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Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-09-17

49, f'"tt'rl'VtNf y IT III.
The news from Norfolk il rather more
favorable, and during ~ hours ending on
Friday there were % deaths ut Norfolk and
IL at Portsmouth
Daily Davenport gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1854-1855, 1855-09-17

Sales cotton to-day reached a.5oo bales
at stead prices. -Four selliag 4, S6,6aU
S6.75. sugar. al a slight decline.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02
sw A Paris correspondent write.

"Since the true military condition of Eng
land has commenced to see the lilht; since
her helplessness in comparison to France has
been made manifest to the entire satisfaction
of the French people, the prominence of Lou.
is Napoleon and his popularity, with his own
subjects, as well as with the people of the
other continental States, have increased pow
erlully. The prestige Of Waterfront is effaced,
and the French people, who still really feared
the English at bottom. begin to feel their in.
dependence of them, and even boast in pri.
vate of holding them in their power. This
fact, connected with the great popularity
which Napoleon is every day gaining by pas
sing events, the reader will see, goes far in
diminishing the necessity which existed fol n
restriction on the press. As regards England,
at least, the necessity does not exist farther
than delicacy demands, and the consequence
is that the French press now reproduces the
facts in regard to the true state of the Eng
lish military forces. 1t is not done with an
air Of exultation, for that would be rs con.
trary to French notions Of propriety rs their
duties as faithful allies; but the French PEG.
pie are none the less enlightened on this, to
them, important subject.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

! FiuBusrERISG EXPEDITION IN TIE Pacific
! PROBABLE ATTACK on YASCoUvER's IsLAND-I
correspondent of the San Francisco Herald
writing from Schlalam, says;
"The most interesting news eun give Won
| is that filibustering expedition against Van.
| ,ouyer's Island is on foot in this section. ana
| Dame Rumor SAYS that the Russian govern,
ment has agents among us actually engaged
| in getting up party for that purpose. Their
! movements are characterized with the utmo,,
degree of caution and secrecy, yet enough
has leaked out to warrant the belief that Nh.
marty has already considerable strength and
is gaining ground rapidly. Our people bear
the English nabobs at VancOuver's Island no
good will and nothing would give them mora
pleasure than to Dust them from possession,
which Of right belong to us, and which will
be source of trouble, annoyance and dan.
ger to us as long as held by British author.
ties. Ii IL is to come, let it come. I'm in for
one. 1t is also said that certain parties from
Oregon are taking an active part in the move.
ment"
Vancouvers Island is British possession
near the mouth of the Columbia river The
very audacity Of the project seems to exhii.
rate the Oregon and California people ana.
zingly, and Judging by the tone OF the press
Nicholas will have plenty of help on call il
he wants it. 1t is not very clear, however.
what Russia is going to do with such q place
as Vancouver's Island, even If she should ob.
tain possession of it. She has no troops or
ships of war to defend it against the allied
fleet that is just now cruising in and about
the Sandwich Islands, and would he at tho
island in the course of a few days sail, to
dispute its possession and drive off its inya-
dcrs. The New York Express says:
I'VE incline to the belief that the exped.
ton is an American fiibustering scheme, q Ia
President Walker, in Russian pdy-a scheme
in which the crafty Nicholas may discover
two positive advantages-one, to keep tho
allied fleet busy in the Pacific, and the other
to get Americans in California and Oregon
into some sort of difficulty with the English
commanders, which, by some process or other
may ripen into Misunderstanding between
the two governments. To gain such point,
at this crisis, would be worth good many
roubles, and it is not to be doubted that tho
Emperor will pay up pretty freely, If he can
be persuaded there is a reasonable chance Of
his enemies in the manner de-
scribed"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

