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Kanawha Valley star. [volume] (Charleston, Va. [W. Va.]) 1856-1861, 1859-02-08
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New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
CROPS in HOWARD COUNTY.

Mr.. Editor:-It may be interesting to our
friends abroad, to know about the crops in Iowa.
This is my sixth crop in Howard county and I
must say that we are cutting the heaviest crop
Of oats and wheat that l have ever seen in the
west. Corn is not as forward as in some years
past, but, with q continuation Of the present ia
vorable weather, we may expect an average crop.
Potatoes look fine, and the farmer has every
reason to be. satisfied with his present and flu
ture prospects.
Recently ! have seen various persons from
the eastern States enquiring for homes in the
west, som looking for improved farms, others
looking for land partially improved. To all who
wish to sell their property in older States, and
become western farmers, thereby charging
their worldly goods, I can say come to Howard
county.
Here we have fertile soil, cheap land, good
building and fencing material at low prices, and
in great abundance; good health, pure water, ex-
%cellent society and a sound currency, with cir
cumscribed circulation. The PRESENT. is as good
ia time to come west as I have ever seer, and I
have lived west Of Chicagofor twenty-six years.
Truly yours, A FARMER.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

81 know 4 million is a great many, but
am confident we saw that number yes
terday. Certainly, all we saw could not
have !, stood on ten square miles of
gronnd.'7Horace Greedy.
II is supposed that when Greedy made
the above estimate of ten square miles of
bufaloes he. was using the famous spec
tacles with which he used to look at
Fremont meetings in. the campaign. of
1856. Those spectacles used to magni-
III about forty fold in his Republican e.
Inmates, and probably were at old tricks
when he guessed at the buffaloes; or per
laps he may have been a. oblivious as
when he saw three Democratic parties
Is sober man sees things singly; one who
is intoxicated sees double. What then
aodld Be the condition of Greely while
seeing objects tasibtlei J.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

A PREDICTION.
Col. Richardson predicted when the
Office of the Howard County Sentinel
wa destroyed that a new paper would
not be again started at New Oregon.
We believe the Col. has W paid our
town a visit, and perhaps thinks McGre'
gor the western limit of civilization.
Come out and see our place and its
people COL, then if like casualty should
again destroy our Office, you will say.
''they have the metal, the energy and the
enterprise at New Oregon necessary to
success in a western town, and their pa
per is sure to be re-established and that
speedily"
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
DEMOCRATIC COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
Jas. II. B. Harris. w. r. Mead. J.

DEMOCRATIC COUNTY ORGANIZATION.
Jas. II. B. Harris, w. r. Mead, ]. A.
Callison, Jas. Hall and A. NJ. Van Leu
ven, Democratic Central Committee.
Vigilance Committee for the several
towns :-Afton, M. Boardman; Howard,
Jas. Hall; Howard Center, ]. A. CALI
son; Iowa River, VIM. Munger; James
town, R. Wooton; New Oregon, J. F.
Mitchell; Osborne, 0. Arnold; Paris, E.
I. Isbell; Saratoga, T. J. Gibbons; Yer
non Springs,J. c. Schoonmaker. A full
report of the. proceedings of our Demo
cratic county convention being unneces.
sary now, we give only the committees
appointed, that an organizatin of the
party may be speedily effected.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
TIE DISCOVERY OF THE TOMB OF PHARAOH
AMOSIS.

A letter from Cairo, in the Constitutional,
says that the general subject of conversation in
that city is the discovery which has just been
made by the well-known archaologist, M. Mari
cite. He has found, at Thebes; after long and
difficult researches, the tomb still intact, Of Pha-
raoh Amosis. The King is lying in a coffin,
completely covered with gold leaf, ornamented|
with large wings painted on it. Thirty jewels
of great value were found in the same coffin byI
the side Of the king, as was also 2 Ratchet Of
Some years ago M. Mariette, had a similar
piece Of good fortune, in finding in the tomb Of
Apis the jewels which now form the principal
ornament of the Egyptian Museum Of the Lou1
vre. The jewels Of Amosis are still more fa1
vorable, from their number and quantity. Thid
discovery Of a royal tomb intact is the most im|
portant one that M. Mariette has yet made il
Egypt.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

The only bank bills we have seen that
absolutely battle the arts Of the counter
feiter, are those on the Minnesota banks.
These are so got up as to absolutely de-
fy all the efforts of counterfeiters to inn
pose upon the people. The plan is sim
ply to have such security as will make
the genuine bill worthless, then none
are deceived and imposed upon by coun-
terfeits.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
SALUTATORY.

