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WASHINGTON, ReB.. 81. Should Gen. Sher
man accomplish the object Of bis expe-
dition and secure possession ofthc country
between the Mississippi river and the Mem,
phis and New ORLEANS Railroad, he will OBJ
tain large quantities of cotton now stored in
that region. g-,r
tits understood that the President is pre-.
pairing new proclamation revising his clrc-
ular OH amnesty. -at ..uf s-...
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DRoBATE NOTICE.

James Warner, Erasmus Severe, Elizabeth Severe.
Alanson waraer, Joseph Warner, Hercules warner
Peter Warner, william Warner, Lucy Warner, and.
all others conc eda ara hereby notified, that
is now on Ale in the ofAce Of the County judge or
said County, the petiton,of CLARITY Warner, widow
ef Lorenso.Warner, late Of said County, deceased
asking thai her douer m certain lands. mentioned
In saidpetit Ion b set OF and admeasured 10 her
Of the estate Of said decea And that the FIRST
Manday In March 1854; at 10 O'clock A. N, has bssa
set for the hearing offs aid petition.
And unless you appear and defend against said'
petition at my Office In Ottumwa on said day the
pr aver OF said petition will be by order Of
the court THOMIs RIaH AM
Jan'y Is 1854 Count~ Jvdsa
46-158w.
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Second National Rnuk
TREASURY DEPARTMENT..
OFFICE OF CoNPTRoLLRR or The CuResECY.

TREASURY DEPARTMENT
OFrIcs OF CohPTRoLLRR OF THB CURRsHCY
WASHINGTON, Jan. 18th 1854.
WHRREAs, by satisfactory evidence presented 70,
the unde II has been made to appear that the
Second National Bank OF 0ttumwa In the County Of
Wapelfo and State Of Iowa. has been duly organised
under nj according TO therea of the act
OF Congress, eptitled"An act to provide national
currency, secured BY pledge OF United 81 ates
stocks, and to provide for circulation and redsmp-
ion thereof, approved February Is, 1853, and hss
complied With all the provisions Of said act required
to be complied with before comm the busnese
OF Banking:
Now EREroRK, i, Hugh McCulloch Comptroller.
ofthe Currency, do hereby certify that the ssid,
Second National Bank Of Ottumwa county ofWApslio,
and state OF Iowa,S authorized tn. commence the
business OF Banking under the act. aforesaid
1sTEsrIMosY WHsRkoF, witpess ny hand and sea
ofoffce, this Nineteenth day ofOctober 1865
HNGH MCCULLOUGH,
compxohsr of.tfs Currency.
Jan. 91st, 1854:
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The Advance On Dalton.
PhiladelDhia. March

A special to the Bulletin, dated Cincin.
natl LIST, says Gen. Thomas advanced on
the enemy at Dalton from Tunnel Hill. Il
is stated in special dispatches received here
that he has been reinforced by considerable
number ofme n. II this is correct An en-
gagement will evidently take place very
soOn ..a ....r ....
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It is one Of the most singular coin
cidences ofthe war. that Col. Straight,
for whom John Morgan was held as a
hostage, should have escaped from
prison at Richmond in precisely the
same manner as Morgan got away
from Columbus.
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VOLUNTEERS AND Conscripts

