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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02
Republican District Convention.

This body assembled at West Union,
on Monday, the 9th inst, every coun-
ty in the District having full dele
cation present and some two or three
of the counties having two sets of
delegates which fact retarded the
permanent organization of the Con-
vention until the right of the contest
ants was decided. The nomination
for Judge was warmly contested, both
of the candidates having many warm
friends throughout the District and
had the result been different, it would
doubtless have been equally as ac-
ceptable as the nomination now made
The convention adjourned with the
determination to elect the ticket NOM
mated, and of this there can be no
doubt.
+. II. WILLIAMS, of Clayton county,
the nominee for Judge, is gentleman
long and favorably known through
out this District, for his high legal at
tainments, his ripeness of Judgment,
answering integrity and honesty of
purpose. These known traits of char
actcr have recommended him to the
people Of Northern Iowa, as one upon
whom they could rely in any emcrgen.
cy; qualities which, carried with him
to the bench, will render him as a
Judge, one in whom we could risk our
lives, our fortunes, and our honor. We
are satisfied that he will be elected
and that he will do honor to the con
stituency by whom he is elected
Milo McGLATHERy, Of Fayettc coun
ty, the nominee for District Attorney
though comparatively young man
and younger Iowan," is q mar
whom to know is to respect. A ripe
scholar, thorough read lawyer, al
ardent student and an indefatigab!t
worker. he at present occupies al
enviable position ut the bar of oul
State. Courteous in his intercourse
with men, and possessing in an EN-
inent degree those qualities which wiz
the way to popular favor, he is tn,
man suited to the time and the posi-
ton " hich has been assigned to him
A. B. +. HILDRErH, of Floyd county
the nominee for member of the State
Board of Education, has long been ia
vorably known, in connection with thu
"press and the educational interests
Of our country, and the unanimity
with which his nomination was made
ass uUs weA fuI ti.o result where ltc Il
best known.
The ticket as now presented is one
of which every Republican should fee
proud A.; composed of men of sterling
worth, it must be elected and to &C
complish that end, it is but necessary
that Republicans remember, that "eter
nal vigilance is the price of liberty
-Fayette County Journal.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02
FAMILY GROCERIES.
SheriH's Sale.

NOTICE is HEREBY GIVEN, That by
~ virtue Of an execution duly issued by the
Clerk of the District Court of Floyd COUNTY.
State of Iowa, and to me directel I sSSiS
offer for sale at public auction, al liz BS.sk,
smith =: shop now oocupi9d by WV IangsIsa,
IN 1 st. Charles City, in Floyd soanty, stSse Of
Iowa on tte llth day Of Se,Aember, A. D.,
isos, at 10 O'Clock In Tho fSseaoon Of said day ,
inc rjilowing property. to wit;
The running part Of double 3 AOnse wagon
except tho wheels. Iron bar, I cast iron
sledgo. piecss Of tent canvass. large quan.
tty Of teAs ropes, sot q tsDkle blocks, sulky,
also the following RaaOAsMith's tools, 10 wit !:
sbellow's, 3 screw plates and tho taps accom-
panying the same, siedge, 3 hammers, 8 an
Wis, vices, I pair tOags, . quantity OF old
Iron, ] large wagon box, levied on As the prop
erty OF c. y, Blgelow, to satisfy N execution
In favor of Gorton Capron, and against said c,
f. Mgelow, FOR sos 90, damages and costs.
Terms of Sale-Caxh in hand.
JOHN BLUNT,
sheriff Of Floyd Co., Iowa.
Dated August 10, A. p. 1851. 4sw4
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02
From the Dubuque Herald
Arrest Of John G.. Bishop.

