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Des Arc weekly citizen., 1868-02-01

p1s-s Como here, sissy, said young gentleman to little girl to whose sis ter he was paying his addresses; you are the sweetest thing on earth No, ain't, she replied sister says you are the sweetest.'
 The gentleman popped the question the next day.
 pS- Wife, said man, looking for his bootack. I have places where I keep my things and you ought to know it Yes said she, and I ought to know where you keep your late hours. but don't
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From "Thc TOmahawk."
HoMAN's woRD-BooK.

NOMAN NOhb-DOOhs
Testdment.-An act which proves the value
Of a husband.
7heatre.-A place of exhibition where the
only serious comedy is played in the front of
the house.
Ihin.-A quality which, in woman's vintage
only, recommends good whine.
Ihought.-A bird which flies too rapidly for
woman to put any salt on its tail.
Iime.-Woman's rival: for no tight-lacing
can compare with the waist of time.
IinSeL.-The patent of stage nobility-but
all the world is stage.
IobaccO.-A pleasant weed before marriage,
a foul habit after. N. B. Widows weeds are
the only ones which don't end in smoke.
IombStone.-The stamp on Deaths little bill.
Iongue.-The unruly member for Ply
mouth.
Tooth, Teeth,-singular, a tusk. Perfect
plural, set of pearls.
7redsme.-The husband who has left you
widow.
Irmh.-An invisible girl condemned in
hatred of chignons and false charms to remain
at the bottom OF well.
QUESTIONS FOR SIR JOHN PAKINeToN (wAR MIN
IsTER).
Explain the difference between round shot
and spherical?
Do conical shot arrive at a greater velocity
when fired from smooth bore guns
Given 12-inch gun, what will be the
diameter Of the shell discharged
What is the formula for extracting the root
of a Palliser shot from a Rodman gun, and
Uice UerSd?
Do you know gun-stock from wad?
CELIBACY vs.. MATRIMoNY.
The whole controversy resolves itself into a
question of tastes and habits. A bachelor
with fl00 year who manages to live
within his income will generally find it safe to
marry on it, while a bachelor with E500 a
year who gets into debt had better remain
single, if he does not wish to drag his wife
and family into poverty and want. VoiLG
tout
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From Divers Directions.

