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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-06-25

ESr Ten years ago, Stephen II. AL
den. Of Albany, was a painter lie be-
came. connected with the La Crosse and
Milwaukee Railway and to-day is cs-
teemed a millionaire
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-06-25

A SELF-MADE MAS.-The Rochester
Union tells the following story Of Hon.
John Kelly, NJ. G. for New York city:
A rich New Yorker, as the story runs.
gave large entertainment, and among
his invited guests was Hon. John Kelly.
In the course Of the evening the wealthy
citizen says: "Mr. Kelly, / believe I
have never had the pleasure of seeing
you in my house before" 'But l be-
lieve you are mistaken" responded Mr..
Kelly. Mistaken? / think not. I
guess ] am right" "But | hare been
here before" "Well, said the wealthy
citizen, collecting his thoughts, II don't
see how it can be; have no recollection
Of your being in my house before when
was IL when we're you here p "Oh."
said Mr.. Kelly, pointing TO crate in
the room, IL can bring tho matter TO
your recollection I set that CRATE for
UOu ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-06-25

E1- At n late torn Of the county
court, in Perry county 0a.) there were
twenty-onc Applications for divorce sew
enteen Of which we're granted One lady
set forth in her petition that her lord
always slept with his back towards her.
She obtained bill.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-06-25
NEXV SPRINGa (sONIlS.

YNHE subscriber has Just received an excel
Il lent assortment Of SPRING GOODS TO
which he invites the attention OF all who wish
10 purchase. An examination Of his goods
always secures a sale.
NH 70 WIN. BRADDOCK.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-06-25
PAINTING

ltHARLES A. POPE having returned from
~ Baltimore, wishes 10 inform the citizens
Of the county, that he is now located in Rock
vile. and prepared 10 execute all kinds Of
PAINTING and GR1INTNG in the best
manner and at reasonable prices
may eft CHARLES A. POPE.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-06-25

LEGAL TIME.-Attorney General Black
says: A lease of land for one year from
the first of April does not expire until
the first day of April following. It
would expire on the 31st Of March il the
day on which tho term began were not
excluded. When bill is payable ten
days after sight, the day of presentation
is not one Of the ten. When the decree
of the court requires an act to be done
within four days, the party cannot be
put into contempt until the expiration Of
four whole days after the day on which
the decree is dated. When a policy of
insurance stipulates for two days notice
of fire, the day Of the Ere is not in
cluded. A right by statute to redeem
lands sold for taxes within sixty days
after the sale, means sixty days without
counting the day Of sale. These ure
few Of the innumerable cases to which
the American courts have applied the
general principle that, where time is to
be computed from an act done, the day
on which the act is done shall be exclu-
ded, unless it is apparent that different
computation was intended
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-06-25

In short, every article usually found in re-
tail store.
His goods having been selected with great
care and personal attention from the best houses
in Baltimore, and purchased for the cash, he is
enabled to sell at very low figures.
Thankful for the past liberal patronage of
the citizens Of Rockville and the public gene
rally, he respectfully asks an examination o.
his present stock.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-06-25
UNDERTAKING.

HAVING purchased the farm formerly own
l. ed by Geo. D. Spencer, Esq, about one
mile from Ccles*illc, and permanently located
myself, would respectfully inform the citizens
of Berry's District, and the county generally,
that have prepared myself with materials for
and hope, from long experience, attention to
business and moderate charges, TO share lib
eral portion of the public patronage.
EsB- Iwill attend Funerals in any portion Of
the county.
july 6--6 JAMES HICKS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1858-06-25

Forty years ago, my father settled in
one of the counties of central New York.
All as a wilderness-wild, grand, beau
tiful. We located fifteen miles from the
furthest pioneer. The woods were around
us-the tall trees and picturesque noun
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-19

