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Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-10-07

Ca sh is ing
S.P. & j. j. SHUR,
HAVE NOW IN STORE
\ FULL AND COMPLETE STOCK OF
staple 8 Fancy
DRY GOODS.
WHICH WILL BE SOLD Low FOR CASH.
DRESS GOODS,
FromI21 cents per yard to RICH SILKS;
CAIICos-splendid styles at IS, 20 p cts per yard.
Ginghams, Chintzes.
De LANES, &c. &c
BROWN AND BLEACHED SHEETINGS AND SHIRIINGS
A large stockat prices that defycOmpetition
A FULL LINE OF
TTckings, Denims, Flannels,
Ladies' Cloaking Clothes,
Curtain and Table Damask,
Towelines, Napkins, Marsellles Quilts,
Table and Piano Covers.
Our Stock or
Cloths, Cassimeres, Meltons,
Sattinets, Kentucky Jeans,
Linen Drills. Cottonades, sc.
For Men and Boys Coats, Vests and Pants,
is very full glance will suffice to show that the
sprces and quality are all right
Spring and Summer shawls and Circulars,
In Beautifui CoIors and New Designs.
OUR ASSORTMENT OF
Black Silk Mitts, Lisle Thread, Silk
and Alexander Kid Gloves,
Is the largest ever offered in Delaware.
WE a SPLENDID LINE or
Hosiery, Embroderics,
Lace Goods Hair Nets
Head Dresses, French Corsets,
Hsop skirts Duplex Steel Spring.,
BaImoral Skirts,
Bonnet, Belt, Futed x Trimming Ribbons,
L!uen HandkeTchieIs in Cord,
Tape Hem, Stitch & Mourning Borders
FANCY CRAVATs for LADIES GENTLEMEB
Guipure and Brussels Lace,
Bugle and Gimp Buttons,
Linen Embr ordered, Real Point,
Thread and Maltese,
Lace Collars and Cuffs,
French Lace, Grenadlne i Love Wells,
Rufings, Dress Buttons,
Travelling Baskets, SILK, Gingham
and Cotton sur Shades, Ladies, Misses
and ChiIdren's Shoes, in great variety,
Latest styles of Ladies' and Misses Hats.
= a S% RTI<[ER9
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-10-07

4nn KEGS best brand Wheeling Nails ,justrecelVed
IUNH and for sale at the lowest market rate by
J1uI3 1852 O. c. CHAMBERLAIN
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-10-07
w. p. REID,
@ O e 2 e e .

FT1HE very best article Of Ground Coffee ever put
nm can be had at W. CHAM bERl.AlN Il cos, Z,
sIgn Of the We warrant it to be pure Rio Cot
Zee and Chiekory. No mixture o. Peas, Beans, oats
or other trash Put up before the late in coffee
II YOU do not find it, upon trial just what we recon
mend return it and get your money We have tried
H. aud know IL to be good. H. W. u q w.
Delaware. o., April y, 1864.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-10-07
DIR. II. BESSIE.

W. DONAvIE, Agent Tor Geo. Lyams CELEBRA-
Il TEL MATt HE'S aug 3. 64-tr
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-10-07
Repairing.

Building Materials.
WE have made arrangements such as wi1len-
wv able to furnish
DOORS, SASH AND BLINDS,
a quality superior to anything we have ever had
MANUFAC PRICESi
sh alled With Glass aAi Painted ,constan tly on ha
q as than they usually cost.
NArchI Il. '59-#tf c D. POTTER &CO
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-10-07
New nTeat NTarket.

s~5==-ss5 FTIIIE subscriber has opened MEAT MAR
KZN$2S KET in the room Winter street, lately
TIU occupied by 7 Hughes, where he will sell
E MEATS THE COUNTRY AFFORDS, cheap as Il ca"
be bought at any market IN this place.
Fat stock for sale, will please give
me call before selling elsewhere, will pay Cash
for Rrstrate Cattle sheep, Calves, Hogs at ali times
delaware Jan. o, G3 DWIGHT PIERCE.
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-10-07
Drain Tile.

