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Demoine courier., 1856-03-06

WIN Arney, of Illinois stated .ha, the
committees wee no, ready to report.
and moved that the convention be ad.
dressed by one delegate from each'sta,e.
Messrs. Stone Of Massachusetts,, Bunce
OF Vermont. snd Bsrrews of New York.
gave encouraging statements OF The ION.
di'lon Of the Republican. party ia,.Lbeir
respective States.
Mr. Burrows Of New York, noticed
that The gen.lemu had been speaking tor
several States. He had but a shor, his.
tory 10 relate. He sale all they had to
DO was to 60 home and enjoy the vic,o-
ry. He wished i, was SO 10 New York.
10 be successful we mus, eyerci,e pru.
denee. II is easy to make a small par.
~ on tho Slavery question. TO do this
we can purchase Gerri, Smi,h's patent
right, but to establish a large party we
must use concessions. He thought a
large proportion Of the American party
could be broush, over to the Republican
cause.
Mr. Cliphone Of b c. spoke common.
dinghy Of the efforts Of The Washington
Republican Association. Gov Bingham
read a long letter from & NJ Clay TO the
Washington Association.
DR. Guyman, Of Piusourg, spoke brief.
" Off me progress Of anti slavery in tina,
quarter. lie invoked. the members Of
the convention to attend the Kansas aid
meeting tonight.
Mr. Julian, Of Indiana. chairman Of the
committee OF organization, made a re.
port recommending the appointment, Of
an Executive Committee Of one from
each State, and that a National Cnnven.
ton be hald a, Harrisburg. on Tuesday,
the 7th Of June next, with a repyesen-
tation from each state double that in the
congressional delegation, to nominate a
Presidential. candidate; also the organi.
Satian Of, clubs in every township
throughout, the Union. The report wal
accepted.
After several motions apd.a, COED deal
Of: discussion on. the suhjec. of the place
Of holdiaG the convention. Harrisburg
was finally stricken ou.and Philadelphia
substituted. The notion being carried
almost unanimously.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
Hear an Old Line Wing.

The iOllo wing choice moroccan we Ind
written on the margin, Of q copy of the
Courier. returned 10 10 this week by the
Hon. M. D. Browning, State Senator in
our last Legislature, from Des Moines
County. As i, is the 6rs' piece of.black-
guardism which we have ssceiSed fcom
any source since we came into his of
fee, We do not feel a. liberty to withhold
il from the public. MI. Browning sen.
back a paper some weeks since, bu, a.
there was q balance due from him, we
did wha. we had q RICH, to do. and con.
sinued 10 send the paper, as WI shall
con.inus to do, until he treats us AZ q
should, and calls for and pays
his bill. His violation OF the Pos, Office
is now matter Of ours perhaps, but
his presensions 10 be an old Wing, or
any kind Of a Wing, is. He belongs 10
The Democratic. Pro.Slavery ~oligsrchy,
and i. is pity he cam. be induced 10 fol.
low the more honorable and consistent
course Of Mr.. CIaggest, and 60 over body
and soul to the party and 10 The 2rinci.
pies TO which and 10 whom he belongs
He can't be Al home anywhere slse.-
But to Bsowniug's delicate and gentle
marginal note:
If this was an Old Line Wing paper, I would
like to receive it, but having gone over to Alb
olitionists, who can't see anything South of
Mason & Dixon's line, except q Niger in the
corner, l will be obliged TO you If you
will KEEP the ID thing at home.
M. D. BROWNING.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06

JAMES D. DEvlN ESQ.,, has opened an
Office in the o formerly occupied as
the River Land Office, for the purpose
Of t~ransac.iug a General Land Agency
Business, dealing in exchange, moriga-
ges. notes &c. This 10 a business de-
manded BY a Town and county SCRAP,
idly growing as ours il, aud We are glad
Mt. D. has engaged in il. We take
pleasure 10 saying, thai aky, Business en-
trusted to his care will be promptly At
tended, TO. See Mr. DE- card.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06

