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MILLS FOR SALE.
THERE is ons ring tor sal on reasonable terms
GOOD GRIST Mill.

with three pair of stones, and a SAW MILL nearly
done. together with One hundred and thirteen acres
of land lying on Turkey River, near Old Mission in
Fayette county. Iowa The Mill now running il al
ways well supplied with water, even in the dryest
seasons.
My terms are ONE HALF CASH ; the balance on
easy terms with 6 per cent interet. For further infor-
nation enquire at the Office OF the Times, McGregor,
or OF the Post Master at Old Mission, Iowa.
October 9th 1860. n2O8w2
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OIAlc0SO.
We were at Chicago last week, and saw
the reception given to Senator Douglas. 1t
was probably the grandest exhibition ever
got up in honor of a public man in Ameri-
| ca. From Hyde Park, on Michigan Avenue,
TO Lake Street (nearly three miles) there
was a glare of torches, bonfires, rockets and
fire balls that lighted up the whole heavens,
The shouts and huzzas of the multitude,
The Bands, the flags, transparencies &C., &C.,
Fere beyond all description. We saw Judge
Douglas received at Chicago after his cleo
lion to the Senatorship in SO, and we tho't
that an, immense time; but it wa tame
compared. with this. There were over
\SO0O torches. in procession. On arrival at
Bhe fremont House, the thousands gathered
khere to get a sight at, and hear the ind.m-
liable "Giant' were double those who par
ticipated in the reception. 1t is believed
! that not less than 10000 persons turned
out that night to see Douglas.
The next day a procession Of Four miles
in length, mostly uniformed companies,
: marched out of the city to a ten-acre field
to hear him speak. We counted the crowd
by the acre and made it $1,000 in number,
the city, and the roads to and from the
ground being yet dcnsely packed with peo-
pie. Wentworth, Of the Chicago Democrat,
Republican, says the reception of Douglas
was never excelled in the Unicn.
The speech was able, and occupied an
horr and a half in delivery. Several stands
we're erected, and addresses by distin.
guished gentlemen were made therefrom.-
Gen. A. G. Dodge made a very able speecl
after Douglas had concluded. The Time
C Herald Of Chicago says there were 50,
600 persons in the city.
We heard Douglas on the Sd at LaPorte
Ind. About 10000 persons were present
Business compels us to go to Milwaukee Oh
this (Monday) evening, or we would give
moro detailed account of these grand an,
glorious Democratic rallies.
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Democratic Convention.

Pursuant to call, the Democratic county Conveu.
tion convened at Elkader on Saturday and organized
with Hon. s. Il. Peet as chairman, and A. W. Lathrop
and John F. " right as Secretary's.
On motion of Judge Baugh all Democrats present
were admitted to convention. One delegate from each
township casting full number OF votes for said town.
ship.
On motion of J. T. storeman the chair appointed
three tellers and the convention proceeded to ballot
for county Clerk. which resulted as follows:
LIST. Ballot, Cd. Ballot, Sd Ballot, 4th Ballot
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- If you undertake to fatter, don't
override the thing; for if you offer too much
incense to a sensible man he will be incens-
n6
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Big SALE.-The Madison Argus, under
this caption says: The cash receipts of one
of our leading Drug and Grocery houses
last week, reached within a fraction Of
$4,000"
This is good for the Capital of Wiscon
sin, but McGregor can beat all such figures.
There is one house in this town that sold,
last week, $500 in one day, another
Sl,1OO, another 800, another did a bust
ness of $500 a day during the week. The
leading McGregor houses are doing Except
when the roads are impassable) an average
business of 5000 per day. Some Of the
heaviest do much more.
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~. If all fools wore white caps, man.
kind would appear like a flock Of geese.
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First Epistle cf Paul tie apostle to the
Corinthians. X-1O.
BASS & GRANT,
AVE this day added a large enstallment to their
Ii REPAIR DEPARTMENT and Threshers can at all
times depend upon getting at their store such repairs
as may be required for the machines which they
(B. & G. sell
They have also just received, and have for sale,
Eight Horse Buffalo machine,
" Fowlerville do,
Three Z" Endless Chain do,
NcGregor, Oct. 10. 1S60wl
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ryy@ Old Sheer would like to know what
kind of a broom the young woman in the
last new novel used when she swept back
the raven ringlets from her classic brow?
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@ For Commercial matters, see Hoff-
man, Benton e. Co.'S. market report.
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%" The natural genius of Mrs. Parting
ton was recently well illustrated when she
put a tub in the garden to catch soft water
when it was raining hard.
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COM nj f K CIAL l..
McGregor Wholesale Market.

