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rerrible sssse - I1seIsh. .

From accounts published n ths Usage
Democrat We should Judge that disease
almost Is sudden in it, approaches y the
National Hotel epidemic at Washington,
had attackd the crowd in waiting upon the
Land Office in that place. The writer says:
ssThe increase in number for the past
week Of cripples, men deformed and M
capacitated for business, in consequence Of
old age, has been truly wonderful For
several days past the land Office has beef, SO
thronged with preemptors, that but few Of
the number could be served ench day. As
are like all other men, possessed
Of sympathy and compassion for an urfor--
tunate fellow. they could in no way feel ex-
cused in passing them by unserved. Com
sequently, in a very short time nearly every
other man in the crowd found himself sick,
or what was better evidence, hobbled to the
Office with all the appearance Of . cripple
fdf life. Such was the excitement that on
one occasion man undoubtedly in perfect
health, was drawn in wagon IN front ct
the land Office, where many pitiful stories
were told Of the intense suffering he had ex-
perienced by standing on bad leg for
three days.-We notice, however, he did not
90 ia Just then.'
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Death Of Hon. T. G. Goodwin.

We learn from the Me5rasSian, that Hon.
7. G. GOODWILL, Of Omaha City departed
this life, on Tuesday, the 18th inst. We
well remember our first meeting with the
deceased, it was in the fall of "a. In COM
pany with others, We were equiping for a
tour in Nebraska, and were joined on the
morning of our departure for the other side
Of the ''Big Muddy" by Mcssrs. B. K. Fol-
SON and 7. G. GOODWILL. They accompa-
MED US to Omaha, where the halter remain-
ed, his health not permitting him to proceed
further. Since that tins we have known
him intimately, and can bear testimony to
his integrity, and many noble and estimabls
virtues. At the FIRST election held in Ne
braska. he was elected member of the
Council, and served in that capacity for
two sessions of the Legislature. Unlike
many other members Of tho frst and second
Lesislations of Nebraska, Mr.. G. passed
through the ordeal. without sacrificing his
character as an honest man. or his consist
sncy as politician. Peace to his ashes.
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Hon. Caleb Gushing, late Attorney Gen.
eral Of the United States, delivered speech
on his arrival at his home in Newburyport,
Mass, in which he advocated the policy OF
indefinite annexation. He thinks it will all
happen naturally as follows:
ssNo material obstacles can arrest our
progress. We WOO this fair nature which
lies before us, and we WOO it as its conquer
or. like the vi kings of the old time, win
ming their brides of the sea in open combat.
say this in the same confidence OF convic-
ton as one who, seeing the sun sent forth
from the portals of the East, may speak OF
its onward course to the West. For time
was when the United States were but weak
little Colonies of England, scattered along
the sea shore. Then they overlooked the
Alleghanies into the valley of the MISSISSIPPI
ri. Next they absorbed the vast domain Of
France from Lake Superior all around to
the Gulf of Mexico, and westward to Ore
gon. Next they possessed themselves Of the
two Floridas, and then Of Texas. And
finally they have marched on through New
Mexico into remote California. But in our
conquest of nature with our dauntless
hearts to back them, it happened that men,
nations, races, may, must, will perish be-
fore us. That is inevitable. There can be
no change for the better save at the expense
Of that which is-one generation gives place
to another. Out of decay springs fresh
life. a2a sts.Ia ~
The tribes Of Indians who. hunted over
the land without occupying it, retire before
us like the hunted deer and the buffalo them
selves-deeper and deeper into the inner
nf ha nd . ha
Hispano Mexicans, wasting away by. appa-
rent incapacity of self-governnent are suf-
fering one province after another of theirs.
to relapse into pristine desolation, thus to
bsseme prepared to receive the people and
the laws of the United States. All that is
now history. Yet, wise men saw long be-
fore that SO it was to be. From the present
they inferred the future, and spoke of it
with the positiveness and precision Of In
spired prophecy. *@ :s1 s"1
! WALKER AND AARON BURR REPUDIATED.
