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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15
Cedar RAPIDS.

Recently, it was our good fortune
TO make this town Il visit. 1t is al
ready the largest town on the Cedar
River, and is yet only i'll its infancy.
The river is available at this point for
steamboat navigation, and in few
days a steamer for carrying passen-
gers and freight, will commence
making trips regularly from the Mis-
sssippi up the Cedar to this place.
A steamboat is also being built to run
to Waterloo, some 40 miles above, on
the Cedar. The boat is 80 tons burthen,
and when loaded will draw about 8
inches of water. Barges are being
built to be taken in tow by the steam
crs when necessary to accommodate
freight The Chicago, Iowa Il Ne
braska Railroad is nearly graded to
Cedar Rapids. The depot buildings
are being erected in the centre of the
town The iron horse will be stabbed
there as soon as next January. All
branches of business are looking up,
and men have their eyes open for
speculation.
We dropped into the Times Office,
naturally enough, where we found
friend Davenport He shook the prof
icrcd hand heartily; said he was glad
to see us, which we could but believe
from his kind attention A stroll with
him through town was the occasion of
making several acquaintance and
learning much of the wealth and re-
sources of the place. The suspension
of the Democrat has left the Times
alone in its glory" and long may
it wave"
Grccnc's hotel here is an institution
much patronizcd 10y travellers. A
floating bridge serves for crossing the
river q new one is being built, TO
take the place of the one destroyed
last year by the frcshct.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

EUROPE AND ITS PoLrrICs SINCE lSi9.-Wc
learn from literary friend that Edmund
Flagg, ESD, under whose charge was prepared
the Report on the Commercial Relations ot
the United States with all Foreign Nations, "
recently issued from the State Department at
Washington, is now completing for the press n
volume, commenced some years since detail
ing political events which have transpircd on
the continent of Europe since the revolution
years of $3.50, especially in Southern Eu-
rope This volume. we understand will con-
stitutc a continuation of Mr. Flag.'s History
of Venice and Austrian Italy, which appeared
in two volumes from Scribners press, a few
years ago. Proceeding from the pen of one
so familiar with foreign affairs as the study OF
years. Icing official service. and repeated resi-
dcncc abroad. have made Mr.. Flagg, his work
can hardly fail TO prove interesting and valua-
bic. Baltimore Patriot.
We are glad, and we have no doubt
thousands Of others will be, that this
work is to be performed by Mr.. Flagg
He is probably better qualified for it
than any other in the country. His
History of the political events in Eu-
rope since the time to which he brought
up his history of Venice aud Aus
trian Italy will, like that work, be
rendered as interesting as a romance
by it's beauty of style and its vivid
nrn,n;n~ of thrilling and important
incidents.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15
Norwegian EmigrantS.

The McGregor Times informs us
that four hundred and sixty Norwegi-
ans lately came over the Milwaukee
and Mississippi Railroad. Some pro-
ceeded up the River, aud others eros
sed over into Iowa, in pursuit of pla-
ces for settlement. The Chicago Jour
nal of last week says that over nine
hundred Norwegian and Swedish en-
igrants passed Westward over the
Galena Railroad a day or two previ-
Gus. The Journal in speaking Of a
large party of these people at the de-
pot, says they presented novel and
interesting sight. There were all
ages represented, from the infant to
old grey-headed men and women.
They seemed, despite the toll and
suffering and actual misery they must
have endured in the sitting hold of
the cmigrant ship and the filthy at
mosphcrc of the cmigramt car, com
parativcly happy and at home. The
amount of physical suffering they can
endure is wonderful. They were
strcwn around in various attitudes
eating their dinners, which consisted
Of a coarse crust of bread resembling
door mat This was thickly be-
spread with oily rancid butter which
they carried in little wooden tubs.
One man, more fortunate than the
rest, had large piece Of dried beef
between his knees from which he was
chipping off small pieces and passing
them to the hungry crowd. They car
ricd water in bottles and served it out
in large wooden bowl.
The men were dressed in wooden
clothing, consisting of wide pants, q
short jacket with brass buttons, and
skull cap. At their sides were knives
and invariably long pipes. The cloth
ing of the women was made of the
same material, but of decidedly an
tiquc cut, the waist of the dress be-
ing between the shoulders. They al.
SO had short jackets with pewter but
tons, and large pewter and brass
brcast-pins Of every conceivable shape
and size. Upon their heads they wore
wooden hoods fastened with handkcr
chiefs.
In the front room of the depot were
company of Swedcs, who differed lit
tie from the Norwcgians, except that
they were ncater. One poor woman
was crazy, and was laboring under
the idea that her husband was going
to sell her into bondage.
There was one feature charactcris
tic of all Of them, and that was thcil
impcnctrabiity of countcnancc. Nc
mark of suffering or care was depict.
cd thereon, and one could not tell but
what they had lived here for years, in
stead of being strangers in strange
land
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