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In assuming the editorial control of
the Plaindealer, custom demands that /
extend my hand and bow to the frater-
nifty. And in compliance with this pre-
vailing practice, it is anticipated that the
line of policy that shall guide US, be Civ
en- to the public without stimulation.
Then it shall first be my aim and pur-
pose to advocate what it seems to me are
the true interests of northern Iowa, set
ting forth its vast agricultural wealth,
its fertile soil, its inexhaustable resources,
its salubrious climate, and the vastly SUI
perior advantages it offers as the future
home of the emigrant and husbandman.
And as the tillers of the soil comprise by
far the larger portion of our population it
shall be my purpose to give them a pa
per that shall be an acceptable auxiliary
in the arts Of the agriculturist. It shall
be my pride to aid them in developing
the wealth Of northern Iowa, and in
maintaining its people and their institu-
tons upon such a basis as their impor-
lance secures to them.
Politically the Plaindealer will be de-
voted to the conservative National Dem
ocratic element of the country, advoca-
ting the continued ascendency of the
Democratic party of the nation, and to
the union and success of the party in
Iowa. To that end the Plaindealer will
support the platform, abide by, and adj
here to the time-honored usages of the
party.-We shall ever frown upon cliques
and spurn demagogues whether within
the party or as the advocates of locality.
And, lastly, it will be my aim to ad-
vance the settlement, and promote the
interests and prosperity of northern Iowa,
and Of Howard county, without preju-
dice to locality. w. R. MEAD.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

"The northern half of the State has
been ignored in the nominations, yet we
trust it will evince none the less devotion
to the principles upon which the Repub-
lican party is based, and accomplish what
ever may be in its power towards the
success of the entire ticket in the ensu-
ing campaign."-Dw. Times.
Yes, the northern portion of the State
positively victimized in the nominal
tons. The principles upon which the
party is based, corruption and a univer-
sal prescription, political as well as reli-
gious, to all foreigners will be lived up
to by them. Friend Palmer as a Jour-
nalist and as the representative of Know
Nothingism in the New York Legislature
having put his hatred against the for
eigner upon the record, should have pre-
scented his claims to the convention with
a certificate for ssvaluable services rem
dered," and the result might have been
satisfactory-perhaps.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

From the McGregor Times of the 31st
inst. we learn that two dead bodies were
recently found in the river, neal that
place-one Of them a male described as,
''about Is years old, had jet back hair,
was S feet 8 inches high, dark complex
ion and had on plaid cotton pants, stri.
ped calico shirt and black silk cravat.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
THE ELECTIONS.

THE ELECTIONS. @ ,. u
Kentucky has gone Democratic by,
from 1000 to 10000 majority. The
lisilatu.e is 80 majority on joint ballot.
Six Of the members of congress elected
are Democrats, while those of the oppo-
sition are in no event likely to act with
the Republicans.
Tennessee Nection.-Harris, Demo
crat, is elected governor, by 5000 ma
jority. The Legislature is strongly Dem
ocratic.
Virginia Election.-The returns in
this State afford no aid and comfort to
Republicanism. There are none of the
congressman elected that will unite in
any Of the schemes of the Abolit' nists.
1eras Necti0m.-The returns from
this State indicate the election of Run
nells, regular Democrat, over Sam. Hous-
ton, independent Democrat. Both mem
bers Of congress are Democrats.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
CHICAGO HERALD.

