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Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-02
RLlnncn lmnnrted

bAldhoo imported SO,UJO, 4OO
The annual average exports for the years
1861, 81, SO, "a, was sos 1853 ,l22. The
average annual imports were S2l,373,6lS.
There was, therefore, diminished expectation,
as compared with the previous oix years, OF
S5,7ss All a year.
The interesting question arises, What was
the production OF Gold for those four years?
Our statistics OF Cold iarnish US with no abso-
lutte data for a reply But the returns collected
In California for tho commercial papers are
approximately correct These show an average
annual production for 1861 g. G3 and "a Of
SlS ,2l4, 100 From similar sources we get es.
inmates Of the production of tho Pixies Peak
region as amounting to 81, l25, 900 year. Put
the two together and we have $52,369 ,l22 per
annum, which certainly Is rather under than
over the mark. Then our official figures will
shud thus
Production for 1861, 90, 60, "a $52,369 l22
Average annual balance shipped 43,979, 5O4
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-02

BosroN George Goosv.nt %,
NEW luRk- brm5. UanttN Go.
hAlrlMuKt-S : lance
flllSll knll-hf tsetrp a. kCyser.
tlNtlNNAt T. SURF 60 and John u. PARK
cue NuO-lo-d & smith aud a. Sro,H,
ST LkWlS--t ollins h'as
SAN fKANrlstO= ng..titsr. smith 4 Dean.
Ahoi olibi all druggist aud dealers rlyl
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-02

lsasp'cltc Tor an diseases ~ s.Bans In BAD STATE
of ldE BLOOD, 90 accom- impaired by debility or = Low
STATE q che system
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-02
llle rcrmNinm NYrmp
The PcTmXinm Yrmp

cures Nervous Affections, Female Complaints, land
dlss7 ea Of the Kidney aud bladder.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-02

Pamphlets eon'ainug certificates ~ cures and recon-
utudatout iiom some ~ the most eminent Physicians,
csrymen, aud others, val be sen, FREE % any sd-
irtss.
Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1865-05-02

Thc PermNinn sNrIIn

- protected So ltoa Of tue PRuTuNinE OF IRON. A
nav DISCOVERY IN MEDICINE that strikes a. the
root oi disease by 'uppyug HE blood s,h is vital prn
q De- or life rIrmrut-fNNN
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

NJ E1Sess Nsalcal 1sseliee . tAs Asateny
I'D PhtsislrU = - Nsssal OsosaA - thsis
d.vd ~ sagrevices fv3ee D. 1slisF. n.reaas
% yeasresl dissasss lssluding gpssssfhsae glsst,
spyhylis stricturs. gravel. slime. Rapture, pllee
dasuia, urinaey dsposita, and dissasse eftke hid.
neys, bladder, ps6slrAtS glaed ~ ssaoal ~.
clea, 81 theif treq1nsnN ipclsAiao aelspesr -
vsnAls DsssAsq. VIII o6tsfvasiskS 81 nasriags
treatise On self abuse. spesmaaossAea, sexual sna
uofvou6 debility. bofsseeas sAinp01ssep u boGs
scass; the s1ssls ~ thsee diseases ~ ~ bsdY
ed aind, asd ~ estber'e 49, neelneas EEL
sars, With - sxpseieisn 81 Qpeekest. 10 west
lssot quaek sdvestsssnsqt bsla Mtsa1og I'd
egui4s Tor masfisa - eieQ!eY ~ - ~ oesk
- plGia Eselish, Wilh. III alfectiS4D " ~
evvasnsst, ssd ssetsinA nseh veleelY !bsna.
~ noe prspsfte asstiss y 2 pstee beoss.
lAAS1rsss TaE 0xLiHiU inGf1iUfE.
Fs6 1l-aAwty ~ RasI llaoessta.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

;. J. KkOnER, DsAa Sm:-Peass ind en-.
closed one dollar for another box cfssDf zane's
Antidote for 9trong Dv,nk." and send = soon
- Rsoaek. viii ~ for your bene6t, y satis-
two bcxes Of your AxsisorR and hes bees ! 40.
Pel neh tor three months. apd ssys he has not
had the slightest taste for liquor in the last two
uiddshs of more, and never thinks Of II Ppsvi-
ous e this tnes God only knows whsa be drew
sooef ereash. Yours, truly, "
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16


