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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26

WRITING FOR THE PRESS. 1t is q
very common thing to hear parties ex'
press their contempt Of the newspaper
press, and tell what they would do, if
they had paper of their own. We
have heard men who never had more
than one idea, which they have cher
ished so closely as to be able to talk
about it as glibly as q school-ma'm,
dilate with great enthusiasm upon the
revolution they would create, were
they managers of newspaper. Poor
things! they would be as dry as a
piece Of pumice-stone before they had
been engaged a month in the "nice
and pretty work of editing a newspa-
per-" Even prolific writer's on CIV
en- class Of subjects, would give out,
on q newspaper, in an amazing short
time, and there would be no more
juice in their brains than you could
squeeze out Of piece Of dried glue.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26

AMAIGAMATIoN MARRIAGES IN BosTo N
The Boston matrimonial register
shows that during the last year there
have been no less than sixty amalga-
nation marriages and singular to
say, they were all of white women
with black or colored men in no in
stance has a white man been regis
tered as having taken to wife colored
woman. The white ladies of Boston
and thereabouts have singular tastes ;
certainly they seem to relish black
kisses, from all accounts, with pecu-
liar gusto, and black or colored hus-
bands are becoming highly popular
institution among them. Can any
thing prove more conclusively the
growing degeneration in point of
morality and decency, of pious, proper
New England, than this horrible fanat-
icism, which strikes at the root of
everything like purity, and tends to
undermine the divine laws of nature !?
When woman, the safeguard of virtue
and purity, stoops thus to degrade
herself, pervert the womanhood with
in her. the degradation of man as a
necessary consequence must follow.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26
DUBUQUE g. Pacific Railroad.

The directors Of this company have
adopted a plan by which they hope to
be able to progress with the road. 1t
is to appraise the lots and lands now
belonging to the company, issue land
script to the amount Of the appraise'
ment, and pay off the bonded and
funded debt by offering for every
dollar of debt, one dollar Of stock and
one dollar Of land scrip, with which
scrip any unsold land of the compan,
can be located and paid for. Also, t.
appraise the balance of the 400, 800
acres of land which the company arc
to receive when the first hundred
miles Of the road is built, and issue
scrip as before. This to be devoted
exclusively to building the road to &c
dar Falls, which will be accomplished
within one year without fail. W.
can then reach the railroad by travel
ling down the Cedar, over a good
road, distance of only forty-five
miles.-a days ride.
For every dollar of full-paid stock
now held, or hereafter subscribed, ar
equal amount Of scrip will be issued
to the holder or subscriber, in addition
to the certificate Of stock. In Other
words, as an inducement for men to
furnish means for building the road
the company donates to each stock
holder a hundred dollars worth OF
lands for every share of stock for
which he subscri hes, thus making th'
stock itself cost him nothing.
II s..ns that this plan must prov,
successful in furnishing the company
with means wherewith to prosecute
their work.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26

EDs 1NTELlIGENCER :-Messrs. Gould
& Holbrook have had the misfortune
to have their Saw Mill carried away
by the late freshet They have labor.
ed long and hard to benefit themselves
and the public, but the repeated heavy
rains of the season have deprived
them in great measure Of doing so.
l am informed by them that they de-
sign replacing their mill as soon as
the water gets down SO they can; a
work impossible for them to do with
out the aid Of others. ] propose to
have them fix the time when they will
commence the work, and that every
man in the vicinity of a few miles turn
out, with his team, if he has one,
and aid them in performing the labor.
Methinks ! hear echo say we will all
be there, Providence permitting
One OF Them.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26
The Hudson'S Bay Company.

