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Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

n A correspondent, of the Oskaleo-
"a Times. who writes we suppose from
Onumws, and signs himself "Wapsllo,'
says:
"Ths knowno,hings are at work, tho
they have ceased to hold meetings ''till
after the election" Pre.uming, no doubt
upon their numerical strength hitherto
acquired. and well knowing tina, there
are . great many democrats in '.he or.
der" who would Withdraw At the INST
opportunity. they have taken this method
Of keeping them within their ranks"
"Wapello" further states that this is
an "induba,able and undenied fact" and
that "lhe Democratic ticket will be elee.
ted" This charlottesville" :ealsehood
about The k~nownoshings not meeting "till
after the elscnon'' was also circulated in
places 10 this county. bu, tho lie would
NOT 20 down, for i, was a well known
fact ,ha, .ha, they me, euery evening
.'till after tho election" We eongra.u.
late "Wapello" OF the msjority The Lo.
coioco ticket 10 elected by. which is q
bon, TIRES hundred-"over tho ieft,'-
ard which "~iaduba,able :ac." shows that
the knowno,hiugs met on election day,
and gave the Locofoco candidates a
chance to 'wiihdssw q. the first oppor.
tuRity," presented.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
AGRICULTURAL.

There will be q meeting Of the Wsp
clio Agricultural Society in O,tumwa
next Saturday at ! o'clock.
The Committee have fixed the premi-
ums on the different articles and must
have funds to pay them, or the fair must
be u failure. Farmers and ci.izens come
& up. one and all, join the Society, pay
one dollar, remembering that every dol
ar ,ou psy in. secures ano,hsr dollar
itaiu the State funds until the whole a.
nouat shall reach four hundred dollars.
Lee. US have q glorious Fair equal il not
a luds superior TO any other county in
a STATS. A MEMBER.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

sci ask, have ,hSv the
same shall take ef1e0, MI
We answer no. They hsv0R hfst given
TO the Governor the judgment whether
tits of immediate imporiances and ihen
il he thinks it lie. they haye provided
that he may provide that il take effec,
by publioa.ioni
The counsel in arguing that this is mol
a delegation of Legislative power says,
1.-THE law was fully formed g. adopted and
approved by the Governor. All lie
principles, its rules, its provisions were
complete. No legislative action or power
was necessary further and Of course
none could have been delegated" So
true is this in the light in which We view
il, that they provided tina, it should take
effect from its passage. Bot in this they
exceeded their powers, and the effect is.
that the &C, passed over under The gene.
raj provision Of law, and went into ef.
feet on the first Of July. Const. Art. 8,
Sec. ~, Code Sec %, Laws Of ls47
Page 4O2-Resolu,ion 2l-Calkin W
State /. g. Green Rep. SO.
We ore no, willing to DO led away
by the argument that the time Of the
taking effect Of this &C, is placed upon a
contingency. II is placed upon a dis
crefion, a judgment. There is no,
much analogy between the question be
fore us and that relating TO the submis
sion Of laws 10 the people, so far AZ
those cases have arisen within oui knowl.
edge, and it seems unnecessary to enter
into that much mooted subject. We arc
in conclusion clearly of the opinion thu.
The aforesaid &C, Of he 25,h OF Jan.
1855, entitled IAN ast 10 relocate the
Sea, OF Government" did not take ef1ec,
by publication in tho newspapers.
There 10 . matter connected with the
form and manner Of this proceeding,
which we are Obliged 10 notice. This
is an information in the nature Of a quo
warranio under our Statute. See Code
Chap. 1913 page 297. An information
being agains. public officers or Corpora.
lions, or persons claiming to hold Offices
10 corporations, and only against such
persons and bodies, ind being partially
criminal in its nature, must generally be
brought in tie name of the State. l,
can be prosecuted by the public officer
only, although he may dc i, upon the
relation Of an individual, and even TO.
The benefit Of such individual. Code
Secs. 2l5l, 50, So, 2l64. 1t seems
,ha, it canno. be fled without the proper
prosecuting attorney. and If he refuses
he may be directed so to do by the Gov.
ernor, the General Assembly. or Dislric.
Court. In the case before US j, is in The
name Of the relator only. A private per-
son cannot SO take aud handle a high
prersga.ive Or state writ. The rslstor
makes this objection against his own
doings. 1t is doubtful hsw he can make
The objection, bu. it is possible that he
may. A, all events the court can pre-.
vent such a use Of a state proceeding, and
will do 80. The judgment Of the Dis
,rict Court is reversed sad the petition ID
dismissed a, the costs Of the ~rela,or.
WOODWARD. Justice.
II. o. CoNNoR e. w. Penn, CLARK,
Counsel for Relaior.
]. y. KNAPP, For Commissioners.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
Resumption Of the Work on the
B. & NJ. r. r.