TUsT received a car load o4 Drain Tile Of
ID superior quality. % ~
inch Horseshoe Tile. 50 90
i do do .............. 100
do do .............. 20
Auberaldiscountto 10 those whopurchasethem by the
hou sand, <-,-.,,,,,,-,, -,
Oct &c. .'6O Z. u ChA 9i bEiNLAlN
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-10-07
GOV. eRoypH Ar clRoLEYlLlE.

Governor Brough made speech on Satur-
day, at Circleville, before a large audience
We make al extract:
Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1864-10-07
h0HIO WHITE SULPHUR SPINGS'
PROPERTY FOR SALEI

AT THE. rOoR OF The COURT HOUSE, IN THE
~ town Of Delaware, Delaware County, Onlo' al one
O'c m
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AEoTaER SPEECH BY HON. H. sTAaBERf.

At great meeting held At the Opera
House 10 Cincinuali on Wednesday evening
Henry S,anbery made his second speech Of the
campsign. We extract from it.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-03

.sOur BILL"
"Linkensale," Ongersoll) a correspon
dent of some Iowa paper, overhauls tn
Iowa Congressional Delegation very kindly
and closes with the following notice of our
William. ALLISON is a pretty good fellow
that's fact, and We used to Like him tip
top, but he wanted to go to Washington
ahd at once his conservatism was exchanged
for the most radical prescriptions of the
political druggists Of the hour. Socially
he is trump-the Right Bower Of Hearts
for instance. Our thanks, WILLIAM, for
valuable papers and documents.
Mr.. Allison, of the Third District, is the
younges, man of the Dele cation. lie looks
like man Of brain, energy and back bone.
Ii he be not a clever fellow, in the best and
highest sense of that phrase, there is no
sense in looks. He has SO much Of the
milk Of human kindness in his nature that
# one had lost his reckoning IN a great city
and should see A llison in a crowd of doz-
en- men. he would walk straight up to him
and tell him of his perplexity-so good
natured is the very phiz Of the member
from the Dubuque District. He is almost
always smoking, and evidently enjoys his
Havana hugely. The only unmarried man
of the Delegation, he is. of course, the best
dressed man. lie is good speaker, fine
lawyer, an entertaining conyersationalst,
an indefatigable worker, and an adroi, poll
tician. He will do honor to his District,
and the State.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-03
Season Of 1864.

Season OF 1864.
We clip the article below from the La
Crosse Republican. Coming from tina
quarter it is more valuable than it would
did it originate at McGregor or Prairie dr
Chen
The new Northwestern Packet Company
combines more elements of business
strength and influence than any othe,
steamboat company in the United States
being backed up by the Illinois Central
Railroad Company, the Chicago and Gale.
ma Railroad Company, and the Chicago
and Northwestern Railway Company, and
the Milwaukee and P"aire du Chen Rail.
way Company. This new unrivalled com
bina,lon Of power, has result. as we pre-
dictcd, from the error of allowing an agen,
of the Lacrosse and Milwaukee r. r. t.
deprive the old Galena and ST. Paul Packe,
Company of fair participation in the pas.
senger and freight business to and from
the LaCrosse Railroad. There will be a
merry tim. on the upper Mississippi from
this time out and We hope to see the "ful
hy" We don't regret the result, as com,
peton in freightS will rebound to the ad.
vantage Of the agricultural population Of
the Northwest; aud Lacrosse will be the
"cou peting poiI.t" for passengers and
freights May the best man win. At the
recent meeting in Chicago of the stock.
holders of the Northwestern Packet Com
pany. the following gentlemen were elected
Direct rs:
j. r. Jones, U. S. Marshall, and formerly
Secretary OF the Packet Company, Chica
go; r. Forsyth. Superintendent Of the Ill
rnos Central r. r, Chicago; G. l.. Dun
lap, Superintendent of the Chicago anc
Northwestern Railway, Chicago; Johr
Lawler. of tie Milwaukee and Prairie dr
Chen Railway Company. Prairie du Chen
The business office of the Northwestern
Packet Company has been removed from
Dunleith to Dubuque; and the line o
Packets fully adapted to the trade. vii
be under the able management Of the fol
lowing officers:
President, John Lawlsr, Prairie du Chen
!Secretary. Geo. A. Blanchard, Dunleith
Superintendent, W. F. Wellington, Du
! buque.
Shippers Of produce at different point
on the Mississippi aud its tributaries vii
| have the satisfaction of knowing that non,
Of the officers of tins Packet Company arr
p rmtted to speculate in produce on thsi
own private account; shippers will there
fore not have to play second fiddle a.
heretofore TO competitors within ",he in
ner circle" Mr. Wellington, the Superin
tendcnt of the Northwestern Packet Co.
is noble specimen Of "se!f made man.
Half dom years ago he was II draymar
in the city Of Dubuque. By his natura
intelligence, fidelity and energy, he is nov
placed in command of one OF the fines
commercial fleets in the United States
Wellington is proud name, and we he
lieve he will win Weliingtonian honors i,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-03
mo. 30. McGREGOR, IOWA. WEDNESDAY, FEB 3, 1864

