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The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-03-31
an OILY LETTER FROM or sPR1ycs

"A the Oil Springs in Trumbull county,
Ohio, are exciting y great deal Of interest,
we prevailed upon the Fat Contributor to 90
down there last week, in order that we
might furnish our readers with an authentic
account OF the locality. We have received
the following unctuous letter:
DEAR REcIsTER :-Ererything about here
is 80 greasy and oily it is with extreme DIFF
Guilty that can write at all. NV pen slips
out Of my fingers; there is an oily scum on
the ink; the paper is fairly tran. parent, and
| slosh around in my chair in u demned un.
pleasant manner. Patience and persever.
ence tsweet oil is unnecessary here,) will,
however, overcome many obstacles.
AN oILY TRACK.
arrived here at very late hour last
night, on an oil train, and might as we'll
have come on train oil, as W. were l6 hours
behind time. All trains are behind here, /
learn, owing to the accumulation of oil on
the track Mt this end Of the road. The oil
fries out of the ground and lubricates the
rails for great distance. We shouldn't
arrived here ut all il the passengers hadn',
got out and sprink!ed the track with cigar
ashes.
slipped ont of bed (nobody "nrises,
here; We all slip into bid and slip out,) At
an early hour this morning and began nv
Investigations. found section embracing
fourteen thousand acres Of land chuck full
of oil springs.
HOW THs WOMEN TRY Dorcu NUTS.
Drilling is unnecessary here, as the oil
boils up IN springs, sometimes to the height
OF twenty-av feet, and is caught in tin
pals Ms it comes down. On hot day,
am told, it is no unusual thing to see the
women frying dough.nuts IN these lets Of
oil. The balls Of dough are dropped in o
the jets, where they are allowed to toss
about like corks in = fountain, until they are
fried out by the heat Of the sun.
sIIPPsRY 1Lx.
The only species Of tree which abounds
here is the slippery elm. Thess trees are 90
slippery squirrel can't climb them without
dipping his pave in Spaulding's Prepared
Glue, small bottle Of which he carries sus.
pended about bis neck. There are few
maple trees here, but no sugar is made. a.
nothing but oil runs out when they ere
tapped.
RIVER OF OIL.
There is ono considerable sized creek
running through Trumbull county which il
all oil. 1t was discovered short time ago
IN siig gular manner. Three bows went in
bathing and when they came out they were
50 greasy they couldn't stay in their clothes.
As fast as they slipped them on they would
slip OF again, and one Of the lads, in d
needless moment, narrowly escaped slipping
out OF his skin. On reaching home their
L -. z
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-03-31

NORTH PLATTE
PIXIES PEAK GOLD MINES
Emigrmts and others second page.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-03-31

GEORGE DOUGHTY,S
General Collecting Agency,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA

COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
vTNHE UNDERSIGNED HAVING RECENTLY RE-
tired from the mercantile business, begs leave to
offer his services to Merchants and Business Men Of all
classes General Collecting Agent. He proposes to
give his entire attention this business; and his long
residence and extensive acquaintance in the West will
he trusts enable him to give entire satisfaction to all
who may employ him.
Notes, Accounts and Claims OF all kinds may be for
warded to the undersigned by mail. otherwise for
Presentation Liquidation Collection Prompt atten
ted. When it may become necessary to place claims in
suit the best professional services will be sec~ and
the legal proceedings urged forward rapidly poss
BILE. Doubtful claims will be settled and secured
the best terms attainable and the title to Real Estate
when taken either payment security carefully in
vest.gated.
The undersigned WILL also Pay Taxes in all parts Of
western Iowa and Nebraska; and will also Sell, Pur-
chase or Invest Money in Real Estate.
Letters OF Inquiry will be promptly attended to.
GEORGE DOUGHTY.
REFERENCES:
COUNCIL BLUFrs-Oficer s. Pusey, Bankers; Bald
win 4 Dodge, do; Casady Test, do; H. g. Mutt &
Co, do.
ST. LOUIS, Mo.-Doan, King h Co; Squire 4 Reed,
Shapleigh, Day Co., s. c. Davis 4 Co., Howard X
Hinchman.
Sr.JosEPH, Mo.-Tootles & FarIeigh, Jos. G. Huh,
Pres't ST. Jo. Ins. Co.; r. l.. Mcdonald. j. j. Curd,
Nave, kcCord Co., J. B. Jennings 4 Co., A. Beatte
b Co. tv2nlSl r,... Bugle please copy.
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ACuasoUs lDeA