During steam voyage, on sudden stop
page of the machinery, considerable alarm
took place, especially among the female pas
sengers "What is the matter I What is the
matter For Heavens sake tell me the
worst - exclaimed one more anxious than the
rest. After short pause hoarse voice re-
piled, "Nothing madam, nothing; only the
bottom Of the vessel and the top of the earth
are stuck together"
How He PLAYED.-Ole Bull was once seeing
the sights at DonnybroOk fair, when he was
attracted by the sound of very loud violin
in tent. He entered and said to the player,
'My good friend, do you play by note ?"
ear, then 7" "Never an ear, your Honor"
GLOW do you play, then" SPY main
strength, be jabers !"
"A young lady being asked by feminine
acquaintance whether she had any original
poetry in her album, replied, "NO; but some
of my friends have favored me with original
spelling"
"A soldier on trial for drunkenness was ad-
dressed by the magistrate: Prisoner, you
have the charge of habitual drunkenness pre-
ferred, what have you to say in defense -
'NOthing please your Honor, but habitual
thirst"
GREEDY-During a series of wet days gen.
tleman ventured to congratulate his umbrella
maker. "Yes, that's all very we'll, sir, ;" he
replied; "but then there's nothing Whatever
doing in parasols."
The tourist who picked up Italian, has re-
Gently dropped some expressions in that lam
guage.
The principal difference between a luxury
and necessary is the price.
A NATURAL ARTIsT-One who draws his
breath.
The usual Leap.year advice to young
women is 'to act like men,
DANCE FOR MmKMBN.-The cau-can.
SIGNAL FAMUREs.-Railway accidents.
Dear eating-Venison.
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AWFUL EFEEcTs OF THE HoT WEATHER.-t
will scarcely be oredited-but 1t IS faot,
nevertheless-that the illustrated London Ne'os
of the week before last did not contain single
ship. This unusual occurrence must be put
down to the long drought.
WRITTEN At WIMBLEDON BY n RAD NIGGEB
The times are sadly out of joint
The Joints in want of ointment:
when Peers beat Commons by point
II pears as dis-a -a-point-meant.
RIGHT TO A SHADE.-Who should have SUI
fered least from the late tropical heat i-Those
who are on the 'shady side" of thirty.
THE MILToNIAN CONTROVERSY.
To the Editor OF Fun -Sir:-The mortuary
jeI d'eSprtt which l lately discovered at the
British Museum, Great Russell street, w. O., is
undoubtedly in the handwriting of the late
Milton, author of of"Paradise Lost" The humor
OF the production consists In q confusion of the
first and third persons singular 1 found the
verses written on a fly-lesf of Mr.. Milton's very
initials, which M are ]. NJ. The he style is Snmis.
taxable. L should like a statue please, for
this discovery. Your obedient servant,
To the Editor OF Btln-Slr:-The Milton busi-
ness is n dead swindle, and the j. is a =. Every
body knows that +. NJ. stands for Pail Mall.
The verses in question are evidently copied
from a Gazeuc of the period, written by gents
for gents. Look at the Cockuey rhymes, too;
bish. What is the meaning of f"mIfic 90" Thyme
never grows in wood, and "plenIeously" Is
utter nonsense, j. NJ. couldn't have done IL,
Sir, unless he was of his chump.
Don't go giving Mawley statue. Give me
one, If you ike, Tor finding him out in his trick.
Your obedient servant, WINKLEsEA.
To THE EDITOR OF "FUN."-Sir:-HaugW Wink
leseal I'll swear the L is a j. Do you think /
don't know Miltons pothooks- and hangers by
this time? He was constantly doing Corkney
rhymes; l should call compare" and "sepul-
chre" exqusitely melodious: "qtihc" is obvi-
ously meant for prolific" Milton always used
a diphthong insteed Of "pro" Goodness only
knows Why'd, and always crossed sn I 10 make
1t look like a &. Thyme grows in all sorts Oh
"OH his chump" is vulgar. How about that
statue? Yours ubedientlv,
Professor (nlore MiltOnicO Q.fessor),
MAwLEY.
lVERDICT.-Not unlike Milton, but possibly
some one else. Initials undoubtedly o. c., aud
the ire poem somewhat IN CromwelPs mani
ner. Rhymes excruclating; probably intended
for blank verse. Nothing doing in statues at
present-FUN.1
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burgomsster Of Bonn, who said that the own
owed its prosperity to the University, AMI that
besides the stipends OF 1860 two others would be
yearly paid out OF town fluids. The rector, VINO
was ever ready for the occasion. referred TO the
rivalry which has existed between Bonn a1d
Cologne for fifty years, and which had been
terminated by the princsly present from ColoPn7
ol the library OF tine well -kno wn traveller, Prince
Max Won Wied.
After the readipg Of a telegram from the
Rector of the University of Pisa, which cau'ei
Herr Won Sy bel TO dwell upon the new symp.
tom OF friendship between the two nations who
bad beer hitherto SO hostiley opposed to eacu
other, the ceremony closed at t6o iu the after
noon.
In the evening grand peoples festival, with
illumination, set the whole town In motion;
countless multitudes were assembled in the
garden called the Hley Garden. At a later hour
the Grown Prince OF Prussia made hts appear
ance, and was greeted with enthus astlC cheers.
His Royal Highness, who was joined on the fol.
lowing day by the King aud the Queen, was
himself student at he Bonn University.
The festivities of the thlrd day commenced
by service in the Evangelical Church at III
O'Clock A. M. The procession formed on that
occasion was the most brilliant OF tue scenes of
the whole festivals. There took part in it the
students, delegates from the German uniyersi-
ties and learned societies, the consistorles of
Cologne, Treves, and AK Ia Chapele, the
Superiutendents of the Rhensh provinces and
Wes,phaia, together with the provincial
Synods guests OF honor, the TO Rn authorities
as well as the Catholic aud Evangelical clergy
of Bonn. The King and Queen witnessed the
procession passing fom the windows of the
Academy, and were greeted with the greatest
enthusiasm. The Church ceremony, also
attended by their Maiesties, was Very i'm
pressive one, and an anthem, composed by
Maestro Won Hitler, was performed on the
occasion, followed by the orator of the day, the
Rector Magnihcus Won ~ bel. The winding no
Rhine, which, it is expected, will be illuminated
on bolh banks for several miles,
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From s:Fun."

