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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-08
Sherih'S Sale.

Sheriff of Floyd Co, Il
St Charles City, July 9TH, 1853. IS
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Stage Morals.

A New York correspondent gives
the following account of row among
the actors of that city:
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Cherborugh France there is a foundry for the
facture of heavy iron castings An immense crucble
hangs the furnace, and when the metal is in state
of fusion this crucible is removed from it by of
machinery, and the glowing ore poured into moulds
which formed in the sand. 1t happened that some
twenty workmen engaged in the operation of cast
ing when suddenly the which held the handle of
the pot gave way and ina moment the liquid metal flood
ed the workshop like lava from volcano. Ten of the
workmen overtaken by the flaming torrent and
their feet and legs literally burnt to ashes Some of the
men, fortunate than their fellows, escaped by
climbing up the beams which supported the roof
where safe themselves, they behed the fearful be-
tween their unhappy comrades and the molten iron which
overlook the wreches shryeng up their limbs with its
fiery touch.
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TO THE CITIZENS OF WASHINGTON.


The proprietor leave 70 call the attention Of strangers and the
ozens Washington superior article u Holland gin, which
he introduced public under the Of Woe so
dam Aromatic schnapps.
This gin manufactured by The proprietor exclusively at his dl
in Schiedam Holland made from the best barley thai
procured Europe favored and meded not by
the common harsh berry, but the choice botanical variety OF
the aromatic Italian juniper dis
reeuded with It's sIruons
OF exquisite favor aud altogether
ing in lis medicinal properties aBy alcoholic beverage
heretofore known
The proprietor submitted nearly the whole faculty
ses and has received from
sand phsa chemists who endorse signatures
as a most desirable addition 10 the materla me,ioa.
Persons purchase should be careful the genuine article
as the country flooded with countets and limitations
Put up in quart pint hotties Of dozen each and for
respectable druggists and grooes in the United States
UDOIPfio WOLFE
Sole Importer and Manufacturer,
Depot No % Beaver street, New York
Dec l3-d3nif
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CHICAGO 1857 THE city of Chicago is only twenty
six years old The town was laid out in $780, and the
first sales of lots made in 1881 Its growth is
traordnary The annual statements of the extent of its
and trade every year surprising and
the increase Of its population appears to keep equal pace
with the growth of trade In 1910 it had ,470 inhabt-
ants IN 1850 it had increased to 2S 1859 in 1885 the
figures were SO, 500 in 1856, 10 900 in 1857, $780,,
O0O or increase in seventeen years Of 1875, $50 Ac-
corling to the figures published in The Press, the total
receipts of -four and grain in 1857 1856 206 bnsh
els The total shipments Is, 032 66s bushels. The
lumber trade is conducted chiefly with Michigan and In
diana The receipts nearly eleven millions of feet
The Canadian trade is rapidly growing into importance
The lake tonnage owned in the city is 7O6sI of which
1854 is in steam vessels
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peaed the of 1856 which authorized the Secretary of
the Treasury to change the names of vessels in certain
cases In the of the discussion upon the subject
Mr. BENJAMIN stated that of 90 vessels whose names had
been changed within eighteen months 81 had been lost
or crippled sea- The most notable calamity chargea-
BILE part doubt upon this law the loss of the
Central America, which had assumed new name be-
cause of bad odo and scredt into which the steamer
had fallen among seagong people under her old name
the George Law We heartily rejoice at the prospect
of having law repealed which under no conceivable
circumstances be of any service to the public and
which, even during its brief existence has demonstrated
that it be largely conributng cause to the most
disastrous and terrible calamities We hope the House
will concur at with the Senate in the of
peai-P Portland advertiser.
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Markets.

