St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-30
General Summary.

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Australia.
John w. Hawkins, one of the au-
thors of the Washingtonian Temper
ance Movement, died recently. \
Hon. Galusha A. Grow and Hon. j.
CLANCY Jones have both been nom
mated for Congress in Pennsylvania.
The Chicago Democrat says 1--WE
have to-day in store in this city a mil
lion of bushels of wheat, and this, too,
right in the face of all incoming crop"
Three steam plowsi are entered for
competition and premium at Centralia,
III, at the State Fair.
The Milwaukee News says that
over five hundred new buildings will
be erected in that city by the end of
the present season.
The Erie (Pa.) Bulletin says that
the remains of the Flag Ship Law
renee, of Pcrry's Fleet, are being
raised with wrecking machinery.
THE CoMEr.-The comet which is
seen in the evening is identical with
the one seen at early morn, although
visible in opposite quarters Of the
heavens. This will be evident by OBJ
serving it's position relative to the
fixed stars.
A Newburyport correspondent of
the New York Tribune says that Hon.
Caleb Gushing is TO be the Democratic
candidate for Congress in that (the
sixth district, and that Rufus Choate
will take the stump in his behalf.
The Illustrated London News of
Aug. 2lst, contains a portrait and BIZ
ography of Senator Sumner, and CON-
pares the distinguished American with
Edmund Burke,
The Hon. j. r. Giddings, of Ohio, is
engaged in writing the " History of
the Anti-Slavery Fight in Congress-"
and his retirement will enable him to
finish the work in due time.
Rev. James ID. Butler, Professor of
Greek in Wabash College, Crawford
vile, Indiana, has been appointed pro-
fcssor of the Ancient Languages in
the State University, at Madison, Wis.
Prot. Butler has accepted the appoint
ment.
A few days before the news reached
us of the successful completion of the
Atlantic Telegraph, Peter Cooper, sup
posing he had lost a large pile of
money, exclaimed to a friend, :" wish
that Telegraph vas at the bottom of
the ocean," 1t waS there.
VERMoNr.-Full returns of the Ver-
mont election give a Republican ma
jority Of 10000, by which the entire
Republican State ticket is chosen.
The Republican vote is nearly three
to one of the opposition. The Legis-
lature stands Senate, 80 Republicans
and no opposition House, 1919 Repub-
~licans, and 80 Democrats. Vermont
isn't a betting State.
A gentleman in Boston has recent
ly purchased for the Emperor Napo
leon three of the finest horses he could
find in the Eastern States. The order
was sent direct from the Emperor him
self. The New York Commercial says
it would be interesting to know the
price the Emperor pays for the horses.
Fine spans of horses now bring high
prices. We know a gentleman who
gave $4,000 for a pair of horses now
in use. s..E ..
1t is not generally known how Ste
phen A. Douglas received the soJyiquet
of Little Giant" lie is indebted to
Joe Smith, the Mormon Prophet, for
first applying it to him. 1t was clio
tied during an exciting discussion in
the Illinois Legislature upon the Nor
mon difficulties, in which Douglas cut
a conspicuous figure in the defence of
the Saints, when their great leader in
giving vent to his unbounded admira-
ton for Douglas, called him " the Lit
tie Giant "a .#.... .r.
GREAT MIsrAKE.-A boy in Illinois,
says the Hawkcyc, during the exhibi-
ton of North's circus, saw a great
many side shows around, and conclud-
ed that he would steal into one of them.
Down upon his knees he got, and com
menced crawling under, when sudden
ly he came in contact with the centre
poles and, upon looking up, he imme-
diately discovered his mistake. He
had been crawling under q young la
dy's hoped skirts, installing them
for the canvass of the show. The lit
tie fellow was badly frightened.
THE PoTAToE EXPLORATION. - Mime
sofa Is shipping potatoes by the thou
sand bushels, on every steamer that
leaves her ports downward bound.
Our st. Paul merchants are not be-
hind those of sister cities who have
been exporting largely. Hammond
4 Rexford, on the ~levee, have shipped
over 1000 bushels to st. Louis and
other ports, and are now advertising
for potatoes, oats, ect., at the highest
market rates. l.. ii. Eddy Il Co. have
also shipped about LOO bushels, and
other merchants to a greater or less
extent, but we are not informed as to