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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14
Iowa Prospects.

The Davenport Gazette, contains an
article on the present prospects OF
this State, at once so truthful and
trustful, that we feel disposed to
adopt it and say eve have every
thing in Iowa to induce emigration
from the more crowded and less pro-
ductive States. There is no better
farming land in the country than the
soil of Iowa--none capable of produc-
ing larger crops of grain with less
labor. Statistics prove that Iowa is
the third if not the second State in
the Union in point of health. Our
winters are long and cold, but drier
and more uniform than more Southern
climes, while spring bursts upon us
suddenly and our summers are delight
full. 1t is vastly preferred to a more
Southern cline, by those who have
had experience in both. Lands OF
eoual distance to towns and to mar
kc,s. with those in Illinois, are not
held nearly 50 high, although posses
sing every advantage Of Illinois lands
The cmigrant requires but compare
lively small means to locate c"mi"rta
e., LILY here, in proportion /" what Is dc
mandch III 0tffrr~ ''-'~t''''~.v~'-'~--
Lands convenient To markets of sup
{ ply and demand can he obtained 0l
f easy terms and low prices. We ncr'
scarcely say, that no better chance
f for purchasing farming lands vii
; probably ever occur again in Iowa
= than the present. Our farmers, an'
: all interested in the prosperity "i th'
, State, are now encouraged by glowing
!: prospects of good crop and higI
n prices for grain. If tine prospects ar
| realized even i'll the greater part
T. lands all over the State will feel tn
= influence in increased value. The,
= will really be worth more than the.
! are now, because at this time the.
t have no fictitious or unreal value a
! they had year ago. They are he'll
a at their true value, and this valu
F must soon increase.
r This Pixies Peak emigration, founc
S ing as it likely will, new States j
;. the far West, and Iowa being on tn
T. highway to them, must have a des'rs
+ bic effect in the end Hosts of thos
Il cmigrants who return wall doubles
!. settle in this State. Such will he tn
Y result if no gold is found. If gold
/ found in abundance, we shall feel til
T. good effects of that, while our Sta,
e will not likely under the circumsta
ces be drained of much of its popnl
!. ton. The very men who left farm
II here, to visit the mines, will be Il
IL first, if successful there, to again sc
&c tie in Iowa. The prospects of low
o were probably never better than
Y this time. Next spring we shall a
If ticipate far larger emigration tina
l. has marked this year.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14
The Chicago Journal says, Mr.. Geo.

The Chicago Journal says, Mr.. Geo.
Star Of that city, an experienced Cali
fornia miner. had just returned from
Pixies Peak. He was with and work
ed with the Chicago company Of Foot
& Simmons, alluded to in the alleged
statement of Greeley ard says tho
most the whole company of eight per
sons with five employees could make
was $40 per day and hard work to dc
that He scouts at the pretended
statement of Greeley and expresses
the opinion that the whole thing is a
base forgery. The Journal says, Mr.
Star is a candid. truthful, straightfor
ward individual, whose statements
can be relied on.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

An accident occurred on one of our
railroads recently, caused by the axle
of the tender giving way, OBTAINING
the train several hours. A lady en-
quired of gentleman passenger why
he was SO delayed he graveIy repli.
ed, Madam, it was occasioned by
what is often followed by dangerous
consequences-the sudden breaking
off of a TENDER attachment" The
lady looked serious, and was silent.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

The Republicans of st. Charles Township
will meet at the School House, in the village
of ST. Charles City on Thursday, July l4th,
at 3 o'clock z. NJ, for the purpose of choosing
delegates to attend the Republican County
Convention to be held ON the 10th inst, said
county convention being for the purpose of
choosing delegates to the Senatorial and Rep
rescntatiye Conventions to be held on the
10th inst.
J. NJ. PARSONS, Republican
S. HACKLEY, Town
u. W PoINDExrER, Committee.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14
Democratic Senatorial Convention.

The Democrats Of the 10th Senatorial Dis
trict comprising the counties of Howard, Chick
aslw, Mitchell, Floyd, Cerro Gordo, Worth,
Honcock, Winnebago and Wright, will meet
in Convention by delegates at st. Charles
City, Floyd county, on the lith day Of July,
at = o clock F. NJ. for the pun puse of nominat-
ing candidate for Senator TO he supported by
the Democracy of said District at the October
election.
The ratio Of representation will be one for
every thirty Democratic votes, or fraction over
fifteen, cast at the last October election.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

The ruins of q city have been dis
covered at Huatelco, in Central Ameri.
ca. They cover four miles and embrace
stone Notifications and bastions ex
tending to the sea. Curious and rich
antiquities were found, including vas
es and silverings.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14
Floyd July II, 1859.

