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FRESH VENISON.

EhESH ' ENESUNs
lust RECEIVED FROM THE WEST, A
!:
supply Of superior OYSTERS. Families ard
others supplied at the lowest price, corner of
Penn avenue and Sd street, Union Refectory.
feb elm b. SCHAD.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1857-02-18

L eminent Printing Office, convenient Dwell
ling House, containing six Rooms and Kitchen
The House Is situated on PeiEce street, between
LIST and North Capitol streets. 10 a good tenant
the low rent Of S 10 Will be charged. Apply to
the undersg ned, opposite the premises, or ut my
stall at the Gentle Market.
jan 3-u CHARLES THOMA
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EHOR X MI "A FURNISHED HOUSE
situated on Penn avenue, between 10th and
18th streets. The advertiser being about to leave
the city for several months, is DESTROYS OF renting
their house, which is comfortably furnished, and
suitable for afamilY. To coed and r,sponsi bic
tenant the rent will be moderate Possession
given on the LIST Of April next. feb saw
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LOR RENT.-A PARLOR AND CHAMBER
handsomely furnished, In one Of the most
entity Of the National, Browns, and Dex,er's
Hotel The house Is new, with all the modern
Improvements, water, g2s, &C. Also several very
pleasant Chambers. Apply at No as Lou.sIena
avenue, south side near 9th street feo2
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The d fsrent Fairs at Metropolitan Hall,
Iron Hall, and Schneider's Building, continue
to be most attractive places of resort.
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: Inrnl.rasion Wetward.

One of the editors of tie Press has had
during the past week practicd illustra7
ton q the manner in which the people are
elbowmg each other in thar journey vest
ward.l We returned home froq the East
yesterday, on the Michigan Sosther9 raid
road, arriving about noon Thstrain COM
sisted of fourteen Erst class pasenger cars
besides emigrant and baggage cars, the
whole containing at least seven hndred pas
sengers. A young man who hada taste for
such Investigations canyassed u cars, and
found that three hundred and twenty
Of the number were elnigrafin to Iowa,
Wisconsin and Minnesota. w are sorry
that he did not make his obsert tions more
definite, and tell us how manjwere going
to each State. The emigrantst ere mostly
very intelligent men, with. teir families,
the rosy cheeks, bright eyes and merry
ringing laugh of the y0angd members Of
which give promise Of excelfe} citizens TO
the States where they intend locate.
Let them come--ten thousA per day
if they can find room in th4trains. The
West is large enough and lib enough to
furnish happy homes for ths3ali hsca-
90 Dem. Press. -,
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As will be seen by our advertising col
umns, tho Merchants are receiving their
Spring stock Of Goods, and the dull monot-
ony of hard Winter, is giving place to the
wontcd activity Of Spring business. Our
Merchants we understand are generally re-
ioicing in large increase Of patronage. We
are glad to notice this evidence Of the pros.
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n. & M. Raiirsaa.

Addison Day Esq, Superintendent Of the
NJ. q N. Railroad publishes the following
statement in the Cincinnati Railroad Rec
ORD, with reference to the purposes of the
company. 81 sft
The road was opened in January, 1856,
and the business was much interrupted in
the spring by land slides, &C., the road be-
ing new and cuts narrow. We are now
laying 20 miles Of iron, from Muscatine to-
wards Oskaloosa, which will eusble us to
run to the Iowa river in two months; and in
the course Of one year We shall be running
to OskaIoosa. This will Be branch Of the
main line. The main line, from Iowa City
to Council Bluffs, win be built, probably, in
the course Of FIVE years, through to Council
Bluffs Our cost Of operating is about so
per cent. Of receipts. A dividend of 4 per
cent. for the first six months was declared
January |. We have charter fora branch
from main line to Cedar Rapids, running up
through the valley Of the Cedar river, which
will probably be built in 4 few years, ma
king, in oil, when completed, about $50
niles of ROAD" -. s8
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Laflertr neck .

