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Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

introduced under and upon tho whole
or any portion of any avenue, street.
or alley, and also to cause the same
to be suitably paved and repaired, and
to be at oil times properly cleaned and
watcred, and also to cause lamps to
be erected therein, and to light the
same, and to pay the cost thereof ont
Of the funds Of the ward in which
such improvement shall be made /; this
provision not to be construed as re-
pcaling, but being intended as auxiii-
ary to the power they already possess
to make local improvements on the ap-
plication Of the owners Of property
benefited thereby. - ...-
Sec. Q. And be Il further enacted,
That Immediately upon the approval
Of this act the said Corporation shall
designate some proper officer thereof
whose duty it shall be to see that the
provisions Of this act is promptly exc
cuted, and that the principal avenues
and streets of the said city are so
cleaned and watered as to be at all
times reasonably clean and free from
dust and also to keep the pavements
and sidewalks upon said avenues and
streets at all times in suitable and
proper repair and it shall further be
the duty of the said Corporation to
take such measures as they shall
deem wise to promote some uniform
and general system of drainage for
said city.
Sec. 8. And be IL further enacted,
That in all cases in which the streets,
avenues, or alleys of the said city
pass through or by any of the proper
ty of the United States the Commits
sioner of Public Buildings shall pay
to the duly authorized officer of the
Corporation the just proportion OF the
expense incurred in improving such
avenue, street, or alley, which the
said property bears to the whole cost
thereof, to be ascertained in the same
manner as the same is apportioned
among the individual proprietors of
the property improved thereby.
Approved, May 5, 1864. -a
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

FArRBANK's ScALEs.-About thirty
five yeas ago. the Messrs. Fairbank' s
invented and began making platform
Scales, which effected a complete
change in the manner of doing such
business as requires weighing, and
without which it would be impossible
to do the present immense amount Of
business in the country. Since then
they have given their constant person
al attention to the business, making
all such improvements and adding
such notifications as their experience
has shown to be desirable. During
this time many other kinds of scales
have been invented. and more or less
tried by tbe public, and mainly thrown
aside, while the business of the Messrs.
Fairbanks has steadily increased from
year to year, their scales now stand
ing higher in public estimation. and
their sales being very much larger
than ever before. This shows very
strongly the excellence and durability
of Fairbanks Scales.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07
u. s. 1910 LOAN.

l am prepared to receive subscriptions for
the l04O Loan authorized by act of Congress
of March 3D., 1864.
These Bonds are redeemable at the pleasure
of the Government after ten years-are paya-
bic 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 Sl00 payable annually-on those of other
denominations the interest is payable semi
annually. s........
have already sold upwards of s200.0OU Of
these Bonds. 1 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., 1864-07-07
The Potato Bug.

The "potato bug" is making seri-
Gus ravages among the potatoes in
some localities of this State. We are
told that, on the way to Cedar Falls,
there are whole fields where the ps:a
to tops or vines are entirely denuded
of their leaves and only bare stems
arc left standing. This bug is of a
dark red or brick color, about the size
of a bean. AS it natures, it assumes
a hard, striped shell. with wings un-
der it, and crawling into to the potato
hill feeds upon the tubers. 1t remains
in the ground through the winter, and
the next season comes out and depos
ties its eggs on the under sides of thu
potato leaves, when it cup and dies
or becomes something else. The egg,
it has deposited soon hatch. and ther
commences o voracious consumption
Of the potato leaves.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

NoMINArIoNs-The President has
made the following nominations: Co.
lionel VIM. Bartlett, 57th Mass. volun.
teers, to be Brigadier General Colo
mel Elliott w. Rice, 7th Iowa, to be
Brigadier General John D. Potter,
of Wisconsin, to be Consul General
for the British North American Prov.
inces /; Thomas Kirkpatrick, Of New
York, to be Consul at Nassau Henry
w. Caldwell, to be Judge of the Uni
ted States Court for the District of Ar.
kansas Thomas Steinburg, to be AS
SCISSOR of Internal Revenue for the
District of Kansas. f
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07
Terrible Calamity.