ALDEN, Aug. IL, 1893.
John G. Bishop, Attorney at Law, formerly
of Usage, Mitchell county, who has become no.
torious from the connection of his name with
alledged fraudulent sales of land in Northern
Iowa, was arrested at Hampton, Franklin Co ,
on Sunday the 18th inst. Since April last, at
which time he had disappeared from Usage, he
has not been heard of until on the day OF his
arrest. He was met on the prairie between
Hampton and Marysville, by Messrs. j. s.
Church, A. B, Miller and Dr. John Porter, OF
Cerro Gordo county, who recognized him, and
caused his apprehension by the Sheriff OF
Franklin county. When met by the gentle
men named, he was on foot leading horse
upon which was strapped large bundle evil
IDENTIFY comprising materials. Bishop was
miserably dressed, his feet being encased in
ragged moccasins tied up with thongs of bark:
His clothes were dilapidated, and tied and
sewed up with same material. Had upon his
head AN old palmleaf hat. His beard and
hair were very long, showing that he had
avoided settlements, and had probably been
cndcavoring to escape detection by wandering
upon the frontier for long time. His story
when he found that concealmcnt was useless
is that he had been to Missouri where he had
made claim upon government land, and was
returning for his family, who still remain al
Usage. Of course this story is all buncombe,
as Bishop is too keen and shrewd a man fol
that kind of operation.
The land frauds in which it is alleged he has
been engaged, amount to some 500, 600.
Bishops man Of some 30 years Of age, and
is said to be an able lawyer. A large re-
ward is offered by parties in Chicago for his
arrest, but the writer is not aware whether the
crimes with which he is charged, were com
mitted in this State or outside of it. In thu
latter event he will he retained in custody un
til a requisition can be obtained for him.
1t appears that Bishops presence at Osas
was not at all desired by the people there, a
he might possibly be able to tell too mucl
truth, and he was allowed quietly to depar
taking his family with him.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

Hume HNsELF.-Thc Maquokcta Elk.
celsior says that Enoch Wright, Of
Farmers Creek township, hung him
self on the 3ist ult, When found life
was extinct, the knees near the ground
the beam from which he was suspend.
ed not being high enough to allow him
to swing at full length. Pecuniary
embarrassment is supposed to have
been the cause which led to the rash
act
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02
Al S0rls.

There are great many questions now being agiated
asked and answered but here the question OF the day
| with the answer
Why should crnolne be aboshedf"
Answer- Because it admits all females, without dis
tinction, into the most fashionable circles
Mr. Cyrus W Field that there is not the slghtes
doubt that the Cable Is entire Success as great o.
greater than its most sangune friends antcpa,ed b,
the Persia he the directors 10 prepare another
cable once as it is evident that the present one will
short time, transmit messages rapidly as an air line
but will not be SUFFICIENT for the business
Messrs. Tiffany 4 Co., jewellers, Broadway, New York
have purchased from the Atlantic Telegraph Company
the so miles Of cable board OF the Niagara and
they propose to cut mup into small parcels for dissr
button throughout the country.
According the Louisville Courier the pre,en, crop Of
corn throughout Kentucky, Indiana Illinois, and Ten
nessec, will be the larges, known,
The Richmond Va, journals quote hoop poles,' a,
l6Gls, according TO quality and size They are wanted
for darkeys' dresses. "a .
The ancient Greeks buried their dead in jars Hence
the origin of the expression, he's gone TO pot"
Marriage Is designated by some people as bridal
because il generally puts curb on some.
The Washington Union killing itself and it, friends
Ohs0 JoAl5sdI
Well, don't Interrupt. the Washington Union in the only
good work il was ever engaged in.
liquor dealer in Cincinnati recently received an order
from Roman Catholic institution 70 send ten gallons
Of the best old Boton mhisky and charge the sane To
TIE Church Of he Mother Of God"
Ex President Tyler, having purchased farm only two
miles from the hotel at Old Point Va spends most Of biz
time there in social communion viii, the guests. .
The Upper Iowa River Valley suffered severely from
the storm Of the 10Th un One man lost 1000 rails
forty acres Of wheat and ten tons Of hay Osherr
suffered considerable losses also.
II is now ascertained that there will not be such bad
failure Of the grain crops at first reported The
great Northwest will have food enough and 10 spare
Crackers aud speculaors would like 70 make things ap
pear worse than they really "a. .r
The great Atlantic cable Is said 10 work beautifully
There Is something unusual in the transmission of the
electric signals Each signal or electric wave occupies
some eight minutes in transmission II begins feebly
becomes more intense in about four seconds and then
dies away. In short lines ii is instantaneous.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02
Railroad Matters.