A Trip
Editors Times:-A few weeks since took
the noon train at Cairo (that city of mu d
and mules) for Central ILL.,, and onward.
The scenery from Cairo to Centralia is va
ried and interesting. We passed through
excavations whose stone walls rose darkly
far above our heads then bridge whose
dark abyss below made stont hearts trem.
BILE ; now green banks and shining belts Of
water; then plain Of green sward and
sparkling brooklets. The timber is sparse
and Of small size. noticed one species
of tree with white bark and long branches,
with innumerabe slender limbs, and a
profusion Of green foliage. Another short
and schrubby, from which depended long
tassels of scarlet flowers beautiful clusters
Of purple blossoms, autumn.tinted leaves,
red berries and grapevines festooned the
woods ; the birds made music in this gol-
den-dyed Eden and sang sadly valedicto-
ry to their Summer home. There was
much heritage, new and beautiful to me.
As we neared Centrala, immense wheat
and corn fields lay on either side, large
granaries standing in the fields, great stacks
Of hay, and sleek-coated horses and cattle,
and farmlike flocks Of sheep, made pic
:ure that would have tempted the pencil of
Rosa Bonheur. The inhabitants Of the
little villages were anxious for tn: news and
many purchased of the boys, on the train.
We reached Cairo at 6, where the train
stopped half hour for supper then sped
swiftly on again. As darkness gathered,
the myriad of sparks from the locomotive
looked like living stars, dazzling the eyes
with their near brightness. The cool breeze
from the open window, the deepening dark
ness, flying fire.stars, the lightning speed,
the thunder of machinery, were grand in
deed did not enjoy this long, passengers
were solicited to seek couchcs for the night,
and was soon shown one by tall, soft
voiced, copper. colored ''cousin' where
succeeded after prodigious effort, in pack
ing myself under one blanket, size, two by
three feet But the continual slamming
Of the doors, passing trains, passengers
going and coming, made such tumult gen.
orally, as defed the stronsets efforts Of
Morpheus.
About midnight however, was becom-
ing dreamily Indifferent to outward dis
turbances, when man, who had been ly.
ing uneasly upon the couch above me
came down, like thousand brck,' and
with an ejaculation that rivalcd the engines
scream, he scrambled up quietly and into
bed again, amid the witticisms Of a score OF
persons peeping out from under their blan-
kets. The day god was shining gloriously,
with every dark curtain folded back, as we
entered Chicago. Any remarks about that
city are vain here; it speaks for itself. \
half hour, and found myself IN a North
western train bound for McGregor ria
Prairie du Chen. OBSERVER.
January Goth. 1864.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-03
For the N. I. TIM
ALBERT LEA.

