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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-26
The Rock l.ssna Reserve In Ilaneer

N the conclusion ~ well written arti-
el.' on the late swIn,ilc II the peoplc out II
Fort ~u.lllns hy tie government dlsIspsinp
4 u al private sal. for about one tentl,
Shat II Is worth, the New York 1,tbaA,
lsnafks.
There are many millions worth of United
state pinpcrty which ma, be jebbcd away
tpr song, Il shc principl. asserted in TIL,
ca. be acqn,e>ced In. Iher i the Rock
island reserve Cor instance. in the Mis>i>sip-
pi, between Illinois and Iowa, which In.
long been di,u~el for n military post, and
which must hc wcfih nj least ~iu0 pei acre,
aud will pn.habl, bring more. az what
tTt sntlcr is this reserve the lcrqui~ite
Will Secretary Floyd inform the public
whether he docs ar does not mean IL scll
oiher reserves ~ he has sold Fort Smelling
Lat u know whether President buchanan,
approves ii this transaction. II he does.
there t. much wholesome talk IN his lnzu-
sural which he should have lcit IL have been
altered by others"
The Ro L Islaad Reserve worth nj least
Si1 per acre" Why IL i worth al the
least calculation fro,n three hundred 10 one
thousand dollars per acre, and would bring
that any day II was put up Cor sale in any
public manner. A. the frilaae remarks.
however, since Fort Smelling was stolen
froin the people "a iattcn iayorites. there i
great danger that our beautiful island will
- that way Also. Let ~ keep look out
IN that direction. isia.d a.ir.
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No isS s.r-,t starry brick hau.e, loroa..
~nh ,nirrn con. ra,.ne.. u. Fran, street ID hL.rl
T. r"h"hs aaa''"h 'psendid ''s~, &c ssxis"
No l5s Fine two .,or, brick b.u.. : r.S.,e- kr
on FRONT street bck o. Faiions addition lot ssxis
we" " '"st' &C, very extensive fnee ss~"
No J. Lot q block O. axisA on Third street good
'""ss' ',"f f"o'"' e's'rrn, &c
Ne 1Gi Let L. block ~ sOraD good frame hons,
$3.50"
No lcJ lot O. block ~ s0sao line house
No -, a.,
Fron, and steamboat Landing Free a, nv
I.oeu.t, itrr. roo,as Mi Se h., sa.ssi PIE.
ti,50e
No soi Lot In block ,os An L. CIsr.. .d,l,,l,n
soxlso feet an brady street Prise ~ uO
s1aIis uood loass, new aud sa.,ps~s. r,ls.'
ti,ss0
No IA Io,s aad .. block ~. corner Warren
and ftnh streets Very eLoc~ i.s,s Pie. ~ 49,
No ga l.ots and Z Ia block ~. corner Western
49,. ~. s s "a ssssa fnee ssS each, bal
No 1.2 Lease 10 feet ou nrn.ls s,r.., usx, a,
l-~ansiiss How kscsiic1t lcssfor Building T~rms
ss3 "~
~ ss q ecsatfal Hour acre lot In Eldriayes
- -,
ave nae rooms 0sod well and eis.srn Prizes, eliza
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3ufripl Nptifes.


- Under sh. head limited ssmber Of special
Notices will be Inserted ut 10 eeoss Per iins each
insertion. - cents psr week
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Ncw ADVERTISEMENTS.
RERREKGOONN.

IsT RECEIVED At GOULD q STEEREs
- ftssssini Bnrk, seettId street a consignment q
Rubber tss-sI< consisting II -Ilsiid article Of o.
alsw Covers, sLtned Rubber Mshisahg, Ha-psta
Sheet4AY .ie We would cali ~. ataefiian ~ ~las
NaaafsetnrsF- a. cur shinssi s,psi- and ala. that u
tAi.t. o. the hospital sestlas which Wiii h. f,uHd
: stfs H.s ial stiire
n
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krAr's WORN PAsrrlEs.-chldrcn VIII.