= pray you not to misunderstood me.
regsaea.s e. var ssf s sas, He gFsst ls
sues Of peace belong to the sovereign power
of the Union, and should not be wantonly
usurped bv individual rashness. glory IN
the acts, which it has fallen to me to per-
form, towards the repression of such under
takings in the United States, whether on
the part of a presumptuous British Minister,
recruiting troops within our Jurisdiction
for the purpose of war in the Crimea, or of
a reckless american adventurer, recruiting
them for the purpose of plumber and murder
in Nicaragua, No, let not the small man
Walker. be honored for this, on account of
which the great man, Burr, was damned"
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II has already bees ln3ed III ! -.
rived 1t Boston last ~ fron usessc
with eight hyndred Nd -. n o.
says:
Many Of the families ~
considerable property. The CO
ted the amount Of British gold I. - "
scngers 1T GO, 900, and said that Ne Is
more than one person who had n OQo
his o@n use and that Of his family. Seyc7s
had lsft ssaaAivss aad lFiesdss ebeaipS -.
One woman bad left hav husband thai ~
might 70 10 the land II de saii,ts: and there
was another beautiful dark-eyed youns ~.
man, with young infant, wAexi st0rv. =
told by the captain, was quite touchins.
Il The cseEain notieed her when ther 1890
a. possesed Of great beauty, But lost ssishs
OF her N = day or two, md, supposine 81
had changed her quarters, did not enouire
for hef for eight Or ten dass. Hewss tRen
told that she had been very SICK. ana ~
still quite feeble. He hadh Brought -
between decks, where she was. upon ~
deck. and laid on q mattress. rot her .c.,s
port-wine and cake, and tried Ia by;rc Is,
back to health. Under this treatmsns Is.
improved much, and in reply 10 hin nues.;nn.
told him she had left pleasant hone = .
quiet village in England, and 1 kusha,.A &
whom she had been married but YEA, :,
two, for this journey. He asked ber yssse, :.
She replied that she had done so for Christ.
sake, who had promised that il one forsook
father and mother and husband for him. r
should receive more abundantly IN THRIVE.
en4 in thewoIld to come eyerla,tinr life.
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il sossisasIls & ]. - g..
this time in rtlatio6 ~ ~ c1sire
the NJ. 4. Mr.. B., - public b
cular "a ~ tar payers 81 son1son 30
Issued BY F. II. Lee Counky Judge Of ~
county, from winch ne votere of PottaN9t-
tamie county can form somcsidea - 70 the
effect Of voting for the loan proposed in our
County Judges proclamation. It viii be
seen that the bonds Of Johnson Cou1ty were
soIdaet 80 cents on the dollar. In this par
ticular We have deeided advantage over
Johnson County, rs the company guarantee
8 per cent. on tho stock from the NINE the
bonds arc issued until the road is compile
ted, After which the county will receive their
dividend as an other stock. The COM
pany also issue certificates Of stock for the
full face of the bonds, no matter at what
rate.they negotiate them. The company
also 6arantees the construction of the road
thrGEgh the county and do not require the
bonds to be issued to them until the work is
commenced pithiss the county. And they
pledge themselves to push the work Cig0r-
iO,sly after the work is commenced until the
road is completed. We have been inform
led that il the loan is carried1y decided
majority, there is a strong probability. Of
thdEwork being .commenceds this season at
this point.- BpglsA
u Here is an extract from the circular
above referred1o, in which it will be seen
that the dividends ecruing to johnson eoun-
t., Upon the stock in the Road, are more
than sufficient to PAL the. interest on the
bonds issued. Read it carefully taxpayers,
and thAs vote for the loan.-ED. NoSp.
A dividend of perslnt. on the earnings
Of the road for the FIRST six months has been
declared, and was payable Oh the lOtH Of
March, 1856. This has been received and
is now in the hands of the Treasurer Of
johnson county, in cash, and is more than
sufficient to pay the interest of our bonds
for the same length Of time. This dividend
on the county stock paid at 4 per cent.
amount to the sum Of one thousand eight
hundred and eighty dollars; being STRUCK
upon the 81, 200 stock originally paid in.
