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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-03-17
WHOLE NO. Is.
"Rspulse you, Helen ?" 1t was all
he said, but whole heart-full of graft.
tude. penitence. hope and tenderness
was in the words, and was content.
. n. V.
From the Keokuk Journal
Legislative aumor.

AoS1Slat1Vo aum0f.
Several days since. a printed petition
was presented in the House from sundry
persons. ''going in" generally on the
State of Iowa, asking that State Geo.
grapher be appointed and that various
other things be done. and winding W
the suggestion that Mr.. Parker be in
augurated rs said officer. After consi
derable amusement and motions to refe,
to the Committee on Charitable Insti
tutions. Ways and Means, Militia, Des
Moines River DC, all of which were
voted down. it was. on motion of Mr..
Clune Of Burlington, referred to tha,
portion of the delegation from Lee coun.
ty residing in the city of Keokuk. On
the next day Mr.. Belknap, Of the Com
nittee made the following report, which
was made the order for the first Mon
day in March.
The special Committee to whom was
referred the petition of J. w. Smith
and few others, eulogising the climate
and atmosphere of this State, and re.
commenting the appointment of State
Annalist and Geographer, and gently
intimsting that n. II. Parker, author
DC. be elevated to that position. beg
leave to report: That they agree fully
with the petitioners in all they say rels-
tive to the salubrity of the climate. and
wonderful resources of the State OF
Iowa, and while they are fully aware
that the people of the East, might by
the efforts of the Annalist be led to ex-
anime the productions Of these parts,
and while the rest of mankind might
be induced to migrate hither, still the
impoverished pecuniary condition OF
the country, and the tightness of the
times. leads your Committee to believe.
that the requisite amt of spondoolics
for carrying out such great enterprise,
could not, by any possible analytical
process, be extrac cd from the public
Treasury owing to it's present de fleted
condition, and they therefore recon-
mend that neither Mr.. N. H. Parker OF
any other Parker be appointed at this
time. Regretting the necessity ofthis.
they still beg leave to say to this House,
and to the N. H. aforesaid, that should
the mission of the Treasurer of State
to eastern cities be successful, this Gen.
eral Assembly may be able to command
sufficient portion of the ready to
comply with the prayer Of the petitioners
In the mean time they would beg leave
to suggest to t., sad N. H. thst he dill.
gently pursue his investigations. con.
sultations and peregrinations over the
broad 'pa-ra-ras' of this 'modulating'
country, and whether appointed state
Annalist or not, he will have the honor
in the language of one Of the lion heart.
ed Democracy of being handed down
in the annuals of history as gaHian'
man. The Commitlee having delivered
herself asks that she be discharged.
THE COMMITTEE.
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GREAT Observation-Disclosures, king
of Pontus, know each one of his eigh-
ty thousand soldiers by his right name.
Seneca was able to rehearse two
thousand words. which were given to
him, in the same order,
Horten,ius kept in his memory all
the prices paid on day Of auction.
Hugo Grotius, on being present at =
review of some regiments in France.
recalled all the names Of the single sol.
diers which were there called up.
Jus.us Lipsius ventured to rehearsc
the words Of Tacitus, from the frs:
word to the last, forward and backward.
even when somebody was standing be-
fore him with drawn dagger. to pierec
him at the very moment he had forgot.
ten but an only word !
A Venetian lady. well known by her
erudition, when asked for the sermon
she had attended in church, repeated
scrupulously every word.
Racine knew by memory all the tra.
ged,es Of Euripides, Bayle the whole
work of Montai gne, Hughes Doneau
the Corpus Jur;s, Metastastio the entin
Horatius, and Carteret. Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland, all the New Testament.
from the first chapter of Matthew to
the end of Apocalypse. The learned
Scotchman, Thomas Dempstsr, afirm-
ed he knew not what it was to forget
and Scaliger is told to have apprehend-
ed within twenty one days the Who'll
Homerus, and within four months al
the Greek poets.
The notorious and mysterious Count
of st. Germain surpasses them all.-r
ANY newspaper he read once he knew
by memory, and was furnished with
such gigantic comprehensive power
of numbering that he retained series
of a thousand numbers, which he could
recite forward, backward, and pullsl
out from the middle. From the couy,
of Henry III. in Cracow, he demanded
one hundred packs of picket cards. mix.
ed them together in disorder. let him
tell all the succession of the cards, or.
dered it to be noted down exactly. and
repeated their following one after tho
other. without being wrong onces
He played almost every musical in.
strument of the world, was an excsll:
ent painter. and initiated any handwrit-
ing in the most Elusive manner. He
had but one passion-playing al names
with absolute mastery. In chess no,
mortal had vanquished him. and in faro.
he could break every bank BY calcula.
ton.
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A GUNNER Scene.

