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Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11
$1lcl.ifl7S sale.

THE STATE OF IOWA, In thc p.,ri, cos.
ecoit Cosnty, OF see.t county Iowa
10y virtue Of an execution isruetl 'rnsa tht ae
- tie CLERK II the distinct Court 81 scott anti
state ~ Iowa. in favor ~ van "a ss,fnau plnsntil
an! against 'ar ETurt ant j I'm n raH.. send
ants, dat"i August y. l~53, rni TO IL. si d
inandine me that 90 The sands chstt.la si,a ~ I'D
tere~t IN ANY pauy, debts due. prcperty In m
hands OF third persons, istds and tcncntehts md
ere not exempt by aw from execution. ~ the al
defendants, nske. 1r caust 20 - made the rn
one hundred sixty min" and 80 100 dollars "a h N
terest and costs levied Hp"n stacks waeat
stack - oats, stack ~ tst'cv, | stack ~ t.y,
acres OF corn \. acrs ~ pota'oet, yuke ~ attn
two hors@ lumber wagr.
And hereby giv' isstiis T,'is b-t toll uff-
for sale At public oucry AZ the fam - sad Bsturc
ana John kr1u-e. Hear Wslcott. IN Grass to
ship, IN Scot county, Iowa Oh frid-y The III
day OF October, 1859, Al the hour Of IL A II sal
day 10 the hyhcs, and best hider therefor III tsYI
the above described property, or .ufci"nt thereof
satisfy the above debt, With interest .id costa.
Dated this 7th day 81 SeL.,mbsr. Ihas
Signed ". LEONARD
oeptS 8h'n ~ Scott county, lowe.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11
Legal Notice.

THE STATE OF IOWA, In the County Court Of
Scott County, said county
In tie matter OF the estate OF william Johns on de-
ceased.
NOTICE Il hereby given that the undersisned,
~ atHin'strator u the estate Of William John
son, dec as'd, will, on Monday, October Sd, 1859,
(being the next regular term day OF the County
Court % said counyl present said Court his final
account rs admin trater Of said estate and " found
correct wi ask for DISCHARGE as such ndmtnis,ra-
tor. ROBERT ALS1ON
Davenport, september ~, 1863. s.p31
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11

Winter .as-,.a,s cement,

an and after Mo.i.v Aug. 22i, 1859, and unt
Ofurther notic aims will leave Rock Island daily
Sundays excepted Is follows
1t mail train al 10. IS n
% freight 9l5Ah
ID night express $50 p II.
Trains arrive At Rock Island daily, Sundays CT
cepsed, follows
lst night express ~ 600 A. Il.
~ freight trains at AS P. n.
81 mat, train ~ S,20P. n.
Al, trains over this ross are In direct connexon At
Chicago with trains over both the Michigan Southern
Michigan Central, PitssLurg, Fort Wayne and Chica-
20 Rail Road 70 and from Detroit, Toledo,
Cleveland, Columbus, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh,
Dunkirs, Buffalo. Niagara Falls Albany, New York,
Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. Also st
LaiSelle with trains Of the Illinois Central Rosd-
North 70 GalenA and South to ST. Louis ard Csiro, TO
which places tickets Can be procured OF
W. Is. Gremnele, Ticket Agent,
Agents, B. 4. Depot. Rock Island.
Passengers are reminded OF the nec.ssttyof Giving
distinct directions TO the destination Of their bag
gage aso 70 procure tickets before taking their seats
In the the conductors collect only 70 sta
tons the line Of the Chicago ARock Island railroad
JOHN =. TRACY, Superintendent.
". WHITMAN, Asst Sup't.
Book Island. Sept 2, 1889 ldti]
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11
LegaI Notice.

