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The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1857-05-30

COUNTING CHICKENS BEFORE THEY ARE
HATcHED.-In q sermon delivered BY
President Kimball, one of the three Presi-
dents of the Mormon sect, to the Latter Day
Saints, at Salt Lake City. we find the fol-
lowing estimate of increase of population
under the favorable auspices of polygamy.
President X. said.
How long do you suppose it will take
little man like me, though feel perfectly
able to thrash any six common wicked men.
If ! am faithful in keeping the commands
ments OF God, and true all the DAYS of nv
life to my brethren, as have been hitherto
ana mean to be more to, to get into the CO.
lestial kingdom of God with my whole pos
tsfity, in case there should be no obssruc-
ton? How long do you suppose it will be
before my posterity increases to over a mil
ilon3 A hundred years will not pass away
before br. Brigham and will number more
than this whole Territory. In Twenty-Five
or thirty years we will have a larger number
IN our two families, than there now il in
this whole territory, which numbers more
than seventy-fve thousand. If twenty Eve
years will produce this amount Fof people.
now much will be the increase in one hun
dfed years? We could not number them.
or II we did sum up the smount to any given
time, they are still on The increase.
But some of you are taking course to
spend your lives for nought. while br. Brig
ham and are becoming like Abraham.
Isaac and Jacob and the Prophets. WHY
do you not be profitable to yourselves and
pu. your lives to asary? Do You understand
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The Nenpareil.

This is the name of new paper recently
started at Council Bluffs, by Messrs May
NARD & LoNG-W. w. MAYNARD, Editor,
Mr.. NJ. was for time foreman in the States
man office, in this city. The paper is a
large eight column one, and presents very
handsome appearance. Politically, it is, we
should judge, Republican. MAYNARD yields
an able pen, which he will have full employ
ment for in trying to sustain sinking cause.
especially while the Bugle is ready tc s'blow
him up' whenever the occasion requires it.
Success attend you friend MAYNARD, finaa-
ctalty at least-politicallg you can hardly
expect it. The s.Slope' is fornens't you.
SD Des Moines Journal.
"WILI," as you would have us believe
that zee are sstrying to sustain a sinking
cause,' and that you are fully posted upon
the candent politics of the ssSlope,o will
you tell US how stands the political horo-
scope within the range Of the Journal. As
you seem to speak .tselingly upon this SUBJ
ject, We would further ask, if you have
employment for your cable penn in ward
ing of the blows of the Citizen, in your
attempt to establish sinking fund, with
the remains Of the defunct Statesman.
Some men can only give warning from their
own experience, and we presume W are
indebted to the experience of the editor of
the Journal, for the above intimation.
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Diocese q Iov..
Bishop Lee. of the Eniscona1 Churcl

Bishop Lee, of the Episcopal Church, has
recently been on q tour of visitation in the
northern portions of his diocese, spending a
week at Dubuque,w where he confirmed eleven
persons. He also visited Lansing, where he
confirmed three persons. Episcopal services
are urgently called for at DEBORAH, Fort At
kinson, West Union, and other points in that
part Of the State. AtDubuque, preparations
are in progress for the erection Of new
church, the present building not being ad-
equate to the wants Of the large and in
creasing congregation.
The Bishop has also lately visited Cedar
Rapids. where he confirmed six persons. A
new church is soon to be consecrated ut Fl.
Des Moines, and one also at Lyons. A tenn
porary church has been erected at Clinton.
Churches are in progress OF contemplation
at Davenport, Iowa City, Council Bluffs, Fl.
Dodge Cedar Falls, Waterloo, Washington,
Fairfield, Mt. Pleasant, Keosauqua and Fl.
Madison. A parish has recently been organ
lied in Maquoketa, and one is contemplated
at Dewitt. The diocese is making rapid pro-
gress, with the progress of the State, and
bids fair to take rank among the largest and
most influential in the West. The annual
convention will meet at Keokuk on Nav 9th.
After the convention the Bishop purposes to
visit the interior and western portions of the
diocese, and to extend his tour to the Ter
ritory of Nebraska, of which he has tenn
porary Episcopal charge.-Davenpoy Ga
xefte.
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Daniel yyebster's Esolism.

