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Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11
MistelIanp.
Flowers, Beautiful Flowers!

The wildwood blossoms seem to
cast spell of enchantment over the
senses of travellers in the almost un.
trodden forests of Michigan
Spring has arrived, bringing
with it the most welcome visitors the
flowers. During a tramp the other
day we noticed that the woods are COW
cred with them they are annual Wis
itors and are always welcome. For
who would wish to live without flow.
ers? Where would the poet fly for
his images Of beauty, if they perish
forever 2 Are they not the emblems
of lovelincss and innocence-the liv.
ing types of all that is pleasing and
graceful We compare young lips tc
the rose and the white brow to the ra.
diant lilly; the winning eye gathers
its glow from the violet, and a sweet
voice is like a breeze kissing its way
through flowers. We hang delicate
blossoms ON the silken ringlets of the
young bride, and strew her path with
the fragrant bells when she leaves the
church. We place them around the
marble face of the dead in the narrow
coffin, and they become symbols OF
our atfections-pleasures remembered
and hopes faded, wishes flown and
scenes cherished, the more that they
can never return. Still we look to the
far-off spring in other valleys-to the
eternal summer beyond the grave,
when the flowers which have faded
shall again bloom in starry fields,
where no rude winter can intrude.
They come upon us in spring like the
recollections of a dream, which hover
ed about us in sleep, peopled with
shadowy beauties and purple delights
fancy bioidered. Sweet flowers . that
bring before our eyes scenes of child
hood-faces remembered in youth,
when Love was stranger to himself !.
The messy bank by the way-sidG,
where we SO often sat for hours drink
ing in the beauty of the primroscs
with our eycs-the sheltered glen,
darkly green, filled with perfume of
violets, that shone in their intense blue,
like another sky spread upon the earth
the laughter of many notes.-the
sweet song of the maiden-the down
cast eye, the spreading blush, the kiss,
ashamed at its sound-are all brought
back to memory by a hower.-Midii-
gan Farmer.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11
The Plan is Simple +!

The name Of each article offered for sale-as
Gold Hunting Watch Gold Oval Band
Bracelet, Pearl Breastpin and Ear drops -
:" Gold Enamelled Ring Silver Plated
Cake Basket" &C., is written on card and
enclosed in a sealed envelope these envelopes
are then placed in a drawer ana well mixed :
then as an order is received with twenty. five
cents Tor return postage and other charges,
one OF the cards or certificates is taken at ran
dom and sent by first mail to the customer,
who niH see at ,ehat he can get for One Dol
Tar. IL he is pleased with his fortune he can
forward the money according to directions on
the certificate and secure the prize If the
article awarded should be unsuited to the pur-
chaser-as for example, u set of Pearl Ear
Drops and Breastpin TO young man who
could not wear them. and had no one 10 qire
them to-we will send any other article on the
catalogue of equal price which may be prefcrr-
ed. Or 1t, for any reason, you choose to ven
ture no further, then you can let the matter
drop where IL is and spend no more. Exmine
carefully our Catalogue ..u ...... Isl ......
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11
From the National Intelligence
GEN. ROBERT E. LEE,

A visit to the Arlington mansion
and surrounding estate, a few days
since, filled us with oppressive and
melancholy reflections Four years
ago Robert E. Lee, then a lieutenant
colonel of cavalry in the Union army,
and now Commander-in-Cheif of the
rebel army, was with his family in the
possession of that magnificent inherit
ance. More than one-fourth of the es-
tate, consisting of a thousand acres,
was covered with a splendid forest of
oak and other timber, and the rich and
productive fields adorned with the
hand of culture. To-day what a
change! The venerable ancestral
mansion, erected by the honorcd son
by adoption of the Father of his Coun-
try, and for half century his cultiva-
ted and delightful home, is now in the
centre of a vast cemetery of those
who have fallen in the service of their
country. Two hundred and fifty acres
of this estate surrounding the man.
sion have been permanently appropri-
ated for burial purposes by the gov
ernment and enclosed by substan-
tial and handsome fence. Nearly five
thousand soldiers have already been
there buried, and the number is daily
growing larger. In 1858, Mrs. Gus
tbs, the mother of Mrs. General Lee,
died in the Arlington mansion and
was buried in sequestered and de.
lightful grove near the mansion and
in 1857 Mr. Custis died, and his re.
mains We're deposited by her side, a
vast concourse of persons of every
rank testifying their reverence for the
departed by their presence at the ob.
sequies. That sequestered grove,
thus selected by its owner as the last
resting place for himself and bis, has
been in the tempest of the times inva
ded, the forest has been transformed
into field of the dead, and the two
marble columns marking the remains
of George Washington Parke Gusts
and Mary Lee Fitzburgh, his wife
now rise in the midst of four Thousand
patriot soldiers graves. Nearly the
whole Of the timber and wood has
been swept from the entire estate ane
used for war purposes. The Freedmen's
Village is established upon one portion
Of the land thus cleared, and it is al
being put under cultivation by contra
band negro labor. Z oat
Mr.. Gusts inherited this estate from
his father, who was son of Mrs. Gen
eral Washington by former husband
Soon after his mother died, in 1902
he, then about twenty-five years o
age, came here from Mount Vernon
and with his young and accomplished
wife took up their residence in the Al
lington mansion, which he had thel
Just erected, and which evermore wa
their beautiful and cultivated home
The fruits of this union were fou
| daughters, all Of whom died in infaI
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11
The Night-fowering Cereus.

