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EIGHTEENTH YEAH. trui ui fVVKI-VllAWK-KVK ANDTELEGRAPH rv»i.u*t» i""*1 W. wr,CT FITT cci'le» Mfen* Srwl*, JJV DUNHAM. tsR M«l $» tmo c?"* D«Vr»», lh''Mm\ G»" Mnhaska, Muduun, n«d other ('oatitiis -lay TT Slntfft ol 0,. „»«..»* "«)».»«« l»h RR rj) »»rc*n.flt, 00 I 00 it B0 as (to OTie #*t'lr®*s) •100 no 960 4 00 00 7 00 IS 00 On«mOOS, aiiu«*l«1"»rr I'i'f "1- above price. ML Soxes BIW )0llX -•. *4 JusM »«12 r«Mfc*r flio. ft. SCAB. 76 (J" I. *. HOWKRH A 00. p0llOA»*-—,IW t^0"' Ct,r,1**e"» VfrlJr,ir '("'inytO) J.NO. PEAK. STEPHEN T. ACRES, noOK »*ii'« Hul.-r .V.BIank lt»»U ani.iifiM'Mir. r, In r»oll.»u*h'» 111 "'n in 10,1 /"k iriiUMiTox. IOWA iMiM «"y d-«cn|." me to t.rder. Blank JSvTJied »r.d I,, ».y styls. Faper, if,, tr„mini to any pattern. «»*-»:iy .. R. WASHBURN, K4NI ITAl 1 I UMl AM' Ml. IXXIiiN. S i n A ni Ac., \vnDOH'« AT '^SMTNX, IOWA. sffsMirr, by m*H ororthewisr promptly attend [apr 'ZA-dwly. jretkrtltwxl fancy Hawjn* done to order. F- EB NER, GUN8MITH. (SB^CISSOIl TO felurablii si. keiwit'u Wiilfminl .tin In. 1 A1, aor rtmentof (lun»,PI»tol«,Kulrc« V mi -|. iritnmi ipl«-iu«ut»keptoon»lantly on baud ,',J iim!«luredto oulcr. mttrii.it urall kinds'lone onihort notice amlat fair Ji. iyimpy E O Y lliillder intil illuiiutacturer of MORS, AAHII- Fit A it ES, W1NUO W-BLINDS, WAA TIIKR-IIOA I! DING A i i i i i I i i u u i intn i.ll y l" Ihtue wishing to build that 1 %i\r i 1| it..1 si vcd liimilri-.l Door* and uther wprk lUwIiuil'Inijt line iu proporiii.ii. I Mil prrpar-d to :»nr*cl Collage Bulldlnga in town frwttiiiry heretn'ore. I 111'.- liouii's and lots, ranging from (even bun i. i«r. tliiius.iml dollari, wlilcb I will iell or rent so conwniatnig II Inn Northern Aildltlon, ranging from two (II I.uii.lr, .1 ilnllarn, which I will atlt (mrtlj ou time. Ttiwir w .11111^ ItuuicH would do well to give ma a call, kb 14, '"'7. lijiy Great American Triumph I .J. MANN r.S REAP Sit A M0 WSR COMBINED AND SINQLK X0WKR. •l(ilIT TIIO|!S.IIVI» Manufactured In the TTnl- 'i t«l States, will, the utmost aucceaa, during tlie past M4.D. 'n,»M biilldng at the Kockford Shop for ftT The Urgeit Reaper Factory In the world. TAI.OOTT, KMERS0N 00,^2 Suweuor* and '-VIVIHK partnen of Manny k Co. M10QAKL8. PAKK8 A 00., Ac'M, Buriln(loa,Iowa. I. S i. (Hnutt* copy.) 0FFfcK«—SOObat* prime Coffee, for »«le by mtrU JNO. 11. GEAR. K S A U O I I E A Ii JAMES D.' DEVIN, mv. vr S K K K arrvMWA. lOW oBering on ea«y terms iliolce l.otn In the rtty and olicap liimua It) tUeeevural addlliuiin to 0t n Attorney sua N««*ry h»r- i-ay ra. |VCM|r« hit l*I*itn, KrU w.lljtiri' tir* mid Cyn .If wtU Jo (f Jin- lUonW .! Wupcllo County mi .! t'oui.ly M«|'- ami Ulrti.kfJ 4 all ticulur attention tu 1'u- cxaniinutiuii vj uucii»K- IV1 wishing to fccouro 11 to examine l.ia IUU uf Clrnt CIiim Laiidft Wfcptllo, Adair, Ailunf, Apj»nnoo^e, l*oo_n, 01 arlt, Gutlirlr, Harrison, unror, Polk, Union, Van Iowa. C7\IT. SHERFEY, noUMiV AT I.A \V ASM CE i K v i A I S I ILATTSMOVTli NRBRAS&A. 16-bpy General Land Agency COIY-JLI. ULL T'Fi, hi tfi» .ppiua tl t.n .ver'ri E»try. ntuerclal tc„ Ae-. rkfalh* ie« aa r» of the hullo*** il of th« adual** -«y- IMI AR* «d the" ar stof* ipr»» illtUntr Office. IOWA. I- It It I. M» JI E ATTfntNKY ANl Ol'N^l.I.Olt. ill )rniuptly attend ti I.:ind Agcncle-, Investing a«, Lm-ailu ur.il St'llinu Land Wnrnuits, I'uvln^ "uliiiig RtM Ksl.iti', und nil dllii'r liranehea of it HuMfWi-X 111 Wcalern Iowa and Nilnaeka. '•I'll li vr. iiirio In t'omiotl Hluffn und I Oninhd.-'Persiinii de»lrotm of itcurlng Ural MX niiMther 01 thei* Qourishing town* will do well vheir orders to 1). C. Ltl.OOMKU, urt-bptf,' Land Agent. Council llluflfe,Iowa. JOFTN H. GEAR, hnlonalf (.rtM vr A l)iuUr IntHool, HAVK 1 larj? VM w.-!\ frU'Ctnl Mork now arriving **i whi«*h I offtr to the traUcnt the ,r»*ti!.irkt,»T!iNkt. X. Lninr ^24 MORBl#OK. I. JT, ROGERS & CO., rimi.r.MAl.i tiroi i rs A I'niiiiiilHNlon 'U 'rb *at irr rr,v|vli|r tV Itailroad mid Km a liirKe itcnV of si..I Fancv tiroevriv., t.nd.H'h tin y invito the at I on til draler* K'flini! confident that tln-y can nfler utr indnceiuenu to ll.c trade iliitn an other house li market. [apr 4-bply J. CORSE & SON. LYILOL.rSAI.r. A K.-I«II t..alr« lii R,IA\ UTA TIOSKK V. I AL K'11-HANGINGS HL: 74AVS" MA TKL1A, .S, Ff KSt'N STRKKT, Mr l*lv1y I in ri ixgloii« Iown. J. P. BROWN I W K S I I I I A I A I O S K I IMidstreet,abtiveJelfi in.lturret HuuneBulUIng, HVliUNGTON, IOWA. WBooks. Stationery, W ull I'apt'ra, .to., Ac., WllOl.hiALE AM) UKTA1L. H. H. SC0T1 & CO. )»'»!,ru-s IX Ilry )osdJ, Groceries and Ready *i»iie Main street,^between Jefferson ana Uarhngiott,lova. A ttood Chance For Bargains. inrg.' »it^k of the following article# vi, ha,Mt rt!u! not winhitiR to keep thvm over anoth» •••M.-i., haw conolutU-.l io d»siu'ie of thciu at rc»tU rtMSo all that wish U •f their numey to advantag« wculd do wcllt® call •i niunucwy aiock v t'oat, IVatv and Ve«ts Voollfn oder ?hlrta anil Tra*ers ^'oollin Mi Cotton Flannel*,allcolor« MvnauS Wtuuen'A Uuffulo Over Show: Men ut\i Voinrn'i Hubli^r lk»oW aodS«0#iJ Ctirln Uiibbpr lloot* *V cvnt* a pair H« I lllankt'lv ntul t^onifort® I'iioi aii4 btut \ir Ciot h» H^avy UKM^v^rtnt-nd Oa*lnetts ^oteaa^ Heavy Uaouand Choea ^r! n9ton.,Ui*!V.l65i. HKNHT SCOTT, Main Street* •A J'KKSU auvgly od Uenjn, WiHiatr.8ft Co.**Section A Map of lftwa, ou jut ccri\ed ana for f-*fcy J. P. BROWN, i Uarrvt lloute Building*. Uailroad Contractorv aiui .iloi iiuulcftt OYHNE^ l\K4f4'l)ook hr Katlroad and Civil Ko|f* A' tK«r» Tl«c Hookvt Companion for Machinist* Mrchabn atui Knfrmcrr, hy Oliver Byrne S«rihavr'» oor». Packet bit-Book Mtrchatucs Cotupaulon Ti^utuinV pj\ JU'lroad Curves KuibnukiuenU Ut»«cir« *Kh^nv«r» and Mechanics OompanloB Tutiptotan'tiici&aniai Pocket HfWii,» »a e el e:n, t.y T. BHOWN", it barret House Building, lid st. NeV Books Just Received. I IFl' of Umrliulv Broule.- The Lih of tirlu i« limine, author of "Jane yre," "Shirley," J« K. C. U.a«kill, 4 vols. iS too. Ju-l puWisbai 'Jrnieby j. p. BKO«X. majio y Third Streat. N I sr iBUMini^r. ttS\fersi|tlsed herrhy informs the cltilens of Bur il liaia(M».Uit.i icuiily tl»i he has op«ncd to-daj, in -r! Street, Beat door north o( M,»-r. McKitterick A '•'Wt'r ChtBa4t. :e. his new eMaltikhuieut and calls V fctwiiUvk. ot-ihe public to l.it extetlsive stock of ™«.|5, connuting iu *'A.\i tiOOBS or ALL KtXltS, v-xting» uh) Qlbves forlr»ltoattWnUeiu«n and Children "finf-V/ViA*. LACtS, SJXi'tSo'S, CXIRSZTS. BIT/OSS. SKIRTS. 4HtiKM.mKTf A -V/ IRA WEBS, row/jr.v .4 A .V. .i JPATXXr HIIISAB, yjUVKi RIB 80S, WIIJlhliONSH, jf UMBRELL-i*. I„, I'A KASOLS, ssun as'i XSJTTIXG awros, rentlf'1 Ztc* SBfUXti AND fjiBROW^'RIXo SUM, *a 1*T^e variety rftioods not nece«sary to pin.»n. wr 1J.-hp»j JOHN Sl'RTU. TlIK ll»15 ASl) Kl'lStl.lS O* ST. PAL'L-by A R#r. \v. J. Conjtca e, and the Re*. J. S. T°o I vote.1octtfro. A Htv «op« of tbe above work this **yrec«t«*%f J. P. BROWS. "^yO Barret Hoasv Bl«k, HAWK-EYE AND TELEGRAPH. t# After an abitcnce of toirictfaing more lhau two wc ki, the editor ia afiain at hii pool. Cor* WH)punl(?nt« who hire Jttiled to get tntwen to their favor* will he *U»-ni-tl to soon. Our tbkuks at* luc to tbc geutleintn who lis* ooctipted tbe ciiair editorial in onribltDct. CsDsislenc|r, Our itoighbor over the way ii beoomiog di« tre«so5 about the financial condHioti of tbe neipli borhood. City Scrip, of Keokak, WapeHo, "Mt. PleasMit MI1 liurltLgluu, And tbe acceptances of the MercliaDt'a Insurance Company, of iliia city—all come in for thare of bi« Attention And indignation. If all tbe«e substitutes for money and cur rency were dcvincd And man ig by men of his political kidney, we suppose our neighbor would thfnk ft iu all right. When Uernhart lleriu, 1»U' DKinocrAtic member of Congress from this Btate, Jene William*, late Democratic commie •ionar of the Deimoine River grant, Thomas H. Beriton,jr., late Democratic Superintendent of Public Iostructiou, George Green, late Demo cratic Supreme Judjje—to say nothing of a host of Democratic Land Office Receivers, Registers, Indian Agentu, &c., set up tbeir rag mills in Nebraska and flooded this State with their ir responsible trash, we heard nothing of this righteous indignation, though tbe sujnerfug* was the molt transparent imaginable. We hope our neighbor will apply the proper restoratives aud recover from his dangerous condition. In A few weeks the people, who by a majority of more thAn 18,000, voted in favor of a new constitution, will ratify the doings of their delegates by a like, or larger majority.