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Chicago, l5.-From Louisville papers
the following particulars in regard to the
rebel attack on Frankfort on Friday are
received
Three stockades short distance from
town we're occupied by the rebels. 4
portion ofmen were sent to dislodge them
aud after a dreadful struggle they were
driven of, leaving some of their wounded
in our hands. Saturday noruiug ut g.
O'Clock, Col. Giitner attacked the fort. AT
the same time force under Mai, Pryor
attacked South Frankfort The hrht
ragged with great fury until 8 O'clock,
when the rebels sent a verbal demand for
the surrender, WHICH was refused. The
Eight was renewed until Q when . writtera
demand Toe the surrender was made til
which Gov. Branlettsc replied that ke
would not surrender thu place 70 aone q
there was man ia tiks The assshs mae
again renewed, the rebels masking several
attacks on the fort succeed in naptarira Il
small cafnoa which had baen stationed
outside the guard ofriGe pits. The assn
vas subsequently recaptured by q gallant,
charge made by about so citizens. The
fight lasted until half past 3 when the reh-
ss retired On the Louisville pike.
Washington, 16th.--post-master Gen.
erai Blair let the whole serYiea ffn,a
Atehison, Kansas, via Salt Lake 10 Fol.
som City, California, 70 John 4. Lsishand
of Lancaster, Pm, to-day, at the sum 81
one hundred and fifty thousand dollars
per alnun. This is for the letter mail
only, between the Atlantic and Pacific
eeast .1y'7f u
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H. We have received the Prospectus
of the Dakota Union" paper about to be
commenced at Yaneton, D r., by GEo. W
KINGsBURY. From the tone Of the
" Prospectus" We are terribly fearful
that the dakota Union" will be an
" Abolition OrgaH." We warn our Cop
perhead friends against having anything
to do with it,"
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Mr.. JACKSON, Of the NEBnAsKiAN,
informs as that he received aprivste dis.
patch this morning stating that the In-
dams on the upper Platte were commit
ting serious depredations. RepOrs says
several persons were murdered, and the
citizens 81. Denver and vicinity are in a
state Of great excetement.
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coUNoII. RLuFFss
Tmn INDIAN WAR HUsrBuG.
ruNE IS, 1854.