1t is a singular fact that the char
ter of the Hudson's Bay Company,
giving them exclusive rights Of trade
and commerce over a large portion of
North America, was granted by Charles
the Second at time when Canada
belonged to France, whose dominion
was supposed to extend to the North
Pole. Furthermore, previous to this
period (l67O) Cardinal Richelieu Tin
1921 granted to the Compognie de la
Nonrelte France rights over the lands
now ruled by the Hudson's Bay Com
pany similar to those of the latter com
pany. The origin of the Hudson's
Bay Company was singular. Two
French Canadians, in 1888 had ap-
piled to the French government for
powers similar to those which had
been conferred to the Compagnie de la
Nourslie France, but were refused
They passed over to England and Civ
ing glowing account of the country,
induced Charles II. to grant a charter
to a company which assumed the title
of the Hudson's Bay Company, and
who some time after proceeded to es-
tablish forts in the territory which had
been coded to them. These forts,
however, were all, on demand, suisse
quently given up to the French gov
eminent. 1t was not till the treaty of
Utrecht, in 1913, that England &C
quired undisputed possession of the
Hudson's Bay Territory. AS soon as
the country passed into the hands of
the British, the Hudson's Bay Compa-
ny began contest with the French
company above mentioned, which con-
tinued until 1921, when the two COM
panies were united. At that period
commenced the prosperity of the COM
pany.
The charter Of the Hudsons Bay
Company conferred the exclusive right
to trade with the Indians, and having
been granted by Charles II. without
the sanction of Parliament, has been
generally held to be invalid. Parlia-
mcnt, has, however, recognized the
existence of the company by giving
to it in 1921 a license of exclusive
trade for twenty-one years, which was
renewed in 1912 for a similar period,
over the territories west of the Rocky
Mountains-the country on the east
being considered sufficiently protected
from rival traders by the establish
ment of the two companies already
formed there, and by such vague
rights as might be claimed under the
charter of 1910.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26
New Mail Routes.

From letters from the Postofficc De-
partment at Washington, to the Post
master Of this city, we learn that two
new aud important mail routes have
been established-one from McGrcgor,
on the Mississippi, by Postville, Os-
sian, Fort Atkinson, Jacksonville and
North Washington, to St. Charles
City; the other from St. Charles City
by Rockford, Mason City, Clear Lake,
Algona and Paoli, to Maulton City, on
Sioux River.
The announcement of the establish
ment Of these routes is source of
great satisfaction to the people OF
every town along the line of the routes
named. Probably as much mail mat.
ter will pass over these routes, which
are in fact but one continued route
from McGregor to the Sioux River, as
over any other route established in
the State, and we wonder why it has
so long been overlooked by those who
have the welfare of the "dear people"
in their hands. But as our oft re-
peated prayer has been finally grant,
ed, let us be duly thankful.
Now, let a daily or at least tri'
weekly line of stages be formed by
some honorable and responsible com
pany, and the roads made in good con
dition, and we will have comfortable,
safe, direct and expeditions transit
from St. Charles City, East to the Mis-
sissippi and West to the Sioux.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26

