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Year: 1859

EEsJNAI EVci ST1C0 Tic
publication Of the first number of the Iowa
STATE DEMOCRAT, we have been the target
sheet of spotless purity-the Uazette-
could find language to express. When ws
started our paper. four years ago, the Ga
zette gave us chilling welcome, ct the
same time intimating that our life vas
short, aud that ere Elk months rolled round,
the Iowa STATE DEMOCRAT would be among
the things past, and perhaps, forgotten. 1t
was evident to US at that time, that We
were painful thorn in the side Of the Ga
zttee proprietors, aud that thorn has never
been extracted. As matter of consolation
to them. We will Just say, that the pain 10
chronic, and in all human probability will
tarry with them 90 long 40 they and the
Gazette have an existence. We should have
been pleased to remain on an intimate So
aal footing with the members Of the GazeUe
editorial staff. but the egotism and self.
conceit of the elder Sanders, would not a.
low Of his being intimate with the MEM
bers Of his own family much less with those
who were perhaps to stand between him
and the complete sovereignty Of the County
ofacott. Alfred Sanders had been the great
II am" Of this city and comfy, and it was
an Interference not to be tolerated when we
came here, and proposed issuing daily pa
per. But We paid little attention to the
blowing of our not over friendly neighbors,
and went on in the even tenor of our way,
making friends and doing double the ad.
vertising business Of the Gazette. although
it was our senior by some years. Our pros
perity induced other parties to start an
other democratic paper, which of course
drew off from us portion Of that support
winch should have been besto we'd upon the
pioneer Democratic daily. We did not
complain, however, and we to-day entertain
the most kindly feeling towards those indi-
viduals who were the most active in get
ting up and supporting the Daily Nens.-
They now feel sorry for the course they took
in the matter. and are to-day our warm
friends and assistants. To give an idea Of
the feelings entertained by the Gazette pro-
prietors for Us, we will only refer to the
circulating Of that document by its editors,
which had for its object the disseminating
of patronage to our paper. That was some
thinr ne could not do, under any circum-
stances. We DO not think the Gazette edi-
tors would do so mean a thing again.


Now as to the relative circulation Of the
two papers. We are positive that the
Messrs Sanders know nothing of our circu-
lation, but we do know that me know some-
thing Of theirs; and We have every reason
to believe that our circulation tos day in the
city OF Davenport. is as great as that Of the
Gazette. In n few weeks we shall know
certain, and then the public will know also.


AS to personalities, gentleman, we will
apply the old saying to you. that people
living in glass houses, should not throw
stones Let us see some change on your
part be ore you attempt lecturing us. We
oDligate ourselves not to use . personal
phrase in our paper. il you will conduct the
Gazette with some regard to decency Let
the improvement become observable on your
part. Pattern after US. if you would become
model journalists.
Year: 1859

%- Business was decidedly dull in
town yesterday, the rain preventing our
city people. or the people from the country
getting out to trade We shall hope for
continuance Of our pleasant Fall weather,
as it will enable the farmer to bring his
produce to market
Year: 1859

cW A jolly lot of raftsmcn we're
parading our streets yesterday afternoon
making good deal noise and creating q
good deal of amusement for the Young
America portion Of our population.
Year: 1859

SIX subscribers of the democrat stopped
last Saturday, and commenced taking the
GAzErTE.-Gasette


An idle boast and a big-falsehood. Now
you know that our list is longer than that of
the Gazette. and yet you persist in telling
the people such notorious stories. Naughty
fellows-you have had your heads turned
by your speculations in mofer gas
Year: 1859

BOUND OvER.-The individual who
was so we're anxious to enter into the ice
business, that he could not wait to have
his tickets printed, and accordingly Dor.
rowed Mr.. Altman's, was held to answer
ct the next term of the District Court
Served him right If he had only held on
few days, Altman would have made him
present of the ticketa We understand
there is another charge against the young
man for breaking into the store of Mr.. COL
limar, on Front street. He will probably
have his hands full pecking stone for the
next two or three years.
Year: 1859

EI The young mau who was
drowned off the Ferry Boat last Sunday.
was named Moffat He is a resident of
Nauvoo. his parent. being wealthy citizens
of that vicinity. How much they will be
shocked to hear that their son met his death
in so sudden and terrible . manner, and all
caused from the too free use OF intoxicating
liquors. His body had not been found up
to last evening.
Year: 1859

We have the best and most costly steam
press in the State of Iowa-Gazette.


