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Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-06
A. B. +. HILDRETH,
General Land Agent,

CHARLES CITY, FLOYD CO., IOWA,
Will attend to buying, selling and selecting
ands on Commission, &c. Town Lots bought
land sold, money loaned, and the business of
conveyancing and payment of Taxes promptly
attended to. Friends at the East, as well asin
this State, are requested to make application
to my agency. Satisfactory references given
If required.
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[PUBLIc--No. 23.1


AN ACT making an appropriation for
completing the defences Of Wash
ington, and for other purposes.
BE ii enacted by The Senate and House
of Representatives. Of the United States of
america IN Congress assembled, That the
sum of one hundred and fifty thousand
dollars be and the same is hereby ap-
propriated, out of any money in the
Treasury not otherwise appropriated,
for completing the defences of Wash
ington: Prorided, That all arrearages
OF debts already incurred for the OBJ
jects of this act shall be first paid out
OF this sum: And prorided, further, That
no part of the sum hereby appropriat-
ed shall be expended in any work
hereafter to be commenced.
SEC. 2. And be IL further enacted, That
the fifth section Of the act of twenty
eighth September, eighteen hundred
and fifty, providing for the discharge
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-06

PrBuc-No. 20.
AN ACT making an appropriation
for the purchase of cotton and to-
bacco seed for general distribution.
BE 1t enacted by The Senate and House
Of Representatives. Of the United States
OF America an Congress assembled, That
there be and is hereby appropriated,
out OF any money in the Treasury not
otherwise appropriated, the sum of
three thousand dollars, for the purchase
OF cotton seed, and one thousand dol
lars for the purchase of tobacco seed,
under the superintendent Of the Sec
rctary of the Interior, for general dis
tribntion : Prorided, That the said cot.
ton seed shall be purchased from pla-
ces where cotton is grown as far north
as practicable.
Approved, February l3, 1862.
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4ottrv.
The Land Of Dreams.
Dy CYNTHIA d. wEsrCoTT.

Did you ever go to dream-land,
That strange yet happy place,
Where fancy weavcs garland
Round every loved one face,
Where there is nought but treasures,
No clouds but clouds of gold,
And all our joys and pleasures
Bring forth a thousand fold,
Like magic scenes, long blotted
From memory, pass 10y
With flowers the fields are dotted
When seen with dreamcr's eye
Any many joyful meeting
With loved ones far away
ulumes the hours of sleeping
With fancy's brighter ray.
From life fees every sorrow,
Each weed of care is gone,
We plan not for the morrow,
The present is all we own;
And draped in pleasant fancics,
We heed not envy's call,
In those delightful frances
We bear good will To all.
We roam with friends long absent,
Beings of another sphere,
Nor note our joys as transient,
While they are with us here.
We wake To find their traces
But dimmed by toll and strife,
And turn with thoughtful faces
To the stern demands of life.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-06

extensive observation and long expe-
rience in the business. The address
was interspersed with fund of wit
and anecdote, and illustration to
which it is impossible to do justice
Mr.. Grinnell deserves the thanks OF
the community for the interest he has
taken in a subject which so nearly
concerns our wclfare--and we hope
that he will give the results of his cx-
periencc in some form accessible TO
the bulk of our nnnnintinn
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-06
THEODORE MIX,
ARCHITECT AND BUILDER,
CHARLES CITY IOWA

CHARLES CITY, IOWA.
Designs, Plans, Estimates and Specifications
furnished for Public Buildings, Stores, Town
aud Country Villas, Cottages Sc. Detail draw
ings or superintendent given when required,
on reasonable terms.
Mr.. Mix is architect of the Court House, Ma
sonic Hall and other buildings in st. Charles.
With his experience he is confident of giving
satisfaction to all who employ him. Jobbing
done at short notice at his workshop.
st. Charles, Sept. / 1867 Swift
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-06

Some people are ever signing over
glorious dreams forever fed; grandeur
and happiness passed away; pining
for the return of hours gone by. Let
them only look hopefully to the future
and life will becom pleasant journey.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-06

