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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

"Go FROM HOME TO GET THE News. The
Mason City Republican has the following in
reference to the appointment of Postmaster
for this place:
9 In the general scrabble for Post Office an.
pointmcnts under the new Administration. the
goodly town of st. Charles, in Floyd county.
has not failed to participate. A notified meet
ing was held but failed to accomplish the de.
sired result. Then sundry petitions were
started, for prominent names. and in fact. anv
name but we were not little gratitied to
learn that some of the prominent business
men who send and receive moneys through
the mail, held private consultation and de.
termined on DR.. J. w. Smith as Postmaster.
without his knowledge, and have taken the
necessary steps for his appointment. They
could not have done better for the DIR. is a
thorough, upright business man, and true
| Republican. Success"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11
Alanson Lambert, Director in Sub-Dist. g.,

AT the White House, recently, the crowd
was considerably thinner than before, vet il
seems that the gratifying loss in the quantit,
was balanced by the quality of the visitors
The President is said to have remarked to q
friend, who congratulated him on the com
paratively small number of visiting torment
ors, Don't you know that when the file,
drop off in the fall, those that remain last, al
ways bite the worst
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

Some $1,000 tons of old bells have arrived
IN West Troy, N. Y, to be recast. They
come from Mexico, and bear very antique
appearance One purports to have been cast
ninety seven years since, and the others rance
in date from fifty to seventy-fivc wears.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11
S9,527,50O
$6,SS3.95O
Sll,336, 423

The above, to secure a circulation OF
SO, 800 ,694, shows a deficit of 1884 ,o7l. or
nearly 8 per cent. required on the whole de-
post to make the securities equal to circula-
ton.
Now let it be noticed what stocks are at
par and what are below par, and then Judge
whether Republicanism, as charged by our op
ponents, or some other cause, [pro-slavely1
has produced financial embarrassment.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

A Miss Dresser has been lecturng in Du-
puqc against Mornonsm She was AMONG
them three years, her father moving to Salt
lake at the time she was IL years old The
herald says she Is very interesting young
lady.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

H. b. Clancy of Maquokcta, was robbed of
1850 in gold and silver. The money was in
shot bag, and was put away by Mr.. C. on
Wednesday evening, and when he vent for it
on Saturday, it was not to be found.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

John Livengood and Mrs Tellyea have been
committed to the Winncshiek County Jail, on
charge OF numbering Tellyea, the woman S
husband. This Livengood is an old offender,
having before been in the Winneshiek County
Jail on a charge of horse stealing.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

FOR IEXAs.-Mr. W. J. Keen, of Port la.
vaccl, Texas, who is in this city for the pur.
pose OF buying produce, purchased last Satur.
gay OF MIR. V. Il. Rowe, fifteen thousand
bushels of shelled corn for the Texas market
Inc corn Will be sacked and shipped this
week.-Ddeepor gazette
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11
Notice

NOTICE is hereby given, that since the
~ 10Th day of June A. ID. 1860, S. b. Starr,
of st Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa, haa
been and still is my sole lawful agent and at
torney for the purpose Of transacting any and
all my business in the State of Iowa, and that
all power and authority delegated to A. l..
Collins to do any of such business, has been
revoked by me. FRIEND BURT.
Dated, April Sd, 1861.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11
That Problem, Again.
FLOYD. April Sth, 1851.