NOTICE is HEREBY given that the I'm 'ersignel
~ have QUALIFIED as executors Of the las viii and
testament of Alfred Janson, late ~ lie Clare, III
the county Of Scott 10 -, deceased and that they
have taken upon themselves that trust by giving
bonds the law directs.
All persons having demands upon the estate OF
the said deceased are required t. exhibit the same
ard all persons nebted to thc estate called upon
to make payment TO
ROBERT n. ROGERS, lrxecn,ors
JAMES POWELL,
Septenber9, 1859.
Publish four weeks in Weekly Iowa State Demo.
Graf -uit
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11

In nisUi'. O i'rot &c Il C,unt,.
James TT,
John kSAters ~ 'h'nfrry.
RI z-te.H 81 tis
TO E'zshet'' NarfTt',ri'. M Marswsiter, n
teadsns
Nov arch ,chy "a. lnesth.t .bere IA NV On Il
i 10 be eiacs g q, Gle "a ne pi,trae, court
erott cpn'v r"'itef ~ sfNI 4ftt clam lux thd
Elszsbeth Natkw ali II lftH'fu# fHr tHr n. ~
low rg dies eli ~. 81 - iii ~ ,fffe tosxttJ
vat tast Farf "'F' ~ tntf q Hf#tt tpa8se4 ia IN
cry "tbaNraff port tf4. So ~ t.rt r. n
~ IA" so1th c,st r.frft. aI f.t II a. m "a
ratiits. wrst e.slt & t>n} fst, 'lrNt- ia8t taerj
s.n) Tee. a. cas- ,isAts t,t fs,t. tEer.s 4gul
tw,niy tt-D re; e. tb- y a. 10 teffn..t- trt -i
that rait q IT four y IA oct tlirfs-sv sd
thu cts - nlYetp u, siariue st. tsG .ssr sur
er - sail ."t isbr ~, t.srre rusHus vi
along 81 b street etEtty t~ul ftt fnef.. t.ar, \
tveLtg TO- f." tael 81 et-Ay t-"t fv- tAt
south al-rig Hairseu street tweit;V 60. ct "a
place - fesinnif y eua pre- irg 'aat .z#t1rGst IT
Dc 81 clsr ~ dcnf,rer' t1 tht eanf' arl at n
sa.d I, 2 beth X. kwnte auI j ir Nart~ ~
her husband nsy coi. &c I'D toeN Ht- tf,tt 81
uniess Yen AZ AZ III neni Noyemh.r term ~ N
court, T. be htgun and holden IA tie city u Dsv.|
pot on tn seootd M.niay II Nnytulu.r A u II.
plaintir " II TAX J4asuf Ut .rd dee as4tnst vi
Tor the relief ray "a for il. saii ietitsnn
JANIS TrFr,
BY PLrMsRs VAS HOsgx. l. A iornsys.
Tie sor' geiur notice trvlrE ~. IL r.tt I'D Is n
Sh'rif OF Scott e turty 4 III 9, ho h
sal itten ant HI errft ,tdtr. u, ut y aus.t
p..iatf, 'tat sad Lotiee b IubH y! ~ toti .,e
IL III DAILY Iowa state d iu0efAf. a newspA NJ
putlish'd IN the CITY o.rsteup,rt
lhA niFFORp.
AuKlg Cle.k OF SAIL L ,ttt
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11
RAILROADS


