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Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-21

The Democracy of Auburn, on Wednesday
evening, fred one hundred guns and had a
display of firew orks, in honor of the nomina-
tion of Douglas and johnson.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-21

PLACER CoURIER.-This journal has hauled
down its independent flag, and hoisted that
of Douglas and Johnson
Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-21

Two fremen's fights occurred in New Y ork
city on the night of July Sd in one, pistols
were used A number of fremen were
wounded
Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-21

FRUIr.-Some of the finest fruit of the
season may be found at our friend Clinch's,
near Gassaway's Barber Shop. He sells
cheap.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-21

We are indebted to Wells, Fargo & Co.
per Harry Leland, for papers last evening
Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-21

No "ARKANsAs" IN TnAr.-Some eastern
paper tells story of an Arkansas girl, ofthe
baekwoods. who happened to have wealthy
though ignorant parents, was ignorant her
self and went to school for while in the
East She was courted for her fortune by a
dentist, but on her appearance in a ball room,
in very ontre style, he weakened" and
snubbed her. Her "sympathizers," for fun,
advised her to "give him the sack" an be
dodrotted eff l don't do it afore the hull
crowd" 1t makes no difference about the
balance of the story but it was no Arkansas
"gaP that made that speech. That provin-
cialism, "hUil'' is Yankee, every bit of it. The
story won't do
Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-21

Arrivals at the ST. Nicholas HOTEL
HICKoK Co.,...................PR .PRoPHlEIohS'
FRIDAY, July goth, 1860.
5 n Casxell. wf A d 8 JuanJohn Chaugh and wife
w II Hesbin wf Butte coGeo Jennings Valley
Miss Laughn Butte CO II Elangor
Vandereook Long Bari Baily
n IT Heath Long Bar Robt Scofeld Grass Valley
Jason Snringer valley d N Daugherty Tehama
~ Fvens french Town o Cranda Sacramento
Mason q Schaner renee han0n
Henry Snow r.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-21

Gov DowNEr arrived at San Francisco,
wednesday evening, from Sacramento. He
was to have spoken at the ratification meet
ing, but being unwell was unable to doso
Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-21

W. B. FARwELL, of the Alta, has CON-
menced suit against the Pioneer Stage Co..
for $4,000 damages, his leg having been
broken by the upsetting of one of their
coaches near Placeryille.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-21

FoR DoUGLAs.-The Union, which being at
the Capital, has means Of knowing, says, ii is
certain that J. w. Denver, ex-Gov. Weller,
Postmaster Weller and c. II. Hampstead, of
the Mint, have declared for Douglas as the
regular nominee.
1t is understood, at Sacramento also, that
tpenty-one members of the Administration
State Central Committee are for Douglas,
while fifteen are for Breckenridge.
Daily national Democrat., 1860-07-21

The Democratic State Central COmmlt-
tee will meet at the City of San Francisco, on MoN
DAY. the sOth day of July nst at ten o'clock A. NJ
general attendance is earnestly requested
los p HOGE,
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-01-05
Afisttllanu.
From tho Des Moines School Journal.
8 SOCIAL GATHERING 8
OF THE 4i,rffs
STATE BOARD OF EDUCATION.

y
Oh Thursday evening. Dec. 23d, the
Board Of EduC0tion and other invited
guests met at the Demoine House, in
pursuance of cards issncd by the Hon
orable Secretary Of the Board, Col
Benton, which stated that "Thc Board
of Education will meet in Executive
session flis (Thnrsdayl evening, at
the DcmoinHe House." &c. At the APP
pointed honr Col. Benton led his guests
to the dining hall. aud after seating
them around tables sumptuously
spread with the choice viands Of the
season, took his place at the bead OF
Tie table, supported on his right BY
Hon. S. F. Cooper Of Powesheik eonl,-
ty, and on his left by Hon. D. E. Brain
ard Of Harrison County.
The fepast being oter:. Hon. A. B.
F. IIildreth, of Floyd county, arose
and stated that, the company having
attended to their physical wants, il
was proposed 10 have an intelleotnal
feast, and with . view to that object
no would nominate Hon. Thomas H,
Benton, Jr., for Chairman. The nomi
nation was adopted, when, on motion
Hon. ID. e. Rrainard Of Harrison coua
tY,0 Ia j. A. Williamson. Esq, Of Poll
= l6ty, wero appointed yice Preei
dents. 10, respapfe to enth0siastI(
calls, Col Bentol, ke and SAID
y 80 es: Ii0l oqfess thst ] AN
w. - I'D to maky spcechx an
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-01-05