FLOYD, April Sth 1861.
Mr.. EDITOR The solution of that prob
lem which appeared in your paper last week
over the signature OF w b. Church, together
with the manner of TIE disposal of the prize
if accorded to the author, entirely disqualitics
me, in my own mind, for making a decision in
the case and for these reasons -
eide in favor of the author, as it would be ex.
ceedingly pleasant to present the IMPORTANT
prize as indicated by him
end. l am not sufficiently acquainted with
g the single ladies in st. Charles City" to say
nothing Of my incompctcncy to judge of beau
ty, to make an equitable decision.
Sd. The author starts out in my own man
ner of analysis.
For these reasons, and also because | think
the judge of this matter should be a married
man, hereby constitute and appoint DR..
d. ". SmM of your city, my lawful agent to
decide this whole case, including the presenta-
ton of the prize to the proper person. CThe
DR.. will please draw on Wright 8, Brother, of
your city, for funds to purchase the imperial
price
My own solution of the problem in question:
being somewhat different from any of those
given, you may, if you see fit, give it an in
sertion in connection with the above. The
Doctor, however, is not to take this solution
into consideration in awarding the prize.
a strict analysis, according to my Judgment
requires us to make unity our base of operations
and to reason from that base:
First, then, if A. can do the whole work in
40 days, in one day he can do lao of it and
for the same reason, B. in one day can do | 60
of it and both together can do. in one day.
l-40 r LEO - 5-l2O of it, Both work to.
gether 8 days before A. leaves consequently
they perform 3 x 5-l20 - l5-l2O of the work
during that time Then 100 100 - 1920
l0o-l2O of the work remains to be completed.
Now a. does lao - 3-l20 of the work in one
day, and b. LEO r. 2-12O of it in one dav
therefore of AS. days work is equal to IA of
BIS. days work. AS b. is supposed to work
all the time, it will take him as many DAYS to
complete the remainder of the work as 2-l2O
Is contained times in 105-l2O; and 1O5-l2O
=: 2-l2O - 52l days; but having already
worked days in company with A.. and the
work is to be completed in so days from the be
ginning, he QBl cannot perform only 80 -
= 81 days work on the remainder of the
job; leaving 524 az - 25t of his days
work for A. to perform and, as already shown
of AS, days work is equal to II of b S, con-
scquently it will takeA. as many days to com
plete the 25l of BIS. as u is contained times
in 25! and 2jt = = II; therefore A.
must return soon enough to perform IL DAYS
work of the remainder left at the end of the
days worked with B.. and must therefore re-
turn in 30 = II - IS days: that is, at the
end OF the 18th day from the beginning of the
work. 1t is also apparent from the above So
luton that A. performed II days work after
returning, and before leaving, making II +
= % days work on the job and as | of his
is equal to u of B's., each must perform one
half of the job. II. WILBUR.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

The DIS MONIES RIvER.-Three steamers.
the Des Moines City, the AID. Hine, and the
Dies Molnes Belle are running regularly be-
tween this city and Des Mcines, and doing
a fine business in passengers and freight
The river is in good navigable ORDER ttunpca
Courier.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

Henry Winter Davis made a striking reAec-
ton on the close of Mr.. Buchanan's Admins
tration. We are at the end I" said he "oi
the insane revel Of partisan license, which for
SO many years has worn the mask of govern
ment"
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

IELEGRAPH.-We are glad to see that the
papers north and west of us are warmly re-
ceivng the proposition of the Herald in regard
to the building line of telegraph from Du-
buque to this place. Let the press and bust
ness men interest themselves in this important
project aud it will 20 forward &C. +. Gazette.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

man, named James Shelly was killed
at Burrows mill, Davenport, by stepping OF
the fly wheel with the intention of starting it
but failing to get off before the steam was LEI
on, the wheel started and crushed the man sc
badly that he died in a few minutes.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

We take pleasure in calling the attention of
our readers to the advertisement of Isham &
Co.'S Young America Stomach Bittes. This
being season in which billiousness is very
prevalent, these bitters are peculiarly adapted
to the wants of tho community, and we would
recommend all thus troubled to use them
They are a sure cure.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

young man living in Smithland, broke
through the ice on the Little Sioux River and
was drowned. We understand that he was to
have been married in a few days Sad must
be one young heart in the m orning of budding
hope.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

Below is a statement of the force of
U. S. troops, sailors and marines, on
board the men Of war under command
OF Commodore Pendergrast, who were
detailed to land at Fort Pickens
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11
$S32,764.9 3s

This is certainly nice little sum to pay for
the increase of Slavery. Three-fourths of the
entire amount has been paid by the Free
States /; and yet slavery pretends not to have
had its rights in the Union, and is going out
to get its rights somewhere else.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

A veteran paper, announcing the death Of a
gentleman in Iowa, says !; ale was great
admirer of Horace Greeley, but otherwise a
respectable man
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

The next meeting of the Farmers
Club will be at the School house in
this village, next Saturday evening at,
g. o'clock.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

