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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-18
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low A STEAM CABIN EFT
MANDATORY.
tiSak subscriber would respectfully inform the Sit
L iEris OF Davenport and Of Central Iowa that lie
ahA ia lures and keeps constantly on hand and Tor
Wnoiesaie and Retail,
fuRSiIURE al eytry description, from the dnest
sofa 10 the c0nnonest Bureau. Having recently got
his steam works into operation, he is capable oil IT'LL
ing all orders that may be given him at short notice
aud with work which he warrants 10 be oi better
quality tAan ANY Liiing imported iuio lhe ey. anJ
which viii be sold al io~er rates. All kinds OF
EMpGssEED FURNITURE
also kept hand aud for sale low. Pieaseeail aid
examine his stock, ut the mandatory on Second
street, south side, east OF Perry street.
Davenport, May 30 1880 dtwu &C. DEssAlNF
REMOVAL.
q. BAESER, Esq, has removed his Office d
agonally across 10 the Second story of Cramp :
l's building, In the room formerly occupied by the
q G,zalts 0dics. nnr Sscnnd " Brady ais. NV att
TRUSTEES SALE.
sSTHEREAS on the lst day Of May, A. ID. 1855,
w Frederick Daneisen and Doratha Daneisen
-his vile executed unto Andrew J. Lawes, as ITus-
lee, certain deed of trust, conveying 10 said
L4Nes, Ta.toe, the follow ing tract oil iahd STU
led ia scott county, Iowa. owt; Thirty ieet front
running back 10 The alley one hundreds nd nty feet
o ol the west side oi lot No. Twelve, ll2) IN bloek
M. two ~ in Green's add lion TO The city OF Dav-
tupnTt, US shown by the recorded lat OF said addi
Ion, which said conveyance was made by said Fred
erick Danelsen and Doratha his vile, for the pur-
pose of securing 10 NJ. ii. Blahemore the payment
ofthe sum OF two hundred and my dollars, $3.50
far which sum said Frederick Dauelsen did on the
Ist day OF May Aforesaid, execute his promissory
note 10 said BiakemoFc, payable IN one year aiter
date there Of with interest at ten per cent per an
mum, payable semi-annuaily. And now the said
note having become due and payable, aud the said
Frederick Uanelsen hat ing failed To pay the same
Audrew 1. f. Lawes, Trustee as aforesaid do hereby
give motto that by virtue OF the epower which is in
tAe said deed of trust contained, will ON saturday,
the 18th day oIOcto0er, A, D. 1856, at O'Clock in
lhe Afternoon OF said day, at the Court House door,
in the city OF davenport, expose and oner Tor sale
TO the highest bidder cash, tho parcel OF land u
b0y described, of 81 iach thereof as shall be ne
cessaFy 10 satisfy the amount then due upon SAID
note " IN costs and * penses of max ing said sae
and Of this notice.
Dated iGis 2aI day of September, A. ID. 1856.
srpt u as ANDREW j. LAWES, Trustee.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-18

PEOPLE WHO LIVE WITHOUT WATER.
The day before we reached the Or
ange river SAYS Anderson in his
Four Years Wanderings in South
America. ''we fell in with a kraal o4
Hottentots, whom, to our surprise, We
found living in a locality altogether
destitute of waterl the milk of their
cows and goats supplied its place
Their cattle, moreover, never obtained
water, but found a substitute in a
kind Of EGGPLANT (0a.Ssena6ry authenuna)
of an exceedingly succulent nature,
which abounds Il those regions. But
our own oxen. not accustomed to such
diet, would rarely or never touch it.
Until | had actually convinced myself
--as had often the opportunity Of
doing at an after period--that men
and beasts could i've entirely without
water, | should, perhaps, have had
some difficulty IL realizing this singu-
lar fact"
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-18

ARE TuE tIINEs TO BE soon Ex-
HArsTEp.--The s cramento Union
says: THE more we see Of the mines
the better acquainted we become
with the geological features Of the
countrv-the further of docs the time
recede when we can nationally con
cIudc that the annual supply OF gold
derived from our mines win reach a
maximum. We remember well that
when. in 1850. we raised onr voice
against the cry that mines were ex.
hausted. and certainly rather timidly
hinted that we Thought they might
last five years longer, we were looked
upon as visionary when, in 1851,
after a further acquaintance with tie
mining regions. we added five years
to the period in which the gold was to
he pretty well cleared ont from ourhills
and gullies, we met with but few be-
ievers-hut now when. in 1856, We
express our belief that the supply OF
gold obtained from our mining region
viii go on increasing for yearsto come,
and centuries must roll on before it
can be exhausted, we are confident
that such is the increased knowledge
ofthe mineral resources of this coun-
try, that we shall find hundreds whe
will agree with as, where five years
ago we could not find one willing to
allow a ten years existencc'to our min
ing resources.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-18
For the Ladie.

