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The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1859-03-30

Relocation.
Editor Of the Times The Clayton County
Journal Of last week inimates that If the peo-
pie will let the County Seat remain where it is.
the Town Council. in connection with the veyv
liberal citizens of the place, will olv,oss erect
County Buildings, So that with gerry lille help
from the public treasury. we could soon have a
splendid Court House and Jail! An article
published in the same paper some time since.
aud doubtless from the same author. stated that
it the county would only permit Gutenberg 10
erect county buildings. it Was not unreo, onatl.
TO gu pose they would do it !! Although hs.
Pnce) was not authorized to say 50.
be remembered that in the coutest be.
tween Gutenberg and Elkadcr in 1857. Gut
tenbTg promised to furnish rooms for the ceun.
~ officers and for holding corrts free Of charo,
TO TIE county. How WAS tho promise fuliilled :
AS soon rs the county seat arrived there. Judge
Price expended $500 in finishing the town
school house to accommoIat the county ofacera
and since then the county has paid 500 . ,
year rent. besides the $20O frsl expended =
Wonderful libsrali'y on the part Of Gutenberg
and her generous citizens! And farther =.
during the last term OF court. the county had
to pay dollar per day each. for Jury rooms i,
lF A. B.
F.s-Ilcarn BY the very hest authority. ths,
few days since The "rown Council waited
upon Judge Crazy and in most insulting man
ner. minated to him that if he did not conduc,
his official business in relation to the election q
suit them. they aOouA treat him to q bath in Ii.
Mississippi
They seem determined to get up perfec,
"Rcign of terror there, for all who will no,
huzza tor Gutenberg. There Is no more liber
y of speech there for persons opposed to the
"Ruling power,' than there il under the reign
Of Louis Napoleon.
One of two things 10 absolutely necessary
the County Seat must be moved inland, or tho
county must provide its officers with Bsu;.
Erives and Rspolsers B.
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~ See third page for --latest" and otht
residing matter.


Gen. Dodge.
The Ex-Minister to Spain is warmly spoken
Of BY Southern Iowa lrrsses as the Democrat
ic candidate for Governor. After the refusal
of Mr.. Fisher to accept any nomination for .
State Ofics We know If NJ aspiring individ ual
in the extreme north part Of the State and it
viii doubtless be pleasure to the Democracy
hsreabouts TO support Gen. Dodge provided
always tho Platform is unequivocal and the
candidate stands squarely upon IT. A milk-and.
water. good lord good-devil sort of concern.
with leader who docs not know whether his
soul IN his own or somebody clses, cannot
awaken spirit enough in the pvrty 10 present
even q decent show Of political galvanism
much less actual life. Let the Convention
take bold ground for the PRINCIPLES upon which
the next Presidential canvass must be fought
and even defeat will strengthen US for the fu-
tu,e . j,remy -didling course will, ontbe con-
trsry guarantee US present defeat and leave
sis without character sufficient in 1860 to mer.
itany thing short Of public contempt. Old
Hickory always won BY bold advocacy Of
correct principles and those who profess ad-
miration for him should not fear to copy 20
illustrious Chief.
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= Judge WVson.-We had the pleasure of
meeting Judge Wilson Of Dubuque at McGre.
gor one day last week. He looks as well as
though ne had been trained for the ring instead
OF having been engaged for several months
past in the very laborious duty of trying men
tor capital crimes. The Judge is very pro-
mine"s member of the Democratic party, and
the day is not distant when he will be required
to take . position somewhat more elevated.
IN public estimation, than the one he now oc-
cupies,
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SPECIAL NOTICES.

LIvsR COMPLAINT CuRRp.--Mr. A. L. seovIl-.
Dear Sir feel 1t my duty to let you know what your
medicine has done Tor my wife. She was greatly
troubled with the Liver Complaint attended with de
bility, for number Of years. The physicians pre-
scription, which tried, failed to her. We tret
your Blood Syrup, together with the bathing thu
liver with salt and alcohol every night and the use
dvs bottles she was entirely cured
Yours, respectfully,
DAVID FREEMAN,
Residence on Court ST., bet. Race and Elm
Cincinnati Oct. Is, 1857.
Sold by Hoffman, Benton & Co., Mc0regor ~
See advertisement In another column Of en- paper
headed The Great Blood Purifier.
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NeD Goods.-Our Mer chants have not re-
ceived their Spring Goods yet, but We learn
that BARNARD Of Fayette has fill,d his store TO
the brim with everything desirable in the fan.
AS our list is growing rapidly at Esyeste We
mention this as a 'local' of that vicinity, and
advise the denizens of the Iowa "A thens to do
their trading with "W. W."
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Asfon'sh'ng Cure Of Inflammation Of tic Bo,oels,
Of fifteen gears standtng!

