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Daily Iowa State Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1856-1859, 1859-03-17

key; and arter we come home, and
gin to count the balance on hand, we
found thar want but jist one solitary
picayune left, and as the ole woman
allus carries the puss, in course she
had it. Well, l sot the BARI agin one
side OF the room, and shortly arter,
the ole woman seq: 'Supposin' you
tap your end Of the bar'l,' and l did !;
and she bought drink, and paid me
the picayune. Pretty soon, began
to get dry, and SEE L: ole woman,
spozen you tap your end Of the bar'l 2
and she did and then she sells me
drink; and the way that picayune
has travelled back'ards and for'ards
over the bung Of that bari, is eau
ton to them as love 'red-eye.' But,
stranger, losses is apt to come with
every business and me and the ole
woman has lost some in the grocery
line, and I'll tell you how twas. The
boy Bill, our oldest son, he see how
tie Ticker was goin' and he din't have
nary red to j,ne in the rail bisiness, so
one night he crawls under the house,
and taps the bar'l atwixt the cracks in
the puncheon floor, and rally believe
he's got more than me or the old wo.
ma ither, the good for nothing vagbon,
to come the gait over his material
born parents; it's enuff to make q
man sour agin all creation; that boy'll
DO the ruination of us yet. He takes
to trickery jis: Is material - hungry
possum takes to . hen roost. Now,
stranger, what on ycarth am / to do I
He bean ne and the ole woman en-
tirely.' q.
81. ne % adsiss = llDaed % pour leA
= ! hAtS At nnily u ~ INN Tod
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01

cratic hands and that Samuels had
done his share of it. Vandcvcr was
in his happicst mood and never for
once allowed himself to be thrown
! from his propriety or to become in the
least irritatcd, although constantly in
tcrrnpted by contradictions and cross
questions from Samuels. He turned
the tables continually upon Samucls,
and made his points with telling ct-
feet. Cheer after cheer from the au-
dience rent the air, clearly showing
that Vandever had their appreciation
and support, full three to one. The
Democrats, one after another, with
drew, mortified and chagrined to find
their great champion of Democracy
so completely placed hers dc combat by
Republican whom they had affected
to believe it a disgrace to hold dis
cussion with. The Republicans were
in the greatest glec, and all said that
Vandcver had transcribed their most
sanguinc expectations-indecd, had
eclipsed himself. They urged him to
follow Samucls wherever he went, and
crowd home upon him the "mathc
MATES" so hard that he would gladly
: cry quits, and so back to enjoy hi'
"poetry" and fiction" amid tn,
bluffs Of Dubuque.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01
Gen. Dodge.

A correspondent of the Chicago
Times. writing from Burlington, Iowa,
says:
There is no sympathy between General
Dodge and the President. Not only does the
General belong to a different generation OF
statesmen, but to an entirely different school
of Dcmocrats-a school of which Mr.. Douglas
is essentially the cxponent--a school that
recognizes the rights of the people III the
States and Territories as paramount {" inc III
forests or predictions of any -ldm'n'@F"''"''
Legislature body, or jUdiciarg. His course la" CIV
cr been antagonistic to the one now pursued
by Mr.. Buchanan.
What miserable bosh Don't these
Dourlasitcs in Iowa fear that the CON
ta,ninaton of Buchananism Will dam'
are their candidate, and don't they
expect to wipe ont the foul stain by
such idle defamation as the above !
The Douglas school of Democrats be
licvc that the rights of the people in
the territories are pdram0am to 0"y
Judiciary" do they? Then to what
i" school of Democrats" does Ben NJ.
Samucls belong? In the resolutions
which he reported at Dcs Moincs he
places the people of the territories i'll
subsection to the Supreme Court, al
the same time knowing it to he the
opinion of that Court that the COnsti
tuition protects slavery i'll the terrific
rics, whether the people Of the terri
tories will have slavery there Oh, not
Popular Sovereignty with a vcnge
ancc
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01

