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A CARD.-DUVALL & BROTHER, merchant
IA tailors, are now receiving their new spring and summer goods
.. tho most fashionable designs AM fabrics, which they will make to
order In their usual style Of elegance and fashion. Our frirnds and
Mar 19-3taw3wif DUYAIL 4 BRO.
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L,sprsSASr GRSKRAL WINFIELD Sc TIT, who has Just re
turned from his southern tour, is now In this city, look
ing extremely well,
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CARPETING, FLOOR oIL-cLoTH, RUGS. MAT

TARPETING, FLOOR 0IL-CLOTH, RUGS, LAT
tngs, Druggets, Curtsin Materials, and House furnishing Dry
Goods, such as
Velvet tapestry carpctngs, now designs
Tapestry Brussels do Ia great variety
Ncw styles BrnsselsdO super quality
Extra heavy ply do very rich
Extra supcr hngrnindo new pases~s
Vogy heavy Atwood Dutch casseiings
Twuled yontian carpennG Tor halls and stops
Velvet and Brussca 10 do do
Full shccts cxla heavy and very rich floor otlIcIoths I'm, 10 a N
any size or shape room, hal, on passage
MNAc, velvet, and tufed rugs and mats
Cocoa and Canton nanincs
1a4, l44, 1874 druggct crumb cloths
English druggcts, all widths, by tho rs,s
Very richly embroidered lace our.fns
Satin LANES, brocaes, aud ,Sts fr curtains
White. bun, blue, aud Sseon shade linens
Stair rods curtatp Axtures, &c.
Having attended naDAN A 90 y great Garnet Auc,io, uhA.h, oo,
place In New York on the ath and 5h inst, we NJ now prsuared 20
offer greater Inducements than Gan be Afforded under oraipsyy cirruu-
stances. Purchasers are respectfully invited 10 an sxamlns,on fnar
stock. rnur n"W
Aug 1s-dh
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A. q. O. GAnsE q. n. noTr. ,m.x
AMAR, MOTT, Il AUTRY, Attorneysat-Law
~ Holly Springs, Gss., will practice In the High Csurt IL prra,s
aud Appeals at lackson tho Federal Court Al, ron,osoc the courss Of
inc ih Jodctl District Of Mississippi and WIN attend 10 the col
wv ""ims WiouBhont Worm hssssppt. Sept ls-dd
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mo. 632.
Notice of the Continuance OF the Vincennes,
Indiana, Land District.
TN ACCORDANCE with the provisions of the Act
4 of Congress. approved December 81, 1858, entitled "Au act 10
continue tho office II register Of the land Office at Vncenues, Indi
ana,,' i Il hereby declared and made known that the land office
aforesaid will be reopencd for business so soon AZ tho newly appointed
register shul have qualified 10 enter upon the dntics thereof, of which
date said register wil give public notice.
Given under my hand at the city OF Washington, this tenth day Of
February, A. ID. 1859.
.a THOMAS A, HENDRICKS,
Commissioner % the General Land OMce.
Feb 12-w6w t TIt. & Start s .a ..a.
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THREE MIN SAVED FROM GOING OVER NIAGARA Three
residents of Chippewa, G. w, were crossing Niagara
hyer In a sail boat, last Saturday, just above the rapids,
"nena high wind caused the boat to c~aIsize. A Niaga-
Ia boatplan, named Sullivan, immediately went to the
rescue OF the men, who were slowly drifting toward the
rapids. He contrived to get two of the men into his
Coat the third was lowed behind, and made for the
more, which he touched at a point quite low down,
GElteiy escaping the swift current next the American
snore' The boat in which the men had been went over
the Falls.
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NEW YORK ADVERTISEMENTS
From ". II. 8 CO., ios NassA" 81.
JOHN @. HENDERSON, sMYTH, & co

