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Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-11-05
Washington, Oct. 80.

Washington, Oct. ~.
Previous to the election in Kansas, Gov.
Walkerreceiyed specific instructions from
the administration, relative TO his duty on
that subject, and which precluded him
f.om puaging the polls as he recently did,
in rejecting the returns from the Oxford
district, he acted without authority from
Washington and clearly violated the in
1t uctions sent to him. His conduct is
emphatically condemned. There is rea-
son to believe that both Gov. Walker and
Sec'y Stanton will be removed, unless they
choose to assign.
Application was made to-day for the
employment Of U. s. troops ON Wednes-
day next to assist, if necessary, the State
authorities of Maryland in preserving
peace at the election in Baltimore. Def
mite action was not taken, though it is
highly probable that the request will be
refused
Sir VIM. Gore Onsley is expected to
arrive in Washington about the ! 5th Nov,
and it is believed that his instructions will
be such as will lead to the adjustment of
the Central American question in man.
ner entirely satisfactory to the United
States Government.
Attorney General Black has given an
opinion that the Government ofthe United
States has ample power, and is by treaty
stipulation bound to redress the wrongs of
the Kansas nation of Indians, and to pro-
tect them against unlawful intruders upon
their reserved lands.
The amount in the Treasury subject to
draft is SO, 100000. The receipts for the
week ending Monday last, were S441,-
600.
In reply to- post master, who complain
ed of being overwhelmed with small
change. lst Asst P. M. General King
says, a. post master is not compelled to
receive cents in payment either of postage
or of stamps, or from any one person at
one time more than 80 cents III 3 cent
coin.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-11-05

The Siamese twins, now about as years
of age, have fourteen children. They are
about to proceed to Cuba to exhibit them
selves.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1857-11-05

SMALL PoTAToEs.-A man. living in,
the West, doing business in the West,
and yet getting all his printing done in
Eastern Offices. Such a man ought to be
Bea-bitten and mosquito haunted, until
he thinks less of dollar, and more of
Western printers
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towel, tumbler, &c, put them back in
their places, and you will know wbero
TO find them when you want them again.
Or if you set an example of careless.
ness, do not blame your servants for fol.
lowing it. Children should be taught
to put things back in their places ns
soon as they are old enough to use them I;
and if each member of the family were
to observe this simple rule, the house
would mover get much ou. of order, and
a large amount Of vexation and useless
labor would be avoided.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-05-27

SUMNER OF THE SOUL -Iu the life of
good man there is an Indian summer
moro beautiful than that Of the season
richer, SUMMER and more sublime than
the most glorious Indian summer the
world ever knew, it is the Indian summc
of the soul. When the glow Of youth
has departed, when The warmth of middle
age is gone, and the buds and blossom,
of spring are changing to the scar ard
yellow leaf, then the mind in the good
man, still ripe and vigorous, rslaxos its
labors, aud the memories of a we'll spent
life gush forth their secret fountains, en-.
riching, rejoicing and fertilizing, then
the trustful resignation of the Christian
sheds around a sweet aud holy warmth,
aud the soul, assuming heavenly lustre
is no longer restricted to tho narrow
confines of business, but scars beyond the
winter Of hoary age, and dwells peacea.
bly, and happily upon that bright spring
aud summer which awaits him within
the gates Of paradise forevermorc. Let
us strive for, and look trustingly for
ward to an Indian summer like this.
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San Francisco.

In lS49, San Francisco was probably
the richest city in the world, in proper.
tion to population. At present its affairs
stand about as follows: Tho city is in
debt more than two millions OF dollars,
on which the annual interest is $4,000.
The little remnant Of tho vast real es
tate which once belonged to her is near
ly all tied up in hopeless litigation. The
wealtbiest OF tho tax. payers, refusing to
recognize the acting Sheriff, Scanned, de.
cline to pay their taxes, and are derelict
to the amount of Lalf a million dollars.
The Public Schools, after having been
kept open for long time at private ex
pense of tho teachers, must soon be clio.
scd for want Of funds The prisoners
in the jais and the chain gang arc in
a state of actual suffering from the
same cause, The County Hospital and
its tenants are in a similar state of desti
tuition, no money having been appropria.
ted to that institution for nearly a year
all the patients who arc sufficiently con
valesccnt to walk away, have been dis.
charged. The streets are in such con.
dition in many portions of the city as to
render it very unsafe to move about even
by daylight; and at night the danger is
increased even more than of old, because
the public lamps are no longer lighted -
Yet the city can legally, and in all prob.
ability will be, held responsible for the
cost of lighting the streets, the same as
if the lamps were every night burning.
The Fire Department, unassisied by the
public funds, must soon be disbanded or
supported by its individual members -
The cistcrns are mauy Of them useless,
aud others empty. with no prospect or
means of their being repaired or filled -
The Police, few in number, and with
but nominal pay, cannot possibly perform
tho functions of their office, and known
criminals are allowed to roam at large
because the cost of their arrest must fall
upon the officer, whose limited means
arc not sufficient to meet it feature in
the criminal department, however, by no
means peculiar to San Francisco. This
state of things moreover is perpetuated,
and all attempts to obviate the evils are
counteracted, by harpy spectators, somc
of them among the rulers Of the city,
who find it easier thus TO fill their own
purses at the expense of private suffering
and public disgrace. Such is the con-
diiion of affairs 10 tho great city Of San
Francisco, as depicted by all journals.--
San Jose Cai) Tribune.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-05-27

