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crs of this county, has lately brought
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Upper Iowa


'INHE FALL TERM of this Institution will
l. open for the admission of Students of
,,t Il
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FACULTY.

Thursday, September |, 1864
FACULTY.
REV. VIM. BRUSH, President.
ASSISTED BY ai
Professor JOHN sANBORN, and '..
Miss A. ISBELL, Preceptress "l
A. M. SANFORD. Teacher Of Vocal and
Instrumental Music.
J. T.. BOICE, Steward.
Miss 4. A. c. ROBERTSON, Teacher OF
Preparatory.
LOCATION.
The above named Institution is located at
the village of Fayette, Fayette county, Iowa.
The situation of the village and its vicinity af-
fords every facility desirable for an Institution
of Learning. For health and moral influen-
Ces of an elevated order, it is not, perhaps,
surpassed in the State.
BOARDING DEPARTMENT.
Good Board will be furnished Students in
the Building, at s., IS per week. Room rent
$500 per term.
GOVERNMENT. l-
The Government is designed to promote the
and happiness of both Students and
Teachers. This Will commend Itself to every
well disposed mind, and receive the cordial
support of every Lady and Gentleman. In
discipline, partiality is studious-
ly avoided.
ROOMS.
All rooms furnished with stove, chairs, wash
stand, ward robe, bedstcad aud mirror. Gen
tlemen are TO furnish quilts, sheets, and pill
low slips. Ladies win furnish all their bed
ding, as they generally prefercr to.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
A preparatory department. is arranged for
Ill Misses and Lads not qualified to enter the
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unless caused by sickness. The charge for tn.
ition must be paid in advance.
.. CALENDAR.
Fall Term commences September 1st and
closes December LIST, 1864. Winter Term
commences December 18th, 1864, and closes
March 18th. 1865. Summer Tenn conmen.
ces March 10Th, and closes June 2Sth, 1865.
Ii is very desirable that Students enter at
The commencement Of the Terms.
No person need apply for admission, who
cannot or will not conform to the published
BY Laws of the Institution.
ltEv. ii. s. BEl'NSON, Pres. Board Trustees
l., W. WATERBURY,, Secretary.
l;Ev. L. g. MAFlIER, Agent.
Rev ". 5. Brunson,
So + D D. S Chamberlain Exec. Com.
Fayettc. Fayctic CO., Iowa, Aug l, 1864,
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-08

Thursday, September l, 1864
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-08
ROOMS.
PREPARATORY DEPARTMENT.
RELIGIOIrS ELEMENT

A preparatory department. is arranged fol
all Misses and Lads not qualified to enter the
Academic classes
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1864-09-08
LOCATION.
GOVERNMENT.

Good Board will be furnished Students
the Building, at 81, IS per week. Room rel
So 90 per term.
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81 I