— Old things are passing away—the new, if only a slight improvement, must be A change for the better—they cannot be worse. If we understand the meanirg of an adver tisement in another column—which the readers of the Gazette are also to be permitted to pe ruse, the acecpunees of the Merchants' Insu ruuee Company are not istutd by the Company at all, it only pays them when presented at their The responsibility of these acceptances ia Also bucked men here at home, citiz ns u) at least equal respectability and.solvency with the Democratic Hankers we huve named above, who we have had for currency tinkers the past two years. The public will doubtless think so when they have read over the names appended to this notice. (.'anodluu KttiprocilT. In the Canadian House of Assembly on the 8th, a resolution for the exteusion of the prin ciples of Keciprocity between the Province and tho United States to all articles the producc or manufacture of either country, was considered in Committee of the Whole. The resolution was advocated by Mr. Conger, who stated the object to be to provide thatthesame duty should be levied on articles of American manufacture, that was levied on articles of American manu facture in the United Slates. The Hon. Hamil ton Mcrrittasserted that under the present tariff the United States have many advantages, and that the only way in which Canada could have manufactures would be by at once adopting the American tarifll The resolution was debated by several members, the general feeling being in favor of adopting the U. S. tiirifl'. During the debate, Attorney General Cavley stated that within a few weeks a change had taken place in tho aspect of things at Washington touching the difficulties In tho way of friendly intercourse between the two countries, aud steps had bt'en taken to bring tbe subject of lteciprocity before the American Government, lie stated that the war Btcsuier Michigan WHS also a subject oi cor respondence. .Sume members thought the tariff too lurge a subject to be taken up so late in the session, but the motion to consider it was car ried on a division. Not much probability of ac tion on Reciprocity this session, as the proroga tion was to take place on the 10th. DEATH or BISHOP PIIKLAN.—The Right Rev Dr. Phelan, Roman Catholic Bishopol Kingston Canada, died in that city on Monday. He took a severe cold while attending the funeral of the late Bishop Ganlin, and only held the see of Kingston about twelve days. THK NKW CKLNT.—'There is one good thing in the new cent. It weighs precisely thehundreth part of a pound. People inclined to decimals may turn it to some put pose as a convenient mode of determining fractional weights six pence worth is nu ounce. Three of them can b# sent by mail for three centstnore. TKNSKSSKE FRKK BANKS.—Tho last Legisla ture passed a law requiring all Free Banks in Tennessee to keep the bonds, deposited by them as security lor their circulating notes, at par.— In consequence of the recent decline in the Tennessee bonds at New York, the Comptroller of the State has called upon the Frco Banks for additional deposits of ten percent. |2TTlie Free State party in Kansas, in Mass Convention, have resolved with great unanimity to adhere to the Top«ka Constitution, and will bvuo act recognize the authority of tho bogus State Government imposed upon Kansas. This is probably the best policy, and the line of con duct which will be likely to embarrass Governor Walker. The conspiracy to nrake Kansas a Slave State is a failure, and has been abandon ed. But the Bogus Territorial Government re mains a monument of infamy, bequeathed by the Pierce dynasty and Border Ruffianism to Buchanan's Administration. We shall see how long his Administration will keep it up, and con tinue to bold Kansas in bondage. SHOOTIND AKFKAY IS LEXISGTON.—In a quar rel between John Clay, a son of the departed statesman, and a horse Irainmr named Edgar, in Lexington, Ky., on Thursday, the former shot the latter twice with a pistol. One ball entered his mouth, aud cauie out behind the ear. Ano ther ball lodged in his neck. Edgar is reported mortally wounded. Clay immediately left Lex ington, and has not been heard lrom since. The parties have not. been on amiuable terms for tone time. Tbe bogus Sontajj account of the KAne Arctic Expedition, published in Philadelphia, and de nied by tho accredited author, proves to have been elaborated from a rough article which he wrote for Harper's Magazine, but rejected by it for imperfect composition. The article WAS bought ol his wife tor a song, ho being absent in Mexico, and spread over 17G pages of book ftmn by a tuan of active imagination aud great verbal fecundity. It was a gross fraud upon the public, AS well as upon Mr. Sontag. Sd St. PROGRESS.—The Albany Evening Journal has the following excellent reply to that class of men who Are forever lamenting over the de generacy of tbe times, and sighing for the good old days long gone: "Let any caudid reader of the Uistory ol the United State* since the orgau ization of the Government compare the present with the past, and he will find as much integrity, talent and patriotism auioug the leading men of to-day, as in any previous era Bearing in miud always that iu history the dark shades of men's lives fade out and atrocious acts of Gov ernment become modified by loag familiarity, neither the statesmen nor the public acts of the present day suffer by comparison with those of the past. Never before were politics found ed on a basis so noble and substantial. The question of the day is a moral one, as far above Kmbareos, Banks, Tariffs and Sub- Treasuries as man above his accidents. It is emphatically "the Cause of Human Mature."— The contest now is between Christian Civiliia tion and Barbarianism—Liberty and Despotism. It is the same causa that engaged Hampden Sidney, Adame,9.g9f rson and Henry. .4## day, the Excursion oi the Ladiea Benevolent Society was, we are pleased to leAtn, very largely patronized, and rvsultcd In A Tery handsome income to the Society, with which they propose to initnediately procure new fur niture for their house of Worship. Nothing occurred, we are informed, from first to last to inAr the enjoytUent of the day' while all unite in testifying to "having a good time." Tbe following Minute and Resolutions have been handed us with a degire that we should publish them At a mertingof Ladie* and Gentleman, Ex cursionists from Burlington, IOWA, to Knox ville, Illinois, Tuesday, June 16th, 1857, under the auspices of the Ladies Benevolent Society of the First Baptist Church, Burlington, Iowa, held on their return at ttte depot in Gales burg, the following Resolutions were unani mously adopted. Revolved 1, That for tbe great pleasure of this Excursion we are indebted to Col. War. ren, President of the Ferry Company, and al so the Captain of the Flint Hills Ferry Boat at Burlington, for our safe and gratuitous transit across the Mississippi river. Resolved '2, That we also feel our indebted ness to Col. Hammond, Superintendent, and Ur. Gorden, the Burlington Agent of the C., B. ii Q. Railioad, for tho liberal accommodations furnished us and our passage to and fro be tween Burlington and Galesburg. Reaolved X, That wc also make special ac knowledgments to Mr. Roberts, the Superin tendent, and to other officers of the P., O" & B. Railroad, for the liberal and pleasant trans portation of onr party from Galesburg to Knoxville and back. Resolved 4, That our warmest thanks are due to the friends in Knoxville who furnished the grounds, seats and tables, at the Grove, and for every other attention shown us to-day. Resolved 5, That we also thank our five hundred friends in Peoria, whom we have met to day, for the invitation which brought us to see them on this occasion and the ample en tertainment furnished by them. Re.