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Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-09-10
PASSAGE OF rHE ARMY BEII,

ia By intelligence from Washington, twill be
a seen that the Army Bill, without the proyiso,
was passed by Congress on Saturday, aud that
that body has adjourned. ~.
While we earnestly hoped for different re.
suit, and that Congress would abolish the infa-
nous Kansas code, restoring to her.,wronged
citizens some portion of their birthright, we do
I not consdcrits non-action altogether calamtous.
In the contest, the friends Of Freedom glorious
ly maintained themselves, and in; the debate
forced the Buchanan leaders 10 admit TINT the
Free State men of Kansas were suffering under
Infamous and disgraceful laws; that the charges
of treason were ridiculous; that the code sought
to be abolished was tyrannicai; yet the Bucha-
neers steadily voted to maintain those lays, and
perpetuate their tyrant DEGREES! 80 $50
Again and again, have the friends Of Fremont
in solid column voted down the odious laws of
Kansas, and as often have the friends Of Buch
anan, rallied to their support, and finally by
reason of death and absence Of some OF the
Representatives of Freedom, succeeded. IN Der.
petuating them! at *2if
We want TO see how the followers of Buchan.
an viii explain to the people, these votes, We
|; desire to know while denouncng the Kansas
code as bloody as that Of Draeo, what reason
| they have for not abohshing it. a E es'aga
The only hope that is now left for the os,pres
sed freemen of Kansas, is the success OF the
Peoples Party in November. The thyrannous
Democracy" that unfortunately now has the
reins Of power IN its hands, must bc oysr,i,rown
and succeeded by.a more righteous iaduuIn;s.ra.
ton, or Kansas is irredeeinab,y doomed to
/ Slavery. The people Of the free States win be
required 10 decide the future OF Kansas. The
+ Democratic Administration and the ssDemo-
cratic party In Congress, have thus far done all
that has been possible for them to. do, to fasten
Slavery upon that Territory. 1t remains for the
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-09-10

Hon. Rufus Choate's letter, declaring his sup.
port of Buchanan, is exciting pretty severe com
ment from the Republican and American Press
The New York Times says Of it: q.
Mr.. Choate's rhetorical and ingenious plea on
behalf Of Mr.. Buchanan reminds us Of his great
eAbrtlin defense of Tyrrcll, the Boston murder.
er, Unable to create shadow Of doubt in the
minds of the jury as to his guilt, he took the
bullby the horns and insisted that the act was
committed ina fit Of sondm5alism. Webelieye
he succeeded then, but he has more than tscelce
men to deal with now. ...5 ~
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Mr.. THon1seroS, the iidefatigable Rerresen-
tatise ofthis District in Congress, has made val.
liable report, from the Committee on Public
Lands, designating . route for q Rail Road thro'
the Territories to the Pacific. We are indebted
to Mr.. T. for q copy Of the report.
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The Rarret House,

Ahc EtNrFet House,
AtBurlington is nom one ofthe best Hotels in
Iowa, and the propretors are winning golden
opinions from the public by their efforts to please
comfortable table is desiderdtun that is al
ways appreciated by the way worn traveller and
but few men travel who are not willing to pay
liberal bills, if they but receive guid pro quo
in the way Of attention and good living. The
Barrett House is a good place'to gettyour money
back in this respect. tE.1g
tc We heartily endorse the above, which We cut
from the Mt. Pleasant Journal Of yesterday
The Barrett House is now being greatly enlarged
and improved. tits to be five stories high, is
some two hundred and odd feet front on Third
and one hundred and twenty on Jefferson streets,
and will, when completed, be one of the largest,
if not the largest and finest, hotel in the State.
The present landlords, Messrs. Deming &Co.,
are spoken Of in the highest terms bs'traveliers
and boarders, and no hotel has any better repu-
tation than the Barret ,Honse =. -Ss
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.s,... E. JOY,

