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San Andreas independent., 1857-06-20
NO ICE.

E6- Bounty Land Warrants. ~aEa
VVNHE undersigned having completed arrange
H. ments with his Correspondent in Wash
ington, D. c., is now ready to procure Bounty
Land Warrants, granted by an Act of Con-
gress, passed March Sd, 1855, giving land (l60
acres) to all connected with the Army or Macy
oil the United States, in any of the wars in
which the United States have been engaged
Also, State Troops, whose services have been
paid by the United States.
Authorization given gratis
BeA-No charge, if said warrants are not OBJ
tanned. r. THOMPSON JP
BeA-ofhce, Centre street, next door to Stur-
ges' Stone Building, Mok Hill. feb. 7-tf-46
San Andreas independent., 1857-06-20
MAIN STREET HOUSE
San

VHvHE ABOVE HOTEL (the first established
a in the camp, has recently been improved
and refitted, in order to accommodate its large
and increasing custom.
The proprietor tenders his sincere thanks to
those who have given his house their patronage
and preference, and informs the travelling public
and the community generally, that he is pre-
pared to accommodate ALL with Board and
Lodging, on as reasonable terms as can be had
in the camp. PHILIP F. PIPER,
mar l4-5l Proprietor.
San Andreas independent., 1857-06-20

A BOTTLE TRIcK.-A short time ago. whale
was stranded on the coast, and purchased as a
speculation by sharp practitioner, who adver-
tised for information how to preserve it. A wag
replied to the advertisement, rendering the de-
sired information on RECEIPT of half-a-dollar's
worth of postage stamps-which arrived, and
the following receipt was duly forwarded =
Put the whale carefully into glass bottle,
cover it over with spirits of wine, (strong whisky
may do) then cork and seal up" The postage
stamps were handed over to a charitable insti-
tuition.
San Andreas independent., 1857-06-20
[ From the New York Leader. I
Mother.

Mother.
The name of Mother! sweetest name
That ever fell on mortal ear;
The love of Mother mightiest love
Which God allows to flourish here
Dissect a Mothers heart, and see
The properties it doth contain
What pearls oflove, what gems of hope
a Mothers heart beats not in vain
The words of Mother when they flowed
In loves true rhet'ric from her lips,
The meteor stars of sin and shame
Were lost amid bright eclipse
And when | walked the glittering path
Where vice held out its charms to me,
Oh then my mind first realized
How deep Mothers care can be.
4 Mothers carei 1t never wanes--
What if her boy an migrate seems?
The radiance of a Mothers care
Around her thankless offspring beams
Though to perdition treads his fate,
And crime hath driven him to the bowl,
A Mothers care can yet avail
A Mothers prayers may win his soul.
Go to the soldier, when he treads
The battle-ground, and sentry keeps,
And ask him why, at such place,
His bosom heaves, and why he weeps?
And hear him tell how he was led,
Long years ago, by thoughtless men,
From her whom he shall never see
And kiss upon the earth again.
What heart like Mothers can forgive
The peccadilloes of our youth =?
What hand like hers can lead us back
From sin, to innocence and truth
Oh, name of Mother! sweetest name
That ever fell on mortal ear;
Oh, love of Motherl mightiest love
That God allows to flourish here
San Andreas independent., 1857-06-20

