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Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-14

DeSNl eiues River Land for sale
E.f.VrUD DEPARTMENT..
DesAiotmHs Rlvs Navt0aGoN aad r %.
O4ruuwA. Iown. Anvil H. is66.
sINHR under signed hereby gives nniice. that this
O0cc h now open for the sale ~ these valuable
ere They Will be sold on Ions credit. ssd In lots to
nh means and wishes of purchasers
AIyfurther Information desired In relation TO thos'
stwti b. furnished on application at this ofncs
/ msi o. otherwise. GEO PkRktNS,
tmsyi6atN I.sn' Commissioner.
LAHDeDEA o. R1MrS.
DEs MoIuEs NAVIGATION Go
nN the sixteenth day of June. next, the once BE-
~ the ss,e ~ the lands ~ this company will yor
rvmoved from this place to Port Des Moines.
These lands will b. sold on long credits. and 10
lots to suit the means aud wishes Of purchasers
GEO pRKKINS.
Land Commissione
Ottumvs ova 60 avn ds~>s
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-14

WOODEN PUMPS,
THE suh.cribsSis now ready 70 furnish wOODBN
] rCNrS 10 orisr. 81 any length or capacity.
Thes- pumps Ars made ~ that water viii net fssess
10 th-na. Warranted " wo well for vps yeer
Aqurduct Lfs 'urhishsd 81 order Orders may -
len At the Oh ee O: u. H. ohorey. As9, or with NE
sabscribsr At 10 placs u business, Leas O. O. He.
ysy's Machine Ahop.
OAvcaeort. Nov 10. dAWtf ]. Q. OHODRH,
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-14

.1taS1s, yvtH1le.
nnn kxtse assostsd .ls.., WhssatAS. Y
! sOVV 6AAs sos ss,v by
sVAHe, IHAV Z 90.
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Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-03-14
Fer Sale.
Az Acres Pine Timber Land for sal(

sTnR ssh.crih-r WIN sell . valuable tract Of heavy
] Timber Lard Of 800 acres n wisconsin, 81 mated
near 81 croix Faii- on Waolf River. and running
tack . small Lake. being m the eectioh line
Tha Hud.on Lat. Superior Railroad will pass along
side ~ N mt ter"nRh t u 10 = the most beau.
tital t.e -t'on- y the West; village Is sprnsing
up in the '-lmefist~ vicinity, and the land viii DO
w-ll - lay nut in village lats 0sw nill u hsinG
this isra ,s- .bov. land /. very sh.sp q - pr
acre Also iO1 Acr~s pne T,u.ber Land o. tAs hsst
quality. oa the hanks of the ChippswAy, Whsre the
logs can b. easily noAted down into the Asaissippi,
70 nArk-s The Abov~ pS"rerty will b sid ~ bar.
sinI HsiA land 10 free sAd clear from s inrunbss
Ance. Ten. Easy. esr farther PARTICULARS enquire
u the .uksNfihss, Nc. LeO,Aire now.
iesl1dtf L. L. BOLCOAh.
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MUSIC.
PIANO PORTE WARE klIlINs I

NO 3, Ls CLAIRE ROW, DAVENPORT. IOWA
WE have sces sssch sfs. el-s, sI.a, s7.s an.
W sOctavo Picnos on hand, enbracihs .,p,c
evssyvsrtesy Of style and prces, from the plain n.
taic frame to Tie nev expensive kind, With carving
pean ssyA &C., nu4 Ne factories Of Daastnsn, Ora,
2 Bo. Albany, Lghte, Newton . Bradhsry; Hsin..
nrothrss . Cummings; Fivth, Pond 4 Co.. Nrw Y-ri
~ Of which are warranted 70 give sstsiscton - o.
saie. Ossisrs from ssscsd sotcised. purchss~,
WI he ~ veil served BY ordering ~ thsy we're ~,
sent TO sesset scs theeesves Ne osescie vi slvas
. sosnd - rspressuseA We lih~vtss have on hspc
very eos ssoce Of 0SteOrs, Vtsjtas, Us's~us. 4.
c0vdsuaA, /JsSee, A0abns, 7ussb1s<as4 \ s~..
AsveAa~1tss Of every descsipsson, NAss' As~c,u
octiodaf OkANDALL ! .,ANs0lNk
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1857-12-31
L. MAIL PASSENGER PACKET.