WEDNESDAY,, Oct. 10, 1860.
+ Corrected peekiy by HOFFMAN,, BENTONG o
Wholesale Grocers and Druggists.
Exch'ge on N. Y. buy'g 12 Selling rate 1880. 81
Milwaukee X Chicago, sci par st. Louis, selling. ...S-4
Gold buying,. 1900. l2 Selling. ......... "a
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Business.
Our duties are so numerous now that we
can only call attention to new advertise
ments. We will give each of u patrons
a separate notice when space and time will
permit.
Read the Railroad notice; it is very i'm
portant.
Read the "Strayed or Stolen'' Of Harmon
Webber
Read the new advertisement of G. G.
Cone.
Read the double advertisement of Bass &
Grant entitled Eureka"
Read the "Mill for Sale" at Old Mission.
Read the Dissolution of Norcross & Da-
Wis, of the City Hotel, McGregor.
Read the Political Cards.
Read the Excursion to Dubuque, and
every thing else in the paper.
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FOR PRESIDENT,
STEPHEN A.

o PRESIDENT,
STEPHEN A.
of Illinois.
o VICE PRESIDENT,
HEESCHEL V. JOHNSON, of Georgia
Democratic State Ticket.
ELECTORS AT LARGE,
i LINCOLN CLARK of Dubuque.
HENRf CLAY DEAN. of 4. Pieasant.
DISTRICT EIEcruRs.
b.t--M. Y. II. BENNETT. of Marion.
NILE GRAND ByINGToN. of Iowa City.
kss1sraNf ELECTORS.
JOHN II. CRAIG, of Keokuk;
EDWARD STILES, of Ottumwa
g. ". CRAIG. Council Bluffs
FRANKLIN MCCOY, -
". PHILIPS. -
JAMES s. BEATY.-
W. j. HALL. Davenport (;
s.AMUEL DOUGLAS, yinton
WILLIAM MILLS. Dubuque;
/. J.. AINSWORTH. West Union
II. L. ]. BoARDMAN, Bradford.
For Supreme Judge.
JAMES NJ. ELWoOD, of Polk.
SECRETARY OF STATE,
JOHN NJ. CORSE, of Burlington.
AUDITOR OF STATS,
dEoRGE W. Manifold, of Bremen county.
Nj rsEAsrREH OF STATE,
J. W. ELLIS.
Register of state Land Office,
PATRICK R0BB.
ATTORNEY General,
WILLIAM ~McCL1NTOCK, of Fayette county.
For Congress.
BEN NJ. SAMUELS, Of Dubuque.
FOR CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT,
q. n. Emo.
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NOTICE.

rs hereby given that a meeting of the Stockholders
i of the McGregor, st. Peters and Missouri River
Railroad Co.. will be held at Clermont, Wednesday
Nov. 7th, 1860, to consider the ~propriety of transfer
ing the franchises and property of this Company to a
new Company who will enter int" a reliable contract
to build a Railroad from McGregor West without any
unnecessary delay. p. l..
McGreSor, Oct. id, ls6On2Osw4 Sec'y.
N. d Cedar Valley NeWs and st. Charles Infeui.
0tncer please copy till day.
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In Decorah, Winpeshiek CO., on the Sd inst, HATTIE
infant daughter of MIR. D. & Mrs. L. A. Lawrence
aged one month and one day.
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NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION.
TINE Co-partnership heretofore existing between
l. the undersigned was this day dis. olved by mutu-
al consent. All parties indebted to the late firm will
make payment to A.. F. Norcro-s, ard those having
claims against the same will pre- ent them to him for
settlement. A.. +. NORCROSS,
McGregor, Oct. I'd, 1860. +. +. DAVIS.
Late Norcross & Davis.
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'.Plow deep while s~luggards sleep,
And you will have corn to sell and Keep"
,nASS d GRANT will sell from now until the
clo G of the Presidential campaign, good Moline
and Galeaa Plows for $40 each Also, a tip.top No. !
Cast Ste l Clipper Pt0U, II inch cut for $l2, ana
warrant them right up to the handle. .
October 3, lSGOw5
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HOnttarp an6 Commercial 3ebiftu.
BALTIMORE, April 16, 1860

