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, 1857-01-30

NJ 1t is stated that Sir Walter Scott,
"a order to fix upon the memory the legends
ana anecdotes which he collected in his
carry wanderings, used to take twig or
piece OF wood which came TO hand, and
Keep notching it with his knife, while the
narrator y. went on. These tally sticks, says
us olographer, would sometimes increase
"afery lnConvenient number.
~ The ancient Greeks buried their
uead In earthen jars, and many of these
SeIe lound in the Crimea. The largest
s sau most perfect was discovered by some
"s-aunters, who traced bee to the spot,
aau . lound the jar filled with honey. When
elpued, this enormous jar was found large
posture. - -
A. " II IS stated that the wife of one OF
vo.I ~ uloSt distinguished physicians of Paris
,,... .a,s ring made Of iron that was ex-
S.eo SaeSeo from the blood taken from her hus-
r v.uu during some disease with which he
m. n anllcted. But this is not more re-
ra,AaOle va.le than the set of jewelry a lady
,Ts.s ,s' winch was produced perfect by the
swat oil her husbands brow.
r. ~ Blankets were first made in Bristol,
Tssr, lanu, In the year l73S, by q poor
.nS % whose name was Thomas Blanket,
na'us S Sno gave his name to his peculiar
'uulacture of wooden cloths.
pnS 1t is stated that the number oil
nay s'.sn and Scotch settled in ireland is
vo,.re va" more than double what it was only ten
ss,, 'ag1. ~ A Galway paper says "ThC
,sra,t =. ireland seems destined to be silently
''""oalzed to Scot and Saxon"
, 1857-01-30

IA We learn from the New Orleans
Creole, of the 9th ult., that Col. L. j. c..
Kewen, special agent of the Nicarsguan
Government in the Southern States, has
left New Orleans for Alabama, Mississippi
and Georgia TO raise recruits for General
Walker. y
, 1857-01-30

COUNCIL tOOk up IL. Is. No D, an act tC
prohibit trade with and employment o.
Northern Indians. The title shows the
character Of the bill. 1t makes penal said
acts, coufers Jurisdiction in such cases Oh
justices of the peace, and takes effect or
and after the 18th February, 1857. 1t
passed the Council unanimously on Thurs.
day.
On Wednesday was reported to the
Council series Of bills constituting the la
bors OF the select committee to whom wa,
assigned the duty Of conforming our va
rious practice acts to the late law of con.
grcss, prohibiting more than one place oI
holding court for each judicial district
These bills are lengthy, and occupied the
attention Of the Council during its two
sessions on Thursday, without any disposi
tion being made of them. We will give
in our next issue, a digest of these laws.
The resolution fixing the time for the
election of territorial officers, lies on the
table Of the Council, that body having
amended the House time, the 2lst, by in
serting 9th. A motion to reconsider the
last fixed time, was made on Thursday aft
ernoon by Mr.. Poe pending which, Mr.
Cock moved to lay upon the table Car
ried.
The ZULU WoMEN.-An African cores
pondent says "The labor Of digging,
planting, harvesting, getting irewood,
drawing water, grinding, cooking, care Of
the children, indeed, all the hardest of the
work among the Zglus is performed by the
women. The men build the huts and fences
milk and take care of the COWS, watch the
gardens, and drive away the birds and wild
pigs, hunt, lounge, and drink beer, and this
is pretty much the extent of their employ
ment but the dredged women work from
morning till night, and If one of them
shows any symptoms of laziness, she is
sure of beating from her unmerciful hus
band, who gives as reason for his con
duct, paid too many cows for you to lei
you remain idle you shall work and pay
me by your labor all which paid for you.
have often seen native woman digging
without cessation from morning till night
with her heavy pick (native hoe) in the
hard hillside, having an infant suspended
in a leathern sack on her back and after
her days work, she would return home
with a large bundle Of fre-wood on her
back, the pick ON her shoulder, and the
child on her back. 1t is no uncommon
sight to see company Of native women
going into Pietermaritzburg, or D'Urban,
from their Kraais in the country, distant
thirty miles, each carrying on their head a
basket of Indian corn, holding little less
than bushel. A man, usually the hus
band, leads this company, gives orders
when to rest and when to march, carrying
himself only his shield and spears and
when they reach the market he greedily
takes the money, with which he pays the
government tax, or buys COWS, and with
them augments the number of his wives.
The Zulu women are sometimes so severely
beaten for laziness and unfaithfulness to
their husbands that they run away and
attach themselves to other men at great
distance. But if they are found they are
most cruelty treated"
, 1857-01-30


