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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue q
n an Execution duly issued by the Clerk d
the District Court of Floyd county, State 4
Iowa. and TO me directed, L have levied o.
and shall offer for sale at Public Auction, d
the Office OF Wiltse & Fairfield in st. Charlie
City, Floyd county, Iowa, on the 2Gth day 4
February. A. ID. 1859, at one O'Clock in thi
afternoon of said day, the following describe
property, to wit:
Lots No. seven a and eight (l in blocl
five % Lots one, a. two, CD three, g,
a. five 90 and seven a in block six q.
Lots eight, o. nine, 90 ten (l0) and W. e
block >. Lots two q and seven "a in blocI
eight 81 Lot eight (Sl in block one a. il
Gilbert's addition to st. Charles City, in Floy'
county, Iowa, levied ON as the property Q
William Montgomery TO satisfy said execution
in favor of Ferguson & Eastman and agains
said William Montgomery for SIG, 4s and in
tercst and 50, 90 costs of suit.
TERMS OF SALE-Cash in hand.
. Dated Jan. 18th, \. d.. 1899.
JOHN BLUNT,
Sheriff of Floyd County.
BY w. \. AUSTIN, Deputy.
ATToRNEYs, IL. c. & X.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17
Interesting News from Utah.

\ private letter, dated Salt Lake
City, Jan. eth, says Judge Sinclair
adjourned the grand jury st"e die, upon
the petition of nine members, i'll which
they declare inability to proceed IN
consequence Of the excitement and VI
olcncc manifested. The jury is com
posed of nine Gentiles and twelve
Mormons, and q factious spirit ran so
high that rcvolvers were drawn and a
general fight with difficulty was pre-
vented. Letters state that the idea
of an impartial jury or justice being
obtained in that city is prepostcrous,
and a martial law probably will be
established.
A letter dated Salt Lake, Jan. l4th,
states that Judges Sinclair and Ora
dlcbough will leave the Territory il
the spring, satisfied that their pres
cnce as federal officers in administer
ing the laws, is merely farcical. The
letter adds, there is 10 loyalty to the
Government among the Mormons
that while to q certain extent they re
spect its spirit, neither murder, MOI
any crime, has been or can be pun
ishcd.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17
Letter from DeS MOineS.

From a private letter, dated at Dcs
Moines, January 25th, we make the
following extract:
y * Il The State House where
all the Government Offices are kept,
as YOU are aware, is o thoroughly
organized. Mr.. Sells office alone
showing no change. He seems provi-
dentially left to connect the past with
the future !; and to serve as a model
for the new incumbents in faithful
ness and efficiency.
Cattell, on the same floor, has taken
the place Of Pattce, and seems now
fairly indoctrinated into the duties OF
his new position. He is very diligent
in the discharge Of his most RESPONSE
BILE duties, and if that diligence, to-
cether with his unbending integrity,
and that clear, cool Judgment OF his,
do not make him the best Auditor OF
State Iowa has ever had, | am vastly
mistaken in the requirements Of that
position.
Benton is here too. He is a MAI Of
the right stamp ; quiet and gentleman
ly-genial and communicative-cau
tious in his deliberations, yet prompt
in action ; able equally to grasp a sub
iect in all it's bearings, and to elucidat'
it clearly for the benefit of others. lie
is intimate with everything connected
with the school system Of Iowa, anC
is the right man in the right place.
On the lower floor, Jones has super
seeded Morris as Treasurer. You know
Jones, | believe. He is a whole,soule'
man, improving constantly, like wine
| believe it is, with age. The ~"strons
box" is safe in his keeping. The onl.,
other remaining officer here is Mr.. Mil
Ter from your neighborhood, think
| have scarcely yet made his ~acquaint
ance, but if good looks avail a man an,
thing, Miller has a .fatertng prospec
ahead. He is a bachelor.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17
FARM FOR SALE.

vINllE SUBSCRIBER offers for sale his I'm
l. proved Farm, containing $40 acres, lying
on the Little Cedar River, in Niles Township,
Floyd County, Iowa. and 6 miles from st.
Charles City, the county scat. The said farm
is made up of 20 acres Of timber, and the BAL
ance prairie and meadow. in desirable proper
tion-50 acres of the prairie is under good cul-
tivatiOn and well fenced. There is n good
house upon the premises, Il well of living wa
ter, barns, out-houscs &c. Said farm will he
sold for $1,000 per acre, the purchaser shall
have the team. stock, farming implements,
household furniture, &c, &C., that are on the
| premises. without cost.
ANDREW LOAN.
Niles Township, Floyd Co., Feb, 10, 1859.
Inquiries may be made of the subscribers in
st. Charles City, Floyd county, Iowa.
Gm3 HILDRETH & CARVER.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The lumbermen and capitalists of
Richmond, Maine, have lately opened
a new branch of business. They have
set mechanics to work building hou-
scs for expectation. The houses are
entirely completed, even to the finest
finish, when they are packed and sent
to different parts Of the world.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

