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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-05-26
TO SETTLERS.
M, VALUABLE ~
e REAL ESTATE FOR SALE. I;ia

YNHE Subscribers offer for sale. on favorable
i terms, LIS acres of valuable land, situated
in Floyd county, about midway between st
Charles City and Nashua. 100 acres OF the land
is good prairie; being the northwest quarter
of Section Is, Township - north of Range Is
west; 80 acres of which is fenced. and 20 acres
broke and under cultivation. There are on
the premises II good we'll of water and an
Orchard of 100 fine Fruit Trees. About 10
acres of heavy timber, situated near Ripley s
steam saw mill, will be sold with the prairie
land.
The whole is offered for sale at So per acre
$500 cash down, $500 in one year at ten per
cent interest, and the balance of $500 may
remain seven years by paying ten per cent.
annually. HILDRE'TH x CARVER,
st Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa.
March, rs, 1852. 3:l3
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Unimproved Land for Sale.

FI'HE SUBSCRIBERS have for sale 100 acres
l OF unimprovcd land near Austin, Mime
sofa also eighty acrcS, six miles cast of St
Little Cedar River in Floyd county.
HlLDRErH & CARVER.
st. Charles City, March 10, 1853
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Use ScOyill'S

1t is prepared hy one Of the best practi-
cal Chemists in the country, 81 rs To in
sure uniformity OF composition and puri-
ty in all the ingredients.
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For. sale,

THE Northwest quarter of the SOUTHEAST
l. quarter of Section IS, town 81. range IL
west, containing 40 acres. This land is desira-
bly, located on the Little Cedar III II thickly
settled ncighborhood, and is undclAthorough
cultivation. The terms OF sale are such as
will doubtless insure an immediate purchase
For further information inquire of
HlLDEErH x CARVER,
Or of DAVID CRAWFORD, near the premises
st. Charles City, oct. II, 1853.
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Town Property for Sale.

VNOWN LOTS for sale in ST. Charles, Mitch
/ ell. Usage, Rockford, Mason City, Shell
Rock Falls and other places, on the most ia
yorahlc terms. by HH'pRE1H < CARVER.
st. Charles City, Mar,h 10, 1879.
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ssarsaparilia and StiIlinsIa.

: Thousands who have used the Stillingin
4 and Sarsap0rilla will testify to its remark
! able effect in removing all impurities from
= the blood, giving tone and vigur 10 the
!. whole human frame, and restoring a
=. healthy action 10 all the functions Of the
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-05-26

John A. Washington has entenred
into another profitable speculation, by
furnishing timber from Mt. Vernon for
the manufacture of canes.
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Lime! Lime! Lime =!

YNHE Subscriber has constantly on hand at
l. lis kins, and for sale, Fresh Lime, pro-
nounced by best Masons to he of superior quail
ity, Lime delivered i'll any part of town in
quantities to suit purchasers. All orders filed
promptly. Ii more convenient, orders may be
left with DR.. Smith, at his Drug store
+. NJ WHEAT
st. Charles, May %, 1859. 2ltf
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CllRlSTIES AGUE RALSAM.

Chistic's Aguc Halsam is the best Remedy
for the permanent cure of Chils and Fever.
Fever and Aguc, Dumb Aguc and all Malari-
ol!s Diseases incident to this climate.
DR.. thriStic's Aguc RaI>am has never been
known TO fail where the directions have been
strictly followed.
pr. Chri>tic's Aguc Balsam is purely Veg
ctablc Compound. containing neither Arsenic.
Quinine Stryclnine, or anything of Il poison
Gus nature.
DIR. ChristcS AgUc Ealsam has had. for
years, the largest sales of any remedy for IA
specific disease ever offered to the public
DIR. Christic's Aguc Ealsam has attained its
immense popularity through its own merits.
its great power in curing disease, its singular
harmlcSsncss, and freedom from hurtfrl ngre-
dents. II can be taken by the helpless infant.
vigorous youth and feeble age. ever without
injury. and always with benefit
BOLlES, SMITH 4 Co. II South Water
Street, Chicago. Western Agents to whom all
orders ahonld be addressed. For sale Ivy G.
II. Haskell, st Charles City. /
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Notice.

