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In the churches ut Geneva, the Sws
pray every Sunday. for the success ~ e.
North and the good health Of FresaosD
lincoln.
Tho Louisville Jowsas grows very ~
patient with slavery. Il scolds ~ NJ
tuckians who hesitate 70 wipe 0os lte -
nanss; and predicts that twelve mG ~
hence, there will be no slavery IN Nv
lucky, either real or nominal. One mo,
election will put the anti-0lovery -
power in all branches Of the gOvernmssA
An Englishman named Butler was n1e!
on visit TO the mountains Of CumoesiA.s
England, and accidentally fell from pCss
ipace $50 yards high. In the hist IL III
he rolled upon the snow; the next ys.r
he fell from one rock to another; ~ 49, -
was perpendicular, striking upoa . w
which literally dashed him 70 pieces
TIA Washington banking hcuss ns's V!
unpleasant Ct having taken :, 90 IN oOoS
teffeit ereenbacks few days sisce'
George W. Evans, Of Allegheny. pa.. - -
Obtained . verdict Of $500 aeaanss
Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne and Chicago :.
road company for being knocked o0 =
road BY train Of cars.
There is giant at Hong Kong. ChiSs
who Is eight feet and three inches hes. .
Il Tho biggest man known, and - unO'
mcnly good-natured. II
4 drunken soldier murdered mal
detective o@cef named Brown q Pnha
phia last Saturday, shooting hin
times.
What he's become Of the famous Ie11
Eangers1 In the 6sst ysars Of thew
oonfronted our armies evelywhefS -
were Distinguished foe audaciey, g.
sndoranoe. For ayea1 pose NY ~
~ military record, ed . meoooo ~
of them q tAo Da6t q WeoG davs y
played eut3"
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apThe Richmond Whig, of the 2lstspeak-
ing Of the ''foraging'' propensities Of sher-
mans men, says: zone prisoner brought
into Charlotte had upon his person seven
watches, and the presumption is that every
Yankee in that army is equally burdened
with wealth. - 5..,s....s .s,s.
SuERMAN's FAME IN FRANcE-TEE
.sW1LD DESPAIR OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
The ODinione Rationale, (Prinoe Napo-
Icons organ) March 10th, says:
The wild despair which induced the Car,
olinians to set Ere to their metropolis VIII
not win for them the sympathies OF the
civilized portion Of the world, for they
have never been anything but mere rebels
againSt just government. Thear cause
has never been that Of liberty, their watcn-
word is slaves and slavery" The line OF
conduct adopted by Sherman Is well ca!cu-
lated TO force the South to return 10 the
path Of duty. The General has bained .ne
plans Of his enemy by the skiil OF MS TAG
tics and the energy of his. movements,
while, by his moderation and justice, ne
he has aroused in the insurgent Populatlon
! love of the old Federal flag. The prog
ress Of the libepting army (grn.ie lsoera-
trice) toward the North, will decide the
fate Of the rebel capital. Richmond VIII
be the last retreat Of Mr.. Jefferson Davis,
and the last rampant behind winch reDei
slavery viii find shelter.
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state FAIR.

BARRETT HOUSE, BURLINGTON,
March -, 1855.
The Local Committee met the Executive
Committee Of tho Iowa State Agricultural
Society, pursuant to call by tho Secre.
tary.
Present, ofthe Local Committee-M essrs.
David. Pierson, Gear, Fear, LETTER, Robin
son, McCash and Thielsen.
OF the Executive Committee-Messrs.
Melendy, Shaffer and Treas. Smith.
The Local Committee contracted to make
the following improvements on the Fair
Grounds:
To remove the Judges stand back from
the track twenty Or thirty feet, and
place it at such point fronting tho amphi-
theatre as the Executive Committee May
direct.
To widen the track fifteen feet.
To cover and floor tho pens for hogs and
sheep % far - necessary.
To put good and substantial railing
along the carriage way leading from the
grounds to the Same, % far out AZ the Fine
Arts Hall.
To put up mangsrs and troughs in the
horse and cattle stalls, ~ far as may be
necessary.
To secure space in the amphitheatre op-
posite the Judges' stand. partitioned OF,
sufficient to seat the members of Commit
tees.
Adjourned. J. n. SHAFF1R, s,ecy.