Lake Superior, Upon the latter, which
is an indcstructiblc magnetism lime
stone, rests the St Peters sandstone /;
and upon this, the resisting strata of
the Trenton limestone Group. Ap-
preaching the outcrop we find few
outicrs or mounds of the sandstone,
capped 10y the Trenton limestone,
which have withstood the denudng
action, and stand out as indications OF
the former extension of tho higher
beds over the northern portions OF
this region Of country.
After passing the irregular ontcrop
Of the Trenton limestone, 1t forms I'M
intcyrupted.y the plateau for greater
or less distance when we again find
outlicrs Of the succeeding or Hudson
river group, capped by the Niagara
limestone, and forming the we'l-known
Blue mounds, Platte mound, Sinslnawa
mound, Shcrald's mound and Table
mound showing a unity in the geologl-
cal features from Lake Michigan to
the northwestern limits of these torma-
tons.
Carrying on our observations still
10 a sOutlGwesteriy direction, the sue
cccding formations Of the Onondaga-
salt group, the LeClairc limestone, the
Hamilton and Chcmung groups, form
no conspicuous feature in the country !;
and the Coal measures come on almost
imperceptihly, first in small outliers,
and then in broader areas, lying un
contormably over the slightly inclined
edges Of the lower strata.
The Coal measures extend muci
farther north along the Mississippi
valley in Iowa and in Illinois, thar
the Carbonilcrous limestone; and
there is clearly want of conformity
between thc two, where they occur III
conjunction. From the data already
collected, It appears almost certain
that the Coal measures reach to tho
northwestern limits Of the State O
Iowa, and even beyond it into tho
adjoining territory. In this direction
however, the formation becomes Gov
cred by the succeeding deposits OF
Crctaccous age, and the productive
Coal measures are evidently becoming
thinner, so that no safe prediction can
be made of their real value.
These formations are limited on the
north by the older crystalline rocks,
which form mountain barriers on the
northeastern side Of Lake Huron
and which, crossing the lower cxtrcm.
ity of Lake Superior, form belt OF
varying width on the south side o.
that lake, and extend thence more OF
less continuously to the northwest.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01

ONLY HALF HONEST. - Among the
corruption" charges which Ben Sam
uels made here against the Rcpubli-
cans, was one that the members of
the General Assembly provided them
selves with pocket knife and gold
pen, ias well as stationery at the
States expense. This practice, it
should be understood, was established
by the Democrats. when snch pure
men as Samuels and Eads had control
of the State. The bill authorizing it
was introduced by a leading Demo,
crat for the purpose of giving little
trade to a relative who was dealing
in such articles. Certainly, the Re
publicans should abolish the custom ::
but they have had so many Democrat
&c leaks to stop, we suppose they have
not been able to reach this one yet.
Ben owned that he took the knife
when he was member, but rejected
the pen, as he writes with a quill So,
according to his own showing, Ben is
only hal honest.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01
Our Candidate for Lieut.. Governor.

Senator Rusch, the Republican can
didatC for Lieut.. Governor, has been
too busy in his harvest fields the last
two weeks to devote himself 50 strict
~ to the political canvass as other
wise he might have done. Besides,
lac has Just obtained another little
Rusch light to illuminc his domestic
pathway, and his parental attention is
required at home a few days longer.
He evidently understands husb0ndry in
all it's branches. We are authorized
10y him to say, that in about two weeks
he will publish his list Of appoint
ments, and at that time take the stump
and make one or more speeches every
business day Of each week till cleo
ton. We are gratiiied to announce,
that Mr.. RuSch has been in correspond
cncc with several German speakers
abroad, and that Judge Sta!lo, of Gin
cinnati and Col. ScIurtz, Of Wiscon-
sin have signiIicd their intention of
visiting Iowa and addressing their
Gcrmau-born fcliow-citiZcns in differ
cnt parts Of the State. These gentle
men arc too well known hy name To
need Introduction. They will meet
with hearty welcome .-DorenI0r'
Ia -ayg,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01

The Spiritualists" have got hold
of the universal Sambo," we see, as
well as the politicians, and are going
to use him as so much timber for their
platform" At their National Con
vention at Plymouth, Mass, the other
day, these ghostly philosophers incor-
porated into their creed the Adolf
ton of Slavery" The negro agita-
ton IS thus pushed into the unseen
world, and down among the dead men,
before his existence on earth is reg
ularly ended. Great indeed is Sambo.
He is the most useful animal cXtant.
What would we do without him
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01

