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SELLING At CRY PRICES.
Ire now receiving our LARGE AND CON-
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re cffer together with our usual full and well
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tx consists Of
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b Medicines. de-, dc.
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Representatives in Congress.
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Geo. Eustis, Jr, Thomas Green Davidson,
]. NJ. Saudige and Miles Taylor.
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PARISH OF CATAHOULA.
D. NJ. Prichard. Sheriff; c. c. Duke,
Clerk; I. D. Nix. Recorder; J. N. Riley,
Assessor; w. J. Burt, Coroner; R. II. Gu
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READ THIS,
DIR. LEROY'S AND PELTTER'S
Compound MIXTURE!

y ~, CTtT'7I Ory7"9, ava
those AFFECTIONS solely:
SUCH as acute and acknowledgements.
I (Gonorhoea) elect. Spasmodic Stric-
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gia of the Urethra, acute and chronic
inflammation Of the coats of the bladder
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Members of The Police jury:


VIM. NJ. Tew. Clerk; Geo. Dean, Parish
Constable @. A. Taliaferro. Parish Prir-
ter; and DR.. A. A. Wall, physician to the
parish prison.
ELEVENTH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
OREy MAYO, of Catalonia, Judge,
WApE II. HoUGH, of Caldwell, District Attorney.
Is composed OF the Parishe. o: Catahoula,
Caldwell and Franklin. The time Of holding
Courts in each are rs follows:
CATAHOULA.
Terms-1ss Mondays in May and November
CALDWELL
Terms-lst Mondays in June and December.
FRANKLIN
Terms-lst Mondays in April and October.
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NAY from the undersigned, living on the
kchitoches road, ten miles from Har. a
Soubarg, the three following desert X
q negroes. vii HARMON, q negro ~
In. aged about 40 years black complex
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1t. CHLOE, . woman, about IS years Of
* eomplexion, and Of rather small stature.
. girl, about IL years of age, light com.
give the above reward for the recovery Of
e If taken out Of the State, and $25 if deiv'
ne at nv sidence. JAS. xcCRORY.
bonburg, Louisiana, April %, 1858.
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SINGERS SEWING MACHINES.

Sold by all Booksellers.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-13

DR.. Christie's Balsam for Ague and
Fever is winning golden opinions as a
preventative and cure for that much
dreaded disease. Much of the dread ex-
perienced by persons emigrating to a
new country, will be removed when they
know how easily and thoroughly the Bal
sam cures the disease for which it is
designated. -MonmouM (W.) Guardian.
The above is only one of the numer-
Gus favorable notices of free and un-
trammeled press. When such power
full friend as The Press speaks in its favor,
it cannot be otherwise than popular.
Hear what physicians say of DR.. Chris
ties A que Balsam. Says one Il, with
confidence, recommend the Balsam as
superior to any other preparation" Says
another :" have used it with uniform
success, and can confidently recommend
it for all those complaints for which it is
offered as u remedy" One more, :" To
my knowledge it has never disappointed
the reasonable expectations of those who
have used it, Still another writes =" |
have no hesitation in saying that it IS a
safe, convenient and very efiicaclous
medicine"
Price Esl,00 per bottle, or 6 bottles for
$500
For sale in Quasqucton by ED. w.
WHITNEY, and by agents in every
principal town.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-13
Iowa Senator'S.

The Newly ork Tribune has the follow
inc in reference to our United States SEN
ators, present and prospective
In our recent notice Of the Lecomp-
ton debate in the Senate, we did not quite
exhaust tho subject. Mr.. Harlan, Of
Iowa, made an excellent speech, to which
some of his colleagues have even applied
the term great" He is most worthy
member of the Senate, singularly unob-
trusive for man of his merits, and one
who never fails to meet the highest ex-
pectations of his friends when he enga-
yes in debate His colleague, Mr.. Jones,
never makes speeches. except in private,
and then, if report speaks truly, mainly
TO the ladies. His place will be some
thing more than filed by his successor,
who will follow HMM the ne 1t Congress,
with an enviable reputation for sterling
worth and integrity.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-13
SEseriG''s Sale.

10y VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION Is
ID sued out of and under the seal of the Dis
trict Court of Buchanan county, Iowa, in favor
Of Lee, Leayitt d Moore, and against the goods
and chattels lands and tenements of Hugh and
Mary Keegan, the following property, viz =
heretofore levied upon by attachment. Com
mencing ten rods west of the northwest corner
of Block Four in Stoughton & MeCure's Add
ton to the village OF Independence, thence run
ming east twenty feet seven and one-half inches,
thence south ten rods, thence west twenty feet
seven and half inches, thence north ten rods
to the place of beginning l will offer for sale
at Public Auction, at the Court House in hide
pendence, on Saturday, the first day of May, A
d. 1853 between the hours of nine o'clock A. NJ
and four O'Clock P. NJ. of said day, to the high
est bidder, to satisfy said execution and costs.
WILLIAM MARTIN, Sheriff.
Sheriff's Office, Independence, Iowa,)
March 80, 1858.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-13
SheriG>s Sale.

