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The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-23

4N& Together with large assortment Of IA 6s.f sssz.
BIBLES PRAYER-BooXs .TEsTAMENTss nYMNBooKs,
Books comprising Readers Grammars Ah neseS
Aliases Piano Instructors Flute Instructors Violin Ia
MEDICAL WORKS kind
off, which lowest Southern prices
BALL &~DASHIELL4
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~ The worfd tao,t,,ggil rough is sfter
AL the best schGolslnester- better than
books. better thansta6.H. for it makes
man his own 1eaphsr. A. Gihbtn
said. Every re9san has two ed1ca-
tians-pne which t.; received from
others, oae, how important, which he
gives to himsselfs7 a3
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-23

" IF a man does not make new ac-
quaintances as be advances through
iEe5he will seur find himself left alone
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.TALL0RING N0TTCE. .

The undersigned has come ~aa
to the copeinsion that he A
f viii not work ior his former Ill
prices. Therefore, Tie making OF good
solid cpns will be So ]. and upwards.
for 6ner work plain Jeans $40 less.
Fiue Pants So; second best 81 so;
plain Panfs fer 81 Vest 81.
CU.TTIN G-Men's coats 81 /;
Pants 20 cents,
M. E-Tbe caeh must be paid. or
its equivalent, before the work goes
out Of by shop as | am determined
to live with my neiai.bors.
n24 VIM, NJ KIT CHENS
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-23

w, J. SPARKS,
a ttorney and Counsellor at Law,
"A QuitInan, Weed county. Texzs
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-23

a hrIdgment Debates OF OOUgFFsEl
B enton's Thirty Years,
American Eloquence.
Cyclopedia,
Cyclopedia Wit and Humor,
Websfer's Unabridged Dictionary,
do Royal Octave DO 81
90 school edition do 81
Walkers do do. do
Bufoon's Natural History,
Plutafch's Lives.
Rollins Ancient History,
Jesephes,
An,hon's Classical Dictionary.
SInion.nnn.5n C,nmnlat.a WnrkH
The Bossier banner. [volume] (Bellevue, Bossier Parish, La.) 1859-1952, 1860-03-23

The 0NE.- nsEoaly is worthy of
esteem that kucws what is just and
honest, and dares. 10 % it that is mas
ter Of his qwn passions, and sserns to
be a slave to a,aotbers. Slch a one
marits more respect than those gay
things who owe all their greatness and
Reputation ofheis ranials add revenues.
-~----~~S@aaiass@--4-------
] got some boot in the bar
gaans aa the loesser saii when kicked
out OF doors.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-31
DAY & BRO,
w HOLES ALE >GROCERB,

lc5 MAIN STREET. ..........KEOKuK, IOWA.
Lave just received choice let Of extra No
L Mackerel, Georges Bank Goldfish, Herring and
Sardines, direct IRON the scaboard
Always On hand large stock Of the varinus
grades o Tea, Laguira and Rio Coffee N. q. and Re-
fined Sugars. Mace, Ginger Pepper and ether spiess
various brands of Flour, Dried Fruits, Gisss bash
Star and fallo~ Candles, starch, Cheese, Brooms.
Brushes. Raisins, Pipes, Mats, Nuts, Nails, Vine
gar, Soaps, Wrapping Taper, Twine, Tubs, Pails,
Batter, Lard. Tacks, dun Caps, Shot, Load, Carpet
Chain, Cotton Yarn, Cordsge, Candy, Crsckers ,
Letter, Note, and Fouiscap Paper; and various 9TH
er articles usually kept by 0roseFs, to which va
invite tho attention OF purchasers, We olsr the
same IT the lowest possible figures, ~ Will e.
change any Of the above for hides, Furs, or such
products will bear shipment. fmpr7dl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-31

