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NOtiCe.

Notice.
TNHE COUNCIL BLUFFS \ NEBRASKA FERRY
l. Company, whose amended Articles OF Incorporai
ton were pubir he'd required by law in the Council
Butts Nonp1reH in the month of August, A. d. 1857
hereby give notice. is further rcgur red by the
cral Incorporation law Of the Iowa. follows
to-wit
IsT-Their name ia "The Council Blur. aud Nebras-
IA Ferry Company and their principal place trans
acting business, is upa heir Ferry at the Mis-
souri, River between Council bluffs and Omaha or at
the onics Of the Secretary of the Company in Omaha
Nebraska, opposite TO Council Bluffs the Missouri
River.
2D-The general nature Of their business Is to rus,
one or more Steam Ferry Boats the cities OF
Omaha and Council Bisfs on the Missouri River.
3D-Amount Of their Capital Stock paid ill., is Seven
ty-Five Thousand Dollars.
4TH-Tlme Of commencement OF the Corporation was
August, 1851; and the time of such Corporation under
Their Articles of Associain in Iowa is twenty wears
5TH-The affairs Of the Company are to he eonduc; ed
by Eve Directors who 10 be elected on the first
Monday in August Of each year. thereafter
IL practicsbe."s
6TH-The highest amount of indebt eduess LIABILITY
To which the Cooperation is at time to subject ITSELF
is left optional with the Directors Of be Company.
ITH-Thc private property Of ans individual member
OF this Company shall in wise he liable for debts due
by the Company unless such individual member shall
thersunto specially give his CONSENT
ny Order Of the Board. s
vini7wt HENRY Z. CURTIS. Secretary.
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rag-w. G. .scEsoX, Of the arm Of FRED
nrcs.sx i JAca,oN, returned TO This city
feu DIV. since, from a p-nfraetsd business
tour 10 New York, Boston, and " all along
shore"
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SsorIIfE TEAM.

Ns.sr.. B,lnvIN, rgos.s Il Co, this
week d~.patchcd another freight train TO
psurrr C.iy. T. consisted Of Is wagons
anj - coke Of oxen, under charge of ED.
Ilbsp.
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p~Dr. W. r. McCLELLASD, received 'ha
week, a big pile Of groceries, drugs, msd'-
.;,., not on., etc. 90 and see bis stock.
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e-Th. sssds, Schosss OF as CITY haa
. large and (re supposed pleasant pie-nie
90 Tharsday Last.
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e<g. P. sxow 10 IN receipt OF large
.,s varied aso.,men. Of dry goods, sroce-
RES, etc.
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-Ths slsetion last Saturday resulted
adversely to Authorizing the Board 70 con-
..,ur. a gehool-honse.
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f7-Ea, So ". II kINy's 80 rrt yoaf watch &C.
tatrri Eyrp.LL iryu'es bis especial attsniiyn 10
bss aepsf lasa',
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eTIn a recent speech. in his own State,
Senator CoLLAxER made the following good
hi. q. the Constitutional candidate " for
President:
"Mr. Bell, the other candidate, represents
nothing in particular, bu. nything and ev-
erythiug in general. lie is like the Irish
man who. when arraigned, was DESTROYS Of
pleading neither guilty nor not guilty.
bu, wished to let the whole subject drop"
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-.,b, haze y0a hard the news from
Naiaef"
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MISSISSIPPI & MISSOURI
IT "a
Chicago 1 Rsek Island Railrsaas
~ only through route to CAiease srsn Fort Dss
pes msaaes Council Blum, and all points in csaffai
~ nsssenser train. leave Iowa City a.a wssAiag
ton daily, SUNDAY excepted. - fcilows:
FROM IOWA CIT.
Nail 3 A.x-Arrive atCAicasa. 80 ,. u.
Ixp. 8 10 2 N--Arrive AZ Chicaeo. 40 4. -.
FROM WASHINGTON.
n.u Is A. N-Arrive At chicaeo, - r. H.
Ixp ~ % r. M.-Arrive Al ChicAso, & - A. -.
rn-rne norains train from Iowa City and washine.
tor. Is the cay leaving Iowa in the morning that
MAKES connection with the rhrongh Express Train u
p,ssSnrers hy any other Route are obliged to remain
In chsesec until the next meraing.s
+ Passengers are specially reQsesscd TO NOTE rHN
PACT tha ahis the Oaiy 1AssssA Rosfs ron lore
Off 10 CAicaqo The decided advantage /. posseees
ey the connection Of the two Roads At the Mississippi
River. sive il preference ever all s.asr .egse. Az
Ger. crossing the Mississippi River Railroad Bridge
be,~een Davenport and Rack island. thus Dispensing
With the loss time the annoy and liability 10 loss
Of Baggage. incsaentaite other lines.
Connections are made La Saiie with trains Of the
Illinois Central Railroad for pnneith, GAlena, Cairc
ST. Louis and intermediate points.
Al Chicago, With trains Of the Niehi an Southern
Michigan Central and Fort wayne and ehicaSo Rail
Roads.
y-rhrourh Tickets can be procured at Washington,
and iowa City Buffalo. Albany, New York. Boston.
Pit,sbursh Philadelphia Baltimore and all the prin-
cipaI points in the United States and Csnadas
SHIPPERS OF LIVE STOCK,
vii, and this the most desirable expeditions route
from Iowa to Chicago and the Eastern markets
~ stock Trains run through In II and sue
Iii hears. without FerrtaSe or change 81 Cars.
JOHN r. TRACY. Gcnerai Supsriniendena
WI ST JOHN, General Ticket Agent-
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PURIFY THE BLOOD
MOFFAT;S
VEGETABLE LIFE rsLLs AND rHESIx


