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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

The FRONTIER GUARDS learn
from the Hamilton Freeman that the
company which has been on the from
tier of Iowa since March LIST, was re-
called by the Governor, and disband-
ed on the lst inst, having been on
duty just four months. They saw no
hostile Indians, but they performed a
very important work in restoring the
confidence of the settlers, and thereby
increasing emigration E; and it is more
than probable that the Indians left
that portion of the State in conse.
quencc of the preparation for their re.
ception. The company all returned
in good health and spirits.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29
LnStice'S Court.

The trial or examination of S. Wig
gin, Jr, charged with obtaining mon
ey under false prctenses, took place
in this town on Tuesday and Wednes-
day of this week before Justice Hack
ley. The warrant for his arrest was
based upon the complaint of A. l..
Collins of this town, who charged that
he bought draft of Mr.. Wiggin for
Sl54,50 which was protcstcd-that
Mr.. Wiggin then gave him draft for
SAT- go, on a New York house, for col.
lection, and out of this he was to re.
ceive his pay for the previous one,
when paid. This draft was also dis
honored. In the examination, S. B.
Starr and David Wiltse, of St. Charles
City, were counsel for the State and
j. G. Patterson, of St. Charles City,
and Moses Conger, of Floyd, were
counsel for the defendant. The case
was ably argued by the counsel upon
both sides, when the magistrate or.
dered that the defendant be held to
answer in a higher court under bonds
of five hundred dollars.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29
From Utah.
LETTER FROM TIE PEACE COMMISSIONERS TO
TIE SECRETARY OF WAR.

LETTER FROM THE PEACE COMMISSIONERS TO
THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
GREAT SALT LAKE Cry,
Utah Territory, June -, 1858.
DEAR SIR.-We have the honor to
report that we reached this city on
the It'll inst. We lost no time in placing
ourselves in communication with the
chief men of the Mormon people, At
ter the fullest and freest conference
with Them we are pleased to state
that we have settled the unfortunate
difficulties existing between the gov
crnment of the United States and the
people of Utah. We are informed
by the people and chief men of the
Territory, that they will chccrfully
yield obedience to the constitution and
laws of the United States. They
eheerfully consent that the civil Off
GERS of the Territory shall enter upon
the discharge Of their respective du-
ties. They will make no resistance to
the army of the United States in its
march to the valley of Salt Lake or
elsewhere. We have their assurance
that no resistance will be made to the
officers, civil or military, of the United
States, in the exercise of their various
functions in the Territory of Utah.
The people have abandoned all the
settlements north of this, and all the
families have left the city, only about
fifteen hundred persons remaining
here to take charge of the property,
and to burn it if the difficulties had
not been settled The people from
this city and north of it, have gone
south to Provo, fifty miles south of
this, and to points beyond. We will
visit Provo and the settlements south,
in day or two, and see and confer
with the people, and inform them that
the difficulties have been settled, and
thus induce them to return to their
homes.
We have written Gen. Johnston by
the messenger that will bear this, in
forming him of what had been done,
and that he could march his army to
the valley whenever he desired to do
so. We intend to remain and visit
the people and converse with them
until Gen Johnston's army arrives.
We think it important that we remain
until the army is located in the valley.
We have but a moment to write, as
the express will start in few mo-
ments. We will in a few days for
ward detailed report.
We have the honor to be, very re-
specially, your obedicnt servants,
l.. w. Powell, Commissioners
REV. McCUrLoCH, to Utah.
Gen. Johnston entered the city on
the Goth. Capt. Marcy is also at head
quarters in the city. The Mormons
had been invited to return and take
possession of their homes.
Provo is still the rallying point of
the Mormons.
Grass is plenty and Indians peacea,
| Bile.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

You've MEN Look HERE We know
Of good situation that is offered to an
intelligent, prompt young man, over
twenty-five years of age, who neither
uses, in any shape, intoxicating
liquors or tobacco. Salary sure.
wages S45 per month. In casting
around through the circle of our &C.
quaintance we were amazed to find
how few there are who would supply
the want. Young men such kind
of men will be wanted after this.
Even men who drink rum themselves
want young men to keep their books,
run the trains upon which they ride,
direct the boats they travel on, who
are sober and clean. To either drink
liquor or chew tobacco, will be no
recommendation for you for any but
the meanest business, and that which
commands the lowest wages while
these bad habits will lose you a good
situation among clearly folks. Gu
with that filthy quid, and eschew tin
internal bowl as you would the pur
strychnine unmixed with poor whisky
fond da Lac Communicable.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29
Sold by all good Druggists. "a
THE PLOUGH, THE LOOM, AND
THE ANVIL.
I ARGE MONTHLY MAG AZlNE.

