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GREAT CENTRAL ROUTE
To New Work, New England and tn,
Canadns.

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On and amer Sunday, Nov. 3d. 1861 trains leave the
Great Central Union Depot foot OF Lake street. Is
follows
Ga. m. Day Express, Except Sunday } arrives at
Detroit Goo r. M; Suspension Bridge 4:05 m. Al
bauy 4:5 a. m. New York $3.50 p. M; Boston 1920
p. m.
$50 p. M Night Express Except Saturday, arrive
A. Detroit Sao m: Suspension Bridge 5:25; Albany
Sis =: n; New York u NJ, Boston 4:3O p. m.
Cincinnati trains, via NJ c. railroad leave Chicago
at \. m. mail train; t:zn Fast Express arrive
In Chicago ut Too n m. Fast kxpress, aud IL m.
Night Mail Train.
The I2O p. m. train leaving Chicago runs through
to Cincinnati thout change of ears or baggage.
saiisbury's Patent Busters are run on Day Express
Trains.
Patent Sleeping Cars on all night trains.
e Baggage checked through.
THROUGH TICKETS for sale In all principal Rail.
road Offices In the West, ut the General Office. corner
Lake and Dearborn streets, (under the fremont
House - Chicago, and at the Depot
Il. n. RICE, General Superintendent.
J. W. SMITH, Western Pass. Ag't. NOV. 20, 81
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MEDICAL.
HOWARD ASSOCIATION,
PHILADELPHIA.

Benerolent Institution established by special In.
do,cent, tor the Relief ofthe Sick and bisfressed
afflicted ,oith Tirmtenf and Chronic Diseasss,
and especidnytor the Cure Of Diseasese the Seq.
uat Organs.
NGEDlCAL ADVICE given gratis, by the Acting
Ivl Surgeon, to all who apply by letter, with a de.
scription Of their condition, Gage, occupation hab.
its OF life, &C. and in Of extreme poverty TO
furnish Medicine free Of charge.
Valuable Reportson Spermatorrhra and other Dis.
of the Sexual Organs, and the New Remedies
employed In the Dspensary, sent to the afflicted In
sealed letter envelopes free Of charge Two orthree
stamps for postage will be acceptable.
Address, DR.. J. SKlLLIN HouaHros, Acting Surgeon
Howard Association, No. South Ninth sire Phila
delphia, Pa. By order ofthe Directors.
EZRA D. HEARTw ELL, President.
GEO. FA1RCHILD, Secretary.
April 8, 1S61.tf
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Fast Nail Lsne-Leave Pittsburgh -. lao. m.
Arrives at Crestiine. ....... 1910 A. M
Making close connections with Bellefontains and
Cleveland, Columbus B Cincinnati Roads.
Arriving at indianapolis at S.35 D. M; ST. Louis
1916 p. M; Cincinnati 7:50 p. m; and Chicago II 100
p. IN. \. B.-The time to Cincinnati is the same as
by steubenville Trains on both roads at Colsm.
b.s, aud passengers all go into Cincinnati together.
Express TroinLeaves Pittsburgh .,.... lao A. m.
Arrives at crestline. .....-..... lo:3o a. M
Making close connections as above.
Arriving at indianapolis at $50 m; St. Louis 1910
NJ; Cincinnati $50 m; and Chicago IO40 m.
n B.-The time to Cincinnati is the same as by
bus, and passengers all go in Cincinnati together
Sleeping cars on this train from Pittsburgh to Cfn-
cinnai. TO indianapolis. andto Chicago.
Trains through TO Chicago without change Of care
EASTWARD TRAINS
Leave Chicago 6:lo a IN and ESQ m. Arriving NJ
Lima 2:25 M and $40 m. Connecting with trains
for Dayton mnd Cincinnati Arriving at (restlins
Connecting with trains for Columbus, Cincinnati.
cleveland, Buffalo and the East, and arriving Pitts.
turgh 2.20 IN and 40 p m. All making close con.
nections with trains on Pennsylvania Railrond fer
Philadelphia and the Eastern cities.
Accommodation 7rdins-From Federal street, Al
legheny, for New Brighton 8. Is a and 4.05 m ar.
riyes ut b ishten AZ Hoo m and ~ IN. Leaves
New Brighton 1T 6.50 a m and 1880 p m, arrives 81
Allegheny at {. sn = m and 200 m.
Allegheny and Economy Aceommodat Ion train leave
Allegheny at i2 m and IN. aud arrives at ECONOMY
at on p m and p M. Leaves ECONOMY At 80 m
and s8s m and arrives In Allegheny at Is n
Alliance MARKET TrGin--Leaves Alliance at g. 90
and arrives in Allegheny at II 80 a m; leaves Al.
legheny go and arrives in Alliance at 72a m
stopping Mt all stations for passengers and marketing
Tickets will be sold for these trains reduced rates.
Through Trains connect as follows:
A. Alliance, with trains on the Cleveland and Pitt
bnreh Railroad.
At Orrvills, Ohio, 10 and from Millersb.rg,
Cuyhoga Falls, &c.
A. Mansfield. Ohio, for Mt Vernon. Shelby. sassssky.
Toledo, Deti Oft, Re.
At Crestline, for Delaware, Springfield, Columbus,
Cincinnati, xenia, Dayton, Indianapolis, St. Louis,
Louisville, &C.
At Forest. for sprinsheid, sandusky Dayton. nein.
natl, &c.
Al Lima, for Sydney, Dayton, Cincinnati, &c.
At Fort Wayne, for Peru, Lafayette, (Indana,) ST.
Louis and intermediate points in Central Indiana
and Illinois.
At Plymouth, for Lsporte.
At wanstah, for all points ON the New Albany and
Salem Railroad.
o'nd At Chicago, with trains for all points In Illinois
Iowa. Wisconsin, and Minnesota.
For further information, and Through Tickets apply
J. STEWART. Ticket Agent,
Passenger Station, PtttsbuTkh
GEORGE PARKIN, Ticket agent,
Passenger Station, Allegheny,
Through Tickets for sale ~ the Ticket Oces OF the
Company the line Of the road TO all payts Of The
United States. G.. G.HATHEwAY,
March IS, 1861.
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Keokuk, Fl. D. M. & M. R. R.
Change Of Time.
ONE TRAIN EACH WAY DAILY.