ancion, institutions, preserved. "lt
3 ;" MIR. Jones argues, IL vii! save
lay bacon
There are many Ecc"nstruc'Ionis'
hcreabouts like M. Jones, Of Camp
bell. whose principles crop out only
in the abhorr.ncc Of Confederate
money and their worship of sp Gle
and State notes 1t leads them t" in
YES, in anything their weak faith es-
pousrs "a likely to Withstand the
shock and commissions Of this great
revolution. Such men are Recon
,tructionists nj heart, and only wait
| the opportunity to avow it openly.
A correspondent of the New York
Herald. in sprakingof the late appear
auce of Napoleon to witness balloon
ascension, says:
"IIc wore an ordinary looking down
ovcrcoat, and the inevitable yellow
kids. with which he always covers
his hands. | vas within five feet OF
him as he passed and kept rs near
~ proplicry and a detachment Of the
G;ardr de Paris. which immediately
gathered about him. would permit me,
during the hour that he remained up
on the ground. Ii seemed to me that
q great change had come over him
within the last year. His head,
y, nich he always carries toward the
ri Iht side, seemed t" incline more
. ,tn.u ever To- thr shoulder; and his
lace. always that Of - carc-w"rn man,
+ -.rncd to bear, NOR than ever before,
; .ir marks Of physical pain, as we'll
"a, great mental anxiety. The En-
, uyror Is a very mtgrac,t"! man on
. loot. His body is long but his legs
very short. and in walking he has n
. -i.iiug. crab-lit>e motion. His GIiii-
Guilty is not yet fully Developed as
4pi,al disease but will probabiy
y urn to that. AT presen, it Is a dis
.a-r o: the kidneys, and surgical
operation was performed when IA
was President of the X public. which
J.. =no,hrrri in light. He is i'a
e.. BIZ - die ut shor. notice, and thei
j yh,r,-wil probably be a co'nmotio'
:. Il ...
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Eighteen months o%o tn" writer Wa
informed by u prominent NAVAL Com
-'rucfor," who hid IN Important pro.
frssioaai CONN elton with ;he original
Monitor, thai such vessels were al
together trustworthy" Meeting
him yesterday and referring t" the
facts of the Wechawkru, he replied:
..Vr-, that's two gone. and all the
rest will f.llow Whenever they are
CAUGHT in n heavy sen aud don; have
a tug to pull them "ut of the WIVES.
- Washington OR. 81. Louis Ike.
publican.
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.r.sn ia. mortal r,m@.u r
....'. .n....- LNN,;T rra, coz
.. ne g.t... ii" VS. 3. n.-
.,......t .to. I.p.... Were hr had
lott. l,,.u ,!,-.-..5 aal was UP {" 'ht-
war. Iuryr, stcc, tu mercantile D'.r!-
NO. 10 the travelling community
he vas particularly known as the
travelling community he was par
tiru....v ks.own "a tho popular agent
, and u..-, owned OF the lln" Of mig
u:fir. .; pa. k.t> plying between New
Drlr.i., ana Bayou sara.
Ey all ,.ho know the deceased the
memory Of his good qualities viii
..y.r be- cherished As a citizen he
.,.,-~..--,d IT, an eminent degree ihat
..un ami patriotic spirit by which all
,..,~,...l considerations were forgot
De-. when the country required =
....,. .t his hands. As u man. ne
was b, lo> I'd for his rectitud" OF pTln,
....-. liz generosity OF heart anu
.. urb.4y and g.nilcIncniy G"port-
...rr which command tn" esteem
.,... r,su,.r, uI at. He was true IN
- all his dealings w,.h HI fellow men
- ........r aaululon nor tiattrry could
uu,,s him tom pursuing the course
/. r..a... out by honor and duty
> \ a son and brother he was the
rn,,.. sonat,on of the fond, - attach,
..,'tr and devotion which both ihni
'.... f..arrrnal love can INSPIRE. " ci!
..., hi. aged mother and his sisters
e. u. I,,r, and weep over his loss and
y,.'a may his friends condo!c and
-..,.,.,thiza with them, for in their
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SATURDAY. JAN. Is, 1894.
The House met arlI O'Clock, A.. NJ.
-Tbe Hon. Speaker Elan in the Chair

The House met atiI O'Clock, 4. NJ.
The Hon. Speaker Elan in the Char
and present ,,.
son, of Madison, Berry, Blanks, Chapman
Cotton. Couviilon, boughGTty, ouiI T2,'],
Gilmore. Griffin. Hargis, Hawkins, Head.
Hodge Jack. JolTriou, Johnston, of ita-
hides. Johnston, of IberviIle, Lacy: Mayo
Mott. McCranie, McEnery, Myers. Murreli'
Worehead Osborn, Feck, Perkins, Pltre,
Presley, Robertson, R0@bieu; snyder, , Of
Bossier. and Taylor, of Carroll-3G mem
bers. Az, po, NJ
Tucker. of Shreveport
Mr.. J. A. Hargis, Representative from inf
Parish of VIM, was sworn and took hi'
Mr Cotton moved that Mf. SaInl Jami
son. Representatives from the second q, he ,b'
rssentatiys District of New Orleans ior TN
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InoN .CLApe.-'ihe ionnI,r."E. "'
the Wrehaw Ken in gale oil Cha 'e.
ton harbor is regarded as AN lnc'"'".
of the greatest Importance hete'-
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Fighting is rcportcd 20 have com
meuced at Mobile.
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service. To the committee on the J"ti-

