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Il Gar 6AovA, Lee Co., ILL.,, March 1s, 1s49.
Mr.. sLoAH--Dear Sir; ! take this opportunity
TO send Jon statement concerning the use Of your
Ointment, which have tried In several cases and
always With the desired effect. 1 had : horse that
was almost dead with the pollevil, and hearing of
your Ointment at Dixon, went and got box, and
applied 1T according to directions. 7 put Ii on
only four times, and he liz now sound aud well. /
have also used Ii On COW that had the Hollow
Horn so bad that she could not get around without
help. melted the Ointment and applied it to the
horns as bot as 1t would bear. Five applications
stored her to perfect health. would not be with
out your Ointment one year, for fifty times the
amount that box costs.
Your obsdisnt servant,
j. NJ. MORGAN.
See Siean's advertisement in another column of
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1t IL hereby certified that the fore going il true
and correct copy of the Statement of the Humboldt
Fire Insurance Company, excep. Schedules of in
vestmeutg. Said Statement bearing date of De
cember 3lst, 1859.
-- In TESTIMONY WHEREor I have hereun,o
LIS set my hand and affixed my seal OF office
~ this nth day of February, $50.
j. w. CAfIELL,
Auditor of State.
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DEAN H BRO.
DAY & BRO,
HOLES ALE GROCERS,

ie5 MAM SrRExr. ......-.....KEOKIk, IOWA.
Lave just received choice lot Of extra No.
L l. Mackerel, Georges Bank Goldfish, Herring and
Sardines, direct from the seaboard
Always On hand large stock Of the various
grades o Tee, LAgaira and Rio Coffee N. o. and he
fued Sugars. Mace Ginger Pepper and other spices,
various brands Of -Four Dried Fruits, lAss Sash,
Star and Taiiow Candles, Starch, Cheese, Brooms,
Brushes, Raisins, Pipes, Mats, Nuts, Nails, Vine
gar, SOAPS, Wrapping Paper, Iwine, Tubs, Pails,
Butter, Lard. Tacks, 6un Caps Shot, Lead, Carpet
Chain, Cotton Yarn, Cordsge, Candy, Crackers j
Lie ,ter, Note and Foolseap Paper; and various oth
or articles usually kept by 6rocers, to which We
same at the lowest possible figures, or will sx-
change any Of the above for Hides, Furs, or such
products as will bear Shipment. lapr7dl
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STATE or NEW YORK
City and County of New York. 90
John Rankin, President, and WIN. MulIigan,
Secretary, of the Ii humboldt Fire Insurance Compa-
ny of the city of New York being duly sworn, de-
pose and say, and each for himself says, that the
foregoing Staten 10 true and correel TO the best
Of their knowledge and belief that the said Com
pany is possessed of at least 100000 Of actual
capital invested IN stocks of least par value or
In bonds, or In mortgages on real estate worth
double the amount for which the same is mortgaged
that the said Company has not deposit In any
other State Territory any portion OF its capital
or earnings az guarantee fund for the benefit OF
persons In such State or Territory, and that
they are the said officers Of said Company,
fSignedl JOHN RANKIN, President.
WIN. MULLIGAE Secretary.
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me, this 18th day
of January, 1860, Witness my hand and
i@''I official seal. BENZ. RANKIN,
Commissioner for Iowa in New York,
LOG Broadway, N. Y,
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Notice.
The Office VI ORION CLEMENS, Attorney at
Law, will be vt the"Daily Gate City" office, for =
few weeks.
fsbl4dtf
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n q BlStI.

NOTICE.
HAVING this day sold my entire stock of goods
i i and shop fixtures TO Mr.. w. Ill. Barrett,
would bespeak for him the continuance Of the lib
eral patronage / have heretofore received.
hose indebecd to me will please call and eett le
Mt once, n l am of for the peak" on the 6rst
grass. S.A. DUKE.
Having bought the stock, shop fixtures &c., be-
longing to Mr.. 5. A. Duke, shall be happy to So
All his old patrons and 10 this end, shall sell
at loper pvices than goods Of the same quality
be- had for elsewhere in tho city.
Keokuk, March 81, 1850. w. H. BARRETT.
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MT mHOLDT FIRE INNURANCE 90.
No. TO Wall-st., New York.
CASH CAPITAL, ALL PAID IN, $500, 900.
W. +. WOOD, Agent,
Third street, KEOKUK.