To Soidiars any others wishing to increase their
Income, there 10 no better way OF doing so at this
time. than from the sale OF our Watches. THEr AIS
WARRANTED As REPkksRKrE0!
"Particua'ly valuable for officer. In the Army and
travellers. -Frank Lesiie's, Feb. n.
"Prettie st. best and cheapest time evel Of
fsred."-y J. illustrated Ners
VERY pretty and durable Watches for the Army
" army d Nary Jour. tGovernmsnt Organ,)
Zone Of the oldest and most reliable houses in bu.
siness."-Lo"isriue, Ry, Journal. July 81.
MAGIC TIVE OBSERVERS.
neing Hunting or Open Pace or Lady's or Gentle.
mems Watch Combined, With Patent Self
Winding Improvement, most Pleasing
One Of the prettiest, most cow enient, and dcei
dedIy the best and cheapest time piece for general
connected with its machinery, Its own winding at
tachment, rendering key entirely unnec essary.-
The cases OF this Watch are composed Of two Is
the outer one being fne 16 ca.et gold. It has the
Improved ruby action lever movement, and 10 v az
r.nted an accurate timspiece: Price, superbly en-
graved, per case Of half dozen, $2O4 Sample Watch
e., In neat morocco boxes, $3S.
SILVER WATCHES!
movement. beauty OF material, aud above ali
cheapness in price, these Watches
& must insure universal approx alton. sffsT
An imitation 30 faultlsss that IL hardly he de-
tected by the most experienced judges. The Material
being OF two metals, the outer rst quality Ster-
ling Silver, while the inner one Is German Silver II
cannot be Recognised by cutting heavy sngr
making It, not only In appearance but In durability
the hest resemblance Of Solid STERLING SAVER In ex.
istcnce
Tho sale Of these Watches In the Army 10 q source
Of enormous profit. retailing, As they very readily
do, at e25 and upwards. Many hundred dollars can
be made In single pay day by any one Of ordinary
business tact.
"Ar WHOLESALE ONLY! Inheavy hunting
case, beautifully engra we'd, white enamel DIAL and
fancy out hands. In good running order BY the ha II
dozen, t88. Sold only by the case Of six
Upon receipt oftwo dollars, - guarantee OF good
faith, We will send watches by express to any part
Of the loyal Statcs coectng the balance of bill
delivery, This ensures buyers against fraud giving
them their watches before payment Is required.
Soldiers In the disloyal States must remit Cash In
Advance. as the express companies peremptoriiy
fuse making collections such dangerous loo slites
Remember, Cash in advance from within the army
lines In rebel States! Wegusransee the safe dslv-
cry OF all Watches whether they sent by mail
express. rs HUBBARD BROS.
Sole importers, III Broadway, cor Gortlandt street.
FEB -. 1854 New York.
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ORCHARD CITY FLOUR STORE.

Ottumwa Branch Orchard City MILLS
To facilitate our Western II ade, we have opened
branch store, near the freight depot che b. & NJ
4. X. r.. In Ottumwa, which win be In charge Mr.
J. w. Rice, who will keep hand at ell tines full
supply Of all the choice brands OF Flour manuactur.
ed NJ the "Orchard City, Mills, by Putnam, Oilnstad
Co., of Burlington. Having undertaken 70 sell al.
the rour they make, our prices will be put low
enough to compete with any thing In the market nd
the quality Of the Flour can be elied on.
ATLANTIC CABLs"is made from the choicest seIec
ito ms Of WHIrE WISrHK Wheat, and for Family use,
has no rival. ORcHARD CITY 10 good Wintsr Wheat
Flour, and a favorite with Bakers ''HAwK-EyE
SrArr,"ts u desirable brand OF Spring Whsst Flour,
and gives good satisfaction for Family use.
Our prices at Ottl mwa, will be the 40 In Bur.
lington, ADDING FRBi0HT ONLY,
Both Stores vii keep on hand full supply Of mill
fee Of all kinds,
Orders by mail should be addressed to James w.
Rice, Agent ,0ttumwa, Iowa.
T. J.sMIrH 1 Co., Burlington, iowa.
Feb. 18th 1864.
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Hon. Lyman Cook and Hon. j. Tracy of
Burlington, and Hon. II. Tannehill of Cen.
tervlllc. have been appointed by the Govern
or Commissioners to settle with the sure
ties of Eads, late Superinte ,deLt Of Public
Instruction.
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Iowa CRY, Iowa, Feb, 29

---------1- IOWA CITY, lows, Feb, Is, 1864.
FRIEND NoRRrs:-The following Is the quotas Of the
several townships in wapello county under The last
CALL together with their credits up the slst Of Jan
uary. Thesamounts due January 81st mist be raised
BY the 9sth Of February, or be made up by draft.
These quotas are base upon the whole number
enrolled in both classes The whole quota for this
District was the credit for the district at large
was $685. leaving ,53s to be raised from the town.
,hps in proportion to the whole number enrolled
both classes.
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New York. Feb. 2T.

II :" 1900 ~ - y" TN, Z W 2 =
A dispatch yesterday to the Phil.
adelphis Press, says the. Richm md
Enquirer Of the 22d saysif Grant de.
feats Johnston, Georgia and Alabama
are opsn 10 him and Mobile will fall
without n stugelc. 7"ai
8 Geo. +. Kane, the notorious marshal
Kane, of Baltimore, had arrived in
Richmond and been made d Colonel.
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Great dissatisfaction still axists AMI evi.
dences OF the dc noraliz ,tion of the rebe Is
are numerous.
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Horne Tooke. when asked by George
iii. whether he played at cards replied.
II cannot, yout Majesty, tell King from
knaye.
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Due JAN
uary3lst

*Center has credit for II since the 3lst January
leaving only five to clear her record.
Yonrs in haste, &c HINSEY,
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
CT. LOUIS THROAT AND
oLCNG INSTITUTE.

