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SasITgIFF,S SALE.

STATE OF IOWA, S.
TX virtue OF special execution 10 mo directed,
lVsssued by the Clerk of the District Court IN
saia county ID favor If Green Erskino and against
IA, sfutts have levied upon. and will sell 10
tns htsnst bidder al the door Of the Clerk fSee Of
.he pis1r1ct Court Of Lee County, Iowa, at Keokuk
"a s ssit soanfy, on the 18th day Of april A. ID.
is@u' between the hours III o'clock a. m and 4
el"ek ?. ~. Vt said day, the following property.
lo-wiG Lots No. three aud four aa9. block On !
nunarsa am eleven tilll, IN the City Of keokuE
Lee county, Iowa.
Taken, levied uTon and to DO sold bv order 81
Court y satisfy said writ " execution.
keokuk, March 20, 1890
r Ill. Nj. GRIFFITH.
lpf hfee SO Sheriff Of Lee County Iowa.
met ald@w - -
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SIsEMIFF,s SALE.
ETATE OF 1nWA1

STATE VT ioWA,l sc
Rf virtue OF Special Execution to me directed.
- Issued by the Clerk of the District Court OF
said county, in favor of Charles Bush and against
Robert ?. creel, have levied upon, and will SCI
20 the highest bidder, at the door of the Clerk i
once OF the District Court Of Lee County, Iowa
heokuk 40 said county, on the l2th day of April /,
n. ID. 1859, between the hours Of O'Clock a. M
And o'clock p. m. Of said day, the following
property, to-wit: Undivided half of seventy feet
Oh the rear ennis of lots one, two and three, block
forty (@o), in the City Of Keokuk, Lee county,
Iawa,-bring 40 feet front on 4th street, running
back loo feet across lots l. p and s. block 4D next
to the alley in said block.
Taken, levied upon and TO be sold by order of
Court TO satisfy said writ Of execution
keokuk, March q 1850.
HIM. GRIFFITH,
inch l0dtdfeeSB Sheriff of Lee rounfv
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EHERIFEsS SALE.

~ aS"Aet &C
LEw CouxrY, o.
Ri virtae OF Special Execution to me directed
- issaea by the Clerk of she District Court of
said county, in favor of Charles Bush and against
James h. Bruce and VIM o. Daniels have levied
upon. and will sell to the highest bidder, ut the
door of the clerk 4 Office of the District Court of
Lee County, Iowa, at heokuk in said county, ION
the l2h day OF April, Alb. 1850, between the
hours OF nine o'clock a. m. and four O'Clock D.
m. of said day. the following property, to-wit
Awenty feet by one hundred feet deep, running
Asross iots Twelve and eleven tl24lll in bioch
thirty-six tSsl Of the City Of keokuk Lee county,
laHa,-eo lAeseing twenty feet from the corner Of
4th and ohnson streets.
Taken, levied upon and to be sold by order OF
Court TO satisfy said writ of execution.
heokuk, March y, 1860.
III. nj. GRIFFITH, Sheriff of Lee Co.,
ma At
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xHEtsIrF,S SALE.

