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y NENERAL AGENCY -The undersigned

HENk.RAL AGENCY.--The undersigned
" most respectfully informs, by this notice, his
riends and the public in general, here and esle-
where, that he has opened Agency Office for
the prosecution of claims of every description
against the government, before the several depart
ments or Congress procure pensions, bounty
ands, extra pay, and arrearage pay, and will at
end 70 the buying and selling of real estate, the
renting Of houses, and general collecting bus
ness; he will also furnish parties nj distance
with such information they may desire from
the seat of government. Charges will be mode
safe. Office, at present, viii be on NJ near 18th
rtreet.
REFKRENcEs.
Hon. ]. G. Dobbln. lsseyef0ryof the Navy.
Hon. j. Davis SECRETARY of War.
N Calan, esq, President Of ths Boayd of C0m-
mon CoyneA
Gen. John M. McCelis, Anorneg al Lap.
lagnos H. Caustin esq
w g. Reddall, STATE Department.
AZ SAMUEL q. TAYLOR.
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s.t TO
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lN Nsz.a 9

Time between w ashIugton and wheeling
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THE PEASANT BOY PHILOSOPHER

THE PEASANT BOY PHILOSOPHERS
j Nv Henry Mayhem, price rs cents.
The Essence of Christianity, by Ludwig Fener-
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by MariobeEvans, translator of Strauss Life of
Jesus. price 81 IS
Travels in Europe and the East, by Samuel
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nRLMIuM DAGUERREOTYPES taken al
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Pictures in best quality OF cases from 80 cent?
and upwards
We invite the public to call and Judge for them
selves March l7--dlmo
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FINE WATCHES q RlCH JEW ELR1.
TT .. HOOD, Pennsylvania avenue, between
TX. ~ ard 9th streets, has Just returned from
the north uSsh good assortnhent the ricir
and ashioiable Iewelry in the market, which he
purchased for cash al very low prices, and now OF
ters ion sale the same al wholesale retail much
cheaper han goods Of like quality have ever been
sold for in this section of country. Please call at
his slore, sign ofthe large spread eagle
n. B. Special attention paid 10 the repairing Of
watches by w. w. Hollingsworth
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rINHE HEALING OF THE NATIONS, by
Charles Linton; with an Introduction and
Appendix by N r, Tsllmsdge. Published BY the
Society for the Diffusion OF Spiritual Knowledge.
New York large octave volume, price 81 80.
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Nav near 9th street.
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0OMMENTARIES on the Jurisdiction
~ Practice, and Peculiar Jurisprudence Of the
Courts of the United States, vol. |, by George
Ticknor Curtis. M
History Of the Crusades, their Rise, Progress,
and Results, by Major Proctor, of the Royal
Military Academy
Cummings Lectures on the Seven Churches.
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Nov l6 near 9th street
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CTRAW HATS I'VE have now opened
- our Spring supply OF Straw Goods, and are
prepared 10 show full sssortnent. All our
goods being bought for cash, prepared to
sell al the lowest prices STEVENS'S
May 3-3iif Sales Room, Browns Hotel.
MY BROTHER's KEEPER. by Miss A.
lNI b. Warner, author of Dollars and Cents,
Mr.. Rutherfords Children, dyc. just published
and for sale by X, FARNHAM,
May Corner OF Pa. avenue and iiih street
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TfOR THE SPRING TRADE, Cents Ho~
siery and Under ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Browns Hotel Is now opening fresh and large
variety of Gents undershirts and Drawers Also
large assortment of silk and cotton Hah. Hose
plain and fancy STEVENS'S
Feb 24--3if Sales Room Browns tiotsi
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- nish from my quarry, opposite the LillAFalls,
and adjoining the quarry of the late TiiSpthv
O'Neale, any quantity Of stone that may be naded
for building purposes. Apply 10 the underslAed
al his house on II, between 10Th and 20th strAts,
N the First ward, Or 10 Mr.. Paine, at the quaNy.
July 27 WILLIAM Is. SCOTIA
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il tanning Hints 10 Sporsmen, Notes on Sport
ng, and the Habits Of the Game Birds and Wild
Fowl of America, by Elisha J. Lewis. M. d., with
numerous Illustrations For sale al
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Jan Book Store near Ninth street.
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NEW BOOKS RECEIVED AT sHI-