reject with lsh'ng the ordinary mercurialtxed YER
nlfng.., viii dryour these rassiile. with .. ,nnei
snsto - other confectionery. They certainly an.
safely expel all Intestinal werm. Bsisra.ss sAmsa
rastItA tue sole survivor Of . score ~ t.oeaIled
sar.apara., In ITS nsw, concentrated firm, enr.-
all external complaints resulting fram foni Llaasi
quicker than
Sid by u T Ianman 4 CO, whe.l-ssl. druggists
~ Water street, New YORK and by ali asnyyi.t~
sar.aIar,Ils u, aud fs-,ill-- &c per berilc
nna..iwIM
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IMPROVED ciry PROPERTY

We invite sttrntssa Ia our extensive catalogue u
imrrsscd fsrns. sai Wild l.And.. City Property
&C for sale Al n~isra,s prices aud .u easy terms
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TmrE Medicinal PnINcIrLrs.-N cye

TRrE MEDICINAL PsINcIrLEs. - Never
extract bood Blood " the life Bs se.iraeiiug II
la painful diseases yan may occasion he patient
hut remember THE Is aul5 the reduction OF
-"ning the power ia f-ri Branirrth. PHI. reiley.
pain ny ah-tfacting the csnsc 20 pain ~ ihs
hlo'd Their use PARTIES the hlossi, and Ia aeui.
disease they arr invaluable they give and
but do not inlare the vital r..mers
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-26

A CHOICE ARTICLE Of WINTER
"a Wheat Flour, for family use. at the Noins
Flour Store. On ~eesa,d street between Malt aud
liufi.an aa.s Sc
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TofRN D'0.Q M,

WE ARE CONSTANTLY MAKING Al.
w biIiaSr " aas already Lars. -s,ssk ~ Fnt
t4itare, aud ~sstll iuNii- tss- IL ks@pd 81
tiels 10 call aud examine hefuF. purchasing sg.e
where tot t.p sTEIEE
an.asisf
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CAoepk.UN.
rlNn uIiR ALREADY lMNENSE sIaA.l

IO 0Ik ALkEADl tMMENSE sItH'k
j We ha,. al., heen making ssislAtgon. ahd ~.
would solicit the att.nti. II buyers whether Al
wholesale retail hrsug -a,i-aei thai can pleas.
the nsnst fs.tidion- GOULD q sTkERE
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-26

IOWA LAND AGENCY.
ALLEN Z CLARK,
Attorneys I Cs1nsslss q Laa,
IPE INSURANCE AND GENERAL Land

- AHehtb. IND NWarteu run
Collections and Ill profssssoaa baslpess In evrr1
part of the state entrusted Ia care will receive
protnpt attention. Money invested taxes paid foi
non ressdents ssoss~y oassed uHeneumbesrd kea
kstsie s~cariiy IAad Warrants bought, cold and
| located farms k"uses and lots Leased Real ksiais
u all Kinds bought aud cold on commission.
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0OooN Sooou.LoTO 4 90.
Nos lel, lus and leS Msst PsuSth Mrel.
CINCINNATI. ONO,

- EsPEcTfULLY CALL THY ATTENTION
~ II their Customers ard Purchaser generally
10 the ap.nins of their New sior~ "a Monday. III.
ais' Inst. with extensive and varied a.sortu.
DRY 0Osas. CaSpeelng. elsss Otl CussA. Sc.
FAnaiis- Merchants, Hotel keepers Steamboat own
ere, aud s,rAnser. may depeud u,san indiag the -t
elias. Of s-il. Wholesale aud Retail NJ prices a. lsu
as thsy can ir purchased "a the Eastern Gitis-
auai Inns
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-26

MI lSS RENWlck RESPECTFULLY IN
lvl FORMS her niend- customers aud the psbiis
In general, thai In saaseguefe. 81 her .tr. G,xinV
been destroy I'd by the hTs SATURDAY. tnot,lng az
has removed her stock H. the
Fsrrsss oaseh. esr. Th,ra sna Perry ss..,
where she will resasn, aH continue ta carr. IN her
business until her new siot. Rsasls street li,
which she hopes VIII be- la time for the fall trade
She take- this opportunity Of rsturnlnx her SINGER.
thanks 10 hsr friends and customers FIR IL. yer, M
srmi encouragement sh. has received .nc. her aryt
val la this city and trusts by strict attention h. IN.
wsnss and orders 81 those ~ha may favor her with
their patronage, 10 give satisfaction ard me n their
appreciation
her sincere thanks 10 the very kisd friend. who Fen
dvred her such yaluab'. assistance during The dr..
aud begs 10 assure theta that such
she newer can forget, and her earnest and sincere
prayer Is thai such eala,n,, may fa,aihssr
lot aus..Iat
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REMOVAL.