Catarrh, Asthsas bronchitis, Distheria, Winter
Cough, Ulcer ateI Sore Throat Go tire or
enlarged neck, Heat Disease. Larxn.
gatis, Cancer, Diseases OF Wo-
men, Early Stages Of
Consumption,
And all other complaints that directly or Indirectly
lead 10 CoSsuArToS, are treated upon ew and i'm
proved system Of cure. THr.
There 10 no disease Of the throat however flight
thai alt natciy does not involve the Lungs hence
the nrc-s'it Of Atending to this class Of diseases IN
their frat stages,
The system Inv Olives MEDICAL ISTALArION the
principle being to apply remedies where the disease
exists. and such improved remedies Ms seldom fail
to effect tho object in view, viz: u PERMANENT
CURE. H I
Patients at distance, by giving full description
OF their Gases. be treated with sncc The Ia,
stiiate Is est ablished as perm ut one,
Address !. I. Wright NJ. D.,
81. Louis Throat and Luug Institute, ar#
No. *. North Sixth street,
Mar 3-3o-la-M St. Louis, Mis,otIri.
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DIED-Oa the LIST inst inshis city, ELIka-NAN W.
sOwER, in the s9th year Of his age.
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Gen. james 8. Wadswerth, whose
name appears on the list of killed in the
recen battles in Virginia, was tho Aboli-
tion eandidat for Governor of New York
in !s6z, against Seymour. He belonged
to one of the oldest and wealthiest fam
lilies in the State of New York, and hav-
ing been earnes IL opposed to compromise
with the South he went, like an honest
man, early into the war. He was remark
able rathe for his extreme views on poll
tical topics than for any great mental abil-
ity. oH' ai 42@i eai g Fg1s @ 'aa
In Pennsylvania, he will long be re-
membcred as the commanding General by
whose orders the editors ofthe Harris
burg Patriot, were arrested and imprisoned
in the Old Capitol in consequences of a
hanbill having been printed attheir Of
flee in which it was said negro troops would
soon be received as soldiers in the army,
and placed on an equality with white
troops. 7i*lta 7pa 50 a.fs'
This was in the second year ofthe war,
before it was thought sale to bring the
'scolored pussun" from under the wood
pile '---Newark ADVOCATE. 8d hHs es1o.
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/. aHoNEsT OLD ABE"

"Honest Old Abe" has given his chic!
presidential rival (FremonD an unhand-
some cognomen, which is likely to stick
to him for years to come. The story is
thus told in letter addressed by Eliznr
Wright to Boston paper:
After the retirement of Fremont, was
present at conversation with the Presi-
dent, when he vas urged to place Fremont
in active service, either in the remote
South, with view to making the most Of
colored troops, or to replace Stanley, the
reactive military governor of North Caro-
lima. The President expressed the high.
est,respeot for the character, talents, and
patriotism of General Fremont, gave nol
the slightest hint that he looked upon his
military career as failure (though it had
Just been lauded before him. and stated
sas the sole reason for not giving him .
command suitable to the rank of his ON
mission. that he was despatched re-
former. a sr5 81 ssaE gse4 a.ig w.
The latter were the exact words he used
Every body knows what they meant, and
where the mud came from that made, th,
reformer so unacceptable to Mrs. Grandy
of the border states. Isit not nearly tim,
for the same reason that sent Fremont on
of the service to send him in again 7 S
It was these oontemptuous spithst
which has doubtless sting Fremons int,
open opposition to the Lincoln dynasty
The. ''bsspattered reformer" is trying I,
split his railer.-- World. aar s4 rs.
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Civil War I'm Ohio.

Among the Infamous falsehoods EN-.
ployed by the Republicans in the las,
campaign, was the assertion that Mr.. Val.
landigham's election would Cause civil
war in Ohio. This threatened DANCE,
detcrred great many weak minded and
'timid men from voting the Democratic
ticket. No one was more conspicuous in
the dissemination Of this lie, than Brough
himself Mr.. Vallandigham was beaten
and in the frat months Oh Brough's ad,
ministration he addressed the Volunteei
Militia of Ohio at Camp Dennison. In
the course IF his insolent and incendiary
speech, he said: " Union men must fight
rebels both North aid South" Whu
did he mean by rebels North? He mean,
the $1,000 patriots, who voted for the
Democrstic Statesman Vallandigham, and
against John Brough. These are tbs
=" rebels " whom the National Guard
''must fight. This is civil war. Mr.
Vallandigham was beaten; but the catas
trophe which was threatened in case Of
his election, is to be precipitated upon
the people nevertheless. We ask of Re
publicans ii they are ready for the con
fict which Brough is SO eager to begina
Are you willing to trust your possessions,
your lives, and all that you hold dear, 70
the dread contingencies of such a strifei
Is every Republican to become the dead.
ly foe Of every Democrat? Are they to
murder each other when they meet? Is
the torch to do. its desolating work, q,
inidnight' Are you, in word ready to
-.
State, and its once happy people in the
horrors of anarchy? Pray, consider
these things. dayton Enlpire.
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THE PRESIDENCY.
RspniSlican pp Plefs Exposed.
I = q wAsnIsuros, May 1s. & .


