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Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

8eo0Se oD9eo0s
The lssusy Of woaeo's Assss bee ever
proved . sssp towards ssiiosal ssis.-
The in.pissd prophss denossesJ The ii
vine judgmeots on the pride esd deese OF
the Jewish women. Rome sufsssd iron
the came cssss. Fssses, under The last
,wo ssiess Of Bossbse psisess. q sss
close Of The last esnsosy, wss brought to
revolution partly BY fsnsle folly end o.
'.r.vAgaoce. Let nos Eaelsnd lose her
tower, but above ill let Der DOT lose bet
chrissisnity, by such ldolstry Of Fashi-
on. We cannot serve too oastsrs ~
cannot serve God aud msmmsn. Surely
Il e enemy Of onr salvation - tempting
10 to rSio, By sAsowiog before % the
bate Of fashionable Indulgence, TO divert
10 from Walking in the wsys OF godl'-
ness. Oh tor . voice Of more shso
mortal power 20 call on ny country -wo-
mn 10 psuse ere they take another step
IN that path Of the gay multitude they
are following and whore will that path
lead them ? Extrasagsncs in dress Will
generally lead to debt, and sac conse.
qusnt ruin Of the Hsdes- people and
irsss- makers they hsve employ ID. How
u any young ladies' spend 90 much upon
II cir wedding outfit that they begin mar
ried life with that load Of care and sure
emptstion to fslsehood which unpaid
| and unscknowledged debts must bring
England boasts Of having An open b,
bio for her people. and perhaps in no ma
on IL it more studied, particularly BY
our women. Ilow 10 il, then, that thew
an shut their eyes 10 the plain meaning
{ such texts as thes'. where the Apostle
Il Tin. ii. ~ requires ".has women
dorm themselves 10 modest apparel, with
Aansfacsdnsss, and sobriety, not with
troijsssd hair, or gold, or pssrls, Of
costly array" St. Potter, 10 hi 6rst epi'
80, III 3 says Of women, "shose sdor
ling let il not DO that outward adjoining
Of plating tho hair, Of wearing Of gold
or Of putting on Of apparel" Whatever
may be tho practice OF those women VII.
disregard the prsespts 81 tho inspired
,postles, let not women protesting god
l.ness give way to such cx ravags"t fa-l
ions ss nov prevail. Every women ~h'
wears what NAV DO llei an "extremel.
fashionable dress," shds, by her exam
plc and inhucnce. to the power OF fash
ION. Lot the matrons Of England get :
pattern o. Y % moedrAtion, and, 10 the
value their dsughter's modes'y sn'
cir husband. peace, - they would b
FREQ from the blood OF those Young vic
me who are ever. year sacr. feed 20 IL
aver-working .ysetm OF tho great dress
making establishments, lot them hrml
steam the torrent Of extravaganza. an
forbid with the voice Of parental AL
thoritv, AMI Indulgence in elaborated
trimmed Jro-s.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06
.M~
AN ACT