"JoHN PHeNIx" IN THE LADIES CAR
-" John Pb@uix," the iuimta5lo wit,
thus tells an incident connected with a
ride on the New York Central Raillo,d
He relates it in letter to the Knickcr.
booker Magaeine, and puts it on record
TO serve as a caution to future innocent
travellers. He says:
/" L had observed at each change of
cars, and they were frequent, when the
general scramble took place, one car was
defended from the assault by q stalwart
man, usually of Irish persuasion, who,
deaf to menaces, unsoftened by entreaty,
and unscrupled by bribes. maintained his
post for the benefit of the 'leddies Led.
dies car, sir, av ye please forrid car for
gin lemep without lcddies.' Need cay
that this car so reserved was by far the
most comfortable Of the train, aud that
with that stern resolve which ever distin.
gnisbes me in the discharge Of my duty
towards myself, | determined to get in.
to it coutc qui coiso. 50 when we chang.
ed cars at Utica, l rushed forth, aud
seeing a nice young person, with pretty
face. bonnet and shawl, and large port.
mantcau, urging her way through the
crowd, | stepped up by her side, and with
my native grace and galantry, offered
my arm and my assistance. They were
gratefully accepted and proud of my
success, | ushered my fair charge up to
the platform Of the ladies' car. My old
enemy was holding the door. is that
your lady, sir 2 said he
With an inward apology 10 Mrs.
Phpnix for the great injustice done TO
her charms by the admission, | replied,
Yes Judge Of my horror when this
low employee of a moDopolziDg and un.
accommodating railroad company, ad-
dressing my companion with the tone
and manner of an old acquaintance, said,
well, Sal, | guess you've done we'll, but
| don't believe bis family will think
much Of the match However got ia.
to the ladies car, and having repudated
the young person. Sarah, got an exceed
ipg)y pleasant seat by the side of very
warm and comfortable young lady Of a
sleepy turn ohd quiet disposition |
wouldn't have exchanged her for two
buffalo robes, but alas she got off at
Syracuse. and then. frosty Caucases, how
cold it was Aud so. grinding and jol,-
ing, jarripg, sliding aud freezing, wore
away the long night
ln the morning we were at Buffalo
| saw nothing Of it but railroad depot
but | remcmler thinking, as l stamped
my fec, aid thrashed my arms to restore
the circulation, thatif that sort Of wealth
or continued, 'ibo B"T.lo gal. couldn't
come out to night and would probably
have to postpone their appearance until
the summer season."
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A Coon SToRY-Thc following excel.
lent story is told of Mr. Sheaf, grocer,
in Portsmouth, N H.
1t appears that a man had purchased
some wool of him, which had been
weighed and paid for, and Mr. Shcaf
had gone to the desk to get change for
note. Happening to turn his head while
there, be saw in glass. which swung so
as to reflect the shop, a stout arm reach
up and take from the shelf aAeavy white
oak cheese. Instead of appearing sud.
denly and rebuking the man for his theft,
as another would, thereby losing bis Gus.
tom forever, the crafty old gentleman
gave him bis change as if nothing had
happened, and then, under the pretence
Of lifting the bag to lay it on his horse
for him, took bold of it--he exclaimed
Why, bless me, I must have reckon
ed the weight wrong"
Oh, no, said the other, you may
bo sure you have not, for l counted with
you"
Well, well, we won't dispute the
matter, it is so easily tried, said Mr. S.
putting tho bag into the scales again
There, said he, ~ told you sol
knew | was right-made mistake of
nearly twenty pounds; however if you
don't want the whole you Deednt have it
-l'll take part OF it out"
No, no !" said the other staying the
hands Of the Mr.. s. on their way to the
strings Of the bag, +" l guess l will take
tho whole"
Aud this he did paying for dishonesty
By receiving tho skim milk cheese for
the price Of wool.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-05-27

