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Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

LAND ron SALE

kHouh ~ acre lots, mite north Of Yu,A>- ss~ss.-
Il on the \ and y. Railroad. On rssesssn.. ~.
a.; Nv acre, one mile north d Walcott; eArsp
ohc-hAH 'esh, balance in and too veaps
Also. ~ acres In washinstoa coaaty. 70 se,e.
mug .'n ~ and running water part nh Ia
inrien, on tine read frum ColuHbus n ncs-~-|
~" " y |" earsss ssa . Past ~ lime.
Ms", innr 20 are lots near Iowa City, besst,eu
A'sm LOIS y West nsveptpsrt. raging In axe
from ~ icet oy 100 10 IN acTes cold ar dow ~
balance In ono and two y~ars.
As", several neat bnildines on l~ess6 srss>A
"o''" DC sod on reasonable terms. Appiy 10
TO. DAnD
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

A SUDDEN FALL.-A man who tends ose
Of the switches on the railroad, on 8 :urday
morning last thought he would see how
much he vas suGerisg, and rarsied out .
thermometer for that purpose. Tue ner-
curry fell 20 suddenly that il knocked the
bottom out! He SAID he WAS satisked.-
Nashau Telegraph.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

~Le Roy Farnham. Of Buffalo,
has been elected r. Z. Grand Com
mandcr Of Knights Templar Of the
State Of New York.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

~According to figures in the N.
Y. Tribune. the aggregate amount Of
taxable property in that city is $527,
945,1 1881. The tax lew for the
year 1867 is &7,O75,425.62.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

~Thc Indiana House Of Repre-
sentatives has passed bill to repeal
the liquor law Of 1855, by a vote Of
70 to l6.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

Tn Los6on Tinzs AND 1uu TaAbs
% ms Uxnsp 6rAIEa.-The London
zsmss ofJasuasy 10th, has IN article
upon tie trade Of the United Gsstss,
in which, alter giving the figures ~
Gently publiahed in the report Of the
Secretary ofthe Treasury, Il says =
Nov, even II We 1T aside for the
moment the ties Of conaanguinity and
common descent, together with the
ineesaant intsrmixture Of personal inter.
ests which emigration produces, the
merely commercial bonds established
between two communities thus situated
present an aspect almost marvellous.
What Increases, too, the wonders Of
the view 10 the fact that scarcely any
limits can be put to the expansion
which this intercourse may yet receive.
A glance At the map ofthe United
States will show that scarcely one half
Of the territories Of the Union il - yet
brought under cultivation.
If the reader should wish to get
rome tangible idea Of the scope that
left available for progress, let him take
district ofwhich . good deal has been
lately said and written-that Of Kan
sas. Kansas is only one Of the pro
vinces into which the American Union
has the privilege Of expanding itself
westward indeed, it is not nearly 30
extensive a. the conterminous territory
of Nebraska. Yet this Kansas-thi,
debatable strip Of land which slave
holders and Free-soilers are fighting
for-is in itself as large - Great Brit
ain and Ireland put together. What
limits can be put to the productiveness
Of . country like thiss As to corn
and breadstuffs, it Is said that we are
only beginning to discover the cspabili-
ties Of the Northwestern provinces
and even with regard to cotton, an
article Of much more exceptional
kind, prospects, are now held out Of an
acceptable increase in the field Of sup
ply.
No wonber, then, that the relations
Of two such nations as Great Britain
and America should find expressions
in works for bridging the mighty
ocean between thcm-works which in
themselves partake of the character o.
prodigics. The steamer Of the two
countries have brought New York
nearer London than Edinburgh wa
but a few generations ago, and the pro-
ject for rendering this communication
absolutely instantaneous 10 now assn.
ming the appearance Of reality and
success. 1t is scarcely possible to re-
pres astonisllmcnt Of the amount Of in
tercoursc between this country and the
States, even as it actually stands j; what
proportions it may acquire in few
short years is question to battle all
attempts at divination or conjecture.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

