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Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

ry of how our friend had died. On
the edge of wild, slecty spring night
a message came to summon him in
stantly to Lansing the war clouds
were bursting. and Michigan must be
ready for the day. He had been sick
Tor some days, and confined TO his
room. 1t was wild ride through a
wild country, and the anxious wife be.
sought him at least to wait for the
morning, for she said to venture ont
In such night would be death. Life
was sweet, his home was full of little
children ; he hesitated for a moment,
and then said, Il am wanted now :
every moment is priceless | must
60" He went ont into the night, and
when his work was done, came home
to die and when the June roses were
thick about the simple white; cottage
where he had lived with his wife and
children, we bore him away to where
''The storms that wreck the wintry sky
Nomore disturb the deep repose, ..
Than summer evenings latest sigh
That shuts the rose e..
In nine months from the first call of
the President for seventy-five thou
sand men. Illinois alone had in actual
service sixty thousand, or over fifteen
thousand above her quota for the ar
my of 100000 afterwards summoned
Sixty thousand were sent by Indiana
in the same period Iowa sent over
twenty thousand Wisconsin twenty
four thousand; /; and Minnesota, in 1861,
sent more men for the defence of her
country than her whole population
numbered in 1850. Michigan raised
twenty-four thousand, or four thou
sand more than her quota, and Ohio
more than one hundred thousand of
all arms. It is of course needless to
explain to the American reader, that,
in country SO new, the proportion of
men not yet past their prime. as well
as the general ratio Of the male to the
female population must be greatly in
excess of that of an older community.
The fact must be taken into account
in one final word on this estimate of
Western loyalty, so far as it can be
drawn from this first proof of all 10y
atty, the gift of the man himself to the
country Illinois has given one hun
dred and thir;y-fve thousand men to
the service, being about twenty-one
thousand over her full quota for the
entire force called into the field. In
diana, independent Of the numbers
that spring forward at an hours no.
tice when there is danger on her Dor.
der, has over one hundred and two
thousand men enlisted. Michigan has
given forty-cight thousand. Wiscon-
sin forty-three thousand. Iowa fifty
one thousand, and Ohio one hundred
and sevcnty-fivc thousand for service
in the war. H s# .- 7..a. aas.
The one drop more Of wildncss in
the blood that sent the father to carve
his fortune out of the wilderness, sent
the son into the camp at the first sound
of the trumpet.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08
NUMBER Al.

camp, the camp fires still burning,
meat and corndodgers still warm over
the fires, and rebel shirts hastily left
drying on the bushes. A large num-
Der of guns were left, aud few hun
dred pixies, eight to ten feet long, with
spear heads. for defending the redoubt.
Before sunset, the cavalry under
Davidson had full possession Of tho
city, and the forces on the other sido
camped Oh the bank opposite the city.
The rebels, in their hasty retreat.
burned seven steamboats,, including
one gun boat, clad with railroad iron,
set fire to train Of cars, destroyed as
we'll as they could, two locomotives,
and showed their spite generally.
The citizens have thus far been very
timid and shy of visitors, having been
sadly terrified at our approach, aud
expected universal confagration and
plunder. But our demeanor shows
that we are friends Of law, of order,
and of good govcrnment-thato our er-
rand is not vengeance, bat justice and
right. '.<% ..
The fleeing hordes Of the enemy
have been closely pursued by our cav
airy, and it is stated that a number Of
cannon have been captured and large
number of prisoners. Squads of vol
untary deserters come in, every hour
of the day dcspairing of their tumble
down confederacy. The loosely Joined
army under Price is thus rapidly crum-
bling to fragments, and will soon be
reduced to the smallest possible yul.
gar fraction Of manhood. s. s.. ...-4
The capital city Of this somewhat
benighted State has thus for the first
time been visited by the Union army,
and the State is now being effectually
put under our control. Thus, one by
one. die ont the hopes Of Rebeldom,
and the old stars, wandering for
brief space, now rapidly re-appcar in
the firmamcnt OF the restored repub-
lic
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08
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Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08
@sstiuarh tbe Course Of empire tales its datar.'
CHARLES CITY, FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY OC

