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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-04-26
LAWS oF
IOWA,
Passed at the last Session Of the
Legislature.
3y Authority.
CHAPTER 6.

An act to change the times Of hold
ing Courts in the Eighth Judicial Dis
trict Of the State Of Iowa.
| SECTION l. Be Il enacted By the Gen
erol Assembly Of the State Of Io,oa, Tha,
the District Courts Of the Eighth Judi.
cial District shall be holden as fellows
At Iowa City in johnson County ou
the first Monday in March, fourth Mon.
day in June and FIRST Monday in Nc
vember, provided that the first term in
said County after the passage Of this
act shall be held on the third Monday in
March.
At Marengo in Iowa County on the
first Monday in February and Septem
Der.
AT Toledo in Tama County on the
second Monday in February aud Sep
tcmber.
At Vinton in Benton County on the
third Monday in February and Septem-
Der, Provided that the FIRST term held in
said County after the passage Of this
act shall. be held on he first Monday in
March as now provided by law.
At Marion in Linn County on the
second Monday in. January, May and
October.
At Upton in Cedar county on the first
Monday in June and December.
At A namosa in jones County on the
second Monday in june and December
Sec. 2. That no process, writ, notice,
petition or indictment issued out Of or
filed IL any of the Courts in said Dis
trict, and made returnable or triable at
any term now fixed by law for holding
courts in the counties composing said
District shall be quashcd, set aside or in
any manner invalidated hy reason Of
any thing in this act, but the same shall
be held returnable and triable at the
times fixed by this act, and all proceed
ings hereafter pending shall be treated
as if under this act commenced.
Sec 3. That section nine Of Chapter
one hundred and fifty Of the acts Of the
Seventh General Assembly of the State
Of Iowa, be and the same are hereby rc.
pealcd.
Sec. 4. That this act shall take effect
from and after its publication in the To-
va Weekly Citizen and Iowa State Jour
nal published at Des Moines, and Iowa
Weekly Republican published at Iowa
City, and shall be il force from the date
Of such publication, section twenty -one
Of chapter three Of the Code to the con
trary Notwithstanding.
John EDWARDS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representatives.
NICHOLAS j. RuscH,
President Of tho Senate.
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CHAPTER s.

An Act making appropriations IN
furniture and Improvements in the Cap
itol Building.
SECTION /. BE II enacted BY the Gener.
a! Assembly Of the State Of Lo,cu, That
the following sums Of money or as much
thereof as may be necessary be and the
same are hereby appropriated for the
purposes hereinafter designated.
Sec. 2. To p. Palmer as per bill for
carpet, two hundred and sixty dollars
and ninety six cents.
Sec. 3. To Vim. War;, as per bill for
building Galleries, repairing roof and
other work in improving the Halls Of
the Senate and House, one Thousand
two hundred and eighty six dollars.
Sec. 4. TO NJ. w. Houston, as per bill
for furniture for the Capitol, three hun
dred and fifty five dollars.
Sec. 5. TO Frank Dillon, as per con-
tract for rlasteriug in the Capitol, eighty
dollars and twenty cents, which amour,
is TO be paid upon the completion Of the
work and its approval by the Secretary
IF State.
Sec. 6. This act to take effect from and
after its publication in the Daily State
Register aud Iowa State Journal.
john EDWARDS,
Speaker Of tho House of Representatives.
NICHOLAS j RuscH,
President Of the Senate.
Approved February 3D., 1860.
SAMUEL j. KIRKWOOD.
! Elijah Sells. Secretary Of the State
Of Iowa, hereby certify that the forego
ing is true cory from the original roll
on file in my Office.
ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary Of State.
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CHAPTER l..

An act mailing appropriations for the
payment Of the per diem Of the members
and officers Of the General Assembly.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL
ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF Iowa:
SECTION /. That the following sums Of
money, or so much thereof as may be
necessary, be and the Same are hereby
appropriated for tho purpose hereinafter
designated.