The stockholders Of the Minneapo-
lis and Cedar Valley Railroad Compa-
ny held meeting at Mortified on
Tuesday and Wednesday, During
the meeting, Mr.. North resigned the
presidency of the company, and Gen
Shields was elected III his stead. We
understand the business Office will be
removed to St. Paul. The Directory
remain as formerly, viz james
Shields, John w. North, II. II. Sibley
Franklin Steele, A. B. Vaughn, Z. Alb
bot, w. F. Petit.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

RED RIVER OF THE NORTH. - Two
steamboats, are now plying on the wa
tiers of this river. The Freightcr was
taken up the Minnesota River, and
the marsh between the sources OF the
two streams. The Arson Northrup
the engines for which were sent over
land and the frame work put up Oh
the banks of the river, was put mt.
the stream on the 10th of May.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14
Representative ConventIon-5sth District

The Republicans of the 5Sth Representative
District Of Iowa, comprising the counties Of
Floyd, Cerro Gordo, Worth, Hancock and
Winnebago, are requested to meet by their
delegates at st. Charles City in Floyd county,
ON Wednesday, July 10th, at 8 o clock P. M,
for the purpose of nominating a candidate for
Representative to the Legislature to be sup
ported by the Republicans of said District at
the general election in October next-also to
transact such other business as the convention
may deem advisable. Each county will be
entitled to one delegate in the convention. and
| to one additional delegate for each SO votes
tirter the first 5O and for any traction or so
more votes cast ut the last general election
for Hon. Elijah Sells as Secretary Of State.
The following table shows the number of dele.
gates to which each county is entitled, accord
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

In recommending DR.. Bakers Pain Panacea,
we do not mean that it is a specific in all cases.
and never fails and that all those who use it
will never die. We can honestly assert that
it has been used in thousands of families who
were suffering under the different diseases for
which IT is recommended, and that in every
case entire satisfaction has been given. In
most of them, such was the happy effect that
they could but say the cure was truly wonder
full. it having not only cured their pains, but
saved them large OUTLAWS for doctors bills
For sale in st. Charles City by Montague q
Co, and agents in every town in the oountsyr
' See advertisement.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14
WRIGHT & BROTHER are offering

the highest market price for BUTTER, EGGS,
WOOL and PAPER RAGS, for shipment to
eastern markets. Farmers having any of the
above named articles to sell will do well to
give them a call,
Wright & Brother have some excellently
cured HAMS and SHOULDERS which they
will sell at low prices. "a
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14
Senatorial ConventiOn--1Oth District.

The Republicans of the 40th Senatorial Dis.
trict of Iowa, comprising the counties Of How
ard, Chickasaw, Mitchell, Floyd, Worth,
Cerro .Gordo, Winnebago, Hancock and
Wright, are requested to meet by their dele
gates in st. Charles City, in Floyd county,
on Wednesday July Goth. at one o clock P. NJ,
for the purpose Of nominating a candidate for
State Senator to be supported by the Republi-
cans of said District at the ensuing October
election-also to transact such other business
as may be deemed advisable by the conven-
ton.
! Each county will be entitled to one dele
gate in the convention and to one addition
al delegate for each so votes latter the first COY
and for any fraction Of 80 or more votes, cast
at the last general election for Hon. Elijah
/ Sells, as Secretary of State. The following
table shows the number of Delegates to which
each county is entitled, according to the ratio
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

The District Court adjourned late
on Saturday night, having completed
the docket, with the exception of such
causes as were continued by agree
ment of parties. The people are gen
orally well pleased with Judge Viii
liams' manner of presiding, and al
express admiration ofhis legal acumer
and his prompt manner in the despatch
Of business.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

The Democrats of the 18th Representative
District, comprising the counties Of Floyd,
Cerro Gordo. Worth, Winnebago and Han
cock, will meet in Convention by delegates,
at Mason City, Cerro Gordo county, on Thurs
day, the DIST day of July, at o clock 2. NJ,
for the purpose of nominating candidate for
Representative to be supported by the Democ-
raCy of said District at the coming election.
The ratio of representation will be one for
every thirty votes, or fraction over fifteen,
cast at the last October election.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

We received friendly call from
Attorney General Rice of Mahaska
county, a few days since. The Gene.
raj had his wife and little ones along
with him, and journeyed as far north
as Mitchell county, where he paid a
friendly visit to Lieut.. Governor Fa-
vile. He expressed himself as great
ly delighted with the beauty of this
part of Iowa.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

At the late session of the District
Court in Mitchell county, Judge Will
Jams presiding, Col. Jas. D. jenkins.
former Register Of the Turkey River
District Land Office, after highly
creditable examination in open court
was admitted to the bar. May tn.
Colonel be abundantly successful j,
the practice Of the profession he ha
chosan
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

YOU'RE brick" is very vulgar
quite low. Yon should say, :" Yon are
the compound conglomeration Of slick
and alumine, made firmly coherent 10y
the influence of artificial caloric, crea-
ted during the calcination Of ignited
wood"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14
The Fourth in Rockford.

