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THE LOVERS soLILoQUY.

THE LOVERS SOLILCQUY.
(io search the ind,es' wave fot peals
To deck voue high horn maiden
Or dig Golcouda's diamond sandf,
With priceless treasure laden.
Go gather Mgrfh end FrankipceIse
And sweet Arabian spices.
And cluster round your hearts delight"
Loves widest of devices
I'li give 10 her whom l adore,
Bq far al of'ring richer-
MY face, eli dressed ia lovers smiles,
In BUELL's fair SkyiigAt Picture.
Btell's Gallery, So, Matt Street.
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DiSSULU UfibA.s
CIii DRUG STORE
Burrows Block, Main Street, hrOkuk. =,

CITY DKUO. . UltE
Burrows Block, Main Street, krOkuk. -
JAJ G. STEWART are now II receipt u
of a very large and carefully selected stock ot
Drugs. Md cines and Chemicals, Patent Medi-
c,nss, Popular Remedies, Medicinal Liquors,
Paints, OTIS, Dye Suiis, Periumsfy. and every
var ETY. of fancy articles usually found in the
best establishments Of the kind. Every article
warranted pure aud genuine.
Purchasers will confer mutual favor by call
iap at our establishment before buying else
where
Physicians prescriptions earefully put up.
DR. J.G. STEWARDS office and consulting
Room III The Drug Store.
rkoF EssIoEAL RErTRsNcEs:
T, o. Edwards, NJ. D., Ohio Medical College.
J Cobb.
10, Ltcsa,
Nay 3, 1885. daw
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Linens.
n OLDFN Flax, and Medium Fronting Lios1s,
" OF Richardson's make, warranted pure, ~,
Linen Shaefing, Pillow Case Linen. Rleached 4
Brown Table DsmasAs, Napkins. Toweling
Crash. &C., FIR sale cheap. =. D. FOSTER
April %, 1883.
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Another WogOn,

RALsTON 81 ! RO. will promptlv deliv-
IL er IN sny part ot the city ali articles order I'd
from their Neg Grocery and Provision Ssore,
Is johnson Street. Orders solicited
June g. 1855
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patronizc Home Manufactures,

MD COLO BUEL & BRO IS aad get Letts
\ or Ssenci riete cut Tor marking bags, oxes
&c &c,
May la, 1855. daeow
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DENTAL SURGERY,

DIR. II. S. B Ar B E II.
II7 OULD respectfully announce 70 the citi-
w zebs 81 Keekuk and vicinity that he has
permanently located in Ksoknk, where he ~
pscts 10 perfsvn 81 he operations pertaining 70
Dental surgery.
II lrais isloaldsnl IN l.ss abiity 70 g.se salts
factionto those wno may ta"or him yum 'ne'f
patti nrag~
Fourth Streets.
Ailoperstions warranted.
sKeoknk, April -, 1855.
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nrf, ssir,l Gas. L,nsest Oil. copal
asD,ar and G .scn VsrI .sh, on hAr'
-, REYNOLDS Ofne Siors'
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CLOVER HOUSE
Western Hotel,

frossfkaLY xEoxfk II TE%)
DcATED on the 'Leyee, below ~ inst
lost convenien, to the steamboat landing.
y been ta9Hn by the ,Subscriber, late OF
nix Hotel, ard has been thoroughly re-
M well furnished. The entire arrange
y made with view TO the comfort OF
IN and customers. lie hopes, therefore,
nttention TO business 10 have share o.
Patronage. The attendants speak the
E.rman. AMI French languages. Give
DANIEL ACNE.
* 1855 dHuff
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GalM stlIALS.

~ great variety INC il ilns he paeIt, and also
taa wrought ron oesih. tyr sSie 1g
) ~ s Il. TUCKER
Jaae la. is55. dSw
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". J. JEWELL. W. n. DoLny.
JEWELL l. DOLBY,
House and Sign Painters, Gla-
ziers and Gilders.