We are very happy to say that the
work OF this road is now going on
Several sub contractors have already
commenced operations, and others will
soon arrive. Our friends in Nj. PIta
san may begin 10 look for the locoms.
tive! II is coming this time sure!
The Executive Committee have con.
tracted with w P. Clark Esq ; and his
associates, to construct the road through
to Skunk River for twenty two thousand
five hundred dollars per mile. finishing j.
to Mt. Pleasant BY the first of January
next, and having ill the fret Of Novem.
Ter following to build the other seven
miles 10 the river. This sum is paid for
grading, bridging, and laying down the
track, the contractors furnishing the iron
and cross ties. and paying for the work
that has already been done. AZ we IN.
derstand il. they put in the necessary
turn tables and IL stations for this
SUN. but all rolling stock. and any neces
sary buildings put up. are to be paid far
by the company. We are not informed
Of the amour, ofbonds taken by Tue con-
tractors.
We presume ths board Of directors
will sanction this contract. 1t 10 q better
n for the company than the one Jus,
repudia,ed and probably as good a one
when the certainty Of its completion is
taken into the account, 10 the shor, time
specified. az could have been made
Haokeye 7th.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
AN ArrRAy.-On The day of election

AN ATFRAY.-On The day of election
a serious sffray occurred a, Dahlonego,
between two men named Jecko and
Roop. There was a difficulty existing
bstwsen Them about the price Of a bar.
row, and meeting on that day j. was bro'l
up, when some irritating words were
used by Jecko. and Roop struck him on
the head With a stone and fractured his
skull Roop is said to be q small man
aud a cripple. and Jscko a large man
weighing rear 200 pounds. Drs. Hin.
sey, Wood e. Douglass were called in
aud removed the fractured skull and
dressed the wound. Il is very probable
that Jecko will die. Roop has made his
escape for parts unknown.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
Thieves About,

The thieves tina: have lately been pill
fering around O.kafoosa have paid o..
tum wa a visit.
On Sunday nigh, our house was en-
tered and some $40 taken from the pan
falcons pockets Of Mr.. j. J. Adams.
who resides with US. As luck would
have it they didn't search our pockets,
consequently our jack. knife, tobacco, rule
md a few promises TO pay" were not
among the missing articles. The bloody
~vagabonds may have 10 take French
leave should they ,isi. US another time
q. SO unreasonable an hour.
On the same night they stole a silver
lever watch from Mr. porus Graves, who
lives mex. coor to as, entered the houses
Of G. NJ. Kellogg and John Graves, Blu,
got no booty, and from thence proceed
ed 10 A. l.. Graves where they stole h
dollar bill and a pair Of socks from Mr..
Tours. They then visited Esq. Hill
and robbed him Of a copper cent, (sup
posing it 10 be a gold piece and all bis
deeds, notes. &c. They also entered
Mr.. Streets house and stole his socks.
No other property has been missed yet.
Mr.. Hill has since recovered his pa
pers, the robbers having thrown them
down after they foune they could be Of
no use 10 them.
Should these light.6ngered gentry call
q! the same places again they may NEE,
with . warm reception. Look out for
the scoundrels.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

y By papers received by the las, ar.
rival from the Pacific. we learn that the
report brought by the last preceding
steamer from California, tina. a majority
Of the people of Oregon had voted in fav-
or of 8 State Government was incorrect.
Surh was supposed 10 be the case at first,
but the very large vote cast agalns, it in
Jackson the most Southern county in
the territory bordering on California
effec.ually defeated il for the present.
The people OF Jackson have twice de-
feased the proposed State organization
from 4 lingering hope that a new terrific
ry may q day DO made up Of the south
srn counties Of Oregon, and the northern
counties Of California.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
e We have the pleasure Of announ.

