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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1858-04-07
CHARLES s. D. JONES,
Attorney at Law and Notary Public,
No. l, Corner Of Main and S;rth Street.

No. !, Corner Of Main and S;rth Styeet.
Dubuque. Iowa.
REFER RENCES:
Hon. Bernhart Hem, Hon. Theophilus Parsons,
Fairfield, Iowa. Hon. Emory Washburn,
Hon. James NJ. Love, Law Faculty, Cambridge,
U. s. District Judge. Mass.
Keokuk, Iowa. Bernard G. Caulfcld,
Col. Robert Robinson, Atty, Chicago, Ill.
Middictown, Iowa. Hon. VIM. s. Bodley,
Hon. Jno. McKeon, U. s.. Louisville, Ky.
Dist. Atty, N. Y. City. ,Benoist, Shaw & Co.,
Hon. Jokn A. Dix, New Orleans, La
n Y. City. Hon. A. G. Penn,
Hon. James Campbell, New Orleans, La
late p. NJ. Gen., Phila. Hon. Rcverdy johnson,
COL James Page, Phila. baltimore, Nd
Peter NAPLES, Esq. Pha. Col Louis v. Bogy,
L. A. Benoist & Co., St. Louis Mo-
Bankers ST. Louis, No. Hon. John F. Darby,
Hon. Joel Parker, st. Louis, No
fSCollections made and proceeds promptly remit
ted. 1851
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A markctmap asleep in his wagon, +,

A marketman asleep in his wagon, at
Richmond, Va, awoke with sickening
sensation upon him, and found that he
had black snake, about five feet long
in his wagon. Rather queer bedfellow.
As sentence of outlawry has been pro-
nounced against all the tribe, ever since
old Father Adams scape, his snake
ship was soon dispatched to kingdom
come.
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r. s. WOOD,

Watch Maker and Jewecr respectfully forms the cti
McGregor and vicinity that he carrying on the
above bu ines. door east OF Miller x Bast.
All kind, Of Watches Clocks and Jewelry neatly
cleaned and repaired. AL work warranted. str
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MlSCELL A N ECU s.
THE SCHOOL LAW.

S4AA SSA4~~A AS2 w.
The Dubuque Daily Times of late
date contains synopsis of the New
School Law. Believing that our rea-
ders would prefer this to the whole bill,
we avail ourselves Of the labor of our
contemporary. We have already pub
lished condensation of the provisions
Of the original bill. but it has changed
in many particulars-for the better, we
think:
Each civil township is made school
district, the boundaries Of the towns .ip
being the boundaries of the district
provided that every incorporated city or
town. with not less than one thousand
inhabitants. shall be separate school
district. and the remaining part Of the
township in which said city or town is
situated. shall be considered as sepa-
rate district, and every district now or
ganized shall be sub-district.
In each district there shall be taught
one or more schools. for at least sixteen
weeks in each year. In case no such
school is kept up, the township shall
forfeit its school money for that year.
Every school district is made a BODY
corporate, and may hold property. sue
and be sued. and do other corporate
acts.
On the first Monday of next May, and
thereafter annually on the second Mon
day Of March, the voters of each dis
trict township shall elect President, a
Vice President, and Secretary of the
district, who. together with one director
from each sub-district, shall constitute
a board of directors for the distrit, and
shall hold their Offices for one year.
They shall also at the same time and
place elect one Treasurer of the dis
trict.
The electors of the district, when
legally assembled at district school
meeting, shall have the following pow.
ers, viz:
LIST. TO appoint a Chairman and
Secretary in the absence of the regular
officers.
end. To adj journ from time to time as
occasion may require.
srd. To levy ,spch tax not exceeding
one per cent. in any one year on the tax
able property of the district as the meet
ing shall deem sufficient to purchase or
lease a suitable site for school house or
school houses, and to build, rent or
purchase school house or school houses,
and to keep in repair and furnish the
same with the necessary fuel and ap.
appendages. and for compensation of
teachers, and for procuring district
libraries and apparatus for the schools.
books and stationary for the board and
district meetings, and defray all other
contingent expenses of the district
Provided no tax shall be levied for build
ing school houses. excepting at the reg
ular meeting. in March, and the first
Monday in September.
4th. To direct the sale or other dis
position to be made of any school house
or the site thereof, aud of such other
property, personal and real as may be.
hong to the district. and to direct the
manner in which the proceeds arising
therefrom shalhbe applied.
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POETRY.
For the Times.
Our Land IL Free.

