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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29
COME AND SEE THEN
sAMuEI. FassssY,
Merchant Taller and ClOthler

thHAbt 81 uffoaftt tnt Fosf urfIttl
MOULD INVITE THE ATTENTION III
w his numerous ffisnds snd The puhir general
to Lis
NEw LARGE ASSORTMENT or CLOTHS
lantalpoa.ry aHd vsstiuss Of ia. h..t French, Ia.
Heb aud American nfaeturs oti.fsd hi
market which viii be NAL" NJ - order 10 the he.
sts 10 sId on shart uatise
To my nld freisds W9ud sas ihat nay stock Il
larger all better than n Iss been 70 thea
that have H.scr favored witt eslI plosse esst
aud examine my seeas aud prices. ysu wi nnd tn.
hs-i goods mote If them ahd .asHsf prices than
ans nih.f honsc iH thr city
READY MADE CLOTHING
lafgs ss.utla.nt ~ slatitu. suitable fsr tn.
sesssn ~ my ava usanfartmf. wl8sl. Win b. cold :.
cheap AZ Eastern made .'is every gnitscst r.ear.
mehlsd i. warranted
INDIA auBBER GOODS.
Cest. Pants, oSefall., Caps A.
FURNISHING GOODS
FMe White sld Ianey SHIRTS, Collars, IiahslAet
chiefs rn.rerdeFs iiqsc, Siseks lies. GOV.. 81
NeriHn. Wool aud Cotton shiris sad Drawer. = :
.ssrs thing usually Kept iA q Dsntlsmels furnisass
stafe
SES
FiHs sssls Leather Irnnh. AID tsii.es Wosa c.
erred aid FsSkaAs Trunks, d@Fi~t Baks &C
bf.ig si, opposite the lD., bnss
sp.zsds~,f sAnrEL FERRY
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General Notilcs.


MISS II MUM WILL m ufEN =, ,Iinat
VI On Tussfsy the LEI If September f., "a, h#ss9
sivnt Of ID. Presbyterian tburcL, Third street
ausraINs
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

FAIR Al PRINCETON We were yesterday
informed that the ladies oi Princeton Iowa
will hold a Fair ou heat "Wednesday aud
THURSDAY Sept. IA and - At Armstrong :
warehouse. for the benefit oi the Presbyterian
church at that place They are hcw making
very extensive preparations Tor something
unique, novel and pretty. and have asked ~
to invite the ladies and gentlemen OF la,
eaport to h- in attendance We can promise
them very pleasant tine. and hope Das,
enport society viii be well represented
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

~ 4 band Of iahofers are engaged in cut.
ting Seventh street through between Brady
and Perry. The cut j. very deep, but IL 10
making steady progress
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

eV The cutting down and grading of the
upper part of Perry street have icii few
honses up In the air. They ENJOY healthy
elevation however as well A. fine outside
prospect
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

lu Ov SIS.
A LARGE ASSuRT MINI uF BLACK AM
"a fsnry tia.h., anang Whleh esa he foun
brown. blue, Freen iaiifs olive. fEsHeii drab pastf
and hstt "i other sttIs- g. which invite tie at
xslss II Davenport - examine i'ease kerp g.
ihAs twnf fnisa that we have rat the best Cut.
west ~ New York city W. Warrant asi our al
m.nt@ ~ -ult the .Se ~ well q. 10 Ht the hvdp
you sionst believe u-. TRY "
ID dtsr ftom Sd street east side Il nfaly
myI df l. l. CONF
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kOMslOAs .Ss.srs.