=olved finally, That we wish the highest happiness and prosperity to all our friends of to-day and will hope for ourselves also to be made henceferth happier and better by this day's enjoyments. RAILROAD CONDUCTORS AND RAILROAD PASSEN GERS.—Judge Parish recently decided, in the Union County Circuit Court, as we learn from tho Cairo Times and Delta, that when a person goes aboard of a passenger car without having paid his fare in advance, and the same is de manded by the conductor of the train and a re fusal to pay it when so demanded, the conductor is not bound to take him to the next station, but may expel him at once, unless by such ex pulsion the life or health of such person would be thereby endangered and that the ofier of a bank bill, demanding a return of change, is not a tender of the fare, or offer to pay it. J3S~ Tbe hog cholera is everywhere in New England as at the West, in the country and on the sea shore, on the mountain" «ud through the vallies. Like the potato rot or the Tyler grippe, it is having a universal run, know ing no distinction of age or sex, section or cli mate. Wherever civilization exists and whisky is made, there tbe bog cholera is found. 53jf- President Buchanan has remitted the fine of $1,000 imposed on Capt. Smith, convict ed of complicity in the Slave Trude. No rea sons are given for this unexpected lenity.— There is no uso for the vigilance of the New York Marshals to detect persons engaged in this species of piracy, if the President is going to let them off without punishment. rar Gov Izard has issued his proclamation for an election lor Delegate to Congress, Terri torial and County officers in Nebraska, to be held the first Monday in August. GKS. CASS.—It is said that the General will soon leave the Cabinet,—that bis memory ia failing-, and be is sinking into the torpor of ex treme old age. Col. Benton is down upon the Buclianeer can didate for Gov-rnor of Missouri. He says "no body who fears God, loves his country, or hopes for heaven can vote for Bob Stewart." pgf We are glad to see that the city is again lighted with gas and we take it lor granted the quarrel between the Council and the Company has been adjusted. There is also a marked im provement in the quality of the gas, for which we desire to be reasonably thankful. QUITE A MISTAKE.—The Baltimore Republican tells a story of a young man who fell in love with a young lady residiug in one of the resi dences in Upper Tendom. The lover, fearing a repulse from the head ol' the family, conducted his courtship in a clandestine manner. The up shot of the matter was, that an elopement oc curred and the parties were married. After the marriage the bridegroom proposed that they should return home and procure the father's pardon. Judge, then, of his dismay when, with a trembling voice, she informed him that altho' she possessed the name of the gentleman in question, she was not related to himiu the slight est degree, aud was employed in his dwelling in the capacity of a seamstress. Thus all his visions of a secured fortune were scattered to the winds and the scene of recrimination which ensued was terribly out of character for A newly married couple. DUBIQUE REPUBLICAN.—This paper formerly published by Mr. Flint has been revived under the editorial management and proprietorship of Mr. A. P. Wood. It is a spirited and able pa per, worthy the liberal support of the people of Dubuque^ TUK ADMINISTRATION'S TIKW OP MORMON AFFAIRS.—The subjoined article from the Wash ington Union of the 9th inst., is presumed to express the convictions of the President. From the statements of a government official who ar rived, direct from Salt Lake City, iu Washing ton on the 8th, aud from other information, the organ of the administration derives the following conclusions in reference to the con dition of affairs iu Utah: 1. That the Mormon legion is composed of some live or six thousand indifferently armed men, including a few squadrons of cavalry— about as weil drilled and as effective as the or dinary militia of the Slate. •J. That the Mormons ridicule tbe idea of the Federal Government se tbe Territory to execute the laws. 8. That Brigham Young's commands, as the bead of the Church, are omnipotent with All good Mormons, and hence the resistance to the United States. 4. That the presence of one thousand United St lies troops in the Territory would secure obe dlenee to the laws, and that no resistance would be made by the Mormons to so large a lorce. 5. That it is undoubtedly true that t:.ere is a .serious defection among the Mormons, and that if tbe disaffected could be protected by United States authorities they would gladly sever tbeir connection with the church and its head. 6. That Salt Lake City bears the outward evidencee of Mounon oppression, and that bus iness ol all kinds is literally at a "stand still." s O -J O I N A Ladle* Excaniea. «rpropitious circumstances connectcd with the Many no desire to leave for the States cannot do so for the want of means. 7. That not more than fitty "Gentiles" were iu the Territory, and although it was lorbiddeu that they should be supplied with the necessa ries of lite, they were enabled to procure provi sions through the cupidity of some of tbe less scrupulous ot the Saints. 8. That Brigliam Young admitted that he could, by a word, bave prevented his followers ftora violating the laws ol the United States, but be did aot cbooee to interfere, and would not interfere. But we are accused of speculating to an aw ful extent! This is untrue. We Are no more guilty than others who live a good many miles nearer sun-rise. But the great and overwhelming charge against us is that we have got the price of our lands too high—that these prices will tumble down, aud then will come a wreck! We think it would not be difficult to show our friends at tlid East tuat when our lands tumble down in pi ice their will be such a fall in f.irtn lands in Uhio, Pennsylvania and the older Stales as shall make our calamity a mere circumstance hardly worthy of no ice. In central Ohio rich lurma well improved are selling at from $liu to $80 per acre! And peeple are making a great luss be cause lands in Iowa are selliug at $2 to $6 and even $10 an acre! When we go to the d—1 wonder it our eastern friends won't be aboard of rhe same train!! llere in the West we are bending all our en ergies towards developing the resources of the country. Our ideas, instead of running upon horses aud carriages, liveried servants, palatial residences and live dollar wines, are busily and actively employed in building roads, opening mines, building, manufactures and cultivating tho soil. We are hard upon the track of the Indian aud the Buffalo with the plow, and the locomotive! The evidences of our industry and energy as a people are palpable and seen every where throughout our State. Our condition is as sound as the rest of the world we maintain. But even were it as rcpresentented we would go to the d—1 a couple of times and after that get rich while our Eastern friends were recovering from one smash! A few months more and good crops of grain, fruits aud vegetables will have been secured, tbe public mind relieved of its apprehension, the expected crash and the looked for comet will then be forgotten, and the croakers silenced for the next decade. tnotlier Fugitive Slave Case. In Ohio. Ohio seems tated to be the ground whereon slaveholders and their fugitive chatties are to fitjiit out their controversy. Before the recent case could bo disposed of in the courts we have an account of another in Cincinnati wherein a United States Marshal is dangerously stabbed aud a negro shot. A negro man and his wife, belonging to Col. Withers, of Covington, Ky., were concealed in a room adjoining the Gazette office. Being advised of their whereabouts and aimed with the necessary authority, the U. S. Marshal aud a posse made a descent upon the negro and his wife and captured them. As above stated the marshal was stabbed with a sword cane and the negro shot, but both are likely to recover. HORRID DEATH.