I'm and AFTER wedne. day. Feb. 9Th, 1869, and until
" further notice. daily train will run each way
Sundays excepted) as follows: .
Leave Keokuk at 1880 M arriving a. Otsumwa l2.<s
pm, and At Eddyville 200 m.
Leave Eddyville at 80 m, and arrive 1t Ottumwa
l2:45 m, and Ut Keokuk $50 m.
eEPassenge-s taking the Mail Train from Keokuk
at 7:3O u m, make connections With Stages at
Eddyvine for Oskaloosa, ~ Desmoiues Council Bluffs
and all points west
Through tickets, as Low a. the lowest, may be had
at the Office for all points In Middle, Western and
Southern Iowa. Kansas, Nebraska, &c.
TICKET orFICE-At the Depot, foot Of Johnson
street. GEO. WILLIAMS, Jk.
Feb 3, 1862 superintendent.
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MOFFA
LIFE PILLS AND PHOENIX BITTERs

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Tor period OF Mtrg years, and during that
Time nave maintained high characterin almost ev
cry par OF the uiooe TOT their exsraordnary ana im
me power OF restortn9 pe.ect neatn 20 persons
under nearly every kind OF disease to which
| the human frame 10 liable.
rhe following are among the distressing variety Of
human diseases In which the
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LEGAL NOTICE.

|
Levi j. Skinner, Admin District Court Of Wapeiio
traitor Of the estate of Ad- county State Of Iowa
am Skinner dec'd--et ais.
To ISHAM d. HIGDON-
SIR-You are hereby notified that the petition Of
- Seth Ogg Is file in the office Of the Clerk
OF the District Court OF Wapello county, State Iowa
claiming the foreclosure Of certain mortgage made
by Adam Skinner (now deceased) and his wife, Mar
garet skinner, TO Seth Ogg-said mortgage covering
the following described premises to-wit: The east
half OF the west half of section No. err twenty two
township seventy-one, range UiD fourteen west, In
said county and State. Said petition also claiming
Judgment against the estate deceased for the sum
OF six hundred dollars. Now unless you appear and
answer to said petition before of the Sec
ond day OF the May term, 1s63. of said Court be
held ut the Court House la said county and State
defiult will be taken against you, and judgment and
decree rendered thereon I'm accordance with prayer
OF petition. WILLIAMS a. HAMILTON
Feb. IL, le024S 134w Att'ys for Petitioner
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NEW KORK Ann ERIE
RAILROAD.
Great broad Guagc, Double Track
and TcltR "a nh Ikoutc