On Thursday, of last week, a special
train of Norwegian emigrants. on the
Grand Trunk Railway Of Canada. con-
sisting of several cars densely filled.
while attempting to cross the st.
Hilaire at Beloit bridge, were precipi-
tated down one hundred and fifty-eight
feet into the river, which, at that place,
is over ten feet deep. Hundreds were
killed. Sixty.nine dead bodies, al
last accounts, had been recovered
from the water. Many of these, az
appeared by their bruises. had been
instantaneously killed, and many had
been drowned in the sinking cars
The emigrants were bound for Chicago
and thence to the N northwestern States
The engineer appears to be to blame
for not stopping before going on the
bridge. The place is nineteen miles
from Montreal. ..- a..# ..
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

Tho July number of this popular
magazine commences the l4th volume.
and is one of the most instructive and
valuable numbers of that work which
has yet been published. The prosper
ity of the Atlantic must be highly fiat
tering to all lovers of the higher or
der of magazine literature. and espe
cially to the true and thoughtful friends
of free Government. The publishers
do not hesitate to employ the very
best talent in the land, and the wri.
ters for the Atlantic comprise the
most prominent names in American
literature, such as Lowell, Longfellow,
Agassiz, Curtis, Holmes, Whittier,
whipplc, Taylor. Hillard, Giles, Tuck
erman, Wsyland, Bryant, etc.
The subscription price Of the Allan
tici 10 $500 per year. in advance
Subscriptions may begin with any
number. Ticknor & Fields, Publish'
ers, ls5 Washington Street, Boston.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07
Resignation Of Secretary Chase.

Hon. S. p. Chase has resigned the
office of Secretary Of the Treasury,
and the President sent to the Senate
the name of Hon. William P. Fessen-
den, of Maine, as his successor. The
appointment was confirmed unani.
mously.
President Lincoln sent in to the
Senate tho nomination Of Senator Fes.
sender a. Secretary Of the Treasury
without having previously consulted
Mr.. Fessenden on the subject. He is
understood to have accepted tho ap-
pointment. although at first he was
extremely reluctant to do go. owing
to the impaired state of his health.
His labors as Chairman Of the Senate
Finance Committee have been very
arduous and he desired rest. He is
thoroughly conversant with the sub
ject of our national finances and is q
gentleman of sterling integrity of char.
acter. Following his appointment,
Government securities went up and
gold went down. A good omen.
The friends of Mr.. Chase say that
his resignation is the contamination
of purpose long entertained, and de-
laycd only by accident that he was
determined to leave tho Cabinet, and
had prepared his resignation before
Frank Blair made his violent assault
upon the Treasury Department and oc.
casioned the appointment Of an inves.
tigating committee that he could not
honorably retire while this investiga'
ton was pending /; but that since the
Committee had reported, exonerating
him from all shadow of censure, he
availed himself Of the FIRST moment
when it could be done with honor to
percmptorily resign. 1t is added in
addition that the coldness with which
his financial propositions to Congress
were received strengthened his deter
mination to resign.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

Some days ago a wagon belonging
to Jacob Leonard of this place, and
standing near his house, suddenly dis,
appeared in the night time. Shortly
afterwards two gentlemen of Frank
lin county, whose horses had been sto.
len, traced the thief to this place,
when it became evident that pair OF
the stolen horses had been hitched to
Mr.. Leonard's wagon and all had gone
northward. probably to Minnesota
The Franklin county gentlemen went
in pursuit, but we have not learned
the result.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

ANOTHER MORMON TRAIN.-Eight hun
dred English. Norwegian. Swedish
and Danish immigrants. destined for
Salt Lake City. arrived in Chicago q
few days since by the Michigan Cen.
trail Road. About five hundred of the
number were adults. They left hy
the Burlington and Quincy Road, hav-
ing chartered eighteen cars. They
proceeded to st. Joseph. Mo-, whence
they will take steamers to Wyoming
on the Missouri river. and complete
their journey overland from that point.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07
Our Railroad Prospects.