To Dealers in Artificial Flowers, Ostrich
Feather rs, Panty Goods, &c.
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TWO WAYS TO WEDLOCK; a new Novelette,,
reprinted from the Home journal. vol. 81.
The Culprt Fay; by jos, RDdman Drake. l vol. so ccnts.
Lady Blcssington's Conversations with lord Byron. l vol. ~.
Buckiandrs Curio5iics Of Natural History. . vol 81 25.
PHILIPS Bookstore,
MAJ "a 332 Penn. av, bet 9th aud 10th SIS.
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Arr FrsTIvAL.-The members Of the Art Association
and the friends of art generally 10 this city intend joining
in a grand banquet in the Art Gallery ON Tuesday eve
ming next. A number of distinguished gentlemen who
will he present, are expected to enliyep the entertainment
with elgquenpe and song,
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VCON OGRAPIC ENCYCLOPE DIA.-A second
Il hand copy Of the Iconographic Encyclopedias, in excellent, condi
lion, handsomely bound with gilt edges, for sale at half the price at
which IL wa originally published at PHILIPS
Bookstore, 1872 Penn. avenue, between 9th and 10th ss.
Mar %
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CTEREOSCOPES AND VIEWS,
~ DRELr FROM LOSDON AND PARIS.
\ beautiful selection opening this day some entirely different
from any offered in this city before.
Call and see for yourself-the largest assortment in the city.
.. III. J. MCLAUGHLIN,
March 25-3t Penn. avenue, bet. 9Th and 9Th ats.
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THE PoroAAc WATER is now available along the ave
nue. in case of fire. A connection has been made be-
tween the aqueduct mains and the old line of pipe be-
tween the Capitol and the Treasury, and s~top-cocks have
been attached. Heretofore the supply of water from tho
avenue fire plugs has been quite limited SO that when
one Of these was called into use the water was cut OFF
from all those more remote from the Capitol. Now,
however, abundant streams will issue, when needed,
from any number of them simultaneously. ~"
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1--WE CITY OF WASHINGTON ILLUSTRATED
w Twelve beautifully colorcd epgraRinss executed in The high.
rIsyte d the art by Messrs. Nelson & Sons, Of Edinburgh, accom-
pmts ey a map and ieuer prcss dreciohs, Ia an ornamental wrap.
So sS St elastic sk band Price only rs cents the set free by mail
list or VIEWS, ""'
Ibe Capitol, from the west s.. E>
lbe Capitol, cast frpntg \.
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City Hall " H'..
Post Once "a"
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smithsonian Institution
Presidents House
Treasury Department
Westinghouse Toni, Mount Vernon
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CuuRcH HoxR.-We are glad to see that the oongrega
ton Of the Church q the FHPkaRS II~FpilscoPSali have Is.
saRIlshed y GhhfFR Home IN 1hirteepth street, between
and q streets, We presume that this charitable Insti.
tuition Is to be conducted on the same plan as the Church
Homes of Baltimore and other cities.
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AEM ,HAP0F YIRgfNId@PRIGES REDUCED.
~ ml %sne y DaRaaEants Map II Virginia, containing the coou
mr. FiuslpAl towns, railroads, rivers, canals, aud all other Internal
%sTrp9Eemene Published during The pi Of 1855. PrIee, In book
~, 70 cents prize 10 mounted aud vafnshcd VI 90.
ueataN TAYLOR a MAuRYs,
BOokst re, 33i Penn. avenue.
HANS, OF ALL KINDS, OPENING THIS DAY
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AIDES TRAVELLING AND SHOPPING BAGS,
- opening TO day at
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The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-05
ONE SIDE OF THE STORY.
LAtsst From the Gold Regions.
HIGHLY FAVORABLE NEWS
Tremendous Emigration Anticipate

A friend in this city has shown us q
letter from friend at Omaha, from which
we arc permitted to make extracts. The
correspondent in reply to questions, says
that land is now very low near Omaha
and East of Council Bluffs, owing to the
large emigration to the gold regions.
Oxen are selling at sixty dollars per
yoke, but in the spring thy will be much
higher, We give the following extracts
unabrcviated. The letter is dated Oma-
ha, Nebraska, Jan. Ia Due. Gox.
The whole country up the river, and
down to St Louis is all alive and excited
about the new gold mines. Many oom-
panles of the most reliable citizens and
experienced miners, have been sen, out
from most of the river towns to prospect
and report back to their friends and The
com'nunitiess at large. The whole of the
different reports without an exception,
declared the Nebraska nnes the richest
and largest yet found on this Continent,
and that with no other implement than a
wash pan, they can make from five to ten
dollars per day; and that with rockers
from twenty to fifty dollars Such unan-
imors and reliable testimony of course
is having it's effect in exciting our sopu-
latio2 | confidently expect tnat near
r}o half IF our present inhabitants will
b. z, the 4S4rs by the next summer.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-05

Look before you Leap.!!

