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PROCEEDINGS OF CONGRESS-.
WASHINGTON, Feb. a6, 1868.
SENATE.

Mr. POWELL Of Ky. offered resolution to
appoint q committee Of three to Investigate
tie conduct Of Col. Gilbert, who dispersed
Democratic convention which assembled at
Frankfort, Ky., forthe purpose Of nominating
State officers. Laid over.
M. TRUMBULL Of III. called up the bill
to provide circuit courts for the districts Of
California and Oregon. The bill provides for
another associatc judge Of the Supreme Court.
Passed.
1Ir, TRUaIBULL offered resolution which
was adopted, instructing the Military Com
mittee to inquire how many paymastcrs, quar-
termasters and commissaries Of subslstence
Of volunteers are required by the public ser
vice, and to inquire into the proprietT Of
limiting the number.
Mr. POWELL Of Ky. called resolution
appointing committee to investigate the
fscts concerning the arrest md release o. ~
L. Mahoney and others.
Mr., WILSON Of Mass. moved to indetnlte-
II postpone the resolution. Carried. to ls.
Mr. LATHAM Of e. calied 3,th nR the ,eao,Ts o 1ot
| tIous In Caldorn1a. Passed.
III. C4RIILE Of Va. moved to take VI
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WASHINGTON, Feb. oo.-To-dsy's Star says
large force Of rebel cavalry doubtless crossed
the Rappahannock last night at Eelly's Ford,
a few miles below Rappahannock Station.
Their movements from TINT point indicated q
raid upon our forces somewhere in the vicin'
ity Of Stafford Court House. Persons who
came into our lines yesterday represent that
a considerable force IL now At Warrenton,
while others say that Jackson with some force
has gone up the Valley to St1asburg.
New YoRK, Feb. 8.-The Fortress Aonroc
correspondent Of the New York TINES SAYS
reports Of country people rendered to Gen.
Viele Ut Norfolk and Gen. Peck at Sn1olk,
concur in stating that Pryor has been reinforc-
ed By troops under Gems. PettigrcW and Glo-
yer, to the extent Of over 5000 men, giving
him force Of 20 900 men. Rumors also come
from many quarters that an attempt Wiu be
made upou Norfolk before the 3th Of March
Pryor, d week ago, withdrew his pickets be-
tween Suffolk and B1ackWater, and making q
circuitous route, IN southeastetly direction,
crossed the Chowan river and turned up Jes.
terday morning in Princess Anne county,
twenty miles southeast Of our lines.
The New York 1fibune's dispatch states
that the gunboats Freeborn and Dragon made
reconnaissance on the 21st up the Rappahan
mock, distance Of si1ty-fve miles. Just be
low Fort Lowry they were fred on By . rebe
battery. An engagement of one hours length
eneued, In which the batteries we're silenced
The Freebo1n received unimpo1tant injuries
and had two or three men slightly wounded
The entire reconnaissance wns perfect sue
cess, and yielded great deal OF valuable IN
formation,
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the bill amendato.y Of the act to admit the
state Of West Virginia.
Mr WILSON Of Mass, called up the bill to
reofgan1ze the corpe' Of engineers. After dis
cEsslon It Was recommittcd to the Military
Mr. FOSTER Of Conn., moved to take up
the bankrupt bill. Agreed to-ycas %. nays
16. The conscription bin was hers reported
from the House. and the amendments oFasrca
At s:45 p III. the Senate vent into cxccu.
tive session. Adjourned.
" HoUsE.
Mr. DAWES, of Mass, fronsthe Committee
on Government Contracts, reported back the
Benate bill with amendments to punish frauds.
IL. H. MopaERsoS, IA t5ase Of pa., trom the Com
mittee on Military Affairs, reported back the
Senate bill for the appointment Of additional
Major and Bzigadier Generals. The Com-
nittee proposed to increase the former from
twenty to forty. This was agEeed to: yeas
So, nays 53. Also proposed to increase the
Brigadter Gencrals from my to one hundred
This was also adopted, yeas So, uays *:
The House struck ont the Presidents pro,
viso, TINT beyond the number as authorized
by LAW, no General sha1l BE- appointed In any
branch Of the public BcrTice-
Mr.. COX Of Ohio offered an aYnendent that
the President shall appofnt no ono excepting
fer gallant and n1e1itorious serEieetn the field
I12OptCA " u ~ Il. LIZ Hl4A n l1EA g1ASSEA
By yeas l03, nays s6.
The House then went into Committee OF
the Whole on the internal tax bill.
The House in Committee Of the Whole con-
tiuued amending the internal revenue bill.
Mr. STEVENS made a report on the dsa-
greeIng votes Of - Swo Houseson the bill
10 provide mcans Nj the support Of the Gov
eminent. All the points are covered, except
ing the bank clause. The report was agreed
to By II to 60.
The House insisted upon It's bank clause
| disagreement, and asked another COMMITTEES
! Of Conference. Ths Committee rose and thu
t House Adjourned
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INVASION OF FRENTUCKY.
A Pair Of Contradictory Reports.

