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The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-04-02
Driiiina-Whiiher.

''Coming events cast their shadows be-
fore. Ii any one great event in the future
is fore Swallowed by the present, it Is de-
tcrmncd and desperate struggle for the re-
opening and the establishing of the
African Slave Trade in this our boosted Free
Republic. Virginia may hesitate, and even
vncrgcticl.y oppose the policy, since it
would tend to lessen tho market value of
that description of property which the
people of that ancient dominion and chival-
rous commonwealth are SO extensively en-
cayeu in " raisng." But no matter though
Virginia does oppose the policy; the youn-
ger and more vigorous States, lying farther
south, demand more slaves to till their cot
ton fields and carry on their sugar planta-
tons and the general drift of sentiment and
opinion, in the southern half of the Union,
is in the same direction, Every now and
then we hear of slaves being Struggled, in
greater or less numbers, into one and ano-
Their of the southern States. Occasionally
the thing is done so openly and boldly-as
in the case Of the Wanderer few weeks
snce-that one would be tempted 70 doubt
whether there was any law against it. And
where i. is seen, with what Iistiess. limpiur
pace the government officials follow up the
oueuacFS, anu III" ut.efy poHctieSe tuo
government arm is, or effects to be. to res
cue the victims of such a high.handed out
rage, it needs no inspired seer to point out
the issue TO which all this tends. -
One OF the last out-ereppings Of the un-
derlaying sentiment in favor of renewal of
the African slave trade, We find in the New
York Express in the shape of letter from
Lockport in Texas. 1t was written by
Texan gentleman to isfriends in the city of
New York. We extract from the letter Il
single paragraph, simply remarking that the
writer. had he anticipated newspaper pub
licity for his letter, would probably have been
somewhat less free and outspoEen in his
communication. But here is the extract:
6 | wish the slave trade was re. opened, SO
that we could buy negroes at reasonable
prices. 1t is the very thing that Texas
wants-labor to cultivate her vast domain.
We could use Just half a million of black
raseals rrohtably to work tomorrow. They
would be better o IF than in Africa. and would
be a great service to the world at large, and
to Texas. There are a teu
snHgGed in occasionally. Sir hundred
hare been safely iatsded or o,er coast ,ciiL-
in The last fer raeebs. and still more are on
the reg. say Ic; them come.''-Noruich
( CCa.O Courier.
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A Nice Family.


With the conclusion of the celebrated
/" Quinn Correspondence" we had supposed
the & harmonious mocracy Of old Posta-
wattamie" buried the Ratchet, never AGAIN
to be exhumed. In this it seems We were
SLIGHTLY mistaken-old sores do not heal SO
ycadilv-.for a war to the knife is now rag
ing between the Bugle man of the war-iike
name. and the Ordcie man-more famillar'
" known as the Pacha Of Ellisda!e. As II
is an improviscd family quarrel, we 90 not
know that we have any right to intcri ere
at the same time, we cannot refrain from
saying, that we give the utmost ercdence 10
the every statement of the respective par
ties to the controversy, and thank the
chances of feudal political warfare, Tor
the good Democratic authority we no"
have for the charges Of selfshness, folly anu
rocucrv, which we have from time to time
heretofore, preferred against the two organ. ,
lists of the :: harmonious democracy OF oio
p,t,owattamie.o
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-04-02

DIR. MLane's Celebrate Vermifuye and Liver
Pills.
eY singular combination, bat very ef-
fectual, as the following will show: 80
Z. -s. New York, November 90, 1852.
Knowing from experience, the valuable
qualities of DIR. NJ Lanes Eermituqc and
Lirer Pills.. prepared by Fleming Bros.
Pittsburgh, have for sometime back con-
sidered Tiny duty, and made it my business,
to make those articles known wherever I
went among my friends. A short time aco
l became acquainted with the case of
young girl, who seemed to be troubled with
worms and liver complaint at the same time,
and had been suffering for some two m onths.
Through my persuasion she purchased one
bottle Of DR.. M'Lane's Termifugc and one
box Of Lirer Pills, which she took according:
to directions. The result was. she passed
a large quantity Of worms, and thinks that
one box more Of the Pills will! restore her to
perfect health. Her name and residence
can be learned by calling on E. L. ThealI.
Druggist, corner of Rutger and Monroe
streets.
CO Purchasers will be careful to ask for
DR.. MLANE'S CELEBRATED yERu1-
FUGE, manufactured by FLEMING BROS.
OF Pittsburgh, Pa. All other Vermifures
in comparison are worthless. DR.. M'Lane,s
genuine Vermifuge, also his celebrated Liver
Pills, can now be had at all respectable
drug stores. None Genuine pitho,a the
signature Of FLEMING BROS.
T21s
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The Spoiis-Dcnio ratio Economy.

