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Demoine courier., 1856-12-25
W~AsHINcToN. Der. TX.

In The Senate to-day the bill. Of Sena-
tor Evans. providing for the settling OF
The distance due revolutionary officers,
was taken up and discussed. &.
The Executive Department reported
that upwards Of two million dollars wo'd
be required 10 pay ,hose claims. The
amendment proposing 10 add to the pay
OF the officers of the navy was voted.
Several Executive Communications
were received by the Speaker of the
House, one transmitting q letter from
Gov. Geary, dated 22d. accompanied
with The minutes of that off ccr, which he
says was KEEP. hourly, as his bes, vindi-
cation, when he arrived in me Territory.
He found bis predecessor had pronounc-
ed the people in a slate Of insurrec,ion.
Since then permanent peace has been
restored without o. drop of blood be-
ing shed, he had gone ahead, and what
was necessary he did. paying all expen,
ses and he trusted 10 Congress 10 re-im-
burse him. nv @'' ~
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25
T.. s. SECRETARY TREAS. RE
~ #t@ nt~4 PORT.

The finances Of the federal treasury
are as follows:
The receipts for the tlscal year were
S73, 9lS,l4l, which, together with a
balance on hand al the commencement
of the ne W, made the available resources
S92 $50, ITO. The expenditures for The
year, including three million in execution
of lie Mexican treaty. anG the payments
on account of The public debt. have been
$72 .34S. 1872. The payments on ac-
o u, Of The public deb. have been $l2,-
.76,39O.
The public oebt is reduced to $780,
737.l29, sail Of which," the Presiden.
remarks, "might be paid Within a year
without. embarrassing the public services;
bu, being no, yet dse. aud only redeem
able al the option Of the holder, cannot
be pressed To payment by the govern
meUt.
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

b. The above Is counties polIed 1928
votes, and Of these ,nere were 1910,
for only 2,346 less than half 10 counties
along the Des Moines Valley, directly
tributary to Keokuk Lee county polled
5s3 more than The mex, heaviest. Dubu.
que; and l465 more than the third coun
~. Scott. t5ag. % s1aa, @sH.-#rf a@t ~ af
The census gave & total population
in the Stale, last summer OF 500, 600,
although our most reliable sialicsians, are
confiden. that il il had been properly IN
Ken, il would have shown over Coo $1,000.
Assuming but Z Inhabitants to each poll
ed vote, there would be 62S, 1884: WHICH
we think is below the real population a.
the presen. time.-keokuk Times. ~.
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25
Kansas Items.

CLAIMs-SeveraI young men who
have come here lately, took claims on !
Washington Creek. about eight miles
from Lawrence. Most OF the claims had :
no timber on them, but all had stone and
some of them coal. The soil is Of mex.
haus.Ibie fertility. The men have gone
to work in true practical style putting up
houses. BY spring families will be- oc-
cupying them. .v.
CAPITAL IN LAwRENcE.-Evert house
in Lawrencs, public and private, is over
run with s%trsneers, who have recently
entered the Territory. Most OF them =
hsye come with the view Of permanent
settlement, aud are searching for elaine.
and buying mp city property. Agreater,
amour, of capital 10 now represented ID
Lawrence. than has been at any former
period. The future Of Kansos was never
so sheering as at present. ,pa f4Rza
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25
y oetrn.
~-~~~~ is ~s~~ ~ -
APLEA FOR KISSING.


The fountain mingled with the river,
The river with the ocean,
The winds of heaven mix forever,
With a sweet commotion.
Nothing on the earth is single,
Anthrngs by a law divine
In another being mlng.e,
Why not with mine?
See the mountain kiss high heaven,
And the waves clasp n another;
No leaf or flower would be forgiven,
If it disdained 10 kiss Its brother,
And the sunlight clasps the earth, .
Aud the moonbeams kiss the sea,
But what are all these kissings worth
IL thou kiss not me? . ..s fH
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25
LyaTEE GRAVES.