CAPITAL -CoRRUrruoN.-The ao-
ten Of the Commissioners in the location o,
the Capital will become, We learn from n
correspondence in the Hawk.Eye, q subiec,
OF investigation by the Iowa Legislature
The matter has been brought before the
House BY memorial. signed by citizens OF
Polk County, charging iasd and corr.ptio,,
ON the Commissioners. This memorial was
referred TO special committee of five. in
vested with power to send for persons and
papssA with regard to the manne, in
which the location was obtained. II IL sa;I
BY this correspondent of the Hawk Eve. to
b saassptible Of proof that @l75 600 and q
Ten sore cite. was offered by the West aide
% secure the location.
Il he's been our opinion ever since the 10
eation was made, that it was the result Of
Ssgyais and saIs and from what We have
beea able 70 learn since, although We have
nstAing definite, We find no cause for chang
~ 9! opinion. Il sssms = though black
Deeebhsaaiam en- put ~ hands 10 nothing
vSsesss creating nssseeity for A iassss;.
49, ssnmattss ard " heps, n thia
- "A 0neeee IN y thstuaaSlr oaania-
1t 81 49, - sl ss|I 81 ~
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-19

L must be admitted that \ close in
vsstigstion Of our present condition Is
not calculated TO inspire confidence
and II We would maintain reputation
for solvency it is time that we common
cd taking the preliminary steps to that
end.
Our present condition must be rem
sdied before the return Of the usual
season of immigration, or permanent
stagnation may be the result.
Shinplssters and the irredeemablc
issues Of banks whose location aud re-
sponsible existence are not with Ger
tainty known to us, constitute our only
currency and every dollar OF the
amount Of our daily business transac-
tious is subjected to direct tariff OF
not less than ten per cent.
Shinplasters and irredeemable cur
rency must be discouraged, and the
issuers must be brought under the in
huence Of public opinion, if not Of legal
action.
Will the Gazette explain what was
intended when it said that, "SH1N-
PLASTERS AND IRREDEEMABLE
CURRENCY MUST BE DISCOUR-
AGED, AND THE ISSUERS MUST
BE BROUGHT UNDER THE IN
FLUENCE OF PUBLIC OPINION,
If NOT OF LEGAL ACTION!
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-19
RpPUBI.IOANIsn RAAPAMTi
DEGRADATION OF THE FOREIGNERS u
The White Nan Put Dow and the ~
Mo PuS Uplil
AN u,oouESr psnoCsArIc SPEECH.

In the Massachusetts, Legislature certain
resolves have been introduced. amending
tn. Constitution so ~ to prohibit nstural-
lied citizens from voting until two years of-
ter he had become . citixea On the 18th
inst. the proposition came up for action. 1t
vas first moved to make the period mine
years after citizenship before naturalized
citizens could vote This was lost, the ayes
being Republican, A motion r. fix the Pc
rod ct five years was lost. the ayes being
all Republicans; and finally the two years
nroposjtion was sdopted-yeas l52. nays ~,
al The yeas Icing Republicans.
Thus, falling in the efforts TO repeal tho
naturalization laws, or To have the period
Of probation extended by Congress. the Re-
publicans of Massachusetts, have taken steps
to do the same thing directly.
A white German In Mass, shall not vote
until two years after he has become . citi
zen. A negro can vote in Massachusetts, up
on six-months' residence. A white Ger
equal Of a negroe in republican Massschu
sets!
In the debate on this proposal, the Hon.
Caleb Cushing. Democrat, thus replied TO
one Of the Republican spouters:
Mr.. Gushing arose and said-Mr. Speaker
will the gentlemen permit me to inter
rupt him for q moments
Mr. Fo.ter-certainly
Mr.. Cushing-The gentleman from Mnnson
made perfectly fair use, as admit, OF two
passages form two different speeches OF
mine l did utter both Of those passages up.
on the occasions TO which the gentleman
refers. And do not now retraet one word
! of what I then said. have said, sir, and
now reaffirm, that would not admit the
natives Of China, In testifying in our courts,
to privileges beyond mhdt other men possess
But call upon the gentleman, or upon
any gentleman In the house, or upon any
man In the whole country, to show how a
single word in that speech, or in any speech
Of mine in which ever said would admit
them to a political equality with myself !
have said land in the very speech from
which the gentleman quotedD that did not
see any sound reason to admit to citizenship
the black man Of Africa, and at the same
time exclude the yellow man Of Asia.
Mr. Speaker-l-you-we- Of
the House Of Representatives, belong to that
excellent white race; the consummate i'm.
personation of intellect in man. and Of love-
Illness in woman, whose power and whose
privilege it is, wherever they remain, to
Christianize and to civilize:: TO command and
to be,obeyed, to conquer and to reign.
admit to an equality with me, sir, the ~hite
man-my blood and race. whether he be the
saxon of England, or the Celt Of IrelandA-
But do not admit as my equals either the
red man of America, or the yellow man of
Asia, or the black man Of Africa Tumult-
uous applause FROM the galleries.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-19


