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, 1864-09-24
WIS c0NsIN VETERANS
Transit ofthe 3Gth Regiment Through
OhtcR2ps

About ore o'clock yesteedsy morning. sne aato
wisconsin eQunteer infantry, rumoe:ing 5'o neo.
with about 200 1tcruits, arrived st the Rest from
nil xaukee, en- fo1lH for tho front The regiment
was commended by Colonel BinsiEa, and presented
q splendid appearance. The boys return 70 the
tett e-8eld after spending their thirty days fas'
lotab and ere long will add more leaves to the go
1lcus wreath which already epcircles thels bro"s
siEce he regiment was organized. ia.s spriug.- a
period has lnte!Eened ~hen large oouaueS- Te1e q.
suspended and thtre were lex en1tssnetts. Ere
Of 1he companies were ordered: some nms 49, 70 20
Lieutenant Colonel Pier. a. q hare won az noao5a'
Bic name IN Gen Grants operations around r.
te1tburg. Though seat to The field with scarcely
Ill te seadiness ana gsliantrg Of the oldest Ve;e-
fauR. Their eomraces, rapioly recruited unoer Lne
last caI, who eo forward t9 ~ tie Es2lmsnt E
ise service. The Colonel Of the reelment proved
himself 10 be . thorough solaler when y the asd
Wisconsin regiment, and will ably lead his men to
Tfc following Is the present Roster oil the ssth !:
ColoDel-James Bentliff.s
Lieutenant coonel-C. &. Pier.
4d|utant-A. i. Mecrasken.
QnartermasteT-AasonR Rood.
t5urEeon-H. L. BnttpEleld.
srcopd s dtsi1 Atstatsnt a safrson"5. b. Fsrsoa.
+ Chapaln-JoBtph M- Walker. :
Company A-Captain. Charles T. Carpenter: lat
d51snt:, Charles L. Ballard; ID 1iens.' James u
Company B-captaiu, Robert n. Roberts tst
Leut., +. 4. Harvard; ID Lteut, Gso. q. Nochols.
L. B. Waudir gton; 2u.Lteut.. II. ". Wfleht.
COMPANY, Diet Lieut., Benz. 8. Kerr; ID Lieut..
]. P. Nichols.
Company E-Csptntn. Frank g; Ho:ton; 1st
Company F-Captsin, andrew A Kelley; 1st
Lieut., Wm. z. Foeter: ID Lieut., J: y. Parker:
Company G-captatr, =. +. Becs7eith; LIST
: Company H-captstn. D. II. Cory; 1st Lieut.,
Benz. 4. Frees I'd Lieut., Jas. Hcth, Jr.
Company I-Capiain, II. Il. CCem1o 1ss Lleu.,
Company .K-Csptain- Thomas 8. Warsden; tst
Lieut. So}op ". Fierce; ID Lieut., F. r. ze.teler.
The boys were sumptuously cntertatued By the
lRotce, aud abnut ulre O'clock yesterday czcrn;ug
LETT fnr Ifr,v1nfn ~
, 1864-09-24

4 BRAVE xDED.-feNerday no<aips spirited
team o' horses. belonging to P. q. BroEn s Co..
ran away ut full speed down franklin street.
While passing the AFmnsy, Ccmmissazy Sergeant
FORWARD, at 1hr imminent pe11 OF his life, and sue
Ceedtd In ar1eetfng fhe tntu1iated animals.
, 1864-09-24

EMurxEETs FoRn pCn OFE1cE.-wisbin the
past week four o. the employees OF The TarBusK
ofnce have thrown up situations who arc 10 take
position In the Union armies. being credited on
the quota OF Cook county. Tie nn@eS OF those
who arr thus joining 1heir brothers gone before,
are A. II. Brown. John n. Drake. E. n. Kcsrou
and Darid uaear. Suceess 10 them We hnpe to
Fee them return Eafelt. vlctotioQey and speedily.
, 1864-09-24
Eaaa11tEu.