Creating he Fourteenth judicial DIS
hict and friny the time ct holii"y
the Courts therein.
SEC. |. lie it enacted by the Gen
cal Assembly Of the State Of Iowa,
that the counties Of Scott, Clinton and
Jack, son shall constitute the Fourteen
tn Judicial District.
SEC. ,. That the terms vt Court
shall hc held in the county Of Scott on
the first Monday. in February. April,
June and October in each year in the
,unt, Of Clinton on the first Mon
Jays in March, May, September and
November in each Year IN the c"un
tv Of jackson ON the thrl Mondays in
Msrch, MAY, September and N"rm
Der ofcach year.
SE1. 3. That there shall he Gee
ted District ju I've in sal nstri "n
the first MONDAY in April next .c'"r-
ding to the provisions "; the at rcgn-
Iatiay the election o; - strict Judges,
approved February IL, 1917. The
abstract Of the votes of the counties
composing said District to be returned
to the county { Scott according t" the
PROVISIONS Of the third section Of sail
act, and the person e.cctcl District
Judge shall be qualified to act on re-
cciving n certificate Of election and Ia
king the official oath AS required by the
fourth section vi said act.
SEC. 4. That all writes, processes
and proceedings in the counties COM
posing said Judicial District shall be
returned a. now provided for by law
until such Judge is elected AMI quail
fed, and no suits, pleas, indictments.
processes or proceedings shall he qnash
ell or discontinued in consequence Of
the formation Of such District or the
change Of time in holding courts there
in, but ill buainess Of said Court shall
bc disposed Of in its regular order.
Ssc. s. This act shsll take effect
and DO In force from and after the drs.
day OF March next. provided the s.,ne
shall 10 raLIished in the Iowa City he
publican, Iowa State Democrat aud
Davenport Gaxette, or any two Of them
prior to that time.
SAMUEL MCFARLAND.
Speaker Of tho House Of Rep.
VI. w. HAMILTON.
Pres't of the Senate,
Approved January %, 1857.
JAMES w. GRIMES.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

M'Ss,vss's MoSEv -An esne3 mel
peske. sasssd Ja'ass Davis, aged "a yssr,
sseeed . pssson's wife at church IL New
Yo.s on Monday eveniss, Lsi was caught
aud locked sp. When III otle.v Ares, al
this reeicas youth, hs demanded ~ uh.,
a.'hos ~ hs was TO b. deia med, aAt with
what eeeees he vassrAarx~i 2 All h.iny
told mai y -: eos pieksag he mui.ter'.
wIes pccest, Ab sses pensesina ~ ii. NV
sessee6 hin. end ~ exclaimsd ..fss !. ~.
lslsr's wissi u "a kaowa sNe wss IN III.
lstss'e wlfs, Iweula Nssss have Vemrhed
a-~-d ecu, AZ last tasasv-.- ai.,sts.,s ~,
wy 10 slWsSs sNtwsky -
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06
PROM the San FPsnsi.co q lden z .
Mag0aGlcieue - CUPNeOOt

In no city in the Union do women dress
More ex,'avaga.tly than in San Francisco,
- general thine. while many Of our "fas-
ter" danes indulge in the most gorgeous
array" A la,iy acquaintance 1t oars ap'
peared on MONTGOMERY street, . few das 8
since, in rig" which in regard 70 eosiIi.
ness snd splendor, We have never seen squaI.
I'D. Our curiosity 10 know II what On
expenditure OF money she had been, in RI, i.
urins al The 6nssy With which her person
was "illaslrated'' On this occasion, induced
vs. 70 make the enquiry 'propria persona,
when the lady very csmp'scsatly esvt us
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06
STATE ITEMS.

The Store Of Cary and Show at An
xmosa, Jones co., WAS broken into OF,
the 2Gth, and jewclry distracted to the
amount Of $500 or 5000,
On Saturday night the mercury ran
the lowest OF any previous time in the
scrson, vix. s. below zero. Wind
changed to the south on Sunday
Cossc1 Ii.6's Buyle. Jan. 90. 1851
Tho ladies Of Richland presented
ko.sath Lodge, ]. .. Of 0. I. with q
copy OF the Holy Scriptures and up
propriste ceremonies, on the 18th oi
January. Mrs. Sherraadcn was the
giver and i. G. Fo!,nsLee, tho sooep-
tor.
Tho Council Bluffs Buyle publishes
the Articles Of Incorporation Of the ST.
oux City (Iowa) and st. Paul Mime
sota) X. Road Co., for the purpose OF
constructing Roal between the two
points and says further. that Drs.-
Cook and Ycomnns, have been deleya-
ted to Washington in behalf Of the i'm
mediate interests Of the enterprise.
From the Story 20. advocate, y neat
weekly lately issued vt Nevada by X.
K. Thrall Esq, VIC CLEAN mncl, Of local
interest. The country is well watesed
about one eight Of it covered wit .
timber-the soil generally rich, black
loan, limestone aud frcestone album
dast-cl,iils and fever very rare LANDS
worth 50, so to t20-nbout 1000 acres
Of prairie remaining yet uncntcred,
about half of which vii. cong to the
Iowa Central Il. Il. Corn seventy Fl e
ctr. bushel and other tlings in pro-
portion.
Nevada, tho county seat Vas laid
out in 1883, has . population Of 400, is
80 miles from Fort Des Noincs aud ! Is
miles fro,a Iowa City. The NJ. l. NJ.
Railroad will run about dozen miles
south of the county line bur the Iowa
Central route runs only two miles
south Of the county ecutre.
a curious case OF poisoning is rela-
tod By Tho .Advoesss, in which q ar.
llaolistls Of that couuty, WA three sue
csaAivs timos seriously poisoned by ,I,u
tAmes Of atrycains which 10 had used
70 halt wolves. cxhahug fro.u thur
dosa hoAiea ~ hs wss al diilsrsst
timea carrying them homo apap lie
shoallsr,-[Csp. REPORTER.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