Albert Lea is the county seat of Freeborn county
of the southern tier of the State Of Minnesota
The county excels in natural beauty any that hav,
yet visited in the west, and from its many attractions
of lake. woodlandand PRAIRIE is we'll entitled to the
name of the Fair! Land of Minnesota. During ths
summer months, the lover Of nature would be charm
ed safety, by associating with its and varied
attractions while the votaries OF I7aac Walton ant
the sport,man would find within and upon the surface
of its lakes al the pleasure the heart could wish il
the sportatoral way
Far, far away rom the deep blue oceans,
Mid way from their waters there be,
Overlooking height of gentle promotion,
Is village, called fair Albert Lea.
But few are the years since 1t came into being,
IT'S yet in its infancy seen.
plant OF fair promise and nobly tits budding,
To blossom, Of cities, queen.
Dame nature has round it thrown all that is lovely
triplet of beauties there be,
blending of forest, OF flowers and of water,
fncircles thee, fair Albert Lea.
Before thee extending, with waves gently lavug,
Thy eastern boundary shore,
Lies a lake, in its bosom the shadows go kissing,
The hswers that in beauty hang DER.
Within its pure waters of chrystaline brightness,
The fnny tribe sportivey play,
Revealing by sunlight the gems their armor,
In flashes of light they dash thr ongh the spray
To the Northwarl, fore, expands its fair foliage,
OF green, of purple and gold,
While many aisle of beauty enchanting,
Their dark green shadows unfold.
Throughout the warm seasons, Spring Summer and
When woodland i, brightest and gay, lAut umn
These broad-arches ring with tairy-ike music,
From morn's early dawn to the close of the day.
The musicians are from the fcathered tribe chosen,
Where the Robin the Lark and the Wren,
Lead off in rich strains of voluptucus measure,
That reverb rate through hollow aud glen.
The winds that give motion to branch and to leafet
Bear onward in odorous train,
The fragrance they gather from shrub and nom
To scatter DER meadow and plain. flower,
70 the westward and southwark in beauty expanding
Rich fertile praires are seen.
inroted in the richest garments of Eden,
BY the GODDESS OF Nature, their Queen
Within thy charmed precincts, like precious gem
Upon some Mir maj den's breast, resting
miniature lake in beauty reposes,
Like infancy taking It's rest.
mantle OF beauty forever enfolds thee,
With magical loveiness round,
While an ,phere pure clear limpid fountain
Noluptuously floats in azure profound.
Thas family I've pictured the ures that Nature
las wantonly layshed on thee.
AMI long may the sun of prosperity gladden.,
The place that lore fair Albert Lea.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-03

SICKNESS. We hear of but little sick.
ness in the city, but reports from the coun.
try are of sad character. A gentleman
from Farmersburg told us last week Of sew.
eral deaths in his portion Of Clayton coun.
ty. CONRAD WAREHAM, a brigh, little son
of Asa Eeach, and one or two others were
mentioned ae recently deceased. Why do
not our readers send Us death notices
We make no charge for the publication un
less obituary notices accompany them.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-03

~ A Washington correspondent Of
the Wor{d SAYS that one Gen. Saith is now
talked Of to succeed Meade.
Mr. Washburn gave notice Of his inten.
ten to iatvoiuce bill to remove the seat
Of gov rnment from what be called an II.
solated and barren country.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-03
For the N. I. TINES.
OVER THE RIVER.