A DANDY WILD CAT.-One night, recently,
Mons. Juleus Frank, of this county, was aroused
from his slumbers by the agonized cry of chick
ems in distress. He Immediately seized his gun
and rushed to the rescue. Upon his arrival at
the Hotel de Schicken, to his CONSERVATION, he
discovered the mutlated remains of two of his
favorite birds as the immortal poet Yilikens
says, "lying dead on the ground" His anger
was great, and drew both upon the English and
French languages for properly intense EXPIRES
sion of itself
but While the sad Frenchman was lamenting
the unumely fate of the innocent and tender
pulietS, whose voluptuous breasts were only hid
irom view by the downy pin-feathers of budding
henhood, he saw the Identical feline author of
All this bloodshed and ornithological misery
pass before him and vanish down into the dark
ness OF his own cellar.
II was moment of awful emotions, and as
Mynheer 'on Snodfence has since elegantly re-
marked, " time dat de yos tinking would snlit
a weller NIT scaren But revenge was the nre-
dominant passion, and so, nothing daunted the
valiant Frenchman, gun in hand, followed by
Won Snodtence, NIT a lantern, descended into
the cellar prepared for mortal combat In order
to prevent escape the door was closed and was
fastened behind them.
And now all was silent abont one minute
when the dull, heavy report of gun came M
from the cellar And the door opened and
CHASTITY Dutchman nit lantern" escaped into
the open air, and then a cloud of smoke, "a
sweet-scented cloud" lifted itself out of the cell
lar-way and revealed the features of most
! CHASTITY Frenchman. 4al
There he stood, his gun in one hand, and the
feline robber corpse in the other. at last he
caught his breath and said, ooh, mon Dieu
vat horrible cats tmk from &c perfume he be
ron great dandy aciz &c rild-cats."
| And then the recovered Dutchman came up,
and said he g belief dat it was shtnk cat ="
and in the phlegmatically profound opinion we
concurred.
When we left the aromatic shades of the eel
lar-way, the Frenchman who could not talk
Dutch, and the Dutchman who couldn't talk
French, and neither of whom could speak COM
prehensible English, were discussing the origin,
habits and utility of skunks in general, a subject
in natural history of which neither of them had
ever heard before.
And the last of the matter was, that the
Frenchmac felt insuted because the Dutchman
incontinently remarked that he "pelief shtink-
cats vas live all der life on der onions" which
alluson to the great Partisan delicacy threw
the Frenchman into spasms, and uncermoni-
ously closed the discussion. tbs, however, our
opinion that neither of them will ever hunt
skunks in tight cellar again.
San Andreas independent., 1857-06-20

VERY PoETIcAL AND PRErTY.-Very poeticaI,
very pretty and very philosophical is the follow
ing, which we clip from clever, essay-like col
umn in the Chicago Journal.
III man die, shall he live again?" And
once year have the daisies answered it, and
"sprlngs little infant" given its fragrant testi
mony and every day has the morning testified
and yet the world is murmering still, "If man
die, shall he live again2n -
San Andreas independent., 1857-06-20

REMEMBER CAvoRcA.-The Sacramento Aoe.
10. an article on the massacre of II. A. Crabb and
MS party, says awe are informed, and think
the information authentic, that persons of we'll
known force of character are engaged in max
ing arrangements for invading Sonora to punish
those who murderously and trcacherously de-
stroyed the Crabb expedition"
San Andreas independent., 1857-06-20

Here is another rich, poetical gem from talent
con ntributor, anna" So replete with fervent afec-
the ideas words and rythm that candor compels
to pronounce them truly beautiful. What world OF
ought, fancy and feeling, the second verse contains
Amelia," any other poet, male or female might be
oud to have written it We hope the Independent
continue in favor with the author SO as to be honored
clusively with the publishing of these fugitive pieces
Written for the San Andreas Independent
woman's Struggles.
There's many an unseen struggle,
A struggle fierce and long
The struggles of a burdened soul,
'Gainst wiles, deceit and wrong:
The strugglings of a loving heart
When love is not returned,
And affection-all that glads the mind
Is loathed, contemned and spurned.
Many hearts are battle fields,
Where many marshaled host
Meets in the fierce encounter
Each passion at its post:
There, pride contends with poverty,
And love at war with hate
JOY, conquered TOO, by sorrow,
Leaves the soul all desolate.
And is ever womans heart the scene
Where those battles fierce are fought
Where hopes and fears alike contend,
Embittering every thought
Is womans soul the battle ground
Where tie weak fights with the strong,
Where hope ana love and pleasures, too,
Yield to the might nf wrong?
Go ask the fearful maiden,
Whose eyes, suffused with tears,
Weeps bitter, bitter drops of grief,
Too plainly for her years:
How plainly writ the answer
Too fondly she believed
The accents of the loved one,
She loved-and was deceived
Go ask the thoughtful matron--
No word bespeaks her grief
But oh deep lines of sorrow,
Years passing DER her leave:
Her eye is proud and naughty,
Her voice--it never shakes,
But ON her brow is written,
Her heart, her heart, it breaks.
ANNA.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12