The press referred to was run in the Chi
cago Tribune and other Chicago offices for
thirteen years. and having been condemn ed
by them was purchased by the Sanders for
about one cent per pound, and brought
here to do their work. We have six steam
presses in our Office, the smallest of which
would sell for more money, than would the
Gazette "horse fiddle"
Year: 1859

10 DAY many Of our mountain towns contain
churches and those who in whilom days fingered
about the faro or monte table having no other
place to go-are now seen worshiping in the
house Of God. An improvement is everywhere
observable and although many adhere to the
old opinion, that the change has not been for
theIbetter, we are strongly of the belief that it
has, Mountain Messenger.


We have church up here, friend Messenger,
butore sorry to say that we don't know a single
whom monte table lin9erer who worships there.
Monte is yet an institution here. or we are mis-
taken in the nature OF strangely deviced slips Of
cardpoper occasionally discoverable in certain
0cales. Our church is not well attended even
bythose who, in by-gone years. reverenced pulpit
teachings
Year: 1859

Ssme of our readers may recol.
lect thrilling ballad which was writ
ten on the death Of a woman who
psrish-d in the snow drifts of the
Green Mountains Of Vermont. That
mother bore an infant on her bosom
and when the storm waxed loud and
furious, true to a mothers love, she
rent her garments and wrapped them
around her babe. The morning
found her stifftned corpse, but her
babe survived. The babe grew to
manhood, and became the Speaker
of the Ohio Senate. How thrilling
must be his thoughts of that moth
er, if he be a true, large-hearted
man. How deep a mothers love-
How many mother is there who
would die for her son! Let sons
when far from home, on the land or
on the sea, when the eye of no
mother is upon them, remember her
love and be restrained by it from
entering the path Of vice. Let them
say no hing, do nothing, which a
mother would not approve. and they
will never bring her gray hairs with
sorrow to the grave.
Year: 1859

Teach man to think meanly and
ecntemptibly Of himself, to cast off
all sense Of character and all con-
sciousness of superior nature, and
moral persuasion can 10 more act
bpon such man than if be were dead.
A man may be addicted to many vi.
ces. and yet there may be hope OF
feclaiming him. But the moment be
loses all sense of character and all
consciousness of a superior nature
that is. the moment be begins to
look upon himself and his vices as
worthy of one another, that moment
all hope of reclaiming him perishes;
for the last ground is surrendered or
which it is possible for bis remaining
good principles to rally and make
stand. We have often known mel
who retained their self-respect Ions
after they had lost their regard 70
principle; but never one who retained
his regard for principle after he has
lost his self.respect. Destroy this
aud you destroy everything; for


man who does not respect himsel
respects nothing.
Year: 1859

The spirits have curious way
Of doing things. The spirit of an
old topper recently wanted Judge
Edmon2s to take drink, in order
that be might imbibe it through him !
But even this is exceeded by an
enthusiastic believer, who said the
spirit of his deceased wife had often
Kissed him through a female mediaun,s
and he enjoyed it very much. No
Doubt -
Year: 1859

From the New York Tribune we ex-
tract the following:


DR.. De Haas, of Virginia, whose dis
covery of an inscription in one of the
ancient mounds of the west excited con-
siderable attention in the archaeological
world a year or two ago, estimates that
there are 100000 tumnli in the United
States. Their shape is very varied, and
they are smaller and more numerous in
the north than in the south. Their ST.
tuation indicates that they were built
by an agricultural people; indeed, they
are generally most numerous In those
portions of the Mississippi Valley which
are now most numerously settled. In the
lake region of Wisconsin there are some
which are in the form of animals. Most
of these mounds are places of sepulture,
and with the skeleton are sometimes
found brass implements, and even pieces
of cloth. Some mounds in the south and
west have been and are being built by
Indians, but they are different from the
ancient mounds in every respect.


