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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22

New CONSTITUTION FOR kANsMs .-The
Constitutional Convention recently sit
ting at Leavcnworth, has concluded
its labors and adjourned The instru-
ment it framed contains more liberal
radical, progressive, just and gencr-
Gus IDEAS, than any State Constitution
of the Union. OF itself, it should and
will induce a rush of emigration to
the State. 1t will probably be the in
strumcnt under which the State Gov
eminent will be organized. We all
know that the Democratic speakers
and papers have been sorely distress
ed at the Inconsistency which they
fancied they discovered in the Topeka
Constitution. They alleged that the
trainers of that instrument were all
Black Republicans, niggcr-worshipers
and abolitionists, and yet that they
framed constitution which prevented
the negro from coming into Kansas at
all This harassed and tormented
our Democratic friends to an incredi-
BILE degree but the present constitu-
ton avoids this rock, and gives the
right of suffrage for three years at
least, to all male inhabitants of the
territory, without respect to color or
birthplace and provides that all the
children of the territory shall be cdu-
Gated in the same schools.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
Republican Convention.

A REPUBLICAN County Convention OF
Delegates from the several election pre-
cincts, will be held at the house of Henry
Spraguc, near the Centre of Floyd County on
Saturday the oath inst, at II clock, noon,
for the purpose of nominating candidate for
the office Of County Superintendent Of Com
mon Schools for said County Said conven-
ton will consist of Delegates from the several
Election Precincts of said County in the fol-
lowing ratio: One delegate for every forty
40, votes cast at the April election, 1858, and
one for fraction of ten or over in each pre-
cinct, 1hercfore-St. Charles will be entitled
to !; Floyd s. Rock Grove 3 Union 2 (; Riv-
erton 3 Ulster l. Niles J.; Cedar ] ; Rock
ford .. Total "a. Said Convention will also
be called upon to nominate delegates to attend
the Republican State Convention to be held
at Iowa City in June, and also to transact
such other business as may come before them.
DAVID RIPLEY.
CHESTER BU'TTERFIELD.
ABNE.R ROOT
Republican County Committee.
St Charles City, April a. 1858
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
The Administration contemplate

The Administration contemplate
the establishment of National Print
ing Office. The New York Tribune
says the cost of it will not be less
than one million dollars. Thereafter
it will cost the Government at least
500, 900 more per annum to have its
work done in this way than if given
to the lowest bidder. The actual loss
to the People, therefore, by the INA.
tional Printing Office" will not be less
than 81 900, 900 as outfit and 500, 900
per annum thereafter.
Clement of the Dubuque Times
grows facctious over the subject and
says, if we must have National
Printing Office, we should also have a
National Saw-Mill for getting out
plank for the next Democratic plat.
form. There should also be Nation
al Bindery, as every Lecompton Dem
ocrat must soon be put in calf But
above all, a National Grist Mill is
needed, in which to "bolt" the Doug.
las Democrats.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
Gold in FlOyd County.

Considerable excitement has exist
ed in our community during the last
week or. two on account of floating
rumors that gold had been discovered
in this vicinity. Having an intima-
tion of the locality Of the "diggins !"
the editors of this paper, in company
with an old Californian, took q pros
the other day, and sure
enough discovered the auriferous
placer some two miles from town, it
being bar once overlooked by a
creek. Our Californian washed or
"panned out" two or three pansfull
of the earth, and at once discovered a
few Of the yellow particles mixed with
the black sand that remained after the
yellow or brownish earth was washed
away. Before completing the wash
ing of his first painful he exclaimed
that he was sure of finding gold
among it, and a little more washing
proved the truth of his assertion. The
particles of gold that have been dis.
covered arc very small--from the size
of mustard seed to that of grain of
fine sand. We came to the conclusion
that digging for gold was harder work
than printing, and abandoned the field
but some of our more persevering
neighbors have been getting up appa-
ratus for making a more thorough in
vestigation, and we learn that about
one dollar per day is all that they
have yet been enabled to make. That
they find gold, there is no doubt but
the explorations thus far have not
been sufficient to determine whether
the business of mining for it can be
made profitable or not. A large
amount Of digging is requisite b set.
tie the point, and until this is done it
will not do to be too sanguine of the
results.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
The School Bill.