Mr.. Black, or Mr.. Brown? The Black
family is seldom met with, but Mr..
Browns relations live in almost every
locality. ...s
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-03-06
STIMSON'S HOTEL,

CORNER OF EAST WATER DETROIT STREETS,
MIL VA UKEE.
This House is located in the business part of
the City, convenient to the Cars and Boats.
~ Omnibus and Baggage Wagon always
on hand to convey Passengers and Baggage to
and from the Boats and Cars free of charge
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AGENTS FOR IyTEIIiCENCER
" s. N. PErrESGuI, a Co, Newspaper Advertising
.nts No 1l9 Nassau Street, New York, and 10 state
ect, Boston.
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A CURIOUS SET or WOUNDS "A soldie,
Of powerful, brawny frame, belonging tc
the 2lt North Carolina, SO badly Gu, 10 a,
the late battle Of Winchester, is living n,
The SEMINARY Hospital in that town. II.
received n MIME bulle, in both thighs. from
opposite directions. A ball entered IN,
arm near the elbow, and went crashing
through lhe~s and muscle up to the shoul.
der, and out at the claycle. Another en-.
tered just above the small Of the back. Tn.
surgeons endsavored 10 vain to find it
Several days afterwards it passed from IN.
bowels. The ball is pre,srved by Dr. Chap.
el' and is but little hattened. The question
i'' how did that ball get into the intestinal
canals, and pass thence withou, causing
death All the army surgeons say there
Is no parallel case on record. The mnn emf.
heartily, has excellent digestion, and has
been living nearly four weeks, and IN. eva.
y prospect Of getting well Of his wounds,
Ills skin has healthy appearance, hi. eve
Is clear, aud he talks cheerfully.-N. Y.
Commercial
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"lHE CARTEL OF l8l2."-It will he
remembered that a Richmond paper ha.
mentioned the probability OF a general
exchange OF prisoners "on the basis OF the
Cartel Of 1912" This WAS a cartel. or
agreement, for an exchange Of prisoners,
between the United States and Grea,
Britain, during the late war, by which
all prisoners, taken by either beligerent,
we're to be paroled and returned to their
respective countries, whenever a certain
number were captured, their expenses
being paid, for the time being, by The
Consuls Of their respective countries and
receipts and vouchers as 10 rank being
given and received in all such shipments.
Whenever the numbers thus captured
and Paroled were equal on both sides,
they we're exchanged, rank for rank
with the exception Of privateer, whom
Great Britain refused to recognize as men
ofwar's men, and who were accordingly
retained rs prisoners until the close Of the
war.
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N u NJ B E R Is.

YANKEE LossEs.-The Washington
Star says:
"The number Of Union soldiers killed
in the seven days battles has been re
duced to 1900 or less. Our total loss in
the killed, wounded and missing, accor
ding TO official accounts which the Presi.
dent causes to be rendered, while recently
with the army, was about 1900. The
rebels claim to have 1900 prisoners, in L.
eludng wounded, and 5000 of our woun,
ded have already been sent North on
steamers. The hourly return Of strsg
glers continues TO lessen ills estimate OF
tue killed
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S7J REWAlsD!

H""uy from where we had them
81 hired, near Chester. in lane :nsi. our
~ three Negro men, viz BILL, GILES
and HENRY. '>'''
Bill and Giles we boughtthc IIth of Last
November, at the estate sale of Ed. L..,rh
on Broad River, in York District. Th.y
being brothers and having relations IN ,h,
ne'shborho"d where we purcha ,ed them, !,
Is more than likeley they hn,. mad. ,he,
way back to their old n,ighborhood.
Biil is about 26 years old, 5 feet & incb,.
high, will weigh I5O or loo bounds, !,
very black; rather shaped ace, speak,
quick when spoken to.
Giles, his brother, is about "a ve,rs ola
o feet 9 inches high will weigh 100 In,
Is very black. and walks with hi, h.nd nm
and feet turned out iE front.
hehry, We purchased, Jan !, Col. e..
t'ves on the Catawbn river. n, is "a year.
Old, well sc;, feet 10 inches aiuh. and will
weiSh 10 pounds has a heavy hroyy ,nd
speaks slowly has some chsrs.,., .s ;.
runaway May 20 To Charleston or Wash,
'ngton city, 1t is hard telling whrr. Le VII
60 as he Is n gentleman of travel Ia
All ran oil about the same time
We will pay SIS reward for the tL,cc
men or S25 piece for either of them de-.
nNe'ed ia any Jail 40 that we can y., ,h.m
These boys may attempt 10 make Ihcir So
Nor'h' MS some others from this place have.
attempted.
PRIDE g. DUNOVANT.
Ang. 7, lS6I-26-tf
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Kentucky.