A good story is related in the Olean Id
rertiser of George w. Garfield, right
smart chance of a LAWYER, who does business
somewhere in the wilds of Catterau2us coun-
ty. The story runs as follows:
81 went down to New York, several years
ago." as he used to say with dignifed ex-
uItation, sand put up at the Aston House.
While was there, Daniel Webster happened
to come to town, and also pat up at the Astor.
Seeing my name on the register, he mined
lately sent up his card and soon after called
at my room. He wanted TO form co-part-
nership wisa me in the legal profession aud
stick out a single right there in the city. We
talked the matter over in a general way, with
a view to grand swing into the criminal
practice and thinking that it was mid
ding fair chance to arrange the details Of the
partnership, the whole thing was suddenly
knocked into cooked hat. WANTED him TO
do the Office business, and take half the pro-
ceeds, and would do all the spoutiHg. Old
Dan wouldn't agree to do The Office business,
and let me do the spouting. We bad some
words in regard to this matter, aud finally
told him that / wouldn't play second fiddle
TO any such man as Daniel Webster-I'd see
him d--dfrst! He might have made prop
erty, and became pretty fair criminal law
yer, if he hadn't been such an egotistical old
cuSs,
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rmK PRrDsCfeD cnAam.
,..-;.- -. 49, - !. 81 4. ....;hss
= ~ q ~ 'sfll. I.
Explosion, when ssedreing = kaaaern cd
4 The West. Thev A. s.soiinad,, asd u III
ru,ro.s
PurPose
Upon wnss tae.s % shess papers base
enofr prc9ent Pfemoei0n N financial feyul-
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Correspondence Of the Burlinsfon Gazette,

am in hopes that hereafter you will re-
ceive our city papers more regularly than
you have been doing heretofore, and thus
relieve me from the task of itemizine for
the Gazette. Your paper has become indis-
pensible to its patrons on the slope, but
certainly would be none the less interesting
to many OF your eastern readers, should it
represent to some extent, the western por-
tions of the State.
We have two very respectable, weekly
papers, and certainty Of one daily in a
abort time. They are the Bugle and Non
pareil, the Bugle is radically democratic; the
Nonpareil moderately republican. Then,
there is also the Chronotype. with but few
friends in court, rather harmless, but de-
voting what little talent there is connected
with 1t, to the grand and humane idea of
elevating the white man to social and no.
litical equality with the gentlemen from
africa. From this vanity. or even from
the Bugle, should think York,s services
could be dispensed with to advantage. The
Bugle is now conducted by l.. w. Babbitt.
and bids fair to be the Gazette Of Western
Iowa. Joe has returned to the bosohis of
his family at Ellesdale, and they osiinoue
are one t.esh. thus leaving the Bull. in the
hands of Messrs. Babbitt g. Carpenter. for
all time to come.
Our County Judge has issued his procla-
nation for an election on the 18th OF june.
for the purpose of deciding whether our
county shall, in its corporate capacity.
subscribe three hundred thousand dollars to
the Capital Stock of the Mississippi and
Missouri Rail Road Company; which will
doubtless be adopted by a large majority.
Yours, &c., YORK.
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The Valley Of the Mississippi.

We copy the eloquent peroration of Mr..
Burlingame's lecture before the Mercantile
Library Association of Boston, from the
Traveller of that city. The applause which
greeted the sentiment attested that the sneak
er's words met with deep response from
those present.
"There is a land larger than the North
west Territory-larger than the free States
including California-lying under the lati-
tudes of liberty, blest with the best rains of
heaven, drained by the finest rivers. in the
world, waiting the advent of one hundred
millions Of freemen, dedicated to liberty by
the plighted faith of patriots from the North
and the South, and a New England man.
Graded in Vermont, nurtured in the North
west under the smiles of freedom. forgetting
the mother that bore him, ungratefui to the
land Of his adoption, in the Senate of the
United States, in the face of the world. with
hot haste, when no man prays for it by ma,
tition, seeks to abrogate the language by
which it has been given to freedom, the Ian.
guage of the glorious old ordinance of 1857.
originally from the mind of the author Of
the Declaration Of Independence, and to
doom it to the woes and agonies Of slave
~.
sin the name of the poor man, whose her.
itage it is, protest; in the name Of human-
lty, protest. Let the declaration 90 forth
from old Faneuil Hall; let it rise from
every section Of the republic; from the land
OF Henry to the land Of Adams; from the
tomb OF Jefferson to the tomb of Jay: from
the grave Of Calhoun in the sweet shade Of
magnolia blossoms; from the generous soil
OF Kentucky, which wraps the manly form
OF Henry Clay; from those shores by the
sounding sea, where the great New England
Statesman is laid down to rest;-let the dec
laration go forth. let it ring from side to
side, BY every gushing river, by every wind
beaten hill, by every shining mountain
Kansas and NebrasiA shall be free.
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Nonpareil.