oar friend, y. SeligGnan, has our
thanks for paper. NJ. White the
same. for a like favor.
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Iregations by themselves, from the
.-,j,,.n'i,y OF Yankee chutcn-, ia .f"ti
-ankce white omnibue~cs aud Wi
way cnrriaScS they have been cTo''
dcd. The Irish, on the other hand.
me, them in their churches o'
sunday, honor them rs priests, occn
sipually, and, as Sisters Of Mercy. ~
in baltimore 'and Philnaclrhia an"
New Orleans. Some lrishm,n may
be rowdir and opposed to the negro;
bat are they not always led on ny
| the Yarixrrsl Mr. Reccher ~ an
analcamationist. wants intcr'n'r-
riocrs between whit" AMI black
/ WHY did not he and his friends set
I the example! Mean as the man TIM
/ air- from his country in Tia" hour Of
danger; bat how mean. cuntrmp'in r..
! drsplrati" i he w.io having ""'irn 70
himself N tha, country. having ns'-.'
hat country int" war-"rrin@ t''
var for Il var hotter han i've, r"o'."'
.han Nluol'-vr:. whrn That &.;
comes. e. Ia on; hi~ luNngir- picture
Galleries and wine cellar" d"y"tr
,hc proceeds to his country = wau'~
So: hur 10 abandon it. nuh -e' K n
London q new spot Wherein 60 '""n
guulate ,vcaIh, 1t such nan, i
h, cannot l.arn 10 blush. at .r"-, 30
ohtrudr his otIuu'ry on the puh.''
view pabiia ijf0s0".
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-02
FOREIGN NEWS.
Halifa <. Feb. l,

The steamship Hibernla. from Galway,
10Th ult., has arrived here Her news in
unimportant.
!. The steamship La Queen, from Liver
pool. bound to New York, put back to
Queenstown on the 18th inst, disabled.
Her decks we're swept, and one of her
passengers and ten of the crew were
washed overheard.
Denmark has rejected the Prussian-
Austrian ultimatum.
The Austrian and Prussian Ambsssa-
doris are reported 70 have Quilted Copen-
hagen on the 18th ult.
The emperor of Austria reviewed 2o0,-
900 troops to march Immediately for
Schleswig.
The Prussian military preparations are
progressing vigorously.
The French Chambers continued to de-
bate the address to the Emperor Napo-
leon. 1t is stated the amend nent in re-
gard to Mexico will be me. by a minis
terial statement. Since the first OF jan
uary all the expenses q the French
troops have been borue b, l..e Mexican
Government.
Archduke Macmillan viii visit Paris
as the guest of the Emperor, and will be
received with appropriate honors.
Garlbsldi has issued a proclamation an
nouncing the formation of a committee
to promote the Italian Union, and invi-
ting all Italians to rally round it.
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NV YoEE, Feb
ceison-eiet and steAAyy s2ass]e:.sor 1aiailinr Up
lanl~ -
flouF-teuist. various prices 4nT SIS fsr Extra r. I'll
@ D997 70 for trade brands market closing vv-y
tiaii.
Whskey-Mere demand At sea ar fsr State and wes;
era bst hoieFs ssas5e, sale= n 30 bills Western
at SIS.
Wiasatouet ssai firm. 58sl IS for Chicago Spring
s.51 - for MI Cluts Gal e Tor Winter Red Test
Cora SHADE nrrner. vith fair demand; ao1f Cur
SHIPPING Mixed Western ia stcrs
tafs-iieasy and lower.
Noal-Slriet aB1 EfGa.
refined free.
PpFk-Quie AID without decided change: 70 ooaal 50
is NESS ~ 9a 70 50 for Old dohe latter price extra
choee2 y fer new cbaice 10 GO u % for Old and
Lew prime; - a4ts ~ - Tor Ola and new
Be-sf-siarket 4Uiet, 687 fr country mess 44s fer
country prime. l4Si4 fr relacke Mes; I5s 10 for *
TIA rssss Total stock old and new Fei lst lG7 43
lse aEs7 DATE last naonth los packages sane
date lest wear IlZ-336 fas kness
Cat Meats-fir1DeEs SseI4 far shoulders II3I2f for
lisn beef sides le4 aSiFs. hut very hrn II for Western
egn'teriand cut III ier eaIy do.
Dressed H9g@Nl1iS fer Western. as 9qTZ for city
LaIi-fnll and sncllSslesk 49, Gl53. aisc 40 btis
loo Is each. rehned, a..
BatieT-FiTln.
Ihep-s.---SseaHy.
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rRoM CAIRO AND BELOW.
The New Censtitutisn Of Afkansas-.
Arrival Of the Sth lswa Cavalry ut
Cairo.