1t is going the rounds of the pa
pers that Horace Mann drafted it
which is a grand mistake. l had it
from Prof. James Hall, State Geolo-
gist, that Mr.. Mann had almost moth
ing to do with the original bill, only
writing letter to Amos Dean, Chan
cellor Of the State University of Iowa,
who, himself alone, was the real au-
thor of the first bill of the Commission
ers to revise the School Laws, appoin-
ted by Gov. Grimes. Besides, Matu-
rim L. Fisher, Superintendent of Pub
lie Instruction, revised the bill of last
year. Then the School Committee,
consisting Of Messrs. Grinnell, Catteli
and others of the Senate, amended it
in conjunction with the Superintend-
ent Of Instruction. / desire this cor
rection to be made, that honor may be
given to whom it is due.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
Legal Notice.
STATE OF IOWA, FLOYD co.
Gnnrn. A p,incn &. "a In District Con

STATE OF IOWA, FLOYD co.
George A. Prince & Co, In District Court,
vs.. June Term,
Robert Heryey. A. ID. 1898.
10 ROBERT HERvEy. Sir:--YOu are hereby
notified, that there is now on file in the Office
of the Clerk of the District Court in Floyd
County, Iowa, a petition of George A. Prince
& Co., claiming of you the sum of sixteen hun
dred and nine dollars and thirty six cents, AS
money due them from you, for money had
and received by you, to and for the use of said
plaintiffs, with interest thereon ut seven per
cent, from the nineteenth day of December,
1855, and also claiming of you the sum of
sixteen hundred and nine dollars and thirty
six cents, with interest on the same, from De-
ccmbcr 10Th, 1856, as money collected by you
for the said plaintiffs and that unless you APP
pear and answer thereto on or before the morn
ing of the second day of the next term of said
District Court, to be held on the seventh day
of June, 1855 at st. Charles City, in said
county, your default will be entered and
Judgment will be rendered against you there
on. GEORGE A. PRINCE & co.
BY WiLTsE FAIRFIELD, their Att'ys.
return of mot found having been
made in the above cause, at the request of the
plaintiffs il is ordered that this notice be pub
lished in the st. Charles City Republican In
telligcnccr. w. 7. GAYLORD,
Clerk District Court
23w4 by }. NJ. Parsons, Deputy.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
st. Charles City, Iowa, April %. 1853.
Particular Notice.

Some of our contemporaries still
continue to direct exchanges for us to
st. Charles, Iowa. That postoffice
is in Madison County, long distance
from here, and but very little of our
mail matter sent to that office ever
reaches us, while such as does come
from there is so old as to be Of but lit
tie use. The Washington Republic,
Godey's Lady's Book, New York Sun,
and some others, take especial pains
to mark Madison County upon their
wrappers. But one copy of Cooley"
has come to hand the present year.
Our Postoffice address is "St. Charles
City, Floyd County, Iora," as any one
may understand by reference to the
heading Of the Intelligcncer, first page.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
Fraudulent Land Sales.