—A young lady at Cincinnati, named Margaret Leggett, was precipitated down a privy vault by the floor giving way, a few days o, and instantly perished. The vault was thirty-five feet deep, with about fifteen feet wa ter in it. Although the alarm was given imme diately by another lady who was with her and made a narrow escape, owing to the deadly gas no one could descend lor several hours. THE JACKSO* Coi'-sry MOB.—The citizen of Iowa, wherever he goes, will often be remind ed of the deep disgrace which has been put upon his State by the Mob in Jackson Coun ty. The entire people of Iowa are judged and oendemned for the doings of the few ignorant and debased men who have beeu guilty of the enormities which have shocked the entire coun try- town College, Davenport. The commencement at Iowa College will take place on Wednesday, July 15th. The Baccalaureate Sermon will be delivered by Prof. Ripley the Sabbath morning previous. Examinations of the College and Preparatsry Classes, Friday, Monday and Tuesday. The An nual Exhibition of the lower classes takes place on Tuesday evening, 14th. At this commence ment the College confers its first degrees of Master of Arts upon graduates of the Institu tion, and the first Sargent medals, instituted by Gen. George B. Sargent of Davenport, will be awarded. The annual oration is given on commence ment evening by Rev. Samuel C. Bartlett, of Chicago, formerly Professor in Western Reserve College, OhitK NOT CONSCIOUS OF TUEIR MISERY.—As wc read the long pettifogging articles in the Davenport papers, written and published almost every day, in defence of the bridge and in palliation of the numerous accidents which are happening at short intervals, we cannot help smiling at the oblivious state of affairs which has rendered these editors unconscious of their misery and proud of the chain that binds tbem. The bridge must be beneficial to the lauded interest of Cen tral Iowa and Chicago, but highly injurious to Davenport and the river interest. The Railroad and bridge company ought to pay well for such indefatigable labor. ridicule tie laeaot tne Mr A. G. G. Talbot is the uemocrauc uding au armed lorce to for Congress 111 the Fourth District of Kentucky. A CHILD OF L. I I U A V 1 BURLINGTON. IOWA. WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24, 1857 Ia #nr recent trip wc ascertaiaed that we of A C*Y«AI, PALACK AT CiKviMa.it.—The Cin- Jfotsritbstandirijf thVheavy rain and other the "Great West" have more friends, by a good cinneti Enquirer ears that tbe matters of tbe •. than w.- bad supposed, and friends of that kind uiat express a great deal of con- nervou* eern for our fafety and well-being And Appre hension »boo» our futitn. They think we Are runnins the machine a lit'.le too fast, especially in the f.re»en'. condition of tbe track, and they greatly fear tiiit we are going to the d—1H After beinf much obliged for the timely want ing a* w«Ii as the deep interest felt for the safe ly of our Western communities, we cannot bejp liking thwfasi travelling which so mach alarms our friend*. After scanning their »low and mea sured pace, and looking at tbeir languid condi tion, we felt rather reconciled to auy fate they might le disposed to fix for us. If wc must decide on extremes we should tie down the s.ifety valve aud let every thing flutter! Our sage friends may shake their knowing heads, but if this be going to the d—1 we rather like it. A little tact enabled us to discover that all their concern was not for us. They feel A deep concern for us, but this is not so overwhelming but that they feel also lor themselves! They complain that many good ci'izens have taken their money and removed to Iowa, Missouri, Kansas and Nebraska! This is undoubtedly trut. But we do not believe for a moment that we shall become bankrupt or "go to the devil from this cause. If our condition is so un sound" it is not likely to be made any worse lronj tj is class t?f emigrants. We shall continue to welcome tbem to Iowa regardless of conse quences! K I U K K Mechanics' Institute of thst city have decided to erect a building in which to hold tbeir aanr.al exhibition to come off in September next. The material will be eb^efly gUss And iron, snd it will be fire proof, thus giving a CryttAl Palaoe on a small scale. observed some street cleaning goiitf? OU yesterday. This is right. Let us hav the streets and alleys w sll and thoroughly cleaned before tbe commencement ef t)te.sickLy. season. .. irJilf ~,lfn afVPe are glad io see'our streets oeoupied in every direction with stone, brick, sand, lime And other building material. It shows that our course is still onward. But is not too much space thus occupied? Those whose business it is should see to this matter. py A gentleman from the other side of the river was in town yesterday peddling a few wolf puppies for pets! He had found a nest of nine in Mercer County before their eyes were open, and thinking they would be nice for rat bunting brought a small invoice to this city. We heard of no sale. l^T" ^ic aro under obligations to the Ooilec tor of the Port of Burlington for a copy of the Report of the Secretary of the Treasury on the state of the finances. jpg* The Davenport Gazette says tbe hands upon the J. S. Nelson stoned the keeper of the draw and his assistant at the Bridge, when the boat came down Monday last. An Irish tailor, named Welch, com mitted a rape upon a German eirl about fifteen years old, in Davenport, Sunday last. The Gazette says he had been arrested and com mitted tojsil. The Boston Post wants to know why credit should not bo given to physicians in no tices of deaths, as well as clergymen in notices of marriages The following instance of heartless cruelty on the part of tbe filibuster Walker, should con demn him to eternal infamy even if he had no other crime to atone for. It is remarkable that on the arrival of this inhuman chief at New Or leans, that his reception was conducted by the very class of men to which this poor murdered soldier belongs. Such an act as the following deprives the perpetrator of all sympathy in the future, however severe his fate might be:— "On the 80th dfiv of April, while Gen. Walker, without the knowledge of his men, was negoti ating his capitulation, knowing that he was to surrender next day, one of his soldiers, contrary to a general order, went outside the lines. He shortly after returned, having only gone out to get a bottle of aguadiente. Walker called him up, when he acknowledged his fault and prayed for forgiveness. "If you have any message to send to your friends," said Walker, in his mild but sarcastic way, "you had better prepare it, for at sundown you die." Punctually at sunset a platoon of soldiers was drawn lor the execu tion, and just as the order was given to fire the soldier appealed to his comrades: "Boys, you wouldn't shoot a fellow soldier for such a thing as that, would you?" They raised their rifles, and fired over his head. The poor fellow broke and run, when he was brought to his knees by Lieut. Rogers, an Irishman, by a pis tol shot. Stepping up to the man while in this position, Rogers placed his revolver at his lora head and blew his brains out. The Cincinnati Oazette says that the Lieut. Rogers who committed the inhuman murder above mentioned is no other than Win. Kissane, the Chemical Bank forger, Martha Washington swindler and counterfeiter. The inhuman brute was Walker's right hand man. DARING ROBBERY AT A. HOTEL.—TWENTY THOUSAND DOLLARS IN GOLD COIN.