One portion of the Democratic par
ty belongs to Buchanan, and the other
to Douglas. But, if we whip one por-
ton, we guess the other will feel the
blows. We have heard of a little boy
and girl, who agreed to share kitten
between them, the boy being the pro-
prictor of its long, beautiful tail
Shortly aftcrward the kitten was heard
mcwing dreadIully. "What is the
matter with our kitten? ?" screamed
the little girl. "Oh," said the boy,
" | trod on my part, and your part hol-
iered."
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15
Government Expenditures.

The most reckless extravaganza APP
pears to pervadc all branches of the
General Government, and the most
outrageous swindles are practised UNI
der the very eye of the legally cOnsti-
tuted guardians of the public Golfers.
During the first twenty years of our
national history the aggregate OK,
penses did not reach S79,0O0,00O
while for this single year they will
overrun $S3,000,OO0, and the next
bids fair to touch the round sum OF
one hundred million dollars. The
President, the Cabinet, both Houses
of Congress, down to the army of SUI
pernumcrary clerks who labor from
three to six hours per day, OK.
tending over the country, embracing
all the land-oflices, custom-houses, and
every nook and corner accessible to
the hand of plundcr,-in all these this
increased expenditure is visible. The
Constitution expressly provides that
the salary of the President shall not be
increased during his term Of office, yet
this simple provision is cvadcd by APP
preparations for his household OK.
pcnscs He is furnished with an Elk
ccutivc mansion, splcndidly furnished
and the salary has heretofore beer
deemed sufficient to keep the establish
mcnt without trenching upon the
private purse Of the occupant. TWAS
never designed that the Office should
be highly rcmunerativc, yet many OF
the Presidents have been able to save
a handsome sum during their four
years term of office. Here arc some
extracts from the Appropriation Bills
showing the indirect way of in,
crcasing the Presidents salary for the
fiscal year to come:
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

The advertising of the letters re-
naming in the Post Office, has here
tofore under the law been done in pa
pers having the largest circulation
within the Post Office delivery, at the
price OF one cent per letter. The
late Congress altered this by directing
that such advertising should be let to
the lowest bidder. 1t is foolish
change. The price was low enough
before, and insured the publication in
a manner that would bring the list
70 'he attention of the greatest mum
Der Inserted. 1t will now be done
no cheaper, but probably dearcr, and
Schefaliy IN papers having the least
instead OF the largest circulation. II
IS penny wise and pound foolish re.
form.--lH. Free Demoerat
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

SIlcriM'S Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue OF
~ SPECIAL Execution duly issued by the
CLERK % the District Court of Floyd county,
Sti.te of Iowa, and to me directed, shall offer
for sale at Public Auction at the Front Door
of the st. Charles Hotel, in st. Charles City in
Floyd County, State of Iowa, on the 10th day
of August, A. ID. 1853, at o'clock in the af-
ternoon of said day, the following described
to wit:
Lots Number /, ., and 4, in block 3, range
] , in the village of Floyd, in Floyd county,
Iowa, levied on as the property of Moses Con
ger, to satisfy said execution in favor of Fer
guson & Stanley, and against said Moses Con
ger, for Sl33,3i principal and interest, and
SO, go costs Of suit Terms of Sale--Cash in
hand.
Dated July 18th, A. ID. 1868.
JOHN BLUNT,
Shc!it. Of Floyd County, Iowa.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

