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The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03

SIZE OF THE AMERICAN FLAG-The standard
of flag for the army is fixed at six feet six
inches in length, by four feet four inches in
width the number of stripes is thirteen
seven red and six white. The blue field for
the stars is the width and the square OF the
first seven stripes-four red and three white,
and these stripes extend from the extremity Of
the field to the end of the flag. The eighth
stripe is white, and forms pleasant relief to
the plue ground of the field, The number Of
stars is tbrty-four, one being added for the ad
mission of each State.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03
NO. 80
A Moorish Legend.

A Spanish Moor, being on the eve ofsetting
out on pilgrimage to Mecca, entrusted all
his money TO man who had hitherto borne o
reputation for unblemished probity. His for
tune consisted of two thousand besants. On
his return he was not little surprised when
the reputed honest man denied all knowledge
of himself or his money. The Pilgrim entered
a complaint against him, entreated the Judge
to help him to obtain his property, and took
bis oath on the truth of his statement, but in
vain The old mans good name outweghed
all he could say and the plaintiff was nom
suited, and went away in despair.
Presently he met an old woman, who was
toldling along with the help Of a staff Touch
ed by the strangers grief, she stopped him,
in Allah's name, bid him take heart, and hav-
ing listened to his unyarnished tale, said : 4" Be
of good cheer, young man. Maybe, with AL
lah's aid, shall get back your gold. Do you
buy chest and FIJI it with sand or mould
only let it be bound with iron and well locked.
Then choose four discreet men and come 10 me.
We succeed, never fear"
The Spanish Moor followed her advice
punctually. He came with four friends, bring
ing chest which the strongest porters could
not drag along.
On reaching the door of the supposed hon
est man. she went in with the Spaniard's four
friends, bidding the latter wait below, aud lot
make his appearance until the chest had been
carried up stairs. She now stood in tie pres
ence of the hypocrite, when she introduced her
four companions, saying: Behold here are
some honest Spaniards about to make a pill
grimage to Egypt Their treasures are bound
less. They possess, among other things, ten
chests full of gold and silver that they know
not where to stow away just at present. They
would eDtrust them to safe hands for 4 time
so l, well knowing your honesty and unsulied
reputation, have brought them hither. Pray
fulfill their wishes"
Meanwhile she had The heavy chest brought
in, which the pretended honest man gloatcd
over with greedy looks. But Just then the
despoiled pilgrim rushed in impetuously, claim
ing back his two thousand besants. The faith
less depository was frightened and lest the
young man should reproach him with his
treachery in presence Of the strangers, who
would then take their chest with its untold
treasures, which he had already determined to
appropriate to himself, he cried out to the
Moor:
4" Be welcome. l was almost fearing that
you would never come back, and was puzzled
what to do with the two thousand besants.-
Allah be praised who has brought you back
safe. Here is what belongs to you"
The Spanish Moor went away with his
treasure as triumphantly as though he were
carrying off so much booty. The old woman
begged the master Of the house to put this first
chest in safe place while she went and order
ed the rest to be sent. She then sheered off
with her four companions, and of course never
returned.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03

SIR JOHN BowERISG, the British ambassa-
dor to China, who, by the way, wrote
:" Watchman tell US of the night" as well as
many other charming pieces of church psalm.
ody, is said to be not only very eccentric, but
very opinionated man. On one occasion be
was animadverting upon the " wickedness,' as
he expressed 1T, of the marriage service, as
prescribed by the Church of England. "Look
at it" said be, "with this ring | thee we'd
that's sorcery; with all my worldly goods
thee endow-that's a lie"
The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03
W ON a n.