The Indianapolis Sentinel says that
the Bank ofPlymouth 10 = regular
Wild cat concern.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

When George III announced from
the throne in December, 1882, his
recognition of our independence, he
sullenly expressed the wish that
America might be free from calami.
ties which have always proved how
essential monarchy is to the enjoy
ment of constitutional liberty and
now, one life time has hardly passed,
before. possibly in Mr.. Bnchanan's
hearing, George the Thirds grand
daughter, in her speech to Parliament,
eomlnemorated the progress Of what
she was forced to call 1.-THE Great
Republic" and in that Republic Con.
stitutiona. liberty still survives and
will live just SO long as reverence 70,
the Constitution, as the highest o,
human obligations, continues.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18
MARSuALsS SALE.

WILL seil .. public sale on Friday III, 27th day
Of March, A. D. 1857. in front ~ the Mayors
on In the city OF Davenport, between the hours u
rive o'cl0cs II. and four o'clock p Of said day.
the following described pieces u land in aid CITY, 10
the amounts due for laying Sidewalk, scroriins TO
City Ordnance TO Wit:
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18


A q. CanCCl.Ar.H 3. f9.4eaAaY u.
Yssk, CAia1D, cd Cineinaosl Ooloass reeesvea ~.
rySey. 2. -. 6fAnn. Agsnt
NOTICE.
IN y. =. oahhsaA oeAos. IN ~ thsas DxAiha.
1 tton and Concsrt lo-aisht Feb. l6eh CAildreu
D.es.
4 ceaiess,oa vin - takes % Auss1e tAe svs.ias
sor tAsp 'psss q purchasing nsv Library.
F~b. 10 a. ~
E04le saloon,
Secead avess. bsDse~ Brady sad Hury,
~ n. I. 1UBSILI.
DILIGENTLY ntsed up In the most approved style
~ ~ ceovenieace " day and wsek boasAers,
and OIL such may favor hsm With thar patronage
RI e,hIusats Of al kinds constsntly on hand.
lebled0
Co-Partnesshlp Notice.
Yas un1essis.sa hsve this day, the lssA Inst. :,
= associated thsnssvss togs'Asr 10 Partssrship
UNDER the name and style u DnOOEs bAyls, or
the parpose OF condactins Wholesale aud Heaail
Contctisnery business q the fcr mer st. M Of s.
BOOKS, sossh-eest corner VI Fourth and Brsdy q.
D. .. BROOKS.
ANNUAL. COU0AE o. LECTURES.
The sev~nth Lecture u the Ooalss b fore The
young Aen's IL cray Association will be de-
| liveredby
Hon. GIO. P. MARSH. Q,sc Consul to Constant.
On wednesday Rv.ains. February 49, 1859. ., III
| f,bl7 VN, HAII.. Pres.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

- Every liquor shop Ia Msnros, Gee,
has been closed. The citizens raised one
Thousand dollars, bought them ont, snd skus
mp their doors.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

The income of the common school
fund Of Indiana was &3e7,37l last
year.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

e Mrs. Dsewn says her husband 10
snch bIunderes that he ean't even try on
new boot wilhcue putting bis foot in Il.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18
DsseSsssss lD6s-ecoes-as.


