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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-07
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UNION CAR AND bRlD0E WORKS
HOsU N ID N n,
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IN fCANO, ILLINOIS,
4 MAPS l, ssis,a Hsaoksts, Ttasscs. telamas,& Sc, OF
~ thelstest patterns made 81 order. ,
tntoysa MICA - 10 pstcts, Ae', nsl oe eosAa"sa :
the c0ice 81 NoueA naanaers1 bollax'oes No.s
nesesPes,ss Hseet hxenpast iess. ,n,,ras
Auscakans Joaruai and Iowa City Reporter VIII
each copy daily | year. and send bill 70 pfoprictors.
uOfICk.
~ \ MILLER late OF the Arm of Avery. upham
w . d Miller {hasIng dissolved from that concern
an The LAT of March lAst). has ioruca Me new
arA Of MIiLkR & ROUNDS No. ~, south
| Water street, CucAso, and having been 40 ierial-
aie - a. receive thair Spt'a s-St9es et Gfaeertes,
la aas anee of ANY atncr haase ialacif linz, iadaecs
iAem 30 offer their stock ier aoti cash, al lower
iIiees Than can be found atany ether House 10 The
cit,,
Their stock is large, aud entirely ae~ snd con
sfsts, IA paris
1905 chests Tea 2p0 BOXES oisss,
500 bags coffee, 1000 Kegs asils,
100 ht,ds Sugos, 900 boxes haisins,
800 ehls moiasses, 100 codnsh.
100 g Syrup, 70 Ils1fes HAke.
nd Ysakec Notions.
| Jane III. -, dly. MILLER y kiAINus.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-07
kalo Agtmhs.
Iulips LYtance,

ams afths os.i tsrms Ia seolI County, st setes,
a,jr 3 .ilss ffoa Davenport IT'S acres fence, i+o
serss in sainysuoa. - seres timber, LIZ slsaA,
Ez1dsnes. etc
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-07
Cheese!
Clinton, Clinton County, Iowa,

Glass Busles! Glass Bugles
y-Dk Trimmings Just receivd Al JUOY'S,
= Oct 10 Brady ST., bet ath and 5tb.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-03-07
DAVENPORT MtsIC STORE,

RANDALL A HIGGINS have jusiopeneds lsrgs
~ tof Guitars, yioiins, Banloes, Tambo-
tlSss, re, &c. Also every Kind OfMusie Bo0ksnow
"a 1se which they will sell very cheap for Cash at No
La Giaire Row. Oel 3D. 1854
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05

THE PARTING HoUR-The hour
is coming, and il is fearful and sol
emn hour, even TO the wiscst and the
best-the hour is coming when we
must bid adieu to the scenes which
please us, to the familics we love, the
friends we esteem. Whether we think
or whether we think not, that body
which is now warm and active with
life, shall be cold and motionless i'm
death-the countenancemust be siIen-
ced, the senses must be destroyed, the
whole appearance must be changed
by tho remorseless hand of our last
enemy. We may Danish the remem-
brance of the weakness of our human
nature; we may trcmble at the pros
pect Of n dissolution; but our rcIuct-
ance to reflect upon il, and our at
tempts TO drive it from our recollec-
ton, arc in vain. We know that we
are sentenced TO die, and though we
may succeed in casting off for sea
son the conviction Of this unwelcomc
truth, we never can entirely remove
it. The reflection haunts us still; il
haunts usin solitude; it follows no into
society, it lies down with lis at night,
it awakens with us in the morning.
The irrevocable doom has passed up
on us, and TOO well we know it,
Dust thou art, and unto dust thou
shalt return. - TorRScnd.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05
WHOLE NUMBER 1873,