The tide in the affairs Of war, now
flowing irresistiblv in favor Of the Con.
federate cause, bids fair to sweep through
Kentucky, and to regenera,e and redeem
that State from the lhraldom Of its Yam
kee oppressors and its traitorous sous -
We have the gratifying intelligence that
the Southern feeling is n,ensifying every
day. John Morgan is there with his
fearless troops has already made two
successful dashes at the enemy, and the
people OF several secession counties are
commencing active hosti!ities against the
abolition usurPers, carrying the war even
TO the borders Of Ohio Morgan's recen,
exploits were in Monroe and Barren
counties, in the Southern part Of the
State, adjoining Tennessee bu, the
cause Of Southern rights has champions
in many other localities Oven county,
which is called the shot bed Of secession" :"
and where the people lately drove out a
Federal forco sent there 10 intimidate
them, is near the Indiana line. From all
indications, Lincoln will have enough TO
do in suppressiug the rebellion" in the
West to prevent the speedy sugmenta.
ton OF his armies in Vuginia.-Rich
mond Dispatch.
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KNOXVILLE, July l5.--Gen. Bu.lls Fed
erai forces are scattered all along the lin.
from Hontsville to Stevenson, and are said
10 number so,5eo, including 1900 cavalry
MeCoOS's division, 10000 strong, i, march.
ing against Chattanooga, with ~ piece. O,
artillery and BueIrs cavalry.
Mitchell has certainly been arrested and
ordered to Washington.
General Buell. is now in command Of All
tie Federal forces ia East Tennessee 81
pannah Republican.
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Recruiting Meeting in New York

RtcHMoSD, July l9.-Nor,hern date.
OF the l6th say the war meeting in New
York, on the 10Th, was said to have been
largely attended. There were five stand.
for the speakers-alI Of whom were We.
hemently in favor Of uphoIding the Gov.
ernment in all it's war measures until the
last armed rebel shall surrender. Al q
o'clock, when the gathering seemed most
dense, violent shower came up, and the
meeting WAS summarily dismissed.
A letter from Butler is published, ex
P'anatory OF bis order regarding the Ia,
dies Of New Orleans. He says that
gentleman will take no notice Of a wo.
man OF the town. She cannot insult. 7,
is only when she becomes a continuops
and positive nusaLce that you call a
watchman and give her in charge 10
bin.
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The Crisis, a pape, printed at Colum

