The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1858-08-07

in regard to the Court House "fabric. ation,"
but they will be ssfabrications' from begin
ming to end" and base ones too, at that,
and We shall have no Court House s'fabri-
cation" after all is said and fabricated.
Peep late the Inserisr.
We have been permitted to make some
extracts from letter, written ut Des Moines'
to gentleman in this city. The writer de-
tails the pleasures of travelling, during the
"rainy season." with the nonchalence of n
ssnative:"
DEs MoISEs, Iowa,
July 10Th, 1858.
After many "perils on land, and on wa
ter" l reached this city at sunset on Satur-
day last. have travelled some in the course
of my life, but never before, in so short q
distance, have underwent 90 many hard
ships. To wade and swim
through water and mud, to build RATS and
temporary bridges, to pack mail bags and
baggage, to dig and delve, generally, has
been the order Of the day and night, with
me, nearly ever since l saw you. The simple
cause of all this, was the standing open,
day and night, of Heavens windows, from
basement to attic, and general want Of
care in the porter there, to close any of the
front or back doors of that interesting re-
gion of country. A general outpouring,
(not of the Spirit, but of the water, was the
consequence; and as second consequence,
every bridge, with one exception, between
this point and Council Bluffs, has been swept
away, and every valley filed with angry
floods of water.
On my arrival here, l found tho Des
Moines valley pool Of water. The Coon
River was so backed up as to be distinguish
ed with difficulty, from the Des Moines'
A steamer, which had just arrived, was
plying about in the Coon and over the stage
road, in the vicinity of the Fort. The own
ers of property on the flats were to be seen
running about with their hands pressed up
on their bellies, greaning and looking sky
ward. Their only ordinations were ''it is
still rising!" was invited to dine at three
yesterday, with State official who has pur-
chased property on the East bottom. The
mode of conveyance to and fro, was by
means of q skiff kept for that special pur-
pose. Thus works the elements at the State
Capital.
feel certain that we will have branch
of the State Bank at Council Bluffs. think,
however, that the parties who will have the
control of it, are not yet before the people
of Pottawattamie County or Council Bluffs.
am certain that it is very great mistake
to suppose, for moment, that any other
parties than cool, careful intelligent, capa-
BILE, honest and responsible men can step in
to the ranks with the State Bank of Iowa.
Each branch is holden for its sister branches,
and all alike responsible for the support of
the mother; SO you see, it must be a decent
family Of children if any Of them expect to
appear we'll in public. We will see what
~
The good people of Polk were somewhat
excited on Saturday last, on the subject of
their new Court House. The East siders
would be pleased to have the building on
their side of the river-the West siders feel
the same way about their sid. of the river.
Speeches were made-many funny, spicy,
and scathing Il believe great authors use
this word, remarks passed on both Sides
A vote on the location was then taken, which
resulted, (as am told,) in 8 to one for the
building to be located on the West side of
the Des Moines River. 1t appears that
Polk County has a surplus fund in her
treasury of some Is or 20, O00dollars. The
East-siders say that money is enough to
spend now, on Court House, and when the
new State Capitol (the permanent one,) is
built, on its proper ste, the, the present
State building can be appropriated for a
County Court House.
The crops of wheat, rye, oat, corn, pota.
toes, &C., look much better our region of
the State, than in the halfway portion, on
the route hither. Wheat, ctrn, oats and
potatoes, are thought to be Indifferent, in
Madison and portions of Ada;r and Dallas
Counties. The crops look in in Polk, as
far MS I have seem them. The rust has
ruined a great deal of wheat in our State
The health of the people of his city and
County, and all along my route, has been
and is very good at the present time.
Business here, as elsewhere,is very light.
The merchants buy no more gods than they
are certain they can sell. This precaution
will the better prepare them t. do business
c|sen business is to be done. Nebraska Bank
paper, with the exception Of that with
Aliens name thereon, is thrown out here.
The Florence Bank, although it has an ad-
vertised redeemer here, is watched with
great care. lam told that bu. little conf
dene exists in it amongst the people Of Polk
County. No other wildcats Of Nebraska,
would bring their weight in clean linen rags,
at this city The great mass Of the people,
are looking forward nnxiously to tho estab.
lishment of our State Banks, as relief
measure-one that will give the whole State
q fresh impetus.
l cannot close my present letter, without
making some alluslon to the Western Stage
Company, its agents and drivers, between
this city and Council Bluffs. ON certain
that no reasonable man, would utter com
plant against this Company, its agents and
drivers, after passing over the route, them.
selves, and during such tempcsts as we
have lately experienced. The Company has
always expended it's money freely, in build
ing and repairing of roads, bridges, &c.;
and the present amount Of travel across the
State, will by no means justify them in their
amounts of expenditure. The mechanic,
the farmer, the physician, the lawyer, the