—Between 10 and 11 o'clock on Tuesday night, a Spanish gentleman, named George Basso de la Vega, ap peared at the office ol the Chief of Police, City Hall, aud stated to Sergeant Owens, who was at that time on duty, that his room at the Spanish Hotel, No. 43 Walker street, had been entered by means of false keys, his trunk broken open, and $20,000 in doubloons (gold) and $500 iu silver, stolen therefrom, stating that $5,000 re ward would be paid for the recovery of the mohey. Mr. Basso stated that he arrived a few days ago from New Orleans, and that he suspected two or three men, who knew he had the above mentioned money—they having come on in the same steamer with him. One of these men he said was very poor, ai.d he had given him some money to help him along. Up to the hour of closing the Court, no clue to the robber had been obtained, and it is more than likely that by this time he has put many miles between himself and the city. In this matter Mayor Wood's police have shown them selves exceedingly slack. Had a few smart ac tive detectives been sent out immediately upon the robbery being made known at the Chief's Office, they might, with the aid of the telegraph, have captured the robber or robbers.—N. Y. Tribune. GEN. WOOL'S SWORD OK HONOR.—The sword prepared by order of Congress for presentation to Gen. Wool, in appreciation of his gallant services rendered in Mexico, and especially at the battle of Buena Vista, has been presented to the veteran. A more beautiful and appropriate compliment than that conveyed by this testimo nial could not have been bestowed. The blade is thirty-one and a quarter inches long, of the fiuest cast steel, and emblazoned with national devices. The hilt is of solid gold, and is a specimen of rare workmanship. The design is an ear of corn, half concealed by the shuck surrounding it. The upper part is a spread eagle, on the heart of which is a shield bearing the words, "Buena Vista, Feb. 22 and 23, 1847.'' The eyes of the eagle are diamonds. The cross of the hilt is the Mexican coat of arms —the serpent and cactus—very heavily wrought, the eyes ol the serpeut being garnets. The scabbard is of silver, plated with gold, and or namented,with solid gold bands and rings. The end of the scabbard is of solid gold, and of unique design. On one side of the scabbard is the following inscription: "PRESENTED "To Gen. AN ABOLITIOH DEMOCRAT IS KENTUCKY. to ~I»53, produced £00,0I0,000 Australia, £35, v- 1 11 fi Tulhnt is the Democratic nominee i 000,000, from 1854 to 1855. They have alto- Whatever bis views may now be, be was an avowed emancipationist in 1850, and introduced John E. Wool, as a testimony of the high sense entertained by Congress of his gal lant and judicious conduct at the battle of Bu ena Vista in accordance with a joiut resolution approved January 24, 1854." The sword was manufactured by Samuel Jackson, of Baltimore. It cost$l,500. The de sign was furnished by Lieutenant Benton of the Army.—[Albany Argus. Products of Gold The influence of the increased produce of gold since the discovery of California and A us tralia has been very great in stimulating pro duction, and promoting a world-wide distribu tion of other articles. Ou this subject we copy the following from the Manchester Guardian: "It has been estimated that the total amount of gold in use in the world, in 1848, was £600, 000,000 sterling, and the annual supply was be lieved to be between £8,000,000 and £9,000, OoO. From recent influx, consequent on the discoveries in California and Australia, the amount row in hand is of the computed value of £S2',000,000 sierling. California, from 1849 straH net HE NEW SoENATOR FROM NEW HAMP^HIM— MR- J- B- AUED' D4YEN- port, was accidentally drowsed by failing into w A K K K S mort With addi[ion l0 the production of gold, gC) bu£ n0 e ,s a resolution to that effect into the Legislature, been made. We have, however, benefited by Ht. went in- I the increased production, and our export trade of which he was then a mem alone has, since the discovery of gold in Austra deed, much beyond the emancipationists of Alls- j.^ souri, declaring himself for freedom in every 1 true adaUion an^ hat very little to the stock of gold in the country has California, about doubled in value. The produce now in the world is equal to 2f5,- SlAte of the Union. His views were backed up (xv.,n00 ounces troy, or S 543 tons. The gold v.ni, T^iiia. coinage in Great Britain, I ranee, and the U111 by a strong speec 1, portions of which the Lou s- Sta:eS) in 1S83t amounted to £41,800,0».0. rille Journal now quotes against bim. Mr. lal- i Jr JT jg computed the Australian gold bot, however, will be all right when Kentucky ues as a Suite shall declare for freedom, as she will £12,000,000^ before many years. 1 COMMITTED.—On Saturday the examination of II, 1 Michael Mendoza and Patrick McGuire was con Daniel Clark, the new Senator from Newllamp- ^jetidozA was futlv committed upon an accusa sbire, is described as a promising young lawyer, alone yielded 3,oo7,280 ounces, or say tlov% TELEGRAPHIC. *~t New Yotk, Juneia. Another serious riot occurred in the l*«rk to ddy in consequence of an attempt ol tbe Metro politan po!ic« to arrest Mayor Wood and Sheriff Willitt on a wc.rmni issued by Judge Hoffman, for assault on Mr. Conver, Metropolitan com mis«icner of streets. The metropolitan police, while ascending in a body to the City Hall steps were beaten back w:th clubs bv the Mayor's police, and many of them badly hurt. Capt. Dilks reported mortally wounded. The Park is tiiied with an excited crowd the military is reported to be called out. 1 P. Jf.—The wrrrant Rgs.nst Mayor Wood was «erved this afternoon. He surrendered to the sherifi, and gave bonds in 5,000 dollars to appear. The sheriff surrendered himself to the coroner. The National Guards were trader srms'for an hour in the Park, and were then retired from duty, and left for Boston to take part in the Bunker Hill celebration. The 12th Regiment is no* under arms at the City Hall. At the affray this P. M. several of the Metro politan policemen besides Capt. Dilks were bad Iv beaten tbeir recovery is considered doubt ful Gen. Walker arrived this evening and was re ceived by his friends at the landing. A salute fired*. The General then entered a carriage drawn by eight horses and was escorted to the City Hall, which added to the already gieat ex citement in the Park. An enthusiastic recep tion was given him. He was then escorted to the Si. Nicholas Hotel and will remain in New York for some time. Boston, June 16. The American State Conuention to-day reaf firm the Springfield platform aud refused to adopt the Louisville national platform. N. P. Banks received 21'.' out of 22(i votes for Governor, and was then nominated unanimous ly by acclamation. E. Trask of Springfield was nominated for Lieut. Gov. and Sohn H. Clifford for Att'y Gen. Concord, June If.. Resolutions were introduced in the Legisla ture to-day strongly denouncing the Dread Scott decision. Albany, June 16. The Court of Appeals met to-day. There are 403 cases on the calendar. The Metropolitan police will oome on to-mor row with a lull bench. It stands last on the calendar, but will be taken up first after the motion. Francis B. Cutting and Win. L. Everts are counsel for Messrs. Bo wen and the other com missioners appointed by the Governor, and Chas. O'Connor and Judge Edmunds for Mayor Wood. Washington, June 10. Judge Crawford charged the Grand Jury to day that their duty was to make a full enquiry into the true condition of the election riots. They said they should ascertain the facts and present them in an embodied form. Nothing short of this should satisfy the community. The laws must be maintained and enforced, aud the ghts of citizens under those laws, and the fair tud lull exercise of them without interference or hinderance from any quarter, must be pro tected by whatever legally authorized means necessary for these purpose. Gen. Walker left this afternoon for Philadel pliia, and will arrive iu New York at 11 o'clock M. to-morrow. Philadelphia, June lfi. Frank Thomas, to whom the Governorship of Utah has been offered, has arrived in this city. The New Orleans mail of Tuesday is received. w Orleans papers give most flattering ac counts of northern and middle Texas. The pros pects of splendid crops of corn, cotton and su ar were never better. In the western part the crops were not suffering. Lottern from the river counties of Virginia and Maryland slate that the army worm had made its appearance, and was ravaging all inds of grain. The farmers were despairing of geuing enough for seed. Philadelphia, June Iti. Gen. Walker arrived here at midnight. He topped at Girard House till 2 o'clock this P. M., when he will proceed to New York, lie was visited by a number of friends and sympathisers, but there was no public demonstration. Buffalo, June 16. Rain storm to-day.IFlour dull, 8oo brls at $7. Extra Wis. wheat dull, 7000 bush at §1,30 Chi igo spring $1,85 white Indian corn inactive. 