Wa gladly place upon our exchange list,
this excellent weekly. 1t is published at
Council Bluffs, by W. w. MAYNARD & A..
D. Long, and edited by Mr.. MAYNARD
The Nonpareil is one of the largest papers
issued in the State. Its typographical APP
pearance is unexceptionable; and from its
able editorials, we infer that its political
character is about orthodox. May it long
live under the smile of paying and increas-
ing patronage, and may its shadow, now of
ample magnitude, never become less. The
Bugle, whose notes have been somewhat
bosterous on our Western borders, is be-
coming less animated than usual. A more
vigorous instrument, played by Mr.. May
NARD of the Nonpareil, has had delete
rlous influence upon its musical powers
When we think of the Bugle, we grayely
reflect upon the parody on Byron's cele-
brated stanZa: .,t. .-- I'll"
when Bugle's notes have blown their nobest blast,
Though long the sound, the echo sleeps at last,
And glprv.zliLo fsu .o- a->s
Exhales its odors, biazes and expires" -
Des Moirles Citizen.
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Our nakesake of the New York Spirit Of
the Times is sound on the brandy question.
lie talks right to his readers in regard to
the use Of so-called brandy. e., the red
liquor which is handed out at bar counters
and as his remarks may have local appli-
cation hereabouts, we make an extract for
the benefit of all concerned. OF this stuff
s'Brandy," he says:
There is but little in it, even when it is
best; and it has been saddled upon us. as :
national drink, in place of the comparative
" harmless beverages chosen by other ma.
tions, by school Of red-faced old cocks.
who, with the profundity, if not the sobrie-
'ty OF oracles, yoked our neck years aeo,
with the notion that little brandy. Tss
"the best thing in the world for the stom-
ach. especially after eating oysters-a
double fallacy, as has long ago been prov
ed. We, therefore, advise that brandy be
permitted to go out Of fashion-at least ss
it is out Of the country-and If we must
have national drink, let US follow the e.
ample OF the nation which manufactures
brandy for us, and adopt something a.
daily beverage, that is at least, . shade
lighter than hell-6re.
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ca The maple sugar crop Of this year is
unprecedented. New York State alone is
estimated to have produced 10000 900
pounds, which at shilling pound, Ga very
low eStimate) is worth $2,500,O0O. The
estimate for the entire crop of maple sugar
tins year is $500, 900 lbs, worth 1852,
ooO-or very nearly equal to one half Of
the product from the cane in the United
states last year. The Vermont papers are
publishing the amounts made from a given
number OF trees, In Calais one man made
21uo lbs. from $50 trees, and another made
Is)o0 lbs. from 500 trees-one man in Plain
neld made 5000 pounds. In the town Of
cambridge the amount made was l52.5OO
io:;-er % lbs Tor each man, woman and
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The Weather

For the past few weeks, has been, on the
whole, rather cool and rainy. However,
sold SOL" will soon assert his authority,
from present appearances, and we shall be
favored with pleasant weather, and favor
able season for the getting in of Spring
crops. As near as we can learn, the farm
ers of this State have planted but little, as
yet, hence their, Spring crops have not been
injured by the frost, nor their seed rotted
in the ground, from the effects Of cold, wet
weather, as it has in other States. The
season now seems propitious for planting,
and our farmers will doubtless improve their
time.
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CO The firm Of LEONARD & EVERETT, has
been dissolved, the former retiring from the
firm. Mr.. EVERETT will continue the Bank
ing and Land Agency, at the old stand, on
Lower Broadway.
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''For IL there 10 anything In which shine,
IT'S arranging all my friends affairs
Not having Of my own dunestic carea -