Shop on the corner Of Second d Jo4nson
Streets, opposite the 81. gAariss.
MOULD respectfully announce 10 the citi.
W zens OF Keokuk that they have formed
copartnershlp, Nay Sill, is55) tor the purpose
of carrying The above business in Ill its
branches They are ready at oil times 70 un.
dtttake work in their line, which they pledge
themselves shall be executed with punctuali'y
and in style equal 10 the best and on - rea-
sol able terms any others in the city.
N. y. Particular attention paid 10 PAp4A
HASGtAG, which they will do With nts meas and
dispatch; also old sash regiazed
MAY -. 1855. ISM
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Boots and Shoes
Of nil s,Ylrs, and n any Quantity.
4DELL & MATLEsS have Just n
NJ received large and splendid E
iety OF Boots and Shoes, OF the rssssS.<.
h .si styles. anH saec ei with particnaf r..ef-
e to iEls market. Their stock comprises ev
sry thing des able for La3ies, Misses, Geitie-
men, Bavs ana Chlldren, which they viii sell as
low for cash. ss aay dealer II the clir.
They are also prepared 10
MANrFACTUHE
all kinds Of Ladies' and Cn tom Work. in any
los red style. They employ none bat the very
best woFslnen, and plenty Of them, and arc pre-,
nafel 10 fiji all orders w4th perfect sasisiactiad
and with entire pnnctuality.
RkPAfhJNG
done with neatness and d,spa'ch.
We iuyit- all per-ou. TO giv-us . call, al The
sign of the MANfAip III SHlE. opposite A. L.
Deuling & Co.'S Banking House, Main Street
ODELL T. MATLEsS.
Eesku'y, June 6. dGwy
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-12-29
THE PERRYSBURG JOURNAL. :

QUARTZ WARE.-Quartz is one of the com
monest minerals in all countries, but it is
especially abundant in the gold regions
where extensive mines of gold are enclosed
in it, In California the quartz gold absorbs
large amounts of capital in the mining and
separation of the precious metal from the
mineral. The latter is crushed in mills erec~
ted for the purpose, and the PARTICLES of gold
are then washed out from the mass. After
that the stone is of course thrown away as.
useless, and thus vast accumulations of it
are seen near all the quartz mills. A dis
covery has just been made in the mines Of
Australia, which bids fair to make the quartz
highly useful for manufacturing purposes, in
stead of its being thrown away as mere re-
fuse matter. We learn from the Mount Al
exander Mail, that Mr.. Thomas GOlightly,
miner of Forest Creek, Is about to apply
for a patent for process he has invented of
obtaining castings of quartz resembling CHI
navarro in transparency. BY chemical eX-
pertinent he has asCertained the fact that the
mineral is porous and may be fused and cast
into any required shape. OF course, if this
be true, it will no longer be necessary to
crush it in order to wash ont the gold from
the fragments, for by simply melting it, the
gold may be separated more easily, and to do
this Mr. Golightly has invented process
The quartz being melted, the casting into
the crockery ware is intended to be then per-
formed without the necessity Of a melting
| for that special purpose. Besides the trans
parency mentioned, quartz ware would, it is
| said, equal in whiteness the purest alabaster.
| Such an invention would, of course, be of
! the greatest value to both Australia and Cal
| ifornia, and should it prove practical the
manufacture of quartz ware would probably
soon become one of the most important bran
ches of industry in both regions Phil. n.
! American. ..f
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-12-29

