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ESrRAYS.

Came tresspassng upon the premises Of tho
subscriber residing in st Clair tp., on or about
the first OF November last one yellow dun
cali and one white calf, with red head, both Of
them one year old last spring, and having no
ear marks. The owner is requested to come
forward, prove property, pay charges and take
them away, or they will be disposed of accor-
ding to law -. re,l.
MATILDA MARSHALL
Dec 12th-3ts.,
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sTIho N Tribune recently started tho ST
ry that some of the Southern leaders had made
an informal proposition to leading Democrats
In fhe North, to come back into the Union. We
might have had some hope thatthis story w ould
turn out TO be correct, had it first appeared in
any other print than the Tribune. But the fact
that it made its debut in that sink of falsehood,
was sufficient to deter all sensible people from
Believing it, and branded it at once as canaya
which the Tribune itself now admits it to have
been.
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EXECUTORS NnrIcr

Letters testamentary on the estate of Charlss
Hoyman, late of Londonderry townsh;n dssas..a
hav'ne been granted to the undersigned all
inueo'ed to said estate hereby notified to ma ke
immediate payment, and those having. claims win
present them duly authenticated for settle ment
December 5, lss2.-6t Execn,o,
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5rAmOng the officers who DISTINGUISHED thnr

ss-Among tho officers who distinguished them
selves for their galantry, at the battle of POGO
taligo, was our young friend, Capt r. IT, Ly.
ons, of this place During the action, one of
his men John Coffeo) was. wounded, and he
was attempting to carry him off, when rifle
Dali struck the coat sleeve of the captain and
entered the body of the wounded man. The
Captain succeeded, however, in bringing off
Coffee, and passed through the conflict unsca.
thed
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STRAY STEER.

Came trespassing the premises of tae subscribe,
residing in Onion township about the third day Of
Noyeinher briadied uuley steer, with white f.es
aud notch under the lett ear, supposed to be about
one year old last spfisg The owner is requested
70 prove property and take hiu, away or he will be
disposed of according to law.
- JOSEPH cgoYLR
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ss-Mr. Michael Dener, of Napier tp., was
run over, one day last week, by his team, and
very seriously injured. The wheels passed over
his breast, crushingi it sadly. The cause of the
acciaent, was, we believe, his horses taking
fright and becoming unmanagcahle.
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The books of William Spidel, from the ! 9Th
OF August, 1861, to the oath September. 1869.
are assigned TO j. NJ. Shoemaker &, Co. and
are In my hands for collection. Person, who
nave accounts on said books, will call at my
office without delay and make settlement there.
by saving costs. M H. NICODEMtJS
Dec II 1860
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eyJohn Van Buren, announced in the coursc
OF recent speech in New York city, that if
any man who had caused the arbitrary arrest
and imprisonment of any citizen of New York
dared set foot upon the soil of that State. he
would be arrested and tried for this outrage up.
on the liberty of the citizen.
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es-There is no war news of importance
The army is still IN stat1 quo before Fredcricks.
burs-Congress has as yet done nothing of i'm
portanco. Our Congressional summary, crowd
ed out by the Message this week, will be re-
sumed in our next.
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aSTWe are indebted to Lieut.. John Cole. for.
merly OF this county, for late copies of the
Richmond E"qmier and Richmond DispatcA
Lieut.. Cole informs us that he was for 1,vo
months prisoner in Richmond,
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EXECUToR.S NOTlCE

Letters tesIamentary on the estate Of Jacob Esus.
man late of st. Clair township, deceased having
been granted to the Undersigned ell peysons ;nd.h,
ed to said estate are hereby notified 10 make mms.
diate Phyment, and those having claims will present
them properly authenticated for settlement.
- ... HENRY KAUFFMAN,
DeCeNhpei y, -ooz.-ot'f rfff.f Eyacuto.
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sSThe name of the unfortunate man, who.
with his wife and two children recently ner;s he'd
in praire fire, in Kansas, was Josiah Keller
man, and not Joseph, as enormously printed in
our account of last week.
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eS-We see it stated that Gen. Mcclellan is
about to prepare history of hiscampaigns. If
this be so, we shall look for an expose of the
malice and devilishncss of tho Abolition load.
ers that will ooen the eyes of some people.
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sS>What is wrong with the reservoir, water
pipes, hydrants, "or any other man. that the
inhabitants of Pitt street must suffer for want
of water?
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MARRIED

