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he nsnsssb,s osatess ~ Bpsahsr Of che
Heasa. q 1857. eoa6sssa IRON the "a ef De.
cembss = The ID of February. II - tsrniaa-
ted o. - lssd ballet, By the slectioa Of NJ.
BastA - fellows :-lsanka 100, Aiksa, 100;
scattering. absent and nos vosisg. -. The
present eeasess promises % be equally = ssdi>
nna
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e E l. + IF In TEN MIN UTE $
B r Y A MS
p q i M ONIC WATERS.
The most certain and speedy remedy ever discou-
cred fer all Diseases ofthe Chest and L,mss,
Coughs, Colds, Asthma, Consumption,
Rr0Nchikis EnHnenzn HnnrseaeSS

Bronchitis, hfneaza, Hoarseness,
Difficult breathing, Sore
Throat, dc. dc.
THESE WAFERS give the ost instantan acus
and perfect relief and when persevered with
cording to directions, fail to effect rapid and
lasting Thousands have been ed to perfect
health VINO have tried other means in vain. To eli
classes and all constitutions they equally bless
ing and cure-none need despair, no matter how
long the disease may have existed or however
II may be- provided the organic OF the vital
organs Is not hopeIes.y decsyed. Every afflicted
should give them impartial trial.
TO yocALisrs and PUBLIC SPEAKERS, these Waferssre
peculiarly valuable; they will in one day remcvs the
most severe occasional hoarseness and their regu
use for few days WILL at Ill times increase the power
fsxibty THE voice, "a eatly improving its tone,
compass and csarness for hich purpose they
gularly used By many profession nj ocalists.
JOB MOSES.
Sole Proprietor, Rocht ster, NY.
Price 25 cents per box. For sale by all Druggists.
oct al eOw
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- i0e Oil to ensiavs all free negroes found
A''s'ipp' on the first OF July mex: has pass.
'as loser House Of The Legislature of that
- WIN only Eve votes against IL, and will
~S0assediy become law. The money raised
7 'as Wholesale kidnapping is to 60 into the
~''" 'ana. The people capable Of % gross .
sas Is this can have no scruples against the
African slave trade.
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Edward Mooney, young man, Was tired and
unyic,es last week al Dubuque for the murder
md robbery Of Charles Wood, in November
ais sccompee, named Clifford, is nov on trial.
Yeouey is from Herkimer county, n. Y. The
,.v of bis execution Is not fixed.
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@AAcaoLY ACCIDENTS. From the Fort
ivy sentinel Extra Of the 10th We learn that
.aafsdAy week, Hon. A. w. March, County
- u Humboldt County, was killed in the
s&s manner: Driving about thas tewn,
s''ses tooksfright On Market street, near
ooGss house, and he was unable TO manage
= 70 account ci wearing frosty WOODEN NIT
M 'srh'Gg . esraes TIE Judge was thrown
= ''aas sith great violence upon his head.
'1aken 70 the St. Charles Hotel. and the
= medical advisers called, but to no avail
~'sa, sntsised few hours.
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~ The New Orleans Crescent insists that
a. f~a,er;es are now irrevocably lost to the
s,,,h and i. Il useless TO make any fight about
Am The only policy for the South. it says,
..srepe,heu itself in the present slave States,
ma especially with view TO saving the border
s.,es from the encroachments Of Freedom.
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SHERKEEsS SALE.
STATE or IOWA. Des sioines Coun y, lee

STATE OF IOWA, Des Moines Coun. ", O..
December 16, 1852
PY VIRTUE Of an execution to me dire Ssed
Issued out Of the ONCE Of the Clerk OF the Dist c
Court for said county, In favor u Asa Webster, q
against James Moran, Amanda Moran, William x.
Moran, and Milcha Moran, have levied upon and will
expose to sale to the highest bidder At my Office door
In said county Of Des Menes the 81 day Of Janu
ary next, A. 1850, between the hours OF O'Clock,
A. n. and o'clock r. NJ Of said day. the following des.
cribed property.to wit:
All Of the South West quarter OF Section No. Eight,
Township No Seventyone, North Ct Range Four, West
excepting ten acres. lying In square in the North East
corner OF said quarter section.