A correspondent of the Chicago Press &
Tribune, writing from Salt Lake, under
date of Dec. llth, 1853, makes some as
touishins disclosures, respecting the con-
tract made in the Quartcrmaster's depart
mcnt at Washington City, with Russels,
Majors & Waddell, to haul freight from the
Missouri River TO various points On the
Utah route. The writer says, "this con-
tract has been the subject of much COM
men. and criticism in aud out Of the army:
md, publication of the schedule of rates or
prices per 100 lbs. to be paid, has been kept
back. Still. it has generally been given
ont that the freighters got 81 and G0-l00
cents per pound from Leavenworth to Utah,
and it has until lately, been so believed
Hut. to tho. after astonishment Of NJ! Christ
;ans here in Norm ondom, the schedules Of
rates has at last been forced from the De
rortmen, in Washington. What do YOU
supposc ought to be the establishment OF
honest people to End that carriers are get
ting ST and 90 cents per lO4 !bs., per 100
miles! That is, about $50 per 100 lbs.
from Leavenworth to Salt Lake City,"
With such economy permeating every de-
partmen. Of the National Government, it is
no wonder that the annual expenditure has
been swelled to slo0, 100000 Verify, the
Fundamental principle Of modern Demoe-
.acy is-plunderins the treasury! No Won
der the organs howl in delightful concert
over the failure of the Postal Appropriation
I'LL, and turn up the white Of their eyes, as
50 approaches. "Coming events" etc.
FMlinnesota has . 900 more men than
Sad to think Of, with Gov. Shade
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New Advertisements.
EMlGRANTS ATTENTION.
LOUPE FORK FERRY.

Recommended by Hundreds and thousands who haze
Passed Orer The Road. Ner Ferry Boats and nec
Rope Ferry entirely across the RtrG.
TJ1he undersisne woaid Announce 10 those 60
/ ius out to California, Utah, Pixies Peak Cherry
Creek and the Gold Mines, that he has established
Rope Ferry the Loure Fork, at Genoa directly
the Old Mormon Trail where he will on the shortest
sibe notice set Teams and Stock the loupe
Fork gnarantyn2 against all losses from neglect on the
part of the ferrvnan.
From Cleveland TO the Genoa Ferry Is ~ miles, over
an exce ent road and direct on Old Mormon Trail
Emigrants taking this route Will avoid the sand over
which the Military road passes without increasing the
distance and at Genoa Ind good camping places excel
cut range for stock and corn potatoes and other
etabies and supplies grateful to the Immigrant. &C.
noa the most populous between Omaha City and
the Mines and the point farthest west were supplies
can be obtained Charges only what provided in
the charter which much less than at ferry west
of the Missouri river JOEL. II. JOHNSON.
W n492m
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\ special Premium CT Silrer Cup Will
be given by friend Of the Socety, to that
member who raises the best acre Of Spring
Wheat.
The Constitution Of the Society, express
y declares, that competitors for premium
must be members of the Society, and that
all articles must be orned by the persons
Offering them, or by members Of their fam
lies, and must have been produced Except
anmals) or manufactured within the county
Of Pot!awattamie.
This will be. strictly adhered to. The
premiums offered in class G., for Pants and
Vests, can be competed for by ladies only.
Competitors for premiums on crops, must
produce the affidavit of disinterestcd per-
son as to the area of ground, and the num-
Der of bushels raised on it.
The Cons titution provides for the holding
Of the Annual Fair, on the second Monday
of October, but many persons think that
that is too late, and it is probable that the
time will be changed to two weeks earlier.
This will be decided before the issue of the
premium list, in handful form, about the
LIST Of September, and notice given accord
ingly.
All persons not citizens Of Pottawattamie
county, can compete with the citizens on an
equal footing with the exception, that Di-
plomas will be awarded instead CT cash pre-
NUNS.
Any further informant ehccrfully fur
rished by the secretary, at the Office Of
Clinton & Baldwin, Council Bluffs.
WM. II. kINSMAN,
Sec. Board of Directors.
" Bugle" and " Oracle" please copy.
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sMr. B. here delicatelv alluies to that
of vision by which he is enabled,
as well as politically, to contem-
plate an object on both sides at the same
time. Speaking after the manner Of men,
James Gordon Bennett is eoek-eyed. q.
cy Word was sent by Mr.. Ii, a
defeated candidate, to a married lady, who
was supposed to haze changed tie expected
vote of her husband on election dry to the
opposite party. to the following effect. $50
and tell Mrs. p that will send her.
by the first opportunity, pair Of pantaloons,
for her political serviccs.' 60 and tell
Mr.. IT, WAS the reply, to send them
along at once. Don't forcet to tell him that
want a new pair not pair that his wife
has half worn OUT
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"Pc,e" VIII Have to try.Ayain