VlullDER and Ma anmfacturero or DOORS,
ID SASH FRAMES WINDOW blinds, WEA7H.
ER.R0ARDIHd and CHALN PUMP FLXTURES4
HAVING enlarged my establishment and having hand
good supply OF all kinds Of building materials.
prepared to put buildings IN town country on the
shortest notice. IS s4 80 =:
Those wishngto purchase any kind Of Building mate.
rinis can be supplied at my Factory. With practical
experience OF fourteen years In the business, hope to
give satisfaction TO all who favor with their work
Burlington, Feb. %, 1866 dw.2 q
Weekly hawk-eye and telegraph. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1855-1857, 1856-09-10

CHANGE OF TIME-The B. & N. R. Railroad,
as will be seen by their notice, hare changed
the time of running so as to connect with cas-
tern cars. See advertisement.
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"a The 0ttumxa Courier says that "a wild
boy" has made his appearance in the Eastern
portion Of that county and created quite an ex'
citement among the inhabitants. His appare
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az REFERRING to the above notice, the undersigned
would assure the Travelling public that their aim will be
make the Barrett House, satisfactory In all respects
Owing to repairs and which will be
In progress for several MONTHS they trust reasonable
indulgence during the existence of the nconveniences
thus occasioped after which they will only ask for such
patronage the House and its management shall merit.
For the present the House will be under the management
Of Mr. c. p Moore, who is favoraby known the public,
as the gcntemany and obging assistant OF our prede
cessor. ylga x pEMING Co. el5
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The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-10

COMt OUT OF CUurse ~ tHt1r uay, as Tue
sun upon Sunday, and SO for all the week.
There is terrestrial globe, which shows
the quarter, the half-hour, and the min
utes. There is figure of human skull.
and statues of two boys, whereof one
turns the hour-glass when the clock hath
struck, and the other puts forth the rod
in his hand at each stroke of the clock.
Moreover, there are statues of Spring,
Summer, Autumn, and Winter, and ma
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-10

The Saturday Rerie,c,
u book on the blind by Rev.
y. Johns, says: A' E" .,at '@' -
The geographical statistics of blindness
are exceedingly puzzling. In Norway one
person in every $40 is blind in Sweden
only one in ,4l9. France has one in
93S. Belgium one in 1,232. Across the
Atlantic, the United States have only one
in 2,4TO, by far the smallest proportion of
any country on record but this exempt
ion does not extend to the British Colonies,
for Newfoundland has one in |, 1926. In
England and Wales the variations are equ-
ally conspicuous. In Cheshire and Lam
cashire the proportion is one in 1868 in
Bedford it is still less, one in 1875. In
the eastern counties it is one in 962 in
Willis, Dorset, Devon and Cornwall, one in
1872 in Herefordshire, one in 693. We
know no theory on which those figures can
be explained, though the comparative i'm
munity of the great manufacturing coun-
ties, and Of Bedfordshire, where straw
plating largely prevails, seems to point TO
indoor occupations as less injurious to the
sight than outdoor, a conclusion which
would hardly have been arrived a priori.
Of the 10000 blind people in England,
about 300 are said to be under twenty
years Of age. A great proportion of this
number belong to class which cannot af
ford to give its children the peculiar edn-
cation they require !; but, strange to say,
the free blind schools are not full.os The
twelve chief schools in England have room
for q little oyer 600 scholars, but at the
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-10

