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Year: 1859

Tom Rocket was a highwayman. No
one ever christened him Tom, and his fa-
theirs name was not Rocket When he
was tried for his life in Warwick asszes,
he was arraigned as Charles jackson, and
they we're particular about names them
If you indicted a man as Jim, aud his true
name was Joe, he got off and when the
law was altered, SO that they could get such
errors right at the trial, people, eastways
lawyers, thought the British constitution
was being pulled up root branch But
that's neither here nor there. cannot
tell how il was that be came to be known
as Tom Rocket, and if could, it would
not hsVe anything TO do with my story


For SIX years he was the famous chief in
the Midland counties, and for six years no
one knew what he was like. He was la
zy fellow, was Tom he never came out
except when there was good prize to be
picked up, and he had bis scouts and his
spies all over the place, to give him inlor-
Year: 1859

PICKED UP.-A man picked up on
Third street last evening. in akstate of insen-
siblity. with liquor, and conveyed to the
Graham house I o get sober, after which he
will have the pleasure of paying double
for his whiskey with fine.
Year: 1859

~ There was more activity 10
town yesterday than we have seen before
for q long time. Although the weather
was almost lntolerable, the teams came in
from the interior in large numbers. The
farmers al wear smiling faces, and we can
see by that fact, the strong hopes they have
of their crops turning out all right May
they not be disappointed
Year: 1859

F Citizens will please bear in
mind the order of the recession to morrow.
and lend their presence to swell the caval-
cade The exercises under the auspices Of
the Young Mems Literary Association, viii
be of the most interesting character.
Year: 1859

RISE IN REAL EsTArE.-The bril-
liant prospects for an abur dant crop has
tended to put holders Of farming lands in
better spirita They are now as ing near
ly double what they demanded for the same
land e.x months ago We may con6dentlr
look for a return of the old prices before
many months rolls over. Rents are now
down to a moderate figure, and person is
not required to pay the full value o. house
for the privilege of living in it one year
We shall strongly contest any attempt Of
landlords to raise on the present prices for
tenements
Year: 1859

Our telegrsphic dispatches are not
50 lengthy to day, as to consume any con-
siderable time in perusing them. There
seems to be . general dearth Of important
news in all quarters just now. When this
is the case we trust our readers viii excuse
US for not giving them more interesting
local column than appears this morning.
Year: 1859

HoME-A mans house should be On the
hilltop of cheerfulness and serenity; so high
that no shadows rest upon it, and where
the morning comes so early. and the eve
ming tsrries SO late. that the day has twice
a. many golden hours as those Of other
men. lie is to be pitied whose house is in
some valley Of grief between the hills, with
the longest night aud the shortest day
Home should be the centre of Joy, equato-
rial and tropical.
Year: 1859

The ScRIrTuREs.-The Scriptures are a
depth that few can wade far into. and
none can wade through; but yet all may
come to the brook. and refresh themselves
with drinking of the stresms Of its living
waters, and 20 in little way, according TO
their strength and stature.
Year: 1859

- SHINGLES.-A gentleman living ia one of
Georges celebrated machines for saving Shingles,
is now furnishing the subscriber weekly with snp-
plies of these extra shingies-sawed out Of sound,
clear poplar, and put up In bundles containing Op
shingles, full count. These are n good article, and
no mistake, the best substitute for pine that can he
found, and costing good deal less money. Call
and examine Oh AT
Year: 1859

No! there was nothing to do! her VOW
was taken, past the power of man to
break; nothing now remained but endur-
ance. Perhaps another woman, with a
strong will and vivid intellect, might have
set herself to work, backed by the very
VOW that defined poor Hitty, and, by sheer
resolution, have dragged her husband up
from the gulf and saved him, though as


by fire; or a more buoyant and younger
wife might have passed it by as first
offence, hopeful Of its being also the only


one. But an instructive knowledge of the
man bereft Hitty Of any such hope; she
knew it was not tn, first time; from his


own revelations and penitent confessions


while she was yet free, she knew he had


sinned as we'll as suffered, and the past
augured the future. Nothing was left
her, she could not escape, she must shut
her eyes and her mouth, and only keep
out of his way as far as she could. So
she clasped her child more tightly, and,
closing her heavy eyes, rocked back and
forth till the half-waked boy slept again;
and there old Keery found her mistress,
in the morning, white as the cold drifts
without, and depth of settled agony in
her quied eyes that dilnmed the old wom-
ans only to look at


