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- - - VI LOUISIANA.
The grant Of lands made nv act Of Congress an
proved June s. 1856, TO the STATE OF LOUISIANA. TO
aa ~ me construction OF csrtala railroads therein
ize me release from withdrawal of the lands here
vacant offered lands whioA lie Outside side" Of s 81, mr%s
on each side Of the railroad from New Orr, aus by
under mentior cd townships, which have NOT been
sseeted "a ri'fre ~ sad sraHt O. r-srrod for any
eHt,y at the date of withdrawal az the ordnaiy min
nn nam 81 per scre or at the graduated prices
private entry on th days and at the pieces herein
sa.er tpechedr at the ordiLary minIHum If 81 Is
graduated at the data of withdrawei.
At the Land Office ut NRw ORLy,ss. on Mond,,
the .ff'h day Of March next-viz:
S""ih ~ fhe base is, eat Of "a, principal uierrdion
Townships IS ana a. &c Of fT range ''''''
Town hips is, IL, ead IS, oranges Is aud IL.
TOWNSHIPS IS il, iG aud IT, II. % Of Tanss Is
rosnships u, Is. y, l6. ~ aud is, of range "a.
IISxRssiss = = i: and &. Or Is"ss
Townships u AID u, of ange2 II
Trownsh!Ps %, 10, and ~, of range a.
TownsRips IS and nd ~ IT, sFq 1a ~; 81 tAnse2
township IL. ofrange %.
"A AZ It.. the Lard Office at OrEIorshs, on Monday.
the l2fh day Of March next-viz:
North Of The base iiae and Of the priseipaI M
Township l, of ranges and !,
NORTH Of the base line ard Of tie principal u.
townships l, s, and 4, of ranssI
Iownshlps !, 2, {, and S, of range2
Townships 1, 2, and 5, Of ranges
South @ the base lane and east Of principal me.
rtdtd1.
Townships !. 2, S., 9, il. and II. OF Taases.
TOWNSHIPS Z, 5, 4, S, and y, # ranges
townships 2, s, 4, S, and Il, of range
townships 4, 5, 6. Z, IL, ~ and IS, Of rsnses
mownshlps4 ), q. Z, ana Is OF range6
townships g. So IN, II, Is, aud Ia, Of ranf.-
nownhhlps 8, 8, 20, ~, IL, and u, of range
townships =, 10, II. and II, of ranges
townships IL of range lO
townships 10, ~. ", IS snd IL, of ranseu
townships III. r. Is, and Il, Of range -
SOnth Of fhs base Tine and trest Of "a, prf,,,,oT
rtdiaH.
Townships I, 2, and g. of ransel
townships and 2, Of range 2
townships /, 2, Z, and S, of ranges
townships l, s, 4. 5, and 9, Of ranges 4 A. rpds
nownshlps !, 5 =, aao S, Of ranges and g.
townships s, and 4. of ranges
Townships ?, s, and 4, of ranges 10 and n
GIVEN under my hand, at the city of W.sbir,
ton' this twenty eighth day OF December, Issp
-, JOS. =. - Tl,SON.
Actg Commissioner General Land Ufhc~
NoIELUnder the regulations Of the Department.
az heretofore and now existing. pay ,uent car ha
made Tor advertising procla exoe nj o. 800
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THE HERNDON HOUSE: eorn.r Fond Ninth
Hotel Boarding House In the CITY,, It is vEA9
Immediately opposite the Patent and Gen. lE:1E
Presidential Mansion and offers to guests, both
permanent and transient, all the comforts and con;
o1st o OF tesnaLd s me aaahons
elegant parlor and bedrooms are lighted with gas,
nF the MANAGEMENT ana mmsoiate supervision
Strangers and citizens may reasonably anticipate
the comforts and enjoyments of home: With an
prietor hopes to merit and pectfully solicts lib
era share Of the public patronage.
Dc 9-e"Im 2. 6. MURRAY, Proprietor
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swINDLIN6 QUACKs

SWIM DLIN6 QUACKS.
SAUTlQN !-Quacks their Books, Cordials.
Buchu, Hospitals, Instruments or klngs-ehun
them ALL and, nc disposed TO profit by my perienoe
write for my private Circular on
SPERMATORRbUEA;- Its CURE.
With stamp enclosed, address, an perfect oonN
dcnce. your friend, former sufferer, merely super
scribIng Box l76. Charlestown, Mass.
je L. Do WY
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II wv lsNtbr~
Just returned
from New York,
and can now ex
hIblt one Of the
hnest stocks of
Ladies' Sables,
Ermines, Sable
MInks, Martins,
Fitch, and Chm
ohlllas in Capes,
Tai as. t1ait
Cspes. and Vic
torines.
AnFurs sold at
INV establishments
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MISCELLANEOUS.