u. filled with
,ci of seven thousand
~ ~. weeks past, and also strangers and
French traders. The Indians came to re-
ceive the payment for lands which they
had sold before. The United States Com
missioners have effected with them the
most important treaty that has ever been
made. They have sold all their lands east
of the Mississippi river. Pill
All the time the Indians have been
here they received rations from the gov
eminent. They sold their land, in all
about four millions of acres, for l,lOO,-
600, and are to be paid in twenty-five years.
They received now, on the treaty before
this, 500, 900 in cash and Sl3O, 900 in goods.
The payment closes to-day. .
Such scenes as were acted out during
the payment never saw before, and new
er wish to see again. The goods were de-
posted in two buildings, and torn up into
small pieces to be distributed, and the ava
ricious French traders were permitted to
watch them, and stole to the amount of
$40, 900 worth in two nights. When the
goods were given to the Indians they were
seated in two long rows, and great num-
Der of men were employed in carrying and
distributing the goods along among them.
Some got much more than others. The
goods consisted of broadcloths, silks, guns,
hatchets, clothngs, saddles, brides, blan-
kets, &c. Their goods did them little good,
for many of them would sell their blankets
for three or four shillings which were
worth FIVE dollars. Others would give
their goods for whiskey, and before the
next morning their goods We're nearly all
gone. | will describe scene which saw
in the evening after they had received their
goods. They We're encamped along the
edge of the woods. | walked to a place
where heard number of drunken lndi-
ans, and saw the vile imposition practised
upon them. The night was dark ard was
not seen although | was not more than
| twelve rods distant. | saw nine or ten In
dams with their goods and five of the
French traders who could talk the Indian
language. They had brought some whis-
key and given them. Then some diverted
their attention while the others stole all
| their goods, even taking their last blanket.
Many who had three or four blankets the
night before, saw yesterday naked. phey
will give anything they have. for whiskey,
al soon as they are drunk they are strip
ped to the skin by the whites. Such in
fernal villainy would make the devil blush.
NY soul has been panied with these scenes
of wickedness which have been practiced
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sus-
arried girls
y. n they are sufficiently
mr., ~, they wear three or four
...,s OF small white beads, about three
inches in length as a covering.
The old ladies are Anticipated Ewes,
whose dress consists of a string round the
waist, in which is stuck a bunch of green
leaves, the stalks uppermost. have seen
favs, of tho ,-o,pr civil, <b,t ,,,o,.o -,
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-10

that you and your school-matcs were once
wont to play and gambol on has long COW
cred a "home for the dead" The little log
school-room that once held score of tow
headed urchins, has long since passed
away. The school-mates you once knew,
you know no more-you remember them
fthey seem as green spots upon desert
Although once contented and happy in one
small room, earth now seems too small for
them. Some have sought Oriental homes,
some are still lingering in the Occident.
searching for "fabled sands;' = while 9TH
ers sleep meath the church-yard, or on
some southern battlefield. A few remain,
initiating the example set by father Adam.
You make yourself known, they recognize
you, and remark that you have grown old
err. True, we have all grown old without
knowing it old Father Time is fast
bleaching our once sable locks with his
many frosts. How strange it is, that
one can look back and remember many
little instances Of youthful days. How
well he can remember his golden dreams of
the future as he pictured it when careless
school-boy. Little does one think of the
many disappointments and trials he must
90 through with ere he reaches maturity.
How when we reach that period in life
which is termed manhood we become ex-
cited over the fattering news we read of
some newly discovered Ell Dorado. One
has, or rather feels desire to 60 thither.
You 90. You roam mother earth from
Carriboo to the Rio Grande in your search
TO- Pactolian sands. You brave the per-
petual winter of the Snowy Range and the
scorching sun Of the pueblas of Mexico in
your search. You think in few years
you will realize your brightest anticipa-
tons and return-where Home. Years
have rolled by since your departure. You
may return but your home is no more.
You have no home. Your mind wanders
back to years long since buried, and you
can see in imagination the place you knew.
All your hard-earned gold would you give
could you but roll back the years that have
passed and place yourself where you once
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indu|oe in uorments hr

pear to be fashionable, and were adopted
.taute de mieuz. One great advantage was
possessed by this custom-it was always
clean and fresh, and the nearest bush (if
not thorny) provided clean petticoat.-
When in the society of these very simple
and in demeanor always modest Ewes, l
could not help rehectinn upon the Mosaical
description of our first parents, Sand they
sewed fig leaves together"
a... ... -....
The Strasburg Clock. ...s.
For ingenuity and complication, all an
cient clocks must hide their dias in the
presence Of that in Strasburg Cathedral
Before this clock stands globe on the
ground, showing the motions Of the heav-
ems, stars, and plannetst The heavens are
carried about by the first mover in twen-
ty-four hours. Saturn, by its proper mo-
ton, is carried about in thirty years; Jul
piter, in twelve; Mars, in two; the Sun,
Mercury, and Venus, in one year; and
the Moon in one month. In the clock
itself are two table on the right and left
hand, showing the eclipses of the sun
and moon for the year 1873 to 1924. The
third table in the middle is divided into
two parts. In the first part the statutes
of Apollo and Diana show the course of
the year and the day thereof, being car
ried about one year. The second part
shows the year Of our Lord, and the equi-
noxiul days. the hours of each day, and
the minutes of each hour, Easter Day,
and all the other feasts, and the domini-
cal letter; and the third part hath the
geographical description Of all Germany,
and particularly of Strasburg, and the
names of the inventor and the workmen.
In the middle-trame of the clock is an
astrolabe, showing the sign in which
each planet is every day; and there are
statues of the seven planets upon circu-
lar plate of iron; so that every day the
planet that rules the day comes forth, the
rest being hid within the frames till they
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-10
census OF 1901, Oh