We find the following beautiful little gem
floating about, upcredited, in our exchanges:
81 There's many an empty cradle,
There's many a parant bed,
THERE'S many a lonely bosom,
Whose JOY andlight has shed;
e.. For thick in every graveyard
r The little hillocks lie
And every hillock represents
An angel in the sky.
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25
gatsst Ntbss
Tribune Correspondent.

-e.a D.. va sassg WASHINGTON, Dec, Is.
The people of Alexandria, Va, have been
greatly alarmed for several days past in cense-
quence Of a threatened instruction among the
negroes. The military were called out last
night, and22 slaves were arrested at a ball
where they had assembled without permission,
against the laws of the State. ,
Governor Wise had supplied arms and am
munition, and the people throughoutthe county
of Alexandria and Fairfield are armirg them
selves in case of a general outbreak. :
No evidenceha has been found against any of
the slaves arrested.
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25
WASHINGTON, Dec. l5.

II was reported in the House to day
that Mr.. Stephens, of Ga, had sent a
challenge or note preliminary thereto TO
Mr. Hill. n of the Fillmore Electors of
that State. Their difficulties grew out
OF a question of veracity concerning The
terms agreed on by them for conducting
public discussions during the PRESIDENT
al contest, Htztaa .f a@s -
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

America, Mr.. Quitman said he was OPP.
posed as an American. ~ bowIng OF
yielding 70 England or France. We
want no treaty with. any foreign nation
relative 10 our duty on this con,inent
and shoulc not therefore call on any Eu.:
ropean powers to come across tho ocean
10 help regulate Central merican afairs.
He believed General Walker was an in
s.rumen, in The hands of providence. 10
carry on, American civilization, and that.
it was the duty Of our government, not to
throw obstacles in bis way. E8 @SfV
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

SENATE. Revolutions we're m,roduc.
ed relative 10 certain transactions OF the
Superintendent. of Public instruction
with the Governor. by which some d.
600 per month has been lost TO the State
IN favor of the General Government
HoUsE.-The joint Resolution on
Kansas was passed, yeas 80. nays 26.
On motior OF Mr.. Arnold, ,he bill for
the. lOth Judicial District was passed.
Ii ar nexes Bremen county, and takes efT
&c, afer publication in The Iowa Guy
Republican aud Muscatine Journal.
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

A NEWSPAPER. 1t vas Bishop Hof.
ner's W opinion that there was no bet
ter moraliss than the ne wspaper.y He
says: '@ |
The follies, vices, and consequent
miseries Of multudes, displayed in a
newspaper, are 20 many beacons con.
~tinually burning to turn others from The
rock on which they have been ship.
wrecked. What more powerful dissus-
sive from suspicion, jealousy, and anger,
than the story Of n friend murdered
by another in q duel! What caution
more likely to be effective against aamb-
ling and profigacy than the mournful r.,
lalion of an execution. OF the fate Of a
despairing suicide /? VIVA, finer iectutx
IN the necessity Of economy Than the
auction Of estates, houses and iurni,urs!
Only take a newspaper, and consider il
well, pay for 1t. and il will INSTRUCT, thee"
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

= On looking over the returns of tho
las, presidential election in Iowa, we find
thai the whole number of votes cast was
s9.Sl2. IN 70 counties, being all in the
State. This is an average of 1852 TO
each county. The counties which poll
ell over 20On votes each are as follows:
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

" The people Of Nebraska have Ia.
ken the initiasory steps for constructing
. Railroad 10 that territory. They i'm,
tend 10 open a road from Rock Bluffs to
the region Of Sal. Springs. forty mlles IN
the int riot. This is considered the frst
practical movement to the construction
OF q road 10 the Pacific. sg s4 .@s8us
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