We can't disguise the glaring fact.
That woman is the spring
Which moves all men to good or i'll
And Ger their pathways fling
The mantle which. if thrown Alright,
Would well defy flood
But if amiss, It's vain to strive.
We founder through the nnd.
The evil heart, the millionaire:
The beggar at our door
The merchant, farmer, doctor. all
Bow lowly to her power;
The poet sings the pleasant theme,
The editor unites-
The happy, gifted, grave and gay
Submit to q woman's rights!''
Heroic daring, brilliant deeds
And blackest guilt occur
From step to step, if followed up,
Can al be traced to her
She is the warp of joy Or woe
How apt her aim to spin
The threads which mesh our weary souls
IN misery and sin
She holds the reins, submissive be,
'Tis vain to kick and rear
She guides US on to happiness,
Or drives us to despair;
We chafe and worry, when she tries
snaf1le bit, and curbs-
But seldom falter, break or balk,
If cheered by soothing words.
A steady rein, an even whip
If used with winning smile,
And welded with the gentle hand
Which love could reconcile,
VIII make US strike gentle gait
and keep the traces tight
Will make us sober, staid, sedate,
And run us home at night.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03

JACK AND THE Bulls" D. ye see, the
Sandwich Island cattle amt like the cattle at
home. In the first place l had to have boys
to tackle onto em and then you know couldn't
talk word of kanaka, so that when l said
port or starboard' might as well have
whistled to the wind. / was driving q cart
load of 'spuds' down the mountain, when the
starboard beast got hufy, and began to make
leeway; so thinks |, my lad, ii just clap a
stopper on your cutwater; so | took coil OF
rope from the cart and made running bowlne
and tried to heave over his nose. Somehow
they got wind of the game, and with tails
trced up, taught as martingales, they started
down the hill like a pair of inbacks with
the irons in em. They went as if the devil
bad 'em and the old craft bounded over the
rock, scattering "scurvy pills" (potatoes) all
the way. Dye think followed? Not II
jumped on a rock, swung my tarpaulin and
sung out
o storm alongi
n =
The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03

THE length of streets in New York is four
hundred and eighten and half miles, in ad-
dition to eleven and one-eighth miles of piers
projecting into the rivers on both sides of the
CITY
The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03
Agents for Record.
Business Notice.

Messrs Taos CALLow and D. NJ. BISHOP, having
purchased interests in the RECORD Newspaper and
Job Printing establishment, viii hereafter be asso
ciated in conducting he business of the same. No
change will be made in the Editorial control of the
Paper.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03

JEAN JACQUES says that when bis wife died
every farmer in the neighborhood offered to
console him with one of their daughters but
that a few days afterwards, his COW shared the
same fate, no one ever thought Of replacing
his loss by the offer of hereby prov
ing the different value people set upon their
cows and children.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03

Az excellent old lady in describing fear
full event Of her life, when she was run away
with in two-borse vehicle, wound up with
saying that she "put the irmest reliance on
Providence until the breechng broke, and then
she guv right upl''
The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03

So you are going to teach school, said
young lady to her old maid aunt We'll, for
my part, sooner than do that, would marry a
widower with nine children"
&. should prefer that myself was the quiet
reply, =" but where is the widower."
The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03

CoTToN IN UTAH. = Ebenezer Hanks is
erecting cotton factory in Parowan, Iron
county, .. T., and considerable crop has
been raised by the Saints this season.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03

DrYoRoEs are the license of variety.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03
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PUBLISHED EVERY
SATURDAY MORNING
Office on Bird Street, between Myers and
Huntoon SITS.
TERM =.
ADVERTISEMENTS

ADVERTISEMENTS
Per square Of ten lines less first insertion SO 90
Each subsequentinser on.........-... 90
BE- liberal discount viii be made in favor of
those who advertise by the year.
RJ Business Cards inserted on reasonable terms.
The weekly Butte record., 1861-08-03

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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-09-12
A. B. L. HILDRETH,
General Land Agent

Ter. CHARLES CITY, FLOYD CO., IOWA,
i'll attend to buying, selling and selecting
|nds on Commission, &c. Town Lots bought
I'd sold, money loaned, and the business OF
|nveyancing and payment of Taxes promptly
tended to. Friends at the East, as wellasin
lis State, are requested to make application
, my agency. Satisfactory references given
required.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-09-12
JNBERS
CARTER HOUSE.

