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'INhO SIEE'S SAtE.-Ky virtue of u Deed of
i Trust made and s,uted to the undersigned.
rs Trustee, by NJ ID. Hickman and Sarah W Hck
man, his wife, datei November 10th, 1853. and of
record in the Recorders Office, in scott coantv
State OF Iowa, in Book "P'' of Mortgages, at page
oA', made 10 secure the pap ment OF promssory
note therein mentioned, of 5000 and interest a.
therein specified |, the undersigned Trustee "a
aforesaid, will, on Saturday the 10th day of Oc
tober. A. ID. 1860, n. the hour # two o'clock in
the afternoon, at the Court House door, in the city
OF Davenport, in Scott county aioresai 4, expose
and offer tor SALE for the purposes in said Deed O.,
Trust mentioned, at public auction to the highest
bidder for cash, the follow ny described tract of
real estate, situated in said Scott county, TO wit :
Inc nor east quarter Of the northwest quarter
OF Section twenty four (24(,i, Township seven
Dats, norm, % Range three (3) east.
or -. d. s. TRUE,
ooPHV-uoe Trnsfee
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VJVHE POLICY HOLDERS OF THE MISSOURI
L STATE MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, Of St.
Louis, are requested to call and pay up their as
sessment of March, 1850.
OFFICE, Main street, No. Q, Davenport Block,
GEO. l.. DAVENPORT,
augAS-du. Agent
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CARD TO THE AFFL1cTRn,
DR.. L. MILLS

nEvOTES HIS TIME TO CURING IN
~ famed and liberated Eyes; removes Films
Granulatons, &C.; restores sight in Incipient Am i.
urosis; is confident of success in all durable ca ses
DR.. n. may be consulted at his residence one
door west Of tho New Pennsylvania House.
jy20-dtf
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day's and Greenfield, to Foutenell 80 miles

dav's and Greenfield. to Foutenelle, 30 miles
and back. once a week.
Leave Wiscotta Tuesday at an;
Arrive 1T Fontenelie by pm;
Leave Fontenelle Wednesday at an;
Arrive At Wiseotta by m.
Bids to end route at Greenfield invited.
NoTK5.-Prsposals must be 70 carry the mail
with celebrity, certainty and sec irity " using tho
terms OF the law, and must be guaranteed by two
responsible persons, certified 10 az such by post
master CT Judge OF a Court OF record.
No pay viii be made for trips not performed ;
and for each of such omissions not satisfactorily
explained, three times the pay Of the trip may be
deducted. For arrival so far behind time - to
break connection with depending mails. and no,
sumcientiy excused. one fourth OF the compensa-
ton OF the trip Is subject to forfeiture Fines
will be Imposed, unless the delinquency be sa,.
facto'liy explained. for ne.lecting TO take the
mail from or into post office for suffering it to
be injured. destroyed, robbed, or lost ard for
refusing. after demand, to cor vey the m all ire
quently as the contractor runs or ia concerned in
running vehicles on the route. The Postmaster
General may annul the contract for di,obeyinv
the post office laws, or the instructions Of the do
par,mcnt. lie may alter the sche tule and MISC
order an increase OF service by allowing therefor
pro rata increase on the contract pay Nc NAV
also curtail or discontinue the service in Whole or
part, at pro rata decrease OF pay, allowing one
month extra con ensation on the amount of ser
vice dispensed with. Bids should be addressed
TO the " second Assistant Postmaster General.
supeIscrbed Prop psals for mail service, State of
Iowa" and sent by MAJ.
For forms O: proposals, Ac., and other inforna
ton, see Advertisement Of this aate in pamphe,
form, at the princi psi post Offices.
Blank proposals will be furnished on application
to the department.
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HYDRAULIC CEMENT OR WATER LIN
II Just Received on consignment 80 barrels,
and for sale b -
ao1lr4 Rs4. Pk81TY4ANe
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Blac kwOOd's Magazine
AND
British Reviews.
l.. SCOTT 4 CO., NEW YORK, continue to
publish the following leading British
Periodicals, viz:
The London Quarterly (COnservative).
The Edinburgh Review (Wkig).
The North British Review Free ChuTch).
The Wcstminister Review Liberal.
Black wood's Edinburgh Magazine Tory