JUDGE CLAinBoRNE, of louisiana, we'll
known in those parts as Judge Dick
Clair boine, was a parish magstra,e 0
who swaycd a scepter like despot, usu.
ally dispensing justice, but putting his
own Interpretation on the Iaao Among
other duties devolved on him was that
of auctioneer. lie sold all the property
in tho parish that came under the ham.
mer. 1t happened on Que occasion,
while selling out the property of de.
ceased grocer, that unruIy pariShioDer
disturbed the order of business by his
roisc and nonsense. The auctionoer, in
The person cf the judge, fihcd him fifty
dollars, and sent him to Jail for contempt
OF court An application was made by
an -ttorney to remit the fine and release
the pri-Nuer, on the ground that it was
DO c ccn'emp> Of court, as the judge when
iu'n'ilS Tue uuf@s of auctioneer, was not
court, and tterefo,e not liable to con.
tempt, The judge il.nediatelv drew
himself up with all his digpity, and re.
pied to the lawyer
Sir, I'll let you know that \ am
judge of this parish judge all the tine;
judge from the rising of the sun to the
going down thereof and rising again and
as such, am always, and every where, an
object Of contempt"
II agree with your honor, and with.
draw the application" said the attorney
and tho man bad to make an apology to
get out.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-05-27

FIFTY YEARS HrNcE.-Bishop Clarke
delivered a lecture some time ago in Cam.
bridge, taking for his suhjcc, Fifty Years
huc,. From sks tch iu the Ca,.bridce
Chronicle we take the following
Fifty years hence. the newly married.
pair will step into an emporium for the
sale Of houses, look over the book of pat.
terms select one to suit their taste aud
means, order it, and it will be sent home
in the morning put together and occupied
at night. 10 travelling, as great change
will take place. Instead Of the dusty
road and crowded car, there will be a
splendid Locomotive Hotel flying over a
road carpeted with turf aud bordered
with shade trees, and heralding its ap.
proach with sweet music instead of the
demoniac shrek Of the steam whistle. and
labelled through from Boston to San
Fransisco in four days. Instead of the
unsightly telegraph poles, there will be
fifty years hence,a network under ground
and under the bosom of the deep, and it
will click off thoughts instead of words.
Then the Electric Battery will light all
the street lamps at once, enable all the
clocks of the city to keep exact time and
kiDdle the Beacons on the dangerous
rocks, where now men hazard their lives
aud wear out their lonely days Then,
the author will not writo by our slow pro.
cess, losing his rarest fanccs, but be will
sit down to the newest Chirographcal
instruments, and putting bis fingers up.
oD the keys write as fast as he can think.
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tFrem the New York Ledger.l I
Lines.

As distant lands beyond the sea,
Where friends go thence, draw nigh,
So Heaven, when friends have thither gone
Draws nearer from the sky.
nd as those lands the dearer grow,
When friends are long away,
So Heaven itself, through loved ones dead,
Grows dearer day by day.
Heaven is not far from those who see
With the pure spirits sight,
but near, and in the very hearts
OF those who see Alright.
C. d. STUART.
January, 1857.
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POETRY.
The Coquette.

By CHARLES SWAIN.
Whatsoe'er she vowed to-day,-
Ere week had fed away
She'd refuse me
And shall | her steps persue,
Follow sti,l,-and fondly WOO -
No EXCUSE me
If she love me,--it were kind
Just to teach her her o,cn mind
Let her lose me
For no more I'll seek her side,--
Court her fivor,-feed her pride:
No excuse me
Ifin idle, vain display,
She can cast my love away,
And thus use me,
For tickle heart, at best
Shall grieye, AMI lose my rest'
No excuse me
Let her rown,-frowns never kill
Let her shun me if she will,
Hate,-abuse me -
Shall bend meath her annoy?
Bend,-and make my heart her ioy?
No excuse me
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NATURAL TALKERs.-Naturally, how
ever, women talk more than men. The
learned Buxtort informs US that the pri
meval name Eve is derived from root
siguifyiug talk aud IL was, perhaps,
from dim idea Of this kind that the
Rabbns owed their tradition that twelve
baskets of chit.chat-it could not be
gossip, for there were no peighbors to
gossip about--were raiued uown into
Paradise, for Adam and Eve to amuse
themselves with, of which twelve, Adam
picked up three, and Eve the other nine.
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-05-27

ORDRR.-Never leave things lying
about-a shawl here, a pair of slippers
there, aud bonnet somewhere else
trusting to servant to set things to
rights. No matter how many servants
you have, it is miserable habit, if its
source is OF in the intellectual aud NOR.
al character, it will inevitably tern mate
there. II you have used the dipper
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The Island Princess.
January, 1857.

ROMANCE OF THE OLD AND NEW woLD
BY EMMA d. 4. N. souTHwoRTH,
Author of Tho Lost Heiress," The Deserted
Wife, The Missing Biide, =" " Retri-
butiun. ~ Of
The Middlebury register. [volume] (Middlebury, Vt.) 1850-1882, 1857-05-27
GEORGE NJ. BROWN,
n ATTOp

Informs his friends and customers, that he
has opened a shop in Stewards building over
the store of r. L. ler,wherc he will attend
to all business in his line.
Cutting done to suit customers.
WANTED good Journeyman.
Mlddlcbury, Oct. l5. 1856. 26;tf
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NEW AND VALUABLE BOOKS.