1t is stated that the people of Gra-
tiot county, Michigan, owing to the
failure of crops last season, are in a
very destitute condition, and an APP
peal has been made to the Legislature
for aid.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

Among the patents recently granted
by the L. S. Commissioner, was one
to Break up Cars" When we ON
slider the facility with which cars are
already broken up nowadays it seems
superflous to patent any new mechani-
cal effort in that way.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

MANU- Poru.--Cases OF this dreadful
disease are becoming more frequent
every day. Strychnine is doing its
work, shortening the days of the drink
er with wonderful despatch-and not
withstanding all these warnings, peo-
pie will indulge in the poison.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

1t is proposed to establish an lnstI-
tuition for the education OF young Ia
dies. in which the science Of weavolo-
gy and cookology and spinology will
form a part. After obtaining these
accomplishments they receive the de-
gree of i. T. Witt For Wives.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17
st. Charles City, Iowa, Feb. II, 1859.
The Swamp Land Fund.

AS will be seen elsewhere in this
paper, Gov. Lowe is now at Washing
ton, looking after the money due the
State of Iowa for swamp lands which
were sold by the general Government.
The number of acres selected i'll Floyd
county, and certified to by the proper
authority, is lOl99, all of which was
sold by the United States Govern
mcnt, and which at 1925 per acre
amounts to the handsome sum of
Sl2,139. This money the Government
is ready to refund to the State, and
the State will pay over the same to
the county. 1t is understood that the
money when received may be appro-
priatcd to the building Of roads and
bridges within the county. Mr.. j. +.
| Withrow, Gov. loves private secre'
tary at Des Moines, will be pleased to
| act as attorney for our county, in pro
curing this swamp land fund, Tor
fee of 500. We earnestly hope that
our County Judge will look after this
business at once. The money would
enable us to bridge all the streams II
the county, and in these times it would
be a great benefit to us.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The murderer, Henry J%umpertz, who
killed his mistress, Sophia Werner, in
Chicago, and sent her mutilated re-
mains, packed in a pork barrel, to New
York, has been convicted OF murder
in the first degree. The trial lasted
about two weeks. The wretch will
most likely be hung.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

Little Mary Marsh, Of the Marsh
troupe, whose clothing took fire while
she was performing at the theatre in
Macon, Ca, a few evenings since,
survived the injuries she received but
a few hours. Her dress took fire from
the foot-lights, and in a moment she
was cnveloped in flames. A gentle
nan from the audience Immediately
sprand upon the stage and, throwing
his cloak around her, succeeded in
, smothering the fire, but not until eve
ry portion of her body had been Sc
yercly burned.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17
st. Valentines Day.

NioiudN wac ~
" all in the morning bctimes the
day especially set apart to that favor
lite of all the Saints in the calendar.
Thousands of little boys with nothing
on but wings-poor little fellows
tens of thousands of hearts cruelty
transfixed with darts, arrows n bare
bodkins-hundrcds Of thousands OF
forget me nots" and remember
mes" and affairs, and cradles, and
and rings, illustrated and explained
in hating verse, bad and indifferent,
but mostly bad, have been scattered
over the country, and all the Susans
and Marvs and James will be the re-
cipients.
The advent of St. Valentines day,
has reused the energies OF Die ana
young-grave and gay. In England,
it has ever been celebrated with great
hilarity. Even in S~hakspeare's time,
it vas a hallowcd occasion, for that
immortal bard, makes the fair Ophc-
I, liza, when crazcd from the effects OF
:, unrcquited love, sing
:" Tomorrow is st. Valentines day, all in tho
morn hctimc, ~,
And l a maid at your window, to DC your Wi
c ertimc.
Then up he rose. and don'd his clothes, an'
Opc'd the chamber door; ,
Let in a maid. that out a maid never depart
cd more"
Thus fulfilling the tradition, tina
the young lady marries the first young
man she meets on hat day. 1t vii
! bchoovc our bachelor friends to be OF
-, the alert nowadays, for ummarrlc'
: ladies will flock to church in grea
numbers, averting their eyes iron
, those they don't like to see"
! The origin of the festivity is thu
described st. Valentine Is repro
scented to havez been a Bishop, VIII
suffered martyrdom in the reign OF III
, Emperor Claudius ii. he was bchea'
, ed at Rome, and afterwards place
. among the calendar of Saints he wa
DISTINGUISHED for his love and chart.
and the custom of choosing lovln
!, friends on this day, (Feb. H. is su
- posed to have thus originated man.
however, dcducc it from the birt
choosing their mates about this da.
II Some suppose they ought more pro
10 crly attribute it to a corruption OF
to Roman ,S'upcrcatia, when the names
IL young women were put into a be
and drawn by the young men"
-, But the comparatively recent fcatu
in the Valentino Festival, merits III
, vcrsal condemnation. The mallcior
l. " comic valentines, without eth
an beauty, taste Or scnse-horriblc ca
20 catures, employed not u~nficqucnt'y
wound the feelings of the senslti'
mt and crafty a paltry spite. 1t is
is finging of poisoned shafts III spo
Of and ought TO be discountenanced.
ms There is not much to be said for
ins utility of any valentines, but after
to il is a sort of harmless nonseni
for Some hearts will be foolish enough
ere huttcr at their reception; others
of I'm l.,
mi crow heavy, and others still to be
hen a perfect tattoo Of passion.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17
Valuable farm for Sale.