The people of Usage, in Mitchell
County, are greatly excited on account
Of the land frauds that have been prac-
ticed by certain citizens of that highly
moral community. The lowan of that
place would have us understand that
the rascals who have been engaged
these swindlng transactions, are
not Usage people, but can organized
band, the members composing which
are distributed throughout Northern
Iowa and Southern Minnesota" Why
not add that the distribution took
place but few days since, when the
villains found it convenient to flee
from the hand of justice? The Iowan
says -. .-.-- -..-.------..-.--.---
alt has been shown by the Records
that eighty-six thousand dollars worth
of land to which no valid title was
held, has been sold, and the names of
John G. Bishop, and B. +. Holbrook, of
this place, and Samuel b. Frizell of
Floyd, have been found among the
prime movers and actors in this stu
penduous piece of villany. These men
do not constitute the gang: we are
satisfied that over forty persons are
engaged in this nefarious business,
and we have the names and the loca-
ton of many of them.
Warranty deeds of tax lands were
hcaped upon each other, until q perfect
labyrinth was formed, in whose intri-
cacies, the victim was easily entang-
led, indeed so fair upon the face were
these transactions, that purchasers
were well satisfied of the validity of
the titles, after having sent agents,
who had every access to the Records
to investigate the matter. Certifi-
Gates purporting to have been signed
by the Recorder of this County-and
we believe, other counties are not ex-
empt-were held by the swindlers,
which arc known, and can be proved
to be absolute forgeries.
"Other titles were founded on war
ranty deeds, appearing upon the Rec
ords as from James i. Wyche, in
whose name the land was entered at
the public land sales of last May, and
which was all bonded to parties at
that time, and which bonds have not
yet expired. These deeds were ob,
tanned by the personation Of Wyche,
by some man, before A. ID. Curtis,
ESP, Of Burr Oak, who took the ac-
acknowledgements, convinced probably,
Of the pretended Wyche's identity.
about eight thousand acres Were
obtained, and thus, provided with alb,
stracts of titles and forged certificates,
they proceeded to Madison, Milwau.
kce and Chicago, where it has been
found by the investigation, so far,
that about twenty thousand acres Of
bogus lands were disposed of. Sc
shrewdly has the thing been managed
that nothing was known until the suf-
ferers arrived from Chicago and Mil
waukce, and partial disclosures were
made. Upon their appearance, Bish.
OPP and HoIbrook left suddenly for parts
unknown"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22

Kansas is bound to be admitted in
to the Union in some shape. The two
Houses of Congress have finally
agreed upon committee of conference.
The gentlemen composing it, on the
part of the House, are Messrs. English
of Indiana, Stephens of Georgia and
Howard of Michigan. The Senate
Committee consist of Messrs. Green,
Hunter and Seward-thc two sections
three Lecomptonites, two Re-
publicans and one driveler.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
Democratic State Convention.

A Convention of the Democratic party o.
Iowa will he held at Iowa City. on Thursday
the 24th day of June next, for the purpose ut
nominating candidates for the offices of Secre,
tary. Auditor, and Treasurer of State also
for the transaction of such business as said
convention may deem proper.
The ratio of representation will be one dele
gate for each one hundred votes, and one adj
ditional delegate for each fraction over fifty
votes cast in each county for the Democratic
candidate for Governor, in October last
Counties casting IA less number of votes will
be entitled to one delegate each. No county
can be represented by proxy.
Geo. W. McCleary, Chas Corkcry, 20. Finch,
ID. II. solomon, e. S. G. Dow, VIM Voght,
W. w. Belknap, John Clark, J. d. Test,
State Central Committee
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
A movement has been made anon

a movement has been made among
our townspeople to grade and fence
the public square, and embellish it
with shade trees. Nearly one hundred
and fifty dollars have been subscribed
for the purpose, and a committee APP
pointed to execute the work. This
will be a great Improvement to our
village. 1t will not only add to the
beauty of the town, but will enhance
the value of its property. Every one
should feel free to contribute of his
labor or money for the accomplish
ment Of so laudable an object. By all
means let the shade trees be planted
before it is too late. A years growth
is of much Importance.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22

BANK ITEMs.-All the Banks in Penn
sylvania are required to redeem their
notes in coin, on and after July LIST.
Notes of the Pratt Bank, Buffalo,
are redeemed at "a cents, and Ontario
county Bank at par, by the Bank De-
partment at Albany.
Counterfeit $3.50 pieces arc in cir
culation; also $40 of New Orleans
coinage, ls47, with 90" under the
eagle.
Burlington City Scrip is quoted in
Detroit at Coo.
The number of failures for the first
righty-live days, succeeding the list Of
January, 1858, was 1856 in the United
States and As inthc British Provinces,
making total liability of $3l, 1888 900.
The number of failures in Iowa is re-
ported at 90, amounting to $5O5,000
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
The Winnebago Indians. who wer

The Winnebago Indians, who were
cncamped near our village some six
or eight weeks since, have returned,
after journeying down the Cedar as
far as GAINESVILLE. They, their squaws
and papooscs, are now loafing about
town, selling furs and begging food.
We understand that during the recent
freshets they have caught over ninety
beavers, which, being worth from two
to three dollars each, will bring them
quite a little sum of money.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
Republican State Convention.