GNRENtH KID, White Kid, English kid, Bronze kid
and Velvet slippers.
Also, Md, Congress, English and French Lasting
Gaiters, from 80 10 So per pair for sale BY
Dec . DAWSON, ,GRIfIG & co
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-18
NJ O r I G e |!

- &. DAWSON 4 co, have formed 4
tos partnership With p. III urggs, under the name
aud s,yle OF Dawson, Griggs 4 Co., TO take enec,
"u ths Isl day u NDyember, 1854.
Aupersous having unsettled accounts with the old
nrtn requested y call and settle. ocl25
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1856-10-18
THE SHOE TRADE.
Roots and Shoes by the Case or Dozen

4 \ AblES Cali, Kip, 6oat and Kid Boots;
L - q Misses Kid, Morocco, In Boots d SliPpe-
Peg'da sewed Kid, Enamel & Goat buskin.
tpd other styles tor sale by
DAWSON, GRIGGS, & co.
Grady street, door from 81. Davenport, Iowa.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24
Demonstrations at Sacramento.

On the receipt of the news by telegraph, of the
the death of James King of Wm. the city was
.draped in mourning, and on the Dist meeting
was held and a Committee of fifty citizens de-
putised to represent that city in the funeral pro-
'cession. Resolutions We're passed expressive of
their grief and declaring that their places of
business should be closed and the bells of the city
stolled during the funeral hour. The same eve
ming the Committee of fifty and the Sacramento
.Guards. Capt. Baker, left for San Francisco.
A Subscription paper was placed upon the coun-
eter in the Union Office on the 2lst with the sim
'ple heading. For the Widow and Orphans of
James King of Wm.." and during the day S497
were subscribed. Similar subscriptions are prob
ably open in other places in the city, and no
doubt throughout the State. Whilst upon this
topic we wish to state to those Of our fellow
lcitizens desrous of contributing their mite in
this noble charity that they can do so by calling
Kat this office where list will be opened, and mo-
sney received will be forwarded to the proper per
EsOns below.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

ave learned last Saturday from rclahlo
thority to wit: the Placer Herald, that wc ha,
worked Ourself into ridiculous position ON Nv
Naturalization Laws. This was very mortifyinO
and on receipt of the information, we coutemniss'
ted retiring from the editorial chair On cpis'
deliberations, however. and a careful perus,I ne
lJEEMs' whitening article, we found a CLEAN "
doubt as to his having clearly shown the factr
Placer Press.
Heaven defend US what calamity !,
would be to lose the services of our neicbbo,
Hawkins in the editorial department.
Had he carried his first impulse into eys.
I ycution we are certain not only the entire ed
sitora corps, but his felow-citzens eenerallr
! throughout the county, would have gone ipto
mourning Only think, he "contempla,sd
retiring from the editorial chair" Who
then could the people have looked to for a
supervision of our county matters?-wbo
i Ethen, to manage the great affairs of State
! Edirect the mind Of his Excellency in the se
lection of suitable agents. Where then
could we look for one so capable. to extricate
: the Union from impending ruin? Where
Ethen could we fly for security against the en-.
! acroachments of the Pope, and from the tv.
! grany Of foreign paupers and felons' Dread
led hour. when our neighbor shall retire from
public life. and leave Auburn Council. M
e9l, without a President.
Whose trumpet voice would then arouss
Hthe slumberng natives to sense of the evil,
sunder which they say they have been groan.
sinc. and rekindle in their hearts "asentimept
4 of profoundly intense American feeling"
One cannot think upon SO dire calamity
Ewithout returning thanks to the giver of ali
Fgood, for the "calm deliberation" which ha,
saved us. In the excited state of the public
smind. arising from other matters, that gen
Nteman should be careful how he adds to the
Epubc uneasiness. He should remember
hthat Washington with his band of co-work
Eers has been gathered to his fathers. Tha,
sClav, Jackson, Webster and Adams are no
4 (rnore, and that the hopes of the people in
Athis part of the nation rest upon him.
q How lucky that the "gleam of doubt"
( kcroSsed his moral vision just when it did, as
Esisted by that "calm delberaton" the CLEAN
Sof doubt" did the work.
a Once for all, let it be understood that We
Il do not expect, either by facts or argument,
sSto convince the Editor Of the Press as to the
ecorrectness Of our position. He has long
Tsince shown himself impervious to such as.
assaults. He was whig all his life, until the
Xsummer of 1855, when "a CLEAN of doubt
aconyinced him of his error, and by the as
gsistanre of ''cam deiberation" he became a
sKnow Nothing. From this latter fallacy he
Mwll probably be relieved in course Of time,
Nbut where 'calm deliberaton" will lead him
sgsto next, the Lord only knows.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