THE SUBSCRIBERS offer for sale a vaiuabl
l. improved farm, situated four miles iroi
st. Charles City, consisting of 2i5 acres, 40 {
which are timber. Over fifty acres OF the iaIi
are under Improvement, being well fencet
and crops growing. A good log dweiiih
house aud outbuildings on the premises.
IS Price $40 per acre. rp
HILDRETH s. CARVER,i
st. Charles City, June 7, 1858.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The last Legislature of Vermont IN
augurated an important historical
movement, which, if generally imita-
ted, would rescue many historical
memorials from neglect and for
getfulness, and place them in a salts
factory condition before the public.
The several towns in that State, are
authorized to procure the writing and
publication of town histories, at the
expense of the town.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

Eli p. Gerry, of Holyoke, Mass, has
cot himself into trouble and into Jail
by marrying three women. About
two years ago he left his first wife in
Cabot, Vt, and elopcd with a woman
whose husband was in California. A
few weeks ago he deserted his second
love and married a notorious woman
of Northampton, and he is now spend
ing his honeymoon alone in Amherst
iail
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The Chicago Times of Friday, warns
the public against being humbugged
by the reports Of the gold at Pixies
Peak. 1t says that a number of men
arc now in that city selling lots pur-
porting to be at Pixies Peak, but their
real location is nowhere.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

About a dozen Winnebago Indians
hunters, with their squaws and pap
pooses, are encamped on the west
bank of the Cedar River in this town.
Some Of ourladies who have visited the
squaws in their tents say the pap
pooses are little beauties. Ugh
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The Adams Express was robbed be-
tween Montgomery and Atlanta, Geor-
gia, last Friday, Of $4,000, mostly of
Georgia and South Carolina banks.
\ reward of $1,000 is offered for the
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

"Father Bcrnhiscl," the Utah Con
gressional Dele gate at Washington,
cost the Government $1,000 last year,
by franking documents to his nine
wives, and nine hundred sanity friends
in Utah.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

Messrs. Henry Petit, s. c. God
dard and Levi Schermerhorn of this
town, went to the Little Cedar River
River fishing, on Tuesday, and re-
turned after a few hours absence with
252 large pickercl. The big n for
the printers was lost.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The Hannibal and st. Joseph Rail
road, in Missouri, is completed all but
laying thirty-cight miles of iron. The
whole work will be completed during
February or March
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The citizens of Floyd are rebuild
ing their bridge over the Cedar river,
and we are told that they will have 1t
ready for crossing within a week or
two. If the st. Charles people will
open a road on the East side of the
river, between Floyd and this place,
they will confer a great favor upon the
travelling public and particularly ben
eft themselves, as the Floyd bridge
will insure good crossing at all times
over the Cedar river.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

Mrs. Russell and James Hilton were
lately fined in Chicago for hugging
and kissing in the street. The woman
being the aggressor, she was fined
ten dollars, and the man three dollars.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

Iowa RNLRoADs.-Will not some ed
itor or railroad nan publish an &C
count of all the railroads in Iowa
their names, locations, number of miles
in operation, additional distance gra-
ded, present condition, future pros
poets, &c, &c? Such statement
would be a satisfaction to all who
take an interest in the growth and de-
velopment of the Hawkcye State.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

Editors, who sheer at us because
the word Getty" forms a part OF the
name of our town, are informed that
the conductors of the Intelligence
had no part or lot in giving the town
its present ridiculous cognomen, and
therefore are not responsible for it.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

Albert NJ. Batchelder, clerk of the
post-ofice at Orange, VT, has been az
rested on the charge of robbing let
tiers. lie was trapped by means OF
a decoy letter, and confesses his guilt
For want of bail in the sum of $4,000,
he was committed to Jail i'll Chelsea.
Vermont.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The police in Philadelphia the other
night, captured ffty-four persons in
attendance on a dog fight the two
dogs were arrested as principals-the
bipeds as accessories.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

