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fortunes with the spear. After dinner, in
oSmpany with our host " dspart>l for the
West Branch 81 the Sioux, distant shout =
nile. Asriving hcrs, Dur hck divestsd hin-
self Of all bis sao.hisg, and 'pitchN in'' in
good earnest. The stream sbounaed With
Buffalo fish, and we should have had excit-
ing sport, but for the fact that just At this
time, the rain began to pour down inter-
rents. After sheltering ourselves, as best
We might, under the branches OF neighbor-
ing trees, for several hours, We we're at last
forced to beat retreat homewsrds through
the rain and tall grass--no very pleasant
operation. This was rather a damper upon
our enthusiasm, and ishingprospects, how
ever We determined to tryit again on the
morrow. - ea.saHal# - 1tassaf sae q
We spent the forenoon Of Friday, catching
"gars," and shooting at blaekbirds. Our
friend B. is a capital (?) shot With the rifle,
as we have reason to know. Aiming HIM
self with our hosts rifle, re attended him to
the woods to see him make the feathers fly.
After much skillful man1uvering, no sue
coed in getting a shot at blackbird-feath-
ers Aew-were flying before he shot-nobody
hurt. After this exploit, he tried his hand
at 'sgar"-powder explodsd-there was a
splash in the water-and all was still, save
that "same old COON" who was still dartins
about. t-.@.
After dinner We again set out for the West
Branch climbed logs and wadcd through
water holes half an hour-thought We saw
a lake-made tracks for it-splendid pros
pect--e enchanting scenery, and all that-found
it was nothing but big slough-no scenery
no enthusiasm-nothing but wet feet and
a soured temper-no prospect, except the
prospect of getting the rheumatism. Reached
West Branch, had fine sport with the Buffalo
got all we could carry-thought we would
try and hook some Cat-B. dopped his line
nary bite-concluded to cross the stream
dumped up to his waist in water ~.
wettins both his boots and brceches'.-
and had his pains for his trouble-the cats
would not bite-gave it up in disgust, and
wadcd back to the Mill, and reached our
quarters about dark, tired, hungry and per-
fectly disguised with the romance of fishing
the poetry of the thing was entirely di'si-
pated. .. ... "
Tho next day, B. proposed to return home
carried unanimously, not single dissent
ing voice. Late in tho afternoon of Satur-
day, started back by new and $50 they told
us) much nearer route. Arrived at Pre-
paration about dark-found tho town fenced
in-something new-no "great shakes" Of
town anyhow, if it is fenced in. Stayed
among tho Lords people all night-accomo-
dations of the first character, and charges
moderate. Took dinner at Calhoun, and
arrived home late in the evening, perfectly
satisfied that there were two individuals in
Uncle Sans dominions, who would never
be caught up in Monona county again, fish
ing, at this season of the year-at least.
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Re,.yllsan state csavesslss.

Aepablbean Ssase Cesveussss.
Tho Conyentiog w cali To orddlAt IL
o,dcck Al, bya j Kirk1ood, Chairman
Of ma aestS CentgSl Copmlttec, upon1 those
moiss Mr.. IIsmIlS d Dubuque, was call.
q fto the Chair. Or. Dimnit, Of JouSe, and
w P. Hepburn, - Marsh4n, were aPpoipt-
On motion Of j. Butler, = committee con-
sisting Of one from each Judicial District
vas appointed 10 report the nance OF per
manent officers. A COMMITTEES on crcden'
tails, consisting of the same number, wa.
appointei when the CONGESTION adjourned
until z O'Clock r. \.
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Con xre s,Ionai Nom,pasis..

At the Republican Congressional Conven.
ton, held at Iowa City, on the 18th ult.,
WV. VAsDEvEK was nominated for Congress,
to succeed Hon. T. DAVIS, who declined Z
denomination. Mr.. VANDEvER is univer-
sally spoken of as eminently qualified
both by natural abilities and education, for
the position, and If elected, will do honor
to the Republican party and to the State.
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Nebraska Banking,