Republican Ticket
For Secretary Of !&a'e.
ELIJAH SELhS; Musea,ine.
.Ahditor Of State.
JOHN PATTEE, Bremen.
Treasurer of Stale.
M. L. MORRIS, Polk.
Attorney General.
SAMUEL A. RICE, Mahaska..
Presidential Electors.
RHEuBEN NOBLE, Clayton.
H.. O'CoNNoR, Muscatine.
DANL. F. MILLER, Lee.
w. M. STONE, Marion.
Delegates to the National Conven
. tiOn.
FRANCIS SPRINGER, Louisa.
8. d. CARPENTER. Linn.
F. II. WARREN, Demoine.
H. A. W1LTss, Dubuque.
JOSEPH W. CALDWELL, Wapello.
J. H. B. ARMSTRONG, Appauooss.
]. B. Howell, Leo.
E.. MAINE, Vanburen.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
New York. Feb. 81.

NEW DIRK, e II.
Steamer Illinois arrived from Aspin.
wall, with California mails Of the 6ah and
ll,h.
News unimportant.
The California Senate passed q reso.
luton declaring il ex2sdien. to elect u.
S. Senator during ihe presen. session.
The Lima Town claim has been con.
6rmsc by the lis Com. The claim GOV.
ess Is, 0o0 acres. in and abou, San Fran.
cisco, estimated worth $4,000. 0O0.-
The case will be carried to the Supreme
Court.
Dates from Oregon are to January &c.
The Governor had called Tor five more
of volun .eers.
The Panama Star men,isas a repor,
that the French frigate Aubsscade is on
her way TO Nicaragua. to inquire into
Walkers treatment 4 French subjects.
Revolutionary parties are forming in
Nicaragua against Walker, and Costa
RIGA 10 sending Q force aealns. him.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06

0dRrDelicate lungs cannot safely be trifed
with, yet tens Of thousands Of our population
are annually swept of by pulmonary diseases,
which, in their incipiency a Few doses of Hur-
ley's ~Sarsaparilla wo uld bave radically cured.
Colds and coughs lay he foundation for con-
sumption and bronchitis, and where this unfor-
tunately has been the case, the patient is ear
nestly recommended to try this remedy as the
only means of present relief and prospective
cure.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
n Office

" f" u " IL 4
Office Of the Demoine Naviga ton ant
Railroad Company, Ottumwa, March 4th
1856.
Sealed proposals W i'll be received at thi.
Office until l2 o'clock, M, Of Monday the
26th. day of April neat, for the construc
ton of twenty Locks and Dams for the i'm.
provence mt Of the Des Moines River be
tween the town Of Alpine he miles below
Ottumwa) and Fort Des Moines, a distance
of about l26 miles. and also the lock and
dam at st. Francisyile, 10 miles from the
Mississippi River.
The. chamber Of the LOCKS is 10 b, 200 fee,
long between the quoins,a nd 4A feet wide
They will generally be built on. 70 ok four.
d~atioDs; the face OF the masonry will BIZ
OF hammered stone, levelea UP to regulal
courses, and laid in hydraulic, cement; the
backing and interior Tor will be QUART ed
IL rectangular blocks, with beds parallel
TO each other, and joints at right angles
thereto. and. will be laid in qnick lime NOR
tar, except at the head OF the lock, where il
will be laid in cement.
The coping will be OF cut store dowelled
and clamped.
The gates will be let in a separate con q.
tract.
The dams will generally be about 900
feet long and ID feet high, (~sesting on rock
made Of timber and stone, with Bulkheads
with stone abntments) on each side Of
the river fox the hydraulic CANALS.
The plans and specifications for the
work will be ready for examination on the
18th of April, at which time copies of the
specifications and blank forms for propo.
sails, aud information in regard to the 10.
ca atoms of the 10 cks and dams, will be fur
nisled to the contra ctors at the several
Engineers otiices on the line, and at tn,
Company's Office, No Is. William Street,
New York.
The cen tracts will contain a clause re-
curing the personal attention Of one of
the partners Of each contracting firm. at
each lock and dam; that no transfer ofcon-
tracts shall be made, and that no subcon-
tract except for the delivering Of materials
will be allowed.
Monthly payments will be made in cash
as the work progresses, reserving Is per
cent in lieu of other security; aud the
whole will be required to be completed by
the LIST of January, 1883.
Contractors who are not known to the
Directors, or TO the Engineers. will be re-
quired to furnish satisfactory testimonials
Of their skill, experience and responsible.
ty.
The Company reserves the right to a.
ward the contracts on such proposals as
may be deemed best for the interests OF
the State and Of the Company.
/. VIM. G. JOHNSON, President.
EDWARD H. TRACY, Chief Engineer.
WM.J. McALpINE. Consulting Engineer.
Galens Gazette, st. Louis Missouri Re-
publican, Chicago Journal, Cincinnati Rail
Road Record, Keokuk Times 4 Gate City,
Fort Des Moines Iowa Statesman, Eddy
vile Commercial, Burlington Gazette, Al
bany Argus 4 Evening Journal, New York
Railroad Journal 4 Herald. aud Buffalo Re-
public please copy. Publish once a week
until the 18th Of April. Send copies of
paper containing notice with bill, to the Of
fee Of the Company, at Ottumw a Iowa.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
New York, March.

