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Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
Old Virginia.

A correspondent of the N. Y.
World, writing from Danville, Va,
says that not a single case of violence
on the part Of the freedmen is report.
ed. On the other hand hear from
the agents Of employment that many
of the late masters are guilty Of ex-
cessive meanness. Many of them are
turning away from their homes the
women and children, in the hope that
the Government will maintain them,
while they retain the able-bodied men
for labor. One case is reported to me
where planter complained to the en-
ployment agent that one of his house
servants had decamped leaving .
child behind. Upon being summoned
she was asked:
"Why have you left home 7"
Because master said he didn't
want me no longer" z : IL !.
Why don't you take your child
with your" -----.--
Because the child is as much his
as mine and this man is my father
also as well as my child's."
The degraded wretch, though hold.
ing q high position in Nottoway coun-
ty. was ordered out Of the presence
of the officer.
A few such disgusting revelations
give one but a poor opinion of the
private morals Of these people. l sup
pose that this is not an average case,
but the evidence of this illicit concu-
binage is everywhere present. All
the testimony is to the same effect.
OF ten hundred thousand mulattoes in
Virginia an enormous proportion are
the children of their owners. Every
consideration which surrounds female
chastity in free communities is here
absent. Pecuniary profit lent an ad.
ditional zest to the promptings of lust.
Nothing strikes the stranger more
prominently than the wonderful fecun.
dity of the black race here. Families
of ten and twelve are common, while
some of twice that number are report.
ed. Virginia has thrived on species
of commerce which when practiced
in Circassia we condemn as the gross
est barbarism. As consequence, the
State is filed with little black paupers
whom no one cares for, and who are
likely to fall to the charge of the State
or perish. ~ h.s '.. - ..
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
Death of Mrs. Seward.

The wife of Hon. VIM. ii. Seward,
Secretary of State, died in Washing.
ton on the 2lst inst. Her body was
embalmed and taken TO Auburn, n.
Y, for interment, where it arrived on
the 23d inst. The Secretary of War
designated Maj. Gen. Hancock and
Staff. and the Surgeon General and
General Thomas detailed Maj. Norris
Surgeon United States Army, one oil
the physicians who attended the Sec
rotary of State during his recent ill.,
ness, to accompany the Secret airy to
Auburn. Mr.. Stewards health was
not injured by the journey. Frede-
rick w. Seward was in SO feeble health
as to be forbidden by his physician
from accompanying the funeral cor.
tcge.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

1t is now settled beyond all ques.
ton that the Mediterranean and Red
seas are at last actually connected by
a canal through which barges of thir-
ty tons burden are now regularly pass
ing, loaded with freight and passen-
gers, and towed by small steamer,
the gift of Prince Napoleon. AT the
same time the work of deepening and
widening the channel to admit the pas,
sage of sailing vessels and steamers
of large size is going on. Many
thousand native laborers are constant
ly engaged in the business of excava-
ton and embanking, assisted by dredg-
cs and all the other known machines
commonly used by modern engineers
in hydraulic works.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
The McGregor Railroad.

At a meeting of the stockholders of
the McGregor Western Railroad, held
at North McGregor on Wednesday Of
last week, the following gentlemen
were chosen Directors for the ensuing
year. Geo. Green, VIM. B. Ogden,
II. II. Body, John M. Brink, d. Ham.
mers, H. B. Whitehouse, F. Andres,
VIM. Green, John Lawlcr. At meet
ing of the Directors, held at the same
time and place, the following officers
were elected Geo. Green, Presi.
dent II. H. Body, Vice President ;
III. b. Whitehouse, Secretary.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
Melancholy Accident,

We learn from the Cedar Falls Ca
xette that, at the time Of the recent
tornado south of us, Mr.. George Now
cry Of GAINESVILLE lost his life by the
falling Of his stable. Mr.. Mowery
and his daughter hurried from the field
where they had been at work. in order
to escape the storm. Mr.. NJ. stopped
to put his horse in the stable, but be-
ing urged by his daughter who prcce-
ded him short distance not to do SO.
he started for the house. The wind
Just then struck the stable, when one
half Of the roof and one side of the
stable fell on Mr.. Mowery, crushing
him to the earth. The daughter, a
married lady whose husband is in the
army, exerted herself to the. utmost to
extricate her father, but without avail
She then FASTENED to the nearest neigh
Dor, who left his own house, expecting
every moment that IL would fall and
with his assistance, after considerable
effort, the unfortunate man was taken
out. He was dead, and had been lit
orally f1attcned between the roof and
the ground. A large amount of his
fence was blown down, which the
neighbors put up on the following day
10 secure the crops.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
The Sweet Small Courtesies.