We wish to say to II friends
abroad, again, for the forty-eleventh
time, that II town is plated and re-
corded under the name of 81. Charles
Cuu, and not St. Charles. Our post
Office is also named St. Charles City,
and not st. Charles. The post office
by the latter name is in Madison
county, while ours is in Floyd county.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The monument to Ethan Allen, at
Burlington, VI, is completed. 1t is
40 feet high. \ colossal statue of the
Green Mountain hero is yet to be
placed on the summit.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

A good story is told of Mrs. Doug
las, when asked recently regarding
her politics. Her reply was am
an Old-linc Wing, with pretty strong
DoUgias procliritteS."
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

One of the pretticst toasts on rec
ord was that oncc given 10y D1sracll {:
d" The ladies the last word on our
lips, for it comes from the bottom OF
our hearts,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

A young man only nineteen years
of age, eloped with his step-mother on
the l4th, from Bloomington, Illinois.
His father, a sensible map, did not pur'
sue the fugitives.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The Washington Union says that
the omnibus line in that city is the on
ly interruption to a through railroad
line from New York to New Orleans.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

A pleasure party, sixteen III number,
from st. Charles City, were welcome
guests at the Cottage House, in
Floyd, Tucsdayevening. Esq. Conger,
the proprietor, is an excellent landlord
as we'll as lawyer, and his successful
efforts to make his house popular can
but secure the favor Of the travelling
public. Conger congratulates himself
on being touched so gently" by the
"itincrating" "poick" on his flying
visit to this latitude. Well he may
TO be n Democrat c.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The train on the Illinois Central
Roilroad, that makes all the stops, Is
called "the PUNCTUATION train"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

4 pretty thought is that of John
Brougham's in an Irish ballad
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

Advices from NcnZucla state that
Gen. Santa Anna has been chosen
President Of that Republic,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17
SheriH's sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of
~ a Special Execution duly issued by the
CLERK of the District Court Of Floyd county
State Of Iowa, and to me directed. | have lew
led on and shall offer for sale at Public Auction,
at the Office of Wiltse & Fairfield in st, Charles.
City, Floyd County, Iowa, on the seventeenth
day Of February A. ID. 1859, at 2 o'clock in the.
a:terooon Of said day, the following described
property, to wit
The West half of Section No. seven I'M
Township No. 50 North of Range No. Is
West, except the west J of northwest of
of sail Section !. And the I'M
divided J part Of the water power, saw mill
and appurtenances thcreunto belonging, sit
uated on the southeast of Section No. 10 in
Township No. 90, north of Range Ii west,
Also all the interest Of the defendant, James
Griffith. in lots Nos. 6, !, 6, 9, 10, II, l., ID,
IA, -. and 10, in Block No. 8, in Range, No.
3 and lots Nos. /, ., 3, 4, and 5 in Block No.
), Range No. 7, with the appurtcnances there
unto belonging, in the village Of Floyd in
said County, according to the plat OF said vii
lage as recorded in the Recorder office of said
FLOYD County, levied on rs the property OF
james Griffith. to satisfy said execution in IA
vor Of Andrew sample, and against said James
Griffith, for 81 500, 93 and interests and costs,
Terms OF SAIE-Cash in hand.
Dated January 18th, A. D., 1859.
JOHN BLUNT,
Sheriff of Floyd County, Iowa.
REINIGER, CARD & REINIGER, Attorneys.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

They had a dance last Thursday eve
ming at Madison, for the benefit Of a
a church. Query-Was it a religious
mOrenfak
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

Beauty nippcd in the waist is like
a rose nippcd in the bud. 1t is the
shortest lived and falls off the quick
est.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

William Cranch Bond, the eminent
Astronomer and Director of the Cam
bridge Observatory, died on the Both
ult., in Boston, aged 90 years.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

General Scott was robbed of his
ovcrcoat by a couple of clever rascaIs
at the st. Charles, New Orleans.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17
General Summary.

1t is said that Senator Douglas OF
Illinois expended over 800 600 to Sc
cure his reelection to the Senate.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

Miss Lane, of the White House, it
is rumorcd, will shortly be married to
n Mr., McGraw of Baltimore.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The Senate have resolved, by a par
ty vote, to exclude the Indiana con-
t~estants from the floor, pending the
consideration of their case.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The richest man in Louisville, Ky,
is the Hon. James Guthrie. His prop.
crtv is assessed as worth $l,3s2,6S6.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-17

The Illinois Central Railroad Com
pany have commenced getting out
stone to build the bridge across the
Mississippi, at Dubuque. 1t is not