The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-06-09
Sheriff Jones .

A short time since the Pro-slavery pa
psrs made wonderful ado about an ell.
legged attempt to sssassinnte Sheriff Jones
Il was repeatedly stated in the st. Louis
papers that he had received ball in the
spine, which paralyzed his lower extremi'
ties and put his life in imminent danger
This was the strong point of the border ruff
gans as against the Free State men,
Jones, however, headed the posse that burn.
ed and sacked houses, and robbed the peo-
pie OF Lawrence, and eye-witnesses Of the
fact state that he rode his horse as if his
spine had never been injured. Such being
the fact, the bel eff is Jones was never shot
at all The Cincinnati Gazette says
"Now il either follows that a miraculous
cure was effected, or Jones was never shot
at all. Unless devils, or other inhabitant.
| OF the lower regions, possess the power OF
| healing, and are able TO transfer the gift ic
| faithful ugents, who still live in the fesh, /,
will not be- ceutended that there was any
| mirEruiygS ,.IPrpasition in the case. Such
q ejtt could not proceed from q higher
source l. could have been easier fol
lazarus t. have passed the gulf that sePa
rsted INN rom The rich man, than for q
| heavenly messenger to have entered the
company by which Jones was surrounded
| We must conclude, therefore, inasmuet
as Devils have not the gift Of miracles, thai
thera was no miraculous cure; and this be-
ing the case, it Is clear enough that the
| AZ cd - III
or II was performed with pistol without ,
bail. A man shot 10 the spise, and para
| lygsd in the lower extreneties, could not
undsr the care of an ordinary physician, re-
cover sufficiently in fortnight TO be able
to Tids h9rse 1T a. 40 pace, head posse
mount aud dismount without assistance
and pour .yrlh suficien, amount Of bias
! bheny every hoar to fill email volume, i
| printed"
LANp WARRANTS AND THE PuBLIc LANDS
he difference in value oil the public
LANDS, caused by government appropriations
for railroad purposes in the West, has hat
the effect to depress the value and abats
the demand for bounty land warrants, which
are limited in the application to that class
OF lands rated at one dollar and twenty-five
| nts per acre as the minimum price. Or
| Monday last bill was introduced into the
House by Mr.. Thorington, of Iowa, to the
effect that bounty land warrants, issued by
the United States to officers, soldiers snG
| others engaged in the military service OF the
United States, or 10 their representatives.,
| shall be received al the rate OF one dollar
and twenty-five cents for each acre men.
toned in the warrant, in payment for any
| land owned by the United States and sub.
| ject to sale al private entry.
The effect OF this measure is obvious, snc
| a. obviously Just. IL is only to be regret
| Ted that the principle was not embodied IN
| The original bill By which the warrants
were authorized. IL is apparent that it viii
| have the effect TO sustain the cash value o
| land warrants, al hgure nearly equal tc
| that Indicated by the number Of acres, at
dollar and quarter per acre. In short
| bounty land warrant becomes government
| bill Tor the purchase of any land Ia the
| hands Of the government or elsewhere, hsv'
| ing cash value Of one dollar and twenty
| FIVE cents per acre. The only thing wnict
| can affect its value will be the huctuatins
| demand for land. Bat so long as the de
raand exists, the value Of the land warrant.
will be nearly up TO its nominal character
OF the justice OF tits measure there can 81
no guest. n. The apparent design of th'
bounty land bill was, TO give to each person
authcrizei TO receive il avaluable consider
| alton, eqrsl 10 so many acres Of land, at {
stated pris7 per acre Circumstances de
press The demand for such land, and tn
vslue of the warrants ID correspondingiy at
Isclsd. But by making them available L
their nominal value for the purchase OF an!
land. at or over one dollar and twenty -fiv'
cents per acre, the value Of the warrant i
made equal to the implied purpose Of TN
government in the appropriation to rewar'
military service at a stated rate. 1t is Il
be hoped that the bill will meet with thu
favorable consideration Of Congress.--Bal
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