New YORK, JAN 22.-Cotton to-day was heavy
sales 400 bales. Flour unsetted-sales 5000 bbls. ;
State, 81 20 81 80 southern, 81 so 81 95 Ohio is
cents lower, and quoted at 81 10 81 80. Wheat is
frm-sales 5000 bushels southern white 81 20 81
38. Corn lln-sales s, 900 bushels holders demand
ing an advance white, 20 cents Lard heavy-84a
cents Sugar and coffee quiet. Molasses actiye-25 a
264 cents. Turpentine irm-4l AZ cents Resin buoy
ant-Sl 3II, Rice firm Freights frmer. Mess pork
advanced cents Sl4 65 Sl4 so.
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WHAT It's MADE UP OF.--Thc of the United
States shows that have two million and half farmers
one hundred thousand merchants sixty -four thousand
masons and nearly two hundred thousand carpenters
We have fourteen thousand bakers to make bread
tweny-four thousand lawyers to get by the forty
thousand doctors to skill cure and fifteen hundred
editors to keep this motley mass in ORDER by the power
of public opinion controlled and manufactured through the
press
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S1OO,OOO sas a, a 1s for t s y ReG ss

ss asR Or S s'.s R3s s:5s
Messrs BRO respectfully ladies' Of
Washington and Alexandria that
New York magnificent assortment of
SILKS AND FANCY DRESS GOODS,
novelties the following
goods
All printed mousselinc de LANES
cashmeres and meruo
delline robes a guile
Plain black silks in all qualities
Plain light colored taietas and pOult de sole
Magnificent silk robes a volants and qulles
elyets
Twoil bounced and doubles skirt silk robes
Mourning silks, antiques
silks and elegant desgna
Grcnalinc robes volantS
Evening great Variety Nc, &c,
styles entirely
by the terms of the consignment win be offered
FOR THIRTY DAYS ONLY,
exclusively for cash. and less than
afford the ladies the
ugh examination or and satisfactory this
novelties in throw
invoice.
l'ajou Kid Gloves
Misses ladies' and gents
warranted genuine.
The subscribers trust that the ladies of Washing
vicinity will appreciate offered
satisfied that they will find sufficiently powerful
avail themselves this splendid opportunity which
for the purchase OF really desirable goods unpecdcned
low prices
sale will Tuesday morning, January
O'Clock will positively continued
HO0E BRO. CO.,
LEW sth
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Houses Printing Telegraph.
Washington, January, 1858,
For die

CONVENIENCE OF THE GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS
Bankers residents generally OF the West End of the city,
TIME New York and Washington Printing Tele-
graph Company have opened office In Wizards Hotel whence
messages will he transmitted direct To Baltimore Philadelphia and
And from those Cities connexion with the different
telegraph lines Wheeling ttsbug Cincinnati,
Louisville Nashville Memphis, and New Orleans Albany Buffalo,
Columbus indianapolis Toledo Chicago Milwaukee,
Louis Toronto Hamilton, Montreal Quebec; Providence,
Boston, Portland Bangor Halifax, st. Johns and all Intermediate
points in the United States and British provinces.
Onces.--Naonal Hotel from Sixth street.
Wizards Hotel, entrance from the vestibue
Ian I'd 3 .
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THE WASHINGTON UNION. 4
BY TELEG RAPII .
The H,.,;nq S.umsr Arid.

NEw YuRK Jan 2l.-Ihc steamer Ariel left Southamp-
ton, England the 3lst ult since which time she has
not been heard from She has hundred passengers,
large and valuable cargo, and heavy English and
continental mail also thousand pounds In specie on
board.
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Day New JERUSALEM CHuRcH.--Rev. Mr.. Whitaker,
from South Carolina viii oate Mt this church tomorrow at III
O'Clock, past O'Clock Subject In the
ing Christianity Ministry In the afternoon, The New Ago and
the New Church, Jan 20
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-23

EOR SALE.-A three-story brick house, situated
ON street between 9th aud 10th streets with without the
furniture. For further Information inquire OF
GEORGE W BRAY
9th street No 2s2 between NJ and streets
Jan 23-eodlmo Property Agent
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Inc Montreal Transcript says there is in the harbor OF
oork, Ireland, ship-board seeking purchasers, the
enormous quantity of 1896 tons OF wheat lsS tons of
INDIAN corn, 3073 tons of barley and 500 tons of oats
usdes immense quantities of beans, rice, sugar fruit,
and other articles of household consumption
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fSpe,ial despatch. ]
HoteL Burnt.

DUBUoUE Jan 22.--The st. Cloud Hotel was burned
last night 1t was the finest and most spacious hotel in
the Westupwars Of 200 feet long ia feet deep, and
six stories high, and cost $l20, 900.
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THE AMERICAN ALMANAC.

