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Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22
Accident.

A terrible accident occurred at &C.
dar Falls on Wednesday of last week,
resulting in the death of one man and
slight injury to one or two others.
The frame of the Baptist church, then
being erected, fell with fearful crash.
Mr.. Henry Bogart was at work on the
cupola at the time and fell through
the timbers to the ground, distance
of sixty or seventy feet. When pick
ed up he was senseless, his neck was
dislocated and several bones were
broken. In fifteen minutes all signs
of life ceased. Mr.. Wallace, the con-
tractor, was on the cupola still higher
than Mr.. Bogart. He kept his place
upon the falling frame and was car
ried over by it till within a few feet
of the ground when he leaped from it
and escaped serious injury. The Ga
zette says the contractor had repeat
ed warnings, but neglected to use the
ordinary precautions which would
have prevented this terrible and fatal
accident. Quite number of mechan-
les refused to work on the building at
all until it should be properly stayed.
Mr.. Bogart himself did not consid-
err it safe, and told his wife so on the
very morning Of his death, and she
tried to persuade him not to go on the
frame again. At the time the frame
fell there was quite breeze blowing,
but nothing approaching a gale.
A Coroner's inquest was held on the
remains of Mr.. Bogart, and the follow
ing is copy of the verdict of the
jury:
| We, the jury. find this verdict: That the
deceased, Mr.. Henry Bogart, came to his
death by the falling of the Baptist Church
building, in process of erection, which fell
from not being properly stayed, or erected in
the customary manner; and do strongly cen
sure Mr.. H. Wallace for pursuing the course
he did in erecting said building.
Mr.. Bogart was buried with Mason
ic honors. He was worthy man, in
INDECENT circumstances. and leaves a
wife and four small children.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22
Correspondence Of the Charles City Intelligencer.
Letter from the Go. Superintendent.

Letter from the Go. Superintendent,
Mr.. EDITOR Please publish the fol-
lowing, to wit:
OFFICE OF SuP'T OF PUBLIC INSTRUCTION,
Dies MONIES, Iowa, September 10, 1864. I
Notice is hereby given that a Teach
ers Institute will be held at Charles
City, Floyd County, Iowa, for a period
of not less than six working days,
commencing on the 18th day of Octo-
Der, 1854. o. FAvILLE,
Superintendent of Public instruction.
BY L. 1. COULTER.
The Teachers of this county will
please bear in mind, that this Insti-
tute will be held two weeks, and up
on the drill system. Lectures may
be expected in the evenings. A re-
view of all the common school branch
es will be had and certificates will
be granted, at its close, to all men,
bers qualified to teach. No extra ex-
animation will be necessary, as each
member will pass in review before the
examining officer. 1t is made the du.
ty of every teacher to attend these In
stitutes ; and should there be any
whose terms Of service are unexpired,
they may attend, and their time will
still 60 on.
Teachers will be present at the
opening competent to instruct in all
the common school branches, at least.
A class in Algebra may be organized
if thought best by the members.
Come. teachers !; one, and all bring
full set of books and let us treason
together"
The series recommended by the Su.
perintendent of Public instruction
will be most needed.
Teachers in the adjoining counties
are also invited to attend.
H. WILBUR,
County Superintendent
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

Will Mcclellan resign his commits
sion? President Lincoln is now his
rival and superior. 1t was the much
abused Lincoln who first drew McCiel.
Ian from obscurity and gave him the
most splendid opportunity TO achieve
distinction ever offered a soldier.
Will Mcclellan now think of all the
battles he might have won, and then
hand back the commission which the
President gave him or will he mean.
ly cling to it while rendering no SER
vice under it. drawing big pay and
running as rival candidate for the
Presidency? Is Mcclellan a chival-
rous soldier or grovelling, migrate
full dog? Let the copperheads an
swcr. Tell us-Will Mcclellan re-
sign
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22
Surgical Operation,