a b LONDON HAS LOST ONE or uEE
- best citizens, Davenport ha. gslAsd one ~ III Il
b~~t tniteTs this ssds IL lul euHiA
sal4 aud 90. nae II Vie hc~t Asa5sffu4sats ~
ctst1ss. Css.tasrres. Nesstmg..
s0sssss,ss sssd ltssea sseosis, mud
Furnishing ss.asss.
ever brought ~ IstsnpDrt - lANIiIG netsf
gives Uaf MI rasfefA4rEs d.ts hviNg liites
To al isa at 'bs ad stand 'rst I'D iir ads street
second dppr from Third street aut5tf
hlssbLtTUbs 1III PAKTsEEhIiiF UI
~ htsan.s a bhefaafsrf"t th tIt ifS ,N~is an
Clothing business 1sast sl,nr thn Is5.i prlre lMe
ths aas hrrh dt.sl s agd tse is44g... viii hvfaaf
ter - conducted ~ Db~ruha.tfs q III. ,i stand
who viii pay AL dsAts and receive al fnnt.s dn. H.
fstuisf nftn IINIe rtltAtea
-Julf lsSi Jysu l oBEHSboEEfIH
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

rA Lew Theatre is to he opened at Le
Claire Hall next month.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

sIATE tF IOWA,
sser.tary ulsics Iowa Cit,
10 HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE LAWS
! uf the SIKH 0-neral Assembly e the stat. OF
lows were distributed In the several coubiies uf said
state before ahd ca tho .sth la Il Ausu., A II
issI Said laws will take ci~ct ten daN- after ths,
we're deposited in the last county Nj sald stat,
which will y. the sth day ot September a II 1851
latesitmony whereof J. kiiIah sells, sccr.aar, oi
state have hcreuno subscribed my banc ard an vel
the s.rai srsl II Oh. state uf IVA ts esih day II
Aaga.i 4 u lsss
IL su.sssdkw ELIJAH SELLS
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1e0OeoyT0pe1ec.
nAMS MAKES A ZINE PIC

ADAMS MAKES A FINE PICTURE ON
IA Eaagueiyd Iruu.
Adam. makes fsne picture on Silver Plate
Aiasns makes = nae picture on Mica
Adams make. u In. picture oa 0iAss
Adams Iasks. hn. picture on Paper
ADAM pictures unsurpassed BY any In the
Ualted states
Adam. invite. your attention 10 his Gallery on Bra
street. hciw q Second aud Third mAy1Ts
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

lE~ Probably the finest building site about
the city Is Mr.. Geo l.. DaveDports property,
on Brady jus, below Gen sargcnt's residence
But j. noi in the market Even unimproved
y Is an ornament to that par, Of the city
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

sE On the third page will be found beau
tiful poem by Whittier. Who we presume Il
be the author from the initials
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

~ An extension j. being made to the lie
Claire Market House, TO the east, with cellar
beneath
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

IN TUESDAY AUGUST .aTIf ALI THE
~ oss throughout the city wll Il. strut ~ f5f ~.
Ps,!od II two wc.k. T. MERNtS
eeerstsry Davenport os. J. ght = Coke Go
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

trr The Campbell Ministries will give their
inst c"ncer, here nexi Monday evening, at
The German Theatre
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

TAxEs.-The assessed value vi the real and
personal property at Msscatine this year, by
the list just completed is os s6S. .5s7, on which
. sax Of one per cent Is levied. The assessed
value Of property there last year was tribe
over q 900 200, with the same rate Of TAXATION
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29
TIE DAILY GAZETTE.


pAily fuiuasklr ASp wtskIy
New York - N Pettrngill 4 CO, ltp Nassau. .i
William II shaiiuck, lis Nassau street
Cincinnaii - n rarsln, NJ West Fourth street
ST Iouls--Jas l. puiderids- n W corner oiae
aud Main .tre-ts
Chicago w :. srsneer, ios Randolph o. ecfiv
en- anj Gallagher, Deart-atu 81,
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

tV During the " distressing interval y
while We are deprived Of gas. the Company
are basiiy engaged in making their improve
menis, not only a, the works themselves, but
ia extending pipes, putting up lamp posts etc
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