These periodicals. ably represent tn sthrce great
political parties Of Great Britain Wing, I'ry,
and Kadical-but politics forms only one feature
Of their character. As Organs If the most pro-
found writer's on Science, Literature Morality,
and Religion, they stand as they ever have stood,
unrvaled in the world Of Letters, being consider-
ed indie pensable to the scholar and the profess
ional man while to the intelligent reader Of every
elias. they furnish more correct and satisfactory
record of the current literature u the day,
throughout the world, than can be possibly OBJ
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Chicago an Rock Island Kai.rca i


SUNNI, s~v1,.yrmerf.
nN AND AFl -.li MONDAY, APRIL orH,. ssa,
~ and until further notice, trains VII leaye
Davenport daily, SUNDAY excepted, as fellows:
81 night express. ....................6 .35 p. \.
Trains arrive at Davenport daily, Sundays ex
cepted, as follows:
LIST nightexprcss at. ........... .oip A. M
u freight ira rs at .ooJ =. u.
% mai tr IN at. '.''o' L. n
All trains this route are in direct come xion
at Chicago with trains over both the Michigan
southern, Michigan Central, Pit,sburg, Fort
Wayne, and Chicago Railroad to and from De
troit, Toledo. Columbus, Cleveland, Cincinnati,
Pittsburg Dunkirk, buffalo, Niagara Falls, Alba
ny, Nes York Philadelp hia, Baltimore and Wash
ington. Also at LaSaiie with trains Of the Hi
nois Central Road-North to Galena and South to
st Louis aud Cairo.
Passengers reminded of the necessity OF
giving distinct direct to the destination OF
their baggage, also toprocurc tickets before TAX
ing their seats in tho cars as the conductors col
lect fares only to stations the line Of the Chi-
cago and Rsek Island Railroad.
JOHN +. TRACY, Superintendent.
Davenport, Aprl ., 500. DIFF
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Postmaster General.
WHEREAS. On the soth