On Tuesday of Last week Drs. J..
w. Smith and j. M. Parsons, of this
town, performed the operation Of ira
cheotomy-opening the wiudpipe-
upon the daughter Of Mr.. Isaiah Sny.
der Of this village, aged four years.
Several weeks previously the child
had small brass screw in its mouth
and which was accidentally drawn or
fell into the larynx. The symptoms
resulting at once were not so severe
as to lead to any interference, but had
increased to such an alarming extent
as to lead the parents to consent to the
operation named, as the only prospect
of relief. The relief was immediate,
and up to this time we are happy to
state that the child has continued to
improve.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

twenty dollars, to be recovered before
any justice of the peace of said Dis
trict: Prortded, That if it be made to
appear to said justice that the party
so offending was not able for any
cause to send such child to school, or
that such child has been attending
any other school for like period of
time, or that such child by reason Of
bodily or mental infirmity was not
fit to attend such school, such penalty
shall not be enforced.
Sec. 81. And he it further enacted,
That the trustees or commissioners
having charge of public schools in the
said District shall not admit into such
schools any child who shall not have
been duly vaccinated or otherwise
protected against the smallpox and
may make such arrangements for the
purpose Of ascertaining whether with
in the ages prescribed in the prece-
ding section are not attending the pub
lie schools, as they shall deem best
for the purpose of enforcing the at.
tendance of such children upon said
schools, under the provisions of such
section, and for enforcing the penalty
therein prescribed.
Sec. %. And be it further enacted,
That this act be and the same is here
by declared public and remedial, and
shall be construed by all courts of JUS
tice according TO the equity thereof
and no proceedings of tire Inhabitants
or of the trustees of any school dis
trict, or of the commissioners Of pri-
mary schools, or of any other officer
created under the provisions of this
act, shall be set aside or adjudged to
be void for defect of form, or for any
irregularity therein, so that the requi-
sitions of the said act are substantially
complied with.
Sec. 90. And be it further enacted,
That the act of Congress entitled An
act to provide for the public instruc.
ton of youth in primary schools
throughout the county Of Washington
in the District Of Columbia, without
the limits of Washington and George
town." except the first and third sec
tons, approved May twenty, eighteen
hundred and sixty-two be, and the
same is hereby repealed.
Approved, June Is, 1864.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

Cedar Falls is live town. Bust.
ness there is carried on upon the high
pressure system. The merchants are
all coming moncy-vast quantities OF
goods arrive at the railroad depot by
every train-wheat speculation is
rife-the Perkins Brothers of the Ca
zette have constant rush Of job print.
ing and other work to do-the Union
men allow no reasonable sentiments
to be uttered and consequently cop.
perheads are mum-the Carter House
is we'll kept and filled with patrons
and the citizens generally are wide
awake, wholesouled and patriotic.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22
Campaign Documents.

We have received the following cir
cular of the Union Congressional Ex-
ecutive Committee, from d. N. Cooley,
Esq, Secretary Of the Committee.
Those in want Of documents for dis
tribution, should at once procure them.
The time of election is Fastening on
and Union men should be awake in
spreading campaign documents among
the people. The Copperheads will
spare no pains to scatter their treason.
able literature broadcast over the
land, and commensurate efforts should
be put forth by those who love our
Government in order to counterfeit the
influence of such reading matter:
COMMITTEE Rooms,
Washington, d. c., Sept. 2, 1864.
DEAR SIR The Union Congression-
al Committee, in addition to the docu.
ments already published, propose to
issue Immediately the following docu-
ments for distribution among the peo-
Pile:
l. McClellan's Military Career Re.
viewed and Exposed.
2. George II. Pendleton, his Dis.
loyal Record and Antecedents.
3. The Chicago Coppcrhead Con.
vention, the men who composed and
controlled it.
4. Base surrender Of the Copper.
heads to the Rebels in arms.
S. The Military and Naval Situa.
ton, and the Glorious Achievements
of our Soldiers and Sailors.
6. A Few Plain Words with the
Private Soldier.
I. What Lincoln's Administration
has done.
s. The History of McClellan's
Arbitrary. Arrest" of the Maryland
Legislature.
9. Can the Country Pay the Elk
penses of the War?
10. Doctrines of the Copperheads
North identical with those of the Reb.
els South.
IL. The Constitution Upheld and
Maintained.
IL. Rebel Terms of Peace.
l3. Peace, to be Enduring, must be
Conquered.
IA. A History of Cruelties and Afro
cities of the Rebellion.
Is. Evidencies of Copperhead Con
spiracy in the Northwest.
The above documents will be print
ed in English and German in eight o.
sixteen page pamphlets, and sent, pos
tage free. according to directions al
the rate of one or two dollars per hun
dred copies. The plan and purposes
of the Copperheads having been dis
closed by the action of the Chicago
Convention, they should at once b.
laid before the loyal people of The
country. There is but two months be
tween this and the election, ant
leagues, clubs, and individuals should
lose no time in sending in their or
ders. Remittances should be made il
Greenbacks or drafts on New Yorl
City, payable to the order of james
Harlan. Address (Free),
Hon JAMES HARLAN,
Washington, DC.
Very respectfully, yours, &c.
ID. N. COOLEY,
| Secretary.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