A rich missr in New York, baa mads %.
rangements to be buried in Owasoo lake 3
beautiful sheet Of water near that tsuh.
He has stone coin nads which taheo
twelve yoke Of oxen 10 draw il. lls Rivssa
man good farm for busryine him. II isss
take him to the middle Of the lake aud sinh
him.
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CO A conntryman who came to ono Of our
hotels, wrote after MS nane' ..p, 0. 4. r.
Z. Here was atitle which mona bat him.
seif understood. ssPsav, nv dear eli. =
..aked Tue barkeener, s.ssass do Nil sh.s.e
letters stand ias?" ..Siai.d Eul! mhy thu,a
my titiel" Professor Of Psaimods -
Sesoelmsstsr from coOnsetisss.''
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HoMAs OFFICER. VIII. NJ PUsEy, Airy at Lau
OFFICER g. PUSEY,

REAL EST ATE ROkERS,
Aud Dealers in Land Warrants and Exchange,
COUNCIL BLUFFS, IOWA.
WILL ATTEND TO SELECTION AND LO-
w CATION uf lands in Western Iowa and Nebraska;
payn,ent lands Of esdents and the
collection and remittance Of claims.
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CREASED LIcfrNrNc.

There was a Thunder storm this aftcrnoon
nnd NJ the electric Hnid ran dawn one of
those 'is. .sArpsfy SIN, soi. you o., WAS
treated to my frss view of,ssgrsaAed light.
ming" Its quite common here they say.
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The only species Of tree which abounds
here is the slippery elm. These treea are 90
slippery q squirrel can't climb them without
dipping his pave in Spaulding's Prepared
Glue, = small bottle Of which he carries sus.
pended about bis neck. There are few
maple trees here, but no sugar is made, a.
tapped.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-03-31

j. Il. OLIVER,
MER RCH a n Il Il ~ l. - II,
Aud Dealer in GentIeman's Furnishing Goods,
Middle BrsadUsy,..: COUNCIL BLUFFS,
I/EErS ON HAND CHOICE SELECTION
N vi CLOTHS CASiAERES 'ksliNus, ~
,n n, VIII make up to order, in the latest and IA
n,,,.t apprvved styles Together with peduiitui Iw
a,satncu, OF GENTS. FURNISHING GOODS
s'n' 49, , " j. 7. OLIVER.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21
A Close Embrace With an Indian.

A young Lieutenant of cavalry, writing
from his camp in Texas to the Washington
National IntelligeRcer, gives an account of a
rencounter with Camanche. With party
of men the officer was pursuing some thiev-
ing Indians. He came up to band and en-
gagged with lusty warrior, who dropped
from his horse and attempted to make his
escape on foot, "but," says the Lieutenant,
81 dismounted and followed his mocassin
track, and finally came to little precipice,
down which saw his red blanket, which he
had dropped. Clambering down that, |
picked up and examined his blanket. ] was
then within six feet of him, and did not know
it. Seeing where he had jumped down an
other little descent by a ledge of rocks, |
jumped down also, and. in an instant he
sprang upon me, leaping in the air and
alighting with his breast upon my head.
He had an arrow in his bow the sharp point
of which he placed against my breast, but,
Just as he shot sprang one side, and the ar
row passed through the sleeve Of my coat.
Graphing with him wrenched his bow out
of his hands, and taking my pistol, belabored
him across his head and eyes. Finding how.
ever, that he pressed me so tight that could
not get chance to cock my revolver,
dropped it, and seizing him with both hands
near the waist, raised him high above the
ground, tripped him, and fell with my whole
weight upon him; but then was in quan.
Diary. Here was | on top, holding down
breast upon breast, q live Camanche, and 6
very slippery one, with nothing to kill hin
with. Fortunately just then one of my meT
came up and assisted in holding him until
could get my pistol, when ! soon sent hin
to his HAPPY hunting ground to rejoin hi
! nnmnoniOnSO
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21
Tho Earth's Old AGE.

