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Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

STILL THEY CONE A VOICE PROM BUcHAS-
ANS HoNE The Independent Wig, of Aug
ust 9TH, printed in Lancaster City, Pa, con
tains letter from C. NJ. Johnston renouncing
the Cincinnati platform and Buchanan, and de
claring his intention to yield a hearty support
to John C. Fremont. Mr.. johnson is the eel
ebrated Drumore shoemaker, who has address
ed hundreds Of Democratic meetings, and has
heretofore been engaged as q speaker over the
State. He was a member of the Buchanan
County Committee of Lancaster. and his let
ter is addressed to the chairman, resigning his
post. He says for the last twenty years he vo-
ted the Democratic ticket in Lancaster coun-
ty, but as the Cincinnati Convention had re-
pudiated the Democracy of Jefferson and Jack
son, by endorsing the sectional measures of the
Pierce Administration, and adopted plat
form destructive in its character to the whole
country, he cannot consistently support either
ii or its nominees. The ITkig says Ar. john
ston is but one of scores OF sold line Demo-
crats'' in Lancaster county, who repudiate tho
Cincinnati platform and its nominees.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

Red jacket took part with the Americans
in the war of 1872, and becomming attached
TO a colonel who was ordered on a distant SER
vice, took his farewell of him in the following
speech :-ssBrother, hear that you are going
to place called Governors Island. hope
you will be governor yourself. understand
you white people think children a great bies-
sing, hope you may have a thousand. And
above all, hope, wherever you may go, you
NAV never find whiskey more than two shill-
ings quart"
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

BUCHANAN AND THE CoMPRoMIsE.-In a
speech delivered by Mr.. Barksdale, OF Missis-
sippi, week before last, he announced to the
House of Representatives that he was author
lied to say, if Mr.. Buchanan was elected Pres
ident he would reto any bill 1rhich Congress
might pass contemplating the restoration of the
Missouri Compromise, or the principle which it
recognized. There is strong conviction pre-
vailing that secret pledges have been given by
or for Mr.. Buchanan, to the South, covering,
if possible, even larger concessions than those
contained in the Cincinnati platform.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

FOREIGN NEws.-Recent arrivals from Eu-
rope brought news to the 23d. The British
Parliament would probably be prorogued on
the 2Gth July. The London Times intimates
that the propositions submitted by Mr.. Dallas
for the settlement of the Central American
question are likely to prove satisfactory to the
British government. They propose the estab-
lishment Of San Juan as a free port under the
sovereignty of Nicaragua, reserving to Costa
Rica the right Of traffic through it, and such
portions of the river San Juan as are necessa-
ry the concentration of the Mosquito sava-
ges within definite limits. clear of the mouth
of the river and town, but guaranteeing the
payment of their annuity the restoration Of
the Bay Islands to Honduras, and Belize to
remain a British possession, with Is deg. 80
min. latitude as It's territorial limit. Accounts
from Spain say that the insurrection had been
cfectually crushed ut Madrid, where O'Don-
nell had made preparations for the outbreak
by surrounding The city with $4,000 troops
In the conflict 200 of the insurgents were kill
ed. The Cortes had removed to Arragon,
where under Gen. Enfante they intended to
make war upon Queen Isabella and O'Donnel.
Serious disturbances have broken out at Cas-
sena, in the Papal States, and at Naples. Nu-
merous arrests have been made. The difficult
ties between England and Brazil were attract
ing attention in Parliament
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13
VOL. 2.---NO. SO.
"cHELP ME. cAsIUs. OF IsIEKr,