CHICAGO BRAID.
Democrats wishing a reliable Demo
cratic paper published outside the State,
ever true to the great principles of the
party, conservative and conciliatory in
tone, and of eminent ability in setting
forth and maintaining the great land
marks Of the National Democracy, should
sustain the Chicago Herald.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
"VOT o I PAYv0

The other day q Dutchman in Cincie6aty
severely thrashed by his svrowJn and
smarting under the infection, he coQplained to
the Mayor, and bad his better half arrested,
wheredpon she was fined three dollars and the
costs, but she not having the money her hus-
band was called 1 au upon s to fork fork over .,a.,. Upon Which
ina t1Vot fosI paJ2 Shesvip mer The stat
ute was explained 10 him, and he paid, but 4,
nounced that hereafter his wife 1mie6t wolOp
IN q much q. she pleasedybut he wepld new
er again tasfle stsps 70 uphold the majesty ofthe
41ov1neus masses aEstFreach. soldiers arc
= into Riednoat vic Ne and Mount
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

ADSOA 4AA1 SoCA VI w fL. L
When we divest war of the heroic and CHI
valric associations which unfortunately give it
o charm to man from the romantic element
that ~ Q portion Of every ones composition,
and bring it down to a mere question Of profj1
and loss, expenses and receipts, we shall fy
that war is a wasteful amusement, and a l,kyN
ury. that should be too dear for the richest
nation to indulge in. The cost of the pres
ent war, and the material necessary to carry
1t on, may be roughly estimated from the &C.
ta'is OF the supply Of men ammunition, prov
ender, ect, which were sent to the French
army In the Crimea. At the present time
such calculations are interesting, and we arc
enabled to give these details, which have been
furnished by the Minister Of War il Franc.
M. Valiant.
The whole force sent by France to the Rlac,,
Sea was 3O9,268 soldiers and Al 974 horsos.
of the former 10000 were KILLED died in the
hospitals, or were otherwise missing. It Is
considered that $4,000 were wounded ana sur
vived. Of the horses only 5000 ~returpcd to
France. The great guns, howitzers, &c, were
644, besides COB furnished by the navy. The
light artillery for field service furnished SEQ guns
more, and in all there were 1900 wheel vehicles
for cannon sent from France. The missiles Of
death, too, were ~fearfully vast; 100000 of
SnellS anu cannon DallS, lU,UUU,UUU DOuAuS VI
gunpowder, and 66, 100000 Of ball cart"igcs.
One hundred batteries, and fifty miles of tench
were constructed, besides ten miles Of decisive
works, and five miles of subterranean gallerns
in the solid rock.
The food sent from France, besides items Of
smaller quantities, was 10000, 900 pounds of bis.
cult; 96,0OO,O00 Of -four, equal to 100000 bar
rels; 100000 pounds Of preserved beef; IA
600, 900 pounds Of salt beef and lard; 10000
pounds ofrice; 100000 pounds of coffee; 6,0OO,-
900 pounds Of sugar; 10000 head live cattle; g.
500, 900 gallons Of wine, and nearly 100000
pounds Of Chollet's preserved vegetables were
among the larger items of supplies. The horse
feed, too, was immense: 10, 000,O 900 pounds
(equal to 81, 900 tuns) of hay; 100000, 900 pounds
100, 900 tuns) of oats and barley; 10000 tuns
coal, charcoal and coke. There were $50 ovens
to bake bread, and 40 presses to press hay.
The clothing was another branch Of large sup
ply, comprising garments in such hundreds of
thougands that it would be tedious to enumcrate
them; but as some clue to the matter, the num-
Der ranged from 100000 to $4,000 Of each ar
ticle of clothing. For the piercing cold Of the
Crlmea there were $4,000, sheepskin palctots,
100000 sheepskin CATERS, and tents for 100000
men. The harness and farriery department
present an immense quantity of supplies; among
them were 10000 horse-shoes, and 6,00O,000
horseshoe nails.
In nothing do the French SO mulch excel as
in hospital arrangements. They sent $1,000
bedsteads for invalids, as many mattresses, and
$1,000 coverlets. There was the material for
amhulances for $4,000 sick men, and coo cases
of Instruments.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

J. H. Powers, Of Chickasaw county,
received the nomination of the Republi-
can convention for the 10th senatorial
district. There is one feature in his po-
litical faith, however, that will not go
down with the intelligent men of his par
ty-his firm adherence to Douglass Re-
publicanism; besides, older, better, and
ADLER men Of the party were sacrificed
and laid out to crafty this strong feature
in their organization.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

A dancing master was taken up in
Natchez recently for robbing a fellow
boarder. He said he commenced by
cheating a printer, and after that every.
thing rascally seemedto come easy to him.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

A steam japanese junk had arrived a
short time since at Macon, in China. the
machinery of which had been bought Of
the Americans, ndmounted in a Japan
ese port. The chief engineer was an
American.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
OUR CANDIDATE S.