ntTTgRS.
me high anA sns,ed celebrity which these pee
eminent Medicines have acquired for their insariabe
scacy in all the diseases which they profess 10 cure,
has rendered the usual practice u psfins moi only
unnecessary. but unworthy u them Tbet sre tno~S
and they thrive not BY the faith Of the ersddlgus
IN Alt CASES or Asthnss. Aesfs af,A Ghfon,s
Rhes0.iism. Affecslsss 81 DisdAef ss1 ktes
aeSs. 0iIftses fevess ewd Liver Csmpaatssse
In The south and west where these diseases prevail
they will be foand InSslnseie. Pisnfefs, Ysfeefs.
end others, who once use the Medicines, VIII heveb
Afterwards Be without THIN.
Dyspepsis.--No person with this distresd3f dl,ssss
should delay using these medicines imsaefiAfsfy. -
ErsptiAss ~ The Skta. Esystretss, FlsthDessys
Fever SD Agses Hog this scoufse Of TIRE westsfb
country. these medienss viii be fornd ssfs speey.
system frhiecs 70 return Of tne dis<sse-s eafs ~
these mcdtrines Is psrmsne1s--Tny THES, % SAT.
isyIED. AHD II CURED.
h1esesSs1 OIsesse..-xs-sr fAls 70 srsdiesfe
sstifely ali the ensfs Of neresry innsi'ey .seses
ts1n The noef pcvesfui pfeparssian q ssssstssba.
txs1S.aisss n 81 iIsAs, OssssIe lileaisss,
Sospltatls1 u he D1tsss, Pstssss's Cssste.
Piles .-Tne original vsspstetof Of fhsse nsuefees
VS. cured Of Piles of - yesfs .tssd'ns ~ ne sss
n these Life Medicines stoos. worms VI ~ ksnds,
sss saectuaily e1peIis1 ~ ~ Medicines. Ysrssss
exist4nos 10 respected. Relief vii b sssrasn
Tas Ltrg PILLS AID rH1Nix erTxhs
psyfsy ss bsond ssA tbus femsvs Ill 6isessss FRS
TIE System single fyiai viii pisfsths LIE I'LL
snl p0Gxtx BJT7EnD beyosA ~ reach Of so0ests~
tsoa il me estimation Of svery psteEs
L1Psspsrea sad .eid ~
m. WILLIAM >. MOIYAT.
as DvssSssv. cor. HsSfA g., Sev Ys's.
ron SALE NJ n oHENAMAS 60
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eTReaa the advertisement OF :. ="
xrs. 10 another column.
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STARTLING xKw. YnoM rHE wKsr.