Icy 1: appears they are anxious in Maine
TO make still more stringent their prohibtory
liquor law. A committee of the Legislature
now has the subject in charge, and the New
York Tribune says:
THAT committee, we understand are hest
tating on this point: Shall we sweep away
at once all the Liquor agencies, affirm the
inutlity of all alcoholic beverages to subserve
any laudable purpose-mechanca medicinal,
or religious-and forbid the sale of such
beverages under whatever crcumstancesT-
Or, Shall we tolerate the Difference to what
remains of ancient ignorance on this subject,
and allow liquor to be sold for certain speci-
fled uses other than that of potntionT We
believe majority Of the committee, at pres
ent, incIines to take the strong ground, and
say: there is NO legitimate use for alcoholic
drinks, and none shall hereafter be sold in
this State save in violation of law"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

tSY- A friend in one Of the upper coun-
ties Of this District, writes MS as to the
proprety of ealing Convention to nomi'
nate a candidate for Congress. We regret
our friend did not apply 10 some other per-
son, as we are growing little nervous on
the subject of Conventions. We presume
he is appraised that there ARE already three
candidates in the field-IIon. Josiah NJ. An
derson, Of Marion county; Lieut.. l.ilIard, of
Meigs; and Maj. D. NJ. Key, of Chattanooga.
The first was at one time the wing represent
tative from what was then the Sd Congress
sonal District, and discharged his duty faith.
fully and efficiently; and was beaten by the
detection in Knox county, Mt the succeeding
election. Maj. Key and Lieut.. Lillard were
both members of the late democratic party.
And the gentlemen may all be Know Moth
ings for aught we know to the contrary
We have no suggestions to make on the
eubject ourseif, further than if no other can
O lates appear in the field we can see but little
l-a for Convention.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02
AN INTERESTING LETTER.
From the National Intelligencer, qsd Feb

| PROM the Natonal lnteineehSSii 80 49,
Every reader, we doubt not, will agree with
us that the subjoined letter is not only an
interesting one, but that the concluding SEN
| tence of it makes it n remarkable one. 1t is
an exact copy of letter written by General
! Winfield Scott, then Captain in the Army,
during Il sojourn at his home in Petersburg,
Va, on the 18th Of June, 1911, just one year
before the declaration of war. The letter was
addressed to an old friend in this city, and is
now in possession of the son, J. l.. Edwards,
Esq. Great events make great men. 1t seems
TO have been the purpose of the young sol.
der 10 leave a service of inaction and return
to the law. We are left in doubt whether
he would have become as renowned at the
bar as he has in the field; but, be that as il
may, war soon followed, and the young cap
tain by course of service unexamped in
brilliancy and duration, has risen step by step
in the career of distinction, until at the end
of "A years he finds himself, on this yenerated
anniversary, crowned with the highest mill.
tary honor which his country can bestow.-
Truly has he "written his history with his
sword" history free from a stain and which
every American may read with pride. In.
tami, ats fulget hOnoribus.
PETERSBURG, June, 1871.
believe we have very little village news
to give you, nor do | know what would
please you in that way.
OF mySeL-that parsonage who fills so
large space in every mans opn Imagination,
and so small one in the Imagination of
every other-l can say but little, perhaps less
would please you more. Since my return to
Virginia my time has been passed in easy
transitions from pleasure to study, from study
TO pleasure; in my gayety forgetting the stu
dent, in the student forgetting my gayety.
have generally been in the office of my friend
Mr.. Leigh, though not unmindiul Of the
studies connected with my present profession;
but you will easily conceive my military ar
dor has suffered abatement.
Indeed, it is my design, as soon rs circum-
stances will permit, to throw the feather out
of my cap and resume it in my hand. Yet,
should war come at last, my enthusiasm will
be rekindled; and then who knows but that
may yet write my history with my sword?
Yours, truly, WINFIELD SCOTT.
l.. Edwards, Esq, Washington.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

WHAT THE ASTLkNOw NoTBIsGs SAY
In John MtchelI's N. Y. Citizen Of the 10th
inst the following evidence is presented
of the falsty of the charge that Seward
owes his election to the Know Nothing in
fluence:
"Detea Of The Know Nothings-Re election
fSeward-The most signal defeat the Know
Nothings have as vet sustained, is the re elec.
ton OF VIM. Fl. Seward. In spite of the or
ganized opposition and concentrated strength
of the order; in despite of the continual vitu-
peration of Seward, by its organs. doth the
greater and the lesser lights) in the teeth Of
threats of burning in effigy, and prescription
in business, he was triumphantiy reelected
on Tuesday last, by the Legislature of New
York, to his seat IN the Senate of the United
States, The ground Of opposition to him,
was not that he is freesoiler-for on that
ground we should oppose him ourselves, but
that he il a friend to the foreign population,
and scorns the Know Nothings. A distinct
issue, therefore, was raised to test the strength
of the order, and it has been overwhelmed
with defeat"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02
rH- Mai. D. NJ. Key, of Chattanooga, is an