- Id \ EyASsyILLE; Padecah and
~ - .ss-eFsl Cairo Packet j. III. DONE, d.
ss-zS<z<zsss=S=f-z-nR q. Heron commander, leaves
ylnsyille every Monday and Thursday at - o'clock
W, arriving at Paucah at o'clock A. NJ, Caro- NJ y
O'Clock Tuesday and Friday. Returning leaves Cairl
everv TUESDAY and Friday ut O'Clock, T.. NJ. and Pa
duCah every Wednesday and Saturday at o'cloek, A.
NJ, connecting at Evansville with the Evansville and
Charlottesville Railroad and Packets for Green River;
also connecting at Smithland with Cumberland River
Packets, end at Paducah with Tennessee R'ver Pack
cts; az Cairo with Memphis, New Orleans end s.. Louis
Packets. Tickets he o'taned board the Jat for
all Eastern and Weston cities.
NpIx -i,ate r0Dv. 3Il..
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COAL POR SALE.

IA p have on hand and are constantly receiving
~ coal ~ an sNl ells.it qualify frtn Up tn canal,
wach.Ue wii deliver in any part of the city AZ I6c
- trs 20 a. james Lsughlin'S warehouse, r AZ the
otice % haE S9Siev vii ie pF1ln 1t ly axte.l to-
RoWLFY < AN0RY
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FARES

Forany Information OF through tickets eppiy - ID
COmranvs Transportation Office, head OF Locust stree
Evansville.
80 - f.r-- .~-.- F- y !. JOHN INGLE, IL
Superb tendent
rF-Hendersoa Commercial. Mt. vernon Aslvocaie
Evansville Enquirer and Mt Carmel Register take on
s,-me. advertisement and core. - -a---l lnov2S a.
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PRINTED AND PUBLISHED
r. Y. CARLILE.
Corner OF Main and Water Streets,
TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION.

"tIFt OVFlea.. = "
- The privilege ~ yearly advertisers Is limited "a
their imneiate hl in their name; aud
sil aiversements Toe the benefit of her persons
sell as legal ayertements and Advertisements 0f anc-
lion sles. ard Advertisements with the or other
e-0ns, sent ia by them, must be paid To- at the usual
rates.
- No report resolutions proceedings Of any
rJrson, sDciety, association public meeting and
COMMUNICATION designed n call attention 70 any mat
terof limited individual interest be inserted,
less paid Tor as an advertisements.
- No advertisement. can be inserted gratuitously
1Or crlt1le or other societies, public Institutions or
computes.
- Contracts for yearly advertising will not lie dis
continued unless or Ter u that effect Is left al the
ohce, anl when discontinued in less than year, the
price % the whole year will be charged
- Legal advertisements hereafter, viii e pubish
- the Expense OF the attorneys offering, and not delay
5c Cr the legal prOceeings, but cOllcctble at our
1,ual time. ma --l 80
80 our ;e-uls for Job WORK and transient advertise
neu'- are CASH. . % m =
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WABASH PACKEr-KiTE sARCHET.

n ~.ib II THE steamer KATE SARCH
- a. p j 1T viii run reguiarly from
1zs Evansville in the Waiasf trade
during the winter, long the river sllall be
navigahe. Shippers may rely on her making regu-
lar trips and Tie stgicteSt attention being given 10
their orders. nov Is-tf
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A RARE CHANCE FOR
AN INV z s T III z N !!
FOR SALE
-.- A VALUABLE TRACT OFLAND,
Adioiuingtb Town of CanneltOn!


