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HARPER'S WEEKLY.
4 Journal of Civilization.

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Judges once. Possession given in a few days.
Enquire VI HORACE EVERETT.
April 2, 1858.
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Great western Shaving Sale
PACIFIC HOUSE,
Lower HrOaIway. Council Bluffs, ~

To Al Men TO Whom these Presents may Cess
r VIM. +. GRAHAM. GRAND sULfN
IL all the BARRIERS OF the Hawkeye State, Do sss
proclaim and make known 10 ALL People, that
fitted up my PALACE in the neafest manner w
reception of INV loyal Subjects, where i will be
times ready to give them cutting reception, aM'
pletely divest their Physiegnomy Of natures unse'
productions. -gE - r., . -ls
AND FURTHER, as the times are getting
and the Banks making specie payments, III
SPECIE at par from al! my subjects.
WITNESS my =. and the Great Seal Of my ~
and SCISSORS, at the PALACE in the year oil
Boards, 1857.
WIN. T GRAHAM, Grand Snlia
GrxrrrI su.yrR. Secrftcru, Trsl
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20. SNYDER. J. II. SHERMAN.
SNYDER e. SHERMAN,

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa.
MILL PRACTICE THEIR PROFESSION
w in all the Courts Of Iowa and Nebraska. All
SELECTIONS entrusted to their care attended promptly
Especial attention given to buying and selling real
tate, and making prescriptions in Nebraska.
Deeds, Mortgages, and other instruments OF writing
drawn with dispatch, acknowledgements taken, &c. &c
VI Once on Upper Broadway. nlu.
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WE INVITE THE SPECIAL ArTkxrIo
Oouhtfy Merchants, Watch Makers assd Je,
and Dealers generally, 10 the ,aruest .pd ,r,s, "
stock Of goods in our line in ne west. AZ ~ :
WE DEFY COMPETITION.
Twenty-three years experience in the Joha..
in ST. Louis, and importing our Foreign Go
and purchasing from American Nanuf,ss.I
I7CASH OSLY-giyes US advantages posass.5
other House in our line in the West.
Prompt TINE and CASH buyers are sslici.s
anime our STOCK and PRICES.
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A NEW RAGE.

Red petticoats are all the 90 now in fashion
able circles. The fifth avenudity of NewYork
is Red olent with the new style. 1t we'll.
We are getting tired of hoops. They are got
ting too vast for our compreheusions. -
1t is time We had new sensation, and what
so proper and fit to set the world agog as a
pctticoat7 Nothing. Of course not. The
pettisoat is a great institution; it is the hand
maiden of civilization, the harbinger of
peace and good will to men, the flag Of our
Union; the egis of our independence; our
Star Spangled Banner, and our family Bible.
1t is q domestic Kansas Nebraska bill, and
is our horn of plenty. Any kind Of petticoat
is "hobject of interest,"" .s
The white muslin concerns with saw tooth
Suments are very beautiful, and we daily
won them with thankful hearts. But
~ ,orI ikea change, and as it is
S.,us the red. We say it is
1T is. Crusty old
=, may turn up
n,nd man.
Fashion
"a Tx
sh the
t.ch
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FOR SALE.

FOR SALE.
\ 0 Lots in Howard Addition.
10 good Lots in Mullins Subdivision.
100 Lots in the Railroad Addition.
10 choice Lots in Halls Addition.
Several fine lots in central portions Of the City very
desirable for residences Several fine tracts Of land
within hours ride Of the City with timber and water
10 Also lots and shares in Omaha City, Bellevue,
DeSoto Tekamah. Logan, n. T. and Junction City Iowa
-. Also 100 acres OF choice land two miles east Of
Sioux City on which is about 10 acres timber. nl-u
EDWIN J. FRASER, Land Aqenf.
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Hosiery

White Goods & EmbrOiderieS.
We are inst in receipt Of a large stock Of plain
check aud striped Swiss Jaconct and Nansook Muslns
Dotted and Figured Muslins;
Embroidered Muslin for BaSqucs;
Embroidered Robes and Skirts;
Embroidered and Lace Handkerchefs;
Rich Collars and Set;
and large and complete stock of Embroidered Edgings
lnsertnss, Flouncings and Bands; Linen and Linen
Cambria Handkerchiefs.
For sale at No. s, Phoenix Block.
BABBlTT 4 ROSS.
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1858 SPRING TRADE ,
EDWARD MEAD&n
No. 80 Main Street, Cor. Il !
ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI,

Inc oldest House Of the kind in axI
ESTABLISHED IN 1885.
importers and Dealers in Watche.. d
'eSelry, &lrer & Plated Ware, G,
Pistols, Sporting Apparatu., Gu
iery, Fancy Goods & Watch.
Nd6efs' Tools and Mdteriak,. 6c
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MISCELLANY.
A Mississippi Plantation.