FRoM YucArAS.-The New Orleans papers have intc
gence from sisa, Yucatan, TO the 9th instant. The
blockade was raised the Sd. Mexican brig ofwar
was in port The raising of the blockade is attributed to
the appearance off the port of Spanish manofwar when
The revoutioniss cruisers thought prudent to retire
The Washington union. [volume] (City of Washington [D.C.]) 1857-1859, 1858-01-23

Ady- UNITARIAN CuURcu-The Rev. Dr. Gilman, of
Charleston South Carolina will preach In this church
(Janpary 2a'h) IL O'Clock m, and at ~ O'Clock M
Jan Is
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Bank Robbery.

New York, Jan 22.-The National Bank robbed
few days since of package containing 81, 600, which
taken off the counter. Two arrested on
suspicion but only small amount of bills of the bank
found in their possession.
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A VALUABLE LEGAL WORK.

An Analical Digest Of The Lars Of the Uaaea States from the
adoption of the constitution to the end of the Thirty
fourth Congress 1879 1851 BY Frederick C. Bright
p w. esq of the Philadelphia bar.
This il the title of new work just issued from the
press of Kay & Brother Philadelphia, from whom we
have received through Franck Taylor of this city, the
copy now upon our table. The object Of the work is
to present full and complete digest of all the laws
IF the federal government from the adoption Of
the constitution down to the close Of the last
Congress The plan of the work Is the has
been followed in nearly every State OF the Union
in framing dgests Of their own laws, and, though not
new is nevertheless the very best that has been
adopted Thc text is given in the words of the statute
book. The matter is arranged alphabetically and ana
lytcay and the notes include the decisions of all the
courts both State and federal IN which the construction
of the statuteaw of the United States has been the sub
ec of adjudication well those of the heads of the
executive departments" 1t has the sanction of some
Of the first legal of the country and will we
doubt not be found highly useful by the profession The
work is dedicated by the author to James Buchanan
President of the United States.
The book is for sale by Franck Taylor, of this CITY
THE AMERICAN ALMANAC.
Franck Taylor has laid upon our table the American
Almanac for 1883 This IL annual publication from n
Boston press aud is most useful and convenient reosi
tory of knowledge and information. 1t Is neat and
substantially bound book and shodd be in every ones
library.
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=" LIZARDS HOTEL. G.. & ii. A. Willard
Pennsylvania and Fourteenth street. Washington D. G.
Jan 2e-dht
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PAVEMENT 1t is proposed in New York to take up
the Russ pavement in Broadway break the stones into
much smaller cubes and relay it that it will present
surface similar to the Belgian pavement at the ntersec
ton of Pennsylvania and Seventh street. in this
city.
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EBBITT HOUSE.
j. II. FREEM AN.
+ street, between 18th and l4th streets,

WASHINGTON, d. c.
TINHIS popular and fashionable hotel has been thor
oughy repaired Superior furniture.
hundred and has all the requisites of
first class house
The provided which WILDE the railroad
arrival for the OF
passengers an baggage to the hotel.
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DIyERNOIS' HOTEL,
Pennsylvania Areaue ba,cce Seventeenth and Eighteenth streets,
WASHINGTON, u. c.

DIV ERNOlS'
Peansaruaia Arenue bs,ccen SepeneeaM and Eighteenth streets,
WASHINGTON, d. c.
This establishment newly the mod
ern improved principle, with private apartments
for either ladies gentlemen.
Bv- S supplied choicest liquors
and other delcacies in season.
a cold lunch IL O'Clock, a. m, until IL,
Nov eft
Marble Manufactures, TOmbs, Statuettes, Etc.
TTHE SUBSCRIBER respectfully invites the atten-
L the public to his large and elegant stock of
MARBLES, ToMBsToNEs, AND MONUMENTS
north between Twelfth and Thirteenth
his employ ether workers fine
and marbles and in other description of stone
MARBLE MANTEIs OF THE LATEST STYLES,
his manufacture, and Of superior quality.
IINTus DOOR AND WINDOW sIILS CARRIAGE sTtIS NEW
YORK FIAGGING, &c.
fact everything that required in the marble stone bust
mes either utility taste for the fine arts.
particular description Of his unnecessary
daily his yard where every Judge him
self
articles a OF
suitable either the
imported by himself from Italy.
will order such desired
his varied facilities, prompncss business
lie hopes meet the expectations Of his patrons
WILLIAM RUTHERFORD,
Estfee north, between Twelfth and Thirteenth streets
Sep 3-d6m
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ORPHANS FAIR removed to Iron Hall, Pennsyl
" The nclemency the weather having
who attending tho fair ut
Odd Fellows Hail. the have prevailed to continue
and will opened Hail. The articles for
the lowest prices and the patronage
the charitable earnestly solicited Nearly $50 orphan girls
depending upon the result this procure what absolutely
necessary for their present wants.
ID ar&Saesl
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Tux REsoLrTR.-Our readers will recollect that the
hibon of the "Restoration of the Rcsoute, a truly
international and excellent picture, will be closed to-
night Crowds have visited it since its arrival here, and
have been delighted with the graphic representation of
this interesting event typical of the peace and good
will at present existing between Great Britain and the
United States The list of subscribers to the engraving
is graced by large number of noted names, including
the President, many members of Congress, and naval
officers
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PHOTOGRAPH OIL PAINTINGS.