STATE a.. eo OF IOWA IS.
by virtue of an execution to mo directed, Issued
- by the Clerk of the District Court of said eoun-
", in faver of Edward Boynton and against George
Leefisr, Adolphs6ottschu, Hugh Kennedy, Peter
Haubert and Charles Bettler, I have levied upon
and will sell to the highest bidder, at the door
of the Clerks Office of the District Court of Lee
County, Iowa, at ksokuk in said county, the
2lst day OF April, 1860, between the hours of .
o'clock a. IN. and O'Clock p. N. Of said day, the
following property, to:wic Twenty one feet and
B I~7inches tront,ng on Main-st, and running back
100 feet, and being Al feet 10 IT inches from 7th
street, and part of lots seven AMI eight (7d8) in
block ninety four also. twenty five feet fronting
.dain street and running back $50 feet, and being
I50 feet from 10th street, aud bsing the north 4
of lot 10 in Eayette Square; and also lot 10 In
block 100, all In old city limits Of the City Of
Keokuk, Lee county, Iowa. and also lots one and
two tlA2) in block enc ~ in Estes addition TO the
City OF keokuk, Lee County, Iowa.
Taken and levied upon as the property 81 Hugh
Kennedy, Charles Bettler and Peter Haubert, TO
satisfy said writ of execution. @
kcokuk, March 20, 1860.
I'll. nj GRIFFITH,
Sheriff of Lee County, Iowa.
mh2ld4w 81 % By j. Il. KNIGHT, Deputy.
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Laa cousrr, 81.
Ilf virtue of special Execution TO me directed,
- issued BY the Clerk OF the District Court of
said Osanty. In faverof Geo. w Taylor and against
David A. Day and John III, Day, Thave levied upon
and will sell TO tbs highest hidder, at the door of
the Clerks Once OF the District Court of Lee Coun-
~, Iowa, at keokuk In said county, on the l1sh
day Ut April. A. II. 1860, between the hours of Q
o'clock a. IN. and O'Clock p. IN. of said day, the
following property 20 witf The westerly half Of
Lot No Ave (5) in Block ffty-shrcc in the CITY
Of keokuk, Lee county, Iowa,--being that half
nexs to letsix in said block.
Taken, levied upon and 10 be sold by order of
Court 20 satisfy said writ Of execution.
heokuk, March o, 1850.
HI. M. GRIFFITH, Sheriff of Lee Co.
hf0feeSS
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Orisinau NosIcs.

TO NARY ANN CRAIG, Richard Craig and John
Winthrop: 4.
VOu are hereby Notified that there Ia no y
i. on file In the Clerks Office az the District
Court Of Lee County, Iowa, at Keokuk, the petition
Of Samuel y. VOORHEES, ctsiming of you the fore
elosurs OF mortgages executed by the said Mary
Ann Craig on the following real estate situate In
Lee county, Iowa, towit; Tw enty ave t26) feet Of
Of lot twelve tI2) in block one hundred and fifty
six Il 56l, In the City Of Kenkuk, and bounded a.
follows commencing Mt point on the easterly lire
of said lot twelve twenty-five feet from the alley
in said block thence along ssii eastcrly line and
southerly direction twenty Ave (25l Feet thence
in westerly direction parallel with Blendeau
street City b0) feet; thence In northerly direc-
ton along the line of said lot twelve twenty five
feetj twence in eastery direction nifty 1907 feet
to the place Of beginning. And claiming also, I'M
der said mortgage, a judgment or decree against
the said Richard Craig and Mary Ann Craig for
the of four hundred dollars, with ten per cent
per anuum interest thereon from the 9Th day of
June, 1857, and praying also for q sale ut said
property, and also for general relief. 4
4 Now, therefore, unlees you appear and answer
said petition on before the second day Of the
next term Of said Court to be at Keoknk holden,
judgment will be rendered against you thereon.
THOMAS M. GREGORY,
Solicitor for Petitioner.
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snsnnr,s SAFE.

L~a cousrs. 80
Drvirtue Of special execution to ms directed
Dssued by the Clerk Of the District Court of said
County, in favor OF ID. w Kilbourns, and against
w. 6enree, have levied upon, and will sell to the
highest bidder, ct che door OF the Clerk oce of the
District Court or Lee County, Iowa, al keokuk, tn
said County, on the 9th day OF April, a. ID. 1880,
hctwesn the hours OF o'clock .. M. and o'clock
r. m. Of said day, the following property, 10 wit
Lots seven {7 and eight ISL block eight t6), in Kill
bournaa addition 10 the City OF Keokuk, Lee
County, lows.
Taken levied upon and 10 be cold by order of
Opurt To satisfy said writ Of execution.
Keokuk, March sth, 1850.
IN. NJ GRIFFITH, sheriff Of Lee County,
mhrs9tdfee$s By j. b. Ksfamr Deputy.
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KEOKUK NURSERY.
TREES FOR THE SPRING OP 1890