DoQoooS 40 Eneho09o.
po1s;nM : sirTlnr,,;-.......A...:....ela 4.
MlCEOl19. OA1PBkI.L 4 co. .Ma6.
COOK 0A100Nr.... Main end Sscood.
nc01k0On, LAWNS BLAKEnOaE. :. Main.
ChCt1. BRO, BARROW = CO.. Cor Main ID sts.
rAIlsAas Wess AoLaAh.....ahove o.
Lad Asenss.
ALLeN CLARK........P. o. Building, Brady II
NICHOLS, 1SDELL 1 Co. Main u
Gssssases Aessciss.
u nlICnkll. ........ door sLove Pos, Once
u .. NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.. ain strest .
Osy 0eeAs.
CnAnp!on SON Cor. d. D-sdy Sss.
S SuTvN = GO ..Grissx biock, Perry st
SsC swsAvk1 .nalR II, near Cook D Sargent
wADswORfH 81 81; opsosite Le(Hair House
an.ns.nu ~ Corner ID asd Brady.
xD1 sns SnH sArP........sd. =. above Perry
.......Ho -. leC!a,rs
Closhins.
SAMUEL Perry ................ Orr PO~s One
j. - DHAk1 = CO........Nsin, 2'doots b 81 II
Dvy 0ooAs md 0rOessses.
4. a HEIDENREINRR.. .... .and, near Br,dv =,
Waschss 4 Jswelsy.
= uOUSkI.. = 1fClare Row
A. e. LOk....-...........No. LCiAre Row
- = ). uoiSON.. ...............STsds y above ID
Desks = 0sasieoeSy.
" Nils CO............No. leCiaire Row
MIL AuAAS. Near Post OtiicS
Mats 4 CaPs.
A. AlSfOh Z Co.. ..9drt. opp. IeClair- Housc
- W.. N 800. ~ CLAIRE How
vkRDER CRAAPrON.. cond street
Aaesssn aaA Csmmsss,en.
n. ". NORRIS, Second st.. sbvv- pcrry
Hardware.
Wv PA RKRR.. cor pron, 4 nr..,,
".L Ian USSY...............2d ST.. east ~ Brady
Whalesals 0rscers.
EvAEA CHEW co. Dor I'd 4 p~v,,
BURR ! SWIFT. Brady ST., bet Front aud 8 roud
=. DAl38lL 4 CO..............Oor ID 4 PSryy
J. ". Willy ..................1r ,d, near Brnti,
1sAN = 1NAhU.. Dul rows Rluc3
Dsugsisss.
Q. WkkB. .................No. 10 LcClair- ROw
Gents Furnishing 0esAs.
4. 3. ASTON Co... ID II. opp LeClaire House
vkRDER 4 CRAAPrON.. .Ssooad u, east Of Hrsxy
ossss & She's.
AOORE = BROWN. .Brady brt. ID 4 =
febarco Z Cigars.
kUHNkN.. ...................3 ID st aesr Brad,
Music Musical uosssuwonee,
JOSEPH A. CRANDALl........No 8 IeClsire Row
Stoves Z flnwase.
| LIAM 1AklY,........Cor. Front 4 Main SITS
SAASI OiLLKTT... .Brstiy bet 4 =
| The IeW1 Agricultural Dspos.
NOURSk, . WHILE ......... cor Front 4 Il Islam
| Leather ahA SaAAlsry Hardware.
uAi0HT SkARS...... .2nd st bet Brady PER-
| Furniture. Mattresses and Uphslsssry.
MCNEIL 4 BROTHER
| Wholesale snd-Retail
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

~SHoorING AFFAIR AT CAIRO
A general shooting affair came off at
Cairo, opposite Adams, Graham, 4
Co.'S store. The main fight was
between Captain Williams, Of the
firm Of Stephens l. Williams, and For
syth, Freight Agent for the Illinois
Central railroad. Williams fred six
shots at Forsyth, and Fonyth shot At
Williams twice neither hit the other,
but by accident Williams shot his
own partner, StephenA in the leg,
intlicting q severe wound. 1t was a
kind Of q Southern and Northern
affair between Lower and Upper Cairo,
and now that the war is started, il is
believed there will he more such
scenes.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

Wnrnr THE Mo.EY GOEs.-A
writer in New York paper has been
amusing himself hv analyzinr the
imports into that city each week. 10
show Cor what The people spend their
money. OF these imports for last
wcr', he gives the following statistics
The valnN Of the prominent articles
are TINS ,Icwelrv S4,5s7-hrandv
26,5oo0-gin Sal3-p Porter 5000
beer los9-alc-$2 900 patent leath-
err $3.50o-fnrs cigars s44,.
40 Prom this, one can see tina,
amid all the cytravagancies and dis
sipations about which so much is said
the cigars bear away the palm with
a large margin.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