II &c. GATHERS SALOON"
LAYING Made an entire change in the UP
STAIRS of this establishment on the same mag
pifcent scale as that of the Saloon, my faoilities
DINNER OR SUPPER PARTIES
are unsurpassed. A handsome Parlor lin addition
to the one formerly used for the reception Of guests
has been most beautifully fitted up with new furnl;
and newly painted and papered in handsome style,
Offering
superior to any bishment Of the kind, (being
capable Of accommodating and comfortably seating
one hundred and twenty five persons.)
The Cuisine will be presided over BY the most
accomplished artists, and nothing that skill and m
geaulty could suggest left undone to render my
patrons perfectly happy.
IL Families can have dishes prepared and sent
to any part Of the city at the shortest notice with
out any extra charge. T.. GAUTIER,
No. 252 Pennsylvania avenue,
no q eO2m between 18th and 18th sta
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II S;HQOD has on hand . large stooE Of kne
rantsd good d. 'It.l ~ sac Paw. dea
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AMBROTYPEs.

NJ AMBROTYPES.
iV1R. SANDS 10 nov prepared to take the supe-
nor AMBR0TYPES. that cannot be surpassed BY
ss f Inc 10. Of cent: e %
cescs; Re. avenue betreen sth and 9Th sts. :.
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PREPARED By
DR.. ]. C. AVER b co..,


PRICE, 81 PER- BOTTLE; SIX BOTTLES FOR IS.
Ex-Scld BY Z. d. GILMAN, washing ton; r. O =. CIS-
Sell, Geers..O~n, and by ali DrsggisI svsryvh
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III o. HOOD in dailv receiving all Of the newest
III. and most elegant styles Of fine GOLD JEW
ELRY, calculated for holiday presents. No. 33e
Pa. ~. $3.50 I--"r 80 do .
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NoIE-Under the reguls atoms Of IN. Department,
ae herstofore and now existing no pay rpent car -
made for advertising proclamatIons exoent q, s,.s
publishers "a are SPECIALLY Gpthort red Ia puhIish ~
me C9mmissioner Of the General Land Office.
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- THE GREEN BOOK.
on SING = AND MARRiED LEES
LIFE; or TIE INSTITUTES OF HNA,
MARRfAGE; Its Intent. Obliga
tons And Physical and Legal Dis SlE1I
qualifications; the rational treat
meut OF all private iseases Ia both sexes, &c. To
winch Is added poeticsI essay, entitled "Calgiyas
d'Ge: or the Art having and rearing beautiful and
healthy children, ny ths late ROBERT J. CULvKB-
WELL, Esq. NJ. ID
Sent free of postage. by tine Publishers, CHss,
KLINE Coz, Box 1855. New York. Derfe-
&C.. Wb"esae Agents, 113 Nassau street, New
York. Ag.HfS IraHfed .reTysrh.re.
Also, GRATIS, an extract and sample of the above
emitted: DIX. CULVERWEL LECTURE or
the rational treatment of SPermatoTrbGa and rrI
vate diseases generally. detailing the means bv
whl. h InvalIds moy tfectually cure themselves
without the use of dangerous medicines. and st but
little expense to themselves. Sent free by mail in
secure envelope. on the receipt of one stamp. 20
prepay postage, by addressing
CHAS. KLINE a. CO,
de Stitch IL Box 4JS6, New York city.
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NEW MUSIC, neatly bound mp in books; price
/ 46, o splendid present :
do q JOHN r. ELLIS, sos PA ~, /,
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METZEROTT'S SCHOOL PIANO PIANO
WI STOOL and COVER for $40 Val o
rented Tor i've We Years, snd kept in tune fhs -
store OF W. q. MEfZEROTT.
xnn On octave chickeTinE. almost new, Cor sl7A
GENTLEMEN's DRESSING GOWNs-.
iess, varying in Rnees from Is TO 81. WA
a.s 50 VII X. g. srSs 81 81 g. s. CO.
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GEORGE HUNNEwELL,
las Water street,
Sole Agent for New York

For sale BY the usual agents every city, and by
the druggists In Washington, Georgetown, and
Alexandria. no S-eoIy
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NoTR.1Unde the regulations of the department,
as heretofore and now existing, pay Inent can be
inside for advertising proclamatiOns except 10 such
as are Specially authorized to publish by
no IS lawlSw '>-
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NOTICE TO PRE-EMPTION CLAIMANTS.
Every person entitled to the right of redemption
enumerated is required to establish the same TO the
satisfaction Of the register and receiver of the
500" as practicable after oiee and before
the dav appointed for the commencement of the
otherwise such claim will be forfeited
co,;..;o,., $: A. SMITH,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1860-05-09
Question Answered.