The good farmer sat in his cabin door,
With his little girl on his knee,
And the soft breeze played with her golden curls,
As she jumped up and down in her glee,
And the old house.dog by their side looked up,
As IL saying, show happy are we."
Then the child spread out her apron Of flowers,
And the farmer looked firth with pride,
To hi9 wcllfenced field OF ripening grain,
And the beautiful prairie wide,
Where shadow and sunshine, each other chased,
From the morn untl eventide.
Now Papa, is pretty" the sweet voice said,
With smile Of love on the face;
Tho buy fingers that gathered the flowers,
Had found for each bright oneA place,
And the pocket and button-holes, she said,
Were each one beautiful vase.
The father looked down on bis garnished clothes,
And the .n,ils3 the little face wore
Ah the bright blue flowers his daughter loved,
Were the same that in days Of yore,
Had grown in the yard by that dear old home,
That his eyes might never see more.
As his heart went back to his boyhood's days,
The tears gathered u in his eyes,
And the sobercd child looked wonderingly up,
As she Whispered, "my Papa cries."
But she saw not the pictures his vision saw,
In those dear olden memories
PoINr, March 8, 1883.
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It's now about forty yeArs, q,

It Is now about t0rty yeAn, einoo
young lady, the only daughter OF saAn.
cient and noble house in the nerta OF
Germany, from having been one Of the
most cheerful girls, became subject To-
fits of the deepest melancholy. Al
the entre,ties Of her parents were m.
sufficient to draw from her tho reason Of
ito their affection she was quite cold.
10 their carcsses rude and though So
ciety failed to enliven her, she bore hs,.
part in it with a power and venom 9!
sarcasm that were as strange to her ter
mer character as they were unbecosa'
ing her sex aud youth. The parsets
contrivsd, during her temporary %
sence frem home, to investigate the
contents of her writing desk but nc
indications of concealed or disap-
pointed passion we're to be found, and
it was equally clear that no papers had
been removed. The first news they
heard of her was, that the house In
which she had been visiting had been
burnt to the ground; that she had bsse
saved with difficulty, though her room
was not in that part of the building
where the fire had commenced that
her escape a. frst had been taken for
granted, and that when her door vas
burst open, she was found still dressed.
and seated in her usual melancholy atti.
tude, with her r,eyes fixed on the door.
She returned home neither altered in
manner nor changed in dcmeanor, and
as painfully brilliant in conversation
when forced into it. Within two moashs
of her return the house was burnt ~
the ground, and her mother perished in
the flames. She was again found in
the same state As on the former occa-
sion, suffered herself to be led away
without eagerness or resistance, did
not alter her department upon hearing
of the fate of her mother, made no st-
tempt to console her father, and replied
to the coincidence of her friends with q
bitterness and scorn almost demoniacaa.
The father and daughter removed toa
spa for change of scene. On the
night Of her arrival the hotel was in
flames but this time the fire began in
her department, for from her window
were the sparks were seen to issue and
again she was found dressed, seatsd.
and in a reverie. The hotel was the
property of the sovereign of the litte
state in which the spa was situated
An investigation took place :she was
arrested, and at once confessed that Oh
each of the three occasions she was the
culprit that she could not tell wherc-
fore. except that she had an irresistible
longing to set houses on FIRE. Each
time she had striven against it IS
long as she could, and was unable to
withstand the temptation; but this long
ing first superveued few weeks afte,
she had been seized with sudden de.
preston Of spirits; that she felt . hat
red to all the world, but had strength,
to refrain from oaths and curses against
it. She is at this moment in q mad
house, where she is allowed some liber-
ty. She still possesses her memory.
her reasoning powers, and her pesulan:'
vit. ---
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~ Hon. L. G.. Collins favors us
with the following copy Of a Bill now
before the Legislature. 1t was intro.
duced to the House by Mr.. Grimes.
c. does not speak # its probable fate.
A DILL
For an A:s in relation to new Counties, or
changing the boundaries thereof
SEC. 1. Be It enacted by the General
assembly Of the State Of Lowa, Tha,
Whenever the citizens Of two or more
counties of this Safe are desirous o,
forming a new county or changing the
boundaries thereof, on the pstitions of
majority Of the voters from the coun.
ties affected by the change, it shall be
tn. duty Of the County Judges Of said
counties SO petitioning to submit the
same to the legal voters of said coun.
ties. Provided, That the territory en-.
braced in the petitions shall contain the
amount of four hundred and~thirty-t two
square miles, and not reduce the other
counties below that amount as provided
by the Constitution. . -
Sec. e. The County Judges of the
coun.ies so peti'ioning shall publish OF
cause to be published in their respec.
tive counties a notice that such vote will
be taken, by publication in one newspa.
per in each county so affected by the
change) for six weeks previous to such
vote being taken, and post up one no
tice on the court house door in each
county Of the same.
SEC. 8. The vote shall be taken u
some general election held in this State,
and the votes shall be for the new coun.
ty or change Of boundaries or against
the new county or change. as the case
may oe. and if 1t shall be found tha,
he majority voting for and against said
new county or change of boundary are
in favor Of the new county or change
as aforesaid. then it shall be the duty Of
the County Judge Of the senior county
forming such new county to order an
election for county officers in said new
county. Notices Of said election must
be given. the election conducted aud
the returns thereof made to The county
Judge ordering such election. and the
same shall be canvassed by the board ol
county cauvassers as by law for filling
county Offices.
SEC. 4. The County Judge shall Dc,
clare the result and issue certificates o1
election to those elected, and receive
bonds Of persons required to give them
according to law.
SEC. 5. The bonds of the county
officers of the new county shall be Civ.
en- to the proper officers as soon - they
become legally qualified to act.
Sec. s. This act to take effect from
and after it's passage according to law.
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SEEDS FOR l858.-We desire to call
attention to the advertisement of HI. D.
Emery 4 Co.. of Chicago, ILL.,, which
will be found in our columns Of to-day.
They have on hand an excellent assort-
men. of new field and garden seeds.
and agricultural ini plemen.s. which they
offer at very reasonable rates. Bead
the advertisement.
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For the Times.
LINES.