l want to tell you secret. The
way to make yourself pleasant to 9TH
ers, is to show them attention. The
whole world is like the miller at Mans
field. who cared for nobody-no, not
he, because nobody cared for him.
And the whole world wonld serve
you SO, if you gave them the same
cause. Let every one, therefore, see
that you do care for them. by showing
them the small courtesies, in which
there is no parade, whose voice is
still to please, and which manifest
themselves by tender and affectionate
looks, and little acts of attention, Civ.
ing others the preference in every lit.
tie enjoyment at the table, in the
field, walking, sitting or standing
VIM. Writ. .-
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

We learn that William Burnett,
who was for several years a printer
in this Office, died some time since in
a military hospital at New Orleans.
On leaving this place. three years
ago, he was a soldier in the regular
army. At the battle of Antietem he
tired out, was sent to the hospital
and at length discharged. Recruit
ing his health he enlisted in a Rhode
Island cavalry regiment, which was
sent by water to New Orleans and
was subsequently in Gen. Banks Red
River expedition. In that campaign
his health again failed him and be
was placed in New Orleans hospital
where he died. He had many amia-
BILE and excellent qualities, but bis one
grievous failing Glove Of strong drink
proved his ruin and death.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
New Publication.

ILLUSTRATED LIFE, SERVICES, MARrYRpoM,
AND FUNERAL OF ABRAHAM LIScoLs.-T. B.
Peterson & Brothers, Philadelphia, Pa, have
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Martyrdom. and Funeral of Abraham Lin
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Assassination Death, and Funeral. His ca
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from the time his remains were placed in the
East Room at the White House until they
were finally consigned to their last resting
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ILL.,; with Addresses and Sermons by the Hon
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Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
Robbery.

The Office of the Treasurer of Floyd
county was robbed on the night of the
9th inst. of about four thousand dol
lars. Entrance was effected throu gh
the window on the back side Of the
Court House and the door of the safe
was blown off with gunpowder. II
is fortunate that the rascals obtained
no more.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
June.


Open the care barred portals,
Scatter the dust and gloom,
Come to the light, oh, mortal
And watch for the bud and bloom.
June, with her breezy fingers
Is twining the earth with flowers,
And soft, on the springing heritage,
Are falling the blessed showers.
From the budding greenwood cometh,
A voice of the sweetest song;
How the music will thrill and tremble
The souls dull chords along!
And listen your ear will catch it;
A melody full and sweet
Is rising from every hill top,
And the valleys at your feet.
IT'S the voice Of universe sending
An anthem of praise to Him,
Before whose invisible glory
The beauty of earth is dim.
And the heart should be sweetly thrilling
To the low, delicious tune,
As the feet of the breezy May-time
Go out to the gates of June.
Oh let not the gentle voices
Be calling to You in vain,
As the blooms of the Spring and Summer
Pass over the earth again.
Go forth in the fragrant morning,
And out in tho dewy night,
When the new leaves softly tremble
In the young moons silver light.
And take to thy heart the blessing
The Father of all hath given,
And SO, from thy spirits chambers,
Shall the dust and the gloom be driven.
EUanston, Ill.,, 1855. .........
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

Edmund Ruffin, of Virginia, who
fred the first gun on Fort Sumpter, is
dead. He committed suicide near
Richmond on Saturday, the 18th inst,
by shooting his head off with q gun.
A memorandum was found among his
papers, stating that he could not live
under the Government of the United
States-that he preferred death to do
ing so. So says the Richmond Repnb-
liz
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

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Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
1t is understood that preliminary