NIX. L. y. bLHN ILL HAsfSG A~St
vi cIATED himself with Mcssfs iatssA FRAU
= fhe HaS.UpHt CUunsreisi tales. vfii ftrsl4. a
ttsf faans, euTesr Il fsFrS n5a T#fd stf.ets
mtsa namh'r ~ pupil. To- Instruction tH ~
ntateias n A. EusiisA .ducailat
Term. tMsiNr weeks. commencing IA M9Hlsy An
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

~ The dust is becoming troublesome
again. For several weeks IL ceased TO be a
source Of complain, a, lhi. place through the
lorcc oi frequent showers
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

/ HE FUVE1 NfEEH WI 1T NFFTTF1 THE
! iuais ihs, v,e H"ta gwen - Mss.g- Falssf 4
';siiy u" y'h deg If JUS 1855 tias h,r let lsas
H payte.nt ~ Esslsag ahd NostHg Nj. lli.s wIa
a ba psid, ss tiss Lss fasli.d The con
ii' 'iuH. srseiusd
swl5dswzw. JOHN jacobs
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

DAvIsON q TRUE,
A TToRNEYs & COUNsELuRS AT LAW
SoTARIks PUBLIC
omee-on Brady street, ia Commercial builaing
sepi.dx WHY
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

"E ARE CONSTANTLY MAXIM. Al
W biItbN~ - aut already large .inek u FuI
nttarr aud w"aId invite THESE III waai ~ k,ati al
tleir I" cali Hnd eSannns before purchs-tng -l.,
" here tsiti t.b A sIIi.kI
susAdif
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

~ szsasl- T. - o l. fAifr ROW Where ~ .la#=
h' iaf II &, " ar uHs.g obi customer. Hud H.N
.'Hss al.d ssl hem sssel= a. n. tu~s.t ~ icV.
ie.2 EsH n TlAIn
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

AssiE Cs'cksss.-Our spovtsmcn, Mai 10
'"ose who really know how 70 shoot on wing,
.na have tho sdvsnsase Of good dog, are
k'"u's great many prairie chickeos. One
seatssnan erougAt ia sixsy-avs ssw days
aao. They arc selling q loaso essss ~ pair.
1he young birds ars - Ans saaiag = -
prairie lardsr now aobssls. Thsis Dsat 4
clear, white and tender. Tbs nsas of ~ a
bird is dark snd les delicats In every rsspses.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

Mr.. Mashbah will soon have hi, new
store room on Second street (part of Niekolrs
block ready tor occupancy when he win
Remove his store
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

- Mr. LcClaire has continued the Ga.
heite platform In the Post Office alley, thus
niaking convenient cnirancc io several lie
sirablc office rooms ia the rear .i Tia. building.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

q The new engine house will be ready
for occupancy ia few days or a couple OF
weeks
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

Ey Common hacks are very abundant III
This city. hut substantial onniha-s.s are
scarce. The latter should I've mere GENERALLY
taking the place of tie former
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

Z sse Nearly eight hundred steamboat pas
sages have hecn made this season at that
great obstruction TO navigation the Rock
Island bridge, and We have yet 10 record tho
iirst serious accident in 1867
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

TO But very small small outlay is r-quir-
ed to make the ascent Of the bluffs ON Rock
Island street very fair. A portion Of the road
IS no~ entirely too steep Don't any Alder.
man own properly on Rock Island street,
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

GENERAL LAND AGENT, FLORENCE
~ Nehraska Territory, will attend Ia the iocstius
Of LAnd Warrants and the purchase of Ciains lAnds
end Town Lots Ia Sebraska or Western Iowa Per.
eoes desiring Information thereto obtain BY I'D.
dseasing above mh:saf
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

Ir- The ne" buildings Ola brady street to
which we recently made detailed allus.on are
going ahead very tapidl, Bat the site of
the hig fire still remains vacant
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LOCAL MATTERS.