y = -
TIE Dabuqas Times Published a little
issm . fsw days ago, chsracteriSing the
ssassaA Indian war IS a humbug, and .
mssasw expenditure Of money by the Gov
arazasaa This item was copied by the
assal 9th HauEeys; and made the sub
isss Of come remarks upon redskins in
asasral, and the present war" in partic-
aasx. We have no doubt the Captain is
perfectly honest in his position upon this
question, and believes that the stupendous
expeditions which are fitting out against
he indians on the frontier, are necessary
- psote 4 the settlers from the savage
Zoe" aud TO save them from utter annihi-
laasen; and the same views are doubtless
entertained By many honest and Philan-
shsopie individuals at a considerable dis
ssass from 'ths seat Of war;" but from
cur stand point, upon the frontier, and in
eauss proximity to the hunting grounds Ct
- " blood-thirsty savage" We can't see
Thsss Missouri river "Indian Expe-
saa ars regarded by the people in
alaealisy a. the most consummate hum
Of the age. Troops may be required
q project the frontier settlers in Mime
AHA from hostile tribes in that State; but
Dc ksr a. the Missouri: river country is
euaesrned, one regiment of men, distribut
saazsoag the various posts above Sioux
Cry would be ample force to keep the
Inains in subsection. Instead of this we
ksvehere about ten thousand able-bodied,
wsal drilled soldiers, wasting their time
I'D be Governments money in gigantic
ezn4itions against imaginary hosts of
hssd thirsty savages." Let it be ar
fAagsd % that these expeditions viii no
Yer leave greenbacks intheir train, and
ID how marvellous win be. the effect upon
. Indians-how very soon the hostile
ibss " win be represented as "peacable
"a friendly"
Sending out bodies of armed men to
protect the emigration" is still greater
1nmbag. There are emigrants enough on
Pc plains st this time to protect them
Lsasss against all the Indiansan the Uni
- States. Besides, the majority those
ng west this Spring are men who have
ssclaizns upon the Government for pro-
seesnn--three-fpurths Of them are going
- escape eonscription-are running away
AsR fear Of being called upon to serve their
assaasy, and 1t the same time, asking the
osvssamsnt % give them military es-
suss-lsaxing their country to keep from
ssrvisg il, and skiing, at the same time,
shss the arms Il he country shall guard
to- % they 60. 4
~ we rsmarked ahove, few troops are
ahed on the fnoatiee 10 keep: the In
tass il check, but snsssath Of the men
neg smployed for this purpose would be.
- FlRat, while the remainder are
aaxsss to 90 where they
II ssin "a army in the South.
o. ass y asting their tine to
es i BE the poeks.s Of corn
10 $50 essatractors.
Il x1Nr skse NSss "A La H4.cI.e,e mn dorbt
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- The Democracy are discussing the
PFopriety Of postponing their Convention
Until September. They have mot found q
gzaidate as yet, and by waiting little
80 something may turn up.--Dwb~qae
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We noticed train of SIX Freight teams
passing through our town for Idaho this
week. They were FROM Illinois and had
intentenfed going by way Of Sioux City,
but ut Ida Grove learned that the route
was impractlcable, and concluded to take
a more southerly one by way Of Council
Blufs-HarrtsoH Co. Union. 'sa ~
~. ss5gsA
General Burnside declared, ia special
order, that Gen. John Cochrane was 'tof
no further use" The people have now
an opportunity Of indorsing the opinionsof
General Burnside, which they viii un-
doubtedly do; for, after General John
has served the silly purpose of endeay@-
ing in vain to distract the Union party, Ne Vi:
viii certainly be Of L" no further use 20
man or beast, bat possibly to the politieai
reptiles who infest the loyal North.--aEgss
c,rtine Journal. s,sl
pSy~ As We write, ''the price il Ell
is eternal vigilance" but there Il no III
ing however but thatit may goiyp flra
six per cent before the ssnpcster ge
this item set up.--DabaqSS 7SHsss.
@N7&E IA Z
The wood market has been quite aeti
during the week 4 large amount bal
changed hands within a few days, and
whtle sellers realize good prices, the buy
ers anticipate handsome Profts.--skh
.MesEtsos I1E1iiHeleaLrr. 1T
4 JOKE on THE BOARD OF iSTRhrf-
sORs.--The honorable Board, {. acsRyiin'
to Hoyle " or some other man, assembled
in town on Monday last--and anong the
number was one Louks, d member K y
aforesaid bsdy, aud . resent
small pox. ss1Iouks kaad
leaving home, nunssFSsa \
stating that " distance tic1as elsckant.
meut, &c, but Lsuks thought they
couldn't run the . machine" without his
assistance, and so he came. The Board
was in peck of trouble they met
every plaee--cxcept where Louks Was
III fact, they kept up demoralized re-
treat during the FIRST half day--they
requested Louks to adjourn stRe DIR
Lonks couldn't see it" and claimed his
" posihls and We understand they final. i
ly compromised the matter-the BOard
give Louks four dollsEs, and he left In
disgust And the Beard, after taking
breath, went 10 dnuer.-4aafE
Register. -
We have been blest, at last, with Rna
rain storm, which the crops in this section
of the country, were sadly in need Of. On
prospects for good crop vera never
ter.-Our Opinion. -
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~1Hes "
LlrrIx Roc, Ar 1851
Ep1aoR NoS.A kxIks
al the bassls IT Jenkina Farty, hfty
niles soash ofthis, III consequence af the
condition 81 our transportation (oar nrulas
starved and worn en-. the roads intolerably
bad, worse than you eysr saw them In the
Missouri bottom, and our raal0ns exhaust
ed5 we were compelled To leave some 22o
| Of our wounded, and about so men to take
care ogthenn. OF these SO Of the wound
ed and 90 Of the surrounded belonged to
tho 29th Iowa. They were all taken.
back with the rebel wounded to Prince
| ton, sixteen miles from the battle ground,
| where they we're furnished every comfort
the country affords. My Assistant Sur
geon, W. L. Nicholson, remained with
them. I have just received letter from
him, sent In with flag Of truce. He
says our wounded are doing we'll and
thinks most of them will recover. Some
have died and few others viii probably
die, as many of them were the worst eases,
such as we could not have removed to this
place even If the roads had been favorable
and the necessary transportation at our
disposal. Medical supplies and sanitary
stores were very scarce, corn bread and
meat being the only food, of which, how
ever, our men got their full propqrtion.-
So far as our regiment is concerned, the
rebels have always treated our wounded
kindly. We are sending them everything
they need in the way Of supplies. Our
unwounded men are held as prisoners Of
war, but are permitted to remain with DIR.
n, to assist him in taking care of the
wounded l append the names Of each
class rs furnished by the Doctor, with his
comments annexed
NAMES OF THE WOUNDED.
Capt Geo s Bacon, Co c, eye gone, but
improving. Capt. B, also wrote a line
himself
COMPANY 4.
Chas. Alexander, wounded in arm and
side.
Perry Hack wounded in thigh.
j B Meginpiss do do
coMPANYB.
Jason Powell, thigh amputatcd.
james Anthony, wounded in thigh and
head
| Saml c Chesley, wounded in shoulder.
Arthur . Williams, in breast, since
died.
Glover Stroud, in chest, since died,
VIM A White, in head hand and leg.
! Henry s West, in hip and groin.
| Garry Treat. thigh
Jas NJ Latta. abdomen severely, but i'm
proving.
y
lanes A Smith IN loo tb;ob owrr
tatad
Richard Morgaridge, leg and thigh.
John 4 BENJAMIN in leg.
coyp,xvn
Iobn scboolin, in lao .nnSt.ted
W. VI x,lon ,h;ob
d + Lamb thigh. accidental shot in
camp.
oo,,n
''"f"'' g
rh,,,as I-rr;, stomach and cbn.t
since died
| Geo T Raovos IN ,h;oh .nnut.tod
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New York, June i4.-Dases
city of Mexico 2eth, Vera C
received.
Maxaiaiilian arrived Ia
2sth, having toaehe 8
Martinique, At The
psrur liberated and
prisoners eOnds
Fgrey. also iibe
their passage
600 fFanaa
promised
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HAWK-EYEDEAs.