ABROAD THOUGHTS FROM HOME.
Mr. Browning will, we trust, pardon the i'm
dence of the parody, wnen he reflects that
anything for c0otaeSS." Is the maxim In such
Or, to be in Iceland,
Out of this fierce glare,
For whoever wakes In Iceland
Sees each blessed morniug there,
Round the lowest boughs and the brushwood
stems
Whine the snowflake sleeps on the mountains
In Iceland-now.
And the frozen pools in the chilly hollows
See where the blooming peasant drives his
sledge
Across the ocean, at tn horizons edge
That's an iceberg, that's almost toppled over!
oh, such a cool delight could we but capture
Here. 'twould indeed be rapture!
And Wenham Lake will satisfy few;
Yet Natures "cup''-refrG erative showers
Is better than e'en "ice.cream soda'-powers! !!
MoTTo FOR THE CHIEF SECRETARY FOR IRE
LAND.-"Nunquam dOr-Mayo."
The GoURMAND's WEAKNEss.-A Table dote
"As LIKE AS TWO MURPHIEs."
Once Murphy there was, who was wont to
If the weather d be foul, or the weather ID be
He fiourished about eighteen thirty.
But the Murphy who now gives us warnings
about
Inc signs OF JDe llulOb' mas u nasty lODk'OubI
For his utterance always is dirty"
MORLEYIEG PoET.-Professor Morley OF
University College has sent to the Tines an
unpublished poem of Milton's, which he dis
covered at the British Museum. The poem is
proved to be Milton's-moreiy or lessly-by in
ternal evidence-but especially lessly.
UNDER SPELL.
First Local Magnate. "'Tween you and me,
our friend there amt such fool as he looks.
In my opinion he's more N than f !"
Second ditto. 81 don't twig exackly."
First ditto. "Why, not to put too fine a
pint on it-mOre knaUe than J0OLP'
Cur IT SHORT l-so Somebody has discovered a
means of cutting glass by the employment OF
hot air. 1t is usual with the glass of fashion
and the mould of form to adopt the coolest air
where "cutting" is the object.
ON A DEBATED POEM
Said Morley, "MiltOns lines are theseln
Said Winchilsea, "They're not the cheese"
Said Morley. "Lo! these lines are Ailtonw
Said Brit. Mus Bond, They're not the Still
ton %
But Morley plupges in the fight
10 prove " is the cheese lac shows his mlteI
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The Bavarian has come down like wolf
on the fold of Paris, and his beer is routing
absinthe rapidly.
The Duke of Sake -Coburg Gotha manages
his own theatre.
Mrs. HOey is making book of her recol-
lections.
Tennessee clamors loudly for an inebriate
asylum.
France will import no grains this year.
Victor Hugo breakfasts at IL,
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From sPunch."
ITNnEy1ABIE.-Someo of our contemporaries
have recently published some interesting com
munioations concerning the adulteration OF
food, and one paper has contained some rather
surprising articles on London milk. In our
opinion, however, the best article on mix is
cream.
THE DREGs OF SOCIETY at two
and-one.
NEVER MIND.-Hot days and cool drinks
have something to answer for. Lord Napier,
of Magdala, visited the Wimbledon Camp on
the Wednesday, and "when he was going
away" the band struck up, "See the Con-
quering Hero comes"
CORRESPONDENCE.
Punch has received several communications
touching the extreme heat of the weather.
From q voluminous mass of correspondence,
he selects for the edifcation of his readers a
few of the more remarkable ones:-
To THE EDITOR oF"PUNoH," BARKING July
22.-SiI:-Last Saturday my motherin-law came
on a visit. In short time it became so hot
that was obliged TO leave home. You may
make what use you please Of this.
Yours, j. STUBS.
To THE EDITOR OF "PUNCH," EXETER July
20-Mr. Punch:-It was warm here last Week
that Brown (who set up in opposition to me a
year back and quite forgot our long'standlng
GOODNESS.
Yours truly, GALER'
To THE EDITOR OF cH."-Punch:--Ih have
a droll friend OF the name Of Pond never
knew him SO dry as he has been lately.
Yours, WAGsTAFF.
To THE EDITOR OF "PUNcH."-Old Chap;-
Excuse the liberty, but wouldn't you like TO be
iced Punch this weather? You know me.
Yours, OLD SUBSCRIBER.
To THE EDITOR OF "PUNCH'-Dear Brother
Punch:-Rather a good idea OF Brol her Wllde's
letting us take Off our wigs in Court eh? What
we might term an expected "refresher."
Ao"i' "i'D'"' p r. ARTHUR PoRUs.
RAcY BIT OF FOREIGN NBws.-A week or so
back, a rather novel race took place between
One-H Horse Car and Velocipede; the former
was driven by Monsieur Car-rere, and the
latter propelled by a Monsieur Car-canade.
Comical names under the circumstances.
They started from Castres-it ought to have
beent Car-tres-but it wasn't. Their destina-
nation was Toulouse, though their object was
to win. However, the gentleman with the
horse came in first. A spectator, who had
recently seen Ndzeppd, was so impressed with
the rapidity of the winner, that he shouted
out in the language of the soul-stirring drama
in question,
Again he urges on his wild Carrere!"
THE WEATHER ABRoAD.-A great Reign-fall
is shortly expected i'll Spain.
RIDDLE.
with GRAMMAR
Chorus of i,npenitent ContributorS.-"W When
he tries to improve our contributions"
That's not it.
When he Declines an Article.
GOOD CUTTING REASON.
Alice. "Angela, what have / done to offend
you? You have avoided me the whole
evening"
angela. 'I'm not offended, but your dress
perfectly kills mine, and l really can't be seer
with you"
Cool That excellent but audacious fellow
Barnby Willows, had the courage to ask hi
friends to a housewarming in the height of thu
tropical weather.
DoING THINGS BY HALvEs.-An old saying
bids people "throw out tubs to catch whale ,
The Admiralty in ship-b building, observes thi
proverb in part. 1t throws out tubs bu
catches no whales.
Tonic FOR THE INsoLENT.-Sarcy-p -parilla.
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From SIpunch.O