BALTIMORE, April l6, 1860.
There very heavy business done to-day in Spring
field Mining Co.. but in other the operations were
comparatively light. Railroad Shares were quite neg
lected nothing whatever being done in them They
however pretty firm Baltimore and Ohio closing as on
Saturday at $40 dS70h asked and Northern Central
SIS bid Sl54 asked regular way. The attention of all
parties at the Board pretty much absorbed by the
transactions in Springfield Mining stock the sales of
which exceeded 900 shares The market for this stock
very buoyant and large advance was established in
it. 1t sold Saturday will be recoected at ST.
the sales to-day made at from 81 10 which price
it opened up to 81 and it closed firm SAX bid S4
asked regular way. Guford weaker than on Satur-
day lot of 600 shares sold at the opening at S3%
but sales of 900 shares made subsequently at S44
In Gardener Hill there very little DONE the only sale
made being Of 25 shares at $7, Saturdays price
There nothing done in Cambridge but the feeling
in it perc cpbly stronger than Saturday cloed
firm at $1A bid, s1% asked regular way, and sl% bid
buyer co days North State also firmer Sales
made of O5O shares at 81 d o. the latter figure being
advance per share the top price
day. and closed firm at 81 z bid, Sl94 asked regular
way We note sale to-day of SO shares Canton at
$2l seller 60 days There nothing done the Board
in Loans but they generally steady previous
quotations.
In New York to-day stocks generally better, and
of the principal stocks advanced heavily New
York Central improved IL Erie 1H; Cleveland and
Toledo \; Michigan Southern 4; Michigan Southern
guaran teed y; Galena and Chicago e Rock Island Il
Canton q; Illinois Central bonds H and Virginia 6s
Reading sold at the price Saturday, but Har
lem declined , and Missouri 6s a.
SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD.
Anr.lI
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PRICE TWO CENTS.

Nevertheless, cannot abide his decision. Before
formally accepting your terms of combat, mus t
repel the intimation conveyed in the note of
YOUR iriend, MIR. Lander, to the effect that
ah seeking IN some way to restrict your liberty Of
speech as Representative | do not question
your privileges in that regard. | only intend to
Vlhalcate my own character against an aspersion
which you lnterpolated with0nt warrant in +bo
official report of the debates in the Houce Of
sentatives, and for which you refused anv anoIagv
Protesting against the terms of combat Won ofaS!
lst, because they do not afford me the "satsfacton
usual among gentlemen which you engaged IN
accord me by your acceptance of nv CHALLENGE.
2dly, because they inhuman, atrocious and
repugnant to all the sentiments of civilized com
munity; 3dly, because, by reason of your greatly
superior size and strength, they deny me every
condition of equal encounter-nevertheles | do
accept your terms, and will fight you as you pro-
pose. My friend, Mr.. Chisman, is authorized to
arrange the details of time and place. Before con-
Guiding must assure you that in the use of every
weapon save one-the pistol-yOu have at least as
mnch experience and expertness as myself To
thlS note require reply in your own name.
nave the nonor to be, very respectfully,
Hon John f. Potter. ,RoGER A. PRYoR.
unable to find friend who would carrS the above
note, handed me the following, which / agreed 70
deliver to Mr.. Potter: W
APRIL IA, 1860.
Sir: seize the earliest opportunity after NV
return to this city and an examination of the cor
respondence between Mr.. Lander and Mr.. Chisman.
in reference to the difficulty between us, to respond
to the intimation conveyed in your seconds last
note. Although your proposed terms of combat
were rejected by my friend without conference
with me, yet have no alternative now but to sub
init to his decision. find, however, in your ra-
ther significant and emphatic proclamation of a
purpose to defend yourself against attack, some
faint possibility of settlement of the controversy
between us. Acting on that suggestion | beg to
inform you that if you will, within the next three
hours, name particular time and designate some
place, out of the thoroughfares and most frequent
ed portions Of the city-with view to escape in
terruption and to avoid injury to other persons-I
will afford you an opportunity to redeem the vaunt
with which you paradeEyour resources of selEde-
fence. Your obedient servant,
ROGER A. PRYoR.
Ny friend Mr.. Chsman will deliver this note.
Hon. John F. Potter. RAP
- When on my way to deliver the above to Mr.
Potter, to my surprise | was authoritativelv in
formed that he had been arrested and put under
bonds to keep the peace. After this, | could of
course present no such communication to him.
~ p
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From HAVANA AND MExrCo.-The files of Havana
papers received by the steamer Baltimore contain
no news of any local INTEREST," they for the most
part engaged in discussing the affair of the cap
tured steamers, which still continues to be an ex-
citing and all absorbing topic The Didrio de Ia
Marina of the 7th inst, gives the reasons for aban-
doning the siege of Vera Cruz in the words of Mi
ramon's minister, who says it;was owing chiefly to
the loss of the steamers, and then to the want of
provisions and ammunition. The same paper says
the last news from its correspondent, we'll as the
journals received from Vera Cruz, silent in re-
gard to the rumored decree against American citi-
zens, which the New Orleans journals attributed to
the Miramon government. 1t is stated, however,
that great excitement prevailed, and that declar
alton of war talked of. The defeat of the at.
tack on Vera Cruz is ascribed to that capture the
supplies upon which Miramon relied being or
board those vessels. Meanwhile, there are report:
at Vera Cruz of a new march upon Mexico, fol
which purpose it was reported that the troops o.
the Northern Provinces were again concentrating
But it does not appear that the power of the
Church party had been materially shaken. They
still held the cities of Gaudalajara and San Luis
Potosi, and no progress had yet been made by thu
Constitutionalists in their attempts to recover
those cities. Our ambassador, Mr.. MLane has re
turned to Vera Cruz, and that city is recovering
from the effects of the late bombardment, whcl
occasioned much less damage than at first re
ported.
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CITY INTELLIGENCE.