NEBRAskA IN ls57-By James NJ. Wool
soorth, Attorney and Counsellor at LaU
and General Land Agent, Omaha City,
N. T. Published by G. c. WooLwoKrH,
Omaha City, N. T.
We are indebted to the publisher, for a
copy Of the above work. It is printed in
good style, and contains much valuable in
formation s'on such points as are of inter-
est to a person looking towards Nebraska
with view to settlement or investment. p
1t contains a very well executed map of the
surveyed portion Of the Territory, prepar-
ed bt J. II. CoLroS & Co., of N. Y. The
first part Of the work is devoted to brief
History of the Territory in the course of
which, the writer eulogizes Hon. T. B. Cux-
ING, and says, that if he had had ssanythins
less than the executive energy of ANDREW
JACKSON, it would have involved the Govern
or in inextricable difficulties, and the Terri
tory in Anarchy" That is either not say
ing much for ANDREW Jackson, or else q
fabulous and undeserved compliment to the
interruptions and unprincipled CuxrNc.-
The remainder of the work is devoted to the
subjects Of Government, Banks, Schools,
etc.; the adaptation Of the Territory to the
construction Of Railroads; Claim and Pre-
Emption Laws; physical Geography and
a description of the settled country, county
by county. On the whole, it is q work
which will pay the territory, if not the pub
Usher, and we hope both. Copies of the
work, will be forwarded to any address,
post paid, upon the receipt of SO cents,
Address C. c. WooLwoRrH, Omaha City ),
N. T.
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Gin Essesrrlse.

SrulI 1 Co.'S Gift Enterprise viii be
drawn at Nebraska City, on Tuesday the
End proximo. Persons who have not pro-
cured tickets, had better supply themselves
h tine.
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IN The amount 81 land owned in the
United States, is estimated at 370, OO0, 900
acres. The population at or near q, OOO,-
VoO. II the above amount OF land was
equally divided, there would be Is "a acres
70 every man, woman and child, or 66 Ia
e8ee % every family ID the United States.
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May & well.

We call the attention of persons wishing
anything of Clothing, to the advertisement
of the above firm. These gentlemen are
too well-known in this vicinity to profit by
any recommendation of ours. They have
one of the largest and best establishment in
this CITY.
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CO The Spring term of the District
School for this city commences next Mon
day under the charge of N. II. AxTELL.
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eTthe editor ii the Toledo Blade v,;t..,

W tHe euItUr OF tne I0Ied0 Blade WriteaI
from Cincinnati, l4th inst:
do not remember to have seen SO general
a promise of abundant fruit as the orchards
nov eve. They are literally losdsd down
with blossoms: Apples, pssebes, pears.
plums, al vie with each other il the profusion
OF their bloom, and they fll the eye with
beauty, and the Dir with fragrance. Tho
winter wheat is also very luxuriant, and
promises, thus far, bountiful harvest. Il
- OF the richest color Of uniform thicknAen.
end very raak and hsaley.
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0Sonanonlo6. sss
fhars i no ssers isst;l4eAd peoapGoas
seesisa u eosnlly, psrhai thaa re we'll
known g llissoati s5ope, = bDandsd "a he
soutA b ths l1issoqti linz. and extending
north, "a ~ ajaaping - plasa, !" and
eastward for q least 900 miles, and yet,
strange = Il may seem, W believe i 70 bs
. fact, that there i neither Fosndsy nor
MdehiAe Shop, on the above described do-
main. There i quite an extensive establish
ment 4 St. Joseph, No.. and several ct
Dss Moines, Iows-but these are the near
eGsoncsrns accessible to whole # Western
Iowa. Every other branch Of mechanism .
represented to some extent amongst ~, and
Ne are ct . loss to know Why the business
referred to above has been overlooked. It
certainly could not have been from the fact
that the country would not justify its estab-
lishment. We should think not, at least
We have no experience in these matters, and
therefore, perhaps, are uosquali6ed to judge
Of the probable success Of an enterprise Of
the kind mentioned, but should think, from
the number Of farmers dispersed throughout
the great North-west, and the number Of
saw-mills, and other machinery constantly
accommodating, al Of which must in course Of
time, need some repairing, to SAY nothing
Of the constantly increasing demand, for
farming utensils, &c., that . Foundry and
Machine Shop, would meet with plenty of
employment and encouragement. One thing
We do know-that Des Mcines, place with
less country and population tributary there
to, has in successful operation, three Foun-
dries and Machine Shops; and that, too, not
witbstanding the close proximity of that
point to the several Gourishing manufactur-
ing towns upon the Mississippi. Therefore,
it would seem to US, that if point, with
much less country to supply and not as far
removed from anything at all approaching
competitor, as. Council Bluffs is, can find en-
ployment for three Foundries, that this City
ought at least, to have, and support one
We think so, others may think different
Our object in calling attention to this sub
jcct is, in the hopes that it may lead men en-
gagged in this kind of business, to institute in
quiries in relation to the probable success Of
such an arrangement, and that we may there
by have an extensive establishment Of Iron
Works amongst us. We feel sure that it
would prove an advantageto all concerned.
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How is 1t neighbor do you intend by your vote to
extend the right Of suffrage to the negro.-Bugie.
No, sir! we do not intend to do anything
of the kind. Are we agreed upon that?
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- -
The Postmaster at CcWoMgY91s IL . Mormon, and his
household is presided over BY three gentle damesEs
change.
The above piece of important "nerso
We clipped from the Chicago Tribune Of
. late date. II it is true, Mr.. HOLLAND is
more Of ladies man " than be is gener-
ally given credit for. For the purpose of
removing allpretexts for accusing this City
OF . breach Of morality, BY, and on account
q one OF its chief functionaries, we will here
state, for the benefit Of all concerned, that
inc ADORE item:is without any foundation
m iacs, and our Postmaster, so far from
having three gentle dance ,, to preside
over hue domicil has not yet succeeded in So
ssriae IL ssyvisss u on>.
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CV We noticed in town this morning,
several emigrant wagons, from Bentonsport,
Van Buren, County, Iowa, bound for Califor
MIA. o..
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Steamboats,.

