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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17
Judicial District Convention,

A convention of this (lOth) Judicial
District has been called at West I'm.
ion, by the Republicans, on the second
Monday of August. This District is
composed of the counties of Clayton,
Alamakee, Fayette, Winnesheik, How
ard, Chickasaw, Bremen, Butler, Floyd,
Mitchell, Worth, and Cerro Gordo.
The law provides that a District Judge,
District Attorney, and a Member of
the State Board of Education for this
District shall be elected on the second
Tuesday of October next. These are
all important Offices, and should be
filed by good men.
For District Judge, we understand
that Judge Murdoch is a candidate for
reelection and we also hear the
name of Judge Williams of Clayton
county mentioned in connection with
the Office. For District Attorney there
will probably be no lack of candidates.
Floyd county may as well put in her
claim as any other, and we suggest
that at least one of our several talent
ed lawyers be taken up and supported
at the convention as candidate for
that Office.
We have yet seen no call for a
Democratic District Convention, but
understand that VIM. McClintock Of
Fayette county is expected to be the
Democratic candidate for Judge.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

New EXPRESS RourE.-We are pleas.
ed to learn that an express line has
been established from this place con.
Meeting with the Express companies
at McGregor and Prairie du Chen
Our citizens will now have an oppor.
tunity Of purchasing little articles at
the River Towns and having them
brought to their doors. Any orders
for small articles will be filed by this
company either at McGregor. Prairie
du Chen or Chicago. The express
will run three times week over the
route of Netherlands stage. A trusty
man will go over the route once q
week for the purpose of carrying val
liable packages. Any orders or pack
ages may be left at the Office of Wilt.
se & Fairfield in this place.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

expected that the vigilance committee
will seize the City Hall tomorrow.
Bands of armed ruflians arc paradins
the streets. The stores IN the Guy
have closed their doors. Inc 'igr
lance committee is supported ny inc
respectable citizens and the autrorr
ties must succumb.
At lOP. NJ. despatch says a fight
is expected tonight. There is an I'M
mense gathering around the head
quarters of the vigilance committee.
June 4th, a despatch announces that
compromise has been effected be
tween the city government and the
vigilance committee, by which the
city is to deliver up 25 noted rufiians
to the vigilance committee. Five
hundred men on each side arc to be
sworn in as police. Fifty men have
taken possession of Canal Street.
They are said to be organized by men
marked by the vigilance committee
for punishment.
LArER.-The vigilance committee is
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the municipal authority into the hands
of the vigilance committee. The city
is quiet, and the crowd have left canal
street. A treaty has been signed and
order restored. The treaty stipulates
that Mayor Waterman for the city and
Gen. Lewis, superintendent Of cleo
tons, accept the forces of the vigil
lance committee, as special police to
protect property and life, and enforce
the laws. The vigilance committee
do not disband but return their organ
ization as military body SO long as
is necessary for defence.
This is understood to be political
riot just preceding the municipal cleo
ton, and shows the determination Of
the Native Americans to put down
the nefarious influences and corrupt
rule of foreigners.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

The Dubuque Herald says the Mis-
sissipi is now feeling the effects of the
rains and is rising rapidly. Boats
downward bound are having heavy
freights Of grain, and have been una.
bic to take all that was offered them.
Upward bound boats complain that
they cannot get either freight or pas.
sengers sufficient to pay running ex.
penses. The great spirit Of specula.
ton seems to have taken stand in
the up-river country.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17
COngregatiOnalist Home Missionary
S CT EFT Y.

At the recent meeting of the Congre-
gational Association in Dubuque, Dr.
Badger, Secretary of the Home Mis-
sionary Society of New York, made a
statement of the financial condition of
the society, and said that it was diff
cult for it to contribute to the support
of ministers engaged in the missionary
cause, owing to the great reduction
of receipts during the past year,
caused by the stringency of the times.
He went on to enumcrate the re-
markable rcvivals that had taken
place during the past year, and
which were not yet ceased, show
ing the necessity there is for aid in
carrying on the good work. He
argncd that the people of the West
who arc so much benefited by the ef-
forts Of the society, should be liberal
in their contributions to aid in mis-
sionary labors. His remarks were
principally on pecuniary matters. He
said he had visited Iowa sixteen years
ag), and preached in an upper room
in Davenport, which city at that time
had but about eight hundred inhabi-
tants. That he had visited Dubuque
which was then terribly wicked city.
He contrastcd the state of society
then with that which now prevails,
and complimented Dubuque highly on
her freeness from rowdyism, in which
he said she is far in advance of her
older sisters at the East, where dis
order too often rel gned. He remarked
that every thing was going on in
hurry in the West, and that infancy
and childhood were becoming amazing
short in this vigorous young State.
He felt it great privilege to be here
among the brethren of Dubuque, and
that in all probability it was the last
time Inc should enjoy such pleasure.
Rev. Mr.. Reed read the report of the
committees on Home Missions, which
strongly recommended the energetic
action of the churches in this State in
favor of missionary labors.
There was considerable discussion
elected on a resolution in this report
that recommended the churches here
to support their cwn missionaries
without receiving aid from the East.
There were many observations made
respecting some forty millions of dol
lars, said to be locked up in New
York, much of which is supposed to
belong to church members, who have
no business to keep it in that useless
state of rest.
There was much said of rich min
listers and church members at the East
who were anxious to send money to
the West to lend at per cent. per
month, but that it was very hard to
get little from them for the support
of the missionary cause.
There were o great number of
lengthy, and some amusing speeches
delivered on the subject of this reso-
luton. DR.. Badger said that the so
ciety was called on annually for large
contributions to feeble churches in
Iowa, and that to report a resolution
like this at the East would show a
seeming Inconsistency somewhere.
The resolution was stricken out and
the report adopted.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17
Railroad Meeting.