The Norfolk Reflector says that the
assessors return of Huron county shows
IL blind. ~ deaf and dumb. IL insane,
and IL idiosic persons IN the county,
The parents of five OF these were by re-
lation cousins before marriage. Three
Of the five two blind and one ;diotic)
were afflicted from birth. and one idiot.
ic) from infancy. The fifth was deal and
dumb Tor a time MOI ascer.ainsd, proba-
bly, from birth. IL is probable tina, the
number of parents SO related TO each 9th
er is larger, as there was no Information
obtained as TO a part Of lhsm.
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25
SMUGGLING MLK IN THE "ORIGlNAL

SMUGGLING MuK N THE ''ORIGlNAL
PAcKAeEs."-Itis SAID tina, Mr.. Secre-
,ary Guthrie. in framing his reciprocity
tariff with Canada, made the ..du.y'' On
milk 20 high that the farmers on the
royal borders. instead of milking their
cove a, home and sending the milk in
can into the States, find it more eco.
nominal 10 drive their cows over. milk
them on the American side, and then
drive them back again. They commute
for the toll over the bridges for a very
moderate consideration.
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25
WARRINGTON, Dec. 49,

HousE.-20.000 copies Of the Prssi.
denl's message and accompany log docu-
men.s were ordered to be printed. The
confederation of the Presidents mssssgs
then resumed. Mr. Qui,man be-
lievsd tina, the words used by the Presi.
dent Oh the Slavery question were we'll
timed and true. and the developments
show .hatthe objects of the Repa6licaD
party were such az the Executive. had
attributed 10 them.
Speaking Of the subjec. OF Central
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

IMPORTANT LEGAL DEcIsIoN.-The Judge
of TIE Fifth Judicial District of New York
decided that the subscriptions by municipal
corporations for stock Of any kind, and the.
issuing Of bonds for the payment thereof, are
unconstitutional and void; and further that such
action is an exercise of power over individual
property which the State itself does not
possess, and which the Legislature, the refore,
cannot delegate to municipal, corporations.
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

WISE EYa HIS YEARs.-The Bos.
ton Atlas. iemarking upon the cass o.
maRimony lately perps,ra.ed in New
York, W here the father Of The bride pur-
chased the bridegroom's right, who took
The money and then claimed and got his
bride, says: ~e 800 afe 8w sak - Fi'ta
"The young man is much and nats
urally blamed by The relatives of the 10.
dy. For our own part, we regard him
reverently. So young and vet so WISE
Surely all Wall Street win rise up TO do
him honor; the bears will dance before
him, and the bulls below in HE praise;
for a pret,ier piece Of jobbing - not re-.
corded upon the books Of the Brokers'
Board. TO be sure, he promised upon
his honor! But that was nudum p0ck,tm
he had no honor TO promise on! On
The whole, he appears TO have united in
a meritorious manner, the characters of
Biifl, Alfred jingle, and Urich Heep.-
His future career is certain. He will eli.
Their go into a novel or a peni,entiary-
perhaps into bSih." zrRa ae
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

CO Tie Cedar Falls Banner cautions the
craft against "Doctor Gray & Co.. lecturers
on "Aniinal and Human magnetism; the speedy
cure OF all the diseases "feshis heir top It
appears that the firm had considerable priNting
done in the shape of "posters,n tickets, &C.,
which they did not pay for. Pass them around.
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25
Louisville, Dec. l6. 70

The Courier says that on Saturday
morning the Rev. VIM. Anderson. n
preacher of the M. E. Church of the
North. and chief OF the Abolitionists Of
Madison, Ind. was captured while on
board The steamer Telegraph His ear.
pet bag was found - be filled with in.
cendiary. documents. proving that no
had been engaged in running off negroes
from the neighborhood Of Carlton. The
papers found in his possession also i'm
pllcate many distinguished Noltherners.
He was lakanE yesterday by the steamers
Superior to tsarl.on, where 5000 have
been offered for his arrest.
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

e. Three men were killed near Sioux City
a few days since, while attempting the arrest
of several deserters from Fort Pserre.
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

60 The Indianapolis Journal states that
there were six thousand applicants for the post
of messenger to bear to Washington the cleo
tpral vote of lndianat There was an applica-
ton from every township | nthe State except
two. .Haaa##tang @#f Trnaeas 81 i. go
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

