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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14
Accident on the Canada Railroad.


At two o'clock Saturday morning
week, in heavy snow storm, about
ten miles west of Hamilton, G. W.,
the passenger train that had left De-
troit on Friday evening, with eighty
passengers on board, reached a place
described together with the accident,
by the Detroit Free Press, as follows !:
The track runs around the side of a
mountain or bluff, which has been cut
away for the purpose, and then con-
tinues for several hundred feet be-
tween Flamboro and Dundas, over an
embankment from fifty to seventy-five
feet in height. This embankmcnt is
raised from low plain, which was
formerly crossed by the rail being
laid on the trcstle work, the open space
being afterwards filled with earth.
The earth, by the heavy rain and storm,
was washed and blown away, SO that
when the train was crossing, it had
just lost its power to sustain the
weight, and down the train, trestle
work and all, went.
The sleeping car, the last of the
train, remained upon the track. Every
light was cxtinguished by the acct
dent. and a long time elapsed before
one could be provided The wounded
had to be lifted upon the track by
ropes, The Buffalo Express says:
At the time the accident occurred
many were asleep, and had laid aside
their extra clothing, so that they were
exposed in some instances half naked
to the pcltings Of the storm. Many
ladies were without bonnets, shawls
or SHOES. When most of the wound
cd had been lifted into the sleeping
car, it was found that it began to give
and threatened to fall over into the
abyss. just at this moment, to the
horror Of all present, locomotive
was heard coming upon them from
the West. A large number Of per
SONS, regardless of their own safety
| up
tically. The engineer finally hcarc
them, and succeeded in stopping til,
engine within a few feet Of them.
The unsafe condition Of the sleep
ing car rendered it necessary to re
move the wounded, and they wcr,
taken ont and laid on mattresses
: cushions and whatever could be mad,
available, upon the ground, while tn,
survivors took turns in holding blank
cts over them to protect them from
the storm. For tour1omrS and hall
this state of things continued. III,
wounded lying i'll their agonics, before
any assistance arrived.
About I A. NJ, q special train from
Hamilton arrived with suCcor. They
found the survivors in deplorabl,
condition. Manglcd, bruised and bleed
ing, chilled and cold, yet still, will
heroic courage. attempting to relieve
each others suflcrings.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14
4. +. ~ NJ. IL. II.
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS

Sealed Proposals for Grading. Bridging and
1icinp the Cedar Falls and Minnesota Rail
road will I've received at Mitchell in Mitchell
county, till "Wednesday noon. April 9th at
Floyd, till Wednesday night, April 9th at
st. Charles City, till Thursday noon, April
2sth; at Nashua, till Thursday night. April
18th at Waverly, till Friday noon, April 18Th;
at Jancsvile, till Friday night. April Doth
at Cedar Falls. till Saturday noon, April @Oth.
Payments to be part cash and part stock, or
such other means us the company may have
on hand which may he available to the con-
tractors The Company reserve the right to
accept or reject such bids as they may think
proper.
Blank proposals and Specifications will be
distributed at the above named places before
the day of receiving Proposals, at which time
rlans and ProtlcS will he exhibited, as also OH
the day OF receiving Proposals.
L. D. LAMPMAN,
Chief Engineer.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

1t is quite a common observation, that con-
sumption is the chief curse of this climate,
prcying upon old and young, and scattering
widely its shafts of destruction. But all who
have ever travelled through the South and
West, or, indeed. through any portion of the
interior of the country, must have noticed that
there is disease far more prevalent among
Americans than consumption. Day after day
they are alternately shaking as with nervous
fit or rendered delerious with fever. Most of
them find an early grave. No one who has
ever seen or experienced this disease, can fail
to perceive that we allude to what is called
Fever and Aguc. The discoverer of remedy
for this evil must and should be considered "a
public benefactor, and DIR. j. Hostetter's Cele-
brated Bitters is the remedy, we know from
personal trial.
For sale in St Charles City by G. III. Has
kell, and by Druggists and dealers generally,
everywhere.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