a
N For the Farmer, the Mechanic, and all in Ameri-
industry. Price So for single sub Cribers - SO
81 so for smaller larger clubs paying In ADVANCE TO
rather themselves, the expense Of soliciting
and collecting cents.
From the commencement, eight years since this Jour.
nal has been conservative in principle, reliable in state
mctS, natoaa in character and single IN its great object
of advancing ths useful arts, placing Agriculture nrst
and striving to develop it, science and 10 shed light
all IL practical details hut decming that agriculture
flo rsh only in conf JUNCTION with the Mechanical Arts
ami that these hand in hand with Agriculture, form tho
only permanent basis Of nations material prosperity.
With these principles always prominent has maintained
y circle and has Obtained scectcr and wider patron.
age than often happens 10 journals OF the kind.
BY taking in additional editor 10 be entirely devoted
to the Agricultural Department. the PLoUGH has doubed
lis team and Is going ahead" while the LOON will
move with renewed life, and the ANVIL throw of new
scintiations of light and heat
Moved by the progressive spirit OF the age and desir
Gus Of disseminating and foregoing principles still
wisely, most eranestiy believing that their adoption will
be promotve Of good, and of good only the whole
country, We have introduced the club system by which
those who desire obtain the work for actually less
than the paper printing and binding would cost were
not that We publish very large edition.
Readers look at our prices, and send s. for sin
gle copy you desire Tor less send 81 so each
for yourself and neighbor, 81 each for yourself and
two others 81 80 each for yourself and any larger num-
Der and you wish o the work first, let us know
IL, and we VIII forward specimen numbers TO your
address grstutously This all will say Is fair and now
let Us hear from you the cash principle by which you
get the largest and best Agricultural Journal for half
what we could afford for II had 10 do the business
for you through soliciting and collecting agents Such il
the effect Of the cash system the subscr berS perl
odcaiS. Atclr,s', J. A. NASH and NJ ?. PARISH,
Or Plough, Loom and Anvil, No. Beekman 81. N Y.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29
jeremiah Eaton.

The body of jeremiah Eaton, who
was drowned in the Shell Rock River
at Rockford, this county, on Friday,
10th inst, was discovered on the mar
gin of the River, about six miles be-
low Rockford, on Sunday last. A
party of gentlemen from st. Charles
went to Rockford on Saturday, for the
purpose of making thorough search.
All efforts to discover the body near
that place proving unsuccessful, Mr..
G. G. Rciniger and his brother Ed
ward of this place, Mr.. Horace Stearns
and Mr.. o. n. Robbins, of Rockford,
procured two skiffs and proceeded,
two in each, down the River, deter
mined to proceed at least as far as
GAINESVILLE, if their Investigations
were not sooner successful. After
proceeding about six miles, and when
in the timber, in the vicinity of Mar
bic Rock, the body was discovered
lodged among some willows, and lying
mostly out of the water A Temporal
ry coffin was made, and the body
brought to St. Charles Sunday night.
The next day our citizens turned out
in large numbers, and followed the
corpse in procession to the place of i'll
terment in the new Cemetery. At the
grave, Rev. Mr.. Parmalee read a por-
ton of scripture and made a prayer.
1t is understood that, on subsequent
occasion, he will preach a sermon
upon the subject of Mr.. Eaton's de-
cease. Mr.. Z. is said to have been a
member of the Baptist church. Much
credit is due Mr. G. G. Rciniger for
his energetic efforts to find Mr.. Eaton's
remains, and his attention to their
suitable intcrment. One or two dol
lars Of money, few papers, and II
watch were found upon the body of
the deceased. As stated last week,
Mr.. Eaton resided in Saline, Wash
tenaw county, Michigan, where he
had wife and five children. He was
the owner of some eight Of ten thou.
sand dollars worth of property in this
county.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

A Railroad Convention at this place
is talked of, and will doubtless be
held, as soon as the Cedar Falls and
Minnesota Railroad Company shall
complete their survey, now in pro-
gross, to the Minnesota line. The
people of the Northern portion of the
route will then determine whether it is
for their interest to assist the company
above named, or the one organized at
Waverly, called the Cedar Valley Rail-
road Company. Let us proceed eau
tiously, yet surely and effectively.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