We are told that Col. Mason has
nearly one thousand men engaged in
grading the Minneapolis and Cedar
Valley Railroad, just above the State
line in Minnesota, and that ten miles
or more of the grade are already COM
pletcd. To those who bestow any
thought upon the subject, the question
arises, how will the engine and cars
be placed upon this road, the South
ern portion of it, when completed !?
The answer is, that they must pass up
the Cedar Valley from the Dubuque &
Pacific road. If so, we think the fact
is sufficient to inspire confidence at
once in the Cedar Falls and Minnesota
Company, of which Col. Mason is Pres
ident. Every one must sec that it
will be for the interest of the Mime
sofa company and the Dubuque and
Pacific company, both of which have
grants of land, to aid and hurry for
ward the completion of the Cedar Falls
and Minnesota road, which will form
a connecting link between the two.
Col. Mason is a contractor on the
Dubuque and Pacific road, as we'll as
the Minneapolis and Cedar Valley
road, and is also President of the
Cedar Falls and Minnesota company
who propose to build the connecting
link between the two. Putting all
these facts together, it does look as il
we shall have railroad in operation
along our valley at no distant day
We do not suppose the citizens of this
vicinity can do a great deal towards
building the road, but they should
certainly do what they can, and inter
est themselves in securing the loca
ton Of the line through such localities
as they may desire otherwise tho
railroad company may place the road
where they can build and run it The
easiest and cheapest, without consult
ing the convenience of the people
along the line. These matters shoulc
all be considered and discussed at tho
Railroad Convention which is to be
holden in st. Charles City on Thursday
Sept. 9th. Every citizen from Ceda,
IN the business that will come bcfor,
this meeting. Let there be a full at
tendance.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

We have no confidence in any man north of
Mason and Dixon's line They cannot he our
friends and be honest The interests of the
two sections are antagonistic. The northern
man who goes for our interests necessarily goes
against the interests of the North-his country;
and we can have 40 confidence in traitor, no
matter how high his rice.-Richmond South.
These are singular words 10 come from an
editor who has devoted himself to the support
Of Mr.. Buchanan, and who, if our recollection
serves US, put forth the opinion only few
weeks ago that Mr. B. is the only Democrat in
the nation that can be elected TO tho Presiden-
cy in 1860,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

CABLE-IsrIc CHARMS. Breast pins, watch
seals and ornaments Of all kinds, that the
cable can be wrought into or wrought of, will
no doubt become popular The N. Y. Times
says:
lone Of our manufacturing jewelry es-
Adjustments has got up an exceedingly
beautiful charm, 10 he worn AS an orna.
ment. consisting of a section of the Atlantic
Telegraphic Cable, mounted in gold, with
suitable emblematic devices, the shields of the
United States and England, Sc
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

REPUBLICAN NoMINArIoNs.--The Re.
publicans of the Ninth Judicial Dis.
trict met at Independence on the 4th
ult., and nominated B. w. Poor, Esq,
Of Dubuque for District Judge; Syl-
vester Bagg, Esq, for District Attor.
ney, and Il. N. Gates, Esq, of Della
ware county, for member of the Board
of Education.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

Our billingsgate neighbor Of the Gazette &C.
cuses us Of quackery, because we publish DR..
AYERS advertisements. Now this same editor
knows the PharmacOpeia itself is not more free
from the suspicion Of quackery than his medi-
cine. He knows they are endorsed by the
medical Journals of this country, are used and
prescribed by our best physicians, and have
the commentator Of professors and eminent
men Of character too exalted for his compre-
hension, and he knows too that they have
done and are doing in this community an
amount Of good which the utmost stretch Of
his ability can never hope to equal-Berks Co.
Press Readinq Pa
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

in the Territories /? Wen none of it.
Who are traitors to freedom? They are
the pro-slavery men Of to-day. The
slavery propagandists are the Aaron
Burrs and Benedict Arnolds Of the pres
ent time. They come to you speak
ing in the honeyed name of Democra-
cy, and who will deny that they are
standing shoulder to shoulder with my
friend Judge Leffingwell. Let me ad,
monish you, my friends, Democrats
and Republicans, one and all, to be.
ware Of wolves in sleeps clothing.
(Cheers.)
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