At a meeting Of the Board Of Di-
rectors Of the McGregor, St. Peters Il
Missouri River Railroad Company,
held at McGregor on the End day of
June, A. D., 1858, the following reso-
lutions were unanimously adopted
Resolved, That the Chief Engineer of the
McGrcgor, st. Peters & Missouri River Rail
road Company, be, and is hereby instructed
to locate the line and report the survey of the
same to the divergence, and as soon as practi-
cable thereafter submit profiles and estimates
of the three surveyed lines west of that point.
Resolved, That said lines rs surveyed and
reported by said Chief Engineer, be submitted
on the first Wednesday in October, to the
stockholders of said Company, the location
thereof to be determined by a vote of said
stockholders, each stakeholder so voting to be
allowed one vote for every share fully paid up.
Resolved, That books be opened for sub
sc-iption to the capital stock of the Company
along the line of the road, under the direction
Of the Board, and that such subscription be
made payable in low priced farming lands sit
uated along the line of said road, at such prices
as may be agreed upon with the Land Agent o.
said Company, or in produce to be delivered
at such time and place, and at such price as
may be agreed upon by an Agent of said Com
pany.
Resolsd, That the preceding resolutions lie
published i'm the following newspapers, viz
The North Iowa Times, Fayette Pioneer,
Cedar Valley News, and st. Charles lntclli-
gcncer. JOHN THOMPSON, Pres.
HENRY r. CLINTON, Secretary.
This was an annual meeting of the
stockholders, at which the following
named Directors were elected:
Alexander McGregor, Jcdediaf
Brown and Z. II. Williams, of Clayton
county; E. ID. Clinton, |. +. Mack and
Henry p Clinton, of Wisconsin ; g
II. Walker, of Milwaukee Duncan
Ferguson, of Rockford, Illinois A. G.
Call, of Kossuth county II. I. Horton
of Cerro Gordo county; l.. Bailey and
II. Green, Of Chickasaw county and
John Thompson and VIM. McClintock
of Fayettc county.
After their election, the Directors
proceeded to elect their officers, which
resulted in the election of John
Thompson, President Henry p. Gin
ton, Secretary +; and Alexander Nc
Oregon, Treasurer.
We ask a careful reading and due
consideration of the resolutions adop-
ted by the Board, and if our citizens
want railroad, the means of securing
it is there plainly pointed out. As
land and produce will be taken in pay.
ment, we cannot plead lack Of means,
but must come directly to the point
and say whether we are willing to pay
for the road or not whether we will
have it or let it go observation-disclosures
Pioneer.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17
st. Charles City, Iowa, June II. 1858.
Prairie Dogs.

These singular little animals /; once
very numerous in this part of Iowa,
as the hiIlocks or mounds which they
formed and inhabited, and which are
so thickly scattered over the prairies
in many parts Of the State, serve to
show are so seldom seen as to be
quite an object Of curiosity, very few
persons here having ever seen one, ex-
cept those who have crossed the plains
to the Pacific coast.
A short time since, as Messrs. F.
Burt of Wyoming Co., N. Y, and A.
L. Collins Of this place, were travel
ling near Clear Lake, in Cerro Gordo
county, they saw q small animal at q
short distance, whose appearance was
new to them. They at once conclu.
ded it was a Prairie Dog from its re-
semblance to the canine race, and de.
termined to obtain q more intimate
acquaintance with it if possible. Ac-
cordingly, one Of them, by approach
ing carefully, got within few feet Of
the animal, after he had reached the
mouth of his burrow he seeming to
have as much curiosity to see his Wis.
itors as they to see him, and doubtless
thinking he could at once retire if
they proved hostile. Time was thus
given to notice his size, form and col
or. He was about one foot in length,
had slim body, with perfect dogs
head and paws. His color on the
back was dark brown like an otter,
under the neck, white, and his breast
bright yellow or straw color. He
was very active. Whether this was
one which had too strong an attach
ment to his old home to emigrate with
the rest Of his colony; too much CON-
OatlVeness " We urtven away Va was
here only to visit the home Of his an
cestor we leave for the learned and
curious in such matters to determine
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17
Riot in New Orleans.

