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Il. A. OH IA.

R. A. OH IA
CiVL ENGINEER AND SURVEYOR, Is
~ prepared to attend to all matters pertaining
to his profession Wis: Surveying, ,Leyeline. Con.
struction OF Dams, Levees and Bridges.
Plans, Profes, and Estimates Q xecuted With ac-
curacy and dispatch. Office, old Council Cham
Oo'' co'' oo And hiady SITS. oct. IA. IT,
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COR lR0N A. QAabW.

A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW,
IA and Sotares Public.
OFFICE Macklot 4 Corbin's Exchange Of
fee. Davenport, Iowa. ocl5tf
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fH- The Rock Islanders are like

EH The Rock Islanders are likely
to havea very warm time during the sp-
preaching canvass for city ofiesrs There will
BET straight Republican ticket in the field.
pledged to securing the spcils.sn . ticket com.
ed Of both Republicans and Democrats. who
60 in for rstrenchm~nt in municipal expsndi-
lures. We cannot cay that We have much
sympathy with either organisation, - they
are both likely to be very strongly tinctursd
with Republicanism Straight Democratic
nominations is the only thing that will keep
up thorough organization Of the party forces
We have tried running these mopersl inde.
pendent tickets in this city. and we get most
outrageously burnt,
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levee. leaving it 10 the same eolI1ition - upon
taking possession
TIL MORLEY. Mdyor pro tem
Attest: L. C. BuRvELI, Cissk.
Resolved, Tha. .h. rent nov Allowed to FIR.
King Company No. Be reduced 70 sl2.5o per
month.
Adopted.
On mo- ion adjourned.
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Il. T. MITCHELL. lxaa

" r. MlIChELll, AGoDt,
For the following well known Company:
GIRARD FIRE AND MARINE INSURANCE Co..
OF FfHlLADELPIA, PA.
OFFIcE-Brady street, East side, between I'd
and Sd. junel
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GURLEY'S SUBDIVISION

OF TIE
RUSS ELL ESTATE.
DARTIES HOLDING LEASES OF ANY
J. portion Of this property notified to pay
their City and County Taxes WITHOUT DELAY,
md all rents due and to become due the 10th
inst. MUST BE PROMPTLY PAID to the sub
scriber, the duly authorized agent ef the lessor.
JOHN l.. SWITS,
Real Estate and Insurance Agent.
feb s.lw Nichols Block.
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Il ~ 3 U II II ~ e. r.

FIRE, MARINE AND LIFE
DEORIA MARINE AND FIRE iNS,1k sNcr
i Co., Capital, $5O0,0O
Tbs GREAT WESTERN INSURANCE. AND TRrsr
Company, Capital, $5c0,OO0.
Office No. " Brady Street, with Parker L Ed
wss'H oct25 ly6rstpage
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Sudden Death Of James Clark, Esq.

BosroS Feb. Is
Mr. James C.ak, an aged retired merchant.
viii in the Hall Of Representatives yesterday,
listening to the debate on the proposed Better
pent law. on which ha felt much interest, sud.
denly fell and expired Of appoplexy. The
House ut once adjourned
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yOHN e. RILI.2

JOHN e. BILLS,
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW
IA and Notary Public.
O1rIcE-DAvsnport's Block, Davenport, lswa.
nays
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BCRTlS HOUSE.

~ Davenport, Iowa. mch22dtf
JOHN n. CR A W FORN,
A TTORNEY AND COUNSELOR AT LAW,
"A ana Notary Public.
OPPlcE-Nickols Block, upstairs. ;an20
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J., ~. l:UTua'S.A0I

A TTORNEY AT LAW, NOTARY PUBLIC
IA and Commits ssioner. Offce-No. 5 Daven-
ports Block. Entrance on Main street.
julyl4 d&wly
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SPECIAL NOTICE,
To Citizens, Farmers,
AND
II H II II H - ID II !

HAVING purchased the entire Stock of Gro
ceries and Fixtures Of G. n. SHIPMAN'S HAWK
EYE STORE, Corner of Third and Brady streets,
we WILL at the old stand, until about the lst of
March, sell at retail or Wholesale any thing on
hand at much less than the usual prices. Purcha-
sers will do we'll to remember.
M'CARN l. COATES.
jan27 -dlw&wlst march.
EFLOEENCE MONEY TAKEN AT PLUM
MER'S Book Store, No. 10, Le Claire Row.
dec 28-tf
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One Gallon Of Kerosene Oil