+ Messrs. Seward and Weed have ar.
hanged with Senator Morgan. who is head
of the national COMMITTEES, that the Bal
timofe eovention shall not be postponed.
but shall meet on the 7th of June, aud
shall then adjourn TO sone day in August
or SePtember. Lincoln's patronage will
be used down to, ths, last moment. in
|eiscting delegates, and in organizing the
convention. . -
2 For the adjournment, nobody will be
responsible, and the attempt will be made
to fool tho President down to the moment
of the adjourned convention, IF his ewes
are once open to the fact, he will ses that
the movement Is fatal TO him.
Senator Morgan is NOT without aspira.
tions for the presidency or vios- -prssi-
dency. Iasf 8sss aeg3
Mr.. .Chase's particular ffiends have
been urging ,pestponemsnt Of the Clevs.
land convention to the 9th of June al
Baltimore, in hopes of debating the name
OF the ambitions secretary to the coaven-
tion on tho succeeding day. The Ere
mont catnarilla reluct at this, and have
broken with Pomeroy, opdyks, Stevens
I& Co.
Fremont 10 urged to, address to the
Cleveland Convention letter declfniue q
nomination, bu, vigorously sttacping the
administration, and presenting the name
Of Grant. He awaits svents.
Nothing iss certain as that Lincoln
must fall under these concerted enc mites.
A political anaconda l. folding about
him Worsd ~ y ssea
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WooDsFELD MONROE COUNTY OHIO JUNE 1851 ean~Yas~

go into Mysteries at frst, and wholly de-
cided to fall back on scorn aud contempt
at last. So she walked out of the room,
her nose high in the air, and kept the
Mysteries until she was safe within the
precincts of her own room. And then
but our tale has no more to do with Miss
Melissa Jones', We must return to the
apartment where Gerald Plumer stood
with his arm around the waist of the
scarce resisting Efie.
$50 you didn't want to marry my aunt
Melissa" demurely asked that damsel.
"No-I want to marry you, darling" :"
And he did marry her-but Miss Me
lissa was not one of the bridesmaids
Moral-Young men, don't be careless
of yenr love letters if 57ya Y-afs sss=t 4
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Beware.l

Beware of listening to. the man who
says he will not detain you Eve minutes
Beware, if You are in a hurry, of get.
ting into an empty omnibus. ''' .io @'la5
Beware of shop that deals in Awful
Failures. - R"i8 s3 Rine9 e9ae1 on 5a
Beware ofinterfering in any quarrel
more particularly matrimonial one. Hie
Beware of marrying q woman who hal
"great expectations" as'e' .5ea o1i
Beware Of short cuts when you are trav.
elling. aaii@a7 oss"i5lg ogos h8e-sai
Beware of buying horse from I.
Beware Of living near a ifre-work gal
lery. o1l aaeD 5ssF g lssz - a'ii
Above all, beware of putting your nam,
on a stamped piece of paper, as much a,
you would beware of steel traps and sprins
guns, or putting your fingers in the fire
= Punch. : 'ii - 'i'i't ~, sss1Ts 1aa7s
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Morals at Washington Under
Republican Rule.