NTEW BOOKS RECEIVED AT sBiI.-
IN LTNGTON'S Bookstore
The Dodd Family, by Charles Lever, author Of
Charles O'Malley.
Behind the Scenes, by Lady Bulwer Lytton.
The Lampghf-r one the most fascinating
hooks ever written.
Everything in the Book Newspaper and Sta
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DON'T FAIL TO CALL At HOODS

Il IVNF FFIE w ttHab n F1VF'fYs =
IL ifyou wish 10 purchase anything p the way
Of Gne American, London, or Geneva watches,
uhat can be relied on for the true time,) rich gold
lewrlry pure silver ware, &c., &c, and save from
IS 10 " per csnt, he IL now receiving his
Fall supply which will be sold al the lowest
wholesale rates.
Fine watches and jewelry repaired, aHd war
rsnled TO give satisfaction.
II. o. HOOPS
Pa avenue between ~ and 9th streets, sign OF
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nROsPECrUs OF DE BOWS RTi

VIEW, volumes XIV. and xV., adapted pm
marily 10 the souillern-and western States OF the
Union, including Statistics OF foreign and domestic
industry and enterprise. Published monthly N
New Orleans, at $5 per annum, IN advance
zsly- a few complete sells Of the work, thirteen
volumes, bound handsomely (6D0to ESQ pages1
are for sale al the office, New Orleans, deliverable
in any Of the large cities or towns. sep TIT
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"ARPER,S MAGAZINE for September is
II a magnificent number, filed with superior
engravngs, and for sale a, SHrLLINGroNs book.
store. t. ft.
The great illustrated Magazine Of Art for sep
Leslic's Ladies' Gazette for September contains
all the new Fall fashions
The Knickerbocker Magazinekpr September
Godey's Lady's Book Graham's Magazine, ana
Putnam's Magazine, all Tor September, received
and for sale at
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TTN HE FAILURE of Free SccAty.--Soc-
ology for the South or the Falut Of Free
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Book Store, near 9th Arret
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Copy Of otdtsciasmersf W. ID. Porter IN has appfica.
ttoa for san rmpyoued stiH for making acood
gas nfled Augmst 5, 1854. Letters patent issued
Angust %, 1854.
- do not claim as my invention and discovery
the improvements in making gas from wood, viz :
subiecting the products OF destructive distilaton
thereirom 10 high degree OF heat, substantially
as has been described and for the purposes set
forth in the specification of w. p. Mcconnell"
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Book and Stationery Store, near Oh sI.
May ~
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-07-11

would be an exceedingly unwise and fanat-
ical man who sought it for the purpose
of putting the gu s.ion of Slavery at rest
Slavery is monstrous and deep rooted
evil. Is relations are too extended end
its influences to- subtle and powerful for
the question to be so easily Quoted. How
questions shall be settled and public EEL
ing pacihed. or what arrangement shall
be effected touching matters Of public in
tcrest now existing and more Threatening
ones which seem likely to arise, are open
questions, but dissolution OF the Union
offers no alienation OF eur difficulties. on
ly an enlargement and exaggeration Of
hem oil.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1855-07-11

