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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of
N 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 tho
Sheriffs office in st. Charles City, in Floyd
county, Iowa, on the nineteenth day of March.
A. u. 1889, at two O'Clock in the after
noon of said day, the following described prop
erty, TO wit
one yoke of spotted Oxen, also, the south
one-half % of the southeast one quarter ca
of Section two, C2) Township nincty-four (94j
north, of Range seventeen 40 west, levied on
as the property of Abram Clifford to satisfy
said execution in favor of Ann Lines and
against said Abram Clifford for SAT- 60 and in
tcrcst and costs.
Terms Of Salc.-Cash in hand.
Dated Feb. II, A. ID. 1859.
JOHN BLUNT,
"a Sheriff of Floyd County.
BY w. A. AUSTIN, Deputy.
ATTORNEYS, Wiltsc & Fairfield.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10
SIicriif'S sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of
N an Execution duly issued by the Clerk
of the District Court of Dubuque County,
State Of Iowa, and TO me directed, | have lev
led on and shall offer for sale at Public Auction,
at my office in st. Charles City, Floyd County,
Iowa, on the 18th day of March A. ID. 1859,
at 10 O'Clock in the forenoon Of said day, the
following described property, to Wit
The southeast quarter Of Section 81 Town
ship 81, north of Range II west Of the 9th prin-
cipal meridian, in Floyd county, Iowa, levied
on as the property of ID. ii. Whitney, to salts
fy said execution in favor of James +. Jordan
& Co. and against Whitney & Honshaw for
Sl23,l Is damages. Damages and costs of suit
taxed at $l3, IS.
TERMS OF SALE.-Cash in hand.
Dated, February 0, 1859.
JOHN BLUNT,
1wI Sheriff of Fluyd county, Iowa.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The United States Gazette says OF
the question of Protection that it is
simply "a struggle between the wealthy
aristocracy, calling itself 'Democra'
Cyl which desire to have black ser
wants to work at low wages, and the
white working men of the country
who desire to improve their social ant
physical condition by increasing thu
remuneration of labor.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The St. Louis Democrat of the 18th
inst, says =" Going =! going The
steamer Dan. G. Taylor departed from
this port yesterday afternoon for the
South, having on board another gang
of negroes numbering about thirty.
who were purchased by traders from
this State. Thenegroes were all young
and of an average value of 5000 each
The tide keeps moving out.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Ho, FOR PIKE's PEAK IA party of
v men, with as many teams, came
into town on Monday from Minnesota,
on their way to Pixies Peak. They
did considerable trading with our mer
chants in procuring outfits for the
Journey. A company of thirteen golt
hunters also passed this way on Sat
urday. st. Charles is understood t
be one of the points Of outfit for tn
miners.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Vinton Eagle comes to us en-
larged, and materially improved ID
its mechanical appearance. Messrs'
Drummond g. Hanford, the proprletors,
are gentlemen of talent and enter
prise, and we are pleased to mark
this evidence of their prosperity.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Rev. John Long delivered a
lecture in Lynchburg, Va, on Sunday
last, against lager-bccr, and attributed
the intellectual decay of the German
race to the use of that liquid.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

AS~uGGEsrIvE FAcr.-Tenncssec grant
cd State aid to railroads to the amount
of $4,000, 600. Her Controller re-
ports an increase in the taxable prop
erty of the State, as the effect of such
State aid, of one HUNDRED millions of
dollars.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Some of our farmers are becoming
discouraged at the ill success some OF
them have met with, in their Chinese
Sugar Cane experiments. We believe
this can be made a permanent and
profitable staple at the West, and we
trust the experiment will not be aban'
doned before it has been adequately
tested. 1t was fifteen years before
the Louisianians obtained a good yield
of sugar.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Traverse City (Mich.) Herald
says there never was a drop Of intoxi-
eating liquor sold in the town ! and, if
so, we venture the opinion hal no hui
man being was eve sent from there
either to the poor house, the Jail OIL
the State Prison.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Connecticut River Railroad
Company is making experimental use
of passenger car whose propelline
power is a small engine in the for
ward end. 1t carries forty passengers
and is intended for a short distance
1t is quite possible that railways vii
generally adopt some such method
for way travel.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