STATEMENT Of the affairs OF the Humboldt
Fire Insurance Company of the City Of
Nav York on the 3lst day of December,
1859, made TO the Auditor of the State Of
Iowa, in pursuance of the Act OF that
State ia relation TO Insurance Companies.
1. The name and locality Of the Eompany--ssThe
Humboldt Fire Insurance Company of the City Of
New York."
2. The amount Of its Capital Stock il two hun
dred thousand dollars.
3. The amount of its Capital Stock paid up il
$200. 900. a
4, The Assets Of Company:
Amount of Cash on
hand and In bank. 8 p.722.52
Amt of cash In hand of
agents and othsrs...... 3,0J40e
Real estate unincum~
bered--nope.
Bonds ewned by the
Company-Bonds of the
State of New York, viz:
$4,000 at ~ cent,
$4,00o at N cent,
market vaue.........-. 25,6iS00
Debts due the Compny
secured by mortgage as
per Schedule A., being
frat liens on real estate
worth from so to 100 IA
ct. more than the amt
loaned. ................. 162,qo0.0o
Debs otherwise secured
being loans on call Sc
cured by the pledge OF
Bank and Insurance
stocks, as per Schedule
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 2s910.00
Debts for premums.... ,slb.24
All other securities..... 4,l3I68
a X
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D. Liabiities-Due or not due 10 bank
aud other creditors of the Co.--none.
8. Losses adjusted aad due-none.
z. not due--none.
8. unadjusted. .....,... 6,o6213
y. an suspense awaiting further
proof-none.
10. All other claims against the Co... aOeO. 90
III. The greatest amount insured in any
Que ,81u.0N
IL. The greatest amount allowed by the rules of the
Company to be insured in any one city, town or
yiliage-no rules adopted.
Is. The greatest amount allowed TO be insured Ia
any one block-no rules adopted.
Id. The "Act of Incorporation" see Schedule C.
annexed.
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Notice

River on aAtand With thirty-two inches water on
the Rapids. saF
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Just Received.
SPAULDlNG' : Prepared Glue, Browns Bron-
~ chial Troehes, Mt Eagle Tipoli, Musk and
Pocne Soap, London and American Honey Soap,
Monster and Prince Albert Soap, Mrs. IS. A. Allen o
Worlds Hair Restorer, Mrs. S. A. Aliens Hair
Dressns or Zylobalsspun, Burnetts Cocaine for
the Hair, Powers Inodorus 1lycerine, for sale in
quantities to suif by
JOHN I. WILKINSON,
aplSdGwlm 81 Main-st.
Tilden a. Co.'s Preparations.
HAVING just received large addition to my
l. i former stock, direct from Tilden 4 Co., Of
New Lebanon, n. Y, now offer varied and COM
plete invoice of
solid and Fluid Medicinal Extracts,
Pharmaceutlo sugar Coated Pills and Granules,
Hydrocyanaie of Iron, &C., DC.
The advantages arising from the use Of the FLUID
EXTRACTS are too well known by ph ysicians and
others to admit Of comment, having been intro
duced here sereval years since, and their superior
qualities thoroughly tested. All the above prepa-
rations for sale by
JOHN 4. WILKINSON,
+ splsdawlm 81 Main-st,
DunE COAL OIL, A N - LA M r y --I have
! in store superior quality OF Burning Camel
Coal Oil, and Lamps OF every variety, fitted with
the PARAGON BURNER, the best now In use, and
having supplied mysslt with EXTRA BURNERS, am
prepared 70 reft other Lamps at trifing expense.
Lamps kept burning every evening. Cali and
examine specimens.
JOHN 7. WILKINSON,
AplSd&wlm 81 Main-st.
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See siean's advertisement in another column of
this PAPER. Iapr25d6t VII
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PEORIA MARINE 4 FIRE INSURANCE co.
PEORIA, ILL.
CapIrnI $500, 200 90.
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mcEeanss Volcanic OIL atnfmeng,
The Best Liniment in the World for Mar or Beast.
AsoTa HER REMARKABLE CrRE,
Performed by MeLsKss Volcanic OH Llninens RsaA for
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-02-07
THE HARPER's FERRY COMMITTEE.