NNO New York, Boston. ana an eastern cities car.
- rying the Great Western and NeFt.l- Western
United States mails.
Express Trains leave Dunkirk daily on arrival OF
attrains on the Lake Shore Railroad ON Cleveland
Chicago, Milwaukee,, st. Paul, st. Louis, Dubuque,
Burlington, Iowa City, &C., and through to New
York city without change.
The only route running through from the Lake.
to New York city. splendid ventilated sleeping ears
ruA night trains.
Baggage checked through Fare always as Low as
by any other route.
Boston Passengers and their Baggage transferred
Free i'm New York.
BE particular and call fortickets via Dunkrk and
the New York and Erie Railroad which are sold at all
the principal Railroad Offices in the West.
This road affords facilities for shipment Of freight.
superior to any other route.
AN EXPRESS FREIGHT TRAIN
leaves New York daily, making close connections
through to all points West and quicker time than ever
before made any line.
For freight rates enquire off, c. Oatman 24t Broad.
way New York. or Of Jacob Forsyth Freight Agent,
"a Clark ST., Chicago. A. BARBER, Agent
for Iowa. Burlington, Iowa.
r. s. SPENCER, Western Agt Cleveland, Ohio,
SAa'L READ, Agt, Toledo. Ohio.
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NOTICE OF AS~IGNMENT.

~ Office II hereby given that James w. Gray Of
IN the city OF Eddy ville in the County OF WapelIo
State CT Iowa, did on this day assign to me ali his
property real and personal for the payment OF his
debts and his creditors must present their claims
der oath or Attenuation to me at my office at the
store room formerly occupied By james ". GRAY in
the city 0f Eddy Vile. wapello county, Iowa within
three months from this date.
Dated Feb. Is, 1852. Is. y. yASLECgEN,
No 5ol:I6w Assignee.
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RAILROADS.
GREAT NATIONAL ROUTE
TO
b BALTIMORE, NEW YORK,
PHILADELPHIA e BOSTON!
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad!
Isthe only Roadt
WASHINGTON CITY.

CAUTION rss ss.s.s ss's
pretended routes to washington City, are subjected
TO omnibustravel tedious delays and extra charges
at Baltimore.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad In connection
with the Central Ohio Railroad presents to the rav
cling public short and desirable route, from Column
bus to all the Eastern cities.
timore Philadephi, New York or Boston, at the cost
Of ticketto New York or Boston alone by other
lines.
Throughticketsca can also be procured VIA Washing.
ton City to the Eastern cities, at an additional
charge oftwo dollars.
Travellers to the East, from all Western oints,
depend upon quick time and connections. Sleep
ing cars attached TO all night trains.
Two trains leave Columbus, Ohio. daily, 4S0 a. m.
(wheeling) 1885 m, Grafton 525 M, Cumberland
10:40 Harpers Ferry 500 M; arrives In Bai-
500 pm, New Newark ais pm, sane.vie $40 pm, Ben
wood, {wheeling) TO- 10 pm, Grafton 300 am Cumber-
land s:i5 am, Harpers Ferry 1880 PM arrives at Bal
timore 4:45pm, Washington City 6:00pm.
Direct connections made at baltimore with above
trains for philadelphia New York and Boston, and at
Washington City for Richmond, Wilmington, Charles
Tickets good until used with the privilege Of stop.
ping on at all principal points But one change OF
cars between Columbus and Baltimore.
Business men and travellers for pleasure or Inform
alton, can visit althe eastern cities at comparative
~ small expense The scenery Is celebrated for ite
wonderful beauty and sublimity;i 10 unequslled in
the world Itssystem Of day and nigh. Track Police;
It's splendid equpraentit exclusive telegraph lines
it's large amount OF double its fine hotels, (un
derthe surveillance ofthe company.) ensures to the
passenger, speed, safety, and comfort.
Time quick and fare as low as via any otherroute.
Through tickets and baggage checks can he pro-
cured Mt all the railroad and steamboat Of
dces In the west.
Ask for tickets via Raltsmore and Ohio Railroad.
T.. NJ. COLE, Gen. Ticket AgtB&ORR.
W. p. SMITH, Mast. Transportation, /"
HG. JEWETr, Piest. ORR
BROWN, Gen. Ticket AstC R
Eff. FULLER, Gen. West'n Al 't B&O Y.
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BAN. X. X. r. OFFICE
OTrcAwA. Jan. -, lsis.
The Mississippi River IS now FROZEN over at Bur.
lins'on. Passengers and Stock shippers will meet
With detenion at that point All freights pro
~ forwarded W. II. N0RTHKOP,
Gen. Western Agent.
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AN IMPORTANT DISCOVERY!,
For the cure OF
CONSUMPTION, BRONCHITIS, COUGHS COLDS
THE MAKORA ARABICA.
DIsCovEREDBYA
NJ S S ION RY,
WHILE TIA VEL/NG IN ARlRy4