"a correspondent of the New York Dan
{! Eook gives the following account of planta-
tion situated about thirty miles below Vicks-
burg, Miss.
: sThe house is in full view of the river, and a
very handsome Of brick stuccocl with
white plaster, with an upper and lower gallery,
supported by 40 or 30 large square columns
The yard.has ten acres full Of live oaks niacno.
sslias. cedars. pines DC. ana many rose bushes
:. loaded nt this time Fcb. 15,) with flowers
They arc literally thousands birds OF ten varieties
amongst the trees in the yard so tame as to be
approach; nlso tame, squirrels. The garden
:. contains eight acres, filled with all kinds Of
z fruits and vegetables. On the place are two
Villages ofnegro cottages, accommodating over
300 blacks; II fat well clothed and saucy-
They have thousands Of eggs from large focks
) of hens, geese and ducks This winter, they
sell to fellow slave who owns u store and
. grocery, over 100 dozen eggs week. lie
packs them for tho New Orleans market For.
: ty .cowsnre MIXED daily, and the finest butter
:. made. There are 700 sheep. 400 O.mules and
!; horses, all bred on the place. There have been
100 dogs to be fed. Mr.. - ; told me that
the negroes fed to the fowls over 900 bushels
I: ofscorn year. The cribs are not locked. s. He
! makes from II 900 to $4,000 bushels n year
He Inns from 200 to 800 acres of southern clio.
Yer, all green the winter through for his cows
.He, makes 1000 bales of cotton this year worth
$50.000.s, Three cotton and one, corn overseer
: Qne shepherd. three doctoras ull graduates, one
German ,hydropathst, one Swiss horse, COW
3 and sheep doctor, graduate of Baden, gone
electric, !. and nd botanic, and another seven miles
of, who is' consulted ih all bad cases. ~ -
~ Mr.. - house accohl,no odates thirty Wis;
.ors without crowdng,' and al are made to feel
Mt home. lie takes thirt.newspapers and II lie
or ten journals, Ine1cal scientifiegand. Literary;
4 and all the new books as tlley come from the
s3presss The negroes make free tlise of5his fat
shnrrd fof,
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corr BYsad. 81 ~ ~.

NOV many years ago says the Srrihtieidf
,"'P''''c"h, h"it the bread eaten III New
h"s'anh was 'na3e Of corn aud rye meal;
no" 'i,e majority OF families see nothing
'''' wheat ''c"i' EXCEPT on very rare orra-
! N'"''S' .'.n" ~" year '" "n"'h"r. 1hc 1"r-
,&'' q '"' ;, l' az" I'""'rrs q nc 'SoAh
,''r ." '''" ','"", """ S"S as Mt'r "h'af,
'"'''"S" cor" '''"" COST "n'H MIR, or less
'h"" A''!' as mercy as "'Snt t%c"". lc,
,.'c'" 'F' ''o"S;,''S y, poor ''''''ieN IN New
i.Hr aHi' VIII" 90 h"' H'"" one week where
We ncNt weeks S"rl'aeS are I" come from.
Wn" Won't 'e'' Il k''i' % oeSfA'"h"h III
; .'''h:s on corn 'f"'' ana 'h"y r'S'f, /"
H. "c''aS'"'''"E' '', s'!! Az" 10y Sca'I''
! '"" u may "'t '" Know" TIA, 'hey are So
:'"mn Is I" I'VE Oh i:nhah mca!.
mere Is II mistake IN ''is. lhcre Is
""'"'''I n'"'" l,a'f.h'''o. 'Aah corn meal,
properly r""N''. moro are variety "f
/ i'f'': 'of We ';'"@ ,'hi may hr prepared
''"ih %, H. maj 'T" h'Sh',y '"","Sn'n"' and
wa "c p,c'''"'' !" any NM. c'>c nv many
I,''''' "'''''S' ''''':;'''! 'y rAi'!f"h.--
''c'e * III opportunity ''r co'.Mcr"''c
economy, an' "',"' III me same time pro-
, ., u. :. =, y
~, ''''"', ''' ''"'' ":',' '"' expenses OF h''
''"'e eau 'e very c"''S'''e';''y rcn"ced by
'''', ~ one '"'''Z". -.
'"'' r'"' W '"E "o"Ec c"''ac" "h'cn we
80: ''''''.,''" = parry ''"e "'" Ia''v ',Sr'
= ''' '''''' ne l'''',v'S "' III" SCUM i've
va, "' '@'' '"":''''',''''-' cor" h:";'"
""t -, Is ""' nr'"",c IS r"""i'A"*S. reason
~ ~ '',r,'' ry ~ ''',' ',s. P'.'S'"i'l "' TIC
''' - Nv if'i." Va ''''' ',''"' n'"' Il m;'-
~, }. W ''','' l''''' ''',' o'''"'' "r'',''
/ 80 " ''''c "n'''o'"' '''i' NOR" h"tatah.'
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She did not tall, but, recovering hr,scll.
stood confronting me. Never can forget
that look. Her features were rs the f.;.-
tnr"s of the dead; but i,"r cycs--those ten
dcr"yes. they literally blalel with scnrn.
| Fer Il moment she remained without utter
! i"g worl; then "Cnmnnv cowar'! =
broke from her white lips, an'! Was alone.
When dared 10 seek her, she was in her
| chamber; "u,l her suhS, cvcrv one Of which
seemed 20 rcnd hcr hear, strings, were ,lan-
GERS 10 my Eea't. mplor"h her forgive.
, ness; told her that iinrw no; what did
lha: WAS mad. Her generous nature
c"n,l not bear my distress, and she ha!r me
think oF it no more, and assured me o: her
entire inrgIvcncSs.
From that night Ellen was never lie
same. Trur, size s:rove TO be rs Of old ::
hnt felt that ''lhe iron had entered her
soul" Never again did she spring forward.
her innocent conr;rnanre sparkling with
joy, to meet me: hu; feeling Of fear ha
fallen ON her ligih hrrt
That fearful evening WAS rcvrr alluded to-
Her proud heart would have shrunE5 from
tn" pity bestowed l,y her iri:u'i%, and her
g,;r! WAS buried in the silence Of her own
icar. | saw her fade, slowly but surely.
from The earth. No medicine could reach
irrr disease. The ,Inro,S sail ii WIS II de-
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'Puhch's Charge to the Jury.