WASHINGTON, Feb. SENATOR Wilson
before the Harper's Ferry Investigating Committee
to-day. He stated that early in May, 1858, Col
Forbes came to his seat in the Senate chamber
and Introduced himself. Heinformed him WILSON,
that he (Forbes) had been employed by Brown to
go to Kansas and drill some troops, in lS57-that
Brown had not paid him-that his family were
starving in Europe, and that the men in the East
who had contributed money for Kansas ought to
pay him. Forbes was much excited at the time
and denounced Brown and others. He said that
some of the arms sent to Kansas had passed into
Browns hands and were stored in Iowa; that
Brown was not safe man, and that these arms
ought to be taken from him. Surprising that
Forbes referred to the Kansas border difficulties,
and that Brown might retaliate any attacks upon
Kansas by the Missourians, he (Wilson) wrote to
Dr. Howe, suggesting that he should see some of
the contributors and get the arms out of Brown s
hands He said that if these arms should be used
for illegal purposes it would involve the contributors
in trouble Howe Immediately answered that an
order had been sent to Brown to deliver up the
arms. The matter had passed entirely out of his
(Wilson's) mind, and he had never heard word
about the organization for invasion of Virginia.
He did not know that Howe had sent his letter
| to Brown
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-02-07
MODE OF TAKING THE CENSUS OF
THE UNITED STATES.

AS this is the year for taking the census, the
following remarks in re.s.tlon thereto, which we
find in the Washington Constitution, will be of in
terest to many persons:
The duties ofthis undertaking devove upon the
United States marshals, who appoint their own
assistants The general government has In each
State or Territory more judicial districts
with each of which is connected a marshal, who
acts as high sheriff in the District Court of the
United States. These marshals are required by
law to subdvide their districts, and for each sub
division to appoint assistant taking care not to
include greater population (by estlmate) than
20, 900 in any subdivision.
The assistants having been qualified, by oath,
for the proper performance Of their duties, are
furnished through the marshais, with blanks and
instructions. In the prosecution OF their work
they are required to make two copies OF their re-
port. The original returns are filed with the clerk
of the court of each county, and the copies for
warded to the marshal, who transmits one copy to
the secretary of State for his district, and the
other to the census Office in Washington The
compensation to the marshal is in proportion to
the population enumerated by his assistants; should
that exceed one million, he is paid one dollar for
each thousand persons enumerated; should the 20
pulaton returned by his assistants be less than one
! million. he receives the sum of one dollar and
twenty-five cents for each one thousand persons re-
! IuFncu-d SSS'Slu VI
crate, but which may admit of the payment of a
greater amount for lesser service, as in the case
! of marshal whose returns include $50 900 per
sons at one dollar and twenty-five cents per thous-
and persons, no more than he whose returns dc
not much exceed mion-an inequality not un
usual in rating fees for mileage and other services
The assistants who perform the work ofenumera
ton are paid on different principle, combining in
a novel manner compensation for labor and travel
one which found to operate very fairly and
satisfactorily to the employees and government
! His allowance is two cents for each person emu
merated; for each farm, ten cents; for each estab
lishnent of productive industry, fifteen cents; fo
social Statistics two per centum on the amount al
lowed for enumeration the population; and two
cents for each mortality return, with ten cents fol-
travelling expenses, to be ascertained by multiply
ing the square foot of the number of dwelling
houses in his district by the square root of the
number Of square miles in his division; from the
product whereof is to be derived the number o
miles travelled, and eight cents per page for the
two copies.
The marshals and assistants in California, Ore
gon, and tab and New Mexico. under the opera
ton of an amendment to the law, received com
pensaion at the discretion of the Secretary of thu
Interior. which was determined by the addition
of 100 per cent.
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COME IN AND SHUT THE DOOR.