There will be a meeting of the Stockholders
Of the MeGreg0r, St Peters & Missouri River
Railroad Company at their office in the city of
McGregor, on the Sth day Of June A. u. 1859,
for the purpose of electing Thirteen Directors
Of said company for the ensuing year.
JOHN THOMPSON, President
HENRY p CLINTON, Secretary.
McGrcgor, May LIST, 1859.
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BOOTS AND SHOES

We have on hand large Stock of Boots and
Shoes, and more on the way. They arc man
utactured expressly to our ordtr in Brookfield
Mass, and we will warrant all Of them we
sell. We have the best stock of heavy Stoga
Boots in the market, and also Women
Heavy Shoes which we will sell at very low
prices. We have a very large stock Of
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" hat Shall | do

We have given the recipe to most ply
sican> in the country, that they may
know what they are using and will con
tinuc to send it by mail to those DESTROYS
OF knowing the ingredients entering into
its composition, that they may prescribe
IL In their practice
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BLOOD PURIFIER.
SCOVILL'S
- a IL - -As' AssHH.EA
AND STILLINGIA.

The medicinal properties Of Sarsaparilla
in conjunction with Stilngt is well
known 10y all medical nsu t. hc the best
compound yet discovered to cleanse and
purity the blood, and eradicate all humors
from the sNstrm
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f., READ WITH CAEE.-ln our advertising
columns is found an advertisement of that
great AMI popular remedy So extensively sold.
and used ly thousands of persons through the
Western States i'll the last live years We mean
Or. Mann's Ague Balsam. We know nothing
of its merits, save what We read and hcar
spoken Of 10y our friends, never having been
so unfortunate as to have to Use any thing in
this line since we heard of il yet We feel at all
times willing to make pnhlic through the col
unnS of our paper any discovery, new or old,
and recommend ii Ia our readers, that is so
highly esteemed us this Ralsam. We call at
tcntiUn of our readers to this wonderful com
pound. and ii in want ofan aguc remedy give
it trial. Sold by all good druggists 4
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4. Il. ~ NJ. IL. IL.


Npil'E lo CONTRACTORS.
Sealed Proposals for Grading, Bridging and
Iieing the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Rail-
road will be received at Mitchell, in Mitchell
county, till Wednesday noon, May 2jth; at
Floyd, till Wednesday night. May 2jth at
81. Charles City, till Thursday noon, May
10th; at Nashua, till Thursday night, May
10Th at Waverly, till Friday noon, May 9th;
at GAINESVILLE, till Friday night. May 9th {;
at Cedar Falls, till Saturday noon, May 18th.
Payments to be part cash and part stock, or
such other means as the company may have
on hand which may be available To the con-
tractors. The Company reserve the right to
accept OF reject such bids as they may think
proper.
Blank proposals and Specifications will be
distributed at the above named places before
the day of receiving Proposals, at which time
Plans and Protles will be exhibited, us also on
the day OF receiving Proposals.
l.. ID. IAMPMAN,
Chief Engineer.
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Ho! We Pilgrims to Pixies Peak!
Don't 90 until you have tried the
ST. CHARLES FLOWS :!

YNlIE SUBSCRIBERS take pleasure in in
i forming the the citizens Of Floyd and ad
joining counties that we are now prepared
to furnish them with various descriptions of
Flows suited to the agricultural wants OF Iowa.
Our Plows will bc made of the best Plsw Steel
and will be put up for durability. Living
here in your midst, VIC are able to Judge what
kind of Plow is best adapted to your soil. We
have selected for our choice the latest improv-
ed style of the Peoria & Bloomington Patterns
which we feel confident will give good salts
faction to every one who uies them,
Farmers, ii you are in want of Flows come
and examine those OF our manufacture before
purchasing elsewhere. We warrant our Flows
to clear in any kind Of soil. Strict attention
will be given to all orders for breaking Pows
also to repairing Flows of every description.
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Carriages and Wagons

