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Espeeial attention given to iu.urauee e
ARM PROPERTY, DWELLINGS AAD OFT
BGfLDI\ G<.
/ NSU RS sach bulliIug contents On favorable
l. terms. fer ~ years. Insures elares are
houses Binding " Contents, HHd PERSONAL Proper
~ ( neraily.
LOSSES KQUITABLY ADJUSTED AND PROMPT
Ll PAID II CASH
This Company Is joint stock Association, organ
zed under q p eiai charter granted b. tae Leg,sla-
ture oi Wisconsin. With authorized capital Of
$500 600. One hundred h9usAnd dollars II which
i paid in aud securely InsS ted in bonds and mort.
Cages. The Company being thus securely organized
upon firm basis n directors take pleasure IN ra-
commanding u H. puhiic favor, warths II conf.
ience and support, with tbs that all loss
Is shall be promptly and henorably adjusted a.
bis il purely stock Company no mutual business
will b. done, nor premium notes taken.
OFFICERS
y. NJ Donaldson pres't ~. + GtL~-a. Sec'v
j ". Ediy, Vice pres't. A. 6 ,bson, zen. 4 gent
dee. 2id3m ". +. TURNER, Agent.
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HATS OFF II CoURT.-Friend Levi Coffin
appeared in the Z. s. Court rooms Yesterday.
during the trial Of the fugitives, and stood
rs Quakers are accustomed to do, with his
hat on. A very ofhcious special Marshal,
employed for this occasion to assist in pre-
serving order and the Union, regarding this
as an insult to the T.. s. and to himself AS
her representative, approached Friend Coffin
and demanded imperatively that he should
uncover himself before him and Commission
er pendcry.
Friend g. explained that he meant no dis
respect, but it was the custom Of their peo-
pie. 1t would not do. The brave special
Marshal raised his cane and knocked the Of
Tending broad brim on the floor. Friend G.
paid no attention to this, but remained mo
tionless. In little while the Marshal re-
turned, picked up the hat and handed it to
Levi, who took no notice Of it whatever, and
the Marshal deposited it on the table. But
the brave Marshal was not at ease, and short
" after this he returned, took the hat and
placed il very gently on Lewis head, and
the last we saw Of Friend Coxn he stood there
with his hat on, looking as coolly on the
proceedings as if nothing had ever happened
to desturb bis equanimity.
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w Z VIII receive Tho notes u lie above Bank d
w depoSilc as other currency
A. 1. DEMfNG & Co.
Bankers and dealers 10 Exchange Main street.
lan2edlm Times and Pos copy In
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REMEMBER So. VALENTINES


CfoMIC andSeutimcnlal Valentines, most beauti
~ f0l and ehaste designs.
Valentine writers and fancy note papers ana IN
velopes suitable for the occasion.
feb2d CAVE a son.
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4 CAN AND do

- ELL TO he citizens Of keokuk and vicinity FINE
- FURNITURE, cheaper than they purchase in
t. Louis or anywhere abroad and TRANSPORT il here
Any persons doubling this are invited 70 call at the
iate City Furniture Rooms i38 Main street and
satisfy thcmselge- ~ the fact. q i ABBOTT
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Hos. THOMAS CoRwN.-A letter from
Cincinnati, from relatiye of Mr.. Corwin.
states that he was progressing favorably I'M
der the severe injury recently received bv him
from fall, though it would probably result
in permanent lameness.
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- We learn that IN interesting CORES
pondence between Gen. Sam Houston and
President Pierce will soon appear in the pub
lie press. It's exact ell ractcr il not known.
bat il is anticipated lat its publication viii
make n stir. Gen. Houston will make call
by resolution on the Secretary of War, Tor
the papers in the claim If Richard Thomp-
son vs. the Minimize Indians 4 rich expos
nre il promised.