CHAMBERLAIN.-Mr J. NJ. Chamber
lain, a recent graduate of Andover, is
now at Dubuque, Iowa, TO supply the
pulpit of Rev. J. c. Holbrook during
several months absence of the latter,
who is to visit California, and possibly
the Sandwich Islands.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Maauoketa Excelsior is publish,
ing. in a Black List, the names OF SUB
scribers who run awny to Pixies Peak
and other places without paying then
newspaper bills. We have Il eye
ON several individuals in this vicinity
whom we intend to deal with in the
same manner.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The thaw of last week caused much
of the ice to move out of the Cedar
River. Opposite this town the ice
has all left the River, but we under
stand there is q heavy gorge OF ice IN
the River some three miles above us,
and it is there that the Floyd bridge
timbers are lodged.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

DEATH OF SENATOR DISSATISFACTION.
+. A. flanagan, for many years Uni
ted States Senator from Indiana, died
at the Planters House in st. Louis, on
Friday night last.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Judge Ripley has issued to the Ce-
dar Falls and Minnesota Railroad
Company the bonds Of Floyd County
to the amount of 500, 600, to aid in
the construction of said Railroad
agreeably to Il vote of the people i'll
December last.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10
Southern Chivalry.

The South prides itself upon chival-
nv. Disdaining labor, the Southcrncr
boasts of honor. Conforming the cal
culating and economical Yankee, he
affects a spendthrift generosity. But
where a question Of real honor, mag
nanimity, and chivalry is concerned
one Woodworking Northerner Will OK
hibit more of these virtues than any
ten plantation-bred Southerners. In
1855. Portsmouth, Va, was smltten
with yellow-fever, and Northern cities
FASTENED to it's relief. Not only were
large pecuniary contributions-many
of these from a~nti-slavery sources
made for the relief of the suffering,
but Populations of physicians and
nurses were sent to mitigate the hor-
rors of the pestilence. In particular
the city of Philadelphia sent relief in
this form and many of her phiian'
thropic citizens fell victims to the
plague.
One "Bob Butt" a slave in Ports
mouth, oficiated as gravc-digger du
ring the whole of that fearful vlsl
tation, and consigned eleven hundrc'
and ffty-nine of its victims decent.
to the dust. Yet Bob remains a slave
More than this. The bodies OF thos
physicians and nurses from Phlladel
phia (who fell during the Norfolk pes
%tilence) were recently disinterred AM
conveyed to that city /; and the faitt
full Bob was deputed to superinten
the removal of these remains. upo
, his pa,ole Bob is suffered to visit Phil;
:. delphia, and while there to sollc
funds to purchase his freedom frol
8 his Portsmouth master. Portsmout
having received incalculable aid froi
Philadelphia, will permit her faithf'
Z" servant to beg money from Phllade
: phia to buy the freedom he has a tho
: sand times earned. And this is Sout
ern honor, and chivalry, and plant
ton dignity and courtesy
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The "Public Review" is the title
of a new paper started at West Union
by J. Z. Cooke and Judson Hale. II
is a well printed and well edited paper
independent in politics, and should be
literally patronized by the citizens o.
Fayette County.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The attention of farmers is called
to the advertisement of Woolley q
Snyder. They are manufacturing
plows of superior workmanship, and
being honorable and worthy men, de-
serve the patronage of the public.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The pickcrel in New Hampshire
live on peculiar food. The Manchcs-
ter American records the capture of
one, weighing five pounds, which had
a striped squirrel in his stomach.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Board of Curators of the State
University have chosen Mr.. I. 5. Par,
win, to write the history of Gov. Watt
Lucas and Gen. James NJ. Morgan,
of Burlington, to write the history OF
Gov. Clarke.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The astute editor of the West
Union Pioneer threatens to annlhllatc
the State Board of Education. He is
a Pennsylvania Dutchman, and quite
likely is the identical person Of whom
the following is told. Some years
ago it was the custom in Pennsylva'
MIA for mothers not to wean their chill
dren until about half grown, and ma
ny a stalwart son OF the old Key
Stone State is indebted to that nutri'
cious practice for his huge proper
tions. One day a good old lady was
on her way to market, surrounded by
her eggs, butter, cheese &c, looking
the impersonation of peace and plen'
ty as she sat in the cart, while her
hopeful son,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

