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Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
Sherif7s Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue OF
IN special execution duly issued by the
Clerk Of the District Court of Floyd county,
State OF Iowa, and to me directed, have lev
led on and shall offer for sale at public auction
at the front door of the Court House in Saint
Charles, Floyd County, Iowa, on the 2Sth day
Of January, A. ID. 1865, at 3 o'clock in the af-
ternoon of said day, the following described
property, to wit:
Commencing 80 rods West from N. f. corn
or of sec. 35 in Township s., N. of Range IS,
w. of 5th p. M. and running from thence 80
rods South, Theme 90 rods West Thence so
rods North, Thence 90 rods East TO place OF
beginning, being 10 acres of timber land--Al-
so another piece of timber land bounded as
follows, to wit Commencing 53A rods East of
n. w. corner of section SO, Township 95, N.
of Range Is w. of 9Th p NJ running from
thence South 60 rods, Thence East 26a rods,
Thence North go rods, Thence West 26s rods,
to place of beginning, containing ten acres of
laud-also another piece of timber land des-
cribcd as follows. to wit: commencing at the
n. e. corner of s. w. ! of n. W. of said
last above 'descffbea section Sc and rnnning
from thence Wcat 262 rods Theme. South fo
rods, Thence East 26s rods, Thence North 10
rods to the place of beginning, containing 10
acres more or less, all being situated i'm said
Floyd county, levied on as the property of
Oliver T Hamln and George III Clark, to
satisfy said execution in favor of Daniel Baker
and against said Oliver IT, Hamlin and George
II. Clark for 1869, 50 and interest and costs.
Terms Of sale-CaSh in hand
Dated, December 10Th. A. ID. 1864
ID. M. FERGUSON,
Sheriff of Floyd County, Iowa
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
From Des Moines.

A private letter from Des Moines,
under date of Dec. 18th says: We are
all very busy preparing for Festival
to raise funds for the soldiers families :
i. e. the people are invited to meet at
the State House and eat and drink as
much as they can for the needy fami-
lies ! Well, money must be had, and
this is perhaps as successful way as
can be devised to raise it.
The Proprietor of the Register has
procured one of Hoes fast cylinder
presses, and soon the Register, Daily
and Weekly, will be enlarged and be
printed on new type. With the tele-
graph and other facilities for news, we
shall then have newspaper at the
Capital worthy the noble Hawkcye
State.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
III. s. 1910 LOAN.

I am prepared to receive subscriptions for
the 1910 Loan authorized by act of Congress
of March Sd, 1864.
These Bonds arc redeemable al 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. l 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., 1864-12-29

The citizens of Muscatine have permitted
soldier to lie sick, without care, in a vacant
room of the American House i'm that city, for
the past four weeks, and the poor fellow for
want of attention now lies ut the point of
death! Shame on such treatment of SOL
der it is mean-it is infamous. Burlington
Haekeye.
Wasn't it i'm Muscatine that certain scrib-
blers had so much to say of their zeal in aid of
soldiers and of the remissncss of Davenport?
-Darenprt Gazette.
The rampant scribblers" and blat-
ant politicians of Muscatine are SO in
tent upon grasping the civil Offices of
the State, and are so given to philan-
thropic gassing and patriotic btoacimg,
that they have no time nor money to
waste upon sick and wounded soldiers.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

MAN STABBED.--An alteration oc-
CURED on Sunday, in Lester township,
this county, between young man ma
med West, a returned soldier, and a
citizen named James L. Herrick, which
resulted in West receiving stab in
his neck, near the ear. West is not
expected to recover Herrick was
brought to town on Thursday and
lodged in Jail, under $4,000 bonds.
The dispute was on political subjects.
We have none of the particulars in
addition to the foregoing - Waterloo
Courier. ..
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
Sherif's Sale,