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LOCKED JAw.--The old case Of this disease
which stands recorded must be that referr-
cd to by Scotch clergyman, who, while
preaching to bis congregation on the subject
of Daniel in the lions den, and bis mracu-
lous deliverance from imminent peril, thus
proceeded
Sand what DIVE think was the reason the
lions didna tear Daniel n to pieces, and eat
him up, even as cat eats up mouse
dan't say name o We can tell, moo. Very
well, I'll tell ye how il was: The Laird
ADORE, he gin IN the locked Jar ~
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TeiegraphIc News.

WASHINGTON, Feb. ll.-The impression ex-
lists here, that Nh Champion viii shortly re-
tire voluntarily, and not in consequence Of
any demand on the part OF his Governmnnt.
Senior Almonte left Washington for Mexj-
co at the urgent solicitation Of bis friends.
The constitution Of that country is now be-
INC re- modelled, and his presence is deemed
necessary Tor future contingencies.
1t is understood that Campbell. Of Ohio.
has received the offer Of the Guardianship Of
the Committee on Ways and Means. Mr.. PEN
nngton chat Of Foreign Affairs, and Ma
tlonal Know Nothing that Of the Judiciary.
Mr.. Wilson viii speak tomorrow against
British claims in Central America, and Will
oppose the Clayton Bulwer treaty. lie or
poses Stewards plan leading To war and
Id conclusion he will offer Joint resolu-
ton abrogating that treaty.
Mr.. Douglass has arrived, and Mill oppose
the administration in its policy upon Central
American alIairs He advises an alliance
offensive and defensive with lien Walker.
rs preliminary TO the war about to take place
upon the recommendation Of the President,
ana with the concurrence of Messrs Seward
Foote and Wilson.
The House re.adopted the resolution 10
proceed to the election Of printer, when Il
vote was taken with the following result /:
toIlett, Is Wendell, 60; Farnam, lG. Ma
than Sargent, = scattering, II necessary
for choice -.
NJ" ORLEANS, Feb. Sugar quoted at
Ia.
An attempt was made last night to assas-
slnate Dennis O'Ricou, one Of the editors Of
the Dtita. lie is badly injured, but ii is be-
leYed not fatally.
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This l. the latest and most monstrous Of
southern doctrines. But moustrous as it IS,
Jl3s9eIs no reason why the national demo-
cratic party, whose special mission il is to
ride into power on the topmost wave Of sla-
tert aggression, may nor adopt this as the
eiiof plank III its ever changing platform
within another four years. We commend
tia following argument for the enslayement
III white men, TO the working men of the
North as an indication Of what is falsely
aud absurdly called democracy, il rapidly
moving. Ii i from the Richmond Enquirer.
3he most influential administration paper OF
he whole South, if not of the Union. How
ID YOU like the doctrine, democratic working
mn Of New England
.. ash recently, the defence oi slavery
las Iabored under great difficulties, because
is apoioglsts. TOR they We're mere apollo
glsts, took halfway grounds. They confined
tile defence OF slavery to mere negro slavery !;
thereby giving up the slavery principle, al.
nj slng other forms Of slavery to he wrong.
and Welding up the authority Of the Bible.
aud al the history, practices. ana experience
Of mankind. Human experience showing he
t3tieerSW success o. Stare society, ANA the
ailiteCat failure Of free society, was unavail-
able 70 them, because they we're precuded
iipiH tlHpIpN liz II, ~ admitting slavery III
the abstract to be wrong. The defence Of
mere negro slavery involved them in still
greater difficulty. The laws Of all the south
efn States justified the holding tchiie meA in
slavery, provided through the mother, they
were descended, however remotely, from d
negro slave. The bright mulattoes, accord
M 70 their theory, were wrongfully held in
slavery.