NSW ONAs u40bCus L.
Captain Whitley received orders on
"cc.dav 10 pu. Governors Island in a
state of defence.
The s,e:.ner Arago brings dispatches
from the British Government. 10 their
minister At Washington. and irv;:: Mr..
Buchanan and Mr.. Mason al Paris, 10
u government. The Arago was great.
y impeced in her passage by the ice.
The following is The statemnt concern.
ing the steamer Q on the B,nkssrefer.
red 10 by Ckas Osborne.
On February 10Th, about half.past l
P n. AL was standing on the quarter
deck, with = night-elass in my hand. l
saw . steamship crossing our track two
or three miles ahead. She vas s.earing
to the eastward; weather was thick aad
foggy, with a Sigh, dazzling rain and
blowing a gale. Occasionally the fog
wonid light up. aud | could see her thro'
the haze. though not very distinctly. l
tho'tit was one Of the Collin's steamers,
a. she had no howspris. Her starboad
bulwarks and wheel. house were gone, and
| think part Of her wheel, wa in motion
very slow; a. far az | could SEQ she val
rolling very heavily. Her fore topmas.
ssaysail and main spencer were set. fore
mast carried away.
The report does not meet with much
cTedence.
The steamship Atlantic sailed Al noon
today, with 20 passengers. Among
them wee Honorable George u. Dallss
and family.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
ADVERTISEMENT

HuzzA FOR CUfrD!-Cupid's in the ascend
ant. He has got the field at last. Ladies, do
you want husbands? Gentlemen, do You want
wives? Are you in love with any particular
person? Would you like to know how to
compel them, quietly but irresistibly, to love
you in return? Then take our advice. The
scientific Professor RoNDoUr, Of New York,
has written a startling book called s'The Bliss
of Marriage, or the Art Of Love Marking
advertised in our paper to-day, that tells you
how to accomplish it. Read it, but remember
religiously to keep the secret. Don't tell any,
body o rthe world, or else everybody will be
getting married right oG.-Erpress.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
TO Manufacturers, Mill Rights and