~ We have the pleasure Of amour.
cling tina, another contract has been made
for the completion of the Railroad West.
II was let on Saturday evening last
The contractors are Messrs. Clark, o.
Chicago, Hendrie, W. Pos,lewai,, D.
Rsmick and other citizens of Burlington.
II IS TO be completed 10 Mt. Pleasant by
the LIST day Of January next
That The Road will now be built, with.
in the time specified, 10 quite certain. !.
is in the hands of business men who will
push it through. The rate, per mile a,
which it Is to be built, We did no. yet
lealn.-Buv. Hawkeys.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
MiSsiSsippi& Missouri r, r,

The first Locomotive for this road has
been brought over The great Father oil
Waters ard placed upon the track. II
is said 10 be one Of ,he bes, locomotives
IN tie United States. and 10 named after
Mr.. Lie Claire. one Of The largest ..ock
holders in the Company 10 Isva. We
learn from the Davenport. Gazette. tina,
this road 10 TO be completed I Walcou,
IL miles, by Saturday next, 10 Duran,
by the Goth inst. 10 Cedar River by The
10Th Of September. and TO our City by
the LIST. Of December. -Loua Rem.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

The olney (illinois) Republican has
the following paragraphs:
Lumber, agricultural implements. and
all kinds Of goods, wares anu merchan.
disc are now arriving BY railroad
Heavy freight taken al the levee in ST.
Louis, is delivered in Olney a, 25 cents
per hundred, which is better than paying
wagons 81 SO 10 50, besides the certainty
and dispatch is worth something. ST.
Louis is now much easier Of aces BY
Railroad than ever Vincennes was By
wagons"
Olney is some lao miles from ST. Louis
on the line Of the Ohio and Mississippi
Railroad. If freight can be taken that
distance for rs N, per hundred it can
be carried from Burlington to O.umwa
for Is cents. or IS cents per hundred
cheaper than we now get il done. In
the language Of the l%n,elligencer we can
but repeat that ",hers is a volume Of
reasoning 10 these facts; and it is such
facts tina, jus,ify railroad building.
If freigh,s cost frsm eigh. to ten ,imes
as much by wagons as by railroad, who
losesf The merchant No. He puts
it on his goods. 1t is the consumer. the
farmer, wso loses; and he loses a se:ond
time in the loss on his produce for want
Of facilities to &c, j. cheap ply to market.
The farmers. more than any other class
are interested in railroad building. And
when political demagogues 60 10 farmers
with arguments againss railroads, they
ought 10 be sent of 10 some better
business"
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

kIDNAPPINa.-The Muscatine Jour.
nal, gives an account Of the kidnapping
Of a little colored girl in hat city on
Sunday afternoon last, b. a colored man
named JOSEPH Cook. He escaped 10
parts unknown. Two Of the accom-
plices to the affair, Davis and Pritchard
were arrested o board the steamboa,
Lanartine. where they had went 10 evade
pursuit, and held 10 bail for their appear.
anee At Court in the sums Of five hun.
dred and one hundred.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

A REGULAR DLow.-Our town was
visited. this morning. by a very heavy
storm. accompanied by rain from the
North. IL arose about four o'clock and
passed over our devoted town with The
fury Of a hurricane, blowing down two
new frames in i.s progress, and doing
considerable other dan. a The rain
blew through the crevices our Office, fl
ling osr cases with water, making work
seem anything but pleasan, this morn.
ing.-Jasper Co. Erp,ess Aug. lat.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
ANOTHER AMERICAN VICTORY,
WapellO Right Side UpM

The Election passed OF very quietly
in this county, though a much heavier
vote was polled than ever before given.
Az we predicted heretofore the Locofoco
Pro Slavery Party has been routed
..horse, foot. and dragoon," and the A.
merican Tickle, is elected BY a triumph.
an. majority. We had hoped to give
the Official vote in so-day's paper. bu!
a. the FOL! books Of mi Township are
not vet in, We cannot obtain it. The
following are the reported msiori.ies for
Judge Osborn, and the balance of the
ticket will fall but little below thsIn:
ralu~b;s tn Oshorn's mai 100
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

Gov. FooTE TURNED Know NoTH.
lNo.--I. seems that Gov. Foo.e, former.
ly q democratic U. s. Senator from Mis-.
siss:ppi. turned Know Nothing in Cali.
fornia. In q recent public speech he
said that all the old issues, wing and
democratic, were dead or abandoned. and
that it was time to form a new party.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

