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The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

raj "a
Tie sorthsss part = Isvs vas visited by
heavy storm asd rais, =, sbs - inst.
Col. NEAss Ssrsashss IL siosx City Re7-
is;ev viii - follsviss sseosDt Of the
"blev :"-Caft. Taisr's command had
pitched thsis tsats spss tie bank II the
Li.sIs Sioux, scar The Cherokee bridge, and
almoss uader somc large trees, and we're re-
posisg u fssaied security when The night
watch just after twelve o'clock called upon
the men to look 10 their tents - the wind
Vas coming, and it did come, As il eones
When navies are stranded so that only .
few moments had passed before all we're
Frustrated, ard do nsn sought Shslssv firsn
the falling timber which was our great dan
ger, A. il came flying abous Us and among
our horses Ike in quantity, but not in quail
ity, to su'umu leaves; and thankful, most
sbsskfsl ara. ~ that Ne escaped vish -
small hsrm--ons Of cor composites oaly
being wounded By falling limb.
After the storm bad subsided the scene
about the camp ADD in the neighborhood,
was sad enough. Tents laid Eat, houses
unroofed, and the men vet to the skin-
while the garments they bad put OF when
they camped down, were in no condition to
sGord them either dry or warm comfort
AZ nasy ~ eosld however congregased at
the house Of NJ. Phipps, which, fortunately
withsteod the s:orm-whess every kindness
vs. shown Us by Mr.. Phipps and his geser-
Gus hearted wife. Every tent-seven in
number-of the Des Moinos encampment
we're blown down, and the articles 10 tho one
occupied by the oommissary was scattered
far and wide, and some of the men Of the
company were somewhat injured. Near
the Des Moines cmcampment stood the
house Of Mr.. Parkhurst, which was u.roof.
ed, and the family found safsty in the eel.
lar. NJ. Livcrvcau house met with the
saue disaster, and in both the household
goods were soiled or iejsred = great de.
gree. The roof Of tho school house va,
likewise blown OF, and tho fields Of corr
we're laid low. In our march for Sioux City
the eject Of tho storm was Ices than tina,
above described at Cherokee, bat how It "a,
beyond there We As yet have NO report. 3
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

eTror the benefit Of al Interested, We
would state that ell nail matter frea the
post sf6cs ~ This place, for the East, 10 sent
to Chicago, across this state, and was bsssG
20 se.s u the time Of The bridge bsrsisg q
Missouri. ALI the prsuiasns poss s9ces IN
the country have been notified to fsrusrd
mail for this place By tie sane rosie, - Nat
Ia the eosrss o. fsw days osr nails non
the Eastern States will Be received regslss-
", aad ever rosie hat seesssiosisss viii
cot blockads.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

G. The headquarters Of the G. o. c. 4
r. p. E1press Co., 10 ssv o. Onaha, and
oil the trsusportasion bssinsss Of the Com
pany 10 done over the Norta Platte route.
This 10 aaother Of the fruits Of Secession,
add al,hosgh the North Platte 10 proper and
natural highway between the Rocky Noun
,ains and the Missouri, the travel voald not
all have taken this route for several years
to come, had not Secessios rendered i ae-
eessary. ws -.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

We ere jest sov bsssss fss chance to
appreciate the ses-nscA. To- bs-desired sis-
uasiss Of our fellow kuoasS ~ Ssee..;.. "a
whom their iasalssd Ussla ,Sa.sel has De-
MED the bene6ts Of bic adairable postal ar
rsogenenss. Il bas bees little more than
tvo weeks sow sises vs rsssivei . nail
from "Aneriea," and oss peesess stock Of
exchanges have been hssssA slippes, sd
,read, sssil fhsJ are as lasses readable
-fass h, " srs sbest sselnee1 - - md IL
the nails don't resume operations before
long, ws fear Ne shall be less sssirsly With
Iost ssssss," snless seas sf sus. friesds
90 sostribats - si.asasI y coy q IL
"Led0es."
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