The ancient tHffiuli are never found or
the first terraces of the rivers, which DR.
De Haas supposes to prove that they
were built before the rivers had cut theiI
present channels. He divides them into
Year: 1859

A slight blow is sufficient to smash a
whole pane of glass, while bullet from
a gun will only make a small round hole
in it because In the latter case, the par
ticles of glass that receive the blow are
torn away from the remainder with such
rapidity that the motion impaired to them
has no time to spread further A door
standing open, which would readily yield
on its hinges to a gentle push, is not moY-
ed by cannon-ball passing through it.
The ball, in passing through, overcomes
the whole force of cohesion among the
atoms of wood, but its force acts for SO
short time, owing to its rapid passage,
that il is not sufficient to affect the inertia
Of the door to an extent to produce mo-
ton. The cohesion of the part of the
wood cut out by the ball would have borne
a very great weight laid quietly upon it
but suppose the ball to fly at the rate of
1900 feet in a second, and the door to be
one inch thick, the cohesion being allow
ed to act for onlya minute fraction of a
second, its influence is not perceived. II
is an effect of this same principle that the
iron head of a hammer may be driven
down on the wooden handle, by striking
the opposite end of the handle against
any hard substance with force and speed.
In this very simple operation, the motion
propagates so suddenly through the wood
of the handle, that it is over before it can
reach the iron head, which, therefore, by
its own weight, sinks lower on the handle
at every blow, which drives the handle
ND.
Year: 1859

ing in the enjoyment of good health and
property, at peace with his conscience,
his God and the world.


Let him be an example for you, my
friends. Patronize the printer, take his
paper, and pay for it in advance, and your
days will be long upon the earth,- and
overfowing with the honey of happiness.
Year: 1859

H We understand that Milo
White, of LIE Claire, has taken up his resi-
dence in this city, and will open Music
and Dancing Academy at Bailey's Hall in
a short time AS musician Milo has few
superiors in this country.
Year: 1859

BURr1s HOUSE HoP.-A pleasant
company of about thirty couples met at the
Burtis House last evening. and had a very
nice time. The music was delightful the
dancing first rate. and the supper glorious
Year: 1859

RATHER PECUL1AR.-The verdict of
the Jury in the case Of Paul Thieson yester
day was that the prisoner was found guilty
of manslaughter the Jury unanimously re-
commencing the prisoner to the mercy of the
Court! This, it strikes US is the latest idea
we have heard of in verdict for man
SLAUGHTER.
Year: 1859

STREET REPAIRs.--We are sorry we gave
the Express SO much labor on this subject,
10y our suggestion that after streets had been
once graded and graveled by property own
ers, the city should keep them in good re
pair, at the expense of the community gen
orally. We would inform them that the
Council has failed TO agree with the PROPOSE
tion, as wiffappear by Aid. Stokes commu
nication to day. The Express will. we trust
have no further pains upon the subject. The
streets are used by all, and it is a matter oi
general interest that they should be kept
passable Whatever mode may be deemed
best, for the accomplishment of this object
by the city Council, now and hereafter, vii
probably be acceptable to us. Meanwhile
we wish the Express to understand that W,
inaugurated no party measure in the sug
gestion we made. and furthermore, weas-ev
crate that no "Broderick caucus" has beer
held upon the subject.
Year: 1859

DYING IN THE HARNESS The venerable
statesman and Democratic father, Levi:
Cass, is, according to late news, failing fast
The ratification of the treaty with Nicara.
qua, 10y that government has reached Wash
ington, and the old Secretary has seen his
efforts, to secure a proper regard for our
rights in Central America, crowned with
success There can be no doubt that Lewis
Cass has remained in the Cabinet mainly
with view to give the country the benefit
OF his great experience, in the conduct Of
foreign affairs. When he dies the nation will
mourn.
Year: 1859

"RAw HIDE HERolsM Such is the desig-
nation bestowed by the San Francisco Pacific
upon the act Of Gaming or horsewbipping
sometimes applied by bellicose individual
to a person or persons who have caused him
to experience a sense of insulted honor OF
pride. The Pacific" has invented term
which has a right to occasional appropriate
application 1t will not do for general use
however.
Year: 1859

STATE REFORM SCHooL-The bill introduced
into the Senate by Mr.. Ketchum, providing
for State Reform School for youths, passed
that body on Friday by vote of 81 to g.
The bill is one of very important nature
and has for its object the very desirable ain
of reforming unfortunate and vice-cOntamina
ted children, by more wholesome and pro
per process than that provided for by the
present system Of incarceration in the county
jails and in the Penitentiary While thi:
bill was under consideration, Mr.. Burton Of
Nevada, made the following remarks:


There are now fifty-four under sixteen and
242 under twenty five years Of age, confined
in the State Prison at the present time. Thi.
of itself is very dreadful The object of this
appropriation is to provide place to guard
against crime, where these boys can be placed
in employment, away from the vicious Of
maturer age with whom they are now asso
ciated. as to the remarks of the Senator
from Placer, about each county having an
institution of its own for such purposes, il
could not be done There are small towns
in the country where they are infested by
this class of boys, who have received their
education in vice in the larger towns, and
then go into the country to practice their
arts. hold it to be an absolute duty to the
State to provide place of this kind, where
these boys may be taught some useful trade,
and ultimately turn out good members of Sc.
cictV.
Year: 1859

BACK AGAN.-The Express is Informed


that the Editor of this paper will resume his
labors after this issue, and that highly inter
esting sheet will be relieved of the unpleas.
ant necessity of defending the private char.
acter of those who have been so fearfully ma
ligned during the past week by the Pro
Year: 1859

g9Y- We are indebted to Mr. c. A. Crane,
the obliging San Francisco Agent of the Sac
ramento Bee, for an advance report of the
news by the Overland Mail, which will be
found in our telegraphic column this NOR
III
Year: 1859

CROWDED Our.-We have not room enough
in our columns, to recite the various untrue
statements madeby the Bugle with a full
knowledge of their untruth. We trust that
the various news items Of the day may be
deemed more interesting to our readers than
a catalogue of Lecompton ialsehoods would
hn
Year: 1859

MAN SEVERELY HURr.-A little before II
o'clock last night man, whose Christian
name, we believe, is Antonio, but whose sur
name we did not learn, was struck in the
head and severely injured. He was stand
ing near the counter in q saloon at the corner
of First street and Virgin Alley, when man
in liquor entered and commenced quarreling
with the barkeeper. The latter not resenting
it, he turned to the bystanders and applied
to them all sorts of opprobious epithets. No
one paid any attention to him, when he sud.
denly picked up tumbler and threw it into
the face of Antonio 1t struck him directly
in the forehead, cutting long and fearful
looking cash from the middle of the eyebrows
up to the hair. Antonio retaliated with n
sumner from his fist which knocked down
his assailant, but before he could do any fur
ther damage, the police interfered and took
off the wanton aggressor to the station house
Antonio, covered with blood. was taken to
the office of DR.. Herzer, where his wound
was dressed and sewed up.
Year: 1859

We publish in this mornings DEMOCRAT the
speech of Hon. E. D. Wheeler, delivered in
the Senate on Tuesday last, on the Senate
concurrent resolutions censuring Hon. David
c. Broderick for his course upon the ques
tion of the admission of Kansas under til,
Lecompton Constitution. Mr. Wheeler doe
not speak as Broderick man, his position
having always been that of opposition to
Mr.. Broderick in the different lines of diyis.
ion which have been drawn from time to
time in the history of the Democratic party
OF this State He does not speak, we say,
as a Broderick man, but he defends the great
principle which is being struck at under the
disguise of an attack upon Mr.. Broderiek.
The Lecomptonites of this State-we would
scorn to call them Democrats-haye seen tit
to show their hostility to popular sovereign
ty hy selecting Mr.. Broderick as target at


which to aim their poisoned darts, and. while
attempting to direct the current of public
opinion or prejudice against him, personally,
to crush, at the same time, under their feet
the great principle which they could not meet
in the face and vanqush, upon the soil of
California. Having directed the tide of pop
ular prejudice against one individual, (Mr.
Broderick,) they cunning suppose that they
can so manage the current as to sweep down
every bulwark, tower and citadel in which
the doctrine of popular sovereignty may
have found lodgment. In the name of a
car upon Broderick, they suppose that they
can lead blindly on the people of this State
to whatever consummation they like, until,
finally, when the people shall think that they
have crushed out Mr.. Broderick they will
have in reality crushed out the doctrine of
their own sovereignty at the ballot'box.
Public attention is sought to be diverted from
the true issues before the country, and while
in every other State of the Union the people
are marching squarely up to the great ques-
tion of their rights at the ballot-box here in
the State of California they are sought to be
led to the narrow and local consideration
merely, of whether Mr.. Broderick, as a man.
shall be enshrined in their hearts or no. Le
comptonism could not triumph in any such
way as this in any other State of the Union
and why should it here? Could the people
of Pennsylvania or Ohio, for instance, be
made to forget the great issue of the day in
mere personal warfare against some one
politician of their own State When the
question is one which affects the whole ma
ton, and that with an intensity unparalleled
in the history of the Republic, arc they going
to shut their eyes to the true issue and stop
to engage in mere personal squabble for the
purpose of putting down some one man who
may be obnoxious to some one particular
clique or faction? No, Sir. 1t is reserved
to the people of California to be sought to be
led by the nose in this ridiculous and insult
ing manner.