PHILADELPHIA. March 10, 1858.
DR.. G. N. Jackson-Dear Sir Restored to health,
"a have been. uader God, by the Of your nvalu.
able "Hoo6and's German Bttsrs," feel that owe
you this pubic acknowledgment
About the year 1885, while residing in the city Of
Baltimore, was attacked with Inflammation OF the
Bowels For some time paid but little attention to
IT, supposing It would soon pass OF. But the disease
grew worss and became seriously alarmed its pro.
gress. now had recourse to medical advice, but
without any marked effect. rapidly lost Hesh, and
became emncintsd to such degree to attract the
attention Of oil with whom came In contact. can
not attempt describe the feeling of utter helplessness
that aimot paray1ed my efforts for fifteen years. Al
length wssried of life, but still Wiling for the sake of
my family to make another, yielded to the advice OF
my friends, and rs an experiment, bought bottle Of
your Bitters TO my delighted SURPRISE felt change
ior the better, before had taken half the bottle
CONTINUED ts use, and purchased . second bottle,
which elected PsRPeCr cuRB. Five years have pas
SEQ away and have experienced recurrence Of the
disease am now resident Of thi city, and vii
Ling TO give to al similarly acted statement Of my
case. Very truly, yoHrs,
WILLIAM CARISS
3l2 Thompson street.
You can obtain .hem of any druggist or dealer in
medicines in the United States, Canadas, West Indies
or South America, for rs cents per bottle
They are prepared by Dr.. G. NJ. Jackson, as Arch
street. Philadelphia, Pa and that his signature Is
on the wrapper OF each bottle. 2Sw2
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Letter from H. A. Rogers


