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St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25
Republican County Convention.

The Republicans of Floyd county
met, by their delegates, in County
Convention at st. Charles City, on
Saturday, July Goth, 1861.
The Convention was called to order
by \. butcher, Esq, Chairman of tho
County Committee, when, Oh motion
A. B. L. lIildreth was elected Chair,
man, and VIM. b. Fairfield, Secrc-
tary.
A committee of three, consisting Of
ID. w. Poindcxtcr, Newman butcher,
and j. G. Townsend, on credentials,
was appointed, who reported the fol
lowing delegates
50. Charles.-Wm. B. Fairfield, d.
w. Poindexter, A. B. +. IIildreth, f.
A. feeling, Abner Root, Il. W. Hum,
phrey, j. w. Smith, NJ. Ireland, Henry
Petit, j. V. W. Montague, d. NJ. Fer
guson, L. L. Huntley, Alanson Lam
bert
NHes.-Ncwman butcher.
Celar.-William b Howard, J. c.
Townsend, G. w. Smith.
Woyd.-S. G. Purdy.
Rirerton.-N. Thompson.
The other Townships in the County
were not present by delegates.
On motion, Z. A. feeling, NJ. Ireland,
w. B. Fairfield, S. C. Purdy, and n.
Thompson were appointed a committee
on resolutions, who, after retiring, re-
ported the following
Resolved, That the responsibilities resting
upon the present Executive of the United
States demand that he receive at the hands OF
the Republicans the heartiest and most ener-
getc support.
ResolCed, That we heartily endorse the acts
of the Administration of this State and of the
United States
Resolved, That we believe Fusion to be
but mask for disorganizing and defeating
the Republican party.
Resolved, That while we appreciate the patri-
otism and loyalty of members of the Dem
ocratic party we fail to find in that fact any
just or sufficient cause for disbanding the Re
publican party and merging it in the OPP
posing parties.
The report was accepted and the
resolutions unan imously adopted.
~ On motion, committee, consisting
of Z. a. feeling, Henry Petit, and
L. L. Huntley was appointed to nomi-
nate delegates to, attend the State
Convention, who reported the names of
VIM. b. Fairfield, Abncr Root, Z. b.
c. Wright, d. w. Poindextcr.
The report Of the committee was
accepted and the persons named were
elected as delegates to represent the
Republicans Of Floyd county in the
State Convention to be holden at Des
Moincs on the 3lst Of July inst.
On motion, it was resolved that the
delegation have power to fill any va
cancy therein, and that those present
in the State Convention, he author
lied to cast the full vote of the county.
On motion, it was resolved that the
proceedings Of this Convention be
published in the st. Charles City In.
telligencer.
On motion, the Convention adjourn.
cd. 4. Il. L. HILDRETU,
Chairman.
WM. B. FAIRFIELD, Sec'y.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25

"SUGAR-CoArED."-I am able to state
that the message was written and
complete before it was shown to sin.
gle member of the Cabinet, nor was
any change other than merely verbal
ones made thereafter. A characteris-
tic Illustration of Mr.. Lincoln's par
TALLY for strong peoples phrases, may
be mentioned in this connection.
When the proof sheet of the message
was under the Cabinet consideration,
it was suggested to the President that
the phrase "sugar-coated," in the par
agraph where he speaks of the South
ern politicians having studiously
drugged the minds of their people
with the sugar-coated heresy of States
Rights, was not exactly diplomatic,
and might provoke censorious criti-
cism. lie considered moment and
replied, No, let it stand J; it is word
the people use ; they will know what
it means" And so it stood WASH
ingtOn Cor. Cincinnati Commercial.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25
Trustees Sale