Nor TRUE. - The Dubuque Times
states that a 10th regiment of cavalry
is about to be raised in this State,
that the Colonel is already designated,
that the regiment is to be ready for
active service before winter, and that
:" the principal men engaged in it," are
only awaiting authority from the War
Department, &c, all of which is sim
ply untrue. No step has been taken
to raise such regiment. no applica,
tion has been made to the War De.
partment for authority to do so aud
therefore no colonel has been dcsigna-
ted, &c; all of which We state on the
authority of Adj. Gen. Baker himself
Davenport Gazette. ..t
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

The rebels are devising means to
convert the dogs into oil and their
skins into leather II is estimated
that the oil will be worth about SIS
per gallon. The number of dogs in
the State of Virginia, according to low
estimate, is 100000. Each dog will
yield say one gallon of oil, and the
dog oil of Virginia is therefore worth
seven and half millions the skins
are estimated at about four millions.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

Major Henderson, of New Hamp-
shire. was sitting in one of the trench
es at Charleston, when an immense
proiectile from the rebel works struck
in the bank directly behind him, tip
ping over cait-load Of dirt upon and
nearly burying him. He found him.
self firmly fixed in the sand, with the
elongated l0-inch missile lying mp
against his shoulder. He supposed ii
to be shell, and his feelings while
waiting for it to explode were quite
unenviable.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08
A. B. r. HILDRETH, Editor.
From Rosecrans.

Since tho battle near Chattanooga
which was SO unsatisfactory to the
rebels, they have determined to con-
centrate all the forces they can spare
from other departments, and all they
can gather upin their several States,
and make another desperate assault
upon Rosecrans. A considerable por-
tion of Lees army in Virginia has
been hurried off to strengthen Bragg,
also the rebel troops in North Carroll
ma and it is said some of Beaurcgard's
Charleston army have been ordered to
Bragg, and it is evident that nearly
the entire rebel force is being masscd
against Rosecrans and Burnsides to
regain Chattanooga, and regain East
and Middle Tennessee.
In the mean time the authorities at
Washington have not been idle Rose
Grams will be strengthened to degree
that will insure a rebel defeat Hosts
of our best fighting men from other
departments have gone forward to
Chattanooga, and the indications are
that the great. decisire battle may ere
long be fought in that vicinity.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08
CAPTURE OF LITTLE ROCK, ARK.

The 9th Regiment Iowa Infantry
are now at Little Rock, Ark. A cor
respondent Of the Dubuque Times
writes as follows:
LITTLE Rock, Ark, Sept IL, 1868.
The capital of still another rebel
State is in our possession The State
of Arkansas, long time the prey OF
guerilla chiefs, and travelling rebel
generals, and lately the petty theatre
of secesh political aspirants, has sud-
denly felt a new sensation: formi-
dablc force, marching to the capital of
the State, with the manifest design of
taking possession of the capital, and
any other stropgholds necessary. 1t
having been understood that sundry
| insect politicians were running here a
political machine of their own. assum-
| ing to control the State, and under
confederate patronage, it became nee
essary TO check the game, and accord,
ingIy Generals Steele and Davidson
were entrusted with an expedition To
that effect. Forces have been gather
ing for month past: a large body of
cavalry, among them the Iowa lst and
3d-abundance of artillery and u nu-
merous force Of infantry, including
the Iowa 9th, 2Sth and 29th--32d,
Seth and 10th. The enemy had built
heavy defensive works on the east
side of the river opposite the city, and
had them we'll furnished with cannon
presuming that the approaching army
would march straight up to the fortiti'
cations, fire. and then stand still to be
fired at, This very obvious style OF
warfare did not meet the fancy OF Gen.
Steele. On the night of the 9th OF
Sept. he threw pontoon bridge across
the Arkansas river, some SIX miles
below the city, and early on the MORN
ing of Thursday, Sept. 10th, sent over
a large body of cavalry, supported 10y
artillery, to move up toward the city.
This move of course made the enemy
open their eyes, rub them well, and
look about. They hastily sent body
TO oppose our cavalry, but these had
poor luck, attacked as they were by
our cavalry and artillery in front, and
constantly harrassed on the flank and
rear by vigorous Smelling from our
other artillery, on tho eastern bank.
On this southwest bank was the prin-
cipal lighting done. and for . time il
was quite vigorous. Our cavalry and
artillery thus moved up on the west
bank, and onr intantry. and other ar
i.tillery on the east, driving before them
the fleeing rebels.
| In the meantime, the enemy on the
east bank, waiting behind their fortt
fications for our approach. soon learned
that the game was going against them
aud that any stand on their par
would be useless. For the booming
; Of our cannon, and the long rolls o
rattling musketry on the west bank
with the wild cries of our brave boy'
4 as they rushed on, told very clearl.
. the story that soon the city would b
: taken and they all prisoners. The.
. instantly began a furious foot race
3 crossing the river, and fleeing hk
. sheep off towards the southwest. Gu
}. boys, on coming up. found in the lat
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08
ENDORSEMENT OF COL. STONE.

