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Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-05-14

EArRAoRDINARY CRIrTEB.-The fol-
lowing beats the Baton Rouge fish de-
cidedy - VIA
/" Mr.. Snowman what Is thatl That,
my dear is the Rinocerow. He is cousing
German or Dutch relative to the Unicorn.
He was born in the desert of Sary Anne.
and fed on bamboo and missionaries. He
is very courageous, and never leaves home
unless he moves, in which casa he goes
somewhere else, unless he is oyertaken
by the dark. He was brought to this
country much againsl his own will, which
accounts for his low spirits. when he is
melancholy or detected. He isnow very
aged, although he has been the youngest
specimen Of animated nature in the world.
Pass on my little dear. and allow the la
dies to survey the wisdom of Providence,
as displayed in the ring-iailed monkey, a
hanimal that can stand angling like feller
critter, only its reversed.
Tintion!' exclaimed an Irish sergent
10 his platoon. Front face. and tind 10
rowl call! As many of ye as is plis' Mt
viii say Here !" aud as many of ye as
is not prisinl will say " Ahsintr ...,..
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-05-14
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DON'T YOU DO III.

If you go into the editorial sanctum
and commence reading an article for the
next paper, and the editor tells yon to
read on, don't you do it. ~N
Ifyou go into the printing office and
whistle, and the printer tells you to whis-
lle louder, don't you do it. --
If you go into printing office and COM
mence talking to the compositor, and he
tells you to talk on, don't you do it.
If you go to see friend, and after spit
ting a great quantity of amber on his car
pet, and he tells you to spit on, don't you
do it.
If you go into a printing office and
pocketa half dozen of the latest exchan-
ges, and the editor tells you to take more,
don't you do il.
If you go tc store and after the mer-
chant has shown you nearly every article
in the house, he asks if you will lock ut
something else, don't you do it.
After setting and bothering an editor
who is in hurry to get out his paper for
six mortal hours, and he asks you to sit
longer, don't you do it. sa
If youare in the habit Of staying out
from home Of nights, and your wife tells
you TO stay longer next time, don't you
do it.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-05-14
MISCELLANEOUS.
HOW ABDALLiH CAME
AN ASTROLOGER.
A PERSIAN TALE.


Abdal!ah was n prosperous barber Of
Shiras. He married a woman Of surpass.
ing beauty, and excessively vain, SO that
his whole substance was consumed in pro-
viding her with dresses, trinkets, and the
luxuries of miniature harem. Above all
other women, the wife of Hassan, the
kings a$rologer, was enyied by the wife
of Abdallah, the transformations barber;
for this lady affected grea, grandeur, and
could afford i. on account Of the large SAL
airy and handsome presents bestowed upon
her husband.
One day the discontented beauty announ.
ced 10 Abdallah that she would no longer
continue to live with him unless he gave
up the miserable business of barber. and
adopted that of astrology. In vain did he
represent to her tina, trimming boards
was his habit while Of astrological pre-
dicIions he knew no,hiagI she insisted,
and the unfortunate man, infatuated BY
affection, resolyed TO obey, SO, obsery.
ing lhe eccentric practices Of The as,rolo
gers, be took a bass basiaand a pez,le OF
steel Inlo the bazaar, and smiling his ba.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-05-14
Cunning &c Turk,

.7forneys at Lam and Real Estate .fgents
OMAHA CITY, N. -,
WlLL attend Faithfully and promptly to
w all business entrusted 70 them, in the
Territorial or Iowa courts, to the purchase Of
lots and lands, entries and prescriptions, col
leCtions, &c.
Office in the second story Of Henry & Roots
now building, nearly opposite the Western
Exchange Bank, Farnham street.
Papers in the Territory, Council Bluffs Bu-
Fle and Keokuk Times, please copy and
charge Nebraskian office.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-05-14
POETRY.
The First Flowers.

Ry J. g. w.
For ages, on our rver-borders,
These tasscls in their tawuy bloom,
And wilowy stubs Of downy silver,
Have prophesicd Of Spring to come.
For ages have the unbound waters
Smiled on them from their pcbbly hem,
And'th clear carol of thcr robin,
Aud song of bluc-bird welcomed them
But never yet, from smiling river,
:. Or song Of early bird, have they
Been greeted with gladder welcome
Than whispers from my heart to-day.
They the spell of cold aud darkness,
The weary watch Of slecpless pain;
And from my heart, a s from the river,
The ice OF Winter mclts again.
Thanks, Mary for this wildwood token
or Frcya's footsteps drawing near;
Almost as in the rune of Asgard,
The growing Of The grass hear.
II is as If the pine-trees called me
From celled room and silent books,
To see the dance of woodland shadows,
And hear the song Of April brooks
As, in the old Teutonic ballad
or Odenwad, live bird and tree,
Forever live in song and beauty,
So linl; my thoughts these flowers and thee
The small birds track, the tiny rain-drop,
Forever make The primal rock;
Who knows but that these idle verses
May leave some trace BY Artiehoke
And maidens in the far-of twlights
Repeat my words to breeze and stream,
And wonder if the old-time Mary
Where real or the singers dream
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-05-14
johnson, Casady & Test,