Tie line Of defence, however, is changed
NOW, and the North is completely cornered
aud dumb Us an oyster. The South nov
maintains that sfareyy is right, natural and
necessary. II shows that all divine, aud
almost all human authority .lustihes it. The
South further charges that the little expert
ment Of free society in Western Europe has
been, from the beginning, cruel future.
and that symptoms o.. failure are abundant
~ oar North. While it is far more obvious
that negroes should be slaves than whites
Tor they are only ttto labor, not to direct;
get The principle Of slaeery is itSelf right,
and does mol depend on difference Of coupier.
fol. Difference Of race, lineage, of Ian
ea8ge, If habits and customs, all tend to
render the institution more natural and du-
rahle, and although slaves have been qener-
a8g Wh}teS. Still the masters and slaves have
generally been OF Different national descent
Moses and Aristotle, the earliest historians,
are both authorities in favor Of the difference
Il race, but rot OF color
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477 YRS. Parton Fanny fern) brings ~
lef dowry, two daughters and So 600, coin
81 from her fertile brain. She is forty-thFee,
erect, nimble, robust, with n keen flashing
ese, thin, grlppy lip, pointed nose, and a
form that an artist might (and that many
haye) admired. Rapid in movement, gen
teel IN carriage. accomplished, gay, nmbi-
tlons, proud as Lucifer, aristocratic, selfish.
cold, Jealous, passionate she Is
marvel to others, and we doubt not TO herself.
Just emerged from the harness Of divorce.
she signalizes her freedom by n new matrl-
monial seryitude.
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ylD b. SMITH. N. u. yANSicKLEN
SMITH * VANSICkLEE,

DAVID b. SMITH M vANsicKLEs
SMITH * VANSICkLEE,
AuctiOncers. Commission hants
and scal Estate Brokers.
NIEwill pay particular attention to sales by
w Auction II Real Estate stocks, Adminlstra-
tor Sale, dc; VIII negotiate Loans, make Golec
tions exehanga Real Estate for Merchandise, make
liberal advance On Real Estate OF Merchandise
signed for public safe; viii aet Attorneys for
property ho.dlrs On the disposng Of property, col
lecuug Of rents, paying taxes Ge.; viii act imam
cial counseiogs for all who may need services.
Office Ihlrt street, between Main and johnson.
nova
L0K sALL-Lot 81 Block 2Ol on Main street. Ap
L ply 10 dee. zs.l b-MIIAA van IheLEA.
LNoE SALE--.- ana . III Block 80, corner of
l. Fulton aud IOth streets. Terms easy. Apply to
dec IS. SMITH & NANstChLEN-
L'pk @ALE--Lot- 4, 3 aldsl iu Block 1875, corner
i ~ Fulton IN uth str.ets Apply NJ
ace 81. sMlIH 4 EANsIcKLEN
L'FK SALE 20 fges by i4U johnson street, be-
l. tween "a and 81 streets, south side apply to
SMITH NANelthLEN.
L,pk SAILS feet ~ 20 On 81 street, also rs
l. feet on Johnson, corner If 9Th street, hy 40 on
~. Apply % SMITH YANoiekLEN.
LN0R SALE ~ lv acres IL land pn the & L CONN
L Tract, apply to SMITH 4 NANeIekLEN.
ENOK ALA dwelling house aud l9f Bank
street apply % SMITH NANeIckLEN.
4 LOT IN Louisville, Ky u exchange for kco-
sdfrH & vANsIcKEy
L,OB SALE--Or trade ler Iowa land. or Keokuk
L City pgopegfyA taase and lot al Walnut Hills
near thyeits ot tiao.naati,appIy e
aMIlH a NANSGcKLEN.
F0R SAFE.
60 st III q ou Fiji street between Main & John
A.s liause and lat corn, Of Iirsi ard John
son. Appiy % SMITH }ANsEhLLN
rom SALE,
eco Acres II Land, go uuder cultivation, near Ca
"a Hal
III ''' s-'' 'F 5tN,'ifn i vASslcrIEN.
LNDB .atE-e40 acrs ii choice lard within four
/ ml~s e thc city, sMiIH &YANeIckLEN.
FOR SALE.