The night-howcring Cereus, or Cactus grand
tRoras, is one of our most splendid hot. house
plants, and is native of Jamaica and some
other of the West India Islands. Its stem is
creeping, and thickly set With. spines.. The
fioweris white, and very large, sometimes
nearly foot In diameter The most remark
able circumstance with regard to the flower, Is
the short time which il takes to expand, and
the rapidity with which it decays. 1t begins
to open late in the evening, fiourishes for an
hour or two, then begins to droop, and before
morning is completely dead.
Now departs days garish light
Beauteous flower, lift thy head
Rise upon the brow of night! ..
Haste, thy transient lustre shed
Night has dropped her dusky veil
All vain thoughts be distant far,
While, with silent awe. we hail .t.
Flora's radiant evening star.
See to life her beauties start: as.s
Hail thou glorious matchless flower !
Much thou saycst to the heart,
In the solemn, tleeting hour.
Ere we have our homage paid,
Thou wilt bow thine head and die;
Thus our sweetest pleasures fade,
Thus our brightest blessings fly.
Sorrows rugged stem. like thine,
Bears a flower thus purely bright;
Thus, when sunny hours decline.
Friendship sheds her cheering light. T.
Religion, too. that heavenly flower,
That joy of never fading worth,
Waits like thee, the darkest hour,
Then puts all her glories forth.
Then thy beauties are surpassed.
2 Splendid flower, that bloom At to die
For Friendship and Religion last,
When the morning beams on high.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11

that afterwads she inflicted considera
ble damage upon the fishing interests
of Maine. Reed of the rebel ram
Webb was the capturer of the Tacony,
and subsequent Sea Wolf Happily
his last effort has been frustrated. Al
together, though the attempt was a
bold and daring one, it amounts to
nothing but grand fizzle and an in
glorious abandoning of the vessel.
On the 26th ult. Captain Reed and
twenty-seven of the crew of the ram
Webb were captured by the 10th Ill.
cavalry and taken to New Orleans.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11
The Assassination Conspiracy.