~ An effort i to b made in Gin
cinnati TO erect . monument to Gen.
aarsisoa.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

The sums expended lor Township
Libraries in Indiana last year VA
Col, 4eO.
Lots in lawrence, KausaA have
doubled 10 value within The lass four
mostAs.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

C0.PSs'tsseysJsip Notice.
TNHE co partnership heTstolose existing uoder the
name OF A. .. Aston o. h this day di. solved
BY mutual consent. m bs.ks and acc UNITS Of the
late nrm Ia the hanAo o. L. g. Aston for settle
ment. A. 3. ASTON
Rrb. %, 1857. AB ASTON.
The business viii b eoatinued b. A. O. Aston, and
he ho,ss TO merit fhsre Of pablic patronage.
febledlw As AISTON.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

1ss SnAUou1As1oM.>A Woshiseteo
es:s:s?sI -, vsites: he osssasl y
eeaes. Vel wallisa oel1se, ~ received
soooee.ee sespeooee e ~ late easd
requesting g b bstiosd o. sseA asooeiA
as'oae. anvil q military, . ihtssA -
sslss y re eseeoeaiss q ths iss1gssa-
uoe. noesoe oill b sspesseassd by 80
81 hse sssss velsstsee silisasy eo9pas-
isss ssso.pasisd b their splsodid 6sass
ossd. 1es twelfth yard Dsnossatie
Association viii appear 10 grand
csseesn' end form . Imposing feature
10 the procession. Under direcsion Of
ehs Secretary Of wss, park Of artillery
from ess Of The aseensl will be here.
Tho Secretary Of the Navy orders the en-
tire Marine eorps end The Marine baud
stationed ss The Washiegton Garrison
to join The pageant.
The nne volunteer company, the Al
ssssSs'e k'neDso, viii doubtless maks
sns appearance 90 that OCCASION. y
and ssssood that ths 1npiss 6tats will
b formally represented BY one OF hel
noble Volunteer oompaniss, soch - nssel
fails 70 elicit the highest admiration Of
oil Who behold their unsurpassed evolu-
sions aud discipline. The entire military
pageant will be under command Of Col
Williso Hickney. osmmsnder in- CHIEF
Of the Battalion Of District Of Oolumbia
volunteers.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18
SPECIAL NOTICES

SPECIAL NOTICES
Cndes this hesd limited numbcro special notices
will be inserted At ten cents per Inc for each lnscr
on or nfty cents PR week
Prom the Qn:Dcy whs, Jan. Sssh.
500 No LARs BEwAHD-bUnkLARyA At XIX.
DxRnoox.-The Il re Of Aessrs Orr Z I.ull q Kin.
safe vas blown opsn with Eunrnvdcr AID 6ve hun
drei liars In money most III nsts pal er-st lea
lot 81 Jcwelry, tati'. vests silk eoeais. &C., vas
ale, carried q One hundred de:lass r.vsrd IL
Tire tkines to b. remrmhsrtd:
LEI. De what yes have 10 do bcsess the nighs
- Loot up your sre.'urcs IN one q Iill..'s
chill and roueht on mr. andDsrGias PrsDf oales
~. Thea you know you can aHd them 10 he
And is.siy. seneasrr where you eaa asd tAese
Safe. Shs Agensy 10 II CHILD DAxEa's osd
Stand. D.veepsrf. feblsdit
ADOAH1NOU LS10 O.s.-This 0,mpan1
10 nov ready 10 sell lots In t's Additinn
en-" town Of CsmAncae = onrss .an. g &c
n'ua ishine town. Any inf<mstiea coneerning ths
ssne esn b Obtained ~ calling a 0EO n. Par
Hsn: -. 10. 10 orr. nc.s. .~.
- 20 srxANDOAf MEN. = MANILA
A0Pe-A laTse assostme0t-sises from
1919 " Ioeo. Ivb Sosc w. - - - - Dn0s|s.
feosod9v cor. Main an4 FrOnt ots.
NOTICE M YOUNG MEN -naRr's Oua-
mercial Colleee viii BE- conttssrd - form
eFiv, under ny cAsTs, 10 Jsceby's new BUILDING
corner ID and Ferry streets.
fb6dlw Q. LOPEZ.
NOTION. -fhs md =
~ sisned have this day turned . pertnership
aud wiu coatiuue ~ pyintins snd oak-H ndlng bcs
sness q the cid sfand coresr q Second ae9 brsay
streets, unaer the I'm Il Luse, Lane o.; and
would solicit co0tinuance 81 ~ pearUnAoo which
has hs~n n iihssaily bsenWrd - IT, Old Urn.
D.venpOrt, ~ Z, 1851.
4. p. LUS8.
D2A0TUS Z. LAHE,
erAodlm HIRAM P1lCR.
nDWAH91r--A psstner, eithss setivs q 81
mt, u - . paltae ss.s.se. viii scep.
~ 81 oAeoo OF 1oyooo 19drcss ~" = The s1es
q ~ Sssis Densr5ae. japSldu
- SnsE-ClAa0' NEW DalCE srOR9s
pve,ling DSueee, m oeAer vo1nahee City
prstesty ess ~ q - bslet. -
MONEY ~ LOAN 49, sad sh,rt 80.
- usistt1 aAC1Lof ecOssaS
LUnn0R = n Aesssisesca. IA'A. o1s-
- ~. Saws, q, sG4eGv2
saglsAQ - - 49, - -.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