4 HOUSE and lots ia second street, amply 10
\ noy24 SMITH ! }AEolCkLEN
EoR SALE
- FEET front second srogt Wien building.
n~.4 saf@n i vAzslckI.ES.
EbH oAIE-loa cres % land under cultivation Oh.
L mile from tha city Apply g
I'0A SALE aU tftent 81 Man .treet apply
J. "a naYet sMtlB . FhAelckIEA
IEuR SAIL farm containing 2os acres $50
under fence, II mile from the city on the plank
road Possession given sAe - - "orsh ucrt A.
ply d Huy2t SMITH g. sca
L'oE ALI I'm
/ a VAS e 1tt.
nay24 saIifH & NAN>fcKLEE
req ACKEe vi Iani ii Washington county. foar
w mlie. from rs County ~eat, car BE- had FIR
FsFeA dollar r.r acre AMY .aan Il
nog2+ >MlfII s NANaIfkLEN.
TO the pupitc.
IT ANIN6 determined. hereafter, ~ d. an cxcln-
l. l. slfely cash business 10 retail department,
" prepared zen al kinds u Hat, Caps Bon
nets. S.. 81 greatly reduced prices Orr s,8ek il
a hCr hi hi fNa
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49, =
AT a meeting Of the members Of the Bar
and officers of the District Court, at the
Court House in Keokuk, on the l4th day of
February, 1856, Samuel F. Miller, Esq. was
called to the chair, and Erie j. Leech APP
pointed Secretary,
Whgreupon, the following resolution was
unanimously adopted:
Resolved, That committee Of three be
appointed to confer with tho Hon, r. +.
Lowe. Judge Of the lst Judicial District Of
Iowa. and also with DR.. Jno. K. Allen, his at
tendant physician, with reference to the pro-
priet1 81 an immediate adjournment Of the
District Court of Lee county, in consequence
Of Tie severe illness Of the presiding Judge.
George c. Dixon, j. w. Rankin, and VIM.
Edwards, Esq'rs, were appointed said COM
mjttee The meeting then adjourned to hear
the report.
At o'clock P. NJ. Of the day mentioned,
the c mmittee reported as follows
Tie undersigned, appointed a committee
bY unanimous vote of the members of the
IedIs ~ " HIS iaoholt ~ ~" - "uNr' ~
this Court, and his attending physician, in
regard to his health and ability to hold Court,
would respectfully report that they have per-
formed tae duty assigned them. Or. John K.
Allen, in an interview with him upon the
subject. gaze us the following certificate
keokuk, Feb. 18th, 1856.
G,ENrt EMEN II have no hesitancy in sta
tin. 10 YOU, as the medical attendant Of
Judge Lowe, that such is the nature Of his
disease. that 1t viii be at serious risk Of
health should he undertake to continue the
present term ofhis Court, and give It rs my
opinion that, in justice to himself, he should
not aftpfuOt IL
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Tux DoNAfN or IRELANp.--During the pc
Rod of greatest distress in Ireland, parlia-
ment apo nted an Encountered Estates Com
mission, for the purpose of restoring the
domain Of estates which had been hopelessly
encountered by absent or thriftless land
lords 70 the people who needed It to furnish
them employment and sustenance. The mea-
sure was radical one; its very holiness
startled conservative Britain, and It would
have astonished even our own people, who
are 20 used to important changes in public
policy. Butpeope were dying by thousands
in consequence Of policy which, however
consistent with the general character Of
British Institutions relating to the soil, was
vet too horrible in its last results MOTTO COM
maud speedy aud radical remedy from
even that rhlegmatic nation. The soil was
to be SO re-arraneed in its tenures that a
greater number of those who lived upon it
could obtain control over il and draw their
support from IT, The Commission entered
upon its duties. The result has been far
more uNbItN llldI N&S AuNIIliifl ca IL
stcads are being improved, a higher charao-
ter Of agriculture has been adopted, and an
unusual breadth Of soil has been put under
cultivation. Many English and Scotch far
mers have gone over, and the wages Of Is
Dor have been more than doubled within the
past five years. In the two counties Of Cal
way and Mayo, which contain about one-sey-
enth Of the whole surface Of Ireland, ESQ.,
900 acres, or about one-fourth Of their avail
able superfces, have changed hands, and Pc
titions for further sales are still presented in
great numbers. The great body of purchas-
ers obtain only small tracts, and the sturdy
middle classes are acquiring nearly all the
lands. BY common consent this re partition
of the soil is working a revolution in Irish
industry, Is bringing relief to the suffering,
and furnishing employment to an Irish peas
antry who before were starving in sight Of
desolate fields.