4 0suxrsa. - Chlldssa ask ssns curl.
hus esaseloas. We have . lIeils bey In
sOes ueaee, WAe eaNs Asao itoQ Oh.
AAsA osossl e~s dAv. sod 0soejc9 hla
nesAts ~ tollsvlee e(n,GaUo tasS
t!eees-vosMaln uWsjl. ~ dose. y
s'apnAs " taaeAep sAys pSopls sv1 I'll
~ ee1eeAH lsxsne ~ deA&s 6 ~
. ~ "a. ! as:I. scsyas.' n:
IN XIX ~ nv" " MN !"
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

tsaissills L. slsu,ssd 10 Oass Oessay.
,:s :ss.. all: - a ~ s s.:: = s, =:
elts % rhssseeVsh, ~ seua,y ssaa 81
aAtJ aststy. u Il iltAsssd Ia . oose
heautisst seG'oR AZ oA0ssry. Which to-
call. slnless vabse. cad saA liass.oss
yset sanast b spspasssd. u Aas ito
Hsw Mil. sad . Grist Mil b nov bslas
esile. eeAssl Ueese. cAsssA As. a.
AeAoane.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06
LAND FOR SALE.

kouh =" s'rr i"ts, mile north az Y,,,
l. on The n ami N. RaiIrosd ~ -. WV" Mss'os
"" 49,, onr E,ii' n.rth u WA,e.,t; chez,
Wv "" '"'"' '"ianc' IN ne aud ,wo ,,.,,
W." ~" acre. Ia ashinstoa county An
n'' ,'oi..t' and running water Oh part 1n,.I,'
n ~ hii'S III ~ Iowa CITY, and II fr, n, ws..
lhsl u "h hn- road IL, IA Columbia. n. r,... -"
VI" "r "a" 'h'sP, and par On time =
AD, 'eur - are lois near Iowa CITY. ls,u,,,,
farming iaid and VII wat,r,,i ~ s"""'
TT \. ~ ~ West havsnfPo,t. ranging IN an.
bsis"'e ~ ons sud two ,,Ays. 49, -"
,e','sl ht"' iuildpes on leased .,.,,,
"'''" ." $50" q" ''"~n"tir ''ims. Apply 10
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06
STATE DEMOCRAT,- DAVENPORT IOWA. FEBRUARY g. 1857

e Ihsekssy, who is leetaring IN Eng
land o" she 'sCsorgss," 10 reported, in .
Liverpool paper 10 have wound up one Of
bis .iiscosrsss IN the following manner:
sin 1874, when the first ball was given
IN honor OF the prince who was entering
upon hts life long eours. Of vanity, another
sc~he was enacted on the other side OF the
Atlantic. Washington, the patriot, was
sheath'ny has swosd after public life n
spo'iess purity resignins the power which
hshad used so nobiy aud .tFrc'nai'y. What .
powerful Goa Fast bet~ cen the ,nsgnani,nous
acts and simpI" language Of George Wash.
me'"". aud the emptiness, heartlessne.. and
Toll, that from he first characierizes Prince
George OF England"
Tharkery seiired am,L>, the applause Of
the audience.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