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue of
IN an Execution duly issued by the Clerk
of the District Court of Floyd county,
State of Iowa, and to me directed, / have lev
led on and shall offer for sale at public auction,
at the front door of the Court House in St.
Charles, Floyd Co. Iowa, on the 2Sth day of
January, A. ID. 1865, at one o'clock in the
afternoon of said day, the following described
property, 10 wit:
The East half of the Northeast quarter and
the Southwest quarter of the North east
quarter of section twenty-six (26) and
twenty rodsin width and one hundred
and sixty rods in length from the West
side of the Northeast quarter of section twen-
ty six (26) all in township ninety-iive (95)
range seventeen Q7) West of the fifth (5th)
principal meridian, levied on rs the property
OF James j Quimby to satisfy said execution
in favor of VIM. NJ. Croczer aud against said
James j. ouimby for Sli55, 80 and interest
and costs.
Terms of sale--cash in hand.
Dated, Dec. IL, A. ID. 1864
ID. NJ. FERGUSON, Sheriff
of Floyd County Iowa
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

A citizen of Chicago, of secesh pro.
clivities, who has just returned from
Havana, Cuba, says the rebels and
their sympathizers there and in Europe
are in despair. Slidell says that the
Southern cause is beyond hope, and
he gives it up. Nearly all the rebels
abroad are equally Respondent. They
consider the rebellion a failure.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
Prof. ID. W. q. DUNCAl
Sherif's Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue
IN of a special execution duly issued blythe
Clerk of the District Court of Floyd county,
state of Iowa, and to me directed, have lev
led on and shall offer for sale at public auc-
ton. at the front door of the Court House in
Saint Charles City, Floyd county, Iowa, on the
18th day of January, A. ID. 1865, at o. clock
in the afternoon Of said day the following de-
scrbed property, to wit
S, E. of s. +. and thirty acres off of the
S. side of the N. w. of Section | TIP "a, N.
of r. IL, w. Situated in Floyd, comfy Iowa,
levied on as the property of David Ripley and
Ester Ripley to satisfy said execution in favor
of Edwin l.. Godfrey, and against said David
Ripley and Esther Ripley for S573, 90 and in
terest and costs.
Terms Of sale Cash in hand
Dated, December 10, A. ID. 1864.
ID. M. FERGUSON,
Sheriff of Floyd County, Iowa.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
8ops anS Girls Column.
EDITED RY THE IyTELLIeENcER BOYS.
Salutatory.

DEAR YoUNa READERS We have the pleas
nre of announcing to You, that we shall occa-
sionally i'm the future devote column in this
paper to your especial benefit. We design
placing before you enigmas. puzzles, riddles,
mathematical and grammatical questions, and
everything of that character, with which, we
trust, you will be interested, both in an5wer-
ing those given and in contributing pieces of
similar character. We hope to furnish you
with interesting and funny" anecdotes
scraps Of poetry, sc. We trust that you will
study these things, and thereby greatly inn
prove your minds. Hoping that you will be
benefited by what we present you,
We are Your True Friends,
Tile INTELIIGENCER BOYS.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

Samuel Bugher left his horses stand
ing in front of saloon at De Witt
the other day while he went in to get
a drink When he came out they had
disappeared, and he heard nothing of
them until five days afterwards, when
they were found entangled in some
bushes where they had been standing
the entire time without food or water,
and portion of the time the mercury
was below zero.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
Dissolution,

The copartnership heretofore existing be-
tween Gilbert & Dean is dissolved by mutual
consent--,ll owing said Firm, are requested
to make payment immediately--to either
Partner, as our books must be settled.
Geo. G. Dean will continue the Dry Goods
Business at the old stand.
Gilbert & Case will continue the Hardware
Business next door.
MILO GILBERT.
GEO. G. DEAN.
Charles City, Dec II, 1854 5lw4
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
A. b. +. HILDRETH, Editor.
Charles City, Iowa, Dec. 20, 1864.
To Subscribers,

We again beg to remind our sub
scribcrs, whose terms of payment have
expired, that their subscriptions should
be renewed at this time if they desire
to continue taking the Intelligencer
for another year. If payment is not
made during the coming week, the pa
per will be discontinued. We hope,
however, that all our present subscri-
bers will continue their patronage, and
that many new names will be added to
our subscription list.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
Ny whole Is a little girls name