eY- Maj D, NJ. Key, of Chattanooga, is an.
nounced in the papers of that city rs n can
didate for Congress in the Sd District. The
following are the Advertisers remarks in
making the announcement:
MAJ. d. NJ KEY-By referring to our col
umns, the name of Maj d. NJ. Key, will be
found announced as a candidate for the com.
ing Congressional race, in this district The
lateness of the hour precludes us from ex.
tending our remarks, but after so many and
earnest solicitations to take the race, this an.
nouncement will be received with great sat.
isfaction by the Democracy, throughout the
District. There seems to be greater una
nimity of feeling for Maj. Key, in this connec-
ton, than has before fallen upon any one in
our district; and we'll may it be so, for his
talent and ability, are Of such high order,
that short acquaintance only with those
who have not met with him, is all that is
needed to enlist their warmest confidence and
concentrate the entire strength of his party
in his support and with such name to lead
the Democratic banner in the present can
vass, W may well feel that we shall triumph
over any opposition against him in the field
That's laying it on pretty strong, consider
ing the Major is such an unassuming. modes,
young man. How he must have been aston
ished at the rather sudden discovery Of such
a prestige Of success about his name.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

eR- The navigation of the Missouri River
opened about the same time with the break
ing mp of the ice on the Mississippi at st
Louis. A Geographic dispatch received at
Boston from the last named place, mentions
that the first steamboat had just started for
Westport, the nsnal disembarking point on
the Missouri river for emigrants to Kansas.
BY mems of our great natural interior system
of rivers, the new territories at the West are
rendered very easy Of access. Coursing west
ward by way Of the Lakes, or by the Ohio
and Missouri rivers. steamers take settlers to
within few miles Of their future home.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

OT What contradiction does the honor
recently so unanimously conferred upon Gen.
Scott by Congress, give to the many dirty
and shameless ISLANDERS heaped upon him 4
few years ago by the vile and unprincipIed
hacks and trailers Of party-the jackOlls and
sculions who stoop, for consideration, to
do the dirty work of men drtier than them.
selves. And how grateful to the old hero ia
learn at last that his countrymen are not en-
tirely nsensible to his distinguished service.
and meriis
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02
w-It is stated that the Western po,

.B- 1t is stated that the Western Powers
entered into confidential negotiations with
Spain for the accession Of an auxiliary force
of $4,000 men to be sent to the Crimea. The
consideration" for this service is stated to be
the assistance of England and France to pro-
tect Spain in the possession of Cuba against
any freebooting attack on the part of citizens
of the United States. A statement TO the
same effect was made previous to the com.
mencement of active hostiltics on the Dam
ube. Spain refused at that time to make the
arrangement The N. Y. Herald thinks the
recent news from Cuba, renders it highly
probable that the consideration" alluded to
has been accepted, and that the arrival of n
portion of the British West India fleet at Ia.
yana confirms the impression.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

A MANS EYE SHuT UP BY THE FRosr.-
We don't intend TO brag about our cold
weather, but we never recollect hearing of an
instance in which mans eve was frozen
shut, except that to which we now refer
The driver of sleigh coming from James,
town to Xenia, on Sunday morning, just MS
he was entering Xenia, exhibited to his pas.
sengers IN icrle about MS large Ms buckshot,
pendant from the upper lip Of his right eye.
The eye was entirely closed-literally frozen
shut. His left eye was chilled, 80 that il was
with difficulty that he kept the lids in motion
A raw wind was blowing, and the passengers
in the sleigh kept THEN faces covercd.-Day
ton Journal
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02
FOREIGN.