We understand that the iron for
twenty miles of the Cedar Falls and
Minnesota Railroad has been bought
and paid for, and is now at Cedar
Falls. 1t is confidently stated that
the cars will be running to Waverly
by the first Of September. We are
also told that a surveying corps, be.
longing to the McGregor Western
company, are now engaged in run.
ming q line westward via. Jackson
vile to Charles City, and may be ex.
pected here in few days. The Nc
Gregor Land Grant gives the Compa-
ny one hundred sections, or "a, 900
acres of land, for each ten miles Of
railroad built strong inducement
tn push forward the work.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

There is beginning to be considcra.
BILE activity in land trades in this
county, and prices have already ad-
vanced fifty per cent. over former pri.
ces. Some of the lands are bought on
speculation by Eastern capitalists,
who desire to invest their surplus
"green-backs," while others, and es-
pecially the improved lands. are pur-
chased for occupation and settlement.
Quite number of new farms have
been opened up and improved in
Floyd county during the past year.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

AccDENr.-A distressing accident
occurred in independence on Tues.
day from the carelessness of firearms,
resulting in the death of Miss Elizabeth
Chandler, an interesting young lady
of that place. Her brother was home
from the war, and while he and bis
sister were handling pistol, it acci.
dentally went of, sending q bullet in.
to her forehead. She lived but three
hours. The brother became frantic
on account of the accident and has
since attempted to take bis own life.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

1t is common usage that we should alway,
"speak we'll of the bridge that carried ms safe
ly over Such a bridge ! have found fol
nearly three years In DR. CHRIsrIE's AGUI
BALsAA. Here In q climate subject to bilious
diseases, have found the head of the " Hy.
dra-hsaded monster destroyed. without q
wish to disparags other remedies, have tss.
ted this in scores of cases, BY recommending
It to Others and In my own family, but never
have found an antidots or remedy for the
Ague, In all its Protean shapes, equal TO It.
l regard it % merciful Providence that led
me first TO test its virtues, and can now unhes.
itatingly recommend it to all in need Of such
q medicine
j. T. WHITTEMORE,
Pastor Pres. Ch'h, Pontiac, Ill.
See advertisement.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07
The Sturgis Expedition.

A correspondent Of tho Chicago
Tribune, writing from Springfield, ILL.,,
says
"The losses to our Illinois troops
under the command of Gen. Sturgis,
in his disgraceful and disastrous de-
feat at Guntown, are seriously felt by
all classes here, and the indignation
that drunken and inefficient General
shall have caused this loss is bitter
and universal. Among the gallant
Illinois officers who fell on that fatal
field were Col. T. w. Humphrey Of the
s5th. and Col. George w. McKeag oi
the 120th. Col. Humphrey resided at
Belvidere, and was a gallant and prom.
isiug officer. He had been in com.
mand of a brigade for several months,
and by his GOODNESS and bravery in ac-
tion had received the highest encomi.
ums Of his superior officers, and a
strong application had just been made
by every commissioned officer of his
division for his promotion, which had
been strongly endorsed by Generals
Chambers, Crocker, Dennis, Macarthur,
and Mcpherson, and forwarded by the
Adjutant General. In the siege oi
Vicksburg he particularly distinguish.
ed himself in the charge of Gen. Ran.
SONS brigade, in which he was woun-
ded, and his heroic 95th lost over 2s
per cent. of the rank and file, and As
per cent. of the commissioned officers
The editor of the N. Y. Tribune
says As so much has been said ol
the failures of cariliaa generals. it is
but fair to remark that Sturgis is a
West Pointer and one of the most ma
lignant of Mcclellan Copperheads
He encountered just such another dis
graceful rout in September, 1861
when under orders from Gen. Fremont
to relieve Col. Mulligan and we can,
recollect any opportunity to inflict q
reverse on the National cause that he
has failed to improve. Hasn't he done
about enough for his country3 ol
rather, is she not sufficiently done fol
at his hands! ,.-. . .,. st.. .
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

Three plans are proposed with re-
gard to the New Hampshire State Ag-
ricultural College-to give TO the Chan.
dler scientific department Of Dart.
mouth College the whole income oil
the grant made by Congress to de.
vote one.half or two-thirds in this
way. and the rest to three agricultu.
raj farms in different parts Of the
State, with popular lectures, agricul.
tural publications. etc. and to cstab
iish separate and independent col
lcge. ...
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

Miss Mandana Tileston, daughter
of the late Cornelius Tileston. of Will
liamsburg, Mass, was married recent.
ly at Oxford, Ohio. to the Rev. Calvin
Fairbanks, after an engagement OF
thirteen gears. Preparations for their
wedding were being made twelve and
a half years ago, when Mr.. Fairbanks
was imprisoned in Kentucky for as
sisting slaves to escape, and he has
just been released. During oil this
time Miss Tileston made repeated and
strenuous efforts to secure his release
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07
The Conservation Law.

