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The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16

PHRFBMED BREATH.-Whst lady or gentleman
would remain undsr the OF breath
when by using the "BALn TRossAsD FLOWING ~ =
deatrnss would NOT ouy render Is sweet but tha
teeth white - slshsstssi Many persons d. know
their breath 10 bad and the subject Ia delicate the
frisnis will mention IT, Pour singo drop OF
Balm your tooth brush and wash the - night
and morning A ffty cent bottle will last = 49,
BEAUTIFUL EOMPLEAlOS may easily be &C
qnired BY using thu BAN THousAsp FLowIss -
IL will remove tAn piplss and fsckles from the skin
isxyng Of sen aud Toseate hue. Wet towel, pour
On two three drops, and wash the face might aud
morning.
SHAVING MADE EAsY.-Wet your shaving brush
In either cold pour two or three drops
of .BArM A fHous.sD fL1TIAs,1 rub the beard well
aud will make beautiful soft lsthsI much nslita
ting the operation Of shaving. Price only my cents
Fof sale BY all Druggists. p ware Of eoantsrtsts
None Ke nuins unless signed by
W, p. EETRIDdE & CO,
eP 25dGE Franklin square, New York.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16
Unimprovsd Lsads.
IN SCOTT COUNTY.
NAN WI Sec ~ 7 80 Ri 100
= "a a. "a "A a

i
assA sw ;ssssswHsE.aasrh
ss-Th. Il n of the N " u sso0 T7sNRs Eso.sre,
si-Ths MEX s.esT7sERaKlos acres
ss-Ths n " s.eioT1sNaaEI 100 acres.
RAiirosd miles from Davenport
18Th. W Of tn. W x ofs.e Io.rnNRsE 81
acres. . niles from Davenport
1894 &C. ss, some wood and plenty Of stone In
sss7 IT'S &, living water on hstract
IN CLINTON COUNTY, IOWA.
l0s- 10 acres very choice land.
SIN. R. | T., II s7-loo acres, near Thorns Nnl,
vsrylow, nspplied forsoon.
Iqs-sBtN wtsudxEt sw is.ssT siR,
SHELBY COUNTY.
'''v Ntsn y sec ~ y a'.:' '" 100 acres
IN HARRISON COUNTY.
sssSSs::%%S: s e I I ,,,....
|lsEss Sec Sec = q ~ acres
IN asNToN COUNTY.
wtsEt and WAVE sseAT IS 100
acres.
H-Nkl ofseo as Tss sw 100 sCrs..
IOWA COUNTY.
ns-W sssasT7s R9 vsst.
IN MARSHALL COUNTY.
ss--kt n Et secs
M. u NV Nv ss'sses ''' ''f'''
IN JASPER COUNTY.
s 's.sa.skktt s ssa.srs. lSRisw
IN CEDAR COUNTY.
y ,o 70 W., SEA ana i hEsi X See ior~R
1877 100 acres, Sniiss from Upton,
IN po1roworroMIE COUNTY
VIM ! See - 7 TNR&W.
no-siswisss sT77R % W, 80 acres.
IN WARREN COUNTY.
10000 acres eBoice land.
IN wAsHINGToN COUNTY.
i61j-aooasres select land.
an 49,. IL MoNoNA COUNTY.
IN BOONE COUNTY.
ha-ssb seTes select prairie And timber.
IN WEBSTER COUNTY.
r-@-s w Fec - TsS N X rs w, sdoi- |
lara per acre.
ioo-soo aesssA. Hand In Mower Co., Minnesota
lea-ls splsEdid lois In OmsAs atv, Nsbsasks Ts,
ALkgN 4 CLARK,
., oass, fo's oass 5si1x
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16
Herring's Safes

TIM subscribers ara Age 70 /.
: for Messrs. B. c. Herring
a Ce's. celebrated Fire and
Thief Proof Sale. 0r
Wewouid invite the attsn.
ton Of the public 10 the fact,
that thsse Safes have Tor years
stood the tsst OF both fire,
thief and also OF iiTpe. VERY
many safos will In q measure
deiy the former and ysi faii
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16