The MEANEsr MAN.-The Maine
Evangelist says the meanest man in
world is he, who, latter enjoying the
privilege, with his wife and children,
of reading a newspaper every week
for months and years, and obtaining
therefrom instruction and amusement
leaves town for--no one knows
where, without paying for his paper,
thereby compelling the postmaster to
order it stopped"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

The conductors of the st. Louis
Democrat have shown how mean they
can be by Withholding from US an ex-
change, even after we have advertised
by request, their prospectus, at an ex-
pense of some ten or fifteen dollars.
Let the cyclists COVE can live with
out them. Small souls are sometimes
found in printing Offices as we'll as
elsewhere.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

Betray your suspicion to a child
that he is capable Of doing an un-
worthy act, and you will not long
want confirmation that your evil
thought was true. Sons and daughters
generally do what is expected of them /;
expect noble things, and noble they
will be; they are "put upon their
honor" and there is whole chapter
Of human nature in the phrase.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

A "chivalrous Southron," by the name Of
Lamar, mailing from Charleston, publishes an
Address to the People of the South, in which
he urges revival of the slave trade. He
closes his appeal thus:
II will reopen the trade in slaves to foreign
countries, and your cruisers can catch me II
they can -
This is pretty plain talk but We are of the
opinion that there is more buster than bravery
in it,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

MURDER.-A man named Howard.
who was an important witness in a
burglar trial, was brutally murdered
with an axe at Dallas, Iowa, on the
night of the 18th inst. He was struck
on the head with an axe while asleep.
No arrests had been made at last &C
counts.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

"Sambo, you black tief, why you
betray dat secret tole you, the other
day 7"
81 betray the secret? ! scorns de
'putation. ! foun couldn't keep um,
so tole um to somebody dat could ! "
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

Earn your own bread, and see how
sweet it will be Work, and see how
we'll You will be! Work, and sec
how cheerful you will be Work and
see how independent you will be
Work, and see how religious you will
be For, before you know where you
are, instead of repining at Providence,
you will find yourself offering up
thanks for all the numerous blessings
you enjoy.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

HoILOwAr's PILs.-E Epilepsy and fits Of all
descriptions, are in most cases referable to IT.
Irregularities of the secretive organs. Restore
these organs to state of health, natural activ-
ity, and vigor, by the use Of the pills, and the
cOnvulsive paroxysms will cease.
Sold at the mandatory, No. so Maiden
Lane, New York, and by all druggists, at 25c
&c., and 81 per pot
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

The tombstone Of sweet girl, blind
from her birth, bears this inscription :
There is no night there" The tomb
of child Of three years, has inscribed
upon it" Went in the morning"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

Drowned, in the Wapsipinicon River, about
four miles above Martinsburg, Aug. 18th, a
son of Geo. Rima, agen ID years.
On Tuesday, last week, an only child of c.
o. Harrington Of Polk township, Bremen Co.
was drowned in a small creek near the house
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

Antonio LeClaire, of Davenport, is
said to be the richest man in the
State Gov. Grimes ranks next in
wealth.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02
Notice

HEREBY GIVEN, that the Sth quarter of
J. the Misses Cheneys Select School will
commence on Monday, the eth day Of Ssptem-
Der next. Terms, three dollars Der quarter,
Persons from out of town DESTROYS Of sending,
can obtain good boarding places
st. Charles, August %, 1858. aaw2,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

The equestrian statue Of Washing.
ton will he ready to be inaugurated at
Washington on the 22d of February
next.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02
All who take an interest in politics will un.