Mrs. Henry A. Rogers has obliglingly fav-
ored us with extracts from q letter received
this week from her husband, now en- route for
the modern Ophir. We condense. and copy:
The party. Kinnaird. Amsden and Rogers,
were overtaken At the Cedar by Fales & Co..
The river was very high. "We hired a pilot
and drove in-our. horses swan 20 rods-every
man in both parties was wet to his neck-we
went miles part of the time in the water
swimming and a part of the time trying to keep
the load straight, but we got safely over. The
landlady at Vinton kindly furnished brandy
sling-the town being cold water one. All
our clothes and provisions were a. wet a.
could be-rcstcd ct Vinton one day and dried
up--got 70 the Iowa the next. found teams
thsre that had been waiting 81 days-wc got
over without accident. Notwithstanding all
this exposure We are all very we'll and extraor-
dinarily hearty. Lam delighted with camp
life and wish l had brought you Ill along
John swears he will never travel any other
way. We have no other streams to cross and
shall nov get along finely. X. sends his regards
and wishes for another bag of cookies. Our
supper Goel is A. good cook a. q woman)
consists OF boiled eggs. ham, biscuit and bak-
ed potatoes"
You're, II.
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Deferred.-For want Of space we are COM
PEELED to defer observations on about fifty mat.
tiers oil local and general interest Next week
or the week after, we expect 10 improve the
appearance and value of the Times by new
outside dress-o"r Times shall keep up with
the age if Pixies Peak is discovered every
month";
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Cabinet Ware-Read VANS Advertise ment
and send your wife to order handsome riece
OF Furniture for your Parlor. or plain article
forthe kitchen. He is Superior workman
and has too much mechanical pride to slight a
lob.
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n Quaryel-Rev. J. Dayman, Priest
without home. was permitted by Bishop
Hughes Of New York to oficiate in one Of the
city churches. In the course Of sermon re-
Gently delivered, he used the language of St.
Chrysostom, Hell is paved with the skulls OF
bad priests For this language Dayman says)
the Bishop denounced him and forbade his
farther exercise Of sacerdotal functions. Mr..
Dayman is out in long letter in which
he scores the Bishop numerically az purse
proud ecclesiastical despot. The fight is a
savage one because clergymen seldom exercise
towards each other the charity they commend
to the laity. Dayman's case looks the best to
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81 The Great West Is the promised land In the eyes
of Millions both in the old world AND the new Its
fertile soil and magnificent opportunities for develop
ment are the great sources Of its attractions But
aleng its beautiful streams there Turks malaria Of most
deadly influence, which il the great drawback Of that
splendid region, and must remain for many years to
come Enigrants and Others who contemplate settle
ment In that section. will do we'll to provide themselves
with the only cure that has yet been found efficient,
speedy and certain We mean Dr. J. Ilostetters Cse-
brated Bitters which has snatchcd hundreds from an
untimeiy grave. Their operation upon the digestive
violent.
whore. ~
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Dye mind this'-If anybody, no matter
how innocent he may look, should tell you on
next Friday morning that ''the Sun is rising in
the West" don't turn your eyes in that direc.
ton! Beware also Of packages of goods on
the side walk. and do not give your attention to
"strsnge sights Of every kind-if you hear the
cry of"Fire :" wait till your boots are burnt of
before you recognize it!
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Too Iafe.-"Pump' Carpenter has got on,
slndry comic cuts Of S. NJ Booth, illustrating
the difficulty the unfortunate Editor las GOT
into BY too great a familiarity with lady
We are inclined to think that Pumps cuts o,
Booth are few weeks too late 10 be of essen.
tial service to the complaining party.
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On the Moreh.-On yesterday TUESDAY,
four ox''eams and IL men passed through this
place from Bad.Axe county, Wis. They re.
port that on today or tomorrow, 80 or 4C
teams and one hundred men will reach here
from the same county all for Pikeb Peak.
They purchase supplies largely here.
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Ferry Reduction. .a-
1t Is known to our readers that the stesm Ferry
Alez McGre0or with all the franchises Of its owners
has passed into tho hands Of the Milwaukee Mseis-
eippi Railroad Company. The two steamers, ALBANIA
xss aud AcGnsaoK, will hereafter suits The
interests Of the Company, across and the other
probably up and d-wu FROM Clayton, johnson sport,
and other points to the Railroad depot at Prairie du
Chen.
~ an advertisement in todays paper it will be seen
that the Company, in that spirit Of berality which
good counssls have induced, has very materially
duced the TAklrr OF RATES for Freight and Passe,-
gers acro.s the river Some Of citizens have appre
hendcd that reduction would take place that the
Road weuld Discriminate in vor of the Prairie against
Ac0resor, but without arguing the impolicy Of sucb
secure 90 the part Of the Road, glad TO have
the pleasure Of placing the fact Of nearly ONE HEN.
pRsp PBn CENT. REDUCTION before the business
public Of our city It will also DO noticed that freight.
I'd Teams or Stock destined for the Depot or from It,
viii be rsssd At only HALvPRIcs. This arrangement
viii give as the most liberal crossing known to the up.
Per river and western dealers in goods grain or stock
VIII chow their appreciation Of these couveuiences BY
an imncdists abandonment Of the upper ana lower
frager TO which they have heretofore beau drawn by
slight difference in distance and BY former unyicd.
ing spirit tho par. Of tho controllers Of freight tariffs
at this crossing. team with one ton Of grain, rork
hides OF what not deliver tho lead Al the DEPOT
and return to Iowa With load Of merchandise for
Forty Cents, or one ceut per round-if this is not
cheap enough. the grumbler should be compelled T.,
ran Ferry business and collect hs Pay in bull heads
II gratifying to our side 10 see hcw readily the
Company has met our wants. and regard it as ndi
caase q unity Of effort hereafter in making this
crossing one Of the places to be Of hereafter a. the
centre OF the North West To JHo. LAWYER, ESQ.
be energetic Freight Agent Of the Company Is due
large share Of The credit Of this liberal policy
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For SSOv0fnOfs ..iE
The article below is clipped from the Dcs
Moines Statesman Edited by J. A. William.
son. Esq, Chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee. 1t is good authority and
We have no desire to insist that Mr.. Fisher
shall sacrifice his own private enjoyment to
take a leading part in the oneroSs public duties
Of the State. We have not seen Mr. F. for
many weeks and therefore cannot 81 cak as
authoritatvely in reference to his wish es in this
matter, as our contemporary of Des Moines
does. ...
Hon. MAruRlN L. FIsnER. is named by the
Dubuque Express & Herald as proper demo.
cratic nominee for next Governor. Not man
of any party in the State would dispute the
PROPOSITION ;but We have been repeatedly au-
tho"ized and requested personally by MIR.
FISHER, if his name were proposed for any
State nomination, to withdraw it. We have
talked the matter over with him a hundred
times. but could never obtain any other an
swcr than positive refusal to be a candidate
Hence, we are assured the Express 4 Herakd is
mistaken in saying M. F. is "now in the 6did.'
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Corresponden's.-We have several csmmu-
ninations on hand which we will attend to in
due time-our columns are crowded with mat.
ter Of current interest and the favore we Law
over will do for next week. Have patience.
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NOTICE
NOTICE