ADuLrERArED IIouoRa-A San Francisco
paper Gays the police Of that city seized
some liquors kept at different drinking a.
looms. and had them examined by skilful
chemist. In his report he states that the
brandy was fiery. burning and bitter-com.
posed Of forty-seven parts of spirits and
fifty. three parts Of water-was colored with
burnt sugar, and contained one. sixteenth q,
grain Of sulphats Of morphine to every
ounce of the liquor. The gin was compos-
ed Of forty-seven parts of spirits and fifty.
three parts Of water. with dash Of sui
phuric acid. The whiskey contained
strychnine and creosote. The pale brandy
contained. among other poisons, prussic
acid. This liquor. thus doctored, was all
probably sent from New York, and undoubt.
eddy was very similar in character to that
which our bibhers in the West are in the
habit Of using daily. The whiskey. with
its strychaine and creosote to give it a fla.
vor and make the drunk come" was prob :
ably manufactured in the valley of the Mis-.
sis''ppi and was Of the came quality a. the
whi'ksy drinkers of Iowa use. and imagine
they are drinking pure liquor. How long
mans stomach will last which IA in tn.
hao't OF daily receiving into it this "hell.
broth thick and slab" it il not dificult tn
presume.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-19
FLOUR & FEED.
Flour and Feed Stnrc

~ 7. BLL1Orf, Wholesale and Retail Dealer e.,
Ne Flour, Grain and Feed, keeps constantly ON
hand at hts store on Perry street. between Fort and
second. all kinds Of Flour and Feed, consisting OF
White Mountain Mills Flour In bbis, and IA bbt
seeks Flour, Buck Wheat Flour, Corn Meal.
al kinds Of Mn Feed Wig Bran, Shorts and Mead.
lungs, also Oats and Corn, sheled AMI en- the ear Ill
OF when 40 viii deliver At any reasonable disssnce
YIN. his store free Of charge, to the Retail Trade,
sae highest market price will 1t all times be paid fer
wheat and Oats and Buck Wheat. Store open fropo
No ~. =. On and after Monday Nov. "a, 1857
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-19
MISCELLANEOUS.
statement.
~ III Oh . We AL -.
DIS MuINES Feb 3 LIS