EDTroRs INrELLIGENCER The GI6r'
Gus Fourth was celebrated in our VII
lage in the following manner. The
arrangements were commenced ny
choosing A. r. Prescott, o. II. Lyon
and n. Z. johnson committee Of ar
rangements, with A. r. Prescott, Esq,
as President.
Everything had been prepared by
the committee to have an outdoor
celebration, dinner in the shady Grove,
etc. but on the morning of the Fourth
our celebration bid fair to be dampened,
and we were obliged to give mp our
pet idea of a picnic in the Grove, and
repair to the capacious school house,
where we listened to the following ex-
crciscs
LIST. Prayer: by Rev. Mr.. Holhrook.
Cd. Music-America by the Glee
Glass.
3D.. Reading of the Declaration OF
Independence by L. Cortright.
4th. Music" I'm with you once
again y: by Glee Glass.
9Th. Grafton Ivy Rev. T. S. LaDue.
9th. Music-Union Forever by
Glcc Class.
Then followed numerous toastc and
responses, among which were the fol
lowing:
Uashington- unshcathcd
his sword victory returned it. Ma
ligncd Ivy the Tories, deemed RcbeI
10y John Bull "; but John sees his
error, and with his usual assurance
turns round and cxults in being the
Grant Dad of snch a son and shows
not an affected, but a real regard fol
him, by placing the statue of Wash
ngtun in the new house of Parliament
Responded to by Rev. 5. 2. LaDue
Our Country-The Star in the Wes
to the old world may it serve as
beacon light to the oppressed nations
of the earth and may its lustrc new
er be dimmed by internal discord.
Responded to by E. Cortright, M. ID
Woman and Independen@-Both wortl
fighting for we fought for them il
'76, and may we ever be ready to d'
it again.
Responded to byT H. Judson Esq
Ion0-" Here we rest the Eureka
: Of the West may its aim be hlgt
, and its sons true to the mark.
Responded to by Rev. w. ?. Hol
brook.
Our Religions lnstitutions-Every
where the buIwarks of Liberty.
Responded to by Rev. I. 5. LaDuc
The Specuiators-Grow beautiful,
less. Hallcluiah."
, Woman-A sweet brier in the thorn.
pathway Of life.
THE Press-The vigilant guardian
r of the liberties Of IA free people.
The Glec Glass then sang the "Od
, on Science" after which benedictio
was pronounced by Rev. S.P. LaDue
and the ceremonies closed amid one c
the hardest showers of rain of tn
season.
:. But determined not to be outdon
r by rain, the table in the Grove wa
J, prepared on Tuesday, and spread wit
the choicest delicacies of the season
: and all present, (and a goodly nun
;. Der was present. sat down to the t
n bic and did ample justice to the temp
e ing viands.
The Grafton, by T. S. LaDnc. W;
T. rich and rare, and showed the dec
If store of knowledge, original thougI
e. and expression for which that gent
$ man is remarkable, and for which
has our hearty thanks.
ne We are much indebted to Messr
G Lyon, Johnson and Pixley for the
10 services in the Glee Glass, and the fiji
It soprano Of Mrs. Kimball and Mi
re Prescott. gave us feelings of lastir
gratitude. We hope to spend oaoth
a FouyM in Rockford.
O. Rockford, July sth, 1859. p.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

The New York Herald has another
startling political revelation, to the
effect that the late letter of Douglas
was concocted by Martin Van Buren,
and that Van Buren, and Douglas are
to have a meeting in New York i'm
mediately to arrange the plan Of the
Presidential campaign.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14
Rockford, July sth, 1859.

AN ALLEDGED ERRoR-We copied
from the Dubuque Times. a few weeks
since, a statement made by one John
Jones, of Chickasaw county, return
ed Pixies Peaker, to the effect that a
young man named Mason Clark, had
been but to death by enraged emf
grants, in most horrible manner.
A letter from Rufus B. Clark of Sacra-
mcnto, Mimi, the father of the young
man, doubts the truth of the report of
his sons death, as he has received
letters from him within a few days.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

The New York Sun expects, during
the progress Of the present war, that
large amount of European capital
will be sent to this country for per-
manent investment. There has sprung
up an increased demand for United
States stocks, and it knows that the
agents of European parties have been
investing literally of late years il
real estate securities in that city ant
its vicinity.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

The editorial correspondent of the
St. Paul Minnesotian, learns that Mr..
Josiah A. Noonan, one of the firm of
Noonan g. McNab, paper makers at
Milwaukee, has been at st. Anthony.
negotiating for water power for the
purpose of establishing paper mill
there. The negotiations, it is said
will be successful.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