Neither spoke; nor when her husband
strobe into the breakfast-room and took
his usual place, sober enough, but scarce
ly regretful of the overnight develop
met, did any word of reproach or allu-
sion pass the wifes white lips. A stran-
ger would have thought her careless and
cold. Abner Dimock knew that she was
heart-broken; but what was that to him?
Women live for years without that organ;
and while she lived, so long as cent re-
mained Of the Hyde estate, what was it
to him if she pined away! She could not
leave him; she was utterly in his power;
she was his, like his boots, his gun, his
dog; and till he should tire of her and
fling her into some lonely chamber to
waste and die, she was bound to serve
him; he was safe. a3 s..I .aa5esJ a..l rs 4.


And she offered no sort of barrier to
his full indulgence Of his will to drink,
Had she lifted one of her slender fingers
in warning, or given him look of re.
proachful meaning, or uttered one cry Of
entreaty, at least the conscience within
him might have visited him with tenn
porary shame, and remained the raging
propensity for a longer interval but see.
ing her apparent apathy, knowing how
Year: 1859

Great Britain is putting the Island Jamaica
in state of defence. The militia is being active
ly organized and armed with rife capable Of
firing twenty-five charges per minute and all
the ports are being put in a state of defence.
The nation against whom these preparations
are being made, is no doubt France.
Year: 1859

The most solemn duties are generally The
most readily undertaken. How many man
would with pleasure be your second in duel,
Or stand godfather to your child, yet would
strongly object to the loan of five dollar
bill. s-tts -4tt 6Is8@
Year: 1859

EH The merchants Of Muscatine
advertise literally at Upton and other pla-
ces up that way. What do our merchants
say about doing likewise win they con
rent to be undermined We hope not
Year: 1859

posr OFFICE.-On and after Sun
day next, the Post Office will open on Sum
day at nine o'clock in the morning and close
at ten o'clock. instead of opening at one and
closing at two o'clock, p. NJ, as heretofore.
This regulation will remain in force until
further notice
Year: 1859

~ In our rambles yesterday, we
had an opportunity Of taking :mrns at the
Rock and Coal Drilling Machine, recently
perfected, by our fellow citizen. L. White.
who is the sole inventor We had heard it
favorably spoken Of before, but when we
came to examine it and see it operate, it
sopke for itself, and we believe it will prove
itself to be one Of the greatest labor saving
machines ever presented to the public
Success to the inventor.
Year: 1859

SUGGEsrIoS FOR CHURCH SLEEPERs A wri-
ter in the Pacific, after discussing the various
positions in vogue for sleeping in church says:


go The only truly pious way of performing the
important duty Of sleeping in church is TO sit
bolt upright with the face to the minister, es-
chewing nodding, snoring and depressions of
the head. Now, Christian brethren with long
necks object to this mode of worship because
Of their inability to maintain the head erect
when the will is lost in sleep. I admit the
force Of this Objection-indeed have felt tile evil
myself, and hence it occurs to me that some
apparatus for ihe support Of the head, such as
the BARRIERS have On the backs of their chairs,
might be fixed on the pews. These aids to wor-
ship might be movable fastening Oh the new
with a clamp; and when one wOrshipper is
through with his devOtiOns, the machine might
be slid along to another. When the service is
ended, the sleeping Christian could take his
Bible and Psalm-bOok under one arm, tn e
little aid to devotion under the other, and wend
his way home, well satisfied that he has per-
formed his duty in plain, worthy and decent
Manner
Year: 1859