VINRUSTEE'S WHEREAS, On the 3uth
/ dsy Of January a. ID 1850, Mary u. Bechtel
and Dav d Il. t,echtel, her hu ban executed unto
Austin Cortin as Tr stee, certain Deed OF Trust,
conveyin, to said Trustee the land in Clinton
county. Iowa, described rs follows, to wit: The
West half Of the South East quarter Of Section
No. a. in Township No. eighty one SD Worth
Of Range No. two 2 East of the 9Th +. NJ Which
said conveyance was made by the said Mary T.,
and David b. Bcchtel, for the purpose of securing
the payment Of two certain rronissory notes aud
tne interest thereon, signed by Id Mary b., ano
David X. Bcchte, dated the Goth DAY OF January
A. ID. 1850, and payable as follows One for sew
enteen and 80 loo dollars, due in six months after
late, and one for one hundred and fifty seven
50-lO0 dollars due IN one year after date. with
ten per cent interest after due, payable TO Geo n.
tarwvll.
And now sal first mentioned note having become
due md pa ya Bile and the said Mary Band David Is
Bechtel, having failed to pay the same, !, Austin
Corbin, Trustee aforesaid, d" hereby give
this public notice .thatby virtue Of the power which
is in me vested by said Deed Of Trust, will on
saturday the 9TH day Of october "A ID. 1850. At the
hour Of two o'clock in the afternoon OF said day
at the Court house door, in the city Of Daven-
pert expose and offer !or sale, al public auction,
the parcel Of land above described Or 50 much
thereo! rs shall be necessary 70 satisfy and pay
the amount Of said note with the interest thereon
10 the day Of sale, together with all the costs and
expenses attending said sale, costs 81 this notice
and Trustees fees.
Dated the 9TH day Of September, A. ID. 1850.
AUSTIN CORBIN
sept s dts Trustee.
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'I>RUSTEE'S SALE.-W HEREAS, on the lZth
/ day OF June, "A ID 1885 James Macintosh md
Melissa J. Macintosh his wife, OF Scott Co., Iowa,
executed unto David > True, as Trustee, a GER
tain Deed Of Trust, conveying to and Trustee the
land in scott county, Iowa, described a. follows
to wit Let No. 'wo = of Block No. ten ~ oil
Macintosh subdivision of Blocks Nos. nine =
and ten l0) of Macintosh Second Addition to
the city of Davenport Lots No. two q and ak
(61 in Block No. eleven Cll), Of Macintosh j
Second Addition to the cry o. Davenport; and
also Lot No eight In Block No. four A }, OF
Mackintosh's subdivision Of Blocks No. three ),
and four A. of Mackntosh's First Addition 10
the city OF Davenport and also an undivided
one halt part Of Lots No five CO.., six CO.. and
seven j in block No. twenty four t9i) IN the
city Of Davenport which said conveyance war
made by the said James Macintosh ana Melissa
J. Macintosh. his wife, for the purpose Of sscur
ing the payment Of two certain fromissory notes,
and the interest thereon, signed by SAID James
Nackintosh dated the 18th day Of Jun, A. ID
1883, and payable as follows: One ior sixteen
hundred and fifty $3.50 dollars, payable to he
order of Thom,s IL, Bissel, one year after date
and Ole Their note for one hundred and eighty
seven and So 100 Isl 30 100 dollars, payable to
the order Of said Thomas II. Bissel, June l3th
1859, with interest each Of said notes at ter
per cent. per annum after maturity.
And now, said promissory notes having become
due and payable, and the said James Macintosh
having failed to pay tho same, ], David >. True
Trustee as aforesaid, do hereby give this pubic
notice, that by virtue OF the POKER which is in
me vested by said Deed Of Trust will, on Tues
day, the 18th day Of September, A ID. 1860, at
the hour Of two o'clock in the afternoon Of said
day, at the Court House door in the city of Dav
enport expose and offer for sale, at public auc-
ton the parcels Of land above described, or So
much thereof as shall be sufficient to satisfy
and pay the amount Of said notes, with the in
terest thereon To the day Of sale. together with
all the costs and expenses Attending said sale,
costs of this notice and Trustee's fees. Upon
completion Of said sale, Deed will be executed
in accord .nco with the stipulations Of said Deed
Of Trust.
Dated the 4th day Of September, A. d. 1860.
DAVID S. TRUE,
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$4,000 WORTH OF
REAL EST.ATE
In Davenport and La Claire, Iowa,
For Sale Low, and on Easy Terms.