WV. rsse 4 kiakapeo i,Asrsr IN
las.as l \. : ~ lsatAst VIA lls
hasta eal,A Mtss laoiiRe M la daAs.
htsssaSA I psssI6a II Ah I'M id uas
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

John Phoenix says, upon the whole,
General George Washington was !.
very excellent man though unfamil-
lar with SCOTS Infantry Tactics he
was tolerablc officer; though he mar
ried willow, he was a fond husband ;
and though he did no, know the Bee.
cher family, he was a sincere and prac-
tical Christian.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06


\ BnirlsH Review on Mr.. BUcnAN-
AS.-1he new Quarterly Review. in a
review Of Ar. Buchanam's personnel,
says:
"Hc has the habit (,hat historians to
attribute 10 Alexander the Great of
holding his head somew hat inclined To
one side, and sometimes partially clos
ing one eye, as il to prove, what was
undoubtedly the case during his mis,i,
on III this country, that he could see a
vast deal more will, half an eve, than
all our Ministers when they opencl
both theirs to the fullest exrcnt rs the
ha'! Ito to more than once, if all tales
arc true, during the course of thei, tran
sactionof business with Mr.. Buchanan
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06
TT. IADS' COLUMN,


Tux nndersirssd vii leave m rhnv,, NJ IA. ,,..
ness during his absence Col VS. n,.vn q
wn' An"w themselves 10 be indebted y J. ,. ~ r.
lads, ~ note 81 oth,rSise, will mass ns,... ~
THiin,an, row,rs 4 mel. an.
1a"'" &c. GApS.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06
E. S. MOORE.

" c., B,nne-, Sim and Or
n.n.sn,al PAIA 7GR ssaiAs
wSrsi, SION s.si As,h ,
0ill,ag spm G.s.a,
lssIscaPs, Scsaevy nsd Hssysn PsiatisS.
5se 9Th disUSseh, H. the lsss su-Aes. sud tat -
~ e.. Als, &ga Painting and Grah.ils fUT ~
Trade.
n ". Corarr Drxdy sud = h ssrr.ts D.v npori
lovs. j.n38 diS
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

nfitd'tal Department, Jan. q.
''iou'' t'n'ansc AMI rltic h,yi.,-r
eopes 10 cents, pr dozen 81 ase "
t'ode,' LADY, H. tx for r, l., a.,
t'rAhan'r Magazine d,
ba.'ou's bJIIar Arthnr,s II.,,, a.,
YANKEE Naiha.s, My Mar ,l.,
bA.lou Pic. orisL Jan ~ IA;
J. sit's illustrated, ,la
M.P - Jeasi. ! Of 'isiiixatn.n, Jan I.ih:
T""e, hii-s,.kI 18th We. NV nm.
tiAs ~ Oar Omen 9Th.
I"nion itb irA,sd \ w.pc?7 Al
THE low A BOOK ROOMS
-" ." u aay 81, e. ..eai ne Pei ut,,,.
ELIAbANS.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06
To. E.sllS,
Lana Agent, and Notary Puhlae

nrahy str Il. over Tallmas hv,,s 4
~. mAnk, Win alt'snd To the purch,ss : nj
Ne 90 Lands Houses ard Its Of ~. ~ k:nA 4. 80.
- enntr, - lec'ins OF u bts II an rss 49,"
~n, -, '"-,' shh Ut. and Ell THU 9. IL ga n I, 4
'h' '" L'i.' Aseu'y iusinsts. TIC vi,L,n. s,s
In M ~ ~, o rr''i, and promptly in the above
sana
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06
ioO Acres ls'npr0veA Land
For. A>r