THE undersigned are prepared 10 receive
l. ders for flung up stores, Offices and DWELL
ing houses, with pipe and fixtures for gas
promptly executing the same, aad guaranteeing
all their work to be gas tight.
All persons DESTROYS OF using gas, that have
not been called upon, are requested I" cave their
address with us. through the Post Office.
Orders executed in the succession in which
they are received
July ;. SCOFiELD BROTHER
A LII thenew summer styles ofCent'ssoft sss
"A Hats a. worn Ia New York Just received and
for sale cheap al SHELDON'S,
Call and look at them. 81, Mainstreet
Nav laS5-
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TWe have received communication
criticislng one of the public addresses de-
livered here on the 4tb, in tina. j. claimed
for Catholic Maryland the honor of first
establishing religious tolerance upon this
continent. The article is respectfully writ
ten, but the fact Of its being anonymous
is sufficient TO prevent its insertion.
The point is. perhaps, proper one to
controvert, il it is Of sufficient importance
to pay for the requisite time and space
The claim for tolerance on the part Of Ma
ryland has been 50 often presented and SO
seldom denied that the general presump-
ton is that it is we'll grounded. But the
readers Of our paper have had once pre-
ssnted to them an explanation Of .he mat
ter, and hardly need new refataiion.
And again. slough 10 blaspheme, TO de-
ny the divinity of the Savior or the God
head Of any Of the three psrsoss of the
Trinity. TO speak Unexpectedly Of the
Blessed Virgin or any of The Holy Apos-
ties Or Evangelists, under the boastedly
tolerant" laws of Maryland MAS to incur
the several penalties of 6ne. public whip.
ping .banishment. oaniscstion OF property.
and death. and aaorAslilsle evidence in ia.
vor ofihe claim SEA uP ios the liberal spirit
which gave laws Z the colony, yet who
Is there Of Us that eaa with clean hands
rebuke her for the crimes which she com
mitted against the true Christian principle,
and arrogate to tho lawgivers Of any other
colony . wholly stainless exanple7 If
Maryland punished and prosecuted thu IT.
religious and heretical did not the New En-
gland colonies the same? We know very
we'll tho argument BY which the practices
OF the latter colonies 10 sustained that
they came tn establish . community re-
ligioss in its character - well as political.
snd, agreeing among themselves and own.
ing the coil, they had : right 10 exclude
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the heretical. 1t is all true; but they had
not the right, nor an, body else for them
to claim. in conflict with such regulations
character for religious liberation: and
besides, the same argument is the perfect
defence of Maryland, il she but claimed
the same original design, for what did she
more than theys
If there were full federation accorded
to the people any where on the continent
during its early history. we know not
where il was except it were in r. ode Is
land, where Roger Williams, in 1886
wrote among the primary laws Of Provi-
dence these sublime words IAN men
may walk as their conscicnccs persuade
them, every one liz the name of his God
And lie. the lambs of the Most High walk
in the colony without molestation. in the
name of Jehovah their God, forever and
ever" Few of us can condemn the pro
gentors Of others with .ut con iemning our
own proge,itors IF there be any such
it may be retorted even upon them that
they established tolerance within their
own domnioas un er the promp;ings Of
their own suff.rings. and perhaps more
from this cause than from the promptings
Of wise md unbisssed judgment. We
may censure intolerance wherever il is
found, for it is RICH, 10 do so but at most
there are few Of US who can arrogate for
our ancestor! what we deny 10 those Of
others, without initiating against the
truth of history and setting up hypocrili
cal pre,ences. Let us. a, least. learn to be
charitable and tolerant ourselves. rebuking
all bigotry and every prosecuting spirit
which may appear among US, and we
shall be clear OF SO unchristian charge
though we cannot free our fathers. dwell
ling in remoter age. from an imputa,lon
which we regret should lie upon their
memories.
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~. J. JEwElL. - =.
JEWELL / DOLBY,
House and Sign Painters, {
ziers and GiIderx

Shop on the corner Of Sscosd d yoAspi
Streets. oPposiss the St. CAnylss. q
WOULD respectfully announce 70 ne = 9
zens OF Ksokak. fhss they have ter
eoparfnersh'p, May 5iI. 1885, Tor The psr.,
OF carrying on the above business 10 -.
branches They are ready At eli fines q
d-rsake work in their line, which th@v -.
themselves shall be executed with puse{.ss1
and IN style eqsal 10 the best. and % 81
so,sos 'erms - any others in the ~ity. III
N. B. Particular rttention paid 70 n;
hArGiNo, which they will do with nea neaf =
Dispatch; also old sash reelaxed.
May n. 1850. i3ms
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IOWA Coal Fields