In Davenport and Ls Claire, Iowa,
For Sale Low, and on Easy Terms.
TINE SUBSCRIBER OFFERS FOR SALE
i that beautiful residence known "a Argyle
Cottage. with 80 Of land in IA h gh state of
cultivation, situated in the city Of lie Claire and
commanding magnificent view of the Missi ssipp
River, Port Byron and much of the State OF ILL.,
nois. The Cottage contains rooms and a cellar
aud is IN complete repair. The garden is tull OF
the choicest shrubbery, Strawberries, Grapes in
full bearing, &C DC. thrifty young orchard is
Gu the premises, comprising 300 fruit tr es Of the
best selestions AMI nearly all bearing. Also, a
stable, smoke house and poultry yard. The fenc-
ing IL in excellent order and is nearly all new
picket fence seven feet high. Twelve OF the
land forms a fac park or WOODLAND. The Cottage
would be sold win less than the 50 acres if de-
sired.
ONE 40 ACRE LOT,
30 rods from Argyle Cottage well fence l. and n
high state ot cultivation, and well adapted for
fruit and vegetable garden. Being Immediately
back Of lie Clare, ~ RISING raptdty /" rdue.
One nno Brick Dwelling House and Got In
DAvENPoR
Tint beautiful residence on the corner of Brady
and Twelfth Streets with the lot on which it
stands, fronting 2I3 feet on Brady street by $50
feet In depth to n 80 foot alley, with carriageway
ana good stable carrlage-house and wagon sh ell
complete. The house contains 10 rooms with gas
In each, aud good cellar. An excellent cistern
10 on the premises
SUBSTANTIAL AND CONVENIENT
Brick Dwelling House
coz tER Of MYTH LAND PERRY ST..
Lot 80 by 1870 feet to a 81 foot alley, with good
cellar, stable and wood shed Gas throughout the
house; good water on the remises,
THREE DOUBLE AND TWO SINGLE
FRAME HOUSES
These houses contain from six to ten rooms
each, are well finished and delightfully."- situated
on the West side of Brady street A yooi cistern
and we'll Of never failing water are in each ysrd
These houses are situated on lot 1872 feet front.
and possesses every requisite to make them de-
lightful residences. They will be seld singly or
together.
few lots in West Davenport beautifully situated
TERMS :-One-f. tn cash and the balance in
four equal annual pay ments with interest at the
SIX per cent. per annun, payable annually.
For further particulars apply to
7. G. EADS,
At Argyle Cottage lie Claire, Iowa. or to my
self in st. Louis, No. AZ Main street
sePi4-d&wt JAS. b. EADS.
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For Blackwo0d and three Reviews, 3 90
For Blackwo0i and the four Reviews, 10 90
Nonney current IN the State mhere issued rtA be
received at par.
CuUN0BDNls.
A discount Of I wenty-Gv per cent. from the
above prices will be allowed To CLuBs ordering
four copies 81 an, one or II III. absve works.
Thus: Four copies Of Blackweod. Or o. one Re
view, will he sent to one address for - four
copies OF the four Reviews and Blackwo. Tor $50;
and so on.
POSTAGE.
In all the principal Cities and Towrs these
works vii; be delivered FREE OF POST
AGE When sent by mail. the PosTAGR to any
part OF the United States will be but Twenty.
four cents year for Blackwood." aud but
Fourteen cents year for each Of the Re-
views.
N.B-The price in Crest Britain tor the five
Periodicals above named 10 &3l per apnum
n n mn TT IL CENENT IN WATER LIN
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rI,RU STEE'S WHEREAS, on 'hc I'd day
Ottlie, his wife, executed unto Austin Corbin
az Trustee, a certain Deed of Trust, convey
ing to sal Trustee TIC land in Scott county,
Iowa, described as follows, to wit lots No.tweve
and thirteen in Block No. nine, in Sturdevant's
Map Of Town Lots also in the county Of Clinton,
State Of Iowa to wit: The north fr. half Of tho
southwest quarter Of Section No. six @ in
Township No. eighty one 49, north, Of Range
No. three (3) east OF the 9Th J.. M ; whica said
conveyance was made ny the said stephen kutt-
cay and Ottillc, his wife, for the purpose Of
ing the payment Of one certain roEDissory note
and the interest thereon, signed by said stephen
Ruttkay, da' cd the 81 day Of July, A ID. 1857,
and pa va BILE year after date, To the order Of
Nicholas Fcjervary, for the sum Of four hundred
dollars with ten per cent. interest," payable scmi-
annually.
And now, said prbnissory note having become
due and va yable, and the said Ruttkay having
tailed to lay the same, !, tustin Corbin, Trustee
as aforesaid do hereby give this public notice,
that BY virtue OF the power which is in ne vested
bv said Deed Of Trust, will, on SATURDAY the 10th
aay Of October a ;. ID. 1850, at the hour Of tive
o'clock in the AFTERNOON Of said day, at the Court
House lool in the City OF Davenport, expose and
offer for sale, at public auction, the parcel. Of
land apoye described. so much thereof shall
be necessary to satisfy and pay tho amount Of
said note, with tie interest thereon to the day Of
sale together with all the costs and expenses at
tending saidsale costs of this notice and Trus-
tees fees
Dated the 18th day Of September, A. d. 1850
AUSTIN CORBIN,
sep20-dts Trustee.
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EARLY aOgsR rs.