TX AY 4 BERNARD bex
Ia to inform Piantsss ,
Nurserymen and Dealers
lin Trees, that they have
still on hand, to offer for
sp1ng planting, = large
stock of the following ma
med articles, of superior
quality:
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Legal N Office.
II III a

tseBNl NOTICE..
To JOS III. M. Bertram j ames A. Rhodes, Charles
r. Themes and William 4. Young,
VOU are hereby notified that there il now on lie
Il ia tho office 1T the Clerk OF the District Court
OF Lee County, Iowa. At TT. Madison, the petiti on
of VIVA. Thompson, claiming Of Jos. III. Nj. Ber-
tram the sum Of Eve thousand dollars duo upon
three pronissory notes aso, asking the foreclosure
of cJrtain mortgage executed by said Bertram
Jan. 81, 1857, to Edward kilbourne, upon twenty
t2t} feet OF the west aide Of lot eleven flr in
block ninety four, ON Main street, running back
to the alley one hundred and forty feet, In the
City Of keok uk and State If Iowa. And alleging
that James A. hSodes and Chss. r. Thomas and
Will m T. Young have claim to have an interest
ia said premises, and asking that the said mort
gage lie foreclpsed end the interests of said de-
,iendants be forever barred. t
And unless you appear and answer thereto on or
before tbs second day of the 1t term Of said
Court. Judgment will be rendered. spainst you
thereon by default.
VI. III. N0RTHIN6TON,
March Q, ls60-d Sol. for VIM. Thompson.
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EdwarAss Wessern Aimanac for 1880.
CONTENTS, x
BIOGRAPHICAL Sketches and Portrait OF Hon.
- HOWARD BATES, the Peoples candidate for
the next President. y
Biographical Sketch and Portrait OF STEPHEN
A. DOUGLAS, the National Democratic candidate
for the next President.
CINcINNATI.-Rarly History-Pressnt Pros
psHty Future Greatness.
DisAstsrs tho Ohio. Mississippi, Missouri, Ili-
nois, aud other rivers, for 1889.
Biographical Sketch Of M. Greenwood, Esq, Of
Cincinnati.
MISUNDERSTANDING the stage Of the Western
Rivers, md changes, during 1880.
ST. L0UIS--rRuilding Statistics OF the city for
lS5S-namo OF builder, cost, DC.
Two Railroads from St. Louis To New York.
View OF Wheeling 3 aAsH
cHnAGo-The Queen City Of the Lakes-Hsr
Progress and Prospects.
- view On ~ Pittsburgh, IT. Wayne 4 Chicago
Railroad.
LEAVENWORTH CITY.
4 Portraitof w. b. Odgen, Esq, OF Chicago.
A List Of 6rst class Newspapers Published in the
West.
For sale by NJ. w. WEsTCOTT,
MChl6 " MAin-st.
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A LII kinds of Fruit and Ornamental Trees,
"A Small Frnies. Shrubs and Flowers, Grapes,
Prolific and Ever Bearing Strawberry Plants, the
famed Hubbard and Valparaiso Squash, Apple Pie
Mellon and Sweet Pumpkin Seeds.
5000 Green- House Piants, including Fragrant,
Perpetual and Climbing Hardy Rosss, pinks. &C.
raneums, Verbenas, &c.
My stock is Of tbs very best varieties and quail
ty, and will be sold for Cash or Produce.
WIN. BARNES.
Marrh5. akwgm
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Peach, Plum and Cherry Trees, either Standard or
Dwarf. Grape Roots or Cuttings; Currant, Coos
berry. Raspberry and Black berry bushes, togsther
with Egergroens and Ornamental Shrubbsry, win
receive prompt and faithful attention.
Trees delivered IN any part Of the City free Of
charge.
Nursery Grounds In the Western part Of the
City, on Des Moincs Avenue.
q. @. HILTON,
Late Hubbell Hilton.)
Kcoknk, Sept. o, IS58-dAw 6
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DANIEL g. TAYLOR, BY virtue of decree Of
VS.. the District Court Of the
WIN. HOLIDAY. United States for the state
iof Iowa, Southern Division, in the case az UAn Z
q. Tag lor We. VIM. Holiday, rendered October TIL
1859, appointed the undersigned Commissioner ia
sell In pursuance Of said decree, tho following real
estate Of said Holl day, to-wit two acres adjoin-
ing the Keokuk and Des Moines Valley Plankroad
being wo OF the tract of four acres conveyed
by b. b. Miller TO @. ii. Perry ard Ahner Reeves,
executors of the viii Of Lewis X. Reeves deceased
to Virginia holiday, in the County of Lee and
State Of Iowa, will on Saturday, April I, 1850,
between the hours of9 a. m. and p. m. Of said day
proceed 70 selisid property to the highest bidder
for cssh, before the door of the office of the Clerk
of said Court. in Keokuk, and will execute deed
to the purchaser thereof.
]. w. RANKIN,
Gommis Toner United States Court.
Marah 10 lRAQ.did
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original Not1ce.