CINCINNATI, Feb. e6.-The invading force
in Kentucky, under Clnker, was leaving the
State via Mount Sterling and Hazel Green,
pursued by Col. Kunke1 with 500 cavalry
and infantry. .VesZ little damage has been
done by the raid. The excitement which pre-
vailed throughout Central Kentucky has sub.
sided. The trains on the Kentucky Central
Rail1oad are running, and refugees are return.
ing home.
There arc various rumors coscerning
the rebels In kentucky-one that Breck.
inridge Is advancing on Lexington with
s0CQ0 men- This needs confirmation.
The Commercial 5 Frankfort correspondent
says gentleman from Richmond reports thai
o1lr troops arc retrcating towards Lexington
pressed by double their number.
About 100 Of Morgan's band have captured
the steamer Hettie Gilman, with forage ant
provisions, on Barron river, about FIVE miles
uboye Woodbury..
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FROM LANSING.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
Ta~sI.yo Efrh Feb a. 1Ef9

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
LANSING, Mich, Feb. 20, 1863.
This being the last day for the introduction
Of new business, probably not less than one
hundred bills were introduced into the Legls.
lature. Most Of them were private and local
in their character.
The committees which visited the Reform
School, the State Prison, House of Correction
aud the Asylum for the Deaf, Dumb and Blind,
made their report to-day. They are highly
encouraging. Appropriations OF SIC, c,ooo per
annum are askcd for the first and last named
institutions. In view Of the taxes necessary
to be raised to meet the interest On the war
loan and certain State loans, and also to meet
the expenses Of the State government, to-
gether with county, township and city taxes,
It is not improbable that these sums asked
for By those institutions, and also for the In
sane Asylum, may DO somewhat reduced
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.]
LAse1sa, Mich, Feb, ~, 1858,
The most important measure disposed Of
by the Senate for several days is the bill legal
izing the action Of counties, townships and
wards in voting bounty money to volunteers.
It does not quite cover all cases, but Is as
perfect, probably, as 1t can be:uade. Where
such action was premature 1t Is provided
that IN election shall be held to decide the
question.
Senator Buell., from the Senate Committee
on Agriculture, has reported bill appropri-
ating 310, 0,000a year for the Agricultural Col
lege for two years. It will probably pass
! lighthouses.
4 joint resolution relative to frauds against
/ the UnitedStat Government, and asking our
| Delegation in Congress to use their influence
for the passage Of an act more efiactual}y to
prevent tho same, has been introduced hy
Senator Fowler.
Senator Grosvenor, Chairman Of the Finance
Committee, made an able report yesterday,
and introduced bills in conformity with such
report, to-wit: Bills to provide interest on
the war loan, to provide for the interest on
certain Btate loans, and to provide tax fol
the expenses Of the State government.
| The Housei Is engaged in discussing the
Upper Peninsula Railroad matters.
L large amount Of new business Is being In
troduced.
4 A message from the Governor, accompa
MED by telegram from Gen. Rosecrans, il
relation to desertions from tke army, VA
read in the Senate, and thereupon the Judi
J ciary Committee were instructed to bring Il
bill in compliance with the suggestion
contained in the communication. Tho br
/ was reported by the Committee late IN th
/ day.
/ Reyeral bills passed in both Houses.
| 4 considerable number Of members Of th
f third House are again here, to look after III
| | various matters In which they are interested
The House bill appropriating lands to bull
bridge across the Menominee River, cor
Meeting roads II the upper peninsula wit
the Wisconsin State road, terminating at th
bridge, has passed the Senate.
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FROM GENERAL HUNTERS
COMMAND.