We sse ses tsssins ost better job work,
ssd sors Of it, 10 ssicker tine, ssd on
cheaper terms, than any oGIcs % shs Slope,
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14
Ayers Cathartic Pills,

ron TN cUR1 OF
Cossireness, .la,endice, Dypepsis, ladigssiSs.
DysoNeyy, Fbnl Stomach, Eyspeias. lits&seks.
Piles, Rheamatiss,, Errptiosas md Shin Dissssss.
Liver Complaint. D'epsy, 7Ktsr. Tssovs s'sS
Salt RhenRs, Worms, Govt, Nearsigia, -
Damer PiH and for Purifying tie Blood. 81
They are sug,s.coatcd, 50 that the most sensi-
tive can take them pleasantly, and they arc the
best apericnt in the world for Al the purposes Of
family physic.
Price - esnss psr Box; Five boxes for Sioo
OFcat numbers Of lergymen. Physicians. States.
men. and eminent percentages. have lent their
names to certify the unparalleled usefulness these
remedies, but our space here will not permit the
insertion Of them. The Agents below named FUR.
nish gratis our AMERICAN ALMANAC In which they
given; with also fill descriptions Of the above
complaints, and the treatment that should b SOlr
lowed for their cure. &
Do not DO pat OF by unprinciplsd dealers With
other preparations they make more profit on.
Demand AYER's, and take no others. The sick
want the best aid there h fox them. and tAsy sho1d
have It. b
All our remedies are fos sale b.
J. d. H0NE, Council Bisns; JAs. Z. lSH. 4 o..
Omahai VAN LEAR, HARDY, Co.. st. Josepb
RICHARDSON, MELLlER. Co., 81. Louis end 81
Dealers in Medicines everywhere. &
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

cTThs old frame building At the head
OF b osdwsy, known ~ the '.Ocean Wave,''
vas completely destroyed by Gre, last Mon
day night. Fortunately, the IRE occsred
during the prcvalenes Of heavy rails storu
and did. oos spread beyond the building ID
which il orisi0ateJ..
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

GpOur county Fair commences next
Wednesday, and il is hoped that all who
on sil tornfout and do their share toward
making the exhibition Of the present year
q cred4table a1r,ir.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

GIVE haye ssesived Ne 4sst nsobsf u
the Dakosah RePsbiiess, sessd Usion
paper Published q verniIllss, d. T. Soc.
cess to the Repsblieds, ~ he RAg il Gskts
under. "a -
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

cSGov. HAYWOOD delivered stising
Union speech, to crowded house, In She.
man Hall, Dss Aio,nss, 4 few days ago. The
Speech was sscsived by Us to late for pub.
location ,hisweek, but 10 viii give il entire
In our next
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

CTJcnS p. WILLisss announces him
s.if, 10 to.day's paper, ~ an Independent
uoion candidate for Sheriff. Mr. WILLIAMS
il stauuch Democrat, and Union man
oil over, and those who expect TO have
much bushes 10 10 With he SHERIFF Dur
Ing the next two years wouldn's lose
anything BY making the seqasiutanss Of
JsuN +.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

3TThs editor Of the Council Blu&s Blu
ole during the past week killed large Cate
mount, which vas poachisS on forb;dde,
ground. lie says he has killed hendricks o
them. Query: Wonldn't he serve bis coun
try to more profit bunting cssamousts thai
BY publishing . Dilk.and. wsssr pssc
paper . Monons Gordon.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

@rhsl Secession wing Of Pottavastmie
Democracy hold mass Convention this af-
ternoon. A "eood bal' been arranged, a
rich entertainment is promised, and re hope
they asy have . '.b,g kosse." Let no one
Who can appreciate the sidiculoss fail TO be
90 hand. A'.pass" from Jxgr, viii admit
YOU TO . seat, FREQ Of charge.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

VOur city Sopsssissr Keeps diligently
at work improving the streets snJ side.
walks. We noiicss wo q thsss ssw cross
ing. laid this sssk, ssd varisss other in.
provemen,s bsisE made.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

