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The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-10-11
WAR CLAIM AGENCY

FOR THE NORTHWESTERN STATES.
Pensions Back Pay aud Bounty, including State.
County, City aud Town Bounty Prize Money, Claims,
Tor Horses Unsettled Accounts and Nil other just
CLAIMS Collected BY us. Approved Vouchers Collected
aud casLed. ISAAC X. HIT 4 co.,
IS CLARK ST. Chicago.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-10-11

The whole amount Of National Bank cur
rency in circulation is $l9l. ,4SO.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-10-11

A Worn TO rHK BoYs. ~ Boys, when
night comes on. go home. There 10 nothing
more detrimental to your morals than to be
running around the street under cover Of
darkness, for then you can acquire little else
than an education in rowdyism, and before
you know it, you will become reckless and
vicious. If you want to be good man, see
to it that nightfah finds you at home.
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-10-11

AGREAT NATURAL CuRIosITY.-Several Of
our citizens returned last week from n visit
to the Great Sunken Lake, situated in the
Cascade Mountains, about seventy five miles
northeast from Jacksonville. This lake ri
walls the famous valley Of Sinbad the Sailor.
Il is thought to average 1900 feet down to
the water all around. The walls are almost
perpendicular, running down into the water,
and leaving no beach. The depth Of water
is unknown, and its surface is smooth and
unrufilel, as it lies no far below the surface
Of the mountains that the air currents do not
affect it. Its length is estimated at twelve
miles, and its width at ten. There 10 an
island in it, centre, having trees upon it. No
living man ever has, and probably ever WILL
be able to reach the waters edge. It lies
silent, still and mysterious in the bosom Of
the " everlasting hills" like huge well
scooped out by the giant genii Of the noun
tains, in the unknown ages gone by, and
around it primeval forests watch and ward
are keeping. The visiting party fired . rifle
several times into the water, at an angle Of
forty five degrees, and were able to note sew
eral seconds Of time from the report Of the
gun until the ball struck the water. Such
seems incredible, but it is vouched for by
some Of our most reliable citizens. The lake
is certainly most remarkable curiosity
Jdcksonsilie (Oreyon) Sentinel, Aay. l..
The Iowa transcript. (Toledo, Tama County, Iowa) 1858-1866, 1865-10-11

being useless, were sunk in Charleston hAr-
Dor, and the whaling mon sought t'green
fields and pastures new" in California. Mans
inheritance went to decay, and her people
became our people--that is, they learned to
cheat, and the hackmen initiated their fell
lows. Population diminished, building lots
were worthless, and one half the houses
were vacant. But they were . scriptural
people, and remembering how the patriarcha)
tribes when water and grass became scarce,
struck their tents and struck out for better
quarters, they pulled down every man his
house-and not only that, but every woman
her house--and carried Thorn over to the
main land Il was at the zenith Of this exc
dus that my troubles eliminated, and hearing
Of spot where the inhabitants had each n
house to sell, and wanting the article myself,
without more ado, ordered one to be deliv-
cred ct Flushing.
It was not necessary TO see the new domi-
Gil. II was sufficient that il came from Nam
tucket, the home of purity and truth, and to
be put up by Nantucketan. doubtless spec
linen Of these qualities. liz contracted to
pull it down, transport it to Flushing, and
erect it on the premises aforesaid, as we law
yers say, by the 7th Of July then next en-
suing; and If he failed, he was to for
felt and pay the sum of ten dollars for cacl,
and every days default and delay over and
beyond such day as aforesaid; provided,
however, nevertheless, that If he furnished
and completed such house before the lst day
Of July he was to receive further sum Of
ton dollars per day for each day that the
same should be 90 finished and completed be-
fore tho said last mentioned period. to wit :
the LIST day Of July then next ensuing. His
name was os INT s,.ly as our view ,hoas
provisions, which, l think, do not disgrace
my profession.
He soon sent me rough diagram Of the
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
WEST VIRGINIA IS:

WEST VIRGINIA IS:
A I RULES held in the Clerks Office of the
~ Circuit Court for Mason county, in the
month Of February, 1865.
Stephen Davidson, assignee Of Ely Mygot. jr 4,
and Company, Complainant. .
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09
For. SaEel