A revolution broke out in New Or
leans on the I'd inst. A vigilance
committee has been organized there
which has control of the city. On the
Sd inst. the following document was
published:
Citizens of New Orleans After
years of disorder, outrage and un-
checked assassination, the people una
bic and unwilling either to bow down
in unresistinS submission to a set of
rullians, or to abandon the city in
which their business, their social
sympathies and their affections clus-
ter, have at length risen in their
might-have quietly taken possession
of the arsenal and the buildings in
Jackson Square, and have establish
cd there the head quarters of a vigil
lance committee, pledged each to the
other to maintain the rights inviola-
BILE of every peaceful and law abid-
ing citizen, restore public order. abate
crime and expel or punish, as they
may determine, such notorious rob-
bers and assassins as the arm of the
law, either from the infdelity of its
public servants, or the ineficiency of
the laws themselves, has left unwhip-
ped Of justice.
For the present the ordinary ma
chinery Of police justice is supcrced-
ed the mayor and the recorders, as
We understand, yielding up the pow
or, which confesses their inability to
exercise it for the preservation of the
public peace and the security of prop
erty. The vigilance committee will
therefore Professionally act in their
stead, and administer to each and ev-
cry malefactor the punishment due to
his crimes, without prejudice or polit-
ical bias.
All citizens who have sympathy
with this movement, and who think
the time has come when New Orleans
should be governed like all other well
ordered and civilized communities,
will report themselves, without delay,
at the principal Office, where the char
acter of this movement will be ex-
planned, and the determination of the
people fully made known. All has
been done noiselessly thus far all
will continue noiselessly, dispassion-
ately and justly but the ruffians who
have dyed our streets with the gore
Of unoffending citizens, and spread
terror among the peaceable, orderly
and well disposed, must leave or per-
ish. So the people have determined.
Vor populi cor Del.
LATER o'clock, P. M.-The mayor
and council have gone to the head
quarters of the vigilance committee to
read the riot act. Two companies of
militia are employed in making car
tridges. The committee have estab-
lished as a signal the firing of three
guns from the arsenal, at the sound of
which all its supporters are invited to
repair to the arsenal, prepared to re.
sist attacks.
STILL LArER-S P. M.--The vigilance
committee are still triumphant, and
have torn up the streets and erected
barbados Of cotton bales. The city
forces are an armed rabble, having no
organization or head. No fight has
occurred as yet. The Mayor issued an
order this afternoon to take the arms
belonging to the city, wherever they
could be found. Acting on this order,
the rabble broke open and seized some
weapons in Kittredge's store. 1t is
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

Sanford HARDWOOD has been appoint
ed upon our board Of township trust.
ees to fill the vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of F. NJ. Wheat, who
has moved out of town. If the trust
ees will take look at the highway
just above the village, and also in the
direction Of Chickasaw, perhaps they
will deem it advisable to expend some
road money in those localities.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

In raising our new bridge, one of
the segment trusses fell into the wa
ter just Is the workmen were getting
it into place. The damage is said to
be slight and the work will continue.
Mr.. Welton had an ankle sprained, and
Mr.. Turner received some slight
scratches. No one else was injured.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

The Sioux City Eagle gives an ac-
count of murder recently perpetra-
ted in that place. The murderer's
name was H. w. Tracy, and he is des-
cribed as short, stout, rudy faced,
sandy whiskered, irascible man. He
however, coolly shot his victim, and
on account Of his responsibility (?)
was permitted to escape
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

The new Baptist church in this
place was dedicated to divine service
on Sunday last; Rev. Mr.. Parmalee
and Rev. Mr.. Rust officiating. The
day was pleasant and a large audi
ence was in attendance. The servic-
es were impressive, and the musical
performers acquitted themselves with
great credit.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

The Herald's IN. W Washington
correspondent says, that reliable in
formation has been received that the
British cruiser Styx had fred into an
American vessel off Pensacola Bay,
and that one man had been killed.
Furthermore, the United States steam.
er Fulton has gone in chase of the
cruiser.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