SOMETHING TO co TO LAW ABoUr-HEAyY
TREsPAss CAsE.-One of those petty suits pc
euliar 10 the country, which originate more in
splte and enmity than in any actual merits in
the case, was tried yesterday at the Justices
court. before Justice Dexter. The parties to
the suit are neighbOrs, residents Of MiIlyille ;
the plaintiff being rich. influential farmer
and the defendant pretty lass Of about "sweet
sixteen. the daughter of Methodist clergy
man. The suit was brought for trespass. the
plaintiff alleging that, some two months since,
the defendant Ba0de a mark on his fence IA
white picket one) ruth a lead 1,eacI, on her
way to school, for which be claimed damages
"A similar case. il seems, was tried before q
jury In the country some time ago. the father
Of the girl alone being party to the suit
which resulted in their finding no cause of
action" The suit yesterday at rLeted quite q
crowd, most Of the spectators being neig ighboI
or friends of the parties; and ii is said that
had the day been a pleasant one, nearly the
whole town of Brunswick would have turned
out DIaSss to witness the progress Of the
ease, so great was the interest awakened in it,
The principal witness for the plaintiff, his son,
testified that he saw the defendant mark the
fence, while the latter testified that there were
marks on the fence at the time the plaintiff al
legged she made the mark. She also testified
that on the occasion referred to she had the blunt
end of her pencil turned towards the fence land
if she made any mark, il was done thoughtless-
ly or inadvertently, only for the length of a
step or so. Witnesses were introduced To show
that ll-feeling existed between the families.
and 10 prove the amount of the damage done by
the defendant The Justice, after hearing the
ease, reserved his decision.-TrOy TINES,
March 18th
Year: 1859

Cons PROTECTION OF YOUNG DEKR-An old
Canadian hunter declares that the reason why
the wild deer were not all killed when young
(as they breed once year and are always sur.
rounded by other snima.swhich prey upon them,
As dogs, wolves, bears, panthers, etc. is that
no dog or other animal can smell tho track
Of doe or fawn, while the latter is too young
to take care Of itself" lie stated that he had
often seen it demonstrated. He had taken dogs
over the ground when he had just before seen
them pass, and they would take no notice OF
the track, and could not be induced to follow
when taken to the spot, while they would in
stantly discover the track Of any deer not hay-
ing young ones This is but ono proof Of the
adaptation Of the natural laws to preserve life
when il most needs protection.
Year: 1859

How TO GO TO BED. Halls Journal Of
Health, in speaking On tlis ubject, says :
" IN freezing Winner time do it iu hur-
rv, if there is no FIRE in the room, and
there ought not to be unless you are quite
an invalid. But if Il person is not in good
health it is bes! 10 undress by good fire.
warm and dry the teet well, draw on the
stockings, run into the room without a
FIRE, jump into bed, bundle up, with head
aad ears under cover for minute or more,
until you feel little warmth; then un-
cover your head, next draw oil your stock
ings, straighten out. turn over on your
right side and go 10 sleep. If a sense Of
chiIliness comes ever you on getting into
bed, it will always do you an injury ; and
its repetition increases The i'll effects with
out having any tendency to harden you.
Nature ever abhors violence. We are
never shocked into good health. Hard
usage makes no garment last longer"
Year: 1859

GVThe Boston Courier, now Democratic
once the organ of the Wings, thus fully
accepts the extreme Southern and Admins.
tration doctrine that the Constitution carries
slavery into the Territories and protects It
there. 1t says


81 is obvious, therefore, that any man NAV
60 into Territory with whatever propertv
he has, and with whatever property would be-
protected by the laws of either of the States
under the Constitution. And he holds lawfni
possession of it until the people of the Terri.
tory determine otherwise, which they have no
right to do until they are prepared to be
admitted into the Union. In fact, popular
sovereignty in Territory does not begin until
that Territory becomes q sovereign State


Until then, the Territory is subject to the
sovereignty Of the whole people Of the United
States"
Year: 1859

