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Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30
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The Day 10 Done.

The day Is done, and the darkness
Falls from the wings Of Night,
As a feather is waited downward
From an eagle in his fight.
! see the lights of the village
Clean through the rain and the mist.
And a feeling Of sadness c. mes FER me,
That my soul cannot resist:
A feeling of sadness and longing,
That Is not akin to pain, -. q.
And resembles sorrow only
As the mist resembles the rain.
Come, read to me some poem, a.-
Some simple and heartfelt lay,
That shall sootbe this restless feeling,
And Danish the thoughts OF day, =.
Not from the grand old masters,
Not from the bards sublime,
Whose distant footsteps echo FF
Through the corridors of Time.
For, like strains Of martial music, ,
Their mighty thoughts suggest
Life g endless toll and endeavor; .
And tonight long for rest.
Read from some humber poet,
Whose songs gushed from his heart.
As showers from the clouds of summer,
Or tears from the eyelids start;
Who, through long days of labor,
And nights devoid Of ease, VIZ
Still heard in his soul the music
Of wonderful melodies.
Such songs have power to quiet
The restless pulse of care, .r
And come like the benediction
That follows after prayer. .3al
Then read from the treasured volume
The poem Of thy choice,
And lend to the rhyme of the poet
The beauty Of thy voice. lsr....,
And the night shall be filed with music
And the cares, that infest the day,
Shall fold their tents. like the Arabs,
And as silently steal away.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30
Communications.
correspondence of the Charles City rn.elllreuoer.
The Spirit of the South! /!

Misrepresentation of Southern Edifors--A .Ee,r
PLAIN Facts s--Traitors again in Porer Thei,
bitter hatred Of Officers in the u. S. Army-A
Prorost Marshal surrounded 6y an armed Hob
He is dragged to a Re5e Prison-h shut up Il,
an Iron Gage, &c., &c.
CAMp 5SrH u S. CoLoRHD IxyAxrRY., 4
Near Brookhaven, Miss, Oct. %. 1866. I
FRIEND HILDRErH In all / am
about to say in this article, l hope to
be governed by the maxim "Naught
extenuate, nor aught set down in
malice" Some Of the officers of this
Regiment have been urging me for
several days past to write . brief
sketch of certain occurrences, that the
people of the North may have a faint
idea Of the spirit of the people in this
region Of country. ! deferred doing
SO until saw what course would be
pursued by the General commanding
this department, or what action would
be taken in the matter by the Govern.
ment at Washington. But as | am
about to 60 to Natchez with large
sum Of money sent by our soldiers to
their families in and around Natchez,
| thought had better furnish you
with the real facts in the case thus far
before starting for | shall have to
visit and pay over the money to each
mans family separately, and shall
have no time to write till my work is
done, some days hence.
To understand this case, we must
begin at the beginning. The follow.
ing is taken from the Weekly Copia.
lam, published in Hazlehurst by John
f., Vance. The date of the article is
October 18th. 1886: b.
"Our friend Col. d.. Brown. Who was
released from military arrest on the 9th inst
requests us to return his thanks to the ladies
and gentlemen Of Hazlehurst for the many
evidences of friendship substantially rendered
him during the confinement here. Also to
his exoellency. Gov. Sharksy, for his promp,
action in the premises. He also rrquests US TO
say that he was released without the payment
Of any fine, although $275 was imposed BY
Capt. Peck. We are glad that these =. land
sharks : got none Of the Colonel . money"
2 The $275 fne, imposed by Captain
PECK, the Provost Marshal, upon the
Colonel, was for what in this region ID
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30
Charles City, Iowa, Nov. 80, 1866.
A Serious Affair.

The Lawrence (Kansas) journal
gives the particulars Of q tragedy in
Franklin county which coppcrhead pa
pers will hasten to magnify into a
war Of the races" 1t appears ahat
one William Stroup had rented to a
negro q certain piece Of land, upon
which the negro had grown field of
corn. In the gathering Of the corn
there was some dispute and disagree.
ment. Stroup ordered the negro from
the premises. He went and soon re-
turned with several Of his colored
friends armed. Stroup went into the
field with his son, quite young man.
each having a gun. and ordered the
negroes of the premises. The negroes
all left except the one claiming owner.
ship to the corn. Stronp then ordered
his son to Gre, which resulted serious
ly. wounding the negro remaining.
He turned and fred at the boy the
shot took effect aud killed the young
man. She senior Stroup then fred at
the negro, killing him. At latest ac-
counts the Sheriff Of Franklin county
was in pursuit Of Stroup. aud probs-
bly, ere this, has arrested and lodged
him in Jail. - -
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