The New York World has lengthy
and graphic account Of the plot
against the rulers of the nation, which
contains the following points Booth
was the original protector of the
crime it was seconded by parties in
Canada, and he was furnished with a
murderous accomplice in Payne, from
that section Mrs. Surratt was the
mother of the Cenci Booth found
another bloody accomplice in Atzeroth;
the route for the escape was planned
two weeks prior to the act ; Atzeroth
was the man who had the room over
that of Vice President Johnson he
ran away SO hastily that he left in it
his arms and bag gage, also coat be,
longing to Booth when Booth es-
capped, Harold went with him !; they
reached Surratt's at midnight, and
stopped at Lloyd's Hotel and got a
bottle of whiskey Booth remaining
on his horse, Harold went up stairs
and got a carbine /; Lloyd offer.
el him another, but Harold said
Booth had broken his leg and could
not carry it as they rode off Booth
called out to Lloyd, 1--WE have mur,
dered the President and Secretary OF
State" They reached DR.. Mudd's
house before sunrise, and Booth had
his broken leg set an old-fashioned
wooden bandbox had to be split up
for splnters. Dr. Mudd says he did
not know who they were, though
Booths boot, left at the Doctors house
had his name in it. The following
known accomplices, except Surrat'
and Capt. Jett, are all under arrest
| Spangler, the stage carpenter al
Fords Sam. Arnold, of Baltimore
who claims to have backed out of the
plot; .Atzeroth, assigned to kill til,
Vice President Mclaughlin, frient
and confederate of Booth DR.. Mudd
who set Booths leg ; Lloyd. who en-
tertained the assassins and gave then
a carbine Sam. Caxcr, who conceal
ed and fed Booth Harold, captured
with Booth /; Payne, who attempted
the life of Secretary Seward Mrs
and Mr.. Adams, of Newport, believed
to have assisted Booth Mr.. Wilson
of Newport. who, though cognizan
Of the crime, did not assist Justice
The New York Tfibunes specia
says Payne, the assassin of the Sc
ward family has made confession 0
his guilt. He said it was useless 70
him to withhold it longer He ha'
been fully identified by six persons
and the Government had other evi
dcnce in it's possession that he wa
the party assigned to that terribl
crime"
The New York Times Washingtol
special says the preparation of tn
conspiracy cases for trial has devolve
upon Col. Burnett, who conducted tn
treason cases at Indianapolis. Hi
ability, developed in those cases, con
mended him to the Government. III
is now sitting the mass Of testimon
in possession Of the Government.
The prisoners are closely guarded
Among the precautions adopted to PR
vent them from committing suicide,
the padding of the head of each thicl
| ly with cotton, SO they can't butt the
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11
A. B.F. HILDRETH, Editor.
cr rux tNrrp srarxs os asrrrca.
A PROCLAMATION. a sr4s

WHEREAS, 1t appears in the bureau
of military justice, that the atrocious
murder of the late President, Abraham
Lincoln, and the attempted assassina,
ton of William II. Seward, Secretary
of State, was melted, concerted and
procured by and between jeff. Davis.
late of Richmond, and Jacob Thomp-
son, Clement &. Clay, Beverly Tucker,
George n. Sanders, w. c. Clcary, and
other rebels and traitors against the
government of the United States, har-
bored in Canada ~."
Now, therefore, to the end that JUS
tice may be done, |, Andrew johnson,
President of the United States, do of
fer for the arrest of said persons, or
either of them, within the limits of the
United States, so that they can be
brought to trial, the following re-
wards: 100000 for the arrest of
Jefferson Davis, sos, 900 for the arrest
of Clement c. Clay, $4,000 for the ar
rest of Jacob Thompson, late of Miss,
S25 900 for the arrest OF George n.
Sanders, S25, 900 for the arrest of Bev-
erly Tucker, and $4,000 for the arrest
of VIM. G. Cleary, late clerk of Gle
ment q. Clay
The Provost Marshal General of the
United States, is directed to cause a
description of said persons, with no.
tice of the above rewards, to be pub
lishcd. a ST.:
In witness whereof, have
ErII hereunto set my hand and
~NJ caused the seal Of the United
States to be affixed.
Done at the city of Washington,
Dr.. this second day of May, in
e. the year of our Lord 1865, and
q. of the Independence of the United
States the eighty-ninth.
ANDREW JOHNSON.
BY the President f " @..s*tt-
w. Hunter, Acting Sec'y Of State.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11
Only One Dollar

will be charged for any article on our list, and
this sum the purchaser need not pay until he
kno,cs ghqt he IS TO- get! This plan accords with
the method recently become so popular for
disposing of large stocks of Jewelry and simi.
lar productions.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11

kept on the White House estate, and
all the valuable portion were carried
south some twenty or more old men
and women and young children were
left at Arlington Mr.. Custis' mother
owned the White House estate, and
resided there when she became the
wife of General Washington.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11

Well, Patrick, and where did you
come from ?" From the Imerald lie
region, to be sure" 80 Ea aHag
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11
Watch Department.

100 Cents Patent Lever Gold Hunting Case. $50 90
700 Gents nrtach'd Lever Gold Hunting Case 10 IFS
4pa Gents swiss Gohi Hunting Case ....... 90 100
100 Ladies' Gold and Enameied Hunting Case. so so
toa ssants faent Lever Silver Hunting Case. so 90
400 Gents nct Lever Silver Hunting Case. 30 s5
700 Gents Detached Lever Silver open Face. 90 81
200 Gents Patent Lever silver Open Fare. -. 25- 60
SVo hents swiss SILVER. IS 40
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11
American Manufacture,

and therefore greatly superior to the goods
imported from abroad and hawked about as
the cheapest ever sold. The simple duiy on
imported goods, and the high premium on Goid
(all foreign bills are payable in gold, amount
to more than the entire cost ut many OF the
articles afforded by us to the public To ia
cilitate the sale
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11
Silver Plated Ware.
Gold Pens and Pencils.

