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For purchase o. policies
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FATAL ACCIDENT by FIEE.-A few evenings since
girl three Of age whose paIens r'e 10 Hudson
badly burned By her clothes taxing
died % the amer She playing with lighted
ring tbe Temporary Gbse1oe Of the mother.
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cUAssAcK BAsE NEwsgEsH, ia ~, ~.
4 I MEETING Of The BOARO Of DLRECT0291

4 I a NtkIING Of The BOARD 81 DIRECNRS,'
~ beii this dsy, lt was sIimously
q That the Capita stock OF h Satk be EsesS ~.
thc sand SHARES of twenty dollars each early pTses5 sS
tas slson book Ter hat paPose be gpsnod IA tao SAILING
on the fnSt d. OF March Ccrt
shTslo.crs K.sns sad Cot day Of Mach aeKt Ts tsfsy
nofsd that tee Ni Be entitled 20 the stock pre- AZ "a
days that date sud portion Of thaf sal not have eea
taken BY them curing that de " Be sOi public susc7 e th
Orange k0tei - che village Of HsVsgrh ngnday hereh -
laA BIZ ordsr ] " WKE0 faa.lsf.
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by SANDY H0ol Z. P5 q :. E:.s.isEE.Ph

The ship Wright Aees for L7sros sas anchored the
5. W spt
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ASoTHER Ferry MEETISG-A meeting Of the citizens
tale the Ole0n Friday evening
Which the Committee appointed a the last meeting viii submit
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FIJI OUT OF A WIVDOw.-A child Of parents named
oDeuuel residing Wa.erst Adams fen from trd
uyon The pavement beneath MoEdy and was Instantly
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Balance slee IL
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NlYIDEND.-The TruEtees Of the sIpennI s.

Il lIubtcts Ol tDe clAYeNJ pf
~ Wing Bank Of the Empire City, have declared Dveecd a
the rate Of 80 SIX PER CENT all hOm Tires
dollars and Eve hundred shat deposited
the l5h Of Der sst and sill remaining this Bsss srd
tho l5i FIVE PER CENT i've haRdred dot
lsn
Such Intert ha not have been srsvn before the i5h Ns
will 10 carried the credit DepostOr Principal b order
Of the BoSrd.-Feb 7, 1851 J. ; SLOAN seorstzry
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/ 40 EulsoE Cow Bres. .
500 Panama Bcs ist isae. n.
5nOIli Cen. y Bds......b5 :
7 oCO m Cen. X BIDS priv.
n fGCE y Gen. p l. Sos -
400 Clictgo L Aiiss "a mtg
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01
Negro Preaching.

The Knickerbocker Magazine Civ es
the following as a specimen of Negro
Preaching at Baltimore:
On one occasion, when striving his
utmos. TO bring about a revival, he elevat
ed his flock several pegs in importance.
He said:
"Now, if any or you niggers fink
dat cause you'se black. and poor and
miserable. you'se of no great consik ence
in de Lords eyes. you'se vastly ataken,
| spect, as could prove by many pin.s
OBJ dc divine word; but one will be
'6cient for your dull komprehenshuns.
De Lord says. in one place, God will
not let even sparrer fall to de ground
wiGou, His notice. and in a 'nuddel
place he says, Are not two, sLarreri
sold for farden?' A fardeu, would
inform you is s'posed to be '5ou, as
much as cent. Well, dep; now, i
de Lord takes 40 m uch care of sparrer
worth only half cent, OBJ how much
'portance my dear brethren, in his eyes,
are you FIVE and six hundred dollar mig
gers!"
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01
One Of the Questions.