JOHN Il. WILCOX, PROPRIETOR.
MAIN STREET, CEDAR FALLS,
Biockhamk County, 6pa.
This House having changed hands, and un-
dergoing thorough reftting and remodeling,
Is now ready for the accommodation of the pub.
lic. 1t is situated in the business part of
Cedar Falls. The proprietor pledges himself
that no pains will be spared to make his guests
comfortable.
Stages leave this house daily for the North,
South, and West y537
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-09-12
THEODORE MIX,
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER,

: ST. CHARLES CITY, IOWA.
signs, Plans, Estimates and Specifications
rnished for Public Buildings, Stores, Town
d Country Villas, Cottages, sc. Detail draw
ys or superintendence given when required,
reasonable terms.
Mr.. Mix il architect of the Court House, Ma
mic Hall and other buildings in st. Charles.
ith his experience he is confident of giving
sisfaction to all who employ him. Jobbing
ne at short notice at his workshop.
st. Charles, Sept. /. 1867 5wtf
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-09-12
THE
st. CgarIts Gitp gntelIisenter
Is PUBLISHED EVERY THURSDAY
BY A. 3. F. HILDRETH
EDITOR AND PROPRIETOR.
PRICE, $500 A YEAR, IN ADVANCE.
OFFICE IN The INTEllIGENCER BUILDING.
MILL AND KELLY STREETS,
OPPOSITE rrBIIc SQUARE,
st. Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa.

Any person obtaining FIVE subscribers and forwarding
the money, shall be furnished with copy of the nic
gencer for this service long the number shall be
kept good.
Business pertaining to the paper can he transacted
with the Publisher any day at the Olce of Publication
Communcauons may b. addressed to the Editor, who
will promptly and faithfully respond to them.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-09-12
TERMS OF ADVERTISING .
AGENTS roR the IsrEIuGENcER

AskNIs
So :. NJ. PETrENGuI, a Co, Newspaper Advertising
Agents, No 1l9 Nassau street. New York and 10
Street Boston.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-09-12

Business Cards Of i've lines less will be inserted in
this column for $5, 90 per For each additional
,ine over FIVE, one dollar will be charged.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-09-12
American Hotel,

MAIN STREET, KGREGOR, IOWA.
wM. IL. HARDING. PROPRIETOR
Having again opened this well known Ho-
tel, the proprietor takes this means to inform
the Travelling public and the rest of mankind,
that he intends to make IL worthy the pat
ronage of travellers, and if attention to the
wants of guests, good fare and low prices arc
any Inducements, he hopes to have his share
of business.
In connection with the Hotel Is the largest
Barn in town, which is under the charge of an
experienced Ostler, and teamsters can depend
upon having their teams well cared for. This
house being the Stage Office. Railroad Ticket
Office, American Express and General Freight
Office, presents more advantages than any
other can show in the city, and all Iask of
my friends, is to try me once, and If not salts.
fled, will not ask them to come again.
McGregor, July 1860.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-09-12
FOUNTAIN HOUSE.
FREDERICKSB URG.

L'RG, IONA
This house has recently been repaired and
newly furnished The Doe. assures the trav-
eiling public that every effort will be made to
Stages leave this house for the East and
West daily s:44tf
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-11

tREWAHDS.
= EETAHp -L1sE. JGLv 10 An ACCOUNT BOOB
p IN Brpads ay between g1r sGe x,hangc Place
with Cornelius oadr Pitt sne.s wrae 20 Ss ias.ds
LeSe ee esme az or 40 Pitt arrest receive
ths AooSe rework
DIX REWARD Loot. ON Yax lSr Inst COLE.
tDJ TWISTED either on ths featp ,at
thirty nd The finder receive shove
ward 81 eayfog II At the Cry .snd Office Forty
secoad street seventh svehue, ano Broadway
OK REHARD-L0sT, o. TUESDAY EyENtNa. Be
Tt) vssu the Whitney House and he Ssshng,on Hotel
heavy h6r Bfscelet tuing tbs Eke1esa child,
The above 10 ward and qusops asked for ts return
tho Whitney House.
DiU Ec abJ;il S2s aud jersey Giy gerry .ket bic
wese s tds bard earnings OF poor aeets.ic ns@ o.
employment health and money, Will q family 20 srl
knks tbs oses by leaving 1t IN the ciotfDe g.
Fuitot street, n y
aJ ( REWARD --Losr o. sToLES, ON JuhYqAr
TlO O'Clock. n groadHsy, be.ween Park p.cep ID
d. wing Greer uo!d %Stch spd Chain. Nv bin. M ~
70 No. Park Place uo stairs de above reward Will DC .d
d Cn REWARD Losy, SMALL SIZED sETTEF
VAV pos; hack, with short lai busby white spot b.
The ab reward VII he paid By John Sysrs Gatiic Boz
AKA RKWARp--wsBgrAs CAPTAIN PffLIp NJ.
pOV maies9 Of yosor took passage ~ board the
sHss upp s s lss s sS Ss n9a
resq VA - yeAfr ays fest Ma netsc Dish was. Isl
p SS1ds s sswn @ Il sT Tx w as % Loo ="
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7 i. FEsgiis 10 Dsvoo. hiie s oct.
Bosyor, Jolly 9, 1891,
The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-11