We noticed train of SIX oreigEls teaaAs
passing through our town for Idaho this
week. They were from Illinois and had
intentended going by way Of Sioux City,
but Mt Ida Grove learned that the route
was impractlcabie, and concluded TO taks
a more southerly one by way Of Council
Co. Union. ~ 7sasf II
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ARMY CoRREspONDENCE---LET-
TER FROM THE 18TH.

CAMP 15Tu Iowa INF. VET. Vols, !
HUNTSVILLE, ALA, May "A, "a.
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Solomon Cannon, in ankle
Ihomas Irwin, stomach and chest
since died.
Geo T Reeves, in thigh, amputated,
since died.
Geo W Gedney, thigh, bone broken.
Hugh 7 Miller. --, since died.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-08
The Lady's Repentance.

In the life OF Dr.. Rsfile., jast publish.
ed, the following story was told in con
nec,ion with preaching journey in
1914 On cur way from Wen 10
Hawkeston We passed house, of which
hr. Lee told me the following story.
"a young lady, the daughter Of the
owner Of the house; was addressed by
a man, who though agreeable 10 her,
was li-liked by her father. OF course
he would not consent to their union, and
they determined to elnp. TIE night
was 6xed. the hour came; he placed
the ladder to the window, and in few
minutes she wa. in his arms. They
mounted double horse, and were soon
at some distance from the house. Ate,
a while the 'aly broke silence by say
ing Well, you zee what proof | have
given you Of my affection | hope you
will make me good husband He wa.
surly fellow, and gruffly answered
perhaps may and perhaps not She
made him no reply, but after silence
If some minutes, she suddenly exclaim
ed o, what shall We do? have left
my money behind me in my room,
Then. said he, we must 60 back and
fetch it, They were soon again a: The
house, the ladder vas again placed,
he lady remounti, while the illna'ure,i
lover waited below But she delayed
= come, SO he gently called "Are You
coming f,-when she looked out Of the
window and said perhaps I may and
perhaps not;' then shut down the win
dow, and lef, him TO return upon the
double horse alone. Was not that a
happy thought on the lady's part--a IA
nous ke:'
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NO AS


We Witnessed an amusing incident
on one Of our suburban streets last
Saturday. a fashionable yonng lady,
go, up in the highest stile Of milliner's
art, and arrayed in all the glory of
FIVE dollars yard silk, twenty dollar
bornet and d three hundred dollar
shawl, "as maj.sticly sweeping along
in the direction Of the fair ground,
while just behind little boy leading .
pet coon. 4 countryman in : brown
sloutchcl hat and o linsey woolsey
''warinu>" came along, followed BY .
"yallah' dog, whose nose was diag-
onaly transyersely, and latteraily BY
scars Of many o 6etctly cont ss,ed. bat.
tie with members Of the rsckoon family.
"Tike no sooner saw the ring tailed rep.
rcsenta'iye ofhis ancient enemy than liz
made frantic dive for him; accompan.
led by furious bark. Coony compre-
hended the situation at q glance, boited
nconten,ly and sought sanctuary be.
beneath the ap:pie circumference Of tie
lads crinoiinc. The Young lady
screamed, while the dog made rapid
circles, snuffing the air, and evidently
bewi'dercl to know wha, had become
"f'he coon-Tho situation Of the young
lady was critical and: embarrassing.
She was afraid TO move for fear tia
coon wonld bite, ard The coon declined
to leave his retreat until the dog had
retired Finally the dog was stoned
off, and the boy dragged the coon from
his hiding place aud the young lacy
went her way with lively conscious
ness uf having experienced new SEN
sation. As for the coon, he was in.
stan,ly killed. He had seen too much
10 lise.-l.dianopolis Journal.
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DR.. d. X. WIER,