1000 Gold Pens Silver Extension Holders % 10 elO
1900 Gold Pens, Silver Mounted Holders p
, 5000 Gold Pens Gold Mounted Hoders...... 81 10
60O0 Gold Pens with Gold Extension Holders. 10 -
5000 Gold Pens, Gold Holders and Pencils 10 ~
5000 Gold Pencils. ..............,...... g. 20
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11
datst6arb tbs Course Of Empire takes its Map.' ;


brains out. This was suggested by
the attempt by Payne a few days since.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11
Remember the Plan I!

In all cases We charge for forwarding the
Certificate, postage. and doing the business
the sum of TsOsWy.fue Cents which mustbe In
closed in the order. . Five Certifcstss will be
sent for 81 eleven for So: thirty for IS
sixty-fve for SO one hundred for SIS. 4
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11

VNNINI
just as much traitor in defeat as
before, and his regret is not for his
treason but that it was unsuccessful
treason. Honor to such a man is dis
honor to every soldier who has fought
to save the Union he fought to destroy.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-05-11
Agents are Wanted

Throughout the Country 10 operate for u.s. A
large compensation will be paid. Send foI
terms, Sc, enclosing stamp.
The New York herald., 1865-03-15
DENTISTRY.

A RTrFfcIAL TFETif- ONLY e.. BEAUTIFUL SETS,
~ frm IS g. t2b warranted equal ~ eur work IN
New York Aohng teeth Blled snd extracted wl out Tho
least pain Gud piatinp aud Bone tltlge, 81 oeuH o.,
aud warranted gcf life. Oace l35 slsh bftween
Tenth aud EleveT IA streets. pr. LUTHER. Dct at
(tOLToN DENTAL ASSOCIATION ORIGINATED ANp
~ make aalty ~ utraus ot u for exuttrt, Tong
experiences anablss us 70 90 wk n superior manner
Come 70 headquarters 0mee. ~ Coover institute
The New York herald., 1865-03-15
NEW PUBLICATIONS.

4 PHYSIOLOGICAL VIEW OF MARRrAOE-CoN-
"A tanning nearly so rss.s and $50 nnc plates and
cravings OF the anatomy Of the human organs Of
health and disease with treatise early de-
porable consequences the mind and body with the
authors plan OF treatnent-the only rational
fui mode 81 ss shown BY the report Of tested
truthful adviser to the married and those contemplating
marriage who would know their physical condition sent.
free Of postage 70 any address receipt Of u.s. N stamps
postal currency Address Dr. La Croir, 81 Maiden lane.
Albany n ".
The New York herald., 1865-03-15

A FFLICTED REsToRED-IGNORANcB EXPOSED
N Faiaeies unmssked Highly important TO both seAes,
married single ~ health disease iarmonts srs
London Medical Adviser aud Marriage Jude
lsOth edition an ma grs 100 lustrauns upon debility urn-
sry affections bladder and kney Diseases the authors un
equasd Pans and London trcalmsnt &c Al should send
to the publisher for this work y. WAkNtk, No yesey
cOnault the Doctor 10 l5 broadway up stairs,
New Yors from 10 A. " o5P. ".
The New York herald., 1865-03-15

L,oR sALE-AT RAILWAY, N j., TWO FINE RESI-
dnces The continuation OF the principal street. hand.
somsly grounds with fruit and shade trees stables
Ac only few moments walk from the depot VIII be sold
wv CHARLES r. WILLS
No. 81 Cedar street.
The New York herald., 1865-03-15

A FURNISHED BEDRooM-FoR ONE OR TWO
n young gentlemen, without board hye minutes walk
Brooklyn.
The New York herald., 1865-03-15