Sec. 2. For the payment Of the per
diem Of the members and officers Of the
Senate the sum Of Five Thousand Ave
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CHAPTER 20.

An act to am end an act to confer certain
powers on towns and cities for school
purposes.
SEC l. &c itenactedby tie General Assem-
Jly Of the State cf Ioua, That the pro
visions Of an act to confer certain powers
on towns and cities for school purposes
passed BY tae board Of Education, De
cember cath, 1853, be and hereby arc
extended to unincorpoTatcd towns and
villages containing not less than three
hundred inhabitants, and the duties re
guired Of the municipal authorities OF
cities and incorporated towns BY said act
shal! ic the case Of an unincorporated
town or village as aforesaid and upon
the written request Of ten legal voters
thereof, be performed by the trustees Of
the civil township in which such unin-
corporated town or village may be situat
ed; and in case such unincorporated
town or village shall embrace parts 81
two or more adjoining civil townships Or
counties then, the aforesaid duties shall
deyolye on the trustees Of the civil town
ship IN which majority Of tho legal
voters Of the contemplated school district
reside.
SEC ?. The regular meeting Of all
school districts heretofore or hereafter or.
ganizcd under the act to which this is
amendatorJ shall bo held on the second
Monday in March each year, st which
time the qualified electors shall elect q
President, Vice President, Secretary aud
Treasurer Of the district, who shall hold
their Offices for one year and until their
successors are elected and qualified,
aud also one director in the manner pro
scribcd in section four Of said act, and
the President, Vice Pres. and Secretary
Of the district then in Office shall act a.
Judges ofthe election, and shall issue Ger.
tifcates ofelection to the persons elected
for the ensuing term. Should vacancy
occur in the District Board, they may fll
the same by appointment until the next
regular district election thereafter, or
may call special meeting Of the district
for that purpose.
Sec. 3. The provisions Of section
twenty, ,oae Of the Code shall not apply
to this act.
SEQ. 4. This act to take effect and be
in force from and after the day Of it,
publication in the Iowa State Register
and tho Iowa State Journal published
at Dcs Moines.
john EDWARDS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tives.
NICHOLAS J. RuscH,
prsident Of the Senate.
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ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary Of State.
CH HAPTER IS.

An act extending the time for com
plction Of IS miles Of Road by the Du
buque and Pa:ific Rail Road Company
WHEREAS it has been represented tha,
the Dubuque and Pacific Rail Road
Company did not conplcte seventy fye
continuous miles of said road by the
first day Of December last, as required
by the Sth section Of the act, approved
fourteenth July, a. D. 1856, common
" called the Land Grant act, but have
since completed the same, therefore
SECTION l. Be it enacted BY the Gen
cral Assembly Of the State Of lo,co, that
said subsequent completion Of said sev
enty five miles shall be deemed sub
stantial compliance with the provisions
Of said section by said Company.
Sec. /. This act to take effect from
and after its publication in the Iowa
State Register and the Dubuque Herald,
at the expense Of said Company.
john EDWARDS,
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
tiyes.
NICHOLAS J. RUscH,
President Of the Senate.
Approved March 7th, 1860.
SAMUEL j. KlRKWOOD.
! hereby certify that the foregoing is
true copy from the original roll on file
in my Office.
ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary Of State.
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ghs ypwa TrAnseript.
AT 81 80 A YEAR--Ix ADvAScr.)
$500, At the expiration Of 3 months.
Rates or Advertising.

one Square. lst Insertion, $500
Do each subsequent insertion, 30
As Square three months, 400
do. Six months, 600
do. One Year, 1900
Quarter Column, one year, $500
Half Column one year, 5000
On Column, one year, 5000
Twelve lines ofthis type considered square
business Cards not exceeding six lines in
serted in the Directory at SIS per year. :.
n3> Transient advertisements must in all
eases be paid for in advance.
n@ Legal advertisements must bs paid IN
edvance.
naT Unless particular time is specified,
when handed in, advertisements will be pub
lished until ordered cut, and charged for ac-
csrdingly.