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men wanted. Those who have had experience in
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"A country lad says his unclo Ben
made a scartcrow so very frightful that
ono of the black fea'hered thieves actual.
ly went and brought back all the corn
he had stolen during several days.
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7 ETTER PAPER Of various kinds, style
Land colors, at prices to nit all for sale
COPELAND'S.
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SOFULL BLOOD MERINO EWES, For Sale
COby JIG. WELLER, Hinesburgh, Feb l3, 1857
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A NEW LOT of Groceries expectei 4 thi. week
N March 2. by BECKWITH.
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-19
"Te Little Plack Bony."


"Chon, you recklememper dat fiddle plack
bony pyed nit the bediar next week
"Yah vot Of him p
"Notings, only | gets sheated burty pad
$50 p
Yah. fou see in de yurst blaze he ish
plint NTH botc legs, unit ferry lame NIT Won
eye Den ven you gets on him to rifA he
rares up pehint unit kicks up pefpre SO yur
sur as chachmule. drinks dake him a
fiddle rite yesterday, unit so sooner | gets
.traddle his pack he gonsmence dat way,
.shust so like vakin poam on poatsteam
unit ven he gifts tone, vas so mixed up nit
efery drinks, vies minezelf zittin arount
backwards, nit his tail in mine hants yor te
pridle.'
"Vell, voe you going to do nit him 2
'Oh, yixed him peter as cham up. |
hitch him in re cart NIT his dali we're his
heat ought TO pc; den gife him apout SO a
dozen cuts NIT hiteeew he starts to go;
put so soon he see tie cart pefese him he
makes backwards Burdy soon he stusnbles
pehint, unit sits down on his Ranches, unit
looks like he yeel burty stamped init him
zelf Den dakes him out, hitch him te rite
way, unit he goes rite OFF shust SO good as
anvbOdys bony
The Burlington weekly hawk-eye. [volume] (Burlington, Iowa) 1857-1858, 1857-08-19
From the Keosauqua Republical
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As is perhaps known to our readers, there has
been pending since last spring, between the
State and Company, suit involving the con-
struction Of the different contracts and to some
extent the rights and liabilities of the respec-
tive parties Hereunder. II was decided some
time in June last by Judge Clagget, from which
decision each party appealed to the Supreme
Court. About the 25th of last month the
Judges of that Court, at the request and by
agreement of parties met 1T Burlington and
heard the argument Of counsel. In view of the
importance of an early decision of the questions
involved, they were considered with as much
promptness as possible, and on the 4th inst the
decision was announced by Wright, c. j., at
this place-both parties being present.
We cannot undertake to give in detail the
conclusions arrived at upon the different points,
Briefly we understand the whole matter to stand
thus:
The original contract made with the Compa.
nv on the 9th of June, 1854, as well as sup
pllmental OF the same date and one dated June
%, 1884, are held TO be valid and binding, while
the supplemental contract of Sept. and Dec.
1885, are held to be of no validity or force.
As to the contract or agreement made with
Comm'r Manning, in Dec. 1856, it is held that
so much OF it as comes within the meaning Or
definition Of a contract is invalid; but as those
ing.
Under the contracts, the Company have no
right to include in their estimates, and ask
lands for compensation to their book keepers
or office rent tor the transaction Of the con,pa.
ap business proper.
The act of 2gth o. January, 1887, so far ne
it is predicated upon the invalidify of the out.
standing contracts with the Company, i. held
to be of no force and void, leaving the whole
matter virtually as it stood before the passage
of said law.
The prayer for mamdamus upon the Commas
sioner TO certify other lands was refused, it be-
ing held that the petition did not show such
compliance on the part of the Company with
their contract, as TO entite them to such lands.
The above as far as we can gather covers the
material points decided. 1t IS proper to add
that there is not on entire concurrence on the
part OF all the members of the Court upon
either question decided, except the. one relating
to the compensation OF book-keepers, &c, OF
the Company. Upon ali OF the other questions
there is majority and minority opinion each
member of the Court upon some one OF them
being in the minority.
1t is hoped that the Commissioner will now
proceed at once to place matters on such basis
as will ensure the safety and preservation OF the
work already commenced and the vigorous
prosecution of the entire improvement. His
hands, as We suppose, are now virtually united,
and nothing is wanting but disposition on the
part Of the Company to carry out the contract
in good faith, TO ensure its faithful ful6llment.
We hope to hear of no more delay, but trust
that action will hereafter be the watchword of
all narttas