St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-02-10

Every Scotchman has a right to hold up his l
head higher from the fact that Burns was his
countryman. For him every blue-cycd la"sic
that runs about your tlowcry hracs or bath $ .
her feet in the whipping burn is a faircr OBJ
jcct. For him every heathcry hill CLOVIS in
rich pufple every glen lies stepped in softer
light every mountain lake CLEANS with deep
err blue. For him the wild rose burns with
finer flame, and the thorn eXhales II swccter
breath. His spirit hangs like a glory over
your land your streams are vocal with his
name the lyric lark sings of him whose music
was swcctcr than his own of him your tor
rents rave your winds murmur Of him. The
Scotland that he left was not the Scotland
that he found. by him it was exalted, glori-
fled, idcalizcd ; by him it was bathcd in light
that never shone on earth or sea and until
the rocks around your coast shall melt i'll the
sun-until yonr hills shall pass away like the
vapors that curl and play upon their sides, let
not his praise be silent on your lips.
Iowa Items.
Coal is selling at Davenport at sew
en- cents per bushcl.
The Dcs Moines printers, numbering
thirty or forty, celebrated Franklin's
birthday on the 18th ult.
The Cerro Gordo Press notes that
Bridges are about to be erected across
Lime and Shell Rock Rivers.
The cars on the Chicago, Iowa and
Nebraska Railroad arc now running
to Lisbon, in Linn county, within fiji
teen miles of Cedar Rapids.
We learn that a movement is on
foot in Dubuque for the establishment
of a Bank there under the Free Bank
ing Law.
Liquor dealers are having a hard
time in Washington, this State. Ten
suits have been tried, in each of which
the defendants were fined from $40 to
$50.
The one dollar note of the Bank of
Iowa, has zone dollar upon it one
thousand two hundred and t%hirty-nine
times. Bad for counterfeiters.
The postmaster at Glcnwood, Mills
county, has been detected in robbing
the mails. 1t is stated that money to
the amount of a thousand dollars or
more, has disappeared on that route.
The Dcs Moines Citizen notices the
arrival in that city, Ell route for Pixies
Peak, of a billiard table and a wagon
load of whiskey.
A crusade has been organized by
the people of Newton, Jasper county,
Iowa, against the persons engaged in
the sale of liquor in that place.
Johnson, the murderer, whose exc
cution was to take place at Dubuque
some days since, has had his life pro-
longcd by order of the Court, till his
case can be further considered I'd.
The board of trustees of the State
Agricultural College did not locate
the farm and college, at their late
meeting in Dcs Moines. Proposals
will be received until May LIST, and
the location made in June. Hon, John
Pattee, of GAINESVILLE, was elected
member of the Boad for this District,
to fill the vacancy caused by the re-
signation of Judge Williams.
1t ppe that Marietta is to be
the seat of Justice of Marshall cOun-
ty. The board of canvasscrs under a
mandamas from the supreme court
have re-canvassed the vote and de-
clarcd in favor of Marietta.
The Directors of the State Agricul-
tural Society met at Dcs Moines on
the 18th ult., when the following Off,
GERS were chosen President, 4. Il.
Fisher Vice President, w. w. Ham
ilton Secretary, j. Ii. Wallace /;
Treasurer, Robert Sewers. The next
annual fair will be held at Oskaloosa.
The DEBORAH Gazette says the boil
crs were lately taken from Lund's dis
tillery in that place, by some persons
unknown, and the last that was heard
of the proprietor he was making in
quiries for mine vurm dat go nit
der biler."
; Z. w. Eastman, Esq, of Hardin Co.,
!. has published a letter stating that he
has left the Democratic party and en-
:. listed in the ranks of the Republicans.
Reason, a difference Of opinion be-
= tween himself and Buchanan. AS office
1 is undoubtedly the object, the Repub-
j licans will do well to put him on pro.
4 baton for a while, as the Methodists
do their new converts.
The citizens of Story county want
, the State Agricultural Farm and Col
< lege. They have pctitioncd the Coun.
!, ty Judge for a vote to issue $1,000
b of county bonds as an inducement to
d secure them. Why don't Floyd Coun.
S ty put in her claim? We have a mag
e nifcent stone building, said to hare cost
g the people $4,000, and an eternal
turnip patch" for a farm, all lying