On Monday and Tuesday our citi-
zens were pleased to greet several Of
our l00-days men, who have been
mustered out of the U. S. service and
have returned home. Those of this
county are Charles Kelly, Henry Buel,
Silas Crowell, Jacob Clark, John Eddy
aud Isaac Higgins, and Philip Mitch
ell of Nashua. They have been sta
toned during the summer at Lagrange,
Tennessee.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22
Floyd County Agricultural Fair.

The Sixth Annual Fair of the Floyd
County Agricultural Society was held
at Rockford on Wednesday. and Thurs
day of last week. The weather was ia.
vorable, but owing to the busy sea.
son and some unexpected obstacles
the attendance and exhibition were
not as large as on some former occa-
sions.
The display of Cattle and Horses
was good-also of Fruits and Vegeta-
bles, and in the Ladies' departments,
including Dairy, Provisions, House
hold Manufactures, Fine Arts, &C., &c.
Altogether the Fair was highly cred
liable to the County. The single dis
play of either Cattle, Fruits or Domes-
tic Manufactures was sufficient to am
ply repay in benefit to the county all
the trouble and expense incurred, we're
not single cent received in premi.
ums. b. uh...
While it is evident that no town in
the County can make the Annual Fair
what it ought to be and could be made
with permanent Fair Grounds, it must
be admitted with shame that large
proportion of the people within the
county do not now manifest the inter-
est upon the subject which its impor.
lance demands.
What man or woman Of any means,
paying business or public spirit can-
not proitably employ one day and
spend twenty-five cents or one dollar
for the privilege Of annually meeting
those from all portions of the county
taking them cordially by the hand-ii
an honest one-and thus witness the
substantial signs Of progress, indie
pendence and comfort which q vel
conducted Fair brings within oul
reach The true view for every farm
er and business man within the coun
ty is not that be "cannot afford Il
pay a dollar to become q member
and attend one or two days Fair
but that he cannot afford to neglect t
do both, if within his power.
| One WHO FEELS AN INTEREST.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

Chicago girls wear new style of
vail, made of black and white figured
lace, with fine elastic run through
the upper part, which fits to the edge
Of the bonnet, and second elastic run
through the lower part of vail, short
distance from the bottom, which fas-
tens it under the chin, giving the eff.
feet of street mask, transparent, but
very coquettish.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

The Secretary Of the Treasury gives notice that sub
scrptons will BE received for Coupon Treasury Notes,
payable three years onA 1sth 1884, with semi an.
nua interest at the rate OF seven aud three ents per
cent per principal and interest both to be paid
in lawful money.
These notes will he convertible at he option Of tAe
holder at maturity into six per cent gold bearing bon
pay able not less than Ave than twenty years
from their date as the Government may elect. They
will be issued in denominations Of $50 800 $500 81 900
and 900 and all subscriptions must be for fifty dollars
or some multiple of fifty dollars.
The notes will be transmitted to the owners free Of
transportation CHARGES soon after the receipt OF the
original Certificates Of Deposit as they can be prepared
As the notes draw interest from August Is person.
making deposits subsequent to that date must pay tho
interest accrued from date Of to date of deposit.
Parties depositing twenty five thousand dollars and
upwards for these notes at any one time will be allowed
a commission of onequarter of one per cent, which
will be paid by the Treasury Department upon the re-
ceip Of bill for the amount certified to by the officer
with whom the deposit made. No deductions for
commissions must be made from the DEPOSITS
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22
A Work on Iowa.
ITS CONDITION AND RESOURCES.