SrowEll.'s EVERGREEN CoRE.-This is
superior kind Of green corn for the
table. We raised, the present season,
several different varieties of garden
corn, the early dwarf, yankee, tusca,
rora. sweet, &c, which we have had
upon our table for several weeks past,
and on Saturday of last week We com
mcnced upon Stowcll's Evergreen
We find the latter TO be preferable to
any other kind of corn for the table
which we have had this season. The
seed was sent out to the different cOun-
ties of the State by Gen. Wilson, Sec
rotary of the Iowa Agricultural Col
lege and Farm. The corn is Of large
growth-the ears usually have twelve
rows, well filed, kernels Of moderate
size, and, as the name indicates, the
corn is green and good for the table
all through the fall. The seed we re-
ccivcd was not very good, and we
planted the ground over three times
before filling up all the vacant hills !;
but we now have a splendid growth,
and Gen. Wilson has onr best thanks
for furnishing us with the seed, i'm
perfect as it was.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01
Sllnliff's Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of
~ Special Execution duly issued by the
Clerk Of the District Court of Floyd county,
State of Iowa, to me directed, have levied
upon and shall offer for sale. at public auction,
at my office in st. Charles City, Floyd county,
Iowa, on the 10th day Of September, A. ID.
1859, at one O'clock in the afternoon of said
day, the following described real estate to wit:
The West hall Of the North half Of the
Northwest quarter Of section twenty, in
township nincty-scvcn North, range sixteen
West, containing forty acres, levied upon rs
the property Of Mary Jane Kenyon to satisfy
said execution in favor of Silas Smith for the
sum Of Sol, and interest thereon at the rate
of six per cent. per annum, and costs assessed
at Sl5.15.
TclIHs Of sale, cash in hand.
Dated August 10, 1879.
JOHN BLUNT Sheriff of
Floyd County, Iowa.
H. G.. Stinson, Attorney for Plaintiff 81
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01
Trustees sale,

WHEREAS, default has been made in the
w payment of promisSory note executed
by Henry l., Griffith to Harrison L. Clough, or
order bearing date August 3D. A. ID. 1858 for
the sum OF one hundred and tilty dollars, pay
able one year after the date thereof with in
telest thereon at the rate of ten per cent. per
anlium from the date thereof, which said note
was secured by Il1ut Decd upon the primiscs
hereinafter described, duly executed and de
livcred t. the undersigned as Trustee, hy said
Henry l.. Griffith and Recorded in the Re-
corders office of Floyd county, Iowa, in Book
= \ ~ of Mortgages, on pages 1856, 49, and
4Ss. and application having been made to me
by the legal holder Of said note 10 sell said
premises under said Trust Deed for the pur-
poses and in the manner therein set forth
Now. therefore, ] shall ON the oath day uf
October, A. D. 1859, at two o clock in the az
tcrnoon. at the Stone Store Building, in st.
Charles City. in said county, being the place
of holding courts in said county, sell at Pub
lie Sale, to the highest bidder or bidders fOT
Trust Deed. to wit:
Lot number ten, (l0) in Block number three,
o. i'll Range number two, t2D ia the village OF
Floyd, i'll Floyd county. State OF Iowa, accord
ing to a Flat of said village on Record ia the
Recorders office H. said Floyd county togcth
er with all the right and equity If drmption
Of the said Henry l.. Griffith, in and to said
real cstate,--and for the purposes in said
Trust Deed set forth
Dated, st Charles City, Iowa. Aug. -. 1869.
SllAS SMITH, Trustee
By RoBT, q. REiNIGER, his Atty. 1913
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01
sheriff - sale.

NOTICE J., hereby given that by virtue of
~ 1t Special Execution duly issued by the
Clerk Of the District Curt Of Floyd county,
State Of Iowa, ami to me directed, have lev
led On and shall otter foi sale, at Public Auc-
ton, at my office in st. Charles City. Floyd
county, Iowa, on the 2ith day of September,
\. u. 1893 at IL O'Clock in the forenoon Of said
day, the following described property, to wit
The west half OF the southeast quarter OF Sec
tion thirteen, in Township ninety five, of
Range fifteen west OF the 9TH Z. NJ, in Floyd
county, Iowa, containing 50 acres, levied on
rs the property OF T.. \. Haskell, 10 satisfy
said execution in favor of Stone, Starr n Co,
and against said H. A. Haskell, for Sy1S,2i
and interest and cost taxed at S6,G5.
Terms or SALE-Cash in hand.
Dated August %, A. D 1859 /.
JouS DLrNT, Sheriff of
81 Floyd county, Iowa.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01
&sscs'6fS''S sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of
~ m Execution duly issued hv tho
Clerk OF the District Court Of Floyd county,
State OF Iowa, and to me directed. | have lev
led on and shall Offer for sale, at Public AUG
ton, al my office in st. Charles City. Floyd
county, Iowa, on the first day Of October
\. u. 1889, at one O'Clock in the afternoon
Of said day, all the right title aud interest ol
John West, in the ALLOWING described proper
ty, to wit comenciEg at the southeast cor
ncr Of the northwest quarter Of the southeast
quarter OF Section !, Township 9G north. OF
Range Is west. run month 1870 rods, then
west 100 rods, then south 30 rods then east
90 rods, then south 80 rods, then east SO rods
to the place Of beginning also the west half
OF west halt OF northeast quarter Of southeast
quarter of said Section T. levied on as the
property Of John West, to satisfy said cxccu-
ton in favor Of Edison Gaylord. and against
said John West, for $S6, GG and interest and
cost taxed at =, 90
Terms OF SALE Cab in hand.
Dated, August ~, \. d. 1859
JunN BLUNT Sheriff
@5:i Of Floyd County.
by +. RICHMoNp, Deputy.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01