At the close of lecture on physiolo
gy-before the evening school, few
nights since. the lecturer remarked ,ha,
any one was at liberty to ask questions
upon the subject, and .ha. he would an.
swer them as he was able.
A young lady, with much apparen,
sincerity. remarked that she had ques.
ton TO ask, though she was not certain
that it was proper question; she would
however, venture to ask il. Ii was as
follows:
"lf one hen lays an egg and another
sets on it and hatches out chicken
which hen is the mother of the chick.
emf"
The lecturer said, 81 will answer you
in Yankee style, by asking you ques'
ZION. If little. pretty, white, genteel
native pullet sets on an egg Of Oriental
extraction. and hatches great, homely
long legged, splinter sharked, slabsided
awkward gated Shanghai. would you
were you that little white pulles, own
that great, homely monster!"
"No." said the lady, IL ,oouldni!"
Every well" said the lecturer. .',ha
settles the question. for i. is an axiom il
physiology, tl,st all hens think alike and
ac. alike, in all essential particulars.
Manchester Mirror.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01
$3.50 PER ANNUM, In ADVANCE.
by the brokers' board Cd, and BY Dem
nison & Go. Is per bbl.
Wheat unchanged.
Corn 2s lower--market for all articles
closing steady.

TO REsuscIrATE PERSONS WHEN
SrRrcK BY LIcHTNINa.-This is the Sea-
son when deaths from this source occur;
and few. who do NOS look to the sum.
mary, know how many there are. In
all cases where persons are sirnck down
by lightning, use cold water upon the
body Tor hours; don't be discouraged il
immediate slccesS is not attained, but
persevere, and If, after 3 or 4 hours, ami
nation 10 not restored, add salt 10 the
water and continue The showering. which
is rendered colder by the saline admix.
ture. II possible, administer the douchs
on the head and along the spinal column.
Persons who have fallen senseless under
a stroke of lightning. wheA alone. have
recovered in the rain; and Mr.. Merriam.
the weather sophist. relates case where
victim was recalled to life by dashing
cold water on him several hours after
spparen. DEATH Albany Atlas.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01

WHAT IS A FoP!-The fop is COM
ple,e specimen OF an outward philoso.
pher. He is one.third collar, one sixth
patent leather, one fourth walking stick.
and the rest kid gloves and hair. As to
his remote ancestry, there is some doubt,
but j, is now pretty well e,.led thar he
is the son Of q tailoI's goose. He be.
comes ecstatic at The smell OF new cloth.
He is somewhat nervous. and to dream
of tailor's bills gives MIN the nigh,ma are.
By his hair. one would Judge he had
been dipped like Achilles, bu. it is evil
dent that the goddess mus. have held
him BY the head instead Of the heels.-
Nevertheless. such men are useful. II
there were no sadpoles there would be
no frogs. They are not so entirely to
blame for their attention to ex,ernals.-
Paste diamonds must have an extra set.
ting to make them sell. Only i, seems
TO be waste Of material to pu. five dol
lars worth Of beaver on Eve cents worth
of brains.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01
The Extent OF the Country,

Something of the extent of the coun.
try may oe conceived from The fact tha,
while in one section Of il the weather is
extremely dry. and crops and vegetation
of all kinds suffer for want of rain, in
another portion it is extremely wet and
farmers are considerably delayed in SOW
ing and blowing their crops. and in an
other II is just seasonable enough, nei-
ther too dry nor too vet. but happy
admixiure of rain and sunshine pre-.
walls.
In one latitude. while the SHOWS of
winter still mantle the earth, in another
lheground is carpeted with living green;
while in one the trees are leafess as in
midwinter, in another they are clothed
with vefdant foliage. In one portion Of
the land while the inhabitants are luxu.
rating in all the delicacies OF the field
and garden, in another they have such
things only in the distant prospect In
one region the towering mountain, reach.
ing for hundreds of miles, rears to heav.
EN- its lofty summit, in another the bound
less prairie spreads far away in the dis.
lance. Truly that must be vast ex.
tent of country in which can exis. al the
same period OF time such diversity OF
climate, soil. productions, and, indeed,
everything tina. meets the eye or attracts
the attention Of the traveller.
A single one OF the lhir.y-one States
CT our confsderacy is an empire within
itself. What then, must be the extent
and character when we organize por.
ton of the land under territorial gov
ernment as large as dozen Of these
States. When we cast q forward glance
century hence what spectacle looms
up in the future. Perhaps double the
number of States, or it may be treble the
number Of States that now compose the
Union will then be waved over by the
flag bearing the STARS and stripes. Bur.
Tel.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01
P0ETICAL.