CALL AT G. 7. WEB Us CKook Afl sTokE,
No. iG, LIE Care Row.
feb 13-dtf.
WILL PAY CASH FOR 20 ACRES WILL
w Improved Land, not over SIX miles In
Post Office.
VIII exchange well selected Missouri Lands for
Lands in Scott county, and will not object 10 pay
cash fer part Enquire Of
WHITE 4 CO.
tun ll.H Post Ollce building.
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ssUBBHLL & Johns,

A TTORNEYS AT LAW AND NOrARIES
IA public. Office, No. !, Cup stairs over
Smiths Variety Store, corner Of Brady ana Soc-
ond strcots lnov0
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JANIS o'HgILL, r.J. HICKEY, JOIN o'HKILL
O'NElLL, hickey 4 Co.,
IMPORTERS OF FRENCH BRANDIEs. HOI.-
land Gin, Wines, Irish and Scotch WhiskieI,
kectifyng Distillers and dealers in pure spirits,
Alcohol, Old Bourbsn, Ryo and MoncHga AeIs
Whskies, Teas, Tobaccoes, and Cigars. No. =
East Front street, Opposite burrows Mills,) Da-
vsoport, Iowa, and l79 Mchig igan street, Chicago,
Ill. Sole Agents for Sands Chicago Cream Ale.
noYS0-ly
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FRANK PLuMRR. GRO. N. vAEHosEN.
PIUMkR l. VAN HOSEN,
A TTORNEYS AND COUNSELORS AT LAW,
IA and Notariss Public. Alss, agents for the
Charter Oak City Fire Insurance Co., Hartford,
Conn, Capital, $500, 900 City Fire Insurance Co.,
New Haven, Conn, Capital. $50o,040.
Office in LcClaire Block, Davenport. sept
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LIE C1utre .ff0cIst,se Works,
coR SCOTT AND FRONT sTs.
WySEND 4 COLIgER.
7rDrKGSORS TO TOWNSEND HA YES 4 60.
Manufacturers Of
Improved Oscillating and Hudc Valve
Steam EnRInea,
L,LOUR and Saw Mill Machinery Sugar Mills
l. shsfting Pullies. DC.
All kinds Of House and Machine Castings made
to order.
Repairing and Job work promptly attended to.
apv2
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!. ich is free from all unpleasant ador, and il #
very light color at I.2j per Gallon. Wo
y Md invite all that are in want of safe light,
lad the best and chsarest light III the world, 10
all and satisfy themselves that
, 1860-01-03

This body continues to act in great harmony
and dispatches business with unusual CELEBRITY
Most Of the legislation, since our last, has been
Of local character. We notice that the free
negro bill has passed the Senate With hut two
dissenting voices; mad from intelligence re-
ceved we have NO doubt but that it will pass
the House. We trulr regret to notice an
it Of its moral strength, and places its advo.
Gates in a false attitude, viz: the amendment
providing that one:.thigd Of the valuation price
to be pnid for the free negro going into slavery,
tshnlt be paid TO the benefit Of the Poor School
Fund. Tho bill Us it originally was far prefer
able.
BY this amendment the people OF. Plorida are
made liable to the imputation by the enemes oc
the South that We are, through ogr poverty
negroes to raisi the funds to educate white
children. We would have preferred to see
bill pass without coupling any pecuuiarv cen
sideration whatever to the conifact, but allow
ing the free negro to choose his master, upon
the terms that stares are held, viz: for, and in
consideration Of the care mud support, in health,
sickness aud old age, and the full protection
under oil circumstances from the master; or,
ia default Of thus choosing a master, to leaye
the State.
Then the institution would have been put
upou tie right ground; upon Elble and Chris
.iau ground, where no Southern man need fsar
10 place It.
The Governor sent message to the Legis1a-
ture on the 18th inst, informing them that abo-
circulated in the State, and tS:. Helpers In
peutiiug Crisis " had been directed to him. In
The House bill has been introduced providing
for " preventing the circulation Of books, news
papers, pamphlets, 6c., tending to incite the
Slaves 10 revolt, Of which advocate such doc-
, 1860-01-03
sUXSEELL-F.9-EOESs