The Albany ErenfRg Journal says that tho
Buchananites are calling for sslIelp!'' The
loud pulsations of the public heart for FREE
DOM and Fremont alarm them. Hence the call
for money, embodied in the following circular
forwarded to US by Post Master who receiv-
ed it: (PRIvATE)
To the Post NGsfer Of -.
DEAR SIR-At private consultation of the
leading Democrats of the Union held in this
city, Immediately upon the adjournment OF
Cincinnati Convention, it was recommended
that each Postmaster be requested to contri-
butte an amount proportionate to the receipts
Of their respective offices. Upon examining
the returns Of the Post Office Department it is
found that your proportion will be three do,-
lars, which yeu will confer q favor by remit
ting by return Of mail.
The principal object in making these collec-
tions is to throw into the doubtful States an
immense quantity of speeches and documents
in favor of the policy of the Democratic par
y, and also to assist in defraying the expen-
ses of speakers that will be employed during
the coming canvass. You viii therefore per
ccive that every Post Master Uh0 soi,he, for a
continuance Of his gfciaI position viii find it
for his interest to use every effort TO bring a
bout so desirable result.
C-POst Masters are appealed to because
they are considered the representatives of tie
party in their respective localities, and being
the recipients of the patronage of the Admin
istration, it is but just that they should COM
ply with its delnGads.
Please send Us the name of some reliable
leading Democrat in your town whom We can
confer with hereafter.
Address, PERRIE N. Brown, Jun.
Washington City, (D.C.) 1856.
Instead of sending the ethree dollarso to
Washington, as requested, the gentleman ad-
dressed sent it to us 10 pay for ten copies of
the Campaign paper! This may be taken
as Il significant s-sign of the times.''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

ANOTHER DEMOCRATIC BoLTER.-Hor- Mark
Delahay, delegate to the Cincinnati Conven-
tion from the State of Illinois, made speech
at Fremont and Dayton meeting, at Monte
zpma, Pike county, on the 18th u!t. lie said
he attended the Cincinnati Convention, and
was in favor of Mr.. Buchanan, but, when he
saw him swallow the platform, he bolted. and
now advocated the election or Fremont,
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

GREEN Conn OMELEr.-The following recipe
for this seasonablc delicacy is said to be ex-
cellent:-Grate the corn from twelve cars OF
corn, boiled, beat up five eggs, stir them with
the corn, season with pepper and salt, and fry
the mixture brown, browning the top with
hot shovel. If fried in small cakes, with
little -four and milk stirred in 70 form bat
tel, it Is very nice.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

KAYsAs.-We have advices from Leaven-
worth TO the 3Oth ult- Col. Lane and his COM
many numbering, we think, 400 men) had not
entered Kansas territory. Gen. Smith threat
ems them with martial law if they do. The
territorial authorities were commencing TO
levy taxes, but both parties refuse to pay, and
trouble is apprehended.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

Fremont IN WESTERN PENNsTLvANIA.-The
Erie Constitution, calm and unexcitable print,
says, that If is frequently interrogated in re-
gard to its views Of the prospects of Fremont
in Pennsylvania, and adds, We believe firmly
that he can carry the State, but do not assume
to give figures for any but that portion in which
we are intimately acquainted with the state Of
popular feeling. In Erie county we shall GER
tainly have 1000 majority Crawford not less
than 1900, and possibly 1900; Warren over
500; in Venango 500; Mercer probably 700;
Lawrence 1900; Butler 700; Beaver 500; AL
legheny 1900; Westmoreiand is confidently
claimed for Fremont-we name no majority
Washington 500; Fayette 500; Armstrong
500; Indiana 1000; Jefferson 500; Clarion and
Greene will probably give ulajorities for Bu-
chanan. The counties named gave Pollock
16, 800 majority, and according to onr esti-
mate, which is certainly moderate, they VIII
give Fremont not less than IL 500. All the
indications that our majorities viii greatly
exceed, in many counties, the figures we have
claimed. If the campaign is conducted with
the energy and enthusiasm which the signs in
djcatc, there is little doubt that the counties
embraced in list viii roll up clean ma
iority Of 10000. 1t must Le borne in mind
that the counties where the Republican gains
are largest, have always been heavily Demo
cratic. In the same territory, Pierce had near
ly 5 200 majority in 1852.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

\ man named Gof was killed in Johnstown,
Cambria county, Pa, on the 2Sth July, by an
other named Potts. They had been drinking
together in u restaurant, and after paying their
bill, fell to boxing each other, in apparently
good humor. Potts finally struck GofT so that
he fell. Potts and some others present, after
smoking awhile, went out, Goff still lying on
the floor. The bar-keeper then approached
Golf with light, and was amazed to find him
dead Potts, who was overwhelmed with a
Inazement on hearing the result ol what he
considered so trifling an incident, has been
taken into custody.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

FREMONT IN MARYLASD.-The Cecil Demo
crat states that Fremont electoral ticket is
to he formed in Maryland and that Francis P
Blair, Esq, is TO be one of the electors at large
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

