The national era. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1847-1860, 1858-04-22

istratie of opicedes," instead of, the admins
tratloA of opistes. The new ideas may be
WORTH IS; to me they seem correct and i'm
portanF VERY respectfully, q. HEArH.
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IS LIZ CLAnr, Iowa, Apri1 IL, 1853
10 the. Editor IF che National Era:
Nov that the icy bands of winter are dis.
solved and the arteries Of commerce. are again
opened We can look about M, and take our
hnanci and commercially bearings. It may
be safs&7 said that real estate in this State has
expert eced little if any depreciation in conse.
quence Of the "panic;" that is to say, prices
are no over than in October last. Those who
purchs ID then. with the expectation that prices
would ,raise" in tie succeeding twelve months
as in Y preceding, viii be disappointed but,
With b 20 and there exceptions, there viii be
no sac, @ces made. For the last two or three
years, % attention Of speculasors and paper
town cAnufacturers has been directed to
kans& or hinnssosa, 10 that the bulk of land
sold In bis State has passed to actual settlers.
There .As been comparatively little movement
In real state this season, - yet, bat 30 far as
sales we taken place, they sabstantiate the
above, least in this region.
Basi ess is dull, though batter than it was
month ince. Steamboat men complain that
boats ~ numerous and freights scarce. There
is aboS. an average Of down freighs, but next
to none up. Usually at this season our mer.
chants re replsnishing their exhausted stores,
and bar els Of molasses and hogsheads If sugar
roll up tream with considerable velocity. But
the mo h-needed supply of the " circulating
medium is not forthcoming, 90 many will
learn IL It tea and coffee can be drank with less
saccbas ne, and Johnny can do with less can.
dy. thse formerly. The indications are un-
misiak,fle that ell our country merchants will
con6ne heir spring purchases to such articles
and sue4 only, as will insure ready sales and
quick !, tnrns;" and it is safe TO say that this
season hey win carry on business with lighter
shelves Snd smaller leger than ever before.
The spanic" has passed, but there is steady
pressuf,s, which impels all to caution and re-
newed S1dastry.
Our Sarency has improved decidedly, being
convertible into gold at from three to seven
per cent The bankers have, for three weeks
past, fu>aished their customers with Eastern
sxchane for currency" at two per cent.
The :ection on the 9Th inst. in this State
passed q quietly. No State officers, and but
one couSls officer, in each county, were elected
The selection of township trustees, justices, &C.,
dependig often upon local questions, created
no gene a interest To this, however, it must
be adde that in several counties the contest
was spi ted on the county superintendent of
common schools; and in almost every instance
as far q beard from, where the issue was met
BY the I comptonites, they were badly beaten.
In this Sydnty, the Democrats relied on ruse
for succe .. Their County Convention declined
making, nomination for school superintendent
professis an aversion to making that Office a
political. me. An Independent candidate
q Demot at--was brought ont by Democrats,
and supR rted by them and the last remains of
tne Kno. Nothings, but the Republican candi-
date was elected.
Fortw years past, Davenport has been under
Democratic rule; but, at elections held in that
city for ayor, &C., on the Sd inst, and on the
10th inst the Republicans elected their ticket
by nearl $50 majority-the former election
being he under the old charter, and the latter
under thS amended charter. The latter was
voted on and adopted by strict party vote,
the Dem, cratic forces being arrsyed against it.
At Dpi nque-the Malakof of Iowa Democ.
racy-tbs Administration has been badly beaten
in the Rrson of Mr.. J. Rogers, the regular
Democrs JIG candidate for Mayor, Mr.. Hether-
ington, rs competitor, supported by Republi-
cans ane. Auti-Lecompton Democrats, being
elected b (reported) majority of 500. Err.
Latsr from Europe.
Z Neo 7 rk, april l6.-The steamer Africa
has arrivt off Sandy Hook, bringing Liverpool
dates to I'VE 9th instant.
Z The pc itical and general news by this arri.
val is uni nportant.
Five n llions of the Indian loan have been
taken, at An average of SO.
The Aksantic telegraph cable was being taken
on board che Niagara and Agamemnon Is rap
idly as possible, and it was expected all would
be on board BY the 10Th of May. Some deep.
ses experiments would be made before the final
attempt.
Fears &re entertained for the safety of the
African mail steamer Gambia, nearly month
ovordue - Enoland 1t"