Jacobs Cattle. eel am Offering 80 head ot
my young cattle, 4 yoke Of oxsG and ssn eowsfo
sale .! bargain.
fila \ 10, vst JACOB u. RLDRlDGk.
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Important to Dealer,

Important TO U0aIero
l'o &c sold without feserve,at Tichenor 4 Fora.
name room on Front street, on
Friday the 18th inst, at l o'clock P. N,
$50 boxes Of Dried Aerrtnr, together with otas,
Groceries; also some Housshsid Furniture; the
whole Of these goods 10 be sold for charges. Par.
ties will do we'll tn attend.
fioHkNok 4 FOREMAN
NpIi d3s Auction esrs
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Bulletin---Saturday Feb. 7th.
SHEET Music.
A LARGE lot OF Sheet Music for Piano and Guits,
~ comprising we'll ,sl eted stock Of
Songs, Aarehss, Waltss, Rondos, &c,
al publishers price,.
PERIODICALS
taenlnes for February lsth, Is5s
"'a'" a.. ''u. hf January sss
- Illustrated News al ~
Rutnsm's Magazine for February a.
L1siiss Gaa. ii Fashion a.
waveriy haSasIs, monthly} "a "a
Nn. stspheDs' a. "a
Applsion's Railway Guide, %
DC, &C. &C, at
THE IOWA BOOK RoONs
No. 80 BRADY stree (, rear the Posi- Once
fse1 ELI ADAMs
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16

HolloWayss OiMtmsAt..s dry srap.
tions % anne visg 70 many agsd persons, - well -
boils, pns osn, scsd head, fsssr soress oraisss,
sad sii sxtssSaI whether the rssuis Of
accideut Of disease, heal rapidly under me ap.
plcatiou Of this Ointment. sold u the mAnuhaeto-
ries, No. ~ Maiden Lane, New York, and No. ~
strsad, London, and BY all druggists, at u.s., d251c
ana n psr 10. tebll AWlw
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16
NEW FIRM 4 NEW GOODS
Choice Groceries,

VIE subse Fibers have takoh the popular stand Of
J. J. Weaver and TO-, N the corner Of Brady and
and laird streets and Increased their stock by the
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16

Isb4n J. C. CRAkrIoN oosr
Coparsusrship Notice. sine undersigned
have this day forne eopsrinsrship, aud viii con-
tinue the Printing and Book-Binding business at
the old GRni, corner Of seeond ard Brady streets,
under the arn Of Luss, Lane s. TO-; ard would So
ici.a continuance % the patronage which has been
90 literally bestowed on the old arm
4. r. LusE,
h. Y. LANE,
fsbs aim H PkICk.
AVnB Aat OF all descriptions, Lashs, snirslss,
slaves. sc for ssislswby RRgwICK q son
Aug ISdu railroad Depot Saw Mill.
Cheap Fact - ss subseribers nave oeo cords
Of dry wood hand which tasy vii dsii~~s IA the
city q. sas0 per cord, ~ application be made soon
ians7 off NELL, GILLET co,
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16
FAIRBANKS CYLrBRArxp SCALES

A DAPTED TO any required opsr.
Hstion Of Weighing, ~ for iron,
Sosi, ksy, STOCK, and Tor tla use. o
warehouses, stores and foundrlss,
and In short fer asSTY sint OF b AL
ness.
~ The great akin snd nteiity en-
pioysd in their nsnuIHeture and
The Discrimination on ths part Of the
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16

1A-Akrn Of 100 acres on the Iowa Or, rs.d "
ana u Of SBk sec ~ TIP ~ 9 8, 6ens iovsc,
stable, fence, nsw) 80 sares 81 umbsx, ~ spaaG
80. VIII Dc ss'd with or without shs fAsn, pnss -
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16
YoR sALE

TVR BALk.
Five GOOD Bandips Loss on Fsruam street, near
Locust Apply 10
lsasou eHUBB, BRO, BARROW = CO.
IsssaM Engine and Boiler for sale Or
viii be sxch.sgsa for land OF city property -
NoURsE 4 VIBLk, corner Of Rock Island and
r.nn, .,,..,. fsbII div
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16