A new Railroad Company has been formed
called the "Anamosa Southern Railroad Com
pany." The road is to connect Anamosa on
the Dubuque s. Western Railroad, with Flour
ney, on the Chicago, Iowa & Nebraska Rail
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

ALLAMAKEE CoUNTY.-The seat of Justice of
Allamakce county, has just been removed by
vote of the people, from Waukon to Lansing.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

CosT OF SLAVE TERRITORY. following
table shows how much money has really been
paid by the United States Government to ex-
tend the area of Slave Territory:
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

The wife of ]. II. King, New York actor,
committed suicide, recently, by means of poi.
son, because she found a strange pair of lady q
gloves in her husbands pocket!
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

James A. Cutting & Co., proprietors of the
Aquarium Gardens of Boston, offer fifty dol.
lars a week to the handsomest lady in Massa-
chusetts, who will be expected to preside at
the piano.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11
Dissolution of Copartnership.

YNHE Partnership heretofore existing be-
l. tween David Wiltse and VIM. b. Fair
field, as attorneys, is this day dissolved by
mutual consent All persons indebted to tho
late firm of Wiltse & Fairfield will settle inn
mediately. DAVID WILTSE.
VIM. b. FAIRFIELD.
April !, 1851 IA
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

Six counterfeiters were arrested in Mahaska
county last week. Three were lodged in Jail
to await their trial, and three were discharged
for lack of evidence
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

The Iowa City Republican says Gov. Kirk
wood, while in Washington, obtained blu.
coclade, which he has presented to the Stat,
Historical Society.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

On Friday night the jewelry box of Mr.. Ezra
p Clapp was taken from his bed room, where
he had placed it according to his usual Gus
tom. The box contained watches and jewelry
worth 81 200 to 81, 3O0-Maquoketa Ercelsior
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

J. Hutchinson, of the 60 Hutchinson Fami
ly' of yocaIists, has been appointed to an Of
flee by Mr.. Lincoln. He is made Secretary o
Dacotah Territory
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

A couple living in Stormont, Canada, have
% children, all residing with them in the
same house.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

The Duke of Newcastle has sent to Mayor
Wentworth, Of Chicago, us a present, two OF
his full blooded Southdown Sheep.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

Mrs. Edwards, editress Of the Marengo Re
publican, has been elected post mistress OF
that village.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

In New York City there are said to be 4, 600
persons named John Smith.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

The water of Loeb katrine, now supplied
to Glasgow for drinking purposes is said to
be the finest in the world
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

Justice Shaw, of Boston, died on the 3Otl
ult, He was great jurist.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

The Samese Twins, Chang and Eng, ar
giving exhibitions in California.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

Clark Durham, of Burlington, has received
the appointment of Collector of that CITY.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

The Star of the West is on the coast of
Texas.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

When Quacks and quack medinines SC
abound, people should be careful to use only
remedies of established reputation. Don't cx.
pertinent on yourselves, but take those pre-.
parations which have proved themselves capa,
hle of curing, and remember always that
Curtis Mamauke Lnimcnt has entitled itsel
to an cnviable reputation. No other medi-
cine is so speedy in relieving the afflicted in
all those cases for which il is recommended
This is also true of his compound Syrup OF
Sassatras. 1t has never failed to give entire
satisfaction in cases where it has been properly
administered. See advertisement. Abr I'm
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

Henry Winter Davis will so to China, as
Minister.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

The following gentlemen comprise the
School Board of St. Charles District Town
ship:
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11