DEMOCRATIC PRAcTrcE.--Bird Chapman,
the pro-slavery candidate for delegate to the
house of representatives from Nebraska, re-
ceived minority Of votes at the territorial
election. He has of course never been ad
mitted by the house to a seat. Yet Forney,
the administration clerk, calls his name dai-
ly on the roll, and the Cleveland PIaindealer
says it has received paper under his frank
The treasury, we presume, also pays Mr..
is the way the present administration does
business. ...
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A very energetic and it is believed sue
cessful effort is now making to secure means
for the construction of the Detroit and To
ledo railroad. The Southern Michigan road
company propose TO lease the road, and to
guaranty eight per cent. on the stock from
the completion Of the road. A new board
of directors has been chosen, and if the plan
proposed can be effected, the road is to be
completed by the first of October next. In
that event, the Dayton & Michigan railroad
could not certainly be allowed to remain in
its present dormant condition long E-
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An edition of the bible has been publish
ed at Nashville. The Southern Christian
Advocate thinks it is the first that has been
published south of the Ohio and Potomac
rivers. ...1... .r. ff
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FINANCES OF NIA.-According to the
report of the first Auditor, the disbursement
in this state will exceed its receipts in 1856
by 81 ,455, ,25l 66. To meet this deficit, the
Auditor states that an average increase Of
100 per cent. to the taxes will be necessary.
That is, property which now pays 20 cents
on each $500 valuation, must pay 40 cents.
And this 100 per cent increase does not adj
NIT of dollars appropriation to internal
Improvements. .a ..~.
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Louis Mtelhgencer
b.. At the south that character called the
bully hourishes in tropical gorgoousness
and luxuriance. He delights in blood, and
never walks abroad nnprovided with weap-
ons to draw it. He bristles with bowie
knives. and is loaded to the guards with dag-
gers and six-shooters. He is overbcaring to
those who fear him. wary of. and ready to
have the first chance at those who fear him
not, and insolent to all. He has money, and
spends it so freely as to gain, from those
whom he is ALWAYS treating. the title of
clever fellow He assumes unwarrantable
liberties in all places. and is ready to resent
as mortal insult, hint to behave himself.
His blusterinu bravadops and burly black
guardism are fa had at by the dependent
insults man. who shows fght, he is sure to
draw his weapon and shoot or stab Grst.--
If he receives stroke from ones fist, as he
Io9 lIn"1 Wsel'es, nc on''ne,s . t'iI oLehIe'.
atN aI ,'U ;" !I'' w Ju'J .''d.
~. "oeG 20 o'io % SCI lio -
9 - o'loi'"2 I - "a ,., ~in
.,," n,h9. oT5 h -, y', ,o' 8:
~ o,,t"r thl,,, IT, sn,io,,.,. a,,s ~
9so.iot,, :, bis nno,a1,. ''' N'lN
..I,' ~ no,,h ao,r,ror,.. ,,,l ,oa,,,,a,.o.-
80 ~ c,,,I'; ,.,, ;1I,,,, ,,,'.,, 49,, 1l0
" coin, ~ lsrga '7 9 eyr ai''
~ Pa motL1, 9Y, - l2e l;St nr thir
~ ' To ~ i i Said ~ t5s nrsl;, or th
,r,h,r, na,.,, al or,bar, ii,r;,s baro
nh1rac,nrS ,o, CIV, ',l Iass laJj;' ThoSa
mnrGerers are sent 70 the scarr,Ij Or at leaSt
70 ths nanitanf;ary Tha h;gb nosi,ion oni
n,,n,srdms frianJs of pror Jv2ab.for cnu,l nnt
save him from the nanoiiv dna f. HE crime.
hnt NTatt Nvar1 n Kant'cl,r ,rbn COMMIT
,eI Crin,a ennaIv heninns anI ~, COW
arJIv ;s tnrnad Ioose fronn the cintchoS of
,ha i.,,, ,i i,,oco1t n,a, Fnr n,nol'
less olIsnce than Wards DR.. Graham. in
I Nv, ynrk vas incl, cont to The nanitart;.
an,
i "At the soutb if if can he prove1 that q
noansIavar i u, ne bnbit of corr,,ing ,rSo,7.
ona il i 50 much in his favor as q Is r.
N''0;, ~ - '' ~" " ~ 10 - 80 = ~ - .' ;.
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258
Plan of the Allies for Next Year.

The Paris correspondent of the n ". Times
thinks he has got the clue to the future move-
ments of the allies, and in late letter he
gives us the following: .rss.s.
You will not have failed to observe the re-
markable results obtained by the new gun
boats which were tried for the first time, and
only as an experiment, at the taking of Kin
burn. These boats were built after plans and
suggestions made by the Emperor, (Louis
Napoleon,) and the first constructions, nee
essarly imperfect, are said to be susceptible
of important and valuable notifications.
Yet they fulfill exactly the want which had
been felt from the commencement of the
war-a boat which could approach armed
destroyed. The English declare the inven-
tion just the thing required, and at this mo-
ment English ship builders are engaged in
the construction of 300 of these boats, and
French builders on 100. With these boats
they intend to attack and destroy Cronstadt
in the spring, and then, of course, st. Pc
tersburg. Louis Napoleon declares that with
these boats Cronstadt can and must be des-
troyed and he feels so confident of the fact,
that he is ready to head the expedition if
necessary. Still he is willing. and no doubt
will consent to leave the work in the hands
of the English admiralty. The campaign
will thus open by the taking of Odessa and
Nicolaie1f, and the attack on Cronstadt will
follow. The fall of Odessa and Nicolaielf
will render necessary the evacuation of the
Crimea by Gortschako1f if it does not occur
from other causes before that time, and the
allies will then be III possession Of the entire
Black Sea coast
This is the programme. What will be the
results, if it succeeds?
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-12-29

The N. Y. Courier de Etats Unis has pri-
vate news from Paris that Robert Schuyler
died about the middle of last month, in the
vicinity of Genoa, where he had resided for
some time under the strictest incognito with
his family. His colossal frauds had not en-
riched him; he received from America the
means of his subsistence. His place of res
idence would have been known long ago but
for the interest which many persons occupy
ing very important positions in the manage
ment of several railroads, especially the New
Haven road, exerted to keep it in the shade.
Since he absconded his health has steadily
declined, and he died literally of a broken
heart Many distinguished fnanciers of N.
York will not be sorry to hear of his death.
lie leaves, am Told, large collection of
important papers which will add-for they
will be published-a curious chapter to the
history of your new world speculations. His
body has been temporarily embalmed, and
will probably be sent to America.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-12-29