NEW YoRE, Feb. 26.-The steamer Anl.'
Eusta has arrived from Hilton Head the Goth.
The following is synopsis Of the Nera1d's
correspondence:
nerve to complete their new iron-clad, in
which they express great confidence,
The rebels announce that four steamers ran
the blockade in one day-the Ruby, Leopard
and Wagner from Nassau; the fourth bound
to Liverpool With J. B. Clay Of Kentucky on
board, not named.
the staff Of Gen. Foster out Of the Depart
ment Of the South for the utterance Of state
1nents tending to create dlsaf1ection, insubor-
dination and mutiny.
Heavy firing was heard In Ogeechee River,
and it was expected that the Union iron.clad
Passaic and the rebel lron-clad Atlantic had
met in conflict,
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FROM DESM0lNES.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago TEibune1
DKsnon1s, Iowz, Feb. y, 1858.
Hon. John i. Kasson has succeeded, after
fopk continued excrtlon, in securing the
of daily mail route be-
tween Eddyvile and Centreville, and thence
west to Nebraska City.
4 recruiting officer from the 9TH Iowa regi-
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FROM VlcXSbURG.
PROGRESS OF FEDERAL
OPERATIONS,
Bo,nbardment Of the City.
Nothing from the Queen Of
the West.

Especial Dispatch to the Chicago TribaneJ |
CAar sKAn Y1oKsBunG: Feb: 1G,
Via CAIRO, Feb. B.
Nothing has get been heard from the ram |
Queen Of the West, which started several !
nights ago for Red River. About q dozen
rebel vessels we're known to be up that
stream, and her mission, if successful, will
be one Of the greatest importance.
Already much suffering is known to exist
in Vick5burg, in consequence Of our ram
thus cutting of their entire river communi-
cations. Desertcrs state that unless they have
relief speedily, the place will Of necessity be
evacuated. A rebel lieutenant, while speak
ing Of the matter yesterday to our officers,
wcpt, saying IT was too bad to see brave SOL
diers thus in danger Of being disgraced by
starvation, and not allowed to defend their
homes. There is no doubt, whateTer, that
these stories Of privatfon are true.
The gunboat Indianola is supposed to have
already passed Port Hudson and communi-
Gated with Gen. Banks.
The canal at Lake Providence promises to
be nayigab1e in about week. The whole
country surrounding here is oycr1owed, and
1t rains constantly.
Considerable sickness, too, prevails.
SECOND DISPATCH.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.1
CAHr NEAR V1cksrU1a, Feb. 18, via CA1uo, 20.
After week or two of steady rain, the sky
has again cleared up. The water had already
covered good part Of our camping ground
| so that the rain has ceased not q moment toe
soon.
Yesterday ne had quite spirited engage
mcnt between one Of our mortars and ths
enemy's batteries.
About noon the mortar was, by command
of the Admiral, towcd down to the position
within easy range Of Vickshurg, aud dtrectl,
across the point from their principal batteries
She commenced firing; most Of the shell beinE
directed at the rebel steamer Vicksburg
which vas hit two or three times, hut tn
extent Of tue danage Is unknown. The rebel
replied from two batteries throwing shot AM
shell into the water around our mortar, bu
causing no injury.
It is understood that a couple Of our boat
will remain constantly at that point to ammo
the rebels By dropping, eyey fifteen minutc
some shells among them.
Reports from all Of our operations aroun
here are very favorable.
!, The canal By way Of Lake Providence
regarded as certainty, and 1t is thought ri
: be finished In ten days.
Through rebel sources It would appear th
- the ram Queen has been successful In destFo
= ing a large number Of Confederate steamer
If thus cutting off their entire means Of ris
q supply.
= The turret iron-clad Indinno1a is undE
stood to be above Port Hudson, and to Ia
r destroyed O steamer which was laying und
ct the guns Of that p1nce.
or Stirring times may be expected here viii
ed
- TWO weeks.
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New Jersey Senator.