STARTLING NEWS HRoM rHE WEST:
By private letters received in this city
yesterday, from J. +. BaLD~rx and W. c.
JANIS, nov as Denver, Ne are Informed
Of more startling and lauiess proceedings,
in the vicinity Of Denver, by which one or
more former citizens of Council Bluffs lost
their lives. We know not the particulars,
but il il certain that A. C. FoKD has been
killed BY mob, and il il not unlikely that
DR.. KExsEDr and A. j. WILLIAMS hare met
with like fate. Mr. FoKD Was on his way
home to his family ID this city; few miles
shi. side Of Denver be was vaylaid, taken
from the stage-coach, and shot dead. The
iupelling cause to this deed Of violence, was
. supposed completely, on the part of Foam
aud the others mentioned, with certain
gang Of horse thieves Who have committed
untold depredstions in that vicinity.
urw. n. ALxy's JeveIry store is next door to
the Pacsnc House-AH work done In . sorknaaiik<
nSnaer AGd wARRAxTED.
For the Noapareil.
Mr.. Eproa IL hope you will excuse me
for being so bold as to attempt to criticize
the writing of newspaper Editor, but as |
am going to school, and devoting my time
to the acquisition Of knowledge, | like to
embrace every opportunity OF informing
myself, that is offered, and it is for this
purpose that am writing this piece for the
paper. Tread piece in the last Bugie,
called ssCole and Curtis at Glenwood;' it
vas all about politics, and didn's interest
me very much, bat it was written in 50
queer a style. that couldn't help reading
it. There was one sentence, in particulars.
that would like to have the Editor parse,
for the benei, Of all boys who are studying
grammar. Ii is this Gle next drdued an
other picture" &c. ltisproper, Of course, or
it wouldn't be in the newspaper, but if the
gentleman who wrote it, will be kind enough
to parse it, he will confer great favor on
ScHooL-BoY.
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TWeod wanted at tbs 01'' =
men. for the SoEpareii.
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u Atvty has 80 rtsr9 uI'a.a'ta s2'@k I"
sg4st Il 49, tses. pft.c, aeA tsaerip,tabt.
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Ihe afeeklp Nonpareil.
-Don,, fail 10 read " Uncle Josh. "

- map OF busy hfer
u. sarr..asinn. And is- vast concerns
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PINE LUMBER.
DISSOLUTION.

The undersigned. dois< bssi5ess nader the ard
style as r. " Davenport Co, have this dsy dis
solved by ratnaI consent All demands against sa;5
fr- Will be paid by r. " Davenport, and all accounts
cue s&ia sro uarst be paid % him
r. n DAVENPORT,
HUMPHREY PALMER.
De-. -th 1883. -zHss n
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COMMERCIAL.
PRICEIUK H ENT

OrrrCE or THE SoSPAREfL. !
SATURDAY, Sept. 10Th, 1860.
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TfW. H.. ALNyI JeSeIry Store Is next door u
the Pacsfc Rsuse-AlI work dane In . rork naalik4
manner Acd WARRANTED.
The national Republican., 1860-12-18
INTERIOR DEPARTMENT.