Can anybody tell why, when Eve was
manufactured from one Of Adams ribs,
a hired girl wasn't made at the same time
to wait on her ?-Er.
We can, easily! Because Adam never
came whining to Eve with ragged stocking
to be darned, collar-string to be sewed on,
or glove to be mended fright away,
quick, nowr Because he never read a
newspaper until the sun got down behind
palm trees, and then stretched himself,
yawning out, 'ain't supper most ready,
my dear?" Not he. He made the fire
and hung over the tea kettle himself, we'll
venture, and pulled the radishes, and peel
ed the bananas, and did every thing else
that he'd ought to He milked the COWS,
and fed the chickens, and looked after the
pigs himself He never brought home half
dozen friends to dinner, when Eve hadn't
any fresh promgranates, and the mango
season was over! He never stayed out un-
til o'clock to ward meeting" hurrah-
lug for the out-and-ou candidate, and then
| scolded because poor dear Eve was sitting
up crying inside the gates. To be sure, he
acted rather cowardly about the apple
gathering time, but then that don't depre-
ciate his general hopefulness about the gar
den! He never played billiards, nor drove
fast horses, nor choked Eve with cigar
smoke. He never loafed around the cor.
ner groceries while solitary Eve was rook-
ing little Gains cradle at home. In short,
he did not think she was specially created
for the purpose of waiting on him, and
wasn't under the impression that it dis
graced man to tighten his wife's cares a
little.
That's the reason that Eve did not need a
hired girl, and we wish it was the reason
that none of her fair descendants did,
Lifs Illustrated.
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Senator HalnllA er.

Senator Hammer
Hon. Thomas Drummond of the Vinton
Eagle in writing to his paper under date of
March 3lst, from the Capital, gives hasty
sketch of several members of the Legisla-
ture. Senotor Drummond was the leading
Republican Senator of the body, and his
commendation of our townsman is given
with generosity which ought to be more
frequently indulged in by opposing polite.
ians. Mr. Drummond says:
When you think of politics it is pity
that Republican Clayton should send any
Democrat here, but If one must come, say
let it be Hammer for all time. lie sits di.
rectly in front of the President, in the first
tier of desks. In person he is robust and
well built, is about feet II inches high,
neither very good looking nor very ugly,
but passable kind of "betweenity." His
very dark, swarthy countenance is rather
pleasing and always expressive. He is ol
an active temperament, is good speaker,
and his qualities are all positive, he does his
own thinking, and never waits to get his
cue from others, and when he has thought
leads of himself. He is true as steel to thu
North, and upon every measure affecting
the interests of that section has shown him
self worthy to represent it. His plea fol
the rights Of the people and fierce denun
ciation of sountry autocratS when the ere
form bill' was up, will not soon be for go'
ten by the advocates of the one man power
in the Senate. In politics, Hammer is /
thorough paced Douglasite, and ''more's thu
pity" but for all that is a clever fellow, ;
good legislator, and deserves well Of hi
party and his constituents. l shall NEE
him with much pleasure two years hence
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Deprive d of the Gospel.

That was novel but not so bad an ar
gument which the mountain member urged
in the Kentucky Legislature.
A few years ago bill proposing a pre-
MUM on fox-scalps, was under discussion.
1t had been somewhat roughly handled in
debate by numbers from the more populous
regions, where foxes were scarce, and Mr..
T., from one of the mountain coun-
ties, rose to reply. give only his perora-
ton:
"And are We, Mr.. Speaker-we of the
mountain rcgions-not only to witness the
annual destruction Of our crops, but natur-
ally to be deprived by these varmints, of the
consolation of religion?' This woke the
House up, and set it again for an explana-
ton. He continued-"You know Mr..
Speaker, that we live in a rough country
that your fancy churches-your Presbyte-
rians and Episcopalians-.never send preach.
ers among us. We depend for the Gospel
upon the circuit-riders Of the Methodist
Church and, sir, everybody knows that
they cannot be induced to travel where
there are no chickens, and that chickens
cannot he raised where foxes abound"
Tho argument was unanswerable, and
the bill became law.
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Politics I'm the PULPIT.