There is no medicine within our knowledge
that has acquired so great and wide spread
popularity, in SO short a space of time, rs DIR.
Halls Balsam for the lungs. Its balsamic and
healing properties are magical. 1t is highly
expectorant and tonic. 1t contains not a
grain OF Opium OF Morphine, the narcotic and
astringent properties Of which have created SO
much prejudice against similar preparations.
For sale by c. ii. Haskell, st. Charles City,
and by agents in every town in the county.
See Advertisement.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

No time is yet fixed upon for the
Republican State Convention, which,
by resolution Of last years Conven-
ton, is to be held at Des Moines.
1t will probably meet sometime in
July.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Mississippi has not frozen over
at Keokuk, this winter, and the ice
dealers are compelled to procure their
ice from the Des Moincs river.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The New York Tribune says one
hardware house in that city has sold
this winter over twelve hundred pairs
of skates-nearly five hundred of
which were for ladies.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Washington letter writer says the
last card of the Prcsident-makcrs now
in that city is, Stephens, of Georgia,
for President, and Gen. Lane, of Ore
gOn, for Vice President.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Buchanan's administration is Tyler
lied. With a numerical Democratic
majority in Congress, it is unable to
pass a single measure without Repub'
lican votes.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

1t is rumored that Chief Justice
fancy and Judge Mclean intend re-
signing their seats on the bench of
the Supreme Court. Both are very
aged, and in inlirm health, the Chief
Justice being over eighty years OF
age, and Judge Mclean scventy-six.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The lake trade to Europe has re-
suited so satisfactorily that twenty
sail have been engaged to go from
Detroit to the West Indies next spring,
and a large number for Liverpool.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

We had a pleasant call one day
last week from Hon a. D.. Mille,, Res
lister of the State Land Office at Des
Moines. Mr.. Miller had been looking
after the swamp land matters in some
of the Northern counties and was on
his return to Des Moines.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

A friend in Boston writes that he is
all ready for a journey to Pixies Peak
and wants to know our opinion. we
advise him to remain at home so long
as he can make twenty-five cents
dnu
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Methodist people of this town
are to hold a donation party in Che
ney g. Brackets Hall tomorrow eve
ming to raise funds for the support OF
Elder Kicker.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Since the incbriate asylum in New
York was projected, there have been
1900 applications from respectable
and wealthy citizens Of that State
alone for the admission of their inc
briate friends /; and Of these 400 were
for women!
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

1t is stated that Chief Justice fancy
speaks of the Democratic Thirty Mil,
lion Bill as "atrocious." The opinion,
we suppose, is an extra judicial one,
but is truer and wiser than many
judicial oncs.-LouiSriiie Journal.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Where did Jesse Clement get his
news that the McGregor Railroad
would form a junction with the Cedar
Falls and Minnesota road at Bradford
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

There arc already five candidates in
the field for Hon. John Letcher's place
in the House of Representatives. The
Nirginians are as patriotic as eve
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

A Canadian Lynx was killed near
Wavcrly a few days ago by Jacob
Redenbough and Jacob Heckard. 1t
had been freed by a dog, ard when
killed measured two feet in hight and
thirty-four inches in length. 1t was
Of a grayish color.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Pixies PEAK.-Thc Dubuque Herald
says 80 teams and 100 men passed
through that city on the 25th ult., en-
route for the gold fields.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10
- whose feet had trod

Upon the flowers of eleven springs,
went on foot and drove the steers. 1t
was a warm day in April, just after
they had put in maple %sweetnin
enough TO do them for a year" The
road was bad, the steers lolled, and
the country store was still in the dim
distance. Thinking that a little re-
freshmen would do him good, our sec
ond Franklin stopped the team and
called upon his "parient for that sue,
cor which should invigoratc his sys'
TEN and help him on his journey. The
good dame put him off for a while, til
at length the STRIPPING suddenly stop
ped and exclaimed" Noac, mother, lie
me such, or TIL upset the cart"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Cedar Rapids Times says the
bridge across the Cedar river at that
place is completed, and teams com
menccd crossing on the 10Th ult. II
is built on tho Howe's truss plan.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Shellady, who was convicted OF
manslaughter, for being connected
with the Boyd Wilkinson murder, at
Iowa City, has been sentenced to ten
years imprisonment in the Peniten'
tiary
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