One by one they crossed the River,
Members of our household band;
And we saw the frail bark waiting,
Moored upon the golden sand
FIRST, our WILLIE, blue.eyed baby,
All at once forgot to play
And an angel came and bore him,
O'er the River, far away.
One by one the bark they entered,
Loved ones from our 1re-side,
ArdI watched them DER the River,
In the light boat swiftly glide;
WILLIE irst-then MAGGIE, darling,
With her curls Of golden hair,
Unimprisoned on her bosom,
Floating Ger her shoulders bare.
One by one the bark they entered,
And saw it borne away,
And o'er the waves upon the River,
Lost amid the dashing spray.
Next my stately dark-eyed brother,
As his breath came soft and low,
Smiled, and said, "rhs boat Is waiting,
All unmoored-- and must CO."
One by one and still the boatman,
Moved his shallop to the shore;
And we held our breath expecting
Soon to hear him at the door.
Sister CORA heard him knocking,
Paled her cheek to driven snow,
And the death dew bathed her forehead
She, too, whispered--sI must CO."
One by one they crossed the River,
Four from out our household band,--
When morn saw the shaliop--
Manned by angels, reach the strand -
fIere were WILLIE, MAGGIs darling,
And my dark-eyed brother, too
And my sister CORA whispered,
s.We have come to visit you"
One by one they crossed the River,
In tha shallor, light and frail-
But they all returned together,
In a bark with snowy sail -
Cora spoke of lovely flowers,
BRorHER, Of the farther shore -
WILLIE dear, and darling MAGGIs,
Kissed my foreheau o'er and DER.
West Union, Iowa, Jan. 25, '64. CA. d.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-03

s9s- The Louisville Jouraal. publishing
the concluding portion of Gov. S"ymour's
message, remarks that more good sense
and >ts,eSmanlike Thought could Tot well
be put in the same space"
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-03
9orth IOWA Timrs.
TWO DOLLARS PER ANNUM.
McGREGOR, FEB. 3, ::: 1864

THANKS. Our valued friend, Dom Hox
SIZE, Esq, ex-Deputy Sheriff and ex Chica.
60 Hotel keeper, is hereby pledged the
everlasting esteem of the proprietors OF
this office for presentation of twelve
pieces of the most popular war-like and
sentimental music of the day.
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-03

which was good joke on the Bakers, and
ought to cause the aristocratic little town os
West Union to stir itself ard build Meet.
ing House. Would it not be a.good idea to
send missionary among them before the
Bakers come agains Yours truly,
HAwKErE,
The weekly north Iowa times. [volume] (McGregor, Iowa) 1857-1867, 1864-02-03
PhOtographing.

We are indebted to l.. Peavy for SER
les Of pictures taken Of the Keokuk, Fa.
voritc and Alamakcc steamer on tho day
of the close up Of the River at this point.
The pictures are very well done and reflect
credit on the skill as we'll as the enterprizs
Of the artist. Peavy also hands us life
view of Market Square McGregor on a
busy day. We are obliged to Louis for
these favors and we proceed to let the pub
lie know what Brick" says about him.
From the Daily La Crosse Democrat.
L. Peavy, Photograph Artist in Nc
Gregor, hss taken three unusually excel
lent pictures Of the steamers Keokuk and
Favorite, as they are ice. locked in the rv-
er opposite that city. We acknowledge
the receipt thereof through the genial edit:
ors Of the North Iowa Tmss, who will con.
slider us as making very low bow, and
lures are splendid. The white collar" Of
the smoke stacks look familiar, while every
rail, cord, line and stay stands out as plain
as life. Peavy is an artist Of uncommon
merit, and his pictures are highly priced.
The design is to represent where the
boats lay. The Keokuk Is about three
hundred yards from shore, and about five
hundred from the McGregor landing
The Favorite has since been got out
The rough ice about the keokuk leads US to
think that winter has hugged things as
close in that vicinity as Rev. Mr.. Hager,
the hugging minister Of Chicago did the
ladies OF his church
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-07-22
Lives Of Bank Notes.