We understand the Omaha Times took US
to task last week, for expressing an opinion
in no wise commendatory Of the banking
system Of Nebraska, as regulated by the
Legislature of that Territory. We have
been unable to find IA copy Of the Times con-
taiug the aforesaid structures, and therefore
cannot Of course, reply to them. However,
if we are correctly Informed, the whole gist
of our neighbours article, hinged upon the
fact, that the greater portion of Banking in
Nebraska, has been by Iowa fnanciers, and
that, thefore, this State and not Nebraska
Territory, should bear the odium that does
or should attach to sswild- cat' Banking in
that Territory. This is surely, queer logic
The people of Iowa, nor those of any other
State, could have set up the swindline
Banking institutions in Nebraska, had not
tho Legislature Of that Territory given them
the right to do so. Who is to blame, then
the men who availed themselves of loose
system Of Legislation, or the men who open.
ed the woy for such swindling, by careless.
ness, or perhaps wilful neglect, while framing
laws, ostensibly at least, for the creates,
good Of the greatest number To our mind,
nothing is clearer, than that all the odium
that attaches to "wild- casting," in Nebraska.
belongs and should be delivered to, and
heaped upon the representatives Of the SOW
ereign people Of that Territory.
That tho parties who availed themselvc.
of the 'seasy virtue" Of Nebraska Legislators.
to swindle the people, arc morally RESPONSE
BILE, We do not deny, and but wish that We
could say that they were also legally bound.
en-, but We cannot. If you leave the stable
door open, and plenty Of prouender in the
crib, you should not be surprised If some
quadruped tried the virtues Of the aforesaid
provendcr. The same principle holds'good
where bipeds are concerned. Now, if the
Legislature Of Nebraska invised parties there
to suindle, and protected them in the pur'
suit of such ayocation, who is justly amena.
BILE to censure-tho law makers, or the par.
ties who availed themselves of the protection
of such laws? - "v s'.f.-'.
~ -E1Is j, F5ssEzssE .-....r -.
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eT The Buchanan State Convention Of
the Illinois Democracy, assembled at Spring
field on the 9th ult. Two hundred and SIX
ty-three Delegates, representing forty-eight
counties, were in attendance. John Dough-
erty was nominated State Treasurer and Ex-
Gov. Reynolds, Superintendent of Public
Instruction. Resolutions were adopted af-
frming adherence to the Cincinnati plat
form; reaffirming the principle Of non-inser-
vention in the territories; opposing the con-
centration Of power in the hands Of the cen.
trail government; deprecating Slavery agita.
ton; condemning Senator Douglas and
characterizing his opposition to the Admin.
istration as overweening conceit; denounc-
ing the principles Of the Republican party,
as tending to dissolution of the Union,
and denouncing the late outrages by the
British cruisers on American vessels in the
Gulf of Mexico and elsewhere. --..-.-.
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APjcture From Life.

The Democratic party is irrevecably conn
mitted to an active pro-slavery policy. For
the last six years its ruling spirits have not
cherished q thought or uttered word, the
spirit and intent of which was not to fortify
and amplify the institution of slavery. To
that end they have broken most sacred COM
promises, have perverted every power Of the
government into an fundamentally of for.
cling slavery upon virgin soil, have constrain-
ed the Supreme Court to put unheard OF
constructions upon the constitution; and to
that end they are maturing still further
schemes of repeating the neutrality laws, Of
laying violent or at least fraudulent hands
upon Cuba and Central America, and of re-
opening the slave trade, one step towards
which was taking no longer ago than last
week, when the Administration portion Of
the Senate Committee of Foreign Affairs
voted in committee to report a measure abb
rogating so much Of the " ebster- Ashburton
treaty as requires our country to keep a
squadron on the coast of Africa to operate
against the slave trade. There never has
been in the history of this country party
policy more decided, more unmistakable, or
more fixed, than the pro-slavery policy of
present Democratic party. Everything is
made to give way to it. It overrides cove
nants, overrides precedents, overrides ma
jorities, overrides constitutional obligations,
overrides popular rights, overrides the most
common principles of justice. 1t cheats,
robs, pillages, murders-cheats with its
brides, robs with its test oaths, pillages with
its Lawrence and Ossawatomio -r"ide undor
Federal officers, and murders by rewarding,
and still continuing to reward, with its best
official gifts, the murderer Of Barbour and the
murderer of Phillips. There is nothing too
desperate for this party to attempt, nothing
too foul for it to stoop to, if so be there is
the slightest chance to serve their favorite
institution. 1t possesses no spirit but that
Of dishonesty; it knows no policy but that
of Observation-Disclosures advertiser. ~. -
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According to official advices from Gov.
CUNNING, he is in full possession Of Salt
Lake and Utah, as Goyernor-the Norman
rebel having surrendered his authority, and
his people mostly left and leaving. This is
a happy thing for the country. The treasu-
ry, already depleted by Administration ex-
travagance and peculation, was badly con-
ditioned to carry on a war two thousand
miles through the wilderness, with a large
band IF desperate especially
when the war was conducted with such
laundering extravaganza and peculation, as
the Utah expedition has been thus far. 1t
may be pertinent to ask, just here, if BRlG-
HAN You've is to be punished for his trea-
son. Per contra, We sec it stated, that ad-
vices have been received from Gen. JOHN
SON of a worry diGoront import. The latter
reports that tho Mormons are fortifying
themselves at all points, and processes to
believe there is good deal of treachery
mixed up with the present treatment Of
Gov. CuxxIsc, by the Mormons, and that
the end Of tho Mormon embroglio, is not
yet. Reports are SO contradictory in rela-
ton to affairs at Salt Lake, that VIC cannot
tell which to believe. Our readers have the
same privilege in regard to these reports,
that the Snowman so freely accorded to the
boys who asked, upon entering the MENACE
rie, which was the lion and which the tiger.
"Just asyou please, little boys-you pays
your money, and you takes your choice"
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oDeeided1y Coed ~

