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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

The st. Charles Lyceum will hold its next
regular meeting for the season at Cheney &
Bracketts Hall ON Monday evening, at O.
o'clock.
EXERcIsEs FOR THE EVENING. Reading of a
paper Che Mustache Press by ID. ID. w. Car
vc-.
Lecture by DIR. J. w. Smith. Subject,
Chemistry of everyday life
Debate" Resolved, that the people of St
ENABLES School District No. l and 2, should
unite and build a graded School House, with
at least three rooms, during the Summer of
1860. Affirmative. w. Card, j. G. Pat
terson; Negatives. Harwood, j. NJ Parsons
week from next Monday evening, Tho
Crlnoiine Gazette will be read by Miss NJ
ID. Cheney.
Ladies and Gentlemen are cordially invited
to attend.
EoBr. G. REINIGER, Sec'y
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08
The Value of Legal Services.

A case Of considerable interest. to
the profession and tho public, occupied
the Circuit Court, Milwaukee, Judge
Macarthur presiding, during the great
or part of last week. 1t was the suit
OF Z. G. Ryan, leading member of
the Milwaukee Bar, against William
Barnes, Trustee for the Third Mort
gage Bondholders of the La Crosse
and Milwaukee Railroad, for services
rendered in forcclosing the Third Mort
gage last spring. For the four months
that Mr.. Ryan was thus engaged, to
the exclusion, as was represented, of
all other professional business, he
claimed $4,000 as just compensation.
The parties in interest having paid him
81 900 but demurring to the addition
al amount claimed as cxorbitant, suit
was brought to recover the balance.
The testimony in the case, which
went mainly to the value of the SER
vices rendered, was somewhat con-
ilicting. On the one hand, seven or
eight members Of the Milwaukee bar,
sworn to Mr.. Ryan's services being
worth, in their judgment, from ten to
twelve thousand dollars. On the 9TH
er hand, several prominentt lawyers
valued them at sums ranging from one
to toIr thousand dollars.
The case was given to the jury, un-
der clear and impartial charge from
Judge Macarthur, "a little after I O'clock
Saturday evening, and after being
out about twenty-one hours, they
came in with verdict of seren thousand
dollars for the plaintiff-thus valuing
his services (including the 81 900 al
ready paid at eight thousand dollars
The verdict did not appear to satisfy
either side the defence thinking il
it much too high, and the other party
regarding it as decidedly too low.
The case is to be appealed, we learn,
on exceptions taken to certain rulings
of the Judge. during the progress of
the trial. The result will be watched
for with interest by laymen, as well
as lawyers, as establishing a standard
for the measurement of the value of
legal services.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08
Arthur's Home Magazine,

VoLUNE XIV. AND XVI. 1880,

VoLUNE XIV AND XVI. 1850.
Edited by T, ARTHUR and VIRGINIA =. TOWNSEND,
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i'll the work and no expense was spared to-,
give it, readers choice original literature. fine.
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in excellence. and having distanced the two
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and emulate its higher priced and more am
bilious Compccrs. 49,.
The plan and purpose Of the Magazine will
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homes Of the people pure, useful and attract
i've literature; and in doing so, il offers, at
The same time, the elegancies of art. to charm,
the eye and improve the taste. As in periOvfi.
Gals OF this class, matters of fashion for the
ladies are included, the Home Magazine pre-
SCENTS the latest styles both in colored steel
plates, and engravings on wood in which are
included an almost endless variety of patterns
Tor needle work and embroidery
The price of this Magazine is within the
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visits OF such work at 81 ,25 year, which Is
the price when four copies are subscribed for
in club. Terms, 50 100 year: Two copies
for $500; -Four copies for 500; Twelve
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getter up of the club.
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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08
Trustees Sale,

"DHEREAS, default has been made i'm the
w payment of certain promisSorv note
executed by jeremiah Eaton and John O. Hair
executed to Heman Il. Storer or order, bear
ing date May 8. 1853, for the sum of $3.50. 90
payable one year from date, with interest at
the rate OF ten per cent per annum, which
SAID note was secured by Il trust deed upon
the premises hereinafter described .-dulv exc
cuted and delivered to the undersigned as
Trustee, by said jeremiah Eaton and John
U Hair, and recorded in the Recorders office
OF Floyd county, Iowa, in Book A" of
Mortgages, page il9, 420 and 42l and appli-
cation having been made to me by the legal
holder of said note, to sell said premises under
said deed of trust, for the purposes and in the
manner therein set forth. Now. therefore.
shall on Saturday, the DIST day OF JANUARY
1860, at ] o'clock. at the door of the Stone
Store Building, where the last District Court
was held, i'll st. Charles City, in said FLOYD
county,-scll at Public Auction, to the highest
bidder or bidders, for cash in hand the fol
lowing real estate in said trust deed described
aS follows, to wit: The northeast quarter of
Section ten, 90 in Township nnety-fvc (95)
north, of Range eighteen (lS) west, in Floyd
county State Of Iowa together with all the
right, title and equity Of redemption of said
Jeremiah Eaton and John O Hair, in and to
said real estate, for the purposes in said trust
deed set forth.
4S:3 Gro. WYATT. Trustee.
st. Charles City, Nov. %. 1859
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