Cairo, Jan. 81.
The Little Rock Unconditional Union
has been received. 1t contains the new
State Constitution adopted by the Con-
vention recently in session at Little Rock
The Constitution provides that neither
slavery nor involuntary servitude shall
hereafter exist in the State of Arkansas
otherwise than for the punishment OF
crime where party shall hare been
committed by due process Of law
Among other measures it contelnplates a
system of free schools. An ordinance of
the Convention authorizes q provisional
bureau and hundred and Fifty thousand
dollars to carry on the State Government
with until there may be funds in the
treasury from the ordinary sources Of rev.
enue. Jayhawking or bushwhacking
is declared an ofense punishable with
death.
The oath of allegiance has been admin
istered to one thousand three hundred
and three people in Little Rock. Be-
sides this number. 704 loyal voters have
taken the Presidents proclamation oath,
making 2,035. who have voluntarily taken
the oath.
The steamer j. H. Baldwin from Nash
vile, has arrived with the 9Th Iowa Cav
airy. veteran volunteers, numbering 526
men, en- route home on furlough
The steamer United States, from St.
Louis, arrived this afternoon.
A severe storm, attended with wind,
thunder and lightning, prevailed here
this evening. No casualties reported.
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FROM WEST VIRGINIA.
Headquarters Department of
West Virginia. ian 3O


West Virginia, Jan. 80.
This morning a accommodating force
that bad been sent out for Col. Camp
bells command returned after having
gone to Romney. They were divided I'M to
three columns, one going out on the
Winchester road thirty miles, the other
down Grassy creek road to the vicinity
OF Wardensville. and the third on the old
Morefcid road. None Of these columns
met With serious opposition in their ad-
vance. The information which they gain.
ed proves to be of the highest import uce.
relating to many movements, proceed
ings and preparations within the rebel
ines.
We took Captain D. 7. finder, of Co.
A, 47th Georgia, prisoner. This rebel
ofheer says some FIVE or six Alabama an d
Georgia regiments have been divided into
small squads and stationed at different
points in the valleys and mountains to
prevent assertions. lie reports his com
psny encountered portion of Colonel
Mulligan's troops, had fight, was whipp
ed, and lad to skedaddle. This rebel
ofhcer also reports that the enemy ia ac-
tually pressing all men into the service
between the ages of 10 and SIS. From
bis story 1t seems that some of the North
caroiins and few Of the Virginia regi-
ments are being looked upon Ind watch
ed With suspicion.
The latest news from the Kanawha
valley reports all quiet and safe.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-02
Gen. Grants Reception
at st. Louis.
Continued BOmbard memt or
Charleston.
Reports irons Rebel Papers.
THE WAR IN TENNESSEE.
Latest from Arkansas.

Another 0all--Draft On tho 10th Of
March.
Washington, Feb. l.
Ordered, that draft for five hundred
thousand men, to serve for three years or
during the war, be made on the 10th day
OF March next, for the military service Of
the United States, crediting and deduct
ing therefrom 80 many As may have been
enlisted or drafted into the service prior
to the first day of March and not hereto
fore credited.
(Signed) ABRAHAM LINCOLN.
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FROM CHARLESTON.
Fortress Monroe. Ja,

Fortress Monroe, Jan. so.
The Richmond Enquirer of the Goth
contains the following:
Charleston, Jan. 28.-Five shells were
fired at the city last night; FIVE shots were
also fired from Sumter, all of which
struck. The enemy is still at work on the
batteries At Cummings Point and hauling
ammunition 10 Gregg and Cummings
Point batteries. There was no change
in the position Of the feet on the 26sh.--
On the eth several shots were fred Il
the city and three monitors anchored in
side between the Cummings Point bat
terry and Sumter. There was considers.
Die activity among the feet on the 24th.
One shot per hour was fred on the city
and seven on Sumter. One hundred and
on the 2Ist.
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New York, Jan. 81.

new Orky Jan. Oh.
A New Orleans letter says cotton al
New Orleans on the 22nd was firm with
no advance There are no signs of I
forward movement Of our army. however,
and changes may occur that will change
the aspect Of affairs before the advance
begins.
Capt. Mann, commanding Federal
gunboat. was captured 1t St. Francisville
by rebel cavalry scouts, and being recog-
nized AS 40 ex engineer % the rebel gum
boat McRea, was sentenced to be shot.
Repeated demands for his release we're
made by the feet, which the Confederates
would not comply with. The village was
destroyed By the feet.
News from Baton Rouge reports the
capture of q scouting party under Captain
Earl
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-02

s
1sGinansavs rIasesus.-1As 1nassAnssisa
sSreesss ~ esSsse.sse5 ve
fapeei.l s CO CIVIL
So r.. No;ns.' F1h. Il
In tA.:u.... a. III .,,,.,>;,&;,., 49,,
ico,.p,;,.s .......-. 7. ....i. - ~
spret;A. and Il. I'm .r.l ~.;,-,.a
.o,.,.r;s. !. 60. sn- a,,,.- ..,.....
t;on hond. -. $500
IN. hin = .r,o,,, !. r,o.n,.,..;o..- =.
Eu;e-..;c. = 10. r.-o,. =. ..h,.ds
In ~. s.n... tn ~, ax;,, a. Il a;r.
r.nt t7en.r,,,. ..,.,v - to .hou.snd
do,,.,. -. Ia, and n. vo.. r..on.;d.r.d
"a Il. IA, -. $50, o-a.. 60 n.r.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-02
Especial to Post.
Washington. Feb,