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priateo % ~ pukte. ~ $3.50 "a
grants .stho otfsets, oilers nnd pablic
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considse the circumstances surrounding
tbsm-<he sAjsct danie6sd y. - aecem.
plished, and The whole instrument In which
It l. fousd. Anduhsnve ~ that this was
reserved lor the public. We imply that the
public wae making the grant; But LsClsire
cd net ~ pubRc, had this lanA and -
- hSing oat ~ tuwn snd denoHtne tlis
atfeo(s an1S1lWs ~ publie krounG u =
hIs sxuresslon<- NJ iangu1k and III thaf
q ~ psokc. Ne aays thl6 Il '8essfssd
Landing" Reserved BY whoml BY the
public, Certainly not, foe the public never
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Suppose he had said "Resefvsd'' without
ad4fne ~ purpose, uould Il b. claimed that
il was By sseh IN ~ given 70 the public
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

( .a4. Paw Paw, Mich, Juse II, 1895.
y. J. KRONER, Ala:-Send me another box
Of Or Xans's Antidote." I have smother -
tisnt who wants 70 be cured. wish. thaA every
one knew the value ofthe medicine and the good
u h doing. Pc .sf O. IS o. n. X. )
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

Nature seems to have implanted in mankind the
desire for Daily stmulant, to re -inviRorate the
nerves. and excite the blood after the exhaustions
caused BY the days labors and not only has she
given the desire, but experience has shown that
It is an nbsointe necessity that this desire should
be gratifed, for the preservation Of the .Htsltk.
Now natures requirements being founded upon
positive laws, must produce benefits when they
are cratified by the nae of
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

On Cassg, Pa Aug. -. 1859.
J. J. KROMRR-Please Rnd enclosed one dol
!ar, for which send me box Of the +" Ansidote
ior Stone Drink" Have rad one bo1 and Il
did - esod, but want sasthss 70 saake sure
work of Il. Yours.
W. TfF n. n. RICE
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

DssnAcz, Oct. Is, 1855.
DRAa SAL an happy to say your cure lof
drsnksansss psUves eeecfusl.
a4 1s Nna MARIA YOUNG.
Drcsbaek City, MINI.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

Prlce, ~ 90 . Box Or sax
Boxes Tor %. 90.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

~ ia. LUBARSCn, Prac ticisg Physician.
Secoed Bl1nioo, tevisea, snD.uqed and illustra-
ted, with ~ anatomical asaWisQa, BY J. Lubsrseh
Everybody should read this book e ccntatns
wsaEaess ana IN diseases 81 10 sexual Srrsss.
- veil q statesssnt o. he mode o. care for
snoh - sullee Tie eusrvaaipe conaequeesee ofsslt
pollution, seesst disease end ether dieeipstioss.-
The mirror IT Youth" y The wAfs1n6 .tgn.
alrrsdy wondered asersy hssk y The right psth,
wherefore " has become sfea1 book ier The NIL
lions. Of which during the short period Of ysass
over - 600 eupiea u the 0ssusin s6ittse bave
been Sold Tie mode Of tssstaDsns, baee1 upea
the principle OF electricity, y fslly aisssaAe1 u
~ u psinitaaaee Of IS cents In Poq4 Deenpo, n
Wit ~ sent fresby nall A4dteee
On. ]. LUBAASCn.
j1nsodA~iy III ChIesso. In.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

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Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

TnDsetp, CANADA Wasf. Sept. IL. 1868.
M J. J. KRONER, EN- In answer 20 mine
81 the Sd, ] received ! bOx " "Dr. 2sne's Ao(l-
@y,.f r s e S s.sT;.
clinstion for serone drink since. Y0urs,
JAMES SHANNON a,
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

arnnsosssls, Ohio, Aug. -, isss.
M, J. J. KkOMER- Enclosed ves vill fna
two dollars for "Zane,s Antidote.' II { hAv1
he'd Ave boxes, think yen can Afford ~ sea0 -
. Extra boz: can ssal large quantity ofypur
medicines. though am only farmer bst
there hes esen euch eAanee q the. visiblsto Il
srouud, that Il has had . good effect.
Respectfully,
ts1f4A aa a. - JANIS.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