~.
DIS MONIES, Feb. g. 1855.
IT rs Hereby CERTIFIED that OH the Sd day OF
February, 1865, sta ,ment filed Ia this flee
show the condition Of the WEsTERE VALLEY FIRE
| AND MAhINk Insurance CoMP.NY, OF Chicago
State CT Illinois, the Isl day Of January 1855 in
cordance with the provisiuns Of Act OF the
isatu OF thi4 State, passed January IS 1851; that
such statement shows that said Company is
OF the requisite amount OF capital, and invested ~
required in said Act.
'hrity is therefore given to the at owe named In
suranc@ Company to transact business of Insurance
in tits State, in accordance with he laws thereof.
1T is ALSO CERTIFIED, that p. j Gett. ESQ.,,
Of Day nport, h bee n GUY appoint by said Com.
pany their aaful Attcrnry and Agent for the Coun-
ty OF s. IT, with IN power to take risks Of Insurance
thcr ill., and ~ acknowledge service of pr s. UPON
hts fling cet lied copy IF the statement filed in this
office with the Clerk Of the District COURT in and for
said County.
Its further certitf d that the anne xed is Q true
copy Of the quir "a stat ment.
In testimony whereof, have hereunto set my hand
and affixed my seal OF ,lce this 81 day Of February
1858. JNO PATTEE,
Auditor Of Iowa.
STATEMENT Of the condition o: the Western VAL
~ ley Fire aud Marine Insurance Company, OF Chi
csgo, Illinois, made in pursuance. II an Act Of the
General Assembly Of the state OF Iowa, entitled IAN
Act in ristion t. Insurance Companies" approved
January IS, 1891.
l The name OF this Company is "The western VAL
ley Fire and MARINE Insurance Company" and 10.
Gated at Chicago, Illinois.
CAPITAL.
g Amount OF its authorized Capt.
tai is.......... $500 900
g. Amount of Its Capital Stock
paid up an secured is........ $4,000
ASSETS.
l. Its assAts are as follows, viz:
l. Cash on hand and IN the
hAnds OF agents. ........... 81 SO2. IL
q II OWES no Real Estate
j. 1t owns no Bends
!. Loans secured by Mortgage
on Real Estate. 46,690.0O
5. No debts otherwise occurred.
q. Debts due for premums.... 1876 62
Z. All other securities viz:
Stock Note cured by mort
gaze, 205,900 o.; Per.onal
Property, G95 co; Interest
accrued TO date, Isl 07......cO6 l76 on
Total assets. ............. PSI, 704. 81
LIABILITIES.
5 No liabiiti due or not due TO
Bsnks OF other creditors.
6. No losses adjusted and due.
I. No losses adj listed and not due.
8. Los es unAdj usted. .......... 500 90
9 Nolosses in suspense and avail.
ting further proof.
10 No other Claims against the
Company.
IL. The Attest amount insured
in any one risk, or exposed to
one nre. 1900 90
IL The greatest amount insured in apv one town
city, village, depends I'll its size. location and
description of buildings.
ID THE create amount insured in any one block
depends on same circumstances Is those above
named.
IA. Annexed Is a copy Of the Charter.
The above statement Is made the condition oil the
Company on the LIST day Ct January, 1853.
g. W. VERIFY, President,
r. !. eiLi.Err, Agent.
Once with Cuelieh & Stuart, Up. LIE Claire Row.
b15-d2w
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-19
Our Course on the Currency.