VIM. Duane Wilson, Secretary State Agri-
cultural College, has in preparation work
descriptive of the State of Iowa i'm which will
be embraced every important fact necessary to
inform the purchaser of lands therein in re-
gard to its present condition and future pros.
poets. 1t will also be valuable to the resident
of the State as q book of reference. Such q
book has long been needed, and we doubt not
from the experience of Mr.. Wilson in getting
the materials for such work rs is evidence
10y his frequent reliable publications in regard
to the productions of our State that it will
receive q large subscription, as woll for foreign
as home distribution. 1t will be volume o,
not less than $50 closely printed duodecimo
pages, printed on the best quality of book pa
per, bound plain but substantial, and furnish
ed for single copy at one dollar, six copies for
five dollars, and larger numbers at a less price,
delivered.
1t will be published about the first Of Octo-
Der next. Messrs. Mills & Co are the pub
fishers. Orders sent to either the Editor, Mr..
Wilson, or Mills & Co. Publishers, Des Moines,
Iowa, will have immediate attention
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

II there was ever an outrageous dem
agogue on the face Of the earth, his
name is Horatio Seymour. His re-
nomination for Governor of New York
settles the political aspect of that
State which is now sure for Lincoln by
10000 majority, Good
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22
ID. S. 1910 LOAN.

am prepared TO receive subscriptions for
the 1910 Loan authorized by act of Congress
of March 3D., 1864.
These Bonds are redeemable at the pleasure
of the Government after ten years-are paya-
BILE forty years from date with interest at five
per cent. per annum-principal and interest
payable in gold.
The Bonds are of the denominations of $50,
500, $500 and $1,000. Interest on the $50
and 81 90 payable annually--on those of other
denominations the interest is payable semi
annually.
have already sold upwards of 100000 OF
these Bonds. i receive in payment for them
Treasury Notes, National Bank Notes and
State Bank of Iowa Notes.
J. X. GRAVES, Cashier,
Dubuque Branch State Bank of Iowa.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

Major General G. NJ. Dodge was in
Des Moines on the 18th inst. The
Register says he is still suffering
much from the wound received in front
of Atlanta. but is slowly gaining
strength. Our citizens will give this
brave soldier a warm welcome.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

The ranks of the Union phalanx arc
closing up solidIy. All divisions are
disappearing. The New York Tri.
bune and Independent now come ont
squarely for the Baltimore nominees,
and even old Ben. Wade has, after
+" sober second thought" finally deter
mined to take the stump for Mr.. Lin
coin.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

The 37th Iowa regiment (Grey-
beards) are at Indianapolis. Indiana.
The Copperheads there are rampant,
but do not like to come i'm contact with
the Government troops.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

The death of the well known and
popular Hteroteur, poet and journalist,
Park Benjamin, is announced. 1t oc-
Cured in New York on the 18th inst.
Mr.. Benjamin was born Aug. IA, 1909,
at Demerara, in British Guiana, where
his father, New Highlander of Welsh
descent, resided as a merchant.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

THANKs.-We are under obligations
to d. N. Cooley. Esq, for pamphlet
entitled, Mcclellan from Balls
Bluff to Antietam. By George
Wilkes" 1t is scathing document.
and, what is worse for Little Mac,
it is every word of it true.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

News from Mobile Bay Of the 4th
instant says: Three Of Admiral Far
ragut's largest gunboats were then
within three and a half miles of the
city. near enough to shell the town.
They were only waiting the AdmiraPs
signal to open FIRE.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

G. G. Reiniger, Esq, has removed
the John Heath building to the site of
his former Office which was burned,
ON Mill street.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

Gen. A. j. Smiths troops, lately en-
camped at Cairo, moved on Wednes-
day-destinatien contraband. Any
resistance to the draft in Illinois, Indi.
ana, Ohio or Kentucky, will receive
their prompt attention. r. -.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

The real Quantrile has at length
been caught. He is in custody at In
dianapolis where he will have speedy
trial for his innumerable murders and
other crimes. The Lawrence victims
will yet be avenged.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22
The Situation.