rr,r WISE SAWS AND WAGGERTES or @ TIE
s10ST NOTED WAGS. COLLA EED dnD OOh
1fLED BY THE SERIES EDITOR
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GAS FIXTURES.

JOHN ]. WEAVER. J. SELLERS PENNoCR.
wv cav r q L N o q K,
w PLUMBERS, GAS AND STEAM FILTERS,
No. 81 NORTH SEVENTH STREET,
Philadelphia.
Country Seats ftte up with Gas and Water. in first.
class style. Anassortment of Brass and Iron Lit and
Force Pumps constantly hand
LEAD BURNING AND CHEMICAL PLUMBING,
N. B.-Wa er Wheels supplied to the trade and
others at reasonable prices. 781 Inn
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TRUSSES.

~s "SEELEY'S HARD RUBBER TRUSS
&dssSSS No. lS47 Cn UT street. This Truss cor
recty applied will cure and retain with ease the most
comfortable used IN bathing, fitted to form, never
rusus, breaks, sol g, becomes Timber. or moves from
porter, by which the others Coz puent and Lsdie.
suffering with Female weakness VIII hnd relef and
perfect support; very light, neat and eectua Pile
INSTRUMENTS Shoulder Braces Elastic stockings for
weak lin bB Suspensions, etc. Also, large stock best
Leather Trusaes. half usual price. Lady IN attend
Rnce. l2SRWIm
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n FE T4, T e z d, AND UONFURT,
= FURTHE Z II REDUCTION IN PASSAGB
RATES.
Fsvorite passenger steamers OF the AN uHOR LINE
sail every sATU kDAY with passe senRers Tor
IIVEh PUOL, GLASGOW, AND DERRY,
From Pier No 20 Norm River.
Rates OF passage paS able IN currency.
To Liverpool Ola, Cow, and Derry, cabins 800 and
$40, according 10 location,
Excursion tickets, good for twelve months, cleo.
ntermediate, t35; steerege s26. -
Prepaid certificates from these ports, s35.
Passengers booked 10 and from Hamburg, RottaE~
dam Antwerp, Hsvre, ETC., at very low rates,
further Information apply AT the CoMpAnyA
Ohice, No. 6 BOW LING Gkh EN, New York.
HENDER>ON BROFhERS,
To avoid imposition, passengers VIII please coule
direct to the Office as this Company does not employ
runners. z2ot
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SHIPPING.