TTVoS~HS.
I>Ok THE SUCCESSFUL TREATMENT or
! Hernia OF Rupture. that ma, be- worn with ease
and comfort The subscriber hA. always on hand a
large a-."r,msnt ~ rrusse-, embarrassing the n,osi
e"'nPsts variety ever altered Tie guarantee. cor
rect adjustment 10 all apple ants
A's' t,r sale sn.p.nsury Ban.iag.s Eiastse Stock
logs. s.f iMbsetthg ~ ring.., Hydrafn EnAnsas Of
new aud Improved nisk.f.
FRANCIS iACoBY, JR
lsn1hb Apotheeary.
QAZlNS AMANblNE JUST RECEIVED
- Is Esfa.ss ffssm the manufacturer FIR "a.
Cure and issssuiiti ~ ahapt~,l Hands ~ Ips
sale hs FRANCIS j tt'pf1 M
tshsap Apoth.eary
UBlNS EXTRACTS FOR THE HAND
- htRSHikF, warranted p-nuine. constantly GA
hand aud for sal. T.,
FRANCIS JAcoRY. JR
lAnD1iy Arath.eary
A0OOmoNAt SupeaONTecRs.
MRS. BELTS uTEko. ABDOMINAL sup.
lv1 Pointer, inv~ht~a VI Mr. Sarah Isrtf. pLil
ad~ipbsa and highly recommended Il, III. Medical
fscay Ne issins thr hess instrument IL IN. Kind
For sale hy FRANCIS JAC0nY IR
ls.siA Apoth.sary
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WANTED lNAtpIhrrLy--lu,tsp men Il
engage ia the sais Il the u'a-, popular selling Book
~ America Invad-, mechanics farmers and teach
srs wishing 10 travel ~i aad this Ia BE- avery rrof
liable and PHEASANT business sbsblias them Ia 90.
the country, ani max. tHaaey nj the -aaae tame
Agent. IN the barin..~ are clearing frus t<s Il
81 .asss per year Dor fail particular. aud hot 81
Books, address ~ N BtLisoN Qn.-n tIiy ruh
li-hing House lSi Main street, Cincinnati chic 81
ifh,ins Hast, - kuLIsoN, Philadelphia
aasii dAwb
u yor sRE SIsk lol Ausr rAkE MgDi-
ctssi For all cS..rnai and Internal pain as. d.
Wiz. Pam Eeliryrr which /. stronger A.d require.
Ices Is effect egrr than AZ, known remedy Fas
fever aud take the osl5 -af. aad harmless rem
esiy IN this world RL,~l.- Fewer and asae care
FOR all hilHln- complaints take ID. Anti Baltou.
fillr an auxiliary ie the "sar." These R.,neii..
d"-,ra, ~. p-ra-s, but newer th~ pstsrai
" u UnAriS,
whnlc-ai. All Providence, * 1
For sals ny i'rnsSisir g.asrss b, iisis~ IEa
Fox SaLr.-t Isrm IL ~ acres, slfuatss
In Clinton 81, 90. sal. Es-i ~ Rig R.rk O. a. ans
quarter ~ ,ta. from Rock sssck FlYarfns Mil
Thirty ARE. iapruy.d and the entire farm l.
.uca.s1 with sossl f.nc- Tn. farm h. well water
81 aud has 80 IL fran hsm-e nearly a.w with eel
Lar and web IT hne water II viii b. -id with the
cruI'- thereon ipr ~ PEI II disposed of
Enqalr- ~ MIII.s q DEWEY,
M uafnsn'- Block
az Il =. WRIGHT "a tt. ths premises
iyfiH
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SOUTH HALF OF SECTION II, r. as, r.
~ $40 acres This tract 10 Two miles W VI
Waieott
a variety Of W and " sers traels satne hear the
rsiraad FOR sale hJ
y3s COOK . SARGENT
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VALUABLE FOR COAL AND FARMING
pnfI.s..- Snath fractional half of Sec w. 4
~ h il 20 and onIy - minute. walk fssn the
railroad station nj bursnt, aud lying the n.,rth
aud east sides u the county r.ssis.
NE % Sec r. ~. RE
If n W. h and n W i of D W. \. Fec. I.
Z q X 2E Aisa adb'inin. atose In Nnscaiine
county
= u n u i and \. \ IL :. 4 i, Dec L. r n,
ESQ arr-s Forty unler impros esn.hi
h0nse, orchard sc Three ney-r failing springs and
a. many Known coal niines
Alec various 20 aud so tract. In s-ott county,
well situated Appisto
U2 COOK SARGENT
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sVtpeC GoO9s ]: s0toc GUoSes !.
DLAcK SILKS. ASSORTED WIDTHS.
NAnH nnOWn LAWNS.
TOslsoeT QuuL9s 4
COuuTG0pAnES.
L1u0m DAmAnk.
AND NAPKINS,
SUFFER- sauCG A0aCk
rO1 ELS.
WMsTE AxD COl1DAED CasnOLlsE.
DOTfeO nv9enD,
smAGL Co10Ck 0Gn0mAMs.
01ACH D0un0euss AND
10oMmuU0 LACes,
WAITE And NV 10neua, &C. 40.
just received aud offered ~ ~Atr~.nel, low sr,r..
At WApswOkrMs
SECOND street
anlA dtf upp.~ite IL Claire uou.r
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BENTON COUNTY.