Ihis Is beautiful liant H. inr h, ~,
~! - n,ie' from the III, and y u,,t.. -,
49, nat i ~ni terms .a.y Apr,, 4,
----- TO. EADs
\ hHNbsoM" ; '"nr hou,., D ,oum, .,....,,,,
-. """'" '","s' 1' street, ~ years lease. ~
:" az, ~ "h'ifui isnd on .. nth ,t,e Of r,n,.,
'"'"' '"ll's " M ely Iin,its. Tenn. easy ''"
49,; ."' y !" lL'A -. III the T. wu Of w.e.,,
u"".'""'y ~ Drt This hot would he s,vcr an -.
.ha ,' '"r first ,st- Iorr~ Hug y or.S..,Ios
~n"h aud rigrng. Auh 10 s""
TIC. RADS
AouSE' and Lots tr sale, hands, mel, ,,,..,.., q,
n ,, part. 81 he city Also stO los m mi.
"" '" Fsst hss, Iport, for sale v.vv Ia.
aid IN time 10 sr.t pur, hss.r,. wHn. 70"
I'1' lGaxaite copy
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

SPECIAL NOTICES
Cn-r ,his head limited Ii ulb-,o -peu nj notices
will he INSERTED At ten cents per In, tor ea,h inse
fi,s cents Der week
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

10 when 4 NY Cs1eern.
FOR SALE
~ Large 0ssA sgesl .1se0s-fs1
Stock OF
Il u M ID Il H
Ouosistiag o.
FLOoRING-dry o. srr-n. plan-sl Of rough;
SlDlN6-hAlf Inch tAxk or feather ~sigcd. plain Of
harm bOiRDe-planed OF rough Of an, l~ugth;
FRAMING II MBER-ofevery dim nssOn amdisnGtls
fENClNG-cs oil irnsths from " y ~ s.lh hug.
ShlH6LES-XO. shaw, Shinsi~., wassanssd n ~
Shinrie> and hot shAyinsr; Sawed Shingi-s
.auAlto any No ! Cut Shinsh., vsrranie-i.
ALSO
..ATu, PlCkETS AND WOOD.
~ DOOR SASH AND BLIND FACTORY :,
how olsn IL receive rirrs Gr every TilsloN Ut
the above artci 8; ais, CoTniscs aud Scr,.l~o,k Of
any PATTERNS made /. oidr.
Reu,-nib the hail SO IA that /. 70 cumr pest A.
piH. Mind- will save you gia>s.
The sb,ve lumber u UGrTtd and luud 10 h. ii To
close up this years tas ine,s. Ali ~ rsuu- wanting
Lumber II any asseIibtion, vi' md Ia their IN,
est 10 call ut
C.1.v:v'O.v"E MILL,
The Lowest Nall ~ s~cosA ST.,
You can't n,is. II, look for the "RRAvE OLD OAK "
~ Mill viii Tor about ~ day, sml those yer
ass wishing bills saved would d. ell h eavs their
of'.r- - ble and thus ensure bat thr,
| neei J NJ CANNON
n"ss7dSm
Gene and see them at
The louG Book Rooms,
| NJ. J Brady 81, uear The Pct Once
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

r1>HE -tbsc ih.r having already L.ed ~ ent, -four
= l> Il, Tins city, ami in every Instance xiv M
riiH .a',ssacitn, l. p epar,d I, execute further
Odd g b, 90 si mann-r FOR all kii.l- ~ basiMs !
where . eon>t.ht surply q wat j. u eici, III Z
W. D. aro Of Is. eslesi adv ntaec.
THOMAS GOURLEY.
w~,t q elsa ssrst, near ScLot . G,u..ry s. ore.
Jan. %. 1857. div.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06