y y With pleasure, w call .sttention to
TIE shove 6rn. They are both young men
ct s.eerPsise and integrity, and from their
continued efforts to plcase the psblic, are
deserving of : liberal share Of patronage.
They hare istely secured the services Of !
eonPstsnt worknan, and src fully prepared
e % repairing IF Jswelry and Watches, in
saperior naanes; snd upon short notice.
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ph naa1 : Si1A - sAsias - hoson ~,
- eAeep ~ ess1 u LAsyEBrr & nkck.
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At the. Star &ore," No. 2, Empire Block,
have filed their rooms sschuck full'' Of new
Goods; but from the loads that leave there
daily, VIC conclude that they are disposing
Of the same, for an equivalent Of the ssflthy
lucre." We don't positively say that all
the fine goods piled up in their rooms are
for sale-but the reader can ascertain US to
that, by calling Mt No. 2.
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[ ipe 4aIsd 1a1:'0's'sd Of aaarcn y, thus
summarizes the previous fortnight's news
! The news Of the passage Of the wagon road
bin. has be-. received by our people with
great satisl Zion. lts passage It this time
i most 1bportune; for it is not to be dis
guised, ffeeling Of alienation. sort OF
eessranx ment- vas beginning to grow upj n
the minds Of many, out Of the conscious
neglect Of the General Government toward
California. This measure, II followed
bythc active initiation Of the work, win
serve to lissipate those sentiments. and We
shall probably, for the future, hear less Of 8
Pacific Republic, or an Occidental Confede-
racy, not only among the careless and ad-
venturous, but also among the rejecting
and seiate. Not that any one thinks Of "a.
cepsing this IL lieu Of lie railroad: for i
Ia only looked upon as the. pioneer and fore
runner Of that great work! We DONE any
longer discuss the question in California 4
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The immense preparations making for the
erection and completion Of business houses
and residences in all parts Of the city, PREF
dict a busy year for the mechanic, lab6rer
and brakeman. Our lumber merchants are
receiving bountiful supply Of the "need-
ful, !" and NO expect to see buildings spsing
into existence as if BY magic. Everything
looks encouraging, and if the work is prose-
cuted with the same energy and determina-
ton with which it is projected, this city has =
future spreading out in the perspective, that
is eminently brilliant. The signs Of the
times are suspicious, and the most casual
observer cannot but notice that . season Of
unusual activity and progress has already
commenced.
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A. B. NORRIS,
VIM. IL. POWERS,
r. r HEWITT
Attest, D. D. CLARKE, Cor. Of Pot. Co.

CO ssMakc hay while the sun Shines is
an old motto, and one that applies better to
the mown fields Of the country, than to the
crowded thoroughfares of our city. But in
its business application, it is never out of
place. "Make hay while the sun shines, ?
BY calling on SAa and JIx PosrERrlELp,
and selecting from their excellent stock Of
Furniture, the Spring furnishing which yea
need for your parlors, kitchens and bed
rooms. Their wares are selling rapidly.
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Coroner, Inquest.

Below will be found the result of an in.
quest held upon the body Of man named
JoHS LEEskE, native of Germany. Mr..
Clark informs us that the person found
drowned, was seen going in the direction of
the crock, on the 10Th Of March, and that
he, Mr.. G. was at the creek shortly after,
and found a hat lying upon the bank. He
obtained help, and search was instituted,
but no other trace Of human being found.
On Wednesday last the body was discovered,
short distance below the spot where the
hat was found. A silver watch was found
upon his person, and $3.50 in specie, and
cts IN Nebraska ..,,rrapcv
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STATE OF IOWA,
POTrAwArrAwrH 20.

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An inquisition holden OF the farm Of VIM.
Powers, on Mosquitoe Greek in pottawatta-
ME County, on the Goth day Of April, A. D.
1857, before d. B. Clark, Coroner Of said
County, upon the body Of person unknown,
there found lying dead. BY the Jurors
whose names are hereto subscribed, the said
Jurors upon oath do say that he come to
his death by committing suicide by drown
ing himself in Mosquito Creek.
In testimony whereof the said Jurors have
hercunto set their hands the day and year
aforesaid.
A. B. NORRIS,
VIM. II. POWERS,
E. B. HEWITT.
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Has succeeded lo the. business Of his
brother, and i holding forth Mt the s3husc
fryne,' with 4 large and new assortment
of Goods AZ everybody knows Jim, II
would be superaaons in US 70 more than
announce that he il ssthar.s,
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The La.A s.,..,..