IN PROOF Of the above assertion road The following
testimony from distinguished persons from all parts
al the country
HON. SOLOMON MANN, Ann Harbor Meh saws his
wife, whose hair had become very thin, and entirely
white was Restored 10 IL original brown color and had
thi,keei and become beautiful aud glossy, upon and
entirely over the head. Others Of the family and friends
are using Your Restorative with the happicst effects
HON. JUDGE BIiEESE, Tx senator oi Illinois saws my
hair was prcnIatIreiy gray, but by the use Of Woods
Restorative, ii has resumed is original color and I
have no doubt permanently o.
HON IL. l.. STEWART. says, my hair was very gray ,
but using two bottles restored To it, original color
REV ). h. BRAGG, Bookneld, Mass, says, IL has re-
moved from my head inflammation, dandrui' and CON
saht tendency to itching, and restored my hair, which
was gay. 70 us original color.
J. W. DAVIDSON, Monmouth, H., says, my hair was
two thirds gray rather white but BY the application
OF the Restorative rs directed has resumed original
color.
DR.. G. Wallis, of Chicago SAYS after using n great
lie ii your Hair Restorative, which has cured humor
in my head u two Years standing. + q I
bfNJAhlN IDNHiIlHE, 25I Seventh Avenue New
York says having lost my hair by the effects OF Erysi
ems when began TO grow, instead Of black before
Mas We" mlNed with gray Having tried many prcpa
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Try yours and IN spite Of all my doubts it has had the
desired effect.
H. l. WILLIAMS, " d., Peckensyiu. Ala. saws have
used your Restorative and lind all it recommended
Ia be. have tried 1t ior letter lind certain cure
W. NJ MoopWAR NJ D., Frankfort, Ky, says he
recommends II IN ms practice the best preparation for
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EDWARD WAICUTT, says, three months ago nv hair
or, smooth and glossy all by the use Of Wood Rsstors
tive.
WILSON KING, says, one months proper application
Will restore any persons hair TO its original color aud
texture.
j. d. HnfS, says, few applications fastened my hair
hrny began to grow out and turn black its original
color.
Betsy SMITH, North East Penn. says, that her hair
had, for number Of years, been perfectly white but
now II Is restored 10 is youthful color, soft glossy
DIR. W. BOND St Paul, says that his hair il strong
thick and black although short he was both
oahi ana gray The people here It's effects and have
confidence la it,
MORRIS COSTING, NJ H., st Louis, says, that after
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two bottles which covered his head with new and Wig
urOls growth Of hair and invites all come and sec H.
SARAH }, BROWN, says, her lair not only gray
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two bottles II has restored both the color and growth
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ST., ~. Louis, and BIZ broadway, New York
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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26
Mr.. VIM. B. Howard, of Cedar

Mr.. VIM. B. Howard, of Cedar
Township, has laid us under obliga-
tons by laying upon our table a half
dozen hens eggs which were laid by
an unpretending hen of his in daily
succession without supposing that she
was doing anything remarkable.
The aggregate weight of the six eggs
is lb. 2oz. The weight of the two
largest is o., and the measurement
Of each is eight inches in circumfer-
ence the largest way and six and a
half inches the smallest way. 1t is
suggested that DR.. Cobb's old biddy,
in Usage, had better try again before
Dragging too much.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26
During the celebration in New Yor

During the celebration in New York
of the successful laying of the Allan
tic Gable, on the night of the 18th
inst, fire broke out at the base OF
the cupola and lookout on the City
Hall. The flames were at first sup
posed to be some fireworks let off by
the residents of the Hall. From some
cause the flames were not observed,
nor ali alarm given by the Waterman
until ten or twenty minutes afterward,
when the whole roof was in flames.
1t was not till the cupola had fallen
in, and the third story, which was
used as storage rooms, were entirely
destroyed before the flames could be
subdued.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26

HARDIN Co. NED. The Hardin
county Sentinel records the death of
William Wright, hotel keeper at
Steamboat Rock, by drowning. lie
and three or four others were starting
across the river with yoke of oxen,
and just as the boat left the shore the
cattle ran back and one of them fell
into the river. The boat being small,
the weight Of the OK pulled it under,
and the men jumped into the river.
Two of the men could not swim-W.
Wright and Samuel Johnson. John
son was saved.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26

DRowNED.-We are called upon
again to record another case Of drown
ing at Floyd. On the 18th inst. three
men, in attempting to cross the river
at that place, were pitched into the
water by the boat striking one Of the
abutments of the bridge, which was
under water, and capsizing. One
chung to the boat and was carried
down the river about mile, when
the boat struck a tree and he made
into it's branches whence he was res
cucd a second succeeded in reaching
the shore Ivy swimming, while the
third was drowned. He was a young
man named Cottrill, recently from
Franklin County, New York, and
had been stopping little time at
Floyd, thinking Of making location
there. Alas. he has gone quickly to
another world.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26
THE PLOUGH, THE LOOM, AND
THE ANVIL.
,RGE MONTHLY MAGAZINE,