DROFESS0R J. f. CHURCHILL, Artist, respect
fully thanks his patrons
men solicis a continuance of the
Studio Mcrey Gallery No AS Pennsylvania three
doors Of ~ street.
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The INDIANS visit here continue to attract at
tenon and have recently been invited to attend several
public balls They gaze with stole indifference upon the
gay dressed shonables and probably will carry back to
their forest homes many curious stories of what they
at the metropolis.
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JUST PUBLISHED ny LITTLE, BROWN, CO.
Lao Foreign Booksellers l12 Washington street Boston
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The ResOlute Picture.

VIEWS AND OPINIONS of American Statesmen
all Foreign Immigration collected into
with statistics, &C. &c. vol octave. Price rs cents,
Jan FRANCK TAYLOR.
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0ST, between the hours of one and three o'clock,
black pocket book with bead the front, containing
$50 Capital Albany gold
marked The finder will be literally reward
cd leaving Il at this Office
Jsn1
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CAUrIoS.-We again caution readers against bur
glars and pckpockets Several robberics have of late
been committed which show that the house breakers
not only expert but well provided with the
tools used in their nefaous occupation and precauton
should be taken to keep all slverpate and other vaua
bes where they cannot easily get at them Complaints
have also been made to the police authorities of the
of pooketbook purses, &c. at the Capitol and in other
crowded resorts under such circumstances to leave
doubt that pickpockets are busy at work.
SATURDAY is the ladies' reception day at the Executive
Mansion and learn that it is desirable in order
avoid confusion that carriages should enter by the east
gate, and leave by the western gate Coachmcn
should be positively instructed to comply with this regu-
laon whenever there is public reception, either in the
daytime or in the evening
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New and Valuable Works.

Dec I3-dsmir
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For tho Union

Ior tho onion
IL RELATIONS BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES
,Nn RUSSIA RELATIVE 10 THE NORTH PA
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-21

touched; his eyes filled with tears, as he said
to his friend, g This poor organ-player is the
only person who has remembered the day. All
my friends have forgotten it, 1, myself. had
not thought Of it. You may believe me. have
had great triumphs In my life, but no one of
them ever affected me more than the remem-
brance of this poor fellow .
The master took from his purse a piece of
gold of one hundred francs, and gave it to the
organ-player, who was overwhelmed at his sud-
den fortune.
Whilst Rossini pursued his way, the young
man said to the Swiss
:" 1t is the master himself-it is Rossni who
has given You this piece of gold :"
"Rossini ~ exclaimed the Swiss and run
ming after him he kissed with transport the
hem of his coat, saying
Thanks, thanks, master it il not piece
OF gold which you have given me, bat medal,
which shall preserve all my life ~
kosslni relates this incident as being his
greatest triumph.
Au revOir, B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1858-05-21