Also the South West quarter Of tie South East quar-
ter of Section Eight, Township seventy one, North
Range Four, West. containing all hundred and
ninety or less in Des Moines County, Iowa.
Moran. to satisfy said writ Of execution.
}. HILLHOUSE,
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npathy The widow Of John Brown Is said 10 oe quite
.rucaas from over excitement consequent upon the
xle. Of taking the remains Of her husband TO
Voph Elm
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porsIAs is SuBDUED.-Re brought his Illi-
,cs Democrats to the support of the Admins
u,sou candidate Tor Speaker in the House, and
reward therefore got one vote in the De-
uccrssie Caucus in favor Of bis restoration TO
CssruAnship OF the Committee on Territories.
Beors they hated and feared him, new they des-
j. him. He lie said to be responding, and
ausughly used up phsicallyy and pecuniArily,
u seT q politically.
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enn named II. c. Fenton. WHO resided some
asass below Fort Dodge, says the Sentinel.
- 'sund OIL the II inst. within half mile OF
~aOne, lying on the ground in an insensible
easa'ton. Ills nose was frozen to the ground!
= 'A0 'en Toe town .he.nigh. before, inja state
" .h'o5cs'lou, and next day was found in the
.'0'e condition. lie was so badly frozen that
&c Died next day in terrible agony.
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~ Springfield (Aass.) Republican, -
- s's have had many opportunities Of
isoa our columns, = eas u The ablsss
$500 y The country. In politics 1t b
rsl., as Republican LIN typograpay ,
q asasasss and good taste. We have
~ passd y above ~ or exchanges. Il y
a Daily. fr.Wsskly and weekly, and
= sass shs nav ysas viii nsv type
eanA fhs Daily = pablishsd q
sssaly y, ana Weekly O. 9Th ehs
ssssisa = Usba AdAssss ssnpd
g., essiasaslA Maas.
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SOUTHERN DEcExcr,--The Virginia papers,
We believe, take considerable pains in the in
tereet Of Southern society, to avoid publishing
advertisements Of Abolition books and newspa-
pers What If they extend the rule Of private
advertisements Of subscriptions TO reward any
body who will assassinata Sestsil citizens OF the
United States, designated BY name, and under
no legal ban whatever. We know that these
absurd offers excite nothing but the disgust Of
sensible people, but this does NOT Eaake them 10
the least degree lees Objectionable. The oiter
Of reward scr peoples heads by private Or
political enemies, ID either very fepulsive joke,
Of very brutal expression Of hate, and in Ell
Their case, common decency, to say nothing else,
demands It's exclusion from the columns Of any
respectable paper. II our Virginia cotepbosas
ries think this sort Of thing "A faony, We can
only wish them better notions Of humor; and
If tier .hak ii serves the South, We wish them
!. better cause.-(N Y. Times.
THz .NIo0ER' QUnsrIos-- VINO AGIrArrss--
". Lamar, Of Mississippi, one of the ablest
and most prominent Democrats In Congress.
referring In speech the other day 70 the pro-
jec.ed exclusion Of the ''niggsra from the House.
10 thus reported:
"Aa,r said Nj. Lamar, sslet NJ see you put
him outl" The niger was ON the door BY he
provision of tho Consultation. There were
thirty Representatives. there Of the slave ele.
ment Would you pnt them outf Tho nig-
ger would NOT Do put out, and should mot b.
put out
Isnt tho party 10 whose name and behalf "
Lamar speaks beautiful ole 10 cxtinguish e.
itation and reatore tranquility 10 the countfyf-
The Devil himself might - veil Do expected 4
bear ! hand ia establishing the reign of peace
louisville Journal.