1t is understood that preliminary
measures have already been taken in
reference to the enforcement of the
Monroe doctrine, and notification
served on Napoleon, that since we
have settled our own family affairs,
we will not submit to European inter-
ference with those of our sick neigh
Dor. Mexico. and a very plain intima-
ton given that Napoleon must not on
ly send no more troops into Mexico,
but must withdraw the French and
Austrian troops now there, and leave
the people of Mexico to decide for
themselves whether they will have an
Empire or q Republic. Otherwise it
will be our duty to see that the Re-
publicans have fair play. ..H..
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
Sherif's Sale,

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue OF
IN Special Execution duly issued by the
Clerk Of the District Court of Floyd county,
State of Iowa, and to me directed. have lev.
led On and shall offer for sale at Public Auction,
at the front door OF the Court House in Saint
Charles, Floyd county. Iowa, on the 9Th day
of August, A. ID. 1865. at 2 o'clock in the af-
ternoOn of said day, the following described
property, to wit:
The Southeast quarter of Section twenty.
seven, (27), Township ninety-six, s98), North
of Range sixteen (l6) West, levied on a. the
property Of Joseph Coley, James Coley and
William III. Coffin, to satisfy said execution in
favor of Floyd county for use of the School
Fund, aud against said Joseph Coley. James
Cooley and William H. Coffin for S6lI ,04 and
interest and costs
Terms of sals-cash in hand.
Dated, June ~, A. d. 1865.
a7v4 y. F = FIosS sau sheriff fov,
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

While digging a well on the north
side of the Iowa river few days
since, Mr.. John Burger discovered a
tooth which evidently had belonged
to some herbiverous monster, proba-
bly, bovine of that antediluvian Pc
riod when giants were around, and
other things in proportion. The tooth
was Embedded in the earth some six.
teen feet below thc surface, and was
in remarkably good state of preser.
walton, weighing two and a hall
pounds, and looking as though If fur
uished with good pair of jaws and
other accessories, it might still do a
good job Of chewing apello Repub-
Lcdu.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
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Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

A member of the Alabama delega-
ton who lately visited Washington,
says that most of the Union citizens
Of that State are unarmed, while the
rebel element is well supplied with
arms formerly used by them in the ar.
my. He was present at the surrender Of
the rebel Roddy's command, and states
that out of 1000 men but 80 deliver.
ed up their arms, accounting for the
balance as lost, whereas they had
been hidden only to be afterwards re-
claimed by the rebels.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

MORE EMGRArroN.-On Saturday
morning seven white top wagons, la
den with the usual freight of emigrants
furniture, stoves, breaking plows.
babies, ETC., passed through our town
moving westward. A large herd Of
cattle accompanied the train. These
people were from Clayton county, hav-
ing sold their farms there, and were
bound for Franklin county to open up
new ones-New Hampton Courier.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
Sheri&'s Sale.

NOTICE is hereby given, that by virtue OF
in Special Execution duly issued by the
Clerk of the District Court of Floyd county,
State of Iowa. and to me directed, have lev.
led on and shall offer for sale at public auction,
at the front door of the Court House in Saint
Charles, Floyd county, Iowa, on the fifth day
of August, A. d. 1865, at one o'clock in the
afternoon Of said day, the following described
property, to Wit;
twenty, (2O), in the village Of ST. Charles, lev
led on as the property of j. G.. Shoemaker, ct
al. to satisfy said execution In favor Of Floyd
county for the use Of the School Fund. and
against said J. G.. Shoemaker for $62S ,0l and
interest and costs.
Terms Of sale-cash in hand.
Dated, June q, A. ID. 1855
ID. NJ, FERGUSON, Sheriff
a7w4 OH ofiFleyd County. Iowa.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
The Preside nt's Family.

The family of the President, con.
sisting of Mrs. johnson, Mrs. Patter-
son (thc new mistress of the White
House), and Andy, Jr., (who is ex-
pected to supply the place of the frol-
icsome Tad arrived at Washington
on the 10th inst. in special train.
The party were met at Cincinnati by
William Prescott Smith of the Balti-
more and Ohio Railroad, who accom-
panied them to Washington.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

New Settlers are coming into this
county almost daily, in their covered
wagons yclept "prairie schooners,'
and locating upon our beautiful and
fertile lands in various directions.
They bring wives and little ones, also
their stock, horses, cattle, sheep. &c.
We counted twenty.three Of these
covered wagons in our village at one
time. on Wednesday. A few years Of
industry and frugality will give these
settlers competency and place them
on the highway to wealth and indie.
pendence.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
Another Cargo of Hemp-stretchers.