Hereafter our dividends will be struck upon
the amount Of S5l 300, the total amount of
the County stock in the NJ. 4 NJ. Railroad
Co. My opinion is that it will not be nee
essary to levy any tax hereafter to pay the
interest on these bonds. If the past six
months Of operating this road yield more
than sufficient to pay the interest On these
Railroad bonds, it seems b me that it is no
great stretch Of the Imagination to conclude
that it will do SO hereafter. In fact it is the
opinion Of men who are acquainted with
these matters, that at a period Of not over
two years from this tipe, this road will pay
dividends OF at least Is per cent. per annum
upon the stock invested therein, and yield
the county net profit of sper cent. per an
mum upon her bonds, or about four thou
sand one hundred dollars.
f. H. LEE. County Judge.
Iowa City, March 80, 1857. .s@
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River Ne VS..

Arrivals at our landing have not been as
frequent this week, as heretofore, owing to
some cause. On Sunday the fine Missouri
River Packet, Nev Monongal,ela, dis
charged large cargo consigned to our
merchants, and left next day for st. Louis.
The new Passenger Steamer John Warner
arrived same day, with a fine lead of pas
sengers and freight, and departed on her
downward trip same day. On Tuesday the
E. 4. Ogden and &lrer Heels, made their
appearance at our landing. The latter made
the run from St. Louis here in seren days
this we believe is the quickest time made
this season. On Wednesday, the Emma
arrived from Sioux City, on her way to St.
Louis, since which time the quiet routine Of
ordinary business has not been disturbed by
the shrill whistle Of the approaching packet.
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As tho steamer Ogden, passed up last
Tuesday, some one on board brought the
report that this Bank had refused to redeem
its, bills, bat from reliable information of a
later date, we are assured that the Bank was
redeeming its notes with gold. Some Of our
citizens who had small amounts Of this money
ON hand felt an unessiness from the first re-
port--but from what we know and are nd
v;sed concerning the responsibility Of the
parties interested in this coacern, we would
say TO bill holders, hold On TO yeur money,
are confident that the Institution Is sound.
-Bxusrus GGsstte.
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Officer & Pusey

Real Estate Brokers, and Dealers in Land
Warrants and Exchange, have taken the
room on the corner of Main and Lower
Broadway, and fitted it up in superior style,
and are now prepared to transact any bust
ness pertaining to their calling. As they
are not wholly unknown in this community,
it would be superfuous in US to say aught in
relation to their well-known reputation as
men of integrity and business capacity
Drop in upon them at their new Office, and
see how comfortably they are situated. As
security against the elements, and depreda-
tons of the light-fngured gentry, they have
one of BAcos's Fire Proof Safes, inside of
which is YaLE's Patent Burglar Proof Safe.
This latter is locked by three different locks,
and the key-holes covered with slide, that
renders them impervious to the action of
powder. . ~ .E
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The Age.


Generations like individuals usually known
more of their virtues than their faults. They
are quick to discern their advantages and
to make the most of every supposed element
of superiority. The lights rather than the
shadows of life engrosed them. They lin
ger fondly around the tokens of growth, but
avoid those Of decay. Pride has its root in
the sense Of expanding powers and advance
ing greatness. Blind conceit and vain-glori-
Gus boasting are the spontaneous outgrowth
of eras distinguished for novel combinations
of old forces. for restless activity and brilli-
ant results in the sphere Of national achieve
mcnt. 1t is natural fora generation that
fiudsitse mated with great plans in govern
ment, industry and science, and identified
with unexampled triumphs in every field of
human energy, to claim more for itself than
it ought, to oyer-rate the present as COM
pared with the past, and to adopt false
standards Of Judgment in order to give
currency to extrayagant pretensions.
Our own time certainly furnishes no ex-
ception to remarks of this character, but
rather a most apt instance of their TRUTH
Its strength is vitiated by vanity. Its glory
is soiled degraded by indlscriminate boast
ing. 1t is an age of wonders and an age of
pk,titudes, remarkable at once for good
sense and folly, vigor and weakness, reali-
tics and shams. Judging from much of the
published thought of the nay, tosay nothing
of the animus of social and Industrial life,
one would suppose it to be among the estab-
lished convictions of this generation that
the human race had Just broken its shell.
and began to comprehend the machinery of
progress, that civilization and literature, hui
mainly and brotherhood were original crea-
tons Of the present, and that the past sur
vived only as a treasury OF interesting his
torical incident. 1t cannot be doubted that
such views have much to do with the admit
ted suf6ciency of the age, and that they
prevail to degree which renders the work
ing million well nigh insensible to the debt
they owe preceding generations.-Rev A.