No ~ r ", Rs W. ia acres of cholce land
~s,sr~d b, Prairie Creek. contains ssall wood lot
70 Within h u = mile VI large grove Of sxesi,eni
sis1ber 10 mss fr"sn Cedar kalads mas b dIspossd
~ In NJ a.ys, and sili b< sal1 q bargain
fOwEsukiK COUNTY
No a. Lea sssrs u select land, aAjolnlnr shs
town III 0rtuns.i
No. ~ large iract VI iasd. nsar Eidora the
csuusy seal
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Heal estate.
-~~s- -
valDoboe CITY ProoereDs


last HALF or LOT 9, IN BLOCK 90,
IL easy u Davenport. Will, the Brick Mensr slssr~
an erected. W. rorncr Of second and Rock fsAsad
stre-ts.
West half Of Lot T. In Block e., Becoad ssr~<s BE-
tween Rock Islsnd aud Iowa streets. north side Il
joining fasm-rs House
North half Of Las and TO- In bloch o., being 70
feet on k'ck isiAad street aid i3S feet on Third
SPLENDID LOTS ON BLurP
I.p.s aud r. Ia Block ~ commanding IN. view
u the Mississippi river Mock Leland Fort Arm.
strong, Railroad Bridge, &c
For Terms. &c. Apply 10
iysttf COOK . SARGENT
uease CosssMre.
Ell BUILDING LOTS IN THE cry OF
IN Davenport, fAvornbiy i.cxted will be said "
the undersigned a credit Of from unc IL ayc y~nrs
to any person VII" viii build this -ea.oa
bi COOK SARGENT.
O0e l1oas.
Ok ACRES OF CHOICE LAND, ONE
80 half nail. frun city iimits, Tor sale - v~ry
HZ COOK 4 SARGENT
4 lsoo9 Chance for 00ve~e0rsse.
I'M ACRES FIRST QUALITY LAND.
w one mile from the city limits, suitable ie
diyid. in,o hs. ARE io,- Terms one nnh cash hal
as~e ~ ave years
B-s COOK SARGENT
T'imher Land.
AnAcREs TIMBER LAND. TWO MILES
IN from eliy II Davenport, near Biac Ora. read
ipr .a. b
p2stf COOK 4 SARGENT
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5UDUDO SmIN.Irs.-Just Received, On.
Hair Million No ! Michigan Sawed shingles fnr
sale = our Lumber Yard corner Fourth and Harr,
streets COTEs DAVIES
mas.sff
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Jusr RnsrvrD, n choice lot II Family
,rert,..s from the hast Don't ali e.as- AZ once
sou may Lsyr Ia wait yuur turn .
aa2i Nv IAMBRITEA CKOMBIE
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-03-18