'question-the agitation of the question at
that time "when the public pulse was fever
ish and exctable upon the subject, was highly
censurable in any man or party OF men IN
our State"
Well, the question has been agitated from
that day to this; the public pulse is neces-
sarilv more excitable now than then, yet oh!
Ehorror of horrors; the "assassn' entered INTO
the Know Nothing State Council last week,
and 'sheathed the fatal poignard to Its hllt.'
We love to quote the editor, his language
is so grandiloquent.
The fagot' has been applied by the in
1cendiarv, for Judge Murray introduced the
I following resolution and we are informed 1t
passed.
Resolved. That the people of the Territories OF
the United States have the sole right to regulate
their own domestic institutions and that Congress
has no Constitutional power, either directly or IN
adrectly, to interfere with slavery either IN the
I States or Territories.
Oh, Judge Murray, did you not know
! YOU would ruin the party that gave you
Roffice? Hawkins will be down on you with
! Eall his thunders.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

,papers have prosecuted me,but am innocent
,of murder. am now going to meet my
|God, and beg all to forgive me- as | from my
heart forgive them.
When am dead, let no one say was a
murderer. Let not the steamer papers car
|rv the news to my aged mother, that | was
Ia murderer. You will doubtless see my flu
sneral pass to morrow. Let no man point to
Sit and say: There goes murderer"
Let the many sins that have accumulated
upon me for twentyeght or nine years be
/ forgotten. Let my name sink into oblivion.
Here his self possession failed him-he
\ had to be lifted on the trap-the signal was
given and the soul of James p. Casey was
: launched into eternity
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

BEALs' BAR DEMOCRATIC CLUB.-The De-
|mocrats Of this precinct met on Saturday
'evenng last, and organized a Democratic
|Cub The following gentlemen were elect
Jed officers:-S G. Elliott, President; L. A.
kline. Vice President: VIM. Warren, Secry.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

The discussion between Messrs Bates and
Zabriskie, came off at Sacramento City, on
the evening Of Saturday the 10th. The daily
papers have given full reports of the speeches
and the incidents Of the meeting. Attempts
were made to disturb the meeting, but the
police repressed the movement at once
The following resolution was read and voted
upon, towards the conclusion Of the meeting:
Rcsoleed, That the people Of this city have
been outraged by the discussion of treason
able doctrines by public feon, and that
we will not submit to such outrages in future
We are down upon aboitionism in any
shape, but rowd yism is quite as objection
able The Republicans would be as intole-
rant if they had the numbers, but we must
not consider this as justifying like course
in persons who oppose them.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

ALMOST ANOTHER FlRE.-On Sunday the
4 l8th inst, about one o'clock p. M, a fire
WAS discovered in the chemical room of Mr..
Norcross' Daguerrean rooms in Auburn,
and the cloth partitions were soon in com
plete blaze. Mr.. N. by exposing his person
and with great and timely exertion, and the
aid Of those who rushed to his assistance at
THE moment, succeeded in extinguishing it
lat once. Mr.. Norcross was badly burned in
This hands and is looser about seventy dol
lars, in property and repairs. He requests
Jus to say that he is under obligations to his
for the assistance rendered
Ihim.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