Consisting Of about one hundred acres, one-half o.
which is bnttom land, and the remainder extends into
the delightful hills that border the town. All of 1t Is
embraced IN plat Of the town Of Cannelton and In
demand for house lots. The lower boundary OF the
tIcts is not more than ten minutes walk from the
tensive Cotton Factory ana principal coal mines All
the PRODUCTS Of the land he sold the soil 70 the
people Of the town. 1t is most admirably situated for
vegetable gardens for which the town affords good
market and high prices The land will eventually all
he wanted for house lots On the premises are three
dwellings, one which is worth s0; another Is worth
$500; the o beautiful cottage residence, cost s4N
three years ago erect It. Either of these houses
had with the land, all OF them, the purchase
may wish: they separated by street from the body
Of the land, and all OF the 'nts laid Oft for resi-
dences. The properly will be sold liberal credit to
a irresponsible purchaser. 9Il.-a 'l3.-aar -1
The location is Of the most delightful the Ohio
river and the principal cottage with three in
den and frnt is the most beautiful rural residence be
tween here and Louisville. Thcchief motive for oiT
ing for sale is that the property Is too valuable to
rent, and needs attention than the owner can Al
present besow it. Address apply TO the editor o.
the Journal; Evansville. -r H1~rE ~ N.Y.
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} DEEPER SAUCE, &C.. 70 --i 81
n - boxes v, pIer Sauce;
30 do Catsup;
III. COOK SON.
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Doors, Sash and Blinds.

VX7E have i'm store large and complete stock o
~ all sizes Raised and Sunk Pannel PLAN and
Moulded Doors; all sizes Window -ash-plain and
check rail ali sizes Window Blinds, With rolling
sats-Inade from the hest clear Pne-kiln dre,i-se-
s0ned, and WARRANTED NOT TO SHRINK, for sale
cheap for CASH, by GEO. FOSTER 4 co.
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aRlsH WHIsKY,-Onc Puncheon Pure Irish
- " hisky just received anf 10 II Z IN
deri- -Lt - t-| TENN Ely n SJRBNS0N.
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STOVES AND TlNWARE
GOING 4 AT II COST.
"A Great Chance for Bargains al
J. SCANTLIN, Jr.'s

eE-ON MAIN STREET NEXT DOOR To MARBLE
HALL, OPPOSITE TIE STATE BANK. Il:
TIE subscriber having purchase! heavy Stock Of
Stoves teiO'e the panic uds himself at this season.
with surplus, and rather than keep them till
other autur he has resoiv ed put his prices down
prime cost, and this time he will sell aticlein b =
present stock u his customers at the price ofthe man
uflcturcrs y the wholesale.
His stock OF Stoves and Tinware Is &c, and en-
hces every variety Of article in his lire and HE pres
cnt oieT will give the people in town and country, Ihe
best opportunity they will have In long time Sc
cure bargains Those farmers and others no may not
need new Stove till next year, win make gof q l.
Vesteut to buy and keep Their purchase till they
necl the Of it, for il will save them 20 % par
cent in the cost, which is In ger interest t, heycsn
make IN any other way with their surplus funds,
livery onelisp0sCd 10 purchase is invited to call al
the Stove Ware Room, on Main street, next door to
Marble Hail. directly OPP ,se the State Bank, and
anime the STOCK, and LOOK az tle 'agglins offered.
nOy3j-ly JAMES SCANTLIN, JR.
PAPER FLOW EIlS. ,,,
g DELIGHTFUL amusement for Girls. In hoxes--
"a containing "A variety Of Pauer Flowers, with one
q" each ut ie npto shOS how Il i done. Only - cents,
}a>sFeceIed by l.. j. DODELL
Excellent Reading for the Young.
9HN TRUE, or the Christian Experience Of an
80 Honest Boy; n
Little Paul, or how to he Patient in Sickness and
i1q Present, which while il enertains, ncu Gates
'ni hlsher duties.lt moral life. furs ale at
dct- 4. j. DOBELL.
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iii Cows; Cows. Cows.
gyOITR Cows lust i'm from the country. For sale
II h, 2. COOK 4 SDS-
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FOR LOUisVIl.LE

c-~n THE fine packet steamer DI
'ls--T~-, 1laE4N- AMOND, Capt. lIoLcRAFT. WI
VILE aud Louisville, leaving
Evansville every Wednesday and sltnr-lay.
oc9.Tf p. G. 0'RILEY, & CO.
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SUPERIOR YEl>T POWD r,
TIE Quiessst end .S.rest Ksast Po,rssy erep