A PREDIcAMENT.--Mr John Foster, who
resides on Tecumseh street, has pair of
elk8, which he has trained to drive in a small
wagon. They are tame and ''bidlabls" when
he is about, but rather inclined to be cob
stropulous' when they are out of his sight
and care. On Sunday morning last he turn
ed the deer out into IA lot, in which was an
OK grazing. When one Of the deer saw the
OK, he approached it cautiously. The two
eyed each other for two or three minutes,
when the OK becoming frightened jumped
over the gate, and ran off down the canal to-
ward the railroad bridge, while the elk bound
ed over the fence and pursued him. In the
neighborhood Of the, bridge a man came
across the track Of the pair, when the elk
turned upon him and attacked him, The
frightened man, having nothing with which
to defend himself, climbed up on lamp
post. He was not ont Of reach of the mis-
chievous deer, which raked him severely
with its horns. The fellow shouted Justify
for help, and just as he was giving the thing
up in despair, Mr.. Foster arrived and took
the mischief maker home, e,-lDayton Empire.
The Perrysburg journal. [volume] (Perrysburg, Ohio) 1853-1861, 1855-12-29

The papers are making great ado over
Tai. Shaffner, recently returned from Russia
with contracts from the So Emperor of all
the Russias,' to the amount of 1926 600 600
We happen to know Mr. Tai. P. Shanner.
and shall wait advices from Russia before
we believe any of his stories, if he has been
the authority for them. His 1926, ,000,000 is
all CANNON, we will bet Buff. Repub.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-08

From Dickens Household Words.
7 W0 NEPII L VS..

At parlor window Of a pretty villa
near Walton Thames. sat, one evening at
dusk, an old man and young woman
The age of the man might have been some
seventy while his companion had GER
tainly not reached nineteen. Her beau
tiful, blooming face and active, light and
upright figure, were in strong contrast
with the worn countcnance and bent
frame of the old man; but in his eye, and
in the corners of his mouth were indi-
cations of gay selfconfidence, which age
and suffering had dampod, but not extin-
guished.
"N o use looking any moro, Mary" said
he: {" neither John Meade nor Peter
Finch will be here before dark Very
hard that, when sick uncle asks two
nephcws to come and sec him, they can't
come at once The duty is simple in the
extreme-only to help me to die, and take
what [ choose to give them IN my will
| Pooh when | was young man, d
have done it for my uncle with the ut
most celerity. But tie world'sq quite heart
/ less !"
"Oh, sir" said Mary.
| And what deos 'Oh, Sirr mean p
said he, " Dye think | shan't die | know
better. 4 little more, and there will be
an end to old Billy Collett He'll have
left this dirty world FOR clcancr-to the
great sorrow land advantage of his affec
tionrte relatives lug Give me glass
of the doctors stuff"
The girl poured some medicine into 8
glass, and Collett, after having contem
plated it for moment with infinite dis
gust. managed to get it down.
8 l tell you what, Miss Mary Sutton,
said he, l don't by any means approve
of your 'Oh, Sir and Dear Sir and th'
rest of it, when I've told you how l hat'
to be called Sir at all. Why you coldn'
be more respectful if you were charit.
girl and l a beadle in gold-laced hat !
None of your nonsense Mary Sutton, /
you please, I've been your lawful guar
dian for six months and you ought t.
know my likings and disligings."
sMy poor father often told ne how yo'
J idisliked ceremony said Mary.
i Your poor father told you quite right,
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-08

Indians fought with desperation. but
were overpowered, all were killed or ta-
ken prisoners, save the chief, Corn Plant
er, who, finding himself alone. plunged
/ into the river and swan for tho either
shore.
| Being good swimmer, he remained
several minutes under water. but as he
rose for breath, he was greeted by show
er of bullets. In this way, alternately
swimming under water as long "a he could
hold his breath, and then rising to the
surface, he escaped unhurt, and reached
the other shore in safety, secreting him
self behind large standing rock.
The prisoners were of course unbound.
and all joined in the jollifcation and iov
at the timely and unlocked for release =
The rock that shielded Corn Planter from
Brady's bullets was pointed out to me by
the old Indian, in recent trip down the
river 1t is known as Corn Planters
Rock" The old Indian gave me the sto-
ry with a sad and detected countenance,
in broken English
Alas what a change Where then
the sheeny tide of tho beauteous Al
legheny parted only to the swift-skim-
ming birchen canoe, and echoed to the
wild voices that came out of the dense.
dark forest, now is heard the shrill whis-
tie of the steam -pipe and the rushing of
the mighty steamer. Where the tawny
savage then reclined upon the shady
banks from his pursuit of the deer, the
panther, and tho bear, or rested from the
war path, is now tho scene of life and &C.
tivity.
Tho tall old forest has roccded from
before the advance Of civilization, and
given place to frame, beautiful villas and
bustling towns. The Indian, too, bas
passed away; but a few, and thoy but
miserable decaying relics of what they
once were, are now occasionally seen, the
descendants Of the proud race that once
could call those hills. and groves, and riy-
ers all their own. Alas in the language
of the poet
'Chieltains and their tribes have pershed.
Like the thckets where they grew
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-08
The man of business went on with his