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How AN OIL WELL IS MADE.-Alter u
lecting spot for y well, the aftesian dIlIerI
raises . derrick about ITO feet in heieatI
bringing up steam engine of about G1.
horse power, and then after driving down
an iron pipe about six inches in diamu6|
through the earth and gravel some 6fty kx|
or SO, 70 the first strata OF rock, tntyOduca|
drill of a5oU. TWO and half inches ind
ameter attached TO Y temper screw, anI|
thence to the walking beam and epEinAI
with which he boses now at the r1ie q
eight or ten feet per day into the solida!ase|
soapstone, say one hundred feet: he ihsr|
comes to the tirst strata Of sandstone whieA|
may be ten or twelve feet in thickness, and
boring through this comes again 70 alaz|
and soapstone, OF blush cast: and workifd
on, say for twenty-five feet or 90, hereacs|
es the second strata of sandstone, on: o!
which there comes rushing up, when II
right vein is struck, iDflammable gas, saiI
water or petroleum. The bore Of the vel
is enlarged by Q thinner" and then al
iron tube in sections of shout fourteen hssI
and closely screwed together, IL inserted b
sections, and run down TO the veins Of oil }
. fax SEED bag, which expands when vel
10 fixed between the tubings and the vail
of the well, in order 70 prevent the ssrfa|
water from descending; . 'plungs," q
valve piston, is introduced into tho tuDa|
and sucker rod, being attachsdto hevall
which may hold sixty barrels. being i
readiness, the engine moves and H. SrI
ci0us treasure gushes forth. This b vM|
is called . pumping well. In the 'e0pviae|
Wen"-that IN, such a. send the Ill orI
sp0ntane0usiy-the drill must 20 down b I
to the third strata Of sandstone, but this, ia
some instances, is very deep.
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THE WHITE House. BoBEs.-Theyear.
not be dr10 en OF; they cannot b. blufG
Barn and hollis viii not shut them oct II
frowns of janitOrs have no terrcrs for then
They are proof against the snubbinp &
secretaAes. It is in vain the Presde1
sends word that he cannot be oeen." 4,
must be seen; he shall be seen. Hes I'd
the Honorable Jonathan Swellhead con-
all the way from Wisconsin 70 consult biz
about tho quota of his town. Has not u
Reverend DR.. Blowhard travelled . tbor-
sand miles to impress upon him the nscs.
sity Of increasing the number Of fast days:
Has not Christopher Carbuncle. Esq, Ia
ve,ed two dogs and nights in order - e.
range with him the vexed queeico
Of tho post-ofyice in 0rabtown: Hss D1
Mr.. Samuel Shoddy come expressly ffn
Boston to get him TO indorse an appu1iin
for blanket contract? Has not acomna1
tee from the synod Of the Seek-no.Fun
church come to impl0re him to open Csbr
net meetDgs with prayer and inauguns
his Wednesday evening levees with ~
singing of . psalm? Nor can these clan
orous patriots be dismissed with . bfe
audience. They belong TO the class Of bar
who make long speeches. Having 0a]
got the ear Of the President, they raatvf
to keep It. They hang ON like . dog . q
bone. There il no shaking them Oh mo
they have had their cay; and % hour ann
hour Of the precious time Of the bead oetN
nation 10 thus FILTERED away.-ADev
Journal
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>.Artemus Ward lectures at Mozart
Hail on the 9th proximo. He gives his ex-
perisnoe among the Mormons, and If We
are to credit the papers, this is q rich and
roy lecture. The New York Herald has
the following notice ofthe lecture:
ARrENus WARD AMONG THE NOR
uoNs.-Wo have been accustomed to regard
the Mormons and Mormonism as some
what grave and important question, inas-
much - secession and rebellionhad their
birth in Mormon territory; but to sec Nor
monism In Nveiier and moro amusing
shape one must hear Artemqs WaId's e e
periences. We must hear him tell Of the
domestic life Of the Prophet and his sub
ordinate chiefs; how Brigham and his
family I'LL several boxes and all the upper
stalls whom. they 60 to the theatre how the
lecturer muniacently gave family ticket
for one Of his lectures to Heber Kimball,
and how tho house was filled In conse-
qpsnce, by said family, 20 that all those
Who would pay were turned away from
the doors how the lecturer was introduced
to Kimball's hundred wives, and also to
their ssm0ther-in-law.Hs In short, in the
entertainment Of Mr.. Artemus Ward We
have Mormonism in caricsture and on can
vass but the discourse IL not the less in
lstructive that the information is clothed in
the garment of fun. The spirit Of carica-
ture extends in Q measure also to the seen
10 portion Of the entertainment; but there
are some views Of considerable interest,
such - the Echo Canon where the Nor
mon General Wells established his defences
against the advance Of the then United
States General, Albert Sydney Johnston,
In the Utah war, whore, o. the lecturer
states. the Mormon chief intended to make
. ThermopylB, "but he didn't"
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The Kookuk OoRstiswti0n learns that Mrs
Connsl, wife Of Daniel Connel, on Seventl
and Hmea streets, had her ankle broken
yesterday. by kick from cow. Ds
Sanford was called upon and dressed tn
wound. Also that . Mrs. Malley, OF Clarl
county, Mo-, was burned in most shock
ing manner, on Sunday last, by her clothe
taking Are from the stove. Parts Of he
body ware burnt TO = crisp. Her life i
despairsd Of.