JESUIT MISSIONARY ON TnA MoRMoNs.-
Catholic Missionary of the Society of Jesus,
writing from the Flat Head Reservation In
Washington Territory, under date Of January
9th, says:
"The whole subject of conversation here. in
our hitherto quiet Mission, 10 about our neigh
bors, the MormOns. The misguided fanatics
completely hemmed in by the American SOL
dlers, and almost destitute of the necessaries
OF lie, can neither retreat to the United States
nor California. Az their only chance of escape
ID by our Mission, through the Flat Head Val
ley, 1T 10 reported that they have determined
to make 1t the route of their new exodus, and
nave already commenced the measures neces-
ssry to secure their retreat. One hundred men
are employed in building fort near Fort Hall.
They have built another at the distance of only
four days journey from the st. Mary's Mission
among the Flat Heads. You see, then, that
We are In considerable danger, as it is n pOr-
ton of their creed to show no mercy to the
GeUfiIes.
Those who settled among them. or in their
neishbOrhood, have only escaped death by a
hurried flight. Of the number was Mr.. Grant
formor employee Of the Hudson's Bay Com
pany, who has just arrived at the Mission of
st. lgnatius, with 200 head of cattle He was
accompanied by Mr.. B. +. Ficklin, Agent for
the Quartermaster of the T. 5. Army who has
come here to purchase from our Indians sup
y
This officer assures US that the Mormons will
be soon reduced to obedience by famine alone,
which has already commenced its frightfu raw
ages among them. The great prophet Brig
ham Young, in a recent decree, has ordered all
the young men of fifteen years old. and the
girls OF twelve, to marry Immediately, each
boy to have at least two wives. But what caps
the climax of his infamies, and creates loath-
ing for his impure creed even among the most
savage Indians, is that, in order to preserve
the race of the prophet in all its socerdotai pu-
rtty and to prevent a mixture with the infe-
riOr races of Saints, he has obliged all the men,
bers of his own family to intermarry among
themselves, so that brother takes as many as
hel pleases-o of his own sisters for hi. wives !,
He loads his blinded and infatuated followers
with enormous taxes-60 per cent-and by that
means has amassed princely fortune. As it
Is feared he will run away with his immense
plunder, hi, people watch him closely to pre-
vent his escape
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SKETCH OF LUTHER, By CARLYLE.-A coarse,
rugged, plcbeian face it was, with great era gs
OF cheek bones-a wild amount Of passionate
energy and appetite! But in hi. dark eyes
were floods of sorrow and deepest mslancholy,
sweetness, and mystery, were all there Often
posite poles in mans character. He, for ex-
ample. for whom Richter had said that his
words were half bullets he when he first be-
gan to preach, suffered unheard agony "Oh.
DIR. Staupitz, DIR. Staupitz," said he to the vi
car general of his order, Il cannot do it, |
shall die in three months. Indeed cannot do
itn
said upon this . Well, Sir Martin, if you must
die, you must; but remember that they need
good heads up yonder too So preach, man.
preach, and then live or die as it happens -
so Luther preached and lived and he became,
indeed, one great whirlwind Of energy, to work
without resting in this world, and also be-
tore he died he wrote very many books-book.
in which the true man-for in the midst of all
they denounced and cursed, what touches OF
tenderness lay. Look at the Table Talk for
example.
We see in it Ii little bird, having alighted al
sunset on the bough Of the pear tree that grew
in Lutber's garden. Luther looked upon il
and said That little bird, how it covers its
| wings. and will sleep there, so still and fear
iess, though over it are the infinite starry
spaces, and the great blue depths of immensity
Yet 1t fears MOTT is at home. The same God
that made it too, is there" The same gentle
spirit of lyrical admiration is in other pa.-
sages of his book. Coming homo from Leipsic
in the autumn season, he breaks forth into liv-
ing wonder at the fields of corn GLOW il stands
there. he says, erect on it's beautiful taper
stem, and bending its beautiful golden head
with bread in 1.-THE bread of man sent to him
another year Such thoughts as these are n.
Titles windows, through which We gaze inte
the interior of the depths Of Martin Luther
soul. and see visible across it's tempests and
clouds. whole heaven of light and love. He
might have painted-he might have sung
could have been beautiful like Raphael, great
Ike Michael Angelo.
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xA gentleman of Norfolk Va, had a fne
negro, to whom he gave the privilege of hiring
himself out and keeping one half the wages.
master to tell him that the man for whom
he had been working wished to buy him and
would give $500 for him.
"Well. said his master, "what of that, l
don't wish to SELL
"But you see, massa," said Sam, "I'se had
a cough sometime and specs I'm gwine into
resumption. don spec shall last more n
two or three years, and I'd like to take dat
man in ~