..Pc,e" VIII Have to try A gain.
The Wintersett MGdisorian in remarking
upon our article in relation to PETE's NAM
moth OK, gets off the following:
Hold on . Mr.. Nonpareil, we are not in
cinrl to 'bloviatc,' but then we can beat
,hai OK story 'all hollcr.'
M,ssrv Beck 4 Written Of this city,
bu,thcrcl an OK last December, the nett
hitgtro pounds: ACo0utt 'f bT sg6Hffs Sc Sc
fore it WIS killed, it..rweishcd ttrrnty.fre
h,ndrcd and thirty fire pounds, and would
have weighed, Just before being bntchered,
at least fweah-sercn hundred pounds. 1t
measured six feet and two inches in height.
ana twelve feet from horns to root OF tail.
If you can beat this and adhere strictly to
the truth, we will give up.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-04-02

CT Delegates to a Constitutional Con-
vention were elected in Kansas last Monday,
in accordance with the act passed by the
Legislature, providing for the formation of
a Constitution and State Government for
that Territory.
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In n Peek OF Trouble.

The Democratic Journals of Iowa are dis
cussins the question of what shall not be
done at their coming State Convention
One declares that if certain things are not
put into the platform the party is ruined,
and another with equal apparent wisdom is
just as loud in asserting If these certain
things do 60 into the platform the party is
gone hook and line. From looking over all
their lucubrations aud giving them oil .
hearing, we give our impartial opinion, viz:
ifIhey do any thing at all they will be beat
- Hank Enc. " +s.E
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-04-02
Trustees sale.

WHEREAS, on the oath day of February, A. D.,
w 1853, William Davis and Hebecca his wife, exc
cutcd unto the Sheriff of Pottawattame County, Iowa
trustee certain Decd Of Trust, conveying TO said
Trustee the following premises, TO wit commencing
at point so chains North OF the s Il. Of the
n W. of the s. L, Of section ID, Township 10 N.
Range 40 W. and running n 10 degrees W. 6OOchains
thence N 81 degrees W So rods thence s. 81 degrees
W 81 rods. thence S. degrees E. 30 rods thence y.
SO chains, thence degrees T. l23 rods to eighty
line thence n eghtyone (S rods to the place Of
beginning, containing Forty-four y-1o0 acres more or
less in the County Of Potawataniic and State Of Iowa
which said Decd Of Trust Recorded in said Re-
corers Office Of said County the 18th day Of Febru-
ary A. D. 1883 in book II. page 222, and was made by
said william and Rebecca Davis for the purpose Of
securing the payment Of Promissory Note, signed by
the said William Davis dated the Gath day Of Febru-
ary 1885, payable to William Owen osder for Eight
hundred and sixtyhve collars, the LIST OF Septem-
ber 1853 after date with Interest at the rate OF ten
per cent per annuIn And said Note having become
due and payable and the said William Davis having
failed pay the same, William Baker, Sher!h, and
Trustee aforesaid do hereby give public notice. that
by virtne of the power which Is i'll me vested by SAID
deed OF Trus- will the 30th day Of APRIL 1907 be-
tween The hours of 10 O'Clock, A. NJ and O'Clock, r.
NJ, OF said day, al the County Treasurers once, IN
Council Bluffs sell at Public Auction, 10 the hlghest
bidder cash the premises above described or so
much thereof rs shall be sufficient to satisfy and pay
the amount OF said Note with interest and the expenses
Of id sale Upon the completion OF said sale deed
will be gwen accordance with the sipulations OF
said Deed vi Trust . ~
VIM BAKER, Sheriff.
BY s. II. CRAIG, Deputy,
Dated, March 3lst 1859. n45 1t
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The boats average about six days in max
ing the trip. This makes the cost of trans
portation from St. Louis to Council Bluffs
for one person and two horse team and wag-
on, without any other freight, say sd or
SIS if he takes deck passage. A thousand
pounds Of freight additional will cost him
81 3d. DnEcnp0rt Gazette.
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GOLD! GOLD !!