Our Railroad has again been contract.
ed. and W. now have the strongest sssu-
rances that it will be constructed in the
time agreed upon. Men of character
and business, citizens Of our own State,
and who value their regulations, have
undertaken the work, and in q very few
nsn.hs the iron horse will be on his way
westward from the Mississippi.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
Total msj. for Flint,


OsborR's majority in the county 200.
Mr.. Flint was q vsry "willins ssul, but
he was q leetie TOO Short"
This is certainly q glorious victory
70, tbs American Party, but they should
not b. satisfied with this. Another and
far more important election will sooR be
held. A P~residen, is to be elected nex
wear, and if you would hare n who
will do justice 10 HE Yves. and 10. pam
der 10 the South and foreign influence,
you should stand ,e your arms. Be up
and doing then from this lime onward,
and resollec. tina. Eternal vigilance is
tho price Of Liberty"
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

a BAD SPEcuLArloN.-N 10 stated
by the New Orleans Della that corn was
sold in that market on the llth inst. a,
30 cents. which had been purchased on
speculation some two months since a,
sl,lO, and stored in anticipation Of still
higher prices.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

The THIEVES AoAIN.-We learn
the thieves who were al this place
on Sunday night have since visited Abba
and Ashland, at both of which places
they made a pretty good haul. Cans
they 30 caught
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

n The first annual Pathological Con
~venlion ever held west Of the Mississippi
2i river, will be held at Burlington, com.
mencipg on the 25,h day of September
next. Last year the Association met at
Chicago-,he year before al Cincinnati.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

n We learn that a couple of hs,i-
cuffs occurred at Agency on Monday.
Nobody was seriously hurt, and the on
ly good result was a slight increase Of
the School Fund by the fines imposed
on . couple Of the ~beligerants.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

n The notorious MATT. F.. WARD
who killed BUTLER, the school master,
At Louisville. KY. 10 running as an
Ant-know Nothing candidate for Con.
gress 10 Texas.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
Canpmeetiag.

A Campmeeting. under the auspices Of
4hs Methodist Episcopal Church. will
be held .. ChilIieo,hs camp ground. CON
msncing on Thursday the 10Th inst.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

y There V a mau in Vernon, Who
feeds his geese on iron 6llings. and
gathers steel pens from their wings.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

q keokuk 10 to be lighted with gas.
The works are 10 be completed BY the
6rst Of November next.
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09

~ Why Is love like q po.atoei Ksse
II shoots from the eye. Heigh, no!
Demoine courier., 1855-08-09
REMOVED.

~. The CouRIER PAINTING OFFICE hos
bsee removed into the Fad story III. L. Grapes'
three story brick building on Main street.
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-02-02

In the winter Of lS11-S, q =" fox hunter, -
in Corinth, Vt, drove fox to his den, in
" Pike Ill.," and in pursuing his " re-
searches for Reynard, the hunter discovered
what he supposed to be copper ore, Elated
with his discovery, he made exertions to in
terest some one to make experiments. He
finally succeeded in enlisting one Mr.. Bailies,
of New York, to engage in the enterprise, but
owing to some reverscs of fortune, he "failed
up, and the work was suspended.
In the fall of 1888, after the work was re-
commenced at the Nershire mine, our fox
hunter carried a few specimens of the ore to
the Nershire miners, and it was then pro-
nounccd valuable.
Mcssrs. Lumbard & Goddard then joined
tho h"ntor j., making further experiments.
They traced the vein over TIE summit of Pike
HILL and becoming fully satisfied that il was
valuable, they purchased the Hill, paying for
the same : 900 Last spring they opened
the mine, and soon found all the encourage
ment they anticipated Some sixty to one
hundred tons Of the ore have been transported
to the smelling company, at New Haven, in a
fractured stnte and it Is found to yield about
fifteen per cent Of pure copper.
\ crushing machine is to be ercc' ii NJ T.
mine in the spring, and the wo!% vii 5a
continued with yigor.
The vein is about eleven feet in thickness,
the ore being similar to that of the Vershire
mine, but yielding larger per cent.
rhe enterprise bids fair to become one of
the most profitable Of the kind, which has
ever secured attention in this state - North
deld Star,
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-02-02
Education in Vermont.