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Ins weather has bees sztfsuelv ssld dssiae
| soe veek, pcs = mildsf e Day With indieaftone
@ snow. The ice bridge y nov eoil1 ssd -
cure, snd GOOD many hogs and ! coed deal of
UAde is coming TO this citv ftam Illinose. nn,;.
20 10 fair fer the ssasos, and COR streets pre-
sent an active anpearanen
Dnr;r. -. - NJ.
....a !. -. =. ~. '.'s $50 f'A1sn.
'eteo " ssis cay, e follows
schenck Z Demise, $685.
Conn Co.. iks4
| Sunderland. DAvie Z Co.. 1878
TOTAL Ol47
/ Now in pens. $500
/ Total elau0htered aincA IN. ~o.....r....... -
.he-.eason +,
Co.. =.
| $500 Ia ~ = Is, $3.50
/ ns"ck = Drn'ses $3.50
| Sunoer'ano' Dasis e 70, $500
| Aota's ~, 72S
There are unqaestionab!y good many hogs
VT to come in hnt main,v frnm near ~ RI.
| NJ "a heer r,o.,,, aan.....a r;.,,. -
- ' so1"-0'se. A''us s's'n af
fs'ns.
According to the Courier 1890 hoRs had
been forwarded to this c;tv nv he n &up
r r mn 10 Tr.,a.v a,.a;n. T.. an
s '.'.. Anus y ""'
70 seen 'nas Few nave come from adjoining
so"n'es VI s0e imme0'Ate vicinity. Ihey are
mostly from the Des Mo;nee v.,la, .na c...h..
wes. 1s'
snc.p .,s,
lug. Clarified y.
IOLASSES1By the bbl.. ReboiIed AZ IN a.
Srrun hna5s. zoos q On .'ooo''eu 90 W 1oi
o.aup "oaoos Kegs o,oV.
SAlLS-Ass. 4, 20.
rRlfIT.
p nnne's'ns. prime, Is 20.
DnOOMO-Vl, 0OaZ W per dozen.
WHEAT-New Winter S5a9Oc. new Snr;no
f5, pr;cos e,aad,. .o.a PISS
sius quotations. quota
wholesale. sn-ino on .e..;, so sss. S0'oo
nEANS s,'o 80 se",' 1.oo "noiesAie'
i,n1, 100 ~ per push.
IVaAIoES-40c per bush.
OATS-snc
n11rT,,D
DOllEh-lxc.
EGGS-l2&c.
NV wv ..ao
vnnn o.ny, St'@o'
mTDrS 6 oea' w. r,,
c. 80 ., 4a9ac'' DsS fHns iOaiz;
n1yn,S "ow v,
onmpnv,
ruIrrn &c per 10.
nnrsSEn noGss 90 per dozen.
D1'n'ooND AaVu0-Sa,1oao,VV.
r,oYrp New York. Dec. g.
At IS t55 Is FOR suner sat-. Is M ~ az cs,e.
IS oo05 20 super western, es 9oMS IS common to me-
1aa extra western 70 60o % inerior 70 good extra
Ms 60 oanA''An n0ar qae'' sales leo Dds u ~ %
AYE FL0UR-Steady At O. GOA 20.
WMEAT-very quiet. and prices unchanged.
RIryMo - S'S se znase
CoRN-Hesvy, without sales.
eATS-Dul at A6047c for State, Western and
os pmpWnn,,., a.,.. ar
prime Wv " Tvs -''''' " ~ '''
BEEF-Quiet and unchanged.
RuTTERNIn fair reune.. at ;hsIsc e.. Hs,o ,.a
20 for State.
CiEESE-steady at y0lleH.
mEEyHs1ystu dn uu :. a.. ~ GA
exc; Ordinary sX@sNc; common Sha7ke: receipts
ao 90
a;ira :, Ia GOOD Qualities selling readily At
90 as ana market dss for dressed hogs
-0''''' ~ ''s~'~'
Chicago, Dec. %.