Ironed in the latest style and best manner.
lIoIse and Ok Shooting and Johbing Of all
kinds promptly attended to,
Shop, corner of Water x Milwaukee SITS.
WOOLLEY 4 SNYDER.
st Charles City, March 10, 1889. o:lO
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Dry Goods

DENNIS, Striped and Checked :
Shifting; Brown and Bleached
Muslins; Prints; Lawns; Cling
hams; Jeans; Cottonades; Far
mcrs' IL Mechanics Cassimercs:
Broadcloths; Doeskins; French
Cassimcrcs; Tweeds; Hosiery:
Gloves; Yankee Notions: Hoops
of Brass, Reed and Rattan: the
celebrated Douglass & Shcr-
wood Hoop Skirts, several diff
fercnt styles.
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i3Ol2]I,
In this town, May u, 1859, son to X. W.
Humphrey, Esq.
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ono door West Of lIashcll's store. would
spccttully solicit attention to their full
well assorted stock of
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wall PaDcr.
AYnolsl'> Writing fluid.

Maynard X Nuyc's hest Black Writing Ink
Copying Ink, Pens Pen Holders, Waters sc
st. Charles City, Sept. II, 1873
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DRUG & BOOK
STORE,
~. Charles City. Iowa.
New Store

'IilE SUBSCRIBERS, having removed from
L the old stand OH W. Smith. in Iutclli-
gcnccr Building, to their
Smyrna times., 1859-03-03
The Prospect of war in.EurOpe.

| An intelligent American, now in Paris, says
the New York Post, who has access to the best
sources of information, writes the following in
private note, dated February Sd, on the pre-
sent political aspects of Europe:
"Here, | think the sentiment is almost uni.
Versa that war must come-that the Emperor
is determined upon it-that it MY be delayed
little time, but that it "a the only termination
to existing tronh.es.
III Is undoubtedly true that the utmost ac.
llvlty prevails in all the French arsenals navy
, TT.rus and dock yards. A large additional num-
ber of men has been employed, and the work is
prosecuted with the greatest energy by relays
OF hands, working extra hours, and night as
we'll as day. Arms, munitions and provisions
are accumulated, and are transported exactly
to those points where, If war was 10 exist to-
morrow, they would be wanted 10 morrow
The army and navy have both been reinforced
large additional numbers of men have been
added to the army on the southeastern line OF
France. am told, on what believe TO be en-.
tlrely unreliable authority, that the govern
ment has recently purchased $4,000 horses /;
and also hear, as rumor, and winch seems
to be confirmed by some circumstances, and
certainly is credited by very intelligent ana
well informed persons, that an army OF $4,000
men is on its way nominally to Algers, realI'
so reinforce the garrison in Cvita Vecchia and
Rome, and thus TO secure an approach toward
AncOna and movement in the direction OF
Venice. This reinforcement will make the
French army in Rome 10000 strong.
cit is asserted, with the utmost confidence.
that a treaty of alliance, offensive and defen.
sive, has been actually signed between France,
Russia and Sardinia. 1t is impossible 10 know
the actual truth with regard to this, for the
government keeps it's own counclls-but gen.
tleman who has more than ordinary means OF
getting at the truth which is kept from the pub
lIc eyes, told me two days since, that he had no
doubt of IT, although he could not positively as
sert it,"
Smyrna times., 1859-03-03
Exciting Affair at Washington. =
U. s. District Attorney Key Shot by Hon.
ID. E. SickLes.