Know all men by these presents, that the Man
haitian Fire Insurance Company, of New York, do
hereby authorne VIM Il. WOOD of EeSkak, Iowa,
to accept and acknowledge service Of all process,
whether mcsne or final for and in behalf Of said
Company, IN any action or proceeding against said
Company. and IL is hereby admitted and agreed that
such service of process aforesaid shall be TAX and
held TO be valid and Sufficient in that behalf,
the same asst served apon said Company according
g. tbs laws Of the state OF Illinois or any other
State and al claims right of error by reas on
of such service is hereby expressly waived aud re-
hnquished.
witness our hands and seal Of the Company, this
LL.s.] 18th day IF January, 1859
tSigned) w. ~. PALMER, President and
ANDREW j. SMITH, seo'y.
1t is hereby certified that the foregoing il full,
true and correct copy Of the Statement of the Man
hattan FIRE fuEuraHrs Com papy, made 70 this office
under date of January 1st 1850.
In testlmony Whereof have hereunto set my hand
~ and seal official, this twent y-seventh
LIS day Of February, A. D. Eighteen Hun
49, dred and Sixty.
]. w. cATTELL,
Auditor Of State.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-31

NOTICE. #@8
HAVING this day sold my entire stock Of goods
and shop fixtures 70 Nv w H.-~...
would bespeak for him the continuance al the lib
erai patronage have heretofore received.
ihsse indebted 10 me will please call and settle
ut once, ~ ! of for the Peak" on the nrst
grass. ga. DUKE.
Having boagat the stock, shop fixtures kc., be-
longing 10 Mr.. o. A. Duke, shall be happy to Ne
cure oil bis old patrons and, 70 this end shall scl
- ioDfr prices than goods Of the same quality can
be had for elsewhere In the city.
Keokuk, March 3I, 1866. w. III. BAARETT.
fISHE LAWYERS Gommon Place BOOB VIII n
index alphabetically arranged, Of the Titles
generally used in the practice and study Of the
Law. For cate al
OGDEN, BR0WaELL 4 co.'s
Cry BOOK STORE
mehld ~ Main-st.
SWIFT POTATO PLANTS
Es0h sale Ia any quantity hy
Il KELLOGG 4 BIRGE.
my14d
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-31
Ayers Cathartic Pills,
FOR ALL THE PURPOSES orAranIlr paYs,c,

arc SO composed that disease within the range OF
their action can rarely Withstand or cyade them
Their penetrating properties scafch, and cleanse
and inviGorafe every portion Of the human organ
ISM correcting its diseased action, and Restoring
Its healthy vitalihes As consequence of these
properties, the invalid who 10 bowed down with
pain or physical debility il astonisAed to find his
health or energy restored by q remedy at uncc so
simple and inviting
Not only do they cure the everyday complaints
OF every body. but also many formidable and
dangerous diseases. The agent below named is
pleased TO furnish gratis my American Almanac
containing certificates Of their cures and directions
for their ase in the following complaints Cost,rc-
ness. Hca,t9ara, Headache a,ssing yom aisordavsd
Stomach, Nausea, Indigestion Pan in aad Morbid
Iaactioa Of ha Hofcels Flatafcyacn. Loss Of Appe-
tifes Jasaadsee, and other kindred complaints
arising from low state of the body obstruction
Of its functions. They arc an excellent Alternative
for the renovation or the ilood and the restora-
tion OF tone and strength to the system debitatcd
BY disease.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-31

16a ron rfn srKEDr CURE or $780,
Intermittent Fever, or Fever and Aguc,
Remittent Fever, Chill Fever, Dumb
Ague, Periodical Headache, or Bilious
Headache, and Hilions Tevers, indeed
for the whole class of diseases origi-
mating in hillary arrangement, causcd
by the Malaria of mta~vssatic Countries.
No one remely il a~,.t.eE 60. III for by the
necessities OF the American people than o sure
and safe cure for Fever ard Aguc Such
we are now enabled to offer, with perfect
certainty thnt 1t win eradicate the disease,
snd with assurance founded on pToof, that
no harm can arise from Its use in any guam
tity. &t
That which protects from or prevents this
disorder must be Of immense service In the
communities where 1t prevails Prevention ii
better than cure, for thc patient escapes the
risk which he must run In violent attacks of
this haieful distemper. This ssCung" expels
the miasmatic poison of FKyER AND AouE
from the SYSTEM and prevents the develop
ment of the disease, if taken on the first APP
preach Of its premonltory symptoms. 1t La
not only the best remedy ever yet discovered
for this class of complaints, but also the
cheapest. The large quantity we supply for
n Tar brings ii within the reach al every
l,@~Ey tLlkA AL htAli1As uislIAIlSy NnGTG FEVER
AND AouE prevails, every body should have il
and use 1t freely both for cure and protection.
1t il hoped this price viii place it within the
reach of all--the poor as well as the rich. A
great superiority Of this remedy over any
other ever discovered for the speedy and Ger
tain cure OF Intermittents is, that il contains
no Quininc or mineral, consequently il pro-
duces no quinism or other Injurious effects
whatever upon tho constitution. Those cured
by il are left rs healthy us IL they had never
had the disease.
Fever and Agueis not alone the consequence
of the miasmatic poison. A great variety of
disorders arise from Its irritation. among which
arc Neuralgia, Rheumatism, Gout, Headache,
Blindness. Toothachc, Earache, Catarrh, Asth-
ma, Palpitation, painh1 AiEaesscn OF the
Spleen, Mysteries, zsa IL the Bowels. Coic,
Paralysis, and Der;mgcmenf &C the Stomach,
all of which, when originati1s in taais cause,
put on the intermittent tyT,a. a. baao,ra period
ical. This CuRE" expels the poison from
the blood, and consequently cures them all
alike, 1t Ia an invaluable protection to immi-
grants and persons travelling or temporarily
residing in the malarioas districts. Tx taken
occasionally or daily while exposed TO the in
fiction. that viii be excrctcd from the system,
and cannot Accumulate in sufficient quantity
to ripcn into disease. Hence 1t Is even more
valuable for protection than cure, and few will
ever suffer from Intcrmittents, IL they avail
themselves Of the prr.ressas. esis rc-5reay af-
fords. #% go
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Ayers Cherry Pectoral,