as Mr.. Watson has been n minister Of
this Church, and was honest enough
TO leave IL after losing several thou
sand dollars worth Of ofproporty. 4 fancy
that his statements will be taken for
far more real worth than the man
who is still in the mcshcs of the
Church, who Is still the plinnt, Wiling
and obcdient tool of the Church, whose
duty IL is not only TO say openly that
the charges against the Mormons are
untrue. but II Is his dnfg, TO go into
Court and swear that they are false
and untrue, which he would assured.
ly do. '
But, Sb., why is IL that an thcap-
pointees under both Fillmore and
Pierces Administration 10 nicely
agree as TO the disloyalfy of the Nor
mons, and their open and secret re.
bellion TO the laws and instructions
ofthe country? Docs not the univer-
sal language OF all the men agreeing
this state Of fhctsg Certainly, Sir,
no man will have the presumption or
Ignorance TO take any ether view Of
the subject. Then you must conclude
that these men tell the simple truth
as far as they 90, or that they have all
Joined together as enemies TO the
truth.
Tear up the the graves OF Shaver,
a Harris, and Of Babbitt; call togeth-
er all the judges, secretaries and In
dian agents, who have not been un-
der the bancful influence ofMormon-
ism, and in one universal tounguo will
they rcitcrate the same state Of stub
born fiGcts which constitute now a
record that will yet agitate this happy
country from centre 10 ocircumference.
The American people, thank heaven,
arc kind and benevolent to fault
hence, Sir, those arch traitors are re-
lying on that bencyoIence; and while
the parent Government dealswith this
Territory as arndc child, in lost kind
ness every effort is being made to
bring into that Territory class OF
ignorant aliens from foreign countries
TO build up an ependentrepablie IN
the midst of the most beautiful re-
publican form ofGovernmentth thatciv-
cilizea man ever beheld, and after ages
will yet point to America as a stencil
in the nostrils of all refined and civil
lied countries, unless firm and speedy
step is taken to suppress that spirit
Of organized hostility to our common
country; aud /, forone Sir, confess that
/ have but little hope of seeing this
question fairly and promptly met by
this Administration; butitwill be met
in the pulpit and on the rostrum, by
politicians in after years,a stepping
stone to political preferment. which
should certainly be avoided; but viii
it?
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05

HIN noA. InJsseoons % uuo uonull
-s!u!mpv ou qo!qA 10 p!v eq1. 1noqllk'
puv 'gueqmnouI 3ueseld oql % aq5!on
not, hope understand this as an IN
dication Of disposition TO trucklc "a
mob violence and dictation. | am
anything but a Jacobin. Nor Is IL as
yet necessary that man should be
one, TO retain the confidence Of the
American people. The error of their
character is, they are too confiding.
All that is necessary TO ensure their
support is tho creation ola beliefthat
the measures of their agents arc in
tended TO promote their benefit But
as you say, "hic labor hoe opus est.
w. H. HARRISON.
EThe above was set up from the
original, in the handwriting Of Gen.
Harrison.-Eds. Tel.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05
A esss iety.
STOLEN NOTE.

BY A RETIRED ATTORNEY.


What seems to me tho most remark
able phase of villainy is, that man,
himself wealthy, can find it in his
heart to plunder the poor of earnings
of long and weary years. When the
rich rob the rich, it seems not half 80
wicked as when a man of humble
means is deprived of his humble sus-
tenancc. / have often seen theentire
property Of individuals swept away
by a single strokeof ill-fortune; !; and
more than once have / seen q man
who thought he had a competence,
ruined in single day by some vii
lain.
The instance which l am about to
relate, though happily the designs of
the robber were frustrated, is one of
this character, where an unscrupulous
person designed to send misery and
ruin to the family Of an humble me-
chanic.
Except that he INDUCED too freely
in the use Of the intoxicating cup.
John Wallace was an honest, high
minded and and exemplary man. His
one great fault hung like shadow
over his many virtues. He meant
we'll, and when he was sober he did
we'll
He was halter by trade, and by
industry and thrift bad acquired mo-
ney to buy the house in which he liv-
cd. He had purchased il several
years before, for three thousand dol
lars, paying one thousand down, and
securing the balance bya mortgage to
the seller.
The mortgage note was almost due
at the time when tho circumstances
occurred which made me acquainted
with the affairs Of the family. But
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05

FIFTY CENTS ON a DoLLAR.-A
gentleman in Twelfth Street, who is
in the habit of sending his boots out
TO be blacked, could not find his pol
ished understandings one day last
week. lie sent his little son to the
darkey's cellarbut hereturncd saying
that it was shut up. The gentleman
went himself and after rapping some
time, he heard n noise inside. Pres
emily o window opened, and Cuffey's
head poked through.
Il want my boots, said the gentle
man.
Sorry to form you massa, dat you
cant hab um,' replied Cuff. Fac is,
| is give out, busted, failed broke, bus
ted clean up, split, is
But Cuff, said the gentleman, i
cant help that. must have my
boots.
Cuff finding his customer rather
riled up, poked one of his boots out
of the window and said
'Massa, isn't telin' no lie. is
clean bust, and no mistakes Use tn
ken q i'vcntory of my a'fecs. and !
b'lieve on do honor oh gentleman,
datI shall be able to pay fifty cents
on dollar. is willin to glib yours
TO you now. Dar it am. Take your
boot
So saying he slammed TO the win
dow, leaving our friend TO 20 home
in his slippers, with one boot in his
hand---his fifty cents on n dollar.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05
INDIANAPOLIS, INDIANA, FRIDAY, JUNE 5, 1857.