rs hereby zsn, that tho election OF Oacers Of the
u Town Of Mc6legor will he held the I'd Saturday
Of April next. at Jones Rass' Hail. in the own al
McGregor The Polls will be opened at 10 o'clock,
u aud closed at three o'clock, P. n.
BY Order u the Town couacil
=. WAIVER, Mayor.
Ardrsscr, March 2s, 1859
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Ri9M.-The Express g. Herald recommends
the County Conventions to instruct their dele
gates on the popular sovereignty doctrines Of
the party, SO as 10 avoid collision in the State
Convention. This is light-we can as well
settle these little matters at home rs to carry
them into body whose disseusions may dis
organize the party throughout the State.
The Daily Express & Herald reaches us now
per Steamer on the evening Of the day it ia
published. 1t is thus II hours in advance OF
Chicago dailies, and hence for the summer a,
least it is more valuable TO our bAsiness men
than any daily published.
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NAaFAcsss "eUthcTS 0Cs
The Spring seems unwilling to come for
ward as SOON as we desire---the boats are busy
running up to Reeds Landing and back, but il
will be several days before st. Paul will sec a
steamer from below; river men inform us
that there is l2 to 90 inches of blue ice yet on
Lake Pepin, and the cool winds and occasional
snow squalls we are having will not melt i,
very fast The river is quite high and is YET
slightly on the rise. Boats travel with light
loads as yet.
The roads have improved and trade is more
brisk. The McGregor Market stands about
as follows: Wheat, Old club, 80 to 81 co.
new IS to 90; Flour, $500; Corn, IS; Oats
Is, Barley, 40 to So Hay, $500; Hides,
green, I, dry flint, Is to 16; Hams, 8 10 10
Cheese, 10 to IL cents and scarce Butter, la
to Is; Eggs, plenty. at cents. For pa,ticu.
lars, sec Hoffman d Benton's rrice Current.
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C.aBEV.ET W.aRE:
NOTICE

VIO ALL whom Z may ~onearn TAKE ~nAaea that
L by an order of the County Court Of CLAYTON Co !.
Iowa. Deborah Mead, was the ed day March 1885,
appointed Executrix Of the estate Of William Mead.
deceased. late Of said county Those hayIn, eIsu.s
will present hem for payment and these indshIeA a.
the Estate will make immediate to
DEBORAH MEAD, Exseutrix.
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Temperance Lecture
WILLIS DauMxoND, Esq, delivers IN address tefors
the McGregor Temperance Association, At AesAeny
Hall, on Thursday Evening. All cordially invited
| to attend. HENRY CLAY SCOTT, sec'y.
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Read Aem.-Therc are several new Cards.
Advertisements, Notices, &C., in this week .
paper, which we can only call general attention
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Pixies Peak.

k'1keB Peak. t...#.
We have seen many conflicting reports in our
exchanges this week-it is as we'll perhaps to
wait now until the van of the Spring emigra-
ton gets thIough--we shall then get reliable
information 1t is estimated that 1000 persons
per day arc already passing St. Louis, St.
Joseph, Omaha. Leavenworth and other Joints,
andthe emigration is not yet at ito food. There
will be $4,000 persons in the gold region by the
LIST of August next, and it will not lie strange
if that country should be admitted as State at
the next session of Congress-.
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PROrESSOR WOODS
Hair Restorative We pleased be able to record
the Of our patrons after trial of any arti
Gle advertised in columns. We have the satsfac-
ton to know several Of readers who have tried
Professor Woods
a2 HAIR
Restorative that were gray, and now their hair Ia re-
stored to IS original color and they willingly add their
testimony to Its efficacy This speaks we'll for the ar.
ice we advise all who do not wish to appear gray
headed to use Woods
RESTORATIVE.
CaNton-Beware of worthless limitations "A several
are already In the market, called by different
Use none unless the words professor Woods Hair Re.
storative Depot, st. Louis No. and New York; are
blown In the bottle Sold by ali Druggists and Patent
medicine dealers Also, by al Fancy and Toilet Goods
dealers, in the United States and Canadas. 27w2
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Lea.-We have mislaid legal notice re-
lating to the Estate OF Alex. Hills. Will the
interested parties forward copy 7
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DISSOLUTION.