Flour armer and moderately active. The
Ste ame,s news caused an advance OF &c on No
aspiring. but at the close the feeling was fat at
a partial decline Sales before steamer car
NO spring on track at %, and do No at
81 Later 2lOO bush No in store at 50. La
tor still, cars do at SAT, and do "a; ear
No in store at 50, end do 81.
Corn steady, but the limited amount offering
The weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1858-1860, 1859-12-24

GoxE uP.-The Bank Of Tecumseh, as we
lafa BY Geographic despatch, has again gone
y. This is about the fortieth time the con,
sin has blown up, and we hope it may stay
sssaGp this time. People should never touch
MI Trash.
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By the election Of Mr.. Breckenridge from
Kentucky. John J. CsistsAdsn, he oldest mem
Der Of lie Senatorial body, retlres from public
service. Mr.. Critssndsn b nov In the 74th year
d his ags. He entered shs ssaass e cary as
lsi7-forsy>two yssrs aGo-alshoagh y thea
served but two yssrs. Nf. CFistsadsn ~ nev-
er besa : membB n the Houss Of kepssssn.A'
eives Besides his different tefms N she senate
Nr. Csittsndsn served The public - Govsfnor q
Kentusky, and Atsosnsy General unoes ffe1a
deaf aanisoe, anA clio under ". Fillmore
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nns'ous revival 10 progressing In Ksosau-
@ser The management Of the nothodists.
'osty probationers have been already re-
we iass the Church.
vesslas Club" has besn Organized q
- .sAss Ses The Advanesment Of Ne. DOUG
$500 y thA Presidency.
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- Aessrs. Baily 1 Rollins, druggists, Of
Des Aoines City, have sent TO The Burlington
University. preserved in spirits. . queer. look>
Ing reptile. caught We presume. in the Dss
Mo;nes river, having the hook still remaining
In 10 mouth. Il i what 10 vulgarly known %
wstsr dog, having catfish head. too pair Of
legs looking something like those Of dog. and
body shaped little like al aligater. Il has
an unpronoancable scientific name, which We
have not time to hans up.
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EstraY--nark RaY Mare

to be IL or IA years old left hind fot white, small
white spot IN forehead, some saddle marks. Appraised
81 &40-before J. b. RMner, Justice OF the Peace.
Filed December 5, 1859. -
dec17.x3m Clerk County Court
EstraY--One DARK and One Brown Cow
TAKEN UP ~ Francis Bayiey. at his resi-
i dence In Buriins :1n township, Dies Moines Coun.
", Iowa, November isa, one Ned Gov, about seven
old both horns broke u, ear marks or brand
One Dark Brown Gov, Aboa.. are years Old no ear
marks brAnis; white stripe on right side BACK 81
the shoulder. Appraised u Sss- ssfore r. K Harris,
Justce Of the Peoco.
Filed December I, 1859.
Al MkNDEN0ER,
dec17.v3m Cisrk Cou Oty Court.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

RIRLESOCIETY DEPOSTTORY.-Ats
Burlington. where English German swedish nd welsh
Bisles and Testanents, may slways be found :, &C
eficss. novS
DIR. SMITHS Electric OIL Is great RENE dy -sse
advertisements in another column.
AuRQS.hDAm
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= "a . exsmins shs stock Of Booss
q e ~ Baaner 6sors Of TissArd =
- ~ cea bay q them cheaper than
Ddsy'- U, Dses 80 shss establishmens 10
ss nsviae 90 y - - workmen IL
= s !. supssisses1 theis manufacturing
y ., .,ey sssl ooantsas u giving per-
Ss.,n.. TAsy received ~ First Pre-
- !. =. Cosssy Fair fsr The best and neat
= 49, sls place, 81. Je&7on street
p.r,ons Block. nov 70 w.
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Oa!-A Convention Of BlooueR damssls b
reported to have resolved that they will wear
abort dresses Or sofhiag. What IN avfal thing
Il would Be IL they shoaldn's wear che shos.
dresses!