Little Sammy, while at the lakc-shore, was
is this sea water or land water?" he
would always inquire
"Why do you ask, darling9" he was ques-
toned.
Because, wouldn't like to drink sea-wa
ter; might swallow the leetle mtest of a whale,
and he'd grow big and bust me, as that one did
Jonah, you know
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

A MONSTER CoNFLAGRATIoN.- letter
from Japan says that in the attack of
the allied feet upon the city and forts
at the entrance to the Inland Sea,
shells from the fleet set the city on
fire, and that the confagration ragged
two entire days, destroying @reuty-fre
Mousaud houses and temples, and three
Thousand seceu hundred warehouses-in
all, about fivc-sixths of the city.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

Boston may be the centre of civili-
cation, but there are bad morals i'm it,
as well as in the less pretentious parts
of Christendom. One evening, recent
ly, twenty-five common drunkards
were arrested by the police, in one po-
lice district, and eighteen of them
were women
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

"OUR You've Folks. This is the title of a
new notify magazine just received from Bos-
ton. 1t is edited by j. I. Trowbridge, Gail
Hamilton and Lucy Larcom, and is illustrated
with beautiful engrayings. The first number
now before us is beautifully printed and con-
tains large amount of interesting and useful
reading for boys and girls. The price is $500
per annum, or three copies for $500. Pub
lished by Ticknor s Fields, Boston, Mass.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

A man at Dubuque undertook to
punish his son for some misdemeanor,
when a large Newfoundland dog, the
companion and playmate of the boy,
flew at the parent and severely bit
him, and had it not been that the lad
called the infuriated animal off the
probabilities are he would have done
him still greater injury.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
j. X. IIowDEsHELI.

Geo. w. Tenncy, late editor of the
McGregor Neps, recently died at his
home in McGregor, of consumption.
MIR. Tcnney was gentleman of gen.
erous impulses, conscientious in the
discharge of his duties as journalist,
and his loss is sincerely mourned by
all who knew him.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

Burglars have been at work at Ly-
ons. They attempted to break into
the First National Bank, and Owens
dry goods store on Thursday night,
but did not succeed in either instance.
They then went to Clinton, broke into
the liquor store of Mr.. Hollingworth,
and blowing open his safe secured
about $3.50.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

In the rebel Congress at Richmond,
there are full delegations from Ken
tucky, Missouri and West Virginia,
States that have passed no secession
ordinances, nor ever been in posses
sion of the rebels. There are also full
delegations from Arkansas, Tennessee
and Louisiana, although the most OF
their territory, and their capitals es-
pecially, are under the Federal sway.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

Prices and Magruder's rebels have
retreated south of the Arkansas, and
the State of Arkansas is now once
more in state of comparative peace.
Price had only about 10000 men left
in his army when he reached the Ark
ansas, and division of these mutinied.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

On Wednesday of last week, an
old man named Blcitgen, while at
work in the woods, was so badly burn
ed by fire communicated to his clothes
from his pipe in his pocket, that he ex-
pircd in short time. Deceased lived
about three miles south of town.-Belle.
rue Banner.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

The Pittsburgh Chronicle says: "a
young and singularly beautiful girl,
not yet sixteen yecrs Of age, who six
months ago was petted as a beautiful
and brilliant scholar, with every ad.
vantage that wealth aud influence
could secure, was an inmate of the
New Haven Station House on Friday
last" Sad and bad.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

The blockade runner Petrol was run
ashore at New Inlet and destroyed by
one of Admiral Portcr's gunboats.
She had a valuable cargo of arms and
ammunition. Within the past fifty
days the fleet has destroyed six mil
lions and half worth of rebel prop
erty
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

The female operators in the Eastern
cotton mills are adopting the Bloomer
costume as a working dress, as being
less liable to become entangled in the
machinery, and is besides quite nov
city.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