000 bush at 70c oats 6rtc. Philadelphia, June Iti. Before the [Supreme Court in session here the application for an injunction against the sale of the main line of the public works was argued to-day. Gov. Pollock protested against the de cision of the Court and was in favor of the de fendants being heard. Halifax, June 16. The steamship Europ* arrived at this port early this A. M. She left Liverpool on the 6th, and brings news three days later than by the Yanderbilt. Parliament, which at the date of the accounts by the Yanderbilt was not iu session in conse quence of the Whitsuntide holidays, had again assembled, but had not to the time of tho de- partme of tho Europa dispatched any business custom house officers have expired of particular note. The debates had been rath er tame. The U. S. steamship Niagara, having been in spected by tho American Minister, has proceed ed to Ports nouth to reccive the necessary alter ations preparatory to taking on board her por tion of the Atlantic Cable. The British Gov ernment having kindly loaned the use of the dock yard at that place. The Niagara was then to proceed to Berkenhead and commence taking in the Cable at Greenwich 011 the 5th or 10th of June. All the vessels will rendezvous at Cork. August is fixed for paying out the Cable. FRANCE.—The story of an attempt upon the life ol the Emperor is reiterated and the files of the English Journals containing representations of it have been received at the French post of fice, thus giving color to the story. Count de Mery, previous to his starting from St. Petersburg, will sign the tieaty of commerce between France and Russia. BELGIUM—Tranquility is restored. A Brussels letter says that a Cabinet council had resolved to withdraw the obnoxious bill on Charities, and that two or three ministers ten dered their resignations, which the king refused to accept. The Grand Duke Constantine had visited the king ol Spain. Some bread riots had occurred at Grenada— they were suppressed hy the troops and 4 per-* sons wounded. The authorities continued how ever to take military precautions, and they were causing bread to be sold to the poor at a regu lar rate. The Mexican question, it is feared, presents very serious difficulties, and is by no means near a settlement. PERSIA—The ratifications of a treaty of peace were excban6ed at Bagdad May 3. The Liverpool breadstuff m.irket had assumed feetures of extra dullness and to affect sales.— A slight decline had been submitted to on all articles except corn, prices of which is barely maintained. The interruption of the holidays with tbe fa vorable weather for the crops, had been mainly instrumental in the depressiou of the market. The Liverpool provision market was quiet and the prices generally without essential change since the departure of the Yanderbilt. The London Money Market was without essential change since the 3d, and Consols closed on Friday at 93Jab4 for money. AUJ of^nurder, aud McGuire for creatiugra riot twae'ssed of -reat popular eloquence, and for These are tbe men who got up tbe row in Van i„ „,»nnil Buren street, with the lerrvman, on fcunaay of years a thorough-gome .reesoncr. In personal d.irUig which EUfcll appearance and in his style of oratory, he bear* yOUr.g pirl, was so seriously wounded by a pistol an extraordinary resemblance to Rufus Cboate. jsnot that she died a day or two afterwards.— Chicago Tribune. Cunningham, a THE FOOTLIGHTS.—Fir=t Villain (aside, to i cor p9e of gentleman whom he hast just murder- lob of water head foremost on Monday last, ed.)—Draw jour legs up, you stupid! Don't you h«r« iwrMBAiaedsome time before discovered. see thAt the curtain will come down on tbem! Ottawa, 111., June 13. The Supreme Court adjourned finally to-day. The application for a supersedas in the case of Prendergast and others, ads, the People, was de nied by the Court. The Recorder's Court for the cities ol La Salle and Peru was declared unconstitutional, and an opinion delivered. Twenty-four opinions were filed, and eight more cases decided. One hundred opinions were required to be written out this term. Cincinnati, June 13. This forenoon, as two U. S. deputy marsh Ala were arresting a fugitive slave and his wife, the slave slabbed J. C. Elliott, deputy marshal, with a long sword knile upon which another deputy marshal shot the slave in the abdomen tour times. The negroes were taken into custody.— The marshal's wounds are dangerous, and tbe negro's thought to be mortal. The affray oc curred in a room iu Vine sireet, near the Post Office, where the negroes were secreted. Washington, June 17.| The official documents show that no instruc tions were given by Secretary Dobbin to Com. Merwin or Capt. Davis, relative to Gen. Walker and his men. The language of Sec'y Dobbin to Com. Mer win was, "if it is prudent and for the interest of tbe country to have a man of war visit San Juan Del Sur." The Navy Departmsnt have determined to build one of the five sloop* of war by private contract, for which proposals are soon to be is seed. Tbe American Sute Co»v, uuen at their set- We have never doubted, Jroiu the tuwm-.H sion nominated for Stlte Tr*»«ir»r and Receiv- *aW tiie announcement of W*lk-rVip|*). anient er Genera! JJtt-r* Petinv. Jr of Georgetowr to Kansas, and the flonrMi made about hi= In Auditor. Chandler B. Kaowvm rtl Roxbury. I tendon to secure the right of et.-ry n an in that A eoiimitte« was appoint to call a m*M lermorT to vaie, that the Administration had Convention in Septemb i m-xt to ratify their taken the alarm and given up the idea driving nomination. ''1! white men out ot the territory at the j-i/.tn of The B. *. steamship sailed for Liverpool vi* the bayonet to make room lor tit gro «hv That difax at SJ o'clock A. M. with I/t pasieugera policy had b, en porsued hy the last Adu. nta- H&lifai and l/ilii,1"*' dollars in specie. The »ky is overt-*it andbut there is no rain, making the wenthef "so far admirable for the Bunker Ht!l Cetebn don. The 7th regiment, Col. Durvee. arrived short ly after 7 o'clock ibis morning, and weie re ceived at the depot by the National Lancers. It is 12 o'clock, and the procevton is jti*t jfrt ig into order and will «Kr» tie en route for Bunker Hill, where tbe InaugurAtioo sarriues will I .ike place. All the streets are thronged. Among the dis lguished visitors present to p\r ieipat- in the celebration arc the tJovertiorsof New York, N. Jersey, Connecticut, Rhode l-innd aud Vermous, the Mayors of Montreal aftd Haiti uore. Senator Ma*on of Va., Judge Breeze of 111., Gov. Pea body, Caleb Coshiog, and a crowd of other no tables.. Toronto, June 17. ft is reported that tho murderer Townsend, brought over liere from Cleveland, um'er the extradition treaty, was killed by one of his own accomplices while on bis wtiv troin this city to Cayuga, where he was to be tried. New York, June 17 The Metropolitan police case came up before the court of appeals for argument this morning. Ohns. O'Connor, Esq., opeDod C.u Mayor Wood, and Judge Edmonds wilt occupy the remainder of the morning session. The arguments will be rested to-morrow.