There is AN oyster shell, it is said, ewnedby
the University Of Leydeu, which weighs one
hundred and eighty pounds. The oyster was
swallowed whole by a Dutch girl.
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25
WARRINGTON, Dec. l6.

a resolution was adopted calling on the
Secretary Of War for copies Of all letters
addressed to that department by Wilson
Shannon, late Governor of Kansas, and
by Colonel SIMMER, relative 10 Kansas
affairs, which have not been COMMUNE
Gated. MIR. Brown gave aotice Of his
intention 10 introduce a bill providing for
the construction Of a railroad and tele-
graph communication between the At
lannc and the Pacific. Mr. Wilson in
troduceG a bill %anenda.ory of the act TO
organize The territories of Kansas and
Nebraska. Referred 10 the Committee
on Territories. aas saaa la.a ef
On Motion of Mr. Rusk, the joint res
olu,ion granting further time to the
creditors OF Texas TO present their
claims and other purpose were taxi en- up.
Mr. Rusk explained and advocated the
resolutions which extended the time to
January ls,, 1858. and repeals The pro
vision In = former act Cor ,he distribu-
ton pro rata of the residue OF those who
havs filed their releases. gag h# q
HousE.-Mr. Whitfield introduced a
bill pro siding for Me assessment OF dam
ages sustained by the loss and des,ruc
ton Of property, belonging to the citi-
zens of kansas, during the recent dis
turbances in said territory, also. a bill
establishing q dissric: court at Leavsn-
worth city. and other places in Kansas,
and . bill establishing additional Land
Districts in Kansas. 4
Mr. Campbell, Of Ohio, from Com
missioner Of Wars and Means. reported
the Indian. civil and army appropriation
bill, referred to the Commillee Oh the
whole.
Mr. Campbell, Of Ohio, also reported
a bill amending the section Of The tariff
act Of August. 1852. as to prohibit i'm.
porta.iou Of indecent AID obscene prints.
transpareacies, statues, &C., parties Of.
tending 10 be proceeded against in due
course of law. aud the offensive article
TO be destroyed. The bill was passed.
On motion Of Mr. Campbell Of Ohio,
the further consideration Of the bill re-
ducing duties on imports and other pur
poses reported last session. was poaipon.
ed until The frs, Tuesday in Jan.
! The debates on the Presidents Mes
sage was resumed.
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25
JOSEPH s. SMITH,

AT LAM AND
ZEAL ESTATE AGENT,
~KLOsACQCA, IOWA.
AMI WARRANTS bought and sold. Col
4 ~lee.ions III all parts u Southern Iowa, promptly
attended 20. lS-!y
Demoine courier., 1856-12-25

q morse COACHES i0wa Cry 10 FL Des
MONIES passed Adjourned TO Monday.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-02-23

Feminotogg-A queer gatherer Of statistics
says, that out of one hundred and fifty eight
pretty women whom he met in the streets of a
fashionable resort in q given time, one hundred
we're sucking their parasoi handles.
In an omnibus, four young ladies' out Of sew.
en- invariably look through the front window at
the horses.
At a party, seven ladies' out Of ten prefer va
nilla ice-cFeam, while only one In ten habitu-
ally eats orange water ice.
The stouter 4 lady is the more she rolls her
eyes up while Waiting.
The smaller q lady Is, so much The more
does she affect the snn.Rower rosstts, enormous
Hounces, and extFassized ornaments.
Diminutive ladies' sdmiEe giant-lika gentle~
men--and pice Versa.
Ladies who are greatly admired By their own
sex, are seldom viewed ID the same light hy
gentlemen.
Sons ladies' speak of eladies' beauties and
a~gentlemen'a beauties
10 ID q curious fact those women who have
made the most acquainsances during q long
coarse of years have by far the best memory
for faces and persons.
Although women are supposed 10 be the
talkaiive sex. L il not less true that in learning
4 foreign tongue, men acquire more readily the
facility III speaking Z, while ladies' understand
IL better and sooner when spoken 70.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-02-23
Poisoning i'm England.