tor tne Tunes,
Our Land IL Free.
BY JIMMIE GROVE.
4 sigh came DER the ocean
Twas borne DER the lonely sea:
It was heard in the waves bright motion,
And swelled on the desert lea.
1t was whispered softly aud mournful
From lips that trembled with grief,
It came up from hearts of sorrow
And silently prayed for relief
There were chains that were binding and CALLING,
And letters that fain would they break;
The voices of loved ones were calling
The spirit Of Freedom to wake.
The sigh ofthcir sorrow was waited
Far, far, to . surge-beaten shore,
Where never an echo Of footstsrI .,.,-
Was heard, nor the FLASHING Of oars.
Save from the wild, native savage
In rudest fantasy dressed;
Who never had dreamed that pale-facs
Their Indian homes would molest.
band ofoppressed then united,
With hearts, brave, noble and true;
Their Altar of incense was sighted,
And they would erect it anew.
They sailed-and the MAY FLOWER nobly
Careered DER the white foaming waves,
They ne'er again saw their fair island,
And never their fore-fathers graves.
On! tho the billows were dashinxi
Tho the sea-bird did over them screami
They needed nor thunder, nor flashing
OF lightning's fierce glittcring beam.
They feared not for Heaven was DER them,
Their trust was in the Most High
They felt that He safely would moor them,
And guide and protect with His eye.
They came, and the winds breathcd welcome,
'T"as cordial, tho chilly and cold;
And the trees shook the snow from their branches
Twas thus that their gladncss they told.
moaning was heard mid the pine trees;
requiem, drgc-like and soft,
And the willows dropped lower their branches,
To mourn for the loved they had lost.
For those who, all shroudlcss were lying,
Down, deep in . watery tomb;
Whose hearts had beat high, at deserving
Their land Of adoption, their home
The rocks in their majestic silence
Their tall, giant forms, never stirred;
But loudly responded an echo,
When the hymns of Thanksgiving they heard.
The red men crcpt stealthily round them,
Ahrghted, at first, at the sight
But seeing the strangers so feeble,
They fought against bold Christian might.
The brave band was bleeding and dying,
But more came to aid in the strife;
Till they conquered the foes of the pale face,
Again they thanked Heaven for ife
The fierce savage tribes Of the foret,
Grew weaker and less, meath the stroke
OF the white man, unyelding and valiant,
Till never their war-whoop awoke.
Nor sound from the forests deep stiffness,
Nor echoed from cavern or glen.
No more at the midnight hour lor ely,
Was their watchfire seen on the plain.
They slept and their arrows were broken;
Their hatchets were covered with rust,
Their squaws and pappooses were buried
All mingled together in dust.
Then cheer went back DER the ocean,
And liberty rang DER the sea
They rested from toll and commotion,
On this hallowed soil of the free.
PRAIRIE Dc CHEN, March %, 1858.
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e.. ~. Learned.
Attorney at Law, Real Estate and Gen.
eral Commercial Agent,
McGREGoR, Iowa,
Will attend to the purchase and sale of Real
Estate-examnation of titles. payment of
Taxes, &c. Will undertake the collection of
debts and guarantee prompt return.
Has for sale several valuable tracts of Land,
Town Lots and Mill Properties, in Iowa and
Wisconsin, which offer strong inducements to
speculators or those seeking safe and permanent
investments.
{ Office over Kellogg d. Starks' Store. }
McGregor, Iowa, Sept. !, 81 n4s3m
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Mcaregor Forever!

SMS/ Mcaregor Forever! !.
At McGregor now there is feasting and fun,
For tho OYSTER season has just begun
You can have them Raw, or Slowed, or Fried,
In all the shapes that dish can be tried
Fresh from the SHELL, KEG or CAN,
In dozens or gallons-to suit each man.
Along tho streets there plenty of places
Where trifle Of cash makes smiling faces
But amon, the boys-we speak as We feel,
There are none like METZGKR to get up a meal
lie hanks the Plates with LAGER so nice
To swim the beauties-please take our advice,
When you find in your pocket quarter to spare.
Just stop at the GEM-METzGRR Is there
Ready to furnish as rich dish ,
As the heart of man woman could wish
At price quite low-so come along soon
To HARpING's BLOCK in the GEM SALOON.
Nov 4. Sc
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ORLANDO McCRANEY.

General Real Estate Agent McGresor Iowa. will at
tend to the purchase and sale OF Real Estate In any
norton of Northwestern Iowa. Locate Land Warrants
enter Land Invest money good security; pay Taxes
Investigate Titles &c. &c.
The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1858-07-08
The Republican Party and the
~ state TreaSurY.