The average period which each dcnomi.
nation of London notes remains in circula-
ton has been calculated, and is shown by
the following authentic account of the
number Of days bank note issued in Lon.
don remains in circulation :-95 note,
72.7 days; Clio, TO; go, 57.4; G30,
1879; &40, 1871; ESQ, 38.8; Gl00,
20 4; GOO, l2.7; 93O0, 20.G; $500
2l.S; $1,000, lilo. The exceptions to
these averages are few, and, therefore,
remarkable. The time during which some
notes remain unrepresented is reckoued
by the century.
On the 18th of September, 1916, q
ESQ note was presented bearing date of
goth of January, 1743. Another, for
Gl0, issued on the 18th of November,
l772, was not paid till the goth of April,
1915. There is a legend extant of the
eccentric poseessor If Gl00 note, who kept
it framed and glazed for series of years,
preferrng to feast his eyes upon it to put
thug the amount it represented out at in
ttrest. 1t was converted into gold, how
ever, without days loss of time, by his
heirs, on his DENISE, fact which can very
easily be credited.
Stolen and lost notes are generally long
absentces. The former usually make
their appearances soon after great horse
race, or other sporting event, altered or
disguised, so as to deceive bankers, to
wh1m the bank furnishes list Of the
numbers and dates Of all stolen notes.
Bank notes have been known to light
ipcs, to wrap up snuff, and to be used as
curl papers the British tars, mad with
rum aud prize money, not unfrcquently,
in the time of war, made sandwiches Of
them, and cat them between bread and
butter.
Carelessncss gives the bank enormous
profits, against which the loss of u mere
g3U,000 note is but tri0e. In the for
ty years, between 1892 and 1882, there
were outstanding notes of the Bank #
England presumed to have been lost or
destroyed) amounting 70 81 1880, 600 odd,
every shilling Of winch was clear profit to
the bank.
The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1864-07-22

A friend tells us an anecdotC of Booth,
the great tragediAn, which we DO not now
recoli'ct having seen in print Mr.. Booth,
and several friends had been invited to
dine with an old gentleman in Baltimore,
OF dIstiugu shed kindness, urbanity and pi.
ETY.. The best, though disappearing of
theatres and theatre going, had heard so
much Of Booth $ remarkable powers, that
curiosity To ste the man had, in this in
stance, overcome III party scruples and
prejndiccs. After the entertainment was
over, lamps lighted, aud the company re.
seated IN the drawing room, some one re.
quested B 10Th, as a particular favor, and
one which all present would doubtless APP
preciate, to read aloud the Lords Pray
or.
Booth express d his rea'y willingness
to afford this qualification, and all eyes
were turned eHpcctaut!y upon him
Booth rosa SLOW ly and roverently from hi,
chair Ii was wnndelfui to watch the
play OF emotions that conyulscd his coun-
tenancc. II. bec,m sadly pale, and his
eyes, turning trembling upward were wet
with tears. As yet he had not spok, a.
Ihe.sieuUe coald be fell 1t became alb
so!utcIy painful, until ut last the spell was
broken, as if by an electric shock, as a rich
toned voice, from white lips, syllabled
forth, "Our Father, who art in Heaven,
&c - with u pathos and fervid solc,nuity
that thrilled all hearts. He finished
The silence continued.
Not a voice was heard or muscle NOV.
ed in this enwrapt audience, until, from Il
remote corner of the room u suppressed
sob was heard, and the old gentleman
(their host stepped forward with stream.
ing eyes and lettering frame and seized
Booth by the hand Sir" said he, in IA
broken accent, "you have afforded me a
pleasure for winch my whole future life
will feel grateful. l am an old man, and
every day, from my boyhood to the pres
ent time, though l have repeated the
Lords Prayer, have never heard it, be-
fore, never -
"You are right" said Booth "to read
that prayer as it should be read has caused
me the sevcrest study and labor for thirty
years, and | am yet far from being salts
6ed with my rendering of that wonderful
production. Hardly one person in ten
thousand comprcheuds how much beauty,
tenderness and grandeur can be condensed
in space so small and words so simple.
That prayer itself sufficiently illustrates
the truth of the Bible, and thus stamps
upon it the seal of divinity"
So great was the effect produced, (says
our informant who was present, that cou-
versation was continued in nonosy tables,
and almost entirely ceased and soon af
ter, AT an early hour, the company broke
up aud retired to their several homes with
sad faces and full hearts.-Chicogo Tri-
Gune.