A Pamphlet directing hpw to speedily restore
sight and give up spectAcles, without aid Of doc
tor or n edic-ne. Sent BY mail, free. on rcceint
Of 10 cents. Address, E. b. fOOTE n X
jan3o d&w6m) 1880 Broadway, New Yori
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

g. LOWS, No, Feb. 10. les.
DaAR Sm Your box Of Antioots he's worked
like magic. think l can saSeiy invest snetAsr
dollar il is. M
HENRY kROE0sR.
3 1sA Nddls Stssst.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

Can " had Of any Druggist In ~ UrlAs
ststes q canadaA y ssst post-paiA y ~ y
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

competent At any time for the city to con
troll and demand wharfage thereat, then II
ought to take it with all its burthens. And
yet it is not difficult to believe that il boats
had been injured because Of Effectiveness
in the construction Of the wharf, or an indi
vidual in his person or property because il
was not in proper repair, the city ifsued fol
such injuries would have readily discovered
the private character Of such creation. o.
il made liable in the first instance because oI
its duty to regulate the repair Of such pri.
vate structures remedy over against the
proprietor would ~ readily have suggested
Tho cass Of Hight VI. the City Of Keo-
kuk, 4 Iowa 1B9, is referred to and relied
upon BY appellants counsel. That case fos
the most part involved question Of former
adjudication. But in SO far q it discusses
any principle involved in the present case
IL facts arc % different that It cannot b
claimed q authority. We are by no means
to bs understood e holding that defendant
has not the right = trustee for the public,
70 the usc Of Front or Wster street to its
full width "a the river, ard that By virtue
Of ita municipal suthefity. Il may not srsct
therson wharves q Do any thing else "a
essSy out IL purposes manifsstly intended
by its charter-nor d. ws hold that the city
might net have erected . wharf upon THU
very ground and collected and controlled
the wharfage thefeat. But having coasented
to ana acq6ieeced 10 ~ sreeoion Of Z private
wharf and permitted these ssvotiae Il Il
continue ID the undisturbed uss Ind enjoy.
mont OF Il for ahout flftaen veer, 49, -.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

JOHN ]. KRONER,
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

II there 10 any disease In which ne Constits.
tien Life eyrnpie = sovereign, Il 10 IN Rhesms.
Tim nd it, kindred e6ections. The most e.
nous swsllings ars reduosA. 'Caees. chseeic o.
cured BY Us.
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

Also Manufacturer of MArHsws' ARxrcA I'm
Gloss, the best hair dressing in use. In larg,
bottles price 50 cents. octsl- div
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16
SCROFULA,

StruqA QlandaIsr Swsllings. ulcsesaisn
Kings Evil. Erysipsias. SaN Reeun.
Tsis teiss SuBREDlrARY sna ACQUIRED. !,
Ahtcg Life vttd untsoa misery, ID BY ~ usual
nsaf5ol remedies iaeprah1e. ].
Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-16

The Bridal Chamber, an Essay Of
Warming aud instruction for Young Men. Also.
new and reliable treatment for Diseases of the
Urinary and Sexual Systems-Sent free, in seal
ed envelopes. Address DR.. j. SKILLlN
lOU CLIFTON, Howard Association, Philadelphia
Pa apr3d&wiv
Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21
Taking up Estrays.

b Very few understand the legal way
Of taking up and advertising estrays.
The law prescribes that the time for
taking up ostray cattle, horses, sheep
and swine shall be from the first of No
vember till the first of May. No one
but a householder is authorized to take
up an estray. When taken up he must
post up three written notices of the
fact in his township, describing the an
imal. If after ten days no owner is
found tho animal must be appraised
before a justice of the peace, who shall
within ten days thereafter send GER
tilted copy to the County Clerk, who
will enter the same in his estray book.
If the value Of the animal exceeds ten
dollars, the notice must be published
in one of the county papers and in the
Iowa Homestead, at Des Moincs.
Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21
Indian Atrocities,