TRENTON, n. j., Feb. B.-Wm. Wright,
Democrat, Of Essex, Has to-day elected q. 8.
Senator for six years from the 4th Of March.
The peace resolutions passed the Senate to-
day BY rotc Of r. to 8. and were made the
special order for March 10Th.
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Il NE 1kG1S IW0EE NXAE&ICE Il E1&1.
BELv1DERE, H., Feb. 26.-The verdict Of
the Jury, acquitt:ng Asa Baldwin, and George
". Dean, On trial FOR the muIr1er OF George
McGinnity, who was shot In Kingston, De-
Kalb eoanty, in april, lse2' gives universal 4
the accused On the ground that the
act was ono Of justifable homicide, The yer
dict VAS rendered in the courtroom at
o'clock this morning. The t1nl occupied
fourteen days, and great interest has attended
its progress from beginning to end.
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Sxw YORK. Feb 96.-The gunboat Ottawa,
from Port Royal, s. c., Goth, hss arrived here.
IheEe was no movement Of troops from there.
The health Of The army IL good.
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HALIFAX, Feb. 26.-The schooner Trinidad
reports TINT on February 10th, lat. e., long.
which first showed the Fe1ora1 and afterwards
the Confederate flag.
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TOR SALE-Two of Ellithorpe's
Il Qnartz C1ushers entirely new. With all tho ftT-
tn1e* and Castings, now remaining n our otace
At Alton ILL., Cost $3s0 will be sold for fif3 Inquire
OF .JAH. e, FARGO. pt1co American Express Com
p&ny corner OF LaHe and Dearborn streets. Chicago.
ft27a59+1E
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Dearoorn sfreei, Ia autkpr11d to rsceiet ddperfis
.nentS for this and oK'the IeadlAg -Aorkapester
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TOR SALE-Two Lots, 25xl25
eaeh egib1y situated On Green street, Just south
nitd 6Y j: M. Ehea11an ana u. X. whitney. Are tho
only nat side of the street and foat e
Or on Canal lime For further iuforuatlou apply to
JOHN MATT0EES, JR., Telegraph Building. corner
Of Clark and Lake ssleete. fe1f.A3Tt1t
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w A N T E D.
TO CAPITALISTS.