The number Of slayes in St. Louis. By census
just taken, il 3Gl3, valued ut Il JUS, ,34V. They
hare fallen oil 5eo in seren years.
AS an evidence Of the scholaric attainments
Of Eliridye F. Paige {"Dow Jr'} whose melun-
chofy death in Sau Francisco has been an-
uounced. it is stated that be PITT in tyne the en-
tire work Of Rays Hebrew Lexicon.
THE newsboys on the New York and New
Haven railroads are not allowed to sell Helpers
Crisis on tho cars. Are they afraid of white
insurrection il Connecticut
--Gerritt Smith will 70 to Europe as soon Is
he shall be sufficiently restored to health TO
bear an Atlantic voyage and the fatigue Of
travel.
AT the new theatre in Alexandra, Va, d
melo-dran1atic play, entitled ''Ossuwattomie
BrowD," " has Ind quite successful run
The Mississippi Legislature has passed
bill forbidding peddling IN that State, except BY
citizens Of the State. 4 reward Of f.5 is given
for information Of violation Of the law.
Gen. yidaurri has returned to San Antonio,
ta routt 10 Laredo. At Austin. says the New
Gen. llousscp, and "agreed" With him that an
american psotectorate over the Northern States
Of Mexico is the only measure to save Mexico
from complete ruin. Tidaurrt did not mean a
word of what he said. lie end old San Iacinto
were no doubt each trying tohumbus the other.
lITuE BANK DzFAlcs11oS N Dosrox---lhe 1u-
NOR current IN his city last week, that . defal-
cation Of IS, 900 had been discovered in the ac-
counts Of bank officer Of State street, Was gen.
orally supposed to have originated from M er
ror Of several thousand dollars in the 'cash"
Of bank in that street, an error which at times
occurs il the best regulated financial establish
ments in the city, and which are, as general
thing, corrected in day Or two: Butthe story
would not die out, and it Is confidently asserted
hr ET q n ETnW-
, 1860-01-03

The Lcm0lne InEant1cide in France
from G.isSu.ars Ae.senzerl
We briefly mentioned On Saturday morning,
the 10th inst, that the trial OF Madame and Mad
emoiselle l.emoine, OF Chinon, had commenced
TIE preceding day At Tours, the charge against
them being the burning to death of the newly
born illegitimate child Of the latter. the father
being the coachman in the mothers service,
young man named Fetis- TIE case WAS eontin-
ued the next morning and yesterday, ths inter-
est, u possible, increasing IS the proceedings
went on The court was each day crowded to
excess, not onty the principal Inhabitants Of the
neighhoring country being present, but the Pre-
feet Of the department and the principal func-
tloua1ies having seats in court.
When the Judges had taken their places the
prisoners were introduced Aademoiselle Le-
molne entered first She is rather below the
middle size: has tine eyes and good color. She
was dressed in black, aud at hrst bid her face
with her pocket handkerchief, shedding tears.
Madame Lemoine followed; she hrs also fine
eyes, q high forehead, regular features aud black
har. The expression Of her face is somewhat
naughty, and her bearing ladytke. She uas
handsomely dressed in dark silk, and had yeil
arranged around her face.
In answer to the usual questions,
Aadame Lemoine said, in a somewhat strong
voice, that her maiden name was Tictoire Min
gut; that she is the wife OF w. Len,oine. her
| aye forty-three, and her birthplace and present
residence Chinon. Mademoiselle Le.noine, in
answer TO similar questions, said that her Chris
tian name Is Angelina, her sge rather more than
sixteen, her birthplace Chinon, and her resi-
denee With her mother.
| The Indictment was then read, aud stated the
| facts Of this extraordinary case
| At = point the intesrogatoFies, during which
| the girl tthe daushter} had displayed remarks
PIE energy, was suspended; ultimately she vas
brought back, and the President said =" Ten
US The manner IN which the child was burned =
:" only Know, answered the prisoner, what
mo. E W.: - ~, Iau pug .o.a ns sety i.Ie
ire IN H.. rr',a nnr ho~ psta ereen,.1 h.r ~
;.rt IL W. IeI;sxe IN RON, bv tha tx. fo =,
| -, = "AI 'AAN. "a
, 1860-01-03