A Republican State Convention will be held
at Iowa City, on Thursday, the 18th day of
June, 1858, for the purpose of nominating
Secretary, Auditor and Treasurer Of State, and
for the transaction of such other business as
may be deemed necessary by the Convention.
The ratio of representation Of each county
will be one delegate for every one hundred Re-
publican votes and an additional one for eve
ry fraction over fifty, the vote on Governor at
the last State election being the basis. Organ
lied counties with less than one hundred Re
publican voters will be entitled each to one
delegate.
S. J. kirkwood w. II. Farmer. W. r. Clark,
III. Price, II. O'Connor, G. ID. Wooden.
Dcs Moiens Jan. Goth Committee
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22

HoLLOwAY's OINTMENT AND PILIs--Erup-
tions. boils, ulcers and sores sometimes pro-
coed from an intammatoIy principle in the
blood produced by luxurious living. This
frey element in the circulation is reached and
extinguished by the ointment, which aided by
the pills as an internal remedy, never fails Ia
accomplish a cure.
Sold at the mandatory No so Maiden Lane,
New York, and by all druggists at 25c, G3c.
and 81 per pot or box.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22

The celebrated African Traveller
DIR. Livingstone, has sailed from Liv.
crpOol in the Steamer Pearl, for the
scene Of his labors. Among the
gentlemen who accompany DR.. Living
stone, are botanist, geologist, and
an artist who goes out for the pur-
pose of sketching the country, its pco-
pie, animals and plants. The best
wishes of the scientific and CONNER
cial world accompany this brave and
indefatigable man.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
Marble Factory.

VTNHE subscriber, being agent for the Chicka-
Il saw Marble Works, would say to the
citizens of st. Charles City and surrounding
country, that he is ready to receive and fill
orders for Tomb Stones, Monuments, Pyra-
mids, &c, made of the best Vermont or Italian
Marble and as cheap us can be had west of the
Mississippi All work nicely executed and
warranted. u. GILBERT,
st. Charles City, Jan. 20, 1858. left
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
1t is said by those who are supposed

1O 10 S"'u ~ t"OsO WHO utt bUPPObCu
to know, that in passing the Free
Banking Law of this State our Legis.
lators have rather overdone the thing
They have put on so many "checks
and balances" that capitalists will
not organize under the act nor allow
their capital to be placed under its
restrictions. If this is SO, it is fact
much to be regretted; for if ever
there was State that needed good
banking system it is this paradise OF
wild cats and shin plastcrs--Iowa.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22

The County Seat of Chickasaw Co.
has been removed from New Hamp-
ton to Forest City. All manner of
frauds are charged upon those inter-
ested in the removal. 1t is to be hop
ed that sufficient sense may be beat
into the next Legislature to induce
them to pass some law which shall
abate this nuisance of a perpetual
quarrel over county seats.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22

FIsHING.-Several of the "fair" of
this city have become disciples of
Izaak Walton, and can be seen "be-
tween showers on the banks of the
Cedar endeavoring to entice the easily
deluded members of the fnny tribe
(men are more shy from their natural
element. Judging from their success
they are expert fsher-romen.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22

The stagnation of business and
dearth Of employment in Lawrence,
Massachusetts,, is said to be greater
than in any manufacturing town in
New England. Twelve months ago,
the population was reckoned at Is 900,
by the first of May it will not exceed
10000.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22