Trains run BY Chicago time, which /. twelve mir.
utes faster than Davenpcr. time.
I'M and After Monday, April Ilts. 1853, and until
~ further notice trains will leave Davenport, fol
MuzcAtiae, Columbus City, Washington and Iowa
ony fSuu.svs nxc-t tedD ~ 'ollows:
is, Express and \ all Train .. $50 A "
Tra,ns will cave Davenport 70: Chtcagodaily, Sup
i.ys e1ceptss, ss follows:
LIST Mail Tran, at 10 10 n
- R1,ress Train, at 8 rs n
Train. arrive 81 Davenport daily, OBunds - excsp
ted ~ follows:
rnon TIRE EAST.
LIST Bxpress Train u s25 Az,
% Man Train, At 545 Pm
rRoE THE WEST.
LIST Man Train AZ 20 Pm
Trains run by Chicago time which istwelve MIN
ates faster than Davenport time
All trains oIt Of Davenport VIII maze connections
=. Coumbs City, Washington and Iowa City With
the Western Stare Coz stage, tor all points w est
The Passenger Train oonnecta ~ Rock Island with
Ghcago Ro-ck Island Railroad trains FOR oil points
East. North and South.
Passengers reminded Of the necessity OF giving
Instinct direction TO the destination Of their bag
gage before taking heir scatei In
the cara.
NIB. The 1oTning 90 10 A NJ train for the East
connects at j liet with trains the Michigan C.n
tral X 3; a. the Junction with trains on the Pits
burg 1t wayne 4 Chi-ago +; ct Chicago with
trans on the Michigan Southern and Michigan Cen
trai Rail Roads.
aprl2 JOHN r. TRACY, supt.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11
BANKING.

TALLMAN, POWERS 4 MCLEAN,
BANKER
AND DEALERS IN EXCHANGE,
NickoHs' Block, corner Brady and Secona SITS,
DAVENPORT, IOWA.
EXCHANGE on oil the principal cities OF the Uni
II ted States, Great britain. ireland, and conti-
centn cal Ruro..e bought and sold
Notes and drafts collected, and proceeds Yemitted
70 any part OF the United Stats at lowest rates Of
KxchaTge.
Collections OF notes, drafts, accounts legacifs aad
tnheritances made In a., parts OF the United States
Oanadas and Europe.
Stocks and Bonds bought and SOLD commission,
and dividends collected.
Land Warrants bought, sold and located.
kxchange on Cities in the United States.
Carpenter vermilge, New York city
Albany City Bank, Albany, New YORK;
Buffalo City Bank, Buffalo, New York;
Bank Of Commerce, Boston, Massachusetts,;
Traicemen's Bank, philadelphia, Pennsylvania;
N-rch. 4 Manufacturers Bank. Plttsburg, Pa;
McKim K G Baltimore. Md
Gilmore = BTotherton. Cincinnati, Ohio;
State Savings Association, st Louis, No:
Oitisens' banks, Rev Orleans, La:
White Bros Chicago Ill aus3 dti
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11
New Books! New Books Z!

VVHe attention Of Book Buyers whether Student
i Merchant, Doctor, clergyman. librarian,
Mechanic or Men OF Leisure, is invited to our su.
perb assortmen. of Books in every department Of
Literature
Bibles, Prayer Books.
Hymn Books, Juvenile Books Of every variety,
School Books 1t reduced Prices, Blank Books, which
Oil our Bankers should SCI, De La Reu, southWorih
4 Co.'S Stationery, Music, Maps Mathematical In
struments, a Ere n stock OF Oheesmen and B.ards
a.handsone assortment ofW ALL PAPER AND Dor.
DERS sold At Lrces 10 defy competition Fancy Arti-
c!es Of ev-ry description campl Using India Rubber
Canes Port Monnaies, Srgar Cases, Paper Weights,
Gold Pens. Thermometers, Puzzles, sc.
Va intend making our store the
Popular News Depot Of Dav eDpert!
All Mseaxines, Newspapers, nc. published, for
sale subscriptions received for New York daily
papers.
low moor ROOMs.
No. so Brady 81, above the Port Once.
CHARLES ADAMe. Proprietor,
CHARLES 81. ADAMS, Agent.
Mav01 dtf
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11
81. Mary's Academy, Ind,
CHARTERED IN 1855