The English- swi indle newspapers OF the State
still keep up the cry Of frauds aud peculations
on the State Treasury by the Republican party,
aud as sort of excuse for the downright false
hood, they keep pafading in their columns a
report made by committee Of the last Sem
ate, headed by the Hon. Lyman Cook, of Bur-
lisgton. The facts are, that Morris, State
bonds TO the amount Of s200,OO0. An effort
was made to require him to bring gold or sill
yer into the State so as to prevent him dealing
in exchange which might become worthless
before he could convert it.. Our recollection
is that Senator Trimble, of Davis county, made
the motion, and it was supported warmly by
him and Senator Rankin, of this county. The
Demoine Journal shows that Senator Neal
spoke against the proposition. ani that he and
Senator Coolbaugh, both Democrats, aud both
bankers. voted against it, as well as several
other Democrats. The motion was defeated.
Thus instructed, Morris brought from New
York $4,000 in gold. aud Sl25.o00 in the
drafts of Cook, Sargent g. Co. Morris sold
exchange TO the amount of nea.. $50. 600 to the
banking houses of Hoyt, Sherman & Co. and
B. r. Allen, of Demoine. A few DAYS alter
wards the senate Committee was ap pointed,
aud reported the facts. The banking houses
of Demo,ne advised the Committee that they
had sent the exchange East, and as soon as
they were advised of the payment they would
pay. The Committee found that the drafts,
certificates of deposit and money OF, hand ex-
ceded Moiris's liability over $1,000. The
drafts and certificates have since been paid.
and Norris does mol this d.y ore the State one
dollar. We have the most reliable assurance
OF the truth cf this statement. 1t is true, be-
vnnd any doubt. Can this be said Of Eads !?
. His securities, some of the best men in the
country, are soon to be hunted down in order
to respond to his enormous squanderius Of the
school fund. The republican Legislature in
vestigated the charges against Eads and ex-
posed his defiIcations. A Republican Legis-
iat,ire examined any charge or any expressed
suspicion against any and every Republican
oifice-i older. No fraud was conc ealed, or
ci,arge sn,otheied, but the brightest light was
admitted into every mock and corner OF every
pa5lic Office. a public pilnter deirauded the
Treasury, and Republican Legislature ex-
posed the fraud ana ordered an immediate suit
The printer gave gond security. andthere is no
loss to the State. The State has not lost and
will not lose a dollar from the conduct of any
Office holder elected by the Republicans. The
men that held State Offices, on whom suspicion
rested, were notrenoninated by the state Con-
venion which recently assenbled al Iowa
City. The Republican party uphoids no man
unless heis above suspicion, even th ,ugh those
suspicious are, as in this Instance, ill-sround-
ed.-Gate City.
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The Child Of Ambition.


saw him in the glittering throng,
The gay est Of the gay;
He murmured light and joyous words,
And basked in fortunes ray,
The hue Of health was on his cheek,
And brightly flashed his eye;
And as looked, I wept aiasi
That such a one should die
Beauty and grace were written
Upon his noble brew
And intellect her charm had lent
His spirit TO endow,
And bright and joyous hopes were his,
With never failing health;
And every blessing freely fell
Cpon the child Of wealth.
looked again, and laurel wreaths
Had crowned the son Of fame
And many lips were murmuring
Aloud the great ones name.
He worshipped worldly houors.
Ambition was his God.-
Hisspirit ne 'er with meekness
In humble prayer had bowed.
And once again saw him,
But closed that brilliant eye;
Istood alas beside him,
And saw the gifted die,
Aad they bore him to the churchyard
Where weeping willows wave
But oh, how very bitter
He filed drunkard's grave!
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Law Of NEWsPAPERs.

l. Subscribers who do give express notice to the
sontrary considered wishing to continue their
Inscription. j H r N Il
2. fsuhscrihsrs order the discontinuance Of their
periodi rails the publisher may coatnue to send them
until all arrearAges are paid. 80 ~ & e
n subscribers neglect refuse TO take their pe
rtodicais from the ONCE TO which they directed,
they held responsible till they have settled the BILL
and ordered them discontinued.
e. n subscribers other places without In
forming the publishers and the papers to the
former direction, they are held responsible.
g. The Courts have decided that refusing to take pc.
riodcals from the Office, removing and leaving them
nncalled for, s PRIxA FAciA evidence OF intentional
fraud 1000
tw- Possmasters neelecting to inform publishers,
when papers not taken from the Office lay them
selves iiatle topaz the subscription.
also their duty in such TO notify the pub
fisher that the not taken out by those they
senI to- and the why they not II known
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From the Iowa Farmer.
Hripg ont ypSgr Talent.