A little fellow, from four to five years old,
having perforated the knees of his trowsers,
was intensely delighted with patch his moth
er had applied. He would sit and gaze on it
in state of remarkable admiration, and in
one of these moods he suddenly exclaimed,
/" Gandma must put one on t'othcr knee, and
two behind, like Eddy Smiths.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

The Register says the guerillas who
were "cribbcd, cabined and confined I"
in the Des Moines Jail have reached
their destination at Davenport. They
are now vegetating at Camp McClel-
Ian under strong guard We don't
want to hear from them any more un-
til they shall have gone, after a clear
conviction by Court Martial, to join
the melancholy ghosts of Floyd, Tyler,
and Zollicollcr.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

The wooden mills of Vermont are
now running with full force, and since
the election, last month, the manufac-
turers have received more orders for
all descriptions of goods than for the
six weeks preceding.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

A little boy, who had been taught to return
thanks in his prayers for every new blessing,
or happiness, or gift, one night after thanking
a kind Providence for all good gifts received
that day, said" Especially thank Thee for
my nice new jacket--all but the buttons-I
bought them with my own money"
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

A letter from Vicksburg says that
the appropriation of jeff Davis farm
for the use of freedmen will relieve
the Government of the support of
some ten thousand negroes.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

A norwegian named Andrews was
found dead by the roadside near Deco
rah, and after having made diligent in
quiry without discovering however
who he was, the authorities proceeded
to make preparations for his burial.
While at the cemetery, but before the
coffin was let down, his friends from
Burr Oak Springs appeared, claimed
the body and took it away.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

The Disciples (Campbelites) of this
town are holding protracted meeting
at Union Hall. Their pastor, Rev. Mr..
Cory, is assisted by Elder N. A. Nc
Connell from Oskaloosa. The meet
ings are fully attended and good de-
gree of interest is manifested.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

A girl of about twenty years of age,
at one time music teacher, and for
merly resident Of Des Moines, where
it is said her father keeps hotel, re-
Gently attempted to commit suicide at
Cedar Falls by taking laudanum. She
was leading an abandoned life and
made the attempt because her clover "
had left her. An emetic and the re-
turn of the said lover set all right
again. We CLEAN from the Gazette.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
BY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES.
A DECENTRALIZATION.

| WHEREAS, By an act of July, 1864, entitled
b" An act further to regulate and PROVIDE for
the enrolling and calling out OF the national
| forces, and for other purposes, 1T Is provided
that the President of the United States may,
at his discretion, at any time hereafter, call
! for any number of men as volunteers Tor the
respective terms of one, two and three years,
for military service, and that in case the quo
tn, or any part thereof, OF any town, town
ship, ward of a city, precinct or election dis
| trict of a county not so subdivided, shall not
be filed within the space of fifty days after
such call, the President shall Immediately or
der draft for one year to fill such quota or
any part thereof which may be untitled and
| WHEREAS, BY the credits allowed in accord
ance with an act of Congress, on the call for
| five hundred thousand men, made in July,
! 1864, the number of men to be obtained un-
der that call was reduced to two hundred and
forty thousand and
WHEREAS, The operations of the enemy in
certain States have rendered 1t impracticabe
to procure from them their full quotas of
troops under said call and
WHEREAS, From the foregoing causes but
two hundred and forty thousand men have
been put in army, navy and marine corps, un-
der said call of July Is, 1864, leaving def
cheney on that call Of two hundred and sixty
thousand men;
Now, therefore, l, Abraham Lincoln, Pres
ident of the United States of America, in Or
der to supply the deficiency and to provide for
casualties in the military and naval service
of the United States, do issue this my call
for 300, 900 volunteers to serve for one, two
or three years. The quotas of States, districts
and sub districts under this call will be assign
ed by the War Department through the bu-
rean of the Provost Marshal General of the
United States, and in case the quota, or any
part thereof, of any town, township, ward or
city precinct, or the election district of any
county not so subdivided, shall not be filled
before the 18th day of February, 1865, then
draft shall be made to fill such quota, or any
part thereof, under this call, which may be
untitled on the said 18th day of February,
1865.
In testimony whereof, l have
E"r, hereunto set my hand and
~S caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed
Done at the city of Washington,
this nineteenth day of December,
the year of onr Lord 1864, and
of the independence of the United
States the cighty-ninth.
A. LINCOLN.
By the President,
w. Ii. SEWARD, Sec of State.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