A despatch from Lawrence, Kansas
says From Hon. w. p. Caldwell, who
has just returned from and participa
ted in the recent fight at Donner's Sta
ton, in which about eighty Indians
attacked one of Butterfeld's coaches
and killed six men, we get some add.
tional particulars. Mr.. Caldwell was
engaged in building stations for the
Company. The Indians were led by
Bob Bent, a son of the celebrated Col.
Bent, for whom Bent's Fort was NAM
cd. The Indians cut the throat out Of
one man, after mortally wounding him,
took the chin whiskers out of another,
in scalping style, and built q slow fire
about another man and burned him to
death. The Indians were mostly Che
yennes, with one Arapahoc and two
Sioux chiefs. They were from Pow
der river, on the way to the Walnut,
and were of the gang lately fought
by Gen. Conner. Since the above
named massacre, an attack was made
at Big Creek Station, on the Butter
field route. The cattle were driven
away, and a lieutenant was chased
eight miles and severely wounded.
Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21

Iowa IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTA-
rIvEs.-Speaker Colfax has distributed
the members of the Iowa delegation
in making up the Standing Commit
tees as follows !: James +. Wilson of
the First District, Chairman Of the Ju-
dietary Committee, and member of the
Committee on Unfinished Business /;
Hiram Price of the Second District,
Chairman of the Committee on Pacific
Railroad, and member of Committee
on Revolutionary Pensions William
B, Allison of the Third District, mem
Der of the Committee on Ways and
Means, and Expenditures of the lnte.
rior Department Josiah B. Grinnell
of the Fourth District, member Of the
Committee on Agriculture, and Select
Committee on Freedmen John A.
Kasson of the Fifth District, Chairman
of the Committee on Coinage, Weights
and Measures, and member Of the Com.
mittee ON Appropriations A. w. Hub.
bard of the Sixth District, member Of
the Committee on Indian Affairs -
Des Moines Register.
Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21
Chicago and Northwestern Railway.

A contract has been concluded for
the completion of the Iowa division of
the Chicago and Northwestern Rail.
road, including bridge across the
Missouri river, on or before January l,
1868. Contractors who agree to build
the road receive their compensation in
the shape of annual rental for mum.
Der of years. "
The Northwestern, with it's several
branches, is already one of the great.
est and most thoroughly managed rail
road corporations in the country. II
now stretches in one direction to Lake
Superior, in another to Freeport and
Madison, and directly westward almost
to the Des Moines river, and its grand
system will be complete when it reach
es the Missouri, there to connect with
the Pacific Railroad and to tap the i'm
mense trade of the Upper Missouri and
the Platte country ~ Chicago Journal,
Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21

It is well known that Secretary Har.
Ian is making preparations to be cleo.
ted to the U. S. Senate from Iowa. Ru-
NOR has already assigned more than
one public man to the Secretaryship OF
the Interior, thus to be vacated. Not
the least probable of these rumors is
that given by Mr.. Rublee, of the Mad.
ison Journal, in o. late letter from
Washington, in which he says "Ex.
Governor Randall, of our State, is
likely to be his successor. Gov. Ran.
dali is very. popular here, and in his
position as lst Assistant Postmaster
General, has won high reputation for
administrative ability. His promotion
would be highly gratifying to the peo-
pie of our State, and would insure a
vigorous and efficient administration
Of one Of themst important depart.
ments of The Observation-Disclosures
loo S.mS...,I
Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21

An ex.Empress died in Philadelphia
few days ago. We refer to Madame
Huate de lturbide, widow of the form.
er Emperor Of Mexico, whose decease
took place at her residence, in Broad
street. This estimable lady, who had
resided in Philadelphia since the exc
cution Of her husband by the Mexican
Government, in 1924, belonged to a
distinguished Spanish family, long res
ident in Mexico. Her misfortunes, as
well as her good qualities, had secured
her the regard Of the society in which
she moved. A pension from the Mexi-
can Government enabled her to educate
her children literally, and she perform
ed the duties of . mother and men,
Der Of society in faithful and exem-
plary manner.
Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21