A correspondent Of tho Chicago Press
sends that paper the following clipped
from the columns Of The Chicf Il paper
published at White Cloud, In the north
eastern part Of Kansas. We presume \
is quite as good authority for one side Of
the story as the generality Of sources
from which our late reports have been
coming, are for the other side :-Dar
Qua
NEWS FROM TUE GOLD REaIuSs.-
No ons would b. more gratifod than our
self, 10 know that the gold stories con-
stantly arriving from our Western front
iar were realities. II would be a great
benefit To Kansas, a. well As to other
portions OF the Union. But If Kansas
cannot be made prosperous without hum
bugging the people, SIG had better 70
slow, and bide her e&e. We cannot
help thinking that Pixies Peak aud
Cherry Creek arr huHbuES, no,w;thstan,
ding nearly every paper We pick up is fill
ed with glowing accounts from there --
We are acquainted with a number Of
persons who haze gone there, and taey
invariably send bad reports Another
thing looks suspicious. The favorable
accounts all appear in papers published
in towns Which aspire ty bv tutatt'ug
points To- the gold regions
We conversed with gent man, only
few days since, who had stopped at
Cherry Creek, on his way fon, California
overland H. found particles Of gold
. there, and lbs no doubt that small guam
titles can he procured, but does DOT think
the diggin9s will pay.
Henry Stcrrct, who went with com
pany from Oregon, Mo, Iast full, has re-
| turned, iIo reports the digeincs q
" suction" A little gold eau be found
bu. nothing that will pay The entire
company are sick of it, and intend to
lcay il AS soon a. the weather will permit.
Several are going through TO California,
and the Others arc geing home. Many
! Of the miners, no says, are for keeping
/ mp the excitement, III order to draw
crowds Of gold hunters in the spring,
! when they expect to sell their claims and
cabins for large sums, and return home
/ Cherry Creek Is 4 little stream. which a
man can easily jump across, aud il dry a
! good part Of the year
+ OthcEs If the company have written
to their friends in Oregon, telling how
they have been hnmbuggel. One Of
these affeetionatcly wishes aI' those pa.
| pers IN very hot country, which publish.
od gold stories, aud Induced. tAeu. t. %
out thero
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-05
Winter Ascent az 1fount Washington TO
sarrc Il Wilt.


The Coos Republican narrates the tor
mlnation of III enterprise several times
attempted, but never before accomplish.
ed, viz. the ascent Of Mount Washing.
ton in winter. Later than the early part
Of September the ascent Of any Of the
White Mountain range is attended with
danger, and several who have made the
attempt have lost their lives. On the
7th Of December, however, two individ-
uals surr.ounted all the pcrils If the as
cent and entered the Tip Top and
summit Houses The title of these
buildings has been for some time in lit
cation, and recently :. + Spaulling, of
Lancaster, obtained an execution, which
he was anxious to levy Immediately
Securing the services Of deputy Sheriff
llartshorn and b i Osgood, IN expert
enced guide, the three left the Glen
House, Mt 4 VI on the 7th instant
For the first mile the snow was about one
foot in depth, increasing to two and half
and three feet os they approached the
ledge. At this point Mr. >paulaing left
the party, and returned for horses and
provisions f1r the aiyonturcrs On thcir
return trip.
Messrs, Hartshorn anI O~gool press
cd on with all speed, over ground cover
cd with m incru>tat;gn Of snow and ice,
which occasionally afforded good footing,
/ tut often breaking. AMI p~cclp,tating
them en- the rocks beneath TIE part,
! suffered much from thirst. bat water was
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-05