CT MARY'S ACADEMY is beautifully situstfd
- on the ~ Joseph's Rive-. two miles from South
BEND XIV milcs from fhca7o, the S1uthern
Michigan X and seven from Nile, on the Cen
trail Michigan K-a stage conneotir z theSh two X
Roads pas es the Academy twice day fairgrounds
very extensive and beautifully adorned
Ba'hing. ri ling on horseback, and thorough Gales
thenics some Of the means rsfd to promote the
physical development OF the pupils.
The literary advantages are Of 'he highest order.
tn institution possessing fine Lsborato DRY and PHI
iusophicai apparatus; choice and extensive Herhs-
rams OF Native aud Foreign Plants, and carefully
selected Library. The Frerch ard German laogua-
yes spoken IN the Institution fluenty as the
english, several OF the community being educated
lsdes from France and Germany. Great attention
Is paid to IlAic, Independent of the private cso
received by the pu.is Regular instruction ir ei7-
In classes three times week, III ali the princi-
pies OF vocal and In strumenta music
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11

THE GREAT WESTERN
Insurance and Trust Company,
Farmers Union Insurance Company
OF ATHENS, Pa,
Having consolidated their business, the same will
hereafter be conducted by the united companies, in
the name Of the
THE GREAT WESTERN
Insurance 4 Trust Company,
At their once in the Compsry's building,
4o3 Walnut street. Philadelphia.
ny THIS arrangement the income OF the GREAT
WESTERN ms OR ANCE AND TRUST CON-
PAM viii be larg ~ augmented. end over $l3OoW
added to It's asses OF which 500 GOO Is In First
Mortgages, with b. Ids bearng six per cent interest,
Improved property. worth dou lie the amount;
which gives the Company 1850 900 Of available
means 70 meet anv liabilities
All running risks OF either Company are rs
sumed and any losses that NAV occur will be prompt
" adjusted and paid.
Fire, Inland. and Marine Cargo Risks Taken en-
The Most Favorable Terms
Respectfully soliciting your business. We are
Yonr obelent servants,
CHAs. O. LATHROP, Pres.
WV. DARLING, Vice-Pres
C.. N. SHrPM AN, d vice.Pres
(ChaHRe Of Branch Once, New York.
JAS WRI0Hf, Sec. and Treas
q. 8. RUSSELL, ASST Sec
DIRECTORS:
Chas Iashrcp, Hon VIM Darling, Shipman
Jno Hunter, Alex Whilldin. GILLESPIE,
! Hazlehurst, Daniel l. Collier, Jas smith,
Chas Harlan, NTracy, u Slocum,
J MCurdy, Francis Tyler.
EDWIN FAY, Agent,
O0ce with PARKrH & EDWARDS,
jy2l-dlm No. 10 Brady 1T
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11
EDUCATIONAL.

TGPTON's
NATIONAL MERcAw71LE AND BUSINESS
MEN'6
Q q L L n G. IL!
DAvENPORT, IOWA.
pouna-f. ty DAVIS 4 Upton, April, 1855
g. s. Upton,
Principal aud Proprietor.
VoUNG MEN VII hnd, by Irgrer inquiry, that.
Ly grad .sflng az this Colie.e, they VII oita'r
very inv rast adv ant ages over ~ graduates Ga
other Com nerc'.i Institution in the country. The
CovRsg oT STrDY c0mpriaes tOth foreign and d.
rrstir tus mess. ann embraces MATTER PRACTICE
IN COMMERCIAL sCIEscK and AgT-wholy I'M
AnoTD T. comm Il teadhers-vhteh. II /. obyors
viii greatly enhance his chances Il auccfss ~ busl-
spEScEnrAY PESMAssmp-the ~ Beas:ifu,
system in the worlds taught thu. Cole X IN ali
its ftrms, bo'h practice! aud Ornamental A GOOD
BUSINESS HAND WAITING ~ guaranteed to Gil Who
canpete the course h re
One time Ia ~ 3oi another, & csul1ler"e. You
Day The yOu Ee' and not for the tiine
c1usumei, at Ills scf DOL.
ABsAuTrUL ESoRAvxp DirLoMA-lithographe Cd
III tank-n1e paper, winch the posse-sor can't ld no
and p.afe his port mOnsie--is awarded each grad
uste This Ia d novel and unique feature never be-
fore introduced into College.
Tuition go, payable Invariably in ADVANCE, emil.
thing the applicant 10 Life Scholar hp which Will
also be good ct Davis Commercial College" al
Peori Sons Of Clergynen half price.
Separate instruction given In Penmenship.
Business men and frier d. Of education are re.
spect.ny invited 10 cali.
Ror Circular, containing full information. please
enclose two postage stamps.
Address, 8. z. Upton,
apY26-dAWtf Davenport, Iowa.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11