JINHE BEST FARM OF ITS SIZE IN MA.
son county, containing lO5 acres of supe-
4'ior level bottom land in high state Of cult.
vatcn, capable of producing from 10 to 100
bushels Of corn per acre. Has dwelling house
of rooms n cottage house of two rooms in
back yard, well Of good water, an excellent
stcblc and large double corn.crb aud other
necessary out-buildings, This property IL
owned by, md was the former re-idcnce Of
John N. McMullen, situated on the Kanawha
Rivera miles from Point Pleasant, adjoining
the farm of Q. O. Miller, Esq
For farther particulars apply to Col. @. b..
or to The subscriber at Arbucklc, Mason county.
West Va, GEO W. CRAIG.
Parkersburg Gazette, and Grafton Land
Register copy hines aud send bills to this
oilice
feb0f.
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

T FILTERS REMAINING UNCLAIMED in
II the Post Office at Point Pleasant, State of
West Virginia, 3Oth day of January, 1868.
TITO obtain any Of these letters, The nppli
cant must call for "GdUertised letter" give the
date of their list and pay one cent for adyer-
Using ..
lI-If not called for within one month, they
will be sent to the Dead Letter Office,
N.B.-A REQUEST for the RETURN Of n
letter to the writer, if unclaimed within thirty
days or less, written or printed with the wri
tcr's name, past eifcc and State, across the LEFT
hand end orthe envelope on the facqHde, will
be complied with at the usual prepaid rate Of
postage, payable when the letter Is delivered
10 the writrr.-Sac 2S. Law Of 1853
The weekly register. [volume] (Point Pleasant, Va. [W. Va.]) 1862-1909, 1865-02-09

Blain Willigu Knight Elizabeth
Ball Miss Luemia KIRBY J MO
Barr Mrs Sarlh NJ Lewis NancyE w
Baithcl Rcucher Lewis Charles L III
Bush Miss Elizabeth Love Mary
Blackwell Miss S Z. SMcGinnis Thomas 2
Barnett William Mccoy Charles
Bennett ISiah Mcdowell
Barnett John Mccoy James
Burse Sarah Maccuhbin CIV
Blankenship W Meal David Il
Bowman David |Oatman NJ j
Chambers william . }Persingcr GeoW
Chapman Miss Martial Rim Crstenia
Casey Virginia {Riiie Mary
Charritz Sarah Richards Miss Mary
Coughlin Cornelius iReynoldsES
Cobb Elizabeth Smith Miss Mary 9
Davis Mrs Mary Shelincs Hubby 9
Daylong Miss Mary Stewart Margaret
Daylong Sarah Smith Margaret
Dabncr John B Smith william
Demasers Virginia iSnider William
Elswick Miss Mary sinclair Mary
Fink Henry Newton Smith Archable
Frank Robert 9 iSines Mary
Fisher Jacob Stone Lucinda
Gardner Elisabeth Smith Theodore
CORN Joseph Terry Mrs Sarah
Hewitt Caroline Thompson Erauk
Hill Emily ITolIe Caroline
Horg Walter II Wright Miss Sarah
Hogg James I Wngert ) q
! Hogg James Workman EOcnezer
Jarro,t Miss Ella William, Mrs Julia 9
! johnson ] w IWalkGrG W
johnson Isabel 2 White Cerling
Jones VIC Younger Mr. Elizabetl
Kimbei.ing Lorenzo
ENOs SMITH, p. NJ.
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prospective, thick about him, he was il
moment cut off: "F1mis coronat opus.
was the significant motto of the class ir
college of which he was an honored mem.
Der. This kept before the mind served a:
an incentive to labor-alas! how soon the
coronation day with him has come. how
bright the crown! But did all that cul.
ture, that ability to do, that strength Of
purpose, that fidelity to truth and duty,
that bravery, that purity of life, which
made him what he was, 90 out and cease
to be, with his expiring breath! This
cannot be supposed. His life is still a
power in the world for good The inAu-
ence OF it, like that of every pure life,
must widen and reach on through the
eternal ages.
All of us who knew him mourn that he
could not have been spared, further to
share the glory which his associates-some
of whom only little later followed him
to honorable graves-and the regiment,
by him, in part, diciplined to deeds of
valcr, and much loved, have subsequently
achieved; but especially that the family
circle, now forever broken, and that other
life, till then all too happy, but now
crushed with sorrow, might have realized
those bright, reasonable hopes of useful
ness and happiness, of which this son and
husband gave so large promise.
But that same good Providence. which
numbers the hairs of our heads, cares for
the sparrows and directs the course of the
arrow, or other deadly missile. for reasons
inscrutable here, saw fit to remove him
from those whom he loved on earth.
And 1t is our tervent prayer that the de-
voted wife, whose brig ght, young life has
been thus suddenly darkened by great
sorrow, may receive that sustaining faith,
that heaven-born hope. that calm ioy,
which sometimes have their birth in per-
picking darkness. in the ruin of earthly
hopes, in the surgings of unrest and grief.
In Christ's light may she see light.
But 1t. Col. Chamberlin lives not only
in his influence and deeds, but his memory
is embalmed in our hearts. and will be
kept fresh and fragrant there. The cost
Illness, the muniticence of the sacrifice
which he has made in the maintenance of
a good government, will not be forgotten.
The State, the regiment, the friends, all
of whom he has served with fidelity, will
keep him in mind. until that touching
prayer breathed by him: almost in the
closing hour of his life. "that we might
all meet. at length. an unbroken band.
around the throne of God above,'' shall
be answered. and the memory of him.
now 50 sweet and precious. shall be ex-
changed for the truition of his society and
cOmpanionship, with that OF all the pure
in heart, through Heavens eternal year.
A FRIEND.
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Vermont agricultural College.
Tou's People OF Vermont :