900 Men, Heulhs and Boys.
S.ayUVEL PERRr
LAS % hard tha Target stack Of
II READY-NADE CLOTHING
(of lii own nahmfIctur,) eve olirrd IN Day.npog
which must b. ciO>-d .ut /. make r.M for . new snd
Complete stuck TT Spuing aud NuuslNeg tra.l-. la
ord - dr y ~ % my stock winter (:uOis IN the
- rtess possible time. will ar rfhiGiy days MY
mhoir & * ~ R-sdy Md. Ch thing At
COST PRICES.
i ch h. lot ~ FUhEIsniS0 GOODs consisting In
pa FIN" White ami Yam shirt, Umi~r clo,hin.
Hinikerche Gi'v's Cosls,s, Ho-try SusIrmiars,
ini,, k'bp TO de-, Tricks. vsl,-.r, AZ.
Only VII price. Gail aid see
SAMUEL. PERRY.
JshI@!f Brady street OPP ite Pat tnt =.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06
-. - y. "
NpltO0td '0rn, far E.lI

&c "'m, '"h'aihs 100 acres, 40 rudrr ,.,,,,.
10" "" s.''s snterior timber re, a., lin,
nm n.,.r ~, n"' '"ih, beautiful stream Of run,
Kinds of fruit "'e o"hhtd Of oil
,.r,,, ,, :, Easy at after the first payment N.
Apply Ia "''n pAy ~. ute
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

3su8 - Esxeooo0o.
AACkkOrr = CORBlN.. Or BecDnd aud nssAy
NICHOLS, CAMPBELL 4 CO.. MAIN.
COOK SARGENT. Main aud Ssco,nd
AcGREGOk, LAwEe 4 BLAKRAORE. -. Main
CuC66, BRO. BARROW , CO.. Gar Main - sis
TALLAAN, TOWERS NOLAN. ;. :. above p a.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

~ he Office ~. The State n mscsas.
Ono Font I:rcvicr
Ono do Burgeois;
Ono do Plea.
sTSps partly worn, butin ro,l working col
s"ss" IN" ~orks plain Slui clear. I,w.il be %,Ii
sV''' e' '"' s""" dyvf
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

New York, T,b. 4.
Tho $50. 900 embedded hy Striegsr from
New Orleans hank vN found to -dav
in . state room in the steam T Cahawba
where the cmbazzellsr had LiAden it.
A WaTrent has been rece.v FROM
Washington for tho extra,lit,on Of Grel (
and the other p,rtie. accused Of emb.z-
sling funds Of the Great Northern Rail
road Of France.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

A<SS. upS EFr1S' e. AID m.h,l Suppltr
~ in, ,ntei b, N -. : ,rs' Mt Philsi" phi !.
i:h y ,e,s ms e. Il Il - ih- Ne'iiral Fac iH, IA
Il IN. ,l,e b., .i,nn. u, al III KIND / " sale by
DIT FRANCIS JACoBY. Al h',a'y.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

The Store Of Cary and Show at An
xmosa, Jones co., WAS broken into on
the 10th, and jewelry distracted to the
amount Of $500 or 5000,
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1857-02-06

indianapolis, Feb. I.
'lIan. Jesse -. Bright, and Hon. Gar
hour n. Fitch. electen to day ~ United
S'a &c Senators ; the former for the full
term Of SIX wears from the 4th 1t MArc1
next. AMI the latter for the t. I'm which
commenced March 4,h. 1855. Each re-
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-01-21

A Coon MovE.-We saw document at
the st. Nicholas Hotel on Monday night, in
the form Of petition, or a call from certain
gentlemen of our city, to its inhabitants in
general, to meet at that place, and take such
measures as are necessary in forming an
engine company, We hope to see the call
numerously signed and heartily responded
to- We have none too much time to form n
company and purchase an engine before the
rainy season will be ended, and 50 important
n matter as this should be attended to at
once Mr. Boruck, Of the Firemau's Jour
nal, told us the other day, that good en-
gine, with all the requisite apparatus, coul
be purchased in San Francisco for about
one thousnpl dollars.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-01-21
Extension Forever!