CoNNECTICUT ELECTION. Returns from
all the towns in the State show that
1919 Republicans are elected rcprcscn-
tatives and $50 Democrats. The Re-
puhlicans have elected Senators in the
I'd, 9Th, 9th, eth. 9th, llth, 18th, 18th,
18th, 10Th and Dist Districts the
Democrats in the lst, Sd, 4tl,, S,h,
10th, 10Th, 18th and Goth. The re-
turns from all the towns but Salem
and Lcdyard, which gave last year "a
Dem, maj, elect Gov. Buckingham by
200 majority.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14
St. Charles City, Iowa, April IA, 1859.
Cedar Falls s. Minnesota Railroad Co.

This Company advertise in our col
umns this week to receive proposals
for grading, bridging and tieing the
Cedar Falls and Minnesota Railroad.
Proposals are TO be received at several
places on the line until the 9th inst,
and opened at Cedar Falls On the 30th.
Contracts will be made and entered
into with those making acceptable
bids, as soon thereafter as practicable.
This Railroad Company have been,
for nearly q year, engaged earnestly
and perseveringly, and we may now
say successfully, in making arrange
ments that would eventually result in
giving us a railway in the Cedar Val
ley. Their surveys have all been
made with care and accuracy from
Cedar Fails to the Minnesota State
line they have secured the fright OF
way" in every instance, along the
line surveyed they have made care
full estimates of the cost Of every part
of this contemplated road ; they have
found the most feasible line and are
now ready to establish the grade the
whole of the distance named their
plans and profles are all prepared, and
will be exhibited at the time of re-
ceiving proposals they have secured
capital sufficient to set this enterprise
in motion, to carry it forward rapidly,
and to insure it's completion. What
more can we reasonably ask ? What
other Railroad Company has begun to
do SO much towards giving us rail-
road From the time of the organi-
cation of the Cedar Falls & Minnesota
Railroad Co, we have expected they
would be the first to open up a mag
niicent outlet to the wealth and pro-
ducts of the Ce lar Valley. From
present indications we are not to be
disappointed To this company we
accord much praise for what they have
already done, while we expect still
more Of them in the future.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

COSTLY STREET SwEEPING.--Mr.G enio
c. Scott, the man-milliner of New
York, states that the sidewalks of
Broaway are still swept day and eve
ming, with a hundred thousand yards
of costly Silks" He remarks that the
better the quality Of silk the better
sweeper it makes-moire antique be-
ing found much better than taf1etas
and foutards de sole. These sweeping
machines, though rather costly, are,
like their wearers, very simple, being
merely, says Mr.. Scott, thirty yards
of eight dollar silk, mounted on reti-
culcd frame of whalcbone and steel"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14
NEW HOTEL
SCOTT q WRIGHT,

MIN STREET, " GREGOR, IOWA.
The undersigned having leased the we'll
known American Hotel beg leave to inform
the Travelling public and the rest of mankind
that they intend to make it worthy the pat
ronage of travellers, and if attention to the
wants of guests. good fare and low prices are
any inducements, hope 10 have our share Of
business.
In connection with the Hotel is the largest
Barn in town, which is under the charge of an
experienced Ostlcr aud teamsterS can depend
upon having their teams well cared for Our
house being the Stage Office, Railroad Ticket
Office, American Express and General Freight
Office, presents more advantages than any
other can show in the city, and all we ask of
our friends is Ia try us once, and if not salts
fed. not TO come aghin. 5. w.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

c. Tarbox Smccd, editor Of the Wa
verify Republican. having probably
taken an emetic, discharges whole
column of loaded matter at the Cedar
Falls Railroad and its Chief Engineer,
Mr.. Lampman, in its last issue, in at.
tempting to reply to our correspond
ent, Gamma" You're barking up
the wrong tree, Smeed. You will
have to take different bearings.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

Buffalo, n. Y, is well nigh inunda-
ted The recent gales have done much
mischief, and the rains have been SO
severe that the lower part of the city
is almost under water. Buildings and
sheds have been washed away-docks
and railroad tracks carried off, and
many poor families driven from their
dwellings by the food.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