DR. Lawrence Reid, Professor of Chemistry,
for four years Experimental assistant to Prof.
Hope and Or. Reid, in the University Of Edn
burgh; seven years Lecturer on Medical
Chemistry in the New York Hospital, and
seven years Professor of Chemistry to the Col
lege OF Pharmacy, New York.
NEW YORK, Aug. %, 1889.
| have analysed DR.. Christie's Ague Balsam,
and certify that it contains neither Quinine,
Arsenic, Mercury, Strychnine, or any Mineral
or Poisonous substance.
From my knowledge Of its ingredients,
consider il a safe and excellent preparation for
the cure of Fever and Ague, and that il will
not prove I'M urious to the constitution.
LAWRENCE REIn.
Professor OF Chemistry.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01
Sheriff s Sale.

NOTICE il hereby given, that by virtue of
~ an Execution duly issued by the Clerk of
the District Court Of Floyd county, State of
Iowa, and to me directed, have levied ON
and shall offer for sale, at Public Auction, at
my Office in st. Charles City, Floyd county,
Iowa, on the 9th day OF September. A. d.
1888, at two O'Clock in the afternoon Of said
day the following described property, to wit
The southeast quarter of the north west quar-
ter Of Section thilty-three, Of Township ninety
six north, of Range fifteen, west of the fifth
Principal Meridian, containing 40 acres, levied
on us the property Of f. \. Butcher, to satisfy
said execution in favor of C., II. Eaton, Ad
mini.trator Of the Estate of jeremiah Eaton,
deceased, aud against said f. A. butcher, for
$l06, 90 and interest and cost
TERMS or SALE--cash il hand
Dated, August %, a. u 1859
john BLUNr Sheriff
3l:4 OF Floyd County.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01

Many of our citizens were disap-
pointed in not seeing Senator Harlan
here on Monday. We learn that his
appointments would not permit him to
come at that time, but that he will be
here on Saturday, September 10th, at
one o'clock. We have not seen his
last list of appointments. but under
stand that he is to speak at Dubuque
and from thence he will proceed to
visit the various counties of the 10th
Judicial District. He is considered
ono of the ablest members of the L
5. Senate, and will draw large audien
ces wherever he speaks.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01
SlAcriif's Sale.

NOTICE Is hereby given, that by virtue Of a
~ Special Execution duly issued by the Clerk
of the Dstri, Court Of Floyd county, State Of
Iowa, ahi t. me directed, | have levied ON
AMI shall uifyr Tor sale at Public Auction. at
my office in II ChtrI,, ity, Floyd county,
Iowa. on the 2lth day Of September. ID. 1859,
at one o clock in the afternoon OF said day,
the following described property, to wit The
south westerly / Of Lot seven ,Rlockthitcen. in
the village Of st. Charles, Floyd county, Iowa,
levied on is the property of !. j. Scaton, to
satisfy said execution in favor Of g. c. & Il.
G.. Hrinigcr. and against said J. D. Scaton for
Slll,Gl and imtcrcst-and cost taxed at
SIC 90
TERMS OF SALE Cash in hand
Dated, AUGUST 20. \. ID. 1859.
JONI Blunt. Sheriff of
3ii Floyd County Iowa
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01
St. Charles City, Iowa, Sept. l, 1859.
SamuelS and Eandcyer.