WANTHD-As seamstr ess having
- AH.over D. Hsf1r Swing Machine. and w1o
eHT 5esra'expeElsaea u tbs uss Of is dtsres
rtvsr u s1Ite tant1J to co lerin1. RefeTeoc.4
sesl A,s3ass ,as3ass.Eets SUSAN QU1aS, Nuraokss, Hts.
, 1864-09-24

SAIEHMEEs' Mu11sc-EARLY Clo1sE2A
meeting Of the Aeaoetaaou of salesmcn on Soatk'
C!nrk street WIS held last evening, at which 4 &C.
r1eH Of resolutions we're unanimously adopted
asking their employers to c1ose thet, stores at
O'Clock p. m. between October 1st and JauuRr5
1st. and at uc;ock between JanusrJ 1st, aud
March 1st- 4 committee was appointed to ear
nestly further this appeal in behalf OF the Sales.
menss Association, an organization Tor mutual
beneHt and fmpruvement
, 1864-09-24
lAeLl- COZ I'D q. 8. CIV. 4. A. 2. H, O uL
n accordsnce With The above order this dram
hesdquatte1e, IN The following order;

,nda!, e6th tnet., commencing at o'clock p. m,
W. JAMES. Capt. and Pro. Marshal,
1st District, Illinois.
, 1864-09-24

tRT The best Pant Cutter In Chicago Is at Bart
!ett's, 1a ard 193 Randolph street. Sherman
UOnSa. Hep92 EB69.1T.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-07
SENSITIVE PEOPLE.
There are some people who q

There are some people who arc
ways looking out for sights.
cannot pay avisit. they cannot Y y
receive friend. they cannot carry on
the daily intnrcourse Of the family,
without suspecting some offence is
designed. They are al touchy ~as
hairtriggcrs. II they meet an ac-
quaintance in the street who happens
to be pre-occupied with business, they
attribute his abstraction to some mo-
tive personal to themselves and take
umbrage accordingly. They lay on
others the fault of their own irritable
ity. A fit Of indigestion makes them
see impertinence in everybody with
whom they come in contact. limo
cent persons, who never dreamed Of
giving offence, are astonished to find
some unfortunate word or some me-
mentary taciturnity mistaken COR an
insult. To cay. the least. tie haLit 4
unfortunate. 1t is far siser TO take
the more. charitable vie.s Of our fellow
beings, and not Suppose q slight in,
tended uohs.. tno neglect is open and
direct. Llfo takes its hue. in greal
degree. from the color Of our own
E,ind. II we are frank and generous
the world treats US kindly. II, onthe
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-07
MistsIIanu.
PEN PORTRAITS.

A special correspondent Of the Chi
cago Tribune, who was present upon,
the Aoor of the House Of Representa-
tives at Washington. during the re-
cent organization Of that b.ay. sketch
es some interesting "pen. portralls y
from which we select the following: /:
. This young man at the right talk
ing with the Presidents private Sec
retary. Nicolay. is Governor, now Sem
ator Sprague, who has recently aug
mepted his celebrity by matrimoni-
al alliance with the accomplished
daughter of the Secretary Of the
Treasury. lie. resembles his pictures
in the least degree. ina aginable, having
the same square forehead, but nose
almost Of Uebraic outline, and an old
er face. and one. ] am obliged to say
less chaste and sensitive than that
credited to him by his friendly photo-.
graphers. l saw him hEst walkiaG
by McDowelps carriage on returning
from the frat Bull Run. He looks as
though he had seen much Of life since
that. His lower face is full, and his
head broad. giving him that personal
force, which. backed by cotton mills,
has won him his p0sition in the ma
tion. lie has : large head, q resolute
mouth. . wide. quick eye. asgligs
air. m eager manner, and looks ~ il
be meant work s.
Notice that man near the corner Of
the Hall. leaning forward to pick
bitQf the. thread Of present business
from the bewildering tangle. He 10
obviously lion; for Snmner, Gen.
Halleck, Mr.. Hamlin. and other such.
advance to greet him. He is NOT tall.
hjs dress is neat, his hair 10 almost
white, With whiskere ana moustache
flowing unlimited. krey snow--they
have been black. From. hie bland
face he smiles welcome and rood will
to all, and maintsiaA through the for.
mality Of introductioaQ and The run
ming FIRE Of oonvers1ti6n, an pnlag-
gingh interest q he proc6edings. That
is EdAgfeIlow. H apb6ars as little
like . poes a. ut poets but he is
ohe sery-chief u ~ tribe. His head
10 intelleeeual his faco i -rc6ncd
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-07
Charles City, Iowa, Jan 2, 1868.
Colored soldiers Murdered.