MARVELLOUS CuREs.-We have always
been slow to believe the wonderful
cures which one medicine after an
other pretends to have made,-but
slow as we are we will own up, when
we are fairly convinced. Those of
our readers who are acquainted with
the cases of Mrs. Beach and Mr.. Far
we'll, will not think us lightly turned,
when we confess our belief that Ayers
Cathartic Pills have virtues for puri-
flying the blood which excel anything
within the range of our acquaintance
hitherto. For those who arc not cog
infant of the facts, we will say: she
had been afflicted for over eight years
with scrofula which only grew worse
in spite of all the remedies she could
employ, until she took Ayers Pills.
Under their influence one after another
of her sores have healed, until she is
apparently as free from the complaint
as ourselves. lie has had liver COM
plant with pain in his side that dis
abled him from work for long time
all other medicines had failed to afford
him any permanent relief, but few
doses Of Ayers Pills cured him and he
is now steadily at his old post, of con,
ductor on the cars-Muldietoacn Dali,
Courier.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12
Elegant Extracts.

For elegance Of diction and an ex-
hibition of modest merit, we commend
the following paragraphs, cut from the
McGregor Times:
"Thc Legislatures of half dozen
Western States, including Iowa, are
said to be contemplating a sort Of Mass
Meeting at Chicago some time during
the winter The object of the Rail-
road companies in rendering free rides
to the IIonorablcs in their proposed
excursion, is to place them under OBJ
legation in the matter of special ia
vors to Corporations. The object of
the Honorable who favors any such
jackasscry as running to Chicago, is
to display himself before on admiring
crowd as one of the statesmen of this
"glorious Country :" Representa-
tives of the people should attend to
the Legitimate business for which they
were selected, and when an adjourn
ment takes place, they can go to the
devil if they like" x
"The establishment of a Printing
Press at this place, has added much to
the character Of the town. The North
Iowa Times, conducted by the Hon. A.
P. Richardson, late of the Senate Of IN
diana, first appeared on the 10th of
October last. The times" ranks
among the most influential papers in
the West"
The following extract shows the
moral atmosphere pervading the Times
office
"The boys in our Office swear like
the army in Flanders. Believing that
circumstances justify a few extra
words, we do not reprovc them."-
McGrcgor Times.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12

The MAILS IN IowA.-A Nebraska
paper gives the following account of
the mails out west:
We received letter two days ago
from Chicago informing us that its
author would be in Nebraska last Sep
TENDER. And since it was written he
has been here, remained a month,
made a thousand dollars in cash, had
two fights, and has gone back and got
married. And the last bundle of New
York Tribunes, that were received at
Nebraska City, had a mouse's nest in
it and five young ones alive, besides
several dead ones, supposed to have
been poisoned by eating one of Gree
lcy's leaders. We wish somebody
would hang afew postmastcrs in Iowa.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12

Pursuant to call, the Republicans
of Iowa held a delegate convention at
Iowa City January 22d. John 4.
Parvin of Muscatine was chosen Pres
idcnt-and DR.. Davis of Polk, and DR..
Card of Cerro Gordo, Vice Presidents.
The nominations for State officers
were made as follows
For Superintendent of Public In
struction, Lucius H. Bugbec, of Linn
County.
For Register Of State Land Office,
VIM. H. Holmes, of Jones county.
For Register of Des Moines River
Improvement, Stewart Goodrich, of
Polk county.
For Commissioner of Des Moines
River Improvement, Edwin Manning,
of Van Buren, county.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12