Politics in the Pulpit.
An able article in the Hartford Post, on
the folly of clergyman's talking politics
to his congregation on the Sabbath, closes
with the following pithy paragraph:
But to test the question whether politics
may be properly introduced into the pulpit,
let us imagine each pulpit in this state each
Sunday devoted to the discussion of politi-
cal issue. Yet the incumbents Of each
strive with all the energies Of conviction to
bend their congregations to their views,
and to send them forth with passions arous-
ed and inhamed to malign and denounce
their neighbors of an opposite opinion
How long would religion sustain such a
mockery of its sacred functions? Her
temples, profaned and deserted, would de,
cay and crumble, and all virtue, justice
morality, law and government would be
swept away before sneering and blightine
infidelity. Even now religion appears to
be losing ground in this country, and it is
at least safe to say that the conversion Of
unbelievers will never be remarkable un.
der what has been aptly called the "sensa
ton" preaching of Mr.. Henry Ward Beech
er. People flock to hear him talk, bu
they have but little confidence in his fitnes:
as preacher, or his stability as man.
He has great gifts, is man Of great forc'
and eloquence, but we should be surprised
to learn that the general tendency of hi
preaching was to make men of genuine vi
tai piety.
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Mixed.
Wayne County, Indiana, gives the larg-
est Republican majority of any county in
the State. The votes are so intensely Re-
publican that they are usually called Aboli-
tionists, but however called, their weight
always enures to the benefit Of the opposi-
ton. The extract below will give our read.
ers an opportunity to judge Of the beauty
of that state of social affairs which the free
and equal' song in politics is calculated to
produce in the Northern States. The ex.
tract is taken from the Indiana american,
one of the oldest and ablest Republican
papers in the State. One can scarcely de-
termine whether this writer approves it,
but it is quite certain he does not condemn
it:
"a short distance west Of Cambridge
happened into school room, and could
scarcely determine whether was in a school
of blacks or whites; but found the teach.
er, Mr.. Ferguson, was an intelligent "cul.
lud person." and there were some very
good looking white young ladies sitting
around among those that were as dark as
tonight will be, if it keeps on raining, sup.
posing there were no moon or stars.
learned that there were about fifteen white
scholars"
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j. HALE, Esq, Of the West Union Re.
cie,c, was down to see our city short time

McGregor.
J. HALE, Esq, of the West Union Re.
rie,c, was down to see our city short time
sine and he thus sets our locality up:
McGREaoR.-This long and narrow city,
as it is sometimes called, Gan appropriate
name trulyD is rapidly improving this
spring. Substantial buildings are taking
the place of the first pioneer "shanties. -
A person who has not visited that place for
a year or more will be surprised at the i'm
provemel,ts that have been made.
Approaching McGregor from the west,
down the natural coulee that affords art
easy access to McGregor, entering Main st.
at the foot of high bluff, you can just dis
tinguish in the distance what two years ago
comprised the whole of the then village of
McGrcgor that is, the American House
then run by Hardin, Evans Block opposite,
and probably half dozen small buildings
near those. That is about all there was Of
McGregor at that time.
Now from the river to the foot of tho
bluff, distance Of one mile, it is nearly one
solid block of fbuildings-somefi fine ones too.
McGrcgor has one drawback to her prosper
ity-the disputed title to the land between
the McGregors, tho we believe it will soon
be brought to an amicable Adjustment
Larger and better buildings will then take
! the place Of some of the smaller ones.
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McGREGOR, IOWA, WEDNESDAY, MAY g. 1850 WHOLE NO. 1876

rem, dear brethren, my dear friends" &C.,
only think Of it! Think, Mr.. Van Wyck,
of calling them "brethren" in the morning,
and burning them for dinner. Well, white
preacher only preached; he designated the
''brethren" he wished to pray, and they
prayed with hearty good good will, and in
eroans and calculations, and in Amen the
whole big congregation responded.
A contribution followed, and six or seven
pewter plattcrs were returned, filled with
coppers, or three or five cent pieces, thus
demonstrating that Sambo, slave here, has
money to give to charity and to God. "On
Sunday next" said the preacher, III shall
call for contribution to pay for the new
African Church up town, on which $1,000
has been paid, but there is $4,000 more to
pay. And give you notice taat as soon as
that is paid for, shall call for contributions
| for another church on the other hill. Think
of that only think of this. Three churches
soon to be in this one city for the slave Af-
ricans.
And now looked about at "the breth-
rem" and "the sister" the children
for they were piled up like big black pieces
of sparkling anthracite upon the pulpit
steps, having been kept after Sunday School
with their teachers to watch them, to pre-.
vent the little rogues from whispering, OF
playing, or hopping, or jumping. The
''brethren'' were far better dressed than in
any Northern African Church have ever
seen, considering their occupations of Far
mers, and of laborers as well as Of house
servants. House servant, of course 'Dan
dy"-and the farm servants was about as
we'll dressed, as white farm men, anywhere
Sisters were magnificent. Ribbons were
extra red, of course, shawls and robcs-fol
negro loves red as much as any Spanish
Bull hates it-but the sisters crinoline
beats anything have ever seen anywhere
before. A cotton press will soon be need
ed to press the sisters together, if the 2 new
churches are not soon completed. But,
forgot, the sisters as we'll as the brethrer
are soon to be burnt by their savage, canni
bal masters. (Mr. Van Wyck being au
thority.) And yet don't exactly see th'
use Of thus dressing them so well, ant
of sending them ''to meeting on Sun
day.
The fact is, however, if stay here mucl
longer I shall become dough face traitor
for it seems to me, though doubtless l an
mistaken, the people are just as good as w
are. A NORTlIENER.
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s'IlWish L had Capital"