Under this head, the Mt. Pleasant Home
Journal refers to the resolution, adopted by
the Democratic Convention Of this County,
charging the s.Black Republican" Legislature
with favoritism and extravagancc, on ac-
count of the appropriation of 100000 for
tho completion of the Insane Asylum at Mt.
Pleasant, and pointedly says--"Hsvs the
Democratic party of Iowa engrafted "oppo-
sition to benevolent Institutions" asa plank
in their PLATFORM If SO, We congratulate
them upon securing ct accompaniment to
Depreciation and extension Of human bond.
age" Certainly, the Democratic party has
now become the embodiment Of illiberality
and contractedness. In no other organizes
ton is there to be found so thoroughly de-
veloped all tho concomitants of low parsi-
zanship. Tho resolution in question, shows
to what means the Democracy of this county
are willing to resort, in order to bolster
up a rotten cause. Despairing of success in
this State, upon the issues now dividing the
country, they are endcavoring to propitiate
success by charging upon their opponents
favoritism and corruption in making appro-
priations for Benevolent INSTITUTIONAL
leging, that thereby an ssabolition town.
has received aid and comfort. If Mt. Pleas
ant had only been Democratic town, the
Mountain would not have labored, and there
would have been no exhibition Of very small
mice. For illiberality Of views, and all the
low indications and expressions Of party
degradation and insensate malice, commend
US to tho Democratic leaders, and especially
to an ofhce-holder under the present bigoted
and corrupt Administration.
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THURSDAY, JULY 9, lssa

The advantages Of investment in Loudoe :.
known about bnme, but iOr the iefomsssm -
abroad. short description may be necessary
I Leudon is situated within one and knHn7ss 4
center OF the county, on beautiful high pssira 4.
manding a view the oor1try FOR miles .rprd h,
on the stage road form the Missouri kivss I'M : =
iington; also on the Stage road from ST. Joyl bca
ell Bluffs; twelve miles from the Iandpe q o. -.
ri river and ten miles East VI Pacific CilyfnstenS
If the B. 4 n. r.. X. y 70 miles south Of Csp6iun
1t is surrounded by the best farms and nas n.
lands in the State, supplied with plenty II tnis
the purest Of wafer 'HT@t1f
1t is the mostcenfral and accessible pssss N ,evs
~ for the farmers Of the county totrade at
The line Of the Burlington and Missouri kaiaals,
permanently located, passes through the tssl =,
depot is to be established here.
The Columbus Seminary being erected ssas 3
management Of the u. X. Church, Is locased I'm n
contract let TO be completed BY the. les Of Jsna0s
cost OF $24 500, twenty thousand Of whfA II II
paid in and secured This will be the asst q n
Institution Of the kind in central OF Westeu In
imagined when over two hundred lots have I'm 4
1t private sale since the first 0! September hi =
or forty Of which have been built upon. 81 Nc
A High School, which provisions were nste b,
the last meeting Of the Legislature, will, trA
doubt be located af this place. --s
With so many advantages, LOCDOy bids fir Nj
come ono OF the most important place. in IL hss
II Iowa. Persons seeking homes in the West By NJ
they can be accommodated With Schools an6 susrrnr
by moral steady and sober class Of peopla sssAi
we'll to attend the sale Of lots.
Some of the choicest lots in the town will 4 ur
and positively sold NJ this sale. Title n&rfeY J.
rsTty deeds given upon the payment or thtNN Sna
nent.
Terms Of sole.
One-fuurth down, one-fcurth in four ma;h .
fourth in eight months, and one-fourth In tSelenr
wM. ARMSTRONG. ! ks
-. q sc uE &C. NUCKOLIIS, Ia,
GEO. MiCKLEwAIT, ShW
Louisn, June 3. 1SJS-v2n7-iw. y.ssI
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We refer any Of our readers who may wish
to take a course of Commercial Instruction,
to the advertisement in another column, of
Mcssrs. DAVIS 4 TIrToN. Our exchanges
speak Of these gentlemen . eminently quail
fled for the faithful and competent discharge
of their duties rs instructors ID every depart
ment of business connected with the count
ing room. '"''@
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The Pacific Enterprise establishment has
passed into the hands Of Mr.. A. THonpsos,
late of Ohio, and in the place Of the Le-
compton sheet heretofore issued from that
Office, We now have the ssPaci6c City Her
ald," straight-out advocate Of Republican
principles. Six months ago, there was but
one Republican paper on the entire Missouri
Slope, now we can boast Of four. 1t gives
us pleasure to chronicle this evidence of the
sure and steady growth of correct priu-
pies in this stronghold of Sham Democracy.
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The Only Full Course Mercan.
- tile COLLEGE in Iowa.