Owing to the ia,mense business done by the undor>
signed they have found it necessary 10 open another
BRANCH in OrOyillc, and have located it hoHr! op
posite the Orleans Hotel, and directly Opposite tho
Miners Bakery. ON Montgomery street, where they
are now opening ani oier for sale, rs line slock h
Clothing Boots aud shoes Hats, Gaps, aud rs good
n stock OF Under Clothing can be found IN their
well known establishment To the Miners ana resi-
dents of Thompson Flat, Morris Eavine, oregon
Gulch and CITY, and everybody, wllh th"ir iu'ndf,
We would simpy say, drop in and see Us at tho
Branch, examine onr stock, you have both the night
quantity aud quality to select from, cl"'hc your
selves comfortably, 90 on your way rejoicing ana II
our goods don't give you satisfaction, our names are
not ID. TOY & Oh EkSPN,
Montgomery street. opposite St. Nicholas, anp
Branch, opposite Miners bakery. 10
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-01-21

The BEST JoKE OF THE Seasonal short
time before the steamer arrived which
brought us the result Of the Presidential
election, two distinguished polticians-legal
gentlemen, Of our town, were in earnest
conversation relative to the result Of the
election The Fillmore adherent becoming
quite excited, exclaimed, " will bet my Ii
brary against copy Of Fanny Hill, that
Millard Fillmore is elected" The support
er Of old Buck, notorious wag by the way.
very cooly responded that that was the
first epen bet he had heard Of during the
campaign!" Fillmore man a." wiltcd," and
called up the large crowd standing about the
room, aud treated all hands-.imador Sen
tinei
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-01-21
Attention Miners s. Families !

ID. TOY x OTTERSoN again request the especal
atteron OF all VINO wish to lay IN their winter stock
of CLOTHING, BLANKETS, BOOTS and Wooden
Goods, to the magnificent assortment OF goods re-
cciyed by them during the past ten days. They are
now opening and offer for sale
200 fine and heryy Beaver and Petersham Oycrcoals,
Frocks AMI Sacks;
100 heavy Pilot Cloth Goats, latest styles;
80 superb raglan" Coais, superior to any Talmas;
bales. 50 pr in each, heavy gray Blankets;
bales, 100 pr in each fine heavy blue blankets;
bale. 100 pr extra French super super white
Blankets;
80 dol. assorted Cashmere and Satt Pants, late
styles, besides magnificent assortment of Furnishing
Goods. Montgomery ST., Opposite II. Nicholas into
lluntoVn's. n1lf
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-01-21
Theatre.

Mr. Lawlor made his appearance last night
in Othello, and had proceeded through the
first and part of the second acs, as we thot,
very creditably for a beginner, when certain
humble imitators Of the rowdies who made
poor McDermott the recipient OF their escu-
lent offerings, took it upon themselves to as
sail Mr.. Lawlor with the usual missives, and
thereupon that gentleman very properly left
the stage. Since the precedent has been set
by McDermott's audiences, certain class OF
theatre goers seem to think all debutants
fair game for their abuses, and tnat indie
pendent Of their merits or dement's.
Faint heart never won fair lady" was
substituted for Othello and the plays went on
Tonight, we earnestly hope to see the the
atre crosded, it being set apart for Miss
Potter's benefit An excellent bill is pre-
sented, and aside from this, the occasion
should bring out all our theatre goers, Miss
Potter is most mertorious actress, and So
cially very intelligent, pleasant lady, and
we trust to- nights performance may indeed
be a benefit to her
The plaos are Madeline, or the foundling
Of Paris and let it be remembered that to-
night is the last o. the sea>on.
Oroville daily Butte record., 1857-01-21

DoINGs AT SPANIsHrowN.-A friend who
come down yesterday from this place. in
forms us that fight occurre there on Mon
day night, between n man named Cass and
another who IS known as Scotty, in which
the latter bit eff his opponents ear and in
hicted other serious injuries. Cause assigned
-whiskey Our informant also states that
the work on the Spanshtown ditch is being
pushed forward vigorously, and that with
the water supplied by rains, the miners in
that vicinity are generally doing well.