Warrantoo Deeds,
Deeds OF Trust
Quit Claim Deeds,
Trustee Deeds,
Mortgage Deeds,
Chattel MortgaGoo,
Attachment Bonds.
Power OF Attorney.
Original Notices,
Justteee' RlaAkA
.9herins Blanks
s~u rCopSeesfens Of Judgment,
Oonstables' Blanks,
Heplevin Bends,
And etAses 10 nunsroas y nso1lea, q ~
STATE DBa 9HRl0R
fpe onsDssl lylsusealAls
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11
LEGAL.


Sra rs ov IovA In IRE Distrd ur' .. scot
Set Caun.y County, SIP nher T'rT, 10.
N Cotting ~ Jacob vsndtzAs, n al
To George Hale Edwin Warner. Wiilism J Jones,
Edwin Penr1. and J am . Nouns.
NOU are hsrebi mt "a TIA; tbsrr i now op nle
i in the ofsc, u ~ &C K ~ tie !s.tct CT Ut
OF Scott couiitr. sIe'ittnn q Fr'nslin u Cutting,
claim rg the title o, and rish Of posse. N ~, the
ftowirg par el OF l.ii IN All &c II coIrtv, To-
wit III .onth c-s' quarter Of ihr south wc't
quarter ~ section w sixteen f1sf aud thu soi.th
e4,t quarter of thu north vet eusrter, ant "a"
south vet quari'r - III q y east quatter
ZION nrub, twenty Oh. III. ,hia ,ovrstlp num-
her seventy nine TEL moth "f rs No ave i6l st
o. the 9TH NJ. whifh sfid peti,i Il prat tfat TIE
title may be quoted IN him aud he put IN pof.esslo
thereof
And unless ven sh,ll 'pp"ar an answe- said pc
TT on on tetate the II day ~ IN next term ~
SAID Distr'c Court BE- holden IN the city ~ Da-
verpari, on TIE sscan! Mrnd'y e Norf mher, A n
1854? d. cree VIII le rendered n Played Tor in sid
petition.
No. - I.rn
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11
Clear the Track.

The old laAeDAens Lime on the soute ssalu.
TME PRlC OF BEHF DOWN.
Opposition Courted. competition Dened
"k have re-opened eur Market House at No. 81
w Brady street, and intend ~ spare no pains to
suit oil that may favor with call, both In price
and quality.
Customers may always rely upon nndins euof
assortment from which 10 make their selections
PaseasulaS attention psA 70 PACKING ussf end RON
Yo0lly nee.
January -. 1889
SeW Vsn vpJv
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11

For Sale.

AONH hundred and twenty Building lots IN ID
Z. Addition 10 the towr u Port Byron.
These lots are eligible aad handsomely situated On
she bank OF the Mississippi They vii he sold on reas
tonable terms
For particulars inquire Of Messrs. Durioe Pratt b
Co.,, Port Byron, Charles J. Rogers, HsI Latlaire,
of JOHN T. KING,
Dand Agent. No IS Brady street.
~ Also. rumbcrless desirable pieces ~ land In
and ne.r the cities or Davenport and lie Claire, and
near Port Byron. nov3o
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11
GOBLIN n DOW.

