, 1859-04-23
WESTER.As VIEWS ITEMS.

DrDrQuE.-The total liabilities Of Dubuque,
according to the Auditors report, are nearly
one million Of dollars. The population Of the
city is about l4,Ut0.
The DEs MONIES R1vER.-The Des Moines
River trade is very rapidly increasing in i'm
portance. THIS spring two new boats, both
built expressly for the trade, have been added
to the number previously navigating that stream.
| One Of them, the Dcs Moines Bell, was built and
equipped entirely at Des Moines.-Nuseafint
Journal
/ THIEF CArGnr.--For some time past, Polo
shippers hare lost hides and other articles ut
watch has been kept in order to discover the
thief, and on Saturday last man named Phil
lips was arrested, he having stolen some hides
shipped BY Norton & Preston, Of this place, who
were called upon to identify their property
| Polo 1drtrtistv.
| R1Gn1.-Some Of the Western papers notify
their readers that hereafter stories commenced
in their columns uiU 1s continued to the end in
| Tie foltoriAy issues. The clap-trap manner Of
| publishing one or two chapters Of story nnd
then announcing shat +the balance Of this ex-
| citing tale can be found in the n. Y. :" is
meeting with deserved condemnation.
An INTERESTING YorrH.-Wm. Kelly, boy
about sixteen years Of age, was arrested on
Tuesday night for beating his mother who lay
ut the point Of death. lie was in q beastly state
| Of into1ication~ ~%len taken TO jail, aud lis
mother died before morning. This inhuman
being has hardly drawn sober breath for the
past tro yeurs, and has had the drliriun fremens
two or three times.-Ittroit -4drtrttxtr.
ACCIDENTAL Snoo11Sa--A man By the name
Of Daniel kcnting was accidentally shot near
Madison two or three days since lie was in
company with two companions hunting ducks,
and WIS near one Of them when the gun carried
by his companion was discharged, and he re-
ccivcd the whole charge in his side Tie person
CARRYING the gun had left ii cooked. Heating
was killed Instantly. Sucl, occurrences admnn-
ish ,n"rc care in the use Of firearms thau is
frequently practiced.-Jan<srill< Ga.xth.
INFORMATION WsS7Rn-Of John Brewer. a
Frcnchmnn. who left his home in Lakoville, near
South BEND, Ind, some five weeks ago, since
which time nothing has hecn heard Of him. He
is rather large nl:.l, will, fair skin, black hair,
fair skin, blue eyes, und las partly lost the use
# his !csf hand, by being cut with buzz-saw
lie lind with him when he went Il small pony
anl wagon. Any information in regard to lis
whereabouts will be thankfully received by his
wife, Margaret Brewer, Lakevills :
Az solD SoLnEa NoSE-1he Muscatinc ,1,.yr-
nal announces the death If Mr.. Isaac Anderson
ut the age Of ii. The .7o4rnZ also publishes,
from the original. n rare letter Of advice from
Mr. As mother, written in 1sl3, and which She
advised him to rcat from time to time during
his life. Mr. Anderson served under General
Jackson, in the war Of 1sl3. and also accompa-
ntctl the expedition Of Geu. Clark np the Mis~;-
ssinnnn River in 1914. liz WAS horn j. nrntpcks,
MoRE MonxoSs Cox,sG--Nc crc informed
that a Mormon Elder has been in this city and
made arrangements with II. ". Love to have
one hundred and fifty lsuEd carts made as sunu
as possible. to b. used in crnssing the Plains
the coming summer. Between three md four
thousand Of tho faithful followers Of Prince
l"tl' Of next month. They purchase their was-
;sons in Chicago, hut sl,ey are to cnn,e here and
lay IN 4 stock Of provisions. nud the necessary
nut6t for the trip, The Morn,uns are mostly
English. Welsh and Danes, and will most prob
ally 70 bettsr prepared to endure the harishps
nt The journey: than did those wig went cut in