ng Tie following lines addressed 10
Lady Bypn, were considered by Sir Wal
ter Scott as the best production of Lord
Byrons pen:
There IS mystic thread of life,
So dearly wreathed with mine alone,
That destiny's relentless knife
At once must sever both or none.
There Is form on which these eyes
Have often gazed with fond delight,
BY day tba. form their joy supplies,
And dreams restore it through the night.
There is voice whose tones inspire
Such thrills Of rapture thro' my breast,
I would not hear seraph choir,
Unless that voice could join the rest.
There is face whose bushes tell
Affsction's tale upon the cheek,
But pallid at one fond farewell,
Proclaims more love than words can
speak.
Thfr is a lip which mine hath pressed,
Ald none hath ever pressed before
1t sowcd to make me sweetly blest,
Sand mine--mine only pressed it more.
There is bosom-all my own
Ellath pillowed oft this aching head;
4 mouth, which smiles on me alone.
An eye, whose tears with mine are shed
Tlere are two hearts, whose movements
u thrill
! In unison SO closely sweet,
That pulse to pulse. responsive still,
y That both must heave--or cease to beat.
There are two souls, whose equal flow!
In gentle streams SO calmly run,
That when they part-they part?-ah! no
They cannot part-the souls are one!
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01

THE LADIES AT WoRK.-Young Ia
dies miss figure, when they blush and
make dozen apologies to their male
acqaintances. who happen to find them
a. .he tub, with check apron on. ard
their sleeves rolled up. Real mem
men Of sterling pfinciple-are always
pleased 10 see their female acquaintance
at work. Then, young ladies, never
blush--never apologize, if found in
your homely attire, stirring coffee, wash.
ing The hearth, or rinsing the clothes. -
II should be your pride and glory TO la
Dor; for industrious habits are certainly
the best recommendation you can bring
TO worthy young men who are seeking
wives. Those VINO would sneer al
these habits. you may depend upon IT,
will make poor companions, for they
are miserable fools and consumate block
heads.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01

CALIFORNIA OR CLEAR LAKE.-Lake
Bigler. described by the Placerville Her.
aid. 10 certainly one of the curiosities of
California. II lies at great elevation,
between two distinct ridges OF the Ser.
ra Nevada. II is at least fifty mile.
long, with an average width Of from ten
to twenty miles, and is Of great depth.
Il never freezes. though surrounded a
great part Of the year by snow. II a.
bounds with fish Of several varieties, a.
mong which the speckled trout, many
OF large size, and the salmon-real sal.
mon-predominaie. So clear are i.i
waters, that stone or other object car
be distinguished at the bottom. thirty OF
forty feet. Abou, midway between the
TWO extremes OF the lake on the eastern
side, is singular overarched chasm ia
the wall of rocks. that leads 10 unknown
caverns and dark recesses, said by tn,
Indians to be the abode Of spirits.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01

GooD CHANCE OF GETTING MARRrEp.
Fanny Fern says she ais ready to
jump at the first offes of marriage, and
presents her qualifications an follows:
IL have very pretty black eyes and
am very petite. | am sensitive az tho
"Mimosa." spirited as an eagle, as un-
tamable as cfain-lightning. / can make
a pudding, or write newspaper squih.
or cut capef; an6 crowd more happi-
ness or misery into ten minutes lhap.
any Fanny that ever was christened."
The N. Y. Mirror says that Fanny
has been twice married. and only quite
recently unmarried. So. any enierpris
sing bachelor who has taste for .Fsrn
leaves" here's fine opening for him.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01
The Niagara Falis Hydraulic
Canal.