These gentlemen held a political dis
cussion in this town on Thursday last
The handbills, which had been indus
triously circulated through the county,
announced that there would be grand
mass meeting of the Democracy at 2
o'clock, p. NJ, when Hon. Ben NJ Sam
nels would address them. At the bot
tom Of the bills it was hoped that Mr. &.
Vandever or some other Republican
would meet Mr. Samucls. At the APP
pointed hour we went in search Of the
"mass meeting" and found three hard
shell Democrats sitting in kelly's bar
room. The Republicans soon saw how
il was, and by three o'clock they man
aged to collect together quite res
pectably audience--among them sew
eral ladies and few more Democrats.
Mr.. Samuels arranged to have Mr..
Vandevcr open the discussion. This
he did in an argument Of three-fourths
Of an hour, in which he presented the
most convincing proofs that the De-
mocracy were bound neck and heels
TO the slave powor-that the party
had but one leading idea, namely, the
strengthening of this power in the
Federal Govcrnmrnt-and that Doug
las Democracy ana Buchanan Dcmoc-
racy were or aud the same.
Mr.. Samuels, in his rejoinder of an
hours duration, made the best Of a
bad cause. Every one piticd him, and
regret cd that his fine talents should
be Frustrated to SO unworthy a bust
ness as the advocacy and defence of
bred Scott Democracy e. the in
PRODUCTION and protection of slavery
in this beautiful Northwestern Terri
tory which God intended should be
free Mr.. Samuels is q Nirginian,
and allowance should be made for the
misfortune Of his birth and education.
He is man Of noble impulses and
splendid abilities, and had he been
born in free State and educated amid |
influences uncontaminated by the "pe-
culiar institution" his strong intellect
and quick perception would cnaDlc
him 10 become al ornament to Amcri-
can craftsmanship. His course of ar
gumont was Ingenious, sophistical
and deceptive, and none saw more
readily than himself that he failed to
convince. He attacked the School
system, OF which leading Democrats
were the originators, and most unjust
" endeavorcd to cast whatever is OBJ
,jcctionable about it upon the Republi-
cans. He dealt largely in figures, by
which he undertook to show that the
Republicans had been rccklcssly ex-
travagant in the expenditures Of the
public moneys-read newspaper para
graphs, upon the subject, which he
thought highly pootical, and rallied
FandeVcr for lacking poetic taste
and possessing merely a mathematical
mind. While piling up the figures
aud rcvolling in the poetic papor of
slittering gencraiities," few Demo
Gratis would now and then raise faint
cheer.
Mr.. Iandeyer was allowed fifteen
minutes for reply, in which time he
made terrible havoc with Samuel's fig
urcs. Casting the poetry, romance
and fiction to the winds, he plunged
at once into Samucl's taxation prob
lens, and proved to him that the mis-
appropriation and corrupt squandering
Of the State finances was by Demo
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01

NOTICE is hereby given. that by virtue Of
- Special Execution duly issued 10y the
Clerk Of the District Court of Mitchell county,
state OF Iowa, and to we directed. | have lev
led ON and shall offer for sale, at Public Auc-
ton. at my office in st. Charles City, Floyd
county, Iowa, on the oath day Of September.
A. u. 1872, at one O clock in the afternoon Of
said day, the following described property. to
wit: The northwest quarter Of Section No.
20, in Township No. - north, of Range No.
II west also the west half of the north, at
quarter and the northeast quarter of the north
east quarter Of Section No. -, in Township
No 90 north. of Range No. Is west of the 9Th
Principal Meridian, levied on as the property
of II, \ y. Lloyd, to satisfy said execution in
favor Of Richards. Crumbaugh < Shaw. and
against said property of said II. 4 ID. Lloyd.
for 1865 and interest and cost taxed at
$40 30.
TERMS OF SALE Cash in hand.
Dated, August 80, \. d. 1879.
john BLuNT. Sheriff Of
34i Floyd County. Iowa
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-09-01
Sherif's Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue ola
~ Special Execution duly issued by the Clerk
OF the District Court oil Floyd County, State of
Iowa, and to me directed, ! have levied on
aud shall offer for sale, at Public Auction, at
my office in st. Charles City, Floyd county,
Iowa, OF the 2ith day oi September, A u. 1853,
at II o'clock in the forenoon of said day, the
following property, to wit:
The northeast quarter of the southwest
fr. quarter of Section No. nineteen in Township
No. (9G) north, OF Range fifteen, rs, west of
the 9th Principal Meridian, containing 10 acres
OF land, levied ON as the property OF Seth Ter
ry to satisfy said execution in favor of Milo
Gilbert, and against said Seth Terry for
Sll6,12 and interest and cost taxed at ST 30.
Terms OF SALE-Cash in hand
Dated, August %, A. ID. 1859.
JonN BLUNT, Sheriff Of
"i:i Floyd county, Iowa.