-is~U..vo Ui = stIPIeyeI
and MIR. Leffingwell, delivered in this place on
Thursday last, and reported in this paper.
The reports are as full and complete as our
limits will allow, and embrace all the lnateri-
al points Of argument touched upon bv the
two speakers The manner of both gentle
men was pleasing, whether upon the stump
or in private conversation. Mr. I.effngwep,
while speaking, exhibits more of the spread
eagle style of oratory, while Mr. Vandever is
terse and logical, and confines himself to the
particular subjects under consideration. We
believe that either gentleman would do honor
to himself and his constituents if elected to
Con gress.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02
EDITORIAL CONVENTION.


The Editors Of Iowa are requested to meet
in convention at Cedar Falls, in Blackhawk
county, on "Wednesday, September 18th, lS6s.
at 10 o'clock A. N ;, for the purpose Of making
each Others acquaintance, cultivating the So,
for the benefit of their profession and Cuisines
a. may be deemed advisable when assembled
in convention.
A. B: +. HIIDRETH, Of the
st. Charles Intelligencer
j. CLEMENT, Of the 9
Dubuque Times. 81
c. L. HAYES, Of the s
Delhi Democrat. ( 8:
TEiO6. DRUMMOND, of tho
Vinton Eagle.
A. b. STIILMAN, of the
Cedar Falls Democrat.
All newspapers In the State, friendly to the
above call, are requested to publish the same
vention " W.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

Nebraska is our largest Territory.
1t will make about eight States as
large as New Hampshire.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

Nv Brothers Picture.

Oh, what q tiny picture
Perhaps two inches square;
Yet windy each feature
l. represented there.
The Lip, the chin, the whisker,
The pallof Of the cheek
(supprsssed Is cen whsrer)-
II seems about TO speak.
From underneath the lashcs,
The finely juttng brow,
The flre OF genius flashes
Quite eloquebtly now.
Tho head, its depth and thickness,
Its baldncs truly todd
It. mental, moral fitness,
More beautiful than gold.
What though the locks seem faded,
The temples furrow'd DER,
The general aspect jaded,
The eye is As Of yore.
The past with all its treasures,
The future and its bliss,
The present with is pleasures,
Seem reproduced by this.
This simple picturc--token--
EnChants me like a spell
OF all the words rs spoken
have no power TO tell.
PRAIRIE WEED.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

John Nugent, Esq, has been APP
pointed by the President, Commission.
err to the Frazer River gold mines.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

TERRIBLE PEsrILENCE IN KANsAs.--The re-
markable pestilence-psora ,the tch)--men-
toned as prevailing at York, Pa, is not half
as fatal rs another, which has broken out in
Kansas. The one in the - bleeding Terri
tory is terrible; and what is very singular, it
is confined to one political party--Lecompton
ties. The disease may be called the English
psora raised to the third power, for nothing
can stand before it. As an evidence of its ia
tality look at the Oxford precinct, where ten
months ago there were eighteen hundred pro-
slavery voters, now there are but twenty.ninc.
The ravages of the disease has been about as
terrible at Shawnee as at Oxford And in all
those precincts where Lecompton was rampant
last October, few of the old voters on that side
are alive to do reverence to the memory and
genius of candle-box Calhoun.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-09-02

VERMoNT.--At the District Convention of
the Republicans held at Rutland, for the First
Congressional District for the purpose of nomi-
mating Representative to Congress, the Hon.
f. T. Walton of Montpelier was unanimously
renominated
The Republicans of the I'd District held their
convention at White River Junction and NOM
mated Hon. Justin S. Morrill, of STAFFORD for
reelection.
The Democrats of the First Congressional
District held their District Convention at Rut-
land on the 18th ult., and nominated c. G.
Eastman, Esq, of Montpelier, for Congress.
w. H. II. Bingham, Esq, of Stowe, was
nominated for Congress, by the Democratic
Convention of the I'd District held at Hyde
Park, on the 18th ult.
1t is but few days since President Buchan
an cut off Maj. Eastman's head as Postmaster
of Montpelier, and now the Democrats Of the
District propose to send the rest of his body to
Washington. Walton and Eastman are both
editors and printers in Montpelier.