W-IIEEEAS, default has been made in the
w payment OF promissory note exc
CUtrd 10y laliina W. Powers and j b. Powers.
to the order orJ. W. Lchmkuhl & Co., dated
September 10, \. ID. 1853, for the sum one
hundred and seventy dollars, payable one year
after The date thereof, with interest thereon at
the rate of ten per cent. per annum from the
date thcrcot,-whiCh prOmissory note was
secured Ivy Trust Deed upon the real estate
hereinafter described, duly executed, aCknowI-
edged and delivered by the said Paulna w.
and }. l.. Powers, to the undersigned as Truss
tcr,--aul recorded in the Recorders Office i'm
Floyd county, Iowa, in Book a" of Mort
Cages, on pages 80, 5ll Sic and 513 And
application having been made TO me by
the legal holders of said promissory note to
sell the said real estate under said Trust Deed
for the purposes and in the manner therein
expressed.
Now, therefore, | shall on Monday the 10th
dag of August, A. ID. 1861 at the hour Of
ono o. clock z. NJ. of said day, at the front door
OF the stone store Building, wherein the last
District Court was held, in st, Charles City,
IN said County, sell ut public sale. to the
| highest bidder or bidders for cash in hand. the
reI estate in said Trust Deed described, to-
WIT: ihc southwest quarter, and the south
west quarter OF the southeast quarter of Sec
| tion number thirty three, (33) in Township
number ninCty-sN go north, of Range num-
Der seventeen ~ west, Of the 9Th PRINCIPAL
Meridian, containing two hundred 200I acres
of hand, more or less. subject to the following
membranes to wit: One Trust Deed to
| Thatcher Blake, TO secure the sum of Sl6S 90,
due May 10, A. ID. 1858; one Mortgage to-
Ferguson Eastman, to secure the sum of
SCI co. due January Il, A. d. 1853; and one
Mortgage to Andrew kull, to secure the pay
mcnt of $4,000, due April |, A. ID. 1860.
Together with all the right, title and equity
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25

LIGHTNING RoDs.-Mr. Charles Arms
travelling agent for Cutler, Ball g. Co.
lightning rod manufacturers at Chica
go, has visited this county twice the
present season, for the purpose o.
placing rods upon the dwelling houses
Of our citizens. He appears to be
very faithful in the work he does, and
from our acquaintance with the man.
ufacturers we are sure they would
have none but faithful men in theil
employ. There is much prejudice
against lightning rods, owing to igno.
rance of the principles of electricity
and the fraudulent or careless con-
duct of lightning rod agents but no
intelligent, scientific person will deny
that rods properly constructed and
put up are a great protection against
the dangerous effects of lightning.
For ourself, we would not be without
them.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25

The editor Of the McGregor Press,
who has lately been travelling among
his patrons in Clayton, Allamallee,
Winnisheik and Fayette counties,
says: ..
We have not met with one Republi-
can between McGregor and West Un-
ion who did not express himself oppo-
sed to the Fusion movement, and the
most of them are in state of wonder
ment at the course of Hon. II. Noble
in this matter. The Daily Press, con-
tanning the letter of Judge Price and
the Guttenburg meeting was received
here last night. The letter was q
source of merriment, and the result in
Guttenburg source of great gratiii-
cation. The Fusion movement is dead
A few wind-galled Democrats, like
Pat, Stoneman and Baugh of McGreg-
or, and here and there a spawned Re-
publican, may get up some kind of
mongrel ticket in Clayton county, and
that will be all.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25
Immigration from Norway.

\ Chicago writer says that with
the arrival of nearly every train upon
the Michigan Central Railroad, long
files of Norwegian immigrants, who
have come via Liverpool and Quebec,
come pouring up Dearborn street,
gazing curiousIy and hopefully about
in their new Land of Promise. More
than $500 have arrived by that route
within the last two weeks, and pas
sage has been engaged for 10000
more this season. There are many
grev-haired men, as we'll as young
children, among them, and all are at
tired neatly, especially the women,
with their snow-white kcrchicfs about
their heads. They are bound for Wi
mona, Red Wing, Reeds landing, and
other points in Minnesota and Wis
! consin. They are nearly all poor but
they bring, with the fair hair and blue
eyes Of their fatherland, honesty, fru-
gality and industry, as their contribu-
ton to the great crucible from which,
when all its strange clements are fus-
ed, is to pour forth that,-lct us hope
pure and shining metal Of the future
American character.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25