The ney4 4uestion arises, What is
to be dpfuswfti, 5000 gallons of liquid
flint daily from single digcstcr p l
answer that presses Of quick delivery
can be erected along the Hudson or
elsewhere, under banks of silicious
sand and conglomerate, where tens of
thousands of t0Ds can be rapidly
moulded into beautiful and durable
building stone; tie silicic acid being
saturated during the process of solu.
tion, with a base in conformity with a
similar law which spontaneously
moulded the. congionesate pillars in
tho Capit2l at Washington, costing
the nation so much money. Common
sand may be moulded ioto building
blocks through the agency of this
base, which will not disintergratc by
the action of 0hc weather.
Mr.. Hardihge is in correspondence
with His Imperial Highness Prince Je-
rome B9naparte with fefcrence to the
immediate adoption of his process in
moulding the silicious sand in Egypt
for the sscks and canal of Suez, SO as
to diminish the vast expense to at
least one half the cost OF .Quarrying
and hauling the granite from distant
mountains. =
The most beautiful building stone,
where palatial grandeur is the aim
and object, can be made by an admix.
ture Of quartzcse rock, broken in
small pieces, combined with white
pebbles from the shores of Long Island,
moulded as above, faced and polished
with the flint vsrnish, prepared in
such a way as to be impervious to the
action of tho weather Such conglom-
crate stone, intersp6rsed with silvery,
shining scafes.of mica, together with
the variegations caused by variety
of mineral oxyds in the angular pieces,
in contradistinction from the white,
semi-translucent pebbles, would form
the richest conglomerate that the
mind could conceive.
Tens of thousands Of gallons of this
liquid flint, combined with substances
having 0ynthctical affinity, will be
used for inside walls, plain and in fres.
CO; also in stncco ornaments apd in
moulded marble chalcedohy, &c. Eve.
ry variety of rock can be reproduced,
richly and chcaply variegatcdat pleas.
ure by mineral oxyds. Vast quaint.
ties will also be shortly called for to
saturate thousands Of those drab and
Estonc houses which are being built in
this and other cities because this pc
csliarly open, granular stone is liable
to fill with water in a winters rain
and suddenly freeze and chip off,.
i. IL would be too voiumin0ns to- men
tim here thE nnnlications Of THU
rn..,, "A, ~ sssaH4reesa,
af pAny long u nha experieace
dt ~ Hail1ingc hl &pg bo looIea
f1xnS1e Anay f0r th3 caEssn %
his fricnds, but to set forever at rest
all doubt onthe part Of the public at
large.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-01-05
st. Charles City, Iowa. Jan. 5, 1860.
Hickman on Disunion.

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sue ""' 'cq"'esce ~ H. Da' " 'Ae
sc"''e"en inca" '',a' '"cie s"a'' Dc
geographical line drawn between the
North and the South. and that, south
Of that line, there shall be separate
and independent nation and north OF
1t, another, tell gentlemen, here on
this fioor, that the North will nerer con-
sent TO a! No, merer !" Mr.. Garsrell,
OF Georgia, inquired with great vchc.
mence, 81 would like to know, Sir,
how the North will prevent ~" Mr..
Hickman replied, II will tell you.
SIR ! think It is perfectly safe to as
sumo that eighteen millions OF people
as brave and as free as any people On
tue race ol .n's ear'h' win al 'he ap-
p'iances ana mil'tary resources which
high state OF science ana the me-
chal'ca' arts can give t9em' VIII al
ways DC ao'e 10 cope win e'ght.m''-
lions o. peopae, ohe-IlaiI OF whom are
ne'a II tue most so)ecs oonoage. Wno
- nov poss !p9se -na
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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-01-05