GENERAL LAND AGENTS, ATTOR-
VI NEYSAND DCOUNSELLORS ATLA|F,
Council Bluffs, Iowa, VIII promptly attend TO
Land Agencies, Collections, Investing Money,
Locating and Selling Land Warrants, and an
olhar business pertaining TO their profession,
in Western Iowa and Nebraska. l-tf
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-05-14
G. A. Henry 81 Co,

"HOLESALE AND RETAIL DRUG
w GISrS. Al the NEBRAsKADRUG SToRE,
Omaha city, Nebraska, have on hand and are
constantly receiving a large and complete
assortment of Drugs, Chemicals, Patent Medi-
cines, Dye S-uhs, Liquors, Segars, Preserved
Fruits, Confeciionaries, &C., &c. Physicians
orders filled on a small advance on cost. 1T
II. a. cUNrNc rouN q 1rrpt-
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-05-14
GEO. SNYDER.
SNYDER g Sherman,

snyder g Sherman,
A TTORNEYS and COUNSELLORS AT
"A LAW, aud NOTARIES PUBLIC, Coun-
ell Bluffs, Iowa, will practice their profession
IN all the Courts Of Iowa and Nebraska.
All collections entrusted to their care, at
tended to promptly.
Especial attention given to buying and SELL
ing real estate, and making prescriptions in
Nebraska.
Deeds, Mortgages, and other instruments Of
writing drawn with dispatch; acknowledg-
ments tlken, Sc, Sc
> Office west side OF Madison street,
lust above Broadway
nov - If
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-05-14
The First disappointment.

The First DisappOintment.
The following beautiful lines are from tn,
pen of Mrs. T. IT. Beveridge.
saw youthful mother,
Once on q summers day,
Set down smiling infant,
To watch its frolic play;
1t gsmboled on the flowers
That decked the carpet DER,
And seemed, with childish wonder,
Each object to explore.
A something on the instant ~
Its glad career arrests, -
And earnestly it gazes where
A golden sunbeam rests;
While on the new found glory
II fixed it's wondrng eyes, l+
And trustfully reached forth its hand,
To seize the glittering prize.
And now its tiny fingers clasp
The treasure rich aud rare,
Which in its baby innocence
II surely thought was there,
Blu. ahl that hard unclosed,
And to it's earnest gaze
Reveals no gem ot beauty
No bright imprisoned rsysI
And then TIE frat of many tears
Fell on the cherub faee--
The first sad disappointment
In lfe's uncertain racel
And thus i has been with ns all,
Who its dark game have played
We've sought to grasp the sunshine,
And only found the shade.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-05-14
BLACKShiIThlNG,

THE Undersigned beg leave 10 inform ~
l. tho Inhabitants of Douglas comty,N 4
that they are prepared, 20 do all work in y q
their line oil business, in The best manner. and
on the most liberal terms, at their shop in
Bellevue.
- Having had several years experience
At HoRSE-SllOEiNG, in some Of the best
shops in Eastern Cities, they win be able to
give entire satisfaction, to all who favor them
with their patronage, in this line.
SHAW & ICETON.
Bellevue, Oct. %, 1S56.-i-6m
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-05-14
8ellebue 6a5tttt,
PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY AT
BELLEVUE CITY, N. T.
S. A. STRICKLAND & co.
Terms Of subscription,

Two DoLLARs per annum, if paid in advance,
or So 90 if not paid within the year.
Bellevue gazette. [volume] (Bellevue City, N.T. [i.e. Neb.]) 1856-1858, 1857-05-14
W }. PoPPLEToN. WILLIAM n. BYERs.
Poppleton 81 Byers,