The Crisis, a paper printed at Colum.
bus, Ohio, and edited by Sam. Medary,
by far the ablest political journsI in the
State, is highly conservative, and comes
out fairly and squsreIy against the Black
Republican administration charges that
party with pree'pitating the country into
war; and insists that unless the RepubIi.
cans are turned out Of Office at once and
kicked into nonentily, the Federal Gov
ernmsnt will be irretrisvsbiy destroyed
and the liberties Of The people sunk for.
ever.
The Cincinnati Enquirer, another lead.
ing journal, takes the same view. Both
these papers have la.aa and rapidly
increasing circulation, and il is evident
opposition to the war is fast gaining
strength 10 the Wess sad North. west.
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Two little boys sa, listening earperlv
while their grandmother was telling them
the bible story Of Ej.h going to heaven
IN ~hirlwind, with chario, Of fire.
when little Willie interrupted her with,
~ Sammy, wouIdn', you have been a.
fraid |" Sammy hesitated momeL, and
then replied: mo, not if had the Lord
10 drive"
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FROM FREDERICKSBURG AND BALTI
MoRE.-From a gentleman attached to
the cavalry service, who reached Rich.
mond Friday night, the Examiner has
some interesting news from Fredericks.
burg. The enemy has entirely evacuated
that city, and retired beyond The Kappa
hancock, on the North bank Of which he
has posted a cavalry picket. The Joy Of
the citizens Is unbouuded at this sudden
departure OF their oppressors.
The Examiners informant, before lea.
wing Fredericksburg, met with a gentle.
man ust arrived from Baltimore, from
whom he learned that the Yankees have
Withdrawn from Baltimore all their
troops ereeP: three regiments Of militia.
All their available force has also been
Withdraw from Washington. The desti
nation OF these troops was no, positively
known. Tut it WAS currently believed they
had been sent 10 Gen Pope in the Val
ley.
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ed ne II the want Of it can kill me
then .et me die! But won't die! III
live-live, till Moses FELTON, shall eat bis
words !"
lie did live; sn iron will conquered
the messenger death had sent and Daniel
Bryan lived. Fo- one month he could
not even walk without help. But he had
help-joyful powerful help. Mary help
ed him.
A year passed away and Moses FELTON,
returned to Louisiana. He entered the
court house at Burlington, and Daniel
Bryan was upon the floor pleading for a
young man who had been indicted for
forgery. FELTON, started with surprise
Never before had Bryan looked so noble
and commanding, and never before had
such torrents Of eloquence poured from
his lips. The case was given 10 the jury
and the youth was acquitted. The sue
cessfu! counsel turned flom the cour,
room and met Moses FELTON,.
They shook hands but did not speak.
When they reached spot where none
others could hear them, Bryan stopped.
"Moses," he said, "do you remember
the words you spoke to ME year ago I"
81 do, Daniel"
"Will you now take them Lackl Un.
say them now and forever3"
"Yes, with all my heart"
"Ihen | am in part repaid"
"And what must be the remainder Of
the payment 7" asked Moses.
"l mus, die an honest, unperjured man.
The oath that has bound me thus far was
made for life."
That evening, Mary Bryan was among
the happiest of the happy. No alluson
Was made in word, to that strange scene
Of one year before, but Moses could read
in both the cnun,euances Of his sister aud
her husband the deep gratitude they did
not speak
And Daniel Bryan yet lives, Que cf
the most hrnored men in Louisana.-
Five times has he sat in the State legis..
lature and thrice 10 the senate. and lie Is
ye. noble man, and an ornament 10
society, declining all offers OF public office,
from the fact that his profession is more
lucrative, while plenty Of Others want the
offices which he cares not for.
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A Sudden Amendment.