To DANIEL 4. F0REESTER:
NoU arc hereby notified that there is now on file
l. in the Clerks Office of the district Court OF
Lee Comfy. Iowa, at Keokuk, q petition Of
samuel r. 'oornies, claiming Of you the foreclosure
~ amortgagc on the following real estate, situate
In Lee county, Iowa. to- wit: Part Of lets seven az
and eight I'D, III block hundred and seventy -onc
siIll, in the City Ut keokuk, bounded M follows
to-wit: commencing at point on the westerly line
or SAID lot seven t7) ninety-ePht t9s) feet from
IanA street, thence in northerly direction along
the Ane OF said lot seven torty-two feet to the
alley thence along the soatheriy line Of said alley
aud ia an easlerly direction ninety s0 feet thence
N soaherly direction parallel to twelfth street
forty-twol s1 ieeti thence in westerly direction
parallel with BANK street ninety COY feet to the
place Of beginning. And ming also, under said
mortgages decree Or judgment for sis hundred
and Altg dpilars, wlth ten per cent. per annum in
terert thereon from February Flat, 1857, and pray
Ing also for general reiisf.
Now Therefore, unless you appear and answer
said petition on or before tho I'd day of next term
of said Court 10 be Ut keokuk. holden, judg-
tncnt Will be rendered against you thereon.
THOMAS M. GREGORY,
Solicitor for Plaintiff
Feb 10th. ls6n-dIm
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PREPAREn RY


LOWELL, MASS.
All our remedies are for sale ny
BAkTLFTT, KAYE 4 CO., Keokuk.
J. ii. REED 4 CO., Chicago.
BARNARD 4 CO., st. Louis
SURE, ECkSTEIN 4 Co., Cincinnati,
Wholesale Agents,
Z And Agents In every town in the United States
myl6d&w1y
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Feb16iN fd asa
#M CHINA W ON BARK.
~ MATS Ceylon, & to fbs. each. in store and
lUU 4orsale lowyhy
1TI1 AS. WILKINSON,
Sign OK ths Golden EAgis and Mortar,
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Nay MUM.
I BBL. fne old B arbadoss Tor sale by ~
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Sign of. the Golden D1gleAnd Mostss.
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Mississippi Valley Nursery.
WESTERN GROWN TREES FOR
THE WENTy

nv ! II several years
w experience the Pro-
prietor can now furnish
FRUIT TREES A N ID
SHRuBBERY, aecitma-
ted, and found to succeed
In the West.
Many of these Trees
arc Of extra size, and
have produced fine speci-
mems Of fruit the past sea
son. These interested are
invited to call and ex-
anime for themselves.
Orders for Apple, Pear
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sfaEEIFF,S SALE.