Oh! do not stand so long outside,
Why need you be so shy?
The peoples eyes are open John,
AS they are passing by!
You cannot tell what they may think,
They've said strange things before,
And if you wish to talk awhile,
Come in and shut the door.
Nay, do not say "No, thank you, Jane"
With such a bashful smile;
You said when ladies whispered "No,"
They meant eyes," all the while!
My father too, will welcome you;
l told you that before;
1t doesn't look well standing here
Come in and shut the door.
You say did not answer you
TO what was said last night;
heard your question in the dark
Thought on it in the light;
And now my lips shall utter what
My heart has said before.
Yes, dearest, but stay awhile
Come in and shut the door!
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o. 1t is common observation that there are more
sufferers from debility among Amer than can oe louhd
We take le exercise and forget the ans OF me oooy
in the describing pursuits OF business Ii al such cases,
Just such tonic and invigorator Dr h3sIeeT mas
gwen to the world, in his CELEBRAlf Ed bl CNI.
The weak and ne rvous den!zen OF the &C" @
exhausted toer Upon The shipboard and the Posita,ed
SUDDEN: Of the midnight lamp, have found ~onoe.Iu
regeuerator in the "BTTERs and prefer 10 more prelf-
ous but less eicacous medicines But IT should not De
forgotten that the agent which SO maglcal ID us nnue
uI p assisting expe the most terrible forms OF
disease Who will not give it trial!
Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere
For sale by e. NYE HUTCHINSON g. CO., Charlotte
January To-
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SLEEPING WITH A DEAD PERSON.-We were
put in possession of the facts of case few days
ago, and assured of their authenticity, which cause
our blood to cold upon every recurrence of
them to our memory. A young man returning at
late hour, slightly inebriated, to his boarding
place, house in a of buildings exactly alike
in--street, entered by mistake the house
adjoining the one in which he lived. Cropping his
way in the dark up to the second floor, he unlock ed
what he supposed to be his room door and entered
lie could find no matches, undressed himself
tumbled into bed and almost Immediately in a
hasty stupOr. Some time in the night he was
awakened by the contac: of a cold body and being
sobered, enabled to by the rays of tie moon
in the bed with him dead man The truth
flashed upon him Immediately; he bounded from
the bed, donned his clothes and rushed from the
house, never waiting to lock the doors. The dav
previous ii person had died in the house next to
his landlady's The body had been habited in
grave clothes and locked up in the room in which
the intruder found it, He had not noticed the
hardness OF the bed nor its scanty covering but
laid down and slept several hours with the dead
body. The young man says that the experience
of that night has taught him lesson which
temperance lectures never conld.-IHila Ne,cs
REMARKABLE MoRTALITY.-Iti is a remarkable
fact that nearl y all the candidates for the Vice
Presidency in the Democratic National Convention
at Cincinnati, une, 1886, have since paid the debt
of nature Lynn Boyd, of Kentucky J. &. Dob
bin, of North Carolina Gen. Quitman, of Mississip-
pi; Gen. Rusk, of Texas Aaron Y. Brown of Ten
nessee, were presented candidates by their re-
spectve States, and obtained large support. They
are now all dead Gen Quitman got the highest
number of votes of any candidate the first ballot
more even than MIR Breckenridge, who finally
received the nomination. He was nominated by
the eloquent and gifted Harris, of Illinois, who is
also deceased. What changes time makes in four
years
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VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE

VALUABLE LAND FOR SALE
In compliance with the last viii and Testament Of
Rcece Price decd, | will sell on Thursday the 10th
day of February at the Store House Of Col Thos
|. Grier 8 miles southwest of Charlotte,
Two Valuable Plantations,
one of which the late residence of Mrs Hutch
ison and contains about l60 well improved, and
adjoins the land of Maj 4 Grier and others. Tho
other contains 2l7 acres about 40 or 80 of which IS
newly cleared the balance well tnbered, and adoins
the land of Alex Cooper, Esq, and others.
A. G. Neel will exhibit the lands, give any ncces
sary information to any who may wish purchase
either of said Plantations.
suitable credit will be given, the purchaser giving
bond with approved surcties.
JONATHAN REID EXT.
Ian TO- 1860 95-Gt.
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wIsrAR's BALsAM OF WILD CHERRY.

WISFARS BALSAM OF WILD CHERRY.
Proofs of the great superiority of Dr. Wstar's Basam
pour i'll from all parts of the country.
OXFORD, New Haven Co., Conn, Jan. A.
Dear Sir: Having witnessed the effects of Wisar's
Balsam IF Wild berry, The of OF nelgh1ors
who has been several years seriously Athlete with The
Phthsic, General Pulmonary Weakness Bleeding of the
Lungs etc, have been induced TO ask yea TO send me
OF the medicine. My neighbour referred to above,
lately had violent a,tack OF Bleeding The Lungs and
distress breathing He tried bottle ofthe Wild Cherry,
Yours HENRY DUNHAM.
None genuine Mess signed I. BUTTS on the wrapper
For sale in Charlotte by E. NYE HUTCHINSON d o.
February I. 1850
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-02-07
The HIGU PRICES FOR NEGROES