ARREST OF A DESPERATE WoMAN.-A
woman stole a lot of clothing from a
boarding house in Lowell, Mass, and
hired a horse, but not returning she
was pursued aud arrested. The sub.
sequent developments are related as
follows by the Lowell Courier:
Marshal Clemcncc at once rccog-
nized her as the noted Mary Terrence,
who escaped from the New Hampshire
State Prison in November, 1856, and
was arrested here and returned. She
at once acknowledged the fact, and
said she effected her escape last spring
by digging round and looscning the
spikes in plank in her cell, with a
pair of small scissors. This was the
work of many weeks. At last she re-
moved the plank, passed out and went
to the attic, made rope of her cloth
ing, and by it lowered herself into the
yard, where she obtained ladder, by
which she scaled the walls and
escaped.
In passing farm house near town
she saw man undress, and put his
pants upon chair. After he was
asleep she raised the window, and
with bean-pole drew his pants from
the chair, and found in his pocket
$3.50 in money. From the day of her
escape till now they had been unable
to get any trace or her She is now
about 25 years of age, feet 81 inches
high, has black eyes and hair, high
cheek bones, with rather thin face.
She will be committed to Jail here,
and in due time returned to her old
quarters in the New Hampshire Prison,
to serve out her old term for horse
stealing. The first time she escaped
she opened her cell with key made
of bone by herself
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

OREGON. rumored defeat of Col.
Steptoe, by the Indians in Oregon is
confirmed. The soldiers under the
colonel numbered four hundred men,
and the Indians who attacked them
arc reported to have been fifteen hun
dred strong. Three officers and fifty
men, of the command of Col. Steptoe,
were killed. Two of the officers killed
were Colonel Windcrs and Lieut. Gas.
den. The Indians captured two howit.
zers and all but sixty pack animals
The battle appears to have been {
complete route of our troops, ant
commenced when our army was in
the act of crossing the river.
Colonel Steptoc is severely censurcd
for his conduct in Oregon, and vii
probably be courtmartialce. Govern
or Stevens and General Lane have re
quested that the command be assigned
to General Harvey or Colonel Mans
field, and urged the calling out of vol
unteers. No decision has been made
on these points, but a portion Of the
reinforcements for Utah has been or
dcrcd to Oregon to unite with the
force from the pacific. A supply OF
Sharpe's rifles has been purchased to
arm the troops.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

MAIL RoUTEs.-The route to hide
pendcnce from McGregor has been let
and the contractor has entered upon
his duties. This when continued to
Dcs Moines must be Of great value to
us. The McGregor and st. Charles
was not let. The mail for some time
has been carried free 10y Netherlands
line of Stages, but the Post Masters
have no authority to deliver the mails
to any one without an order from the
Department and hence the practice in
this case, continued for some time in
anticipation of the letting of the route,
should hereafter cease.
NJ. o. Walker, who was here one
day last week, has the route from
Prairie du Chen to West Union and
1--WE understood him) from West
Union to Usage.
j. G. Burbank of the North Yves
tern Express has the route from Prairie
du Chen to St Paul-Iimes.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

MINNESOTA lTEMs.-A daring rob-
berry was committed at St. Anthony on
the night of the 18th, by blowing
open safe in the office of mill.
The villains succeeded in obtaining
$500 in gold.
A valuable yoke of oxen were stolen
from DIR. Boyd, Of New Canada, on the
10th. He found them next day near
St. Anthony.
Gold is found in the Zumbro valley.
There is not enough, however, to hurt
any one.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

A school house at Waterloo was
struck by lightning on the 18th inst.
One boy was killed and the teacher
and nine of her scholars were knocked
down. The dwelling house of A. p.
Hosford was struck at the same time.
Mrs. Hosford was severely injured by
the electric fluid, which came directly
into the window at which she was sit
ting, tearing down the plastering,
breaking the glass and furniture, and
scattering the fragments in every di.
rection.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

MURDER.--A Swede named johnson
cut the throat of Andrew Ohlstend
also a Swede, at Dubuque on the goth
from the effects of Which he died the
next day. johnson owed Ohlstend a
considerable amount of money, and
his desire to avoid payment, it is
thought, led to the commission of the
deed. Officers Immediately started
in pursuit of the murderer, arrested
him, and he is now in Jail.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

GlRIs.-There are two kinds of girls
one is the kind that appear the best
abroad, the girls that are good for par
ties, rides, visits, balls, &c, and whose
chief delight is in such things the
other * the kir,l that appcar best at
home, the girls that are most us..u.
and cheerful in the dining room, the
sick room, and the precincts of home
They differ widely in character. One
is often torment at home the other
is blessing. One is a moth, con-
suming everything about her, the 9TH
err is a sunbeam inspiring life and
gladncss all along her pathway. Now
it does not necessarily follow that
there shall be two classes of girls.
The right education will modify both
a little, and unite their character in
one
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