you witness a tenth of the hellish cru
elites practised upon the Freedmen,
their wives and their little ones, in
some parts of this and other States in
the South, ye, too, would exclaim,
verify the end is not yet" All this,
too, within hail Of the Provost Mar
shals Office, very often, and within a
short distance of Q. s. troops, scatter
ed throughout the State. We who
see and know these things to be true
stand aghast at the fearful prospect
before the defcnceless when Provost
Marshals and all other protection by
the military are withdrawn and the
poor Freedmen and their families are
left to the tender mercies of their late
owners, who will form all the courts
before whom the cause of the black
man must be tried That some of
those men are friendly to this race and
entertain kind feelings towards them,
may be and is readily admitted, without
denying the stern truth that large
majority of their late masters are de-
termined to crush them. s3
q The black man shall rise no high
er," is the almost universal cry in this
region "No taxes for colored
Schools" they shout, &C., &c. But this
article is already too long Twill just
say if these rebel States are again re-
stored to the position occupied before
they rebelled ; if these pardoned and
nnpardoned traitors are again restored
to power and to all the privileges of
loyal citizens, while the loyal colored
people--the real safeguards of this
part of the nation--arc 10 be deprived
of the most essential power of Free
man-the right to vote and to testify, |
in every case, in our halls Of Justice
If these things are to take place, then,
we say, let no man or body of men cry
I" Peace, peace" for there will be "no
peace" Yours as ever, .~a..-.
4 sa# JAMES. G.. WIrrED, aE
.a Chaplain 5sth U. S. Copd Inft'y.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30
NUMBER 40.
Authors and Printers.

To those who are inclined to crnm-
BILE because slight mistake may hap
/ pen to Decor in any illegibly written
article they may he disposed to send
to some newspaper. we would con,-
mend the following from the Remi-
niscences of T. j. Buckingham -
/" Many who condescend to illuminate
the dark world with the FIRE of their
genius through the colpms Ut a ne vs.
paper little think Of the les of the priu.
ter, who, almost suEocated By the
smoke Of lamp. sits up till midnjehs
to correct bad photography and worse
punctuation. have seen the srcu-
ments Of lawyers. in high reputc a
scholars. sent to the printer, in their
own handwriting, many words-espe-
cially technical and foreign terBs--sb-
breviated, and those few. ii there were
any, entirely out of place l have seen
the sermons of divines sent to press
without points or capitals to designate
the divisions of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
which, ifpSblished with the imperfec-
tions Of the manuscript, would dis
grace the printers de vii, if he was the
anthor. Suppose they had been print
ed ;the printer would have been treat
ed with scorn and contempt-as an H.
literate blockhead--a fellow better fit.
ted to be a wood sawyer than printer.
Nobody would have believed such
gross and palpable faults were owing
to the ignorance or carelessness ofsn
author. And no one but a practical
printer knows how many hours the
cOmpositor, and after him the proef
reader, is compelled TO spend in redn-
cling to readable condition manu.
scripts that the writer himself would
be puzzled to read"
This in whole or part, will apply to
at least two thirds of the writer's for
the press. Genius is too apt to con-
slider itself too good to be troubled
with the labor OF finishing it's work.
notwithstanding it is the Flushing
hand that gives thr master stroke.
But too frequently. however, it 10 not
laziness, it is ignorance that compels
writer's 10 leave their performances
half done. Many who have something
Of reputation as authors can neither
pnuctuate, rpell. nor write gran7mati-
cally--t"say nothing Of their sprawl
ing penmansbip. And as might he ex-
pected, these are generally the ones to
find the most fault, and put on the most
disgusting airs-we say disgusting,
because they are SO to all sensible men
but those who assume them think
them dignifed 1t is no small annoy
ance 10 have anything to do with such
characters.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

Coal MINING IN Iowa. coal min
ing company has been established to
work the coal fields near Boonsboro,
with capital stock of $40O, 900. There
is said to be an excellent article Of
coal in that vicinity. The Eldora Sen.
tinel complains Of great difficulty in
obtaining miners to work the exten.
sive coal fields Of Hardin county. The
demand for coal 30 greatly exceeds
the supply that teams from q distance
Of forty miles often return without
loads. These fields offer tempting in.
duceme nts to capital and labor.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

A rebel general was Informed by the
President that it was not his present
intention to pardon any more rebel
leaders. either civil or military. When
President Johnson heard the result Of
the elections in New Jersey. he clapped
his hands and shouted GOOD l good I"
The Washington Republican 10 author
lied by Mr.. Mcpherson, clerk Of the
house Of representatives. to say def.
nitely that he will not enroll any men,
bers elect from tho late insurgent
States.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30
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A Serenade.
BY y. N. sTArFfER.