The war is really near its close.
The present front of the rebellion, me-
nacing though it be, is really nothing
more than mask, conccaling the boil
lowness and rottcnness within. The
South is literally exhausted-cxhaust.
ed of that without which it is impos-
sible to carry on the war--exhausted
of men. AS Gen. Grant the other day
pungently said, the rebels have rob-
bed the cradle and the grave to rein
force their armies" Out of an availa-
bic fighting population of upwards Of
thrce-quarters of million with which
the war was inauguratcd, they have
saved an effective force of one hundred
or one hundred and fifty thousand
men. The rest are in their graves. in
the hospitals, disabled, or prisoners in
our hands. These are the forlorn hope
Of the rebellion.
The rebel chiefs at Richmond are now
sweeping all their available forces
from all quarters into the army of Lee.
All their outlying detachments, que
rillas included, from Southwestern Vir-
ginia, East Tennessee and Kentucky,
Georgia, South Carolina and North
Carolina, are moving for Richmond
and Petersburg. Such is our informa-
ton from the army Of the Potomac.
Lee is massing an immense body of
troops on our left-on that vital Wei.
don railroad. He evidently meditates
a struggle Of life or death for its pos
session. crushing assault with an
overwhelming column, like that of
Stonewall jackson at Gaines Mill.
To this extremity is Lee reduced by
the Tightening lines of Gen. Grant.
They must be broken or Richmond
must be abandoned for lack of sup
plies. The army of the Potomac an
ticipates an attack, and, prepared at
all points, calmly awaits the opening
of the browning act of the drama. Gen.
Grant is not ignorant of the encmy's
movements, necessities or designs.
He is ready but he can still afford
to wait, for while he is now strength
ened in everything by every days dc.
lay, Gen. Lee, from his diminishing
subsistence. is daily weakened in his
weakest point.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

We had the pleasure Of meeting our
friend Hartman, Of the Waterloo Cour.
Ter, at his sanctum, the other day, and
found him as busy as hen with six
teen chickens. He has built him q
new dwellinghouse this season and is
on the highway Of prosperity.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

The first frost of the season visited
this locality on Sunday night. Fortu-
nately, corn and vegetables generally
were SO thoroughly matured that little
OF no injury was done by it.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

Messrs Thompson & Jones, whole
sale booksellers at Dubuque, will sup
ply the trade with schoolbooks, miscel-
laneous books, stationery, &C., on as
favorable terms as any house in Chi.
cago. See advertise
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

The Dubuque Times Company have
introduced into their printing estab-
lishment one of Ericsson's Caloric En-.
gines to drive their presses great
saving of labor and expense.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

We received call on Monday from
Hon L. G. Bowdoin, who has lately
returned from Massachusetts,. He ap-
pears in good health and spirits
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

The Neo Nation. the paper that was
established in New York specially to
advocate Fremont for the Presidency,
has come out for Lincoln.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

Messrs. Gilbert e. Dean have some
lamp tops for sale, intended to be used
Oh Kerosene lamps in the absence of
chimneys.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22

The Lincoln boys call the supporters
Of Little Mac" the "Little Mackcr.
els"
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-22
DIR. GUYSOTTS
IMPROVED EXTRACT OF
yellow Dock and SarsapariNa

Scyofala or Kings Eel, Cbncsys, Tamovs.
Ernptions Of the Skin, Erysipeias, Chronic
SIRE Eyes, Riagcorm or letter, .Scdid Head,
Rh1us.atism, Iains an the Bones and Joints,
Old Sres d Ulcers, .Ssceliing Of the Glands,
Syphiiis, Dyspepsia, Sah Rheam, Diseases
Of the Kidneys, Loss Of Appetue Disease
drisisg from he use Of Mercury, Pain in
the SIDE and SHOULDER, General Debility,
Dropsy, Jdundice, Lambdgo, dc.