WASHINGTON, Feb. 81 The community was
thrown into an intense excitement o-day, by
the killing of Philip Barton Key, United States
District Attorney for the District of Columbia,
at the hands of Hon. Daniel E. Sickles, men,
ber of Congress from the city of New York.
According to the report, Mr.. Sckles becom-
ing convinced of the truth of certaid scandal
GUS rumors, involving his wife. resolved to re-
dress his wrongs.
About two o'clock this afternoon, proceeding
from his residence, near the Presidents house,
to the southeast corner of LGfayettee square,
IN the same nelghborhood, where Key was en-
gagged IN conversation with MIR. Butterworth,
OF New York. He charged Key with having
dIshonored him and destroyed his domestic
peace, and Immediately shot him with a revol-
yer, one of the balls entering the left side Of
the body and passing through to the correspon.
ding point on the opposite side, lodging under
The skin.
Another shot took effect in the right thigh,
near the main artery.
Key, in falling, lmplored SckIes not to kill
him.
The third shot was in the right side. CLAN
cling from the body. and bruising it, of which
wounds death ensued 10 a few moments.
The body was taken into the National Club
House.
The coroner Immediately summoned jury,
and the inquest was continued for several hours
After Mr.. Slckles had killed Key he repaired
to the residence Of Attorney General Black
where he was ADVISED TO deliver himself into
the hands of the officers, who subsequently, con-
veyed him to Jail.
Philip Barton Key ives a son of Francis K
KaU 0c q lodo
Star Spangled Banner" nephew of Roger B
fancy, Chief Justice of the U. s. Supreme
Court, and brother-in-law of the Hon. John
A Pendeton, of Ohio. Daniel E. Slcklcs was
lawyer. He was about forty years of age, Mr.
Key forty-two, aud Mrs, Sickles tweniy-two-
The lady is of Italian origin, a daughter of an
Italian music teacher in New York. Her mo-
ther passed through Philadelphia Tuesday, on
her way to Washington, to take charge Of her
daughter. SickIes had two children, the eldest
six years old. Key was a widower, with sev.
eral daughters, the eldest fifteen years Of age
Applications will be made by Mr. S.ckes for
i writ of habeas corpus, with view to procure
his release on bail to await his trial. His wIte
exonerates him from all blame, and he has the
general sympathy Of the community.
Mr.. SIckIes has retained as counsel Mr.. Stan.
ton, Of Pltlsburg, Chiffon RatclIie, and report
says others, including David Paul Brown, OF
PnIladel phia.
Mr.. Sickles has consented for the present
that Mrs. SickleS and their child shall remain
with her mother.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-03
Strange LEGISLATION.

The thanks of the citizens Of Smyrna are
emneniiy due the members Of the House, in
tie late Legislature, from Milford and Dover,
and others 1--WE would like to know who), for
their unmitigated attention to the wants of this
town. To particularize, we would name espe-
ciaily the Supplement TO the Town Laws.
which was defeated through the instrumental
ty of these sarGns, on the ground that the State
would be at the expense of printing it, and
that the Clerk could not enroll it! The lat
ter reason was Immediately obviated by several
gentlemen (four in number residents of Dover),
who, on hearing this singular announcement
Immediately volunteered to do it themselves; !;
and several of our citizens happening to be
present, took the money ESTIMATED by the clerk
at $500, but which, like Peppers four hundred
red foxes, had dwindIed down TO three, out of
their own pockets, and paid so much pro rata
IN advance towards printing the Laws of the
state. On its reconsideration, the gentleman
from Milford, notwithstanding the bill had been
stripped of every objection, called for the yeas
and nays in the hope of killing it effeclualIy,
but, on finding that no other member was pos
sessed with his maIignity against this town
and with a want OF manly frmness actually
voted in the affirmative, and then had the cool
ness to congratulate one of our citizens on its
passage. Ii is said, the member from Milford,
as did the member in the Senate from the same
town, opposed everything in relation TO Smyrna
because the Senator from Leipsic, Mr. Cannon.
rOted against The chGrter for their Lottery
Bank The latter gentleman. by the way, has
won the good opinion of the whole community,
by his manly, consistent and independent course
during the session of the Legislature.
On the whole, such proceeding as that in
the house, in relation 20 the supplement to our
town-charter is unheard of; has no parallel in
the history OF our State. The action of those
men shows that they disregGrded all principles
of manly legislation, and, like so many stupio
boys, went. on the principle of spite, though
there was really nothing. that we can see, to
occasion it.
We say again, that those worthy members Of
the Legislature who were so careful of the IN.
terest of our town, are entitled to the most dis
tinguished consideration, yea, the lasting re.
membrance of our citizens.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-03