The business at our landing has been quite
brisk during the week past, and the arrivals
quite as numerous as during any preceding
week. On Sunday we were visited by the
steamers Mink and St. Mary, bound for the
Upper Missouri the former destined for
the Mountains, and the latter for Fort Ran
dial. On Monday, the Minne1taha dis
charged her cargo Of freight and passengers
at the landing, and departed the same day.
Tuesday, the steamers Emigrant and Oma-
ha came up, and on Thursday the Alonso
Child, arrived. Friday the Sultan ar
rived.
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c. The New York Times learns by con.

GO The New York Times learns by con-
versation with a gentleman, recently arriv-
ed from Great Salt Lake City, that Brig
ham Young no longer makes even feint of
respecting any authority but his own. He
has thrown of all disguise, and is as despot-
ic as the Sultan. The Times says:
When our informant left Salt Lake CITY.
he was threatening to drive all Gentiles out
of his ''kingdom," and his minions were
burning or leyeling the houses and destroy
ing the property even Of his followers who
dared allow Gentiles to board with them, or
who would not fully subscribe to and in
dorse the outrages committed by the most
violent and abandoned of the community
sin the name of the Lord.'
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On Monday, the Baltimore ana Une hali-
road open their branch Road, in Northwest
ern Virginia, to Parkersburgh, on the Ohio
River, ninety-six miles below Wheeling,
which there connects with the Marietta and
Cincinnati road, that runs through to Cins
cinnati. And on June Sd, 4th, 9Th and 9th,
the Cincinnati and st. Louis road is tohavs
a general celebration Of its grand opening
in connection with the Baltimore and Ohio.
A week is thus to be devoted for the in.
auguration Of the lines thss now connect
Baltimore with St. Louis by rail. The ses
board cities, New York and Philadelphia,
will he represented as well as BALTIMORE
it is said will give Jubilee o.
the occasion. The President and Cabinet,
with several of the Foreign Ministers amol6
them, Lord Napier, it is also expected VIII
be present on the occasion, with the Govern
ors of Virginia and Maryland, and othsf
distinguished guests.-St. L0Nis Rep.
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.f~ We would cklE ltteut;on "a h. !,

g We would SklE Intention to tie new
advertisements Of Messrs. THoxrsos & SlE-
ssisf. They hare on hand fine assortment
ef Goods in their line, which they are dis
posed to deal out in parcels to suit purcha-
ssEs. They have about 200 bushels Of fns
potasoes for sale. yelo,srsot aurphy's"
p,sass take aot;ss.