Money is still drug in Wall street,
N. Y, and the amounts lying idle are
almost fabulous. 1t is said that the
country banks balance in the city,
amounts to about $25,00O,OOO.-a
larger sum than ever before known
and this bears no interest.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

The destruction Of property in Wis
consin resulting from the recent heavy
rains is said to be almost incalculable,
as mill dams, bridges and fences were
swept away and a great number of
sheep drowned
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

we understand that the engineers
OF the Cedar Falls and Minnesota
Railroad Company are progressing
with their survey Of the road, com.
mencing at Cedar Falls, and may be
expected at this place in the course of
one or two weeks.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

1t has been ascertained that the re-
mains Of Col. Ethan Allen were reno
we'd from Burlington to Montreal by
daughter who belonged to Montre-
al convent. They were inferred in
the old Parish Churcbyard, and the
locality is now unknown.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

The Kansas board Of commission
ers, appointed under the English bill,
assembled at Lecompton few days
ago, Governor Denver presiding. The
election was ordered to take place on
the first Monday in August.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17
Valuable farm for Sale,

THE SUBSCRIBERS offer for sale a valuable
L improved farm, situated four miles from
st. Charles City, consisting of 245 acres, AZ of
which are timber Over fifty acres of tho arm
are under improvement, beng well fenced,
and crops growing. a good log dwelling
house and outbuild;ngs on the premises.
l1 Price $40 per acre. ..--
HILDRETH & CARVER.
St Charles City, June I, 1858.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

In New Orleans, the jury in the case
of Gen. VIM. Walker, having been
unable TO agree, were discharged !;
whereupon the State entered a nolie
prosegui, and the prisoner was dis
charged from custody.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17
Caution.

TIME Public is hereby cautioned against
i purchasing certain promissory note
against us dated May 8, 1857, for 1926, 90.
payable to Daniel Mahony or order on or before
the first day of April, 1859, with annual interest
at ten per cent. from aud after April, !, 1867,
as the said note was obtained from US by false
representations. without any consideration
whatever, and will not be paid by us after the
same becomes due.
DUNCAN FERGUSON,
JOHN FERGUSON.
st, Charles City, May II, 1883. 2-3lN
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

That was singular remark made
by Hoosier at late wedding, who,
when introduced to the bride, wished
she might enjoy many returns of the
present happy occasion.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17
S3O2lI,

In this town, June 9Th, son to Alfred
Ward.
In this city, June 10th, son to G. G.
Reinigcr, ESQ.
In this city, June 18th, son to ID. N.
Ferguson.
In this town, June nth, daughter to
James o. Hair.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

Democrats will remember their con-
vention at Floyd, on Saturday, of this
week. A general attendance is desired
bv the committee.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

"Out West" the law gives damag-
es for apparent breach of promise. The
bachelors, however, obviate the diff
Guilty by marking their cards GOOD
for this call only"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

The propeller Ontonagon burst her
boiler off Big Point Sauble, Lake Mich
igan, few nights since, and only
three men out Of thirty-six persons es-
capped with their lives.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

A big Indian is on exhibition in Mil
waukee, who stands feet I inches,
in his moccasins, and is hugely pro-
portioned. His weight is over 400
mounds
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

New WHEAr.-New red winter
wheat, was harvested in Pulaski
county, Illinois, on the 7th inst. One
dollar bushel was offered and re.
fused for it.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

If young fellows are great deal
reader to volunteer to go and fight
men who have fifty wives apiece than
those that have only one apiece, what
are We to infer that they are after
the men or the women?
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

The Fourth Of July is to be celebra-
ted with great eclat at Mitchell. Lieut..
Governor Faville is expected to deliv.
er the grafton.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17
NfA2l2il35D,

In this city, at the residence of the brides
mother, June 10th, by Rev. J. H. Parmalee.
Mr.. John V. W. Montague to Miss Martha W.
jackson.
The printers were remembered.
In this city, on Sunday 18th inst. Mr.. Seth
Richardson to Miss Caroline De Field.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

The politest gentleman we ever saw
was q rural friend who, ON passing q
setting hen, said "Don't rise, Madam. y
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

An old bachelors definition Of love {:
A little signing, little crying, little
dying and great deal of lying.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

Messrs. Wiggin, Wood & Turner of
this place are progressing with their
brick-yard.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

Director of the McGregor Railroad, and
County Judge Of Kossuth County
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

|TNHE subscribers have for sale few bushels
i Of choice Potatoes for the table.
HILDRErH & CARVER.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-06-17

LYNN Books.
DSALMlST and Supplement (the Baptist
L collection of Hymns also Methodist
Hymn Books, for sale by
HILDRETH & CARVER.