TNOR SALE OR TO LET-ON WEST TWENTY FIFTH
IL street between Seventh and Eighth avenues four
story brick House. For permits apply to A. KNOWLTON
SS5 Fulton avenue, corner Portland BROOKLYN.
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-12-29
DIR. CHAS. HI. TOZER'S
PRIVATE a....
NJ H EDICAL INSTITUTE,
". f. Cor. jackson and Kearny sts.,
..-... SAN FRANCISCO, r.
The Grear ErcdieGtor Of Special Conplafnis. for.
aSrly Of Locke Hospital London EtSh
Years in Sacramento, aud the
last Three Years IN San ...
Francisco. .. .......
DIR. TOZRRs

last Three Years IN San
FrdRetseo. . ..... ..
mr. TOZE R,A
.... - -. =
EXPERIENCE Is OF FORTY YEARS STAND
Il Ing, and during that time has met with unpar-
aeled In the treatment OF all those diseases
generally known
Venerenl or Chronic,
a. ,,,,os.IhIa h.r, % p,entIon all the diseases
with which he Is familiar sonie i VIII nn, nv' 5 Sc
ssruee 70 mankind SS xSS vstsm sS sneTs m
SU,nn,nns "a that tbose afi,icted NAV be able 10
.ers sdriGe S In time thereby saving themselves
Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1865-12-29

. ..n r- Notice. 40 r.sa .GEag 2,
TlFFIoE OF STATE CONTROLLER CAR-
Y son City, Nevada, December 60, lSo'.-.!Hzy'i
ing reason 10 believe that certain persons doins
sbuyIhsss within this State have been violating
I NOTICE Il BEREBY 0IyEy, that all Bankers,
Brokers. Mining Secretaries, Supcrinte
j Arrnt, and others Who may. draw any Check,
Bill Of Exchange, or DRAFT, or transfer any Ger.
tiacate Of Deposit within, and payable without
this State, arc required TO comply with Section
tIon of the rame will be prosecuted TO the full ex.
tent OF the liability incurred as specified In Sec
tion l97 Of said Act (See Statutes Of l964-5, pp.
ais.31ol 1T.' A. W. NIGHTIEGHL,
! Sso7 Controller OF 6tats 'of Nevada
Columbia phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-13
tein g made Of no account.

icing made Of no account. do not want
to be Of any account. Bot, Augustus
George is a. production of nature, (I can.
not think otherwise. } and 1 claim that he
should be treated with some remote refer
.ence to nature. In my opinion, Mrs. Prod
git is from first to last, a eopventiOn and
q superstitious. Are all the faculty afraid
Of Mrs. Prodgita IF moi, why don. they
take her in hand and improve hers
S. Maria James mamma boasts of
her own knowledge of lie subject, and says
she brought up seven children besides
Maria Jane. But how do l know that she
might not have brought them up much
better? Maria Jaue herself is far from
strong, and is subject to headaches, and
nervous indigestion. Besides which, I
learn from the statistical tables that one
child in FIVE dies within the FIRST year Of it,
life; and one child in three within. the
fifth. That don't look as if we could never
improve in these particulars I think!
2. T. S. Augustus George is in convnl-
,sions.
Columbia phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1865, 1865-05-13
A RemarkablenDanccr.


A Remarka ble.Danccr.
"Donato, the one-legged dancer" is at
tracing much attention in London, and
paper there thus describes bis feats:
"When Senor Donate first presents hi m
self, hopping on from the sidesceues, no
pleasu&ab'e emotion is felt; OH the contrary.
the immediate feeling rather partakes Of
the disagreeable. To see q 4nan, in the
very prime of life, with one leg, and one
stump, without support, coming forward,
smiling, and profering to do, in state of
nutilation, what few male dancers, perfect,
and whole, OF the greatest art and expe-
rience, ever could do--namely, afford un:
qualified qualification seems to shock
ones delicacy, no less than to mock his
credulity.> Senor: Donate, however, enlists
your sympsthies pretty we'll, before you
have finished inspecting him. By his ex-
traordinary bounds and piroucttes, on his
entrance, he fixes your attention in a mo-
ment, and you are astonished at behclding
dancer accomplish, on one leg, what
you cannot remember any professor Of the
Terpsichorean art having accomplished on
two legs. For when astenishment has
passed of,& your interest in Senor Donate
exhausted. On the contrary, you see some
thing to be pleased with, in his perform
ance, every moment, until at last you ac !,
knowledge that he is not only one Of the
most surprising dancers you ever beheld,
but one of the most engaging, and such is
the case. A person may smile at hearing
the word graceful used in speakirgsof a
one-legged dancer, but if ever the term
were applicable to a male Terpsichorean
artist, It is to Senor Donate, whose motions,
actions, gestures. and general department,
are instinct with that natural ease and
proprlety, which are the essentials Of
grace. In short, the fact of Senor Donate
having but one leg, is forgotten by the
spectators, and their sympathies are en-
chained in following his marvellous feats of
agility and science; aud these are BY no
means easy to describe. s-