The man of business went on With his
reading.
] have paid some attention to the char.
acter of my nephew, John Meade, and
have been grieved to find him much pos
sessed with a feeling of philanthropy. and
for general preference for whatever is
noble and false. As these tendencies are
by no means such as can advance him in
the world. bequeath him the sum of ten
thousand pounds. hoping that he will thus
be kept out of the workheuse, and be able
to paint his great historical picture, which
as yet he has only talked about
AS for my other nephew, Peter Finch,
he views all things in so sagacious and
selfish a way. and is so certain to get on
in life, that | should only insult him by
offering an aid which he does not require !:
yet, from his affectionate uncle, aud en-
tlrely as testimony of admiration for his
mental acuteness, / venture to hope that
he Will accept bcquest of five hundred
pounds towards the completion of his ex
tensive library of law books
How Peter Finch stormed. and called
namcs-how John Meade broke into a
delirium of joy-how Mary Sutton cried
first, and then laughed, and then cried and
laughed together all thse matters | shall
not describe. Mary Sutton is now Mrs.
John Meade and her husband has ac-
tually begun tho great historical picture
Peter Finch has taken to dscounting
bills, and bringing actions on them and
drives about in his brougham already.
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-08

"He remained hanging from twenty &c
thirty minutes. a:ii during that time tho
chambers of death were nerer stiller than
the multitude hy whom he was surrounded.
/ Orders we're given to cut the rope ana
/ tato him down without letting him fall
/ This vas done, and his body was careful
ly laid on the ground
"ShOVtly after the guard was Withdrawn
and spectators were permitted to como
forward 10 view the corps but the crowd
vas so great that it was some tirae before
L could get an opportunity When | was
able tn do this. his coat, vest, and breech-
es had been taken of, and his BODY laid
in the coffin, covered by somo under
clothes. The top of the coffin was nos
put or.
Il viewed the eorrso more carefully
than | had ever done that of any human
being before. His head was very much
on one side. in consequence of the manner
in which the halter had drawn upon his
neck. His face appeared to he greatly
swollen and very black. resemb bling high
degree Of modification. It was indeed
a most shocking sight to behold.
" There were, st this time. standing "A
the foot of the coffin. two uncommon shors
young men. 1hey were not more than
four feet high. Their dress was extreme
ly gaudy. One of them had the clothes
just taken from Andre hanging on his
arm. l took particular pains to learn
who they were, snd was informed thai
they were his servants, sent up from New
York to take care of his clothes-bus
what other business | did not learn.
g. now turned to take view OF the
executIoner, who was still standing by one
of the posts of tho gsllows. | walked
near enough to him to have laid my hand
upon bis shoulder. and looked him direct.
ly in the face. He appeared to be about
twenty FIVE years of age bis beard was
of some two weeks growth; and his whole
face covered with what appeared to me to
have been taken from the outside of
greasy pot. 4 more frightful-lookn
creature | never beheld His whole couu-
tenance bespoke him to be fit instru-
ment for tho business ho had been do
ing.
Il remained uron the spot until scarce
ly twenty persons were left; but tho cof-
fin was still beside the grave, which had
previously been dug.
| returned to my tent with my mind
deeply imbued with the shocking scene I
had been called to witness"
Mineral Point tribune. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1854-1858, 1855-08-08

REvoLUTIoNAY ANEcDoTE tit was
once in my power to have shot General
Washington p said q British soldier to
an American, as they were discussing the
events of the great struggle at the conclu-
sion of peace. why did you not shoos
him then 2" asked the American ayou
ought 30 have done 30 for the benefit of
your countrymen" The death of Wash
ington would not have been for their ben1
elit," replied the Englishman, ''for wo do
pended on him TO treat our prisoners
kindly. and. by Heaven we'd sooner shot
! on ofioor of our own !"