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Franklin Fire and Marine
TNSsEs sNsI COMPANY.

CAPITAL $500 600, CASH PAID IN SION, Doe
Invested according "a BIT Law IF Illinois
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DHOWN ami tan colagei has &. HI III and laa crown,
ID " every tyie ana quality, just recer 4 ~
oct23dw1 j +. til NPBKEY attAtfE.
LNIVE hanlred dphcu plush eat,. just resolved Il
L ia, ztofeyf j. /. HLMpiiEY d oA6E
oct23dwtf
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on motion Of ]. A. Goodrich, Esq, the
report was received, and on motion Of G. {.
Rockwell, Esq, unanimously adopted.
The proceedings were ordered to be pub
lished in the keokuk Daily city papers
5ANL. f. MlLL6R, Chairman
Ealf J. IEGeH, Secretary.
Daily Post, and Times, please copy,
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itf =. + HUMPHREY i GAgF
no amy Gentleman

XXTISIlGNg ue~ Hat 81 hase iu.t received per
w Expre.. . dozen ssft Hats II superior qual
ity at tho 'sGreat estsru Emporium"
D.F. HUMPHREY 66A6E
August H. 1855
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Very respectfully,
,INO. Il. ALLEN.

Nas~rs. Dixon, Edwards and Rankin.
We then called upon Judge Lowe and sta
ted TO him the object Of our visit, and the
feeling expressed by the members of the
Bar. We found him in bed and very feeble.
He expressed q strong anxiety to hold Court,
but was willing TO submit to the opinion Of
his ,hvsician and the members of the Bar,
who thought il would be imprudent ana dan
eerous to his health to hold Court. lie there
fore consented to adjourn said Court, and
we arc authorized so TO report to this meet
ing II viii be held open while the Grand
jury Is in session, but no business viii be
done or cases tried. The entire business Of
the Court now undisposed Of, viii 70 over
generally until the next regular term Of the
Court The Committee in closing this re-
port would recommend the passage Of the
following resolution;
Resolved, That the members Of the Bar
svmpathize with Judge Lowe in his present
severe sickness, and express a strong hope
for his carly restoration to health.
All oi which Submitted.
GEO. c. DIXON,
J. w RANKIN,
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E.psgial y, ation gwen e In.aranss =
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WE thousand u uuats. q al styles and analItios
~ at \. ii. ~ MPIIKEY & GAGE.
ar4pS4 e.fF
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-12-30
Jupcr MuRRAr-The Sacramento .amer.