So heard great strapping young min
exclaim the other day. did .want to tell
him piece of my mind SO bad. But I'll
Just write it to him.
You want capital, do you? And sup
pose you had what you call capital, what
would you do with it? You want capital !
Haven: you got hands and feet, and body
and muscle, and bone and brains, and don't
you call them capital? What more capital
did God give to anybody? Oh! but they
arc not money, say you. But they are
more than more than money. If you will
use them they will make money, and no.
body can take them from you. Don't you
know how to use them? If you don't it is
time you were learning. Take hold Of the
first plough or hoe, or jack plane, or broad
axe that you can find, and 60 to work.
Your capital will soon yield you large in
terest. Aye, but there's the rub you don't
want to work, you want money or credit
that you may play the gentlemen and spec
ulate, and end by playing the vagobond
or you want a plantation and negroes, tkat
you may hire an oversecr to attend to them,
while you run about over the country and
dissipate and get in debt; or want to marry
some rich girl who may be foolish enough
to take you for your fine clothes and good
looks, that she may support you.
Shame upon you, young man! Go tC
work with the capital you have, and you'll
soon make interest enough upon it and with
it to give you as much money as you want
and make you: feel like man. If you cam
make money upon what capital you have
you couldn't make it if you had millor
Of dollars in money. If you don't know
how to use bone and muscle and brains
you would not know how to use gold. l
you let the capital you have be idle, an,
waste, and rust out, it would be the SAM
thing with you if you had gold you WOO
only know how to waste.
Then don't stand about like great help
less child, waiting for somebody to com
and feed you, but go to work. Take tn
first work you can find, no matter what i
is, so that you are sure to do it like Bill,
Gray did his drumming-wcll. Yes, what
ever you undertake do it we'll; always d.
your best. If you manage the capital yo1
already have, you will soon have plent.
more to manage; but if you can't or won
manage the capital God has given you, 20
will never have any other to manage. d
you hear
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Sam Slick in Ireland.

Sam Slick I'M Ireland.
"The Season Ticket'--a series Of sketch
es Just published in London, anonymously,
by Mr.. Bently-is known to be from the
pen of Mr.. Justice Halliburton, of Nova
Scotia, better known as Sam Slick. The
sketches appeared originally in the Dublin
Monthly Magazine. The following, on the
relative merits of the Irshman and the
Englishman, is fair specimen of the work
"The Irish can't cat nothing but taters
and drink nothing but whiskey, and talk
nothing but priests and patriots, ructions
and repeals. They don't do nothing like
nobody else. Their coats are so long they
drag on the ground, like the tail of Nan
tucket COW, which is so cussed poor that
she can't hold it up, and their trowsers are
so short they don't reach below tt cir knees
with two long strings dangling from them
that are never tied, and three buttons that
never felt an eyelet hole; and wear hats
that have no roofs on 'em The pigs are fed
in the house, and the children beg on the
road. They won't catch fish for fear they
would have to use them in Lent, nor raise
more corn than they eat, for fear they woe
have to pay rent. They sit on the car:
Sideways like gal on side saddle, and
never look ahead, so they see but one side
of thing, and always act and fight on ont
side; there is no two ways about them
And yet, hang me if don't like them, take
them by and large, better than the English
who are as heavy and stupid as the porter
they guzzle all day-who hold their chns
so everlasti hig gh they don't see Other
folks toes they are forever treadin' on
who are as proud as Lucifer, and ape hi:
humility as rich as CrGsus, and as mear
as jew; talking from ones years eend tc
another of educating the poor, and wishing
the devil had flown away with DIR. Faustu
before he ever invented types; prasing u
forever, and lamenting Columbus hadn'
gone to the bottom Of the sea, instead o
discovering America; talking of reform
from July to etarnity, and asking folks il
they don't hope they may get it"