— There will be no evening session of the court. A large number of pereous Here present, And the greatest interest was inauifi sled. Mr. O'Connor's argument WII.-, confined to con stitutional objects of the district formed by the act. Tho metropolitan couimis.-ionei' had sworn in over 40u special policemcn, and w-jro arranging for more. There were 400 soldiers in the City Armory. The hearing of the case of tho Mayor comes up in the Court of Sessions this afternoon. It is rumored that Simeon Draper has been Appointed Mayor by Gov. King. The steamship Fulton arrived list night rom Havre and Southampton 3d iu.-i. City quiet—Mayor Wood succumbed to law, submitted to arrest ou a second warrant without resistance. Mr. Turner, Deputy State Commissioner, and Captain Bennett, were arrested at the same time, and held in $5,000 bail. The City Hall is guarded ou all sides by tbe Mayor police, none being admitted bat those having business. Further outrage is not apprc! ended, although troops arc in readiness at tho Armory to attack at a moment's notice. Columbu.-i, June 13. W. II. Gibson has this day resigned his ffice as Treasurer of State. The liovirnor has up pointed A. T. Stone, of this city, io fili the va cancy. A default 0f$5S0,0ii0 has been found^o exist in the Treasury, which is state by Mr. Gibson to have existed when he came imo office, and to have been caused by the dclitcation ol the former Treasurer, John G. Brcsiii Dent. The Governor has appointed Will. Doitnison, Jr., of this city, under the aci of last winter, to make in conjunction with the Auditor or one of his clerks, a full examination into the condition of the Treasury. The July iut- st, notwith standing this deficit, will be aid. ilo.-'o i, June 17. Hon. Edward Everett delivi-ie.l the presenta tion address. He said, in this act of grateful commemoration, we do but pay an early prom ised, long deferred tribute of affection and res pect to one of the most zealous champions aud efficient promoters of American liberty and pa triotism, and the first victim in the cause. As far as it is in onr power we wipe oil the reproach which has rested on us for two generations. He then proceeded to give a brief history of the statue, speaking in high terms of the chief patriots thereof, who have now all passed away and continued, nor let it be thought in erecting the statute of Gen. Warren and bestowing the honors ol the day exclusively upon liiin, we for get the services of the brave, whatever rank they partook, with like courage and patriotio devotion, the perils of the ever inemoriable 17th of June, 1775, to honor theiu with the ob ject of a time defined work, which crowns the hill on which wo stand, cold as the clods on which it rests and still as the silent heavens ou which it soars. It is yet vocal with eloquence iu their undivided praise. No one I am persuaded, said Mr. E., will think it strange that the first statue has been erected to Warren, BO one but that must desire that the example should be followed by those of Put nam, Gardner and McCleary, and of whomso ever else a grateful posterity may be worthy to be assigned this posthumous honor. Washington, June 18. Mr. Parmel has been re-appointed Surveyor of Customs of Wheeling. This completes the action of the administra tion in all the cases where the commissions of Baroii Van Liembourg was yesterday intro duced to the President by Assist ant Secretary of State, Appleton, and delivered bis crcdeniials as minister of the King ol Netherlands. Mutual assurances and a desire to maintain the friend ship which has always existed bet.veeu the two governments were expressed. Baron Van L. was 111 full court coslume. The President has officially recognized Jean Nottbieck as Vice Consul for Russia at New York. The examination just completed in the coast survey office fully confirms the tu -t of a suffi cient depth of water in Long Island Sound for the passage of the Great East -i 1. Mi'i i/i.i-, June 18. An extensive fire broke out list r.ieht on Front Row, which destroyed the whole block occupied by the Bank of Tenn., Commercial Bank J. W. McCracken & Co., Goodlet, Na bers & Co., Stuart, King & Co., S. Mc.Manus, Griesman & Hoffman also a number of offices occupied by cotton factories. I.os-t not vet as certained. New York, June H. Stewart of the steamship Fi.hi.n, was arrested yesterday, charged with smuggling 5,000 dol lars worth of diamonds. The steamship Star of the West is to take the place of the Central America in the U. S. Mail line on Saturday next. Gen. Walker held a levee yesterday At the La farge House, and attended the Bowery theatre in the evening, where he made a brief speech. Our city remains quiet at sundown. All special metropolitan police were di.-cbarged and many of the Mayor's police withdrawn lrom the Citv Hall. The Governor returned to Albany this P. M. Judge Russell clossed the proceeding in the first habeas corpus Jby discharging the Mayor from arrest. The grand jury have under consideration the complaint of the mayor, and the calling of a special term of oyer and terminer in July for the trial of the Mayor. Mr. Crolut, of the Metropolitan police beaten on Tuesday, died to-day. Aibiny, June 18. Flour dull at former prices rile small corn meal declined: sales at gl,75a*l,!7 per 100 lbs —wheat quiet at $1,05 corn quiet, 4,000 bush Western mixed, private terms. New Yni'c, June 18. A special dispatch to the Tribune dated Tope ka, Kansas June 10, says that JV. Walker and suite are there—he has spoken twice and is trying to defeat the action oi li.e people. The pro-slavery men made a step tov.ard having the legislature bioken up, buj the executive auihor i ties bave nos sanctioned it. Coining, June IS. The village of Corning is il-jo d. The prin cipal bridges and walks have tin en torn away and the destruction of property is immense.— The working class have suffered suffere'y, large number of their houses having lieen washed away. Coinmunicajtiow between the up per And lower parts of the viiluge ia entirely shut off'. The running of trains on tbe Erie R. R. is obstructed, but they will doubtless be reg ular to-morrow. SECOND DISPATCH. The freshet has in a measure subsided And the danger is now past. Tho cellars of the bu sines portion of the town are filled with water and masses of timber fill the streets. PROGRESS or LAGER BEER in PARIS.—A gen* tleman who has recently returned from Europe, informs ua that a great revolution hAS taken place in tbe beverage of vine-clad France. The increased cost of wine, consr ,-tnt upoD tne failure of the grape crop, has ii.a!" claretamong the common people an expensive luxury. Malt liquors have taken the place ot the joice of the grape, aud Bavarian ale, a sort of lager beer, is the favorite Parisian "tipple." IfMfcTJs'h* ir I i tffiir y •OL. r-NO. 32 IkKOQ, June 17. He Policy "I uui, W al iter in kun«o*. tration. until it no longer so I o, and had become evident that ii the people of tbe country had known one-half of the ra*o.s!iiy pr icieed by Pierce, It would hare insured llnehanaii'* de teat. This conviction had got to t-e so strong that ii was necessary in Pennsylvania and other States to proclaim Mr. Buchanan the fraud of free Kansas in order to secure his election, snd made It necessary to give up »h* scheme of fix ing slavery iu that territory by the military po«r ir of tiie Government. Tliia ana is a very !i iili-h point tor the Admiiiisii ation, for theNI is little doubt that the Southern politicians con sider Mr. Buchanan as pledged to that schema, and it ia equally clear thai if he sticks to tboso i pledges, every vestige of a democratic party will disappear from the North. IK me arose tho necessity of adhering to the bogus Ivansas laws, which are so contrived as to give the pro-slavery party, with scarcely a tithe ot the voting popu lation on their side, the complete control of tho territory, and of sendtug out Robert J. Walker Governor for the purpose of prevailing on tho