FOR THE RAPID CURE OF
Coughs, Colds, Influenza, Honrseness,
Group, Bronchitis, Incipicnt Consump-
ton. and for the relief Of Consumptive
Patients in advanced stages Of the
disease. fF
So wide IL the field Of its usefulness and so nu-
ncrous are the cases of its cures, that almost
every section OF country abounds in persons pub
hciy known, who have been restored from alarming
and even desperate diseases of tho lungs by its
use. When once tried, its superiority over every
other medicine Of its kind liz too apparent to escape
observation, and where its virtues are known, the
public no longer hesitate what antidote to employ
for the distressing and dangerous affections Of the
pulmonary organs that are incident to our climate
While many inferior remedies thrust upon the
community have failed and been discarded. this
has gained friends by every trial. conferred benefits
on the afflicted they can never forget, and pro-
dnced cures too numerous and too remarkable to
be forgotten.
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OrIsinas Notice.

TO JOSEPH w. HOLMAN:
Vou are hereby notified that there Is now
J. on hie in the Clerks O6bce OF the District
Court Of Leo County, Iowa, at Kcokuk, the petition
OF John Mcmahon, claiming OF you the fore
closure Oh mortgage on Its and in block 81
OF The cityof Keokuk in said county and State,
and that dsorse be rendered against Jon In the
sum of SO 1873 ss-leo with 10 per cent. Ter annum
interest thereon from March 18th, 1887, being the
amount due on = promssory note secured BY said
moftgageon tho premises aforesaid and for gener-
al relief.
Now, therefore, unless you appear and answer to
said petition on or before the second dav Of the
next term OF said Court nj said place to be holden
> Judgment or decree will be rendered againss ycu
thereon a. pro eonfesso. 81
CURTIS, GILLMOREA CURTIS,
Nav T, is60-4w Att'vs far pAtitionsy
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-31

EAwarAss westerns Aimanac Tor 1880.
CONTENTS;
BIOGRAPHICAL Sketches and Portrait OF Hon.
- EDWARD BATES, the Peoples candidate for
the next President.
Biographical Sketch and Portrait OF STEPHEN
A. DOUGLAS, the National Democratic candidate
for the next President.
CINCINNATI.--Early History-Present Pros
perfty-Futurc Greatness.
Disasters on the Ohio Mississippi, Missouri, Ili-
nois, aud other rivers, for 1859.
Biographical Sketch OF H. Greenwood, ESQ.,, OF
CincinnAti.
Memoranda Showing the stage Of the Western
Rivers, and changes, during 1855.
ST. LOUIS.-Building Statistics of the city for
lS5s-nsme Of builder, cost, &c.
Two Railroads from st. Louis 70 New York,
cHIcAao--Ths Queen City of the Lakss--Hsr
Progress and Prospects.
a view on the Pittsburgh, IT. Wayne Chicago
LExVRNwoRTH CITY.
Portrait Of W. B. odgen, Esq., Of Chicago.
A list Of nrstcis Newspapers Published in tho
West
For sale BY NV. wRsTcoTT,
Mchl6 81 MAin-st.
Cold Pens. ~Tr IA
M ORTONs's WARRANTED. All styles and
apr6d OGDEN, BRowNELL co.
M1CAELEI,S NEW hook. -
NOV ready, /" WOMAN" sequel and ooupauior
~ to Glamour" Translated from carly sheets
oy ID. J. w Palmer. translator Of "L,Amour."r
aprsd oaDEN, BRowrELL 90.
QuSH BOYS,
~ Boy Tar.
Young Yagers,
Plant Hunters,
Young Voyngeurs,
Desert Home
\ Also, large supp'y of other Juveniles at
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-31