The receipts Of Advance sheet, from tho
British publisher give additional vaiue 70 thete
Kcprints ina much ~ they can now be placed IN
the hands Of subscribers as soon as the original
cd
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-10
D-~nrnATiC COUNTY CONvEN.
T1ON.

In accordance with the published,
call Of the State Executive )mmit-
tee the Democrats of Scott County
are requested to meet in Delegate Con
ysntion at the Court House, in Daven-
port, on Saturday, Feb. 4th, 1860, at 2
o'clock i. NJ, for the purpose ofelecting
Mrtss, Delegates to the Democratic
State Convention, 10 be held at Des
Moines, on The 22d day Of Feb, 1860
there to appoint Delegates to represent
the State of Iowa, in the the Democrat
ic National Convention of the 23d April
1850, at Charleston, for the nomination
Of Democratic Candidates, for Presl-
dent and Vice President. The ratio OF
representation will be one Delegate for
each Township and one additional Dele
gate for every t'centy Democratic votes
cast at the last GubernatOrial election.
The Representation will be as follows !:
Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1860-01-10

will now, as they have always hereto
fore, assuredly pas away.
Pennsylvania, in the past, has per-
formed her part with unfaltcring firm
ness let her now, and in the future,
be ever ready to discharge her confed-
crate duties with unhinching integrity.
Then will her proud position entitle her.
boldly and efectually, to rebuke, and
assist in crushing treason, whether 1t
shall raise its crest 10 other States
in the guise of fanatical and ire
pressible conflict between the North
and the South, or assume the equally
reprehensible form OF notification, Sc
cession and dissolution Of the Union
Her central geographical position,
stretching from the bay Of Delaware TO
the lakes-with her three millions Of
her conservative population-entitle'
her to say, with emphasis, to the plot
ters OF treason on either hand, tina,
neither shall be permitted-that it is not
in the power Of either to disturb the per
petuty Of this Union. cemented and
sanctifcd, as it is, by the blood OF ou'
patriotic fathers-that at every sacrifice
aud at every hazard the constitutions
rights of the states and the people shall b
mainta,ned-that equal and exact justice
shall be done to the north and to thu
southland that these states shall be tor
ever united.
We, as "people, have great reason t.
acknowledge the Providence of God
who rules over the nations OF the earth
Under His guardianship, hitherto &c
signally enjoyed, we feel an unabatee
confidence in the permanency of our fret
government, and look forward, witt
cheerful hope, to future glorious desti
ny. In the blessings that have crewn
ed our Commonwealth the past year-ir
the success that has accompanied all ou1
industrial pursuits-in the steady adj
vance Of our educational institutions-ll
the quiet and peace of our domestic
homes-in all that can advance a ma
TONS prosperity and happiness-we re
cognize the hand Of the Great Oliver o.
| all Good.
WILLIAM +. PACKER.
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