TStrumuous or Scrofulsus affection I
are the curse, the blight, the potato rot Of
mankind. They are vile and filthy, - we'll
- fatal. They arise from condensation
and impurisy OF the blood, and ere 70 b
seen oil around ~ everywhere. One quss-
ter Of the oil Ne meet are tainted with then
and ono quarter OF these die With then,
die foolishly too, because they are csrsbls.
Ayers Sarssparilla cleanses out the scro-
fulous corruption from the blood, rssdsr,
it pure and heslthy, and eRectssalIy expur.
gates the foul contamination from The sys-
tenn. No longer Eroaa under yosr sssofs.
luous disorders, since the irresistable AYR
has provided bis mastery coubipation Of
curative virtses that he calls SsrsapariIls.-
De0oerst, Waterbury, Ct.
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Ayers Cherry Pectoral

has won for itself such . reuown Tor the cure 1t
every variety of Throat and Lung Compliant. that
it 10 entirely unnecessary for Us 10 recount the
evidence Of its virtues, wherever Il has been en-
throughout this section, We need not do moro than
the people its quality IL kept up to the best
il ever has been. and that il may be relied on 10
do for thsir rslief all u has sver been found 10 Do.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

a. In ox.tSsis aboss quarter Of .
mile long passed osr e6ee yesterday, Pixies
Pesksssd.xrx A. s-s-y esrvr-v -. r
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

eTSAn. Haas, Of the 6rm OF Bsrss L
Co., got back from the United States a
few days ago. lie has purchased heavy
stock Of groceries on the way west.
ward, and to arrive 10 few days.
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

GTThs Methodist confluence, in session
IN this city last week, adjourned on las,
Mss'isy. The i,ss 81 appointments Tor The
sassing yssr viii Be found ia another col.
umn. ..
The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1861-09-14

CO Hos. jaws +. W,LsoS, Republican
esnd,dats for Ceegres,, will sddress the
PEOPLE Of Council Bluffs on Saturday, the
2lss inst, at = O'Clock =. N.
Owing 60 the shortness Of the time, Nj.
Wilson 6nds il impossible 70 visit either
lIarrison. Casa, or Shelby counties. We
therefore hope a. many Of the people OF
those cosnties wi,l be here and hear Mr..
Wilson on the 2lst, Is csa end il convent
sut to leave home.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-01
THE JAPANESE MISSION AT Home KoNc

THE JAPANESE MISSION AT HONG KONG
letter from on board the u. s. steam -frisate
Niagara, at Hong Kong, says the japanese
embassy Were all iG good health, but heartily
tired of their long voyage:
The Princes are now becoming ute an xious
10 reach home. They have been il q uirpd for
by many officers, who wanted to be presented
to them, but they desire to remain inc0g All
the Princes do not leave the ship at the same
umei one remains, IL seems, for sort of
atch-ofilcer "John Chinaman" is delighted
to see his Orlen tai brethren, but they give him
rather sneering look when he approaches to
enter into conversation, as they can under
stand each other very well. Tommy is in
excellent spirits, but as he draws nearer home
he is becoming more Intimate with the ser
wants, whom he trowned upon IN America,
when he thought he was considered high Of
hcer OF the Ella Abassy, and blood relation of a
Prince. For the benefit of the ladies who
made SO much OF him in the United States.
and one OF whom he says he is going 10 marry
L Will here state that he is nothing more than
the adopted son of The second Interpreter Tate
lsh IoKoguro, al d came out as his servant;
but, being bright boy, and quick TO learn, he
soon got up reputation, but which, l am sor-
ry to say is now fast dying away. Poor boy
little does he think that If he were to return
to the United States, as he is still bent upon
doing, and wants to have an application made
by some OF our officers TO the "Tycoonn for
permission for himself and several other ia
panese boys TO go TO the Naval Academy that
he would not be noticed, nj most likely. be-
fore many weeks would elapse, he would be
under The painful necessity of selling ground
nuts in the streets of New York.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-01