The editor of the Michigan Farmer
is Informed by a gentleman who has
had extensive observations in differ.
ant parts of that State, that the pros.
pect for the growing wheat crop is
better than at any corresponding peri
Cd for ten years.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

A lady correspondent of the Utica
IN. ~ Herald gives the following
portrait of Fanny Fern
Imet Fanny Fern upon Broadway,
yesterday, leaning upon the arm Of her
beloved james" He is tall. cadav-
erous individual, with melancholy cx-
preston and eyes askew ; but with a
good expression withal. Fanny has
passed her heyday "no longer" is
stamped upon that care worn face.
A sanguine temperament, large per-
ceptive faculties, sandy, wavy hair,
falling low down upon her forehead
prominent features. People meeting
her even in crowd say, "what a
strange looking woman 7" 1t is a
marked. but not bad face. 1t is not
a homely, but strange face. 1t says,
4" l have known some bitter things
anguish, anger, solitude" 1t is not
wholly good, and it could not be en-
tirely bad. 1t hints at ugliness-it
suggests its nobility. 1t is selt-as-
sured, but not vain ; proud but not
naughty. 1t says, 81 have lived more
years than are recorded for me-" Her
daughter, woman grown, is in appear
ance fine second edition of herself
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14
lIsl.E DllCI.

The finale Exhibition 1t Rock Grove City
in which over 20 performers are engaged, will
take place on Wednesday Evening, April eth,
1859. Exercises to continue all night.
Good music will he in attendance.
Substantial Refreshments handed around
during the night Free.
Good " hunks provided for "snoozing
babies"
Those in the Township and its immediate
vicinity. by furnishing reasonable proportion
of FFOrisioHs or lights" will be admitted
free. AdmittanCc to others 10 cents.
Per order of Committee,
W. p. GAYLORD, T. +. GILBERT,
i. II JupsoN, GEO. MAHoNEY,
Rev. D. H. MEAD. J. GAYLORD.
Rock Grove, April II. 1859.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

INDIANS. From fifteen to twenty of
these coppcr-colored nuisances have
been campcd near town several days.
A Chite Indian among them got into
the clutches Of an officer, yesterday,
for theft. The same chap previously
had a raw-hide piled vigorously to his
back, just to see him lengthen his
strides towards camp.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14
County Judges.

The Hamilton Freeman advocates
registry law and abridgement of the
power of County Judges. Upon the
latter point, it presents the following
sensible views which we heartily en-
dorse
Under our present system the Coun-
ty Judges WELD more patronage, and
possesses more power, than the Gov
ernor Of the State. Some of them are
good men, who conscicntiously seek
to discharge their onerous duties for
the best interests Of all concerned
others become the tools Of unscrupu-
lous, designing men, who use them to
subserve their own selfish schemes
while others still, inflated with sense
of their power of Importance, become
the most despicable and intolerable of
petty tyrants and despots. The good
may outnumber the bad but bad
Judge can inflict more injury than a
dozen good ones can repair. Witness
the young County of Grundy, which
is staggering under a load of debt
and taxation-utterly needless-in-
flicted through the easy virtue of a
County Judge. Under the present
system there is no uniformity in the
execution Of the trusts devolving upon
our County Judges. In one county a
certain set Of usages obtains in the
next a different one and in third,
a different one still ; depending upon
the honesty or dishonesty of the in
cumbent, his local interests, or any
idiosyncracy he may possess. These
change with each new set of Judges,
so that in the administration of Coun-
ty affairs, the State of Iowa has the ap-
pearance Of grand Kaleidoscope, the
changes and contrarieties in which
are entirely beyond human computa-
ton. We will not enlarge farther
upon the too manifest evils of our
County Judge system. The difficulty
lies in the simple fact that these tunc-
tionaries exercise q power which
should not be entrusted - one man
but several. The las. legislature
came very near acting i'll this matter,
so near in fact. tina, there can he little
doubt that the next will make a radi-
cal change in the admin s,ration of
County affairs.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14
Seeds, Seeds.