Late Of Pennsylvania announcesto to the citi-
xens Of Toledo and vicinity, that heis perma-
nently located in this place, offers his services
as Practitioner of the German, French & Span
ish mode Of medical treatment, so successfully
practiced Of late in France, Spain and america
lie not only aecertsins the nature Of disease
as formerly practiced by physicians. but passes
on and discovers the cause, however intricate
he disease may be: Those'l living at distance
and unable to visit him, can be treated by
sending him clear visl full Of their moning
urine from which the disease will &c asccr-
tained. Female complaints in all thr various
forms treatede carefully and confdentially.
will attend toaN calls promptly. Residence
and office. North Wcsr Of the public square.
y. X. WIEKs
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-08

There are two hundred and Sky
eight miles Of paved strec,s in tue city
Of New York, averaging thir,y.;hree
feet in width. This gives an average
Of one thousand one hundrcd ard thirty
nine acres to be cleaned. The City In
spector has the whole area swept once
every fortnight, about one quarter is
swept three times three hundred and
forty-6ve acres twelve times in the same
space Of time. This is equivalent to
cleaning three thousand five hundred
and fifty three acres once in two weeks
In addition to this work, the ash carts
traverse every mile Of the streets, on
each eide, Sundays excepted. This is
equivalent to tra,ersing five hundred
and thirty elk r,i.es day, and conveys
sort,e idea Of the extent Of that magIi.
iicen, metropolis.
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From the ist ct September up to the
let. OF November, l22 persons we're
killed aud S55 wounded OH the various
railroads ef the loyal States, by COLI
sions, cars running of the track. loco
motive explosions, &c. The iaryes,
number of casualties at any one time
was on the Pennsylvania Railroad on
the clst Of September, when so persons
were killed and 40 wounded. The
figures are sufficiently startling 70
prompt energetic action by the Legis.
1ators of the seyersl States to secure
tho pun,shmcnt Of careless employees
and reckless managers OF our railroa ads ).
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-08

PLANTING Peas DEEP-T editor Of
the Utica Herald says: "Decp planting
IS not generally resorted to, under tho
impression tha, the seed will rot in the
ground. This is mistake. Peas
covered six or eight inches deep will
produce twice "A much as those cover.
cd but.an iach, they will icon:inue grow.
ing longer, and the vines are more Wig
orous and do not lie down, az is often
tie case when shallow paintings are
made. We have tested this matter and
therefore know from experience that
il it is desired TO ye, large crop The
seed mnst be bnried deep in the ground.
\ suitable piece Of ground which has
been enriched tie previous wear was
DC, ply plonghea in the fall aud again
in the spring, and put in tiue ,ilth.
One half ofthe piece was MAKE out
in iills aud the seed covered two
inches deep. On the other half the
r'ow was sunk beam deep anil the
seed scattered a, the. bot,om Of the fur.
row and covered with tue second fur.
row. In this way one half the piece
was gone over anl after wards merely
l-vel.d leaving the sect at least eight
inches below the surface. The peas
that were p!onghed in were 4 little Ion.
ger in making their appearance, but
they shot ahead Of the others, and
the vines we're more thrifty and yigor:
Gus, and produced treble the quantity
Of those in the two inch drills by their
side. The teed used was Of the same
lot, the Cha nrion Of England variety,
and the soil, time Of planting sud tho
culture except the manner of putting
it in) were precisely the same for both
pieces. This experiment CONVINCED
us that peas flourish best ia deep plant.
ing. and We have repeatedly had our
attention called TO the fact in obse, wing
diff,ren, crops and learning tho mani
ner Of cuturc.'
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-08