PRESSEL--MOCK.-- Near St. Clairsyills.
Nov. 3oth,9 by the Rev N. E. Gilds, Dlr Abra-
ham Presscl to Miss Rebecca Mock, both Of U.
Mon tip. sa A saM - 70 &3a
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EIhere are no less than 3 70 sick and woun-
dcd soldiers in the hospital at Cumberland, Md.
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not overrunning the North, let the people along
the Pennsylvania border testify.
But we cannot pursue this subject much far
tAer. 1t is, to us, disgusting theme. Nay,
il is enough to make any white mans blood
bbil, to think that the President of the United
States would devote one half Of his entire Mes
sdge to the consideration of fanatical and
worse than fool-hardy project to ameliorate the
condition of negroes, when the white people of
tie Union are crying to him to be delivered
from ten times more Dire adful curse than that
of negro slavery, the curse of civil war, which
the agitation of the negro questi on will inevi-
tably only aggravate and embitter. Has Abra-
ham Lincoln no heart, as well as no head? Or
WHY is il that he can hear the moan of the sol
diers widow, the cry of his orphan child and
be unmoved to say even one word for their COM
fort, whilst, obedient to the dictates of section
al animosity and party spite, he forces upon the
people his own political schemes and partisan
clicanery2 Citizens and soldiers! We are white
men! Search the message and find a word in it,
if you can, calculated for your benefit! You
will see, as we do, that the whole bent OF the
Presidents mind is to carry out his Abolition
proiccts-no matter at what expense--no mat
to, if the white race and the black suffer mu-
tual injury. He must and will have, if posi-.
be, the negroes free, though
srheir swarthy hosts would darken all our plains,
Doubling the native horror of the war,
And making death moro grm'
WHAT IT MEANs--Peoplo have sometimes
wondered why Democratic journals placed a
rooster at the head of their papers as an en-
bem of victory. Parson Brown nlow fully ex-
plains the matter as follows:
F, GAS the growing of the cock followed the
betrayal Of Christ by Peter, so again the cock
crows after the Democrats have attempted to
bstray the Government and place it in the pow
e of its enemies"
We find the above precious morceau gracing
tie columns of a late number of the Blair
County Wing. Abolition editors must be 'hard
pp" for something to say about the recent DEM
scratic victories when they are compelled to
dick up the crude witticisms of blasphemous
renegade who was kicked out Of the Southern
Corfedcracy because he was too mean to be
bleiated even there.
But Parson Brownlow has become pet with
the Abolitionists, notwithstanding the fact that
he asserts that he still holds, as he. did several
years ago, in public debate, that slavery isa di-
vine Institution and must not be interfered with.
Tie only reason we can see for their great love
toward this clerical blackguard, is the fact that
his natural and uncomfortable propensity for
lying seems to be congeni al to their habits and
tases. Why even in the above quoted para
grah, preacher as he is, he falsiiies Holy Writ.
PEER did not betsuy the Saviour, as Brownlow
sa,s, but denied that he kae'O him. In this res
pet Abraham Lincoln is another Peter. AL
stand by his master 11saater.didl that he would
last, when the hour of trial came, he denied and
'saored tne. --aster, and it was only then that
the cocks crc,0.
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b expected q to. continue for q long time after