4 Chanes to Hsks Fortune
CLARK's CELERRATRD FLOUR MILLS, enc In
operation aud sxhibisiou daily, corner Perry and
Third streets The pubiicis Invited to cali m zee H.
State, County, Township and shop or single right
AID Mills for the Territory Of the State Of lows for
sale. Apply 10
oct24-df JACOB WbANkH,JT.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16
Writing Academu

Writing Academy,
ursgs' bloch, corner Third and FER, Ats 1.
4. A. Eli uiDe r, ID. daily.
Lessons given, and ell kiads of writiax executed
70 order ~ the undersigned, slso tescher OF Pen
nanship IN the Commercial College.
isrns far twelve Lessons,..... ,,,,,s ne An
sitting Cards per pack ,...,.,..,.. 400,
All sr5 Invited 10 give me- q call
fsbil 81 ~ ~ pE..,
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16

[ VIM 70 NE extreme III health Of the senior
~ partner 10 The nrm Of Dashiel r small, Who Ia .
bsen compelled TO return esst, inc busin 81 iii
i"IeaItsf De carried on by the undersieued.
~ me present. STOCK Will be sold at cost TO max .
room TOT AZ Immense stock OF Sprinx Goods
=, X. IN moef the place, the 'sStxr Stors,n Ne. :
Ma st. near iroBt
fobY EuWA.n sM.rr
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16

Fruit Trees ..Au invoice Of choice Frui
Trses, we'll selected, conssting of Appies, fsash'
e. Psars Cherri % and Ounces, with several vari-
stiss Of Dwarf Fruit. NouRSB VlBLE, corner
Of Rock Islan d aRd Front streets. feblI div
Pties relieved BY Dyer's Healing En6roea
ton. Those sfilctsd should Try this remedy.
ew applieauoas of the Enoroeation diluted ore
a.il win water will eRect = cure. Ssld by
fsbll-M HINES CLiffiSoEn'
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16
panAiaa.


"sexesss, Csaspssil = -
p N * n 70,
DSslen N 19eAsADs And Lass =.
.xsnAnge o. IL pSlasipal sitis. - sasrass.
70. ssN N sens = suit pursAssars ~ vaisa
AL susisxss PEa1aislso 70 49,.
aanpkp 70. 'ASKlas sssa.
OCEAN kAak, hsx.r.,
O.. N PlnaIs1a, tr..s.s
DssLy Dark.dsls, B..ks., Rs'aa., cs.
a Eati. : E Ea { n,s...r.. n,,iLss
Henry Milia. III, o, D ssssa..
GEO ROE l.. NaCKo.
SkAkRAL 1EAL ESTATE Aars..
- warrants bought, Ioll aud Io..'.
LIoYed Land, Parsls aud ~ - WeAtsd; I'M
q and Money iass...S psrtyf FOR ss'a
~ D''ap'srs block, xaa STR,
CITY PROPERTY
9s0--A hose and lotin East D.x.s
tern, wood she'd, 30; pdce $500. good cellar a. g.
ssp-Lo.7 block aud Is and 20 .o.,
addition near Inc Female College. 'A a<aissE.
No. Sa2--Lot No. Ia block "a
sast Of Perry, upon VIII Oh 10 srscssd sess, on, Ia,
house, sons story frAms hsuss, c.sosn,ao iy hid
stable, brings In rent Of $ss Per .sa
low. ~ VIII b ~
ssi-Psrs Of lot block 8, Yos... 4 NM,
price $500. Ass sAAdtso,
sss1 % On n,'ssiias on BRADY and sx,s.a,..
stress sSAzsi ''''' price ssoO sa.y terms. " esr9
Il ae3-A house and lot on soush -.
| ana Gaines streets; tiAs0. - s'Faa u Til,
49,, NJ =, house and two lots IN East D.,
"A" - ''A' balance yss1s cheap plossTss paks
30--A house and loi on cas- aid. a,
between 'front.' snd second streets, ss!p,sy ssss.
prics t5Soo. .o
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16
X 4 Y n o Ids, ELY e. co.
WHOLESALE GROCERs.
SHOW CASES, SHOW GASES.