Ious People OF Vermont:
The Congress of the United States. bv
an act dated July :. 1862. donated large
amount of public lands TO the several
States, for the purpose of establishing
Colleges in each State. the leading object
of which should he. without exrludinr
other scientific and classical studies. and
including military tactics. to teach such
branches of learning as are related 70 a.
riculture and mechanic ar1s. in order TO
promote the liberal and practical education
of the industrial classes in the several
pursuits and professions of life, and the
legislature of Vermont, by appropriate
action, subsequently accepted of The dona-
tlon. realizing 1herefrom a fund of over
one hundred and twenty-five thousand dol
lars, and 10y the act of Nov 22. 1861,
the undersigned We're constituted body
corporate bv the name of the Vermont
Agricultural College. 10 carry out The
original purpose of the act of Congress.
The legislature also provided that The
aforesaid corporation shall cease 10 exist
on the 18th day of November. 1850. un-
less valid subscription of further sum
of not less than one hundred thousand
dollars shall by that time have been ob-
tanned, for the purpose of erecting suitable
buildings. providing libraries and appara-
tus, and defraying the necessary expenses
of the college
The legislature have trusted TO the H.
erality of the people, and NOT TO taxation,
for the success of this institution of learn
inc, which We have organized. and pro
pose 10 conduct so aS 10 carry out in full
measure the terms and spirit OF the grant.
We, therefore, appeal 10 the friends OF a.
riculture and the mechanic ariS. with lie
assurance that their SpocialitieS shall moi
he sub-ordinated. and TO the friends of
sound learning throughout the State. with
the promise OF an earnest purpose 10 So
cure an opportunity for all the advantages
10 be obtained al first class college; and,
finally, We appeal 10 the generous sons Of
Vermont. dwelling without ihe limits of
the State, who have MOI forgotten their
birthplace, pledging them a grateful meln-
ory, TO come forward with their voluntary
subscriptions. in such amounts aS ihev can
reasonably bestow for an object of such
Importance
To many localities the establishment ot
such an institution would he of great and
enduring Importance. and il location and
Success in the State must b. matter oi
Just pride 10 all IFS citizens.
Subscriptions may be FORWARDED 10 eth
er of the undersigned or 10 such agents as
may he by them authorized 70 call person.
ally for donations. and those who offer
10 the amount of one thou
sand dollars or over will be allowed ithey
require ii a life scholarship free OF tuition
Tru>tecs-,Iu>fin :. Morrill,. Elwirl
Hammond. Roderick Richardson, Elijah
Cleveland. Seneca VI. Dorr. Horace Her.
rick. Peter T. Wa-hburn. Oryille e.
Wheeler. Treno ". Park, Lemuel III. Ia
bor, Horace Fairbanks, Slnnel IL. Sic
rens. e. e. Benedict. Frederick lIolbrook.
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In NeslaOri0Na.
GEORGE EPIRAIM CHAMBERLAIN.