to spare labor expense in making these mode, u-
stitutions, aordng the most adequate facilities fur
young qualify themselves practically Tor rcspan
sible positions in life.
~ practical that Of similar institution in the
Union Comprising scientific and practical exercises III
BOOK KEEPING 4 ACCOUNTS
Adapted to every department OF Trade Commerce and
Manufacturers -comprehending the best forms in
among the most eminent establishments engaged iBdi
vidualiy in partnership in business whether
pcreus adverse in the purchase and sale OF mechan
dine Wholesale and RETAIL importing and exporting
their account on commission or on joint speculation
including specu!aons in Stocks, Real Estate, &c, with
Jobbing, Shipping, Mining. MANUFACTURING Steamboat,
Railroad, Ranking and Exchange and Books of Joint
Stock and Chartered Associations generally.
PRACTICAL PENMANSHlP.
This department is under the direction OF the Prnc
pals, r ". DAVIS and S. ). .TIPTON, who give daily
in Penmanship. embracing systematic style Of
beautiful BMsiness Writing.
Time Of Commencing .-Now-any time.
Requisite Qualifications to Enter.-An Orinar,
English education.
Time required to Complete the Coxrse-rrom eieh,
to twelve weeks.
Cost Of stationery, $e.-Frum IS to sI2.
DipLomas-Awarded to we'll qualified graduates.
other.
COLLEGE, Rooms-Neatly furnished, and conveniently
arranged being airy and in the most beautiful loca
tions in the aboye.namcd cities. .-. r..
TERMS-Payable On Entering.
For full Mercantile Course, including all departments
Of Book keeping Lectures and Penmanship, time un-
limited. .-S40.
application at the College, or By sending for circu
lar which will be furnished eratuitously by return
mail. Address DAVIS Upton,
v2nl0. Peoria or Davenport.
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Who VIII Do II.

There is brisk demand for houses to
rent at good rates, almost any house, shan
ty, nook and corner is full, and VIC shall
soon have from fifty to one hundred more
hands employed, what will they do, when it
is almost impossible to get any kind Of a
room to get into. 1t will pay any one largely
to put up q few snug houses to rent. They
would be taken as fast as finished, ut paying
rates.-Creseent City Oracle. 49,. r
"Almost any house, shanty, nook and
corner is FULL" is it' Pity about that. II
"almost any house," etc., sis FULL" why
don't some of those now so desperately
crowded and squeezed, "move their bccots''
into some of the score or more of empty
houses lying around loose Whereabouts? p
"Who will do it?' Again, sit will pay any
one largely to put up few snug houses to
rent" Will it? Why we noticed several,
if not more, "snug houses to rent" that
were obviously not paying very slargely."
However, ssbuncombe'' is cheap commodi-
ty, and it costs but little to indulge in it,
even in the hardest of times. GA brisk de.
mand for houses to rentv'-ha! ha! that /,
a good Joke. ., 20.
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RAIL ROAD NOTICE!

vJ,HE ANIMAL MEETING OF TIRE srOCEH0Lp.
i ERS Of the Coancii Bluffs e 81. Joseph NAH NAN
Road Ce,rr,nv for the choice of Directrx and such
other business az may come before them viii be hen
at Concert Hall Council Bluffs, on the md Monday o.
July next. A punctual attendance is Ieauestcd:
June 19-ycn9-lw KS
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GTA witty and distinguished politician
from the eastern part of the State, IN daily
anticipation Of an interesting domestic event,
found it difficult to complete his work in
the sthird House, at New Haven, as soon
as he expected, and telegraphed to his wife:
MAY stay until tomorrow night p She
answered, 'Ephesians, 9Th, 24th.' We opins
Matthew 24th, 44th,s would have been .
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To James l.. Orr, augustus NJ. Smith,
and all Persons Mteresfed: ,,, s- ..~s

VOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, THAT WILL AP-
pear at the once Of the Register Of the U. s. Land
Once q. Council Bluffs the Fifth day Of July next
to prove my right 70 enter BY presumption the south
half Of the NORTHEAST Quarter Of Section Town ~
North, u Range 36 West. JOHN =. NEWTON.
IunNA 40
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JOHN T. BALDWIN, g. u. Mea
BALDWIN g. DODGE.


COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA. s,,.z
(>OELECTIoNS MADE ANDrEoNfrIr kEXnn
" at Current Rates Of Exchange. &sA
Bills Of Exchange. Gold and Siivef, Current ~
current Money Bought and Sold. 81 Fr
Land Warrants Bought and Sold and EntefOaao y
Interest Paid on Special Deposits.
Money Loaned on Real Estate anil Personal Ssrzr
Taxes paid for Resident and Nos-Sesident Frrl
tors. .EE - g HFsE
Correspondents may rely upoS yromP.ness ~
and our personal attention to thcr Interests u
transaction Of any business which may bs enrusA
us. - -5'tE
....... r..., ,. REFERENCES:
American Exchange Bank, New York City. i
J. p Thompson, IS ri2 ." q % 5"Na y
Bank of Illiun, 1llion, n. 7. sFT
Bank Of Cooperstown. CooPerstown, N. ].
Durkee & Bullock, Bankers, 81. Louis, No
Onondaga County Bank, Syracsse, n. y.W
Warren Bank, South Danyss, Mass. .
A. J. Stevens x Co hAkers, IT. Desnaafs
Henry rafntam, Pres &. 4 r. I. r. r., Chess, w
Jno. y. Henry, Sapt. N. h y. r. r. Davenport Es'
Cook, Sargent Dpwny, Bankers, Icra CITY. ~.
western Marine & FIRE hsWAArs CoMDAsJ us
City, n. r. .a ~
lie Roy Tuttle, Omaha Cry. 70
James c. Mitchell, Esq, fioresce, ). T. - -
n. D, Judd, Esq Chicago.
Merchants, Savings, Loan L Trust Co, Chfss~
Corse, Snowden l. Corse, Alexandria Va
j. B. Bennett, ACT. 1Etna Fire inssrsars eo"pH'
James Harlan, o. 5. s., Ut. Pleasant, lows.
Hon. s. r. Curtis, n. c., Keokuk, Iowa.
Coolbaugh & Brooks, Bankers, Burlington, Iowa
JuIy S-nIO-u : ; >55F ~ tBusss -
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G. We are indebted to Hon. TINoTBT
DAVIS, Of this State, and Hon. isaac |. STE
VEINS, delegate from Washington Territory,
for attentions to this Office.
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To James L. Or, augustus NJ. Smith,
and all Persons Interested:
Won ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED, THAT WILL
appear at the Registers Once In the City Of Coun
Gil Bluns the Fifth day of July next to prove my
right 70 enter by presumption the NV Quarter Of Sec
ton I. Town "A. Range 50.
June 26-y2n9-2w. WILLIAM s. NEWTON.
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Asswers to Correspondents.

The Buffalo Republic cleyerly hits several
things in the following take-off:
Eaquirer.-The Fourth of July does not
occur on the 22d of February, nor is it, as
you suppose, commemorative of anything
that ever happened to the Rochester Union.
ROberfson.-He was not hid in the slop-
pail. He was under the bed.
Mother.-Reverse and spank.
Bride.-Victoria pins can be had at S. o.
Barnum's. ... ~. >
Statisiics.-Seven times thirty-fye.
Helen.-You can keep them up with "elas-
tics" '.s-.... E.
Meiicus.-Apply shoemaker's wax and
then squeeze it. .-.s ....... 49,. :........
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES is on the canal
east Of Lockport. j. .aar... .-.....-...
Stumueake.-Fifteen drops each Of laud-
mum and camphor, and rub in. .....
Ambition.-Very few men will descend 90
far. To be spoken Of for alderman, involves
loss of reputation, friends, and citizenship.
You can imagine what man must be to be
elected as such. ......4..... 49,. h.. -c