scott Csaasy Republican convsnssea.
The Republicans Of the several townshipsi In Scott
county requested TO elect dclssatss Saturday
Ne irh u September nest 10 . County conveu,ior
10 he holden ia the Court House In the Ci,y ~ Dav
export, On Saturday, the lsth VI September rsn,
fur the PURPOSE Of nominating three persons 10 rep
recent Scott county In the uest General Assembly.
X LOWRY
n RANNING,
b SApDuRIs, County colan.ltts.
JAMES ROSS
n 1WtNS
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W AfahIoiN tsstsr1 % the west sorHef - NJ
tih ~.eaiid st 4 stark 10 taIitE nft lie
ils eassa iJ - esnta shcl TIa hfl .. - fss
sr.afTd sHAt hlr IsiatNg.# tnlls paT~ taNuFabis
shst. III III. Ms~f At
AfIIA Al VI uAlI EIAlIA ~. -
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oe<eeeOvss1.
JOSEPH JOuY HAsNESioi LII his gTUrk

y of Fancy Dry .osds, tfnu ltse sts 81 he feolls
rsn,sriy occupied by Msn Hsynez4s - 81 q sissas
tissse tile Iowa Itaas Rooms sgsstfa ~ ls.t Ia
toF. he xnuid s"liet tha eplir eAAee = ffat sfss
asc with NbIcb BIZ has Aa.n a. literally fhsni.d
tVstf
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>. wILsON GUlTEAu,
"A TTORNEi At LAW. NOTARY PUBL.
IA AND cONNEYAScEg
Particular and prompt attention. given ia convey
anciaa. aud the Collection OF Isebs.
Aiso COMMISSIONER OF DEkIs for tl,
State. Of Maine, vermoat, New HasapsLirc Masss
ehuscits, New York, New Jersey, f.nnsy ls aaia
Virginia, Ohio, 1enn~-ses, kcntaeky, iisol- a,.d
Missouri
once with the County Judge at the cour, House
may3-ly
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

STORAGE, foRw ARDtN6 4 COMMISSION
!, hl>lNEs~ The late irm 1T Goodrich, Wheel.
cr faniir having heen di.sassd, tho .uAs.rihcr
wiga eaasipac the business al the Warehouse ai~ly
g.eufied w Eliot & fi.kc, opposite III. n 4 n
Hai.g,.td Depot.
tprast customers will ples.e address their ericr.
t. ssesirich Co which shall receive prompt All Gu
=
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Mr sfiAs. u. DAY. II Chicago having become
associated with Ia th. ssset. job ofiee. he viii
hereafter h, the entire supervision Of that depart
mrht \. W. la, l. one ~ thc best Job Prini-rs in
the uiah sei facilities far the execuisn ~ work
have recently hcrn greatly enlarged by large additions
"i latest style. ~ type, Ae, We now promise
p~iroE- Ia str Job Work OF all varieties with
ncane-., chcapurss aud dispatch. h, the notice
above, II will hc that have ordered more
steam press nschinsry This 10 ths only once In n,
city where steam power us-i 90 tha, our facilities
uneaualled SANDERS BRO
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

Wa. the hr-i and Until quite rsceni, the only paper
IN the State cf Iowa printed on Steam Power rrc.s
and lie eres alton Is the largest Of any In the State
Advertiser. appreciate these advantages. as our col
nInn- amply ie-,if
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

JAMES r. LANE,
A TToRNEY At LAW 4 NOTARY PUBLIC
"A oniee--0n Brady street above Second, over
Sartnehaefs store. npi3dkwu
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-08-29

HAS REMOVED HIS STOCK OF BOOTS
] and sh"ss 10 the room r'eertly occupied y,
Mn. EH5 1u0HJ D 90 few dasfs hboss the Peat
bfiics, aaIuinia. tass luwa BnDk Hssns where b..
wi ts. t.ssrf IN I'll u hi. OLD ngI customer. aAa
tnat8 sew Nn.@ as WI favor httn With ti.lF tss
rpnags iiis stock t- lFfse aud hs ~l .Eavayor 10
Nv" Satisfaction % ali ly7a
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". DALzELL 4 co.,
nUHRows 8 PnErrYSsAN,

w Forwarding AID Commission Merchants :
Dealers in salt tetn.ni, Plaster, Giass aud Malta
Jafuer Second and Perry -ireets ian2A' s6sf
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
The "Hero of India,