FIELD, GARDEN AND FLOWER SEEDS.
WE ARE now fully supplied with one Of
w the largest and most complete stock Of
Garden, Flower and Field seeds ever offered to
the Western public Oar stock has been made
up with much care from the first seed gardens
Of America aud Europe large share are
homegrown seeds being grown under our own
inspection. and which we can recommend as
true 10 ntme and of the best quality. Among
our assortment of seeds may be found over
80 VARIETIES OF FLOWER SEEDS;
800 VARIETIES OF GARDEN SEEDS
HUNGARIAN GRASS SEED;
INPHEE SEED, sc. &C.
From Il long acquaintance with the trade,
VIC feel confident no one can offer better in
lurcments to those desiring heedS
Those who design tO emigrate to Kansas and
Pike : Pcake would lo well t. take with them
!, box of fresh Garden Seeds.
We also keep constantly on hand full as
sortncnt Of
IMPLEMENTS AND MACHINES,
suited to the Field, Garden, Orchard, and
HouArhold
We are fully prepared TO supply the trade
on the most liberal terms
Full Catalogues furnished gratis on appli-
cation ii by mail inClose a stamp.
Address II. d. EMERY & CO,
2O1 Lake St, Chicago,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

The steamer Persia brings us advi-
ces Of another great chess victory 10y
Mr.. Morphy. Mr.. Mongrcdieu, the
President of the London Chess Club,
who went to Paris to play a match
with Morphy, has been terribly beaten.
The winner of the first seven games
was to be the winner of the match.
The result is as follows Morphy I,
none, drawn |.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

p p. =. P.-Thcsc initials stand for
Pixies Peak Pick Pockcts-a class of
gentlemen who have commenced opc.
rations on large scale in St Louis.
The Republican says the levee is
thronged with them, and the Mis-
souri, river boats are bcsct with them
from morning till night"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

An AMERICAN UNIvERsIrY.-A meet
ing Of literary and scientific men has
been held in Boston to consider the
project of great American Universe
ty. Men of wealth are said to be lib
cral i'm its endowment. Harvard Uni
vcrsity furnishes the best basis for
such an institution, and it will be COM
parativeIy easy to increase its facili-
ties so as to meet the popular demand.
The creation of new University
might be a more difficult thing.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

Specifications and proposals for
grading, tieing and bridging the &C.
dar Falls & Minnesota Railroad can
be examined at the Office of Wiltse &
Fairfield, at which place plans and pro.
files will be exhibited Oh the day of
receiving proposals.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

Rev. Mr.. Skemp and lady are among
the new arrivals in town. This rever.
end gentleman is the same who re-.
Gently made the discovery that the
dear children of Iowa" are all go.
ing to the devil for the want of Sun
day Schools, and called upon his east.
ern friends to come to their rescue.
Wonder what new discoveries he will
make in this locality?
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

Attention is called to the announce
ment of an exhibition, to be fonnd in
another column, which is to take place
at Rock Grove City, on Wednesday,
April 9th. An exhibition by the
same performers which came off at
the same place some time since, was
highly spoken of by those who were
present. The Shell Rockers are bound
to have a good time.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

STEAM ENGINES, Mill GEARING, SHAFT
ING, &C., &c.-We would call atten-
ton to the card in another column. of
as good an establishment for the man
ufacture of the above named articles
as there is i'll the countryside Bay
State Foundry and Machine Shop, in
Milwaukee
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

During storm, some thirty small
fish of the minnow species, about an
inch in length, fell upon the deck of a
fcrry-boat plying on the Hudson Riv-
er About half Of them were alive
when examined. Strange and unusu-
al as this may seem, it is, ncvcrthe-
less, true.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14
Spring..
Winter, with his slecty storms and
surly winds, has