The traveller passing over Iowa looking
from the coach window. admiring our
broad prairies and thtir rich and i.itils
soil. 'amenting the. scarcity of timber. lit
tie dreams that Immediately beneath his
feet lies VS. coal field, equal in extent
to the whole State OF the far-famed Indl.
ana. The coal field Of Southwestern
Iowa, is but an extension Of the N ssouri
ceal field, commencing at the eeosraphi
cal line Of the two Slatas. The Elsern
line Of this coal field crosses the Des
Moines river about fifteen miles above its
junction wi h the Mississippi. Follow ing
this line North. We find thin vein On the
Mississippi. short distance above Keo
kuk. on the farm Of William Leighton. =
At this point there is an abrup; diver
gence Northwest 10 the Iowa river. sho
ing itself in Washington, Johnson and
Iowa counties, thence into Tama, Mar
shall and Webster; crossing the Des
Moines above Fort Dodge, ov, 800 miles
above lis mouth. and over 200 miles in
direct line. Afer crossing the Des
Moines, the course Of its Western outline
is Southwest to the head waters of the
Nishnabotsny. on TO the State line.
The best openings OF this vast coal field
are found along the Des MONIES river.
particularly points where the bluff, come
near he waters edge and the shale lime.
stone ovcrlays the coal, admirably adapted
for roofing the excavations. Ascending
the river the first bank that is worked to
any extent is owned BY Gel. Williams. a,
Pennington. At this point the vein is
for three to four feet thick.
There is marked increase in the thick
ness Of fhe vein, and an improvement in
the quality Of the coal, until within forty
miles Of Fort Des Moines. where it aitains
the thickness Of over seven feet; while at
the Fort it has again diminished to four
feet; and above Fort Dodge is presents the
same appearance as tina, found above Ke-
oknk. This coal at various points cokes
admirably. while al others il would pro-
duce abundance Of gas. By tracing its
boundary line from East to West We have
in the nelghborhood Of $50 miles, and
Norta and South over SO miles. or 81,
500 square miles.
When the railroad from Keokuk TO Fl.
Des Moines is completed. tte opening OF
this coal field along the Des Mines valley
will furnish fuel for all the steamboats, Of
the Keokuk trade and become a. impor.
tant item OF fuel in the cities and villages
along the line. superceding entirely the
use OF wood; and when the wealth Of the
country is more fully developed. shaft
sunk openings will b. rssortsd to on our
prairies.-Ft. Des Aoinss Ssosssman.
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10 fRE PUBLIC.

IN and after the lst Of August I shall strictly
- adhere :" the Cash system, regardless OF
pass books or persons Ny only apology for
this course is that am tired Of feeding thoae
that will not ray; and f rthsr that tia cash sys-
icn VIII ensbss me to buy cheaper and sell
cheaper than those who buy on time and cell on
time. To those who have 90 literally patron
izsd and paid ne, return my thanks. and ask
her continued favors, promising those thar b Y
for cash. goods u lower rates than q any time
houses. Thosa who have fed THAR families lsr
the last six and tysIve months ~ ~ goods ,as.d
paid ~ nothing, 81 e call aaA ~, Or keep
away. Rsspecsfnlly,
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tirulsr pleasure in chronicling ano,hs,
item showing the progress of our city in
the right direction. Me.srs. Wood, Is.
tes. Il Co. have got their Stove Foundry
in successful operation, and are entitled
to the honor Of costing the first stove in
this city, If no, in the State. They are
now prepared to mike some fifteen stoves
per day, aud can easily increase the mum
Der to twenty or more. The firm is com
posed OF practical working men. who I'M
dersiand the business thoroughly, and
have gathered around them a Sc, of first.
rate, Gne-locking and intelligent assist,
ants.
Some may doubt as to the hnal success
of this enterprise. but we do no, sec how
it can fail. if properly conducted. The
securing the manufacturers profit must
alone overbalance many dsadv antages -
This we understand is Of itself great
item, and there arc many other advantages
which will Tend 10 secure for this estab
lishment q large wholesale and retail
trade.
Sending Stoves to Quincy, one might
think, would be like carrying Goals to New
Castle. but Wood, Estes e. Co. have re-
ceived an order from Quincy for 800
stoves Of a particular pattern. and another
order for 100 from Hannibal. This we
call a good beginning, and we hope for
the sake Of tina, firm, and for the prosper
ity Of our city, that such orders, from
those places and from the great "Repub-
lie" above US, will continue rapidly 10 in
crease.
We again remind our people that unless
the manufacturing facilities and improve
ments Of our city keep pace with our in
creased facilities of i.tercommunicalion
we may look in vain for any substantial
growth; it will not do to RELY upon
mere trade and tratnc at any time-and
much less when our railroads shall have
been completed, for that kind Of bust
ess-limited almost entirely to mere
exchange OF products-is proverhial for
taking to itself wings and flying away,
and the very best wings that can be fur
nished for il are railroads. We must be
d producing city also, if we wish railroads
to do US any & cd. We must create
wealth, as well as exchange it. otherwise
we may find, when too late, that our rail
roads-which are to behave run away
with our traffic, carried of our prosperity,
and transported our we1lIh-producing
population TO more enserprising cities
Iberetnrs We say success TO manufAo-
lures, The more the better--the sooner
the better.
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70 Rrintera.