DIR, J. c. AVER the world renowned Chem
lat of New England, is now stopping a. the
Burnet house in this city. He has been making
tour of the Western States, with his scien-
tlhc associates, 10 investigate their remedial
productions, or such as he can make remedial.
We notice he has been received with marked
distinction by our leading citizens of the West,
and are rejoiced to find they have shown
proper estimate Of the man who has perhaps
done more for the relief of human ills than any
other American.-Daily Journal, Cincinnati,
Ohio.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-03
The LCurve" Defeated.

IN our last issue, we spoke of the interes:
then manifested in this community relative to
,be curving of the Delaware Railroad, so as to
have ii run east of the town. a supplement to
the charter, granting such alteration was intro.
daced in both branches of the Legislature, and
defeated in both, Notwithstanding it was local
affair, desired by ninety out of every hun.
dred Of our citizens. and had the sanction or
eoosurrenee, as strong as words could express,
uf the Directors of the Delaware Railroad CON-
mny, who regretted and reproached themselves
At the same time, that they had net placed it
there when the road was first constructed
The reason may be summed Up in few words.
Our citizens had previously applied for a
:. branch railroad," 10 run from the Depot to
Snyrns Landing and it was to delay and de-.
feat its passage that caused the tears of regret
to flow so copiously from the eyes OF the Direc-
Tors. at their error in locating the Delaware
Railroad where they did. Secondly, France &
Boadbent were fearful that The friends of the
"curve" would aid in passing Wood. Eddy g.
Co.'S lottery scheme, with view TO getting an
,pwopriation for its construction, nd their ipse
lirit was more powerful with certain in autho-
rily than the combined interest of the State
TAisdly. the people OF Sussex and ihe lower
part Of Kent were opposed to lengthening the
road a lew hundred yards, thinking that it
wOuld add few minutes to the time and few
mills to the price of travel. FOurthly, the gov.
osDing maxim of some to make crooked things
straight, but never straight things crooked"
and lastly, the envy in certain quarters TO our
town, and consequent opposition to anything
that might add to its prosperity.
Bu, this project is not question Of day
The effort of the Delaware Railroad and the
LGlerJ Minisns to control the Legislation OF
the State will, if persisted in, bring about a
state of affairs which they will not very much
relish. With two heavy corporations saddled
upen Us, it cannot but be acknowledged that the
interest of everything that does not harmonise
with theirs, magined or unima gned, is in dan
ger; but when the yoke becomes too CALLING,
he people will assert their manhood and cast
Of the usurpers.
P.S.-A corps of Engineers, E. @. Sewall
IT,, experimenting, are at the present time sur.
Veyng the proposed routes Chree in number)
for the curve road. For what purpose we dc
Rt kn ow.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-03

The New jury LAw.-Lord Campbell's bill
for altering the law of juries in civil cases has
been printed in England. 1t is intended by this
measure that in the trial of civil causes Jury
shall be furnished with fitting accommodation
and necessary refreshment when they retire to
consider their verdict, and that they shall not
be kept in deliberation for more than six hours
AT the end of that period verdict found by 8
of the number shall be taken by the Court; and
ifnine have not agreed. then the jury shall be
discharged. A trial which ends in that way
will be called "abOrtve," and may be tried
again.
Smyrna times., 1859-03-03

New STORE.-Mr. Eaton has removed from
his late place of business, down town." to the
"hill," or West Smyrna, where he has had
erected a neat, convenient and fine storehouse,
on the most approved modern style. 1t is Is
feet wide. by 81 feet deep; has beautiful open
counter (the only one 10 town., fine, large
window, and, altogether, the store wears a
light, cheerful and inviting aspect. Mr.. Rich
ard Mitchell was the architect. We wish Mr.
Eaton success 10 his new locality, and have M
doubt that the tao stores on the hill |" will fud
ample and profitable trade.