The Iarpayuio dournal aAys That . man
pauAed James Hamilton, Of that place, while
engaged 10 sieaning The veil Of Mr.. J. b. Mohs>
mann. fell into il and BROKE one Of his legs i'm,
msdiately above bis ankle. besides fsacsusinE
biz asms, chest and shsuldsf. Tho Nea y sonl
forty feet deep agd contained Bat little uaesl
! at the dime.
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&S5S.6O9 As

BANK IN course Oh payment, 1V,OOo DO
State Tax of 1859, 300, 1874 81
Probable State Tax Of 1860. 250,OOOO0
Total, $s5s, 600 4s
This exhibits quite satisfactory In speak.
ing of it tho Auditor remarks:
at will be seen, that Notwithstanding the
large amounts appropriated for charitable
institutions and other special purposes, the
amount of outstanding warrants has been
reduced in the past two years from $l55,
OO4 Sc to $50, l96 81. But for the stringency
Of the times, resulting from the failure Of
crops and other causes, and the consequent
uncommonly large amount OF delinquent tax,
there would have been at this time probably,
no outstanding unpaid Auditors warrants.
Should usual prosperity return and pro-.
duce ordinary promptness in payment OF
taxes, and should the Legislature not appro-
pirate too largely for special purposes, for
which no estimate is made, have NO doubt
that the receipts fthe coming two years will
| meet the ordinary expenses Of the govern.
ment pay of all outstanding warrants, and
leave portion of the State indebtedness to
the School Fund"
| The Auditor is not satisfied with the work
ings Of the system of duplicate tag receipts,
for various reaeons Get forth he thinks that 1t
10 valueless as cheek upon the Treasurer
and Judge He suggests other checks: one
requiring the Treasurer to number his re-
oeipts cOnsecutively, and report each week
to the County Judge. He makes many other
practical suggestions.
1t will be observed thet the Geological tie
port has been pretty cipcnsivs Item to the
STATE much more % than the benefits to be
derived therefrom are likely to justify. In
the support and construction Of its Bencyo-
lent Institutions for two years past, tas State
has expended ehout Sl50,0O0f The saving
in this item viii be large during the ensuing
2years
The estimated RESOURCES Of the
State for the next two years,
exclusive of saline and School
Funds, arc ss5a,6Oa 4s
The estimated ExPHxDrTuRFs, ex-
elusive OF appropriations for
| Charitable Institutions and
/ other Special purposes.
4 ara 34Ol, 1872
| Ada Funded Debt s22,2s5 1914, OILS II
| Rxce.s 1l34,5 OF
| OF some Of the suggsstions made BY thl
Auditor No may speak hersateeF
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THE ApM1ssIox or KASsAs.-Kansss is now

THE ADMISSION OF kANSAS.-KAnsaS 10 now
State. fairly and legally, though rot ret .
member OF the Union. Her new Constitution
has been adopted according to law, and the
members of her Legislature and State Govern
meat have beer peacefully and fairly chqsen.-
No word Of dissatisfaction nor charge Of illegal
ity has been uttered by any party up to the
present time, and the country has hoped that
without any further excitement Kansas would
be admitted ss State, aud be quietly number
ed rs member Of the Union.
In view of these fac,s it was With great regset
that we read tie following announcements in
Washington litter from the well posted cores
ponden't of til. Philadelphia Ledger, which let>
Ter We published yesterday. He says:
81 learn from Democratic Senators that Kan>
sss will not be admitted as State this session,
with the boundaries proposed in her State Com
stitution. TLey object to cutting of the Pikes
Peak region, and its consequent erection iasc
another Territory and State"
We feel II 10 pc Our DUTY to protes. go Inst
. thin petition CT" Democratic Senator'S" aud We
believe that il persisted 10, Il wiW 10 . most
subordinate tAing both for tho Democratic party
and the country al large
Let the impression 60 before the country that
the Democrats in Congress are opposed to the
admission Of Kansas under the circumstance:
attending her position now, and ut tae Qpposl-
lion have a chsacs TO laake capital OF this thro
the Presidential campaign OF next year, then,
the Northern Democracy at least will ne placed
ia such false position that it will b impossi6l'
to vitAstand The storm Of popular insissst;os
that will be raised
Let Democratic senators reconsider their op
| nositiot to the admission Of Kansas, and admit
her a. soon AZ possible, for in doing this theJ
will act wisely. Dubuque Herald.