Be expected to continue for long time after
: that period as rapidly as before, because our
territory. will not hayes become full, do not
aAtate this. .iuconsidcrately. At the same ratio
Of Increase which we have maintained on an
average from our first National census, in 1880,
!, until that Of 1850, we should in 1900 have
& pouulation eof 103, ,20S,4l5 and why may we
not continue that ratio far beyond that period!
q Our abundant room, our broad National Home
stead, is our ample resource, ..
Were onr territory as limited as are the Brit
ish Isles, very certainly our population could
not expand as stated. Instead OF receiving the
foreign born, as now, we should be compelled
to send part of the native born away. But
such is not our condition. We have Q, ,963, 900
SQUARE miles, Europe has 3,S00,000 with a
population averaging 73l persons to the square
mile. Why may not our country at some time
average as many? Is it less fertile? Has it
more waste surface by mountains, rivers, likes
deserts or other causea Is it inferior to Eu-
rope in any natural advantage? Ii then we
;ure at some time to be as prosperous as Europe,
how soon7 As to when this may be we can
Judge by the past and tho present AS to when
Il will be, if ever depends much on whether
we maintain the Union.
Several of our States are above the average
of Europe 73l to the square mile. Massachu.
eetts has l57, Rhode Island 1873, Connecticut
90, New York and New Jersey each 80. Also.
the two other great States of Pennsylvania and
Ohio are not far below, the former having 6j
and the latter So The States already above
the European average, except New York, have
increased in as rapid a ratio since passing that
point as ever before, while no one of them is
equal to some other parts Of our country in
natural capacity for sustaining dense popula.
tion. Taking the nation in the aggregate, ant
we find the population and ratio of increase fol
the several decennial periods to be as follows:
1790-3923,827.
1905, 1865 35.02 per cent of increase
1908, ,2s9,8l4; 36.45 per cent, ratio of in
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TAKE NOTICE

Sheria Is Office, Dec. IL, lss2.--4t.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-20
New Hampton.

A recent visit to New Hampton, in
Chickasaw county, showed that town
to be in a prosperous condition. The
town site is well chosen, and in the
summer season it must be very pleas
ant there. Mr.. Beach, the Treasurer
and Recorder, has pleasant and COM
Portable Office, while in the second
story Of the same building is the print
ing Office of the New Hampton Courier,
(where we found Mcssrs. Sawin &
Young hard at work, as printers usu-
ally are, and the law Office of Capt.
j. IL. Powers. Mrs. Powers was in
great affection. Her infant child, of
some Is months, lay dead in the house,
and a messenger had been sent to
Missouri to bring the (supposed) dead
body Of her husband, that both might
be buried at the same time. But after
the messenger left, news came from
the surgeon Of the regiment that Capt.
Powers would recover from his sick
ness. and probably be able to come
home in few weeks. On receipt OF
this news the child was buried.
With some repairs to the road next
season, q good and direct thorough
fare may be opened from Charles City
via Chickasaw, New Hampton, and
Fort Atkinson, to McGregor.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-20
MarShNl'S Sale.
Office of L. T.. NORTON.
M1Grernr Ech Il 1850

NOTICE is hereby given. that on wednes-
~ day the 10th day of March, A D. 1862
at O'Clock p. NJ. on said day, at the front
door of the City Hotel in the Town of Saint
Charles, Floyd county, Iowa, will be sold to
the highest bidder for cash, the following de-
scribed property, taken on execution issued
out of the Office of the Clerk of the United
States District Court, District of Iowa, North
ern Division, in favor of Blake, Bigelow &Co,
and against the goods, chattels and Real
Estate of Cheney & Bracket and Joseph
Kelly, to wit +: The north east quarter of Sec
ton IL, Town 90, Range IL west The north
east quarter of Section II, Town 81, Range rs
west The northeast quarter OF the north
west quarter of Section 81, Town 95, Range
Is west The south east quarter of the north
west quarter of Section 81, Town 80, Range
Is west Lots No. 3, 4, 5 and s, in Block
No. ., st. Charles City Lot No. ., in Block
No. u, 81 Charles City. Also, Span of Bay
Horses and double Harness and pair of Bob
Sleds, one Black Colt, one double Wagon.
nccK-yoKe and whiifictrecs one Democrat
Wagon, two seats; 3 Cows, Heifcrs and .
Calves ! Saddle DungforK marked b. f.
c., Shovel marked Il. F. c., one Piano. and
Ij7 bushels and 80 lbs. of Wheat; to satisfy
said writ Of Execution and all accr,ing costs.
ii. NJ. HOXIE, u. $. Marshall
BY p. II. CoNGER, Deputy. 7w3o
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-20

two complete regiments were captur-
ed. Every road was strcwed with
the guns, knapsacks and clothing of
the wounded, dead and dying. Gov.
Wise's son was shot through both
legs and the lungs, and died the fol-
lowing day. A large number of Off
GERS OF all grades were captured. The
Federal gunboat Com Perry run down
the rebel flag ship Sea Bird, which
had on board Com Lynch, cutting her
apart. Our men boarded her, and du-
ring the encounter which ensued, a
portion of her officers and crew jump
ed overheard, and others had their
brains knocked out with handspikes.
Later rebel accounts state that Com.
Lynch has not yet been heard from.
He was probably drowned during the
fight.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-20
The General Assembly.