a h.
"A For the Farmer. the Mechanic and all In Amor;
can industry Price SO for single subscribers ~ 10 m
81 80 for smaller or larger clubs paying in advance q,
save Us, or rather themselves the expense of soliciting
and collecting agents
From the commencement. eight wears since this iopr
ma has occn conservative III principle reliable in state
m'nt' national III character aud single in lis great ohit
al advancing the useful arts, placing Agriculture FIRST
and striving 10 develop its science and to shed light on
all IT. practical details hut dcUlnng that agriculture can
flourish only in conjunction with the Mechanical Arts
dn that these hand in hand with Agriculture form the
only permanent basis ot nations material prosperity
WIN THESE principles always prominent il has maintained,
hsh moral position, making IL fit vistant the ami-
y circle, and has obtained a seectr and wider n,tron
age than often happens to journals of the kind
Ky taxing IN an additional editor he entirely Devoted
to the Agricultural Department. the PLor6u has doube
its team y and Is going ahead" while the IooN will
moN" with renewed life and the ANVIL throw of new
sciutillatons OF light and heat
Moved by the progressive shirt Of the ge and os;,
"s ni disseminating and foregoing principles still more
wisely, most cranetly believing that their aouon will
be pfomutyc OF good, and Of good ONLY 10 the whole
country, we have Introduced the club system by which
those VINO desire can obtain the work for Actually less
than The paper printing and binding would cost were il
not titai we publish very large edition.
Readers, look At our prices and send us AZ for n sin
gle copy or you desire for less send Us 81 SO each
for yourself and ncghbor 81 each for Yourself and
Two Others, or 81 no each for and any larger mum,
Der ana you wish 10 the work first let US know
1t, ami we viii forward specimen numbers to your
address gratutohsIy. This all will say is fair and now
let "a hear from you on the cash principle by which YOU
can get the largest and best Agricultural Journal for half
what W. could afford II for II had to do the business
Tor yuu TIL uugh soliciting and collecting agents Such IL
IN" effect al the cash system the subscribers TO ur
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Or Plough, Loom, and Anvil, No. Beckman st. " Y
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26
The Clerkship.

70 me Republicans of Woyd County,:
BY previous number of the Intel
ligencer, it appears that Republican
County Convention was held at the
house of Henry Sprague, in this Coun-
ty, on the 9th inst, at which Conven.
ton A. w. French was nominated for
Clerk of the District Court-the last
formal ballot standing as follows, to
wit: A. w. French l3, A. Root 9, and
W. L. McEwen l. On motion, A. w.
French was then by reclamation de-
clared the nominee for District Clerk
without dissenting voice. Now, in
all candor, let the question be submit
ted to all intelligent minds, who was
nominated by the Convention? In
the Intclligencer of the 18th inst, !
notice an article over the signature of
Abncr Root, stating that by some un-
accountable mistake it was announced
that A. w. French had received ma
jority of the votes. He also appends
to his article the statements of IL del.
egates, that on said last formal ballot
they voted for him (Mr. Root, and he
therefore considers himself the nomi-
nee of the Convention.
Certainly, in all the statements
made, | have not yet heard that there
was any mistake on the part of the
tellers or Secretary in counting the
votes. On the contrary, they have
each repeatedly said, that there was
no mistake in that part. This is the
testimony of others who stood by and
saw the votes counted. But be this
as it may, after that vote was taken
the Convention unanimously declared
Mr.. French the nominee. And is not
this a nomination Suppose Mr..
French, or any one else, had received
only one vote on the balloting, and
then the Convention had nominated
him by reclamation, who would then
have been the choice of the Conven-
ton?
] believe it is a fact well known
that very important nominations are
sometimes made by reclamation in
the first instance and that it is fire.
quently the case that nomination is
so made after ballotings are had in
order to end vexatious contest. The
question then is, is there any validity
in such nominations ? | will leave it
to be answered by the intelligent vo-
ters of this County.
The position of this matter is very
much to be regretted by the Republi-
cans of the County All those gen.
tlemen voted for at the convention,
were well qualified and worthy of the
position, and would be a credit to
themselves and their party in this or
even more important office, and is it
not better in all cases where the NOM
inee is suitable, and qualified for the
office, (and this ! believe is acknowl-
edged 70 be the fact in the nomination
of Mr.. French, in all cases to sustain
the action of the Convention rather
than to disregard it, even on good
pretext, and thereby defeat the party
and its principles =?
A REPUBLICAN,.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26
The Atlantic Telegraph.