Poppleton 81 Byers,
A TTORNEYS AT LAW, AND GENE
~ RAJ LAND AGENTS, Omaha city,
Nebraska. Land Warrants bought and sold
Land Entered on Time. Special attention
given to the selection and entry Of Lands for
Settlers, and all others desiring choice loca-
tions. Land Claims, Town lots and all kinds
of Real Estate, bonght and sold and invest
ments made for Distant Dealers.
lB' A Competent Surveyor and Draughts-
man always in readiness to survey lands, find
and select Lands and Town lots, and draft
City Plats 1-tf
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07
IOWA NEWS,

Iowa Clr1zEN.-This paper, published at
the new capital, has been purchased by John
Teesdale, of the Iowa City Republican, who
will take charge of it on the first OF next
month. Dr. W. II. Farmer retires from the
editorial tripod. We are sorry to part with
him. He has been an efficient co-worker in
the cause. 1t has not yet been announced
who will succeed Mr.. Teesdale in charge of
the Iowa City Republican.
MORE SHINPLAsrERs.-The Capitol Build
ing Association have resolved to issue some
seven thousand dollars in scrip, to meet liza
bilities incurred in the erection of the new
Capitol at Des Moines. The Burlington and
Missouri River Railroad Company have also
issued batch of scrip, intended to circulate
as currency and defray costs Of constructing
the road to Fairfield. At meeting of the
citizens of Fairfield in reference to the mat
ter, this movement was denounced in speeches
and resolutions in terms not at all compli
me.tary. 1t seems the people of that town
are dissatisfied with the location of the de-
pot grounds.
The hard times have not spared news
paper publishers. Many of our Iowa ex-
changes have come to us printed on half
sheets. The Marion Register reports that
the Cedar Rapids Demo yat and Mt. Ver-
non 1nder have suspended.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07

wEvans, Chew & Co. appear to be do
ing heavy business in the grocery line, and
from the size of their stock and the fact Of
their urbane and obliging department, We
should judge they are we'll calculated to re-
ceive and retain customers. Call on them.
Gazette, I'd.
We fear our neighbor will have to chew at
least portion of the above. We know of
dealer in small country town who went
last week to davenport in order to get rid of
some Florence paper by purchasing hogs
hea> of sugar with it. None of the grocers
whom he visited 1--WE presume he called on
the above named frm) had so ltrge guam
tity on hand. They told him they had or
dered fall stocks, but had been refused with
out their orders being accompanied by the
cash, and having nothing but Florence, they,
like Micawber, were patiently waiting fol
something to turn up"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07
Beech Range, KY. Oct. 2Sth, '57.

TIE MUSE AMONG THE LAWYERS. AT the
late term Of the District Court this city, wag
rish member of the bar wrote the first four lines ol
the following eusion, aud passed it around for "con
tribusious" We think we detect the gtnius Of tn,
assistant cfef& some Of its iMesT:
4. cApLs, PRESIDENT OF THE WISCONSIN SAW DUs!
This company proposes, now to supply
Any quantity OF saw dust, wet or dry
To de.,l.n the sound wh,n you come in the door;
rs found t. b. good to spr, nd ON the floor,
For all courts nf Justice-wllt .,il 1t dug cheap,
When Lawyers come in q harvest to reap;
And Also win. n they III froiic,"me sport
Wish to throw dust in ths eyer Of III court.
W. exp pec for this purpose soon TO bring down
Thousands Of loais TO supply every town;
y, he IN a hurry and give us a call,
For fear hat the courts may purchase 1t all;
But should here for dust be a very Pr at tussel,
We'll keep for each lady enough for hustle,
For they say that the crlnoline s"on Will step ou'
And the dust must come in to make them look stou
Aud We also exp ct to receive fir IN Wal street
Ord r. - ,arge as our stock now can meet.
If rsp,rts all are tru,, order they must.
For tbs banks have suspend d for want "f the dust
Banks. brokers and all now look very gravs,
And say that the dust they must and will have;
W. know that he company are possessed IF pr &c
10 bring On your orders b,frs there's n rise.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07
I HI + d DMINISTRATION CONDEMNS
GOV. WALKER