GEORGE EPlIRAIM CHAMBERLIN.
Died in hospital, at Sandy Hook, Nd,
-Nug %, 1864, George f. Chamberlin,
.cutenant colonel lst Vermont artillery,
rom wound received while leading his
vattalion, on the skirmish line, during an
'aGagcment near Charlestown, Va. . Au-
-u>l p.
Although the above record be brief. and
~ had thousand parallels during the
f'>i three years, yet it is the obituary Of an
"'IIrrr and a man. who at the time of his
''tra>e. had in prospect a career Of far
''re than ordinary usefulness and dis
.artion
And. as the last sad office of a friend
ZIP cemented by long and intimate ac-
amtance, as a sincere though inadequate
''>'lmonial and atfectionate regard to one
mach loved, and with the hope Of furnish
~ 10 the young men of that state which
H. deceased so much honored in his life
',i death, an example Of patient devotion,
Lew incentive to duty, as exhibited il
ia" 9alIant conduct and stainless character
70. one Of her proudest sons, this imperfec
'A'ich Is with fearful gratitude communi
Gated.
And in connection with this portratur,
" Il faithful and noble life. the writer only
''-rri' that the work of delineatiOn coul(
H"' nave been entrusted to better pen
while he might be allowed to read, to re
member and to weep.
Dorm ana Feared during his earlier lif
a Il town in Northern Vermont HE char
ter seemed to have something of tn,
. "lilly and grandeur Of the scenery
The Caledonian. [volume] (St. Johnsbury, Vt.) 1837-1867, 1865-05-19
The Magazines.

All the magazines for May have been
received. but they must pass with a brief
notice this month They are for sale at
the bookstores:
HE ATLANTIC contains IN unusually
good feast OF literary things There are
fifteen articles, contributed by -Allricil.
Holmes. Whittier, Was>on. Lowell. Mrs.
Stowe and others: besides some ten pages
oiliterary notices. Published by Ticknor
& Fields. Boston.
Our lorNG Folks by the same pub
fishers. affords the same lively interest 10
IFS Young readers tand 10 oller ones. too.l
which its previous numbers presented 1t
Is becoming deServedly 4 tavori.e maga-
zine
GopEr'S Lapr'S BOOK presents in iiS
"Colored Fashions = the Spring costumes
for the season. and is therefore verv sea-
Sonable for our lady readers Amonr the
many illustrated patterns, We observe no
less than eighteen different fashionable
bonnetS, Published by L. \. Godrr,
Philadelphia
HAIPEE'S MAGAZINE has the following
| table OF contents: Wa-hoe Revisited. IL
lu>tratel Chillies>: LYMAN Beacher,
illustrated Heroic Deel~ of Ierui- Mn.
VI; The Change of Base, illustrated
Over the Meadow The Ilouee- We liyc
in: ST. Laon's Heir: Infancy ani Age.
RecollectionS of Thomas; On the Heights:
Arma,lale. continued: The University OF
Oxford; Our Mutual Friend. continued
! The Old Letter; and the monthly record
of current events. literary notices. chair
and drawer, Published by Harper ana
Brother, New York.
The ECLECnC.-ThiS number presents
an attractive table of contents. frcm which
we notice: Charles Lamb. hi Friends
and Books; On Mountain Beauty. Rem
iniseences of Edinburgh University Waves
of Heat and Waves of Death; The Tuil-
cries The Future OF Italy: and The
Last Campaign in America. There i a
fine portrait of Catherine H. of Russia.
Published 10y H. ". Bi,lwell. New Yorah.
MApGE: OR NIGmr AND MorNIN,i.-
! A correspondent III Boston thus speaks ot'
this book: :. Ii is written bv lady OF
; high standing. in an adjoining CITY. who
has been known as a teacher occupying a
prominent position. and is work c;alrrl-
lated to DO great gool and exert a wi;le
influence. The limits oi' a letter will not
allow me 70 20 into detail in reference 10
Ifs merits. but the authores> has received
numerous letters from clergymen. fully en-
dorsing the sounlness of its moral and re-
ligious teachings. while the interest OF the
story is well sustained. and oi practical
character.
/ Rlcn,IDsoN'S Book,-Eyerv BODY has
heard of Albert ID. Richardson. army cor
respondent of The \. Y. T1Ja,.-. who WAS
captured by the rebels. and after long con-
/ finement in seven different prisons. con,riy-
ed TO make his escape lie has now in
press history of his adventures in the
field, the dungeon and the escape, which
will undoubtedly be one of the most pop
ular books Of the DAY. Ii i 10 Toe pub
lished, by subscription only, by The
t American Publishing Company, Hartford,
E Conn" Agents wanted in every town,
For particulars address the publishers,
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BrOCntO,c's Description Of q Trai-
tor.