There is some individual material
in the Second Regiment of Wisconsin,
which will be likely to exhibit its
availability before the close of the war
The regiment embraces fighting
force of ten hundred and fifty who
have graduated at some institution
of classical learning two hundred OF
them are lumbermen, not one in ten
of whom had slept upon anything
softer than a saw-log in a half dozen
years, and all over five feet ten
inches high; one entire company is
composed Of foundry-men and iror
workers, and the remainder of til,
regiment is made up Of mechanic.
and farmers.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25

man in the company. In the evening
a meeting Of the Guards and citizens
was held at the Horticultural Room,
where patriotic and able speeches
were listened to, from Messrs. Wittcd
Felt, Strccter, Card, Babcock, Tisdale,
Powers and Bosworth. The Rev. Mr.
Witted, the gentleman who first spoke,
is going with the company to Burling.
top for the purpose of obtaining the
position of Chaplain in the 9th regi.
mcnt He has occupied the position
for number of years in the navy,
and seems well qualified for the impor-
tant position. Mr.. A. J. Felt, the next
on the stand, is an editor and lawyer,
and occupies the position of private
in the company. The next speaker
was old Black Hawk, (Hon. Zimri
Streeter,) and he, of course, as usual,
brought down the house. I. w. Card,
who followed, is an attorney at St.
Charles. Mr. Babcock, an ex-editor,
and private in the company, made a
regular Streeter speech. Mr.. Tisdale
is also private, and has occupied the
position of school superintendent and
teacher in Chickasaw county for a
number of years. Senator Powers,
who next spoke, represents the 40th
Senatorial District in the State Legis-
lature, is private, and VIC should
judge could fight as well as talk
Mr.. Bosworth, who last spoke, is
another private he leaves behind q
young wife, to whom he was married
on Sunday last. 1t seemed to us that
any member of the company was ca
pable of making a capital speech, and
we are sure there is not one but what
could do good fighting.
In the morning the Greys and Ran
gers escorted the Guards to the rail-
road depot, gave them a God speed "
and many hearty cheers.
The Dubuque Times of Friday says:
Last evening the Lincoln Guards,
escorted by Captain Markets. Rifles
and Capt. Gilbert's Cadets, marched
up Main street, and thence to the Park,
where they were addressed by Judge
Utley and Rev. Mr.. Dennis. The
thanks of the Lincoln Guards were re-
turned to our citizens in very hand
some manner by Mr.. Card, an Attor-
ney of st. Charles City. There has
not company visited our city this
season, more orderly, more intelligent,
or with more soldicrly bearing than
the Lincoln Guards.
The Guards left Dubuque for Bur-
lington 'on Friday afternoon, on the
steamer Northerner.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25

NORWEGIAN CoMEGE.-The Norwe
gian Lutheran Synod lately in session
in Wisconsin confirmed the action OF
their committee in locating their col
lcge in DEBORAH, SO that the Norwe,
gian College is to be built on the site
selected in West DEBORAH. In the
mean time the trustees are DESTROYS OF
starting a High, or Collegiate School,
where the higher branches may be
Taught, and are looking for rooms for
that purpose. They are talking Of
taking the grout house built by Judge
Reed. 1t is expected it will take a
year or two to complete the college,
and they want school immediate
ly.-Dec0rah Republican.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25
Indian Troubles.

A letter written from Sioux City, in
the Dubuque Times, dated July 10th,
informs us that the Sioux Indians, to
the number of thirty or more, are
committing depredations in that vicin-
ity. About twenty-five horses have
been stolen, and although the military
company Of Sioux city has several
Times pursued the Indians, thus far
they have been unsuccessful in taking
them. The writer says:
Yesterday morning two of our citi-
zens went out of the city about two
miles to work on farm. They did
not return at night, and their wives
becoming alarmed, company of men
prepared to be on the ground by day
light this morning. On arriving at
the spot the men and their horse were
gone-their wagon and harness there.
One man returned TO give the alarm
and the rest took the track of the In
dams. At s o'clock this morning the
bodies of the men were both found
within thirty feet of each other. ]
was on the ground and saw them be-
fore the bodies had been moved. 1t
appears they were shot at noon yes
terday while their horses were eating.
They went to n spring near by to get
some water. The Indians must have
laid concealed, and shot them before
they saw them. The rascals were so
near that the powder burnt the clothes
Of one man that was shot in the back,
the ball came ont through his breast
and was found in his hand. He APP
pears to have been walking along,
with with his thumb under his sus-
pender, and thus the ball lodged in
the palm of the hand The other man
was shot in the side-both must have
died very soon. They had not been
touched after being shot. The names
of the men were T. Roberts and Mr..
Cordna. Our company is in pursuit
of the Indians, and Judge Hubbard
has sent to Council Bluffs for others.
If this little band can be destroyed |
think there will be no danger on the
frontier.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25
Fight in Missouri.