JUICE MURRAY The Sacramento .7mer-
lean is disposed to use up Judge Murray
That paper copies everything that originates
with other papers against him, and bears
down on him severely in an occasional orig
inal article. The decision in the case Of
White VS.. Prader, has shocked the refined
sensiblities Of the american and several
other journals Of know nothing sentiments,
and the Hon. Judge and the Supreme Bench
of California, are spoke Of in anything but
flattering terms. We shall not become the
champion of Judge Murray, for we confess
the decision referred to is couched in Ian
guage unfit to adorn the law reports of Cal
ifornia 1t is know nothing quarrel, and
the happy family may settle it among them
selves. We would only remind the editor Of
the american that majority Of tire Su-
preme Judges were elected by his party, anu
on the same ticket with himself. When that
ticket was before the people, the editor of
the .fmerican, endorsed every man on the
tlChet iTom top W puttVh, ao thO oVS1 hiSh
in the State. Now, it appears, according to
the same authority, that the best men in the
State. are n disgrace to the positions they
occupy. This is decidedly ungenerous on
the part of the american, to turn its hand
against those who assisted in its own eleva-
ton. "There is something rotten in" the
know nothing camp
The decision is referred to as containing
slang phrases. They are judged too harsh
ly, perhaps, and should be classed as playful
allusions. An inordinate love of wit is often
a concomitant of genius. The Greek writer's
abound in antithesis; Cicero frequently
made an attempt at wit, and Shakespeare,
in bis lofticst iii .hts Of Imagination, left the
celestial elevation, to = chase a quibble, or
to run down pun" Chief Justice Parsons
was loved and dreaded as wit. 1t spark
led in his conversation, entered into his ar
guments at the Bar and his remarks upon
the Bench Who knows but what the fine
sayings of our Chief Justice as q wit, if col
lected, would make a volume which might
be compared with the Footeiana of the last
campaign. But this collection will not be
made d" our Johnsons have no Boswells"
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-12-30
tl6-ttl
ExfcnsIOn Forever!

Owing 10 the immense business done by the under~
signed they have found it necessary to open another
BRANCH in Orovle and have located it nearly OPP
posite the Orleans Hotel, and directly opposite the
Miners Bakery, on Montgomery street, where they
are now opening and offer for sale as fine sleek
Clothing, Boots and shoes, Hats Caps, and us good
"A stock of Under Clothing as can be found in their
well known establishment To lie Miners and resi-
dents Of Thompson Flat Morris Ravine, Oregon
Gulch and City, and everybody, with their friends,
we would simply say. drop in and see Us at tho
Branch, examine onr stock. you nave both the right
qmniily and qualify 10 select from. clolhe your
selves comfortably, go on your way rejoicing. and II
oar goods don't give you satisfaction. our names are
not ID. TOY a. OI iKSOA,
Montgomery street opposite ~. Nicholas, and
Branch, opposite Miners Bakery. d5
Oroville daily Butte record., 1856-12-30
Senet0Fnl.

Tue San Francisco Herald .cantains an ur-
ticle deprecating as ill.advised and improper,
the efforts made by a portion Of the Demo-
cratic press to forestall the action of the Le
gislature in the choice of United States Sen
,ators. While we would agree with the
Herald as to the improperly Of any portion
of the Democratic press abusing all who may
be mentioned in connection with that posi-
ton, aside from their particular favorites,
we deem it proper that any and every DEM
ocratc press seould express preference, if
they have any, and advance their claims in
such manner as will not estrange any por-
tion of the party from them, always express
ing willingness to be governed by the
decision of a caucus of the Democratic mem
bers Of the Legislature. Should tn he press
remain wholly silent upon this question,
there would only be the more work in Sc
cret, and the work would be accomplished
without consulting public opinion at all. 1t
is undoubtedly unwise and anti. Democratic
iOi ~ JVoihdl w dCNIhiS thbe uhAOSo shOii
candidates are elected, there will no longer
be n Democratic party, or that they will no
longer act with the party, that their candi-
dates must be elected, or the State shall do
without Senators. We have already had too
much of such policy.
But we consider it perfectly legitimate
and Democratic for n journal to express
preference for such officers, but not to insist
that its dicte shall be the law of the land, !,
and that the majority shall bow to it. AL
though we have decided preference for
Nj essrs. Broderick and McCorkle for u. s.
Senators, and have so expressed ourselves,
and have endeavored to induce the Legsla-
ture to agree with us, we shall not turn
them over to the Know Nothngs or Black
Republicans, if they do not choose to elect
those gentlemen however pleased we should
be to see such q result Weare content to
be governed by majority, fairly expressed,
of the Democratic members of the Gegisla-
ture, and so far as we have observed the
Democratic press of the State, whoever their
preference may be, have expressed like
sentiment