|" I'LL N n v n IL ~ u IN a II u Ia /.
All who are suffering from Consumption should use
the MAKoaA ARABicA, discovered by a missionary in
Arabia.
use the MAKoRA ARABIcA, discovered by missionary
in Arabia.
All who suffering from Bronchitis should use the
NaKnRA ARABicA discovered by missionary in Arabia
All who are suffering from Sore Throat, Coughs and
Colds, should the MAKoRA ARABlcA discovered by
q missionary in Arabia.
All who are suffering from Asthma, Scrofula and
Impurities OF the Blood should the AKoRA AR NJ
ca, Uncovered by missionary In Arabia.
Il cures Consumption.
II cures Bronchitis.
1t cures Sore Throat. Coughs and Colds.
It cures Asthma, Scrofula, and Impurities Of the
Blood.
This uneqnaiied remedy 10 for the fret time In
troducea 10 the public.
while travelling In Arabia. He cured Of Con.
sumption by Its use after his case pronounced
hopesless by learned physicians in Europe.
He has forwarded TO ms In writing, full account Of
which have come under his observation, and also
full account OF the medicine
At his request, and impeled by a desire to extend
knowledge Of this remedy to the public, we have
free distribution. Its interest is enhanced by an
count which he gives Of Of the OF the Sy
rian massacres, which he obtained from those who
suffered in that awful tragedy.
rhis pamphlet may be obtained at our once, or IL
will be sent free by mail to all who apply fort
Weimport the MAKoRA ARABIcA direct rom SMYRNA
through the house OF Cleon Gyllppus, and we have
always on hand full supply put up In bottles ready
for use with full directions.
Price one dollar per bottle. Sent by mail, on re-
ceipt Of price, and "a cents for postage.
For sale wholesale and retail by
LEEDS, GILMORE q CO..
Importers Of Drugs AID Medicines,
81 Liberty street, N. Y.
Also, by Druggists generally. CApr.S, 1861. ].
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FL. NEwHALL Sc CO.
Summer & Winter Apples,

Peaches, Pears, Berries Dried Fruits, Mats Lemons
Oranges, New Cider, Sardines. &c.
Cider prepared to keep good any length Of time
~ Winter apples picked and packed for keeping
through the winter. will have them to sell in the
spring. GNo. IA, South waterSt., Chicsgo.-3l-I2
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LADIES, READ THIS.
LADIES, READ THIS.
DOUBLE THREADED
Sc WING MACHINES.
SEWING Nh CHIMES


They have the highest testmcn and certificates
in their favor from families and the public press
They will run backward or forward making smooth
and elastic stitch on all kinds o fabric.
$40 EACH.
They simple In their construction that a
warrant the though every third stitch be
cut. They make stronger and hi ndsomer seam than
can be made by hand.
$50 EACH
These machines are used throughout the country,
giving satisfaction to all who use them, and are,
doubtedly, the most economical, best made and
cheapest in use. They are fully warranted.
$40 EACH.
These machines run with FRICTION WHEEL, doing
away with the stretching and annoyance Of belt or
banda desidsratum which has long been sought for
Our Machines have straight needle and a guard to
prevent breaking thus requiring not more than one
needle In six months common use.
$40 EACH.
We furnish full and explicit directions for using
them. Each machine. when sent out, Is in perfec /
running order with sample Of sewing cloth pro-
per position, so that person can commence working
ut once.
They will Hem, Stitch, Fell Tuck Gather Embroi d.
er and make two different stitches on the same ma
which render them the most desirable aud Simplest
Family machine ever invented.
s3O EACH.
NOTICE We offer liberal discount to parties
TO wishing nm agency or right of sale OF
AGENTS ment Of capital a profitable business
can be readily established All sales to Agents. with
discount must be invariably for CASH.
" B-Our Machines ali ST and on handsome table
and are worked by treadie. Send for descriptive
circular.
kH-On receipt Of $40 we will send Machine, BY re-
aurn of express; or II so ordered, will send ma.
chine andthe bill with IT, that II need be paid
for till received. Address
GEO. r. COLLINS Il co.
onice-I22 LAKE SHEET, fup stairs,) CHICAGO.
Sept. -, Sly
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OLD AND ONLY RELIABLE RourE EAsr