Our readers will remember the cap
ture, in June last. Of company of
colored soldiers at Milliken's Bend,
Mississippi. while Gen. Grant was in
vesting vicksburg. They.were taken
while fighting bravely, with the odds
fearfully against them. It was the
first instance Of note in which colored
soldiers had been in action, and the
men proved their bravery and capaci-
~ to the admiration even Of those
who doubted the ability of the freed
men to make soldiers. The engage
ment took place at Milliken's BEND, a
few miles north Of vicksburg. A
Captain. First Lieutenant and about
eighty men were taken ngisoners.
Since their captivity their fate has
been involved in profound mystery
Nothing official could be learned con-
corning them, and from the well
known vindictivcness Of the rebel
military authorities the worst was ap-
pretended.
Information has been received at
the War Department, by way of Tex.
as, stating that these apprehensions
were too well founded. 1t appears
that the prisoners were conveyed into
the country several miles and placed
in close confement. No inti,nation of
their fate was given them. After sew
eral days the two officers were taken
out at dead Of night, and word given
out that they had escaped. 1t now
appears tirat they we're hanged with
out previous notice or even SEM
blance Of trial, in obedience to sc.
cret order from the rebel Secretary Of
War. A few days afterwards the 9TH
cr prisoners also disappeared mystic
riously. and there is no doubt but
4\ey, also, were secretly murdered by
direction Of the Richmond authorities.
What retaliation shall be inflicted for
these most barbarous atrocities 10 yet
to be determined. It does not appear
~ yet that any colored soldier has fal-
len into the hands Of the rebels who
was not either put to death on the
spot or subsequently assassinated in
secret by order from Richmond.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-07
A NOVEL SUGGESTION.

Rev. DR.. Breckinridge. Of Kentucky,
in recent article in his paper, the
Danville Rerie,c, makes q novel sug-
gestion to the. rebels if they refuse to
submit. He says:
How can the final success of the in.
snrgent cause be any longer even i'm
agiped, except upon the basis of some
change in the condition Of the parties,
which on1y miracle could produce !
Two or three hundred thousand veter-
an insurgents, with almost no availa-
bio reserve Of fighting men, might
protract the war and do much mis-
chief; but that they can finally, or
even long, maintain themselves
against an equal number of Federal
veterans, with reserve that is prac.
tically inexhaustible, cannot be i'm.
agined. If these insurgent troops
are 80 embittered against the United
States that they are resolved to brave
any fortune sooner than return to their
allegiance to It. how much better it
would be for them to quit the desper-
ate folly and mischief in which thew
are now engaged, and, escaping the
destruction which awaits them. march
into Mexico, drive the French out OF IT,,
and. followed by their women and
children, establish themselves in
some portion Of Spanish America.
where all who choose to share their
fortunes might join them from the
United States, and where they would
lay The foundations of glorious fu-
ture. II would be woaderful thing,
Il in the providence Of God, this mon
strous conspiracy against the exist
ence Of the United States as one oe
the great nations Of the earth. should
end in making il still more powerful
and durable than before in totally
changing the condition of the blacks
Oh this continent, and by consequence,
in some degree, throughout the world (;
in creating . great Protestant, Anglo
saxon nation IN the vast region on
this continent so long abusod by Pa
pal aud Latin races besides work
ing out, in regard to two great Euro
pean nations. results in al respects
the opposite Of those they hoped to
derive from our ruin. No event in.
modern times has been 90 fruitful a.
the war waged to establish the inde-
pendchce of this nation and Who
need doubt that the far more terrible
war now being waged to maintain
and pcrpetuatc the existence then won.
might bo used by God in 3 manner
still more fruitful.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-07
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AFTKn THE BATTLE.
NJ nn4sxn J. COLI.