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priated shall be paid b
State upon warrants issuds
tor to any member or officer
ate or House, presenting . 9
signed by the presiding Officer, and
tested by the Secretary or Chief ClI
Of the body to which be may belong, ceN
,ifying that such person il member o.
officer of the Senate or House as the case
may be and the amount to which he is en
titled.
Sec. 5. This act to take effect and be
in force from and after its publication II
the Iowa State Register and Iowa State
Journal.
JoHN EDWARDS,
Speaker of the House Of Representa-
tivcs.
NICHOLAS J. RuscH,
President Of the Senate.
Approved January l6, 1860.
SAMUEL. KIRK WOOD.
l, Elijah Sells, Secretary Of State
hereby certify that tho foregoing is 9
true copy from the original roll on file
IN my Office.
ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary Of State.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-04-26

rs1- WEIGHT OF OATs.-.By a recent enact
ment Of the Legislature Of this State, the
Weigh. Of oats has been fixed at g pounds to
the brshel.
HA- The wheat in Illinois, Insiiana
and Michigan, is reported BY orc who
says he has seen large portion Of the
country to be in . promising condi-
ton.
r@- Mrs. Wceden, survivor Of tho
famous Wyoming Massacre, died at Col
umhus, Ohio, short time since. Mrs.
Tuttle, Of Elmira, n Y, another sur,i-
yer Of that blood affair, is s.i.! enjoying
good health.
~ PERPETUAL ALMAsAc.-Joscph
n. Driskell, an ingenious muts, Of Jack
sonville, H., has invented perpetual
Almanac, adapted to the latitude OF
Washington city and st. Louis. It il
arranged 50 that i: alters itself once
year, and will tell the day Of the week n
which occurred any important aaniser-
sary.
p9- The Court Of Appeals in New
York has decided in the celebrated Lem
mon cast that slaves cannot be held tenn
porarily on the soil Of that State. The
case has been prosecuted at the Instance
Of tho State Of Virginia and will now 90
to tho Supreme Court Of the United
States.
BG- A terrible Ere occurred in Keno
sha, Wis. on the q ult., destroying
the best mercantile establishment Of
the place. Loss sl35 600. This is tho
third FIRE during tho past six month and
is considered one Of a series Of iacen
diary attempts 80 destroy tho city.
na- TIE Illinois Democratic State
Convention for the nomination Of pres
idential electors and State officers will
be held at Springfield on the l3thday Of
june
-. It is stated that 10000 Swedes
and Norwsgians are preparing to en-
bark early in the coming Summer for
the United States.
~ The Office ofthc Collector in Chi.
cago was robbed Of $4,000 On tho
night Of the 10th.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-04-26
For the Transcript.
For the Transcript.
HOW KING JAMES THE FIRST,
OBTAINED HIS ASCENDENCf
IN UNCLE SANx'S DOM1NlONS.

Should you ask me why such conflict,
Why this trucking to the Mormons,
Why this bowling of Columbia,
To the dictates Of old Brigham;
would answer would tell yon,
Tell you in the plainest language.
Tell tho why's and tell the whcrcfore's,
Tell about King James, dominion,
James the First of Pennsylvania,
Him, who rules our fair Columbia,
Him, tho Il ief Of Uncle Samuel,
Who has stolen thousands, millions,
From the treasures Of our nation,
From the poor and Northern mud sills,"
Who are sweating, who are toiling
To subdue the western forests,
And the fruitful western prairie,
There TO gain home Of comfort
And produce nations glory,
Peace and Ilenty in her borders,
Build her sch ools, build her churches,
Build her mills, extend her railroads,
Send her Telcgraphs Of lightning,
Thus to bind her close together,
Bind her fast with bands Of iron,
Friendly, social, purely Christian;
This is what d freely tell you.