THR ATTEMPT TO AssAssiNATE MARSHAL
O'DeNNBL.-Marshal ODonnel, or rather the
Duke of Tetuan, rs he is known since the re-
cent war in Africa, was nearly assassinated in
Madrid, on the eth of December. A Madrid
paper of the Sth says:
Yesterday evening, at six O'Clock, as the
Duke of TetuaE was leaving the Senate, a by
standeT, wrapped in a cloak, approached hin,
and presenting pistol fred at him, saying
die, traitor!" shorthand writer present
who was also a physician, at once examined
the Generals wound, and found that it was
very slight. On feeling himself wounded the
Duke exclaimed, "Neither the African balls
nor those of Madrid can hurt mel" When
the event became known, the English and
French ministers, and other mem bers of the
diplomatic body, and a great many mem bers
Of the two Chambers, waited on the Marshal
to congratulate him. The assassin, after firing,
ran of, crying, "Fira Ia Reina :" but was pur-
sued and captured.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-01

FIVE HUNDRED AFRICANS LANDED AT
CUBA.-The steamer Karnak, from Nassau,
reports that the ship America, Capt. Brown,
was wrecked on Key Lobos, on the Sth inst t..
with five hundred slaves. The schooner Lii.
ly landed the slaves on the KY. Capt. Brown
forcibly possessed himself of the Lilly com
1elling her captain to carry himself and three
Of the crew to Nnevtas where a Spanish brig
was procured and took all the slaves to Cuba
lighthouse schooner with troops was sent
10 the wreck after the slaves had been re.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-01

Dock Statement, December, 1S60-Inward-
S22 tons coal 1,25G bus. corn; S,627 bags coffee;
4I6 boxes bales, &c, mdze.; 500 bales hay; 13i
tous iron; col casks lime 675,945 feet lum Der
SIS bbis. nolasses ; 147 bales oaIs and fodder
l6 tierces rice; 20G bhis sugar; 255 hhds. suga-
4s cords wood; 1867 bus. wheat. Outward
33 SO bbls -four; 4,0l5 pkgs. tobacco 26dS
hhds. tobacco; 1900 bus wheat; SEQ kegs nails;
276 tons iron, &c; tons copper ore, saw
mills 5u6 pkss. mdze $50 bbss. cement; $50
bus. offai 225 empty barrels; ia S75 hoop-pol-s;
So empty hnds.; 3,lt0 bus. manure. 3 New
York, Boston, Baltimore packets, assorted
carg0cs. 1913 vessels and boats entered the
Dock, 50 of them oyster vessels ii5 vessels
and boats cleared from Dock.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-01
SHOCKING AccrpENr-A Father Ktus hi

SHOCKING ACCIDENT-A Father Kills his
Lttt!s Sen-In New Orleans, Christmas morn
ing, MIR. James Crofton took an old pistol
which had been some time loaded, and pro-
ceeded to unload ii. that his little boy, a chub-
by youngster six or seven years old, nigh t
salute Christmas by firing il off upon his load =
ing it with blank charges. As he was extract
tie fellow who was gleefuily waiting for his
chance 10 fire the pistol OFF, received the
bullet in his breast, and fell dead. The alarm
spread, and the father, in the most frantic
distress, was taken to the police office, there to
await the result of the Coroner's in stigation.
The inquest was held, and the wretched man
was DISCHARGED.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-01
ESCAPE OF ROBINSON, THE NEW ORLEANS

ESCAPE OF ROBINSON, THE NEW ORLEANS
BURGLAR-Charies II. Robinson alias Cor
don, who was desperately wounded in New
Orleans lately, while attempting a burglary
effec tt d his escape early on Saturday morning
from the Charity Hospital, whittier he had
night of his capture. Robinson was then
thought to be MORALLY wounded, but subse.
quent developments induce the belief that he
simply played an extensive "possum." VIM
Conklin, an officer of the Hospital, whose
duty il was to watch the prisoner day and
night, was arrested soon after Robinson's es-
cape, on the charge Of having aided and abet-
ted the said escape.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-01

