The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1859-10-15

can Fur Company, and great Indian trader,
Major Culbertson, married in Illinois, last
week, Natouista, daughter Of the chief Of
the Blackfeet. Seventeen years ago, they
were welded US the natives wed. Natouista
desired q civilized union, and her husband
sought it. She is a woman of fine intellect,
and has been a successful peacemaker be.
tween war like tribes.
ryA late number of the London Illus
rdtcd Times, in commenting upon the
approaching Presidential canvass, mentions
among other illustrious candidates, the
names of g Wire and Bolts" Wise and
Bolts y who from the tenor of the article,
the Times evidently thinks have the field
pretty much all to themselves, "Wire"
having the advantage as yet though "Bolts''
seemed to be gaining on him.
= The Hon. John Cochranne, member
of Congress from New York, hastens to say
that he is not the John Cochrane recently
married. but adds that he is in state Of
close scigc, and may soon be compelled to
strike his flag.
rTWhat will not superstition do Mrs.
Lawrence, of Wndham, Va. died of con-
done. After her decease, the survivor had
her lungs, liver and heart burned, to pre-
vent any Of them dying of the same
disease.
Cv5'The question Of the future annexation
of West Florida to Alabama is exciting
considerable interest among the citizens of
both States. During the approaching cleo
ton in Florida, it will from one of the
principal matters of consideration.
= The Australian gold mines have
yielded since their discovery, in 1851, near
2O,0oO,0O0 ounces of the precious metal.
The yield of the gold fields is now said to be
decreasing.
cTDr. Johnson told Mrs. Piozzi that
he ''huffed'' his wife so often about the
dinner not being well prepared, that at last
she called to him when about to say grace,
with-"Nay, Mr.. johnson, do not make a
farce of thanking God for dinner which in
few moments you will pronounce not
eatable."
= The Douglas Democracy are hereaf-
ter to be known rs the "Copy Right Demo
Gratis" 1t seems hardly worth while to
copyright Democracy,'' as there is but
little danger of its being appropriated very
generally nowadays.
CT 4 harmless, half itted creature.
was accosted by saucy fellow, who thought
to make game of him. "Sav, Jack, lad
dost want q place? Master wants fool,''
Gay, indeed" replied Jack; wants a fool,
does he? Then are you going to leave, o,
does he want a couple 90
rE decent man in Hawick was telling
his wife of the war, and that in consequence
the price of meal was rising: to which she
interrogatlvely answered. "And what guide
will raising the price of meal do to the
war;
CO Anew'y imported "help," after be.
ing established in Fifth Avenue palace a.
maid of all work, was seen shortly afte,
with pailful of slops, from the kitchen
carefully exploring the music room and 9th.
er places. MS if in search of something which
che could not possibly discover. At last
meeting with the lady of the house, she in.
CURED seriously " if you plaize, mistress
where's the pig?"
"What wise compensation Provi,
dence does Afford" exclaimed a pretty bell,
during a late gale, "the same wind that
muses. our orinoline, blows dust in the eyes
of eyoung men who would take advantage
Of our admirable confusion" Philosophi
cal young woman that, says an exchange.
~ B. F. Hallet's (of Mass.) easy going
definition of popular sovereignty, as some
thing by which one man "means what he
has mind to- and another "means what
he pleases," is enjoying wide circulation,
The Albany Journal says it is much better
than the definitions of either Mr.. Douglas OF
Mr.. Black.
ev A Partisan robber who was seized
for stealing snu # out of tobacconist's shop
bv way of excusins himself, exclaimed that
that he was not aware of any law that for
bade man to take snuff!
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r~" Brethren" said an aged preacher,
ut a revival, 6 fear must compare some
here, to my crop of wheat and potatoes
for ye have eyes and see not, and ears and
hear not"