Should you ask me how he got it,
Why he took the precious treasures
Priceless gold and richest silver
BY the thousand and the million:
l would answer, answer frankly,
Tell you how King James did takoit,
How he clutched the hard earned money,
wrung from. hands Of honest calling:
lie just took it cause he loved to,
Ard because of inclination,
Inclination, selfish, greedy,
Most internal, just like Judas,
Traitor Judas, feigncd disciple,
OF the Saviour, kind and lovely,
For that Traitor, vile, and sinful,
Ever bore " the bag of money,
All the common treasure needed,
In their travels round the country;
Then in treachery, feigned to love him,
And with kisses he betrayed him,
Thus displaying his deception,
When discovered by companions
Straightwsy went he ont, to hang him
Hang himself in very madness
That he might obtain his own place
Place long made for fallen angels.
Sad it was to have a subject
A subject like King James the First,
Daily with the public treasures
70 install him into office,
Highest Office in the nation;
Yet he borrowed from tho Merchants,
Those who live in New York City,
Now he thinks it most audacious
For our Congress to require him
To disclose this secret to them
Where the msncy and the treasure
Was obtained to gain his power
And election to the "White- House."
Will he answer, answer freely
Tell them where he got the money
TO elect him to tho "White- House 7"
/" Never, Never, will tell you
Where found the noble treasure
Monied treasures which installed me
In the White House Of the nation.
Impudenes beyond comparingi
Daring culprits ! most oficious!
How insulting you snrage usl
Intrusive insslsnce combine
10 raise my ire against such men
Think I'll bow to such mcanness
Think I'll answer any queries,
Queries bout my own election
Paltfy insultsl On my honor
Ne'er will tell the sneaking puppies
Where got the means to help mo
70 the Kingship Of tho Nation.
I'm The Fret and I'm supremely,
Nost supremely great James the First.
Would you lift the burden from us
Would ysu drive these spectres from u
Would Won bring sweet peace and cCmforl
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To your Head and to the nation,
Cditbe hounds OF Uncle Samuel,
Uhet5 Sam. as rowdics'call him,
Ase entr.ating me yodflspder,
your good and faithful leader
BY his Lordshlp, King James the First.
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ra Jane Harvey, dao.
spectacle parents living a.
Her father is an attorney. She
tween fourteen and fifteen yeafyN
large Of her age, good looking and inteV(
ligent. Contrary to the expressed wishes
Of her parents, she received the atten-
tons Of young farmer of that vicinity,
named George Lawrence. Lawrence was
finally forbidden the house, and he took
the girl clandestincly to Beloit, Wis.,
where they pretended to be married.
She returned home in the absence Of her
father and brother, aud exhibited to her
mother what purportcl to be marriage
certifcte from Justice Of the Peace --
She and Lawrence then left Rockford in
the cars. At the same time friend OF
Lawrence, named Lanson Nc Comb, lett
taking with him two horses and q wagon
belonging to Lawrence, and one horse
Of his own. Nc Comb finished FIVE
years term in the pcnitentiary about one
year ago, and was generally known as q
bad man The parties met and contin :
ued their travels together by wagon to
Ottumwa. From conversation overheard
it is supposed that the girl here first
found out that Lawrence had stolen 500
worth Of wheat receipts just before leav
ing Rockford, and that she wanted then
to so home. As they went from Ottnm
wa to Eddyville, and then back to o.
tumwa, it would seem that they first con
cludcd to let her SO home, but changed
their minds and murdered her. : \ <
The oyercoat Of Nc Comb was found
in the river near tAe body Of the girl
II had on i, spots Of blood, and also the
bloody prints Of the poor girls hands,
made doubtless, in her last Intellectual
strugglesfor mercy and life !! Her broth.