A Democratic State convention was
held at Iowa City on the 10Th ult.
Hon. Joseph Williams, of Muscatine
presided. The convention nominated
the following gentlemen as candidates
for state officers, to be voted for at
the April election:
Maturin L. Fisher, of Clayton coun-
ty, for superintendent Of Public In
struction.
Theodore S. Parvin, of Muse tine,
county, for Register of State Land OF
fee.
Gideon S. Bayley, of - county
for Commissioner Of Des Moines Riv.
or Improvement.
William Porter, of Polk county for
Register of Des Moines River I'm
provement.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12
From Washington.

The proceedings of Congress do not appear
to US of great interest In the Senate the sub
marine telegraph bill has passed, providing
for joint action with the Britt sh government
in the construction of IA telegraph across the
atlantic.
In the House, Mr.. Orr from the Corruption
Investigating Committee, mad report set
answer certain questions as to members of the
House approaching him with corrupt PROPOSE
tons, which were deemed material to the in
quiry Of the committee. The report concludes
with resolution directing the Sergcant-a at
Arms to take Mr.. Simonton into custody, and
bring him before the bar of the House forth
with, to answer for contempt of its authority
The resolution was adopted, only lG voting in
the negative.
Mr.. Orr also reported a bill, the more effect
ually to enforce the attendance and answers of
witnesses, making them liable for imprison.
ment and fines. During spirited discussion,
to which this gave rise, the assistant Sergeant
alarms brought Mr.. Simonton before the
bar of the House, and, in reply to a question
from the speaker as to what he had to say
why further action should not be taken against
him, Mr. Simonton said he was prepared to
make speech, and spoke for more than half
an hour in justification of his refusal to an
swer, what two members of the House had ap-
preached him with corrupt propositions. He
denied the power of the House to proceed
against him in this particular case, and con-
cluded by asking to be heard by counsel. Va
rious propositions were made respecting him
One by Mr.. Orr was adopted, for the Sergeant
alarms to keep him in close confinement un-
til he purge himself of contempt
Mr.. Simonton has employed Reverdy John
son as counsel and expects to be released on
writ of haJeas corpus.
Elcazer Wakely Of Missouri is confirmed as
Judge of Nebraska, and Mr.. Blythe of Missis-
sippi is appointed Consul at Havana.
The correspondence between Gen. Scott and
Secretary Davis has been sent in to the Senate.
1t makes volume, and is intensely personal
and bitter.
The Senate has not yet acted on the nominal
ton OF Harrison to supercede Lecompte in
Kansas, The Southern members resist the re-
noval OF Lecompte, and deny the right of the
President in the premises.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12

YNHE next regular meeting of the ST. Charles
i Lyceum will be held the village school
house on Saturday evening, Feb. 14th, at 81
o'clock. Owing to the inclemency of the
weather no meeting was held last week The
exercises at the next meeting (after the election
of officers) will decomposition by A. B. F.
Hildreth; Defamation by C. W. Atkinson;
and Lecture upon Geology, by Joseph Coley
Gentlemen and Ladies are invited to attend.
T. D. POOLER, Sec'y.
st. Charles, Feb. 10, 1866.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12
Patent Medicines.