We have news Of fight three miles
from Fulton, Galloway county, Mo,
between Col. McNiel, heading about
400, and Gen. Harris with q force cs-
timatcd at about 1000. Eighty Sc
ccssionists were killed and 200 taken
prisoners. The rebels were complete.
| ly routed.
Later and more reliable accounts
flom Fulton state that twelve of Col.
McNeil's force were wounded, includ-
ing his own body servant. Only the
advance guard of the Federal forces
were in the engagement, and they
were fired upon from ambush. The
rebels then fed, and some of them
were seen afterwards quietly at work
in their fields, as though nothing had
happened. Gen Harris was not in the
fight, but looking on at safe distance
! An official dispatch from Col Mcneil
states that he had met Harris and had
completely routed him. Our loss is
IL wounded. s.......
A messenger from Springfield, the
l4th, reports Gen. Lyon concentrating
all the Federal forces at that point,
and only wanted a supply Of provis-
ions to attack Jackson's forces and
drive them out Of the State.
McCulloch had left for Arkansas af-
ter violent dispute with Jackson,
whom he called great coward in the
presence of all his officers.
DR.. Porter, from Springfield on the
evening OF the 10th, reports that Jack,
sons and McCulloch's forces were at
Camp Walker, ten miles South of the
Missouri line, at Ycllvillc, Arkansas.
a Sergeant belonging to Capt
Cooks Company of Home Guards, az
rived at Syracuse, and reports that
Capt. Cook had captured s secession
lists, among them messenger from
Claib. jackson, bearing letters to diff.
ferent persons. In one of these let.
tiers, Jackson admits, having lost 500
killed in the battle of Carthage. ...
Col. bernstein has ordered another
expedition into Galloway County, to
open the road to Fulton, where Col
McNeirs command is posted.
Brig, Gen. Pope, Of Illinois, has Ia
ken the field in North Missouri. lie
has issued q proclamation at St.
Charles to the people of North Mis-,
souri,, stating that the United States
Government, dcprecating the disturb
ance of the last ten days, has resolved
to suppress them. The proclamation
closes as follows:
] therefore warn all persons taken
in arms against the Federal Govern
ment, who attempt to commit depreda-
tons upon public or private property,
or who modest unoffending citizens,
that they will be dealt with in the
most summary manner, without await
ing civil process.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25
The Missouri Border,

The Page County Uowa) Tribune
says, at shutdown on the 9Th inst, a
messenger galloped in hot haste into
Bedford, Taylor county, saying that
the Union men of Marysvillc, Noda-
way county, Missouri, on the Iowa
border, were threatened by the scces-
sionists, and implorcd help from Iowa
In half an hour forty or fifty armed
men were on their way in wagons
and on horseback, and in few hours
they were upon the line. They press
cd on, and soon joined the Union
forces at Marysvile, amid the accla-
nations of the people. The force now
numbered about 500 They proceed
ed to place the town in state of de-
fence, and on Sunday night slept on
their arms, as the rebels designed at
that time to make an attack. The
forces were about equal, and the cne-
my actually approached the place,
but suddenly gave up the attempt to
take the town, many going in the di.
rection of Rockport
Fifty-thrce rebel prisoners were
taken, including all Mc county o6icers,
and secession flag with arms and
ammunition figured among the spoil.
A few were released on taking the
oath, and made pcnitcnt confessions
to the assembly, and others are re-
served for the halter, having taken
the oath before, and perjurcd them
selves. They arc now in the custody
Of the troops at St. Joseph.
Their duty performed, the Iowa
boys returned, meeting on their way
several other bodies of men hurrying
for the scene these were turned back
to reserve themselves for future help.
The arms used by the Iowa boys con.
SlSlCu vi tuC uCW INT anu SdUlC DdNO'
net, and its very CLEAN was in many
cases complete argument against
secession 81. .......
| Again we have an account in tn,
Burlington Hawkeye of the 18th inst
saying that messenger arrived a
Eddyville on the day previous, bring
ing the news that 800 rebel cavalry
had invaded Appanoose county, Iowa
They are reported to have burned the
town of Milan, in Missouri, and Union
vile, Iowa, and it was feared they
would burn Centreville, the county
seat of Appanoose county. The mes
senger had been sent for the purpos'
of calling help to expel the invaders
There was great cxcitemant in Mon
roe, Davis, and other counties in tina
vicinity-people gathering up every
thing available in the shape Of arms.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25