The course we have taken on the
currency question is beyond doubt, ex-
trcmcly obnoxious to All interested
few, who through their organ, the Ga
sstte, are uttering cries Of evaporation
and in their wild dcnuncistions Of
right are rendering themselves notori-
ousIy conspicuous. The cause we have
engaged in is a just one, and one that
VIC shall pursue without flinching or
swerving until the public is relieved
from the difficulties in which it has be-
come involved by the inordinate spec
ulat,ons Of wildcat bankers. We did not
commence this controversy with any
idea to please those who would palm
oil trash upon the public as money, and
thus subject our merchants and bust
ness men to deep shaves we do not
intend TO please them, unless they are
pleased to accept such wholesome
doses Of truth rs we daily administer,
but VIC intend to pursue our course, re-
gardless Of all the hue and cry which
our blatant contemporary raises in de-
fence Of that principle which can but
result most disastrously to the citizens
Of Davenport. lit is ruinous policy
TO advocate sound state of monetary
affairs, such "a will enable our mer-
chants and business men to transact
their business in legitimate way; if
it be an outrage upon community to
demand that Florence money shall be
raised to par or retired from circula-
ton; il it be ruinous to defend tho
commercial interests of this city and
strive to create the existence of such
funds ~ will take man beyond the
confines Of this state and pay his debts
in Chicago or in the Eastern cities,
then, indeed, We shall ruin the credit
ofDavenport. We assume nothing of
the kind. We commenced this war
for the best interests of the people of
this city and county, and until we can
be convinced that it il better to sell
goods. for trash than for money-that it
10 better to pay 10, Is, 20, % and 80
per cent for exchange than it is to pur-
chase it at wholesome rates, We shall
continue in our course, SO long as we
can write line or set a column of
type. We claim that the city of DAY.
export has been bled more that two
hundred thousand dollars within the
last three months by permitting this
rag currency to exist among us, and
that just 20 long a. it is conntenanced,
just so long may We witness prostra-
ton ofbusiuess, depreciation in real
estate, and = general stagnation in our
commerce.
Notwithstanding the forged threats
and puerile insinuations of the Gazette
We shall studiously pursue this course,
which We know to be correct one
Our merchants have long been strug-
Cling against this adverse fortune, and
We trust that very soon one of these
two things will be done-that Flor
ence be rsised to par or retired. A
successful move in either direction
will have direct tendency to place
this community in a healthy position !;
and when this happy state Of affairs is
achieved, we shall ground our weapons
Of warfare, and rejoice with the public
In the salvation which has thus been
achieved through our efforts.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-19
County Farm to Rent.

IJROrOSlTiONS will be received By the Trustees
Of Davenport township, either to rens the County
Farm for one year from March l, 1858 and boar the
paupsrs for 60 much per week, to take charge Of
the County Poor House, and work the County Farm
!or one year on salary. 1.-THE latter, " fam
Ny with . team Il preferred.
sealed proposals. In writing may be handed In to
the nndess COED, 1t No Franklin Biloxi just above
the Post ODce, Brady street, or before the 18th
dav OF February. 1858.
By order Of the Hoad OF Trustees,
J.w. GUfrEAU,
an3Ottd CleTks0 Davenport Township.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-19

u lady subscriber Of the Louisville
.o.''a1 wrote Prentice that she va horri.
nsd q the indslieacy Of his paper. snd
threatened q. Ut her toot On evesv nons
sass 80 sa1s ~ sheaesstlsa ~.
~ ~ 81 i = n es'saa ss's's = y = 8
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-19
Auction.
THIS 1vRNIN0, At O'Clock. and continue every
i evening this week,
At Hale'S Auction Room,

ON SsCOHD STREET, near Perry, large assortment
Of useful and fancy articles comprising 10 part AZ
follows, viz: Dry Goods. Boots and shoes Hats Clo-
thing, Shirts. Under Shirts aud Drawers, Liner
HRS, Hosiery. Suspenfers, Buttons, ThTead
Combs, Hooks and Dyes, Knives, Pins, Needles,
Clocks, Watches, Jewelry Paper, Peus, Books, Fur,
niture Groceries, &c, &c too numerous to mention.
OonsigHmeots " AL descriptions solicited.
r. Ales positive; terms easy.
ELIAS HALE, Auctioneer.
Feb1dte NecOnd street.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-19