~
Secretary of the Department of the Interior,
Hon. Jacob Thompson, of the State of Misss-
siopi. Its clerical force consists of one Chief
Clerk, (Moses Kelly, Esq, two Disbursing Clerks
and ten other regular Clerks; and to its surer-
vision and management are committed d the fol-
lowing branches of the public service:
1t. The Public Lands.-The chief of this u
reau is called the Commissioner of the General
Land Office. The Land Burtau is charged with
the sur, ey, MANAGEMENT, and sale of the public
domain, and the issuing oftites therefJr, whether
derived from combinations Of grants made by
former Governments, by sales, donations, Of
grants for schools, military bounties, or public
imp ov ements, and likewise the revision of Vir-
ginia mil tary bounty-land claims, and the issu-
ing of scrip in lieu thereof. The Land Office,
also, audits its own accounts. The present Com
missioner is Joseph S. Wilson. Its principal
officers are Recorder, Chief Clerk, who also
acts as Comm ssioner ad Interim Principal Clerk
of Surveys, besides u Draughtsman, Assis ant
ORA ,ghtsman, aud some $50 Clerks of various
grades.
I'd. Pensions.-The present head of this bureau
is George G. Whiting, of Virginia. The Com
mis- Toner is charged tn the examination and
aijud cation of all claims arising under the va
rious ard numerous laws passed by Congress
granting bounty land or pensions for the mill
| tary or naval services in the revolutionary and
subsequent wars in which the United States have
been engaged He has one Chief Clerk, John
Robb, Esq., and a permanent corps, consisting
of some seventy other Clerks.
30. Indidns-Commission of Indian Affairs,
A. B. Greenwood, of Arkansas He is provided
with Chief Clerk, and about fifteen other sub
ordinate Clerks.
4th. Patent 0Gce.-Hon. Philip F. Thomas, of
Maryland, Commissioner of Patents To this
bureau is committed the execution and perform
ance of all ct acts and things touching and re-
specting the granting and issuing of pa ents for
new and useful discoveries, inventions, and i'm
provemen !" the collection of statistics rela-
ing to agriculture; the collection and dstribu-
ton of seeds, plants, and cuttings. 1t has a
Chief Clerk-who is by law the acting Commits
sioner Of Patents in the absence of the Commits
sioner-twelve principal and twelve assistant
Examiners Of Patents, some dozen subordinate
permanent Clerks, besides a considt rable num-
Der of temporary employees Samuel T. Shu-
CERT, Esq, Chief Clerk.
An act passed at the last session of Congress
prov ded that all books, maps, charts, and other
publications, heretofore deposited ia the De-
partment of State, according to the laws regula-
ting copyrights, should be removed to the De-
partment OF the Interior, which is charged with
all the duties connected with matters per,ainin
to copyright which duties have been assigned
by the Secretary of the Interior to the Patent Of
The national Republican., 1860-12-18
BOOT AND SHOE MANUFACTORY.

THE subscriber has the pleasure of informing
l. his friends and former customers that he is
engaged in the Boot and Shoe manufacturing
business, with an entire new stock, such as
Melies' French Shoes, Caters, Slippers, Pumps,
&C. with superior stock of Lemoines' French
Calf-skins and all other materials for the manu-
facture of Gentlemen's fine Boots and Shoes, pur-
chased for Cash, and will be made up by the
best workmen, and sold at the Lowest Cash
Prices, for Cash only.
To my former patrons, it is useless to say any
thing Of my qualifications for the business have
again embarked in. To them, and the public
generally will only say, can at all times be
found at home, and ready to wait on them. The
one price rule will be strictly adhered TO. Give
me call. JOHN MILLS, Agent,
Fashionable Boot and Shoe maker, No.
5O4 Pennsylvania avenue, between the
st. Charles Hotel and Adamss tx
press Office, formerly under Browns
Hotel.
P. S. have no interest in, or connection with,
any other store than the one am in, No. 6o4
Pennsylvania avenue. ). M.
nov 26
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fee, as belonging most appropriately to this