The announcement of the success Of
this mighty enterprise comes upon us
like the fash Of the imcomprehensible
power whose subjugation to the uses
of man It announced, and sent to all
hearts as wild thrill as the shock Of
electricity, in the use Of which this is
the latest and grandest triumph.
Another tie has been fastened be-
tween the most enlightened families
of nations upon the earth. A new
chain has been forged, which nothing
can sunder, linking our brothers on
the other side Of the great deep to us
more inseparably than ever before.
There will be freer communion of
thought, closer sympathy between
us and our transatlantic neighbors.
John Bull and Brother Jonathan have
been on visiting terms before, but
now they can shake hands from their
respective windows, and converse
about the weather without going out
Of doors.
In Europe, henceforth, we shall hear
almost the football Of every great man.
Every army on the march will vibrate
that little cord buried in the ocean so
that we can almost keep time with
their step. Every cannon fred by
hostile battallions will be instantly
echoed upon this side of the water.
The moral, social and political, and
economical influences of this great
achievement will be great beyond
our present means of calculation.
Business men will be benefited i'm
mensly, and a new impetus to trade is
not the most unlikely result which we
shall experience from it.
No mortal can anticipate even its
proximate results upon the destinies
of the great nations of the world.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26

UNPREc EpENrED FREsHET.-On the
morning Of Wednesday, the 18th inst,
we wrote that the Cedar was fordable
at this place in the afternoon, that a
shower had raised the river some three
feet and was still rising. The next
morning as the Intelligencer was be.
ing carried about town the river had
risen to hight hitherto unkno wn to
the settlers Of this place, and some
four feet higher than at any time be-
fore during the summer. Some Of the
first visitors to this county say that in
1851 the river was higher by four
or five feet than at our last great
freshet of 1858. A strong current of
water ran between Mr.. Kelly's Flour
and Saw mills of about four feet in
depth. The saw mill was nearly sub
merged and the water just came upon
the floor of the -four mill. The Aume
of the mills was washed out and con-
siderable lumber carried away, which
was all the damage done here.
Above here the destruction of prop.
erty must have been great, judging
from the amount of hewed timbers,
boards, shingles, &c. which hoated
down the river. The saw mill Of
Gould & Holbrnnk. fanr miles mn tho
river, was entirely destroyed. Agreat
part of the wreck is lodged half mile
below where the mill stood. The
proprietors are men of enterprise and
declare their determination to rebuild
the mill in such a manner as to defy
any freaks Of the Cedar hereafter.
We have not heard the extent Of the
damage done below.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26

HURRIcANk.-A severe hurricane &C.
companied with rain passed over the
northern part of this county on the
10th inst. In the neighborhood Of
Floyd whole stacks of grain and hay
were taken up into the air and scat
tered to the -four winds" One farm
er had seven acres of oats in shocks,
but he has not been able to find any Of
it since the whirlwind passed. Large
trees we're twisted off at the ground
and carried several rods. Fortunate
ly the hurricane did not take the di.
rection of many buildings.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-08-26

Among the many Preparations now before
the public as certain cures for the Fever and
Ague, none have been received with such es-
peclal favor as that known as Dr. j. Hostel
ters eelebrated Stomach Bitters." This
tonic has been circulated, and its many vir-
tues promulgated throughout the States. and
every day the proprietors are greeted with the
intelligence Of some dreadful case vanquishcd
10y the use of their celebrated 90 Bitters" In
our principal cities. there are but few families
who neglect the Bitters in furnishing theiI
medicine closets. AS tonic, it is both mild
and agreeable to the taste, and stimulating in
its action upon the system. For certain
cure for the Fever and Ague, Flatulency, Dys,
pepsia, and all other morbid diseases, it is sure
and unequalled.
For sale by Druggists, and dealers general
ly, everywhere.