DEATH OF FRANKLIN NAFF.-Frankln Naff, who
was shot on the night oftbe 26th of December last,
in front of National Hall, Lovely lane, near Cal
vert street, died at his home on North Eutaw
street yesterday afternoon between and clock.
1t will be remembered that upon the night above
mentioned Naff, with one or two acquaintance en-
tered Lovely lane from Calvert street, when he
seized by Wesley Woodward (who is now in Jail
on the charge of shooting him with the remark
"Now Eve got you, you are my prisoner" and was
Immediately set upon by party in company with
Woodward and badly beaten with billies; that he
made his escape towards South street without his
hat and that he returned up the lane for the pur-
pose of procuring it, when he found the crowd in
the same locality, and upon his saying 81 have
only come for my hat" a man stepped out,
took him by the collar and shot him.
This man, Naff, in making his deposition in the
presence of Justice Logan and Frederick Pinkney
Esq, on the night of the occurrence, asserted was
Wesley Woodward, then magistrate of tine goth
| ward, and has, on several occasions prior to his
death, reiterated the same. Naff has been attend
ed since receiving his wound, almost constantly by
Dr. II. Willis Baxley. When the Doctor was first
called to attend him, he found Naff so much pros
trateG there being scarcely any pulse that he gave
it as his opinion that the wounded man would
hardly survive an hour 1t was under the belief o
| impending dissolution that Naff made his depos
| ton, before referred to-. The next day, however
his physician, finding him still alive e,narcotized him
and kept him in that condition for 10 days, durin!
which time he neither partook of any food or drink
time he received the wound, but at the time of hi
death was reduced to skeleton. He wa
attended almost constantly by his spiritual advisers
the Very Rev. III. b. Coskery and the Rev. Thos
Foley. After hearing of the death, Coroner Green
tree proceeded to summon a jury of inquest, VIII
were sworn, and then adjourned until this mornin
at IL O'clock to meet at the Western district polio
station. post mOrtem examination of the bod
will be made by Professor Fl. w. Baxley, assiste
by DR.. Claude 9axley and DR.. Mackenzie previou
to the meeting of the jury of inquest. Frankli
Naff was in the 33d year of his age and unmaI
ried The following is list of the names of tn
jurors summoned by the Coroner to inquire int
the cause of death: j. Jacob Smith, Foreman
Augustus Albert, Elisha Carback, William Kei
holtz, Jacob Stouffer, Thomas G. Tibbals, Jons
than Shoemaker, Geoege Wilkinson, William A
Hack, Joseph Faithful, NJ. Pittman, WilliaI
Simpson.
MEETING OF THE ASSOCIATION FOR IMPROVING tn
CONDITION OF THE PooR.-Last evening the regula
monthly meeting Of the Association for Improvin
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EcAnl nShinnfnn

WAsHINGToN, April l6.-Co Fauntleroy writes
to Lieut.. Gen. Scott that his information from Ell
Paso is to the effect that events are likely to be en-
acted on the border similar to those at Browns
ville and he suggests the employment of volunteers
but this is discountenanced and he is advised that
the army forces in New Mexico will soon be ade-
quatey increased. Delegates to the Charleston
Convention are arriving daily from distant points,
especially the Western States, and many gentle
men of political distinction among those on the
way thither.-Mr. Pryor was arrested to-day and
will tomorrow give security to keep the peace
All the Democrats, with the exception of about
twelve, present in the House to-day, together
with thirty-one of the opposition, favored Mr.
week of the meeting of the Charleston Convention
This will be definitely voted tomorrow; and
should it pass the Senate it is confidently expected
| will cnncnr.
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IMPORTS AT BALTIMORE.