Strong efforts arc made to abolish
the Supervisor sytcm, but the indica.
tions are that the system will be con
tinued till it has had a fair trial. In
some counties it works well, in others
great dissatisfaction is manifested
towards it.
Senator Tctcr, of kcokuk county,
has introduced stringent anti-liquor
bill, holding the liquor sellers respon
siblc for all the damage they cause
If the friends of temperance will sus
tain him, the bill can be passed.
The House and the Senate have eacl
a bill before them for making the
County Court Court of Quarter SEES
sions, with civil and criminal jurisdic
tion in certain cases. No doubt law
of this kind will be enacted.
From one to two hundred bills are
before the House, and the various
committees are kept hard at work
night and day.
The present is said to be the ablcst
and most faithful Legislature ever
convened in Iowa. We trust the re.
suits Of their labors will confirm our
good opinion of them.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-20
WhiSkey Movement.

The whiskey shops of this State
are pouring in a large number of pc
titions upon the General Assembly,
asking for repeal of the present liq-
our law aud the enactment of IL
cense law in it's stead. Two lengthy
petitions of this character have been
sent from Floyd county. Where are
the temperance men Of our county,
especially those peculiarly jealous
ones who use temperance as hobby
for political preferment We trust
that something will he done at once
TO counteract the influence of these
petitions, aud show the Legislature
that not quite the whole of Floyd CO.
swims in rot-gut. Give us an efficient
prohibitory law by all means, one that
is plain and simple, and yet sure to
convict with proper proof those who
violate it, and the blessings of suffer.
ing wives and paupercd children will
follow our lawmakers. Do not, we
entrcat you. legalizc (at any price,
the indiscriminatc traffic in the vile
poisons which are dealt out at all the
doggeries in Iowa!
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-20

The independence Civilian, of the
4th inst, says that lad about eleven
years of age was sent the previous
Saturday to a neighbours on an errand.
As the night was intensely cold, and
the boy did not return, it was sup
posed he had been induced to remain
all night, but the next morning he
was found about thirty rods from his
home, frozen to death.
The same paper says that child of
Doctor Knights, in eating piece of
bread, had crumb lodge in the
trachea, from which all efforts to re-
move it proved unavailing, the child
dying in few minutes from strangu.
lation.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-20
Al. r. HILDRETH, Editor.
Charles City, Iowa, February 20, 1862,
Capture Of Fort DOnelSon.
BRILLIANT VICTORY.