Since the commencement of this
work, abou. year ago, j. has progress
ed steadily; and as rapidly as an econ.
omical plan of operations would seem
to justify. |, being one Of the stipula.
ticns in The contract, that all the excavs-
tions shall be removed from the banks,
within limited time, The contractors
have wisely determined not to deposi,
any considerable portion of them there,
but to dispose of them as the work pro.
crosses. This il. done at the principal
pit, a, the West end Of the job, by the
use Of dumping cars placed on a rail
track leading to the edge Of the grea,
gorge of the river.
There are now about 100 men EN-
ployed on the work, who are distributed
to three different pils. This is exclusive
Of ".he steam lrishmsn'' fas somebody
has christened Gsrdner's rock drill) aid
we learn that the force will be increased
to $50 SO soon as preparations, now in
progress, shall be completed for deposi..
ing the debris at the east end of the Ca
nal line. Should the season be favor
able one for work, we are assured ,ha.
the whole excavations will be finished by
the first day Of January rex..
The whole length of The canal line,
including the whole length of the basin,
as contracted for, is abou. 1900 feet
OF this. 1900 feet in length is already
cxcava,ed down to grade, at the Wes,
end; in addition to which, the work done
at other points, is estimated to be equal
to 500 feet more. These facts show thai
The excavation is more than one-third
done. and the expenditure, we are told
has now reached to about $6O,00O.-M
agarG Eulls Gazette.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01

The following singular circumstance
happened few years ago in Parr. abou,
l3 miles from Liverpool. where there
Gre several extensive colleries. II will
tend to show the immense value Of coal
mines which lie under small superficial
extent of land:
An elderly widow lady sold to a gen.
,leman some property in Parr. consisting
OF house and about thirty acres of land,
for $4,000. The old lady thought there
mast be Goals under The land. as there
was go much in the neighborhood; bu,
u was the decided opinion among coal
proprietors, and others conversant with
coal mines, that there were no Goals on
the property. The seller of the prop
erty, however. insisted that the Goals
should be reserved unless the purchaser
would give her glOO for them. This he
refused doing. and the Goals were accord.
ingly excepted from his purchase and
reserved to her. The old lady died soon
after, bequea,hing the coal mines among
the children of deceased sister. seven
in number, who were all labore,s, and
the residue of her properly. worth abou,
$4,000, to the children of another sis.
ter. The bequesl OF the coal mines was
considered nominal thing. and led 10
dissensiOns in the Two families on &C.
count OF it. The coal legatees brooded
for & length of time over their disappolnt.
ment, in not sharing their aunt's property
with their cousins, but at length they
conlrived TO induce some persons, who
were supposed 10 have more money than
viii, TO undertake the expense of boring
on the land 10 ascertain whether there
were Goals or not. The Boring coniin.
ued tor considerable time, to the grea,
amusement of persons connected with
colleries; but at last, to their great aston
ishment, the chngrin OF the purchaser.
and the unboanded delightof the legates.
two delfs Of the bes, coal in Lancashire
were discovered extending nearly the
whole breadth Of the land, and which
could be easily worked. These Goals
were Immediately purchased by the pro-
prietors of neighboring colhery for the
sum of 100000. On subsequent Dor.
ings, three lower delfs were found, which
the same parties purchased for 9l5,0O0.
Mining Journal.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01
The schoonmaker Case.

The trial of Gorsline, accused of at.
tempting TO kill Maria Schoonmaker, q
ulula..o, by throwing her from the rocks
at Palsz Point. near the Traps, has re.
suited in disagreement Of the jury
eleven for lhe one against conyiclion.-
The woman was the paramour Of the
accused, and she was the chief witness
against him.
She testified that on Sunday in A.
pril, 1853, Go,sline requested her to take
a walk with him and his wife on the top
OF the mountain to look of the rock;
tha, after reaching the top. he approach.
ed the edge Of the rocks and requested
her TO come and see ground hog, play
ing below in the bushes. She asssnted
10 do 90, aud while in the act Of looking
over, he. with both hands. pushed her of
headlong. Tha following Tuesday q
Mr.. Vanderlyn found her about half q
mile from the rocks, TO where she had
crawled by the aid Of slicks-so serious
y injured her life was despaired off,
She stated that Gorsline had pushed hel
off the rocks The Sunday previous. and
Mr.. v. going 10 the place she described
found she had fallen distance Of 23l
feet in the top of small birch tree
which had grown from creyice in the
rocks. and which, by the force of the
fall. had been bent to the ground, and
found blood cleaving to the leaves anc
limbs Of the trees Albany Atlas.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01