An attempt was made on the night
of the Goth inst. to rob the house of
j. j. Brooks, near Burlington. One
of the robbers was instantly killed and
two others mortally wounded. Three
persons who were assisting MIR. Brooks
were slightly wounded.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29
Sherif's Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue Of
IN Especial execution, duly issued by the
Clerk of the District Court Of Floyd county,
State of Iowa, and to me directed, have lev
led on and shall offer for sale at public a,,ction
at the front door of the Court House in st.
Charles, Floyd County, Iowa, on the 2Sth day
OF January, A. ID, 1865, at 10 o'clock in the
forenoon of said day, the following described
property, to wit
The N. N. W. +, "a, s. Wis S. E. /, 81,
Tp 80, 10, also w IS. w. /, 8, "a, 16, al
so J 5. w. 80, 95, IL, also w J, n w. +,
III, 96, lS, all in said Floyd County, levied on
as the property of David Ripley TO satisfy said
execution in favor of Nathan Thompson and
against said David Bipley for Sl457, rs and
interest and costs.
Terms of sale-Cash in hand
Dated, December 90, A. ID 1864.
ID. NJ. FERGUSON,
Sheriff Of Floyd County, Iowa
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

The Hotel at Cedar Rapids, known
as the Union House, was burned down
on Wednesday of last week. The
building was owned by Messrs. High
ley and Brothers of that place, and
was occupied by Mrs. A. Rudolph. The
fire was communicated from a stove
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

1t may interest our soldiers to know
that their average hight is greater by
two inches than that of recruits for
the British army, and their average
weight greater by eighteen pounds
than that of British soldiers.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

Correspondence has recently passed
between our authorities and those of
Canada, which, we are gratified to
learn, has resulted in q mutual good
understanding, and no danger of an
interruption of friendly relations need
now be apprehended.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

The Methodist people of this place
are still pushing forward the work of
building their new chapel. They now
have the frame erected and mostly en-
closed. BY early spring the edifice
will probably be completed and ready
for public worship.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

The freight depot of the Illinois
Central Railroad at Dunleith, the ex-
treme western and northern terminus
of the road, was destroyed by fire on
the 22d inst. Loss from $4,000 to
100000.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

Mr.. Cochra8e of Story City, Story
county, lately got into difficulty
with his son, and shot him in the side.
The young man is about 20 years of
age, and is hardly expected to recover.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

Hoods total losses since the COM
mencement of the present campaign
in Middle Tennessee foot up 1900
men, Is Generals, and 81 pieces of ar
tillery. The total Union loss is 1000.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

On the evening of December 17th,
the large and costly Court House at
Muscatinc was destroyed by fire. All
books, furniture, etc, were saved in
damaged condition. 1t is suppose the
fire originated in a defective chimney
fine
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

They run immense trains on the
railroad from New York to Washing
ton; and it is said that dining car
accompanies each train in which meals
are served in regular hotel style.
What next?
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

The schools Of this village are over
crowded, and it is the duty of the
School Board to establish another
school of higher grade for portion of
the scholars and employ therefor a
suitable teacher.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

stoneman has given Breckenridge clean
ing out in East Tennessee, near the Virginia
line, killing, wounding and capturing large
number, and getting most of his artillery.
Gen. Ed. McCook is after Gen. Lyon in Ken
tucky, and he cannot escape.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-12-29

PRoMoTED.-Col. John Edwards, re-
Gently commander of the 18th Iowa,
has been made Brigadier General.
Major Hugh j. Campbell succeeds him
as Colonel of the 18th. Col. Edwards
has long been one of the most active
citizens of Iowa, and having won an
excellent reputation as legislator and
editor, is now carving his way to hon
or as successful and earnest soldier.