J. ON Burlington TO Chicago, Detroit. Toledo,
Pittsburgh Philadelphia, Bait In ore, New YORK, and
all other Eastern and South Eastern Cities.
Passengers leaving Burlingt n on the Goo A. ".
train connect at Mendoza with the Illinois Central
Railroad North and South, and ut Chicago both the
Noon and Evening trains Roth trains connect with
all the great Eastern Railroad routes, to.wk n. c.
via Detroit; N r via Toledo, and Pittsburgh
and ~ Wayne via ~ Wayne, Of which passen-
gers can take their choice.
Only twenty hours from burlington to Toledo
Thirteen hours ahead Of any other route leaving Bur-
lington.
Baggage checked through to Detroit, Niasara Fails
and New York, Boston, Toledo, Dunkirk, Buffalo,
Pittsburgh and Philadelphia.
Tickets for this gre Eastern thoroughare for sale
at Ottumwa Fairfield, Mt Pleasant and at the Tick
ct Office Front nd Water streets, Burlington
Sleeping Cars attached to the Night trains.
Fare MS low as by any other route
R.F. HOsFORD,
Dec. IS '6l. GenrAg't c., r. R.R
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The Sesboard and the West, have organizeda
FAST FREIGHT LINE |!

Giving perfect reliability and greatly increased
dispatch to Freight-the trains forming the
Line, East and West, run with the same
regularity, maxi ing ~ sure connection
1T the terminus Of each road a.
Through Passenger Trains.
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RAILROADS.
BURLINGTON q MO. RIVER RR
CMANcE OF TIME.

N AND AFTER February 9Th, and until further
notice Passenger Trains will leave and arrive
The Plymouth weekly Democrat. (Plymouth, Ind.) 1860-1869, 1862-02-06

back, and then smaller circle, AID 30 on.
until the whole army coils itself up in a
whorl. ane. then pours down like water.
spout in the middle. deploys. droppir G
down, however, from the moment that
they enter the roost. until. by the time the
whole is complete. the whole roost is one
living. roaring multitude of birds.
After few moments pause to let our
admiration and curiosity subside. we con-
tinued across the old field and entered
the roost. The noise, which in the dis.
tance had sounded like q blended and
suppressed roar. now dinned into our ears
as we pushed into a narrow path that led
into the densely-tangled brushwood in the
roost, llke--like the deuse--I never heard
any thing like it. Imagine Niagara Falls
placed in the echoing chambers Of the
Mammoth Cave, and seventy or eighty
machine shops. worked by steam engines,
at werk hard by it. and then conceive q
thousand men firing into said cave at the
same time with lOud-shoutinx blundsr.
buses. and hallowing every mothers son
OF them at the top of their lungs. and you
will get some idea of what il was like.
The blunderbusses and shooting man. BY
the way. we're literal, for the roos. was
full of them
L say. Jack hallowed Fred IN my ear,
it sounds as if fifty thousand Jure bugs
were playing the je~sharp in tho drums
Of my ears !
The air was so agitated by the flying
hither and thi,her of Gro wds of birds, that
it made your hair stand on end. and nearly
made you do so too. Nothing could be
distinguished but the roar Of wings, tho
chattering Of millions of birds, with an
occasional ch keeh Ae-he.Ae, rising high out
Of the din from sheer dissonance.
TO BE CONTINUED.
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Continental Money.
INQUIRER,

For the purpose of providing pecuniary
means to carry on The Revolutionary war,
tho Continental Congress issued bills in
different sizes. the faith of the Confederate
Colonies pledged for their redemption.
The first issue was June 29. 1875, OF
$4,000. 900. and from time to time other
emissions were authorized, till the begin.
ming Of 1880. when $500. 600. 900 had
been issued, and none redeemed.
Mr.. LOSING. in his Field Book Of the
Revolution, gives a scale Of the depre-
citation Of the Continental money. In
January, l777. the paper currency WAS at
per cent. discount. In July it was at
95 per cent. discount. and before the end
Of the year. three dollars in paper would
not command silver dollar. In 1873 the
paper currency continued 10 depreciate, SO
that in April four dollars in paper were
not equal TO one in coin. In September,
the ratio was as Eve TO one, and at he
close OF the year was six and half to one.
In 1879 the depreciation rapidly coutiu.
ued. In February. the ratio was eight
dollars and half of paper to one of sill
yer. In May it was twelve TO one in
September eighteen to one; and before the
close Of the year a paper dollar was only
worth four cents. In March. 1880, a pa.
per dollar was worth three cents; in May.
IL was worth two cents; and in December
seventy four dollars in paper was worth
one dollar in silver. AT this point tie
historian stops.