found it. Where did you keep il, Mr.
ChandIcr?"
/" In the pocket Of my outside
coat"
Exactly SOL
Iwrote a lawyer'sletter---'' demand
against YOU" &c.---which was imme-
diately sent TO Bryce. ~
Cautioning the parties not to speak
of the matter, ! dismissed them,
Bryce camc.
Well, sir, what have you against
me-? he asked stiflly.
"a claim oA the part Of John
Wallace, for two thousand dollars" /
replied, poking my hand over papers,
and appearing suprcmely indifier-
ent.
"Paid IL said he, as short as pic
crust.
Have your said |, looking him
in tho eye, as sharp as I could possi-
bly, bring my optics TO bear upon
him.
The rascal quailed--I saw he was a
villain.
i" have"
Nevertheless, if within one hour
you do not pay me two thousand dol
lars, and one hundred dollars for the
tro Ible you have caused my client,
pledge you my word and honor that,
ut tho end Of the next hour, you shall
be lodged in jail to answer to q crimi-
nal charge"
He turned pale, and his lips quiv-
cred.
What do you mean, sir?"
CT mean what ] say. Pay, or take
the consequences.
1t was a bold charge, and ifhc had
looked like an honest man.. j should
not have dared to makeit.
/" have paid the note, i tell you,r
whined he.
No words 7!
But listen TO reason"
" | will listen TO nothing.
81 have the note" tn
How did you get it?'
"Why, Of course when ! paid the
"When you feloniously entered the
house of John Wallace, on the night
of Thursday, February 20, at 10 o.
clock, and took the note from the sec
rctary."
You have no proof, stammcred
he, grasping the back of his chair for
support.
"That S my lookout / have no
time to waste; will you pay, or go to
jail?"
81 will pay; for though what you
say is false, / should not even like to
be accused of stealing q note
He drew the check for twenty one
hundred dollars, and after begging
me to say nothing about it, as he tho't
itmightinjure his reputation, hesneal1-
ed off.
cashed the check, and hastencd
to Wallace's house. The reader may
judge withwhat satisfaction hereceiv-
ed it, and how reioiced was Annie
and her lover.
Wallace insisted that | should take
the hundred dollars for my services,
but was ,magnanimous enough TO
take only twenty.
Wallace kept his promise, and ever
after a temperance man. He died a
few years ago, leaving a handsome
property to Chandler and his wife.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05
Judge Taney's Negro Convers-The Drsd
Scott Decision Applied.