PEMOVED.-A. H. Horey, Ag-
IL rtcultusal and Seed Dealer. and :. PECK. s'ata
Agent for H41ty. Aolbe Boyden'H Patent Sel-Ao-
jrIung Clothes ffsinEer. have removedto
1874 LAKE STREET.
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OF this little need be- said since the diagram
exp1nsns ill. It will not exceed one mile IN
length, aud Ia out Of reach Of rebel batteries.
The distance around by the channel cannot be
less than four miles. Our map shows ita To-
cation. 1t largely depends upon the loyalty
of the Father Of Waters to his old channel.
reputation Of which he has but slender
stock.
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pERSONAL.-Four young col
Il lesians. OF go.d standing III seS4ety. wish ia
oPea coTesnoEdense with a many younE i&;lies
need answer rn!css the7 possess all the charms Of
Venus combined With i4N Wtsdow Of Minerva. Ad-
CLIfT1S, Of Glade De EEKE, Lebsuoa, ohio.
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WANTED.--Every family in the
~ United States wagts the res!pa of breTnsoaa
body else viii and that by this recipe they can manu
fscturs. at less than ten cents 1eT pound - 1fse
The recipe sent 4ny address for twenty-five csats-
Address ~ " b. Post Once Boz Ss1, Calcago, H.
fry1 aiG3 1w
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w 7ANTED-A steady aud active
w nan to take care Of pair Of horses and to
drive grocery wagon. None need appl{ Ehs ~ net
Sortb Des z1aines atreet feE-a531-st
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TOR SALE-A Farm containing
1:s acres. situated oa tue Aux r1sane River. tea
miles FROM the city 0! Chicago. There on tue pre-.
miats eorfortaAe dwelling house. alargo orchar1
ret n us fo.ty acres Of timber Ine aoove EAsm
near the city. and will be sold cheap consdsrlng LOGS
ton and Advantages. Address E. C0RBlS. Plsin-
de1d Will County, ILL., t&s aSS2 i2snet
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w ANTED. Farm hands are
" much needed In McHeury aud DeKAlb Ceun.
ties and u sytcntty any number sa1 a1d steady
fIo5n HE city on the QalenA Rsilroad. 9s.a3Ea3t
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WANTED.-Board wanted i'm.
" nediately by single gentleman. On Wabash
avenue near Twelfth street. Best offetercnces E1rcn.
Address I" n" Tribune Office. {c31AAD-t
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WANTED-A good girl that can
washer aud IToneF small family. Apply 4 So:a
willard PLACE, between IF hsh11Gton ana h4naotpn
r est Side 1e1l.AaEz-lf
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MARKETS.

BURLINGTON, FRIDAY, 3P.K.
The weather continues hot and dry, with but
little prospect of rain; Corn begins to need it
very much. Grass and Oats as well as Spring
Wheat, will be short. Winter Wheat is all cut,
and we see no reason to change the opinion ex-
pressed last week, that the crop will be above
an average one-quality of the grain better than
last year.
The River is again lower, navigation above
Lake Pepin entirely suspended. Only ten in
ches of water reported at Saint Paul, SO that the
Upper Mississippi just now will hardly pass for
respectable sized creek. The Kate Cassel,
and Jennie Whipple," continue to make their
trips with regularity, but the Northern Line
boats are few and far between.
The leading Markets of the country have been
very much unsettled. Important military sue
cesses in Pennsylvania, and the surrender of
Vicksburg have knocked Gold and Foreign Ex-
change end ways, causing decline of about Is
percent. since this day week, consequently pro-
duce. usually bought to ship abroad to make
Exchange has declined accordingly closing very
dull, with but little disposition on the part of
buyers to operate.
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The Celebrations.

The celebration of the S7th anniversary
of American Independence at Grimes
Hall Saturday, by the loyal people of Des
Moines County, was all that could be ex-
pected or desired. Upon the ringing of the
Church bells, there was a general rush to
the Hall which was crowded to it's utmost
capacity.
AThe exercises were opened with prayer
by Rev. WARRING.
DR.. JoCELYN presided, making an appro-
pirate and eloquent address on taking the
chair.
DIR. ROBERT read the Declaration.
Mr.. DARWIN read selections from the
Farewell Address of Washington.
Short addresses were made by Messrs.
STARR, PHELPS, SALTER, Prof. ALLEN,
GUELICK and HELPER.
Prof. Hawley's Glee Club enlivened the
occasion by singing in the best style a
D Imber of patriotic songs.
Of the other celebration we know very
little, and care less. Judging by the pro-
\cesson, numbering less than one hundred)
that formed to march to the grove, it was
>a&mall affair. Judging by the programme,
it was a dismal affair.
The day passed off without any fighting
or rowdyism, and with very little intern
Deranca
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VICKSBURG FALLEN!