Powerless for Eval-Poeent fer Coed
when pain u inlamation 10 present, and Brand
reths Pills ere used, they ct once seiss upon tho
humors which ars tho occasion ef the pain and
Inflammation, and remove it from the body
This quality Of alone ssising hold, and causing
the expulsion Of depraved humo,s 10 possessed
BY no other medicine. For Brandreth's Pills OPP
crate solely upon these impurities which sur
round and affect the Tissues and organs Affected
b. disease. By NATuRNL AFFINITY, THEY SEIZE
faBsB HuMoRs, BECAUSE TnBlR LIPS u BEL0w
THAT OF THE SURROUNDING PARrs, and expsl them
from the body. Young people cannot, but mid
die aged and old people can, in measure, sppEe-
| ciate that medicine which, being used in sick
ness, acts only upon the cause Of disease, and
which has no power except upon those hanors
whose presence produces every pain, and whose
removal removes every disease. Whatever organs
is affected, there these wonderful pills penetrate,
and remove impurities from thus preventing set
Ting Of the humors, because tthey are removed
from the body. In rheumatism, fsv~s, plsuri-
sizes, pains in the side, dyspepsia, head ache, COS
itiveness. asthma, colds, coughs. sore throat
piles, ulcers, boils, they give timmedi.te relief
and if taken early, they will prevent organic dis
case. Maladies, pronounced beyond human skill
have yielded to their influence and millions Of
human lives have been saved by their timely use
Oh how important in sickness to use that medi
cine which only extinguishes the disease, and
leaves no evil effect behind. Sold 1t DR.. Brand
reth's Principal Once, No. 204 Canal Street, Few
York, and by all respectable dealers in medi
cines. ldec15tojan14.
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GRIsWOLD COLLEGE.

THE Preparatory Department Of this Institu.
L ton (ists Iowa College, will be opened on
Monday, December IL, 1853.
Tuition, for term Of eleven weeks, - for the
ordinary English branches and the Iudimsnts Of
Latin, and s. for the higher English and CLASH
eel studies.
Pupils will be received st any time during the
pal. Tuition to b paid in advance.
By order Of the President Of the Board Of Tras-
void College, EMERSON JUDD, n. A,
Davenport, December A., Oarartnsnt Of Oris.
deolO-dAW3W
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Democrats in the different Townships will see
that tho usual primary meetings are called IN
time to appoint Delegates to the County Conven-
ton.
We respectfully suggest that there be full Dele
cations from each Of the Townships on this occa-
sion, to give an emphatic expression to the senti-
ments of the Democracy Of Scott County on the
exciting questions Of the day.
GEO. S. G. Dow,
WV. HALL,
G. T.. PUTNAM,
JouN T. KING,
Henry ALTMAN,
County Central Committee.
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AZ The CAssIus Of the Gazette be-
comes very warlike in his adcerf''e"'e"''
Of Yesterday. But

Of Yesterday. But
"There i. no terror, Cas.ius, in your threats
For am armd strong in honesty,
That they pass by me, as idle wind'
Which | respect not
DELYL was right, when she said our
oeipbbor had lust escaped from the an
FAM class" We advise her to bring him
back, and give him a good span%'''g for
hi. want Of propriety. But to the point
We say cmphatically to the Adolf
ZIONIST who edits the Gazette, that until
he defines his own position in reference
to the Fugitive Slave Law, he has no
right to catechisc W. We are opposed
to the Aboition-Republican position on
the subject Of slavery in the Territories.
We dcny the doctrine Of Congressional
Intervention for the prohibition Of slave
~ therein. As law abiding Democrat,
we say, I" if the Supreme Court has de-
cided the question, we 60 not behind
that judgment" If it has not, it is an
open question, as to the power of Ter
ritorial Legislature, which will be decd-
cd at Charleston in April next, after
which we will communicate to the Abo-
litionist of the Gazette the plank upon
which the party has decided to stand
Let us assure the little joker, whom
Delyl says has just absconded from the
infant class, that the game of "to divide
and conquer" has been played out. II
will not save Abolitionized Republican,
ism ia 1860.
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The sew ere frost of the past three or four
days has been quite disastrous to the rails on
the different railroads leading from the city
The Pittsburg, Fort Wayne and Chicago road
has been the greatest sufferer, although the
ioss l. not BY any msans heavy. The track Of
tho Pennsylvania road has also suffered to
ssme extent. The only important injury to
the roads. however, will be the detention Of
rails-Pisss6xvy JousweI.