NaAULlNA.
Rev. Daniel Worth, travelling agent Of the
American Missionary Association, hns been iu1-
pEisoned in Greensboro, N. C., for selling Help
er's Impending Crsls and other incendiafy pub
locations. The following letter from Ne. Worth
has been received BY his friends in this city,
GREENSBORO jan, r. c.. Monday. Dee *, ls-a.
I have been three days incarcerAted in this
jail, on charge Of breach Of the criminal law
in this State in preaching. and sellpg incendiary
books-uelper's Lmptadiny Cri.it, DC. The
excitement on my preliminary trial WIS great
against me. Ny bonds were fired at 10000,
q very modest sum in which to bind preacher
Ay securities will ill my bonds this afternoon,
when shall again hare temporary liberty. py
trial will come On in April, and, though con.
scIous Of no offence against any just law, aud
not even against the laws Of North Carolina, in
consequence con Of the grea. p5ejudife, asdfd dc to
to escape. The punishment, if convicted, is
pillory, whipping and Imprisonment. Yester-
day, the anniversary Of the Saviour's Advent,
spent in my prison, in reading my Bible and in
prayer. 1seemed to hear my Saviour's voice,
asking, g Art thou ready to suffer for Ny sake
-canss thou enter into dungeons for thy Sa-
viour's lore, and suffer shame for My sake:"
When came to the point, and could say, AYES.
Lord, l AMI willing 10 suffer Thy righteous will
in all things" lie poured His lore into my soul
so boupdISSsly that shouted aloud for joy
| Aud let nc say that fully believe if am sem
| fenced to confinement or other punishment,
God will glorify His name By my suffering for
| Him as much rs though was at liberty and
| working in HIS vineyard. o, let me have the
prayers Of my dear Christian brethren evcrs-
where that my filth full not, and that may in
patience possess my soul
Yours iu the lore Of that Saviour who suffered
shame for It's, D. Wo11u.
, 1860-01-03
An Insurrcctfon for Certain.

The difficulty existiu. between the Toledo,
Logan*pors J. Burlington Railroad Company
and the contractors WAS amicabIy arranged. and
the ruad finished on last Saturday. Ou Mon-
day tho first through train passed this place, 60
ing West At Reynolds they found large
hoardiug-housc car CD the track, filed with
men who had been at work On the road. Two
rails had been taken up and placed in the house.
The inmates declared they would defend the
house, and prevent the passing Of a train until
they we're paid The train returned to this
place, where warrants were obtained for some
Of the rioters, and the Sheriff ard nepusy taken
to Reynolds. They succeeded in arfesting,
without dittculty, the persons named in their
warrants, and then proceeded TO the boarding.
house car, where they held ashort conversation
with the possessors. When thef lad nearly
obssined ths consent Of the inmates to allow
the train to pass, rush was made at the door
by the outsiders, which broke it open and let
them in. 4 cooked pistol and the cry Of" shoot
them! shoot them p droge the inmates out
MD gave possession to the men who hai COME
on tue t.ain. The victorious party then pro-
ceeded to lay down the rails, and the train
passed on to 3liddieport. In The m<ltt one
man WIS shot, but not seriously Injured, aud
some others received slight blows.--Hontie<No
{Lsd-) Spectator, asM.
, 1860-01-03


In some Of the closing passages Of the three
days African speech Of Ex-Governor Smith Of
Virginia, in the House, on Tuesday, he attacked
Massachusetts for repeating the law hrbidding
whites and blacks to intermarry, and permitting
negroes to be citizens and eligible to Office
Whcreupon, he was interrupted and replied to
briefly, as follows:
Mr.. Dawes (Rep.) Of Massachusetts. said they
had Democratic Legislature one year in Mas
sacLusctts, and it was during that year that the
law was repealed. They Ind never thought it
necessary 10 make the intermarringe of whites
aud blacks penal offence in their State. If
they found it necessary 10 do so in Virginia,
that WIS the gentlcman's business, NOT his.
They had not found it necessary in Massachu-
sets by constitutional restrictions to prevent
black men from holding oficcs. II they found
it necessary in Virgins, that was tue gentle
mans business, moi his. They had found it
necessary 10 impose restrictions upon no man.
They let all men who were born free and equal
Judge for themselves whom of all their number
they would select for the high office Of Gov
ernor Of Massachusetts; hut Of all the Govern
ors Massachusetts ever bad, they did not 1lcsi.
tate to compare any ono Of item with my Gov
ernors either that hare been or now are Of Tis~
oriuio
, 1860-01-03