The breeze blew back the dark brown hair
From OIL the forehead broad aud iair,
Aud eyes that were of heavens own hue,
1he mildest and serenest blue,
Looked into nine aud seemed to tell
The story that knew too well
And then in accent. calm ard mild
He talked Of love, till my brain grew wild.
Not that loved him, oh never, no,
But it wskened memories Of long ago.
There wa q time when q tale Ike this,
Would have filed my soul with world of bliss,
But that time is past, and such words to me
But bring the deepest misery.
Oh sorrow that he his love should tell,
For I've grieved heart that loved me we'll.
GARNAvILLo, March Z, 1868. NJ. II. G.
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GR.H.TT G PECK.

Aes1sv ~ y IL" "
nEALEks in all descriptions OF Thrcshing
D.Mash'ne heape.s. rain i,liIls, ranniu-
Mils. ,On-Sh lie 8, Straw-Cutters. 10 SC
kakes, lows, Cultivatnrs. Portable Saw an
rst Mills Taste Lumber and democratic
Wagons. ,pen, ami T,p buggies, aud Agri-
cultural implements g,n,rally ..
va. eho, Sc, tpper end OF Main st ect,
MCGREGoR, Iowa.
IL Particular attention given to Cons. gn-
nientS
RoBERT GRANT, JOHN +. PECK.
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Prod11cel

Produce
ENARMERS and all other are hereby informed that
70 We are now ready to store Produce oil all kind
ullt,l 81 ring. at enable rate.
To tho indebted to would say that We will
pay the
HIG EST PRI
for Wheat, Oats, Corn, Pork, Beef, Hor O., Hog ,
Sheep Wood Cattle, any other article which be
tortured into pay. ..-. E.
This Is our LAST CALL on the deinquents, and II
this offer is not accepted we Will re ort to LAW:
JONES Il BASS.
McGreSer, Iowa, Nov. 7th. 6ltf
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n @ r I c. E.