OUNARD LINE OF EXTRA STEAMERS,
" BETWEEN NEW YORK AND LIVERPOOL
CALLING AT QUEENSTOWN.
FROM NEW YORK EVERY WEDNESDAY.
TRIPOLI, ALEPPO
steerage tickets from Liverpool or Queenstown al
lowest rates.
For Freight and Cabin Passage, apply at No.
Bowling Green.
For sTeerage Passage. apply at no. SO Broadway.
226t Il. CUNARD,
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T ,ONDON AND NEW YORK STEAMSHIP
- LINE.
Passage to London direct sll0 s5 and currency.
Excursion tickets at reduced rates available for
monIhs
AIALANTA.
BELLONA.
CELIA.
VIM PENN.
Freight will be taken and through bills OF ladinR
given to HRvre, Antwerp ROtterd am, Amsterdam
For sssase apply to ROBERT N CLARK. No. Is
BROADWAY, New \ ork.
For freight apply at n O. "a SOUTH street, II. Y,
Q26tl HOWLAND ~ 8ASPINWALL, Agents.
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r.sIEA FOR NEW YOhK-SWIFT-SURE
n&Es1=szssze=lz II Transportation Company Despatch
Canal and after the 10Th of March, leavlHg daily
" "a and +. NJ. connecting with all Northern and
Eastern lines,
For freight, which will be taken communicating
terms, apply to VILLA u NJ. BAIRD & Co,
112 No. l32 IS. DELAW ARE Avenue,
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TIiAVELLERS' GUIDE.

DAY LINE FOR ALBANY AND TROY, FARE Y2-THE
- steamboats, G. VIBBARD and DANIEL DREW will
leave alternately from Desbrosses street at M and Thirty
fourth ut 3d. landing ut West Point Cornwall, New<
burg Poughkeepse Rhinebeck rvo Catskil and Husoni
with aud II p NJ. trains New York Centra}
with r. NJ train the Susquehanna and with Troy with
out charge, arrival at Albany by steamboat Seneca.
HUDSON RIVER AND HARLEM RAILROADS.2
IL Trains for Albany and Troy connecting with Norhern
Western trains, leave New York via Hudson River Rail-
road Threth and Tenth and ii 30 NJ and
345 80 and II =. NJ. and via Harlem Railroad Twentyt
Fourth avenue at III A. M. and 40 r. NJ
THE 80 p NJ train via Hudson River will run on SUM
DAYS. u
Drawing attached to and ii 80 A. NJ and3;a1
e. ." WILLIAM H. VANDERBILT, Vice President.
7 Ow FARE TO ALBANY AND TR0Y-ONLY 81 a.
1 4 The elegant steamers VANDERBILT and CONNECTI4
CUT leave pier a. north of Spring street. at event
ing, Saturdays excepted connecting with rail West anS
Albany at r. NJ State rooms secured at Office 3Os Wess
street.
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MARBLE AND SLATE MANTELs OF THE LlTEsr
Nl designs, very low prices, al A. KLhBEki Mar
bic Works, 1853 Hnt Eighteenth street near Third aenuc
New YORK Manss Put up In the country, Cut this VIZ
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In private family, suitable for two three single gem
temen free from the of boarding house near
Broadway Best references given and required. inquire at
113 East Tyef atrept.
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OLD DOMINION STEAMSHIP CoMPANY.,FoR NoA
~ folk, City Point and Rch%ond-New and elegant sis
MARIE, SARATOGA AND NIAGARA. One Of The aboye
and Richmond, Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday at
Ing with scaboard Inland Air Line vigAia and Ten!
Line Southside and Petersburg Railroads. and
Richmond Danvle and Virginia Central Railroads, ah4
ing freight and granting through bills Of ading to all points
the of sailing For freight passage, having eef
san' S'"'er''"' n Z. McCREXDY, President ~
1877 Greenwich corner Dey street.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1868-05-29