WYE HAVE now on hand large stock of
w all the most valuable Patent Medicines
of the day. which we can furnish by the doz-
en- at a libcrel discount from retail prices. Our
stock consists in part of the following:
DR.. Jayne's valuable Family Medicines.
Ayres' Cherry Pectoral and Cathartic Pills;
Wistar's Balsam of Wild Cherry;
Smith Tonic Syrup:
IIurton's Chologoguc;
Strong's Fever Destroyer;
Mexican Mustang Liniment;
Farrell's Arabian Liniment;
Barrels Indian Linmcnt
Balmcr's Nerve and Bone Imminent;
Gregory's Instant Cure of Pain;
Railways Ready Relief
Perry Davis Pain Killer;
Merchants Garging Oil;
Thompson's Eye Water;
Grsefenberg Family Medicines;
Lyons Magnetic Pills for exterminating rats
and mice.
Sloan's Ointment and Condition Powders;
Prof. Woods Celebrated Hair Restorative;
Barry sTrcopherous;
Lyons katlairon;
Emerson's American Hair Restorative;
Bachelors Liquid Hair Dye;
Balm of 1000 Flowers;
Liquid Opodeldoc;
Trask' Magnetic Ointment;
Dalley's Magical Paid Extractor;
Green Mountain Ointment;
Holloway's. Lees, Brlndreths, Motfat's,
McLanes, Wright's. Blakc's, Jayne's, Ayers,
and other celebrated family pills;
Marshall's Uterine Catholcon:
Wcaver's Canker Syrup and Salt Rhcum &C.
rete, sure cure for Salt Rheum, Scrofula &c.
S. P. Townsend Sarsaparlla;
John Bulls Sarsaparilla;
Rogers Syrup of Liverwort and Tar;
Shallenberger's Fever and Asuc Antidote;
and many Others not enumerated.
w. A. FESSENDEN s. co.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12
Blanks.

4 Ii the various Blanks in general use, such
IL as Deeds Mortgages, Attachment Bonds,
Title Bonds, Common Bonds Subpenas, Writs.
Executions, Notes, Bank Checks, Tax Receipts,
Leases, Clerks Certificates, Articles of Agree
ment, Marriage Certificates, Naturalization
Papers, Bill and Letter Headings, Receipts, &c.
SC. &C., constantly on hand and for sale, or
printed at short notice, by
HILDRETH & CARVER.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12

DISCOVERED AT LAsr.-An infallible
remedy for Headache and Neuralgia
has recently been discovered by DR..
Hutchins, an eminent chemist. DR..
Hutchins' Headache Pills are every
day receiving the concentrations OF
thousands who have found sure and
speedy relief, from their use. Sold by
the Druggists of this city. Price 25 cts.
Boston Atlas.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12

The Wisconsin Legislature have
elected Hon. James II. Doolittle
(Repub. Of Racine, for U. S. Senator
for six years from the 18th Of March
next, in place Of Gen. Dodge
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12
NtA12S2T1AlO,

In this town, February 4th, at the residence
of Milo Gilbert, Esq. by Hon. A. L. Collins,
Mr. RUSSELL FOSTER to Miss MARIA FREEMAN,
all of st. Charles
January 25th, by Rev. E. Kendall, Mr.. En-
SIGN PoOLER to Miss FANNY HORTON, all of
Bradford, Chickasaw Co., Iowa.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12

The Seminole war has broken out
again in Florida. Gen. Harvey has
withdrawn his flag of truce, and de-
clared war against the Indians.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12
w. /. Goods and Groceries.

Dried Fruits, Preserved Fruits, Raisins. Figs,
Nuts, Tobacco, Cigars, Pipes, Fish, Salt, Soap,
Candles, Pickles, Vinegar, Rice. Tapioca, Mac
aroni. Corn Starch, Citron, Zante Currants,
Pearl Starch, Sacratus., Sup. Carb. of Soda,
Sal. Soda, Cream Tariff! Yeast Powders, Nut
meg, Cloves. Mustard Ginger, Mace, Cassia.
Snuff Camphor, Matches, Powder, Shot, Lead,
Caps, Pepper Sauce, Sweet Oil. Castor Oil, Sar-
dimes, Oysters, Chocolate, Cocoa, Crackers,
Essences. CONFECTIONERY. Perfumery, &c
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12
Shell Rock Falls,
GORDO CO.. IOWA.