FUIL PARrIcuLARs, IA good story is
told Of an old lady who had received q let
ter from her son, a.sailor on board a mcr-
chantman, which ran thus:
Have been driven into the Bay Of Fun
dy BY pompoose right 10 the teeth. u
blowed great guns, and carried away the
bowsprit, a heavy sea washed overheard
the binnacle and companion; the captain
lost his quadrant, and ,conldn't take any
observation for fifteen days; at last We ar
rived at Halifax"
The old woman, who could not read her.
self, got q neIghbOr to repeat it 70 her
three or four times, until she thought she
had got It BY heart. She then sailed out
to tell the story.
"Oh, poor sonP aaasa Y
%Wby, what's the matter, mOtherl I
hope no mischief ~ b .aa 3.i 8 81
"Oh, thank God, he's safel But be has
been driven into the Bay Of Firmanent By
bamboozle right in the teeth-it bowed
great gus, and they carried away The pull
pit--a heavy sea washed overheard the
pinnacle Of The tabernacle-the captain
lost his co1juration, and couldn't get any
salvation for fifteen days--at last they ar
rived safe at Halleigjah."
ia. bless usl what q wonder they
wasn't beat to atoms Well. ] wouldn't
be salor.D K. a. 81
, 1857-01-30

.I,nfENsE GROwrH. population Of
Cincinnati. within the cOrpoFate limits Is
stated to Go 100000. The exports from
that city, for the year ls55J56, amounted
to $5O,744, 1856; in 1s5l552. only $685.
234,615. This gives an idea Of the great
increase Of business within four yoars Ihe
imports into the city the last year amount
ed to $75, ,Sas.90l
, 1857-01-30
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WEDNESDAY, Jan. 2l.-Mr. Cock pre-
sented the petition of Andrew j. Miller
and 16 others, praying for the passage of
a law repeating all laws for the collection
of debts This petition came up in its or
der on Thursday, and after considerable
was laid upon the table,
, 1857-01-30

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The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-05-09

The decay Of Statesmanship in the o. s.
seems to be generally conceded. There are
few topics of thought ON which newspapers
and reviews are more reflective; there are
nome ON which they are more decided in
their opinions. This aspect Of our country
borders on the phenomcnal. lts ipdications
are exceedingly suggestive, and it i certain
~ time for us to begin the careful consid-
eration Of its causes and effects. vi
The present state Of things does not sp-
pear to have been an item in the calculations
Of eur earlier American Philosophy. Once
We were fruitful in great men, and the popu-
lar mind imagined that our country had >
life inheritance in them. The origin Of the
belief can be easily explained. The political
idea Of man WAS the fayorite idea Of, our
fathers, and they really fell into tho error
of expecting vast results in the way Of in
dividual greatness from thcin9uance Of civil
Institutions. Facts begin to d ,monstrate
different conclusions. Government, q
such, is losing its power 70 stimulate per-
sonal intellect and its instrumentality ID
mainly employed in developing magnificent
form of society. Nothing in thc history Of
american Liberty Is more significant than
the singular change which has recentN taken
place ia the individual relations Of our great
men to the Government. They are sfcfi-
tects no longer, bot more builders on the
social edi6ce.. The profession Of States,
manship has ceased to Be 4 sciente; and res
duced to the condition Of practical art,
the skin II the hand iswofth more than the
genius Of the mind. Every day We srv ma
King GOvcfnment more and more & 'thfnx Of
fns ~hsuerv a,sA tase f3rofamd Il fOt t4te hum
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cosrssoona with iss inhsseno neeal1nses.
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tSisi q -. which niele soeoant fee ~
Iaon-comnunieAsive disposiAioa nanibessd
ON the present occasioaby ~. Qsaekenbssh.
During the proceedings the Justice called
out tie name Of Il. Pcfcy De LAncy Blobb; /;
and in responee TO tie call 5 tall individual
arose sad icame forward sssl thssght I Ssc-
osrixea n tn inaiyiausl In aneet3on, z eoa-
tinaed Mr spoas, s. persoa .Ae ! hsd ,sea
before. and / va not nistakcM. He vas
vild, "a disposed e rseals = shs q ..ssnsisd :.
E 80. "a :. - !: .o.sss: .. u. d.. =
aTSe evidence id ii Il. oiIeer.. 4. Who had 4, i,
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!. m. PALMER.