Tie Qaic.tst eSd IS.srest Teast Po,r,ls,. erer
Ltr0dHced.
'zNIS 1eat Pewderis far superior 10 hops or brew
"a efsyelt or any o. the quick yeasts now Ii use,
Tor ntking light r d cm bread hot biscuit or roll Is
cdAes 90 AL Kinds, dumpiing pudiu and every var-
SN OF ii,liN IN ic, eEct Nthug that he made
Hour. corn or Buchwhea meals -
- me most pyspeptic can eat lTeai male with
this Yeas, without injury.
This 1elst renders the nrai white Frht anil N hole
Snule and OF freShand sweet ste and never
ielVng anN 80 fs0r burning il yellow, in whch ou1l.
ties Surp3Sses anything % the kind ever int-olr5
ne irfnui1cturer NIrts tgis esS: to give .tisfa
lion or TIE mlney VIII he refunded.
FunHe- Hotels ana Stctlp po1ts can he led bv
lclyiug nriefs ~ tae manu1cOTy liberal aiS.nu nj
N t1c 70 tircerS- DR VI NGFNISS 1H
OctI dNW-m Corn n>r 2i x Locust "a, I Evansville
SEND FOR TT. b
'a'IE most superb ilus;l Aied Magazine ever npb-
li>hct IN America, Is tn. Dece.nber numisr az
the l.mopptitan ATt Journal, containing oy sixty
p,rtti ejiseVn- and giving fuii particulars OF the
iFnehis 0t the Cosmopolitan Art Association two
dDllts year sia gle pies 6ity cents. Specimen
copies VIII be u Alb persons sh N sub
scife On receipt of i've postage stamps, Is cents
See advertisement hetiet brilliant Praspectlsn In
this IIpe.. L. l.. DERBY, Actuary e.. 4. A.,
- - 5GS Irlfway. New York.
= j. DOBELI, Hon. Sec'y FOR Evansville.
ticci-tf
aRlsH WHISKY.-Onc Puncheon Pure Irish
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BARCoCK s SONNTAG,
AGENTS FOR TIE C. MPANY.

THE experience Of the last ten years has Justly
game, the c1ihdence Of the consumers; this, Dgeh
@r VITA great Improvements In the quality. warrants
the manufacturers in aSerting IL u he superior to
leather anything else, for All open belts; aud from
their long experience and superior machinery, author
ICES them 70 assert its superiority over that Of All
other manuiacturers; ample testimonials OF which,
tr''n t- largest featuring establishments in the
New England States can he found at the agents.
large assortment always on htnd, and furnished of
given length at short notice. d.ritf
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For Rent,