signs shall comply with the provisions Of this
al and ehsIl construct their railroad to o. B1len
county a the manner and time provided in
in thfs rc.. then :his rclerse shall not operate
g. deprive said last named company, their sue
cesssrs ar assigns, OF land in ,aid named con
tsrr-ia.ed additional Grant fer any railroad COZ
strpe..a q, raid line between McGreyor and
u Br,en county.
us. lO. This sc:. being deemed ofiuasnc late
InIrsri4ves. Shall take etiect aud be in faree
from lad after rs pn5icationSin the Iowa state
Register and Iowa statesman.
= Approved March 81. 1858.
Tis~ehv certify that the foregoing Acs tcok r..
s.c, 10. nubication. assrequired in Section m
,heree, 90 the "a day Of April, A. D.lsss.
I'D. WRioHT, Sec'y Of State.
CHAPTER "a.
AN ACT 70 Iegali1e the Plat Of the Town ~
ssbula. in Jackson Caunty. Iowa, ard 10 l..
gaii.. a!l Convsyances Of Lots heretofore
m.d. by the Number of Lots aud Blecks "a
nov ,pscited in said Plat.
Scctlon1. Be IL enacted by the General
.emhv of the Stats Of Iowa. That the sn,.
vev and plat 10 the town Of Habula, in Jack son
ronn,v and State of Iowa. made and coupI, al
on The lsth day Of February, 1868, BY 4 q
Sam pson. county surveyor OF SAID county, and
Sled Tor record in the Office Of the recorder ~
sa;i county. on the 2lst day Of February. lsss
a, o'clock A. NJ, and recorded in book !. K y,
Town lots on page l44, 5, 8, = and =. ia ard
the same are hereby legalr.d. and declared 70
be legal and binding upon all parties concerned;
| and tina. said plans ana the record therereet
are hereby lesalzed and declared to be legal.
ulat aud record. the .same IS Il SAID surssv'
Flat and record Lad been made in EVERY partic.
Mar sreqA RID by law
Sre o. That al coaveyaaces heretofore
rad. OF any lots in said town. by Tic number
Of los ami blocks. rs shown on said tat are
| har,av localized and declared legal and hinain,
upnn the parties as il legal plat Ike h, one
mentioned and dsseriebed IN section !. OF this
AZ, Ind been On record in said county. At The
| time such couvevances were made.
Sc s. This act being deemed bv the Gener
| nj Assembly OF immediate Importance shall take
effect and be in force from and after its publ,c.
| ,ion in ,heStae Register and National plat.
form, papers published at Dss Moines, lows.
| without expense TO the state.
| Approved March 81. l6es.
! THEREBY certify that the foregoing lct took
effect bv publication, as required in Section !
hereof. on the 4th day of April A. d. lsss
| ED. WRIGHT. Secy of State.
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Taa Washington correspondent Of the
Chicago zsass says that the Preaident's
special friends for many months past have
had . warm side for the Chief Justice, and
that oil Democrats express great admira-
ton for the dignifed and impartial manner
10 which be has presided at the trial, but
most Of them are already committed to
thor candidates, and declare that they do
not see how the differences between the
Chief Justice and their party views can be
Arranged.
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DEMOCRATuC COUNTY con.
VEyTlON.

A Csuvention OF tho Democracy Of Scott county
~.ll bs held at the Court House. In Davenport, on
Saturday, May Soth. 1858.
al O'Clock r. NJ. for the purpose OF selecting Sew
sa,een Delegates 10 represent Scott county In The
d. nocraie Congressional Convention. to be holder
at Clinton on the 10Th dsy OF June next.
The several townships will ne snt tied TO repre-
ssni alton Of one delegate for each nfty votes. and
oae for ssch fraction over nftv. based tho vote
cs.t las, fall for Charles Mason for Governor, 10
Wit; Davenport 20, IeCaire 4. Princeton 2. Buffalo
> Liberty l. Pleasant Valley ., Lincoln ., Hickor,
.rove Hue Crane 3, Winfield 2, Butler l, Alien
Drove l, Sheridan I, CleonA /, Rockingham I.
by order of the Democrats Central Committee o
Scott County
T. EAGAL, Chairman.