GNANysE-s? 4 rsopreskD woMAN cooK CIR
usb9a az hsd coax or housske sp4- 10 hotel a ns,
Wsss Sya'e ISa,S qpdefstsrcs the daesba poaes If
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The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-11

STATE or NKw Y0Rk, IouNrY or kkW YoAK; ssEJ0hn 2
Jones President and George Williams. Cashier Of the
chemical Bank an aaoosion ced and doing baIineisa
eseS for Himself s,,h IN, he s IN ali rscscs
true statement Of condition o. the ssd paak before tbs
uanssnton OF any business the morning OF ssinrdy the
zd cay o. June ono thousand ssh hundred and sixty
peeiaed according the bess OF hs knowledge and
belief h the business Of the said Bank
transacted Gt the location aforesaid
j @ JOKES President
q. q. WILLIAMS, Cashier
Sever iy and both deponsnis the l0h
DAY Of July, 1851. h. q. tALLaAN Rotary Pubic
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-16
FORETGN Ne rs.

LONDON, April 3.-Messrs. Giles, Sons &
Barkers report that, with further considera-
Bile arrivals of foreign wheat barley, oats
and -four, the trade opened very quiet for
all articles The prices of wheat are about
as on Monday but easier. The Sugar bust
ness is limited with prices unaltered. Cof-
fee is in small supply and wanted clear
native Ceylon sells at 63s@65s.
Consols 9l8@914 for money +; 9I4@92f
for account.
There is reported rising in Portugal in
consequence of the taxation.
Wearing mourning in Poland is becom-
ing general.
LoNDox.---FUnds heavy and lower. a
further reduction in bank rates is anticipa-
ted.
The Austrian Gazette says, upwards of
$50 Hungarian volunteers have gone to Ma
pies.
The Duke of Naples is appointed Cover
nor-General of India.
Trade in France is stagnant in conse-
quence of the alarming political situation of
Austria and Italv
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-16
RAILR AID RECEIPTS.

- :
cask ana bxs h are. lkeg do, O. = Wells ]
bx z lods, n. d. Bur swell bxs shoes, Reed &
BuIrow 10 bales hops, Keller d White; bbis b.
q, bx do, Sam. Orr; bxs tea, hf chests tes,
80 bbls -four, bX cigars, l. & D. Holman [ bK
snoes, J. Ii. & W. W Morgan I bx goods, W II
P Stoddard 1 bx goods, Shanklin & Reilly L bx
b. ware, Sawyer Bray l case nldse. 4. Barnes
l car h. h. goods, Geo. oster x o.; go bush corn,
W a. BoicoUrt [ bag coffee, Wheeler & Riggs
I6 SKIS bran, SKIS meal, Louis SaU T; 39I bush
wheat Iglehart Bros Is kegs sausage skins, Peter
Hess Il chairs, f. Q. Smith ; bx ,igars, Sehroe-
der 4 Kehr; bx gas fixtures i cask q. ware. Start
4 Duncan l bx mdse, l.. Frey; bx h. ware, /.
Straub 3 Son l case books, Dobell & COnyngton )
car load poultry Price & Nixon.
A. E. SHRADER, Agent.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-16
TIE GILL ZOE TROOPS