How PAUL AND PETER LooKED.-It
is allowable to mention the general no.
tiop of the forms and features Of the two
apostles which has been handed down 10
tradition, aud as represented by early
artists. Paul is set down before US as
having the strongly marked and promi-
nent features of Jew, yet not without
some Of the finer lines indicative Of
Greek thought. His statue was dim
inutive, aud his body disfgured BY sumo
lameuess or distortion, which may have
provoked the contemptuous expression
If his enemies. His boaid was long and
thin. His head was bald The char
acteristics of his face we're a transparent
complexion, which visi5ly betrayed the
quick changes of his feelings bright
gray eye; undor Ihickly ovorhaugiug
aud united eyebrows; u cheerful aud
winning expression ofeounteuance which
invited the approach and inspired lha
confidence of strangers. 1t would be
natural to infer from his coutiuual jour
neys and manual labor, that he was pos.
sessed Of great stsspg'h of constitution
But men of delicate health have often
gone through the greatest exertions; and
his own words on more than one occasion
show that he suffered much from the
lack of bodily strength. Peter is rep
resented as man Of larger aud stronger
folm as his character was hars1er aud
more abrupt. The quick impulses Of a
soul revealed themselves in the flashes
of dark eye. The complexion Of his
face was full and sallow; aud the short
hair, which is described as entirely gray
ut the time Of his death, eursd black
and thick around his temples and chiu,
when the apostles stood together at An'
tioch, twenty years before their martyr
dom. Believing, as We do, that these
tradiiionary pictures havo probably
soms foundation in truth, We take them
ss helps to the imagination.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-03-18

A LESSON FOR Wives The following
touching, simple, aud sorrowfol momo,i.
al Of his wife was written BY one Of the
greatest statesmen Of EnglaDd Sir
James Mclntosh-iu private letter to
friend: She was a woman" Le writes.
who by tender management Of my weak.
nosses, gradually corrected the most per-
nicious Of them. She became prudent
from affection aud though Of the most
generous nature, she was taught frugali;y
and economy by her love for mo- Dur
ing the most critical period Of my life
she preserved order in my affairs, from
the care Of which she relieved mo. She
gently reclaimed me from dissipation !;
she prcpped my weak and irrosoIute ma.
ture she urged my incidence to all the
exertious that have been useful and
credilable to me aud she was PERI otu
ally at hand to adm0nish my needless.
ness and improvid4nce. To her owe
whatever | shall be- Ia her solicitule
for my interest, she never for moment
forgot my character. Her feelings were
warm and impetuous, ut she was plaza.
BILE, tender. and constant. Such waa
she whom | have lost; and l have list
ber when a knowledge of her worth hld
refneu my youthful love into frieud b o
-bofore ag4 had deprived it OF much Of
its original atdor. l seek relief, and l
find it in the consolatory opinion that a
benevolent Wisdom iuf.cts the ehastse
ment, as we'll as bestows the enjoyment
ofhumau life that this dreary aud wrOlch.
ed life is not the whole Of mon that a
being capable Of such proficiency u sci.
ence ard virtue is not Ike the boasts :;
that there is u dw, Hing place pr parel
for the spirits Of the just that the ways
OF God will yet be yiudioatel to man. d"
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THE DEATn's HEAD MoTH.-We have