Come to the window, my dear one,
There's path in the quiet grove u
Surely when Others are near Que, aa
lis iIksome to whisper Of love.
A beautiful night for walking, ......-
With the moon and stars overhead,
A beautiful night for talking, 9es
When each one believes what is said.
Are there no vows yet unspokenr a.n
No promises yet to be won.
No gifts to be kept as token
When one or the other is gomez
Where is the heart that is truer
Where worship more silently grandi
Is there much TO patient wooer
In the wave Of a snow-white hand ia
For the answer. oh. how I bless youl
Proud of the love which you give:
With such be it mine to caiess you,
And lengthen the life you may live!
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

Young man. how do you spend your
evenings? :? Are you a afrequenter Of the
drinking saloon or other places Of vice.
or do you occupy your leisure hours in
acquiring useful knowledge. or in the
company Of intelligent and virtuous
associates. If in the former manner,
We admonish you, as you value your
future success and usefulness in life,
resolve upon change. Keep clear Of
all sinks of vice shun the intoxicating
cup. avoid low and bic asso-
ciates. 1t is true saying that he is
n good man whose intimate friends are
good. Morality and intelligence are
fast becoming the standards by which
men are measured in this country. 1t
is wisdom to heed this truth and shape
yonr conduct accordingly.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

Col. Sessions. the deputy Internal
Revenue Assessor, of Black Hawk
county, is in luck. A few evenings
since, he found at his door, = live
specimen ofiufantile humanity. There
being no revenue stamp on the speci-
men, as is required by law. to be pla-
ced upon manufactured articles. the
Col. declined the gift aud offered . re-
ward of twenty five dollars for the Of
Tending parties. He has no faith in the
adage that some things. like chickens,
will come home to roost. This speci-
men belongs to the Income Revenue
Department. aud We learn that the Col.
desires to know whether the receipts
exceed the 900, in order to assess the
three per cent. tax Waterloo Cosy'er.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

Charles j. Roberts, an English
counterfeiter. was recently arrested in
Brooklyn. N. Y. and $50.00 in spuri-
ous tfty cent stamps. of . most danger.
Gus character, seized. with an excellent
plate. from which be designed to realize
100000 and then depart for Europe.
It is said that $4,000 of Roberts
counterfeits ere already in circulation.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

The recent sncw storm on the plains
was so destructive to stock that large
quantities of freight will have to be
stored along the route during the win.
ter. Seventy head OF oxen were frozen
to death ia one train. ...-.. ...r
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

President johnson. a. . reward to
two Blsckfeet Indians who rescued two
white women from the savages, has di.
rected to be presented to each of the
rescuers silver medal. $3.50 in money,
and an Official document, with his sig.
nature. narrating the circumstauces of
their noble conduct.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

Gen. Howard, Commissioner of the
Freedmen's Bureau, has concluded his
Southern tonr Of inspection, and arri-
we'd in Washington. He represents
that wherever he has been the loyal
whites and negroes are universally
DESTROYS. Of the continuance of the
National troops among them. ..
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

A $l00 counterfcit compound-inter.
est note Was offered for exchange at .
Chicago banking-house last week.
The only difference between the coun.
terfeit and genuine 10 that the die on
left hand corner touches the letter u
in the United States,p and the engra.
wing Of the word /" States I" is done in .
bungling manner.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

Burglaries and highway robberies
are of such frequent occurrence in St.
Louis. and 80 little is done by the po-
lice for their repression and punish.
ment, that the organization of Vigi.
lance Committee is suggested.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

Governor John N. Goodwi has been
elcted Delegate in Congress- from the
Territory Of Arizona. Governor Good
win Was formerly member of CoD.
gress from Maine.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

Universal activity 10 said 10 prevail
in military circles in New Orleans.
Mysterious orders have been issued :,
the sale of Government vessels pro-
bibited. and those on hand are being
placed on war footing. Three regi.
ments Of regular cavalry have been
ordered to embark for Texas.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30
TY, FLOYD COUNTY, IOWA, THURSDAY NOVEMBER go 1865

The President has appointed Gen.
John A. Logan. Minister, and VIM. A.
Browning, Of Tennessee, Secretary OF
Legation, to the Republic of Mexico.
Gen. Logan is said to be a warm
friend of the Liberal cause in that
country. Colonel Browning has been
heretofore President Johnson's Private
Secretary. Gen. Logan declines the
appointment. s4. s.. s-..s.rs -trir..-ss.1
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

The following is genuine tran
script Of an epitaph:--" Here lies the
remains of Thomas Woodhen-the
most amiable Of husbands. the most
excellent Of men. n. B-The name is
Woodcock, but it would not come in
rhyme"
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30
BREMER HOUSE,
wAvERLY, IOWA.
r q KERNEY PROPRIETOR

ms House s located in the business part OF the City
convenient 10 the Railroad Depot.
Omnibus and baggage Wagon always on hand 70 con-
Qo(chares.
alss star irom this Hoasc for all points NossA Eas,
and West, st O'Clock, A. u. ~
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

AS we two are onc." said q witty
brute to his wife, when l beat you
beat half Of myself"
"Well," said the wife. then beat
your own half, not mine."
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30
LIVERY STABLE.
IN !.