WASHINGTON, April 15.-The following
is the form of the call on the respective
State Governments for troops issued through
the War Department to-day.
SIR:-Under the act of Congress for call
ing out the militia to execute the laws of
the Union, to suppress instruction, repel
invasion, &c, approved February 2Sth, 1895,
| have the honor to request your Excellen-
cy to cause to be Immediately detached from
the militia of your State, the quota desig-
mated in the table below, to serve as
infantry or rdemen, for a period of
three months or sooner if dischar2 1. Your
Excellency will please Communicate to me
about the time at which your quota may be
expected at its rendezvous, as it will be met
as soon as possible by an officer or officers,
to muster it into the service and pay of the
United States.
At the same time the oath of fidelity to
the United States will be administered to
every officer and man. The mastering Off
GERS will be instructed to receive no man
under the rank OF commissioned officer who
is in years apparently over 45 or under IT,
or who is not in physical strength and
vigor.
The quota to each State is as follows =
Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont Rhode
Island, Connecticut, Delaware, Michigan,
Arkansas, Wisconsin, Iowa, and Minnesota,
one regiment each Massachusetts, North
Carolina, Tennessee, two regiments each
New York, seventeen regiments; Pennsylva-
MIA, sixteen regiments; Ohio, Is regiments;
New Jersey, Maryland, Kentucky, and
Missouri, four regiments each Illinois and
Indiana six regiments each; Virginia, three
regiments. 1t is ordered that each regi-
ment shall consist of an aggregate of Off
GERS and men $50. The total thus to be
called out is 70, 39I men. The remainder,
which constitutes the rs, 900 men under the
Presidents proclamationsk will be composed
of troops in the District of Columbia.
Hon. John Cochran has offered Governor
Curtin $50 900 of the loan authorized by
Pennsylvania to arm and equip the troops
ordered by that State.
A delegation of Pittsburgh merchants
have made a similar tender.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-16

CHARLESTON, April I4-The steamer
Nashville, from New York, arrived mere at
3 o'clock on Saturday morning. An eye
witness OF the firing on Friday night, says
it was terrifcally grand and reached the
climax at 10 o'clock at night, when the sky
was overcast by storm clouds.
The streets were filled with people nearly
all night. Also covering house-tops, ship
ping and every available place. Tow ards
morning the firing diminished. A few ran
dom shots only were fred and replied to
only occasionally by Sumpter. When the
fire and smoke were first seen issuing from
Sumpter, it was supposed to be only signal
to the ships which were in the offing. appa-
rently blockading the port, as they remain
ed quietly at anchor.
Every one anxiously waited to see what
the vessels would do, and fully expected the
engagement would become general. At 10
o'clock A. NJ Sumpter was plainly seen to
be on FIRE, the flames bursting through the
roofs of the houses within it. At this time
Major Anderson scarcely fred shot, while
bomb shells and grape scattered like hail
over him, and drove the soldiers under COW
er.
The Iron Battery at Cummings point,
only 1900 yards from Sumter, kept up a
COulluuCQ HIS HUN It's I1IlGQ CdDuOu lie
fire from the Floating Battery and Moultrie
was regular and accurate. The Sand Bat
terry was scarcely injured by the weak fire
kept up by Anderson. Scarcely a missile
from this battery missed Sumter.
The Floating Battery proved impenetra-
BILE. Every shot from it told on Sumter.
Shells from the mortars at the Mt. Pleas
ant battery were thrown with great preci-
sion.
While Sumpter was on fire, Anderson was
obliged to cease his cannonaiing and direct
all his efforts to put 1t out. Twice he sue
ceeded, and to do this, his men had to go
outside the walls and pass water through
the port holes, being exposed to terrific
FIRE. This was not resorted to until the fort
was on fire for the third time, and the
flames had increased to an alarming extent.
After a few moments he ordered them in
and shut the batteries, as the smoke was too
thick to work them.
At noon the flames burst from every part
Of it, and the destruction was complete.
The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-04-16

BOsToN, April l5th.-A requisition was
received by the Governor this morning, for
two thousand troops, to report in Washing
ton for duty forthwith. Iu accordance with
this, council was held, and the Third,
Fourth, Sixth, and Eighth regiments of In
fantry were ordered to assemble on the
Common tomorrow, for the purpose of
drafting the number required. The most
intense excitement exists among military
men, and many who have served as officers
in the Mexican war are particularly anxious
to get power to raise companies to enlist
in the ranks of those regiments who are or
dered for service