WASHINGTON NATIONAL MONUMENT
We see that the Postmaster of this
place has put up box in his office for
the receipt Of contributions to this
great National work. If the receipts
of every PostOilice in the United
States average the small sum of ten
cents a month, an annual fund of s35.
600 will by this means be raised
which will go far towards keeping the
work in progress. We think it fit
ting that the Washington Monument,
which will be the noblest ever erected
should be built by small voluntary of.
ferings from the great masses of the
people.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

The Hawkeye contains a romance
from real life in the reunion of a Mr..
and Mrs. Crull, after a separation of
forty seren gears. Mr.. Crull enlisted in
the last war" and after a time his
wife gets news Of his death, and moves
west and finally settles in Louisa
county, Iowa. Mr.. C. losing all trace
Of his wife, settles in jefferson county,
n. Y. Mrs. C.'s Attorneys, in attain
ing a dowery for her in the Military
Tract, Illinois, discover his where
abouts and take measures to bring
them together The meeting is thus
described by the Hawkeyc:
"A few days since Mr.. Crull arrived
at Wapcllo eager to see her whom
he had mourned as dead, and once
again behold his children. But what
a change forty-seven years had
brought about. Himself and wife
then young, now old, his children,
whom he only recollectcd as mere
playthings, now looking almost as old
as himself. And when brought into
each others presence the old man
looked in vain for some familiar mark
or tone by which to distinguish the
early partner Of his bosom. whose sa-
cred memory half century had failed
to extinguish. A formal Introduction
was needed to acquaint those who
should have spent their lives together.
Times effacing fingers had pressed
less heavily upon the old man, and the
dim eyes Of his wife could discern
some trace of the manly bearing of
him she wed long years ago"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08
A LARGE UNDERGROUND ARRIVAL

A LARGE UNDERGROUND ARRIvAL-A
cargo of live freight, consisting of
twenty-six "chattcls all the way
from Missouri, arrived at Detroit, re-
Gently, and were safely landed in Can.
ada. They were taken through Ne
braska, Iowa and Illinois to Chica go,
and then to Detroit. The gentleman
who escorted the procession to De
troit had about fifty thousand dollars
worth of property stolen from him, OF
destroyed, in Kansas, by the Border
Ruflians, and he is now practicing the
law of retaliation upon his plunderers
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

DOUGLAS STATE CONVENTION The III.
Douglas State Committee have issued
call for a Convention to meet at
Springfield on the 4th of January to
appoint delegates to the Charleston
Convention.
The regular Democrats had previ-
ously called Convention for the same
purpose to meet at Springfield on the
10th Of January.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08
SheriH'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, and to me directed, shall offer
for sale, lat Public Auction, at my office in st.
Charles City, Floyd county, Iowa, on the oath
day OF December, A. d. 1859, at II o'clock at
noon OF said day, the following described
property, to wit:
The northeast fractional quarter Of section
No. d, in Township No. SO north, Of Range
No. IL west And also, the following piece
of land commencing 20 rods east of the south.
west corner of the northeast quarter of Sec
ton No. 81, in Township No. 81 north, of
Range No 10 west, thence running north "a
rods, thence east 20 rods, thence south 40
rods, thence west 20 rods to the place of be-
ginning; and also, the following described
piece of land commencing 4S3 rods west Of
the south cast corner of the north west Quarter
of Section No 0, i'll Township No. 96 north, OF
Range No. lG west, thence III rods west,
thence 2ss rods north, thence III rods east,
thence 2SS rods south to place of beginning:
levied on Us the property of Almeron Randall
and wife. to satisfy said execution in favor pf
Peter l.. Nanderventer, and against said Alme-
ron Randall and wife, for 1888, so, and intey7
est and cost
TERMS OF SALE--Cash in hand.
Dated, November Is, A. D. 1859.
JOHN BLUNT, Sheriff
464 of Floyd county.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

A FISH SToRY.-An immense rock
bass, weighing $50 pounds, was
caught in San Francisco on the 18th
of October. Some fisherman saw him
swimming near their boat, and they
shot him in the giIls with a shot gun,
disabling him so that they managed
to get rope through his mouth, and
lowed him into shallow place, where
they killed him. His meat was sold
for 81 cents per pound and his skin
for $50, the latter to be stuffed as a
curiosity.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