Now on this 2sih day OF September. a j. 1859
appearing 10 he Court that CERTAIN Of the above
named defendants have teen returned rs " not
found" by thu .herin, i'll, BY the Court ordered.
that TIE pan'in ri oiiee o'tNe Iend ncy o. this
aetion Wy publishing 4 cory Of tie original notice.
together vi this order, for -four weeks IN the Daily
Il State ~ rroc-a'; - lasi c,tion 70 Re o
less than a-y rrer 70 the ffsi day II tie next
term OF this Court.
IRA VI CLIFFORD,
ser25-d.w Clerk Scott O.. District Court.
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1859-10-11
Terms per Session Of Five Months

The LIST session commences the LIST MONDAY Of Sep
tsnber
The 81 session commences the frst Monday Of Feb
rua'y.
Plain ard every variety OF Fancy AMI Ornament.
tai Neetle-work taught without any additional
charge.
Payments required semi annually In advance.
school for Deaf Mutes has Also teen opened at s.
Mary's.
All letters to both Institutions must be addressed
TO II. Ns,y's Academy, Notre Dame p. o Indiana.
aug24
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Wal Paper! WAL Paper!
VIZ Als NOW RDcsIvlSs AT ruI OLD
w Stand.
NO. IL LE- CLAIRE row,
. splendid assortment Of Wall Papers and Borders
tlrely new styles. which We determined 10 sell
-
CHEAP AS THE CHEAPEST
Also, Window Shades, both plain and figured, Our.
oaan UxtuHea, Tasseis, Cora &C., &C.,
Please give us call before Purchasing elsewhere
s.s ~lss r.. r.ss. r sss sas T.. Arssns,ss
a.posne' fA''' v,.s: !. % 1.d.s:..s,, 10. =.
&c. -four Ptctssyes Erasssed.
r. WEBS,
(Seeond st. I orponse WosAins:on Square)
FRAMES P1oTuRHs TO ORDER.
A ISO Hsecs oustantly ~ hsnd oil kinds 0lased
"A Vii So liking 6,asses. Paints, Oils, ana
utty
srp 10 w.,as.
New Tailoring Establishment,
NORTHWEST COR BRADY AND rOUar4 SITS
XXTHBRn you can get your money tsssisHAs
w shape Of IN elegantly Citing msnt, made
out o. the best mateal and u the very lowest q.
ure1
4 nns assortment o. Cloths. Osssimeres ana YES
tines On hand, which win b made 70 order q The
shortest notice.
opa0D NIXOu + 1uLI1n,
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ss.ViesC Publications,
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GEO. w. ELLIS L. CO.,
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wBBsTBR's DICTIONARY.
The entire work, Unabridged new Pictorial TRADE
,ition, with FIFTEEH HUNDRED Pictori- PaloI.
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New Words, Table Of Syn onims. Pronoun-
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the old matter. In one vol. Of over 700
PIP Grown Qusrto, Sheep-0aSbe Edge. Is 50
Sir william Hamilton's Lectures on Meta
physics ! vol. %
Views and Experiences on Religious Sub
ject., by Henry Ward Befcher. .......... rs
Plain and Pleasant Talk about Fruits, Flow
srs and Farming, by Beecher. Is
epurgeon's Sermons, 5th series. .......... 90
"Acadis" or . month with the Blue Noses. 90
Pascal's Provincial Letters, new trsnsia-
ton. ...................... rs
Hours with nv pupils, BY Mrs.. Phelps.... 40
Triumphs Of Paul Aoyphy.. Is
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LEGAL.
Legal NOiia.c.

In nisUi.t O. ~ tsof &c Il Count,.
I.....-n Il. \
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-31

AN INTERESTING MESKSTo OF BUREs-
TIE AUTOGRAPH Cory OF "AULD LANG
SYNE."-The Burns Festival at Albany
was marked by a most interesting Incl
dent-the preservation of an autograph
copy of " Amid Lang Syne," which was
purchased in London, in 1855, by Henry
Stevens. and afterwards procured by John
v. NJ. Pruyne, of Albany. This song.
in the handwriting of Burns. was accom-
panied by q letter written in 1888, bear
ing the signature Of Burns. In speaking
of it, in note to Mrs. Dunlop, accom-
asnying the song, Burns sought to have
it appear that It was written by another
person; and to George Thompson, he
wrote: "The following song is an old
song of the olden times, and which has
never been in print, not even in manu-
script, until I took it down from an old
mans singing" But, notwithstanding
these denials of authorship. it is well
known that, with the exception Of one or
two lines, the song is all his own.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-31
The Gold Regions Parodied.