AN IMMENSE FoRTuNE--The late
Duchess OF ST. Albans lef. Miss Burdea,
Coutts the sum Of gl,S00,0O0. The
weight OF this enormous sum, in gold.
reckoning 60 sovereigns to the pound, is
l3 tons Z cwt. 4 qrs. l2 lbs and would
require lO7 men to Gerry it, supposing
that each Of them carried 2S0 lbs, (e-
quivalent TO ihe weigh. of sack OF
four.) This may be partially guessed
by knowing also thai, counting at the
rate 60 sovereigns a minute. for eight
hours day, and six days (of course) in
the week. it would take 10 weeks
days and Z hours to accomplish the task!
In sovereigns. by the mos. exact compu-
ia,ion leach measuring in diame.e
II 2O.hs Of an inch. and placed to touch
each olher,) i, would extend to the
length Of "a miles and 260 yards, and
in crown pieces to ll3a miles and 34O
yards!
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01
A striking illustration.

A company of individuals united them
selves together in mutual benefit socie.
I,y. The Blacksm comes and says
"GenliemeE, ! wish to become mem.
Der of your association"
"Well, what can you DOR
"Oh. can shoe your horses. iron
your carriages, and make all kinds OF
implements.
"Very well, come in Mr.. Blacksmith -
The Mason applies for admission into
the society.
,"And what can you do. sir?"
"Oh, can build your barns and
houses. stables and bridges"
VERY well come in we can, do with
out YOU"
Along comes the Shoemaker as fol-
lows:
II wish TO become a member Of your
society,""
Well, what can you dot"
81 can make boots and shoes io'
you."
"Come in, Mr.. Shoemaker-we mus,
have you"
So, in turn. apply all the different
trades and professions. till lastly an in.
dividual comes, and wants 10 become a
member.
"And what are your
IL am Rumseller."
"A Rumseller! ard what can you do. .
IL can build jails, and prisons and
poor houses"
"And is that all!"
mo, | can fill them; can fill your
jails with criminals. your prisons with
consicts, and your poor houses with pau
pers."
"And what else can you do!"
81 can bring the gray hairs of the aged
10 the grave with sorrow: | can break
the heart of the wife. and bias, the pros
pec,s of the friends of talent, and fill
your land with more than the plaques OF
Egypt"
"ls that all you can do?"
"GOod heavens!" cried the Ramseller,
"is that not enoush!'
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01

SEEKING New RoUTs.-The pro.
peller Dunkirk, says the Buffalo Ex-
press. which came in Monday evening
from Chicago. had full cargo Of beef,
pork and lard from Burlington. Iowa.
being the first shipmen. from that point
by way OF the lakes. The products Of
that region have heretofore sought mar
ket by the Mississippi river to New Or
leans. The Rock Island Railroad has
opened new channel for their producss.
and we may expect large shipments from
.hs: section hereafter.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01

q A depu.usion from a neighboring
State waiting upon Agesllaus. King or
Sparta. expressed their astonishmens
that the city had no walls. "No walls,''
said the King. ",has is your opinion
now, but come and breakfast with ma
tomorrow. and I'll show you the walls
of Sparta" The next day, at the ap-
pointed time, the deputanon called on
Agesilaus. who, taking them ont. SHOVE
ed ihem<the Spartan militia drawn up
in formidable array. "There," said he.
"are the walls Of Sparta; each man il .
brick!' Hence tie saying q "perfect
brick, now SO current.
Des Moines courier. ([Ottumwa] Iowa) 1848-1854, 1854-06-01

GETTING OUT OF DlLEMMA.-A cred.
itor, whom he was ANXIOUS to avoid,
Tes Sheridan coming out of Pail Mall.
There was no possibility OF avoiding
him; but he did no, loose his presence
of mind.
"That's beautiful mare you're on, .
said Sheridan.
"Do you think sol"
"Yes. indeed. How does she tro,!''
continued Sheridan.
The creditor. highly flat.ered, put her
into trot. Sheridan bolted around the
corner. and was out of sight in mo.
ment.