Tho manufacture Of maple sugar is en-
crossing tho attention Of the people o
Black Hawkseounty, and large quantities
viii Be manufactured there the present sea
con. So mys the Cedar Falls Gazette.
The Gdsette publishes an account of tn,
robbery Of ono Fisher, peddler, at Cedar
Fails, Of the sun Of 81, $50. He was DRUM
at the time. Two respectable citizens o
Bennington township have been arrested
on suspicion Of bsing the robbers.
They have now way Of collecting debt,
at Davenport. A man there noted forput
ting off his creditors was provoked to max,
some threatening rsmark BY q man EN-
ploysd for the purpose, whsreupon he Va.
arrested in the evening for using languag,
dsaignsd TO provoke breach of the peace
ana rather than 50 to jail deposited 500 q,
security for his appearance next day. II,
was tried tho following morning, and dis
charged on payment Of ooses, but when h
went for his hundred dollars hail MONEY
found it had bssn garnishssd BY several q
his crsditos. The gazette calls Il . round
shout way Of collecting adsbt.
The Wintsrsst Flag says horde Of abo.
rhymes invaded that place on Friday and
Saturday lest and asserts that they wer,
Of that greasy, rancid, odorifsrous, ole.
aginous order Of Indians thatfill the pages
Of our popular romances and yellow back.
ed literature with thrilling incidents and
hair breadth escapes"
The 1ndianola Bonzsr says the road
were never known TO be - bad q now
owing to the mud. Tho Winterset Fla
makes the same complaint.
A man who had served one term in tn
States prison for horse-stealing set ire t
the barn Of Salmon Howard Of Franklir
township. Appanoose county, in February
last, BY which it was burned down with
al its contents, including grain, live stock
DC. The rascal took mare away win
him which Mr.. 81. is anxious to recover
The following IL her description: Brish
sorrel, two years old in July, heayy
set, well built. tail, name and body Ill on,
color, with large fiat foot. Twenty dol
lsfs IL offered for her recoyeYy.
The county Jail 1t Do Witt IL now Win
ont an occupant.
asrick Clsary and wife, while q
tempans to cross Deep Creek, which ~,
very much swollen, near Chaxleete. laa
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From the ssA lows.

NOZZLE Po1NT, Ala, March 9, 1865.
Ed. HAWK-EYE IL first met with this
regiment ct Little Rock, Arkansas. The
effective portion Of it was out on an expe-
dition, in very severe weather of cold and
rain, under command Lieut.. Col. John
gade. Alter this, was with them on q
boat passing down to New Orleans, and
had an opportunity to judge Of the char
acter and merit Of the regiment; and fell
happy in being favorably impressed, hav-
Ing never observed better order and deco
rum in any regiment, and became satis-
fed that there was iar moro moral worth
and weight Of character among the col
diery, than with the citizen portion Of the
and While tho o@ools Of the boat were
heartleso and i9nohle ahout it, ! was de-
lighted 70 80 that the Surgeon and com.
commanding odaoer demanded Q good
place for them.
This rsgiment participated in the sxpe-
dition Of the Yazoo Pass in February and
March, 1853, and suffered very severely
hon disea9o.
During the attack on Helena, July 4th,
1863, which was . furious assault By vast.
y superior numbers, this regiment occu.
pooition m front, on the hills west Of the
tort. Its los was 81 killed and wounded.
which was On unusually large proportion
tho whole Union loss being but 20j. This
regiment captured SEQ prisoners. among
them N ent3Fe rebel regiment.