MEssINA-Sicilidn brig TdSSo.-100 cases birthstone,
25 bags berts 02O boxes lemons 4O13 boxes oranges
Palmer & Thomas.
LIvERPooL-Bdrk Robert-9427 sacks salt F. l..
Brauns Co.; SO tres soda ash c. F. Pitt; % crates
earthen Burgess Goddard; 40 pkgs do c. Wright
Sons Is do, Eaton Bros. CO.. so tres soda ash
WINDSOR, N. S.-Schr Isaac MorSe.-2S5 tons plaster,
Kelsey & Gray.
MEssIYA-Sicilian brig Caroline,-s96 cantars brim-
stone 20 do corkwood SO boxes plums bags lbers
1850 boxes lemons 3746 boxes oranges Schwartz Dix
SO pkgs. maccaron, boxes wine, master.
CHIL1-Ship Olirer Jordon-2s,60O otis. copper ore,
order.
Rio DE JANEIRo.-Br. bark Sella-3,71s bags coffee,
order.
auo Barril Bros.
C0ASTWISE
SAvANNAH.-Stedmer POtomdc.-50 bales cotton, A. c..
Schaeer Is do order; 245 boxes copper ORE D. Keener
19 do. Jas. Fisher Sons; boxes mdse., Wilson &
Burns; 100 pkgs do sundry persons
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A CARD FROM MR.. CHIsMAN.

In further explanation of Mr.. Pryor's position in
the controversy with Mr.. Potter, deem it proper
never delivered, have an essential bearing ON the
transaction. The first note was handed to me by
Mr.. Pryor in Alexandria, and at his urgent en-
treaty agreed, against my own Judgment, to de-
liver it to Mr.. Potter, but which, on reaching
Washington, in Difference to the earnest and unap
imous remonstrance of the Hon. Messrs. Lamar
keitt, and Miles, determined to take the respon.
sibility of Withholding:
VIRGINIA, II O'Clock, April Is, 1860.
Sir: avail myself of the earliest moment after
report from my friend, Mr.. Chsman, to send you
this note. In consequence of the impossibility oi
communicating with me, my friend has been com,
PEELED to proceed without conference in the several
behalf from the highest impulses of honor, and in
obedience to the rules which govern the eonduct Of
gentlemen in the settlement Of personal difficulties
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SALES AT THE BALTIMORE STOCK BOARD,
MONDAY, April lG, 1860
PRICES AND sALesoF sT9Gks dSSEw roHa

Peterson's Philadelphia Counterfeit Detector, sends us
full description of the counterfeit five" dollar
note on the Franklin county Bank Greenfield, Mass.
Wig large figure '5, farmer the upper right cor
ner; female with grain lower right corner The
word Give" across body of the note.
The New York Tribune of this morning says:
The following the comparative Custom House ta
bes of the trade of the port for the week and since anua
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WASHINGTON. Anr;l 13 lsGo-s NJ

WASHINGTON, April IL, 1865 A. M.
Sir: received your last note at halfpast seven
o'clock this morning. In it you reiterate your as
serton that your principal shall not meet Mr..
Potter with bowie knives, making assurance doubly
sure. | have to correct impression have ap-
parently conveyed in my last letter-an expression
also referred to in your note. 1t appears that my
statement that "Mr. Potter valves the usual last
resort of the non-duellist-the assertion that he
will defend himself wherever assailed"-has led
you to believe that he will not defend himself if
assaulted. This is a mistake. If for the time he
waived the mere assertion, and placed himself so
far as he could, at the disposal of Mr.. Pryor, in
regard to personal combat, by no means believe
that he will not defend himself. beg to assure
YOU, without consulting with my principle, that he
will protect himself with honor wherever assaiIed.
1t also becomes my duty to inform you that Hon.
John F. Potter did not know of my offer to appear
for him. The further remarks of your letter being
mere expressions of opinion upon a mode of adjust
ing difficulties the propriety of which we are not
discussing, have nothing to offer in reply.
have the honor to be, most respectfully,
Hon. L. Il. Chisman F. w LINDRR