The telegraph on the 3lst communicated
an almost incredible piece of intelligence
from WASHINGTON - namely, that "Gov.
Walker, in rejecting the returns from Oxford
precinct, acted without authority from WASH
ington, and clearly uiolated' the instructions
sent to him, and his conduct is emphatieally
condemned" 1t is added that sshe had no
authority whatever to pronounce upon the
legality oil votes, and was specially instructed
to receive the returns, and let tho Legislature
determine upon their character" "There is
reason to believe" continues tho dispatch,
ssthat both Gov. Walker and Secretary Stan
ton will be removed unless they shall choose
to resign"
In commenting on the above remarkable
procedure, the Chicago Press very justly and
,pungently says:s
Meantime, the eyes Of the people Of the
whole country must be opened to the fact
that the purposes of the sham Dem mocracy
I have not changed with respect to Kansas
from what they were during the prevalence
of the most rampant rufianism. Fraud or
violence is to them the recognGzHd and legit-
innate mode Of carrying an slection. Who
ever ,nterferes with the working of the sys-
tenn is a traitor to the party, and must be at
once repudiated.
We snbjoin from the Chindowan of the
oath uIt. some of the more prominent tri-
umphs of Democratic popular sovereignty
| OXFORD Precinct, in johnson County,
where there were 1928 more votes polled
than there were voters.
MCGEE County, which does not contain
fifty legal voters, but returned l ,202 Pro.
slavery to "a Free State votes.
K1cKAPoo Pr cINcr, in Leavenworth Coun.
ty, which has less than 800 legal voters, bu
polled 92O votes whilst Leavenworth City,
a place of more than Eve times ito size, only
asst 780 votes.
MARSHALL County, where the teamsters
and others Of Gov. Cummings train pollec
enough votes to give Pro. slavery majority
i ATcn1soN County, that, through enormou.
frauds, elects pro slavery delegation te
each branch of the Legislature.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07

GTA correspondent in Muscatine, Iowa,
has sent us an article ref1ec ing severely on
,he owners of the Bank of Florence, Nebras-
ka. We know nothing of the justness of
these structures, but one thing at least is
certain, they should redeem these bills
promptly when desired in other currency.
These bills do not circulate in this city, and
the only way to make them do SO is to redeem
them here. -Chicago Press I'd.
Of course ''they should redeem their bills
promptly when desired in other currency
or else acknowledge that they are 'sbroke''
and shut up their old trap. By-the-way,
we observe that in the same money article in
the Press from which we extract the above
the Bank of Hallowell and Bank of Com.
merce ID. C.)-the only paper with which
Cook & Sergeant pretend to redeem their
issues are quoted at .tDty per cent. discount
This is doubtless all these issues are worth
and about so per cent. more than Florence is
worth. And yet it is claimed to be good
currency!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07

| Ireceived to-day through the Post Office
a circular Of the "Great Western Enter
prise," by Swans, Elliott l. Co.," of Ypsi
lanti, Mich, together with a packer of tick
cts, requesting me to nc: as their agent and
sell their tickets. Like "Hocthkiss 4 Sey-
mour," they make very fair promises, the
highest prize being $25,oo0 and the lowest
SIC, 900 cash. I his is but another one of those
swindling operations by which some scope
grace from the Penitent!ary attempts co OK
tract money from the weak and credulous /;
aud should not have deemed it necessary
to have said anything about the matter, but
from the fact that other persons in town
have received tickets from this or sim lar
concerns and have been trying to sell them
as good and genuine. 1t seems to me that
there cannot be found many persons in this
town, at this time, verdant enough to risk
their money in any such swindling institu-
tion. 1t is (or ought to beg known to every
one that lotteries are not allowed in Mich,
or any of the "Free States," and it seems
to me that no man who has any regard for
his character would b. guilty Of imposing
upon the community by Offering such fer
sale. G. B. D.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 81, 1857.

! Honor to whom Honor IL Due.
Notwithstanding we have seen fit on for.
mer occasions to condemn Gov. Walker, Of
Kansas, we cannot refrain from commend.
ing his manly course in vetoing the election
fraud at.Oxfsrd. In his proclamation oc-
ours the truthful and forcible annunciation
that s'the elective franchise would be utterly
ralueless, and free government itself vould
receire a deadly bloao, If so great an outrage
as this should be shielded under mere forms
and techniealities This is language to
which we can give hearty response, let it
come from whom it may. We earnestly
hope that better state of affairs is be;ny
inaugurated in Kansas by Gov. Walker.
The Lawrence Republican, of the 22nd,
says that Judge Cato, of Kansas, has
issued mandamus to Governor Walker and
Secretary Stanton, requiring them to make
out certifc ties of election to the Pro-Sla-
very National Democrats elected by the
fraudulent returns of the Oxford precinct
This proceeding is in admirable keeping with
the previous conduct of Judge Cato and
Judge Lecompte in Kansas, and as the ad-
ministration has thus far upheld those err
mined scoundrels in their tyrannical viola.
tions Of right and justice, it cannot consist
emily oppose the order Of Judge Cato in this
case
But we shall see.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07