The Hon. James Myers, ex-Licutenaut Gov
ernor of Ohio. has left the Democratic party
and announced his determination to support
Fremont. For thirty years, Mr.Myers has ad-
hered to and voted with the Democratic party.
He received his political education from such
men as Silas Wright and A. C. Elagg, and was
distinguished a politician while yet young
man residing in the State of New York.
Twenty years ago he removed to the State of
Ohio, and from that day to this has been one
of the most prominent Democrats in the State,
holding Offices of high grade, and exerting a
political influence second to no other man OF
his party.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

4 Virginian thus sums up the political his
tory OF .sPennsylvania's favorite Son -
'sMr. Buchanan has been for bank and
against it-for the tariff Of 1912 and against it
for the MaysviIlc and Cumberland roads,
and against internal improvementst-for dis
tributon of the proceeds of the public lands
and against it-for sssquatter sovereignty"
no,O and against it in l846-for the principle of
the Wilmot proyiso hitherto, and against it
no,c-( because it clashes with the "squatter
sovereignty" platform built at Cincinnati,D
thanking his God that his fortune was cast in
State not cursed with slavery, and now tho
champion Of Southern institutions-but, above
all, for Washington's policy Of non-interven-
ton with the affairs of foreign countries. and
get the author of the Ostend manifesto!''
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

\ CAPITAL SToRY.-The Hawkeye and Iowa
Patriot tells capital temperance story.
y farmer belonging somewhere in Iowa,
bought lleg of whiskey and carried it home.
Well knowing that his better half occasionally
took 'sdrop or so'' if it came in her way land
now and then would have drop at all events,
he then endeavored to conceal the keg from
her by suspending it in the barn, somewhere
near the ridge pole.
The eagle eyed, or rather ''hawkeyed' wife
got sight of it, however, and resolved upon
obtaining taste. 1t was impossible for her
to reach it. At length she hit upon the fol-
lowing expedient, which worked to a charm.
Taking down her husbands rife, she put in
a charge with a good ball, and taking deliber-
ate aim at the kcg, tapped it with ball, and
brought down the whiskey at the first shot =
Having tub previously prepared, she WAS
thus enabled to catch all, without losing a
drop, and left her poor husband to weep over
and wonder at the loss of his whisfey.
Raftsman's journal. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1854-1948, 1856-08-13

CUTTIHG IT THICK.-The Yankees are gencr-
ally supposed to possess more acuteness than
any other people on the face of the globe, yet
the following story will show that some Of the
Germans possess this faculty to remarkable
degree. On one occasion German residing
in the country came into Buffalo With hams to
sell. Among the rest, he sold dozen or two
TO German hotel-kceper, who afterwards, in
demonstrating the acutencss of his country
man over the Yankee, said:
e'You may talk pout your tam Yankees
scheeting, but Dutchman scheetcd me much
peter as Yankee never was. He prings me
some hams-dey was canvass nice, so peter
as you never see. buy one, two dozen-all
so nice-and if you bclieve--de schect was
so magnificent dat l cat six, seven, eight of
dem tam hams before I found out dey was
made of wood ~
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-30
800

800
r. II w A RID !
GTOLEN, from the stable of John V. Boggs,
~ in Butter Co., seven miles north of Clarks-
vile, ON Friday night, Oct. 18th,
A DAPPLE.GRAY HORSE,
five years old, about fifteen hands high, and
newly shod all around. There is a spot, near
ly white, about the size of mans hand, on
the left hip; white spot, about the same size,
on his belly, and some white in his forehead
He was very fat when stolen. 500 reward
will be given by the subscriber for the recovery
of the horse and the detection and conviction
of the thief or fifty dollars for either the horse
or thief. Any information concerning said
horse may be directed to the subscriber, at
Mason City, Cerro Gordo Co., Iowa, or the
horse, if recovered, may be delivered at that
place. A. S. FELT.
Mason City, Oct. Is, 1856. 80
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-30

VERNosr.-The general assembly Of
Vermont organized on the 9th inst,
when Geo. W. Grandy, of Vergennes,
was chosen speaker, and George r.
Thompson, of Montpelier, clerk. The
vote for speaker was, Republican, 1876,
Democrat, 16. On the 22d inst. Hon.
Solomon Foot, of Rutland, was re-
elected U. S. Senator for six years
from the 4th of March next.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-30
FLOYD COUNTY
COURT HOUSE.