Under the above head. writer for the
Vermont Chronicle puts the following quos-
tions, each of which, as we think, the 7th
excepted, must be answered, substantially,
in the negative. The questions are asked
to induce inquiry and investigation on the
important subject of common school cduca-
ton in this State. No subject is more worthy
Of serious thought, or demands more discreet
action.
|. Is our school law, in all its provisions
and penalties, wisely adapted to the establish
ment and maintenance OF high order OF
common school education
. Are our school houses, with respect to
location, dimensions, altitude, neatness and
elegance, convenience and attractiyeness,
what the health, Improvement and happiness
Of the scholars demand
8, Have our scholars wise, judicious and
uniform selection of text books, in every de-
partment with which they eudeator to ac-
quaint themselves
4 Are the 5000 school districts in the
State provided with Libraries, containing
maps, charts. globes, large dictionaries,
Gazeteers, and other books Of reference, to
aid the researches of advanced scholars!
5. Arc all who are entrusted with the cdu-
cation of our 10000 scholars, qualified for
the difficult, responsible and important ser
vice upon which they have presumed to
enter
G. Are the schools of the State subjected to
vigilant, thorough, discriminating, and com
manding town supervision I Is there in each
town legally constituted Board, who take
the oversight of teachers, scholars, books, and
whatever relates to the schools, and see that
all the parties in interest do their duty
!. Is there nothing in our school law,
school houses, stinted compensation, want OF
faithful supervision and in the comparatively
low and depressed standard of education in
the State, which induces many Of our best
teachers to go into other States, where are
better schools than in our State and which
fill their places with incompetent teachers
from abroad
8. Are the 100000 annually spent to edu-
cate the rising generation expended to the
best advantage
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-02-02
AGRICUlL T.U RAJ


WASTE LAND" Much has been written
upon this subject, yet more remains to be
said before our farmers will understand it's
Importance Such was the thought that
crossed our mind while pushing our way
through swamp in New Hampshire, few
days since
There it wss-a level ofland-of one hund-
red acres. embo.somed among the hills-and
there were we, up to our ewes in grass, and
yet sheltered from the burning sun by q
growth Of alders The blun lint. and high
meo low grasses, I'VE discard Latin and use
such nqnns na tho rnr,nar uilI r ca-7i,e,
stood .. l,.s. .,y, .o9s .ar.cr. =, - ,eg,r,
a., ar .--... -. a..
ria, .. - r.---1-, ---s-... rr-}a
com. t,-.,j,er. a,; tAus 4 stray! .,'.r,ovor
of forest growth stood vith;n reach If tbo
r;siny vg,ters Nnt,in,, has .;nc, ,,ro,rr Nv,
IN flo snot .orr generations If ai1s.. and
Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1855-02-02

IMPROVEMENT OF PERMANENT MEADows.--
From the constantly increasing price o: hay,
farmers are beginning to give the subject OF
the improvement of grass land and perma-
nent meadows their earnest attention, and
confidently look forward to the speedy intro
duction of under draining. ir,igating, and
top-droo5in6 permanent codo~s to an artent
altogether improbable but for our we'll known
og ahead habits.
Tho practice Of under drainining meadows
will appear ridiculous to some who have new
er witnessed the great improvement in the
quality and quantity Of the hay produced by
it Under draining lies at the very founda-
ton of all improvement Of meadows. Irriga-
ton and top-dressing are comparatively use-
less on any meadow surcharged nine months
Of the year with stagnant water. There are
hundreds of thousands of acres which now
produce nothing but coarse, innutricious
herbage, which by under draining would be-
come the most profitable land on the farm
And much of such land is 80 situated that il
could be irrigated with very little trouble or
expense. A dam on natural stream, and
cutting q few artificial bitches are in many
situations all that are necessary to irrigate o
large meadow. The English farmers are far
behind those Of several countries of Europe,
in irrigation, but they are very far in advance
OF American Agricuiturists, while, from
their moist climate, the advantages of irri-
CATION would be supposed to be less than in
our dry, hot, short seasons There are but
few farms in England on which there is not =
permanent meadow, more or less artitcially =
watered. Aud the immense gnan.:ty Of fod-
der rr2t-c6I o. these lands mc .a"i1,lT icips
t. K ep ID and .Gc-eu1e tho fc7-..lt7 i the
url-r0 p,:. 'n3 ot the farms -. NJ
YORK..