faNwO neat, comfortable, roomy Houses in a goot
neighborhoOd, in the upper part of the city.
Apply TO j. IL. HUGHES,
Octi1-G Next door 20 Branch Bank.
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Whole Tickets $40; Halves 15 Quartz s21.
PLAN OF THE LOTTERY.
The Numh.rs from ! 10 5o,u0, corresponding W IN
those Numbers the Tickets printed ON separate 81
of pier are encrced with small tin tubes ana poe e
The arst Prizes. similarly printed and eneircled
\ are placed In another wheel.
Tie wheels are then revolved, and number is drawr
fron the wheel OF Numbers and at the same time
Prize drawn from the Other wa sd ~ 1he an
ence aud registered hy the Commissoners; the Przt
being placed agains The Nn5Ger dra% drawn n,,
,pprox,matjon PrIzes.-The two preceding and
the two sarcee ting Mum to those drawing the his
Prizes will I've entitled 70 the - Aggr2xna',,nn ,,
0ari Prize those Tickets numbered ls: l2a, ii25l
ami ll1s will each lie entitled to sleh IL Iicket D.
c6r'iinE Cor ms e saiti ihg above scheme.
The a1 Prizes Of $50 will he determine ed ~ the asl
figure o. the Nupber that draws the seo@9 Pre-; Fgr
example, ii tht Numer drawing the $1,000 q przs en- :
si wi, i; lie sntiteit 10 syO II the Number ends
with No p then all The Tekss whore the Number ends
In viii be entitled to S30, and so on tOp
Cer,hcates Of Packages will he sold al the iohowing
rates, which is the risk: i -. :
Certificate of Package Of u Whole "
10 Half ..--.-.-. A.
:. q. iS Eisith -. 10
In ordering Tickets or Ieriiiicaie.. enclose
the mSnry 20 our alreSs for the Tickets orders', On
recent Of which they will be Forwarded y nrst mall
Purchasers have tickets ending in any hsure they
THE ijst Of Drawn Numbers and Prizes will he sent to
purchasers Immediately after the drawing.
"a Purchases will please write thrr ,ignatnres
~ Remember that every Prize is drawn and paya
hle In FUN without deduction. 80.
~ All rizes of -, ,0n and under, pail Immediately
after the draWing-oher prizes at the Usual time o.
thirty days.
Address Orders for Tickets or Ceriiiicatesto
8. SWAN y CO., Augusta. Ga
~ Persons residing near Montgomery, Alaaana,
Atlanta, Urgia. can have their orders hIie, and
save time ~ addressing s. Swan Co., at either of
those cities. --..f
sf$- list Of the numbers that are drawn from the
wheel with the amount Of the prize that each IL
entitled 10, will he published after every drawins, IN
the following papers--Augus-a tGeo-l Constitafion-
aiis New Orleans Delta. Maie 'steT, Charleston
StlG'iard, Nashville Gazette, Atlanta lntelligencer
New York Weekly Day Book, Sayannah Morning
News. Richmond Dispatch, News, and Pauiding
miss , Clarion. lr -lr-f
decl9.
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City Collectors Office.
es .NsyILLE & CRAWPORpsYiLLI
sas ia ALL r o ADt g. ai
For Louisville. Cincin natl, 50. Louis, Indian
apoiis and the East
CHANGE OF TINE. !.
MONDAY, NOVEMBER, 2srd, 1855.

nN and after this date, the Mail Passenger train win
~ leave Evansville At O'Clock and % minutes p
NJ, max close connection at NDcennes with trairs
Fast and West the Ohio trd Mississippi Rair al for
Louisville, Cincinnati, St Louis and Cairo, and arrive
Al Terre lIaute az Ei0 p NJ. connecting direct with
Hxpress trains for indianapolis, Cleveland and the
East and for Chicago and CesItTai Illinois. -rI
RETURNING-Ieave TeTTe Hauie az is0 p NJ.
yncenhes at 5:2s, and arrive at Evansville at le0s
q. NJ. 49,.
Freight trains with passenger attached9 run as
soll Jws: Leave Evansville az o:5, A. NJ, Arrive al
Terre Haute a. 4:5n p NJ, Leave Terre Ha1te az $40
A NJ, Arrive az Evansville 4:i0 Z. NJ. G
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EVANSVILLE THURSDAY MORNING. DECEMBER 81 1857.
MISCELLANEOUS.
MARION H,RLAND's NEW BOOK
MOSS SIDE, sr

This work fully maintains the celebrity Of her olhe
books, HIDD N PATH aud ALONE.
Al loctiu Ell. DOBELL'S.
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REGULAR EyANsyiLLE AND PETERS.
BURG PACKET.

,aNHs Canal Boat WASHING xS5s--,,yiI..IIt
q TON. IL. LuTz, Master, will <l-ssrt rs s3sz-
leave for Petcrshurgh every Monday and Thursday nj
~. NJ. Tor freight or passage apply on board or to
either uf the warehouses. :. lseItlsu
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Notice.

HHESSRS. PRESTON EROS. are now receiving
lvH very large stock of Gnnceries from the Eastern
cities, which they offer TO the trade at low prices for
cash approved paper, comprising in part as follows:
% barrels New York syrup;
100 bhls Crushed, Pulverihed and Refined Sugars;
20 half Chests Teas, assorted;
1.0 caddies do do
80 boxes Boston III ydrauc Candies;
1000 lbs White ard CoOred Carr et Chain;
100 kegs :. G.. Soda:
lO9boAe. = do. in ID papers; . 1lu
10 cases Sardines:
80 bills assorted Nuts; y
IL cerOns Indigo;
% casks Salt petre;
50 bags Pepper, Spices and Gloves; ...
% hOxes German Faucy Pipes;
10 dozen Cellar Churns; LCl..
10 do do Buckets;
20 do Well Buckets ,
10 gross German Masches; =
100 mats cassia and other articles too numerous
TO mention. lsept.l PRESTON BROS.
yum JELLY splendid article. For sale l'y
NJ z. II. COOK SON
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A '0FFEE AND RICE.-- r4.urr
~ ~ Rags Choice Rio Coffee;
Tierces Rice, Just received ly -
augI7l VICkERY < JOHNSTON.
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TO DE DRAWN
ApPRoYIfATION PRlZES;
PLAN OF THE LOTTERY.