fee, as belonging most appropriately to this
branch of the service.
Besd these four principal branches of this
new Executive Department, the organic act of
lS49 transferred 10 1t fromthe Treasury Depart
ment the supervision of the accounts of the Uni
ted States Marshals and Attorneys, and the
Clerks of the United States Courts, the MANAGE
ment of the lead and other mines of the United
States, al the affairs Of the pententiary Of the
United States in the District of Columbia and
from the State Department the duty of taking
and returning the censuses Of the Uni ed States,
and of supervising and directing the acts Of the
Commissioner of Public Buildings. The Hospi-
tai for the Insane of the army and navy and Of
the District Of Columbs is also under the man
agement Of this Department; in addition to
which, by laws recently passed, the Secretary Of
the Interior is charged with the construction of
the three wagon roads leading to the Pacific
coast.
Under act of February 5, 1859, "providng for
keeping and distributing all public documents,
all the books, documents, &C., printed or pur-
chased by the Government" the Annals Of Con-
gress, American State Papers, American Ar
chives, Jeferson's and Adams's Works, are
transfe red TO this Department from the state
Department Library of Cor, ress, and elsewhere
also, the Journals and Documents of the Thirty
fifth Congress. These valuable works are dis
tributed to those who are by Law entitled to re-
ceive them, and to such "colleges, public libr l.
ries, ahcneums, literary and scientific institu-
tions boards OF trade, or public associations,
as shall be designated by the members of Con-
gress.
The Department requires an additional build.
ing for its accou modation, and the erection oi
one has been repeatedly recommended during
the last few years for that purpose. At present
the Pension Office is provided with rooms in what
is known as Winder's Building while the
other branches ef the Department, including the
Secretary's Office, are all crowded into the Patent
Office building, the whole Of which will be re-
quired at an early day for the use Of the Patent
Office, for which 1t was originally intended.
The national Republican., 1860-12-18

Bloomfield precinct, Scott county, Illinois, is
n strong Democratic place. There are about
seventy Democrats and three Republicans The
judges in that precinct, at the late election,
were all Democrats. Two Democratic clerks
were appointed, and neither of them could
write. Two more were appointed, and they,
too, were unable to write. At this iuncture Of
affairs, Jim Brown, leading Democrat, known
as "T'imber JIM" went shouting through the
crowd, "Is there a'ry Republican here2 Is
there airy Republican heref" His Democrat.
ic friends desired to know what he wanted of a
Republican. "Why," said jim, "d-n it all
] want to find somebody that can Drite, so that
we can go on with the electon!"
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vouchers decided by them, and is charged by
Jaw with their safe keeping.

vouchers decided Dy tnem, ana Is charged Dy
law with their safe keeping.
Solicitors ONce-EIon. Junius Hillyer, Solicitor,
IND six Clerks. He superintends all civil suits
commenced by the United States, (ercept those
arising in the Post Office Department. and instructs
the United States attorneys, marshals and
clerks, In all matters relating to them and their
results. He receives returns from each term Of
the United States courts showing the progress
and condition of such suits has charge OF all
lands and other property assigned to the United
States in payment of debts, (ercept those assigned
in payment Of debts due The Post Office Department.
and has power to sell and dispose of the same
for the benefit of the United States.
Liyht-House Bodrd.-Hon. Howell Cobb, Sec
retary Of the Treasury, ez-o6cio President; Com
W. B. Sbubrick, United States Navy, Chairman ;
Commander Il. G. Tilton, United States Navy (;
Major A. II. Bowman, Corps Of Engineers, Uni
ted States Army Capt. A. A. Humphreys, Corps
Typographical Engineers, United States Army !;
Prof Joseph Henry, Secretary Of the Smith
sonian Institution Prof A. D. Bache, Super
intendent Of the Coast Survey Commander Ra-
phael Semmes, United States Navy, and Captain
W. F. Smith, Corps Typographical Engineers,
United States Army, members, the last two being
also Secretaries and Eve Clerks. This board
directs the building and repairing Of light
houses, light-vesses, beacons, and buoys, con-
the establishment.
United States Coast Surpey.-Professor A. d.
Bache LII. D., Superintendent and Superintend-
ent of Weights and Measures.
Capt. William r. Palmer, Corps Typographical
Engineers, United States Army, in charge of the
Coast Survey Office; Lieut.. A. P. Hill, United
States Army, Assistant.
Assistant W. P. Trowbridge, computer Of
longitudes.
Assistant Chas A. Schott, in charge of COM
putting division.
Assistant L. F. Pourtales, in charge of tidal
division.
Lieut.. Thomas Wilson, United States Army,
in charge of drawing division.
Mr.. Edward Wharton, acting in charge of en-
craving division.
Lieut.. John R. Smead, United States Army, in
charge of miscellaneous divisions.
Samuel Helm, Disbursing Agent
George Mathiot, Electrotypist
Joseph Saxton, Assistant to Superintendent oi
Weights and Measures.
The national Republican., 1860-12-18