A writer IN the Eclectic Repiep ventures 10
sketch few ofthe consequences which might
be supposed to result, were the great forces of
Nature-the agencies which give activity to
the phenomena of our globe.-subIect 10 the
law of decline and decay. After treating, Of
the decline of the physical universe, and
sketching the conjectural changes in man
kind, he passes to the intellect, which, II is
supposed, has kept pace with the body in
its decay. We copy the following suggestive
passages:
The intellect, as well, has kept pace with
the body in its decay. Suffering not only
from the cramped physique with which it Is
now associated, but also from the adverse ex-
ternal conditions under which men exist and
whitening too, under the decline of arts and
social comforts, il has become so dwarfsh in
its development that little of its civilized
brillancy still survives. No more Platos,
Millions, Bunyans, Newtons, Davises Hum
boldts are born. No great books are COM
posed. Not q single discovery is effected in a
year. The Houses of Parliaments are oc-
cupied by small statesmen, whose sublimcst
efforts are not equal to the eloquence of an
African Palaver. Royal Academies and
National Operas have become extinct in-
stitutons.
In the pulpit sermons are heard which
would not have done credit to n six year old
schoolboy, when the race was in its prime.
The writings and the inventions of former
agesare becoming quite unintelligible. Youths
at school get as fur as vulgar fractions in
arithmetic, or the pons dsinorum in geometry,
and then pull up, under the impression that
their education is complete. To master q
single language fully is deemed sufficient
occupation for whole life. And when poor
fallen humanity casts its eyes upon some relic
of by-gone grandeur ruined railway, a
crumbling cathedral a dilapidated picture, a
mouldering volume, which tells of the great
feats the race has performed-it might well
parody Swift's melancholy exclamation upon
opening the ''Tale of a Tub as the shadows
of lunacy were falling around him, "What q
genius must have had when | wrote that
| workln
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21
The Value of n Good Wife to n Man Of
Letters.

The Late Sir William Napier's "History of
the War in the Peninsula" has passed through
several editions, and is now a standard work.
of all the wars in which Great Britain has
been engaged, that war of six years was the
most important, difficult and expensive, and
Sir Williams History is worthy of the trans
actions it records, and the skill and heroism
it celebrates. Perhaps no military history of
equal excellence has ever been written. 1t
cost the author sixteen years of continuous
labor. He was himself witness of several
of the series of operations, and was engaged
in many of the battles. His wide acquaint-
ance with military men enabled him to con-
suit many distinguished officers, English and
French, and he was especially supplied with
materials and documents by the Duke of
Wellington and Marshal Soult. The ordinary
sources of information were embarrassing
from their abundance. One mass OF materials
deserves especial mention. When Joseph
Bonaparte fed from Vittoria, he left behind
him a very large collection of letters, which,
however, were without order, in three Ian
guages, many almost illegible, and the most
important in cipher, Of which there was no
key.
II was the correspondence of Joseph Bona
parte while nominally King of Spain. Sir
William was in state of perplexity, and al
most in despair of being able to make any use
| of these valuable materials, Wneh MS Wne
undertook to arrange the letters according to
dates and subjects, to make table of refer
ence, and to translate and epitomise the con-
| tents of each. Many of the most important
documents were entirely.in cipher of some
letters about one-half were in cipher, and
Others had few words so written inter-
spersed. All these documents and letters
Lady Napier arranged, and with rare sagacity
and patience she deciphered the secret writ
ing. The entire correspondence. was then
made available for the historians purpose
She also made out all Sir VIM. Napier's rough
interlined manuscripts, which were almos
illegible to himself and wrote out the whole
work fair for the printers-it may be sale
three times so frequent were the changes
made. Sir William mentions these facts il
the preface to the edition Of 1851, and in pay
! ing this tribute to Lady Napier, observes tina
this amount of labor was accomplished with
out her having for moment neglected thu
| care and education of a large family.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21
Russian Princess ut n Carnival Ball.