Toaeey is 10 be severely ovcrhauIed hv
Committees Of Investigation for yarious
osueial short. comings. He has inst ar,r
dod the contract for buildine the mn
chtnery OF one new sioop of war. to Rea.
ny, Neathc X Co, Philadclphia. after he
had exposed drawings Of their chief com.
petltor, Nr. Norris, to their ipsnect;on
and entrapping Norris into bid wh;ch
vas also exhibited TO an ex.mcnher of
Congress named White, and manirulated
the Secretary in this matter a. he has
doae other departments, to the time If
many thousands. Toucey's nephew. a
Mr.. Beach, Is one Of tho firm in pbila.
daIphia which supplies coal to the Navy
through an understanding with the
agent appointed to make the purchas.
cs.
IL Is known, and the fact will be pro.
ven by the inquiry going on into the
affairs OF the late Superintendent of
Printing, that tho paper min in which
Iouoey IL concerned. received speci,l IA
Vor from that functionary The old
romweli line Of steamers, hired at an
enormous price for the Paraguay expedi.
ton, and recommended to be purchased
by the secretary, belong to his f,rma,
partner. The facts look ugly, al least
aud re4nire explanations. which tas n,,
vet been riven
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-05
We are hearing plenty of such news as
this. We should like to be convinced Of
the truth Of the great gold discoveries in
the Kansas gold region; but We are not
yet couvisced, aud until we are, We shall

not advise any ore TO 60.
LATEST w. Hayward has just
returned to this place from Salt Lake
lie and Wm. Y. Culver went out last
summer Culver remains at Salt Lake
in the care of the Mormon women. Mr..
Hayward passed in the vicinity of the
gold regions, and confirms our belief that
the excitement is all humbug. lie saw
many persons from the diggings. and
they were 'down in the mouth" He
says parcticles of gold can be found any
whore between the Platte River and Salt
Lake, but it will not pay to gather it.
Drifts can be found, whi,h will yield
from fifty cents to one dollar, but that is
far from paying. We had imagined that
there was less gold excitement in our
town than in any other community in the
United States; but he says that If there
had been even one-third the excitement
in the neighborhood of the diggings
there is in White Cloud, he would have
remained; for he had designed to remain
if there had been the slightest encourage
mcnt for him to do SO. 1t may be judg-
ed from this, how plenty the gold is
there. The snow was five feet deep at
the Creek and the Peak, and all opera
tions were suspended; yet, when he ar.
rived at st. Joseph, news came shortly
after him, telling how the miners were
making from SO to &l5 per day Such
is the truth of the gold stories He
furthermore aays that there are a mum
Der of traders out there, who last spring
took out large stocks of goods, in antici |
patton Il a v&>t emigration to Utah and !
California. But the Mormon war stop
ped that. and the traders were left with
the gods Oh their hands They first
started the gold excitement, and are |
keeping it up, in order to draw people |
out there, when they can cell their goods !.
ut enormous prices. The biggest stories |
arr sen. in by these men or their agents. /
Ard the newspapers are doing their Mt
most to gull the unsuspccting into going
to the diggings, that the trading spccu- |
ators may save themselves who went |
there, in the first place, in order to skin
needy emigrants journcying across the |
Plains Those papers who doubt the
stories, or dispute them, are hooted at.
It is matter of Indifference with us. I
We shall use our feeble efforts to keep
ocop;c from going there to be swindcd, .
until we have sufficient evidence 5f ths .
ruth of the cold stories.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-05
Items For HouSekeepers.

Do everything in its proper time
Keep everything in it's proper place .---
Always mend clothes before washing
them.
Alum or vinegar is good to set colors
of red, green or yellow,
Sal-soda will bleach one spoonful is
enough for Kettle Of clothes.
Save your sulS for garden and plants.
or to harden yards when sandy
Wash your tea trays with cold soda,
polish with little -four, aud with drv
cloth
Frozen potatoes make more starch than
fresh ones. They make nice cake.
A hot shovel, held over vanished fur
niturc, will take out white spots.
4 bit Of glue, Dissolved in skim milk
and water, will restore rusty old Grape.
Ribbons Of any kind should be
washcl in cold soap-sudS, and not rims
ed.
If your tiat-irons are rough, rub them
well with fine salt, and it will make them
smooth.
II you are buying carpet for durabi-
ity, you must choose small figures.
A bit Of. soap rubbed on The hinges Of
doors will prevent their crcakipg.
Scotch snuff put on the holes where
crlckets come out will destroy them.
Wood ashes and common salt, wet
with water, will stop the cracks of "A
stove, and prevent the smoke from osca-
ping
Green should be the prevailing col.
or Of bcd-hansings and window d.a-
perry.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-05
asG Senator Davis Of Mississirpi,

aes- Senator Davis of Mississippi, adj
ministcrcd seathng rebnke to members
of the present cabinet and others, yes
terday, when discussing the report of
the Library Committee concerning ad.
mission 10 the Senate H. said that,
during Lis whole Office as Secretary Of
War, he never entered either House Of
Congress while it was in session, except
when the Cabinet attended the President,
to sign bills. In this course, he was
governed not only by sense Of personal
propriety, but of duty to tho public
Mr. Davis properly remarked that Cabi,
nc: officers had No. business III Congress.
and II they did their whole duty in ahc
Departments, they could not be t3ers
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-05
The Human Structure.