: The Secretary of War, in his recent
report, gives summary Of the bust
ness transacted under the management
of the Provost Marshal General from
which it appears that the aggregate
quotas charged against the several
States, under all calls made by the
President, from the fifteenth day of
April, 1861, to to the l4th Gay of April,
1865, at which time drafting and re-
cruiting ceased, was 2,759,O49. The
terms of service varying from three
months to three years. The aggrc-
gate number Of men credited on the
several calls, and put into service of
the United States in the army, navy
and marine corps, during the above
period, was 2,656,553., Leaving q de-
ficiency Of all calls, when the war
closed, of lO2, ,496 which would have
been obtained in full If recruiting and
drafting had not been discontinued.
Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21
Transparent House.

In the vicinity of Surprise Valley,
Nevada, rs an extensive quarry of gyp
sum, perfectly crystalized, and az
transparent as blocks of ice from the
clearest pond. This rock naturally
breaks into perfect squares, and with
out cutting, can be used for building
purposes. Several houses will soon
be erected Of this material, and il is
thought that no windows will be re
quired, as the blocks Of gypsum will
admit light. A building constructed
of this material would certainly pre-.
sent splendid and fairy like appear.
ance.
Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21

We are much attached to the Chica-
go Journal. 1t comes to us regularly
every day, laden with its vast amount
of reading, and rich in all the latest
news. The Journals live paper, up
to the times, thorough and earnest on
all the advance movements Of our Re-
publican politics and yet there is a
dignity and discretion in its advocacy
of radical and reform policies, which
we find wanting in some of the party
sheets. There is one thing that par
ticularly commends this paper to us in
Iowa. 1t is published in the after
noon, just before our mails start west,
and therefore brings us much later and
fresher news than any other paper
from that city can.-Iadependence Guar
dian. v.-a.
We fully endorse the above state
ment of the Guardian.
Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21
Hon. Schuyler Colfax.

Hon. Schuyler Colfax. Speaker of the
House of representatives, is yet a
young man. lie was born in the city
of New York in 1924, and in early life
removed to Indiana. At the age of
twenty-one he became the editor and
proprietor of the South Bend Register,
and continued with that journal until
1864. In the year ls4s he was a del
egate to the Wing National Conven-
ton. In 1850 he was delegate to
the Indiana Constitutional Convention
In 1852 he was again a delegate to the
Wing National Convention, and was
chosen its Secretary. In 1854 he was
first elected to Congress, and was re-
elected in 1856, '5s, go, '62 and "a
He has merited all the success that
has crowned his career, and there ART
still higher honors awaiting him in th'
future.
Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21


A Des Moines despatch corrects the
Washington report that Gen. Fitz Hen
ry Warren has accepted the Guatema-
la mission, and that he will not, there
fore, be candidate for the Iowa Uni
ted States Senatorship. General War
rem is member elect Of the Iowa
State Senate, to which he was chosen
by the unanimous vote Of his fellow
citizens of Burlington. He has en-
gagged quarters at the Savery House.
Des Moines, for the winter, and will be
on hand to attend to Legislative du-
ties. whatever may be said or done
about the Senatorship.
Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21

-
The tone and temper of the Soutl
does not promise to hasten rcconstruc
ton. They desire to come, like the
Bourbons, "having learned nothing
and forgotten nothing" In the Virgin
ia Legislature one of the chivalry said
few days since. that he thought the
great State of Virginia had truckled te
the Washington authorities about long
enough" and the expression was re
ceiyed with applause. The same temper
crops out in too many localities yet
If the Southern people have not suffer.
ed enough from such infirmity, let them
suffer ON. They may yet learn there
is such thing as the tanning Of the
shrew."-C Chicago Journal.
Charles City intelligencer., 1865-12-21

A letter from the Emperor Napoleon
is said to have been received at the
State Department at Washington, re-
questing the recognition of Maximili-
ans Government in Mexico, to which
the Secretary Of State has replied, firm.
ly declining the request, and giving
reason why. tbs anticipated, in view
of this correspondence and the action
Of Congress, the Mexican question, as
far as this country is concerned, will
soon come to q head.