Winter, with his slecty storms and
surly winds, has
"Flcd afar
To hills that prop the polar star"
Gentle Flora, with her robe of flowers
and breath of fragrance, has come
again She has come to paint the
meadows with delight swell the
sweet apple buds, and wrcathc grace
fully around the window of your neat
cottage home the creeping wood-bmc.
She has come TO kiss your check and
fan your hair with her soft, baln'y
breath. How pleasant it is to leave
the close room and breathe the dcwy
freshness Of II spring morning! How
delightful it is to ramhlr over the
grassy hills, ard along the messy
banks Of the little stream tmdly rip.
pling in the warm sunbeams ! Listen
how the CHEEKY robin chirps in the
plum tiIickct, and the mournful dove
COOS in the maple buughs Look how
nimbly bounds along the hillside the
bright-cyca squirrel, or cunningly
peers out of his little home in the gray
old oak The whisper Of the breeze,
the carol of the birds, the purling Of
the stream, the shade and sunshine,
compose scenery perfectly ethereal.
That must be cold heart that does
not en- joy it.
One Of our best poets has well said,
There is pleasure in the painless wood"
If we were Il poet, we wonld WOO the
the Muse among the wild hills and
streams of spring forest. The habit
of shutting yourself up in dark room,
and then trying to spin out few
webs of poetry from empty brains, is
dry work, to say the best Of it. Woe
TO the man that is obliged to read
such juggling lines Let the poet
gather his imagery, fresh and dewy,
from nature, and fascinated readers
will honor him 10y garnerng them up
in memory, and dwelling upon them
with delight
But the sweet poetry Of the woods
enshrincs a monrnful philosophy. One
Of old Erin's sweetest bards las sung:
"All that is bright must fade
The brightest still the flcetest
All that is sweet was made
To be lost when sweetest.
Stars that shine and fall,
Buds that drop in springing,
These, alas are types Of all
To which our hearts are cinging."
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

A son Of Mr.. Timglry, living at the
crossing Of the Wapsipinicon, on the
road between Bradford and Fredericks.
burg, came near being drowned last
Tuesday in cndcavoring to get travel.
lers over the river at that place. His
boat upset in the middle Of the stream,
and he had to swim several rods to
the shore. The boat, which has done
good services at that place for a long
time, went down the river on Il long
VOYAGE
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

Rev. w. Watson, Pastor Of the NJ
E. Church, at Glenwood, Mills county
was arrested some days ago for coun
terfciting. The arrest was made
while he was delivering funeral dis,
course. In the cellar of the Rev. gen
tleman was found the necessary APP
paratus for the manufacture of coun-
terieit money, and $1,000 already
printed, signed and ready for circula
ton,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

Agriculturists say that the common
Lilac, as well as the Persian Lilac may
be grated on our common Ash, and
thus be made beautiful ornamental
tree of a second class growth. So
may also the rose Acacia be grated
on the Locust. Who will test the
truth Of this statement /?
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

GoPHEEs.-A farmer writes to the
Prairie Farmer that these troublesome
animals may be easily destroyed by
giving them castor oil beans, of which
they seem to be fond Drop them into
their holes. One or two of the beans
is said to cause immediate death. The
is easily made and worth
the trial.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14
Valuable Farm for Sale.

TIME SUBSCRIBERS offer for sale, on favor.
l. able terms, AN improved Farm OF 90
acres 80 Of which are under cultivation 60
are good timber-ani the balance as hand
sumo and fertile prairie as can he found in
Iowa The farm is situated on the Shell Rock
River, p miles above Nora Springs and Is
miles west of st. Charles, directly Oh tn, line
of the McGrcgoT and Missouri River Railroad
II is well w.tterci--a beautiful and never fail
ing spring brook running across the premises
and has ON it good log house stables &c
Price, Sl2 per acre. Time given on portion
OF the purchase money.
HILDRE1H & CARVER
St Charles City, Floyd Co, Iowa.
March 10, 1919. %
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-04-14

Drowned, Tuesday, poor Sailor He
went over the dam at this place when
the river was at flood height, and
probably receiving some injury was
unable to reach shore. Sailor was a
noble dog, and we have the consola-
tion of believing he has gone where
all good dogs go. He was owned by
Esq. Fairfield.