Later PrirGte DiSpatches.-Jan. SO.-A
dispatch via Vienna brings intelligence iron
Sevastopol to the 30th January, but Is OF nc
authenticity. The weather is still favorable
and all the preparations for assault are COM
pete.
Adyices from another source state that
Menschiknff has received orders to attack Eu
patoria and BulakIava, if the slightest pros
pect OF success offers.
Ii is stated that rs soon rs the fortifica-
tons of Eupatoria are completed Omar Pacha
will march on Sebastopol, and then doubt'
less great battle will be fought. The Rus
SLAMS have fallen back on the side of Simple.
ropnl.
Feb. lst via Vienna Sth.-The Grand Duke
is living i'll of ague at Cherson; the Grand
Nicholas is in Sevastopol. The Russian mr.
my is in want of supplies.
Intelligence has been received from Con-
staniinople up to the 18th Jan. The sorlie
on the 23d January, made by the garrison of
Seyastopol, had caused the French heavy
losses. The Zouayes had mutinied, and de-
manded retreat from the Crimea. Four
hundred of the mutincers had arrived ut
Constantinople and will be dispatched to
TOulon.
The railroad from Baaklaya to the camp
had been commenced.
The barracks at Smyrna have been convert
ed into hospitals, and have been provided
with 1000 beds.
The Danube.-As already stated, Omar
Pacha has withdrawn his resignation. Full
apology was made to him by the Turkish
Government. Ishmael Pasha and the ar
- D,,,n,nl;o nl,oaA upHar hia ore
ders.
Accounts respecting the movements of the
Russians are contradictory. On the one hand
it is said that they continue to ravage the
Dobrudscha, under the very eyes of the Aus
trians; on the other, that Gen. Coronini has
received orders TO prevent the incurslons OF
the Russians.
The Paris Moniteur copies from Constan-
tinople paper letter giving an account ofan
action fought on the Danube.
1t states that mo date) Russian corps
having attempted to cross the river into the
Dabrudscha, WAS repnlsed with grsat loss,
after q conflict of several hours, by the rear
guard OF Yaya Pacha; and that the latter had
already crossed the Danube at Tultscha and
Ismae.
Russia-Tne English missionaries to the
Jews in Poland are ordered to leave the Rus
sian territory. Their printing materials and
book bindery, library and chapel, have been
taken possession OF by the Russian authori- |
ties, and are offered for sale.
NJ. Bouthofi is appointed secretary to the
Gar.
The Berlin Prussian Gazette, in dispatch |
from Warsaw, dated February 9Th, states
that an order had been received that all the
Russian forcee in the vicinity of Cracow and |
on the Astrian frontier should retreat with |
all dispatch into the interior or the country.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02
NO GIVING Up THE WAR VET

The Duke of Newcastle, in making his de.
fence before the House of Lords, was most
eloquently supported by Lord Aberdeen, the
head of the ministry. The Duke still believ.
ed in the triumph of the allied forces. In
his speech he said
The sufferings of the army, taken rs whole,
had been grossly exaggerated. lie saw no
cause for encouragement in the position of
the army-on the contrary, he INDUCED in
sanguine hopes Of ultimate success. The con-
dition of our own army had greatly improv-
ed. The force of the French Emperor re-
Gently raised to nearly 200, 900 men was able
and ready to furnish large reinforcements to
the Crlmea. A treaty with Sardinia would
place 10000 Fhedmontese troops under the
command Of Lord Raglan. We had also come
to an understanding with Austria, as to the
terms on which peace was to be established;
and II these terms were not accepted by Rus
STA, Austria would join her military efforts
with ours. Here, then, were the elements
either of just and honorable peace or of an
overwhelming force to carry on the war.
The anticipations of the Duke of Newcas-
tie are shared by the British press, and the
Crimea correspondent of the Times writes on
the 18Th ult.:
The preparations for our renewed lombard
ment and canonade are progressing rapidly
Upwards of 80 fine new 80 10. guns, 3 of the
largest sized mortars. and some very heavy
siege guns, are all up at the depot. and else
rhere, can be placed in the new batteries at
a very short notice. Up to the present date
about $4,000 shot and shell, of all sorts, have
been conveyed from Balaklava to orr artlle-
ry parks, and in that number are not included
1000 naval shells with brass fuses.) When
the batteries open each gun will be provided
with 800 rounds of ammunition. There Is
one mortar at Balaklava which weighs four
tons
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

at is an error to suppose that the French
Spoliation claims are etfectually smotherec
by the veto. If the House should PASS the
Senate bill for the establishment Of n Cour
for the adjudication of claims upon the Gov
eminent, the claimants under the vetoed bill
can move before this Court de moro. If {
legal tribunal, such Us the one proposed
should decide in favor of the claimants, M
further interpositon need be anticipated from
the Executive"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02
tv-Tbe Toledo Blode of February II

eN The Toledo Blade Of February 10th
says there is, in the interior country, on the
farms, n constant demand for more laborers
than can be obtained. There is n hundred
times more of food actually wasted in the
interior daily than would support the thou
sands now almost in state Of starvation in
Eastern cities. Food is abundant-laborers
scarce. This the Blade knows from long
personal observation in the interior.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02
Nrw Yong Eehrnnrr OF