GENTLEMEN OF. TIE JvKY: Iou ara
sworn III all cases 10 decide according to The
evidence; at the same time if YOU have Hry
doubt, YOU are bound to give the prisoner
the b+niiit Of H.. Suppose YOU have to pro-
,|cman arcnsed Of felony? Ypu will natu-
rally doubt whether any gentleman wonIl
commit such o.frncc--accpr,lingly however
strong nay be the testimony against him,
You will. perhaps ar1nit him. The evil
denne Of Your own senses is ut le:,s:, i.s
crcdiiable as that of tile witnesses, if, there
fore, your eyesi:sht convince You that the
prisoner is n weIlrcsscd person. YOU have
righ,to presume his responsibility, aud III
is for you to s:,y-wheiher a respectable per.
son woui'l be likely to he guilty of the
crimes imputed to him. In like manner,
when YOU SEQ a shabby looking fellow ii,
the dock, charged for example, with sheep
stealing, the decision rests with you, first.
| whether or not that individual, is a rnga-
muffin, and secondly, how far it is probable
that alnan Of that description would steal
sheep. Of course, as has been before said, ).
you will always he guided hv the evidence
but, then, whether the evidence, is, trust
worthy or not is a matter for your private
I consideration Yon NAV believe it, il YOU
Echoose, or. YOU mays disbeieve. it,. and
whether, genlleman Of the jury, you will be:
ieve it or disbeleve it, will depend, on the.
constitution Of your minds. !. II your minds
tare SO constituted thai. you wish'to find tie,
prisoner gnity, perhaps You will believe it:
ifihey l,appebto, be. SO constituted fiat you
,Iesire.5 to findf himsnotf guilty. why: theme
:yeryS likely 'yons will stlisbdblieve it. You
are 10 free 1dnrs sp,I,inls from al passion ateI
ftjhll ice 8 yaf, can,, ,,and in that case yotr
tiads s,fnnt wil lishe Unbiased but if:yo!i dah-4
| not. youswill re,nrpia Verdict accor;iibJy..
Itisin not, strictly saak;ii1g, for you 20, con-
siider @lnswill' heilheet etfscsof your verdict; 4
bntsi sdsll Il colisile sliopil ;6ce our to,
You aud you scaRilo. lielf 5ttendipg :fo5yit,;
fflsat Jigta will he iDfluelced hY iii fo d
Ecert,dn extent Yoa5 ARE ptobably ysawslei
Etsat when Son retire ag6u will beaScke sppi
Eantil you ontrire e. ees X 6nlniiy arrive
~ paGiidi;i fair discussion, Sr3 By
spSsof Non y ont thea otlisss
Ssdssi6g and ssobel elnsiap, liiiieh'
arfiy ysf at wi sls
ofs or less ib hSS ance 81 tbss5
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Notice 10 SUtscriLeis.