private despatch from Paymaster
Sells, of the Navy, to Senator Grimes, da-
ted on board Flag Ship Black Hawk, July
4th, says Vicksburg surrendered at 10
O'Clock a. m, of that day. The telegram
was received here and bulletined at l
O'Clock yesterday afternoon and produced
the widest excitement The Bells were
rung, flags thrown to the breeze in every
part of the city and the streets and public
places at once filled with people. The
crowd that assembled in front of our office
sang patriotic songs, gave cheers for Grant
and his gallant army-for the Iowa troops,
for Meade and the Army of the Potomac
and for the old Union and the glorious old
nag. Business men, some of them, closed
their houses, others were so much beside
themselves that they could not tell the
price of anything and others felt so happy
} and so rich that they refused totakepay Tor
anything. We have never before seen such
general exhibition of joy, deep and heart
felt and never expect to until this rebellion
yis put down and peace restored.
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THE REBELS NO RESPECTORS OF MOTH
ERN PARTISAN DISTINCTIoNS.-Geo. Book
err. State Senator, who lives at Pagestown.
about nine miles from Harrisburg, has
been visited by his friends from Dixie. He
is known as one of the most violent Cop
perheads in the Legislature. He was the
leader of the movement to prevent Senator
Wright and Andy Johnson from speaking
i'm TIA Capitol last winter, and has never
made My coficeameut of his hostility to
the war against the rebellion and his SYM
pathies with the South. When he heard
the rebels were coming, he said he did not
care-they were ge,stienaen, and respected
private property.
They collected in front of his house and
he came out and made little speech. He
said, so am informed from several sources,
that he sympathized with them, that the
rebellion was justified and the war unjust,
that it was all the Abolitionists, &C., &C.,
in the usual style of Copperheads. Where
| upon the rebels Immediately proceeded to
| give him benefit. They took all his
horses and cattle, all the -four and gram
from his mill, which is a large one, and
was, unfortunately for him, very well
stocked, and, in fact, "cleaned him OUT
most completely. So much for Bucklng-
ham. On the other hand, the Governor
says to-day that they did the same for that
brave, grand old hero, Thad. Stevens, and
even more effectually. They destroyed
everything, his houses, workshops, furna-
ces, fences, crops and everything. Mr..
Stevens is now poor man. He has paid
the penalty of his patriotic, and thank God,
successful efforts to support the Govern
ment in the last Congress. Clearly the
rebels are no respectors of persons.-Penn-
syluanid Cor. N. Y. Tribune.
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LIVE STOCK.

Drovers have had about the hardest time this
week that they have experienced for great
while. The New York report says Tuesday was
the dullest day of 1858. Owners that happened
to be in Chicago with Stock, sent their Steers
to grass to wait awhile for something to turn up.
Receipts of grain at this point are very light.
Farmers in view of short crops are not disposed
to sell Oats even at present high rates. Corn is
not offered in large quantities. Wheat but little
doing, prices without change.
Family marketing in consequence of the
drouth is not as plenty as usual, prices are
higher.
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MARRIED.

June 18th, by the Rev. d. T. Campbell at the
residence of the Brides father, near Morning
sun, Leuisa Co.. Iowa. F. f. CURRAN and Miss
AUGUSTA SIvERLY.
In Asbury M. E. Chapel, in Mt Pleasant, Iowa,
at IL N. of Sunday, July 5th, 1853 by the Pastor,
Rev: Geo: B. Jocelyn, D. D., Levi SMELL, Esq,
OF Mt Pleasant, and Miss ELyIRA L. ALLEN,
formerly of Rutland, Vermont.
At the residence of the Brides father, in Mt.
Pleasant, Iowa, on the afternoon of Thursday,
July I'd, 1853 by Rev. Geo. b. Joceiyne ID. b.
HUMPHREY L. BRATTATN and Miss CoRDELIA
A. DAWSON, both of Mt Pleasant.
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ABOUT PRINTERS.

1 wish 1 was printer,
l really do. indeed;
1t seems to me the printers
Get every thing they need,
Except money!
They get the largest and the best
OF everything that grows,
And get free into circuseS
And other kinds OF shows
(By giving an equivalent.)
The biggest bug will speak to them,
No matter how they dress;
A shabby coat is nothing,
If they own a printing press.
CPOlicy)
At ladies' fairs they're almost Rugged
By pretty girls who know,
That they will crack up everything
The ladies have to show.
(Bully.)
And thus they get a blowout free
AT every party feed,
And the reason is because they write
And other people read.
Chats what's the matter.)