viii the thinking, intelligent masses of this
State suffer themselves any longer to be tri-
fled with in this despicable and degrading
way? We think not.
Year: 1859

NoTIoE TO TURFMEN.-Noticei is given in an.
other column of a meeting to take place OH
Saturday evening, at the Club House in this
city, for the purpose of organizing Club for
the Spring and Fall races. The basis of the
organization is set forth underneath the no
tce alluded to- and will be found to be of a
highly liberal and satisfactory character
Year: 1859

The Premium LiSt of the Virginia Central
Agricultural Society is being prepared, and
will, no doubt, be published in IA short time
The committee will offer handsome premiums
for trotting and running horses, their speed to
be tested against time and the trotting
track will be put in the best order, this feature
of the exhibition will prove highly interesting.
l. is TO be regretted that the State and Central
Societies have been unable TO agree upon some
plan for holding joint Fair. Richmond is
certainly the most desirable point III Virginia
for such an exhibition, the country people pre-
fer visiting the metropolis to any other place,
the in terest of both Societies can the better be
maintained here than elsewhere, and the con-
junction would prove decidedly advantageous
Ii, however no arrangement can be made then
let the agrculturalists prepare to attend the
Central Fair, and to contend tor the liberal
premiums soon to be made known to them.
Year: 1859

TERRIBLE ACCIDENT.-A young man named
Webster. met with terrible accident, i'll a
shingle factory, at Union, Erie county, Pa,
recently He was sitting close by a whirling
shaft, over which ran leather band, which
was loosened for the purpose of mending. His
right arm was run through the band and he
was in the act of mending it, when it caught
fast to the revolving shaft, and in an instant
the terrible catastrophe was wrought. de
was whirled twice around the shaft, when his
arm gave way from his body, and he was
thrown sixteen feet, q pile of shayings,
knocking down scantling post which stood
in the way The mutilation was awful-his
arm. shoulder blade, about half of his collar
bone and even some of the cords of his neck,
running up into the structure OF his head
were torn away, exposing, and rendering yisi-
BILE, his stomach and yitais. And wonderful
TO relate he still lives,
Year: 1859

Deaeafsd.-Catherne Cartwright a white
woman. found wandering about the streets AT
night, was committed to prison by the Mayor
Tor safekeepng. Kate was most horribly out
of fix when captured, and as she had dis
pensed with her flowing curls and had her hair
clipped a Ia prize-ring might readily have
passed for an ill-shaped man In woman's at
lire Bad company and bad whiskey are
doubtless the instruments used 10 reduce her
to her present low estate.
Year: 1859

The Artiliery is to be rejuvenated and uni
formed in gray, thus forming portion of the
first regiment. New members are being en-.
rolled every week, and the friends OF the corps
seem disposed to restore its ancient glory,
by securing goodly number Of choice men TO
man the guns on all occasions. Artillery Is
very necessary in a city like Richmond, and
when once regimental uniform Is adopted,
there will be no difficulty in maintaining the
strength of the corps.
Year: 1859

Lost Cop.-Yesterday morning a fine bay cow
was found in the guliey on 4th street, between
Jackson and Duval, where she had fallen the
night before and crippled herself. Her own
er should look after her.
Year: 1859

Pregressiag.-The three elegant iron front
te nements on Governor street, are going up as
rapidly as possible, but the builders seem TO b
very much cramped for want Of space to depo-
sit their materials The street Is so narrow
that even a small quantity of lumber seems TO
BE- in the way, and yet improvements cannot
be made without space is allowed the builders
TO work in. Where efforts are made 10 accom-
modate the public, as in this case, everybody