The simple story am about to relate,
possesses much interest for those who
were ever acquainted with the parties
concerned, and 10 Others it's interest will
not only be in its truth, but also in the
peculiar soul touch it develops
In one Of the northern towns of Louisi.
ana lived young man whom shall call
Daniel Bryan. He was lawyer by
profession, aud one Of the most intellec
tual men in that section OF the county.
No one possessed the confidence OF bis
friends more than he did, and no one was
better calculated to secure the good will
and friendship Of all with whom he came
in contact. Business poured in upon him.
And he failed not to give the utmost sat.
isfaction.
At tho age Of twenty seven, Bryan
touk to himself a wife from among the
most favored ones Of the country. Mary
FELTON, experienced a strange pride when
she gave her hand to the young lawyer,
and if none envied her, many at least
prayed that they might be as fortunate.
Bat ere long cloud came over the
scene. Conviviality ran high among the
members Of the bar, and young Bryan
possessed one Of those peculiar tempera
men.s which at length give the whole bo
dy and soul up to the demon Of appetite.
For threo years he followed the social
custom of the times without neglecting
much Of his business, but finally, he sank
to the loves, pit Of degreda.iou,-w
at the age Of Ave and Thirty, he had be
come a confirmed drunkard. He now
neglected bis clients altogether, for be
could not remain sober long enough at
any one time to carry any case through
court. The only business be bad now
upon his hands was the collecting OF some
few debts.
On the evening Of his thirty fifth birth.
day be joined the Washingtonians, and
once more bis bright genius sbons out
upon the world. But it could not las:
long; and amid the examples Of those
who were his constant companions be
went back to his cups, and down be sank
as rapidly as hs had risen. In one short
year from that time be was miserable,
degraded thing. People who had left
notes and accounts with him to collec,
called at bis house, and upon inquiring of
his wife where he was, she would tell
them he was away. Poor woman they
could not bear to dispute her, and they
would 60 their way, though they knew
that the remains Of Daniel Bryan we're
PROSTATE upon his bed room floor.
One day Mr. Vinson called to see
him. Vinson had left notes and accounts
10 the amount Of several thousand dol. |
lara With Bryan to collect and he was
anxious about them. His poor wife an. |
swered him as usual-that her husband
had gone away.
my dear madam" returned Mr.. Vim.
son, - know your misfortune, and lap
precia.e your iseRags, but ! must see
your husband. II 1 can see him for even |
one minute, l can learn all I wish 10
know"
Mary Bryan spoke not . word, bu,
with fearful eye she turned away. and
Mr.. vipson followed her, He found Brv
sm in back room srstched st full length
upon the aoor, with 2 jug Of rum by hi.
ide with much effort Vipson aroused
be poor msn to State Of smi.conscious.
gee, apd ssked il he hsd dope anything
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CouSrERFErr CoSFEpERATK NorEs
we are Informed that counterfeit Conssd
crate notes OF the denomination Of ten
dollars are in circulation. The engra
y'ng Is coarsely done. pHspor,ing to be
done by the Southern Bank Note Com
Pany. and they are printed in black and
red INK The vigreue is q group Of In
dians IN the centre. The si sitpatures 7
hnel and are engraved
pot written,
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COTTON GONG UPON Bonn SIDES OF
THE ArLANrIc.-The New York Tribune.
OF Saturday, says:
The Inquiry for cotton is still very fair,
and prices are again slielly frmer sales
to day Of some l,4Oo bales, on basis
Of Al l.2 Acc. for MiddIing Uplards,
and 40 New Orleans aud Texas. The nd.
vices to day per Norwegian report the
sales at Liverpool for the week at lO5,.
600 bales, at an advance Of 2 a 2 Cd.
over last authorized quotations, the mar
ket closing with a strong upward ten.
dency. This will have little or no effect
here. as the advance in prices is fully
equal to that on the other side, and an
inside margin must be closed up before
exporters can operate pro6tabIy and it
Is proper that this should be so, for were
shipments goirg on we should, in very
few days, be left without a single bale OF
cotton in the market, and prices would
reach a fabulous heigh, even now, the
supply is entirely inadequate to NEE, the
wants OF consumers and not few are of
the opinion that soc. will he paid before
the expiration Of the month.
WAsHISGToS, July 1.-THE Presi.
dent, as we are assured Ivy those who
know, returned from the Peninsula in
much better spirits than be was when he
went there. lie found that the ex,en, Of
our disasters had been, as is not unusu
ally done in such cases, much exaggers.
ted. and that the present condition Of
things was much better than was repre-
sented. He found that our loss in killed.
wounded, missing and prisoners, did 10,
exceed, according to the official figures.
l0,40o men. He found that the srmy
on the James was much stronger in poin,
Of numbers than official accounts sent TO
Washington represented it; and he
found the men in excellent health. and
eager for the words. "forward march"
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GEN nUoER We understand ,ba,
'h'' o'iicer has been relieved Of his com.
anIno 70 The army and assigned to duty
IN Richmond, as Inspector OF OrJinsnce
~" DIVISION has been turned over to Gen
i. 81. Andersoo.
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lhe Havana correspondent OF the New
York Tribune rays that the French forces
in Mexico Ind cnptula,ed for wan, of food
having eaten their artillery mui.s
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A FRESH npppIy Of Garden Seed. EN-
"A bracing alI IRE varieties usually solj
in this market, just received sud for sale 5y
JONES' EhOCkErT.
Feb ~ 1851. ~