business as many lad of sixteen.
Every movement Of his shows this,
and we are not 10 judge him by a
business h'sstandarl. II the sue
cess Of his machine is jcopardized in
this trial by want Of due preparation
and forctlought, it will SO far retard
tue success lie deserves, whatever
that may be.
It is the invention we are after, not
the man. Can his maclline stand the
test Of prairie blowing day after day
and do it well and chcafly !? ~That is
what we want to know. If it can his
fame and fortune are made. So strong
have been the hopes of thousands that
it would succeed, that they have fore
stalled judgment and awarded him the
honor before the fact was fairly proven.
We are to know before this trial is
concluded just how well it works, and
wherein. it fails. By this trial Of plow-
ing One hundred acres he will show
whether he, has praduced machine
really valuable aud. desirable in its
leading features. If so, he is in the
right hands TO receive patronage. The
Illinois Central Company are making
this trial in good faith. They have an
interest in its success second to no
parties in the Union.
A trial earlier ia tie season would
have been better. Had Mr.. f. re.
maincd in the west, when here at our
fairs in the Gall, it would have been
more satisfactory and probably better
for him The long, pleasant autumn
would have given ample time for the
trial. Making allowance forS break.
ages and repairs, foul weather. &C.,
the trial might have been concluded
[this fall. Mr.. F., however, has gained
much eciat by his exhibitions, both in
the cast and westtllis season. He has
had opportunity for suggestions and a
chance ts test his machipe sufficiently
to show in what points lie may alter
or improve, and return with better
chance for success n the spring.
CHAs. 7. CHirMousE.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-01-05

asking the Board several questions as
to what is the law and what it shall
be, respectfully submit that they hal =,
had such petition under consideration.
As TO the black man IN the school
house," we hope his condition is i'm
proving, as the last we heard of him,
previously. he was 81 in the woodpile. /"
As to what the law is. the gentleman
at - is referr6d. to the Acts of
the Board and the General Assembly
at their last sessions Aud as to. what
II shall be. he should wait for it's pub.
lication. Your Committee ask t. be
discharged from the further considera.
tion, of the subject.
(signed,)
.. Chairman Judiciary Com.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-01-05

Cedar River valley, to see him either
filling the Gubernatorial chair or rep
resenting us in Congress. Gentlemen
Il am confident that he stands i,igh.
in the esteem of every membekQf this
Board /; and all will agree thaUhe has
presided over our deliberations with
dignity. and ability, for which wo ac-
cord to him our warmest thanks. In
behalf of the absent gentleman, ex-
tend to each and all of you-a cordial
invitation to visit. him at his home,
and give you ASSURANCE that, at his
house, you viii alwa vs. find the " latch
string out"
The assembly testified. by the con-
slant cheering" during Mr.. Hill
dreth's remarks, that he had not mis-
represented their feelings.
Mr.. Parker, of Mitchell. followed in
short speech, bearing testimony to
the eminent worth, of Mr.. Favillc, and
to his exalted reputation as an honest
man.
Mr.. Benton offered the following,
which was heartily received by the
"lobby" as well as the members
Tie Board Of Eaucatioa efMe STATE Of .lo~a--
May their labors prove such that the youths Of
our State may have reason to g rise up and
call them blessed"
Mr.. Connolly offered the following /:
Our rorthy Clerk and assistant Secretary. J. r.
NbIy-a Tub that always stands on its own
bottoY
Mr.. T. responded" and may the
bottom never fall out"
Received with stamps and hgrrahs.
Mr.. Tubby offered the following,
which was well received:
The MemIers Of The Board Of Ea.catios,-- len
tlcmen all, able, intelligent, and jealous irf a
noble cause-may their 1abors ever be crowned
with a success proportioncd to their zeal and
equal to their wishes.
Mr.. Hildreth offered the following :
The Goranor Of IoWa and dolr-oeeo Member Q,
the Board Of Eaucationz No man in the State
enjoys more fully or lore worthiIy the affec.
tions of the -people bnd having assisted in
| framing our Educational laws, it is gratifying
to know that he is soon to be seated upon the
4" wool sack to test. and we trust, establish
their constitutionality.
Received witr-epthusiasm, and Hon,
~. w Jones was called to respond.
Mr., Psrfy Of. Monroe county, offered
tho following: -
! Resolrea, That the thanks of this assembly
be rendered to the gentlemanly proprietor o
the Demoine House, Mr.. Spaff0rd, aDd, hi,
obliging assistants, for their kind ettentl b
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-01-05
Scientific.