N. LittleiOhn.
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Not Of another .s,n5st eligible location for
. large town. nor yet Of coal-bed-two
things considerably sought after by those
who wish to make '.pils" somewhere along
the "Big Muddy''-hut that our friend W.
c. Aspaus, generally keeps on hand every
thing saat is saicutei to make the sinner
mani comfortable. He has undoubtedly
tie iarges. stock Of provisions to be found
in this city, and from our dealings with himy
wsshould say he was disposed te ssget rid
Of thsn unreasonable figures. Try him.
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1rangsnsls ~ eiDs nal fcr the
srsseiou - con lstioby ~ iddle 4
ID, u gyeral nsw dveniaes spcn the
BAllIss, Il PALHh AAdiicn to Council
Bits. This i god nsws, and Is but =
foiskaste Of what % to Be accomplished
during the next three months. Several
more dwellings xill be erected on the same
Addition during the month Of July. The
more the better, We cannot get more houses
than tenants. It is sure way Of enhancing
the value Of propety, and Of increasing The
population Of the city, and adding to It's
Importance, and it is with pleasure that we
notice that the business men of this city, are
becoming aware Of the fact, and are acting
UPON its precepts.
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xIo1eS1 Fan ~ - Xt1n0Bu A1voe 80G190o51o
IS
So lnAalo pep0 30 eanG VA
I'll u tbis 'ssupepeos lgeS p0n 4
A0uea 49, - 49, y. ~ "a. sz - ,0''ss1
a. r1ticalty, - ~ 90 tor go
1sttt.
e a QrresIp i !. - sO0e game
familar Win me snDlecs, sends as reply
to thee gaslcinasions, = Huen tne 1oliow-
ING ie't1a seeeselcs II
The bunalo writer seems g Des ignorant
OF the tact tnat IRON y tne uhlseree! BRIDGE
fastener, suspenulng ~. ply ,'se,I " az y
positions, pat evsls.n'ng e,se "ma y. =
ae has hyea tol.y yeals, ~ a -
will pr0DaDiy cait Up seselsf u w. pFi0ges
yet standings wnicn prove some'nlng = .
the capaclIy O. iron % Dear M = i a
strain Tor series 9. years. We ns ~. no O
. large tuna Of Drloge staIlssacs, ~. W
will give lev cases Wnich tne Wfi1er "ili
do well totnink 81 !,
ssThe Eribourg bridge, $50 feet single
span, built N 1852. TWENTY-FIVE years.
"Teh MenM chain suspension, oA feeI
span, buik y 1874. Thirty-shree Years.
"The Hmmersmitn bridge lcnain1 across
the Thamess DUN " 1885, Awen1y-i our
years.
"The hungcriord cnaln Dfldge, across
the same, wnich mas WitnstOOd WE'VE years
sv brali0n under ths nsessant rrsa q Lon
don commerce. =
''The bs1dge af Montrose, m ceosland,
over the Esk, ABOUT oUu Ieet sPan, " seiSn-.
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Strange and Fris Adventure at the Mag
ara Suspension Bridge.

On the 3lst Of March, an old man from
Herkimer county, New York, took look at
the Falls, and the Buffalo Republic saws.
concluded to walk from the Falls to the
bridge at the bottom of the precipice, and
picked bis way over the rocks and lodges
nearly the whole distance, when his foot
slipped and he fell into the water and was
swept away by twenty mile current, but
managed to land On rock inaccessible ex-
cept by ropes-the precipice being 100 feet
perpendicular. A rope ladder was con-
s s A correspondent of the Repub-
lie writes: : Ir.zET -. - - =
"0n this ladder two men descended. one
after another. They were evidently sailors,
and used to climbing. To encourage the
old man, one Of the men went up the lad.
der ahead, and the other remained below.
The old man now began his ascent-l6O
feet above. The interest of the spectators
was wound up to the highest pitch. sa
''Slowly the old man began the ascent !:
but would ne ever reach thetop, chilled and
exhausted as he must be. The ladder
swayed backwards and forwards. He rises
higher and higher. He stops. His head is
dlzzy. He is surely falling; but no he is
going forward again. The eyes Of every
one are intensely fixed upon him, and each
heart beats quicker and quicker as the cri-
SIS approaches. He is now close to the
edge Of the cliff. Every breath is suspend
ed, and cold SILVER runs over the back of
every beholder. sThank God. he IA safe. !,
bursts forth from hundred Inns. as the
oia man reaches the footing Mt the top.''
