Good table land, ad-
joining the prairie and within less than one
mile of the city sold about three months
since at only 5000 per acre, level good lanl
lying on the plank road. Now we would not
say aught against the sale of property at
Davenport, but we think the gentleman will
be gray, long before he can make that II
acres yield one hundred dollars pr acre as
net procee Is, to whatever he may appropri-
a.e it; it is too much to pay for land | mile
from town though that town, should contain
population of nearly five thousand inhabi-
tants, and Railroad Communicating with it.
Ten years ON this time, it will be bought
for the same money. Let US see whether we
guess right9
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ss1rLssa .,..;.,,, ts,,.;., As.oc;o,;or of Nav
ING -. WIZ Daps. Assoo' s.;. ~ lse" !"
a - WI ~ 1a,s c,he T, noI1;cal .is,uv
ss' rs sol h ne y,Ovv ossam s.is -
=. .,rou; = - an:ok .ho vii ~
.,e a,m;.b,v s couoern;cg =, the Nshrasta hill
W. s%s conv Of the proceedings Of the as.
recitation f' : - =. o :
s0'''''0n'
EaG6d from ne minutes 81 ths session held
stHWasscsck, June 0ndo, 1894.
--s.Ycur committee having assumed the cor.
nSdance 4 ! sis.,r associations. and find.
~ ,lins;Sn made 10 ihe celebrated protes,
-. .ss.ss,.s,.~rr -. N.v-Errlsnd. recommend
~. adssS:o1 ~ fiowa;ng
;tNhfrsss me Il assertion bs. b,en erten.
...sl.c;rsalated .I,st the ministers az ali the
religious denominations in the Northern
S:a!es have united IN protesting against
s d..n !. dso - onrseIrs. !. q
SIsosSaI;om a ,nhurches nrofess;ne the relir.
;os,; 81 Gar 1ord Jesus Christ. to saw 1, citi.
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HR @ G e u I e s ,
STATE OF ION A. !
Uas MONIES Co., |

SAFE Of IVWA. ::
Des Mones Co.,
70 ANDRES CiiARLES-thc heiR and signs
( If said Andres Charles and ali unknown owners
of the undivided one half of Town Lot NJ. siN hun
dred and twenty SIX 626y in he City Of Burir gton,
State of Iowa-l Gu are hereby not fed that there is
now IN fl in the Office of the Clerk If the district
Court in said County, petition Of John Adam ! unk
stating that he il the owner in fee Of the un', ded
one half # The alloy, dtscrbel Town Lot, and al sou
Or some wa are the owners If the Other Undivided
one half and aki,g to have said ot 'ion,d amonS
the owners thereof. Now unless you appear md an
,wtr thereto on or before tic End day If the M x term
of the District Court in al for laid G. unity, to be be-
gun and holden on the 4th Monday in Oct Der next,
plrtion aud Judgment will be rendered in ccrdance
with the statute in ssch eases made ard provided
BROWNING TRACY, $50 s,+
Ats for Petitioner. z
Gan, o.sw elk. h. G.. ID. G.
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cas- haa s7sss.s NOTICE.

All persons knowing themselves to be in
0sne0 % this Office, either for subscription or
,jsksoeks will call andsettle the same, for we
want money and mast have it. So friends who
owe US and have been for three years, just call
round at the oikce, and We will be glad to see
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THE DAVENPORT GAZETTE

a. fA&4w - "a
: Ia it, Last issue, states that it is rather
tttspse coMsidenoe that two of the Oldest
whig papers, The ST. Louis Republican and
The Burlington Hawk Eye. should support
tho Nebraska bill, and Douglas. We like
to ses = deserving compliment paid as, and
We arp always willing to reciprocate; but
VIE = man, occupying the tripod Of q jour
tsl tha. aims to be respectable, condescends
to utter the most unblushing falsehoods, it
but'exc'tes our aont.mpt for such hypocriti-
calgary ,hackss Tho editor Of that paper
knew, when he was psnning his article, that
hawas signins a falschood; for he knows that
wencver favored either the Nebraska :. IL
norsin lorscd the coars, of Mr.. Douglas in
pres sn:in5 and laboring the bill through Con-
gress; and we call upon him, and all Of that
kfthst quote anything, we haze written that
has the bearing Of favoring the Nebraska
bill1-we challenge him to dot. We did not
consent to tho slaughter Of the Wing party,
bybctraying it into the hands Of its old ad-
vcrsMy--the Abolition party, which, accord
ing to its vocabulary, means Nebraska bill,
AMI full endorsement Of Mr.. Douglas. And
| IL 90, v 6ni as reputable staunch Wing pa
PES, as any in the whole Union, and North
sea lpapcrs, too, who took the same ground,
and yet. m ,intain it, as we did; aud they are
tho leading Wing papers, and the oldest in
tbs country. We have this much, then, to
consol us for the position we took, and occu-
~ az this time. The Gazette has, too, it's
staunchH admirers for the active part it took
to sacrifc, the Wing party upon the shrine Of
(Abslitionisn, to crafty theofdc seeking pro-
/psnsitics Of afew favorites, who cared about
- much for the Wing party as the 'Gasette
does for the truth of it's articles.
As for the Republican advocating the Ne
brasks bill; THAT, thou ii it is Wing paper,
Vas expected, as natural consequence, from
its,looal position, end thu interest surround
ing It; and no ono tina. is unp.eju Iced. will
SAY thai i. did wrong in SO dp;ng, as it is
Southern in feeling. But the Gazette, and
tha whole quasi Wing pross of Iowa, are
thaadering forth phillippics against all those
paptrs that stood nobly up for the preserva-
tioasf she Wing party, and labored to pre-
vent it from being sabolitionized by those
Posses, thlswe.e Whis only, SO long as the
Wig characterization existed; but SO soon as
tint passed out, they were then ready to dc
anything, for sliire, that Their hands, or Their
im,einat; ons, could invent to do, or have
done 10 accounting for tastes in this age
after all, Mr.. Sanders. Bit before you make
chargss s, !. would look about . we'll on pa.
per, TO see whether you were right, then to e
ahead; show yourself right before the public
in your chsrges against US, which is all w
now ask Of you. u asss
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