Sheriff of Lee County, Iowa.
mh2ld4w ST 80 By j. q. KNIGHT, Deputy
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-11-08
Calamity Bowling Before Beauty Ran
dolph to Leila.

Mr.. EDITOR: a short space, if you
please, while Randolph" cap in hand,
makes his best bow before your fair cor
respondent, "LELIA." Randolph was
there on that memorable Friday evening"
and yields 10 none in admiration of "the
glorious art of music" AID acknowledges
he was little carried away by The tex
quisite performance Of favorite piece"--in
fact felt "Dickseyish"-but yelled" and
shouted" nary time! He npP!auded,
when applause was due-but not with
''heavy sticks of wood" No. No. But
do no. desire 10 extenuate, (dId LEILA"
set down naught in MALICE but in The atii-
tude assumed above, in the presence of
woman and wit, or sarcasm, next of kim
make amends for Randoph's wrongs, what
ever they were, and ask all offended, 10 be
little more particular in giving to persons
"local habitation and name,' believing,
in all candor, that more perfect knowledge
of persons, geography and topography,
would have found the brunt of offence 10
rest on shoulders nearer home than Ran
doph or Howard.
But, be this as it may, am moi hostile 10
Keytesvile; have learned something and
been improved by my visits; want TO go
back again; intend TO, and wont ''dlguise,
either. So, gentle "Lelia" forget about
that blue grass, .(the glory of Kentucky
and do get some body to set your town in
that most beautiful carpet nature ever COW
cred the bosom Of our common parent with:
it will improve your delightful village
make il more pleasing TO the eye-m,re
grateful TO the foot. and have general ten
deney to promote good feeling at your next
Fair and Concert.
Have said enough Mr.. Editor? Ought
| not to be cleared" having already been
"whipped?" l think SO, and now: fair
Leila
"Change that disconnected Nair;
Ftowns become one not so fair"
and most gentle monitor, recollect.
aWoulds't thou wandering friends beguile, |
Smile, at least, or seem 10 SMILE"
Until duty or inclination calls me again
10 your delightful village, for myself and
other cOuntymen, most sraciously yours.
RASpcLPH. |
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-11-08
TotS ........... $500. "A ,O02 ........ IL ,O7I
Noelrs majority ........... ....5,52l

1.-the people voted with grea, prompt.
ness ard order on Tuesday, and a large
portion of them spent their leisure time in
Examining the curiorsity shop on Market
Street, Immediately under the big Sign
Mr.. CHAMBERLArS, the enterprising pro-
prietor, has been forced TO employ an ad-
ditional workman and Salesman in order
that all customers may receive prompt at
tention, and have their wants met without
delay.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-11-08
Sale.

Mr.. Estills sale took place on Saiur-
aay' as per advertisement, at his home
place. The tract Of land, consisting of $50
acres, was purchased by Mr.. James o.
SWInhey, at $37 rs per acre.
Horses sold ct from $3.50 per head, down.
A very fine flock of sheep sold at SO 80
per head. Cows sold at from $50 to $l2.
Young cattle at an average of about So
9snneis sold at from $500 down 10 less than
nalf that sum. A sucking Jack colt sold
sioo' &c. Property generally, sold at
moderate rates.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-11-08
Congressional Vote by Districts.

We have not heretofore found room
for the detailed official returns of the
Congressional Election in August. We
give the result to-day, by Districts.-
1t will be convenient in comparing the re-
turns If the election on Tuesday, as in all
the Districts except one, the democracy
were united on single candidate: whs reas
on Tuesday, two democratic candidates
were universally voted for.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-11-08
FROM CALIFORNIA
Arrival of the Pony Express.