JOHN HEJMPEL,
CANE CHAIR MAKER +,
| Western Avenue, bet ween vront and Second g..
DAVENPORT, IOWA.
Repairing old chai done neatly and st the
| cheapest rates. fshIedf
as. >TRu Z, ;!,!!,
= or Rupfures that may he worn with
| hand large assortment Of Trusses embra cng the
most r"mp t. variety 'ver offered. He gu. rant~es
correct adjustmrnt N oil applicants, also for fae
Susp~n>oPy HANDBAGS Eastic StocknGs Self Inject
Ing SyrinEe- Iuydrsnt Enema Of new and approved
! dtf FRANCIS JAcopy, Apo,hecarv.
r UBIN's Extracts for the Handkerchief. wa--
II rantsd 9 nuine. constantly On hand and for
sslehy
DIT FRANCIS JAcOBy, Apothrca,y.
DAMS Amsndinc, just receiyed by Express
1Osrom the m.aassctnrer for thc cnrs sui prove.
ntoin Of ehappd hands &c. fer sai. BY
dN PR<NcIs JACoBv, Apothccsry.
A1~ MRS. BETTS' trterr- Abdominal Supporter,
" invented BY Mrs. Sarah Belts. Philsdriphis,
hiehly rec"mmeldsd ~ the Medical Faculty. -
being The best nstrumen' % the kind For sale by
dn FRANCIS JAcODY, Avothecary.
1887. CANADA 1851.
LIQUOR STORE.
P.are 1narorsea
WINES AND LIQUORS,
CIGARS, &c.
THE NEW srORE JUST OPENED
Under the German Theatre,
s-c,ud Street, corner Il Ripley,
In this s'ty, viii be furnished constantly with ID
LARGEST AND BEST STOCK
Of IMPORTED Wins, Liquors. and Ciga, sew oush
70 n" Western country. Oar hesvy gods were q
psschasc 10 wousreal CsnsAs, and shlpped 70 y IN
DoND, thus enallinG - 10
0esUrOsstee theoe Iess'e.
P.eiins conad-nt ;hst oar stock. - cards qrsii-
Amssi.., - invite the astentiea = parties wishing
b urchase. DOWNRR Z BARNES.
WI. n. DowNEn, frOo New York,
n. BARNES. sroa AoatIsal.
feh13dtf
Fsed fsr ~ Hungry.
CANT LOUIS SUGAR cuRED HAMS
ysss rrc,ivsd and sos sale. by
f-hisAts \. DALxELL., j. AcO.
GOLD PENS.
QUILL PENS ! STEEL PENS !
C0pper Reseo.
"7Ae Pen q 1t1hsier lAes ~ Gtsord''
TUSf received u Ne Arnesy Of PEAcEAsLE
q WaAP0xs,
No = Drsdy II, ossr ths Pusl One.
. lssse assortment Il GOLD PENS u NARRATED Or
ticae) eOuprtsine, Lsfies, Comueveisl EnsrossinG,
Rant md O1lee pcns, srteSsfe md Nh H0,dess Of
Silver, Geld and Ebay, zone patterns Of ext~asloa
holders entirely NV, also the nev article u
CoQ8U1 AID 11ODGUH PNG3
xue0 AMP HlaA1NA ID.
oBl4-1U19LY1n0 AND HpFAIlJC 20.
ne VITA ~ hsVe the sele Ae<nCy fs1 Daysppust
also ~ uoaa va.i~ty - 1oeel p -, oeludlag 0oets
No. I7s, -, 81 81 A1oea &s. Re- also Quill Pens
eov periing Wit ~ aad ln1rlihoo Ioka &C. " saIe
b. ~ whs.esole q leean u
TIE zosa Book Rooms,
ansa9Nu M ADAMS.
Bal q Q , = = q , Z,
~ n0DA Dn0ou
.1anAslpA sssse
CHICAGO, LINOM
- hsass b saalsslv 80, ~ - Alqluso |
- = -. vabs 1sss1 hGSG -
~ XTD 0E0AI 111NN1o0o-Me1
- 6ss = ~ - l'GS !
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