The new call for troops was rendered
necessary by recent advices from the
South.
1t is certain that the House will agree
to the section of the Senate bill which
provides that the draft shall be repeated 10
each district until the quota is filed.
Mr. Wsr6eld, of Baltimore, who went
South to obtain an exchange for Nsjor
White of the Pennsylvania Senate has
returned unsuccessful
The Committee ON Elections this morn.
ing decided another Virginia contested
election case. refusing to admit either of
the contestants
The question of tax on whisky was
again taken up by the Senate Finance
Com mitsse this morning. The present
indications are the Senate Committee will
disagree to the House tai on stocks of
whisky Oh hand Mr. Lewis, Commits
sioner of Internal Revenue, Who was at
first in favor of taxing stocks Of liquor 10
the hands of dealers is reported to have
changed his ground. tits believed, how
ever, that the Secretary of the Treasury
fsvors the imposition Of a tax.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-02
Ellsworth xeuaves in New York.
New York, Feb. | /.

Four hundred rebel 5psisonsm under
guard Vt the Ellsworth Zouaves arrived
here from Chicago yesterday evening"
On their arrival here the rebel prisoners,
who have taken the oath Of allegiance to q
man. were escorted 20 Brooklyn Navy
Yard, where they we're placed on board
the receiving ship, North Carolina
The zoasses were met By An escort Of
the list regiment Who conducted them
to the afmory on the corner Of Tenth and
Grand streets, where they viii remain
during heir stay in the city.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-02
[Herald's Special.]
Washington. Jan. 81.

For convenience in the paymsat Of the
army the one year Eve per cent. interest
bearing notes are to be printed without
coupons.
The two year notes will have coupons
attached and will be used in redsmp tion
of certificates of Indebtedness and in nav
ment of our public dues.
The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1864-02-02
CONVERSATIONAL.
XXxvIIIth CoN0RHSs---First Session.
Washinyton. Feb.

washington, req. 4.
HOUSE.
Various resolutions proposing increased
pay in pensions and to give protection to
enigranu going to the territories were
adopted.
Mr.. Blair, Of Missouri, offered reso.
luton for the appointment of 'Selee,
Committee to inquire into the practical
operations and results of the Treasury
Department trade regulation, and as to
our commercial interests with the rebel
lioas States, whether frauds have not been
practice by its agents, and Whether favor
lie ism has not been shown, DC.
Debate Arising the resolution was laid
over.
MT. Eldridge offered 4 preamble de-
claring against the conscription or forced
military service as contrary to the piinci-
Piles Of self-governme0t. and concluding
with resolution instructing the Commit
tee on Military Affairs to inquire into the
expediency Of repeating or suspending
the. consumption laws, and in order to
secure. the men necessary 70 pat down the
rebellion, giving increased pay and boun-
ties to volunteers. $50
M. Stevens moved to lay the PROPOSE
tion on the table. Carried by "a against
a..
Mr.. Grinnell offered. ! resolution de-
clariog that more vigorous policy of en-
listing persons Of African descent in tho
army would meet the appreciation OF the
House. 81
The House resumed the consideration
Of the bill to revive the brevet rank Of
Lieut.. General.
Mr.. Garfield opposed it. They should
wait until the war i over before confer
ring tAs tale. .
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osThs esssstar, - ~ Tssssssy ~ill56on
declare the ports Of Newbern, N. c.,
Brownsville, Tsxas, and Fernandina,
Florida, opened to the commerce 81 the
word. ssa
WhiAky men here are confident the
Senate Finance Committee viii greatly
modify that portion Of the House revenue
bill taxing liquor On hand.
Col. Burloa, 6th U. g. Artillery, has
been temporarily assigned to the CON-
mand Of the artillery reserve of the Army
Of the Potomac.
By direction Of the President Maj. Gen.
Geo., 6tonsnsn he's bees assigned 70 the
comms6d Of The Esd army corps, and
Gen. Getty ha been appointed Inspector
on Gen. Aeade's staff.