cTA forged check for $4,000, was paid
At the New York Continental Bank on the
8th.
sX-Ths Oldest married couple alive are
supposed to be Mr.. Snyder and his wife.
who reside at Burnside, Pa. He is Ill, and
she is lo7 years old, and they have been
married about SO years.
sX-The Jewels claimed by the King OF
Hanover, and which Queen Victoria had to
surrender, turn out to be "no very great
shakes" after all 1t was supposed at first
they were the richest gems in the regalia,
but prove to be small and uncomfortable af-
fairs
LIFE or NO CITIZEN SAEE-A Cincinnati
"local" the other day, sadly in want Of on
item, announced that three policemen had
killed mMskrat on the levee. whersupon a
German contemporary translates:
"IIerr Amos krat was yesterday fiendish-
ly murdered by three scoundrelly policemen
on the levee The life of no citizen 10 safe "
DErRAuplNG UNCLE SAM.-In accordance
with the recent instructions from Washing
ton. the postmasters throughout the country
are looking up the frauds which are every
day committed to avoid lawful postage
The extent of these frauds will be best un-
derstood by our snumerating the contents of
% papers opened by Col Rogers, Postmas-
ter Of Charlestown, within three days Ill
were written upon, 8 contained dress pat
terms, 3 three skeins silk each. 3 contained
letters. 2 had pieces Of black silk, contain
ed . landscape drawing. letter and 50
bank bill, child's apron. a roll Of rib
bon, lady's worked collar. and china
doll The amount of postage paid for these
% papers was but 2S cents, while the
amount which should have been paid was
81 l7.-Boston Herald
eH-Old Squire B, was elected Judge
Of the Inferior Court of some county in
Georgia When he went home his delight
ed wife exclaimed:
Now, my dear. you are Judge, what
amI?"
He replied. chat same darned old fool
you alters was"
FRUIT NOT YET 1NJURED.-The Cincinnati
Commercial, Of the 18th, says:-We can
assure our readers. upon the authority Of
skilful horticulturists. that the sudden tran.
sitiOn from Spring-l like weather to bitterly
cold temperature, has not affected the fruit
germs in the least degree effectively. The
frigid term, it will be remembered, was i'm
mediately preceded by strong winds, which
shook the moisture from the swelling buds,
and dried the limbs sufficiently to prev snt
injury by frost. Present prospects for
peaches, apples, pears, cherries, are very ia
vorable Should the present cold weather
hang on US as obstinateiy as Old Buck does
to Lecompton, the public will have cause to
rejoice exceedingly thereat all through the
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-19
JULIUS CHESEBROUGH.

Dental Surgeon,
MOULD respectful inform the Inhabitants OF
w Davenport and vicinity that he has openea an
wins Block Perry, between Thlr and Fourth ST..
for the transaction OF Mechanical and Ope alive Dem
etIy in all Its b. Anthes. Having received
Ii rs from. and during The rast year been ssseca ed
with, OF the able practo in the East he
feels nddent tn st any operations eutrus Ell to him
win be executed in careful and skillfal manner -
He will be most happy ~ show any who may favor
him with call his recommendations, wh'ch OF
the highest character, and would invite the most
critical animation upon all work cmmittsi ~ his
hanis All cperat ms registered ami war anted-
He s,l.cis share OF the public patronage and takes
pleasure in submitting the following testimonial:
NEW LONDON, Oct. 90, 1851.
This may certify that Dr. Chesebrcugh has been
pupil Of mine in the study OF Dentistry, and that
during the past year, he has operated with in my
office. In his professional ability have the gre
cosidence, and cJrdisly recommend him to any
wishing such services those Of careful aud skill
ful Dental Operator. W. w. SHEFFIELD.
And also In referring to Messrs.
G.. T. . q. Shepard, Hon T. W. W aliams,
F. g learned, DR. ". W. she:1ed,
Hon Eben' ger Learned, G Learned,
DR.. Lewis Belts, Rev DsDi.l huntington,
W Browne, DR. w oidard,
Of New London, Conu alro to
DR., Barrows, NJ d Bnrrows,
Hon J Cannsn, DR. Baker,
DR. With-rwax, Rev d Mason,
Will Gurley Beg, Messrs Cock l. Sargent,
New d Packard, DIS True,
A II Barrow Esq, W Remington,
Is Woodward, AFMast,
g W Smith, PMerwiD,
H Slsymaker, W BAi'y. (FebSiM
Rev g Ma.oun, Ch,s Powers
JOS Ismbrite, Jno Rogers.
Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1858-02-19
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