OUR CANDIDATES
At the head of our columns we place
the names ofthose put in nomination, as
the standard bearers of the Democracy
of the State, and for this senatorial and
representative district. They + each
and all of them worthy the earnest sup
port of every man who sincerely has the
interests Of our State at heart. Against
them as men, the busy tongue of SANDER
can utter no reproach.
The platform upon which they stand,
too, entities them to the support, not on
ly of the Democracy, but of all who
would aid in discharging the people of the
heavy load of taxation entailed upon them
by the Encouragement and corruption
of the present Republican dynasty. The
time has now come when we should look
to our own affairs instead of shrieking
after Kansas, or Kamtschatka. In the
canvass now approaching, all our State
interests are deeply involved, while gen
eral politics can scarcely be introduced.
All the offices to be filled are either State
or local; and although we have no pow
er to escape the debt already incurred, and
the financial embarrassment now upo us,
still it may be profitable to examine the
record and ascertain what parties are res
ponsible for the present state of things,
and adopting the reasoning that, like
produces like, discard the corrupt finan-
ciers through whose management fnan-
cial ruin has been entailed upon us.
From this record the people will learn
that our present State Indebtedness is
solely attributable to the prodigality and
corruption Of those who have wildly
shrieked for bleeding Kansas while they
have more deeply bled our own people.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
ANNENTlON.

A correspondent n Toronto Globe writing
from the Red. River Of the north says the psQ1
pie MO 0Ncppy that Aountry can. pever get aledE
Iwitholt .hein4g attached tothe i ted State 70
a~na(katiod 1wser u Spontaneous ~
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

HOWARD COUNTY SENTINEL. 20 :
Postmasters at whose offices the How
ard County Sentinel was received will
confer a favor by sending us the names
of those receiving the Sentinel at their
office, as the subscription books of the
paper were involved in it's destruction.
This request is to enable the association
to proceed in the collection Of its de-
mands outstanding. /.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
THE DEMOCRATIC PLATFORM
Respecting Slarery in the Territories" as adopted
the Cincinnati Conve~tion.-Ths Resolution.

Resolred, That we recognize the right Of the people
acting through the legally and fairly expressed will Of
a majority Of actual residenta and whenever the mum.
Der Of their inhabitants justi6es it to form q ~constitu.
ton, with or without domestic slavery, and be admit
ted into the Union upon terms Of perfect equality with
the other States.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

Three Ex-Republican policemen of
Chicago recently decoyed and captured
three fugitive slaves and sent them to St.
Louis, (all for the paltry sum of $780,
and in open defiance to the Fugitive
Slave Bill, and without the requirements
and forms of law. j
Oh! Republicanism, where is thy con-
sistency! Will S2,500 more buy out the
rest of your thunder!
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
REPUBLICAN NOMINATION.

NOMINATION.
D. D. Sabin of this place received the
nomination of the, Republican conven-
ton at Riceville for the 59th representa-
tive district. This nomination is a deci-
ded triumph of the radical Abolition and
ultra Know Nothing wing of the party
combined.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
A GOOD ARTICLE

A GOOD ARTICLE.
Huntington, of Farmersburg, Iowa.
manufactures choice black ink. Fol
sale by D. S. Cook, wholesale agent, Nc.
Gregor.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
VERNON SPRINGS.

vEKNON SPKlNGS' y asa
Our energetic neighbors 81 THU Ter
esting village are making some su6sJUh-
|tiaS mpFoyepents, = spite u hard times.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
STATE ISSUES FOR The STATE CANVASS

We admonish the people of Iowa not to allow their
Immediate interests IN State affairs to be lost sight Of
through the distraeing influences of national questions
Let the State issues govern the State canvass!
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

The enterprising citizens of Lime
Springs continue improvement, notwith.
standing the pressure ofthe times. Mr.
Marsh is pushing forward his grist mill
to a speedy completion; it will be a fine
building, rejecting great credit upon tha
town, and must be a source Of profit to
every man in business there. The water
power is not excelled, perhaps, by any
in the country.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY.