TO Manufacturers, MILF Rights and
Others.
Office Of the Des Moines Navigation & Railroad
Company.
OTTAWA, Iowa, March 9TH, 1865.
The Des Moines Navigation and Rail Road
COMPANY. are engaged in the improvement Of
the Des Moines River, by means of a series OF
dams and locks, for the purpose of maintain.
ing a uHiform steamboat navigation. between
the Mississippi and Fort Des Moincs.
Incidental to the navigation, a large and val.
liable ,rater po,cer will be c teated at each dam.
the importance Of which can only be apprecia.
ted by a personal acquaintance with the con.
hnuous and almsst miraculous growth Of the
State, and with the fact Of the almost cn,;rs
absence of other water power.
Seventy.eight miles Of the work, comprising
eleven locks and dams between Keokuk on
the Mississippi, and Ottumwa on the De,
Meines, are not only under contract, butin ran.
i'd course OF construction, and in various stagr.
OF advauc ement, and the remainder O. the work
to Fort Des Moines is now advertised and will
be put under contract or The LIST Of Nav next.
Two OF the dams are now finished, and their
water powers have already produced flourish
ing villages; one at Bentonsport and the other
chine shops, saw and grist mills are alreadTre-
paying the enterprise which called them into
existence, and the grist mills are literally be-
seiged by the teams Of those who have come
ever a hundred miles to mill. This can be wit
messed any day at either Of these points. and =
personal observation will satisfy any onH, az
the value of the water privileges Of this river.
The valley OF the Des Moines is proverbiallv
the garden Of the Union. tits already thicklyy
settled with an Industrious rural population.
and its products, almost fabulous in quantity.
will give ample and remunerative employment
to the manufacturer. The flow Of this river At
its lowest stages, is over forty thousand cubic
feet per minute, which will ensure an ample
supply of water during the lowest stages, and
after the most prolonged 'routh, for driving
twenty run Of stone, Cor its equivalent power il
applied to other purposes) at each Of the dams.
The following Is a list Of dams, with the head
and fall and ocation of each, which will BE
completed during this season, and for the lease
and sale Of whose water. powers for fifty or
seventyShvs years, the Company is ready to ne
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06

awe enjoyed the pleasure Of q cal:
from General John r. CLARK. Chief En-.
ginees of The state OF New York during
bis short stay Of . few days here for
the purpose..of afSodring the Improvement
company the benefit Of his long expert
sncs in public works. We are under
great obligations 10 Gen Y for valuable
statistics and Information relating II the
Public Works Of New York, Of which
We sbsll hereafter fully avail ourselves.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06

LEGAL. w. Dixon, Attorney at
Law. has opened an Office near the cor
ner Of Second and Market st., where he
will doubtless be happy to see all per-
sons. desirous Of, going through a regu.
lar legal course. If Nj. D, naDifes,s
a. much acumen in his cases a. he has
in. selecting a location, we have no doub,
of his success. See card.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06

~ The "Monroe Doctrine Of which
so much has been said and written, j.
contained in a single sentence of one of
Mr.. MoUoe's Messages. Here it's:
That the American continents bv the
free and Independent, cordilion which
they have assumed and maintained. are
heneioEih moi TO be considered as subjects
70. future colonization by any Eusogean
~poweEs."
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06

CORPORATION ELEcrIoN.-At tie Q.
ec'ion for Trustees and Clerk of o,
ium wa, held on Monday the Bird inst,
the following Ticket was successful, the
question being. No believe, whether
certain streets should and certain streets
should not b improved. The following
.. al events are tie city Fathers for the
ensuing year.
Trustees.
p. C. DAuA
E WAsHBuRN
JAMES HAwLET
N. C. Hill
J. A.. GRIrylrH
Clerk
c LAWRENCE
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
MARKETS..

AEoK Ux March, 8.
WHEAT 30 to Sl,35:
FLOUR-s6,5o 10 SO, 90;
MESS>PORK-sI4,OO;
SALT-G A sack 81 TO Sails
SUGAR-N o 81 to Oh;
BURLINGTON, March 4.
WHEAT-aO 10 sI,l5;
CORN--20. oats 20 10 %;
BEANS--wan.ed at 90. 60;
FORK~-4 10 It;
LARD-7 TO b;
FLOUR-s6 10 81. SO,
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
bottom. March. /,

BosTON, March, l..
Steamship America. from Liverpool,
arrived. =
Capt. Weekman. Of the America says
there is no truth 10 the r.por, Of having
seer a steamer on the shird day, heading
towards ST. George, channel, 40 was
reported in Halifaz.
The America enceuntesed, large fields
OF ice during :he voyage. and on the 25sh
u'... passing a large field. clear, water
could not be seen,to the north, from the
mast head.
Capt. Weekman thinks, is The Rac
got into ice she will no. be heard Gom.
The America passed a large steamer
with W funnels bound east supposed
10 have been the Fulton.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
The Rail Road Vote.