NOTICE is hereby given that the copartner hip
IN heretofore eAi ting ulder the name style aud
nrul OF Miller q Bass has this day been dissolved by
mutual consent. MILLER l. BASS.
McGregor Jan. Goth, 1858.
The 6u mess will hereafter be conducted by v. II.
Miller who will pay all outstanding debts and liabii-
OF the a.d iIui Of Miller Y Bass, An per
knowing them elves indebted to the above frn, either
by note book account requested 20 call aud et-
tle Immediately. II you have no money bring me
Wheat, 0aAs, Flour, Bss,, Pork, Of Old Copyse.
<mOj VA kE2.
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REYNOLDS HOUSE.
tLATE ELKaoRN.)
Ten miles from McGrcgor, three and half miles ron
Mouons. ln72l G. D. REYNOLDS, Proprietor.
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Physician Surgeon VIII be found at the Drug store O.
y 4. King Jr Il Co. except when ab cnt profess ionsy
Having prac.ced twelve years among We tern dis
saes he feels him elf prepared to attend to all ca O.
~. Lunos 10 6m
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HOLMES ~ AVERY
BARR u co.

Wholesale Grocsrs and Commission Merchants. and
Dealer in Wiaes. Liquors Porter and Ale. Corner ol
Iowa and Fourth streets Dubuque Iowa TT
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Dealers In Dry Good, Carpets Oil Cloths Window
hade mat rug &c. No iuS Man treet.
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Hon. L. G.. Collins favors US
with the following copy of Bill now
before the Legislature. 1t was intro.
duced to the House by Mr.. Grimes.
c. does not speak # its probable fate.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-03-17

Camera, Real tate Agent MrGrc.or Iowa. Will at
tend to the purcha and sale OF Real tate in any
nortion of Sorthwe tern Iowa. Locate Land Warrant
enter Land; 1--we moaey on good security pay Iase
Inye ;tisate Tsles &c &c.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-11
LAST NIGHTS REPORT.
CONGRESSIONAL.

WASHINGTON, June 10.
SExATE.-Ths proceedings Of the morning h09F
were unimportant.
action Of the Committee Of the Whole on the state
Of the Union, striking out the appropriation Of
81, 100000 for Notifications, and agreeing to The
OF the forts and reservations which have or may
become useless for military purposes.
On motion Of Mr.. Chapman, on behalf Of the
Judiciary Committee, the further consideration Of
the case Of Judge Watrous was postponed till the
second Tuesday in December. The principal
reason assigned was that there was no time to act
at the present session.
The supplemental Indian appropriation bill
was returned from the Senate with amendments
one ofwheh was explained by ]. Clancy Jones
to be an appropriation Of $4,000 to fal6ll the
stipulations made with the Sioux Indians in 1856,
who allege the U. s. have broken faith and find
ing the troops are Withdrawing threaten to deluge
the frontier with blood.
This amendment was adopted and thirty other
amendments were acted on. The House then ook
4 reeessluntil o'clock,
In the House proceedings Of yesterday the fol-
lowing was omitted as Published in the New York
papers
Mr.. Wilson Of Va, offered substitute for all the
amendments to increase the navy which was adop-
ted by 81 against 6s
The substitute is the slme as the Senate amend
ment with the exception that il provides the build
ing of ten instead Of five steam screw war slOOps,
and one side wheel war steamer for the Chinese
seas, appropriating Sl2O0,OOO for the purpose,
The House cOncuned in the above by one ma
ioritV
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INDIANA ITEsIs.

ANDAANAfoLlss June III.
The Leeompton Democrats Of the Third Con-
gressional District in eonvertion to-day, nomina-
ted Hon. James Hughes for reelection.
The Anu-Lecompton delegates rePudiated the
nomination Of Hughes, organized n separate Con-
ventiOu, and nominated John T. Carr, Of jackson
county as their candidate.
This gives the District three candidatss-Ls-
compton and Anti Lecompton Democrats and
Republicans
The Congressional Convention, in the Third
District, yesterday nominated VIM. NJ. Dunn, Of
Madison, for Congress.
The National Division Of the Sons Of Temper
anee meet in this city to day. Delegates are
present from twenty States aud Territories, and
from the British Provinces. Several distinguished
persons are present, among whom Is Samuel L.
Lilley. Provincial Secretary Of The Province Of
New Brunswick:
Gov. Willard, Who has been very sick with
pnsuncnia for some time, but has beea for few
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-11