Gen. Havelock, whose recent feats in In
dia have made his name familiar to our
readers, was born near Sunderland, in E8g-
land, in 1895, and is consequently SO years
of age. He studied for the bar, but by the
advice of brother, and through his inter-
est, he obtained commission as lieutenant,
soon after the battle of Waterloo. In 1923
he went to India, where he first saw active
service. In 1927 he published history of
the Ava Campaigns. In 1888, after hav-
ing served % years as a subaltern, he was
appointed major, by brevet, for service
in battle He remained in India till 1849,
being in active duty all the time, and then
returned to England, after an absence7of
e5 years. In 1851 he went back to India
He went with the army to Persia, and on
the way back was wrecked off the coast of
Ceylon. Upon his arrival at Calcutta he
was appointed to the command of the ar
my, with which he attacked and defeated
Nena Sahib. In all his service In India, a
period of over thirty years, he has never
been wounded His brother, Col VIM.
Havelock, was killed in a battle with the
Sikhs, in l845.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
The Hard Times

Within fortnight, hundreds of mechan-
les employed in the extensive founderies
and ship-yards have been discharged, be-
cause of the inability of the proprietors to
obtain means to pay them. Over two hun
dred were discharged last week from the
Novelty Works, and nearly the same number
from the Morgan Iron Works, though there
is an abundance of work to be done. At
Secor's, and Neptune Works, too, the num-
Der of employees has been largely reduced.
Most of the shipyards present state of in
activity, and even those which have vessels
to build have discharged many of their old
est and best Workmen. Messrs Singer d
Co., manufacturers of sewing machines,
discharged about $50 workmen on Saturday
evening, as they understood, for few
weeks. or until the present financial crisis
shall have passed over.-N. Y Tribune.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

In a favorable season in these northern dis
! tricts where the summer mean temperature
is not above 68 degrees, four or five times
the quantity produced at the south where
the mean is above 80 degrees. In part this
may be due to soil and TO productive varie-
ties, but it is mainly due to the summer
curve of temperature-the hasty growth,
the excess of heat while it lasts, and the
fastened ripening period. Continued heat
without this curviture prolongs the growth
in way to modify the species in the direc-
ton of the original form of succulent
tropical grass, and it there becomes cane
more nearly than in the colder latitudes.
''The existence of this maximum of pro-
ductive capacity in the cooler district is of
more practical interest perhaps to the south
ern than the northern districts, since it
shows that the increase of value of south
ern lands, and the introduction of staples of
peculiar adaptation and of the highest value,
the growth of this grain may profitably be
transferred to northern localities. To Ger
tain limit of latitude, cotton and the cane,
with perhaps the fbrous tropical plants and
others, may occupy the cultivated territory
to greater profit than any of the grains
The sugar cane is the natural successor of
Indian corn in semi-tropical districts; its
analogies of growth and its development of
saecharine matter are nearly the same, and
with the greater heat and humidity of some
portions of the United States the product
of grain certainly falls of, and the corn
plant loses its extraordinary power of ex-
pansion and excessive production. 1t is
highly probable that the introduction of
the best possible staples in our warmer dis
tricts will make the transfer of maize north
ward possible and desirable, and when
transferred above the thirty parallel,
if this should be done, there will be an i'm
mense area over which it is, under circum-
stances, the most prolific and profitable
crop possible, regarded as a source of nu-
tritive supply"
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

these irregular forces. There can be no
permanent security if fnanciers can, at
pleasure, draw up such enormous elements
of power, and hold them suspended, Ike
water spouts, to burst and food down desc
lation the moment they are touched with
misfortune. And if commercial men will
not draw tight the reins of morals upon
these uprincipled men, they will have their
own neglect to thank for the mischiefs
which viii have come upon them in some
sense by their conniyance.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
JOE PRINTINa.