IHRULUH ~ - IAlo'
Passengers will be carried through from
this point to Cherry Creek, and boarded, for
FROM Is TO 50 DOLLARS,
According to the convoyanccs, which are as
follows:
Hand Carts-l Horse Cart.
Double and Single Wagons and Carriages.
One Four Horse Omnibus.
Quite number of hand carts have al
ready left, and it is said they are more ex-
peditious and make better time than the
" ouc-horsc carts" or teams. For tho small
sum Of SIS one can take his pull at the
hand cart, and repose under the same at
night. The ferry boat at Omaha is kept in
constant requistion crossing parties from
the Iowa side; many of whom are on foot,
with nothing but pack on their back, and
n run in thcir hands.
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CO The Ohio officials estimate the peru-
lation of that State. at 1900, 900, jus. about
the figures which were given for pennsylva-
MIA in 1850.
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\ letter was received yesterday from a
merchant IN St. Louis, in reply to enquiries
made bv one of our citizens as to the cost
Of transportation from St. Louis to Council
Bluffs by river, for Pixies Peak emlgrants
and their freight. The following figures are
given
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-04-02

CO DR.. Pease, Dean of Ely, was once at
dinner, when Just as the cloth was removed
the subject of discourse happened to be that
Of extraordinary mortality among lawyers.
"We have lost" said a gentlemen, not
less than six eminent barristers in ms many
mouths" The Dean who was quite deal,
rose, rs his friend finished his remarks, and
gave the company grace-"For this and
every other mercy, make ustruly thankful"
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T.. l. FORD.

CO A Southern editor publishes James
Gordon Benefits Mary Ann," with few
of the words changed, 50 as 20 avoid the
danger of infringing on Bonuer's copyright.
We quote single stanza, with the foot
note, in this new version Of a popular poem
l stood and eazed cnchautc ell there
With mouth agapc too wide to smile;
One eye upon her lace So fair,
Aud father Oh the tatur pile
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CT Bayard Taylor says the houses
Of the Cars in latitude 60 north, contain
the finest collection Of tropical plants in
Europe. Palm trees are sixty feet in height,
and there are banks Of splendid orchards
The lighthouses arc about mile and half
in length.
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~ The whole number of Indians, at
present in this Country, is estimated at
$4,000.
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MOTTO L.
ST. eriE's Sale.

- Virtue Il Speciai Execution TO me directed frsa,
AeoiSe Oh me SeI eI the District Court of Putaxaf
anne County, Iowa, shall Iwoc ee to sell or Saturday
me YIN day "i April 4. D. 1889, between the hours of
10 ctok A NJ and o'cok p. N OF said DAY in iron,
o. ny un.! Treas Ier u.ice, IN the City Counciy
hIt the following DESCRIBED. Real Estate OF zsl Will
ianS' Ia VIZ : T. i "i the n 4. \ of the s. " \ OIL
Section Nc" H. in Township - North Of RANGE n " L.
tue i = OF the N W. n Of Section No. -, Township
to y. oi Range IL ".
taken as the Property Of JEai Williams ~ satis an
Execution IN favor Of j. T baldwin,
WILLIAM BAKER. Sheriff.
Ey 5. II. CRAIG, Deputy SherIn
'onheii Butts, Iowa, March 10Th, 1889 r2n46-4w.
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6ee W&ekly QonpapeiL.
COUNCIL BLUFFS. IOWA:

WILLIAM W. MAYNARD, ,.altor a Proprletor.
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SATURDAY, =: So: APRIL ,, 1872
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-05-12
A Sister In n Tight Place.