|TNHIS FIOURISHING VILLAGE is situated
j. on the east side of Shell Rock River, in
The County of Ccrro Gordo, surrounded by a
rich. highly cultivated and productive farming
country, which is well settled by an entcrpris-
ing and we'll conditioned American population.
1t was laid ont less than two years since, by
MIR. Wittfong, who now resides on a beautiful
farm in its immediate vicinity. 1t is situated
on the great thoroughfare leaving the Missis-
kippi at Lansing, and extending through De-
corah and Mason City, to Clear Lake, and is
entersectcd at Shell Rock Falls by roads ex-
lending north to Otronto, Austin, and st.
Paul, and northwest to Wardsville, Wauketo,
Ec., &c. There is in this village, good state
bf society, a School-house and place Of Relig-
kous Worship, regularly occupied. Shell
Rock River as its name indicates, passes over
b kocky bottom, and has
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12

the Sd the st inclusive 9 that
from the 18th the 25t inclusive TO- temperature ot at
making 1872
before nearly
of January Smelling
by observations $50 above 1t
This would indicate
bccncn O unusual severity for this locality.
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12
Water Power

run of stones.
There is now in operation at this point. Store,
Saw Mill 4 Grist Mill,
|ioing n good business
SHELL ROCK FALLS
lis located go miles north west from Dubuque,
the principal City in the State of Iowa, and Is
on the stage rout passing Dycrsvilie, straw
berry Point, Fayette, West Union, trederlcks-
burg, Bradford, Woodbridge, st. Charles,
Rockford and Rock Grove, through Shell Rock
Falls to the State Line.
The County of Cerro Gordo, as is well known,
is one of the richest agricultural and pest
watcrcd counties in the State and the river
is a beautiful stream of pure limpiL water IN
habjted by fish of the choicest quality.
bulltIiIE sittCIitsn H. s,,,n1 in great
abundance; Lumber is furnished by the mills,
and an inexhaustab,e
STONE QUARRY
of the choicest material is located Immediately
upon the bank of the river, in this beautiful
and healthy little village.
The Subscriber offers for sale any portion
lof said property, upon the most reasonable
and satisfactory terms, as his object is to secure
First Glass Settlers
TO Mechanics,
there is perhaps no better inducement for
permanent settlement. in any portion of the
North West, as the village is bound to assume
an important position, and the country ada
cent has no superior in the State.
Applications for further information or pur-
chase, may be made to Kinsey, David & Jenn-
ings, at Dubuque, or to the subscriber, at
Bradford, Chickasaw County, Iowa.
LONSON COREY.
January 8, 1S5.-23mG
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12
A. L. COLLINS,
General Land Agent
and dealer in
Real Estate, Land Warrants,

and Exchange,
ST. CHARLES FLOYD CO., IOWA.
II ANDS selected and located in the Turkey
IL River district, Iowa, and in Brownsville
District, Minnesota. Money invested on Real
Estate Security or in Time Entries for the usual
commission. Notes collected and RENTED at
current rates. Land entered on time for set
tiers. Titles examined and Taxes paid in any
part Of the State. Conveyances made and ac-
acknowledgements taken. Notary Public.
ST. Charles, JUDI 80, 1856. l:n
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12
WOOllen Socks.

4 LARGE LOT of Gentlemen's Woollen
"a Socks. of Eastern home manufacture, Just
received and for sale at the Empire Store, by
CHENEY & BRACKETT.
81. Charles, January I, 1857, cltf
St. Charles Republican intelligencer. (St. Charles [Charles City], Iowa) 1856-1857, 1857-02-12
CLOTHS

suitable for mems and youth wear.
:TI .scsIaTi GOODS
Gentlemen Fne Dress Shirts, Stout Working
Shirts, Cotton Flannel and Woolen Under
shirts and Drawers Stocks, Cravats, Handker-
chiefs, Collars, Bosoms, Suspehdcrs, Gloves,
Insa Go