The moons pale rays look softly down
Upon bl0od-rcd field Of strife;
Proud hearts that sought for high srenown
No longer throb with buoyant life.
The morn beheld q living wall,
Firm and undnmnted, meet the foe;
The lingering rnyr Of sunset fall
Upon fearful Rene Of woe.
Here. where the battle-shout rang high,
Where fiercely hew'thc iron hal
Behold how low these brave men lie
The noble brow serene and pale
Here lies Captain, true and brave,
Who nobly cheered his valiant band
/" On on to vict'ry or the grave! Ihand ~
Strike strike . he cries, " with fearless
Behold that brow, SO broad and fair,
Uptnrned In ghastly whiteness now
Soft hands have smoothcd that shining hair:
Fond lips have pressed that lovely brow
A mother waits with fearful eye
Watches and waits, but all In vain;
A maiden heayes weary sigh
For one now lying with the slain.
And here. where hottest ragged the fight, r
Meet friends and foes in this dark hour
In eyes that glowed Turks no fierce light,
Wrath melted out, with pride and power.
Sadly they gaze in mutual eyes,
Noting Deaths token in each face, 4
Assured that-ere the morn shall rise 0s.l
They will have closed their mortal race.
The pale lips move" oh comrade, say,
!. Is there no heart to mourn yonr fate y
The cold lips culver !" Far away
A loving partner long will wait,
And prattling children wander, Oft,
In search Of one they ne or will meet.
No more I'll press those lips 30 soft,
Whose love-tones made my life 10 sweet
"And you fought bravely hand TO hand
We met, each sought the others life;
We're dying now, life's ebbing sand
Is dropping fast, thus ends our strife.
Is there no one to pine for thcel
No tender bud to droop and fade i''
/" All ycsl one heart will lonely be,
When in soldiers grave l. n laidr =.
!" have a darling babe at home,
Whose RESTLESS feet, with joyous ghe,
Were wont in childish play 10 roam tN
Far down the path to welcome me.
We shall be missed, both you and I,
But We have fought as brave men should,
Now let us show how brave men die,
Trusting In God, the only Good"
|" Let us forgive each other now
'Tis growing dark give me your hand. ;.
Tho foes at morn, behold them now
Friends, pilgrims to that unseen land
How like demon in its power
War sweeps away mans hope and PRIDE
Destroying kingdoms IN an hour
ln its resistless, ruthless tide!
Pairis Glen, Jan. Al, 1864:
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-07
REBEL sYlEPATHIzERs.

A Cairo correspondent of the Chica.
go Journal relates the following oc-
currence which recently took place in
Williamson county, Illinois. Such
incidents are frequent in that locality,
where sympathy with the rebellion is
openly ayoWed:
The wife of an officer in the army
recently received from her husband
package Of money containing. 800, a
portion of which belonged to the fam
lilies Of soldiers living in the vicinity.
Early last week a soldier, lame and
sick. stopped at the lady's house and
asked permission to remain all night.
She refused him, but he said he was
too lame aud tired to proceed any far
ther. and therefore mxa stay. The la
dy finally consented, aud upon retiring
she took the precaution to fasten. the
door Of his room. During the night
the family were aroused by violent
knocking. accompanied with orders to
open the door. The lady refused. and
enquired what was wanted. A man
on the outside answered that if she
did not want to get hurt she had bet
ter open the door. or they would break
it down she bad lot Of money aud
they were bound 10 have il. As might
be expected, she was greatly terrified
at these threats and opening the door
Of the soldiers room she begged him
to protect her. With voice loud
Peno0gh to be heard by the ruffians
outside he exclaimed. I am unarmed,
but If had q pistol l would Rx the
Villains /" Then telling the lady to
bring him the money, to secrete her
self and children and not be alarmed.
be recapped his revolver and made
ready to receive the intruders. The
money was given him, and the lady At
once osought place Of safety. Scarce
y was this accomplished when the
door was burst from its hinges, and
ten men, disguised as negroes, enter.
cd. Not finding the lady nor money
in the outer room, they rushed into the
one occnpied by the soldier, who fired
fivo shots in rapid succession with
fsuch deadly effect that three Of the
wonld-be msrderers were killed and q
fourth severely wounded. This unex-
pected opposition frightened the re-
mainder Of the sconndrels who retreat
red in dismay. Great excitement was
caused by the ARRAY and the next
morning . large crowd assembled to
investigate the affair aud examine the
wounded man, who had been taken
prisoner. Upon washing the blacking
from the faces Of the dead men they
we're recognized - some Of the lady,
nearest neighbOrs, and one Of them
vas hekown brother-in-law. The he
roic soldier became the lion Of TIE
day. and the. lady insisted upon his
seceiving's share Of the seven hundred
dollars as reward for his bravery,
buf THE he persistently refused, cay.
ing be vas already weu cared for, a1d
that in defending the family Of hes
who had sheltered and fed him he wau
hpt doing his duty.
Honesty meyer goes unrewarded Il
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-07
THE REBEL LEADERS.