NTuBI q NIfhOI10
- HOW CAsEs and Metal Sash Manufacturer, 1901
- South clark street, between Adams and Monroe
street, Chicago, Ill,
SNOW Eases Of every description constantly on hs nd
md made 20 order, such Silver Plated German s.
ssr, Rosewood, Mahogany, Black Walnut, &c Or
asfs from tue country promptly attended 10. Case,
packed and shi ppeo to part OF the United State.
Address, RIDER NICHOLAS
ies1z soath CLARK street., r. o Box siS5 Chicago M
IL
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16

10! Tor the Great Gift Enterprise
No Blanks! Every Number . Prise!
NUMBsR 10 was drawn by rssiisnt Of tLis oity
which awarded 70 him a nice building lot In Gene
+eo, III, worth $500. Four more lots lsn Also,
large stock Of
DRY GOODS,
which will be sold In parcels for One Dollar each en
sisting of
ATTN aud SILK Dress Patterns worth rom ego To sas
All Wool DoLahe do do do do
ladies' Clsaks a splendid article, no "a o.
Say state Shaws, very nus, - 10
mole Pieces u Prints containing from 30 10 20 ward,
,nd Ladies French Collars &c, bssidss host Of All
cies TOO numerous 10 mention, at
B. ntlks' Prise Store.
1870 DIV corner 81 Brady and 4th sta
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Ss-Adaores broken aud cultivated, with v,ssr an
poats poor house sse 7sRsE, SIs psr acre.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16

For sails or Exchange for Iowa Lands,
new brick house with ten rooms,
clio .sts, wood La large eistsrn, good veil
Warmed win lot air furnace. Convenient 10 town.
Ffss vie y Of river aud sisiss Furnished In pnN-
LIns gin given. Possession given arsi may.
Enquire OF wA AoRKHoUsR,
Sses III T. Close s. Co.
Fer nale..s5 acres " beautiful land n Inils Hvsi
s5Tporston line Dubuque road, with good house,
batn excellent well and sistssn, springs OF never fa
lag water, u berries, ahu barb, Aspsrsgus
NC will he sold .lt tire ia parcels pursha.srs.
applyto ukoR6E l.. NICHOLAS,
jsnso DIFF Land ONCE, Main st.
Great Bargains.
" splsndid Lots IL LanbTits's Addition, IL No.tL
Davenport, or s.s by ALLEN CLARK.
nwa!
Notice
We have Two handsome l4e~ bassies and 1ue,
Two Horse Carriage, which viii be sold ehssp for
ezsb II applied for soon. ran be seen al the resi-
dsnes of James Rsnwiek, cor. ith and Ripley is.
opposite The eoun honse,
sept sdu REAwlCh 4 son. :
MONEY To LOAN, Ia suns 10 suit spplicasts--
Apl2sd DIT TALLMAN PowERs
Fer Sais,
F0eR pssIs ASLs Dw sLEIss HoUsss, iBlsw.
srpars ofihs c!tyr on very liberal tsrms. Applyto
fes ss.du COOK 81 sARGENT.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16

l-leo sores all cultivated, ohurca hill road, house,
t''Ains can b. bought ol0o Per scTe. = 49, ~
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prics SIS per acre.
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HEO 30 3 L. MIC kn.1 =,
0xHkRAL REAL ESTATE a.Ls

warrants bought, Ioid aud Io..,..
'''' 44' .ss T None. ..s S ss
n.si ia DivsapSrt's bloeI. NJ.
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Town Of North Fiorene.. I'M

Town Of North Florence, MT,
( . GORGE ALLfEG Co, junction OF Front and
~ second, ara sSeats FOR tie sale Of budu. la,. IN
ths above to~n, which they offer for sa,s n lev
hsafs North Flor nee 10 STARTED the Missouri Ri,
er III miles above omsha City, and all the
ioT city Having plenty OF stone ana simb = AMI
ssa nboa landing Those wistias to obtain lots won,d
do we'll to call soon r.bIn,s.
The Davenport daily gazette. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1869, 1857-02-16

No a.. a Ss. ~ 70 block 80 90 s .,,..
house, one story frame house c.sWo stofy krSs
stable brings In rent Of $s1s Per shop Ia
low. VIII b ~
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-15
S Y M P A T II Y .