TINE so-partnershp heretofore existing between the
j under ,ixned under the name and style Of "0rant
Peek has this day been dissolved BY mutual con.
sent, ROBERT CHANT
McGregor, March Is, ls5oti JOHN Il. PECK.
The business heretofore carried by Grant & Peek,
will be continued by the subscriber, Who has assumed
all Liabilities of the firm and will attend to all out.
standing matters Of the same. ROBERT GRANT.
Mc0rsgor, March Is, 1891
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SHERIFF'S SALE
WAREHOUSE GOODS

NIUIICE is hereby siveH, Ak.A --s.~ =. ,s-..-&:
dcscr.--a Goods W ares ard lii tie store
Of Merrill Barron, at McGrcgor Iowa. for six months
unclaimed and nncalled for; to-wit:
~ Boxes Gloves
Box Mtts and Gloves;
10 Boxes Mitts;
q Linked Gloves;
] Box Furs, Cuffs aud Gloves;
Box Ind. Tan Gloves;
! Box Tapes and Purses; ....
! Box Boys Glov ss;
! Box Sundries;
] Box Assorted Gloves;
10 Boxes bundles boys mitts and gloves;
/" Socks;
rair OF Buffalo Overshoss;
] American Flag.
And whereas the said Merrill Barron have . lien
uron said goods the just and lawful charges for the
transportation, advancing and storage Of the same.
Now therefore, tor the purposes Of satisfying and pay
ing on said charges together with the Of adver
tsing and selling said Goods will, the 18th day
OF May, 1852 at the store Of the said Merrill BarroI,
in Me0rcgor Iowa. between the hours Of nine O'clock
A. ~, and tour O'Clock, NJ, Of said day, sell said
goods At PUBLIC AUCTION, to the highe>t bidder TOR
cash. in Of the provisions Of the statute In
such case made aud provided.
JAMES DAVIS, Sheriff
Of Clayton county, Iowa.
ByN. NJ FUTILE Deputy sheriff.
March 30, 1850 l2sw6
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SaIs.-Read tho sale Of the Wars.House
Goods at Prairie du Chen on the leth.-it is 4
postponed sale. #
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Strawberry Point. H, Gra,4nis of the
Point informs US that the following FAMED
persons have turned their faces gold ward:
VIM. Grannis, Ed. Gould, Thomas Thomp.
son, Z. L. Gardner. Esq, Tyler Blake, B. Gay.
lord, VIM. Campbell VIM. Huggert. George
Cook, A. Cook. NJ More. There are ten or
fifteen others who are going shortly.
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NOTICED.
N. & N. Railroad TO. s Warehouse Sale

1uNHE following articles Of unclaimed property new
u In Freight House Of Milwaukee ana Nls.
sssippl Railroad Company, at PRAIRIE nm
CHIEN, Wisconsin, will be sold for
Freight and Charges, at Public AUCTION.
At 10 O'Clock, A. H., on SATURDAY, the 18th d.v os
APRIL, 1859, unless called for before that time.
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Arrivals d Departures Of 7rains.-One train
a day
Leave Prairie du Chen daily at IAN.
= Arrive at q 30 Pm.
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The last Shot. s..-.-s.,-.-.--..-e.
In our paper to-day are several articles on
the County Scat question. There is enough
said by others to justify silence on our part
The long article addressed ",o the voters of
Clayton County" was prepared Ivy the friends
of Garnavillo: we commend its careful peru.
sal to those who have 10 pay annual taxes with
"ut receiving any corresponding county con-
renience. The letter from Mr.. Noble will
dissipate the charge that he is pecuniarily
interested in locating it at Garnavillo-the
contrary 10 the fact. The idea of ultimately
getting tho Seat at McGregor 10 the veriest
nonsense and those who use it do 10. generally,
TO secure vote for Guttenberg-the people
and press Of the latter place being already in
the field advocating the erection Of cossty build.
ings at that point il she i sueeessful a, this
election 49,
The communication of A. B. refers in Post
Script to high handed style of settling pub.
lie questions, but although our correspondent
assures us in private note thst be has proof be.
yond reasonable doubt that Judge Crary has
been threatened in advance. VIC cannot make
upour minds that the Red Revolnlioniem OF Eu
rops 10 yet u be transferred to Clayton County
Nov voters. do your duty.