There is iron enough in the blood Of
i men to make plowsharc weighing 81
pounds. The human brain is the 2sth
part Of the body, that Of horse only
400th. The muscles Of the human Jaw
exert force of 534 pounds aud those of
mastiits and wolves far more. The slcl-
esou OF man weighs from 10 to l6.lbs
and the blood - to 2s pounds. 4 heal
thy liver weighs nearly 1 lbs, but dis
eased ono will sometimes weigh l2 or Is
pounds The human body consists Of
260 bones; there are - in the hand; the
number of ribs varies from T. to 13 on a
side; the number Of teeth Mt maturity is
81. 4 man is about half an inch longer
in the morning than hs is at night. Tho
pulse Of children is l20 In minute:
ut puberty, so; and at sixty, only six.
tV.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-05

Ga The cost Of mail transportation by
tie overland route to San Francisco il
sixty five dollars for each letter. The
proposition that the correspondence Of
OF the country on routes over which tie
mail can be transported at the present
postage, shall be raised 50 as TO make ,,p
the enormous deficiency on the California
route, is rather cocl. If it be- said that
this costly route is to be kept open for
other than post Office purposes, then lct
other than post off co revenues support II.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-05
\ ssill tn Suppress the slave Trade.

Nr, Seward has introduced bill into
the Senate amending the existing acts on
the slave trade It's principal provisions
are to hire ten steamers, to be manned,
arm d, equipped and considered as yes
sells of the navy, to be employed to cruise
on any of the coasts Of the United States,
Cuba, Africa and elsewhere, whore the
President may Judge an attempt is being
made to carry on the slave trade; that
any State may pass laws prohibiting tho
foreign or African slave trade within its
limits; that no ship shall soil for the
African coast without clearance from
the District Attorney, and the Secretary
of the Treasury shall designate the ports
Of Africa whore American Consuls shall
reside, and whore only commerce shall
be carried on. The act repeals oil acts
Incompatible with its provisions, and ap.
propriates million Of dollars for the ex
pense of carrying out It's provisions. The
bill was referred to the Committee Oh .Iu.
dietary.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-05
Cure Tor Land Monopoly.

The Dubuque Etprnss and M,old
says: "Lct our Legislature pass an act
exempting $500 or $1,000 worth of im-
provcments from every actual settler
by this means you will bring the burden
of taxation equal upon the actual settler
and the spcculator; and rest assured, it
will be but a short time until all the
lands owned by spectators will pass into
the hands Of actual settlers, at prices
which they can afford to pay. To prove
this fact we need only refer you to the
State of Michigan. Somc twenty years
ago, when the principal part of her lands
were owned by spectators, she adopted
this policy; the result of It was that all
the lands owned by spectators were
thrown into ma, ket, and the tide of emf
grafton at once turned into her own State,
and she became prosperous.
The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1859-02-05
Sound Talk.

The American Farmers Noga:inc has
the following sensible paragraph in rcla-
tion to county Newspapers, and We rec
ommend it to all i~no feel like srumbling
at the price of their local newspapers.
Read it:
"LocAL NEwsrArERs,-lIow apt are
people to grumblc about things that are
cheap and easy to obtain--that are rather
urged upon them. The county paper is
an example. Oh, say the inhabitants, it
is a slim affair; it contains but half as
much as the city papers, in proportion
to is price we do not think much OF il.
You 10 not, do you? Why, the county
paper is the greatest educator in the
land. No man can czpc1d a dollar or two
So benefc'ally to his family a. hy taking
his own county paper. Take that If you
take no other. Take ii TIL you give the
publisher enough to make it better, if it
is not rs good as you wish.'
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4 Help to Houselce:pprs.

The proper article to put o. slippery
sidewalks is saw-dust When this i car
ricd into the house on your boots or
shoes, 1t becomes dry and can easily bo
swept back into The street, without in
juring the carpet in any Mariner.