The Subscribers would respectfully inform
the citizens Of Floyd county md the public
generally. that they have their Livery Stable
well stocked. and that person desiring to hire
doublebr single teams will be accommodated
With good outfits on reasonable terms.
j. G. STEARNS 3 Co.
Charles City, May %, 1895. %
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30

"The rich.n said the Jew. eat veni-
son because il isl. deer leat mutton
because il ish sheep ureE
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30
CARTER HOUSE,
JOHN L. WILCOX, PROPRIETOR,
, MAIN STREET, CEDAR FALLS,

Biask Aawh CdSnsy. $500, Iosca.
This house having changed hands, and un-
dergone thorough refitting and rsmodeling,
t, 10 now ready for the accommodation Of the
public. II Is situated in the business part Of
OsdaS Falls. The proprietor pledges himself
that no pains will be spared to make his
guests comfortable. Stages leave this house
daily for the North, South and West. v.5:37
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-11-30
Gbe 3nttlligtntn.


westward the course Of empire takes its way"
The Union and journal. [volume] (Biddeford, Me.) 1858-1882, 1865-03-31
The Situation.

The Boston Journal gives n well digestcd
statement of our successes during the past
month which we copy:
Although we have had no single victory O!
great magnitude, it would be hard to over
estimate the value Of the triumphant tide OF
events which has been sweeping on during
the last month. Let usbegin with Sherman.
lie has come out "all well" at Fayetteville,
N. c., having taken, since he left Savannah,
eighty-ive pieces OF artillery. ten thousand
muskets, two hundred thousand cartridges,
nine thousand rounds Of fixed ammunition,
immense quantities Of powder, locomotives,
cars, over one hundred government presses,
twenty. five thousand animals, three thousand
prisoners and fifteen thousand negroes, besides
beiug followed hy lour thousand white rciu.
gees He marched through the heart OF
South Carolina. $50 miles, covering breadth
of between thirty i've and forty miles, and
thus exhaustiug the supplies OF more than
10 900 square miles Of rebel territories. With
an entire loss of not over 1000 men he indct-
ed u loss of over 1000 upon the enemy, whom,
under Beauregard. Hardee and Johnston, he
drove like sheep before him. BY the very
momentum OF his progress he cleared Charles
ton the cradle OF the rebellion, OF its p mic
stricken defenders, and the haunts OF its
iusolent arstocrisy are now resounding with
free schools open to white and black alike.
In North Carolina, after the capture OF
Fort Fisher and theaoandonment OF the 9TH
er rebel works at the mouth Of the Cape F. ar
river-thus giving the death blow to the bus
iness ofblockads running-Gen. Scho6eld adj
vanced up the river and captured Fort An.
derson, and took possession OF the city OF
Wilmington-thc rebel ram Chickamauga
retreating and committing suicide, like most
Of its species On the 9Th ut March the adj
vance OF our forces ut Kingston were sudden
ly attacked and driven back with a loss OF l.
500 men. but Bragg. in attempting to follow
ND his advantage on the 10Th, was signally
repuised, with loss Of over 2OOO men, re-
treated to Gvldsboro' and destroyed the rebel
ram Mouse. At the last accounts, Schoheld
had connected with Sherman and was
"marching on"
On the 9th ult., Gen. Phil. Sheridan with
strong cavalry force. left Winchester. Va,
and sweeping up tho Shenandoah Valley.
came upon E,rly's command at Waynesbo-
ro'. routed them, and captured 81 officers,
ll65 men, l3 aigs, 5 cannon. 100 horses and
mules, and 100 wagons. This substantially
wiped out Esrly's force. Sheridan then pro-
ceeded to Charlottesville sent destroying de-
tschments within Is miles Of Lynchburg,
broke up utterly the James river canal, the
.great feeder Of Richmond" destroyed the
railroads leading north from Richmond, de.
feated Pickett's rebel cavalry, and arrived
safely ut the White House on the Pamunky,
from which point he will join Grant in sea-
son for other important expectations.