From the Muscatine Journal, We learn
that the land granted by the act Of Con-
gress for the construction Of Railroads in
this State, has been apportioned, and the
respective number Of acres to which the
different roads therein named, are entitled,
Is as follows:
Darlington 4 Missouri 4 $50, 900
Mississippi { Missouri SOC, 900
Iowa Central, from lLyons) 100000
Dubuque and Pacifc SOC, 200
2,l5O, 900
1t Will be seen that the aggregate amount
is not as much by about one half Us was ut
iirst anticipated. Very much of the land
on the routes was fonnd to be already taxi
en- up. From these lands, the railroad com
panies will realize, on an Average, Eve dol
lars per acre, making the magnificent sum
Of $l0, 750, 600 for the construction Of rail-
roads If the State. This i no small item,
and will contribute much to the growth,
prosperity and wealth. Ii will have the
tendency to increase the yalnc Of lands adj
lacent 70 those granted to the companies,
and bring them into cultivation mnsh soon-
ef than II the grant had not been made.
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store 81 blessinxs 10 he sh0wered upon the
laali the coming sunmer and antunn. The
mantle Of snow stFssehed over The continent,
has, u know, sheltered many hundred
thousands IT acrcs q Wheat from the
chilling winds, and the alterations Of frce.-
ins and thawing, which, If al Influences
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]. M, Philips = ca,

On Broadway, have received a good as
sortmcnt Of Boot & Shoes, to which they
Gull the attention of the public.
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First door east Of the Pacific House, has
q fine and varied assortment Of Jewelry.
Don't take our word for il. but call and see
for yourselves.
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news fssua Nicaragua.

Wc publish elsewhere q compilation Of
letters from various officers Of Walkers ar.
my. The news, however, is not sufficiently
consistent or authenticated to induce entire
confidence. It seems that the account Of
Walkers defeat andlhight from Rivas, re-
ceivcd sometime since, was silly April
hoax. If the reported victories Of Walker
shoald prove to be true, and peace be con-
cluded between him Gas the ruler of Mica
raqua) and his allied enemies, diplomatic
relations with that State will be restored.
This will be the more desirable, if the Central
American treaty between the United States
and Great Britain, should be concluded, as
it no doubt soon will be, by the ratification
Of the British Government.
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ORDINANCES PASSED.

Mr.. NrE, introduced an ordinance enti-
tied, |san ordinance to establish sidewalks
OF Broadway, and provid, for paving the
s;nnc;" which was read grst time, and on
motion Of Mr.. BALDWIN, tic rules were sus-.
pended-the ordinance read second time
BY sections, and q third time by its title, ana
passc1l sI
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ACCOUNTS ALLOWED.

One in favor of w. McFADDES, for $3,N
for removing nuisance from Pierce street. I
One in faver Of WAesrArY 4 MlTHES, fol
sa5s,46 for work on Broadway as per csti.
mate Of City Engineer. f
The Committee on claims, asked and OBJ
tiincd leave for further time to report on
the account of THoxAs TosrEvIN.
On motion the COUNCIL adjourned.
Attest, FRANK STREET,
44si -af7s Ctr Rn.,nr.1nv
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REMARKABLE tAsE-MoNoMANI FL

A REMARKABLE tAsE-MoNoMANI4 FOR
PkTrY TnIEvING--The case of james o.
Brayman, for many years editor of the Chi
cage Democrat, who is charged with stealing
letters containing money from the Post Of
fee, and who has acknowledged the charge,
is a remarkable one. That man occupying
o high position in society, filling Offices of
trust, surrounded by a loving family, edu-
Gated, connected with Christian church,
with salary that more than supplied his
every want, should be guilty of stealing let
ters from the post office, shows an innate
depravity or weakness to resist temptation
seldom found in man moving in the place
occupied by Mr.. Brayman. 1t is understood
that his counsel will plead insanity Evil
dence will be introduced to establish his
blamelcss character in all the relations OF
life except in respect to one infrmity-that
Of taking small sums of money belonging to
others, without motive. 1t W II be shown
that he has executed various important trusts
with scrupulous honesty, and probably in
stances of petty theft will be adduced other
than that mentioned in the indictment, to
establish defect in the mental constitution
Of the prisoner. 1t will be remembered that
the defence Of Huntington, the New York
forger, was based on presumed alteration
of this sort
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-31
MORE FRAUD!