SHOCKING ACoiDBET.-Mrs. M. M. Reilly,
wife of Dr.. Reilly, OF New Albany, Indians,
was bnrntso badly at that place on Monday
evening, the 2ith inst, that she died in a few
hours afterwards At the time Of the acciden {
she was alone in her residence, preparing to
visit friend, when she smelled some thing
burning, and proceeded up stairs to ascertain
what it was. She had reached the second
floor before she discovered that her own dress
was ON fire, in the flames Of which she was
soon enveloped. The back part of her dress
had taken fire from the CRATE Her screams
brought neighbors 70 her assistance, but too
late TO save her life. s4f f
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-01

PBACI MAKER.-The Alamo (Texas) Ex-
press publishes an appeal to the South, in be.
half OF the North, by Charles Anderson, for
merry or Cincinnati. This appeal is more
noticeable from the fact that Mr.. Anderson is
younger brother of Major Anderson, now IN
command OF E2rt Sumter, and was for several
years speciaf fivorite of the lamen ted states
man Henry Ciay. Finding the political at
mosphere of Ohio uneongenial, he removed 10
Texas, where he has permanently engaged in
grazing stock.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-01

DBATH OF A REMARKABLE CHARACTER
But Little knoph Of Htm.-We men toned in
Thursdays Express the fact of an unknown
man having been found dead in a shanty cor
ner of 9th avenue and 50th street and the sun
position that life had BEEN extinct for several
days Since then some further and interest
ing particulars concerning the deceased have
been obtained. Itappears that this individual
who was about 35 years of age aud a natlye
of Ireland, was hermit and very eccer trio
In his habits. For the last seven years this
man, who was only known as "Biily" has
lived alone in dog kennel about fl We feet six
inches IN height, and three feet six inches
wide, and one OF lis greatest pee liarities con-
sisted IN the fact that he was never to be seen
in the day time His "squatter sovereignty'
neghbors, one of whom lived within 40 feet of
his little csop, during those long years had
not even seen the light OF Billy's countenance
till after nightfall. How he lived or Obtained
the necessaries OF life was great mystery TO
those living III the neIghborhood, as he was
locked in his humbl abode eyerv day or his
lie. Towards midnight Billy would appear
with an oiu sack on his shou lder and travel
rapidly away down town; but Whi Jher he went
or when ne returned, no one seems TO know
whenever approached during his ram oles.
Billy would skalk away like a criminal, and
ne was peVer known TO speak 10 any one His
mysterious movements about Il year since,
excited the suspicious of the 22d Ward Police
tnat ne was burglar or CUuuterfpIter hut "A
series OF Inquiries dissipated these suspicious,
'-'~eNN oi'Sc'o mat Ioitiy Was eFt-
deuuy honest. A few daysago q German wo-
man living near his crib observed that she had
seen no smoke issuing from his house for a
long time, and believing something 10 be
wrong, gave Information 10 Captain Siott OF
The 22d Ward. An officer was disnaI,iled 10
the place, aud finding The door fast reached
up and removed bit OF stove pipe which ran
up through the root. Looking down Through
this aper ture The officer discovered Billy Wing
face downwards on the floor, and his legs
sticking straight up. Feeling Of his e1 tremi.
ties, the officer found them cold and srif, and
Il closer examination showed that the body
mad been frozen through and through. The
race neck ana hands had been partially eaten
away by the rats, and from appearances the
deceased had been dead tor two or three weeks
". y. ErpreSS.
The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1861-01-01

MARRIAGE IN HIGH LIBE-Mr. H. Bergh.
man, Secretary of the Belgian Legation at
Washington, was married, on Thursday even.
ing, to Miss Lily Manchester, da IL gh ter of MIR.
Charles Manchester, of Philadelphia The
well as the Catholic form, the civil service
having been previously performed. Miss Lane.
niece OF President Buchanan, was one of the
bridesmaids. The groomsmen were all al
tached to the diplomatic service.