er, well appearing, intelligent young
man, when at O.tumwa last week, was
accompanied by an experienced detec'
tive policeman, and the two will spend
the summer in trying to find the hiding
place Of the relentless and unfasling
monsters, who could thus, in cold blood,
beat out the brains Of misguided, but
conGdins, young girl. There is no lam
guage that can fttingly describe the
dark and damning character Of this
atrocious deed. That the perpetrators
may DO brought to full punishment mus
be the earnest wish Of all who hear Of
it. Lawrence is described as q very
heavy chested man, about 6vc feet and
a half high, with . sailor-like gait, a
small scar near his mouth, and very fond
Of horses. McComb is about the same
highth, dark svarthy complexion and
looks like an Indian. Up to this time
there hos been nothing heard Of their
whereabouts. The persons who went in
pursuit, overlook the wagon they were
after near St. Joseph Mo-, but it proved
to contain other parties. The citizens
Of Ottumwa have offered $500 reward
for the apprehension Of tho murderers,
and have also memoralized the Gov. to
offer similar sum- OskoloosG Herald
~ The census Of Clerks just taken
10 Washington, shows this Industrious
little army to number 9O8 men-within
fraction Of . full regiment. They arc
the bees that make the honey for the
drones.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1860-04-26
Approved January 9th, 1860.
SAMUEL j. kIRKWOOD.

SAMUEL j. kIRKWOOD.
l Elijah Sells, Secretary Of the State
Of Iowa, hereby certify that the forego'
ing is true copy from tho original roll
on file in my Office.
ELIJAH SELLS,
Secretary Of State.
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would be as irrational as it would T5@
q man to infer that because he is not
murderer his farm will produce harvest,
or that because he is not an adultercr
therefor his merchandise will take care
Of itself. Salvation would be worth moth.
ing if it cost no effort; aud there will
be no salvation where no effort s. put
forth.
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~ The census Of Clerks just taken
il Washington, shows this Industrious
little army to number 9O8 men-within
fraction Of . full regiment. They arc
the bees that make the honey for the
drones.
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peath Of English K,ngs

=. William the Gonqueror died from tie
enormous Fat, from tlfink, and from the
Violence 'nf hi. passions. 80 si'it"tc~.,ct
William Rufus died the death of tho
poor s,ags tiiat he hnn,ea.a tsa.&ysvss
= Henry the First died of gluttonv.o,,s
Henry the Second died Of actroken
heart, 6ccasiohea by the'4b conduct
Of Ris children. rf,'AF p - .'sa- ,ssE s,is
Richard 'C9ur de Lion like the ami
maj from which his heart was named.
by'an aro@.'of nn'archer. ,s,aa,..7 .rs}
John died nohody knows how, but il
Ia said Of chagrin.7 which, we suppose,
IL another tenn fora desc af helleborc.
lienryahe Third is said to have died
a natural death. - i,-- 81, ...,.... ..-..
. Edward the First is likewise said to
have died Of n " natural sickuess," n
sickness which i, would puzzle all col
lego physicians 10 denomina,e.
'' Edward the Second was most harbar.
onsly and indecenlly murdered by ruf
fans. .em'rloyed by his own mother and
her paraIuuur. n..s.-.- -.
Edward The Third died of dotarc ;
and Richard The Second of starvation,
the very reverse Of Geo ge The Fourth.
l.s lenry the Fourth. Is said TO have
died of :. fits caused hy uneasiness :" and
uneasiness in places in those lines was
"a very con,men complaint. ''''
- HenrxSilie Sixth died IN prison, by
means known then, only to his jailor
and known only'to 1Ieaven. '-'r''rf.'A..
Edward The FIFTH 'wyas strahcled IN
the tower 10y his uncle, Richard the
Third.
,,rk rkishq.d tie Third was Killed in a
battle, " ">'' ID '"",s : .".. .".'
:, H,nry tile Seventh wasted away as n
miSer, ought TO do; and Henry the
Eighth died Of carhuncles, fat and fu.
ry :; while Edward the Sixth died Of n
decline. '" ~ ''>', =. '-.' -..-..
Qnecn Mary is sail to have died of
"a broken heart" whereas she died of
snrfcit, from eating too muclr of black
buildings.
Old Queen Bcss is said TO have died
of melancholy, from having sacrificed
Essex to his enemies.