A Pacific RAILROAD THROUGH THE
BRTIsH PossEssIoNs.-The British are
going ahead with their scheme for
Pacific Railroad faster than we are.
The Grand Trunk Railway, with its
connections, forms chain of $50
miles, running from Portland to STRAIT
ford. 1t is purposed to take up the
line from this point, and push it to
Vancouver, on the Pacific shore-a
distance of three thousand miles more
Engineers are to be sent out from
England this month under command
OF Capt. Hoag to survey the route.
At Vancouver these will be Joined by
one hundred men who are to act as
guides selected from the most expert
enced and hardy servants of the Hud-
son Bay Company. The road, when
built, will embrace communication
between the best shipping points on
either Ocean-Portland and Vancou-
ver,-and its two branch termini, Sa-
MIA and Montreal, would no doubt
take the place Of Buffalo and New
York, to great extent, as the entire
pats of Western produce. If Great
Britain has seriously entered upon the
undertaking, it is work certain to
be accomplished, and while our Con-
gress is quarreling over Northern,
Southern and Central routes, our rivals
will be pushing their iron rails over
the Continent, and thus opening high
way for all the great commercial! in
terests of the Western world. The
Americans may yet find that their Sec
tional quarrels will prove "a niger
in the fence" with a vengeance.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

The State Bank bill seems to be the
favorite generally. 1t affords us
pleasure to hear that many eastern
capitalists are already turning their
eyes thitherward, with view to the
investment of their surplus capital
under the Banking Law of Iowa.
Many of our citizens now engaged in
private banking, will Immediately
take steps to operate under the laws
of the State. Undue haste is not de-
S; Z; st shl Ie but at time when theirs e
is 50 lnucH tal'i,a, ,"ou awaiting sale
investment, we trust it will not be
long before the new systems are in
practical operation, supplying a cur
rency bearing the impress of our own
State. We have been long enough
dependent upon others. Iowa is able
to set up business for herself.-Caiaen.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29
Our District Court adjourned its Sos

Our District Court adjourned its Sos
sion on Friday last. In consequence
of the act passed last winter, making
it merely an appearance term for the
new cases, the formidable looking
Calendar was disarmed of some of its
terrors and was easily disposed of, fol
the present. Most of the old cases
were tried and disposed of. The legal
fraternity were busy and variously EN-
ployed, viz in pleading, taking some
thing, electioncering, quarrelling, smo,
king, &c, afiording great variety to
the entertainments Waaekon Her.
aid
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

FLOYD CouNTY-The Intelligenccr is
filled with history of the proceedings
on the 4th at St. Charles. They have
large amount of public spirit in that
place, and if we may judge, they also
have some capital speech-makers.-
We seldom see better array of
short addresses than is reported in the
paper and on the occasion referred to-
-WcGreg0r Times.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

J. Smart of Vergennes, VT, sheared
yearling buck this season whose
fleece, unwashed, weighed seventeen
and three quarters pounds and a
four year old buck whose fleece
weighed twelve pounds also q
eve sheep whose fleece weighed
ten pounds.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

The McGregor Times of the l4th
says that the quantity of wheat pur-
chased in that town during last week
amounted to about 10000 bushels, at
prices ranging from 40 to 80 cents, ac-
cording to quality. The shipments
for the same time, $4,000. Considera-
bic wheat is now going to Milwaukee
from that point.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

CONGRESSIONAL IL. H. Trimble, Esq,
is the Democratic Nominee for Con-
grcss in the LIST. Congressional Dis
trict in Iowa. Col. Samuel r. Curtis
is rc-nominatcd by the Republicans.
Leflingwcll and Vandcver in this
(thc 2d, } district have already com
mcnccd the canvass. Their first
speeches were made at Dubuque and
from the papers of that city we learn
that each acquitted himself to the sat
isfaction Of his party friends.
1t is reported that Nandever is work
ing for votes in the extreme north, by
pledging himself to the interests OF
the McGrcgor & Missouri River Rail
Road. If Vandever should do no bet
ter than his intimate friend Thoring-
ton, we can expect but little aid from
him. His services in Congress will
not be asked for, we hope.-McGmgor
Times.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

CORREcTIoN.-The Democratic Judi.
cial District Convention of this District
will be held at West Union, Oh the 23d
of August instead of the Both as has
been published.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-29

AcCIpENr.-From the Monroe wis. }
Sentinel, we learn that on the 9Th inst.
Mr.. Chris. Martin, formerly of this
place, was thrown from his wagon by
his horses taking fright, causing a
diagonal fracture of the thigh bone.