Inc kepnbiic gives editorially humor-
Gus account of the affair, saving that when
the Old man was on the rock
Some said, Let him slide,' while others.
more char;tably inclined, remarked. Get us
save him-he may hacs ssoney., This was
q consincng argument with SUSPENSION
BFidge people, and : long rops-iadder vas
obtained. 1t was let down to the Herksimar
county person, who still contemplatiyely
straddled the rock, (.hen almost aerock az
ages to him, "a he had remained there over
two hours, and, as he stated, sseemed like
two centuries, with that internal rock grind
ing in my pantaloons.' After much. swav-
ing, and jostling, and swinging about. the
Herklmer county man reached the ton. wet
through, and too cold even to swear. Be-
fore the ladder had been let down. there
had been an argument On the bridge as tn
wnslher they hadn't better agree upon, :
price for saving him before holding out aDy
hopes ct rescue, but it was overruled by
a Eackmsn, who stated that the scoye had
= allyable trunk up to the depot Conse-
eptiy, tia Herkimef man vas hsuled nm.
eyent seen or heard Of him SINCE
luy o. - S
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REClAL NOTICE.
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pay 'uioo'0' % ".' poiA' - oo :,
cial Importance, dispute II, as You wiii--you
have to acknowledge it in your business
transactions, II not IN your visionary spec
ulation projects. The business OF Council
Bluffs is constantly increasing-the different
branches of trade are fast becoming special
tiles, and We shall have ere long exclusive
Dry Goods establishments, Grocery Houses,
and Hardware Stores, both at wholesale and
retail. In fact, we can now claim the most
extensive wholesale houses north of st.
Louis, upon the Missouri River. This is no
idle boast---it can be substantiated, and no
one at all acquainted with the business done
at the different points along the Rive will
be inclined to dispute it. The trade of
Council Bluffs has not in the least diminish
Ell, on account of the new towns that have
sprang into existence during the past two
years--on the contrary, 1t has sensibly In
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CO Some distinguished Professor who is
very skeptical about the collision, puts foi b
the follow ng proclamation:
1st.-The comet will not strike the earth;
but
2nd.-If it does strike, it will never do it
second time.
In case, however, any gentleman holds
opinions different from the above and is
willing to back his views to limited extent,
in order to arrive at the truth in this MD
mentous matter, we hereby make the fol-
lowing propositions:
1st.-We will wageis$oO. 600 more or less,
that if the comet offers to strike, We will
dodge before it does ii; in other words that
sum that it can't be brought to the scratch.
2d.-A like sum that if it does strike, it
will be knocked higher than kite. 80,
3d.-Third twenty-five times the above
nnnounts. that in case the comet strikes, it
won't bulge the earth six inches by actual
measurement.
4th.-A like amount that after the comet
strikes, its tail drops. - - sF2SE
5th.-An optional. sum that the earth can
knock the comet further than the comet can
knock the earth, nine times out of eleven.
z 6th.-That after the comet gets through
striking the earth, it will never want to
strike anybody else. -. ....-...-.
These propositions are intended to cover
the case OF any gentleman on this globe, or
on the comet elsewhere. sv 49,
All wagers to be decided by the Judges of
the Supreme Court. .-5.
Money to be deposited in the Banks Of
New Foundland. ~
Time of striking and other arrangements
to be fixed by the parties. aas !, sseee
Applicants for bets have the right to se-
lecty any comet they choose.
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evWe have received the first numbe- :

We have received the first number Of
paper called the s.Council Bluffs Nonpa-
reil,0 published by MAYNARD & Love. 1t is
OF mammoth size, printed in the very best
style OF the art, and promises much ability
in the editorial department. The citizens
Of the growing city of Council Bluffs md Of
Western Iowa will doubtless appreciate the
ability displayed in the editorial and me-
chanical departments, and extend to the
Nonpareil liberal and remuneratiye sup
port.-Bur. Hank. & Tel. ts@8s7 q -