A most extraordinary case of poisoning oc-
cupies public attention. DIR. WIN. Palmer, a
surgeon, but who made betting his profession,
in other words "a sporting man" was in com
pany with gentleman named Cooke, al Ruge.
ley, Staffords.::ire, settling up some gambling
accounts, when Cooke. who had just drank u
glass of liquor, suddenly became sick and ex-
claimed that Palmer had poisoned him. Cooke
died next day, and Palmer was arrested. A
discovery that Palmer owed d large sum 10
Cooke. confirmed the suspicion against him,
and it was then remembered that his (PaImer's)
wife had died suddenly of symptoms similar
to those that had carried off Cooke.
This led to further inquiry, when the
astounding fact came gradually ont that sixteen
persons, all immediately connected with Palmer,
had died suddenly, within a short time, and that
on the lives of some Of these persons he had
effected insurances, while with others he had
betting transactions. The most astounding Of
these developments 10 that Lord George Ben-
timex (who, il will be remembered. died sud-
denly,) had transactions with Palmer, and it 10
now believed that he was poisoned! The corp.
ses Of some Of the supposed victims have been
exhumed, and submitted TO chemical research
for traces Of poison. Stryehnine, or some
other vegetable preparation, Is supposed to have
been the means employed. It IL somewhat
curious that the accused had q fast horse that
figured conspicuously il bis turf specuiations
and bore the name Of "Stfychnine."
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-02-23

He is Innocent.-Gen. Dennis Cronan, the
welt.known contractor for paving the streets,
having been formally accused of engaging in
the "~thugging" business, we feel called upon
to give a direct contradiction to the assertion
We are well aware that the material of which
the Canal street sidewalks is composed is de-
~structive to the human countenance when a
violent collision occurs, but we contend that
Gen. Cronan is not responsible for the eccen-
~tFicities of curb stones which depart from the
usual gravity of their demeanOr, rise up and
~disfgure the faces of those who, by their heavy
headed locomotion through the streets, con-
vey 10 the disinterested spectator the idea that
they are scientifically tracing out the track Of
a worm fence. We repeat the expression of
our opinion, that Gen. Cronan is not liable to
prosecution when paying stones, which he has
legitimateiy laid down, fly up and hit tax pay.
ers in the face.-TFue DeAG.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-02-23

The Distance IF The Sun from the Edrthk Ia~
cYeasing-The German journals have given
some tables which prove that the distance bee
tween the earth and san is increasing annually,
and argue from ii that the increasing humidity
Of our summers and The loss Of fertility by the
earth, are to Be attributed solely To this cirrum.
stance.
No credit has heretofore been given 10 ira.
ditions Of ancient Egyptians and Chinese, DC.
cording to which these people formerly said
the sun's disc was almost four times as large
as we now see ID. for they estimated the apar~
emit diameter Of the sun as double Of what is
Is seen in our day
II. however, we pay attention TO the eontinA
ued Elimination Of The apparent diameter Of the
sun, according ID the best observation Of ssy-
eral centuries, we must suppose that the ans
cieats weTa nOE mistaken Id the estimates they
have transmitted tn rs.
In the course of six thousand years from
the present umes they assume that che distance
VIII BE- 90 great that only an eighth part Of tie
warmth We now enjoy from the $40 viii be-
communicated 10 the earth, aad Il will then Be
covered with eternal Toe in tho same manner as
We now geo the plains Of the north, where che
elephant formerly lived, and have neither
spring nor autumn.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-02-23

Horrible Murder.-We learn from the st.
Louis Republican Of the sth, that Basil H. Cor.
don, Assistant Engineer, Of the North Mis-
souri, Railroad. who had been absent on acol-
lection tour, and whose prOtraeted silence had
led to great uneasiness respecting his fate, was
tfOnud murdered and robbed about seven miles
this side Of Warrenton, and his body hidden
beneath the snow. Suspicion points To two
individuals who had been seen in the company
OF the victim, and ID pursuit of whom the
police are actively engaged. Rewards amount.
ing 10 $500 have been offered for the ap-.
pEehensiOD Of the musdesers.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-02-23
Importance of recreation.