The Muscatine Journal of the Goth
ult., mentions that a charivari party
was tried at the late term of the Dis
trict Court in Washington county and
six Of them were fined and imprisoned
as follows: One for 80 days and 500
fine, three for IA days and $50 fine
and two for 7 days and $50. The
charge against them was not only for
disturbance of the newly welded pair
by hideous noise, but for injuring the
house of the young lady's father.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

A You've LADY SENT WEST BY ADAMS
ExPREss.-A beautiful and accom-
plished young lady passed over the
express route from Boston to St. Louis
one day last week. She was from
Paris, and being unable to speak our
barborous lingo" her friends had
adopted this method of sending her to
her destination she was regularly
entered upon the "way bill" and
freight paid all the way through.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

of the session. may grow a well ma
turcd Registry Law.
Most of the interior counties, where
in each precinct, the voters are nearly
all well known, could probably get on
a few years longer without Regis
try Law, but along the Eastern Dor
der, and especially in Clayton, Du-
buquc, Scott, Muscatine, Des Moines
and Lee counties, probably two thou
sand illegal votes are in the aggre-
gate annually pollcd, to prevent which
the people Of these several counties
are at present powerless, and for
which they have no measure of re-
dress. They have some right to de-
mand that the next General Assembly
shall provide for Registration of the
Legal voters of the State, that this
Wholesale corruption of the ballot-box
may be stayed and they will be lily
satisfied if such provision shall not be
Dubuque Times.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

THEY SAY."-Of all the arrant mis-
chief makers in the world, the gentle
man whose name serves us for a cap
ton is the greatest. BY breath, he
blights hopes, diminishes prospects,
darkcns the. future, taints the past,
and ruins reputation without the least
remorsc or responsibility.
The worst of it is, that while he
falsifics and prevaricates in the most
ingenious manner, to say nothing of
lying openly, everybody seems to re
gard his whispers as law and gospel
something to be received without
questions--like the miracles, on sheer
faith alone.
1t is next to impossible, too, for the
most conscientious and clcar-sighted
judge in the world to escape being
more or less influenced by this whole.
sale dealerin mendacity. "Thcy say"
is generally accepted as worlds yer.
dict, instead of the guess of one or
two individuals and woe be to the
unfortunate of whom it is reported
they say" he is no better than he
should be!
The French, under the same name,
I" on du") also slaughter character
and upset expectations. "They say >
Is confined to no country. He is ter
rible cosmopolitan, and wherever he
goes, leaves train of misfortunes be-
hind, caused by his halfexpresscd,
haltinferred falsehoods. He ought to
be suppressed, put down but the
question is, how to do it? Perhaps,
if everybody would be careful to re-
peat only those rumors that concerned
themselves, and to repeat them exact
ly as they were first told, this bug
bear of social ogre would be shorn
of great portion of his terrors.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08
Sheril''s Sale

NOTICE is 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 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 December
a. ID. 1853, at one o clock in the afternoon
of said day. the whole right, title and interest
OF VIM. Carl, in the following described prop
erty, to wit: The south half of the south west
fourth OF Section sixteen, Township ninety six
north. of Range sixteen west Of the 9th Prin-
cipal Meridian, containing 80 acres levied on
as the property of William Carl, to satisfy said
execution i'll favor Of q. G. x Il. G Reiniger,
and against said William Carl, for S2l3, 90 and
interest, and cost taxed at 81, so.
Terms OF SALE-Ca.h in hand.
Dated, November % \. ID. 1859
JOHN BLUNT. Sheriff
4S4 of Floyd County.
by +. RICHMOND, Deputy.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08
Sherif'S Sale.


NOTICE is 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
aud shall offer for SALE at Public Auction, at
my office in st. Charles City, Floyd county,
Iowa, on the 10th day of December, ID. 1859,
at ! O'Clock in the afternoon of said day, the,
following property, To wit;
The southeast quarter of the southeast
quarter of Section twenty four, Township
ninety five north, Of Range sixteen west Of the
9th Principal Meridian, levied on as the prop
erty Of William Montgomery to satisfy said
execution in favor of IL. NJ. Woodford and
against said William Montgomery for $3.50 40
and intercst,-an cost taxed at So, so.
Terms OF SALE-Cash in hand
Dated, November 8, A. d. 1859.
JONI Blunt, Sheriff of
1914 Floyd county, Iowa
BY f. RICHMOND, Deputy,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