Slamming the last door of the first
car and opening that ofthe second,
the "gentlemanly conductor, Of the
New York train made his appearance
with his bow and smile, and aTickets,
gentleman, if you please"
Seated in the front corner, surrounded
by her personal conveniences, such as
carpet-bag, umbrella, big bundle.
little bundle, few apples and pieces
of cake, was a colored lady, whose face
the hue ofan inverted saucepan-con-
trasting with her snow-white ivory
and eye-b balls, gave that pleasing Afri-
can expression which is so often the
type of humor and good nature.
"Ticket, ma'am," says our condHe.
tor, with civility regardless ofcom-
plexion.
"I hasn't got EN-" she replied, shut
Use got money any way, and She
began to tumble in her bag, then in
the bundles, searching these articles
through in vain. 5s - 81 s1itaa
"Come, hurry up exclaimed her
now slightly impatient friend;'1 cant
wait all day" sa 81 -.
"Bress yer soul, yer don't think
find everything in a minute; bnt Use
got money somewhar-must be in dis
yeah carpet-bag, and she felt IN hes
pocxe. accordingly for the key.
"Well, well, I'll pass through and
when get back perhaps YOU will
have il ready
eyes, sartin, said Dinah; busas he
passed along she reached out her
umbrella, and giving him poke upon
the shoulder, asked, what you gMoin
TO charge on frcight?''
Freight what do you wantto knvx
that for?" 4fsir re 1isa
s Cause / does; l'sc civil, ain't ~.
"Well, five cents a foot; there. don't
bother me any more, but find yoaf
money" and he went his way. s
There seemed TO be a peculiar
drolIery about the lady's eye and
mouth, as the one rolled around in is
black sea of flesh, and the other open
cd to give vent TO an involabtafy
s'yahl hal" Ii was not long now be-
fore she found her purse, and with.
drew some coin, which she kept jing-
ling i'm her hands, as she kept up her
occasional ordinations. n
In due time the conductorreturncd
for his money. and upoh.extending
his itching palm, was somewhat as
tonishod atreceiving tho precise sum
of ten. cents. f
"Wbat do you meang' he exclaim-
ed. ''The fare TO New York is 1--WE
dollars"
"Yas, vas, knows dat, for white
follxs-foilSs srhdt am foiks--but FSe
nobody; Use freight, lis. Yah, yah,
Poor rule as don't work bof ways,
five cents fcot-yeah dey isi said
she, extending two enormous ambu-
lators for the inspections of the ron.
ductor and us all. lar -
The nonplussed fnnctionagy stood
undetermined for moment among
the shouts of the passengers, until an
idea Of compromise occurred 70 hin,
as he exclaimed, "Well, II you are
freight take yourself offinto the bag
gage car. But even there Dinah
was too much for him, as she replied,
Jus you pick up yer freight II you
want 20 carr um Off
This settled the point. The con.
ductor vanished, and Dinah offered q
pious ejaculation:
"Lord bress dat ar preme court,
and gin 'em credid for five dollar bill,
any way!"--[ Boston Journal
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05

The Portsmouth Journal perpetrates the
The author of quaint Uncle Tom
Has gone 70 Rome, you know
And there with special favor crowned,
She greets the Papal toe.
On International courtesy 4I
The sheaves of Peace do grow
30 bonding comes the triple crown
To Harriet Beecher's tows.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05

DD~The New York Day Book, II
prominent Democratic Organ con-
tains the query: "Can an opponent Of
slavery be q Democrat2n
Ii goes on 10 argue the question till
itrightly arrives at this conclusion;
that " n Democrat must be in the,ve-
ny nature OF things, in favor of sla-
very. .3zos ~ ast .ssssa ~. .4
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05
LITTLE GRAVES.

We fnd.the following beautiful little gem
floating about, uneredited from cxchang-
es -
There's many vacant tcradle,
There's many an empty bed;
There's many lonely bosom,
whoseioy and light have fed;
For thick in every graveyard
Tho little hillocks lie
And every hilIsek represents
An angel In the ky. s1
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05

They told me he had won before
Another heart than mine;
And laid bis nrst and eaicst love
Upon an earlier shrine.
They said my spirit OF must grIcse,
II myiiot wsuld east
With one who held so sacred still
Remembrance sf the past.
needed not my bark was launched
With his, on iife's swim tide,
Aud earth holds not happier heart
Than. .mine-als. second wife.
know that he has loved and lost
What life mar ne'er siveback,
The flowers that bloomed In freshness once,
Have withered on his track.
know that she, the angel called, 3.
Looks out from yon blue heaven,
A watcher DER tie earth beurd soul
From which her own was riycn.
Together do We Oft recall
This dream Of other years.
Nor do love him less TO know
He once had cause for iears.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05
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blessed orethcy VINO expect hothinEs to'
|hcy shall not be disappointed
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Hsd alwavs fsit ti,r Tie.
or psrtx.-.lst IA ri.s.
Lssss faiI.
twas not r the reward
-. - - -.
Indiana American. [volume] (Brookville, Ind.) 1833-1861, 1857-06-05

s6~When the heart is past hope,
the face is past shame. g'fl sisos
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-02-27