FREE FIGURES AND SLAvEs.-Under this
title, Mr.. Helper, in his recent work, "The


Impending Crisis" gives a series of tables,
whose figures are at once unanswerable argu-
rnents, and deeply suggestive of reflection.
They show that the commerce of the free
States is four times as great as that of the
slave States; that the manufacturers of the
free States produce five times the value in
fabrics, employ five times the capital, and five
times the number of hands, that are employed
in the slave States that there are twice as
many railroads in the free States as in the
slave States; that the banking capital of the
free States is double that of the slave; that
the militia force is likewise double; that the
postage collected is three times as much in
the free States as in the slave, while the cost
of transporting mails is hardly at all greater; !;
that there are three times as many schools,
three times as many teachers, and four times
as many pupils in the free as in the slave
States; that there are in the free States
twenty times as many libraries, with sixty
times as many volumes in them, as there are
in the slave; that there are in the free States
twice as many newspapers, issuing twice as
many copies as in the slave; and, although
the population of the slave States is less, the
number of white men unable to read is
hundred thousand greater than in the free
that forty million dollars more have been
spent in the erection of churches in the free
States than in the slave; that nine inventions
are patented by citizens of free States to every
one patented by citizens of slave States; that
the free States contribute four times as much
as the slave for the printing of Bibles, five
times as much for the printing of tracts, and
even double as much for colonization.
Year: 1859

The failure to editors passes over the
Central Road is working miraculous change ir
the tone of different papers. Last year there wa.
hardly paper on the line that would give even the
most literal account of an accident But since the
New Year there is decided alteration.-N. Y
Tribune,
Year: 1859

MuRpER-At Cold Spring, N. T., recently,
a boy six years old was induced by keeper of
a drinking saloon to drink some brandy, by
telling him it was cider. The boy drank so
much that he died the same night in spasms.
Year: 1859

A FAST WESTERN CITY.-In the city of Chi
cago there are over 500 saloons OF which 100
are regularly licensed. Twenty five gambling
houses are in one little circuit of the business
portion of the city.
Year: 1859

Equaiis ing the Wards-The special commit
tee of the City Conncil to whom the subject
of equaliziag the three Wards was referred
held meeting last Saturday morning, and
with great unanimity agreed upon plan,
which will no doubt be entirely acceptable to
the members Of the Council and the citizens
generally. They recommend that the middle
line of 14th street, running North and South
to the corporation lines, shall be the Western
boundary Of Jefferson Ward-that Madison
Ward shall commence at the middle line Of
14th street. and run West to the middle line Of
4th street-aaA that Monroe Ward shall COM
mence at the middle line Of 4th street aud run
West to the corporation line. s.


This change, SO easily effected, will do away
with the necessity of three days elections in
Monroe Ward--wili save the necessity Of re-
printing the ordtnances-and will give 10 each
voter his share Of representation at the Coun-
ell Board.


BY reference to the Assessors books-to
which tho committee had access in their call
culations--it will be seen that each Of sshe
wards will contain the same number Of voters
and the same amount of population, the diff
ference In each one probably not exceeding
one hundred.
Year: 1859

In conclusion We would say, that before the
hard times. the Society had accumulated up
wards of one hundred dollars, which was
transferred to the organ fund, and is at this
moment invested in the new instrument shortly
expected from Paris. FINANCE COMMITTEE


Of Davenport Philharmonic Society
Year: 1859

A COOP SIGN.-A real estate agent
informs rs that he has had within the past
week six applications for houses that be could
not possibly supply. He says that there is
great lock of the better class of tenements be-
low the bluffs. There is plenty OF houses to
let back on the bluffs, but strangers coming to
our city do not exactly relish going SO far from
the business part of the city for residsnces
Year: 1859

CASH WokK.-We are probably turn
ing out more Job work than any concern in
town, and to buy the stock to do this work re-
quiree . great deal of money. We shall there
fore be obliged to have cash for ali work We DO
made on job work, and long credits more than
absorb it,
Year: 1859

ANY imperections in the mechanical
work on eur paper viii, we trust. be overlook
ed. We we're not able to entirely change the
measure, in time for this mornings issue, and
have to put in some of our advertisements in
the old style Be al right in q dav or two.
Year: 1859