SYRACUSE AND ELToN.-These two
towns on the Cedar River, seven miles
below Bradford, have recently been
united, through the cxertions of DR..
Chase of Usage, and others of the
town proprictors. The site for town
is beautiful, and it will eventually be-
come fourishing railroad town. 1t
is point on all the railroad surveys,
made up and down the valley.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

HARD CONDITIONS. One of the speak
crs at recent Administration Post
masters Convention, in Illinois, in lay
ing down the conditions on which the
Douglas Democrats could be again re-
ceivcd into the old line party, remarked
as follows
''No, sir! their shoulders must he gaIled and
heaied occr IN tcofk al tic hind ,ehetls'
Antl-Lecompton Democrats, please
take notice.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

CAN RYE BE Grown IN Iowa This
question has often been asked us, and
we can now answer from observation
that it can be- In the central portion
of the State are some as fine fields of
rye as we ever saw in the eastern
States. Many farmers in that section
will harvest from 10 to so acres Of rye
this season. The growth is large and
uncommonly even, and the heads well
filled. Farmers in this county need
not hesitate to cultivate this grain,
which is such a luxury to the New
England Yankee.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

APPLEs.--ln the older settled por-
tons of the Cedar Valley, apple or
chards are common with every farmer.
The trees are all of vigorous and prom
ising growth-many being heavily la
den with fruit this season. A few
years will demonstrate that Iowa is
one of the finest apple growing States
Of the West. Let every farmer have
a piece Of ground prepared for an APP
pie orchard.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

In the House of Representatives of
the Minnesota Legislature, Demo
cratic member offered resolution
ccnsuring the Administration for its
Lecompton policy, which was carried
by vote Of AZ to 23, politically divi-
ded as follows For the resolution,
81 Republicans and IL anti-Lccompton
Democrats opposed to the rcsolu-
ton, 23 Lecompton Democrats
Another resolution offered by Re-
publican, complimentary to the course
of Mr.. Douglas and Gen Shields, was
adopted by vote of A to 90, being
sustained by l3 Democrats.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

In Indiana, a Democratic Conven-
ton has thrown overheard Hon. John
G. Davis, who resisted Lecompton in
the House of Representatives. The
anti-Lecompton Democrats and Repub-
licans will take him up and re-elcct
him by a handsome majority.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

The Washington Union violently
abuses the anti-Lecompton Democrats
who dare to complain because they
are prescribed by the administration.
DIR. johnson says that, as he was once
passing . fishmonger in the act of
SHINING live eel, he heard him
curse the thing for not lying still.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

The trial Of the prisoners for the
murder of Boyd Wilkinson at Iowa
City, has been postponed to another
term. The parties arraigned are ad-
mtted to bail in sums Of from $500
to $4,000 each
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15
Mr. VandeYer's Amendments.

Mr.. Vandcvcr the Republican nominee for
Congress in the Second District of Iowa, will
address the public at the following times and
places His competitor is invited to be present
and discuss the political issues before the pco-
pie. The Republicans of the several localities
are requested to make such arrangements as
will enable Mr.. Vandever to fulfil these ap
tnirtinnr
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

One branch Of the Connecticut Leg
islature has voted to give the right of
suffrage to negroes and rejected a
proposition to confer that right Oh wo-
men. If, as this seems intended to in
dictate, the Connecticut women are not
as good as the negroes, they are still
quite good enough to be the wives of
the fellows who did such voting.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15
ga ALMOST EVERYBODY HAS HEARD

Ca ALMOST EVERYBODY HAS HEARD
OF MANN'S AGUE BAI.SAM The attcn-
ton of our numerous readers is directed To the
nd vcrtiscmcnt found in another column of this
paper of the high estimation that is placed up
on this, the greatest remedy kHorn to moicrn sci-
encc. We have never known any other mcdi-
cine win as large share of public confidence
in so short a time us this has done, if we may
he allowed to judge by what we read; but this
should he sufficient particularly when we see
such testimonials coming from men of undoubt-
cd veracity from all parts of the country.
There can be no doubt but that it is one of the
greatest discoveries in the medical world, and
deserves the appreciation and esteem of our
readers and the public. Sold hy all good
drnmpiSts
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