But whilst we Of the country thus excuse
the present irregularities in the city, we feel
we have right to say to these men of the
Vigilance Committee, who seem to be arous-
Fed to sense of their duty as citizens, that
You are not entirely excusable yourselves for
this state Of affairs.
You have remained in you places of bust
sness in times past, counting your gains, and
permitting the political affairs of your city to
stall into the hands of unreliable men.
You have been too busy and proud to en-
j ter into the scufile at primary elections, or to
/ soil your clothes, by contact with the rabbe
Eas YOU considered them, and crowd youl
Ewav on election day to the ballot box.
These same men that YOU are now armed
yagainst, have appeared in the conventions OF
Ethe different parties in county and state, rep
Presenting YOU. and have welded the balance
Eof power in selecting your officers, and all be
Ecause YOU would not bear the drudgery of the
Rcitizen. You have satisfied yourselves with
sgrumbling, when the evil came upon YOU
Sinstead of acting like men at the proper time
Sas YOU have been exhorted to do, time and
Eagain Had YOU done so this terrible neces
esty would not now be upon YOU Coco
smen have sought to introduce reforms, and
Syou have permitted them to be borne down
3by dishonest trir kSters
q You had the power to prevent it, else how
lis it YOU are now enabled so easily to over
kcome all opposition? We believe you have
xnot been what you should have been your
Fseves as citizens. and we demand that you
Fmend your ways and save the State of Cali
Stornja from bearing the responsibility before
Sthe world of similar scenes
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

Eg-Four prisoners charged with murder
were taken from the Monterey Jail, on Sunday
the 18th inst, and hanged by the citizens.
The Sheriff was absent from town at the
,time, otherwise it was thought the move
lwould have been resisted. The Seminal says
the county is infested with Williams and that
.they have struck such terror into the people
THAT testimony is given into the Courts with
sthe greatest reluctance. The parties ex-
secuted were persons of very bad character
and have a long time been suspected of crimes
foil the deepest dye.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

AN INTERESTING QUEsTIoS.-lhe So Ss,Iow.
Lyceum are discussing this week tns Ia 'J' tho
ing very difficult problem: onou,u , .rcels
mineral lands be granted in small P'''
ia fee simpler
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

The editor of the Sonora Herald visited
picnic party recently, and thus discourse' 0'
fits pleasures
"The scenes at the picnic were well ca'cu.
Hated to awaken in the bosom of the most
Jealous remembrance of social pleasures III
|days long passed. The wit and beauty o'
|matured womanhood, the opening cnar'ls n;
-"half concealed and half disclosed -o'
laughing maidens," &c, &c. ;,
BY the bye, that reminds us that some 0'
our lady friends had picnic down on 'D'
'plains last week, near Mr.. Wyman ~
I'VE are sorry we were unable to s,'e"n "I'
lGood time, generally, we understand pleN'''
sof pretty wonderland sandwiches.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

HoM1c1DE.-An atfray occurred At las"~ s;no
town, Tuolumne county, on Sunday eytu;ns ,,II;ns
the 10th inst, which resulted in the -, sIr,ue q,
|of A. J. Blake, by man named Iaek laI"p .haT,
son. Sevesal blows passed between s|;ns a.s
and finally pistol was fred, the oa'l sd '"1 his
effect in the person of Blake, and cau'su Sa,er.
DEATH The Coroners jury could not u''~
mine who fred the pistol.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

DorAN's BAR.-Our friend Greely, is still
at this place lie has recently built large
and beautiful public house for the accomm0-
dation of the public. We have heard 1t
spoken of in very tlattering terms by, a
"member Of the travelling public" We be-
Iieve the fixture of the place, Jack Manual IS
still there to assist in making the traveller
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

EXPRESS FAvoRs.-The Pacific through
their gentlemanly Agent, Mr.. Brooks, has
laid us under renewed obligations by delivery
Of State Papers, a continued supply OF Bay
and Sacramento city news.
Wells Fargo have our thanks for Sacra-
mento and Bay papers.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

The Bulletin of the 18th contains 'u"
land certified record Of the trial IN Ne'
York city, of James P. Casey, tor U'an. .
Larceny, his convection, sentence ad .oa out
years imprisonment, and that he serVeo '''
that sentence at Sing Sing
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24
Salt Lake News.

