The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1860-09-29
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Saturday Mornins. S-psc,nt-er 30.
i VN. Joseph, according to the reeeI
census, has population Of Il, 200.
The asersgs deaths per week in Ne
York 10 $50; in London, l,227.
| yThe editor of the Daily Nebrdskian
says be sa~ John Shoaf of that city, "mak
. run at billiards, Of one hundred and sirf
tro points every point made on carom.'
| GA rch quartz lead vas recently strue
in Tuolunne County, California, from whie
upwards If 500, 900 vas taken ous in fv
days.
DAH nccounts agree that the graf
crops area failure in the Southern States
owing to the drou:h. In Alabama grea
distress is aprrehended.
| CTAn Indiana correspondent Of the De
troit Frse Press, seys he A4saa s.a Dssela
men behind every stump" Don't they ere
ate bad smell ?'
cTThs contract for building the tele
graph line to the Pacific, was, on the lStl
awarded to Msssrs. Harmon L CLARK, o.
Detroit, Mich, who agree to construct th,
line for 81, 900.
V We learn from the Flag, that tn.
population of Harrison County, is nearly
1000. This county was organized in 1858
with population Of not to exceed 800; in
1856, it was about 1000.
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cTIt il said that Gen. JosEpH LANE, ol
Oregon, National Demo candidate 70,
Vice President, 10 tospeak at Weston, No.,
some day between the lst and 10th Of Oc-
tober.
CO "A new color has recently been dis
covered, produceable from coal tar! It's
called dIan,hinc, and varies from deep
purple to all the shades of bright rose
color.
OAmong the many attractions Of the
Iowa State Fair, will be beautiful displny
OF Fire Works prepared specially for this
occasion by the Cincinnati Fire Works
Company. ....
cT The Secretary Of State Of Oregon has
refused to issue the certificate Of election to
Shiel, lately elected to Congress ns successor
to Stout, on accoun. of the election being
premature, and unauthorized by Law.
GTTypographical errors como in odd
some times. The other day there was an
announcement of an enthusiastic demon.
straton at political gathering, which read
thus-"thc air was rent with the snoufs of
three thousand people,"
TForrest, the great American tradegi ian
has again made his appearance on the the.
atrisal boards of N. Y. city. At the auction
sale OF seats for his first appearance at
Nibls's, one man paid $75 for . private
box.
CO They are finding big nuggets Of gold
at Pike, Peak gold mines. A lump of gold
is reported to have been taken out of Span
ish Bar. Clear Creek, weighing six and .
half pounds, or $l4,00. This nugget is
likely 70 make some noise in the world.
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cvM Nj John r. Twiss of Bloomfield,
Clinton county, had this year, on three acres
ofground, eighteen tons and twelve hundred
pounds d Hungarian Grass hay, six tons
and four hundred pounds to the acre. Has
anybody lad better crop this ycara
cT TB total population Of Boston, ,by The
census jus completed is l77,626. In 1850
it was 1881, being gain of 40, ,745. The
docs not includ, the outlying suburbs Of
Cambridge, Roxbury, Charlestown and
Chelsea, which would augment the total
populatio, to 267 1000.
eTJ. o. Griunell, gives notice that the
ears of the NJ. & NJ. r. r. will receive pas.
sengers and freight at Marengo, for the
State Fai' at Iowa City, held the first week
in October. Articles for exhibition will be
carried free. From this it will be seen that
the above road is progressing westward.
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cTTis number of deaths foruthe week
ending September 9th, in New Orleans, was
1917. 0ftaese bat three were from yellow
fever. While other complaints seem 10
prevail With more than usual fatality, tho
city is remarkably free from ravsges of this
terrible courge, yellow fever.
CIV. P. Nicholson, Of the U. s. Survey,
has ben employed BY the Smithsonian
Institute to investigate the cause OF the late
tornado in this State, snd to collect infor-
nation respecting them. Mr.. Nicholson IL
said to be very competent for the perform
ance Of the ddty, so that scientific light will
probably be cast upon the destructive
phenomenon.
Tho New York Times money article
says the announcement that Gov. Banks 10 to
assume the local Management Of the Illinois
Central Railroad, next January, already has
an arprsciable influence upon the shares Of
tbasroad, which have been depressed Of late,
to the advantage Of the scrip and bonds.
Thestoct market, like q barometer, foresells
what is in the future.
CO The following resolution, directed to
the Clergy Of Iowa, was passed At the recent
session Of the Grand Lodge Of Good
Templars,
Resolrsd, That the clergy Of our State are
respectfully and earnestly requested by this
Grand Lodes, to unite in presenting the
subject Of Temperance to their eongrega.
tions on the Sd Sabbath in October next,
and that the Press Of the State be requested
TO publish this resolution.
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The Boston Journal annocnces that
the three Arabian horses presented to Gov.