A new religious corporation has been estab
lished in Algeria, under the name Of The
Ploughing Fathers" These monks have i'm.
posed on themselves the task of ploughing sue
cessiyely and grstuitously all the uncultivated
portions Of the soil OF that colony, which they
will then make over 10 the State for the use of
emigrants. ~ a,
The national Republican., 1860-12-18
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE.

Hon. jeremiah S. Black, Attorney General of
the United States; A. B. McCalmont, Esq, Assist
ant he ordinary business of this office may be
classified under the following heads:
l. Official opinions on the current business Of
the Government, as called for by the President,
by any head of Department, or by the Solicitor
of the Treasury.
2. Examination Of the titles of all land pur-
chased, as the sites of arsenals, custom-houses,
light houses, and all other public works Of the
United States.
3. Applications for pardons in all cases of con-
yiction in the courts OF the United States.
4. Applications for appointment in all the ju-
dicial and legal business of the Government.
s. The conduct and argument of all suits in
the Supreme Court of the United States in which
the Government is concerned.
The supervision of all other suits arising in
any of the Departments, when referred by the
head thereof to the Attorney General.
To these ordinary heads Of the business of the
Office is added at the present time the direction
of all appeals on land claims in California.
The national Republican., 1860-12-18
GOSHEN BUTTER AND CHEESE.

T WILL have in store in a day or two Choice
l. GOSHEN BUTTER and CHEESE, Of as fine
quality as can be had, to which invite the at
tenlion OF purchasers.
JESSE b. WILSON,
327 Pa av, between Sixth and Seventh
nov &c streets, south side.
The national Republican., 1860-12-18
LEONARD SCOTT & CO.'S
RElRINT OF
THE BRITISH REVIEWS
AND
BLAC WOODS MAGAZINE

I EONARD SCOTT Il CO., New York, con-
l. tinue to publish the following leading Brit
ish Periodicals, viz:
|. The London Quarterly (Conservative.)
. The Edinburgh Review, (Whig)
3. The North British Review, free church,
4. The Westminster Review, QIiberal.)
8. Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, (Tory.)
These Periodicals ably represent the three
great political parties of Great Britain-Whg
Tory, and Radical-but politics forms only one
feature of their character. As Organs of the
most profound writer's Science, Literature,
Morality, and Religion, they stand as they ever
have stood, unrivalled in the world of letters
being considered Indispensable to the scholar
and the professional man, while to the intelli-
gcut reader of every class they furnish a more
correct and satisfactory record of the current
literature of the day throughout the world, than
can be possibly obtained from any other source.
EARLY COPIES.
The receipt of ADVANCE SHEETS from the
British publishers gives additional value to these
Reprints, inasmuch as they now be placed
in the hands of subscribers about as soon US the
original editions.
TERMS.