BUSINESS At ST. LouIs.-We feel down-
hearted, sorrowful. quite sick At heart,
Don't ask tho reason why, but go to the
levee to-day and you will at once under
stand the cause Of our despondency. The
fifty idle steamboats,, tho bare, untroddea
levee, and the oppressive silence there per-
vading, are eloquent monitors. Yet We
should not despond: we have two one doll
lar bills of Wisconsin bank, and Wisoou.
sin currency is current. In addition to
this, agreeable fact. there was an improve.
ment in business yesterday, which, although,
slight, should count for good deal. We
had nine arrivals, mostly fine steamers, and
full of passengers; and as long as good look.
ing, active looking, comfortable people vis-
it us, we should cast despair to the winds.
The Chattanooga, from Louisville. had on
board several Kentucky families, with their
niggers and other chattles, all coming {"
reside in Missouri. The Rodolph, from
Memphis, had also four chattles, male, from
twelve to fifteen years old, tor which their
owner, Missouri land proprietor, paid
5000 each. They were valuable looking
goods.-St. Louis Republican. 2Atlt.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07

CAN MINISTER MARR. DIVORCED Wo-
MAN Rev. Mr.. Shields, of Iowa. having
been silenced by the Presbytery of Des
Mones, for marrying a woman who had
been divorced by the laws Of Iowa, ap-
pealed to the synod, and his appeal was
sustained. The SYNOD expresses its opin.
ion that the action of the Presbytery was
correct in form, and suggested by lauda.
ble zeal in tie service Of the church and
although reinstating Mr.. Shields, does moi
approve of his marriage, as is shown by
the following resolution:
Resolced, That in restoring Rev. J. Fl
Shields to his former position in the gospe
ministry, the Synod should not be under
stood as approving the contracting of mar.
riage, especially by minister of the gospel
with pers,ns divorced for whatever cause
believing thai such marriages impair use.
funess, iuuuence and standing and bring
in question the purity and wisdom Of th'
parties thereto.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07

FLoRRxce PAPER.-The Iowa City Rspub-
l;can sees "neither wisdom nor propriety in
the continued attacks of Muscatine on the
Bank of Florence''-anda at the same time
Acknowledges that theknowu responsibility
and probity of the issuing firm is the only
guarantee afforded to community for the
redemption Of their paper" Rather an odd
deduction, that! We think the fact tnat
this ssissuing firm" does not and cannot re-
deem its issues is sufficient evidence Of the
swisdom and propriety'' Of Muscatine repu-
dating it. In the meantime we warn oul
readers to stand from under Florence
Facts have transpired since our last issue
which wa rrant us in predicting that in Q
uery short time it will be rcpudiated even q
the home of the ssissuing firm"
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07

ONE OF the sH1aHAH AwDAH'Asloxo
THE NAT1vEs.-Gent. (pompously III
say, my friend, are you sufficiently ac-
quainted with the topograph, Of this
neighborhood to direct me to the resi-
dence of the nearest disciple Of Esculs--
plus?
Mysti6ed Native-Which!
Gent.-Could you direct mo to tho
nearest physician2
Native, (more perplexcd than ever, }
Hey? - a.as.
Gent. (getting wfathy, Can't yoa
tell man the way to the doctor's7
Native, (relievei. )-Oh, want to find
the doctor, do you? Why didn't you
say 50? My brother over in thst shAu-
ty yonder is doctor!
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07

Our OF WORK. K.-Accorling to careful es-
Inmates, not less than twenty-f We thousand
seven hundred men and women, have been
thrown out of employment in New York
city. by the hard times, with no hope of
getting work during the coming four or
five months. Of these eight thousand are
laborers, four thousand cigar makers, twen-
Ity-nine handred workmen in iron foundries,
sixteen hundred cloak makers, one thou
sand cl rks, and so on through the list of
occupations. Every branch Of bushes con-
tributes to the melancholy array, and we
regret TO find no less than fivc hundred
printers among the number. The book
] and job printing offices are all obliged to
reduns their force.
Muscatine weekly journal. [volume] (Muscatine, Iowa) 185?-1890, 1857-11-07

ANOTHER OxfoKp.-Since the rejection Of
the Oxford poll-books, another precinct has
been returned from McGhee county with .
Locofoco Slaveocratic majority Of between
twelve and thirteen hundred. These returns
will elect several of the Locofoco candidates,
and it remains to be see whether Walker
and Stanton will persevere in the rejection
of fraudulent returns or, whether having
made show Of fairness, they will now aid
their ssNationsl'' confreresi in eonsummstint
their object A. last