ceiving instruction in them. OF the adult
blind Il considerable number are engaged
in ordinary work as laborcrs, blacksmiths,
miners, shoemakers, tailors, and other SIM
liar occupations, while smaller proper
ton carry on the outlying trades basket
the ike-which seems especially appropri-
ated to blind men. OF the women, about
POO are in domestic service, and Mr.. Johns
says that the experience of the schools has
proved that blind girls can. '''do all the
house-maids work, (when the. geography
of the house is once known), make tho
beds, lay the dinner and breakfast table,
shake the carpets, and help at the washing
tub. AS far as ''laying the dinner and
breakfast table, is concerned, we can east.
ly believe in the efficiency of blind people.
Ordinary servants SO rarely use their
eyes to any purpose, that a little delicacy
of touch must be ample compensation for
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hundred blind dressmakers.
Evils Of Gossip. - y2fiaE l7s
have known country society which,
withered away away to nothing under the
dry rot Of gossip only. Friendship, once
as firm rs granite, dissolved to Jelly, and
The north Iowa times. [volume] (M'Gregor [i.e. McGregor], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-10

ttIO1 r0fl stNuy 70 WtstCff
this; love, that promised
during as heaven and as
evaporating into a NOR
turned to a days long tea
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on these much abused people. We often
boast that, let humanity be wanting in
men the female is ever kind, but not so
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-08-20
Land BUYERS. Take; Notice,

THE Subscriber being desirous of removing his
farming interest to Western State, would say to
any one wishing to purchase land in this country:
that his lands are for sale. His lands consist of
two trnnts Ono known as
Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1856-08-20
tsEscriN3s Sale.

E0Y Virtue of sunlry wriIs Of Fi"ri Facias. to
I me directed. will proceed I" sell at i:dgciield
c. H.. on the first N"nday i'll September next, the
following properly in the fulIowu" cases. viz:
,J"ln y. Mays and William Mays VS. Elijah
Holloway, administrator Of the Estate OF George
Rcams deceased, the tract Of land containing tw"
hundred acres. more OF less, adjoining lands of
Lewis Culbrea,I, Starring Turner aad Levi Adams.
where Mrs. Ann Rrams now lives.
John luatllcbun, T. G. VS. Rebteca Eorris tract
of land containing one hundred acres more or less.
adjoining lands of William Qua'ilcbun, JAS Calison
aad others.
Andrew Jordan VS. Ransom Jordan, one negro
woman BY the name of Ann and infant child, and
three mules.
Samuel Brooks and others, ysJ IT. Christian and
others, One House and Lot in the Village of Edge
field, containing one acre, more or less, adjoining
lands of John NJ Witt and Humphreys Bouwarc
Also, onr other Lot Of Land in the Village of Edge
field, known as the Brick Yarl Lot, containing
five acres more or less, and adjoining lands Of John
Cogan. II. r. Spann, John Covar, John Alaloy.
II T. Wright and Jackson Covar. Also, one l"t Of
Shingles aud Lumber, one 10; of Slate, and one
Cociable-Ievcd upon as The property oil the De-
frntlant. J. II. Christian
Terms Cash. JAS. EDISON. s.E.n.
Nunust G. 1856 H. 80
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CANDID A r. E S!