We have for sale one Washington Press, plat
- 1eL BY 20; also Medium Press OF the same
patsMt Neither have received any damage and
sss cutie ~ good a. new, but will be sold a. .
disecsst from the original cost, for cash, or on
shert time with unquessscpable security. They
Eitl Be delivered about the hrM OF September
We o&sr for sale, also. all tho Type on which
cur daily and weekly papers are printed, inclu-
ding portion Of the advertising letter. and the
sdvss4isipe and dash rues. This material viii
y disposed Of very low, and will be delivered
preMpliy on the FIRST OF September.
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THE undersigned have this day associated
L themselves together under the fri and. style
Of ca srRR & Co., for the purpose OF carrying
on the Wholesale Boot and Shoe business in this
city. JOHN II CARTER,
THOS. p. CARTER.
J. BROOKE CARTER
Ksokni Iowa, May l.,, 1855.
Iuiy T. dat.
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Mr.. Editor Il wish to speak Of . mat
ter which is Of deep interest to the PEG.
pie Of thu Half Breed tract, a. we'll As
myself. 1t has been ruhored, and even
seriously spoken Of by many, that Judge
Hall had received a contingent fee, or a
retainer from the Decree party. II TIL.
is true it surprises rs very much. because
he il and has been employed all the time,
BY persons on the opposite side of the
question, and BY those who are trying to
get their lands from this company. Judge
Hall is employed also. by persons who al
legs that many pieces on the tractars held
in trust for persons who wore not present
at the making Of the decree. n Judge
Hall has done this. we wish to know it.
and learn it from himself or over his own
signature, and II he has not done this, his
honor should be INDICATED and the mouths
Of evil speakers should be stopped. Who
can answer for Jugde Hall ? Will he
answer for himselfp / for one don't wish
TO be sold, nor do ! wish 10 zee Judge
Halls character suffer.
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1.-The day which dawned upon The cit.
les OF Lake Michigan on the morning of
the Fourth, saved thousands Of hearts old
and young from disappointment, and a.
it passed into meridian - declined into
evening-snd sank at last into starry.
moonless night proved to be one OF
the almost matchless, where We complain
of many that are most miserable, and in
terpreting the millions of calculations up
Oh it's perfection into Inscriptions Of thank
fulnsss for the blessing, tho universally
Of gratitude was most undoub,ed. "-Er
Paper.
There's specimen Of the undIuted,
handkerchief, unaprroachable nigh .faiu
tin; . mixture. in admirable proportion.
of things terrene. marine, celestisl, ter
restrial, metaphysical. sublime, and
ridiculous nonsen Morning Glory
Well, suppose We call your attention 10
the following paragraph. taken from the
columns OF the DispatcAi Is this any
the less "highialu.in" or "nonsensical 2"
Facts ne " 10 US have been discovered
snd applied to useful urposes. The un-
firing intellect has erasped the revolving
commolions Of earth and turned them
from wide and struggling cha nnels, to the
current Of human skill I"