a letter to the New York Timcs
from Chattanooga contains the fol-
lowing interesting and creditable state
ments as to the condition Of things in
the heart Of the South, derived from
refugees and prisoners
Speaking of the leaders, I have
been told by one who, from connection
and communication with them, is weu
prepared to speak on the facts. that it
is an indisputablc fact that the lead
ers, with whom, when the final crash
comes, there wiz be not even the
hope of culture, have boarded All the
gold they could lay their hands on.
preparatory to escaping from the coun-
try. ! have no doubt of this. Hun
dreds who, though. not among the
most prominent leaders, have been
more or less conspicuons. either as orr
ginal conspirators. or in sustainino,
the rebellion after il was launched.
have already gone to foreign coun-
tries, after converting their possess
sions into ready means. Large num-
oess are preparing to follow and it
Will not be long before the leaders
win begin to leave by blockade run
ners. This / know 10 the expectation
OF well informed persona ia Georgia,
and Alabama, communicated TO the
friends left behind--all secessioists.
Refugees from districts in Georgia.
Uncovered by the panic-strickep ro.
treat 1f, Bragg. have come in, In con-
siderable ha@bers. within the last few
days. They agree in saying that rob
els WIN never LG.1 admitted that
there could 10 faifdre now confcse
they do not Gee In ~hat ksHerter -
star OF hope is 10 rise washs>t .uodu
sanguine, but more reas mess
fess to the beginning Of t.isdss
here may over-cstimate
force and con.equencestter il
which Grant has dealt market
front Of the Confcderacy
Ne rest .onr oyir,on o,by
that is tangible, derived from
" oi sources. Nor is our beliet
solely on local deduction, bat on what
Is said oy multitude of witnesses.
Maaam.' said ! today to rebel Ia.
dy-the Wife Of Q pr0minent rebel Of.
ncer, herself highly intelligent and
thoroughly Informed what will ia
the effect on the Confederacy OF this
oe,sat I! Alas said she, I fear Il
VIII provss fatal II would be- mad.
n, ness 70 Attempt to disguise the truth.
10 Tnere !: small hope for the cause nov.
Inc Federal army is too numerous. Il
nyats too well. Is at last in too able
hands while the Confederate army
10 too ANAL, is too much broken Ia
spirit. II too badly led, TO afford rea-
sonable ground Of hope that the Con.
isderate cause can succeed. This be-
ing 20. let the end come quickly and
Jet the agony be over This, unqres-
tionably, 10 the sentiment that 10 Green.
ing into the Southern mind. leaving
the rebellion naked Of all else but the
! desperation Of the leaders,
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-07

contrary, we are suspicious, men learn
to be cold and cautious to us.
Let person have the reputation Of
being touchy. and everybody is under
more or less restraint, aud in this way
the chances Of an imaginary offence
are vastly increased. People who fire
up easily miss a deal Of happiness.
Their jaundiced tempers destroy their
own comfort as well as that Of their
friends. They have forever some fam
cied slight to brood over. The sunny,
serene contentment Of less selfish dis
positions never visits them M
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-07
OBJ ;5nttlligfuttr.
All. r. HrLDRETH, Editor.