A brother of Gen. BEN, the Hunga-
rian patriot, is in Canton, Mo-, where
he is stopping few days He is on
his way to visit relatives in Iowa.
The Canton Reporter says he is COW
cred with scars acquired in thirty-two
years service in European wars.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
Valuable Farm for Sale,

TIME SUBSCRIBERS offer for sale, on favor
l. able terms. an improved Farm of 220
acres, 60 of which are under cultivation-6O
are good timbcr-and the balance as hand
some and fertile prairie as can be found in
Iowa. The farm is situated on the Shell Rock
River, . miles above Nora Springs and 10
miles west of st. Charles, directly on tho line
of the McGregor and Missouri River Railroad.
1t is well watered-a beautiful and never fail
ing spring brook running across the premises
and has on it good log house, stables &c.
Price, Sl2 per acre. Time given on a portion
Of the purchase money
HILDRETI & CARVER.
st Charles City, Floyd Co., Iowa.
March 10. 1858 % -.ryf
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
st, Charles Medical Hall.

THE Subscriber having purchased the stock
l. of Drugs and Stationery Of A. r. &BF.
Fessenden will continue the business in the
same premises and as soon as practicable will
receive from New York complete assortment
OF goods in his line. Physicians and country
store keepers can replenish their stock at
about Chicago prices. f. CORTRIGHT
st. Charles, Aug 10, 1857. 40
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22

The report of the Stock Agent of
the McGrcgor Railroad which we give
in this paper is an interesting and
able document. Let it be read by all
who take an interest in the building
Of that road.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22

I. b. Cumming, Secretary and act
ing Governor of Nebraska, died at
Omaha, March 23d. He was former
ly of Keokuk in this State, and is con-
coded to have been an efficient officer
although his political enemies were
many, even AS his political prejudices
were deep-rooted and intense. No one
doubted his ability, and none, we
trust, have any desire to exhume
aught but his shining qualities from
the dust. He was one of three young
men of brilliant intellectual promise
who figured chiefly upon the political
stage in Iowa, and arc now all at rest
from its turbulence. They will be re-
remembered, as Vanmeter, OF Linn,
LaCossit,o Muscatine, andCumming, of
Lee counties all of whom were mem
beers Of the Press, and held at one
time and another honorable official po-
sltons III the General Assembly.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
Notice.

AVlNG to meet heavy payments next
IL month, the undersigned request all
persons indebted to them to pay the same be-
fore the 10th day of March next Those not
able to pay the whole of their accounts, will,
by paying one half or more, get more time on
the balance. Notes and accounts not satisfied
by that time will be left for collection
j. W. LEHMKUHL & co.
st. Charles City, Feb. %. 1858. 20
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
AssiEllce,s Notice.

NOTICE is hereby given, that G. 4. Hub
N bard has assigned to me all his real and
personal property, for the benefit of his credi-
tors. All persons having claims against the
said G. +. Hubbard are required to present
the same 10 me, under oath, at my residence
in the town of Floyd, and all persons indebted
to the said c. +. Hubbard are notified to pay
the same to me. JOHN w. BURROUGHS.
February 10th, 1858. 10
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22
Ranks.

4 Ill the various Blanks in general use, such
IA as Deeds, Mortgages, Attachment Bonds,
Title Bonds, Common Bonds Subpunas, Writs.
Executions, Notes, Bank Checks, Tax Receipts,
Leases, Clerks Certificates Articles of Agree
ment, Marriage Certificates, Naturalization
Papers, Bill and Letter Headings, Receipts, &c.
SC. &c, constantly on hand and for sale, or
printed ut short notice, by
HILDRETH & CARVER.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-04-22

WHAT DOES IT MEAN AT the re-
cent charter elections in Chicago, Mil
wukee, Dubuque, Galena, jefferson
City, ST. Louis and Cincinnati the Bu-
chanan Democracy have been signally
defeated. All these cities were form
erly regarded as the strong holds of
Democracy but now it would seem
that Lecompton is doing it's sure and
effectual work.