We have intelligence of the capture
Of Fort Donclson, on the 10th inst. by
the united river and land forces of the
Federal army, after three days of hard
fighting. $4,000 prisoners were TAX
en-, including Generals Buckner, Pill
low, johnson, and perhaps Floyd. 1t
is thought that about 5000 rebel troops
escaped. Our iron clad boats went
within three hundred yards of the Fort,
and the first shot fired, from the Louis
willie, dismounted the rebels 12s-poun-
der. The gunboats were considerably
injured. One shot struck the Pitts
burg in the bow and stove an i'm
mense holc in her causing her to fall
back.
The casualties on our gunboats at
Fort Donnelson are as follows: Saint
Louis, 3 killed, including p. II. Riley,
of Cincinnati, 9 wounded, among them
Lieut.. Kendall, slightly. Louisville,
S sailors killed, 4 slightly wounded
and 2 severely, each having both arms
shot away. Carondolet, 4 killed and
6 badly wounded, including William
Hunter, Pilot, severely. Pittsburg,
2 wounded.
Com. Footc was wounded twice, but
not fatally. All the gunboats were
pretty effectualy disabled cxccp. one.
The rebels in Fort Donelson de-
nounced Gen. Floyd as black hearted
traitor and coward. They say he cs-
capped during the night.
The rebels are known to have had
10000 troops, 900 of whom are our
prisoners. Five thousand escaped
and the balance are reported wounded
or otherwise disabled. Our loss is
not stated but the slaughter in our
ranks is mentioned as terribly severe.
The 18th Iowa is badly cut up.
The rebels hoisted the black flag.
The fight commenced on Thursday, |
and continued throughout Friday and
Saturday. Saturdays contest was
desperate. The 18th Illinois suffered
severely.
The enemy made q sortie from the
Fort at 10 o'clock-drove our forces
back thrcc-fourths of mile and cap
turcd Schwartz's battery. At one
o'clock our troops rallied, recaptured
the battery, drove the rebels before
them, and planted the Stars and
Stripes on their outer Notifications.
Four of our Colonies were killed,
among them Col. Jno. 4. Logan, of
Illinois.
Over 10000 rebels were killed and
wounded. Our loss not known, but
very heavy. Five thousand dead
rebels were found in the entrench-
mcnts after the battle.
Gen. Grants army consisted of AZ
regiments and I batteries. The en-
tire force was nearly $4,000 men. OF
the Iowa regiments under Grant We
notice the Sd, 7th, 18th, 18th, 18th,
l4th.
A late account says the 5000 rebels
who ran away from Fort Donclson un-
der Floyd were pursued and captured
Floyd with the rest.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-20
LATER

John Gharky, scmi-scccssion editor
OF the West Union Pioneer, announced
as fact that Il. Tompkins had sever
ed his connection with the Prairie du
Chen Loyalist, and had left for parts
unknown. Mr.. Tompkins, after brand
ing the announcement as caisilica-
ton, proceeds to state, that he now
takes occasion 10 brand John Gharky.
editor OF the West Union Pioneer, as
deliberate liar and a sneaking scoun-
drel." Mr.. L. is man who possesses
a reputation for memorable veracity,
and j. G. is not made of the same
stuff of which good little angels are
usually manufactured. - Des Manes
Rppiscer.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-20
Clark'S School Visitor.

This valuable educational journal
is published monthly by Daughaday
& Hammond, 1903 Chestnut street,
Philadelphia, at so cents u year
eight copies $500.
The contents Of the January number
arc--When? a War-Poem by Alex.
Clark, A Tale Of the Woods, by Lou.
lisa Z. Vicroy, Where is Papa to
Night ? by Cora NJ. Eager, The Union,
an amusing and patriotic School Dia-
logue, by w. II. Sabcsn, (of Nova
Scotia What l moan to be, recita-
ton for several small boys, by Miss
Doolittle, How it Happened, by Mrs.
Gilderslceve, New Years Greeting,
Letter to the Children, School Visit
ing, and What is Glorious, editorials,
Visitors Stairway, The School is Dis
missed, Literary Notices, The Battle
Cry, 4" Gay and Happy" Don't you
hear the Angels! music, Selections
&c, &c.
The February number contains,
Sliding down Hill, by Henry Ward
Bcccher, How a Pioneer Teacher in
Kentucky whipped Wild Cat, A
Temperance Story, A Dialogue, by
Rev. w. NJ. Cornell, NJ. d. of Philadel.
phia. Rural Scenes in the Wild Woods
Of the West, and great variety of
other original reading matter, and
piece Of excellent school music. Every
number shall be prepared with the
greatest care. Now is tho time to
form clubs of eight or more and get
the School Visitor, in beautiful maya.
zine form, a: half price-only 25 cents
q year. Send for specimen.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1862-02-20
CITY JeWelry Store.

nice Watch call on w. A. Giles, at the City
Jcwelry Store. If you want clock that you
can depend upon, call at the City Jcwclry
Store. If you want first rate Jewelry of any
kind, call ut the City Jewelry Store If YOU
want silver or plated gold pen, a peck
ct knife, portmonae or wallet, cal! ut the CITY
Jewelry Store. If you want your watch re-
paired so that You know it will be right. go to
W. A. Giles at the City Jewelry Store-he
warrants all his work and you can depend
upon him, so just call on him when you 20 to
McGresor it you want any thing in his line.