RoA1 UOtAto Agent,
n onsAs GssS, ~: r, = Csssets DsAsss lsss
rIv0wN PROPERTY BOUGHT AND SOLD
i Money Invested in Real Estate; Titles examined
anA Taxes lid; Cenveyancing made, Coalec4toos q
stte1ded 10, aad semttances iu,uediasely Dade
Lettersof inquiry promptly answered. Is4ga ~
$' REFERENCE:--
Hon. Z. Lows, ~ '-'"'y 80 5sE
Gov. n. ". lxAnD, (o-S. r.s- ~ q fl,s
a. J. P0pPIET0N, o''s' -
@. ". LErEvEn. Chatham, Ps.
Moesrs. LEES q HAnsH, :. n. .s.;.. 49,
Capt. \. p. WEST,
PAscaAEL ". WOODWARD, Chicase, Iiiinois.
& STEPHsN CoFFIN, Philadelphia, Pa.
h. @. PlEncE, New Yosk City.
I3-Omcc on corner cf Pcsri ssrect and Broadway,
Council Dluffs, lowa.sn 5s $.5.s<ss ssf :.
. nl.u L..--
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CAsADY Z TEST,

.A610rNe0o 0o1 C600os1S0eo a xOD, 80
GENERAL LAND A0ENI1,
COUNCIL BLCFTS...... .s..
WILL PROMPTLY ATTEND TO LAND
w Arencies, Collections, Investing Money, Locst-
ing and selling Land Warrants and al other business
pertaining their profession in Western Iowa and Ne
braska. . MA
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-22

I'll tho work ni In, relieving force Was hut
half accomplished, and after Sighting from
Allahabad TO Cawnporc, it remained 10 fight
from Cawnpore 10 Lucknow.
The second part o, the expedition has been
not, indeed. oss glorious, but hess fortunate
than the hrs, On the 2lst Geu. llavelo>k
announces in dispatch that he is free to
cross the Ganges, and already on the a9th
we find him, with mast seasonab'c rein
forcement, received through Gen. NELL, ~
mites advance on his new route, after hav-
ing fought another successful battle and
taken fifteen guns. In this p,si.iou-w,h
Lucknow unly about 81 miles ahead his
army seems TO have encountered that dire
scourge Of Indian armies more terrible than
any human tOc--an outbreak ot the cholera.
We know by sad experience with what In
tally this dreadful disease fiistens ON IA ar
my ia,igucl by long marches worn ont by
great excitement. and exposed at once to
iirrt,. heat and the eNhala,ions Of iiooie,i
country.
Il was amber similar circumstances. IN
deed some 80 years ago, that cholera with
whose fatal currsc we have now become so
~A.tN lItilitar. illNt nTpht out. Dtil ufNti,
even m war, ivrtlc n unlooked-tor royrrses,
vas there one which 50 plaluly rcbahed all
human calculation rs this. 4 general and
AN army victorious beyond precedent, march.
ing 80 assured success and the rellci ot
long beiragued fortress within ont march OF
tAcir Object, have been struck by the fatal
p,>tlgncc, and bv our las, accounts Have
iock and the remains of his gallant band,
encumberd bv their sick comrades, were
painfully reiraciug th-lr steps 10 tawpporr
by the route on which they had advanced
only few days before full Of hope and con.
lidcnce 10 us holy II cause rs ever led men To
battle
We cannot attempt To cypress the sym
pltby which llp calamity that has bc'aIlen
th,-,,' brave men viii excite. not only IN
England, bni wherever the tale OF their gal
hntry and th-ir misiortune shall be- told
Afr having accomplished more than could
b. expected ol men, they have fallen uudor
the mysterious dIspcnsation OF Providence
II IL with man, however, that We have 10
night and, a. ihrs, few hundred heroes have
suliiced 10 overcome every obstacle that the
mutincc.s coa.i oppose, and TO defeat them
wherever .hcy attempted II stand, we trust
that Gen llayc,oca may have been able, II
4 few DAYS, to resume his march on Luck
rpn, with recruited fauks, restored heath
AID better fortune.
The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1857-10-22
o.. -'mru"n> Allowed - Nnit Con-
TRAITORS.