The steam ship George Law has arrived
from Aspinwal with ndvices from San Fran.
cisco to the lst inst, and Sl,lOO,O00 in specie.
The transit through the Isthmus is rsgu-
larlv made.
There had been SO ballotngs for United
States Senator by the California Legislature,
without any result.
The steamer Penrl from Sacramento for
Marysville, burst her boiler, causing the loss
of several lives
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

THE NATURALIZATION LAWSON the 22d
inst, Senator Allen presented to the Senate
of the United States, resolutions Of the Leg
islature of Rhode Island, asking q years for
naturalization. and measures to prevent the
influx of foreign paupers and criminals, and
provision requiring naturalization to be con.
summated in an open district Court.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

THE RE-ELEcrIoS OF SEWARD RECEIVED
AT WAsHNGTos.-Th Washington cores
pondent of the New York Express-(an,i.
Seward Whig)-says:
The re- election of Senator Seward has been
very kindly received here by the Democratic
members, even by the Southern Democratic
Senators. He is first rate bug aboo Cor them,
off South, to scare off Democrats from be-
coming Whigs-and thus answers their pur-
pose better than any other man. He answers
to them the same purpose as "Tarlton's"
name did in Sonth Carolina to scare the ba-
bies in the nurses arms, and so keep up the
Democratic Pro-Slavery party. Besides, he
is on the best Of terms with the "slayehod.
ing clash driving" tobacco chewing" "ne.
gro overseers," dining and supping with them
at all times, on inst rs good terms rs he was
with the Boomers, and men and negro wo-
men in his own home at Auburn. "The ne
gro" has got to be 81 pretty considerable
humhug," used North TO make Abolitonists,
used South to make stronger slave holders
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

NECESSARY Evils. We see it stated that
the number of abandoned females in the city
of New York who live by carnal degradation,
is about six thousand; and the writer who
seems to have been investigating these melan-
choly statistics, allows an average income to
each Of six dollars a week, making the aggre-
gate of $4,000 a week, or sl,S72,OOO year!
These, as the editor of the merchants Maya
zine" would say, are startling facts and
figures
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

W 1t appears from the last annual report
that there are 9,507 common schools in Penn
sylvania, attended by 474,555 scholars, in
charge Of 1890 teachers. The cost of teach
ing each scholar is 40 cts. per month.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

~ The Temperance people had a large
and enthusiastic meeting on the 22d utimo.
We supposed some person would furnish a
copy Of the proceedings for publication. But
rs yet we have not heard from them.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

H The question of tobacco smoking hsv.
ing come before the conference of Bnptis!
churches at Hamburg, Germany it was unnn.
imousy resolved shat this assembly declare
the use of tobacco to be one Of the things
specified by the Apostle (Rom. XIV as BE-
longing to chistian liberty"
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

IMPORTANT DEcrsros.-Judge Treat, OfsL
Louis, has decided that the endorsers Of q
draft or $4,000 were not liable, in coOs.
quence of not having been notified by tho
holders Of the protest. Instead Of mailing
notice of protest to the bank from whom
they had received the draft.
The Athens post. [volume] (Athens, Tenn.) 1848-1917, 1855-03-02

t5S- 1t will be seen by reference to the
marriage notices in our paper today, that the
"Drean" of the Kingston Gazetteer" is
ended at last We tender friend Patterson
our congratulations upon its happy termina-
tioc. The "Loudon Free Press" man is the
only one left To cold feet and single.wretch-
edness, and he is said TO be trying very hard
to improve his forlorn and unhappy condi.
ton. Wade in, Sammy, while you're young
Life is short and Time is fleeing