common, and Montpelier had to remove it alta
cost Of 5000 or $500.
The School District had Just erected new
Brick School House on the grounds required
for the new State House. at a cost of about
$3.50. which Montpelier had to buy and re-
move.
SO that the whole expense Of tho new
grounds was some $500. of which the State
paid only $4,000.
In the purchase. an arrangement was made
by the State Committee by which the Pavil-
ion Hotel was to have the right to the use Of
3 rods of the Common next to said Hotel
The dccas of conveyance are significant and
important The word assigns does not occur
in either Of them.
Oioens was of strip on the west side, 5
rods front, and running back 80 IL rods. It
says" for the consideration of 500 paid by
certain citizens of Montpelier Village. and al
so in consideration that the Legislature of
the State Of Vermont at their session in Oc-
tober 1882, passed an act for the erection of
a new State House, and for the purpose Of
providing land on which to locate the same,
and for a common around it, and with the
" condition that an avenue Of at least 40 feet
wide and 80 - rods in length shall forever
be kept open and unobstructed on the west
iNO Va wv """NV vo'Ni '"'N 'DNO VI i"ii''' an"
1t Is further provided that SAID land as above
described shall be used for the sole purpose OF
erecting State Buildings and Common for
the use OF the same and the pubhc.
o have and to hold the above described
premises with the appurtonanccs thereof TO
the SAID state OF Vermont Tor Their own use
and benefit forever Tor the use and object as
above specified.
frencNs deed OF strip about l3 rods by
IL. The State House IS on TINS strip
he deed says" IN consideration OF SIOO
paid to me- and also in consideration that the
Legislature OF the state OF Vermont at their
Oc1ooef session ioos' passed an act lof 'he
purpose OF building a new ntate House ana
ior inc OBJECT OF providing iand Tor "hien 10
locate the same, ana ior a common around lt
10 nave ana 20 holu inc same promises
ana appurtenahces thereoi' TO inc otate ol
vermont, 70 ther own proper use ana nehooi
forever Tor the sole use OF the state Bu'id-
ings ana Common.
bay''s lat. was deeded 70 ,1mmlt'oe Oh
ci. .n OF w. consisting OIL na'dWh, Cot-
erlli' 'rosS ana FRENCH VINO oee"eu 10
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-02-27

Mr.. Benton moved to amend so that the
name of the Senator voting should also be
written upon the ballot lie acted as a SER
want of the people and he wished that all
might know how he voted at all times. He
did not want his ballot to be secret.
Mr.. Converse wished further to amend by
striking out all after the word Resolved, and
insert the following
That when the question upon the location
of the capital of this State is taken. it shall
be decided by a Wvavoce vote The Secrcta-
ry to call the roll, and each member of the
committee name the place he prefers for such
location, and the place having majority of
the votes shall be designated as the place, and
a bill reported accordingly.
Which was adopted
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-02-27
guatcbman y Stair 5uurnaI.

By l.. J. WALTON
MONTPELIER, FEBRUARY p, 1857.
Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1857-02-27

Mr. Hunton said that in the early history
Of the State, the General Assembly had been
in the habit of converting at different towns
on both sides of the mountain. This was al
a period when Montpelier had no existence
Afterwards when Montpelier had become a
town, the good sense of the people Of the
State designated that town as the most con-
ycniont spot for assembling, it bicng the near
est geographical centre of the state The
population upon this side Of the mountain is
greater than that upon the other side IL is
consequently nearer the centre Of the popu-
lation of the State than Burlington.
Much had been said inrclation TO the health
of Montpelier lie thought that this was all
wrong. lie never had suffered from bad
health while attending the annual sessions OF
the Legislature.
Burlington was said to be particularly
healthy, but testimony had been produced
showing that the population Of that town had
greatly diminished. Where they had gone
to- he could not say Although the State
was not bound 10y law to pay back in case of
removal. whatever Montpelier had contrib
utcd towards the erection of the building,
still he could not but think that equity and
Justice would require such q procedure. This
would be quite considerable tax on the State.
Again, the materials already ON the grounds
were worth more i'm case the building was to
be reconstructed on its present foundation,
than they would probably be worth should
they be removed to Burlington.
Much had been said about the hills Of
Montpelier. But the State Of Vermont is "a
state of hills, and had it not boon for the
mountains Of Norrnouf aNp ucyor would havp
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-12-02

TM OpERA-The second performance of "Robert Ia
Dabe," and the second appearance of Formcs take
place this evening at the Academy of Music. We may
repeat what We said yesterday, that there never be-
fore has been so thoroughly good operate representa-
ton here as this The artists good and Formes i,
one of the greatest artists in the world both in singing
and acting To those who do not care for the music hut
who desire to see splendid dramatic work admirably
mounted, with all the accessories OF scenery cos,ums
and grand ballet, we safely commend s.Robert,
as magnificent spectacle We must say word also. in
praise of Mr.. Anschutzs orchestra 1t has been maize
rally strengthened, and is admirably balanced The
worthy chef evidently had his whole soul at the ends f
his fingers on Monday night