DY VIRTUE OF AN EXECUTION IS
ID sued out of and under the seal OF the Dis
trict Court of Buchanan county. Iowa, in favor
of Edwin Pratt, and against the goods and chat
tells lands and tenements of George W. Morse.
the following described property. viz thereto
fore levied upon by attachment), The south
west quarter of the northwest quarter of section
twenty seven township eighty nine range eight
westof the fifth r. NJ, Iowa. viii oif.r fol
sale at Public Auction, at the Court Hou5c in
the village Of Independence. on Saturday, tht
eighth day of May. A. d. 1858, between tho
hours of nine o'clock A NJ aud four o'clock P
y. oi sai6 day, to the highest bidder. to satisfy
s2!i execution and costs
WILLIAM MARTIN. Sheriff
Saa-iF's Office. Independence, ioval
Arr:i s. lese
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-13
OnIo.-The New York Post, of We'd

OnIo.-The New York Post, of We'd
nesday, says:
1t is II years to-day (April 7th)
since the emigrant party from Massachu
sets landed in Marietta. Ohio This was
the first permanent settlement of white
inhabitants in that territory. Among
those who went with the infant colony
warc Gen. Leuis Cass, Ex-Governor
Woodbridge. of Mich, and Dr.. Hildreth,
who yet live, and enjoy hale and vigor
Gus old age.
"What charge in seventy-one years !
Ohio has $500, 900 people, Industrious
enerprising, intelligent. She has 1885,
600, 900 of taxable property, 80, 500, 600
in school houses, and an annual school
tax for the education Of her children of
$1,000, 900 and more miles of canal and
railroad than any State in the Union
How wonderful has been her growth and
her progress in all the elements of materi
al, moral, and intellect ual wealth.
Morrill's Land Bill, which lately pass
ed the u. S. House Of Representatives,
and is thought will pass the Senate,
grants to the several States 100000
acres of land, to be apportion of 10000
acres to each Representative and Senator
in Congress. Under its provisions, Mis-
souri,, which has nine Senator'S and Rep
resentatives, would get 10000 acres
Illinois would get 100000 acres Iowa
would get $4,000 acres Arkansas would
get 10000 acres Tennessee would get
240. 900 acres.
Mr.. Colfax, republican. Of Indiana
writes that previous to the Lecomptor
vote in the House, ''the president sent
through one of the cabinet, to Horace F
Clark, of N. York, one ofthe anti Lecomp
ton democrats, desiring to see him. The
New Yorker, who has withstood appeal;
that wood shake almost any one else, sen
word back that he would DO gratifed t.
meet the President, but it must be aftel
The Lecompton question was finally set
tied, and not before
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CIRCULAR TO LAWYERS.
PuBLlsHISG HOUSE OF LusE, LANE & Co..
Davenport. Iowa, Aug 20, 1857. {

PuBLlsHING HOUSE OF LusE, LANE & Co..
Davenport. Iowa, Aug. 26. 1857
WE ARE ABOUT TO PUBLISH A LAW
w BOOK which we think will be neees-
sity to every Lawyer in the State. 1t is to en-
brace the organic law of Wisconsin, of Iowa, the
old and new Constitutions Of this State, the Code
and all Ge.ral Statutes including those to be
passed at the next General Assembly. Marginal
References will be made to reported decisions OF
the Supreme Court of the State of Iowa, on all
sections Of Statutes which have received con-
struetion /; and in addition, where Code Sections
relate to Practice alone, and are similar, or sub
stantially like those of New York, or any cher
State; copious notes Of decisions in such State,
as well as this, will be subjoined. 1t will be
seen that this plan is comprehensiye-the Book
sure to be very yalvable--yet we think we shall
be able to sell It for Five Dollars. That the work
will be well and thoroughly done we are entirely
satisfied as it is to be prepared by Hon. JOHN
NJ. BRADFORD, recently Judge in the County
of Ontario, New York, but now resident of this
State. Yours Respectfully,
LUSE, LANE & co.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-13

We were accosted day or two since
by familiar voice, and a gentleman We
did not remember to have seen before,
stood in our presence. A comic smile
played around his mouth, and his eyes
told of mischief, and not until an explain
alton did we discover an old acquaint-
ance, who, the last time we saw him,
was as gray as rat but now by the
magic power of Prof. Woods Hair Res
toratiye, his Hair is as black as coal
and soft as silk Louisville Times.
For sale by L. w. Whitney.
Quasqueton guardian. (Quasqueton, Buchanan County, Iowa) 1856-1858, 1858-05-13

A writer in the Prairie Farmer, says
that some. and perhaps much, of the
sugar cane seed distributed last spring in
Illinois as that of the true Chinese sugar
cane, was bogus and correspondent
writes to the n. Y. 2riJune to print a
word OF caution to persons who intend to
plant cane this spring to get reliable seed
--getit from canes that actually produced
sugar, or at least syrup, last season.
A Southern pro-slavery paper thus
speaks ofthe English " Conference con-
triyance whic lately passed Congress
1t involved a sufficient submission of the
Lecompton Constitution to sacrifice the
point,of honor on which the South has
heretofore insisted it docs not sufficient
ly submit it to concede the principle of
Popular Sovereignty for which Crittenden
and Douglas have contended and lastly,
it is fragrant and 6agitious attempt to
corrupt the people of Kansas by Offering
them huge land bride to surrender their
rights"
SUBMISSION OF THE New KANSAS Con-
s1IruTIos.---M. +. Conway, President of
the Convention which formed the Kansas
Constitution at Leavenworlh City, has
issued his proclamation that the Constitu-
tion shall be submitted to the people Of
Kansas for approval on the 18th day of
May. The vote shall be by ballot ; and
those in favor of the Constitution shall
write or print upon their ballots the
words I" For the Constitution" and those
opposed to the Constitution shall write
or print upon their ballots the words,
"Against the Constitution
Still THEY CoaE The Dubuque
Express 4, Herald, 1.-THE I'd inst. says =
Eight or nine large emigrant wagons pass
ed through town yesterday, bound for the
interior. We see the the emigration in
crcasing every day. it is likely that in a
few weeks the tide will set in in good
earnest
The work Of raising brick buildings is
progressing in Chicago. Operations
nave oeen commenced in Rush's block
Thirteen hundred screws. 2q5 600 feet of
lumber, and 100 hands are reo,,;ra5 n
carry on the work Of elevatinq ! single
building