Sr. JOSEPH, November 2.-The Pony
Express, with dates 20 the 2lst from Cali
fornia, arrived yesterday P. NJ, tut were
DELAYED here in consequence of the lines
being Frustrated by severe storm.
The funeral of Brigadier General Clarke
on The 18Th, was attended by all the militia
ry and large concourse OF citizens.
Col. E. D. Baker. Senator elect from
Oregon, arrived at San Francisco on the
18th, and will leave on the llth OF Novem-
Der for Washington.
COL BeaIl has been officially notified 0!
his succession 10 the command Of the de-
partinent Of California BY The death Of Gen.
Clarke.
There are no new features in the pOli!i-
cal canvass, all parties appearing 10 be
waiting for news from the Pennsylvania
election before making their final struggle.
So much dependence is placed On tina,
election that all the politicians say as goes
Pennsy lvaaia so goes California.
Oregon advices are received from Port
land 10 the 18th inst.
A bill providing for Congressional cleo
ton in November next, passed the lower
house of the legislature. It's object is TO
nullify the late Congressional election, when
Brcckinridge Democrat was chosen.
The Dallas .Mountameer containing a
letter written from the UmatilIa Indian
reservation by its superintendent, on the
Sd Of October, gives an account. of another
Indian massacre. The letter says: Eyes
terdaY, two brothers named Keith arrived
here, reporting that the train to which they
belonged had been attacked by the Sho
Shcncs or Bannacb tribe of indians, that
large number of emigrants had been killed
and the remainder driven away from their
wagons and scattered.
The men arrived. here much exhausted,
subsisting on some dried horse meat for
twenty days. The names of the muir
dered are as follows: ]. Myers, William
Antly, Lewis Lawson, Justice Creese,
Charles ksrsner, Elijah Otter, his wife
and three daughters and one sou. When
The brothers Keith left The train, there were
alive Joseph Myers, wife and five children,
A. McNorman, wife and five children,
Samuel Gleason, Charles Jeffy, MIR. Mum
son, and six children of Elijah Otter
When last heard from, they had nothing 10
cat: Some provisions have been started to
their assistance, and il is hoped will arrive
in time to save them from starvation. The
attack was made between Salmon Falls and
Fort Baia. IF Jet alive supplies vii! meet
them.
Correspondence from the Dalles, dated
The 10Th OF October, says that Col. Wright
had ordered Capt. Dent, with one hundred
and fifty men, into the Snake country
| They were TO start on that day, 1t was
doubtful, however, if they could release
any Of the surviving women or children.
News from British Columbia TO the 10Th
is at hand. The government of Vancouver
Island was about 10 advertise TO borrow
250, 900, at twelve per cent. interest, for
the purpose of improving the harbor Of
Victoria.
The mining news does not vary from
previous accounts, and relates the usual
items Of discovery, with nothing very ,trik
ing.
Glasgow weekly times. (Glasgow, Mo.) 1848-1861, 1860-11-08
Abolition Party-Rise and Progress OF

Abolition Party-Rise and Progress Of
The extraordinary increase numerically
of the Abolition Anti Slavery party OF this
country cannot be bettea illustrated than by
an exhibit of the increase Of its vote, each
succeeding election from its initiation as a
national organization TO The present day.
It first made lis appearance in national
polite. in the Presidential contest of 1910
when its ticket, with James G. Birney o.
Michigan as its candidate. for The Presi-
dcncy, and Francis j. Lemoyne Of Penn
sylvania, as its Vice Presidential candid
ate, polled 1000 votes. In 1874, with
Mr.. Birney again as Its candidate, it poll
ed 81, lao votes. In 1853, with Martin
Van Buren, as the Presidential candidate of
the Buffalo Convention, and Gerrit Smith
as that of the more ultra anti-slavcry men,
il poled 296, 232 votes. Ia 1852, John p.
Hale, its nominee, poi!ed l57 ,296 votes
In 1856, the candidate Of the Republican
party, John C. Fremont supported by the
Abolition party. polled l BAL rel2 votes.