The DEArn's HEAD MoTH.-We have
been favored by Mr.. Denny, of Do owning's
Terrace, the successful breeder of this
rare and interesting interest, with an in.
spection of several of his magnificent
specimens of the fly, 1t will be in the
recollection Of our readers, that about a
month since we stated the singular fact
that above twenty of the full grown larvae
were taken by Mr. Denny from tea-tree
growing over the top of house at the
back Of Downing Terrace. These have
all been successfully reared, and are TOW
splendid samples Of the genus. An in.
ttrest beyond is mere beauty of appear.
ance attoches to this insect it receives
its name of the deaths head from a
figure on the back of the thorax closely
resembling deaths head and cross.
bones; and this circumstances. coupled
with its power Of producing a shrll
squeaking noise has long rendered it an
object OF mysterious terror TO the vul-
gar, by whom its sound is regarded as
the harbinger Of calamity or death
Entomologists have been long puzzled to
explain whence the cry Of the insect rro
ceeded the naturalist world has been
divided on the subjecl-Roaumcr. Jo.
het, Lorcy, and other eminent entomol.
ogists, each advancing a different theory;
but none Of them have succeeded 10 ex
planning the mystery. The credit Of TIE
discovery We think we can now assert bc.
longs to Mr.. Denny lie has ascertain.
ed beyond doubt the organ of the
sound, namely, large movable horny
scale at tho base of each of the upper
pair of wings, fixed on the thorax and
covering a small aperture, which is also
Of horny substance Tho vibration Of
this scale is the cause of the sound as is
incontestably proved by all other parts
of the insect being perfectly at rest when
the noisc proceeded from it, while these
valves are in state Of strong vibration.
1t remains, however, to discover bow
this valve acts, aud to accomplish that
requires minute dissection Of the sub.
ject and it is much to be desired that
the subject should engage the attention
Of Mr., Owen, of London, tho celebrated
insect auatomist, by whose skill the mys.
terry may b. fully developed. - Cum.
bridge Eng Chroaicic.
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to melt current money, until the discov.
cry of gold in California, from whence
they have been lately supplied by Eng.
lish merchants.
The number of workmon employed in
matchmaking is estimated at from eigh.
teen 10 t,centy thousand; it is difficult,
however, to arrive at the exact number
The spirit Of adventure, rays our in.
formant, is very strong among the in
habitants of the Jura mountains A
great many Of them have travelled into
very remote countries, from whence some
have returned with very considerable
fortunes.
In conclusion, We may add, that we
earnestly look forward to the day when
the great traffic now carried Oh in Swift.
zerlaud France, and England, will have
planted itself on tho shores of America,
(pcrbaps in the neighborbool OF Texas.)
and to her branches the empires Of Eu-
rope would have to resort, as a matter of
necessity, for her watches, jewelry, &c,
as she now does for her gold, silver, and
various other products. We want
Neufchatol in America-we want her
mineral, as well as the many other ro.
sources of her soil, worked up within her
own borders.
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The Poor BLAcKs.--Dr Livingston,
the gallant explorer oe Africa, returns,
after sixteen years of adventure, with a
tale worth u queens at,ention-could
be not have asked to meet the Ameri.
cars, who came with the rescued explo-
ration ship from the norih2 This by.
eby. We chiefly desire to deplore
the frigh,ful barbarism INTO which SONS
Of the tribes, Of whom DR.. Livingston
otherwise reports favorahly, have fallen,
The Doctor says, that "ihe men arc en-
tirely under the control Of their wives"
that wheu anything is proposed 10
man, he replies. " | will ask my wife,
and her decision is 6nal aud, worse
than all. a man (more unhappy even
than caii51n) is obliged 70 cut aud
draw logs fr his mo,her in law. Ne
have sometimes thought that our mis-
siopar, al uish, perhaps fad work at
home but We shall henoeforth have no
wo'd {, say against the African mission
in Ct W. shall send ID our subserip.
tioD Punch
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-03-18

MURRAY PUNISHMENT IN RUssIA.-A
number Of men, varying from single
squadron TO whole regiment, according
TO tho number Of lashes to be inflicted,
are formed in single ranks facing inwards
each soldier being armed with strong
oaken rod about four feet long, aud the
thickness Of the middle finger. The uu-
happy prisoner, stripped to the waist
nod Laudcuffed, is then marched th: ouga
two soldiers holding tho points of their
sabers or bayonets at his breast. to pre-.
vcut lis advancing beyond certain
pace, aud receiving from each man as TIC
passes blow given with his whole force.
This continues till weaned nature can
hold no longer, and lie sinks down una
bic to move his seDseless form is then
placed upon a hurdle or wheelbarrow,
and in this manner he is dragged on, and
receives the rest of bis punishment 1t
may reasonably be SUPP oscd that not
few expire under this infection on the
spot, while many more live butto wrile
in the most borrowing and exeruciating
toriurcs in the regimen;al hospitals, till
death happily terminates thoir suffer.
ings In the event Of tho former occur.
ring the given number must yet be in
fictcd aud, horrible to relate, the hid
eous living mass Of seuseless, shapeless
human clay is still drawn through the
lauks, the corpse resouuding with the
blows raincd upen it TIL the sentence is
complete. Under these accumulated
horrors, woe to the wretch whose com.
passionate feelings or weakness ofnerves
render him ircar able of striking
with the prescribed force, as he is al
most Immediately seized upon, and a
similar punishment Inflicted upon him.
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