Upon consultation will. our friends Of the Ab-
beville RdHaer We have come TO the following
understanding That after the 1st of April,
neat, We shall charge for al subscriptions, not
paid u ithin six months 40 and IS 90 if not
paid within one year. The pressure of the
Times has farced upnn us the necessity Of urs-
ting prompt payment upon our Patrons. The
ssmeun- due us for subscription. are separated
susall, bet i'll the aggregate swell TO a large
sum, and if not rr"mtiy paid. subject MS to
great Inconvenience. Our payments are cas, :;
and VIC must require our friends 20 enable us
to meet them.
. Experience has also impressed lis with the
Propricty of charging for Obituary Notices
which exceed a certain length vnd we shall
shenceforth charge for the excess over one
square, at the usual advertising rates.
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u Frnctions Of Squares will be charged in pro
portion to the above rates.
cB Business Cards for the term of one
year, will he charged i'll pr"p"rti"n TO the
space they occupy, at One Dollar per line
cepac".
tEIy- For all advertisements set in Iouh}c col
un.n, Fifty per Cent. extra viii! be added 10 the
above rates.
DAVIS e. CREWS,
For E""ncr;
s.s... LEE & WILSON,
=. For Press
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RATES OF ADVERTISING.

The Proprietors Of the Abbcvilc Banner and
fndepcndrnt Press have established the follow
ing rates of Advertising to be charged i'll both
bapers!
:, Every Advertisement inserted for 4 less time
Than thfee months, will be charged hy the in
sertion at One Doli1r per Square, Il inch
the space of II solid lines or less, for tn" first
thsertion and Fifty Ccnts for each subac-
quentinscrtion.
EY- The Commissioners, Shcri!fs, Clerk :
and Ordnnrys Advertisements will hr inserted
IN both papers, each charging half price.
10 Sheriif's Icvics, Siso EsOsi;sr each
eB Announcnga Candidate, Five BOs-
lars. e
> Advertising an Estrav, Two Dollars,
to be paid by the Magistrate.
:. Advertisements inserted for three months, or
longer, Mt the fnllnwinr rates:
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Description Of Jesus.

The following er;stie was taken by Ma
ro""n from the public records ,oi Rome,
when he deprived tina. city OF so many val
nah" manuscripts. 1t was written at the
time an! on the spot where Jesus colnmcn-
ced his Ministry, hy pubiius LcniulIus, the
Governor o. .Iuea, to the Senate of Rome.
Cesar being Emperor. 1t was custom in
these days for the Governor to write home
ANY event Of Importance which transpirej
while lie held Office:
Conscrp: Fathers: There appeared in
these, our days, n man named Jesus Christ,
who IS yet living anicn- Us, and Of the Gen
tile j. accepted as a prophet OF Great truth
bat his own disciples call him the son of
God. He hath raised the dead, cured all
manner of diseases. II. is Il man of stature
somewhat tail and comey, with very rul-'
hy conntcnanGc, s;Is.!, as, one may both love
and fear His hair is ofthc color Of a FL
bert, when fully ripe; plain to his ears,
whence downward, it is more orient Of color,
curling aud waving about his shoulders
In tho middle Of his head is seam or
partition of long hair. after the manner Of
the Nazarites. His forehead. is plain and
delicate; his face without spotp or swrinl<le.
heautified witha cornely reI his nose and
mouth are exactly formed; his beard is the
color Of his hair, and thick, not Of any
great height, but forked., In reproying he
is terrible, in admonishing, courteous in
speaking lie is very modest and wise; in
proportion Of body, weli-shapsd. None,
have seen him laugh, bnt many have seen
him weep. 4 man, for: his surprising beau.
ty, ,exccliing the children of men. So =.
e ;MANAoED HIM Ar.LAsx-Sir Francis
= - y used TO plague Lord N with,
many impertincnt visits. till At last bis lords
ship ordered his porter ito deny him .adaliE
tanre.a Sir Francis came assdspal. 4 3, S.
MY aord is not at homes .sira, !. 6 s
.:'Ah hfriend. Oh. though give me leave
to speak two l,wordsstos s-ths moiksy.' Al y /.
So Saying the flew qp stairs and took,
Lord - sinaw ares. ss TIE porter was;
.scolded. Ina few days Sir Francis called
again. 81 Ss NE & {,
II s.!s.s.Is my ,lordsat hone
g S. 5s1Ss. I3Ss
( ny y, says yoat u: g clock I N i watch,
stands; must set il !, 8 q
s s Iflsh heswept, and mad Is @sf second atthek