The d!sepYesy Assnt attracting
the rs6test Attsntl tl6h 10 the scientific
world is that Of Professor Hardinye,
of Now York. He has, after series
of expcrimcts. extending through sew
cral years, discovered tho art of liqui-
flying quartz, and has established an
extensive apparatus for the purpose,
which is now in Successful operation.
If this invention becomes, as is ex.
pected, practically useful. there can
be no limit to its qualities Of adoption,
and something little short of revolp-
tion I'M mechanical matters must fol-
Inv the realization Of all the plans Of
the inventor. With the world at large,
we have faith in nothing. but practical
evidence. and in that only when it has
stood the test of time.
The following from the pen of Prof.
A. G. Flcury, chemist of note, resi-
ding in New York City, explains this
invention. and what is expected of it.
Prof Fleury remarks:
II was honorcd with an invitation
to visit the works Of Professor Hard
inge at 104th street and Boadwax>,
New York, near his residence at Wood
lawn, and saw him dissolve ono ton Of
quartz at a time in single digester,
containing about one thousand gallons
.of water. The digester holds over
tllree thousand gallons, and is capable
of discharging six thousand gallons
ef liquid flint every day The
ltquisl quartz which / saw dissolved is
chemically pure. and the solution per-
E.ct the liquid forming thick pelli-'
Gle when heated and exposed to the
ssir, though il may be preserved any
&ngft Of time in close reservoirs in
the Damc liquid state. Ny attention
was drawn towards Professor Hard
lingo about two years ago by an arti-
Gle on this. subject. occupying over
four columns of the Nrw York Tribune,
and signed by number Of eminent
Engopean chemists. Professor Hard
!nGc has been Tor many years labor.
rs 70 Fericct his vast purposes /; ana
! hereby stake my repntatloh as 2
men claiming some scientific haowi'
edge to Judge Of the fact. that he ia
nQw ready to build a city Of the most
dnrahle as well as the most beautiful
atone which u is possible for the hu'
g.an mind to cpncelie, walls Ct var,-
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-01-05
Communication.
Fawkes' Steam Plow.

CHICAGO, Dec. 10th, 1859.
DEAR HiIDRErH The weather has
closed up all outside operations on
the farm for the season. and prccluded
the possibility of Mr.. Fawkcs going
ON with the trial Of his Steam Plow.
There was something in the course
pursued by the Executive COMMITTEES
Of the Illinois State Agricultural So
ciety that was not satisfactory to the
Illinois Central Railroad Company,
and they withdrew their prize Of 81 500
from under the control of that Board
for the purpose Of giving Mr. Fawkcs
soAfair trial
This is what he has needed and
what the public mind has demahded.
though il has waited long and patient
~ for the event. He has undertaken
to plow one hundred acres-33 al q :
bana. 33 at Centralia, and the balance
at Bloomington-bat owing to break
age Of rmacl,inery he was dctailed fFosj1
prosecuting thc'work uptil winter ~ II
in. He has now to return IN tlS tbtif|j,
and complete the trial. Hsh edI(i.
dent Of success.
| Hitherto all tho exhibitions l,1ka
been mere Elephant shows tt dfkS
crowds. aud BY draying crowd 4 n;
| flied the Golfers Of the socictie1 nnaei
whose auspices it was exl,ibite MI
so far from ever having an 5l{ Prf4ii
ifty to test its capacity for contineoGl
and well executed work, q isw sefei
4 at q time is the most he has eyer done
This is only plain statemeat q u.
facts, aud not intended to. reject upo,
any one. II blame were "a Sttael
4 itself upon any one Nj. FaNkss xou
not Stand blameless. A pfpdenk ps4
!, hesA man would very naturally 81;
\ shat be should not have gone into
great trial like the one be is now pass
ing through, without previously tesl
ling his machine in private durini
hou.s and even days of CONSECUTIVE
labor in the field. But Mr., Fawkes !
not business man i he is simply .
inventor; and knows as little abou
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-01-05
NUMBER L.
Their mileage and PR diem Is the
same as tie pembers Of the General
A