Charges having been made against
Col. W. NJ. Stone. involving his char
acter as a brave and competent offi-
Ger, his Corps Commander, Maj. Gen.
eral McClerGand, has written the fol.
lowing letter as an answer to thcsc
charges .m .... ........f.
SPRINGFIELD, Ill, Sept. 10, 1868.
Colonel Il learn that you and Gen.
Tuttle are opposing candidates for
Governor, of tue State Of Iowa. Al.
thongh always Democrat, and never
a Republican, in the partisan sense
Of these terms, and SO far identified
with him rather than you, l cannot
avoid regretting your present compc-
tition with each other, especially, as
through the license of partisan press
es, it is attended with recrimination
which must be distasteful to both Of
you. r...-
Sympathising with the Union SEN
timehts Of both, and sharing in tho
gratitude of the country for valuable
services rendered by both, l cannot
forbear, while my pen is in hand, to
express my regret and condemnation
of the partisan violence which has so
ungenerously. unjustly and untruly
charged yon with want of efficiency
and courage as an officer and soldier.
Gen. Tuttle himself, no doubt, as
magnanimous rival in politics, but
comrade in arms, regrets and con-
demns it too. 1t can do him no good
and you no harm ); for all who are ac-
quainted with your conduct know
there is not the slightest foundation
for the charge None know better
than myself this fact. .....-r -ua
Leading the advance upon Port
Gibson, and fighting successfully
throughout that battle as the com.
mander OF the I'd Brigade of the l4th
Division, for the time bearing a gal
liant and valuable part throughout tho
battle Of Champion Hill cooperating
with Gen. Lawler, as the commander
Of a regiment of his brigade, in the
daring and brilliant charge that car
ried the enemy's works at Black River
Bridge and afterwards reconnoiter-
ing the ground in front of the enemy's
works at Vicksburg. preparatory to-
the charge which followed by yourself
and your regiment, in the face Of q
terrible fire, resulting in partial sue
cess, at the cost of a severe wound re-
ceived by you-having done all this,
both your conduct and your courage
| ,,n pI,caI iavonl fha roach nf do.
traction and calumny. 1t may safely
rest with the country, as worthy to
challenge it's applause and admira-
ton. ...r. ..a.. ..,.. ...s .. earr.
learn that your wound and other
illness are still affecting you. Please
advise me Of the prospect OF your
early recovery. ni #ta
Your friend and obedient servant,
JOHN A. McCLERNAND.
Coz. WM. NJ. SIoNg. - Ha#su q
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08
PLAIN TALK TO GEN. TUTTLE.