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EPIDEMIC DISEASES IN PEoRIA.-The scarle.
fever, that scourge among children. has RACED
with greater CT less yi2lerre throughout this
psrs pf the Stale. the past autumn, but We be-
Iieve it 10 now subsiding. Many families in this
city have been beFeft Of little ones through its
mAlignancy, aud one or two have been Left
childless. The family Of NJ. George Zimmer>
lee has been sorcly afflicted, four children hav-
Ing been taken away within the short space p{
month. The whooping cough 10 also prevail
ing among theschildren Of :h.s city 70 come sx-
tent, and one q two fatal Gases have hsen re-
ported. This, too, i subaiding. -Peeria Tran.
SCRIPT Dec IA.
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10 a.
|asa!Ase
| veh +
fg ~.
4, declas-
Pnd&esel
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There was no less than three fights in our city
last Saturday, between tho advocates Of Flor
ence money and its opponents. In two cases
the opponents of the money caine out best, but
in the other, the fellow who was particularly
severe upon both the currency aud the issuers
was sinfuly threshed. A very good way to
settle the matter, il no bones be broke.
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p. a..
t.teh ~
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seas Il
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&5q6.662l5

STATE INDEBTEDNESS The total funded
Debt of the State is 1922 ,295 Is. OF this
sum. $4,000 was borrowed fIon the
School Fund, and 100000 on 7 per cent.
State Bonds, issued by the Legislature, in
1858. The resources Of the State are as
followe
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Our eia.|
krieveds Il
ore Of L.
y Sarseas
|uIr, and q
Their CO.,
fous eve. |
10 braash 4
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|sa. %.
dresuned
~ Of u.
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Dox'r Passive do hope our business men
will be allowed to conduct their business undis-
turbed. 1t is highly necessary that great for
bearance should De use 4 towards the merchants
of this city, or it will result ruinousy to all
classes,
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1913 IS $s,7l6 SO

Balance due from Co.'S,
Balance in Branches Of State
Bank in course OF payment,
State Tax Of 1859,
Probable State Tax Of 1860.
The Buchanan County guardian. (Independence, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1858-1864, 1859-08-11

err premature. The contract has not yet
been signed although Mr.. Roor. Of
New York is now in negotiation with the
company. He, in company with r. b.
Mason, Vice President Of the Road, was
in this place last week. making an exam
nation Of the point at which the river is
to be bridged. By the following from the
Dubuque Times, it will be seen that it is
vet doubtful whether work will shortly
be resumed on the road
Two days ago the Dubuque Herald
made the announcement that contract
had been signed for an additional con-
struclion OF the Dubuque u Pacific rail-
road, extending to Independence. If
that paper cannot give accurate informa-
ton relative to this work, in which there
is, in this city and the interior Of the
State, SO much interest, it had better keep
entirely silent.
The facts are, that no contract has even
yet been signed for the renewal of work
on the Road. Mr.. Root, of Utica, N.
Y. gentleman Of capital and business
ability, has for several days been in this
city and along the line of the construct
ed and projected work, making personal
observations and estimates, and con-
tract has been drawn up for the compile.
ton Of the Road, through his agency, to
point ten miles beyond Independence !;
but it is not yet signed, and Mr.. Root
has returned to the east to consult with
his friends and await the fulfillment of
certain preliminary conditions before
signing it. The probabilities are in favor
Of the commencement of work on the
Road at an early day but in Railroad
matters, certainties are great deal bet
ter than probabilities.
We make the above statement so that
those who are looking solicitously for the
extension of the Dubuque IL Pacific
Road, may be advised of the real facts in
the case.