JCo.1esponIcnce of the rr,Bs and Tfilcnc.1
GALEsncro. Dec. 81, l5:e-
After the mtschieyous hoax which was played
of upon you mud the community few weeks
ago, it may be matter Of interest to you aud
your readers to be Informed Of the actual condl-
ton of things in this institution. The rlotons
outbreak which manifested itself in the burning
OF small outbalding, was not very serious
affair. The building had become nuisance
aud au order had been passed directing its re-
moyal, This the students did not know, hence
their action. The thing itself was small mat
ter. The manner of it rs species Of lynch law
operation operation was wrong, disturbing tie
quiet of the city by false alarm; and the writ
ing Of letters announcing The fact, us was done
i'll different directions, was much greater
wrong. A tendency to insuboEdlnation bud be-
fore manifested itself in several instances. An
opportunity was now presented for looking into
and correcting several inproprieties, and the
result has been very happy No civil prosecu.
tiou was commenced, as has bccn reported, nor
fines inflicted. The students Implicated in the
burning of the building frankly confessed their
action in the case, and made remuneration for
the damage 10 property caused by it. and such
explanations und assurances were given that
the reign Of law and order is established firmly,
willie the mutual affection and esteem Of Off
GERS and students is rather increased than di-
minshcd. The prospects Of the College
were never more encouraging than now.
Perfect harmony prevails in the administration
of the college, and the lower classes are filling
IT
female department Of tue college took place last
week. The Daccalaureate discourse was de!iy-
cred by President Curtis, on the Sabbath prece-
ding. from Mark II, s." .Shf hath done senat sae
.oa1d." On Thursday, the ..d inst, ten Youug
| ladies graduated. Tho annual address was de-
llvcrcd by Rer. DR.. Everts, Of the First Baptist
Church in your city. 1t was IN able and timely
effort The exercises we're Interesting aud well
sustained throughout. The next terua will COM
| rnence on Thursday, Jan. 5th. knox College,
With its fine buildings, and ample endowment,
and large md able Faculty, Is prepared to offer
facilities to students, such rs few institutions in
the West can present. The general health OF
this young city hus baeu very good during the
past year. Indeed, it is seldom Otherwise.
This section Of country, too, escaped almos. en-
tirely from the frosts in spring and autumn,
which wrought such extensive injury in other
parts of the land. This is beginning to afford
some relief to those who hare suffered from the
eacessise rains Of the two preceding years. i
system Of graded schools, with CENTRAL or High
School, has been introduced thc past year, which
is working admirably. Our churches are all in
/ S1,o - no1:
, 1860-01-03

lcaAt h6ef duty nssucd rlmposed ty it, compact asa
meubc the Union. Hut though Of opElon that
,uch is the cha.ucte policy ard In enon Of the Etauein
question: tlis sonc the OF State to
make ard enforce aoeh law. eaa"os u do1'tc-
TIE REMAINDER or TIE PARAGRAPu.
tAs qat4oa has ben bre ths Court dHd cannot 10
eirci.iei |" anticipation" ef}ature ets*es"
For tho information Of those who arc not learn
ed in the Supreme Court reports We will re-
mark, thnt the case in. question was brought
by an appeal on the part Of Moore, as e1ecu-
tor for one Richard Eela from the Judgment OF
IN Illinois Court which had fined and impris-
oned the said Eels for haEboring and secreting
Negro s1aye. Moore alleged that the penal
Law Of the State Of Illinois in that regard was
unconstitutional, as ASSUMING to cover ground
belonging exclusively to Congress. Judge
Grier, who delivered the opinion Of the Court
held that the Illinois statute was designed moi
to assist in the rendition Of fugltiycs, put to
exclude IN obnoxious class Of population, and
hence was constitutional. This placed 4im in
tue dilemma Of asserting that man might be
tried and punished t,piee for the SANK Fence
once bv the laws Of Illinois, and onco Py the
laws Of the United States. Judge Mclean
held that this theory was abhorrent to the
common law: and to the spirit Of tho Copstitu'
ton, and be therefore dissentca. Griers how
ever f,illowcd his despotic instincts to! their
logical conclusions and declared that there
werc eertdia arincs which; might bo twice
passed upon and twice punished, among which
was tho crime Of giving a black man nights
lodging aud crust Of breadl We fcelIunder
obligations to tho defender Of the kidnaappers
for having called our attention to tlis infamous
dogma
As to the matter Immediately in controversy,
it is seen that the Court expressly rcfrained
from giving an opinion which could be con
stEued to clash with their own opinion III tht
prigg case, or with that Of the Illinois Supreme
Court in the Thornton case. We counsel Mr.
s'Socrates" to let the law alone, and throw
himself on lis reserved muscle.
, 1860-01-03

4 bill passed By the Legislature, authorizing
colorcd persons to join militia organizations, has
been vetoed by Governor Banks. Governor
Banks veto message was on the ground that he
believed The chapter in the bill relating to the
militia, in winch the word "white" WAS
stricken out, to be unconstitutional. In this
opinion be is sustained by the Supreme Court
discussed in the House ut some length, and
the veto sustained by yote Of l45 10 &. a
new chapter was then introduced on Leave, and
it being precisely the same as the othsr, except
that the word =" "wh'te" was restored, it passed
tie House with but one negative vote. Upon
a suspension Of the ruics, the new bill was then
sent 10 the Senate, where, after debate, it was
passed by q vote Of Is to II.
The 0ogernor sigued the new bill, and the
Legislature adjourned sine die.