The U. S. steamer Constitution ar
rived at Fortress Monroe on the 18th
inst. having on board the rebel Major
Gen. Maury and family, Ex-Governor
Moore, of Alabama, and a man called
Col. Galley. The latter rascal offered
81 900, 900 reward some time ago for
the murder of President Lincoln. He
is lawyer by profession, and resides
at Cahaba, about ten miles from Sci
ma, Ala. He admits that he wrote
the advertisement and paid for its in
sertion in the Selma papers, but claims
that it was intended merely as joke
upon the community. Two compost
tors employed on the Advertiser, one
of whom placed the advertisement in
type, were also brought along as wit
nesses against Galley. They were
brought to Washington on the 2lst.
Galley has applied for Reverdy John
son of Baltimore, and James I. Brady
of New York, to be his counsel. The
next thing We shall hear of will be
that jeff. Davis claims the rebellion
a. was intended merely as joke upon
the community" Poor innocents
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

The Milwaukee Wisconsin, says
Grant county farmer is sowing half
bushel Of salt to the acre on his wheat
to drive or keep of the chinch bugs.
This same farmer says he tried it last
year with perfect success, getting
nineteen bushels of wheat per acre
where he sowed the salt, aud not
pint where he did not SOW it, We be-
lieve the story. We have always be-
lieved that salt would not only drive
away the bugs, but improve the
growth of wheat on almost all ives.
tern soils. 1t is the lacking element
of western soils. We believe that
Nova Scotia Plaster or Plaster of Pa
ris would also be found an effective
extinguisher of chinch bugs.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

The Empress Eugene made up her
royal mind that her young cousin, the
Princess Clotilde, must not wear so
much pink. She therefore sent, as a
present, three of the most exquisite
hats ever conceived in Partisan brain,
devoid of the obnoxious color, which
the independent Princess forthwith re-
turned, without thanks or comment,
and at the very next good opportunity
appeared attired from bonnet to dress
in Colour de rose. SEQ g#- ~a
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

In order to checkmatc the efforts OF
the former Shareholders. who are espe-
ciaIly endeavoring to distress the COL
ored population, by Withholding just
for their labors, Gen.
Howard proposes to settle the freed
men on the abandoned lands Of Vir-
ginia, as soon as practicable.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

The wonders Of the famous Yo.Se.
mite Valley are eclipsed by new dis.
coveries in Tulare county. further
South, in the valley Of the Kern river.
There are mountains fifteen thousand
feet high, walls of perpendicular rock
seven thousand feet from base to sum.
nit, and groves of trees of immense
circumference.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

France has removed all restrictions
upon naval intercourse with the Uni
ted States, and has also withdrawn
the bclligerent rights accorded to the
rebels,
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

The Maine Farmer says: The sea.
son has SO far advanced that there can
hardly be . reasonable doubt as to the
success Of full crop of grass. This
is the staple crop Of Maine, and q
large crop will, we trust. encourage
to increase their stock of meat
cattle, which has fallen too low.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

Ford's Theater at Washington, the
spot where the late President was
assassinated, has been finally dispos-
ed Of to the Young Mems Christian
Association Of that city for the sum
stipulated-one hundred thousand dol
lars. 1t is to be called the Lincoln
Memorial Temple, and will be opened
for the first time by its new proprie.
tors on the 4th Of July, for religious
services.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29
To phom IL MAJ concern /:

Understanding that some of my
friends are recommending my election
again as Representative of the 54th
District in the General Assembly, l
deem it proper to say that | shall not
be candidate for denomination or
election to that Office. ! am grateful
for past honors and favors, and should
appreciate their continuance +; but my
private business demands my undivi-
ded attention, and therefore this an
nouncement. A. b. +. HnDRErH.
Charles City intelligencer. [volume] (Charles City, Floyd County, Iowa) 1864-1866, 1865-06-29

The President has appointed James
johnson, Of Georgia, to be Provision.
al Governor of Georgia. The form Of
the proclamation is precisely similar
to those heretofore appointing Provis-
ional Governors for North Carolina,
Mississippi and Texas, and the duties
prescribed are the same.