Gov Brownlow of Tennessee. being au-
thorized by the legislature to offer S5, 600
for the arrest of Isham e. Harris. lately
rebel governor of the state. describes him
as follows:
''This culprit, Harris, is about five feet
ten inches high, weighs about l45 pounds
AMI is about ID years of age His COM
plcxion is sallow-his ewes are dark and
penetrating-a perfect index TO the heart
of a traitor-with the scowl and frown OF
a demon resting upon his brow The
study of mischief and the practice OF
crime have brought upon him premature
badness and a gray head. With brazen-
faced impudence he talks loudly and
boastingly about the overthrow of the
Yankee army, and entertains no doubt
but the South will achieve her independ-
ence. He chews tobacco rapidly and is
inordinately fond of liquor. In his moral
structure he is an inscriptions man
stepped to the nose and chin in personal
and political profligacy-now about lost
to all sense of honor and sllame-with 4
heart reckless of social duty and fatally
bent on mischief Ifcaptured, he will bt
found lurking in the rebel strongholds OF
Mississippi, Alabama or Georgia, and III
female society, alleging with the sheep.
faced modeSty of a virtuous man, that ii
is not wholesome state of public senti-
ment or of taste that forbids an indilcrim.
inatc mixing together of married men and
women. If captured, the fugitive mus
be delivered to me alive. to the end tha
justice may be done him here, upon tn,
theatre of Of his former villainous deeds. >
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National Debts and Z, S. Stocks.

The creation of national debtSis not a
modern improvement. but the ability of Il
great nation to provide for great debt.
and to make it the most convenient and
best form of personal property, is a mod
ern wonder. The debt of Great Britain
was begun by raising a million sterling by
loan i'll 1862. and when her great contest
with Louis NV. was terminated. the
debt had reached fifty millions Many
statesmen and economists were then alarm
ed at the great burden which had been
imposed upon the industry of the country,
but when the war of the Austrian success
sion had swelled this amount to eighty
millions. Macaulay says that historians
and orators pronounced the case to be
desperate. But when war again broke
out, and the national debt was rapidly
carried up to one hundred and forty mil
lions, men of theory and business both
pronounced that the fatal day had certain
ly arrived David Hume said that, al
though, by taxing its energies to the ut
most, the country might possibly live
through it, the experiment must never be
repeated,-cven small increase might be
fatal. Granville said the nation must
sink under it unless some portion of the
load was borne by the American colonies,
and the attempt to impose this load pro-
duced the war of the revolution, and. i'll
stead Of DIMINISHING, added another hundred
millions to the burden. Again, says Ma
caulay, was England given over, but
again she was more prosperous than ever
before. But when at the close of her Ma
poleonic wars in 1916, this debt had been
swelled up to the enormous sum of over
eight hundred millions sterling, or four
thousand three hundred million dollars. or
nearly one half the entire property of the
United Kingdom, the stoutest heart, the
firmest believer in national progress and
national development, might well have
been appalled, In the very face of this
mountain of obligation,-to say nothing
of her vast colonial possessions, the prop
erty of the British nation has been more
than trebed, and her debt isnow a charge
of but l241 per cent. against it. All that
Great Britain has done in paying her
debt, we shall do, and more, with ours
We have vast territories untouched bv til,
plow, mines ofall precious metals of which
we have hardly opened the doors, popu.
lation full of life, energy, enterprise ant
industry, and the accumulated wealth O.
money and labor of the old countries pour.
ing into the lap of our giant and ever-tt
be-united republic During the ferceS
and most exhausting of all possible war
we have demonstrated our national strength
and all the world over, national strength
| is but another name for national credit
AS good as United States Stocks" viii
soon be synonymous the world. over witt
''as good as British Consols." For ou
part, we think L. S. treasury note. bear
ing seven and three-tenths annual interest
is Just as much better than British Consol
> as the rate of interest is higher. Some O
) our timid brethren, who shipped thei
gold to London and invested in consols
are now glad to sell out and invest a
home at round loss,-and serves then
right.-Neae Yorker.
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THE GALE DOMAIN.

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OFFIOR, next door north Of Court House
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NJ. s. BURR & CO..

Wholesale and retail dealers In
MEDICINES, DRUGS, HAIR PREP
AEATOSs, TOILET ARTICLES, PERFUMERY, &C,
20 l'cmout Street next door to the Museum Entrance.
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