Tl,c Commissioner of the General Land
Ulce i,~vc> q very important Circular m
relation To- Prescriptions allowed contractors
carving the mails through the territories
west IF the Mississippi, under the general
rf1,i.i"a FOR that purpos" IA the Act Of
Congress approved March ?. 1873, and the
special Ac' Of March 3, $50
III, pluupa. points IN the circular are:
Is That 10 constitute right OF pre-
cnplion under the law, tue mail rnu'" on
which the claim is based must form Il part
of sysrcm, stretching literally across tic
Territory, being link IN. OF part Of u con
mttcd rou,e tom the line Of tn" States
vesl Of til, Ma ssipp to the Pacific.
~ The party prcfcrrn2 a claim must
furnish a map showing the station, with
a certificate sworn To- 10y the p"stmistcr
nearest tocach Of the stations, showing tha'
aid stations are between the points dJsir
mated in he con'rac, and the map mus
l,c flfd in the District Office. and be accniut
ianed hy evidence from the Post Oilico D..
partuIet' that he party claiming ts u ""H
libf''FT on wv. Ifl' tlI4t' WV
81. The mail contractor IT cnIrau' mus
tie ia the prrp"- district oFcc lrs written
declaration 81 NJ. intention IL claim the hn.l.
eiits Of the aw within three month. from
the 5. lcrtiou OF bis stations i on s't'-
ycy.d land if the land, be- not surveyed
ai time a. such selection then -nch declarn
ton must De- fIci within three months after
the rturn 81 the township plat I" thr d.
4 strict Ollie.
,th Sat. IA 'tory proof sh"~'n- tie IS.
tent If IT,, .mproy m,nis "1 each station.
AMI that they ar, Of character 80 fn'ly
siioss re III, purJr. Of ri0 -iat."n mds'
Gc furnished the lo.al IatI ollcrss.
5th Ihorc aAn ~ bat uns -ta'ion i'r
every t.,nly milo Of tlp route 'hr -
'snc, r,4v exceed hn can not b" ics, 'haa
'wou,y nrIe4 i-,woen 'ha tract, pre.rnpt,d
aBd proof on the. POINTS must be- rqhr"t
IN I'por mp1l'i la.4l the ri.'m Ia1.t
w.. pfo,ul up aud PAD lur dlrn" Il, as
.-tcnyr # ~. eouir.u and b,iu' ihe day
u>,d bg u. i'c-.d IT 10. IT, ,ubI., a. "'
a., l.Ha o'hcN a. right which i,H
.a,', may have tai ~ii! w. fnrl .'"d.
7tr E1,bc.rtra. 'ot i,e'ns INNS n,ilr
.a. "a. 'at st.,t,ei ioa Vrt 1aW',n E'i
oler d.a.,| acre il r"n'lg.0s- i'..'. =.
.oc'e.lr b. osa Improvements, hHt o' ooEr1.
no. tra. r- m.r'rt Dg "'b'r j
8,d-
-H t.toy. o.. ,U .,r- 800 arg
,,a-toHo' r., tad '.t,|.'a -'s,a
.afs' 70. e.-'.. . -gr'.rt a'd should BE-
..rYcI >, ,a. ioaio@ ~ ..l. ''' ~
oyo.y ;s.rf. ru rIa-t H'r L'.r '"
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The Oid Vhsx- Waking wp.

The old Wings are undoubtedly waking
up There IL quit" n stir going On amongst
the old fellows, and they nfe getting their
backs up 10 II Threatening manner. AZ AZ
evidence oi this. rad tho following closing
paragraph 81 letter from CHARLES An
b,nscs distinguished old Wing of Tin
cinna,i, la he Dayton Enyu,,e,:
Truly truly, indeed your frpM every
way. Sailn.t writes. Nam iiem yelIc nj.
qne nolIc, ea denium Trina amic,tii est
And with you ! am !os Liberty and
Union, now sud E,r ever Ard may God
damn nll abol,iionism open md Disguised,
iof the samr period, ~ the CONSTANT prayer
ii your n2nin. CnAa.rs ASonssoS.
Hos nn'.G. pt \. Fmoey Pres .ays
81 the lai, Iro. q. DrsN
81 Uuon WA 81 tall stature sni most
it0poAHs appaiancc. pale complexion and
tim hair md was constantly laboring nm.
dr. grn' physical debility. Iie sryed
lhfpag' rNo 'onprr,s4es, and IN tbs contsi
i"r Speaker. ~ 1850. distinguished himself
by l,it bitter ,r.au'is upon the Hon. \. i.
Bank the krpoh.lcan espibiai' iT tim,
iraiiioG tyofy DAY he introduced sorn'
proportion fpr Tho pnrpps oi dividing the
Iorres 81 the RcpublI.aDs- lIis yotce sas
c."ar and Il >iin't. ani bis siyle most capt.
s1'ng Va -ln,il Dcyer iosgei tl.c ia, when
lac announced 10 tiiuso i.riiI,ng ,0nce ~ l'e-
coming "a ban, Nml 40 ful ID terror 10 his
~" d, 10 ioug ns,il,.r ~ The party 81
An'hog} uT Ia iLe party o; Caesar
stand bore ipr Rome. liz VA patriotic.
h!u cccsnl''c Dad ,oni Of absifIg nols. l,
va, ehnfYrd thai H. himset was nubitious
II tie high petition Il I,ns"iins officer. ~
II va. wh,!c b. could u dl.cl his object IN
dri,aljug NJ Banks, h. dl mach la ,iivi'lc
itl iIuoful'> tie Republican column in
~ 'as' '7ngf,-,, he was man ~ harm
ing and ~ y, at puniy of character. AMI
L's d"..lh WI be- d'cp,y regretted by thos
NIB KISS him. ~ Is ~, long since wc
,hron,cinI il' hath Of sp accomplished son
81 VI punp, and now vc arr called upon
10 ,ronrd ,ie decessc 81 he father
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" R"agl '..i.'- a....y .'
~ II Iis-raa.t - us' i,s,- %
.1r'.s $50 Mol'..-
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-03-11
Public Expenditures.