We neglected 10 call attention las,
week 10 the change of tine for taking
she vote on the Rail Road Proportion
from the 10Th day Of Manch, to, Inc lss.,
Monday in, April, the day Of holding
our spring election. The change Of time,
we understand, has been made by Judge
Osborn 70 save the county the expense
Of . special election, a very commenda.
lie motive il Seems 70 10. II 10 other,
wise desirable a. il gives further time
for discussion and consultation in rela.
ton 10 . matter Of great concern TO the
county.
We hope he friends of this PROPOSE.
ton will be interchangeable in their efforts
10 gain support for j, from this time un'
1l the day Of the election. Its failure
va ahalI regard as sgreas misfortune in
entire county, and every interest to it,
Pu, your shoulders to the wheel then,
friends Of the B. e. NJ. R. Railroad, and
FRIENDS Of its completion TO Ogumwa BY
the LIST Of January, 1858. and j. will be
carried triumphansly. The vote can be
carried, but il won'ccarry itself. It's q
matter Of universal conoernment. aid sp.
peals TO the interss. Of every citizen Of
the county.
There il no part Of Wspello County,
We uuhesisasingly say. but will be imme.
dia,ely and largely benefited by the sue.
cessfully result Of This election. The
certainty Of the completion Of this i'm.
porssnt road, which . vote in tho AFR.
NATIVE upon this proposition will issure.
would be ins.antly and universally felt
throughout all the channels Of our indus
Try, commercial. mechanical and agrieul.
sural. adding greatly 70 u population,
stimulating al the present and adding
new sources Of production. and inerea'-
ing vastly ,hs value Of every description
Of our properly. This We say would
10 NE sesals Of the certainty Of the som
plstion Of the Railroad. liz actual com.
plstion, Of course. would exert an inAu
enes proporsionsbly greater.
We are sways dhss The impression il
isdussriously sought 10 be created that
die road will benefit only o. psiniy Ger.
tain localities, anc not shs whole county.
We have too much respect for the intel.
ligsncs Of our fellow citizens generally
10 bellows that ,his argument will be, to
any considerable extent. regarded -
sound. Nis unqusstionaoly true tia.
some particular interests, such a. the in.
'tesests Of holders Of Town property on
or asar the sosd, will be more favorabIy
Affected than the saps inlexes,s farther
removed. But 90 fer - lhe value Of our
properly, :he prices Of wha. wewsns to
bay 10 concerned. il ssems 10 VI that
il must be conceded that all parts OF
the countywould be nearly il not quite
equally affected.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
Grand Chance
TO LNVE 81 UNREAL ESTATE.

THE SUBSCRIBER wishing to west the
capital in the Mercantile Business in which he
is engaged, offers for sale 3 Lots, and the
House thereon, on the principal street, only a
few blocks from the centre of business, and on
q block adjoining the Depot of the B. & M.
r. II in Ottumwa, on terms, considering the
location, present and prospective value Of the
property extremely low The. House is a
substantial two story, and on one side, three
story franc building with. Ave rooms, and ar
whole together. A. L. GRAVES.
no. 2. II.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
RIVER MEETING.