LIABILITIES:
D. The amount Of liabilities due or not
due to banks or other creditors of
tho Company--none.
8. Losses adj listed and duc--nonc.
7. Losses adjusted and not due--none.
4. Losses adjusted-n0nc.
9. Losses In suspsnse waiting for further
<AUuV
10. All other claims agsinsf the Uompa-
ny, unclaimed dividends ............ 1870 90
Total Liabilities .............. .$l7, 40. 90
MISCELLANEOUS.
III. The greatest amount Insured in any one risk,
$1,000.
il. The greatest amount allowed by the rules Of
the Company to be Insured In any one city,
town or viilage-gcverned by circumstances.
IL. The greatest amount allowed to be insured In
any one block-Ecvrrned by circums t q noes
Ii. The Act OF Incorporation OF said Company
March x3d, 1921.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-31
Sloan's Ointment.

For miIdness, safety, certainty and thoronghnsss
Sloan Ointment exceis, and is rapidly superse-
ding oil other Ointments and Liniments for the
cure Of the following diseases:
Fresh Wounds, Calls Of nil kinds, Cracked Heels,
Ringbencs Polieyl, Wind-gails, Csllus, SPAWN,
Sweeney, Ristula, Foundesed Feet, sand Crscks,
Scratchsy or 0roase, Mango and Horse Distsuper.
THE CONDITION O WDEa&
Is composed principally Of herbs and roots, and
msy b given ~ times and under al eircun-
stances with perfect safety II has besn found, BY
long experience to be highly useful In tho Oure Of
various diseases TO which horses and catth ore cub
ject, viz: Distsnper, Hide Bound, Loss Of Appe-
title, lnwsrd Strains, yellow Water, ASSASSINATION
Of the Rye, Fatigue FROM Hard Exsroiss also Rheu-
matism, Commonly called the 6tiG COmplaint. -
IL is also . safe and certain remedy for
Coughs aud Colds.
1t carries Of all gross humors and win remove
ell infama tisnand fever, purify the blood, loosen
the skin, cleanse tho water and strengthen every
part Of the body.
SLOAN'S MEDICINES
Are sold Wholesale and retail, at Manufactures q
prices, In Keokuk, by Bartlett, Kaye + Co., John
a II n 4.
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STATE OF NEW YORK, !
Fofsyfw ~ Ea~w ynrt~ t11s

Sounty OF new Iork,
VIM. Pitt Palmer, President, mud Andrew j.
Smith, Secretary, of the Manhattan Fire Insurance
Company, ITO me personally known, being sever-
ally sworn, depese and say that the foregoing IL
full, true and correct statement of the affairs Of
said Company; that the said Inssrancs Company Ia
the bona hde owner Of at least one hundred thou
sand dollars OF cash capital, invested in stocks and
bonds OF = isast par value, in noktgaees on I'M
incumbcred real estate worth at leasf double the
amount for which the same II ncstnsed that tho
above desosibsd Investments. any part thereof.
are made Tor the benefit al any in1fvidual exsr-
cising authority In the management Of said Com
Pany, either = President, Secretary, Treasurer, Di-
rector, or otherwise; that the mortgages above de-
scribed have not been assigned nor il any manner
released or Impaired by said Company, and that
they are the above described officers Of said Comps
ny. (Signerl
[L-s.l w. r. PALMER, President.
ANDREW J. SMITH, Sec'y
Subscribed and sworn 10 before me, this 18th day
OF January, 1860. In testimony whereof / have
~ hereunto subscribed my name, and affixed
LIS. my official seal. (signedl
- JAMES W. HALE,
Commissioners for Iowa in New York
No. ~ WaiIst
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-31
DIR. y. G. AVER & co.