A knight and lady met in a grove,
While each was in quest of a fugitive love
\ rter ran mournfully murmuring by,
And they wept in its waters forsympathy.
O. never was knight such a sorrow that bore!"
O. never maid so deserted before :"
From life and its woes let US instantly fly,
And jump in together for company!'
They gazed on each other, the maid and the KNIGHT;
How fair was her form, and how goodly his height;
"0ne mournful embrace =! sobbd the youth We die.
So kissing and crying they kept company.
O. had but loved such angel you!n
0 had but my swain been quarter as true!
To miss such perfection how blinded was | -
Sure now they were excellent company!
II length spoke the lass, 'twxt smile and a tear
The weather is cold for a watery bier;
When summer returns may easily die
Till then let us sorrow in company"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-15
SeI&ttt0 GALE.
From Household Words.l
kESTER'S EVIL EYE.

In the cottage to the left hand of the forge
at Harwood there lived, about five and twenty
years ago, a man of the name of Christopher
or as the country folks abbreviated it, kes-
ter-Pateman He had formerly held the
the post of village blacksmith and farrier, but
had long since retired from the exercise of his
craft. He was said to have the gift of the
evil eye not that he was a malicious man, but
that involuntarly his blighted whatever it fixed
upon. Friend or enemy, his own children or
aliens, it was all one kester's eye settled on
them, and they withered away. No single
thing prospered with him. The crops on his
little farm were always either frosted, blghted,
Or miserably thin or, if they were good and
good and abundant rain came after the corn
vas cut, aud it lay out until it sprouted and
rOtted away; once he got it all stacked and the
stack took fire another time the grain was
threshed out and stored up in safety, but the
rats devoured a third of it. His cattle were
the leauest in the country bis sheep died of
disease 4; his children perished one by one as
they grew up to manhood and womanhood ;
every horse he sh0d, fell lame before it had
gone a mile. Kester was a miserable man
all the country avoided him as if he had got
le the plague.
kester had one child left daughter, born
!ong after the rest she being the offspring of
ayOung Irish girl whom he had chosen to
marry in his old age. The Irish girlran away
soon after the cbld's birth, on the plea of hav-
lug husband in her own country whom she
liked better.
hester made no attempt to bring her back,
,9t contented himself with spelling Katie
Matte was not bit like what his other child
ieH had been she was her mother over again.
Two wide opened dark blue eyes, white skin
soOslderably freckIed, black elf locks always
u tangle, wide red mouth, and little teeth
Ike pearls figure smart and lissome, and a
..'ep that lifted along as if it kept time to an
pTaFd tune, made of Katie village beauty
'ad coquette.
The strangest thing of all was $50 the peo-
tE thought at least) that Kester's evil eye had
y elect on Katie. She grew as strongly and
aoofned as hardly, as the wild briar in the
1.e.Serow. Everybody remembered the five
s4aafen who were born to him by his first
pr~S rsE how they pined from their cradle. They
a ~, slckly hectic in their faces like their
~'uer while Katic's checks were red as a
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-15
TOWANDA: 4:
ahursoan alcrninn, alan IA, 1854.
seletteS 4ostrp.
SIR 1AuNcELor AND QUEEN GU1NEvERE.
BY ALFRED TENSYSON.