pro-slavery men Jo give up their plan of making it a slave State. If Buchanan had tailed tu re cognize the bogus laws he would have had the whole South about hi* ears. If ho sustained theui, snd thus made Kansas a slave State, iia would have annihilated his whole pal If at tha North. It was necessary, therefore, whilst ap |t-aricg to side with the South by sustaining tbe fraudulent Code, to take measures by which Kansas might be made n free State without giving offense to the South. Hrnce the appoint ment of Waiitcr as Governor aud the proclaimed policy that it is to be made a tree Stale, but Democratic Free State, with Walker and Stan ton for the first United States Senators. Since it has become evident that Kansas iff to be free, wo do not intend to trouble ourselvea about the distress which Walker and Buchanan and others will suffer in reconciling the north to tho forfeiture of their pledges to make It A slave State. Their southern task master* will lay the losli on them when they discover the double game that is playing, and wc expect to sec the blood flow and the wells rise on their backs—but we shall not enjoy tho triumph of seeing Kansas made a free Stato any the lesa because the Administration have been scared out'of their design of forcing slavery there with the military arm of the Government, which la the only way it ever has or ever can be carried or sustained there. There is one difficulty, however, in tho way of Mr. Walker's plan. In sustaining tho bogus laws, they havo placed the whole power of the Territory in the hands of a small squad of pro« slavery fanatics, tl,u moat of whom have been guilty of gross outrages against the free Stale men of the Territory. If they should allow themselves to be persuaded to make it a free Stat", they run tho risk of being prosecuted for the crimes tbev bave committed, and they will not have Cato and Lccomptc to admit them to bail aud ahow them to escape. Will the mur derers of Barber, or those who murdered Phil lips, sir Jones, who cut such fantastic tricks aa sheriff ot Douglas county, like to be tried by a Free State judge and jury iu order to send Wal ker and Stallion to the Senate, or relieve Mr. Buchanan of his embarrassment? We leol little interest in the answer to this question, tor tho simple reason, that no matter Hhatthe Conven tion called under tho bogus laws may do, the destiny of Kansas cannot be changed, it is cer tain to bo a free Suite and when a State, the United States' troops cannot interfere, nor can the infamous judges, put there by 1'ierce to pre vent those who have co t.milted so many crimes from being punished as they deserve. Nor will the federal offices conferred by Mr. Buchanan upon the perpetrators of crime, shield them from the arm of justice when Kansas becomes a State.—St. Louis Democrat. RECOVF.RINO CANARY BIROS.—Many of our ladies in the course ot the summer may have to lament the escape of their birds. The follow ing from the Hartford Times indicates a possi ble way of recovering theln: "Al.out a month since a lady who resides on tho Windsor road, was hanging her cage con taining a pair of canaries, upon the outsido of her house, when the bottom fell off, and the birds flew away to a neighboring orchard.— Great pains were taken to secure them, without avuil, when a lady in tho vicinity gave the in formation that by wetting them they could be easily caught A syringe and a bucket of wa ter was taken to the orchard, nnd the little fol lows were soon so wet that they did not attempt! to fly, and were easily taken. This plan may be of use to those whose birds may hereafter escape." A WHALE SHIP STRUCK HY A WATKP. 8POI:T.— Capt. Tinker, of tbe whale ship Montezuma, at New Bedford, reports as follows "On tho 30th of April, in latitude 28 3o S., longitude 35 W., was,struck suddenly b\ a wa ter spout, which carried away the foremast 0110 foot below the upper deck, foretop must, fore top gallant mast and royal mast, with all attach ed, and the maintop gallant mast. The sails and rigging were saved, but the spars wero so badly broken as to be useless. The ship was driven under so violently by the head that for a few minutes it was thought she would go down. Ajury-mast was afterwards rigged in place of the foremast, and the ship was enabled to sail homo without further detention. The clipper ship Blue J.iekct, of Loudon, from the West In dies for (Vc ilia, which was in company at tho time, under :i-y sail, lelt no effect from the sin gular phenomenon." [Fruin the Iowa City Republican.] Sale of Public lamli iu Iowa. The Mitchell county Republican says that the entry of Lands at the Osage office, since the pub lic gales, has been going steadily forward, at the rate of from 12,0O to 17,000 acres daily A fortnight since, C. VV. Stratliain, of Lynchburg, Va, tendered gold for 5,820 acres, calling it ov er by township range, section, and quarter sec tion. The Register refused to comply with the demand, 011 the ground that the laud should bo served out in smaller quantities. No roan haa been allowed more than 6 Iu acres in his own name: but some have managed to get larger amounts by putting lorward proxies. Stiathara has taken evidenco, and means to appeal to tho Department at Wu.-huigton, iu tbe hope of get ing a recognition of his demand, or breaking up* the sale. A correspondent of tbe New York Tribune, writing from Dubuque, confirms all we stated a few days since as to the fraudulent practices at the land sales. He says the scenes of violence at Osage were Absolutely shameful. Speaking of the action of the Register he says: "The Register said be should uot give any man more than 320 acres, unless the case was very peculiar. But I know of one of those pf cul 'tar cases who got 2,100 acres. Ilis uaioe was Dodge. Quite a number assorted to tho tse rf bringing women in carraigcs, to whom the Register would go and very politely and modestly receive'their packages. I know also of cases where hard-workig men could not get even one warrant for 160 acres into the Regis ter's hands. Others would get a township en tered daily. But a game was being played which few thought of." Hundreds of those actual settlers had sold out their eitra t/tiartil-f and pre-emted quarter* for gold, and they went out in all directions and made new pre-etntions after midnight of Sun day, and came and "filed-tbeir intentions" on Monday and following days. On the purchase certificates of land, there is a clause which sub jects the land "entered" to be open for pro-cm tion for forty days. Iu this case the purchaser must wait a year and in eases two, to get back his money. Uncle Sam moves slow but sure.— Thus many who entered laud found out too late that iheir selections had been filed on for pre emtion, and that they must wait a long time on Uncle Sam to refund, or pise buy out the prtv emptor. I know that many bogus pre-etnptiona were made, and a large numljer of out sider* bought their way into tbe Settlers Club, and had land bid off in the nsme of their friends.— Finally one Saturday, tbe 23d, a company from Kentucky and Virainia nwept the board with gold md warrants, and th» small Iry of speculators went home, cursing tiie wtiole sale. Tbe num ber system Jailed, of coume, and the whole af fair shows how bad and absurd is the present system of disposing of the public lands. DEATH or THOMAS BIDDLC or PHILADELPHIA. —Wcliave fee 11 with pain and regret, t'm an nouncement in the Philadelphia papt-M of ihe death of Thomas Biddie, of that city. Mr. Bid die was at the time of s death, the oldest member of the Philadelphia board of brokers, having been a member of that board for fifty years. He was a cousin of tbe late Nicholas Biddie, and 5»ys the Ledger, is the hut of the old family of that name. lf« a man dis tinguished for his kindness of heart and the sin» cerity of his manners, and his loss will be deep ly feit not alone by bis family aud his circle of immediate frieuds, but also by a vast number among whom he has lor so long dispensed his charities.