GooD ARGUMEST.-A gentleman OF
this city gives us some items regarding con-
versation which transpired between g real es.
tate agent and a prominent agent of eastern
capitalists, which We think furnishes the very
best evidence possible Of the truth Of our posi-
tion in favor Of improving the water power ia.
cili,ies which are placed At our very door
The eastern man remarked that We were not
prepared to 60 into such extensive operations,
from the fact that our population would not
support them that the houses We have alrea-
dy built are not all occupied; tina, We could
not raise the money TO carry the work forward
and other objections which We do no; now rec
olle-t Now, We wish to ask tha gentlemsn,if
be does not think that the articles manufactur-
ed here would find market elsewhere. as we'll
he not think that our vacant tenements would
be filled up. if We could furnish employmen,
for those individuals who usually occupy
houses ana We further wish to ask the gen.
tleman if he ever heard of an enterprise of the
kind being brought TO . successful accom-
pNs9meDt, without active eXefGons oSlng
made 10 procure the means, and satisfae-
torally demonstrate its future profitableness
Now We feel confident that the enterprise
ca'. be made profitable. and if the right kind
of men take hold of it, they can secure its &C
complishment Every individual citizen Of
Davenport has an interest in the improving Of
this water power for it will add to every ones
prosperity residing in our midst, and partcu-
larly to the prosperity of those persons who
are largely interested in real estate which they
cannot now make available Our eastern
friend must put his shoulder to the wheel, and
DO everything in his power to further the en-
terprise Do not throw cold water upon it.
The building of fmanufactories may reduce the
rate Of interest you are now receiving, but you
can invest your monsy in something that will
nav You vastly better
Year: 1859

APoLoGY.-We owe our readers an
apology for the meager state of our columns
this morning. We are busily engaged changing
the measure of our columns. and are obliged to
draw off two of our hands from the news por-
tion of our paper and put them on advertising
cases We are alec putting up = new power
press for our paper, with which We expect 10
execute much better work than heretofore In
improvements, when We will again give our
usual variety.
Year: 1859

The following statement appears In the
columns of daily Journal


ssIt is stated that the account between the
Overland Mail Company and the Post Office
Department will stand thus at the close of the
six monthss' accounts: Expenditures by the
Department, S3,600,000; receipts, $3.50, ,OOo !;
showing clear loss from the route of three
millions five hundred and ten thousand dol
lars"


1t is to maintain this useless, expensive
and worse than unproductive route across the
desert to and from California that the mail ac-
commodations of the people in this region of
country whose postages more than pay the
cost of the facilities extended TO them, are
being curtailed and diminished. Is it any
wonder that tho Post Office Department is
bankrupt, when it engages in such wild and
extravagant enterprises as this Overland routeP
No body in fact profits by this enterprise but
the contractors, who in the brief space of six
months draw from the Treasury the enormous
sum of three millions and six hundred thousand
dollars, the revenue at the same time amount
ing to only ninety thousand dollars dead
loss to the Government of three millions five
hundred and ten thousand dollars in half q
year, from this single foolish experiment.
This is the way that political fayorites are en-
riched at the public expense under this ad-
ininistration, for, of course, othe Overland
Mail Company is made up of Simon Pure
ssDemocrats,' - of the real Lecompton stripe.i
Year: 1859

The MURDER AND BANK ROBBERY AT JACKSON
The Memphis appeal of the 18Th Gays: "Ws
learned at late hour last night that no arrest had
been made, Dor were there any well grounded sus-
piciOns as yet fixed upon any person. All the ru-
mors, therefore, tothe effect that arrests bad been
made or would be made Of parties already suspected
have been premature and unfOunded We sincerely
hope that better success will yet attend the investi
galicns which the citizens of Jackson are proseeu-
ting actively, and with so much credit to them
selves
Year: 1859

-A/e her customers and the pubicin general that


she has removed to the corner Of Walnut and
Fourth streets where she will continue TO carry on
the MILLINERY and DRESS-MAkING BUSI-
NESS. She has also on hand stock of Millinery
Goods and Dress.Trmmings, which she is closing
very cheap. octll
Year: 1859

SHOCKING CATAsTRoPHE-A MAN, HIS WIFE AND Two CHILDREN FROZEN TO DEATu-A few mornings since a stroliing named Tucker his wife an ; two children, were found frozen to death in a barn. in North Castle, Westch,ster county. The nnfor tunate pair were abroad the day p,evons asking alms and it is supposed that they not having enough noney to purchase nights lodging, and being chilled, weary and homeless had gone into the barn for shelter from the inclemency of the weath. er with the intention of remaining there during the night, taking their children with them. and were all frozen to death And inquest was held upon the bodies, when the jury brought in their verdict that the deceased came to their deaths from exposure.