Like souls that balance joy and pain,
With tears and smiles from Heaven again,
The maiden Spring upon the plain
Came in sunlit fall of rain
In crystal vapor everywhere
Blue eyes of Heaven laughed between,
And far in the forest depths unseen,
The topmost linden gathered green
From draughts of balmy air.
Sometimes the linnet piped his song;
Sometimes the throstle whistled strong;
Sometimes the spar-hawk wheeled along,
BY grassy capes, with fuller sound;
In curves the yellowing river ran,
And dropping chestnut buds began
To spread into perfect fan,
Above the teeming ground.
Then, in the boykood Of the year,
Sir Launcelot and Queen Guinevere,
Rode through the coverts of the deer,
With blissful treble ringing clear,
She part of joyous spring:
\ gown of grass green silk she wore,
Buckled with golden clasps before
\ Light green tutt Of plumes she bore,
Closed in a golden ring.
Now on some twisted ivy net
Now by some tinkling riyulet,
On moses thick with violet,
Her cream white mule her pastern set;
And now more fleet she skinned the plains
Than She whose elin prancer springs
By night to her airy warblings,
When all the glimmerng moorland rings
With jingling bride reins.
AS she fed fast through the sun and shade,
The happy winds upon her played
Blowing the rnget from the braid;
She looked so lovely as she swayed
The rein with dainty finger tips,
\ man had given all other bliss,
And all his worldly worth for this,
To waste his whole heart in one kiss
Upon her perfect lips.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-15

PCzzLING--A lady being asked by gen.
tleman to join in the bonds of matrimony with
him, wrote the word stripes" stating at the
time that the letters making up the word
stripes, could be changed SO as tomake an an-
swer to his question. Who knows the answer.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-15

R4y- Young Irishman, who had married
when about 10 years of age, complained of the
difficulties to which carly marriage subjected
him, said that he would never marry SO
young again if be lived to be as ould as Methu-
SALEM"
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-15

Bar Thirty RATS and arks passed Harris.
burg in less than ono hour, April 2tth.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-15
EVERY THURSDAY AT TOWAND UMEARA GOODRICH

damask rose they crept about home weary
and aling always, while Katie was away in
the woods, the wonder of the village, healthier
more wilful, and BONNER than any girl in the
district.
Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1857-05-15

Yes, man You'll find the lass face
shining when you get home, for she's feeling
that your hearts changed towards her already.
The stars have been whispering of it to her"
Quite cheerfully Kester trOtted the grey
mare home, and, as if Immediately to prove
the sage's words true, Katie came to meet him
at the gate as rosy as peony. Alck, at tha,
minute, was escaping by the cow house door
into the pasture, after telling Katie of his vi
sit to Bran Rex. and preparing her for its
probable results
Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1857-05-08


1t Is said that there have been twenty deaths and
7Qn eases Of extreme sickness from tins cnu1c, aud
yet il ia treated with esity that IA wonderful The
victims ut Washington are accustomed ID speak e. il
with filicuei aud though the general Impression
there WAS that poison was the crlse there is NJ
parent socitudc as to whether it accidental
designed. Never was the American disregard OF life
exhibited with SO much ferklessncss III the crowd
mt Washington when the sickness most rife
There examination into the hotel premises aud
attempt made to Rscbe the disease to foul hirand
defective sewerage But the discovery of this caase
Of general ill-heath did for the specific
ailment and dad not preclude the idea of poison
What Ju1er at is That there was no inquiry of
persons Rrrests, Investigation and explanation by
the criminal authorities Of the District. When thirty
persons are killed, and seven hundred more barely
escape with life, it is worth an inquiry how it hnp-
pcned, for catcesSness that produces such
suit is crime. No gunpowder plot aud no internal
machine such as inspire the Investigations of history
Tor centuries, WAS ever more murderous.
Que of the newspapers has said that the President
had received letter warning him not to partahe Of
food at the National II So here is the evidence of a
crime and perhaps the clue to its discovery. Why
is it not pursued? Why have not the black servants
Of the hotel been separately interrogaed2 If the life
ofthe President WAS umedat, who knows how soon
the blow may be repeated Perhaps the prisoners,
party to the plot, finding that the object of
their hatred has escaped and others have fallen vic
TINS. may be moved to give evidence
We by means conclude that there has been n
crime But il what is said IS true, the Prescriptions
strong that the life OF the President aimed at
and that the criminal some gross, ignorant, hrn
tai creature who knew no better how 10 compass the
death of his victim than by wholesale assassination.
The apathy ofthe criminal authorities at Washing
ton the indifference Of the victims and the GOODNESS
with which the public receives and comments upon
the news Of each successive DEATH indicates Very
bad condition Of the moral sense. Of the people.