In Aug1ge following, they marched
acroes To State. and wore present ct the
taking II Little Rock, Arkansas.
81 the "a Of March, 1881, they started
aShting most Of tho wey-under fire eyerv
dey for esventsen days. At Saline River
TIE enemy attacked them On the evening
lof the 10Th Of April, and on the 10th the
severe battle OF jenkins Ferry, Ark. took
place. II commenced ct 9 O'Clock a. NJ.
and continued without Interruption until /
o'clock r. "A. The Ion in Killed emu
wounded was ~; Of ID Officers on the
nelo, TWO were killed and Ave wounded.
AZ tnis nesne tho lamSqted General Rice
received his fatal wound, Col. Mackey was
severely wounded in the right Arm. and to
some extent eols the effects Of It vet.
During the past winter they have
marched distance Of 500 mile in ~
rough country Of. Arkansas, and in the In.
oiemsnt weather. Of the winter season.
To regiment 4 now ON Mobile Point.
9sd constitute . part Of the ID Brigade, "a
Davlsioo 18th Army Corps. T6sy are
upon the febellion, and the3r ffisn5s ~
home may expect 70 hear good report
Major General Reynolds. . regular ar.
my o0cef and very exacti1e. mr. ~
this regiment when q Litt1o 49,. Snd
satd II havo no ouRgestion 20 make. =
saa peo1oenced tho regiment perfect In il
On IL 1T day Of March met the rsei.
The COLONEL, Lieut. Colonel, Major and ali.
ef0atn6 ma On0x1inllv ana a. ~ -a~~ ~
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confrere for sparing US this time. n.
even had he applied the metaphor b ~.
to the ''ancient capital" without oua,;6o.
ton, we are altogether too kind and ,.r.,.
Of heart to have resented it. We woo,s
nothave re.orted By saying that its AMI,
is probably the best posted man i,
ing on the kind of "map', f. ).
ferred to, having made It N.
long study, and that, too, under the m.
est difficulty, being very, very near ~,
ed, because such a way of speaking SAN,
of revenge, and then it always !ookabss
to sport with a mans little shortcom;n..
We will quarrel with no friend. We
tract. Des Moines is no "bunghole." M
Dixon can't you invite us up the III =
JQly? Think it over.
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places OF SAFE X EEPrNa D1srURnrn
The aristOcracy OF Charleston, South ca,
lima, were particularly unlucky in f;ss;a.
from the wrath to come, when they eyscrs
ated Charleston, giving an additional illnx.
tratlon of the proposition that persons o..
casionally, in jumping out of the fryins.
pan manage to get into the fire. Il win +
remembered that the Richmond papers =.
dictated themselves that nothing buf fh.
empty shell of Charleston remained for ns
There were only, they said, the poor whjta
trash and the negroes to welcome our al.
umns in that city. Perhaps this was h..
enough, and it is also true that the Rolle.
yolk Of the egg was found at Columha
To that city, with which Charleston Il Ia
was) connected by rail-, and which seend
far removed from danger, the wesrh,
Charlestonians transported their valui.
bles. They were for months engaged ia
piling up, in Columbia, everything nos
priced Of their household effects. IL
stores Of Columbia were filled with u
riches of Charleston, all packed up INA
made ready for Sherman's soldier, and
that which was not 'sconfscated" q.
burned. In like manner, the military o.
terial from Charleston, which the resl,l
were able to remove, was found and de.|
atroyed at Cheraw. which accounts for ths
enormous quantity ofgunpowder exploded
in that place, ard the valuable gums Na;|
fell into our possession there. The enbch|
Of the Charleston Mercury we're discoy4sd(
on Z train and annihilate0. And the Ac..
should not be forgotten that the splendid|
machinery for making rifles, used y III
Government ut Ha1per's Ferry, befors ue|
war, was sent for safe keeping TO FayenhI
vile, North Carolina, and has been 10 or.I
slant service there, until the inevitahs(
Sherman captured and destroyed 1t he,
other day. Places of safety seem to bel
scarce in the Southern Confederacy.
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TIE Y 8!
Saturday, Ap,sy I.