The $500 exemption clause in the
conscription law has been repealed.
As the law now stands the President
may at any time call for any number
of volunteers for one, two, or three
years. O. a.
In case the quota of any town shall
not be filled within sixty days after
the call, the President may order a
draft for one year to gil that quota,
and in case of draft there shall be
no exemption by the payment Of money,
Bountics are offered for volunteers
or substitutes-$20o for one year,
$500 for two years, $4oo for three
years. ...
So much we collect from the imper-
feet telegraphic summary. The es.
sential feature Of the bill is of course
the repeal Of the exemption clause-or,
rather, that is the point on which most
Of the controversy turned. 1t is no
secret that the change is due to the
urgent representations of the Execu.
tive. The system heretofore existing
was deemed a failure. Tho Govern
ment got money and not men. Hence
the argument addressed to members
of Congress has been If you mean
the war shall 60 on, you must gran,
the power to draft compulsorily-in
other words, you must give the Gov.
ernment the power to fill its armies
speedily, and to keep them full And
the House has yielded to this urgency
impelled by the patriotic conviction
that the Executive was entitled to the
grant of such authority as in its view
was necessary for the suppression ol
the Rebellion.
1t is, of course, understood that the
power which is now put into the
hands Of the Government is to be ef
fectually used. The law is to be put
in force, and there is no longer any
excuse, If there ever were, for misap
prehension on the part Of the people
or indecision on the part of the Gov.
ernmcnt. The Nation, by the voic,
Of its representatives, offers its whole
strength to the Executive. What i
asks in return is that its magnificent
gift shall not have been given in vain
The bill incorporates provision fol
allowing the loyal States to recruit il
the rebellious States.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

REMEMBER THE SABBATH. certain
David RAIDER. resident of Hamilton
township. Decatur county, was arres-
ted. and brought before Esquire Macy.
charged with working on the Sabbath
day. He was found guilty. and fined
$3.50 and costs, amounting in all to
nine dollars.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

Among the casualties in Company
H, 4th Iowa Cavalry. in the late ex-
pedition against Forrest, Francis Coe
of this town, and Andrew Laird of
Bradford arc reported killed. Both
were true soldiers and esteemed citi-
zens. The only brother of young Coe
left at once to take his place as an
avenger of his brothers. blood. Nep
HamptOn Courier.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

The recent abundant rains in this
vicinity have brought forward the
crops wonderfully. Corn never look
ed better at this time of year than it
does now. Wheat and oats are ma.
turing finely, and it is thought the
crops of small grains in Floyd county
will be fully up to the average Of for.
mer years.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

B. Frank Palmer, IL. D., Surgeon
Artist and President Of the Art-Limb
Company, has arrived in Chicago. to
open an an Office for supplying his per.
feet arm and leg to mutilated soldiers.
DR.. Palmer has completed his arrange
ments with the United States Govern
ment The capital Of this company is
$500, 900, with orders enough on
hand to employ one hundred men.
The principal Offices are in Philadsl.
phia, New York and Boston.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

A short time since all account of a
heart-rending scene at a wedding in
Charleston was going tho rounds Of
the press. 1t was asserted that a
daughter of Gov. Pickens was killed
by shell from the blockade feet, at
the marriage altar. 1t turns out that
tho whole story was a hoax.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

The District Court for Floyd county,
July Term, has been postponed to No.
vember. On looking over the docket
it was found that there were no ur.
gent causes, and Judge Williams de-
cided upon postponement; in view
of the busy time of year and the diff
Guilty of calling the jurors and others
away from their farms and business.
The Butler county court was also post.
poned, and for similar reasons.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

The rebel privateer Alabama landed
at Cherbourg 40 prisoners, the crews
of the chips Tycoon and Rockingham.
The Alabama requires extensive re.
pairs. and she is to be permitted to
make them in dock at Cherbourg.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

The school-books and apparatus Of
school.house in Oglc county. H..
was burned on Thursday night two
weeks, and, on Monday night, another
school-housc and its contents were de-
stroyed, both the work Of inccndiaries,
supposed to be in revenge for having
admitted colored children into the
schools. .". ... se ,
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