A soldier in tho Cd Iowa Cavalry
regiment thus cmphatically address,
es Gen. futile E&
A dog is known by the company he
keeps, and tcar letters, lily grace the
pen of an intimate political friend and
associate OF Mahony, Dean. Claggett,r
Dodge, Tod, Duncombe & Co. No,
General, 'twont do. If you desire
soldier friends and soldier votes. you
must leave the ranksIof traitors. You
were a good soldier !; and brave men
under you earned for you a /" star"
Uncle Sam pays you $329,50 per
month for wearing it. How ungra-
cious then to join the ranks of our
enemies for so paltry price the
hope Of gubernatorial honors. Arnold
was a good General until he thought
treason would pay better. Nor was
he ever louder in his pretended loyal
ty than while bartering his country to
Maj. Andre. But he had his day, and
the 18th Of October shall be yours.
for have yet to hear tho first soldier
say he will vote for you.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08
qostrp.
When We Grow Old.

There comes time when we grow old,
and like a sunset down the sea,
Slope gradual, and the night wind cold
Comes whispering sad and chilling;
And locks are gray
As winters day,
And eyes OF saddest blue behold
The leaves all weary drift away.
And lips Of faded coral say,
There comes a time when we grow old.
There comes time when joyous hearts,
Which leapcd as leaped the laughing main,
Are dead to all save memory,
As prisoner in his dungeon chain
And dawn Of day
Hath passed away,
The moon hath into darkness rolled,
And by the embers wan and gray,
hear voice in whisper say,
There comes 4 time when We grow old
There comes time when manhood's primo
Is shrouded in the midst Of years,
And beauty, fading like a dream,
Hath passed away in silent tears
And then how dark
But oh the spark
That kndcd youth to hucs Of gold,
Stin burns with clear and steady ray,
And fond affections lingering, say,
There comes a time when We grow gray.
There comes a time when laughing Spring
And golden Summer cease to be
And We put on the Autumn robe,
But now the slope
With rosy Hope,
Beyond the sunset we behold g..
Another dawn, with fairer light,
While watchers whispered through the night
There comes time when We grow old.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08
STATE OF IOWA.
ADJuTANT GENERALS 0FFicE,
Davenport, Sept. IL, 1868.


General Orders No. 1913 ....... .f ..t..
1. BY authority of the War Department the
Governor of this State is authorized to raise
within forty days, another regiment Of Cav.
airy.
III. Said regiment will be known as the
9th Iowa Cavalry and will rendezvous at Da.
venport. .-..
III. The companies and squads raised for
the Sth Iowa Cavalry, in excess of the number
necessary to organize said 9Th Iowa Cavaly
will be transferred to the 9th Iowa Cavalry.
Nv. All recruiting officers for the 9th Iowa
Cavalry will be careful and follow the direc-
tions of the General Order No. as Of the War
Department, 1862, in relation to recruiting.
Copies Of said order, No. 90 and General Or
ders No Ill and Il9 of this department will
be furnished all recruiting officers
V. Col. NJ. Nj. Trumhull, formerly Lieut..
Colonel of the 81 Iowa Infantry. will COM
mand the 9th Iowa Cavalry.
VI Applications for the position of Veter-
mary Surgeon for said 9th Cavalry will be for
warded TO this Department.
BY order of the Governor.
n d. BAKER,
39w3 Adjutant General of Iowa.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

A DELICATE DEsERr.-Lay half doz-
en- crackes in turccn, pour on enough
boiling water to cover them. In a
few minutes they will he swollen to
three or four times their original size.
Now CRATE loaf sugar and little nut
meg over them, and dip on enough
sweet cream to make nice sauce,
and you will have simple and deli
cious dessert that will rest lightly on
the stomach-and it is easily prepared.
Leave ont the cream. and il is valu.
able receipt for sick room cookery"
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

From RIcHMoND.-Prisoners just re-
leased from Libby Prison, make the
following statements A: The only
troops in Richmond now are the City
Battalion, numbering about l,400
men, under command of Col. Boyseau,
and they are doing guard duty at va
rious prisons, and particularly the
city. A. Z. Hills division, number
ing about 5000, arc six miles south of
the city. Lee is said to be at Orange
Court House, but his strength is COLI
siderably reduced by sending troops
to Bragg. .a.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08
MOTHERS!