5,i0g Prizes amountnEto to 49,. S3SV,"o'
whole Tickets $40; Halves s; Quanrs s2E.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1857-05-05
Tho Mormon Question

r,. coveruorship Of Utah seems to 60 oegglne'
=. Ia, been offered to several prominent ind'Vioa'
-. hu, none of them seem willing to assume Tvs
.hors and respon abilities. 1t was offered 70 'o'
r.ro,,s McMu,len, but he 10 reported TO nave rev
:.o,oa :, with some indignation. We were in hopes
=. ,roud accept it. We thought he was Just 'ne
wan "a bring Brigham Young to bis senses I"
r,ote him surrender some of those eighty wives
and 70 maui a more orthodox practice into MS VA
ho,isvipg soul. But Col McMullen has oesi'eo
I, and the Presden. has been compe'eu "
Te.as and has called on Major Ben. hcCu'.oe''
the famous Indian fighter, to assume tne A''nin'.
tr.,on Of affairs ia the many wived territory Is
M, We, known whether McCulloch will accept ou'
the whole country would rejoice TO near Oh us W.
ceptance He is known to be man OF energy
decision, and approved valor man OF sagacity
and character one who will not allow himself and
his authority to be trfed with by the head OF the
Mormons or any body else. We therefore cling
to the hope that he will not refuse the rendered ap
pontment II he should, the President must hnd
another man of the same Sort one whe will not
fear to take the Mormon Bull by the horns, and
trv conclusions with him at once. Let such q
Governor be sent and supported by Gen. Harvey
At the head of FIVE thousand men. In no other
way can the Mormons be brought to reason and
converted from rebels into good citizens.
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Pdrads-7Re Weath.r- Removals., &c,


PORTSMOUTH, Va, May Sd, 1857.
Yesterday was ala day" to the citizen soldiery
of Portsmouth,: II was battalion parade ordered
by the State, and like soldiers did they answer the
call the cOmmonw ealth
The long talked of Portsmouth Battalion "
made its frs. appearance 1t ia composed of six
companies. numberins--on an averags-forty FIVE
men each, viz, Portsmouth Rifles" "Old Domin-
ion Guard Dismal S~amp Rangers" marion
Rifle, Nationals and v G. l. cadets. The
staff consists of Col d. S Walton, Major P. II
Daughtry, Surgeon George w. Peete Quartermas
ter Washington Reed. and Paymaster q. w. Muir
daugh.
1uo wind blew very hard from the South, in the
morning, stirring up the dust in dense Clouds
about twelve o'clock a heavy rain fell soaking
the military with water in the evening, the bat
talon made Norfolk g visit-which, blythe bye
can boast of but two small companies-creating
quite a sensation among its unsoldery inhab
tants. Bat here must say for our sister city,
that notwithstanding she lacks that military spr-
il, much needed in . city of her size and popu
Automatically is not wanting; in that particular
article" she reigns supreme; the sidewalks, win
dows and piazZas, were filed with maidens. as
tair ever bloomed within the bounds of the
"Old Dominion"
On Friday last, visited the farm of Mr. A. M.
Wilson, on SCOTS Creek one of the prettest 10.
Gated and productive in this section of the State
Vegetation wears beautiful aspect. Green Pea
and Tomato Plants had blossomed, and looked
fresh and healthy.
Every thing goes on well at our Navy Yard; the
Colorado will soon be ready for sea.
Mr. Buchanan has commenced the rotation
game" at the Navy Yard. He began with the
Master Stone Mason
Very respectfully, V.