" Westward me course Of empire takes its way.'
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-07
mELMBOLD,s
Genuine Preparations.

COMOUND FLUID EXTRACT BUCHU,
positive and specific Remedy for diseases Of the bad
der kidneys, Gravel, and Dropsical Swellngs.
This Medicine increases the power of Digestion, and
excites the absorbcnts nso healthy action by which the
watery caEareous depostions and all unnatural en-
argements are reauced, rs well ~ sain and iniamma-
ton.
HELNlBOLDes EXTRACT BUCEHU.
For Weakness arising from Excesscs, Habits Of Dissi
patton, Early ndiscreton Of Abuse attended with the
following symptoms
Indisposhion TO Excrtion, Ioss az Power,
I1ss Of Memory, nfhcuty Of Breathing,
Weak Nerves, Trembling,
Horror of Disease, Wakefulness,
Umness of Vision, Pain in the Back,
Universal Iassitudeof Flushing Of the Body,
the Muscular system, Errptions on the Face,
Hot Hands, PallM Ceuntenance.
Dryness of the skin.
These symptoms II allowed 70 go on which this medi-
cine invariably removes, soon follows
hapaeney, FahaU, EpilPdc Fits.
In one Of which the Patient may expire
Who can say that they arcnot frequently followed by
those DirefuI Diseases %
INSANITY AND CONSUMPTION.
Many aware Of the Of their suffering but
None win cosysss the records efthe Insane Asysums.
and melancholy deaths by consumption bear ample wit
ness /, the truth or The assertion
The Constitution affected by organic weakness re-
qurcs the aid Of medicine 70 strengthen and nvgcrate
the system,
WAicA HtimboJds Estracf Bucha incariably does.
trial will convince the most skeptical.
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-07
D .

NoAhins that ~ wholesoms, ,sgcuAi and restorative
II - aaaars eassss inss chr eomposoo II HsTETTERs
no mineral q any kind no Ss.y sasanicai semsns no
6ery excnnt but u rs combination Of the extracts III
rare baanic hesbs and plants wh The pufsst and mild
II y we'll % be bvearmed against disease and mr.
tAe human syseem be psueeetcd BY human
aennsf nAinais engsndsrei By an upwholesome asmos
phese, impure water and other external cAses H0slct-
sars hiasss may bs ssliod on ss safeguard.
IN dissrsch infested Win Fever and Asss, has besn
iaaA nisnlese = revessve and lrrs.iaahle - sss
ect . avaii iheusslyes q = protective qual0s ID
medicine. Fever and Asue pasisnss, snss beng piisd
with quninc S& months IN vain, until fAlry saturated
With that dangerous akalcd, are n0 unffequsney rel
STORED % hsash ~tsha sfsw days BY TIE ussd Hostel
me- weak stomach i rspsdly hvisosased and shs sp
psliss re<sored BY this as.esable Joac, and hence
works wonders IN cases q DsPels'a, ard IN less con-
armed forms q Indigestios Acting - 2 gentle and
faLy raiisses III Coastpasion b. irregular
aslioa Il ths digestive and sscretvc organs.
pt6,oes a. eeb,s AAba, aabss 70 Nervoss A.saeks,
pssnanen1 rciIsf from the Bt,erS. The testimony
ths paint y mast conclusive, and from both sexes
n. .ssuy q nuos. Onas |. ,sh.aAs.ly ...u.ssd by
sias dessa - suslans, snA BY occasionally resort
NJ : .shssssaa e As souisaains nay BE- pssvsnssd.
n asasrsi rosis n.essasr.s isssss yrsasss escss
s. nay appreciated. In eases < <uaaAaaioaai Weak
:ss ~ "a sssy s<s :ss sss.oss Sss .s -
u ~ opvaDsoeas saAsee ~ al ssasa eGke1s -
Assgh.1 isslsssnl when NE powsrs g stare ars
sa. bus n ,e.ss n 4 yhe Only s.1s sunluA 49,
Charles City Republican intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Iowa) 1861-1864, 1864-01-07

Honesty meyer goes unrewarded il
10 aIscays the best policy.