Wis farm contains TOO scre-, 10 ssAsr e,,aa.va.
uon-iW, acres superior tiu,lsv ,e>s NuVIl1na
ou'nouscs AMI nne harm, beautiful sersen q Inn.
nns water That never fails, and nne orchard Of ei
inns 70 easy that amer the AREA payment ~
Apply TO
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18
EDuCAINN,

EDUCATION.
Ills Education 70 m. the common mind
Ju I ~ the twig !. bent the tires inclin.d."
HAVING rec lived 81 Az ncy for
H HOlBkOrk's SCHOOL APpARATua,
the att nton Of T-scheYs aud Trust.s " solicit l.
the spscin No Jus, r,ceiv'd including the
COkAON SCHOOL SET price $1,000
Packed in bx comprising an Orrery rellur,sn,
Geomeirica Terre, trial Glob. Is inch) Nn-
neral Frame, hemisphere GLOBE, Cube Root Block,
(extrA) Text Box and Magnet.
Each Of the above for sale separate ALSO
Brass Mounted Orrcrys Si2 SOFA IS 20
d. d. Celestial Spheres SO
Pointing Rods, jcint-d with screw. N@ Is
R,uhle Na'es No. ], 50 etc, No 2, 6Oc.
Holbrook's Nciscless Drawing States, No I ~;
do DJawirg Rsks 10
do Nci>eess Hirh School Slates; single 81
do do do do double 81
Black Bosrds, Ruhbris and Chalk
Lanes MecAsstcuI PARADE or Cyrowops A5@s
Also castings for improved SCHOOL DESKS, AT
IOWA BOOK ROOMS"
Ne. 30 Brady 81, Near the Post One
Imol3f HLl ADAMS
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18
100 Acres lninprsvsd Lad
%@ps ~>R

1hk " beautiful lard, being IN see N =
only u miles from the city and 3 uniDrs fye. a
o'Air". Prize rtas.natie and t",ms EASY ApeSy =
T.O. gAho
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-18

A HANpsOMx Fran- House, . rousss, p>sssssaly
"A ,tuat'd on east ID street, 10 yessu 49,. =,
sale on reasonable terms
Also ~ scr b.autfu lend % saueh sklc q 1DDto~
ROAD ~ miles ffom cty limits. T~rus easy.
Also l"t In LlocA ~. IN ~ awp oe WaIcoat.
imm~'aseiy on hTot This lot would b. Given In n
watch and rieging. Apply to
&c. nAD0.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-10-02
The Monetary Crisis.