2 In his dispatch of May 9th, the Wash.
ingteu correspondent Of the Cincinnati
Gasette, (Republican) says:
. "AssAuLr ON SENATOR tANn, OF
KAssAs.-It ia currently stated thai
Senator Jim Lane was the other day at.
tackled on the Avenue with a cowhids By
syoang girl whom he had ssduced."
Along with tho above, read the Follow.
ing; -
Death efu fsmute IN II. Tsassry De-
partn,ent from A6prfion.
WAsHrSeroS, May b-Ths Repub.
jlican contaias the announcement of thu
death Of woman employed in the Treas
ury, said to have been caused by abortion.
She recshtly went TO New York with .
friend, who, it is said, procured the med
ioines for her An investigation 10 now
going on in the case. 94 ,,a s
Another Washington dispatch SAYS:
sMuch excitement has existed here to-
day owing to the death of a young woman,
under circumstances which justified .
post morte m examination 1t appears BY
evidence elected, thar she was dismissed
last january or February from the Ma.
tional Currency Burean for absenting her
selfwithout leave. The principal female
witness is an employee in the bureau
Her testimoney was to the effect that an
other female employee was the accessory
of man named Lewis, in an. effort BY
him to hide his alleged victims shame.
Both the woman are occasional actresses,
The latter, it is said, recently received
permission to fll theatrical engagement.
The testimony, however. wac not fully
sustained by the autopsy, and the verdict
of the jury was that the deceased came 10
her death by pleuro pneumoaia."
So, under the improved nomenclature
introduced during the fourth year Of the
reign of Abraham l, abortion is to b
classed under the head "pleuro pneumo.
nAe. Eg8 Ia ge6llrae 8 81 asHtt
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seE That heroic, gallant, ehivairous
band of we'll disciplined warriors the
Ninth Massachusetts Infantry, have been
almost annihilated. They, Ike the old
guard of the Empire, knew how to die;
surrender they knew nothing of. Their
rich Irish blood (from Colonel to pri-
vats1 has stifEened the wild flowers aud.
rank grass of the "Wildsrnsss." Stark,
stiff and proud, their wellknit forms, their
athletic bodies lie on the breast of the
bloody field. In q few days the oncs mo-
BE band OF Irish -Americans will be
buried inesths bowels Of Virgins. In
their cofinlsss graves they shall speak to
the future; shall poiat with their broke
forms to the supremaey Of the laws, the
|inviolability Of the Unisn. These were
the men whom Gardner and BankR Sis-
banded on account of THAR birth, these
are, the men the attenuated, sensual ca
daverous, msrrowiess shadows, called
+nativssS," would make hsiots Of: these
are, the ignorant, miserable foreignsrs
who we're injufing me county BY voting
as they thohghs beat these are fhs nsa
to Keep 4 nation erect, proud, imperioqs
and immortal. - Catholic Tslsgrapb, - s.
s. . 81 v
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40ettp.
THE SONG OF THE
amEs3 PRINTER. Ill,

s esiis Pick, and click m fs.-
.hstiH Goes the type in the stick,
AS the printer stands at his case; n
His eyes glance quick, and his fingers pick
.oidt The type at rapid pace;
And one by one as the letters go, ssa va
Words are piled up steady and slow &
h1hand Steady aud slow, R "a 81
20 ~ But still they grow, b4soH
And werds'of fire they soon will CLOWN,
Wonderfulswords. that without sound
Travers the earth to its utmost bound;
sired Words that shall make Iuo &
7sa .Iai The tyrant quake, 81 AZ 81
And the fetters of the Oppressed shall
break; M
Words that can orumbie an army's might,
Or treble its strength in a righteous fight
Yetthe type they look but leaden and
TN dumb, ssI dear See e7if
As he puts them in place with finger and
thumb aifi7 6sldR .Fgis sae saga :.
+ rasii-a But the printer smiles,
\ SO sGoq And his work beguiles s.s,.
By chanting song as the letters he piles
spe icas With pick and click ~.
Like the worlds chronometer, tick tick
.
.hoi5s75rg fasa s3.ez5 de1tT ss
o, where is the man with such simple
tosls
: Can govern the world like I? 81
With aprinting press, an iron stick, 80
And a little leaden die, 80 s9ng -
With paper ofwhite, and ink of black.
! support the Right and the Wrong
Y attack.
Say, where is he, or who may he be, -
That can rival the printers power?
To no menarchs that live the wall doth
4 he give, ,-r,g-a,. - ~, -,
Their sway lasts only an hour;
While the printer still grows, and God
only knows ,,..,. '.'.
When his might shall cease to tower !!
3
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Good for Dyspeptics.

A dyspeptic clergyman, after a long
confinement, determined to try an expert
mei.'of preaching once more; and he ac-
cordingly delivered three discourses in
one day. of an hour each He told his
negro servant he felt better for preaching,
when that functionary replied: ~
81 thought you would, massa, after
getting SO much trash of your stomach ii
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s@- AT the vharves, in Washington

B0- At the vharves, in Washington,
where the wounded are arriving, q detaoh-
ment Of the Sanitary Commission is sta.
toned, who watch with telescopes for
their coming boats. When the steamer,
with with its wounded is discovered in
the distones, the sanitarians 60 at encs 10
preparing huge cans Of coffee, iced lemon.
ade and sandwiches. And whom the beat
reschss the wharf the hunger and thirst
Of sufferers are i'm sdiatsiy .ppssssd. +