Mr.. Garrett of this State, lately delivered a
speech in the House of Representatives, in which
he commented upon the reckless extravaganza
of the General Government during the last year
or two. In the fiscal year 1S53-'54 the expendi-
lures were $4,O1S,2 49, while the last year,
1886, they suddenly swelled up to S57, 49,
4Ol, an increase of thirteen millions, and ST.
243, 500 more than they were in the height
of the Mexican war. These facts are really start
ling, and let it be remembered that it is o Dem
ocratic Congressman from Virginia, who exposes
them to the world. Mr. G. also gives us elew
as to how the money goes. 1t is squandered
upon party favorites." He says:
"Consider, sir, your printing expenses. They
do not even profess to be confined to what Is
needed for the public business or to be kept
down to strict economy, but you print so that
members may have books to gee dacGy and eEec-
tioReer nth that party tar0rites may haze .Tat
Jobs TO make fortunes Oa and it is plainly avow-
ed that, whether it cost more or less, your print
ing must be given to some editor or other, in or
der to support an organ for the support OF the
Executive and the party-as though newspa-
per organ were one OF the legitimate objects for
which the Constitution allows us to raise taxes.
In 1910, the expenditure for printing was not
quite one hundred thousand dollars. What is it
MOVIE The bills for printing, paper, engraving,
&c. are 5etaceen one md tacO millaOns!"
Staunton spectator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1849-1896, 1857-03-11
Important Decision.

The opinion OF the Supreme Court OF the United
States in the bred Scott case was delivered by
Chief Justice fancy on Friday last. 1t was q
full and elaborate statement OF the views OF the
Court They have decided the following I'M
portant points:
First-Negroes, whether slaves or free, are
not citizens Of the United States under the Con-
stitUtion.
Second-The ordinance of 1887 had no indie
pendent constitutional force or legal effect sub
seouently to the adoption of the Constitution;
and could not operate of itself to confer free
dom or citizenship, within the Northwest ter
ritory. on negroes not citizens by the Con-
stitution.
Three-The provisions of the act of 1920,
commonly called the Missouri Compromise, III
so ia, as it undertook to exclude negroes in the
northern part of the Louisiana session, was a
legislative act exceeding the powers OF Congress
and cold and Of no legal effect to that end.
In deciding these main points the Supreme
Court have incidentally determined also that as
Congress does not possess power itself to make
enactments relative to the persons or property
of citizens of the United States in Federal terrific
nv. other than such as the Constitution confers,
so it cannot constitutionally delegate any such
powers to Territorial government organized
by it under the Constitution.
The delivery of this opinion occupied about
three hours, and was listened to with profound
attention by those in the crowded room. The
eist of the decision is that both the Wimot Pro
viso and Squatter Sovereignty are unconstltu-
tional. 1t is an opinion we have always held,
with much Difference, however, to the distln-
guished gentlemen who have thought otherwise.
Being now decided by the highest tribunal
known to our laws, we hope the question will
be regarded as definitely and finally settled,
Judges Mclean and Curtis delivered opinions
on Friday, in opposition to the decision OF the
majority of the Court and affirming the Consti-
nationality of the Missouri Compromise. The
Justices present, besides those already Named
were Judges Wayne, Grier, Campbell, Nelson
Catron and Daniel.