An exchange says that Mr.. A. De
Forest, of Ann Arbor, shipped, last
week, six hundred bushels of beans
for Pixies Peak gold mines.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The proposition in Story county to
offer $4,000 for the location Of the
State Agricultural College within its
limits, was carried by a vote of the
people on the 18th, by a large majority
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

FIsH.-Lake Albert Lea in Minncso'
ia, $50 miles from this point, has been
regularly supplying our market with
Pickerel, the most delicious fish that
swims, trout only cxceptcd.-MGreS
on. Times.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Don't forget the Agricultural Meet
ing at Cheney & Brackets Hall on
Saturday afternoon. Every town in
the county should be fully represented
thnrn
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Marietta Express states that the
contract for building q courthouse at
that place has been let to VIM. Deshon'
The stipulated cost is $4,000.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10
General Summary.

The latest accounts from Frazer
River represent the suflerings of the
gold seekers as terrible in the cX-
IRENE.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Democratic State Convention
for Iowa has been called to meet at
the State House in Des Moines, on
Wednesday, the LIST day Of June next.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Owing to the recent high water the
mails have been very irregular Of late,
and we are therefore without any IN
telligence of the closing proceedings
of Congress.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Seventy fugitive slaves, from Mis-
souri,, passed through Grinnell, Iowa.
on the 2lst ult., on their way tc
Canada.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Winnebago Indians, encamped
Just above town, are a great nuisance
to the whole community.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Richmond Enquirer, the old or
gan of the Democratic party and the
mouthpiece Of Gov. Wise, says that
in order to carry Virginia it will be
necessary for the democracy to re-
pudiate the message Of President Blu
chanan." This is the last kick at the
dead lion.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The jury in the Gillick case, at
Dubuque, have brought in a verdict
of guilty of murder in the first degree.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Henry Jumpcrtz has been sentenced
at Chicogo, to be hung on Friday,
May 9th, for the murder Of his mis-
trcss.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

\ mass meeting of the citizens OF
Marshall county was called at Marict'
ia, Feb. 9th, to adopt measures ioI
securing the location Of the State
Farmers Cnllcmc.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Vice President Breckenridge has
sold his house in Washington for
$40, 900, and intends giving up house
keeping.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

On the 26th, the President issued a
proclamation converting the Senate on
the 4th Of March at Don to act upon
such business as he should lay before
them.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Hon. John Porter, Judge Of the 18th
Judicial District, was in town last
week.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Sheriff of Marshall CO., has just
succeeded in breaking up a well or
gained band of robbers, counterfeit
ers, &c, that have, for some time, ex-
listed in and about Marshalltown.
Five scamps have already been arrest
ed, and committed 70 the johnson
county Jail.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10
From Washington.

The Homestead Bill has been killed
by being postponed repeatedly by the
Democratic majority in the L. s. Sen
ate.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Legislature of Massachusetts
have resolved to purchase the Gov.
Hancock estate,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Cedar Rapids, on Cedar river, is in
corporated as a city. 1t has oven
1000 inhabitants, good school build
ings, churches, an iron foundry, ma.
chine shop, and several manufactures
&c, and the extensive water power
at this point supplies a number OF
mills
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

The Queen Of England is a grand
mother before she is forty years old.
The Princess Frederick William, of
Prussia, has given birth to a son.
There is, according to the telegraph,
rejoicing in Prussia, and "satisiac.
ton" in England. 1t is within the
limits of possibility for the new baby
to become heir to the thrones of both
nations. lie is the heir to that Of
Prussia, but his English grandmother
has too large "a supply of boys al
home for his chances for the English
crown to be considered brilliant.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-03-10

Hon. J. r. Doolittle, Senator i'll Con-
gress from Wisconsin, has ou thanks
for valuable public documents.