LIZ w ELL M ASS,
BARTLETT, KAYE = CO., Keokuk.
j. HI. REED CO., Chicago,
BARNARD d 20. st. Lonis,
SURE, ECKSTEIN 4 co. Cincinnati,
Wholesale Agents,
Ard Agents in every town in che United States.
myl6aAwly s
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-31
MANHATTAN FIRE ms. ca WFANTs
NO. "a MALL~SI., NEW YoRK. ss5s
Uash CAFlsal nnd surplus 1900 900.
INCORPORATED 1R4ls

STATEMENT Of the cUndition OF the "Iaa~
hattas Fire IHsas amce ComGang" on the LIST day
OF January. 1860, made 10 the Auditor OF public
aeeoants of the state Of Iowas Punuant TO thu
Statute OK thai State antitIed Gan Act to regu-
tate the Agsnciss ut Tnsarancs ccmpanies not
incorporated hi tie State of lows
]. The name III the Company is .fManhattar Fire
Insurance Company" The Company fl located
st 6s Wallss, Nsw York, in the State of Ne~
York.
CAPITAL.
2. The amount of its Capital Stock 10 two hu ldrca
and hfty thousand dollars. @,s
8. The amount Of its Capital Stock paid MP, two
hundred and Atty theasand dollars.
4. ASSETS:
/. Cash on hand. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT 7,e5i.T2
Cash In hands or Agents and 9TH
pertons..-........... .....................
z. Real Hststc unincum bered -......
.. Bonds owned by the Company as
per vouchers accompanyng--how
se0asea--And this rate of interest
thereon, to-wit: Brooklyn City
Bonds worth $40, 30o......-....... IL, tf0.De
f. Dcots dnc the Company secured
by mortgage on real estate proper
~ worth improved Sc 80, 900 500 ,e0e 90
3. Debts otherwise secured ~ per
vouchers ascompanying....
&. Debts for Premiums .....-~......... 6,4f3 10
Z. All other securities -.............. 10 1e2 rs
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NEW VOLUMES sf
NJ shc Four A8riSfsh Reviews and
Hlackw00d cSa0sce Ian, 1850.
rf s4s TERMS:


Rlackwooa cSAnsce IAN, 1850.
a TERMS:
PEE AHSUM.
For any one Of the four Reyiews..-.-........$3 500
For AMI TIVE OK ................... 500
For any three OF = ............... 5.e0
For al four o. the -
For Blackwood's MagaSne... .................. 30e
For BlAnkwo0d and Review ....-....-.-....... 800
For Biackwood and 2Reviews...........-.-.... 7.0e
For Blaekwood and 3Reviews.................. 900
For Blaokwocd and4 Revisws.-.-.-........-.. 1000
Money current In the State where issued will b.
''''' CLUBBING.
A discount Of rs per cent. from tho ADORE prices
win be allowed TO Gibbs ordering or moro copies
u any one or more Of The aAovs works Thns =
sspe. Of Bl.saxoes q "a = one a'. :. wi =
and Il. four Reviews ios -; sad % on.
~ Remittances should always be addressed to
- LEONARD SCOTT CO.,
mchasd 49, " ' Ns.-Yorh..
COLOGNE sPIRITSs So per Cont.
| 'D1' pa''' : <. j. J. W wiIKISsoE.
,,ed Sign Of tho Golden sa; j. .1 s. M9, r.-s.
new BOOKs.
TUST received new supply u "Ths Mintstsr's
= wso'aEDAnd "Fr0p D1 y 6 ~p psTT1i6aa !
Mar2zd " Maln-st.
ILAkKEB RRPOKI'H.--7th vol. Just received
~ OGDEN. BROWNELL 4 CO.,
ian2l No. ID Main-st-
TTILLIARD ON TORTS for sale by 9sgAasA
IL ian2I OGDEN, BROWNELL d co.
NEW BOOKS.
DEULAH the great sensation book, by Miss
ID Augusta j. Evsns, this day received mt
OGDEN, BR0WNELL AC0.'S
Cry Book STuHx,
Marobld 50 Main.at.s
| TIsAYLOk Il BROS superior London Mustard
apisd GOLFERS ROBERTSON.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-31