The Bank Of Commerce, in Fredericksburg, has
suspended specie payments except for its SIS
bills
The Farmers Bank and the Virginia Bank, o.
Virginia, (mother banks) have announced that
they will in suspend.
The Farme - Bank in Charlottesville has nor
suspended specie payments, but continues to pay
all its notes presented at the counter.
The Banks OF Lynchburg have not suspended
and those OF Petersburg, il is said, do not vet
think of such thing.
The Bank Of the Valley, at Chaslestown, which
has suspended Is paying out specie in sufficient
sums to affOId change for business purposes.
The Howardsvilie Bank suspended on Tuesday
after sustaining Il very heavy run on the day pre-
yiOuS.
During the past eight or ten DAYS there has
been announced the stOppage of three factories
IN Georgia, which prefer TO close rather than run
at heavy loss.
Connecticut paper says that the large glass
works in Wellington have stopped work, in con-
sequence of the financial pressure
The Norfolk Herald. Of the 3Oth ult, speaking
Of the suspension of the Farmers Bank at Eliz-
abeth City, n. c., says
"There was considerable excitement IN town
yesterday morning, when the news was received
here that the above bank had suspended specie
payment We understand that il was caused by
a run made upon the bank by brokers from abroad
The brokers here Were offering 80 cents on the
dollar Tor the notes, but We do not hear of many
who Were willing to submit to such a discount
Note holders should not be too mac ala med as
toe bank is one of whom the stockholders axe
responsible -
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PERSONAL

80. Hon. Galusha A. Grow, member of Con-
gress from the Bradford district. Pa is lying
quite Ill At Covefiey's Hotel, Harrisburg
Col. r. J. G.. Kewen, in a letter to Gen.
w aIker, resigns his position - general commits
sionrr of the Republic Of Nicaragua for the
Southern and Western States.
&C.. Hon. VIM. Davidson. who represented
Nice klenbuTg county in the State Senate for many
years, and was 4 member Of the Fifteenth and
sixteenth Congresses. died at Charlotte n G
On the 18th Of September, in the sOth year of his
age.
---- W III Myers, Esq OF Trenton Canada
Was drowned in the River Pfent OH th,. 1sth mir
while in lit Of halIucination He had been
trading the trial Of Cummings for the Toronto
Bank robbery. and, fdncyng himself the crimi-
nal, tTled TO evade the pursueTs BY swimming
across the river, and was drowned.
-. John f.. ThaveT. the we'll known BOSTON
banker died on Tuesday last. aged fly four wears
or the past thirty years he had pursued SUCCESS
Iully the business Of a banker I'm Boston accu-
mnlatlng very large property. estimated at
e3,SoOo He had been suffering from PARALYSIS
Tor several months past, producing a general
prostitution and lay at the point Of death for many
days.
-. The New York Post denies, positively. the
story going the rounds e. that Mrs. Richie for
meTly Mrs MowattJ j. to appear again ON the
stage, owing to her husbands loss OF fortune :,
and says: ''Mr and Mrs Ritchie have been pa,s
1n2 the summer at the residence Of her father
(Sam u Ogden, Esq } in Astoria, Mr. Richie
having fOr some time been an Invalid owiny tn
the fracture Of one Of his legs; but he being now
perfectly recovered, they intend returning IN
Richmond in two or three weeks when he will
resume his editorial duties
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MAIL RoBBER ARKEsTED.-Wm >. Williams,
son OF a grocer at w heeling, was arrested at tina
place on Tuesday last, charged with being the
person who, few days since, obtained, through
young lad named McLain, the contents of the
Post Office bag of the Manufacturers and Farm
ers' Bank Of Wheeling. He was held to bail in
the sum Of two thousand dollars. He was arrest
ed while sitting at the breakfast table, and only
an hour or two after his marriage with respect
able and interesting young lady, daughter of
MI Jos Sisson, and was cn the point Of starting
on bis wedding tour. IL is said that although
apparently not over twenty-One years of age he
had been married once before, and had served
ont a term in the Penitentiary at Albany, New
York