The Paris correspondent OF tne new Ut
leans Delta writes in late letter:
With the close of the Carnival the balls of
the Opera, and the long list of their miserable
imitators, have come to close. Idnt nieur,
think the decent minority ofthe Partisan pop
ulation. Such orgies us are held every Satur-
day night and Sunday morning, at the French
Imperial Academy Of Music, would have eX-
cited remark in the worst days of Roman de-
cadence. The actors in these saturnalias-or,
should say, the active participantsin them
belong almost exclusively to the humblest
orders of society. The wretches who crowd
the floor, Sttired in every imaginable variety
of soiled, faded and indecent garb, are BARRIERS
apprentices, shop-boys, servant-girls, and gri-
settes of the Latin Quarter-to go no lower.
But the boxes at one are filled with ldlers and
strangers, who attend the masked ball because
they have heard much of it, and are eager to
witness and judge for themselves. Many 60
under the delusion that it is a Carnival testi-
val such as are held in other European coun-
tries, and made up of well-bred people.
Such was the delusive idea of a wealthy
Russian Princess, who arrived in Paris last
week, and conceived the plan of visiting the
Opera-ball, disguised and masked, in order to
intrigue her countrymen whom she might
meet there, ignorent of her presence in the
French capital. She accordingly provided
herselfWlth an elegant ana COSTUME,
such as she would have purchased for Car
nival tete at st. Petersburg, and wearing in
her hair hundred thousand francs worth OF
precious stones, set off, alone, for the theateI
of her expected adventures. Scarcely had
she entered the building, when she saw, at a
/ glance, the error into which she had tallen
| and would gladly have retired Immediately
But retreat was, for the moment impossible
The frightened woman was borne up the
stairway by the hooting throng, only to be
greeted, on the landing above, by a genera
shout of derision from the maskers, who, for,
tunately, mistook her jewels for PASTE ant
hailed her with the epithet of "glass-blower.,
The deceived lady summoned all her strength
to her aid, and made her way into the foyer
where she luckily soon caught sight of {
familiar face, and in amoment afterward wa
leaning on the protecting arm of a Russian
gentleman, who conducted her safely to he
hotel, with no greater damage incurred thai
terrible fright.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21
Tyranny of Rowdies in America.
A recent English traveller in this countr

A recent English traveller in this country
writes home as follows;
ITO talk of the undue influence by land
lords in England over their tenants, their
tenants having many an interest in common
with their landlords, is n mere drop of water
in the sea compared with the tyranny exer-
cised by the 'boh-hoys' and 'rowdies' over
the freedom of universal suffrage; and when
| read the lucubratons of Messrs. Bright and
Golden at the reform meetings, as they are
called, when they hold up, | fear the dis
uniting States of America as a pattern to
this country, am mt loss what to do-to
marvel at the mistake of these orators, or to
laugh at the impudence of the attempt to
lean weight on the most fragile lath that
was ever put forth as a walking stick for
John Bull. A man has but to travel in
America and to mix with all classes, to see
the errors in the system of what may be
called the universal suffrage of an irrespon-
sible people. "A king can do no wrong
that is a curious adage, and may be legal
truth, though it can not be n religious one;
and on closely regarding the law and its gen.
eral enforcement in the United States, the
same may be illegally said of the American
people. THE people can do no wrong;' and
that fact will, eventually, fear, be the knife
that will sever the bundle of sticks, though
accursed ought forever to be the hand that
sewers the unity of a splendid citizenship that
can only fall to pieces by suicide, or by an
insane intoxication produced by too much
liberty. Liberty is a beautiful thing in the
social as well as the political or public system
throughout the world; but if a man takes
too great liberties in private society, liberty
destroys the delicacy of life, apd leads, if un-
checked, to decentralization. The same result
is, at this moment, hanging by thread over
the prosperity of America; the people arc
drunk with liberty already, to the destruc-
ton of the best of all blessings, the ample and
remunerative employment of the industrial
! moor -
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21
D'fSidii %iiied d0 and others MortaiIy Wonnded. "

A most horrible rencounter took place in
Powell County, (Ky.) on Saturday, on the
land of Harvey Hall, between Hall and his
sons, and Hezekiah Bowen and five of his
sons. The difficulty grew out of an old law
suit between the parties, concerning certain
division fence between them. 1t lasted for
some time, all the parties being engaged in it,
and promiscuousfy using guns and knives.
Henry Hall, son of Harvey, young man
the spot, by the stabs and thrusts of knife
in the hands of one of the Bowens. Old man
Hall was stabbed in the throat, the knife en-
tering thejaw, and producing. wound from
which he Is now lying in critical condition
Marcus Hall, another son of Harvey Hall, was
severely stabbed in the back, which will Sc
verely cripple him for long time, if he re-
covers at afl, and old man Bowen was re-
ported severely wounded.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21

AN ANIMATED WISCONSIN TOwN.-Delavan,
Wisconsin, must be delightful little spot to
reside in for those who dislike trouble and are
fond of peace. A short time since Mrs. An
drews and her husband were arrested for
burning up the principal business block OF
the place. Mrs. Andrews recently arrested
Postmaster Mansfield for putting her in jeop-
nrdy of her life, and Postmaster Mansfield has
arrested R. NJ. Menzies the attorney of Mrs
Andrews, for SANDER, and after compelling
him to give bail in $4,000, had him rear
rested for assault with deadly weapons.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21