The following felicitOns passage occurs in
the admirable speech Of the Hon. Edward
Everett, at the Revere House last week. The
orator, 10 referring to Mr.. Webster's taste for
manly sports, added these Words
The Americans, as a people-at least the
professional and mercantile classes--have too
little considered the importance of healthful,
generous recreation. They have not learned
the lesson contained in the very word which
teaches that the WORKOUT man is recredted,
made over again.. by the seasonable relaxation
of the strained faculties. The old world learn.
ed this lesson years ago, and found out (Herod.
|, 143) that as the bow always bent villa last
break, so the man, forever on the strain of
thought and action, will at last 60 mad or break
down. Thrown upon a new continent--eager
to do the work of twenty centuries in two
the Anglo.American population has over work.
ed, and is daily overworking, itself. From
morning to night-from January to December
brain and hands, eyes and fingers, the pow
ers of the body and the powers of the mind
are 10 spasmodic, merciless activity. There is
no lack Of a few t~asteless and sou'less dis
sipations which are called aausements, but no.
bic athletic sports, manly outdoor exercises,
are too li;tle cultivated in town or country.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-02-23
Etat de Ia Observation-Disclosures RIberoiEe.
Vente de Succession.


I'm vertRd dun ordre on dscreta moi address
L. Sc par PHon. Cour dn Sixieme District de
Etat de la Louisiana en- ct pour la Paroisss
d'IbeFville, ~J'exposerai en- yente pnblique au
plus offrant ct dernier encherisseHr--
Lundi, lie 3 Mars, 1856,
a 10 heures A. NJ, LESCLAyE ci,apres NOM
me, appaFtenant a Ia
Succession de fea Lemuel j. Beck,
ct 4 Ia c%ommanante qui existait entire lieu ct
son epouse Zulma M~arionneanx, SAVIOR:
LEWIS, mulAtre, age d'environ 40 ans, hon
charpantier, Use soule quelque fois).
CONDITIONS.
Le quart dn prix payable compliant 10 jour
de Ia vente, Ell Ia balance payable, Ia moilie 90
Mars 1857, ct fautre n0ifie en- Mars 1858; Pace
quereur f~onrnira son billet eudosse 4 IL salts.
faction de Is t~utrice. payable ~ bureau du Re-
cosder de ceIte parOlsse, poFtant interet 4 8
pour cent par an aprAs echeance jusqu'au par
fat Placement. Hyp0theque specials aera re-
sur P~eselave pour assurer le paiementdu
die billet ct tOHs interets eYentneL La vante
aura lien a la maisOn do Conr de cstte paroisse.
JOS. II. ERWIN, Sh6FiE.
Pafoisss 0lbsryilie, ! de Feyrier, 1856.
Southern sentinel. [volume] (Plaquemine, Parish of Iberville [La.]) 1848-1858, 1856-02-23

uFOr the year ending August 81, 1855, we
Americans imported from Europe, for our own
heads and those Of our wives and daughters,
81 ,6S2 $50 worth of bonnets of silk, straw
and Icghorn, and of hats and caps. Yet how
few Of the head. pieces one sees give evidence
of having been sent for three thousand miles
away. All are seemingly homemade. In
that same year, Young and Old America treats
ed themselves to Ss,s32,S50 worth Of watch.
es, ~Chronometers and clocks Of European
make. Their appetite, too, for foreign jewelry
was baited with S974,l20 worth Of toe arti-
Gle, upon which, without signing, they paid a
duty Of thirty per cent. OF leather to cover
their hands and feet, they sent across the ocean
and bought to the tune Of Ss.O69,s9o-enough
to hide.bind the nation, and Aicken it in various
ways.