If, ten years ago, an official man in
Washington City had made an an
nouncement similar to the following
he would have been hooted at and
held up to public ridicule
"Mr. Ethcridge, the new Clerk of
the House, has expressed his detcrmi.
nation not to allow q single man to
remain in his employ an hour who Wis
its gambling saloons, or who keeps
any liquor about his room in the Capt..
toll" h. -. .a... e. ....
We are also informed by persons
who have opportunities to know, that
temperate habits are necessary to OBJ
tain or hold clerkships in any of the
departments at Washington. This is
certainly a good mo1 in the right d.
rcction.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25

TIE TEILYEA MuRDER-The body of
Tellyea, who was murdered last win
ter near Burr Oak, in Winnesheik
county, was found few days since
in Silver Creek, small stream that
empties into the Upper Iowa river be-
low DEBORAH, by two boys searching
for cows. A coroner's inquest was
held and the body identified. There
were several cuts on the head, made
by an axe, and the brains had mostly
run out. Livcngood and Tellyea's
wife, on whom suspicion rested, have
been re-arrcsted, and are now confined
in the Jail at DEBORAH.
St. Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (St. Charles City [Charles City], Iowa) 1857-1861, 1861-07-25
The Rebel Sirens.
A correspondent, writing from Fa


Church, Va, gives the following:
One of the hardest things for a sol
der to do is to stand picket against
an enemy that resorts to bush fight
ing A picket is guard thrown out
considerable distance from the camp
so that an enemy may not approach
unobscrvcd. 1t is very exciting en-
ploymcnt. In company with a cap
tain | strolled beyond the pickets on
the road leading to Fairfax Court
House, and stood upon the debatablc
ground--that secured by both parties.
One feels desire to go little fur
thcr--to see little morc-to face a
rebel, OF get behind him and bring
him in as prize. .... ...-.. ....-
1t will be rccollected that a Conncc-
ticut Captain was captured not long
long since at the house of Old Mr.
Scott, captivatedr1irst, it was said, by
the charms of the young ladies Of his
household. Since that time the Con-
nccticut boys have had desire to
make the acquaintance of those char
mers, and here they come in wagon
CALAMITY guarded by young men, who
since they left the land of steady
habits have had but few opportuni-
ties to hold converse with the fair sex
The ladies returned home few days
since, and the boys, direct fran South
CarOliaa, called upon them this after
noon. After little conversation, du-
ring which some important informa-
ton was elected, the gallant Gcutcn-
ant solicited the pleasure of their
company, not at the South Carolina,
but at the Connecticut, headquarters!
They were in no wise disconnected,
and denied all completely in the cap.
turc of Capt. Kellogg, asserting that
he had ample notice of the approach
Of the secession troops, and that he had
an opportunity Of escaping. After a
short detention they were allowed to
depart. They assert that they were
very fond of Capt. Kellogg, and did
their prettiest to save him. ....-
There is considerable trapping in
this locality. Visiting one picket, |
iOaid NV IVY NSNl'iiS NiOSC NdtNlI
over house about one half mile dis
tant secluded in an oak grove. There
is girl over there" said one, laying
his gun on the rail of the fence and
aiming toward the house, that | might
get view of it, "who we suspect
tried to set trap for one of our men.
She came out into the blackberry lot,
sung a song, asked him to GO up and
see her piano, and take tea, but he
smelt rat and was shy. To-day
three or four of them are going to lie
there in the bushes, and one is going
up to the house to see the piano"
Not hearing that any trap has
sprung, it is presumed that no rebels
were at hand to capture the bird at
signal from the charmer. Thus you
see that the land of Sirens is not far
away. Dulcet sounds are calling the
Connecticut Ulysses.
Later intelligence informs us that
the two Misses Scott, supposed to
have been instrumental in the capture
of the Connecticut Captain have been
arrested, by order Of Captain Tyler,
and will be held prisoners until the
Captain is released.