The wasting form the CLASSY. expressionless
eye the fitful, starting sleep! the picking OF
the nose with the thin finger! all tell i'm plain
er language than pen can describe, that worms
are killing your child. Get box Of Van
Deusen's Confeeticns at the store, and If the
merchant has not got them, insist upon his
getting Il supply of them. Get those made
by Van Deusen Brothers, Kingston, Ulster Co.
New York. Price - cents a box.
s. HUNTINGTON, Wholesale Agent,
McGrcgor, Iowa.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

There is contrivance of the soldiers
at Baton Rouge, for carrying water to
the camps, that displays considerable
ingenuity. An ordinary barrel has a
block of wood fitted to the head with
a pivot, like the wheel of a wheclbar-
row, and a rod Of iron like the tongue
Of a buggy, that forks near the barrel,
to draw it like garden roller, the
barrel revolving like a wheel. Two
men will draw barrel up the levee
with considerable ease. 4 negro,
looking on at the performance, said,
"Well, fore God, what wont white
men do" ..
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08
ON TIME.

You will find a splendid assortment OF
Watches, Clocks, Jcwelry and Silver Ware AT
Giles & Brothe's, McGregor, Iowa. Being
connected with manufacturing and importing
establishments i'm Chicago and New York,
they are able to furnish any goods in their
line at manufacturers prices, at retail and
wholesale Watches got up to order, and par
ticular attention paid to repairing. All work
and goods warranted. Don't fail TO call at
GILES & BROTHER,
Next door TO the State Bank,
McGregor, Iowa. 22tf
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

Amongst batch of about fifty guns
landed at St. Louis, from those captur-
ed at Vicksburg, many bore evidence
of severe usage. Some were torn 10y
the bursting shell, some had large
pieces knocked from the muzzlc by the
striking of a cannon ball, some were
cracked two-thirds of their entire
length, whilst others had burst under
the heavy duty they were called upon
to perform.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

1t is reported that JEFF. Davis offers
to release all the convicts in the South
ern prisons if they will agree to join
the rebel army. 1t is entirely proper
that convicted mnrderers, thieves, ant
all manner of desperadoes and out
laws should be placed on an equality
with the worse than criminal traitors
and outlaws who have taken up arms
against the Republic. -,s .s g
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

We recommend the following to
those who are feeble-minded enough to
believe that the triumph of the Re-
publican party caused the war:
The election of Lincoln was not the
cause of secession. Disnnion has
been cherished project for the last
thirty years Cor. Rtett, Of South
Cnr0inn-
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

Preparations have been made at the
Philadelphia Navy Yard to receive the
rebel ram Atlanta. which is expected
from Port Royal every day. Orders
have been sent to have her completely
overhauled and put in condition for
service. This will take considerable
time, and several important changes
are to be made in her. IL is said that
she will be put in the same condition
as our one turrcted iron vessels.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

Hear Gen. Grant: am not an
abolitionist, | never was an anti
slavery man, but try to judge every
thing honestly aud fairly. am salts
fled that the North and South car
never live in peace except as one ma
tion and that a free nation"
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

II is understood that the prize mon
ey of the navy amounts to $50, 900, 600.
Most Of this sum will come directly or
indirectly from British pockets. OF
this, few will be disposed to complain.
There have been numerous heavy fail
urcs in England from this cause, and
more will inevitably follow.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

AS an illustration of red tape inhu
manity, it is told that the steward ol
one of the hospitals in Washington
declined to furnish ice to stop sol-
dier's hemorrhage. because it was no,
the appointed time to open the ice
chest The soldier died.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1863-10-08

The Harriet Lane. captured by the
rebels at Galveston, Texas, still lays
off Redfield Bar on that coast. Her
shaft was bent by round shot in the
engagement, aud the engine cannot
consequently be made to work.