w- TIE Friends of S. W. MABRY, Esq, an
nounce him as Candidate for Scat in the House
of Representatives, at the ensuing election.
g TnE Friends of Dr. G. NJ. YARBROUGH
respectfully announce him as Candidate for seat
in the House of Representatives at the ensuing
election.
c- THE friends of Maj Il. ". CARWlLE re-
spectully announce him as Candidate for Seat in
the Legislature at the ensuing election.
G]7 The friends of GEORGE W. LANDRUM
respectfully announce him as Candidate for seat
the next Legislature.
@TnE Friends of W. C. NlORAGNE, Esq,
respectfully announce him as Candidate for re-
election 10 seat in the House of Representatives at
the next election
eY@M Maj ABRAM JONES is respectfully an
nounced by his friends as a Candidate for seat n
the House Of Representatives at the ensuing election
w TIE Friends Of Capt. ROBERT MER[-
WETHER respectfully nominate him as Candi-
date for Seat in the House OF Representatives at
its next Session.
GT The Friends of CAREY ". STILES, Esq,
respectfully announce him as 4 Candidate for Seat
in the next legislature
The friends ofMr. WN1. GREGG, respectfully an
nounce him as candidate for seat in the next,
Legislature
The friends of MAJ. JAMES BLACKWELL
respectfully announce him as Candidate for scat
in the next Legislature.
eg THE Friends of Col. JOHN QUATTLE-
BUM respectfully announce him as Candidate for
Seat in the House Of Representatives at the en-
suing election.
p The friends of Col. NJ. G.. M. HAMMOND
respectfully announce him rs Candidate for seat
in the House of Representatives at the next election
--~S
T We are authorized to announce LEWIS
JONES, Esq, as q candidate for reelection for
Sheriff CT Edge6eTd District.
U THE Friends of Capt. Fl. BOULWARE
respectfully announce him as Candidate for Sheriff
of Edcehcd District at the next election
TIE friends of Capt. LEWIS COVAR. res
pcc;fuly announce him az O candidate for Sheriff,
of EAgefeld District, at the ensuing election.
The many friends of ". ". SALE. Esq, Of
Hamburg, in the upper part Of the District, respect
fully announce him as candidate for Sheriff Of
Ednc(irld District at the next election.
The friend, ai Co WILLIAM QrATTLEBUM res
pcc,rulIy announce him rs Candidate for Sheriff
Of EdgeGclA at the ensuing election.
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REPLY.
REpIN.
CANE BRAKE PLACE, Aug. l6,

CANE BRAKE PLACE, Aug. l6, 1856.
GENTLEMEN: have received your communication
requesting me to become Candidate for the Legisla-
,ure, and am very much obliged 10 you for your
kind feelings. lam nothing bu: Farmer having no
aspirations for any political notice whatever and
have invariably refused to allow my name to be used
as m" ny Of you know. regret that you have still
urged it further but having my family ano property
in your midst, feel bound TO take my share in yonr
responsibilities, and refuse to do nothing that may
appear to be my duty. therefore consent to ac-
quiesre in what yon, as neighbors, urge me TO do'
and if the other portions Of The District choose TO trust
so humble ci::sa myyss!. aiid SO ;:'s person.
ally known to them, Ishall feel grateful and endeavo'
to discharge my duties faithfully and honestly for the
best interest of our common country.
Yours very Respectfully,
A. l.. DEARING.
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Land for Sale.

ENIIE Subscriver wishing to change his location
Il offers for sale his VALUABLE PLANTA-
TION, containing
Three Hundred & Seventy seven Acres
Lying on sa!ula River, and adjoining lands Of VIM.
a. Strothcr A. Clark and David Payne, near
Bozeman's Ferry, and within two or three hundred
yards OF the Greenvillc d Columbia Rail Road.
The Tract cont;ns about one hundred acres in
original forest whilst the rest is under fence. One
hundred and fifty is in high state Of cultivation,
of which there is from sevcnty-fre to one hundred
acres of fine bottom land equal to any and surpassed
by none in the statc. This plantation has good out
lets and excellent ranges for stock.
On the premises are a good Two Story Dwelling
House and all necessary plantation buildings. Also,
Spring Of nevc" failing water.
~" ANY person wishing to purchase will call on
the Subscriber who resides on the premises and ho
will take pleasure in showing them the above tract
j. ". MAYNARD.
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