AT ", one Saturday evening, ia.
tigued by his long journey wagner,
with his son John, drove his team into
good range, and determined to pass the
Sabbath enjoying season Of worship
with the good folks of the village.
When the time for worship arrived John
was set to watch the team while the wag.
oner went in with the crowd. The preach.
er had hardly announced his subject be-
fore the old man fell sound asleep. He sat
against the partition in the centre of the
body slip just against him separated only
by the very low partition, sat fleshy lady
who seemed all absorbed in the sermon
She struggled hard with her feelings until
unable to control them longer, she burst
out with loud scream, and shouted at
the top of her voice, rousing the old man,
who, but half awake, thrust his arms
around her waist and cried, very soothing
ly:
"Wo, Nance! Wo, Nance Vol here
John, calling his son--''cut the belly
band, and loose the breechins, quick, or
she II tear every thing to peices y
1t was all the work of moment but
the sister forgot to shout, the preacher
lost the thread of his discourse, and the
meeting came prematurely to an end /;
while, deeply mortified, the poor old man
skulked away, until he could manage to
keep his senses by remaining awake.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-05-12
A Little Delay Fatal.

1t is well known that julius Cesar
might have escaped assassination in the
Senate Chamber if he had read deliberate.
ly a letter put into MS hands by one in-
! formed of the conspiracy. The same fact
is true Of one or two French monarchs,
who perished by the assassin's knife But
the delay of a few hours to open these i'm.
por,ant letters rendered the escape impos-
sble. We have seen the following Incl
dent before, bu. it is vouched by DIR. Nc.
Chesney, Of Trenton, reliable authority
"The success of Washington, a. Tren.
ton, has been generally considered as the
turning point in the war of our indepen-
dence. Yet few are perhaps aware upon
how slight an event this great critical &C.
ton was made to hinge. On the Christ
mas eve when Washington crossed the
Deleware, Col. Rahl, the commander Of
tbe Hessians, sat in private room near
Trenton, engaged in drinking wine and
playing cards. 4 tory, who had discover
ed the movements of the American troops
sent note by special messenger to the
Colonel, with orders TO deliver it into his
own hands. The messenger found his
way to the house, and negro opened the
door but refused him admittance, took tho
letter and delivered it to the Colonel, who
was just shutiing for new game. Sup
posing the letter TO be unimportant, or not
stopping to think at all, he went on with
his play. The reading Of the letter would
have thwarted the design Of Washington.
But the love Of play conquered tho Colo
ncl's prudence and gave success to wor-
thier cause, involving the loss of his life
and army, and ultimately the freedom Of
the colonies.
Little did the Colonel think. when he
was shutting the cards, that he was los.
ing the greatest game that ever was play
ed among the nations of the world.
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-05-12
Gloomy view OF Affairs In Wiscon.
sin.

The Wisconsin CAicf has corresp,n-
dent who takes doleful view of affairs.
He AYERS that all confidence is lost be-
tween man and man. The bottom has
ness men are cheating God in their pro-
LESSONS, and the devil in their bargains.
Ginger is made ont of mustard, and coffee
OF chIcorY. Young !Iyson is raised in the
COW pasture, and Young America in the
dram shop. Pure wines are made Of poor
"hisAey, and HaVanas Of herbs. Rascal
ty has become virtue, and rotgut turned
to vinegar. Legislators are marked as
merchants mark goods, and the peoples
lands absorbed "by charitable purposes
Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1859-05-12
The Farm er's Creed.

We believe in small farms and thor.
ough cultivation.
We believe the soil loves to eat as well
as its owner, and ought therefore to be
well manured
We believe in going 20 the bottom of
things, and therefore in deep ploughins :
and enough of it.
We believe in large crops, which leave
land better than when they found it,
making both the farm and the farmer rich
all at once.
We believe that every farm should own
a good farmer.
We believe in good fences, good barns
and good farm houses, good orchards,
and children enough TO gather the fruit
We believe in clean kitchen. a neat
wife in it, clean cupboard, clean dairy
and clean conscience.