A LII kinds of Fruit and ornamental Trees,
n Small Fruits. Shrubs and Flowers. Grapes,
Prolific and Ever Bearing Strawberry Plants, the
famed sbbard and Valparaiso Squash, Apple Pie
Mellon and Sweet Pumpkin Seeds.
5000 Green House Plants, nelrding Fragrant,
Perpetual and Climbing Hardy Roses, pinks, &C.
raneums, verbenas, &c.
Nj stock is Of the very beat varieties and quail.
ty, and viii be sols for Cash or Produce.
VIM. HARNES.
March3-ddw3m
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EOR RAsR ES nd CATTl.E.
THIS IL truly great remedy. Hair 4 ~ cent
bsttie Oh Sloan & Instant Relief, given In pint
OF warm water, seldom fails to cure hcrss OF
collie In few minutes; in extreme cases repeat
the dose In Is minutes.
Fer Rraiscs, Strains, Sprsins. and many other In
jures on horses cattle and other aninAls, Sloan Z
Instant Relief speedily effects q cure, Many por-
have been nstonished TO witness the rapid cure
Effected by the use of this wonderful medicine.
! M,H Get Circulars Of AGENTS. 49,
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'SLOAN'S MEDICINES

Are sold Wholesale and retail, at Manufactures q
prices, In Keokuk, by Bartlett, Kaye + Co., John
r. wilkinson, A. wilkinson, and s. B. Vowell ;
also by all dealers in Medicine In al the estern
States. WALTER b. SLOAN,
Original Proprietor, No. is vine-st, 81 Louis, Mo.
April rs .dkw
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1860-05-31

1D-The usual Certificate Of the Auditor OF the
State OF Iowa IL attached the papers bu,
10 omitted in this pxblicAtion. For Policies In
this Company apply to
WIN. H.. WOOD, Agent,
my9d Third at near State Bank
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-07-13
"F9REIGNERS"
NATIVES
SOLD HERE.

Under such sign Col. Curtin could election
ioneer to immense advantage. In the hand
nearest the East he might hold the Resolutions
Dhich he as pledged to elevate at any COSTA
mong them this:
RESOLVED, That the influx upon US of for
eign criminals is an evil of serious magnitude,
which demands the interposlton OF a proper
and efficient legislative remedy.-Harrisburg
FEB. 22d, 1860.
In the other hand should be nervously grasped
this /:
Fourteenth, That the Republican party is OPP
posed TO any change in our naturalization laws,
or any State Legislation by which the rights OF
citizenship hitherto accorded to Immigrants
from foreign.lands shall be abridged or impaired
-ChicagO, May 22d, 1860.
Witha little preparatory training on the TOP
of barn, he might become so perfect that those
inside of the Peoples wigwam could look a,
him.. and know exactly how the wind night bt
blowing, and serve the customer accordingly
-Jahnstoun Echo.
The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1860-07-13
OLD ABE ON THE BATTLE FIELD.

The friends OF sold Abe" are untiring IN
their exertlons to make him out great soldier
as well as a great statesman. Tie following
account of one OF his performances in the
military line deserves place in hs blogra-
ply
AT the time of the Black Hawk war, "Abe"
enlisted. The company mustered 80 mounted
men. They started off in fine spirits 10 engage
in the deadly fray. Arriving at point on the
praireS about 200 miles from The Indian lines.
the party 5vouacked for the night, plcketed
their horses, and slept on their arms. The
method of picketIng their horses was that IN
common use-fastenng huge rope some 80
feet in length TO a stake firmly planted, and
then using smaller lines of con siderable length,
one end attached to the animals neck, and the
other 10 the main rope. During the night the
sentinel imagined he saw the Indians, and inn
mediately discharged his old fusee. The camp
was aroused in an instant, and each sprang to
the saddle. 'Old Abe" shot out in the dark
ness on his charger like lightning until the
ropes shove taut," when over he went, horse
and himself, headlong. Thinking himself caught
in an Indian ambush, he gathered up, mounted !,
putting spurs to his horse, took the opposite
shute, but soon brought up as before, horse and
rider tumbling headlong. "Old Abe' got up,
thinking he was surrounded, and shouted out In
elegant German, "GENTLENEN INDIANS, Ich
geben auf und sagen nichts. Ich ha6en mem
degen su gaben. files ich bitten IS bornsher-
zigheit.