Dates to the 9th of April have been re-
ceved from Salt Lake. An exchange gives
the following important item Of intelligence:
"a State Convention had been held, and
a State Constitution adopted, which was to
have been submitted to a vote Of the people
ON the 18th of April. The new State is be
named Deseret. The Constitution is con.
ccived in liberal terms, and provides for the
utmost freedom Of religious opinions. On
the face Of it there would appear to be no.
thing Objectionable to republicanism. Geo.
A Smith and John Taylor are elected Dele
gates to Washington to lay the Constitution
before Congress and ask for the admission
vf the new State into the Union"
STILL LArgK-Letters from this Mormon
City, represent the people in almost a stars-
ing condition. The crops of last year were
short on account Of the droughth. The grass
hoppers nbbled what there was, and early
SHOWS covered the feed from the cattle and
hundreds Of them died The peopl le are living
on roots, and short allowance ut that; many
are turning their attention to farming.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

REFREsHING NEws.-We perceive by Il
letter written from Auburn, by brother
Stuart of the Latter Day Saints, to the
Western Stonaard, that we are to be favored
with permanent teacher Of the Mormon
faith in this place. We have no one but
brother Brooks of the NJ. L. Church here,
and we are certain more Iaborers are needed
in the field the extract from which we
gather our information is as follows:
1--WE preached in the Court lIoues yester-
day to a goodly number Of the respectable
citizens of Auburn; they manifested quite a
desire to hear, whether they will investigate
is not for me to say, but for them to determine.
We are determined to DO our duty with the
help of God come what will. We have APP
pointed brother Charles Hardy to preside
here, he is worthy young man, a resident
of this place. Brother Hardy is on his way
to Salt Lake Valley from Australia; he in
tends stopping here till fail, aud while he
remains, he wishes to do all the good he can;
we recommend him to the brethren, and all
good men who wish to investigate Our prin-
cpIes."
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

VEGETABLES "A lady friend of ours sent
us few days since some fresh vegetables
We tip our beaver.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24

= 0 CIOCh, T. VI.
Mr.. King brcathed his last which created a mos
intense excitement throughout the city.
The Placer herald., 1856-05-24
More Standing Matter for the Press.

Our contemporary having given such un-
mistakeable proofs of that polieness for which
!he is so remarkable, in placing, at our sug-
gestion, as standing matter the 5th article
|of proposition of 1854 relating to the hold
ling of a proposed primary election Of the
Democratic party, and with which we had
nothing in the world to do; we have CON
'cluded to make further suggestions to him
lin that line, and first we would suggest:
That MiIard Fillmore, the nominee of the
American partv-a secret organization avow-
edIv for political purposes; commenced hls
3poitiral career, by joining as eader, m a
2crusode against tie MAsoNs, because it wos
sa secret society, accused, by its traducers OF
smeddling in politics.
SEcoNDLY That A. J DoNALDsoN, the
candidate of the same party for Vice Pres'-
adent-a party holding as one Of its cardinal
principles that, "none but Americans by
] sbrth, shall be elected to office" IS nohre
eof Icland, and neoer SoeD the american shores
unW he woS elee0a gears of age.
TnIRDLY.-That this latter candidate OF
! the party opposed to the emigration of for
Qeeners to the United States; in 1881 decar-
! ed that he "aras glad to see the emigration
4 from the old acorld;;' asserted that the native
American party was then PROSTATE; and that
Nit would be time enough to discuss this cues
stion when another attempt would be made
sby the tedeulists to reriUe the prlnClpleS o.
athe ALIEN LAWS.
This will be sufficient to test the sincerity
sof the editors politeness for the present, and
Owe shall find pleasure in the future, in making
sfurther suggestions equally appropriate, as
Thibodaux minerva. [volume] (Thibodaux, La.) 18??-1858, 1856-04-05

CB In this mammon-worshiping age, it is rare
to find man place his usefulness to the public
before his interest. During late visit to the ''cty
of spindles," we were presented, by professional
friend, to the celebrated chemist, Dr. j. G.. Aver,
whose name is now, perhaps, more familiar than
any other at the bedside of sickness, in this
country. Knowing the unprecedented popularity
of his medicines and the immense sale of them,
we had expected to find him millionaire, and roll
ing in wealth. But no; we found him in his Ia
boratory, busy with his laborcrs, among his cruel
bles, alembcs and retorts-giving his best personal
care to the compounds, on the virtues of which
thousands hang for health. We learned, that not
withstanding his vast business, and its prompt re-
turns in cash, the Doctor is not rich. The reason
assigned is that the material is COSTLY and he per
sists in making his preparations so expensivey thai
the net profit is small-American Farmer, Phua