Too QCIcx on rus TRIGGER. A
few weeks ago. Will. one OF the steam
ers Of tho St. Louis and Memphis pack
eta was lying at Haydocks whartbos,
waiting iol the passengers VINO arrived
on the evening train, young gentle
man from the ccuu.ry, who had eviden,
y been Eevi Unmarried, marched aboard
the steamer, buxom country lass
banging en- i}ii arm, aud going directly
up to the clerk, cried, Stranger, can
YOU give us accommodation on your
boat You see my wife and ! have
jsst g, spllced, ani we're going 10
take a pleasure ride"
DO ,on wsn, birth ?" politely in.
aai,el the clerk.
"A BIRTH siamne,ed forth the gen.
t'eman from the country, "a birtl! Wei
| should rather think not, stranger,
lor you see we've only been hurried
twenty four hours. NJ, We want q
place to stay al! nlyht-A bed, ifyou.',
got such thing on the bort."
INTEGRITY is the backbone Of char
ac.er
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-08

n Iead,nG onlect WIN every young
man should be to secure himself per
manent home. And for il. great sta
bility, it should consist partly IN land
and up to the certain limit, the more
Of it the better, ii paid f,r. The house
should be a. comfortable and attractive
az one has the means Of making it. I,
should he one that the heart can grow
to, and will cling around more and
more firmly with every passing year
Its owner should desire and propose tc
keep possession Of it as long as he lives
and his children should grow up, feeling
that there is one place fixed and s.abl,
for them through all changes.
Americans arc altogether to rowing
in their habits. We build house.
cheaply, and pull them down wi'hou,
regret. Or We sell out and move away
a half dozen times in life time. III III,
vain hope Of bettering our condition
How much better to choose home.
stead early in life, and then lay plans
with reference to abiding there. Even
though our gains be less than are pro.
missed elsewhere, certainty should
seldom be given up for an uncertainty.
"a bird in the hand is worth two in
the bush"
Only those xho have experienced il,
know how family become attached
TO their 'ong- loved homestead. No
children love home as we'll as those who
have known but one. A. tie young
become OF inarriageable age, they
should 60 on. one by one, from the old
homestead, feeling it 70 established.
aud knowing that this will remain un.
changed as long as their parents live, a
place to which they can return, and
where they will ever be welcome. A
pleasing writer confirms our doctrine
thus: :-.There is great gain in being
settled. It Is two fo.d. Each wear
accumniates about the former TIE MA.
terial by which labor ~ lesseuel.
''The rough channels become worn
and smooth. A change involves 4
grea, loss, and rarely il there cor
qain.--Time il lost, labor
expended, money paid the wear and
tear Of removal is no sm,ll item; and
above all, the keeping up Of old a-so-
Citations is often disastrous in the ex.
treme. Parents and children become
unsettled IN their morals.
Let the man who has homestead
keep it; let HIM that has none get one,
and labor to render it treasured re,
to the absent. and aeon.
stan, j., 10 those who abide in it." IT,
All ct which every Intelligent, thought.
tai person must give hearty arprosa..
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-08

Cessation Of ko~tilities-This il ts,A
matt .ha. lay ~ the platform that Val.
,andigham built.
Little McClellan-This IL tire rat
that ate ;i,e ,aa!. that lay in the plat.
form that Vaiandlngham built.
The loyal people -This< is the cat
that killed tins rat that ate the m alt tha.
lay in the platform that Yalaadishar am,
built.
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understood hia wife aud then rushed t.
the bureau and there he found The
bills.
When We saw Brown he was on,
collecting bills-found it very easy
job-and neard him expa,ia.ing upon
the benefits Of matrlmonv.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-08

1t il related that in the town O!
Richmond, Inl, \ wealthy Qasker,
whose four beautiful horses we're the
admiration Of the admiration OF the
place, was asked TO aid pccuniarily il
the formation of regiment Of cavalry.
lie replied Friend, thou knoweSt
that | cannot give the money or horse,
for the war-war is w;cked-but az for
IN" four horses, it is true that two will
serve my needs and friend, I will say
this TO thee. that my stable door is not
looked aud if | see thee on one of my
horses. and thy friend James on anoth
er, | will keep the peace toward thee
both"
A briyh, little boy, on hearing one
Of the Southern proclamations reaI
said recently JEFF Davis il 20 won
derfu'ly polite, that when We catch him
think ve had better ak him whether
he voaid 1tefer to be hung to sour
or sweet apple tree.'
A little girl Who hai learned thst
humaa beings have son!s, but that ani
mails have not, recently lost her pot
squirrel. She nourned his death bitterly
and when het mother suggested that
she ought not to gtievc 40 much at the
loss Of az animal, abe said. psthetically +:
Il shouldn't care, mother, If Benny
went any shsse-he just died and didn't
50 anywhere" !"
nS,ecl your heart" said a consider.
ate father to his son, "for You are goiag
nov among somc fascinating girls" u
Gsd much rather steal THEIRS" said the
nnrrom,sing young man."
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1864-12-08

General Mcclellan's resignation rem
ders General Halleck tho senior maios
general Ct the regular army. II is
significant fact. that the late Treslden-
tih canvas has been the means of do
rrising the army Of is two ranking
mai generals, Mcclellan and Fremont