GERRIrr SMITH.-A letter from the
resident physician of the Utica Asy-
lum, dated Nov. 2lst, says that Ger
rift Smith continues to improve. He
has begun to realize his condition
fully. and appreciates the Importance
of his medical treatment, as well as
acquiesces in all the means used for
his restoration. Information from Pc
terboro is to the effect that his family
regard his cure as certain thing.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

If men could find the tabled foun.
tain that is said to restore youth and
health and beauty, with what eager
ness they would rush to drink it's wa
tiers. Yet with scarcely less eager
ness do they now rush to drink of wa
tiers that bring upon them premature
old age and disease, and loathsome
ugliness.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

A TREMENDOUS GOLD SroRy.-Thc St.
Louis Evening Bulletin of the 29,h
ult., announces on authority of the
editor of the Arcadica Prospect, the
organ of the Missouri Mining Co., the
intelligence of the discovering in
SOUTHEAST Missouri of a vein of horn
blende rock, which, it is believed, will
yield $4,000 of gold to the ton. As
says are now being made, and the
next issue of the Arcadica Prospect
will contain full particulars.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

Has IT CONE TO THAT AT the recent
election in Albany, great part of the
Sham Democratic tickets were printed
with an ornamental device on the
back, in the center of which was q
cross like that which surmounts the
towers of our Catholic churches. We
need not say that this was a dodge
for quickening the zeal of the Catho-
lie voters, nor that it had the desired
effect. But has it come to this, that
the alliance between Slavery and Pope
ry is thus openly proclaimed in the
capital of the Empire State?
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

IMPORTANT SALE OF MILL PRopERrY.-
The Sheriff's Sale on Thursday, last
week, Of Farwells Mill, 500 adjoining
acres of land and some outlots, says
the Madison wis. Patriot, amounted
to $4,000. The chief purchaser was
VIM, r. Nelson, Esq, of Peekskill,
n. Y. Mr.. Nelson is a heavy land
owner in this county.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08
Sheriff s Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue OF
IN a Special Execution duly issued by the
Clerk of the District Court of Floyd county,
State OF Iowa, and to me directed, shall offer
Tor sale, at Public Auction, at my office in st.
Charles City, Floyd county, Iowa, Oh the oath
day of December, A. d. 1859, at ten o clock in
the forenoon Of sail day, the following de-
scribed property, :; wit The east half Of the
north east quarter of Section ten, in Township
ninety five north, of Range fifteen west of the
9th Principal Meridian, levied on as the prop
erty of Henry Carver, to satisfy said execution
in favor of Russell Arthur, and against said
Henry Carver, for III, A, and interest and
cost ....
TERMS OF SALE Cash in hand.
Dated, November Is, A. d. 1853.
JOHN BLUNT, Sheriff of
AGA Floyd comfy Iowa
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08
Sherif'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. and 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 seventh day of January, A. ID.
1860 at O'Clock in the afternoon of said day,
the following described property, to wit Lot
number two, in Block number three, in st.
Charles City, Floyd county, State of Iowa ;
levied on as the property of Webster Green
and Emma Green, to satisfy said execution in
favor of Ozro Bracket, and against said Web
ster Green and Emma Green. for $3S, 80 and
interest and cost taxed at $3.50.
Terms OF SALE-Cash in hand
Dated, December 3, A. ID. 1859.
49:4 JOHN BLUNT, Sheriff
of Floyd County.
BY +. RICHMOND, Deputy.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

The Board Of Directors of Floyd
County Agricultural Society met at
st. Charles City, on Monday, Dec. sth.
y quorum not being present the Board
adjourned to meet again on Saturday,
the Gath inst. The Committee on Field
Crops adjourned to meet at the same
lime and place.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

AN EDIToR's VALEDICToRY .-Crofut,
OF the St. Anthony (Minn.) News,
published his valedictory, recently.
He says:
Four years of active service in the
profession editorial, have revealed to
US the fact that the principal emolu-
ments and immunities enjoyed by the
chair, are an ocean of advice, show
er of brickbats, and an endless pro-
cession Of two dollar promises.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

The California steamer which ar
rived in New York two weeks ago
brought an UNUSUAL y precious freight,
for among the passengers there were
babies, seventy-nine Of
whom were born in the Golden State.
The steamer experienced heavy squalls
during the passage.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-12-08

NEGRO STAMPEDE.--The Chicago Journ-
al says that on Thursday, the 18th
ult., the Underground Railroad az
rived there with thirty passengers,
five from the vicinity of Richmond,
Va, twelve from Kentucky and thir-
teen from Missouri. They are now all
safe in Canada The thirteen from
Missouri were sold to go down the
river the very day they started. A
stalwart siX-tooter and a Sharpe's
rifle were the only guides.