The Office of THz KAxzss Exvs Is furnished
with g complete assortment Of the newest styles
of Type, Borders. Flourisies. Cuts, Cards. Fancy
Papers. ColOred Inks. Bronze, de-, enabling the
proprietor to print CncuLARs, Cams, CsRrIz1cArEs
OF SToCK, DEEDS, PosrERs, and all other kinds Of
jos PRINrISG. in manner unsurpassed in the
country Particular attention paid to printing
all kinds of Blanks. Orders for work promptly
attended TO when accompanied with GAsH. 'sEx
cELsIoR' is our motto.
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31
The Grave of James Madison Opened
How the Corpse Looked.

The Richmond South gives an interesting
account of the opening of the grave of Jas.
Madison, for the purpose of laying the
foundation of a monument to his memory.
Here is description of the monument:
"The monument is of James river gran
ite, in the form of an obelisk, and as grace
full and appropriate as anything could be-
1t is composed of seven pieces of stone, two
of which measure FIVE feet seven, and weigh
over nine thousand pounds; two other four
feet by two feet, weigh over six thousand
pounds; another two feet ten inches by two
feet, weighs three thousand pounds; and
another thirteen feet long, twenty-five inch
es at its base and thirteen inches at the top,
weighs one thousand pounds. The gross
weight of the entire monument is about
32, 900 pounds. 1t rises just twenty -four
feet above the level of the burying- ground.
The height of the monument proper is just
twenty-five feet six inches, but the founda-
ton on which it rests being raised some
eighteen inches above the surface, adds
much to the apparent height of the monu
ment. About nine feet from the base is
chiseled the following inscription:
MADISON,
Born March 16, 1851,
DIED JUNE 90, 1886.
The appearance of che coffin and corpse
is thus described:
sIn digging for suitable foundation, it
became necessary to go below the coffin.
which was consequently exposed to view.
The boards placed above the coffin had de-
cayed, but no earth had fallen in upon it,
and everything appeared to be IS when the
coffin was deposited there, except that the
coffin lid was slightly out of place, allowing
a partial view of the interior. AS there was
no fastenings to prevent, the part of the lid
covering the superior portion of the body
was raised, and the several gentlemen pre-
sent looked in upon the remains of the great
Virginian. The coffin itself, of black wal
nut, was in perfect preservation, and the in
terror was nearly filled with a species of
moss, which adhered pertinaciously to the
wood.
Beneath this, and partially hidden by il,
The lower jaw had fallen away, the bones of
the breast and the ribs were gone, and the
only parts of the skeleton which remained
were the skull and portions of the cheek
bones, the vertebre of the neck, the spine,
and the large bones of the arm. All else of
the upper part of the body had returned to
the dust from whence it was taken, and in
a few years more every trace of the body
will disappear, until the trump of the resur-
rection shall reunite the scattered particles.
The body had been inferred just twenty -one
years.
On reaching sufficiently firm ground, the
foundation was commenced, and built up as
two walls, one ON either side of the coffin,
until proper height was gained, when it
was arched over the coffin, and then built
up solidly to the surface-thus forming a
vault, within which rests the remains of
Madison, and precisely beneath the monu-
ment. The foundation was made of hard
surface stone, gathered on the Montpelier
farm, from within a short distance of the
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

4 biography of Robespierre, published
in a late Irish paper, concludes with the fol-
lowing remarkable sentence:
''This extraordinary man left no children
behind him except his brother, who was
killed at the same time @
The Kanzas news., 1857-10-31

A good conscience is better than two wit
nesses; it viii consume your grief as the
sun dissolyes ice It is a spring when you
are thirsty-a staff when you are weary
a screen when the sun burns-and pillow
in death.
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1857-03-13
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