The Democrats of Minnesota have, it
.eems, We'd with their brethren in Kansas
and Iowa in defraudins the people at the
ballot box. Says the Chicago Tribune:
Our Minnesota exchanges come to us filled
Will, the details OF enormous and disgracetul
frauds all over the b',..ler. The Indians
were piled with whisky Ivy o,-ernment Of
fieisls and Others, on the day Of elec:a,,. and
Get to voting the Democratic ticket; stAf'>l-
out Irisl,nen were placed TN circuits and
paid with the proceeds of the Fort Smelling
sw indie, tloub;les<) to canvass half a dozen
precinct. ard vote at each; returns were
openly manufactured; and finally Pembina
county, with voting population OF les
than one hundred, has br"aght in SIC hun
dred Democratic m1jority!
A correspondent Of the same paper, wri-
ting from Glencoe, Mcleod coGnty, under
= -dAso Of the 17;h inst, says:
Zone hundred Indians, gearing theiy
bldnkefsat the time, voted on the Winncbago
Reservation the Democratic ticket. One
hundred and ten did vote, but the Agent
Thought this WAS rather steep; SO he t,mk
ten tickets out of the box and crossed the
same number of names from the list.'
Notwithstanding these frauds, there are
come hopes Of Ramsey's election. The
MINI esctia,, OF tho 22d has returns from IS
counties, footing up: R:msey 5000; Siblcy
s,GOS; I.amscy's majority 292. These re-
turns embrace all the counties except Nor
1rison, st. Loai<, axe, Buchanan and Itasca,
and the Pcmbina region. Subsequent re-
turns have bocn received from st. Louis,
Lake and Buchanan counties. They give
Ramsey 1876 majority. Deducting 500 Penn
bina VOTES which were never cast, and Ram
sey's majority in the Territory is 377.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-31
SYMPATHY WANTED.

Tho ssNational Democracy of Kansas
sye Just now in need of sympathy from their
brethren of the Union. by telegraph we
sAsrn that they held meeting at Lccompton
- the Goth inst, and passed resolutions
4uasgly condcmning the action of Gov.
Walker ia vetoing the Oxford fraud. They
call it ffhigh-handed usurpa ion" The
Democracy in general, who owe so many
SUCCESSES to the principle for which these
men are strsggiing, should assure them OF
mid and comfort. Let them call meetings IN
every town and kamiet Of the Union, and
pass resolutions of sympathy and aid to the
perpetrators and uphotders Of the election
fnaad at Oxford-no forgetting in the
.asastimc to commend the Democratic land
.,lkes ofaeials at Usage, II tswa, and the
bre1 -s!oat Democracy of Minnesota.
Where ars the 'sbright and shining lights
Of the rsrty ia Muscatine at this time Of
trial2 Don't delay endorsing the prfn"ip
81 fraud, il yea wish to be considered ortho
d0x. IS,
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-10-31
For the Journal

For the Journal.
9MR. EDITOR I'm your paper Of yesterday
81. c." makes some statements in relation
to Florence paper which he calls money
that are considerably outside of the truth.
Factlst. Cook & Sergeant have mani
Tested disposition to redeem, sc. A dis
position to redeem and redeeming are two
widely differing things. Nobody questions
Messrs. G, & SIS disposition to redeem, but
tho fact that they do not ro4eem Florence
paper is one that admits Of no dispute. 1t
is not disputed that the NJ. 4 NJ. r. r. take
Florence, but this is no proof in the world
that Florence is worth anything any more
than that the managers Of that road are do
ing their duty to stockholders in any other
part Of thoir railroad management.
1t is fact which some Of us know to our
sorrow, that the management of the NJ. II NJ.
r. R. and c. & s. have always managed to
travel in the same direction, and that has
been olsonys away from Muscatine.
| admit that Messrs. c. Il s. have got a
good many acres Of wild lands in other peo-
pies names, and q good many twenty, thir-
ty and fifty thousand dollar Florence-buu
private dwellings and banks, but these are
very poor articles to. redeem Florence with,
although very pretty to look at when they
are paid for.
The writer of this is not can Old Farmer
nor the author of ''Good Money or None"
but he is not without some interest in this
community, and he considers it tho very
worst of folly for the people of Muscatnc-
having built railroad for the benefit of
Davenport, Iowa City and Messrs, G. & S.
now to furnish tho money to run it o.,
which they are doing every day they or any
of them take a dollar of Florence or any
other irresponsible and irredeemable paper
falsely called money, issuing from the citi-
zens of Davenport.
There is no doubt but that if Messr G. &
s. can get farmers, mechanics and business
men to consider their money good, whether
redeemed or not, they can have good time,
but would not Almanacs Of the year 1856 be
just as good, if they would agree to consider
them in the same light The time used to
be that when paper makers in the shape of
money were not able to satisfy the holders
in coin or other paper, they closed up and
said so. But not so with the makers of
Florence. They are so very smart that they
neither pay nor shut Up. ''They keep the
word of promise to the ear but break it to
the hope" If anybody doubts, let them ask
Messrs. Dunsmore Il Chambers, of this city.
A CITIZEN.