The Toledo Blade has the following
laughable letter ostensibly from spikes
Peak" 1t will do to laugh over:
PIXIES PEAK, Feb, 1859.
The manner of gathering gold in these
diggings is peculiar. A man takes a
frame work of heavy timbers, built like
stone boat, the bottom of which is COM
posed of heavy iron rasps. This frame
work is hoisted up to the top of the Peak,
and the man gets on and slides down the
side of the mountain. AS he goes swiftly
down, the rasps on the bottom of the
frame work scrape off the gold in immense
shavings, which curl up on to the machine,
and by the time the man gets the bottom,
nearly ton of gold is following him.
This is the common manner Of gathering
it.
Another plan is to bore hole in the
side of the mountain, and fill it with coal
and bitumen. A rousing fire is then built,
and the proprietors sit around and elbow
it." Shortly the gold begins to soften
and melt, when quickly stream of mol
ton gold, as thick as your leg, runs out
through the fire, and is caught in moulds
of sand, made for the purpose, from
whence the gold comes in sheets of eight
or ten feet square, and the thickness Of
first class boiler iron. Gold is too plenty
here. in fact. A paper of tobacco viii
buy two tons of it. I am turning my
attention to something different i have
found in the gulch from where I date this
letter. humps of gold nearly as large as a
hand sled. fairly encrusted with dia-
mOnds. 1 have dropped the gold bust
ness since, and have been steadily labor
ing in the diamond department. You
will not believe me. perhaps, but it is
solemn fact that / have already collected
bin full of splendid diamonds, nearly
as large as your ist-more or less-and
among them are over a hundred larger
than head-cheeSe. ..r r.
White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1859-03-31
Edward Bates.

The able Washington correspondent oil
the Petersburg Va. Intelligencer, speak
ing of the next Presidential election, pays
the following handsome and merited
compliment to a most worthy and dis
tinguisheda I'D Wing Of Missouri:
The name of Edward Bates, Of Nilsson
ri. has been alluded to by the Buffalo
Commercial Advertiser and other nation
al journals, of late, as a candidate for the
Presidency. No better or more popular
nomination could be made. Mr.. Bates is
a native of Virginia, and from an old
Quaker family, renowned for its wisdom,
its integrity, and its sound common sense.
Mr.. Bates emigrated to st. Louis, at an
early age, where he soon became prom
inent member of the bar. He was one Of
the first members of the House of Repre-
sentatives from that State, and support
er of the Administration of John Quincy
Adams. Retiring from Congress, almost
thirty years ago, he devoted himself to
his profession, and has never since been
persuaded, though repeatedly urged, to
return to public life. In 1916 he presi-
ded over the Chicago Internal Improve
ment Convention with such distinguished
ability as to command the universal ad-
miration Of the members of that body,
among whom were some of the ablest
men in the Union. In 1856, MIR. Bates
was elected President of the Wing Ma
tional Convention at Baltimore, which
endorsed the nomination of Fillmore, and
in this position he added to the laurels he
had gained in Chicago. A man of more
enlarged patriotism, of loftier integrity,
or purer life, the country does not contain.
Every Wing would be inspired with new
life by his nomination, as recalling the
golden days of the Republican, the
better portion of the Republicans would
cordially support him. If elected to the
Presidency, Mr.. Bates would restore the
''era of good feeling" between the North
and South, and crush out the monster
sectionalism by the mere force of his ex-
ample, the tone Of his inaugural address,
and the character of his appointments.