COURT HOUSE,
THE building is to be fifty feet front by sew
l. enty feet flank. 1t is to be two stories
high, each story to be fifteen feet in the clear,
and divided rs follows:
FIRST SToRY.-There is to be a hall eight
feet in width through the centre of the build
ing, lengthwise, and OH each side of the hall
three rooms, each eighteen feet square,
There is to be a porch recessed back twelve
feet from the front face of the building and to
be twenty-four feet in length. On each side of
the porch there is to be Il room for the stairs
ten feet square in the clear.
SECOND SToRY.--There is to be vestibule
Immediately over the porch, ten by thirty
feet, and an audience hall over the main body,
fifty feet six inches by forty-six feet. There
is to be cupola and steeple upon the build
ing; the cupola to be twelve feet square and
twelve feet in height from the ridge of the
main roof to the base Of the steeple. The stee-
pie is to be an octagonal cone twenty feet in
height and six feet in diameter at the base -
The cupola is to have one double circular
window on each side, and is to be finished
with arches cornice and balustr;lde as shown
on the elevation.
The contractor is to furnish at his own
cost all material and workmanship necessary
to erect this building according to the general
intent and meaning of the specification, and
the Architectural Drawings of the building.
1t is understood, that us fast as the work pro-
crosses, and is completed, monthly estimates
will be made, and seventy-five per cent upon
the value of the work performed, is to be paid
the contractor. The contractor will be fur
nished with stone in the quarry sufficient to
build all the mason work of said house, with
in threc-fourths of a mile of the place of build
ing; also with standing timber sufficient for
said house within one mile of the place of
building.
For further particulars see printed specifica-
tons which may be obtained at the Office
of the County Judge.
Sealed proposals will be received bv the un-
dcrsigned, until the first day of November,
1856, for the erection and completion of said
Court House, by the first day of August, 1857.
A. l.. COLLINS,
County Judge of Floyd County.
st. Charles, October 2, 1856. T9w4l
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-30
Proclamation.

I xrOCl0maCl00.
STATE OF IOWA, In pursuance of the
FLOYD COUNTY, IS. Code of Iowa. and by re-
quest of portion of the people of said
County:
4 N ELECTION is hereby ordered in the
IA several townships in said county of Floyd,
on the 4th day of November A. d. 1856, at
the places in said several townships where the
election of Presidential Electors is held on
that day, to vote upon the following question :
Whether the said county of Floyd will take
one hundred thousand dollars of the stock of
the McGregor, St. Peters and Missouri River
Railroad Company, and issue bonds in pay
ment therefor, bearing interest at the rate of
ten per cent. per annum, the principal sum
payable in twenty years, and that a tax be
levied upon the taxable property of said coun-
ty, for the payment of interest and princical-
the said Railroad Company to pay the interest
on said bonds until said Road is in operation
to the east line of said County. The form of
the vote shall be, For the Railroad Stock, or
against the Railroad Stock Every affirmative
vote shall be considered for the proposition
entire.
49, Witness my hand and the Seal of
lIs said County hereunto affixed at st.
'' Charles, this twenty-seventh day of
49, September. A. D. 1856.
A. L. COLLINS, County Judge.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-30
DAILY
LINE OF STAGES,

From Usage to Lansing, McGregor and Dubuque.
THROUGH IN TWO DAYS.
The subscriber is now running Daily Line
Of Stages on three different routes between
Usage and the Mississippi River, viz:
To Lansing via Pettibone's, New Oregon,
DEBORAH and Waukon.
To McGregor via st. Charles, Bradford, West
Union, Clermont and Monona.
To Dubuque by the same route through St.
Charles and Bradford to West Union, thence
via Strawberry Point and Dyersville.
The above routes are well stocked and every
effort will be made to forward passengers with
comfort and despatch The patronage of the
travelling public is respectfully solicited.
Office in St. Charles at the st. Charles Hotel
NJ. o. WALKER, Proprietor.
September 6, 1856. 7tf
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-30

The people of Cerro Gordo county
voted, on Monday, almost unanimous
ly, to take one hundred and thirty thou
sand dollars of stock in the McGregor,
St.Peters and Missouri River Railroad.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-30
New Books! New Books!!