Contracts Of the ,Choh wo,k from 81.
FrnncisUiNe TO Fort Des Moines TO be
let this spring. proviaing for the COM
ptefion Of the cork by January. 1858.
We take pleasure in announcing TO
me citizens Of the Demoine Valley, and
al others interested in the speedy and
permanent improvement OF our beautiful
River, tina. at a meeting Of the President,
Engineers, Land Commissioner and 9th.
er officers Of the ID N. Il X. Co., hello
at The Office OF the Co. from Saturday to
Wednesday last inclusive, all the con.
tracts for the obstruction OF oil the dame
and locks below from 81. Francisville TO
this place, were let or re-let, the work
all TO be completed to insure navigation
by the opening Of navigation the nex. or
spring o. 1857; and also the prelimena.
~ steps taken 10 contract. The dams and
locks q, this place and The remainder OF
the entire work up to Fl. Des Moines
in April next, the las. contracts 10 be
completed BY the Is, Of January. 1883,
The character Of me improvement. below
ST. Francisville, We believe. was no, de,
,armined upon at this meeting, only i,
was resolved, the present season, 10 inn
prove The natural channel of the river,
by removal of the distractions and
dredging.
There were present at this meeting
Hon. VIM. G. Johnson, President of
the Co; Hon. w. j. McAlpine, Consul
ting Engineer. Hon. E. II. Tracy,
Chief Engineer, and Prof. Perkins. who
remains here in charge Of this Office AZ
Land Commissioner. Messrs. Brown,
Harris and Sparkle. who have been look.
ing after the Company interests here
he past year, we are happy to be in
formed. will remain with US permanent.
ly.
We have found The officers Of the
Company present at this meeting, with.
out exception, obllgingly disposed to
furnish US with all the Information in re.
la,ion 10 the plans and purposes Of The
Company that we have had time
to ask for. and they assure US empha,i
ly that the lime for talking has passed
anc that unmis,aksable evidence vii
speedily he furnished the mos. incredu'
Ious that This most magni6cen, enter,
prise, which for SO many years ha.
been dragging its slow length along, i,
now to be carried forward to a speedy
completion.
W. are very sure every citizen o.
The Valley Of The Demo;ae will join u
in expressing the hope tina. the presen
company may succeed even better Thai
they expect in this matter. and that a
a still earlier day than they can now Fl,
upon, We may rejoice together in tn,
benefits which this work completed
will confer upon Them and upon Us.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06

G. B. GoEF, succeeds The firm Of Par.
ksr d. Gof, over Major & Bro, store.
where he will hereafter carry on the
Tailoring business in all its varions
branches.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06

A CHANcE.-A. l.. Grayes. Offers. a
good. chance to make money, 10 any one
having, few hundred dollars. t. inyes,
IN Real Esiate in, n Of The mos. prom.
ising Towns in Iowa, HIP wishes 10 in.
vest his capital. 10. his mercantile bust
ness. and will we are assured sell this
properly on vary reasonable terms. See
Mr., G's.Advertisement.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
DISSOLUTION
Of. PartNership.

TFNHE Partnership heretofore existing ba-
l. tween F. M. KNIGHT and, A. r WEIR,
is this day disclosed by Mutua l,consent. The
Drug business will hereafter be. conducted by
+. M. KNIGHT.
Agency City, Feb. 27tn, 1856.
"a. All those indebted to the firm, will
please settle Immediately.
no. 3. 3w.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06

BEe PARDoN.-.Ous readers will
please excuse any defects they msy note
il tAs paper ibis week. All hands in
~ saEes sss nsasly exhausted, having
had 1, work. sInoss literally night and
day the pest week.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
C. B. GOFF,

ID especially announces that he will carry
IN on the
Tailoring Business,
in all its branches, at the shop lately occupied
by Parkei 4 Gof, over Major 4 Bro. Store, on
Main ST., Ottumwa. Entrance in the rear.
a Good fits warranted. Cutting done At
short notice.
March 9th, 1856.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06

THE OscEoLA HOUSE,. by orz former
felow-ci,izen, Mr.. David Hall, 10 an.
neunoed'in another place. Mt. II. will
be happy to entertain his old friends,
no have occasion to visit Osceola.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
Mass Meeting.

There will be a mass meeting, Of all those
opposed to the present Administration. held at
the Court House in Ottumwa on Saturday the
9Th of March next, at l O'Clock P. NJ, for the
purpose of nominating a candidate for School
Fund Commissioner of Wapello County.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06
Judicial Convention.

In view of the coming Election for Judge in
the Bird. Judicial District, & Of the fact that the
Democrats have made their nomination and in
order that there may be harmony Of action on
the part Of the opposition, II is suggested that
a Convention be held at Ottumw-a on Monday
the 18th day Of March next, TO nominate a
Candidate for Judge.
Demoine courier., 1856-03-06

A printer, whose talents were bu, in
different, turned physician. He was ask.
&c the reason Of il.
YIN printing" answered he. all the
faults are exposed 10 the eve: bu. in phylc
they are buried, with The patient, and one
gets of more easily.