/, O1AIH or 6lsHoP HANIIN.-W0sAess 1n
that Bishop Hamlin of the Methodist Epis-
lcopal Church died At Mt. Pleasant FITS
day. Mr.. Hamlin hes National reputa7
lican. We balieyex him 70 have been thu
most eloquent and most talented preacher
Of the gospel thatit Nssv besn our priv
9 aleee to hear. w Arst heard him In Ohio
) D years ago, whel7 . circuit. We then
tfhoushta . 10 do now, that his disooursee
{ wsre iinishsl productions, delivered in the
most impressive manner. His enuncia'
,4ion was clear and distinct. his manner
i natuysl, without rant, his appearance al
tkat could b desired. We have always
) considered him model pulpit orator.
Bishop Hamlin has been out Of health
and has not preached for many years. He
was about IS years Of sge.
- Mn. General Sherman is In Chica-
30 and receiving great deal Of attention.
Sheis daughter Of Thomas Ewing (old
Salt rs hs u familiarly called,) Of Ohio. =
The Other day little son Of the General
visited the o6icsr in charge and prisoners
confined 1t Camp Douglas. The Journal
fhe'iad was shown into the prisoners
Quarterg ct the camp, and some one 70
ior General She9man." "What the great
6eneralf'' asksd the rebel. "Yes."-
Qll1rous "hnrrah, }" and called 70 the other
prisdneys that ''the son Of General ehsr-
nan . her0.', TAbfonpon tlaD prisoners
oWarmed around. and cheering the little
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@-Any person, whether an inventor or
assignee, for whom patent was ordered TO
issue upon tine payment of the final fee,
but who had failed to make pay
ment thereof, shall have the right
to make an application for pat
ent the same as in the case Of an
original application, provided such apple
cation be made within two years after the
date Of the allowance of the original apple
cation, according to an act OF the late Con-
tress.
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- A party Of soldiers passed through
this city yesterday on their way to the in
terror fresh from the pTison-pens of the
South. Their sufferings we're very severe
and the treatment they received savage
and brutal in the extreme. The experience
Of our brave boys while prisoners will not
soon be forgotten by them, and, hereafter
if they chance to meet the unfeeling
wretches having charge Of them there may
Heaven pity them.
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~.Modsat people thoss Peoria folks
They. complain that at the Lest theatrical
charlottesville that city, the women d
II company wore dresses that were yesy
shoetat befh ends and IT, papers tell IL
1nanaesf 10 must fnrniaA more clothes 81
b1EtGr hulA
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P8RsoNAL.-We were favored with call
from Judge Wright Of Keosauqua yester-
day. The Judge seemed in fine health and
reports everything in q fourishing condi-
ton in his locality.
Capt. J. F. Bandy, ID Iowa Cavalry also
paid Us short visit. He informs US that
the I'd is getting along finely, and that the
general health of the regiments excellent.
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all'volunteef omosrs Who are not mustersd
out at H. exact dats Of ths expiration q
their term Of enlistment must remain Ia
service until The end Of Tho war or until
ths acceptance Of their Ee1ignatious. No
o0acef = allowed to retain his commission
beyond tho term ofhio enlistment and then
retire. thus making apeesonal coavsaiencs
of tho oerYico.
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NAL specie0r' We eueos that Will do
There II nothing like doing things on .
large scale.-0saes Register.
The Knoxville Rspsblicos says John
Green, the old chief Of the Ponawattomie
tribe Of Indians, made his appearance in
that place Monday, and that his tribe IL en-
camped on Skunk river. ,
Geo. E. Conwell, Of Knoxville, hes in.
vented . new kind Of shot and shell, which
1t is supposed will provo very shscti16.
The Repxblieon intimates the thing is bet
ter than striking sIe..
The Gate CITY chronicles the death Of DR..
J. D. Elbert, IN old citissn Of Van Buren,
county, ct that city on Monday. He IVES .
skillfnl and successful physician.
The population Of Davis county u 49,
$50.
The State Regsteratatss that Judge Reed.
q successful Pennsylvania oil man, is on
his way to Polk county with An engine and
boring apparatus, resolved to ind oil II any
exists there.
A post Office has been established at
Pierceville, Van Buren, county. Iowa.
Major Charles n. Bodfsh, . resident Of
Clinton, and formerly Superintendent Of
the Chicago, Iowa and Nebraska Railroad,
died on the Cd inst, ct Baton Rouge, Lou
isiana.
The Adjutant 0snsral's once i nov in
full blast ct Clinton.
The State Rsgisser makes The following
very sensible rsmArks. that are applicable
] 70 thts latitude AlDo. 70 AL eoAoo9Aeo''