UPPER IOWA UNIVERSITY.
Edwin S. Gilbert, A. NJ, and profess
sor o.. mathematics and mechanical phi
losopW at the above institution, favored
our sanctum with a call, n day this
week.-Mrs. popular institution having
been in successful operation for nearly
two years, is now to be greatly enlarged,
and to have classical, scientific, and bib
lical departments organized. 1t is the
purpose of the projectors of this institu-
ton to make it one of the best institu-
tons Of the kind IN the western States.
1t is located at Fayette, Fayette county,
Iowa. Inquiries made to Levi Fuller,
president, will receive a prompt answer
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

BAD ROADS. a@
We have waited long and anxiously
for the building of a good and passable
highway between the sister towns of Yer
non Springs and New Oregon. Now
really and in fact we are but one town
for whatever benefits us is almost of
equal interest to them, and whatever in
terests them is beneficial to us in a cor
responding ratio. What folly then and
what a reproach upon us alike that we
do not unite in. the good work and have
a road connecting the towns that shall
win to us as many plaudits as the pres
.ent one has curses. Now is a good time
for the work. Will the fathers Of the
towns suggest the time when it shall be
done, and leave the work to younger
hands!
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20
YHE PLAINDEALER.
EDITOR.
NEW OREGON, AUGUST 20, 1859
o. Orr candidate for President IN 1860. THE
NOMINEE OF THE CHARLESTON CONVEN.
DEMocRATIc.sTATE TICKET.
FOR GOVERNOR,
AUGUSTUS C.DODGE, of Burlington

KUUUCIUO V.DODGFI, OF burlington.
For Lieutenant Governor,
l.. ". BABBI7,, Of Council Bluffs.
For Supreme Judges,
THOMAS S. WILSON, of DUBUQUE.
CHARLES MASON, of Burlington,
{. C. COLE, Of Des Moines.
For Senator Of the 4Oth Senatorial District,
MOSES CONGER, Of Floyd county.
For Representative Of the 59M District,
COL. JAMES D. JENKINS, of Mitchell county.
New Oregon plaindealer. (New Oregon, Iowa) 1859-1866, 1859-08-20

On motion the convention proceeded to an in
formal ballot for representative with the follow
ing result:
7. W. Sanders, %; ]. D. jenkins, %; H. A.
Goodrich, 9; S. Hutchins, 2; A. K. Eaton, 2
(name Of Col. Eaton withdrawn.)
Convention then proceeded to formal ballot
which resulted
Sanders, 81; Goodrich, 6; jenkins, 20; Hutch
ms, 8.
A second formal ballot resulted:
Goodrich, 3; Jenkins, 81; Sanders, q; where.
upon, on motion, Col. Jenkins was made the
unanimous choice of the convention.
Col. jenkins being then called for, came for.
ward and in a brief but effective speech, accep.
ted the nomination. ~
On motion, the chair appointed q District
committee for the ensuing year, consisting Of
Loriston Averill, H. A. Goodrich, and w. r
Mead. On motion, N
Resolved, That Democratic papers in the
district be requested to publish the foregoing
proceedings, and that Republican papers be in
vitad to do the same.
On motion, adjourned.
A. K. EATON, President.
Al; vArLEuvrs, Secretaries.
A. MATHEWS, ID
Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1859-12-20
0Nurtcstrr Daily SPY.

LIVE SrocK MARKBT.-About the holidays
we always expect the latest and best animals,
and from appearances, this year will not prove
an exception, as we hear already of some very
fine animals, preparing to start-among them
a drove of A head of beeves for the coming
week, owned by Duncan and Mcconnell. Of
Winchester, Clark Co., Ky. p head of this
lot average 2240 pounds each, and p average
2045 pounds each. Among them is one pair
that weigh 1890, and another pair 47l5. One
extra fine steer weighs 2225 pounds In the
same lot is included two premium heifers, said
to be the best that ever came over the road,
one of which weighed at home, last spring,
22OO pounds. They also have car load of
fine sheep. SO of them weigh $50 pounds
each, and "a of them average 200 pounds per
head. Who can beat Kentucky & Albany
Eveninq Journal.