1t is said that j. 3. Dorr, editor of
the Express and Herald, at Dubuque,
has joined the Republicans. Glorious
accession to their party Wonder if
the Democratic party will survive this
lamcntablc CD loss
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

We would commend to the especial
consideration of travellers the Cedar
Valley House, at Waterloo. Mr.. Case,
the proprietor, knows how to do the
" honors of hotel in model style.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15
Travelling down the Cedar, person
with Western life will not


fail to notice the indications of the
prosperity of the cmig Iant who set
tied here few years ago. First, you
will see his presumption cabin, a ten Icy
twelve log hut with one door and no
windows; roof covered with punchcoms
or split boards, bark and poles then,
an addition of a cabin of more res
pectable logs and dimensions, two
windows below and one in the garnet
now lie has fine two story brick, or
wood painted white, residence, with
surroundings TO compare flower gard
ems, fruit orchards, fields of grain,
meadows, pastures &c, all in abund-
ancc. This has been accumulated,
generally, within five years. Let
those at the East, without homes, think
of this and come and do likewise.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

The remains of President Monroe
have been disintcrrcd at New York and
on the Sd inst. were formally deliver
ed over to the Virginia Committee to
be taken to Richmond.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

The more our ladies practice walk
ing, the more graceful they become in
their movements. Those ladies &C
quirc the best carriage, who don't ride
in ono
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

A New LUXURY. Baked ice cream is a lux
ury that citizens of Indianapolis are now ia
vored with. The ice cream is really baked
without being thawcd So the papers say
n. 4. Tribune.
Yes, and even SO il is. The plan is of Pari-
sets own getting up 1t is decidedly nov
city, nowhere else to be witnessed. Indiandp-
oils JO,ynai
Pray tell us whether your Parisctt
cannot probably, by a little improve
mcnt upon his invention, bake the raw
ice.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

The highest waterfall in the world is in the
Sandwich Islands, and is stated to he between
four and five thousand feet high. The stream
on which the water fall occurs runs among the
peaks Of one of the highest mountains so
high that the water octuaiiy ranches he bot
tom-so great is the distance that the water is
converted into lnists, and asccnds to clouds
again. lehange.
The water from the clouds falls
more than five thousand feet, and we
ought to be thankful that it doesn't
turn to mist before reaching the earth
and ascend to the clouds again.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15
Valuable farm for Sale.

I'llE SUBSCRIBERS offer for sale valuable
l. improved farm, situated four miles from
st. Charles City consisting of 245 acres, As of
which are timber. over fifty acres of the farm
me under improvement, being well fenced.
and crops growing. A good log dwelling
house and outbuidings on the premises.
4. Price SO per acre
HlLDRErH & CARVER.
st. Charles City, June {. 1853.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

Il. p. Harrington of this city has
been appointed Coroner of Floyd
county to fill a vacancy occasioned by
the resignation of Nicholas Flccnor.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

The Des Moines Journal says that
Mr.. Smallcy killed two wild buf1aloes
in that county few days ago.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

There are no women nowadays. Instead
of women, we have towering cdifces of silk,
lace and flowers. Punch.
Ali, well, Mr.. Punch, if you ransack
one of those cdifces thoroughly, we
guess you will find woman some
where about
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15

II PROOF Of the above assertion, read the following
testimony from distinguished persons from all parts
HON. SOLOMON MANN Ann Harbpr Mich saws hi,
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HON. II. L. STEWART. says, my hair was very pray
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lLN. }. h. BRAGG Brookhc!d, Mass, says it has re
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}. W DAVIDSON, Monmouth, ILL.,, says, my hair was
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BETSY SMITH, North East Penn says that her hair
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DR. J. BOND, st. Paul says that his hair is strong
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oTpis growth Of hair AMI invites ~ 10 CCmp inl see it,
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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1858-07-15
JUVENILE
Gle RE 4,
MISS NJ. L. HUNTLEY

Has the pleasure of announcing to the citizens
OF st. Charles and vicinity, that, assisted by
the juveniles Of this city, she will give Flo
raj Concert at the
Baptist Church, Tuesday Eve, July 20,
commencing at o clock