ILLINOIS MoNEY.-Don't be frightened
about Illinois money. We give a
statement in another column, showing
what bankers are allowing for bills of
the various Banks, and also the
amount aud kinds of securities which
are in the hands of the State Auditor
of Illinois. Since preparing that
statement, we have news from Spring
field, Ill.,, that the State Auditor an
nounces, april Sd, } that the Benton,
Lancaster and Pamct Banks had that
day given ample security for all their
notes in circulation. No doubt many
of the other Banks will do the same,
and their bills will soon be at par
The Chicago Times of the Cd says ::
ga dispatch was received in this
city to-day from the owners of the
Citizens Bank, Mt Carmel, Bank of
Pike County, and the Continental
Bank, saying that they would make
them good. We are also assured that
the notes of the Farmers and Traders
Bank, Charleston, Bank of Benton,
Bank of Carmi, Bank of Chester, and
Bank of Albion will be made good in
a few days. 1t was stated unoflicially
to-day that the last named bank had
already put up securities"
We would very politely request our
friends, when furnishing articles for
our columns, to write them with good
black ink and make their manuscript
plain and legiblc. Send us no more
articles written with pcncil-and
such Il pencil ! If you have not time
to write with pen, wait till you do
have time and if you are too lazy
and shiftless to prepare your manu-
script properly, keep it, and don't
trouble us with it, Our time and that
Of our printers is too valuable to be
wasted in guessing out miserable, pen
olled hyeroglyphics. We do not ask
for handsome penmanship; but we do
ask that you make letters that are let
tcrs-in other words, write plainly.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11
MEMBERS

MEMBERS.
Ladies. Gentlemen.
Anterior, Ella A. Anterior, Edgar A.
Abbott, Ellen A. Bissell, S. z.
Bumgardner Lucy A. Coley, James
Buckley, Azubah T.. Holbrook, VIM E.
Cooley, Mary b. Manson, Joseph
Clough, Lucy NJ. Nye, Charles
Dawley, Joanna Rider, w. S.
Montgomery, Marinda Stewart, Moses
Montgomery, Julia Smith J. w.
Nye, Emelinc Smith, n. V.
Phelps, Betsey Wilbur, Hervey
Smith, Mary +. Wilbur. Hcrvcy Jr.
Smith, Alice V. Whitney, j. Cheston
Wilbur, Ellen L.
Whitney, Charlotte
Whitney, Sarah L.
Wilbur, Amelia
". S. Rider offered the following, and it
was adopted:
Resolved, That We the Teachers connected
with this Drill, tender our thanks to our Coun.
ty Superintendent, J. Cheston Whitney, Her.
vey Wilbur, Esq, and J. W. Smith NJ. d.,
our Teachers, for their kindness, and for the
able manner in which they have explained all
the dark spots in our studies, SO as to be plain,
even to the dullest comprehension.
After remarks by several present, the Drill
was declared adjourned sine die.
HERVEY WILBUR, President
WINFIELD S. RIDER, Secretary
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-04-11
STOCKS BELOW PAR,

Below is statement of the value of stocks
in possession of the Auditor of State of Illinois
as security for the circulation of Illinois Banks
Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1861-03-27
Office Hunting in Washington.

A late telegraphic despatch from Wash,
ington says; "The past week has brought
to US some Of the stransest looking beings
ever seen in this city. Their appearance
indicates any .hing but civilized life, ,whilo
their arts in prying in and about the diff
ferent departments and private rooms,
clearly show them to be unfit for civil
lied society. Where they came from, or
who they belong to, nobody seems to
know. They are seen in the halls and
anterooms awaiting their turn for an ipo
terview with the Secretaries. They are
also seen at the Capitol, on the streets,
and in the White House and at all times
and on all occasions, they carry with thtm
their little half-wogn out carpet bag, from
which they take, during the time they are
compelled to wait for the Secret aries, their
little bundle of refreshments, which they
quietly MUNICH. So far as ascertained,
these gentlemen are applicants for clerk
ships in the Departments here, having
letters and petitions TO the Secretaries,
signed by the local clergy, their friends
and townsmen, and the schoolmasters of
their districts-who in nearly every case
is the author of their petitions. One man
called upon Mr.. Chase yesterday, having
with him his wife and children, and ex-
pected, as he expressed it, to be set right
to work. He came from Indiana. The
children, the wife, and the baggage, were
all up to the Secretary's office. The
clerks are much annoyed by these people,
who seem to have the impression that
they have perfect right TO pry into every
book r paper coming within their grasp.
The applications for Office per letters con-
tinue to pour in by the bushel At the
Treasury Department Eve extra clerks
have been engaged TO open and stow them
them away alphabetically, so that they
may be found again. No better evide ice
is wanted Of the depressed condition Of
the country than these same letters"
a5-The virtue of fothers is always ter
J ror TO the wicked.