GRAHAM,
Cooley.
KNICkERBOCKER.
and other Magazines received monthly and
furnished to subscribers at the subscription
price-threc dollars PERI year postage. free
Lift by FE.SSENDEN 4 MONTAGUE.
The Greatest Medical Discovery Of the -igs is
Ayers Cathartic Pills.
THEY don't help complaints, but they cure
L them.
One Box has cured Dyspepsia
Three Boxes have cured the worst cases of
Scrofula.
Two boxes have cured ErysipeIas
One box always cures the Iaundce.
Three boxes are sure to cleanse the system
from Boils. Often less than one does it.
Two boxes have completely cured the worst
of ulcers on the legs.
Small doses seldom fail to cure the piles
One dose cures the headache arising from
foul stomach. su
Strong doses often repeated cxpel every worm
from the body. They should be given to chill
dren, who are always more or less afflicted
with this scourge.
As u gentle physic they have no equal.
One box cures arrangement of the liver.
Half a box cures a cold
They purify the blood and thus strike at the
foundation OF every disease
Asa Dinner Pill there is not their equal in
the world.
They are purely vegetable and can do no
amount of good.
Prepared by DR.. j. G. Aver practical chem
ist, Lowell, Mass, and sold by all Druggists
and dealers in medicine.
Sold in st. Charles by Fcssentlea & Monta~
! que and Ilildreth & Carver.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-30

Notice to Farmers.
MIR. JOSEPH KELLY would respectfully
-lXl give notice to the farmers of Floyd and
adjoining counties that he will pay from "a to
30 cts. per bushel for Wheat, according to
quality, delivered at his Flour Mill He would
also say that in order to accommodate the citi-
zens Of this place and vicinity, he will bolt and
grind Buckwheat on FRIDAY Of every week
from this date, until further notice.
Farmers wishing Buckwheat ground should
bear In mind the time and place-Fridays, at
the st. Charles Flour Mill
81. Charles, October Is, 1856. loft
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-30

THE subscribers beg to announce that they
L have formed copartnership in business
under the style and firm Of
COLE & HELLER,
and respectively announce to their friends and
patrons that they are now prepared to receive
orders or take contracts for the construction of
buildings, and will execute all the various
descriptions of
Carpenter Work.
They also carry on the WHEELWRIGHT
BUSINESS, and do all kinds of repairing and
jobbing, in their line.
NJ. S. COLE,
+. j. HELLER.
st. Charles, October 30, 1856 12tf
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-30

CAMPBELL, JONES & CO.,
Successors to 3. III. Cam pbell g. Co., and G.
W. Campbell & COL
GALENA, ILLINOIS
CAMPBELL, S7I.HSON s, CO.,
EDWIRD S7IINSON s. CO.,
DUBUQUE, IOWA
Commission and Fo,tcarding Merchants.
Advances made on Staple Articles. Produce
purchased on Commission Goods forwarded
to any point with the greatest dispatch.
Mark Goods for river towns '.Care Campbell
Jones & Co., Galena," or "Care Campbell
Stimson & Co.. Dumleith." For the West,
Care Edward Stimson Co., Dubuque. III
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-30

and various other approved styles and patterns
We assurc our friends that our stock of Stoves
cannot be excelled by any in the Great West,
and they will be sold as cheap as at any place
West of Chicago, adding cost Of transportation
Now is your time to buy! Come quick or you
will lose them.
We manufacture for our Stoves the very
best of Furniture and will execute all kinds
of tin, copper and sheet iron work to order
FERGUSON & STANLEY.
81. Charles, Floyd Co., Io,ca, Oct. Is, 1856.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-30
lD[I3SO.

lEMBIUo
In st. Charles, Oct, 9th, 1856, Deborah
Palmer, consort of DR.. Nathan H. Palmer,
aged As wears and months.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1856-10-30
LAND AGENCY
HlLDRETH & CARVER,

ST. CHARLES, FLOYD CO., IOWA,
NH4L attend to buying and selling lands
wv on Commission, making entries of
Government Land, locating Land Warrants,
sc. Town Lots bought and sold, money loan
ed, and the business of conveyancing and pay
ment of Taxes promptly attended to- Friends
at the East rs well as in this State, are regucs-
ted to make application to our agency. Salts
factory references given if required
81. Charles, Floyd Co., July, 1856.