Bring out your talent--ye who idly sit
In dreamy listisssness from, day 70 day;
And fold the God-liKe attributes of mind,
Within q napkin carefully away. ,ts ~
Bring ont your talent--7'sis but little time
We have to till the soil--to SOW, to reap;
The harvest win be small II we employ
The golden hours in indolence and sleep.
Bring out your talent--do not hoard 1t up
With greedy care, as misers do their gold;
The world may be the wiser for one thought.
Which ye in selfish apathy withhold.
Bring out your talent, be it e'er so small;
The mustard grain within its tiny cell,
Beareth the germ of life-and the proud oak
Lyeth imprisoned in the acorn shell.
: Bring out your talent--there is in each heart
Some tuneful chord which ma = have sumb d long
And waiting only for the willing ruind
And skllfui touch to wax eri II to song.
Bring out your sasletst--aitd give It paeE 70 God
Ten, forthe which netp you hatii gwen
3 Aud for what IL. ia kindness hath bestowed, &
A ten fold interest render back to Heaven.
ELIZA,
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81 did as the Rest Did.,,

This tame, yielding spirit-this doing "as
the rest did"-has ruined thousands.
A young man is invited by various compan-
ions to visit the theatre, or gambling rosn, or
other haunts Of licenliousness. He becomes
disspated, spends his time, loses his credit,
squa:ders property, and at last sinks into an
untinely grave. What ruined him? Simply
''doing what the rest did,"
A father has family of sons. He is
wealthy. Other childrenin 10 the same situation
of life do so AID so, are INDUCED in this thing
and that. He indulges his own in the same
way. They grow up idlers, trihers, aud fops
The father wonders why his children do not
succeed better. He has spent so much money
on their education-has givea them great ai-
vaRtages--but, alas they are only source Of
vexation anu trouble. Poor man; he is just
paying the peaaliy Of ''doing as the rest did,"
lhls poor mother strives hard to bring up
her daughters genseelly. They learn what
others do, to paint, to slng, 10 play, to dance,
AID several useful matters. In time they mar
Iy: their husbands are unable to support their
extrasagance, and they are sooa reduced 10
poverty aud wretchedness. The good woman
is astonished. ''Truly," says she, II did as
the rest did,
The sinner, following The example of others,
puts of repentance, and neSlect. to prepare for
death. He passes along through life, till un-
awares, death strikes the fatal blow. He has
no time left now to prepare. Aaa he goes
down To destruction, because he " as so foolish
as to '.d0 as the rest did ."- Golden Rals.
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The States Free Love.-There are at lsas,
two thousand people Of both sexes from other
States sojoufning in Indiana and Illinois for the
express purpose of getting rid OF their wives
and husbands. The loose method in which ths
laws relating TO marriages are administered in
those States has attracted considerable atten.
tion from religious bodies, and efforts will be
made to work reform. At present any person
so disposed has onlyto go '.West" short time
to get rid OF troublesome companion. Tiers
is good deal Of grumbling at the ease with
which divorces are granted in Northern Penn
sylsania. tbs said that parties move over the
line of New York and geta divorce for SIS,
all expenses lhcluded.
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Col, BentOn's s Opinion Of the Au-
thOrship Of ssJuniEs.c