Attention is called to the Hardware
advertisement of Gilbert & Waller of
this place. They have bought out
Ferguson & Stanley and propose to
keep a large stock of goods for sale
at greatly reduced prices. We have
no doubt they will fulfil this promise
to the letter, and advise our friends to
give them call.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

Now that the District Court has
come and gone, it is to be hoped that
those who have had legal advertising,
and other like favors, at this Office
will be as anxious to see that the
printers have their dues as they were
that we should accommodate them il
their necessities. "A word to tn
WISE &c,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

"The world moves sure enough,
thougii, the farther east, the slower.
They have a Journal de Constantine
pie in Turkey, a Gazette at Pekin, a
paper of some sort at Carlo, and now
journal of Events in Persia. The
Newspaper is the best civilizer-a
Missionary that speaks in the mind
silently, but enlightens where it
speaks. There is still hope for the
| children of the Orient.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

DR.. Franklin, in summing up the do
nestle evils of drunkenness, says
!" Houses without windows, gardens
without fences, fields without tlllage
barns without roofs, children without
clothing, principles, morals OF man
ners."
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14
st. Charles City, Iowa, July IA, 1859.
The Bridge Question.


The Bridge Question.
The reader will recollect that, last
week, we published report OF the
proceedings of Bridge Meeting held
by citizens of Floyd county in this
place, in which it was proposed to
raise money by voting tax upon the
property of the county. The question
arises Will the people Of Floyd coun-
tv vote in favor of such proposition,
if the tax is to be levied the ensuing
wear? AS much as they are in favor
of the construction of bridges, is there
not danger that the proposition will
fail through their instructive dread OF
taxation |? If so, would it not be bet
ter to ask a vote on proposition to
issue county bonds drawing six OF
.-eiGht- nec cent .ner annum. and paya
This latter method would give thu
people time to recover from the pres
ent hard times before the bonds ma
ture. There will also then be larger
population in the county, and conse'
quentiy larger amount of property
to be assessed, than at present. Both
the foregoing propositions to raise the
means for building our bridges have
their advocates and their opponents.
Those in favor of the issue of Coun.
ty Warrants contend that the citizens
will have the warrants to use IN pay
ing their taxes, while the non-resi-
dents will be compelled to pay their
taxes in cash, even the very tax lev
led for cancelling these warrants.
The advocates Of the proposition to
issue bonds contend that there will be
no depreciation of the bonds, while
the warrants would fall considerably
below par. Therefore, for the same
amount of money raised a larger
equivalent in bridges will be realized.
1t is also believed that the bonds,
issued in small denominations and
drawing interest, will be eagerly taken
up by money lenders and others, and
will at once enter into our CONNER
ella! transactions as a sort of circula-
ting medium. Even day laborer on
bridge may take bond of, say fifty
dollars, as his pay, and use it in his
purchases or in the payment of bis
debts---while the county warrant
which he might take could only be
used in the payment Of county taxes
and if he has little or no tax to pa,
he must dispose Of his warrant fo
what it will bring. We throw GU
these hints for the consideration Q
our citizens.
1t is for you, electors Of Floyd coul
ty, to say whether you will hav
bridges or not, and if you have thcr
what method you will adopt for the
erection.
For ourselves we must say that "
earnestly desire to see the bridge
built. Some fear that county del
will brighten away settlers. We thin
it would not do so half as much 9
bad roads and restitution of bridge
Unless we provide the means Of a
cess to our county and an easy cor
munication with its different localitie
we may as well abandon our farm
and our homes at once. In our OPT
ion, there is no one thing we can reat
ly do which will so much enhance t
value of our property as the openir
of good and convenient thoroughfar
both east and west, and north al
south, through the county.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

Fancy Daghlgrecn gun hitting
with thirty-two pound ball. the fig
ure of a man at six miles distance
A gun at the Norfolk Navy Yard does
it nineteen times out of twenty.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

You should not take MEL" by the
nose with the thumb and finger of
your left hand, when you kiss her. 1t
is trouble to you, aud might be pain
full to her.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

RACINE AND MISSISSIPPI RAILROAD
This road under the supervision OF
Col. Mason will, it is said, be fully
completed ON or before the LIST of Sep
tember next.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

The Democratic Senatorial Conven-
vention meets to-day Thursday at
2 O'clock P. NJ, at Cheney & Brackets
Hall.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

Nature is a pattern maid-ofall-work
and does best when least meddled
with. She knows her work, and doei
it if left alone.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1859-07-14

The Republicans Of St. Charles
Township hold caucus at the school
house in this village, this Thursday
afternoon, at 3 o'clock.