THE HIGH PRICES FOR NEGROEs.-There is
perfect fever raging in Georgia now on the subject
of buying negroes. Several sales which have come
under our eye within a month past afford an
unmistakeabe symptom of the prevalence of
disease in the public mind this subject. In
view of the fabulous prices offered for this species
of property, rejecting men are led to the enquiry,
what is to be done to supply the deficiency which
is produced with us by the great demand for
negroes in the Southwest? We are unable to
give any satisfactory But so far as the
effect which these high prices are to have in our
own State, is concerned. we think truthfuly
say, the fever will abate in very natural way
Men are borrowing money to-day at exorbitant
rates of interest buy negroes exorbitant prices
The speculation will not sustain the SPECTATORS
and in short time we shall see many negroes and
much land offered under the Sheriffs hammer
with few buyers for cash, and then this kind of
property will descend to its real value. The old
rule of pricing negro by the price of cotton by
the pound-that is to say if cotton is worth twelve
cents negro man is worth twelve hundred dollars,
if at fifteen cents, then fifteen hundred dollars
does not seem to be regarded. Negroes are
| twenty five per cent higher now, with cotton at
ten and half cents, than they were two or three
years ago. when it worth fifteen and sixteen
cents per pound. Men are demented upon the
subject. A reverse will surely ome.-Maledgc-
! uiHe (Go) Union, jan 18th.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-02-07
LATER FROM EUROPE.

HALIFAX, Feb. 2.-The steamer America arri-
we'd at this port to-day, bringing advices from Liv-
erpoo to the 18th ult. The sales of cotton for
the week amounted to 10000 bales The market
closed steady All qualities have slightly declined,
and holders are pressing their stock on the market
1t was rumored that the Peace Congress would
meet on 18th. A commercial treaty had been con-
cluded between England and France.
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Straw Goods, Hats, Cans.

Bonnets Flowers, Ruches, &c. &C. for SPRING, 1860.
GEO. w. & JEIIAL READ,
50 Warren and / 20 Chambers Street. NEW YORK,
Ipnorters manufacturers and wholesale Dealers are
now receiving from their Agent in Europe, and their
own Factory a magnificent assortment of the above
Goods to which they call the particular attention Of
first class buyers. ~
Catalogues containing full description of Goods with
prices attached; sent by mail on application.
Now York January 1860 4t-pd
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-02-07
"PEOPLE'S PARTY"

We have seen good deal in the Northern
OPP position papers, and occasionally in the South
ti-Dcmocratc organs, about Peoples Par
ty," which was held up as being something quite
different from the Black Republicans. TO this
"People's party" Mr. E. Joy Morris belongs, and
Mr. f. Joy Morris and others Of this "People's
Party have been praised up by the Southern OPP
position and adolated by old Prentice ofthe Louis
willie journal Now, We really think that our OPP
position friends have had lesson the subject OF
misplaced confidence. Their pet, E. Joy Morris,
with his satellites did, on Friday last, defeat the
organization of the House, even when the gentle
man proposed was Wing, as Morris used to say
he was. These "nationar' Opposition men from
the North are all very well until they are tried.
Mr. Morris could make a show Of nationality by
voting for Southern man, when there appeared
to be no chance of his election, but when his vote
so given would have elected Southern man, he
shows his true character by Withdrawing it
Wilmington .J0usndI
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-02-07
Ian DIS,
GOLD MINES, WATER POWER.

According to the terms of mortgage to made by
A. E. Hovey, Esq. will sell for cash the High
Shoals, CASTOR county, n C., the 8th day Of March,
1860, that extensive and valuable property known as
the 'tHIGH SHOALS" consisting of ID, 900 of
Land, and embracing Gold Mines, Iron Ore Banks and
the best Water Power in the State
This property lies in the counties ofLincon and Gas
ton both sides of the South Fork of the Catawba
River commands the entire stream and fall of 9 feet
The Gold Mines the premises being op-
Grated and known to be of great value and
W. P. BYNUM, uortoooees
THOS. GREER, 'o' Vs.
January 81, 1860 9S-6t
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-02-07

10 The friends of Senator Douglas affirm
that his prospects for the nomination at Charles
ton-and for election next President, are bright
ening every day.
The western Democrat. [volume] (Charlotte, N.C.) 1852-1870, 1860-02-07
C0Chrane g. Sample

Are opening at their HARDWARE STORE, opposite
the State Bank a complete assortment of American
and English Hardware, Cutlery, Guns, &c.
Our Stock will consist in part of
Pocket and Table Cutlery,
Guns and Pistols,
Black
smiths
and Carpenters
Tools, Building Materials
Glass, Putty, Nails, &C., &c.
Jan. "a, 1860