In the forthcoming volume VII Of Benton's
"Abridgement" there is the following note to
speech of Mr.. Randolph, in which Mr.. r.
spoke Of repetition by ''Janius'' of remark
of Lord Chatham. If the puzzle is not yet re-
solved Of the authorship Of .'Junius." this
terse and vigorous sui1 nlng up of one of the
theories is unmistakabiy characteristic of the
Thirty Years Senator, and not unworthy Of
either the zeal or here supposed author Of the
celebrated letters
"When The author Of this Abridgment (says
Col. Bentnn) was ten years old, which was
in the last decade borrowing Livy's division
Of time in the expression) of the last century,
hess on the authorship Of Junius, it was welt
couc eded that there was but one man in Eng
land, or the world, who united in himself all
the qualities Of head, heart, and temper, all the
incidents of political and personal life, which
the writing of those letters required; but one
who had such power to drive the English lam
guage, such knowledge Of men. aud things.
such amplitude OF information, such lofty and
daring spirit, such inducement to publish his
thoughts and conceal his name, an oratoricsl
fame already so greatas to set him above the
assumption of that Of Junius, great as it was.
That one man was Lord Chatham, then old,
and out Of favor with the King and dominant
parties; relegated (by his peerage) to that
Hospital Of Incarables,' the House of Lords,
whence no patriot voice could reach the Com
mons Of England retired to his country seat
at Hayes, and all visitors shut out; discohtend-
ed, desparing, restless, and seeing no way 70
reach the people but through the press, and by
means Of appeals; bold to audacity, patriotic
to temerity, ard the more impressive because
shroaded in the mystery Of an unknown or.
gan. So stood Lord Chatham and Junius in
the latter part Of the century in which they
lived, convertible characters, identical in per-
sou.1
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HUNGARIAN GRASS SEEp.-As consider
able land is likely TO lay idle for the want Of
time to plant cora, we desire to state few
reasons why farmers should sow Hungarian
Grass seed. The advantages in favor Of this
crop We give, as they are stated to US by Mr..
Fall, of Monroe county, who first introduced
II into the West in 1883, from seed derived
from the Patent ofhce BY person by the
name of Gleeson, who obtained two heads,
from which he raised two gallons Of seed,
bringing this to Iowa, which was sown in
Monroe county in 1883 by Mr.. Fali.
Mr.. 4. says, aad il is confirmed by every
one who has raised crop, that it is worth as
much per acre to feed any kind OF sock, ca
cept hogs, as corn.
1t can be thoroughly ripenei aal cured
when sown as late as the i5,n Of July. Mr..
Fall having grown crop last year sown July
Is, which did not come up till the last OF July.
His direction for growing 1t is, prepare the
ground well, but do not cover the seeds very
deep-and sow ONLY one peck to the acre -
Every man who cultivstes one acre will be
sorry he dsd not sow Eve. Il Hawk Eye.
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q The Santa Fe Gazette says that there
are not more than four hundred 6ona JsGe res
idents within the whole territory Out OF which
il il proposed to form Arizona.
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"The weather continues all that could be
wished for by the agricdlturists, and vegita-
lion looks very promising. The country mar.
kets on the whole have become rather more
firm. A further decline on wheat has been
submitted 10 in some, While In others the Tar.
mers do not appear wiling 10 make any further
sacrifices. m
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esH The Chicago Tribune says that in nlus-
ty-ive out Of oa. hundred Republican County
Conventions ia Illinois, resolutions have been
adopted in favor Vt Abraham Lincoln for U.
8. Senator.
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q a catfish weighing II, pounds, was
caash; recently IN Kausas River. Kansas. It's
length was ave feet two inches, aud circun-
fereace forty inches
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"among the Greeks the rose was the em-
bieln of silence, aud was placed over the ban.
quet table TO intimate that the conversation
should not be reported outside. Hence cont.
Dental sscresy IS expressed by the words.'uu-
der tile roses
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O. The bridges on the entirs lins az the
New York Ceatrai Railroad have been iuspec.
ted By party Of gentls,aen selected Tor that
purpose.
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The number Of em.gr ants who arrived
at New York during the week ending June 10th
was l,630-making total Of rs 1884 since Jan-
uary lst. against 75,i3l for the corresponding
period last year.
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ST. LOUIS, JUNE 26.

s. -s ST. Louis, JUNE 26.
The Republican has just received inlelligehees
that Salt Lake mail, with Camp Scott dates to
ane 9th, was received at ST. Josephs on the .2d.
Mr. d. +. Mayer, who accompanied the
mail party, furnished the following memoranda
10 the trip: They encountered heavy snow
stormes lasting three days, from Independents
Rock to Platte Bridge. They met Col.
Hogman 20 and Capt. Marcy 90 miles from
Camp Scott. Gen. Johnson intended to proceed
TO Salt Lake City as soon as they arrived.
Gov. Cumming, the Peace Comnis sioner and
the Post Master had gone into the CITY.
The supplies which COL Hoffman despatched
in advance Of his train had reached Camp
Scott and provisionswere plenty. On June l2th
left McCarthy's trains unloading at TT. Lara
mie met-trains 30 miles below. On the 18th
met another Of Kings trains IS miles below
the Fort; passed two empty trains Of Maj.
Rasseli's at Scot,'s Bluffs, retraius of the
States. Met Nc Rays train ten miles below
Chimney Rock, passed two trains of Chateau,
Avery and Maj. Russellat Seventh Fort, in
IN Camp. Or the liih met the Qaartermasteg
or Ft Laramie at Russ Greek.