APPoINTNENT.-We understand that the Gov
ernor has appointed HIRAM GRlswoLD, of this
city, Trustee of the Northern Ohio Lunatic Asy-
lam, TO ell the vacancy Occasioned by the resigna
tion of CHARLES HIcKox, and that Mr. GRIswoLD
has accepted the appointment and qualified,
preparatory 10 entering upon the discharge Of the
duties Of the Office. We know Of no gentleman in
al Northern orITU USno Is more eminently fitted for
This position than Nr. GRIswoLB, and since he has
accepted the appointment, We are sure he will give
the wants and necessities Of the Institution that
careful attention so much required. Gov CHASE
could not have made better selection, or one that
would give more general satisfaction to the people
Of this section Of the State.
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WASHINGTON NEWs.

WAsHINGToS, June 10.
The Tribune correspondent says: Lord Ma
pier received dispatches yesterday from the Com
mander Of the West India Squadron, expressly
disavowing having authorized the recent acts Of
visitation, and explicitly disrlaiming any nstrue>
tons contemplating saeh contingency. He
states further that Immediately on being informed
Of the offensive proceedings be dispatched the
slOop Jasper after the Styx and other cruisers,
with orders TO bring them in, intending to hold
the officers to 3 strict account These dispatches
were communicated TO the President ard Cabinet,
and produeed feeling Of relief.
Lord Napier feels satisfied from this intelligence
that his dispatches from England, expected next
week, will authorize the fullest explanations The
instructions under which the British squadron are
now acting are ten years old.
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-11

$500 FoR GRAIN has been paid by person
wanting lew bushels OF choice article 10 Sow
Now this was shrewd on their part, aud no on e
accused them OF SUIT ing themselves TO NAPwhen
il would SEEN proper to be vide awake
The farmer should be governed by the same rule
in getting SUIT Of clothes Of the right GRAIS.
with even and smooth Nap that some master work
man has had to SEW upon, aud has lett upon il an
even, clean, and firm SEAN.
A garment made " to the LETTER'-as above
wit never be called upon to recognize the LET
'ER RIP"
At J. SonnebOm's, l56 Superior street, Cleve-
land, O., clothes Of the above firm and handsome
description, may always be found N any quantity,
and what doubly adds to TIE wonder, is the prices
are invariably FIFTEEN Per CENT less than at
aSly other clothing store ~ the State
Admission free, and attendants 10 show visitors
through the extensive e. tabl shment-gTGfis.
iuneSd Etriwtf
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FROM ST. nOMINGn.


BOSTON, June III.
Adyices from st. Domingo to May %, were re-
eeiyed by the brig Laurillia Capt Lavender. which
arrived here yesterday from Cape Haytien, state
that deserters from the SLDomingo army were dai-
" arriving at Cape HaytieE in destitute condition
These deserters make the following statements =
Santa Anna, chosen President Of the north part Of
the Island. had invaded st. Domingo with q con
siderable force, and after several months operations
he returned to Samans, which place was taken
with considerable slaughter, and destroyed at the
same time.
President BALI sent sail Of 20 vessels to block
ade Port Au Platte, uuder the command Of an
American officer. On the 22d the report came that
the Port had been taken snd destroyed
1t is also stated that the GuanO Island New
assa, situated about sixty miles southwest Of Do
DingO, which has been held By some Americans,
has been claimed by the Haytein Government
and two men-of war sent to expel all intruders.-
The news created great excitement
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-11

DROwNED.-By letter from Capt MORRIS, Of
the Liverp 'Ol Schooner Correspondent, We learn
that one Of the hands on the Schooner D. E. Sexton
was drowned in the Welland Canal 1t seems that
the vessel had stopped for some purpose and in the
night, when the men attempted to return on board
the vessel one of them missed his footing, and fall
ing overheard, was drowned His body was re-
covered next day in one OF the I5sks. His name
was not mentioned by Capt MORRIS
Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1858-06-11

CANE AT LAsT.-The Messrs. TURNER Of this
city, who have carried the mails between Cleye-
land aud the Lake Superior country without pay
for several years past have at length been remune-
rated by the action Of both houses OF Congress.
The general appropriation bill contains an item Of
tweniy-three thousand eight hundred and twenty
five dollars to be paid to the Messrs TURxER for
that service.