Judge Potter of Wisconsin accepts
the Canada Consulate recently tender
ed him, and is now at Washington re-
ceiving instructions. The salary is
$4,000, payable partly in gold. and
the place in oil respects is desirable
one.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

Gen. Ewing, commanding the Sec
ond Division, District of Kentucky,
has issued ON order interdicting the
circulation, by sale, Of the Chicago
Times within the limits of his CON-
mand.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

The patriotic citizens of New York
sent q thousand barrels Of onions to
the soldier boys around Petersburg
Tor Fourth-of-July dinner. Many Of
the children contributed their money
to the "onisn fund" instead Of spend
ing it Tor hre-crackers. Good patriot.
ic children. ha'a5..E3l
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

The New York correspondent of the
Chicago Journal says Fremont viii
be rendered the Union nomination for
Governor Of the State of New York
with the understanding that he with
draws from the Presidential canvass.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

A dead mule, belonging to Mem.
phis citizen, was being hauled out Of
the lines the other day. when y bayo.
net thrust revealed the fact that the
carcass contained 10000 percussion
caps, o quantity Of ammunition and
other contraband articles, which some
rebel sympathizer had taken this
means of smuggling.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

BUFFALoEs.-It is stated that Is buf.
faloes, separated by some casualty
from their herd, are making their way
down toward the Capital. When last
heard from. they were paving the
earth in Green county, their noses
pointing southward.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07
SONG OF THE SOIL.

start the bulb of the beautiful flower,
And feed the bloom of the wildwood bower
rear the blade of the tender herb,
And the trunk of the stalwart oak curb;
force the sap Of the mountain pine,
And curl the tsndrils of the vine
robe the forest, and clothe the plain
With the ripest of fruit and the richest of grain
But the noblest work that's left to me
Is to nourish the healing CHERRY-TREE,
Whose virtues have the power to save
Consumtion's victim from the grave
The spell is broken-the captive free,
Hurrah hurrah for the Wild Cherry tree
See advertisement.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

They celebrated the Fourth at Clear
Lake. Cerro Gordo county. in good,
old fashioned style. The Collector Of
that District, S. b. Hewett. jr., was
President Of the day /; and l. w. Card
Esq, of Mason City, delivered the ora
tion.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

Forty-eight men of the 18th Iowa
were engaged in the recent fight near
the mouth Of White river, and repuls-
ed a rebel force Of over 500.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

The archives Of the State of Louis
lana were lately found buried in the
earth near Baton Rouge, and portion
Of them have been taken to New Or
leans.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07
Our Sanitary Contributions.

Below we copy two receipts signed
by the Treasurer Of the Northern
Iowa Sanitary Fair, showing that the
cash contributions of this county were
faithfully transmitted
Received. Dubuque, June, 1864, of Floyd
county, cash contributions to the North Iowa
Sanitary Fair as follows:
Of Geo. G. Dean, Treasurer, currency,
per j. A. Elliott ................ 5000, 90
Draft. ft.................... 1861
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

Monday. about IL o'clock. the que
rillas made an attack on Wyandotte,
Kansas. and burnt portion Of the
town. the Eldridge House among 9th.
ers.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

The 18th Iowa Infantry, stationed
near the mouth of White river, had q
severe fight on the 22d inst. Our
boys were victorious.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

At Cedar Falls the Glorious Fourth
was celebrated in the good old fash
ioned style. Judge Burt of Dubuque
delivered the oration, and there were
Fire Works in the evening.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07
Auction.

The subscriber would respectfully announce
to the citizens of Floyd and adjoining coun
ties. that he has taken out an Auctioneer's
License and is now prepared to sell property
ut auction for all who may require his servi-
Ces. PETER O'HAlR, Auctioneer.
Charles City, May 19, 1864. 2Om3
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07
1885,, ,bl
GEO. L. MATTHEWS. Treas.

s38,40 Reed, Dubuque, June 30th. 1864,
of Geo. @. Dean, Treasurer of Floyd County
Sanitary Contributions, twenty dollars, dona-
ted by st. Charles Lodge +. & 4. NJ, No. l4l,
also eighteen and 40-100 dollars, proceeds Mr..
Bates Exhibition.
GEO. L. MATHEWS, Treas.
Charles City intelligencer., 1864-07-07

1t is extremely dry in the eastern
part of Maine ; saw mills are all stop
ped and the soil is like ashes.