Their mileage and pr diem Is the
same as tAe pembers Of the General
Assembly, .
/ have here presented you with a
constitutional view of the Board of
Education of the State of Iowa--hav.
ing followed closely the language Of
Of that instrument. It will be seen
that it consists of thirteen members
-one from each Of the eleven judicial
Districts--the Governor and Lieuten.
ant Governor being erc6co members.
The idea of a separate legislative
body ~entxnsted. with separate and
Especial powers is a novel one. Let
us consider this subject a moment.
The experience of older States
teaches us that in the press Of leading
material interests, Or in the excitement
of political struggles which often
mark the discussions of our legislative
bodies, the educational interests Of the
people have been overlooked and neg
lected. Any one familiar with educa-
tional movements elsewhere, knows
that it requires aspeculiar Cast of,
mind and careful attention and patient
investigation to ascertain what meas
urcs and acts are best adapted to pro.
mote the general good of the the e9n-
cation Of the youtH Could the facts
be disclosed of the means by which
the Free School systems Of other and
older States have been achieved, il
would be found that influences deeper
than legislative bodies had moved.
projected and pushed them forward to
their present perfeetion. Ia New
York, in Massachusetts,, in. Ohio, and
in Illinois, those systems owe Their
origin; permanency and usefulness 70
the devoted efforts and nifsking zeal
of private citizens, who have urged.
the claims of the youth for an educa1
tion by the State, to their own disad-
vantage, and wagcd the war at their
own cost. Long did the people wait
in state Of hungering and thirsting
after knowledge for the coming Of
men of largSpmanities, who, whila
they labored i5f the public veal, also
Wrought willingly with their own
hands" for their own supports ?
| In Iowa thcfe is no deception for
this. Rich in native. greatd6ss-rich
in intelligent freepcn-riGh il sptight-
| ly youth--she hs1clpseh.t L bet apart
a kody of len 81 made 1t theiHspecial
duty to look after the general educa-
! tionallhterests q the people, and haze
partie1lar clas ofjhosg institutid
which derivo6m afiem public .hunifi-
Icencc. The exp pf1 1Sscd will of . peo.
! pie through coi:stitutipnal or other
1public convention is seldom up5o the
standard Of the best mihfs among tie
Incnnle. We are psonc 10 regard the
>uat~sai inteyesty Vlnopg us higher
1.-The moral aud -edicatioUal,
fthcse.to the unpaid lahnrs
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1860-01-05
IOWA CORRESPONDENCE.

The State Board Of E1peatioa--As Duties and
Po~rs-Te School Mem --Poraiqr Feeling.
scsrrsspandonGs q rhs Chicago Press aud Tribune.
DFsMoISEs, Dec 10, 1859.
The Board of Education is now in
session. 1t opened on Monday the
5th ult., and will probably continue
from two to three weeks. As few
persons in the State or elsewhere 'are
acquainted with the nature, duties and
powers of this Board, will make
succinct statement, showing it's origin,
object and workings. 1t was estabi
lished under the following clause in
the new Constitution
"The educational interests of the
State, including common schools and
other educational institutions, shall
be under the management of Board
of Education, which shall consist of
the Lieutenant Governor, who shall
be the presiding officer of the Board,
and have the casting vote in case of a
tic, and one member to be elected
from each judicial district in the
Statc,p Art. tx. Sec. l,) "and shall
hold the Office for the term oS four
ysdns.n "The Board ali be divided
as nearly as practicable, into two
equal classes. and the seats Of the
first class shall be. vacated after the
expiration Of two years and oiie-hq ]
Of the Board shall be. chosen every
two years thereafter
SEC. Sd. '.The Governor of tIic State
shall be, er-e6feio, member Of said
Board"
SIC. 8. "Thc session Of the Board
shall be limited to. twenty days, and
bus one session shall be held in o
year, except upon extraordinary oc-
casions, when, upon the recommends
ton of two-thirGs of tho Board, the
Governor may order q special ses-
sion." (Sec. 81
POWERS AND bcrrEs.
By Section l2--" The Board Shall
provide for the education of all the
youths Of the State, through system
Of Common Schools to be kept in each
district, at least three months in each
year. By Section. Sit has "full
power and authority to legislate and
make all needful rules and regulations
in relation to all,institutions Of learn.
ing that receive aid from the School
or University Eupd Of this State.n
But We find the following provision
for a supervision of its acts By the
Legislature, the ostcnsible object oi
which is to correct any laring erro,