A VERY MORAL MILITARY ORGANIzATIoN.-
A military organization has been started in
Chicago, which has adopted n series of rules,
departure from the latter of which forfeits
a membership in the company. No member,
according to these regulations, is allowed to
enter any drinking-saloon, gambling-saloon,
any private room attached TO any hotel or
saloon for drinking or gambling, or to play
billiards in any public saloon. Gambling for
any amount of money, on any occasion, also
deprives a member Of his position in the
comDany ....
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21

encounter at jefferson City, Mo-, on Saturday,
between James Hughes, Deputy Warden of
the Penitentiary, and Mr.. Dosier, formerly
guard in the prison, resulted in the almost
Immediate death of both. Cause: an old
grudge, aggravated by recent political diff
farnnpps
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21

A TIGER KILLED BY STRYoHNIYE.-A cor
respondent of the Bombay Times describes
the killing of tiger by strychnine. The
tiger infested some low underground at the
bottom of his garden, and he resolved to de-
stroy it. He therefore took Buffalo recently
killed by the tiger, and strewed quantity of
strychnine in the bitten flesh. The tiger
came, ate as usual, and died Immediately.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21

THE LARGEST CoTroN TRANsAoTIoN EVER
MADE IN MEMpHIs,7-Dwight, Gill &. ca, cot
ton brokers, recently purchased in one lot, OF
Jones, Brown & Co, Memphis, Tenn, 1922
ever made in that city. AT the average price
of $50 per bale, it amounts to over $4,000.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21

Discovery OF A New CoPPER MNE.-A new
copper mine has lately been discovered at the
Sanlt Ste. Marie, by Mr.. Palmer II writer of
some repute on the subject of mining The
discOverer has number of men at work, and
the mine promises to be u very successful OPP
Grafton. The lead occurs in the Killas, the
best copper-bearing formation of the Cornish
mines, and at the shallow depth OF ten feet
from the surface, rich "horsehesh' or 'pea-
cOeln ore is obtained. ---L L.. I'll LII --.-
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21

A SULPHUR SHOWER IN THE SoUTH.-The
Charleston papers notice the recurrence of a
phenomenon which is called in some parts of
the State the 'Withs Butter" and in others
n Sulphur Shower" During the high
winds Of spring large quantities of vegeta-
BILE pollen fill the air and fall upon the ground
like fall of snow. To many it is source
of vague and superstitiOus fear.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21

HEENAN's CoNDITIoN.-Reports from IIee-
nan represent him as in magnificent condition
already, with the old enemy efectually sub
dued; and he can square his "mawleys" in n
in regular brown-study before he finds a
means to get inside of them.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21

CHILD KILLED BY WIRE.-On Saturday
afternoon, says the Buffalo IN. W CONNER
ciaL young child, about two years old son
of Mr.. Hirty, residing in the neighborhood of
the Indian village church, on the Reservation,
while playing with a piece of wire, about
eight inches long, fell down, and the wire
running into one of his eyes penetrated the
brain. The child died in twenty-five hours
after the accident happened
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21

DEATH OF AN OLD SOLDIERS WIDow.-The
Virginia papers notice the death, in Norfolk,
of Mrs. Mahaney the widow of soldier of
the Revolution. She was over hundred
years old, and had drawn pension for half a
century. She was sufficiently active to do
her own work until within few weeks other
death. One or two children survive her, who
are themselves over three score and ten.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21

ONE OF ABBOTT LAwRENoE's LEGAoIEs.-At
the regular meeting ofthe Board of Aldermen
of Boston, on Monday evening, check for
$4,000 was received from Mr.. James Law
renee, being the amount of the legacy, with
interest, bequeathed by the late Abbott Law
renee for the use of the Public Library at
Boston. The amount is TO- be devoted to the
purchase of Books for the library, and was to
be paid within three years after the probate
of the will.
Cincinnati daily press. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1860-1862, 1860-03-21

THE GERMAN COUNT AGAN.-In the Grim
inal Court at Washington, Herman Jarowitz,
alias Jeager, tried on the charge of obtaining
money and other valuables on the false pre-
tense that he was German Count or Baron,
has been found guilty. He had extensively
figured in cities north of Washington.