James the First died Of dtinkinp,
and of the effects of nameless vice.
Charles the First died on the scatfold
and Charles the Second suddenly, it is
said. of apoplexy. Id
William the Third died from con.
s"mprive habits of body and from the
stumbling ofls horse. ...
s Queen Ann died from the attachment
20 "stroug WATER or, in other words.
from drunkenness which the physicians
politely called The dropsy.
" George the Firri died of drunkenness,
which the rh! >iciaus us politely called
an npopleclic tit.
+ George the Second died Of rupture
of the heart, which Ihe periodicals Of
that day termed u. visitation Of G. d.
Ii is the only instance in which God
ever touched his heart.
Sare3eorge the Third died ms he had
lived, madman. Throughout life, he
wasTat least a consistent monarch.
George the Fourth died of glutonnv
and drunkenness.
William the Fourth died amids, the
sympathies of his subjects.
70 . E'rcb0nnc
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including soms horse thieves, and tI,a. In
Escnssqnsnse thereof rsany OF them ARE, icav-
me. a god many negroes, Il 10 said, haye
slso been hung In faIlss county. YHis .aid
that under sl,eS bed 81 one man that was
hung h some Of the upper counties, was
found 4 box OF deub le barrel guns and that
soon efser his Heath . box of Elk shooters
csnisa directed to- him, marked Caoeks.,-
These Villains are sometimes ieft hanging on
the tsess Iimtoid that man was hung
at Fort Worth. In, Parker County, npon
whose back was, a,aaahed> Kind OF signboard.
upon Which was written instructions for no
man 70 take him, down in Eve days. Thus
it's already verified that .ir flareiltou., Of
Texas was not mistaken when he said in
Congress, "The. hardy sons OF our country
will give .thcm cheerful welcome. Per-
Nhaps we will spfead a collation.; but that
feast will be, unlike other fas.s which have
been spread in other portions Of the, land
The broad prairie, may Gc the festive board
the nsnsled bodies Of fallen tyrants may,
form die repast, aud the wolf and the ,vul
ture be the invited gucstspisGg5T
There seems TO be but one sentiment in
reference 10 this matter, so far as I can
iesrh and that is. to hang the las, one of
sher. This, I confess, is desperate rcme-
dSs sbut tl,e disease issa dreadful ons, and
perhaps NO other remedy would have Il.
desired eject Think, fors nome mt, OF men
riding 10 aud fro tiiroug u the country inei,-
ing the negroes TO rapine and murder OF
the mosthelrid kind, aud at the same- time
Furnishing t.sem With N ct viruie,t snaison,
mod with cSi.'s pistois and other wespons
sofr rdestraetiea. Such crimes have not here
stosore been bound OF record anoag ieivilized
aatioas = Unsastaps,ely ihe yorthern,, y.or-
tion Of this State has good many -ALoi,
tionists who. have seitled in it; they eaae
pfeoss lllipois, aud other free States. I ieara
ssttat in Faentn County they lhase taken .
bold .sed oreo stSaj In fayor OF Abolftisan
sisrr. bat I g..ess taey, viii get .iels, aud
tirrd Of 10 before asey are done via IL
love reacrr but = seiEpreservatie ia the
tirst law Of natare." :. Our, own C.mnty is
sqhsssas vet 90 fsr. asS Il know. sWo,ld, to
God that' aii tise soatheru States Lad been
doing a.. ssuii. Caroiina has for yeats-
!" preparing fnri war In time Of speaSe."'s. ]
feel to fear that we win need all the arms
and ammunitiohs Of var that we cen pa.
rade before great while. May tie Lord
deliver us from pestiIenee and sword. .
., We have had an extremely dry year; 1t
asaffested Texas as lad osthe year :s45 did
South, Carolipa.,s / only gathered 800 bush.
..elscorn lnif crop--wiii not make one third
.crop COTTON but we are Wen of to what
,soiae of the, counties east Of Ius ,arc--we
have bread a plenty. b. T.. III.